I offered sacrifices to the gods

Lin Mo rolled around on the ground a few times before slowly getting up.

The [Deeply Rooted Talisman] worked, and the wound on my side that was bleeding profusely began to heal rapidly.

As long as he stands on the ground, the talisman will take effect, and the speed at which his spiritual energy recovers will also be greatly accelerated.

Lin Mo's feet seemed to sprout invisible roots, which dug deep into the earth, constantly drawing on the earth's energy to nourish his body.

As a result, his activation of the Stone Skin Technique became much smoother, and the layer of earth element stone armor that condensed on his body was much stronger than usual.

Otherwise, that punch from the imperial governor just now would probably have taken half his life.

The governor and the cultivators from the Five Poisons Sect exchanged glances and made a decision: they would eliminate the threat completely here and would not allow the news to leak out under any circumstances.

"We cannot spare his life; if this matter is exposed, the consequences will be extremely troublesome."

"Yes, Governor Ge is right. Let's kill him together."

After they finished speaking, they simultaneously mobilized their spiritual power and attacked from two different directions.

Governor Ge practiced a wind-based martial art, which was incredibly fast, with invisible and cunning attacks. He could also use wind-attribute spiritual power to enhance himself, increasing the speed of his punches and kicks several times over.

He moved with lightning speed, and in a few swift movements, he was once again in front of Lin Mo, a miniature hurricane already gathered in his palm.

boom!

But this time, Lin Mo was already prepared. He remained silent, his expression extremely focused.

"roar!"

In the darkness, a dragon's roar resounded, the powerful sound shaking the surrounding leaves to the ground.

A small, grayish-white dragon soared out in front of him, forcefully blocking the governor's attack.

Immediately afterwards, the small dragon formed from the imperial dragon energy slashed out with its claw at the governor.

Swish!

With a whooshing sound, several gruesome gashes were torn open on Governor Ge's chest, the flesh torn open, and the white bones could be vaguely seen.

One strike! With just this one strike, a cultivator of the same realm was severely injured!

This terrifying offensive power left Governor Ge utterly horrified, his face contorted with disbelief: "Imperial Dragon Aura... Impossible! Who are you?"

However, Lin Mo ignored him and turned to face the bewildered Five Poisons Sect cultivator.

Clearly, he was also frightened by the somewhat illusory gray-white dragon in front of Lin Mo, forcibly stopping in his tracks, his eyes filled with apprehension.

After hesitating for a moment, he immediately threw out a few iron balls.

puff!

Several iron balls exploded in mid-air, instantly spreading a thick cloud of poisonous mist.

Upon seeing this, Lin Mo immediately held his breath and brought out the golden bracelet on his wrist.

hum!

A dazzling golden blade of light slashed out, cleaving through the dense poisonous fog in front of them.

But the attack struck empty air, and the Five Poisons Sect cultivator vanished without a trace.

"You're fast enough to run, but I can't let you go today." Lin Mo muttered, took out a yellow talisman from his pocket, and then activated it.

First-grade superior quality, Wind-Light Talisman!

In an instant, wisps of wind enveloped him, and his speed suddenly increased dramatically.

Light as a feather, aided by the wind, even the most rugged and difficult roads seemed like flat ground at this moment.

"As expected of a talisman personally crafted by the Elder of Punishments, it is truly miraculous." Lin Mo was slightly surprised, and soon darted away a long distance.

Before long, he saw the Five Poisons Sect cultivator again, running away in a sorry state.

Hearing footsteps behind him, the man turned around in fright and looked as if he had seen a ghost.

Lin Mo chuckled, finally understanding how He Bao had teased him before.

The next moment, he mobilized the qi and blood in his body and poured it into his legs, increasing his speed by another leap.

With the wind whistling past his ears, Lin Mo swiftly approached the Five Poisons Sect cultivator and then delivered a punch to his back.

boom!

The power boost from the Blood Transporting Scripture made this punch incredibly strong, almost causing the opponent's chest to cave in.

boom!

The cultivator from the Five Poisons Sect fell heavily to the ground, his life force extinguished instantly.

"I was originally planning to go with you to the Five Poisons Sect to take refuge, but it seems I'll have to find somewhere else now."

As he spoke, Lin Mo quickly searched his body.

He didn't have much money on him, but he did have a storage bag hidden inside. After weighing it for a moment, Lin Mo put the storage bag away and, while the Wind-Light Talisman was still active, turned back.

...

Governor Ge was not dead yet, but he wouldn't live much longer. He lay limp on the ground, his chest soaked in blood, and he was barely breathing.

