Li Mu gazed at the Taiyin Divine Water in his palm, its dark blue light reflecting on his face, making him appear particularly stern.
The Taiyin Divine Water contained an extreme yin and cold power, but under the Chaos Seal, it now seemed as ordinary as common spiritual water.
“It’s finally in my hands,” Li Mu murmured to himself, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.
Xue'er, Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, Green-Eyed Golden Ape, Azure Moon True Dragon, Ink Jade Rock Lizard, and Azure Jade Ginseng King all gathered around, their faces filled with joy.
Xue'er retracted her nine tails and transformed into her human form, looking at Li Mu with intelligent light flickering in her eyes, and joyfully congratulated him, “Congratulations, Li Dage, for obtaining another divine object!”
“Congratulations, Master!”
Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix flapped her wings and descended, her flames receding as she transformed into a red-clad woman with picturesque features and a hint of heroism.
Green-Eyed Golden Ape, Ink Jade Rock Lizard, and Azure Jade Ginseng King followed closely, congratulating him in unison.
Li Mu listened to their congratulations, a faint smile appearing on his face as he nodded and said, “Successfully obtaining the Taiyin Divine Water this time would not have been possible without your help.
You’ve worked hard!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu waved his hand, dispelling the Chaos Reversal Sealing Array, retrieving the Chaos Zhenyuan Disk and Yang Yan Spirit Wheel, and returning the other six Natal Dao Artifacts to everyone.
All the Imperial Beasts retrieved their Natal Dao Artifacts.
Li Mu put away the Taiyin Divine Water, his gaze sweeping over everyone as he said in a deep voice, “This place is not suitable for long stays.
Let us leave quickly.”
Everyone responded in unison.
Azure Moon True Dragon let out a long cry, his dragon body suddenly expanding, transforming into a hundred-zhang giant dragon.
His scales shimmered with an azure-green light, and his dragon might was vast.
Li Mu leaped up, landing steadily on Azure Moon True Dragon’s back.
Xue'er, Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix, and the others also followed, taking their respective positions.
“Go!” Li Mu shouted in a low voice.
Azure Moon True Dragon suddenly flapped his wings, his dragon body like an azure lightning bolt, breaking through the layers of ice walls above the ice abyss and soaring straight into the sky.
The cold wind howled, and ice and snow flew.
Azure Moon True Dragon’s speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he had rushed out of the extreme cold land of the Northern Region.
Li Mu stood on the dragon's head, gazing into the distance, forming hand seals to sense the location of his other two split souls.
“Next stop, northeast direction, Central State Heavenly Ruins,” Li Mu commanded Azure Moon True Dragon.
Hearing this, Azure Moon True Dragon’s head slightly turned, and his massive tail swept, then he adjusted his direction, his dragon body cutting through the sky, rushing towards the northeast.
A hint of excitement flashed in Green-Eyed Golden Ape’s eyes as he asked with concern, “Central State Heavenly Ruins?
Legend has it that it’s a land of golden origin.
Could it be that Master’s journey this time is to seal the ‘Taijin Divine Stone’?”
Li Mu nodded slightly, smiling as he said, “That’s right.
The Taijin Divine Stone is also known as the golden flame holy crystal.
This object is currently hidden in the Heavenly Ruins.
If we can seal it, then only the Xuanhuang Earth Bead will remain, and we will have collected all seven nine-rank divine objects!”
Azure Jade Ginseng King seemed to understand something and said in a deep voice, “Legend has it that the Heavenly Ruins are the ruins of an ancient battlefield, where countless gold-element Vicious Beasts reside, and there might even be a Dao Realm Golden-winged Great Peng Demon Emperor.
We need to be extra careful.”
Li Mu smiled calmly, a hint of confidence flashing in his eyes: “No matter.
With your help, even a Dao Realm Golden-winged Great Peng Demon Emperor may not be able to stop me.”
Azure Moon True Dragon quickly traversed through the clouds, traveling thousands of miles a day, as the Central State Spiritual Domain was vast and boundless.
The moment Azure Moon True Dragon broke through the sea of clouds, ten thousand feet of golden light poured down, and the mountains and rivers below appeared as if meticulously carved by a divine craftsman: the Nine Bends Spiritual River wound eastward, entwining the Jade Marrow Mountain Range, and the boundless mountain range stretched for thousands of miles, with ancient forests and strange landscapes all visible.
Suddenly, Li Mu frowned slightly, turning to look west, as if his Divine Thought had sensed something.
“Qing Yue, stop for a moment and fly in that direction.”
Azure Moon True Dragon’s body paused slightly, then he flew westward according to Li Mu’s guidance.
