Mortal: Even with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, I still have to try and get my hands on the Little Gree

"Fellow Daoist Mu...is it time to release me?"

At this moment, Wei Wuyai was hiding in a corner of the Qingyuan Sword Formation, trembling slightly.

He was genuinely terrified. If Mu Yu were to activate the Azure Origin Sword Formation again, he would surely die here.

No way, even he couldn't beat the ancient demon, yet he was instantly killed by that golden sword thread.

In the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he instantly killed an ancient demon whose strength far surpassed that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

What does this mean? Does the opponent still have the ability to instantly kill me?

Am I really not under some kind of illusion?

Could it be that this person is a Nascent Soul stage cultivator in disguise?

At this moment, Wei Wuyai was filled with all sorts of thoughts, but in the end, only the desire to survive remained.

Other things like saving face are worthless in the face of survival.

Just as Mu Yu finished suppressing the ancient demon's divided soul after hearing Wei Wuyai speak, even though it was a divided soul comparable to a Nascent Soul stage expert, it could still be refined within the Myriad Soul Banner.

Hmm, no. This sealed ancient demon seems to be an avatar as well; its true form appears to be stronger.

The soul is divided into two parts, and then the soul is divided again?

Judging from his performance, it doesn't seem quite right!

There wasn't a very detailed description in her memory, and Mu Yu wasn't quite sure whether the Ancient Demon Blood Flame was the main body or an avatar.

In short, Mu Yu's Myriad Soul Banner can completely refine the ancient demon's divided soul without any problems.

However, it took longer than I expected.

It wasn't too long, only a few months or so.

After storing the Myriad Soul Banner within his demonic nascent soul for further nurturing and refinement, Mu Yu turned to look at the remnants of an ancient demon within the Azure Origin Sword Formation.

Although Mu Yu had severed some of the body's arms and head, this object was still considered a treasure.

It can be used to refine a certain kind of demonic energy, or to create a certain kind of clone.

Of course, more importantly, the ancient demon master's soul must not get its hands on this item, otherwise, the other party might have a chance to repair it again.

After thinking for a moment, Mu Yu took out a green box made from the leaves of the Golden Thunder Bamboo from his storage bag and put the remains of the ancient demon on the ground inside.

With a demonic body comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it's best to be careful.

If you use this thing to carry things, you'll be able to sense anything that goes wrong immediately.

Mu Yu knew that the leaves of the Golden Thunder Bamboo could be used to refine the Golden罡 Extinguishing Demon Divine Thunder, but he did not know the specific refining method and recipe, so he could only figure it out on his own for a while.

Perhaps because his cultivation level was too weak, Mu Yu couldn't really create any useful magic treasures using the Golden Thunder Bamboo leaves, even when he used the supernatural power of seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune.

The only thing that might be somewhat useful is probably this kind of box.

Even so, this wooden box only has the function of suppressing demonic energy; it is of no use whatsoever.

However, it's quite suitable for storing the remains of an ancient demon right now.

Mu Yu took out a golden, restrictive talisman, affixed it to the box, and then put it back into his storage bag.

After doing all this, Mu Yu waved his hand and retrieved the seventy-two Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Swords and the Green Origin Sword Pill.

"Slaying this demon took a toll on me. I'll leave the other ancient demon, which has possessed Fellow Daoist Lu, to Fellow Daoist Wei."

"It just so happens that Master Zhong of Mulan has also arrived. The two of you working together should be able to defeat this demon."

Mu Yu said a few simple words, then took out some pills to restore his mana from his storage bag and swallowed them.

Immediately afterwards, Mu Yu began to busy himself with retrieving the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Array that he had set up earlier.

Although the result met Mu Yu's expectations, the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Array, which took a lot of time to set up, was not of any use.

It can be said that Mu Yu's efforts this time were in vain.

Looking at Mu Yu's expression, which showed no abnormality, Wei Wuyai clearly did not believe Mu Yu's claim of excessive consumption of magical power.

However, if we think about it logically, even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would need to consume an astonishing amount of mana to set up a sword formation of that level.

Could it be... that this person is actually a Nascent Soul stage cultivator in disguise?

