I offered sacrifices to the gods

Standing on the spirit boat, Lin Mo could still sense a powerful spiritual pressure even though he was so far away from the Five Poisons Sect Master.

Immediately afterwards, his breathing stopped, and his spiritual energy and blood seemed to freeze, making it difficult to circulate normally in his meridians.

A murderous aura locked onto the spirit boat. With his cultivation only at the Spirit Guidance Realm, he felt extremely cold all over, as if he were a rabbit being targeted by a ferocious beast.

The Five Poisons Sect Master had already discovered their presence, yet he remained fearless, knowing that two experts at the Visualization Realm were waiting there, but still chose to reveal himself directly.

With his hands clasped behind his back, the abbot's feet were enveloped in a golden halo that quickly spread out and covered the spirit boat.

"Fellow Daoist Poison Wolf, why aren't you staying in your Heavenly Poison Sect in Xi Kingdom? Why are you causing trouble in my Yu Kingdom?"

Since they were all from neighboring countries, the abbot quickly recognized the identity and background of the Five Poisons Sect leader. Just as he had guessed, he was a protector of the Heavenly Poison Sect.

With the abbot's protection, the spiritual pressure containing murderous intent suddenly dissipated, and Lin Mo breathed a slight sigh of relief, though the lingering fear in his heart had not subsided.

So powerful!

The first direct encounter with the energy of the visualization realm deeply shocked Lin Mo.

He dared not imagine what terrifying beings the Golden Sun Ancestor, whose cultivation was still above the Visualization Realm, and the leader of the Heavenly Poison Sect must be.

The Five Poisons Sect Master sneered, forming a hand seal in his palm, which caused layers of colorful clouds to ripple behind him.

Immediately afterwards, a strange rain began to fall from the sky, and each raindrop looked colorful.

"I'll borrow these two states from you for a few years, and return them in full. How about that?"

Upon seeing this scene, the abbot frowned, condensed a ball of golden spiritual light in his palm, and then unleashed a powerful palm strike.

boom!

A golden palm print was thrust out horizontally, instantly turning the spiritual energy in the sky into a chaotic mess.

Most of the colorful raindrops that had just fallen have been completely wiped out!

"This is poisonous rain, retreat quickly!" the abbot shouted in the air. Even high in the sky, his voice was still incredibly loud when it reached the ground.

The tens of thousands of troops who had been so imposing on the ground suddenly changed their expressions and retreated from Chongning Pass like madmen.

However, it was still a bit slow, and quite a few raindrops still fell.

Those mortals who were drenched in the poisonous rain had their bodies instantly rot and eventually turn into a pool of pus.

This scene terrified countless people, who fled for their lives, no longer caring about military order, only thinking about escaping as quickly as possible.

In just a short time, thousands of people died in the poisonous rain, and there were many more casualties due to trampling.

He single-handedly repelled tens of thousands of Lion Army troops, and the power of the Contemplation Realm cultivator once again refreshed the understanding of countless people.

The abbot did not stand idly by; he rode a golden streak of light and rushed out.

"Junior sister, please keep an eye on this unworthy disciple for me. I'm going to meet the Five Poisons Sect Master."

Leaving behind only this one sentence, the abbot rode the golden light straight toward the Five Poisons Sect Master on the horizon.

On the spirit boat, Lin Mo's eyes revealed a look of hope as he glanced at the elder of punishment standing in front of him.

The latter chuckled, naturally understanding what Lin Mo was thinking: "Give up on that idea. Your senior brother entrusted you to me, so naturally I can't just let you leave like this."

Upon hearing this, a hint of regret flashed in Lin Mo's eyes.

However, he quickly dismissed these unrealistic thoughts. If the elder of punishments was willing to let him leave directly, he would have successfully escaped that night in the temple.

After all, he was responsible for watering the Dragon Blood Tree, and since it concerned Ancestor Jin Yang, no one dared to neglect it.

Soon, he turned his gaze back to the distant horizon.

The abbot and the leader of the Five Poisons Sect have clashed several times, yet neither has gained the upper hand; the two remain evenly matched.

At this moment, Lin Mo only hoped that the two could perish together, so that he could be free and unfettered.

