Chapter 130
The power of the moon scattered, freezing everything in its path into solid ice.
Soon enough.
The giant skeletal fish was transformed into a lifelike ice sculpture.
A string of bone tokens fell into the girl’s delicate hands, which she tucked away into the satchel at her waist.
After completing all this, Ying Bing finally lifted her head, a hint of confusion in her eyes.
First of all.
She still hadn’t seen Han Zhen.
Could it be that her memory was faulty? Or perhaps that person didn’t acquire the blood phoenix essence from this place?
And then there was Li Mo.
How could he... be so quick?
“The top fifty can enter the next level.”
“It doesn’t make much difference.”
After a moment of contemplation, Ying Bing’s thoughts stirred.
The resplendent aura of the phoenix seemed to come alive, forming four wings behind her. As they unfurled slightly, ripples of light cascaded through the air.
Whoosh—
With the wings of the phoenix spread wide, she soared into the wind.
.....
On the other side.
In this cave, countless spider webs were densely woven. These webs appeared light and delicate, yet even a martial artist at the Inner Breath realm would find themselves immobilized if caught within.
A white jade spider, several feet long, lay on the web, hissing.
“Horizontal Cloud Sword Qi!”
Over a hundred sword shadows coalesced, then suddenly merged into one.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—
The white jade spider was left battered and bruised, swiftly obliterated by the sword energy.
“If I had used this move from the start last time, I would never have lost!”
Bai Jinghong’s chest heaved.
Last time was a competition, and he hadn’t truly unleashed his full potential.
He had simply been caught off guard, unable to display his true strength...
After collecting the beast tokens, he stepped out of the cave.
However, as soon as he looked up, Bai Jinghong’s expression froze entirely.
........
Meanwhile.
In front of a waterfall, water splashed everywhere.
Behind the waterfall was a pitch-black stone wall, and if one looked closely, they would see a small hole carved into it.
Inside the hole, a small blood-jade colored grass grew, emitting a faint, unusual fragrance, swaying in the wind like a phoenix in flight.
Such a rare treasure was certainly not unclaimed.
A dozen skeletal monkeys were prowling in front of the pool.
Compared to ordinary skeletal beasts, they appeared more sentient, and each one exuded an exceptionally powerful aura.
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The weakest among them was at the peak of the eighth rank, equivalent to the Inner Breath Xuan Dan realm.
The strongest was surprisingly at the mid-seventh rank.
Equivalent to the Five Apertures of the Observation God realm.
A large and a small figure were peeking out from the nearby bushes.
It was Xiao Qin and Tang Xiaobao.
At this moment, both of them were smeared with thick black mud, mixed with the bone powder of strange beasts, using this method to block the detection of the skeletal beasts.
“Senior Brother Xiaobao, you’re amazing! This really is the Phoenix Blood Spirit Grass.”
Xiao Qin whispered in excitement.
He had left behind signals that only disciples of Qingyuan Sect could understand along the way, just as Elder Qian had instructed everyone before entering the secret realm.
Sure enough, he had encountered Senior Brother Xiaobao.
It seemed that Senior Brother Xiaobao had a unique method for finding rare treasures...
“Hmph, of course.”
Tang Xiaobao snorted lightly, preparing to leap out.
“Senior Brother Xiaobao, what are you doing?”
“Of course, I’m going to get the grass. Didn’t you want it?”
“......”
Xiao Qin glanced at Tang Xiaobao’s small frame, then at the dozen or so large, fierce-looking skeletal monkeys not far away.
“Senior Brother, I know you’re strong, but we should think this through.”
Just these skeletal monkeys alone were not something they could handle.
Even with their teacher’s help, it would come at a significant cost.
Moreover, even if they managed to pick the spirit grass, who knew if someone else would be lurking, waiting to take advantage?
“Old Xiao, Senior Brother Xiaobao, what are you two whispering about?”
A familiar voice suddenly came from behind.
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In the dense forest, two figures approached.
The young man’s clothes were spotless, completely unlike someone who had gone through life-and-death trials; he looked more like someone out for a leisurely stroll.
Behind him was a towering man, resembling a bodyguard.
Li Mo casually tossed a watermelon rind to the ground, puzzled.
“Old Xiao, Senior Brother Xiaobao, what’s going on here?”
“Li Shidi, this secret realm is fraught with danger, so I had to resort to this tactic.”