Everyone looked at Li Mu, their confusion quickly answered.
They saw that in the sky a thousand miles away, golden and red light tides were clashing fiercely.
It was actually the Heaven Sealing Sword Array formed by tens of thousands of Heavenly Dao Alliance Cultivators.
Within the sword array, dozens of Body Integration Sword Cultivators stepped on sword lotuses, their Sword Qi transforming into a silver river that rolled back;
Three hundred Soul Transformation Disciples of Xuantian Sword Sect simultaneously formed hand seals, their Natal Flying Swords forming a swimming dragon sword array, engaging in a fierce battle with three hundred-zhang Devil Dragons entangled in Nine Nether Chains.
The ground was cracked with countless ravines, and a large number of Cultivators were simultaneously driving the Demon Extermination Mirror Array to illuminate Devil Soldiers.
Wherever the mirror light passed, the flesh and blood of the demonic creatures ignited with a pale white Dao Fire.
The thousand-mile sky was like a hellish scene, arbitrarily painted with gold and red by a raging deity, torn apart.
Massive spiritual swords spread out like a divine chessboard, vast and boundless.
Sword Qi converged into a liquid star river, hanging upside down in the sky, with surging waves that crushed all invading Demon Generals, Devil Soldiers, and terrifying demonic creatures into dust, annihilating them.
More than a dozen Body Integration Devil Dragons shuttled through the black clouds, spewing terrifying demonic flames.
Between their bone seams, putrid demonic maggots poured out like a storm, exploding into patches of foul green poisonous mist that permeated the surroundings.
The entire battlefield was incredibly fierce, and the ground had long turned into a sea of blood interwoven with lava and fresh blood.
The Swimming Dragon Sword Array formed by the three hundred Soul Transformation Disciples of Xuantian Sword Sect let out mournful cries.
The golden dragon formed by Sword Intent was tightly entangled by the Nine Nether Chains at its inverse scale.
Where the chains broke, demonic heads proliferated like evil spirits, biting fiercely through the dragon's belly…
The Sword Qi storm raged, and wherever it passed, seventy-two floating immortal islands collapsed with a roar.
The profound crystal chains hanging from the island foundations snapped inch by inch, and the vast amount of Law scriptures were corroded by Devilish Qi, turning into dark curse patterns, exuding an eerie aura.
The Great Buddha Temple monks chanted in unison, their Buddhist chants like thunder, shaking the sky.
They wore golden kasayas, held demon-subduing staffs, and were surrounded by auspicious Buddhist light, like angry Vajras descended to the mortal realm.
Hundreds of monks from the Great Buddha Temple formed the Vajra Demon Subduing Array.
Within the array, Buddhist light shone brightly, transforming into golden light pillars that shot straight into the sky, echoing the Heavenly Dao Alliance’s sword array, jointly resisting the rampant Devil Cultivators and demonic creatures from the Demon Abyss.
A large number of high-level Loose Cultivators also refused to be outdone, unleashing their talismans and Magic Treasures.
A white-haired old man held an ancient bronze mirror, its surface rippling, emitting streaks of blazing white light.
Wherever it shone, demonic creatures melted like ice and snow.
Another green-robed Cultivator unleashed a purple-gold gourd, from which a torrent of purple lightning gushed forth, transforming into thunder dragons that fought with the Devil Dragons.
Furthermore, a red-clad female Cultivator held a Crimson Flame fan in her hand, and with each wave, a sea of fire surged, incinerating countless Devil Soldiers into ashes.
However, the Demon Abyss’s offensive grew fiercer.
Deep underground, the Gate of Demon Abyss slowly opened, and endless Devilish Qi surged out, condensing into hideous demonic creatures.
These demonic creatures varied in form; some were like giant beasts with fangs and sharp claws, others were neither human nor beast with twisted faces, and still others were like ghosts, flickering unpredictably.
They roared and charged onto the battlefield, leaving devastation in their wake.
The Heavenly Dao Alliance’s sword array was incredibly destructive, but the demonic creatures were countless and fearless of death.
Under their frenzied assault, the array gradually showed signs of fatigue.
The Sword Cultivators’ faces were pale, and cold sweat beaded on their foreheads, clearly indicating severe spiritual energy depletion.
The Xuantian Sword Sect’s Swimming Dragon Sword Array was even more precarious.
The Great Buddha Temple’s Vajra Demon Subduing Array also suffered fierce impacts.
Although Buddhist light could purify Devilish Qi, the sheer number of demonic creatures was too great, and the monks’ chanting gradually grew faint, while the Buddhist light began to dim.
“Li Dage, it’s a battle between the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Demon Abyss Devil Cultivators.