Countless guesses surged in his mind, but on the surface, Wei Wuyai did not show any abnormality.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, you've worked hard. Leave the rest to Fellow Daoist Zhong and me."

Wei Wuyai fled from Mu Yu as if his life depended on it. Before leaving, he also sent a telepathic message to Master Mu Lanzhong, who had just arrived, briefly explaining what had just happened.

Upon hearing this, Master Zhong instinctively wanted to refute, but once he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say.

Although it sounds a bit far-fetched, in the world of cultivation, sometimes the more outrageous something seems, the more likely it is to be true.

Moreover, Wei Wuyai wasn't alone here; there were also members of the Ghost Spirit Sect who had been watching from the sidelines.

Even if all people from the south are in the same boat, there's no need to tell such an outrageous lie.

Even if all people from the south are in the same boat, there's no need to tell such an outrageous lie.

After thinking it over, Master Zhong still subconsciously followed behind Wei Wuyai.

"Wait, where are you going?"

Mu Yu's sudden words startled the two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators present.

Wei Wuyai, in particular, had already devised a secret escape method that would consume a great deal of his vital essence.

The next moment, Mu Yu casually waved his hand, but the golden arc of electricity he unleashed struck in another direction.

Seeing this, Wei Wuyai finally felt much more at ease.

Thank goodness, at least it wasn't me who got hit.

Although he knew that Mu Yu wouldn't be able to kill him instantly before setting up that sword formation.

But Wei Wuyai was still somewhat uneasy.

But then, the demonic shadow that darted out from the golden lightning made Wei Wuyai react instantly and realize something.

This monster had been hiding right under their noses all along; it was only after Mu Yu reminded them that they discovered it.

After the ancient demon's soul was struck out by Mu Yu's Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning, it immediately spat out a mouthful of essence blood, then burned the nascent soul of this body and used its maximum escape speed.

As Wei Wuyai watched the direction the demon fled, a surge of fear and anger welled up inside him.

"Chase!"

With a single, resolute word, Wei Wuyai was enveloped in a cloud of green poisonous mist, which then vanished into the horizon as a streak of green light.

Seeing this, Master Zhong had no choice but to chase after them.

After some hesitation, the members of the Ghost Spirit Sect and Saintess Mulan also chose to leave.

Before long, only Mu Yu remained at the scene.

No, in the distance on the horizon... Han Li and Nangong Wan arrived late.

They weren't exactly slow to arrive; it's just that Mu Yu handled things a bit too quickly.

"Brother Mu, is it all over?"

Han Li glanced at the battlefield and came to a conclusion that surprised him somewhat.

That ancient demon possessed supernatural powers no weaker than those of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, so how could he have been killed so quickly?

"I guess so. Although I let one escape, that guy is still useful, so it's not a big problem."

"Alright, Han Li. The fragments of Lingmiao Garden... Shall we go in and take a look?"

"But this time, there are some risks."

Hearing Mu Yu say this, Han Li was somewhat tempted, but still shook his head and refused.

With the existence of the little green bottle, Han Li is not lacking in spiritual herbs, and in a sense, the fact that Mu Yu possesses some spiritual plants also means that he possesses them as well.

Therefore, Han Li naturally had no need to risk going to such a place.

"In that case, please do me a favor."

Mu Yu took out the Blood Demon Sword from Senior Sister Nangong Wan's storage bag and threw it to Han Li.

"The Blood Demon Sword!!! How did this end up in your hands?"

Nangong Wan was greatly surprised when she saw the sword.

At this time, Nangong Wan had not yet experienced being betrayed and ambushed by her senior sister. She simply couldn't bear the pressure from within the sect and ran away from the Hidden Moon Sect on her own.

Nangong Wan was still very concerned about the situation within the Hidden Moon Sect.

"Don't worry, your senior sister is fine. As for how she got this, I won't tell you."

Mu Yu gave a casual explanation, but didn't finish it.

After all, it's really hard to admit to ambushing a female cultivator and stealing those two items from her storage bag.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wan couldn't help but recall the gossip her fellow disciples from the Hidden Moon Sect had told her recently, about her senior sister being ambushed while she was out.