Xiao Qin couldn’t help but smile wryly.
This method was taught to him by their teacher.
Becoming a mud monkey was certainly better than being discovered by the formidable skeletal beasts.
Speaking of which, what was up with Li Shidi?
It seemed he hadn’t really fought at all, yet he had obtained so many beast tokens.
“Li Shidi, you arrived just in time.”
“We were just about to go pick the Phoenix Blood Spirit Grass.”
Tang Xiaobao felt confident now.
His trump card had arrived.
With Li Shidi using the ‘Fusion Technique,’ that strongest skeletal monkey would be no threat.
Li Mo scanned the area and spotted the red spirit grass hidden behind the waterfall.
His gaze then swept over the group of skeletal monkeys in front of the waterfall, landing on the largest one.
Mid-seventh rank?
Much stronger than that tree demon king, and it wouldn’t be particularly vulnerable to the flames.
“I’ll take care of that mid-seventh rank skeletal monkey.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the Chixiao at Li Mo’s waist suddenly shot out, transforming into a fiery ribbon that slashed toward the skeletal monkey king.
Tie Qi followed closely behind; they had encountered strange beasts blocking their path along the way, and there was no need for words.
“Li Shidi is still so eager to help others.”
“I feel like the gap between us is only getting wider.”
Xiao Qin sighed inwardly.
“Focus on the battle.”
The ancient voice of Qianxing Wuzun echoed in his ears:
“With the support of the Phoenix Blood Spirit Grass, I can teach you a complete divine skill.”
“The Observation God realm is when you will truly shine.”
“Mm.”
As Xiao Qin spoke, he had already moved forward, facing an eighth-rank late-stage skeletal monkey.
The battle was about to erupt.
“Start with the sword.”
At this moment, Li Mo was completely focused.
No martial art could be mastered solely through closed-door training; to truly make it one’s own, one needed to experience real combat.
He found that after practical experience, using martial insights to derive techniques required less effort.
Swordsmanship had always been his primary investment in martial insights.
But there was no way around it; it was also his greatest source of martial understanding.
He just had to find a way to increase his returns.
“Giant Peak!”
Li Mo flicked the tip of his sword, and countless sword intents coalesced on the Chixiao.
The momentum was overwhelming, enveloping the entire space ahead.
A superior sword technique was brought to its perfect form by him.
“Roar!”
The skeletal giant ape sensed a tiny figure challenging it and immediately became anthropomorphically furious, slapping its chest with a loud bang.
It suddenly raised its elbow to counterattack, smashing the sword intent back like a giant sword.
This mid-seventh rank skeletal giant ape was highly intelligent; although it couldn’t use martial arts like a warrior, it could employ something akin to ‘fighting techniques’ and even knew how to use tools.
In an instant.
Little Li was darting around, employing various sword techniques, locked in a fierce struggle with the giant ape.
Meanwhile, the battle on Old Xiao’s side was much simpler.
Mainly because of Tie Qi, who was at the Observation God realm with two apertures.
Every thrust not only wielded terrifying divine power but also carried the momentum of life and death on the battlefield.
Half an hour later.
Li Mo had finally put all his perfected superior sword techniques into practice.
Looking over at Xiao Qin and the others, they were about done as well.
“Relying solely on sword techniques to quickly defeat an opponent who is a whole realm above you is still quite difficult...”
“Even using the Sun Wheel Sword Classic wouldn’t guarantee a kill.”
Li Mo stood still, halting his movements.
Despite the giant ape looking battered and bruised, with wounds all over, it hadn’t been injured in any vital areas. Instead, because Li Mo had been dancing around it, it was becoming increasingly enraged.
“Roar....”
Seeing that little bug had stopped moving, the skeletal giant ape’s mouth twisted into a strange grin.
This little bug dared to engage it in direct combat, clearly out of fear of its strength.
Now it couldn’t run away, could it?
Boom—
It picked up a large piece of blue stone and hurled it at Li Mo’s head.
“Almost there.”
Under the intense pressure of the wind, Li Mo’s robes billowed, yet he showed no signs of panic.
Not only did he not draw his sword to counterattack, but he also sheathed the Chixiao, letting his left hand hang slightly, his whole body tensing like a drawn bow, gathering all his strength.
To stabilize the chaos.
This was the same strike that had once taken down Yin Huacheng in a single blow.
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