Chapter 129
As for the beast tokens dropped by the tree demons, Tie Qi stuffed them all into Li Mo's hands.
He had already accomplished the purpose of this trip, even exceeding expectations, so there was no need for him to aim for the top ranks.
“Bing Tuozi is killing way too fast,” Li Mo said, looking up at the sky with a click of his tongue.
The rankings displayed in the sky had changed significantly.
Having slain numerous skeletal beasts along the way, and with Tie Qi's generous gifts, he had collected a total of 70 beast tokens, now placing him second.
Bing Tuozi... 118 tokens, far ahead.
That’s over a hundred pigs; it must take a while to kill that many, right?
Hmm...
If it came down to using a hammer, Li Mo wouldn’t be any slower.
But it wasn’t necessary; being in the top fifty was enough.
“Li, my brother, where are you planning to go next?” Tie Qi asked, his expression completely deferential.
“Hold on a sec,” Li Mo replied, pulling out his little notebook.
He checked off Tie Qi’s name and then looked at the next destination, quickly plotting a route.
His investment strategy focused on primary targets while casually assisting secondary ones.
Bad guys?
Even bad guys deserve help; investments must be made.
But as the saying goes, if you help someone, see it through to the end. Sending a Buddha to the West, isn’t it easy for those wicked souls to become enlightened?
After milking the sheep, Li Mo would warmly send them off to the afterlife.
...
The two continued on their way.
“Regret not turning back! This place is too dangerous; am I really going to meet my end here with my Falling Leaves Palm...”
“Demon, face my sword!”
“Demon, take my great halberd!”
“Are you... Li Zhenchuan and Brother Tie?”
One person found himself surrounded by a horde of skeletal snakes.
The two descended from the sky and rescued him.
...
“Yao Beiqing! How could you, bearing the name of the White Horse Swordsman, ambush a friend and steal beast tokens!”
“In the secret realm, who knows it was me? I’m still that great hero!”
“I misjudged you!”
“To be honest, I’ve had my eye on your wife for a long time. I’ll take care of her as a close friend, marry your wife, and even raise your kid. Hehehe…”
The two descended from the sky.
“Hypocrite, eat my…”
“Wait, hold on.”
Li Mo gave the one who had just let out a sinister laugh and ambushed his friend a healing pill, even helping the villain recover.
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Just after healing, he sent the guy off to the afterlife with a single sword strike.
Tie Qi and the rescued man were left dumbfounded.
What... exactly are you? A living bodhisattva or a living king of hell?
Not quite sure, but this is just too extravagant!
...
The above is just two snippets.
In fact, Li Mo, along with Tie Qi, transformed into the judges of the secret realm, acting heroically and doing far more than this.
Of course, the truly wicked and evil ones were still in the minority.
In the martial world, things aren’t just black and white.
Most who survived a calamity had lost the desire to continue wandering in the secret realm; after all, it’s only after experiencing life and death that one realizes a fundamental truth.
Living is more important than anything else.
Moreover, the dangers of this secret realm far exceeded their imaginations.
Many who heeded the advice ended up following Li Mo’s guidance to a safe place to hide.
Hmm... that would be the area of the tree demon forest where no tree demons existed anymore.
After running into each other, they couldn’t help but be astonished.
“You were... saved by Li Shaoxia?”
“You too?”
“What a coincidence, me too.”
“So, it seems... everyone here owes their lives to Li Shaoxia?”
“He not only saved my life but also recognized that I was a Celestial Eunuch and gave me a Black Tiger Vitality Pill. Sigh, he’s practically my reborn father!”
“Uh…”
“Yeah! If it weren’t for Li Shaoxia, my son would have had to change his surname!”
The rescued crowd exchanged glances, speechless, their hearts filled with emotion.
Li Shaoxia, he’s truly... I’m in tears.
What a person of high moral integrity!
No, it’s beyond just high moral integrity.
He is the embodiment of justice!