Before seeing the Blood Demon Sword, Nangong Wan always thought that Han Li had secretly done it, but she never expected that it was Mu Yu who did it.

"Drive the Blood Demon Sword at full power and attack me. With the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder on your body, you should not suffer from the backlash of demonic energy, but some damage to your essence and blood is still unavoidable."

"And I will retaliate with a strike of almost equal power, at which point the spatial rift will open, and I will be sucked into it."

"Don't worry about my safety, I'll be out in a few months."

"By the way, after that ancient demon escaped, it should have gone somewhere to break a seal. After the seal was broken, seven sacred mountains would be revealed."

"Make sure there are at least three Yellow Maple Valleys. We'll discuss the specifics with them after I come out."

After Mu Yu finished his brief introduction, he used the sword energy stored inside the Qingyuan Sword Pill to condense a huge sword shadow in his hand.

Not long ago, Mu Yu had just used up all the evil-repelling divine thunder stored inside the Qingyuan Sword Pill to eliminate the ancient demon's divided soul.

Now, Mu Yu is using the sword energy stored in the Qingyuan Sword Pill.

The purpose of the Azure Origin Sword Pill is to store sword energy and ward off evil divine thunder, and it is also the intention behind Mu Yu's creation of this magical treasure.

In theory, if Mu Yu sets up the Azure Origin Sword Formation and releases all the accumulated Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder and Sword Qi within the Azure Origin Sword Pill in one go, he can unleash the power of the Azure Origin Sword Formation to its limit.

Unfortunately, such extreme measures are not yet achievable.

Although both originated from the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword, they are fundamentally different.

But that's okay, even if it can only be used alone, it's enough.

Mu Yu extracted about 30% of the sword energy from the Qingyuan Sword Pill in one breath, and condensed it into a sword shadow that looked like a real thing in his hand.

Meanwhile, Han Li had also consumed a significant amount of his essence and blood to fully activate the Blood Demon Sword in his hand.

The crimson sword light formed by the Blood Demon Sword stretched and contracted erratically, appearing somewhat unstable.

"That's about enough, let's begin!"

With Mu Yu's command, Han Li drew his Blood Demon Sword, and a huge blood-red beam over ten feet long slashed down.

But Mu Yu frowned when she saw this.

Perhaps because the spirit-summoning talisman wasn't used, the Blood Demon Sword's power wasn't unleashed to its fullest extent.

But that's alright, the timing and location were perfect, all we need to do now is pay attention to when to enter the spatial rift.

Having pinpointed the exact location, Mu Yu also unleashed the sword light from his hand.

In an instant, the two slashes collided precisely at the position that Mu Yu had determined beforehand, and ripples of air, like those of a hurricane, began to spread from the point of impact.

The two attacks were of similar strength, which briefly created a stalemate.

It was precisely because of this stalemate that a certain switch was completely turned on, and a black sphere the size of a fist appeared at the center of the intertwined sword lights.

Then, it rapidly grew larger and gradually lengthened, eventually forming a spatial rift four or five zhang long, and burst forth with colorful light in an instant, accompanied by a powerful attraction.

Mu Yu offered absolutely no resistance.

Han Li promptly tossed the Blood Demon Sword in his hand to Mu Yu.

Being sucked into a spatial rift is not a pleasant experience, but with Mu Yu's talent for avoiding misfortune and seeking good fortune as a guide, there's no need to worry about anything going wrong.

Moreover, even if something unexpected happens, it will probably be an accident that benefits me.

Watching Mu Yu being sucked into the spatial rift, Nangong Wan was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Is doing this... really okay?"

"No matter what, spatial rifts are just too dangerous."

Han Li was also somewhat uneasy, but looking at the spatial rift that was gradually closing and disappearing, he was momentarily unsure whether he was worried or...

"It's alright, Brother Mu's talent... is quite outrageous."

Han Li gave a brief explanation, and then he and Nangong Wan left the place to find the escaped ancient demon master's soul.

