Chapter 377
Li Mo was taken aback and immediately began to flee, his figure flickering as he dashed toward the exit of the underground palace.
Jiang Yu halted in an instant, golden dragons swirling around him, and surged forward in pursuit.
He was escaping!
And Jiang Yu was chasing!
"Hmm?"
Tan Zhu Yin, who had been on the brink of collapse, was caught off guard by Jiang Yu's sudden stop.
Then he spotted Li Mo!
"Saint Son, did he steal the ancestral god's artifact and run away?" Zhu Renji, with his cross-eyed gaze, asked shrewdly.
"Chase him!"
The Demon Summoning Saint Son followed closely behind, leading a group of Demon Summoning disciples in pursuit.
In the arena, only the sounds of two masters of the Xuan realm clashing remained.
However, the two law kings of the Demon Summoning sect felt increasingly uneasy as they fought.
Why was the pressure on them growing heavier?
To put it simply, the ancestral god of Yunmeng was slacking off, making a lot of noise but not delivering much impact.
"Ugh, my dream shadow won't hold for long. We need to move."
"Yeah, my external incarnation will also be caught up soon."
Li Mo and Qin Yuzhi exchanged a glance.
At the same time, they both thought, "You really act like a big sister, huh?"
Alright, to be fair, this plan was actually proposed by little Li. That divine light was emitted by the Shunling Divine Pearl, simulating the effects of the Tianhuang Domain.
It seemed the divine pearl wouldn't be returning anytime soon.
With his heart bleeding, Li Mo couldn't afford to think too much:
"Let's hurry up and go."
Qin Yuzhi nodded, waving her sleeve to conjure hundreds of dream butterflies, completely shrouding their figures in a mass of illusions, silently gliding toward the outside.
In this dreamlike haze, they wove through the terrifying atmosphere that surrounded them.
"Will we be discovered?" Li Mo wondered, intrigued.
Qin Yuzhi replied proudly, "Don't worry. Those who practice the Dream Path are quite resilient and skilled in tactical retreats. I've hypnotized them all."
Li Mo: "That's true."
She was quite proud of herself.
To think that after all that training, she had such a trick up her sleeve?
"Getting away shouldn't be a problem."
"But—"
Li Mo glanced at the ice lump.
He still couldn't discern the fate of the ice lump.
A vague worry crept into his heart, but he closed his eyes and focused on controlling his external incarnation.
P.S.: How will little Li solve the problem with the ice lump? Hehe.
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**Chapter 415: You Must Not Go!**
Outside, three great suns hung high in the sky, watching over the vast earth.
Under the heavenly light, the peaks of the Lankao Mountains trembled violently, as if some terrifying entity was about to break through the ground.
One by one, the martial artists from the underground palace scrambled out through the entrance.
Among them were the swordsmen from Hengyun Sword City.
"What’s happening down there?"
"Why is there thunder coming from the ground?"
"It’s possible the master of the tomb has awakened and is battling the guardians beside the prince."
Elder Zeng spoke with a grave expression.
Though they had escaped, the swordsmen showed no signs of relief; instead, they looked heavily concerned as they gazed at the entrance.
"Brother Li is still inside."
Bai Jinghong took a deep breath.
"No wonder he wanted us to stay put; it’s even more dangerous down there," Wu Chushu swallowed hard.
"But there are masters of the Xuan realm fighting below..."
Cao Mu's already troubled expression grew even more distressed.
The clash of Xuan realm masters could bring about catastrophic destruction; the Lankao Mountains would likely collapse soon.
Leaving now was the best choice, yet the swordsmen from Hengyun Sword City went against the tide, glancing back every few steps.
Wu Chushu forced a smile:
"Knowing Brother Li, maybe there’ll be a loud bang in the sky, and he’ll make a grand entrance."
In his eyes, little Li always managed to shine in unexpected ways.
And this time would surely be no different.
Just as that thought settled, someone shouted:
"Li Shaoxia is coming out!"
Elder Zeng, Bai Jinghong, Wu Chushu, and Cao Mu perked up, quickly looking toward the entrance of the underground palace.
Li Mo was alright?
Then—
They saw a figure, shimmering with divine light, soaring out from the cave entrance, making quite a commotion, as a crowd followed behind him like a disturbed hornet's nest.
Including, but not limited to, Jiang Yu, the Sky Patrol, Tan Zhu Yin, and the Demon Summoning disciples.
Everyone was momentarily stunned.