Should we help?” Xue'er’s eyes showed pity as she looked at the Human Race Cultivators falling into the hands of the demonic creatures, and she quickly asked Li Mu.
“Yes! Let’s make it quick!” Li Mu nodded.
Hearing this, Azure Moon True Dragon flicked his tail and swiftly charged into the battlefield.
As he neared the battlefield, Li Mu waved his hand, and Myriad Swords Mountain flew out from within him, expanding rapidly in the wind, instantly transforming into a thousand-zhang giant peak.
Within the mountain, ten thousand Seventh-Order Dao Swords were embedded, buzzing with sword cries, releasing endless Sword Intent, already sensing their master’s killing intent.
“Unsheathe!” With Li Mu’s low shout, ten thousand swords roared, and ten thousand Seventh-Order Dao Swords poured out like a torrential rain.
Their sword light intertwined into a brilliant star river, rushing straight towards the battlefield.
Azure Moon True Dragon let out a long cry, his dragon body suddenly trembled, and an azure-green inverse scale detached from his neck, transforming into a three-foot azure blade.
The sword body was layered like dragon scales, and a faint draconic phantom coiled at the blade’s edge.
Azure Moon True Dragon opened his mouth and spat out a breath of dragon Qi, and the Inverse Scale Dao Sword immediately burst forth with azure light, transforming into a thousand-zhang sword beam that swept across the battlefield.
Wherever it passed, demonic creatures fell like stalks of wheat.
“Azure Ginseng Spirit Staff, rise!” Azure Jade Ginseng King shouted in a low voice, his jade staff suddenly plunging into the Void Realm.
The staff body radiated a brilliant azure light, and countless ginseng roots extended from its base, rooting themselves in the battlefield’s earth.
Wherever the ginseng roots passed, withered Spiritual Veins regained vitality, and the Heavenly Dao Alliance Cultivators’ spiritual power rapidly recovered.
The tip of the Azure Ginseng Spirit Staff even condensed an azure jade luminous pearl, whose light scattered, purifying the Devilish Qi.
“Black Rock Square Seal, suppress!” Ink Jade Rock Lizard roared, spitting out a dark square seal from his mouth.
The seal expanded against the wind, transforming into a hundred-zhang giant seal, with the characters “Suppress Demon” carved at its base, exuding a heavy earth-element Origin.
The seal crashed down, suppressing a hundred-zhang demonic creature to the ground, and the black light bursting from the seal body coiled like chains, firmly imprisoning it.
“Nine Yin Cold Pearl, condense!” Xue'er lightly shouted, her nine tails unfurling, and a dark blue precious pearl flew out from between her eyebrows.
Nine yin and cold Dao patterns appeared on the pearl’s surface, emitting extreme icy cold power.
The Nine Yin Cold Pearl hung in the sky above the battlefield, and cold Qi poured down like a tide, freezing countless demonic creatures into ice sculptures, which then shattered into dust.
“Fire Feather Fan, burn!” Crimson Refining Fire Phoenix flew high, waving her Fire Feather Fan fiercely.
Nine phoenix phantoms appeared on the fan’s surface, each spitting out blazing Crimson Flame.
The phoenix phantoms transformed into a sky full of fire rain, incinerating the Devilish Qi on the battlefield, and demonic creatures wailed in the sea of fire, turning into ashes.
“Jin Gang Dragon Snake Staff, break!” Green-Eyed Golden Ape roared, smashing his Jin Gang Dragon Snake Staff fiercely onto the ground.
Dragon and snake phantoms appeared on the staff body, dragon roars and snake hisses intertwined, and the staff’s shadow swept across the battlefield like a violent storm, stirring up gusts of Geng Metal storm that tore the demonic creatures into shreds.
Under Li Mu’s control, the ten thousand Seventh-Order Dao Swords were as if extensions of his limbs.
Their sword light intertwined into a massive sword net that enveloped the battlefield.
Within the sword net, demonic creatures struggled like trapped beasts, but could not escape the fate of being slaughtered.
Wherever the sword light passed, Devilish Qi dissipated, demonic creatures shattered, and the battlefield situation instantly reversed.
Seeing this, the Heavenly Dao Alliance Cultivators’ morale soared, and their sword array once again burst forth with dazzling light, seizing the opportunity to charge into the Devil Abyss Army and strike at the struggling enemy.
Li Mu stood on Azure Moon True Dragon’s back, his gaze stern, his sword seals constantly changing.
Ten thousand Dao Swords flowed like a star river, annihilating the demonic creatures on the battlefield one by one.
All the Imperial Beasts displayed their Divine Abilities, their Natal Dao Artifacts demonstrating their full power, and the Demon Abyss forces on the battlefield retreated steadily.