Hearing footsteps in front of him, Governor Ge struggled to open his eyes, trying to see Lin Mo's features clearly.

In a daze, Governor Ge thought he had seen the emperor.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"

Lin Mo sneered and said, "I don't deserve it. I'm just a discarded son of the royal family. What right do I have to inherit the throne?"

Upon hearing this, Governor Ge focused his eyes as hard as he could and finally saw Lin Mo's features clearly.

He wasn't exactly handsome, but his eyebrows and eyes were striking, and his dark pupils were deep, like an abyss.

"The Sixth Prince?"

"Hmm, does the governor recognize me?" Lin Mo raised an eyebrow and asked.

Governor Ge gave a wry smile and said, "I saw you once in the palace when I came to the capital to report on my duties years ago, but I truly recognized you when I saw the imperial dragon aura you just displayed and the Taoist robe you were wearing."

Lin Mo remained silent upon hearing this.

However, Governor Ge, barely holding on to his breath, asked in a broken voice, "Your Highness...are you truly...working for Jinyang Temple now? You are a prince of the royal family."

Still not giving a direct answer, Lin Mo murmured, "So what if it is, and so what if it isn't?"

"The court has been plagued by corruption for many years, and the Jinyang Temple has controlled the country for many years. Every emperor in history has wanted to get rid of his puppet status."

"Your Highness has the blood of the imperial family and has now become the personal disciple of the abbot. You should think about doing something for the royal family."

Governor Ge said with great sorrow, “Even on his deathbed, he is still worried about the country and its people. He is truly a loyal subject.” This made Lin Mo deeply admire him.

"Your Excellency is joking. The greatest threat to Jin Yang Temple is not the abbot, but that Taoist Jin Yang."

"Besides, even the abbot is not someone to be trifled with; you should know that better than I do."

However, Governor Ge, panting, whispered, "So His Majesty has made contact with the Heavenly Poison Sect of Xi Kingdom. When two tigers fight, one will surely be injured. This is where the opportunity lies."

Lin Mo shook his head, not optimistic about the matter: "The Heavenly Poison Sect has a much bigger appetite than the Golden Sun Temple. Bringing the Heavenly Poison Sect into the Yu Kingdom is tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house. Will the other cultivation families agree to this?"

Although Jin Yang Temple controls the entire royal family of Yu Kingdom, it rarely interferes in politics, only requiring the court and other cultivation families to pay tribute every year.

But the Heavenly Poison Sect is different. Once the Heavenly Poison Sect takes over the Yu Kingdom, it will be a question whether even the royal family can continue to exist normally.

Upon hearing this, Governor Ge's eyes lit up with a strange light, and he grabbed Lin Mo's sleeve.

"Your Majesty is mistaken. In fact, the Sixth Prince is the most suitable candidate to succeed to the throne. He has indeed cultivated the imperial aura at a young age."

At this point, Governor Ge's face immediately turned rosy, and his speech became much smoother: "The Heavenly Poison Sect's ambitions are indeed grand, but what they care about most is an opportunity in the Southern Frontier."

"Master Jin Yang has been out of the world for a long time, and his cultivation must have reached a critical point. As long as we kill the abbot, Jin Yang Temple will be leaderless, and then Tian Du Sect will have an opportunity to take advantage of the situation."

"The secret order to retrieve my storage bag allows us to continue our cooperation with the Heavenly Poison Sect."

"Your Highness... this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we cannot miss it..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Governor Ge collapsed heavily to the ground, and died.

Lin Mo took a deep breath and murmured, "It seems I shouldn't have killed him."

As he spoke, he quickly searched the governor's body and found a palm-sized storage bag, which he then put into his pocket.

At this moment, Lin Mo's thoughts were somewhat chaotic. After pondering for a while, he continued walking towards the direction of the Five Poisons Sect cultivator.

Thanks to the deeply rooted talisman, his spiritual energy recovered quickly. In just a short while, most of the spiritual energy he had just consumed was restored.

Soon, Lin Mo arrived at the corpse of the Five Poisons Sect cultivator again. The direction the cultivator had run in should be the location of the Five Poisons Sect.

Just then, he suddenly felt a burning sensation between his eyebrows.

hum!

A bright golden light streaked across the night sky.

The abbot arrived above him in his spirit boat, his gaze coldly fixed on Lin Mo.

Upon seeing this, Lin Mo was startled, and then hurriedly bowed down: "Disciple greets Master. It's wonderful that Master is safe and sound."

"How did you end up here?" the abbot asked coldly.

