Mortal: Even with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, I still have to try and get my hands on the Little Gree

Those who can cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage are all ruthless individuals who have overcome the tribulations of inner demons.

Even if a demonic cultivator's temperament is slightly lacking, once they overcome the tribulation of inner demons, there are basically no truly stupid people among them.

Mu Yu believed that, given the circumstances, the Yinluo Sect Master would certainly spare no effort to eliminate him.

However, if they themselves were in danger of dying, the other party would never step into a situation where certain death was inevitable.

In fact, the reason Mu Yu agreed to the Yinluo Sect Master's request was because he did not want the other party to launch a sneak attack from the shadows.

After all, Mu Yu still has a sect and a nominal master.

If the other party captured Linghu Laozu to set a trap for him, or if it was specifically targeting Huangfeng Valley, then it would be even more troublesome.

Therefore, it's best to resolve this matter as soon as possible. In any case, he's not entirely without a chance of victory against a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

In any situation, being proactive is much better than being reactive.

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Seven days later, in a rather desolate place in the Mulan Grassland, Mu Yu waited for the Yinluo Sect Master who had come to keep the appointment.

"Is this formation behind you your only reliance?"

"Trying to use the power of the formation to kill me, that certainly has some ideas."

"But what makes you think I'd be foolish enough to barge into this formation?"

Clearly, the Yinluo Sect Master was no fool. The power of an array can vary greatly, and a weak array is easily broken.

And those with great power could even directly kill him, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Even with the deepest hatred, he wouldn't be foolish enough to fall into a trap set by someone else.

"No, this is just to build a platform for life and death for you and me."

"This formation is a simple trapping formation. I built it based on the spiritual veins of this place, but no one is in charge of it."

"If we enter this formation, only one of us will be able to come out alive."

"I think this should also satisfy Fellow Daoist Fang's request."

Mu Yu spoke calmly, showing no fear whatsoever towards a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

This Yinluo Sect Master had seen many similar genius cultivators. The Great Jin region was full of talented people, and there were quite a few who could possess great strength in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Even so, no one has ever dared to mention a life-or-death duel with a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator while still in the early Nascent Soul stage.

Instinctively, the Yinluo Sect Master sensed a sense of crisis.

"Heh, interesting! Let this old man take a look at this formation."

After the Yinluo Sect Master spoke, a large amount of black mist appeared around his body, which spread out in the blink of an eye, followed by a series of ghostly wails.

Immediately afterwards, three towering golden-armored corpses emerged from the black mist and stood beside the Yinluo Sect Master.

These three corpses all had bared fangs, fierce eyes, and an unusually dense aura of death around them, clearly indicating that they had all reached the Nascent Soul stage.

This kind of Nascent Soul stage corpse refinement, under the control of a late Nascent Soul stage cultivator, can at least reach the mid-Nascent Soul stage in strength.

It's even possible that, if one is willing to pay a price, one could unleash combat power comparable to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm in a short period of time.

Seeing this scene, Mu Yu felt that things were getting a bit complicated.

Before the battle began, Mu Yu had naturally used his astrological intuition to calculate that this battle was slightly ominous but also very auspicious.

A minor misfortune signifies that Mu Yu may encounter some trouble or damage to some treasures.

And "great fortune" naturally means that Mu Yu will receive a lot of benefits.

Therefore, although she was somewhat wary, Mu Yu did not change her original idea.

The next moment, a refining corpse holding a pair of short halberds that glowed yellow stepped out and entered the formation set up by Mu Yu under the other party's control.

A strange sound of destruction came from within the formation, and then the demigod holding a short halberd walked out.

Immediately afterwards, the divided soul that had been possessing the corpse returned to the Yinluo Sect Master.

"Oh? If I hadn't been here before, I probably would have thought this place was an ancient formation."

"It seems you have a good talent for formations, it's a real shame."

"What surprises me even more is that what you said is actually true. You really intend to fight me to the death in a place like this?"

A hint of appreciation flashed in the eyes of the Yinluo Sect Master, but he also felt a pang of regret.

But while I admire him, I will definitely avenge the murder of my fellow Daoist.

Seeing that the Yinluo Sect Master had tested the formation, Mu Yu felt reassured and took out the Nascent Soul stage puppets one by one from his storage bag.

Before long, Mu Yu's back was filled with puppets. In addition to the fifty Nascent Soul stage puppets, Mu Yu also took out about eighty Core Formation stage puppets.

With so many puppets, their attack power alone is no less than that of a large sect mobilizing its entire force.

Upon seeing this, a look of seriousness flashed across the eyes of the Yinluo Sect Master, but he still believed that he was confident of victory.

Upon seeing this, a look of seriousness flashed across the eyes of the Yinluo Sect Master, but he still believed that he was confident of victory.

At worst, we can just give up that Immortal-Slaying Pearl!

That's right, the Yinluo Sect Master also had an Immortal Extinction Pearl on him, but the one in his hand was a replica. However, it was enough to eliminate a Nascent Soul stage being.

