The road is vague

Chapter 277 Ancient Rumors
Li Mo possesses two of the spatial artifacts mentioned by the Divine Herb Doll.

One was a spatial ring obtained after killing the demon in Bai'an County, and the other was a spatial bracelet obtained after killing the bamboo rat spirit Huang Tong underground in the Southern Wilderness Plains.

However, over the years, he had been using both spatial artifacts because he needed to store a large amount of materials for refining puppets. It would be a real pity to sacrifice one of them like this. But thinking that there was something else inside the rat's belly and that it could be used as a storage artifact for a living creature, he gritted his teeth and took out the spatial bracelet.

"Squeak."

The money-stealing rat seemed to understand Li Mo's meaning.

After sniffing the spatial bracelet in front of it, it seemed to be afraid of Li Mo's power and immediately opened its mouth and swallowed it.

After sensing it for a moment, Li Mo was taken aback and looked at the money-stealing rat with surprise.

His previous claim of using the other party as a living storage artifact was merely self-comfort. However, when he sent the spatial hand into the other party's body as instructed by the divine herb doll, it was as if he had found the right key. He was able to sense a strange space that seemed ready to be opened at any time.

"Master, have you already entered its world of theft?"

The Divine Grass Doll, who had been looking annoyed and resentful, suddenly leaned over and asked.

"Yes, that's true."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in and see what good things this guy has collected over the years!"

Li Mo looked thoughtful.

Then, as if opening a storage bracelet, he opened a mysterious space leading to the belly of the money-stealing rat and entered it together with the divine herb doll.

The space isn't large, but it's not small either; it's roughly equivalent to a two-story building.

"Wow!"

Upon seeing several pieces of musk, the Divine Grass Doll excitedly ran over.

Li Mo was drawn to the hundreds of gems piled up in a heap.

Besides nearly half of the low-grade and mid-grade spirit stones, there were also many gems for refining weapons. He unceremoniously swept all the gems away and then looked at the piles of magic weapons and magic treasure fragments.

These things can only be recycled and have a portion of their metal essence extracted by others.

However, Li Mo could use the Five Thunder Dust Transformation Technique to gain experience in weapon crafting or to cultivate Arhat Bamboo, so he didn't hesitate to sweep away all the fragments.

As for the ancient coins and the demon cores that had lost their spiritual power, he paused briefly, shook his head in regret.

"what?"

Soon, Li Mo let out a soft exclamation.

He picked up a leaf that resembled a banana leaf from the ground, and infused it with a little spiritual light. The originally lush green leaf suddenly surged with astonishing golden spiritual power, turning into a reddish-gold color.

This surprised Li Mo.

Although he didn't know the specific use of this material, he was certain that it was a magic weapon-grade material.

"Ha ha!"

Although Li Mo has not yet advanced to the Golden Core stage, he already possesses three magic treasure-level materials: a piece of black gold, a lightning feather, and a golden spirit leaf. These materials all contain a trace of the order of heaven and earth, making them far superior to ordinary materials.

Many Golden Core cultivators venture into dangerous places to refine magical treasures, all in search of special materials that contain the order of heaven and earth. Only by harnessing the order of heaven and earth contained within these materials can the divine soul power of cultivators at the Golden Core stage and above be unleashed.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mo discovered several more crystal-clear spirit bones.

Although he knew that some sects' cultivators were eager to do this, Li Mo didn't know much about it, so he didn't take it to heart. He then looked at other items in the world of theft and carefully picked through them.

After doing all this.

Li Mo had basically achieved his goal for this trip, and was in a great mood. When he looked at the Divine Herb Doll again, he saw that the little guy had actually taken on the form of a ginseng, rooted in the spot, and chewing on the musk in his hand with a satisfied expression.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo's expression turned strange.

"How did you manage to settle down here?"

“Master, you may not know this, but I am born with an invisible immortal root, which allows me to manifest in the outside world at any time and fully utilize the abilities of both myself and the money-stealing rat. This space is perfect for hiding my true form.”

Seeing that Li Mo looked somewhat skeptical, the Divine Grass Doll felt a little embarrassed.

"Don't look at me like that. It's not that I'm afraid of death. I've thought about why I'm alive. I've thought and thought for thousands of years, and I've finally figured it out. Although I don't understand why I'm alive, I see everyone else alive, so I'll live too. Cough cough. Besides, I have a mission. I'm the only one in the Mountain and Sea Realm who can control this fragment of heaven and earth. This is a glimmer of hope left for the Mountain and Sea Realm by the ancient cultivators..."

Li Mo was dumbfounded.

"You mean cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realm travel to the Seven Star Realm through this fragment of heaven and earth?"

"That's true, but... not necessarily."

The Divine Grass Doll shrugged.

"The cultivators of the Great Zhou Dynasty originally even planned to send those two items to the Seven Star Realm through this fragment of heaven and earth, since that world is much more powerful. Unfortunately, the plan failed, and perhaps they intend to try again later."