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The moment Mu Yu was sucked into the spatial rift, he felt as if he had returned to the Netherworld. Most of the magic power in his body was no longer under his control, as if it had completely disappeared.

But soon, this feeling disappeared, and the abundant magical power once again filled Mu Yu's body, and the dizzying teleportation sensation finally disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, the multicolored glow that had been condensing on his body since he was sucked into the spatial rift also flickered a few times and then completely dissipated.

Clearly, this rosy glow is a kind of restriction on this place, originally intended to better protect cultivators entering and leaving the Spirit Garden.

After all, Lingmiao Garden is in another dimension, and if it encounters any accident, it is easy for problems to arise.

Of course, this is just Mu Yu's guess; it's also possible that the glow of the sunset has other uses.

Based on this restriction, Mu Yu was able to deduce that in ancient times, Lingmiao Garden was probably a small plane attached to the human world, like the Void Heaven Palace.

However, compared to the vast Void Heaven Palace, the spiritual energy in this Spiritual Garden is more outstanding and is more favored by ancient cultivators.

Unfortunately, even the most precious treasures cannot escape destruction in the face of war.

In this Fallen Demon Valley, the fact that a fragment of the Spirit Garden still remains is a stroke of good fortune amidst misfortune.

Mu Yu glanced around briefly, looked at the spiritual plants in the remaining herb garden, and then observed the intact stone pavilion and the half-finished corridor.

Immediately afterwards, Mu Yu went into the stone pavilion and began to meditate to recover his magical power.

The space here was only a few dozen feet in size. Mu Yu could quickly scan the entire space by extending his divine sense.

There is naturally no danger here.

After spending more than a day adjusting himself to a perfect state, Mu Yu got up and began to observe the restrictions on this space.

The fact that this space could be preserved for tens of thousands of years shows that the restrictions here are indeed extraordinary.

Even with Mu Yu's current mastery of formations, he could only discern some superficial aspects.

Even with just a glimpse, Mu Yu could discern the state of the space.

Well, although it was still at the point of spatial collapse, it could be maintained for much longer than Mu Yu had imagined due to the restriction.

Perhaps it's because no ancient demons entered this time, so the spiritual energy within the barrier wasn't excessively depleted.

After confirming the status of the restriction, Mu Yu began to work.

The array formations passed down in Tiannan don't have many techniques similar to refining space-time, but Mu Yu can still set up some arrays that can stabilize space.

While it cannot completely alleviate the spatial collapse here, it can at least relieve some of the pressure from the restrictions here.

It took Mu Yu about ten days to complete setting up an array.

Then, Mu Yu took a bulging storage bag from his lower back and poured out a small mountain of spirit stones from the area where the array was powered.

Actually, this space is not lacking in spiritual energy. After all, if it lacked spiritual energy, those rare spiritual plants would not be able to grow so well.

But since Mu Yu has no shortage of spirit stones, there is no need to save them.

After finishing all that, Mu Yu began to gather the medicinal herbs here and then started refining pills.

The entire alchemy process lasted for about half a month, and Mu Yu successfully refined several pills that could enhance the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage.

Afterwards, Mu Yu harvested the finished pills and then used the secret method obtained from the Soul Searching Breath to transplant some of each spiritual herb.

After all this was done, Lingmiao Garden was actually of little value to Mu Yu.

However, the spiritual energy here is quite good; it should still maintain the level of spiritual energy from ancient times.

There's not much difference at this stage, but once you reach the late Nascent Soul stage or break through to the Incarnation stage, cultivating here will probably be a bit faster than outside.

After thinking for a moment, Mu Yu tried to set up a teleportation array in this space, even if it was just a random teleportation.

However, after some testing, it was discovered that the space here was severely degraded, and without stabilization, the space teleportation array could not be set up at all.

Left with no other choice, Mu Yu had to release his demonic nascent soul and use the power of the Blood Demon Sword to bombard the spatial node, successfully leaving the Lingmiao Garden.

Unlike the original Han Li, Mu Yu did not encounter anyone this time, but instead descended into a deep mountain forest.

But judging from the appearance, it should still be within the territory of Dongyu Kingdom.