"Since Fellow Daoist Fang has already inspected the formation, I will wait for you within it."

"If Fellow Daoist Fang is worried that I might set an additional trap, you may leave now."

"But as long as Fellow Daoist Fang leaves, everything that happened before will be wiped clean."

"After today, if Fellow Daoist Fang still targets the people around me, I will make a special trip to the Great Jin Dynasty to target the low-level disciples of the Yinluo Sect."

"I presume that Fellow Daoist Fang is already somewhat aware of the speed of my Lightning Release Technique."

After Mu Yu finished speaking, he led the puppet army beside him into the Inverted Five Elements Formation.

At this moment, Xin Ruyin has perfected 90% of the Inverted Five Elements Formation, reaching the limit of this formation.

If this formation is managed by a specialist, even a true Nascent Soul stage cultivator could be trapped for a short while.

Unfortunately, Mu Yu did not tamper with the formation; it was truly fixed and completely uncontrolled.

Just like the formations that cultivators often encounter in certain ruins, they are completely uncontrollable.

Of course, since this formation was set up by Mu Yu, it is possible to regain control of it if some time is spent.

However, in the midst of battle, there is clearly no time for that.

That is precisely why the Yinluo Sect Master dared to enter.

Mu Yucai believed that if he dared to come in, he would surely die today!

Sure enough, Mu Yu only waited a moment before three Nascent Soul stage corpses broke into the formation, followed by the Yin Luo Sect Master.

Looking at the cramped area and the dense army of puppets behind Mu Yu, even the sect leader of the Yinluo Sect felt a bit of a challenge.

As for the possibility of death...

The Yinluo Sect Master hadn't considered it at all, after all, he still had a replica of the Immortal-Slaying Pearl on him.

Even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator would be injured if they caught this; it's his biggest trump card.

"You've come in after all. No need to be so wary. I didn't tamper with the formation."

"This formation is only to prevent your Nascent Soul teleportation ability."

"After all, I don't want the first late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator I kill to escape."

Mu Yu spoke calmly, having already released the demonic nascent soul beside him.

Ti Hun stared at the three corpses opposite him. Although his eyes were full of fear, saliva involuntarily dripped from his mouth.

"You?"

"Today... I'll show you the difference between the late Nascent Soul stage and the early Nascent Soul stage."

The Yinluo Sect Master did not believe he could possibly fail. At this moment, all he felt was the joy of avenging his great enemy and the anticipation of obtaining the Golden Thunder Bamboo magic treasure.

Mu Yu did not answer the Yinluo Sect Master's words, but instead launched a puppet attack as the prelude to this battle.

A dense array of energy pillars instantly covered the area around the Yinluo Sect Master, but apart from the three refined corpses, no one was hit.

Clearly, the speed of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was sufficient to evade this ranged attack from the puppet.

Sensing the sudden attack, Mu Yu was surrounded by thunderous sounds, and in the next moment he had disappeared from the spot.

But then, a yellowish, gauze-like treasure suddenly transformed into a huge silk net and enveloped everything.

The demonic nascent soul reacted quickly, immediately using its teleportation ability to leave.

However, the puppets and the howling soul beasts were not that fast; they were directly trapped inside the giant yellow net.

In an instant, nearly half of Mu Yu's puppet army was trapped by the yellow net, including Ti Hun.

If the number of puppets doesn't reach a qualitative leap, they are quite easy to target when fighting opponents of higher levels.

However, if Mu Yu were also in the late Nascent Soul stage at this moment, then the Yin Luo Sect Master's magic weapon would definitely not be able to unleash such power.

Although somewhat surprised, Mu Yu didn't seem to care much.

It's just that we're temporarily trapped by a treasure; it's not like we've been completely destroyed. Besides, we still have the other half, right?

Even those puppets trapped by magical artifacts are not a big problem.

With the powerful firepower of the Nascent Soul stage puppet, it would only take a very short time to completely shatter this treasure.

But before that giant yellow net was destroyed, Mu Yu did lose more than half of his firepower.

But it doesn't matter, Mu Yu didn't expect these puppets to be able to exert much power anyway.

Immediately, as if an invisible force surged into the Thunder Wind Wings on his back, Mu Yu's figure began to become somewhat illusory.

This item is naturally the spirit-summoning talisman that Mu Yu refined using Feng hope's essence.

After using the spirit-summoning talisman, Mu Yu's body also showed some characteristics of a demon beast, but the biggest change was actually the thunder and wind wings on his back.

At this moment, Mu Yu was no longer limited to relying solely on the speed of Wind Release to travel; he had fully mastered the unpredictability and lightness of Wind Release.

Feng hope's essence seemed to have filled the gaps in Lei Feng Chi's abilities.

They should have refined Feng hope's essence into it back then; that way, the Wind Escape technique probably wouldn't have had any flaws.

However, upon closer examination, the later version, the Wandering Kunpeng Feather, is still better.

After using the Spirit Summoning Talisman, Mu Yu's speed increased significantly, and he easily dodged the attack of the Yin Luo Sect Master's black flying sword.

