Chapter 325
It’s hard to say when enough power from the myriad beings would be gathered to shape the Path of Projection.
“Alright, you’ve made a big profit this time, my Lord,” someone said.
“Do you expect the Huanmo Sect to obediently hand over their vast reserves of power?”
“Who knows, they might be on their way to settle the score with you.”
Shang Qinqing rolled her eyes in annoyance.
With so many villages and towns, Li Mo couldn’t possibly send a priest to watch over each one like the Huanmo Sect, could he?
“The situation in the Southern Wilderness cannot be changed overnight,” Ying Bing said, looking at Li Mo, her voice suddenly soft.
“I know,” Li Mo nodded, but his gaze remained lost in thought.
Convincing the Huanmo Sect to willingly relinquish their power?
That seemed unrealistic, utterly impossible.
But everyone knew he was a genius!
A genius must bravely take action, challenge the impossible...
Was there any way to do it?
..........
Meanwhile, outside Qingmu City.
No one expected that Shang Qinqing, who was clearly not a crow, would actually have a crow’s luck this time.
Fifty miles from the city, a group of Huanmo Sect members disguised as merchants was making their way down the road.
In the center of the merchant convoy, on a carriage, the leader of the Beast Hall looked at one of his high priests with a frown.
“Confirm once more the direction where the power of the myriad beings is gathering.”
“Yes.”
The high priest was a gaunt middle-aged man, yet he was at the fifth realm, the realm of external manifestation.
He took out various vials, filled with the blood of different beasts that had solidified and been ground into powder. With a gentle rub of his hands, it transformed into a pale red smoke.
The red smoke floated upwards, like a school of fish merging into the sea, converging from all directions towards Qingmu City.
It was as if the fish had encountered a current.
“That Lord Tianzun is indeed in Qingmu City...”
The leader of the Beast Hall, Luo Yexian, squinted slightly.
Chapter 354: The Art of Combat of the Fierce Huanmo Sect
“Can we continue tracking?”
“Hall Master, the area is too densely populated; this technique will be affected and cannot sense accurately.”
The Huanmo Sect members disguised as merchants had already blended into Qingmu City.
Luo Yexian wanted his subordinates to continue using secret techniques to track the source of the power, but the gaunt middle-aged man shook his head, indicating that it was impossible.
At most, they could confirm that the entity absorbing the power of the myriad beings was indeed within Qingmu City.
“Hall Master, why don’t we turn Qingmu City upside down and see if that thief who’s stealing the power of the myriad beings shows up?”
A buck-toothed priest snorted, his face filled with murderous intent.
“Are you a member of the Celestial Patrol?”
“!! Hall Master, I am loyal to our sect, as the sun and moon can attest. You know that!”
“Then why are you shouting so loudly? Do you think you’re a member of the Celestial Patrol? We are the Huanmo Sect, the Huanmo Sect!”
“Turning Qingmu City upside down? You’d have better luck flying with the tens of thousands of soldiers in the Qingmu camp!”
Luo Yexian raised an eyebrow, clearly aware of his own identity.
This was also why he could become a hall master and a trusted aide to the Holy Son.
His relationship with the Holy Son was irrelevant.
The buck-toothed priest shrank back, thinking that the Hall Master’s voice was quite loud as well.
The Huanmo Sect members recalled the siege from that day, the fierce Qingmu defenders, and the fear brought by the two top talents ranked among the top five on the Qianlong List.
Back then, with over a hundred thousand people, numerous high-grade disaster beasts, and the national master overseeing them, they couldn’t take down Qingmu City.
Now, they clearly lacked the ability to stir up trouble in Qingmu City.
Hmm!
The Hall Master is indeed steady; no wonder the Holy Son entrusted him with this task.
The gaunt middle-aged priest asked, “Hall Master, what should we do next?”
“Do nothing.”
“????”
“Since we cannot determine the opponent’s whereabouts, let’s settle in the city and wait for changes.”
Luo Yexian squinted his eyes and slowly said, “The opponent will eventually leave Qingmu City, and at that time, we will naturally find this so-called Lord Tianzun. Why alarm the snake before striking?”
Upon hearing this, the sect members felt that Luo Yexian’s reasoning made sense.
So they decided to find an inn to settle down in Qingmu City.
As they walked, they suddenly caught a whiff of a familiar aroma.