The elder of punishments didn't even look at Lin Mo before knowing what he was thinking: "Don't even think about it. Those two are shrewd people. How could they possibly fight to the death over something like this?"

"They seem to be fighting fiercely right now, but they're not really going all out. Neither of them has even used their natal magic weapons."

"They are probably trying to negotiate using their divine senses to see if they can reach an agreement through negotiation. Right now, it's just a show for outsiders."

Hearing this, Lin Mo's lips twitched slightly, but he thought to himself that it made sense.

If he had finally cultivated to the visualization realm and lived for such a long time, he naturally wouldn't be willing to risk his life against a fellow cultivator of the same level.

What a pity...

After a moment of regret, Lin Mo began to ponder what the Heavenly Poison Sect's true purpose was.

Even if the Heavenly Poison Sect is stronger than the Golden Sun Temple, it would never be so insane as to start a war with the Golden Sun Temple over two prefectures.

Such a war of immortals would be difficult to determine a winner, and would likely result in a lose-lose situation.

From a profit perspective, it's not very realistic.

As expected, under the watchful eyes of everyone, the abbot and the Five Poisons Sect Master fought for a while before separating.

The show looked impressive, but in reality, nothing was really going on; it was just a probing exchange that made a lot of noise but had little real action.

"The three southern prefectures are important training grounds for our ancestor, and there is absolutely no way he would give them up so easily. Fellow Daoist Poison Wolf, you should just give up on that idea."

The abbot's face was extremely gloomy, clearly indicating that the conditions proposed by the other party during the conversation were so unreasonable that he could not accept them.

The cession of three prefectures in southern Xinjiang ten years ago is an absolutely unacceptable condition.

The Kingdom of Yu was the source of Jin Yang Dao Ren's faith, and every citizen could provide him with faith and aspirations, which was extremely important for the path that Jin Yang Lao Zu embarked on.

If he agrees to cede the three southern prefectures to the Heavenly Poison Sect for ten years, I'm afraid Old Ancestor Jin Yang will be the first to not let him off the hook.

"Then there's nothing to talk about. Let's start the war and see how long your Golden Sun Temple can hold out." The Five Poisons Sect Master sneered, his hands forming hand seals, and spiritual light intertwined in front of him.

Then a brightly colored wolf spider appeared, and this huge wolf spider spun out dense spider silk, forming a large web in the air.

Third-tier poisonous insect!

The abbot's expression changed slightly; he hadn't expected the other party to be serious.

"go!"

Fortunately, the abbot was not unprepared. He immediately summoned his natal magic weapon, a bronze furnace burning with blazing golden flames.

boom!

Golden flames swept out, instantly burning the large web spun by the tarantula to ashes.

Golden Flame Treasure Furnace!

This is the abbot's natal magic weapon. It has been nurtured and refined with his own life fire for many years, and this furnace has long since reached the level of a top-grade magic weapon, with extremely terrifying power.

The Five Poisons Sect Master opened his mouth again, a ghostly green light gleaming in his pupils.

Then, it spewed out a ball of eerie green flame from its mouth.

However, the eerie green flame wasn't aimed at its enemy; instead, it landed on the wolf spider.

As the flames seeped into the wolf spider's body, the aura of this third-tier venomous insect suddenly surged, and its eight legs were covered with a layer of eerie green light.

"Now's the time, make your move!" The Five Poisons Sect Master grinned and shouted at the empty void.

In the next instant, a crimson serpent suddenly sprang out from the void, baring its venomous fangs and lunging to bite the abbot.

Not only that, the Five Poisons Sect Master and his third-tier wolf spiders also launched a fierce attack.

not good!

The abbot's expression turned extremely ugly. There was actually a protector of the Heavenly Poison Sect hidden here, who was also at the Visualization Realm.

This red-banded snake was the spirit pet kept by the other party.

Behind the battlefield, the elder of punishments also became solemn.

She unleashed a gentle burst of spiritual energy, sending Lin Mo off the spirit boat, leaving behind the words: "Stay put in the back and don't even think about running away. You have your senior brother's divine imprint on you; you can't escape."

After saying that, the Elder of Punishments flew into the air and rushed to the front line of the battlefield, joining this conflict at the Visualization Realm level.

Lin Mo, who was left unattended, had a glint in his eyes.

His chance has come!

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