At this moment, Mu Yu's wind escape was even faster than his lightning escape, and it was also much lighter and more free.

"Spirit possession technique! Are you out of your mind?"

The Yinluo Sect Master looked somewhat surprised when he saw Mu Yu's appearance.

Spirit possession has always been a desperate measure used by cultivators in dire situations.

Those who perform the spirit possession technique not only have their own foundation destroyed and be filled with demonic energy, but their minds will also be affected, eventually turning them into mindless monsters.

"As a cultivator from the Great Jin Dynasty, surely Sect Master Fang hasn't heard of the Heavenly Talisman Sect's Spirit-Summoning Talisman?"

Mu Yu spoke calmly, his tone carrying a hint of sarcasm.

Upon hearing this, the Yinluo Sect Master was taken aback. Then, he recalled the legendary spirit-summoning talisman, which was said to have almost no side effects, from a legend recorded in an ancient book deep in his memory.

The Heavenly Talisman Sect has been in decline for far too long, and the Spirit-Subduing Talisman hasn't appeared in the Great Jin Dynasty for several thousand years.

Therefore, it's really not surprising that the Yinluo Sect Master lacked knowledge.

"A spirit-summoning talisman? I didn't expect you to possess such a legendary talisman. It seems today is indeed going to be a fierce battle!"

At this moment, the sect leader of Yinluo Sect recalled the inexplicable unease he had felt before he arrived.

I originally thought that even if a cultivator in the early stage of Nascent Soul had some puppets, lightning escape techniques, wind escape techniques, and some treasures, what difference would it make?

Could they really kill him, a powerful cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage?

But now it seems that Mu Yu, who used the Spirit Summoning Talisman to raise his cultivation to around the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and if we also consider the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder that he hasn't used yet, as well as those spiritual flame divine abilities...

If I'm unlucky, could I really lose my life here today?

Indeed, if the other party didn't have some confidence, how could they dare to actually challenge someone like me, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator?

No, we can't cut corners any further.

We must use that item now. After using it, we can seize the remaining puppets from the opponent and then take away their magic weapon that can unleash the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder. It wouldn't be too much of a loss.

After a brief internal struggle, the Yinluo Sect Master took out the sect's most prized possession—the Ghost Banner—and a dark, inconspicuous sphere from his storage bag.

First, he activated the Ghost Banner to release a large amount of black mist, and then the Yinluo Sect Master quietly threw out the pitch-black sphere from the black mist.

But the next moment, Mu Yu held the palm-sized Five Elements Locking Spirit Mountain, and the dense power of the Five Elements imprisonment he released directly suppressed everything in the black mist.

"What?!!"

The sect leader of Yinluo Sect never expected such a change to occur.

Mu Yu had already prepared to intercept the Yinluo Sect Master's counterfeit Immortal-Slaying Pearl before the war even began.

The Immortal-Slaying Pearl, originally named Lei Zhenzi, is something developed in the Spirit Realm. Its usage conditions are extremely low, and it is said that even mortals can use it.

But if it's so convenient, why are there actually so few of these things in the spirit world?

The reason for this is that this thing is actually very slow to activate, and if it is discovered in advance, it is easy to prevent the Immortal-Slaying Pearl from exploding.

Unless you don't care about the explosive range of the Immortal Destroyer Pearl and risk blowing yourself up as well, or you pray that the enemy won't notice when you throw it out.

Otherwise, once discovered, it would be very easy to prevent the explosion of the Immortal-Slaying Pearl.

"I've been waiting for this for a long time."

The Five Elements Binding Power released by the Five Extremes Locking Spirit Mountain was slowly withdrawn. No matter what methods the Yinluo Sect Master used, he could not break the binding power of the Five Extremes Locking Spirit Mountain.

With the support of Mu Yu's five Nascent Soul cultivators' magical power, even the Mu Lan Sacred Bird, which possesses some incarnation abilities, could control this thing for a period of time, let alone the Yin Luo Sect Master's attack.

Before long, Mu Yu successfully removed the counterfeit Immortal-Slaying Pearl from the binding power of the Five Extremes Locking Spirit Mountain.

"You're puzzled, aren't you? Why did I know that thing was the Immortal-Slaying Pearl, and instead of guarding against your Ghost Banner, I used my great magical powers to control it?"

"The reason, of course, is that I actually have one too, and mine is the genuine Lei Zhenzi from the Spirit Realm!"

As Mu Yu spoke, he took out an item from his storage bag and showed it to the Yinluo Sect Master opposite him.

At this moment, the Yinluo Sect Master's face was ashen, and his eyes revealed a hint of despair.

Two Immortal-Slaying Pearls, one of which is suspected to be the genuine article.

They are currently trapped in the formation, and only one person from each side can escape...

No matter how you look at it, it seems like the person who can leave isn't yourself.

"Hahaha, no wonder you dared to challenge me, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, you actually possess so many treasures."

"I admit defeat today. How about I give you time to regain control of this formation?"

"As long as today"