……

After Li Mo left the world of theft, he saw the thieving rat turn around angrily and look at the ginseng doll that had materialized on his back.

The money-stealing rat bared its teeth, seemingly ready to bite at any moment.

The Divine Grass Doll, however, wore a smug expression. "You betrayed me, you tried to outsmart me! I can't escape, and you won't have a good end either. You'll still have to obediently become my mount!"

"squeak!"

Enraged, the money-stealing rat began to bite wildly at the magical grass doll on its back.

But this was just a phantom of the Divine Grass Doll; its true form had already taken root in the world of theft.

"Ahem, Little Squeak, stop fooling around."

As soon as Li Mo spoke, the money-stealing rat immediately stopped attacking, dejected, and ran out of the Illusionary Gold Net, obediently coming into Li Mo's hand.

"From now on, I'll call you Xiao Zhi. I won't make things difficult for you. You just need to stay by my side. If I die one day, you'll be free again."

"Squeak!"

The money-stealing rat bowed in gratitude as if it were in human form.

Then Li Mo looked at the phantom of the divine herb doll on the back of the money-stealing rat.

“Master, you don’t need to call me master anymore. Call me something else. According to the laws of the Great Qian Dynasty, no one is allowed to keep slaves, so there is no such thing as a master. Also, you are the same as it. If I die one day, you will regain your freedom.”

The Divine Grass Doll was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Then I shall call you... Young Master Li. You are truly a formidable young man. To be honest, when I heard you say that the Mountain and Sea Realm has become like that, and that I may be the last pillar of immortality in the Mountain and Sea Realm, I found it hard to believe. You must know that in its heyday, the Mountain and Sea Realm was considered one of the major worlds, but now it has fallen to such a state."

At this point, the old man sighed deeply.

"I wonder when we will return to the Mountain and Sea Realm. It has been so many years, and I am indeed quite homesick. Although you speak with sincerity, I cannot believe it until I see it with my own eyes. You must know that the vitality of many immortal roots far exceeds your imagination, and those ancient great demons were born in accordance with the order of heaven and earth, and are almost immortal in the Mountain and Sea Realm."

"There's still a day and a half left, no rush!"

Li Mo took out a map marked with the Rainbow Bird.

"Old fool, do you know about the Rainbow Bird?"

"what is that?"

The Divine Grass Doll looked confused, clearly having never heard of the Rainbow Bird.

"You must know about the phoenix, right?"

"Of course I know!"

Li Mo took out a map and pointed out, "Someone discovered a Jianmu tree here, which is said to be inhabited by a Tianhong bird, and the Tianhong bird is a descendant of the ancient phoenix."

"I see."

The Divine Grass Doll seemed to be deep in thought.

"If the great change you mentioned really happened in the Mountain and Sea Realm, those ancient demons might actually be able to continue their bloodline in this way, using it to diversify their potential and survive the blockade of the world's order. What a pity, what a pity!"

The Divine Grass Doll beat its chest and stamped its feet in frustration.

"At first, I felt that the future was bleak and I wanted to cry my heart out. But as I cried, I fell asleep and thousands of years have passed in the blink of an eye. Alas."

When it comes to developing one's potential, Li Mo couldn't help but think of the Nine Fox Clan.

It seems that this race also divided its potential into nine parts during this period. Coupled with the warning not to ascend on Misty Peak, he couldn't help but ponder.

"Silly old man, what do you think the Immortal Realm is like?"

The Divine Grass Doll gave Li Mo a strange look.

"Young man, you're only at the Foundation Establishment stage. Is this something you should be worrying about?"

Despite saying that, the Divine Grass Doll still gave a reply.

"In the ancient world of mountains and seas, there were two views on the immortal realm. One was that it was a peaceful and tranquil world of great harmony, the end of all Taoist practices, and a gathering place for morality, etiquette, and cognition. The other was that it was the source of all chaos, a gathering place for the bloodshed, cruelty, and madness of all races, an absolute dark world without any moral constraints, and a distorted true nature of mutual predation."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

No wonder that in some myths and legends of the Mountain and Sea Realm, some top cultivators were forced to ascend to immortality.

"You mean the immortals of the upper realm feed on our race?"

"Perhaps it's a hundred times more chaotic and cruel than this. It's said that in ancient times, immortals descended to earth, praising the beauty of the immortal realm and deceiving countless people into ascending. Until two guys from the Misty Realm, who had clearly already ascended, somehow returned midway, bringing back a forgotten chaos that twisted and drove everything mad..."

"Were those two ascendants named Xi and Nian respectively?"

Shhh!!

The Divine Grass Doll was terrified, looking at Li Mo as if he were a monster.

"Who told you all this? Now that you know their names, they know you too! Their intentions are despicable! You're doomed! Once you advance to the Void Refinement stage and master the power of the True Body, you will surely die in the Mountain and Sea Realm!"

"this?"

Li Mo revealed a somewhat inexplicable expression.

(End of this chapter)