The road is vague

Chapter 100 Baili Mountains
After putting away the Two Worlds Flower, Yinshuizhi and spirit stones, Li Mo took a look at a few talismans.

They are all just low-grade talismans.

This thing is basically of no use to Li Mo now. After he took it, he looked at the rope magic weapon.

This magical weapon for trapping enemies has a single function.

But when dealing with opponents with thick skin and low flexibility, it should have unexpected effects.

At this moment, the second Ruoyu's substitute puppet was corroded to the point that only a few metal fragments remained, emitting a foul odor.

Li Mo glanced at the ground, confirmed that nothing was left out, and then turned back to the cave where the battle had taken place.

The battle here was naturally over. The four people from Lu State had already slipped away. Ma Xuanji, Xin Yueyao, and Miao Qianhua all showed a vigilant attitude. They did not pursue them in depth, nor did they dare to disperse their actions.

After Li Mo came out, the three of them immediately looked over.

"Fellow Daoist Li, did you kill that disciple of the Zaizao Sect?"

"No."

Li Mo sighed helplessly and told the truth.

"That was just her substitute puppet. I didn't expect the puppet she created would be so exquisite. It was so real that even I was fooled."

Xin Yueyao and Miao Qianhua were both shocked when they heard this.

Ma Xuanji, however, was suddenly enlightened.

"She actually became a substitute puppet. It seems that she is a rare genius in the Re-Creation Sect."

As someone who also studies puppetry, Ma Xuanji has a deep understanding of it.

"Second Ruoyu, hmm, that should be correct. I remember that within the Zaizao Sect, there is indeed such a 'Second' family. The Zaizao Sect often talks about the Second Puppet Generation, which is the great magical power created by this family. It is the ability to transform oneself into a puppet."

Li Mo looked around.

"How are the three of them doing here?"

Xin Yueyao shook her head and sighed.

"After you left after that substitute puppet, they all ran away. The three of us were worried about a trap, so we didn't dare to pursue them any further."

Li Mo had anticipated this and didn't say much.

However, judging from the performance of these three people, it is obvious that they have not yet realized that Li Mo is already a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage. They just think that he has used a powerful secret technique to turn defeat into victory.

After the trouble caused by these people from Lu State, Xin Yueyao was no longer in the mood to continue exploring the Peacock Cave.

Come when she wants to.

Once those people leave, if they find help and come back, the four of us will be stuck.

Coupled with the embarrassing appearance she had shown earlier due to the evil spirit, she found it really difficult to speak, so she immediately proposed that they must leave the Peacock Cave first to avoid being caught in a trap.

"Leaving... is fine."

"agree."

"OK then."

After the four of them unanimously agreed, they began to return along the original route. However, as soon as they walked out of the cave, Xin Yueyao was the first to notice that something was wrong.

"careful!"

She signaled them to stop and cast a spell towards the stalagmites in front of them.

All of a sudden.

These stalagmites shook and disappeared out of thin air. The air quickly twisted and formed an illusion. Four rays of light rushed to the top of the cave.

"They really have a backup plan."

Upon hearing this, Ma Xuanji couldn't help but feel a little scared, as if he was quite afraid of the flag formation in front of him.

"Fortunately, we didn't pursue them too deeply. These guys from Lu are really cautious."

Xin Yueyao seemed to be thinking about something.

"They left in such a hurry that they didn't even have time to reclaim this flag formation. It doesn't look like they were trying to lure the enemy deeper, but were simply fleeing."

After a while.

Since there was no one in charge of this illusion formation, Xin Yueyao broke it without any harm and gained a flag formation for free.

The value of a flag formation is related to the number of flags in it.

This flag formation only has four flags and can only be used against Qi training disciples. It is even a little difficult to deal with high-level Qi training disciples. Naturally, its value is not too high.

But no matter what, this is a complete set of flag formations after all, and its value cannot be too low.

Ma Xuanji felt a little jealous.

After that, the four of them encountered no more obstacles and arrived at the outside of the Peacock Cave smoothly.

It was already daytime outside, and the four of them couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Ma Xuanji looked at the three people.

"I wonder what your plans are next?"

Miao Qianhua was the first to respond.

"I plan to reunite with my fellow disciples and explore a few more resource points."

Xin Yueyao said, "I don't have any plans for now. I just want to collect as many spiritual herbs as possible, and if there's a chance, I'll try to hunt down a disciple of the Tuxing Sect."

Li Mo spoke last.

"I'm very satisfied with what I've gained from this trip. I plan to try my luck in the Baili Mountains in the center of this secret realm. It would be great if I could find a thousand-year-old spiritual medicine."

The three of them heard this and shook their heads and smiled.

"Then I would like to wish Fellow Daoist Li good luck in advance."

After Ma Xuanji finished speaking, he looked at Xin Yueyao with a smile.

"Fairy Xin, how about we continue to work together to explore the secret realm?"

"no problem."

After Xin Yueyao agreed, the four of them parted ways.

At noon, Li Mo relied on the wind-controlling technique of the Qingming Crane Cloak to rush to the foot of the Baili Mountains.

“It’s really high!”

When he was far away, Li Mo didn't realize how high the mountain was. It was not until he stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up at the snow-capped peaks on the top that he couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Standing at the foot of such a towering mountain, one feels incredibly insignificant. As for finding the magical herbs and medicines hidden in the cracks and corners of the rocks, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack; it's not something that can be discerned with a simple sweep of divine consciousness.