Looking around, they saw a bustling inn, still crowded with people even late at night, all lined up outside. A large wooden sign read:
‘Secret Recipe from Xiao Li’s Barbecue!’
“Hall Master, is this the barbecue that made so many brothers dizzy with delight that day?!”
“Why don’t we just stay here?”
“I wanted to know what this barbecue tasted like... uh, let’s check it out so we won’t be fooled again, slurp...”
Luo Yexian’s expression changed, and he coldly gritted his teeth, saying, “Hmph, little barbecue, I’ll make sure to devour you today.”
The group of Huanmo Sect members charged toward the barbecue stall in front of the inn, full of fierce intent.
However, as they pushed through the crowd, before they could even place their orders...
“Who do you think you are, cutting in line? Don’t you have any sense of public decency?”
“Such uncultured people, they clearly lack education.”
“Just one person cutting in is bad enough, but so many of you? Don’t you have any sense of community? I have to work tomorrow morning!”
The common folk, who had been cut in front of, pointed and criticized the group of Huanmo Sect members.
Luo Yexian clenched his teeth. As the formidable leader of the Beast Hall, a fearsome figure in the Huanmo Sect, ranked seventy-ninth on the list, he had to wait in line for barbecue?
He took a deep breath:
“Line up! Just line up!!”
He was enduring this humiliation for the greater good of the sect!
The group of Huanmo Sect members angrily lined up.
........
In the inn’s private room.
Most of the cake had been eaten, and the remaining pieces were stored in a box made of ice by Bing Tuozi, kept in the Xumi space. The next time they ate it, it would probably be ice cream cake.
Shang Qinqing returned to the Qingluan Clan. Initially, she wanted to follow Li Mo and Ying Bing back, but then she thought about Shang Wu’s personality; she might come to intercept them halfway. The chances of the two meeting were slim, but not impossible.
Meanwhile, Li Mo was in the private room, discussing the art of combat with the Phoenix Empress, Bing Tuozi.
Emmmm
Actually, it couldn’t be called a discussion.
It was more like a one-sided teaching from Teacher Bing Tuozi. Little Li felt as if he were asking her about swordsmanship again.
Despite her cold demeanor and ethereal beauty, she was no mere ornament.
Her mastery in combat was likely on par with Shang Wu.
Of course, if the fight required keeping one’s mouth shut and forbidding any underhanded tactics, Bing Tuozi would be even more formidable.
Shang Wu specialized in cunning strategies.
Bing Tuozi, on the other hand, transformed combat into an art.
Moreover, Bing Tuozi understood how to be a good teacher.
As night deepened, in the quiet private room, the soft voice of the Ice Fairy could be heard, and the gentle light of the night pearl cast their shadows on the window screen.
Though it was supposed to be a time for rest, Li Mo’s eyes sparkled with determination.
“I understand now. I’ll try it out in my dreams later.”
He had mentioned earlier that with the help of a special treasure, he could project his opponents in his dreams.
“Then I’ll practice too. If you have any questions, just ask me again.”
“I won’t! Little Jinwu, I’ll definitely conquer tonight!”
Li Mo was filled with the spirit of the Phoenix Empress’s combat art.
“Then go ahead, Lord Tianzun.”
Ying Bing’s dark brows furrowed slightly, her eyes filled with a hint of helplessness.
He probably thought he understood a lot, but in reality, there was still so much more to learn.
Where could combat awareness be cultivated overnight?
It required many trials and tribulations through life and death.
......
In the Seed of the World.
“Combat is an art.”
“Did you understand everything I just explained?”
The tone of the Lord Tianzun was calm and confident, as if he were orchestrating a grand plan. If Bing Tuozi were here, she might find it a bit familiar...
“I understand, Teacher... you’re much more comprehensive than I imagined.”
Jiang Chuchong’s eyes sparkled behind the curtain.
After waking up yesterday, she had been summarizing her thoughts, but she realized she hadn’t come up with as much as her teacher.
A teacher is indeed a teacher.
Before long, the Tianzun’s little class came to an end.
Princess Jiang dove into the intense and thrilling practical combat session. It was clear that she was quick to grasp concepts; her performance today was noticeably better than yesterday.
From being completely overwhelmed at the start, she was now beginning to find opportunities to counterattack.
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