With the strong intervention of Li Mu and his Imperial Beasts, the battlefield situation quickly reversed.
The Heavenly Dao Alliance Cultivators, who had originally shown signs of fatigue, were now greatly boosted in morale by the support of Li Mu and his group.
The sword array once again burst forth with dazzling light, and the Cultivators unleashed their strongest techniques, pursuing the retreating Devil Abyss Army with renewed vigor.
Above the battlefield, Li Mu stood on Azure Moon True Dragon’s back, his gaze stern, his sword seals constantly changing.
Ten thousand Dao Swords flowed like a star river, annihilating the demonic creatures on the battlefield one by one.
All the Imperial Beasts displayed their Divine Abilities, their Natal Dao Artifacts demonstrating their full power, and the Demon Abyss forces on the battlefield were utterly routed.
The Heavenly Dao Alliance Cultivators all looked up at the figure standing on the dragon’s back, their eyes filled with shock and awe.
“Who exactly is that Senior? To possess such terrifying strength!” a Body Integration Stage Sword Cultivator exclaimed in a low voice, his sword light trembling slightly, clearly awed by Li Mu’s methods.
“Those Imperial Beasts by his side, each of them possesses a Dao Artifact, and their strength is unfathomable.
They are probably all Mahayana Dao Realm level existences!” another Void Refining Cultivator muttered, his eyes filled with disbelief.
“No matter who he is, if he hadn’t acted in time today, we would probably not have escaped this calamity!” a high monk from the Great Buddha Temple clasped his hands together, softly chanting a Buddhist mantra, his eyes filled with gratitude.
“It’s Li Jianxian, Senior Li, it must be him, the Senior Li who defeated the Eternal Demon God!”
“So it’s him! No wonder he has such strength!” an Elder from the Heavenly Dao Alliance suddenly realized, his eyes filled with reverence.
“That’s right, it’s him! Legend has it that he defeated the Eternal Demon God by himself, I never thought I’d actually see him today!” another Cultivator exclaimed with emotion, his eyes filled with awe.
...
The Cultivators on the battlefield discussed animatedly, full of speculation and reverence regarding Li Mu’s Origins.
Upon recognizing Li Mu’s identity, many people couldn’t help but become excited, especially the high-ranking members of the Heavenly Dao Alliance and the Elders of Xuantian Sword Sect, who all wanted to go forward and greet him.
“Elder Li! It really is Elder Li!” a Sword Elder from Xuantian Sword Sect shouted excitedly, his figure flashing as he flew towards Li Mu.
“Senior Li! Thanks to your timely assistance today, otherwise we would probably have been unable to withstand the Demon Abyss’s assault!” a Body Integration Cultivator from the Heavenly Dao Alliance flew before Li Mu, expressing his gratitude.
“Master!”
A figure swiftly approached from a distance, his voice filled with unconcealed excitement and joy.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a middle-aged man in a dark Xuan-colored robe rushing out from the crowd.
His face was resolute, and a sharp Sword Intent emanated from between his brows.
“It’s Lin Maoshan! Sect Master Lin of Seven Gods Sect!” Someone recognized the newcomer and exclaimed in a low voice.
“What, isn’t Seven Gods Sect a small Sect?
Sect Master Lin is actually Li Jianxian’s Disciple!”
...
Lin Maoshan, Sect Master Lin of Seven Gods Sect, though only at the Soul Transformation cultivation level, was a Five Elements Cultivator with extremely high attainments, and was a somewhat well-known figure within the Heavenly Dao Alliance.
However, at this moment, he had completely lost his usual dignity and composure, his eyes filled with excitement, as if he had seen a long-lost relative.
“Master! It really is you!” Lin Maoshan flew before Li Mu, respectfully cupping his fists in a salute, his voice trembling slightly.
Li Mu had already sensed his presence, and looking at Lin Maoshan before him, a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes as he nodded slightly and said, “Maoshan, it’s been many years, and your cultivation has improved quite a bit.”
Hearing this, a hint of shame appeared on Lin Maoshan’s face as he said in a low voice, “This Disciple is dull-witted.
Although I have cultivated diligently without ceasing, I have always failed to advance to the Void Refining Realm, truly letting down Master’s nurturing.”
“The situation is perilous, you have done well, do not belittle yourself.
Come behind me.” Li Mu smiled, not blaming him.
He turned to look at another old acquaintance.
Lin Maoshan gladly accepted the command, quickly moving to Li Mu’s side, and seeing Xue'er, he immediately bowed respectfully, “Mistress!”
Xue'er smiled brightly, and with a slight movement of her Divine Thought, she communicated something with him.
(End of Chapter)