What was Li Shaoxia doing, attracting the joint pursuit of the Crown Prince of Dayu and the Demon Summoning Saint Son?
The swordsmen from Hengyun Sword City, being close, could clearly see how magnificent and mysterious that divine light was, like a carefully crafted masterpiece.
"Did Brother Li obtain the artifact from this place?"
"What should we do?"
"Brother Li saved our lives; we can’t just stand by and watch!"
"But that’s Jiang Yu and the Demon Summoning Saint Son!"
The swordsmen looked conflicted, while Elder Zeng, with a complex expression, touched the book "The Overbearing Empress Fell in Love with Me" in his arms.
"Everyone, step aside!"
"Don’t be foolish!"
Li Mo, cradling the divine light, was being carried by a cloud, shouting as he ran.
The first part was directed at the onlookers, while the latter was aimed at the swordsmen of Hengyun Sword City.
In no time, he was surrounded by swirling white clouds, soaring into the sky, leaving only his silhouette behind.
Not far away.
Within the swirling dreamlike haze.
"Finally, I’ve led Jiang Yu and the others away."
"The swordsmen from the Sword City didn’t follow; perfect."
Li Mo rubbed his forehead; the intense control of his external incarnation was quite a burden on his consciousness.
But before he could catch his breath.
He saw Elder Zeng pull out a black hood from his robe and put it on.
Li Mo: "?"
Bai Jinghong, Wu Chushu, and Cao Mu exchanged glances.
Wu Chushu also took out several black hoods from his storage, handing them to the other two; they were spoils from when he dealt with bandits.
Thus, Elder Zeng and the three heroes of Hengyun transformed from dashing swordsmen into fierce bandits.
Li Mo: "????"
Oi!
You guys are going to get medicine, right?
He quickly sent a message, and Elder Zeng paused, scratching his ear, confusion showing through the eyeholes of the black hood.
Then, with a whoosh.
The few of them took to the air, their figures vanishing.
Good news: the swordsmen were quite loyal.
Bad news: they were way too loyal!
Worse still, the martial artists present exchanged glances and began to follow suit.
They wanted the artifacts.
But they didn’t dare provoke the prince directly.
Disguising took too much time, and not everyone had secret techniques, so they all opted for the simplest method.
With a hood on, they felt no emotions.
The scene quickly descended into chaos, resembling a bandit gathering in an instant.
"What are they doing?" Qin Yuzhi asked, puzzled.
Li Mo scratched the back of his head, feeling a headache coming on: "They’re probably trying to get big and strong."
"It’s not a big deal; I’ll disperse my external incarnation early."
Qin Yuzhi glanced at the trembling Lankao Mountains; the Yunmeng underground palace clearly wouldn’t hold for long and was about to collapse. She gritted her teeth and said:
"Then let’s hurry up and go."
With that, she closed her eyes, then scratched her head and opened them again:
"Where are we going?"
"Ziyang Prefecture."
Qin Yuzhi pointed a finger at Li Mo's forehead and closed her eyes, asking, "You close your eyes first and vividly imagine the place we’re going."
"Okay, I’m imagining."
Li Mo pictured the scene of Qiushui Pavilion in his mind, holding the ice lump's hand.
"Now imagine that nothing happened just now, and you’re pushing open the door of Qiushui Pavilion. When you open your eyes again, we’ll already be there."
Li Mo nodded and followed her instructions.
Suddenly, he heard Qin Yuzhi's voice in his ear.
"Open the door!"
Li Mo instinctively pushed forward, and he truly felt the sensation of a wooden door beneath his palm.
Then, his body seemed to sink into water, rippling through the currents, finally passing through a layer of rippling waves.
Li Mo first caught a whiff of the scent of wine and hot pot.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself no longer in the shaking Lankao Mountains.
It was clearly the peaceful Qiushui Pavilion!
"Did we really come back?"
"My Dream Escape technique is unparalleled under heaven."
Qin Yuzhi crossed her arms, proudly lifting her chin, then began to survey the surroundings.
This was indeed no less impressive than the cloud.
Though the conditions for using the Dream Escape technique were stricter than those for the cloud, it had the advantage of being able to carry more than one person.
The ice lump and Tian Miao also returned to Qiushui Pavilion.
"Wait, I need to fully control my external incarnation."
Li Mo didn’t even have time to check his investment returns and quickly sat down cross-legged.
And so, a significant event occurred at Lankao Mountain that day.
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