Some were already discussing how to build a shrine for Li Shaoxia once they got out, to establish a temple.
“It’s not that we can’t afford to worship the Buddha; it’s just that worshipping Li Shaoxia is more cost-effective!”
“Right! When there’s a problem, he really shows up! When there’s a task, he truly helps!”
“From now on, if anyone goes against Li Shaoxia, I’ll stand against them!”
“If a villain opposes Li Shaoxia, it means that person is utterly wicked; Li Shaoxia is right to kill them!”
“If a good person opposes Li Shaoxia, it means that person is a hypocrite! Li Shaoxia is right to kill them!”
...
As more and more people were rescued, the atmosphere began to shift strangely.
But that’s not the point.
What’s important is that the entire secret realm’s atmosphere had turned harmonious and friendly.
On the other side.
Deep within the secret realm.
Dressed in blood-red robes, the ever-cunning Han Shi fell into deep thought.
According to his expectations, there should be blood and chaos in the secret realm right now.
But...
“Why are there so few deaths?”
Chapter 128: Surpassing Ying Bing and the Blood Spirit Grass
Han Shi raised an eyebrow.
He gazed into the distance, and to his surprise, the rankings in the sky had changed.
‘First: Li Mo, 577 beast tokens.’
‘Second: Ying Bing, 240 beast tokens.’
‘Third: Bai Jinghong, 77 beast tokens.’
...
Han Shi: “?”
To be honest, even with his experience spanning thousands of years, Ying Bing achieving this level was already astonishing.
Facing beasts of the same realm, or even those beyond his level, to kill over two hundred in an hour?
That averages out to two per minute.
Of course, the actual situation can’t be calculated by that number; the powerful skeletal beasts have more beast tokens.
But regardless, Ying Bing’s performance could only be described as invincible.
But...
What’s with this first place?
Over five hundred?
Even if the skeletal beasts stood still, it wouldn’t be possible to kill that many so quickly, right?
The blood-robed youth furrowed his brow.
He distinctly remembered that during the Nine Peaks Martial Meet, while Li Mo was considered a genius in the Eastern Wilderness, he still paled in comparison to the astonishing talents like Ying Bing.
Could it be that something went wrong in the secret realm? Did this person find some shortcut?
“Han Shi, should I send someone to the secret realm to capture him?” Yin Huaxuan asked softly.
“Let it be; there’s no need to worry about him.”
The blood-robed youth relaxed his brow:
“As long as Ying Bing can come here, that’s enough.”
“Li Mo... is also a rare talent. Now is the time to utilize people; if he knows how to choose the right tree to roost in, that would be a good thing.”
Finding shortcuts is also a form of strength.
Moreover, this person is one of the few from the Eastern Wilderness that he finds somewhat admirable.
“This kid is a disciple of Shang Wu; he’s probably wild and hard to tame, stubborn and unyielding…”
Yin Huaxuan had just spoken when the blood-robed youth turned around, casting a fleeting glance.
“A disciple of Shang Wu? Isn’t that even better?”
Yin Huaxuan’s heart skipped a beat.
“Being loyal to Han Shi is also his fortune.”
“But if this person is ungrateful…”
The blood-robed youth said lightly:
“If he’s not useful to me, then his only value will be as nourishment for the Blood Phoenix Spirit.”
...
On the first level of the Blood Phoenix Secret Realm.
The large pond had already frozen in many places.
A gigantic monster fish thrashed its skeletal tail, creating ripples in the pond that blocked the penetrating rays of light.
Yet the chilling power of the Taiyin was compressing its space more and more.
The pond grew colder and colder.
So cold that it felt as if time itself had frozen.
Suddenly.
Swoosh—
A beam of clear light floated down, carrying a snow-white long sword, descending from the air.
The skeletal giant fish struggled desperately, but it found that all its immense strength seemed to have vanished, leaving it unable to exert any force.
The snow-white long sword pierced through the void.
The waves of black water were pierced and penetrated.
Crack—
The long sword pierced through its brow.
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