The Baili Mountains are located in the central area of ​​the secret realm.

If you walk here, even if you are a disciple with fast legs, it will take at least a day to get there. There are probably not many disciples willing to come here to explore.

"Try your luck."

Li Mo felt refreshed and began to climb up the mountain, constantly looking around as he did so.

The so-called Baili Mountains are composed of dozens of large mountains. He only hopes that he can search the two routes that cross this relatively low mountain in the next two days.

That's it.

Li Mo climbed to the top of the mountain in one breath. It was already 3 p.m., but unfortunately he didn't find any opportunity.

"As expected of an ancient cultivator, this is truly a generous act."

Li Mo stood on the top of the mountain, sighing in his heart.

Only by standing here could he see the other side of the secret realm, the side blocked by the Baili Mountains.

The mountains here are towering and stretch for hundreds of miles. They appear abruptly and end without any warning. If the terrain here is combined with the terrain outside the formation, it can be said to be quite abrupt and unreasonable. It can only be explained as the work of ancient monks.

In the lower parts of the mountains, the vegetation is dense and connected to the evergreen forest.

The top of the mountain is covered with snow, and it is extremely cold up there.

There was only a general mark for this place on the resource map, and there was no information worth referring to. Li Mo stepped on the snow under his feet, making a continuous "crunching" and "crunching" sound.

"Let's go down the mountain and rest for a night, and continue the search tomorrow."

Li Mo felt a little tired after exploring the Peacock Cave without rest last night.

After he walked down the mountain and entered the Evergreen Forest, he chose a relatively flat area, took out the tent from his storage bag, and set it up on the spot.

After setting up the tent, Li Mo took out the spirit stones as fuel, lit a bonfire, took out the dry food, heated it up, and enjoyed it on the spot.

After eating and drinking enough.

Li Mo was about to enter the tent to rest, but suddenly remembered something.

"There are so many evil spirits in this place. This lightning-struck wood may help reduce some troubles and allow me to sleep well."

Thinking of this, Li Mo smiled slightly, took out a piece of lightning-struck wood from his storage bag, and inserted it in front of the tent door as a talisman to ward off evil spirits. He then asked several human-shaped puppets to stand guard around it, and then crawled into the tent to sleep.

Speaking of the wood struck by lightning, Li Mo couldn't help but feel a pity.

He never gave up searching for the wood struck by lightning that could produce spiritual energy. Unfortunately, spiritual wood that could produce spiritual energy was rare to begin with, and those struck by lightning were even rarer.

Unless he is willing to spend a large amount of spirit stones to buy it everywhere, he can only wait for the opportunity.

This will also be one of his tasks after he becomes the inspector of the Ministry of Destiny.

the next day.

After a night's rest, Li Mo felt a little tired.

My head feels dizzy.

After he walked out of the tent, he rubbed his face and shook his head. It felt a little strange, as if he was sleepwalking.

After finishing everything, Li Mo took out some dry food and took a couple of bites.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly froze.

"The lightning-struck wood is gone?"

Li Mo was stunned for a while, and tried hard to recall the abnormality of last night.

However, he slept until dawn and did not notice anything unusual!
This means that if the unknown existence that took away the lightning-struck wood wants to harm him, he will be in danger of death!
"Is it a warning, or..."

Li Mo didn't dare to think about it any further.

He tried to remain calm and searched the area carefully. Sure enough, he saw a series of fresh human footprints, with no signs of concealment at all, heading towards the Baili Mountains.

He was sure that these footprints were not left by him, and he still couldn't find the lost piece of lightning-struck wood.

"Maybe it was just taken away by some small animal?"

Li Mo also secretly warned himself in his heart that when he rested tonight, he must stay away from the Baili Mountains.

He really couldn't deceive himself.

"Humph!"

After a cold snort, he actually walked forward along the footprints, ready to investigate what happened last night, otherwise he would not be able to rest easy.

morning.

Li Mo found a cave. Except for a black shadow on the ground, he found nothing inside. The man must have come here to search and rest for a short time.

Before I knew it, it was already afternoon.

The two stopped more than twenty feet apart and looked at each other.

Li Mo had been tracking this person for a long time. After seeing his appearance clearly, he showed an expression of disbelief.

"Who is your Excellency?"

The person in front of him was a skinny old man in his sixties or seventies, with loose skin, dark spots, and sparse hair, like a walking corpse.

At this moment.

He suddenly appeared halfway up the mountain, looking like he was seriously searching for elixirs, which was really weird.

After all, the disciples participating in the exchange meeting this time were disciples from the training halls of various sects, and he did not remember that there was such an old man among these people.

Or is there someone else in this secret place?
After hearing this, the old man couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, revealing a surprised expression.

"Isn't this Fellow Daoist Li from the Lingmu Sect? I'm Dong Wuque from the Baibao Sect. We met last night. Have you forgotten?"

"Dong Wuque?"

Li Mo was stunned for a moment, then became even more shocked.

Among the three people from Baibaomen, Zhang Qiaoer is the eldest sister and Dong Wuque is the third.

He looked at the other person carefully, and sure enough, he saw some of Dong Wuque's expression between his eyebrows, and his pupils shrank immediately.

What does it mean that we saw each other last night?
Moreover, the two of them have only been separated for two and a half days since the exchange meeting began. How could he have become so old that it felt like he had died and been resurrected?

Dong Wuque seemed unaware of this and looked at Li Mo with a simple smile.

But to Li Mo, this smile was so terrifying and absurd that he broke out in a cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)