Wandering Swordsman |

Su Ming seemed to sense Shen Mo's approving gaze, and a relieved smile appeared on his face. He added, "By the way, Brother Shen. There's a sentence at the end of this totem, but I don't understand what it means. Would you like me to interpret it for you?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Mo immediately became interested and gestured for Su Ming to continue interpreting. "Yes, perhaps there's an important clue hidden in this sentence!"

Su Ming lowered his head again, carefully studying the last sentence. It was only seven characters long, yet it seemed exceptionally mysterious. "The sentence is: 'The palm divides the six directions, the seven stars are revealed.'"

Shen Mo was completely baffled after hearing this. The statement sounded like a joke, even somewhat absurd. "The palm divides the six directions and unlocks the seven stars?" Shen Mo frowned. "What does this mean? How could such a strange statement appear here?"

Su Ming also seemed somewhat confused: "I don't quite understand the meaning of this sentence either, but since it's engraved here, there must be a reason for it."

Shen Mo pondered for a moment, then decided to write the sentence down. After all, every extra clue in Demon Refining Mountain increased their chances of survival. "Regardless, let's write this down first. Perhaps we'll find a way to explain it later."

Upon hearing this, Su Ming nodded and said, "Brother Shen, it seems we need to find more of these totems in order to completely uncover the secrets of the Heavenly Demon Totem."

Shen Mo nodded, his heart filled with hope. "Alright, once you've recovered from your injuries, we'll continue our search for other Heavenly Demon Totems."

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As night fell, the air in the valley grew cool, and the light emanating from the totems added a touch of mystery to this tranquil place.

After witnessing the Demon-Refining Beasts and the dried corpses, Shen Mo realized that only by gathering everyone together could they possibly survive in this unknown territory of the perilous Demon-Refining Mountain. Therefore, he decided to first find the people of the Moon Demon Pavilion and use this Heavenly Demon Totem as their stronghold.

As the first rays of morning sunlight touched the ground, Shen Mo prepared to set off. Although Su Ming's injuries had healed considerably, he was still unable to move easily. Therefore, Shen Mo had no choice but to leave alone for the time being to find the people from the Moon Demon Pavilion.

The surroundings were unusually quiet along the way, broken only by the occasional chirping of birds. Shen Mo paused to take a deep breath, focused his mind, and vigilantly observed every detail around him, not missing any corner that might hide danger. He then immediately used his light-footed skills to traverse through the jungle.

Shen Mo hadn't walked far when he encountered a group of Flame Demon Pavilion members. The ten men clearly hadn't expected to meet Shen Mo here. After a brief moment of surprise, one of them quickly reacted, drawing his longsword and shouting angrily, "You're from the Moon Demon Pavilion!"

Seeing this, the others also adopted fighting stances, their eyes revealing hostility.

Shen Mo did not respond immediately, but stood silently in place, his gaze sweeping over the people in front of him like a knife. After a moment, he slowly spoke, his voice low but full of authority: "I don't want to fight you. If you don't want to die, put down your weapons and leave obediently."

However, the members of the Flame Demon Pavilion were not intimidated by Shen Mo's words; instead, they were further fueled by them. The leader sneered, looking at the young man before him, and said in a provocative tone, "Hmph, you think we're afraid of you? Today we'll show you the price of arrogance!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the man launched the first attack, brandishing his longsword and aiming straight for Shen Mo's throat.

Shen Mo flashed away like a ghost, dodging the opponent's attack, and then gently tapped the man's chest. The man immediately felt a powerful internal force invade his body, and he was struck as if by lightning, flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground, losing his ability to move.

The others were shocked to see how powerful the boy was. They immediately reacted and tried to fight back together.

One of them drew a dagger from his waist, his eyes filled with anger and fear. "He's alone! Everyone, attack him together and take him down!"

However, Shen Mo's movements were as swift as lightning. He moved in front of the second person with lightning speed, his left hand lightly brushing away the attack, while his right hand struck out like lightning, accurately hitting the opponent's vital points. The man groaned, then collapsed to the ground, blood streaming from his mouth, barely breathing.

Seeing that things were not going well, the remaining few turned around and tried to run away.

Since they had attacked him, how could Shen Mo let them escape so easily? He took a deep breath, quickly calmed his mind, clenched his fists, and rapidly circulated his internal energy to unleash the heaven-defying divine skill - Heavenly Scroll.

A powerful force erupted instantly, and a strong demonic aura emanated from Shen Mo. The group felt an invisible pressure bearing down on them, their bodies involuntarily flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground, spitting out blood, their eyes filled with the ultimate fear.

After absorbing the power of these people using his extraordinary skills, Shen Mo continued forward.

Not long after, he encountered another group of Blood Demon Pavilion members. This time, they seemed even more cautious than before. They first carefully examined Shen Mo, and then one of them, without drawing his weapon, stepped forward warily and asked, "Are you from the Moon Demon Pavilion?"

Shen Mo did not answer their questions directly, but said with a cold gaze, "Go back and tell Lü Yan and Tu Yuliang that only by uniting can everyone in the Demon Refining Mountain survive."

Upon hearing this, the disciples exchanged glances, seemingly deep in thought. However, Shen Mo did not linger and continued on his way using his lightness skill.

Afterwards, Shen Mo continued his journey through the Demon Refining Mountain, encountering members of the Blood Demon Pavilion and the Flame Demon Pavilion twice more. Those who directly attacked him were not spared, while those who did not were simply sent back to deliver messages.

Of course, Shen Mo encountered several people from the Moon Demon Pavilion along the way. Whenever he saw them, he would immediately appear, quickly explain his purpose, and lead them to search for the others. Gradually, the number of Moon Demon Pavilion members following him grew to more than twenty.

Two more hours passed before Shen Mo finally encountered Yue Linglong and Xie Xin. By this time, about thirty disciples of the Moon Demon Pavilion had gathered around them.

Upon seeing Shen Mo appear, the members of the Moon Demon Pavilion immediately bowed. A flicker of surprise flashed in Yue Linglong's eyes. She looked at Shen Mo in disbelief, tears welling in her eyes—tears of deep longing for him.

"Shen Mo! You're alright, that's wonderful!" Yue Linglong exclaimed excitedly, her voice filled with undisguised joy.

A radiant smile bloomed on her face, as if all the gloom had vanished in that instant.

Ignoring the stares of those around her, she rushed towards Shen Mo and hugged him tightly.

This action surprised everyone, and for a moment, the surroundings became unusually quiet, with only the sound of the wind and the rustling of leaves.