This old man doesn't look injured at all; his aura is as strong as a wild dragon.

Lin Mo cursed inwardly, then, quick-witted, pointed to the corpse on the ground and said, "Reporting to Master, after Elder Punishment put me down, I encountered this Five Poisons Sect disciple at the foot of the mountain."

"My disciple fought him for a long time, and only just now did I manage to kill him."

After glancing at the corpse on the ground, the abbot's expression softened considerably.

"This place has fallen into the control of the Five Poisons Sect. It is not advisable to stay here any longer. Please leave with me."

With that, the abbot waved his hand, and a golden light enveloped Lin Mo, carrying him back to the spirit boat.

call out!

The spirit boat set off again, flying back in the direction it had come from.

Sitting on the spirit boat, Lin Mo sighed softly to himself.

Although I never really thought I could escape alive, it was still a bit of a pity that I was taken back so easily.

In fact, Lin Mo was mentally prepared after hearing that the abbot had only suffered minor injuries.

In just a short while, the spirit boat returned to the skies above where the Yu Kingdom's army was encamped.

"Stay put down there and don't wander off without my orders."

"In time, an opportunity may come your way, so be prepared."

After speaking, the abbot placed Lin Mo in the camp. Apart from him, the other six disciples of Jin Yang Temple were also resting there.

It seems that the conflict with the Five Poisons Sect will not end anytime soon.

Lin Mo pondered for a while, wondering what kind of opportunity the abbot had mentioned.

So much happened tonight, and his thoughts were still a bit jumbled; he needed to sort them out slowly.

"Junior Brother Lin, it's good that you're safe and sound." Cui Donghao stepped forward and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you, Senior Brother Cui. I encountered a cultivator from the Five Poisons Sect on my way, and we fought for quite a while," Lin Mo replied, clasping his hands in greeting.

Cui Donghao nodded and said, "Master's guess is correct. The Five Poisons Sect is indeed supported by the Heavenly Poison Sect. No one can predict how the situation will develop next. You must remember to be careful."

"I understand, thank you for reminding me, senior brother."

Then, he found a blue stone in the camp, sat down cross-legged, and began to meditate and cultivate.

Lin Mo spent the entire night thinking about his next course of action.

The imperial court wanted to use the power of the Heavenly Poison Sect to deal with the Golden Sun Temple, and the temple master was their first target.

The problem is that by killing both the governor and the Five Poisons Sect cultivator at the same time, he essentially severed their connection.

Thinking of this, Lin Mo felt a pang of regret and took out the storage bag of the Five Poisons Sect cultivator.

Because its owner was dead, the spiritual imprint on it had become quite faint, and it could be easily broken open with just a few impacts of one's own spiritual power.

hum!

After breaking through the original spiritual energy imprint, Lin Mo opened it and began to observe what was inside.

To be honest, there were quite a lot of things inside, which made him a little dizzy.

Ignoring the miscellaneous items in the storage bag, his gaze fell on the glittering crystals inside. There were actually more than twenty spirit stones in there, which meant he was quite wealthy.

However, what concerned him most were the bottles and jars containing various kinds of pills.

But then he thought again that the cultivators of the Five Poisons Sect were skilled in refining and using poisons, so it might not contain any miraculous medicines; it might very well contain some highly poisonous substances.

Therefore, he was in no hurry to open these bottles and jars, for fear of accidentally ingesting some kind of deadly poison.

Then, he took out a book with an animal skin cover.

The Great Compendium of Poisons!

This turned out to be a book on poison making, which recorded the methods for making a considerable number of highly toxic poisons. It was a legacy of the Heavenly Poison Sect.

Lin Mo's eyes lit up as he watched. The craftsmanship of some poisons was simply miraculous; they could even use non-toxic substances to create deadly toxins that could easily kill people.

"However, the refining of most poisons requires practicing the special techniques of the Heavenly Poison Sect and using corresponding spiritual energy for preparation."

"Only a few poison formulas can be prepared using ordinary methods..."

He quickly put the book of poisons back, intending to study it again later.

In the storage bag, some brightly colored plants caught his attention; they turned out to be highly poisonous medicinal herbs.

These things didn't surprise him too much; it was quite normal for cultivators from the Five Poisons Sect to have these kinds of experiences.

Instead, it was a jade slip with a dull color that caught his attention. He took it out and activated it with his spiritual power.

A flood of information rushed into his mind. It turned out to be an incomplete secret technique called the "Supreme Visualization Sutra"!

"A secret technique that can aid in the cultivation of divine sense?!" Lin Mo was immediately shocked.

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