Dao Cheng Gui Xian

Chapter 397 Taking Over Luofu City, Yanyang Mountains
Bayon and the others were puzzled, and then their expressions became solemn.

They wondered if they had done something wrong, which was why the mountain lord had made such a remark, and the hall fell silent for a moment.

Li Wushou, regaining his senses, didn't explain further, but continued speaking to the three of them:
"Any news about Mount Bulao?"

Upon hearing this, the three became even more uneasy, and then shook their heads in unison in response.

Seeing this, Li Wushou was not disappointed. He wondered if it was a good thing in a certain sense. Just as he was about to say something more, he suddenly had a thought and looked out of the hall.

Upon seeing this, Bayon and the others also noticed something amiss.

Under their gaze, they saw a black-robed Nascent Soul cultivator flying rapidly towards them, an aura they had never encountered before.

Furthermore, judging from his aura, this black-robed Nascent Soul cultivator possessed extremely high strength, far surpassing Lu Xingzhi.

The three of them immediately became wary.

Of the three, only Lu Xingzhi's physical injuries had recovered; Qu Jiang and Ba Rong's injuries to their primordial spirits had not yet healed.

This unfamiliar Nascent Soul cultivator swaggered straight into the Bayon mansion. With the Mountain Lord present, they were not afraid, but they had no choice but to be cautious.

The black-robed deity's speed was extremely fast, covering dozens of miles in a short time.

Bayon stood up to greet him and inquire about the matter, but saw that the black-robed deity had already unceremoniously slipped into the hall.

This made Baron frown slightly, feeling a surge of anger. Just as he was about to question him, he heard the black-robed Nascent Soul cultivator bow deeply to the Hungry Ghost Mountain Lord seated above him:

"The Talisman Master greets Your Excellency and thanks Your Excellency for granting him enlightenment!"

Bayon and the others were astonished. They were one of their own? The Mountain Lord actually had other powerful subordinates? And they were so strong!

A sense of awe arose in the hearts of the three.

Li Wushou ignored the three of them, looking at the talisman master whose boundary power was strong and whose aura was condensed, a smile appeared on his lips, and he praised:

"Not bad!"

The talisman master harbored a deep-seated ambition to ascend to the top level of the Nascent Soul realm in one step, and Li Wushou did not interfere with this.

But having lost the Red Makeup Sanctuary, it's clearly not so easy for him to achieve this.

After Li Wushou emerged from the Domain River, the Talisman Master approached him and expressed his desire to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, to which Li Wushou readily agreed.

The talisman master's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage provided him with even greater assistance.

Therefore, Li Wushou cut off a portion of the lotus seedpod of the Azure Lotus Envoy and gave it to the Talisman Master.

In retrospect, it was all worth it.

The talisman master not only broke through, but also entered the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. If the boundary power is sufficient, entering the late stage will not be difficult.

Bayong, Qujiang, and others knew too little about the Immortal Mountain, unlike the experienced Talisman Master. With the Talisman Master in charge of Luofu City, Li Wushou's life became much easier.

Combined with its methods of enslaving minds, it is enough to transform Luofu City into a bridgehead for radiating outwards and invading the three regions.

This can be considered as Li Wushou officially taking over Luofu City!
He got up, walked over to the talisman master, helped him up, patted him on the shoulder, and then turned to introduce him to the three of them, including Bayong:
"After the Talisman Master takes over the residence of the Formless Daoist, when I am not around, all news from the Three Domains will be under the Talisman Master's jurisdiction and handled. As for the Fubo Domain, I will take charge."

The three men straightened up, bowed, and accepted the order. They then greeted the talisman master, saying:

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Fu!"

The talisman master was not arrogant. He already knew about the situation of Baron and the others from Li Wushou, and he also clasped his hands in a fist salute to the three of them, replying politely:
"Greetings to the three fellow Daoists. I will need your assistance in the future."

After exchanging pleasantries, the group sat down again.

Li Wushou had no intention of lingering any longer. After the sound transmission talisman master had finished collecting the flesh and blood of different species in the three realms, he returned to Hungry Ghost Mountain. He wanted to devour the three World Treasures collected by Baron and the others first.

The Yanyang Mountains are a gathering place for powerful forces, including the Fengling Dao, the Luo Clan, the Xuanhuang Temple Master, the Yanwu Grand Venerable, and other Grand Venerable forces from all directions. Just hearing about them makes things look very troublesome.

Apart from the Luo clan's Grand Venerable who couldn't come out, the other three forces' Grand Venerables could descend at any time!
The dangers involved were obvious, but Li Wushou ultimately decided to take the trip!
On the one hand, he needed to deal with the Luo family;
On the other hand, time is running out. In another year or two, the Holy Realms and the Divine Realm will enter the mortal world. At that time, the number of Great Venerables who can descend will not be as simple as just three or four.

He must possess the strength to confront the Great Venerable before that.

Flesh and blood are one aspect, and so is law.

Where heroes gather, there are many Nascent Soul cultivators, and therefore many world treasures. Even if it's troublesome, I can't miss it!
Of course, there are many reasons, and only Li Wushou himself knows the truth in the end.

three days later

Hungry Ghost Mountain Main Peak Hall

Zhizhu Zhenjun was respectfully reporting to the talisman master about the situation of the various trade routes in Hungry Ghost Mountain.

The talisman master listened quietly, pondering how to connect it to his own network of relationships.

Although Mount Hungry Ghosts is of average strength, Zhizhu has managed to cultivate a thriving trade route through her own abilities. While it lacks rare resources, the trade route remains quite stable. This will undoubtedly save the talisman masters from much time spent on spirit sealing and the two central regions.

After some discussion, the main hall fell silent, and the entire Hungry Ghost Mountain remained unusually quiet for the past few days.

This is also related to the fact that after Li Wushou returned, he ate all the flesh and blood monsters on and off Mount Hungry Ghost.

Having officially taken over Luofu City, Li Wushou was not short of manpower, so he no longer had any concerns.

Therefore, apart from the main peak lineage enslaved by Li Wushou, the other lineages of Hungry Ghost Mountain were all somewhat apprehensive, fearing that they would end up in the mountain lord's belly.

Just then, the main peak suddenly trembled.

A yin-yang vortex flashed across the sky above the main peak, startling the talisman master. Then, he saw another figure appear in the hall.

"Greetings, Your Excellency!"

"I've met the mountain master!"

Li Wushou opened his eyes, his black and white pupils flashing as if they contained the sun and moon, filling the two bowing figures with awe.

The talisman master stepped forward, took out a human skin pouch, and handed it to Li Wushou, saying:
"Your Excellency, these are various kinds of flesh and blood that have been urgently gathered during this period."

After taking the bag and examining it, Li Wushou nodded slightly, put it away, and then asked the talisman master:
"Li Xing should have contacted you by now, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you have already communicated with the Water God."

After hearing the talisman master's response, Li Wushou spoke again:
"That's good. From now on, nominally you will cooperate with Qujiang in the Fubo Domain operation, but secretly you should open up and stabilize the channels between the three domains as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

The talisman master quickly bowed in agreement. Li Wushou patted the talisman master on the shoulder and chuckled:

"Then I'm entrusting Luofu City to you!"

Without waiting for the talisman master's reaction, he disappeared from the main hall.

The talisman master froze in place, completely bewildered. He hadn't sensed any aura or spatial fluctuations from the Venerable One's movements. How was this possible?

Hadn't I broken through to the Nascent Soul stage? Why does it feel like the gap between me and the Venerable One is widening?
Zhizhu Zhenjun, who was standing to the side, didn't seem to notice anything, as he couldn't understand it anyway.

Seeing that the talisman master remained silent, he dared not disturb him.

Thinking of the instructions the mountain lord had just given to the talisman master, True Lord Zhizhu felt a pang of envy.

I wish I could advance to the Nascent Soul stage!
The Yanyang Mountains are located in the northwest corner of Fengling Road.

Located on the central axis of the central domain, most of it belongs to the Yanwu Grand Venerable's region, but a portion belongs to the Xuanhuang Temple Master's region.

If the Central Domain were divided in two, then Yan Yang Mountain would be similar to Luo Fu City, situated at the intersection of three forces.

However, the Yanyang Mountains have a harsh environment with constant eruptions of subterranean fire, making them uninhabitable.

Even the Yanwu Grandmaster lineage, which cultivates fire magic, rarely enters the Yanyang Mountains to cultivate, because the earth fire of Yanyang contains fire poison that cannot be directly refined.

In earlier years, some cultivators collected fire spirit power outside the Yanyang Mountains, but after the Yanwu Grand Venerable attained enlightenment and built a sacred land of earth fire in the center of the territory, the Yanyang Mountains were completely abandoned.

However, things have recently become lively again.

Within the Yanyang Mountains, the earth's fire surges incessantly, as if a great treasure has been born!

This rumor spread rapidly throughout the Central Region after the forces of the Xuanhuang Temple Master and the Yanwu Grand Venerable were stationed there.

Therefore, the forces gathered at the Yanyang Mountains at this moment are far greater than Li Wushou had imagined.

Master Zizhen followed beside Li Wushou, recounting the situation of the Yanyang Mountains in great detail along the way.

After leaving Hungry Ghost Mountain, Li Wushou crossed the Domain River from the West Wind Section into the Central Domain, where he met up with Daoist Zizhen, who was waiting on the riverbank.

Meanwhile, Wu Xia is selecting close relatives from among his descendants to refine their bloodlines and reshape their physical bodies.

Wu Xia had previously sent a letter to Lu Xingzhi explaining this, and Li Wushou was well aware of it.

To express his apology, Wu Xia asked Daoist Zizhen to send him a World Treasure. Combined with the one Daoist Zizhen had prepared himself, Li Wushou gained two more World Treasures.

This made Li Wushou feel much happier. After meeting up with Daoist Zizhen, the two did not delay and headed directly towards the Yanyang Mountains.

It took a whole day, and Li Wushou felt that the surrounding weather was getting hotter and hotter.

Until a mountain range belching with raging flames suddenly crashed into Li Wushou's mind.

Li Wushou knew that the Yanyang Mountains were finally approaching!
(End of this chapter)