Under One Person, your rebellious life has reached the heavens?

Suddenly, Jiang Mo recalled some ancient historical records and couldn't help but ask the Lord of Crimson Lotus Mountain about the origin of the plague.

"You mean the creatures there are immune to the erosion of time and attain eternal life?" the mountain lord asked in surprise, clearly having heard of it as well.

"It can't be verified. We outsiders can't get in, and it's not easy for those inside to get out either. It's said to be an ancient place protected by the gods, and even the immortals at their peak couldn't get their hands on it."

He had only gotten halfway through discussing the root cause of the epidemic when he suddenly realized something was amiss and hesitated, saying:

"My guess about this forbidden zone is that only beings born inside can come out, while beings from the Immortal Realm are simply no match for the incredible passage of time to explore it."

"Outside the River of Time, there are many skeletons left behind. These are the remains of generations of powerful cultivators, including Supreme Dao Lords and Nine Palaces Sovereigns. They all tried to go in and see what was going on, but without exception, they all perished."

"Then we'll just have to explore it another day..." Jiang Mo smiled helplessly, but a seed of anticipation was planted in his heart. One day, he would definitely go and see the famous Time River of the Immortal Realm.

The three waited outside Liyan Mountain for about four hours. Then, three dark black and deep red rays of light appeared in the sky, tearing through the heavens and crashing down to the earth, creating a deep crater. Lying inside were two martial gods from the Martial Peak Hall and an old Buddhist monk from Mount Sumeru.

The three men were pale, their pupils were still trembling, and they were covered in blood. Most of their bones were broken, indicating that they had suffered extremely serious injuries.

This scene terrified the elders and disciples of the four major lineages who remained behind. They could not believe that eight supreme peak Dao Lords had gone to besiege the Lord of the forbidden zone, and in the end, only three of them returned alive.

"what happened!"

Someone exclaimed in alarm, filled with fear, that their sect leader's fate was unknown and he was most likely dead.

"how come....."

Some of the elders from Medicine God Valley became serious.

The Lord of Crimson Lotus Mountain frowned, equally surprised by this turn of events, and immediately inquired about the truth:

"What happened to you?"

"Ambush...ambush, the Immortal Clan's King, and several Forbidden Zone Rulers..."

The old Buddhist and Taoist cultivator, whose robes were shattered and whose golden body was bleeding, was on the verge of death. In his description, the initial encirclement and killing went smoothly. The group chased the Nine-Headed Heavenly Demon to the edge of several star systems and beat him to near death.

Just as everyone was about to finish them off, the King of the Immortal Clan appeared, and eight scarlet lightning bolts struck from behind, causing them to cough up blood. Immediately afterwards, one after another, the rulers of the forbidden zones appeared, intending to kill them all.

Among them was one of the three strongest figures in the Eastern Wilderness, the Sunset Demon Emperor.

Thus, surrounded by three Celestial Kings, the Sunset Demon Emperor, and four Forbidden Zone Rulers, they were nearly wiped out. Only three escaped and returned, while the other five were devoured in the void by the Forbidden Zone Rulers.

Chapter 665 I really didn't intend to scheme

"There's still an ambush... It seems they're all outside."

Jiang Mo subconsciously said that he must be more than just the prey that the kings of the Immortal Clan, the Sunset Demon Emperor, and those masters of the forbidden zones were fishing for together.

Perhaps the giant from the forbidden zone of the River of Time was also one of their targets. According to their original plan, they might have dragged all the ultimate beings to fight in the outer heavens, so that it would be easier to strike when things were in chaos. However, they did not expect that they would take action directly, which shocked the four major lineages and scared away the giant from the River of Time.

Thus, the two remaining powerful figures in the forbidden zones were doomed to defeat, but this did not prevent the Immortal Clan's plan from proceeding as scheduled. However, it was a pity for the eight supreme peak Dao Lords, who fell into the trap, with five dying and three seriously injured.

Jiang Mo wasn't too surprised by this, and continued the old monk's words:

"It's good that they were eaten. It saves me some trouble and prevents them from causing me any more problems in the future. With their lineage weakened, they should be more obedient."

Immediately, Jiang Mo turned to the side and, in a flat and emotionless tone, addressed the personnel from the Xuan Shang Tai Qing Sect, the Medicine God Valley, and Mount Sumeru:

“Go back to where you came from. If you want to live, then stay away from the world.”

"Boom!"

In an instant, Jiang Mo's aura exploded, overwhelming the entire area. The elders and disciples were so terrified that they fell over, their faces pale, their blood energy surging uncontrollably, and they almost fainted on the spot.

"Yes, yes, yes, we'll leave right away..."

Upon learning of the fall of their sect leader and valley master, the elders and disciples dared not linger. One after another, they transformed into streaks of light that shattered the void, disappearing into the distance and vanishing at the horizon.

Throughout the entire event, in the end, only some eminent monks and Buddhist practitioners from Mount Sumeru and elite members of the Wuji Hall remained.

"Help...help...us..."

A heavily injured martial god, his eyes weary, pleaded weakly with Jiang Mo.

"Aren't we helping?"

Jiang Mo responded with a cold smile, tilting his head slightly, his gaze piercing through the void of the sky, reaching the depths of the billions of stars, as if locking onto one after another enormous, completely invisible and intangible phantom. He murmured slowly:

"It is your skill that you were able to come back alive, but if they don't want to release you and insist on pursuing you, your last chance of survival will be wiped out. Rather than saying that you have extraordinary abilities, it is more accurate to say that your hasty escape was simply a way for them to send me a message."

"They can destroy you easily, and they can destroy me just as easily."

At this point, Jiang Mo still maintained a nonchalant expression. In fact, he didn't even think it was a big deal. After all, it was perfectly normal for people to die in battle, so why would he be threatened or intimidated?

The Immortal Kings of the Immortal Clan harbored deep grudges against him, and the Lord of the Forbidden Zone was a complete stranger to him. It is likely that the one who secretly manipulated him was the Sunset Demon Emperor, and his intention was quite clear: to shake his mind.

"Don't say I didn't give you a chance... The plump food is right here. If you want to come down and devour it, feel free to do so. I'm right here."

Suddenly, Jiang Mo released the Black Lotus and the Folding Immortal Sword with his left and right hands respectively, and the Eighty-Eight-Cornered True Flame Banner gradually extinguished behind him. He stepped forward and shouted to the giants of the forbidden zones hidden deep in the starry sky.

"Come!"

"If you've got the guts, come down and play with me. One, two, three, four, five, it doesn't matter, all of you come down and give me a good fight."

Jiang Mo's white hair flew wildly, his eyes were deep and unfathomable, and a faint smile played on his lips. He was clearly very confident. He assumed a fighting stance and waited for a moment, but the world fell into an eerie silence.

Everyone present was on edge, holding their breath, wondering if the creatures from the forbidden zones outside the sky would come down.

Take a breath.

Ten breaths.

Thirty breaths passed.

The dazzling sky was as silent as a stagnant pool. None of the immortal kings, the Sunset Demon Emperor, or the lords of several forbidden zones of unknown identity dared to descend.

Standing on the surface of Liyan Mountain, Jiang Mo looked up at the sky. His eyes were incredibly calm, and his face showed no fear whatsoever. It was this cold face that brought an inexplicable pressure to the eyes of the many ultimate beings.

"It's not the right time to act now. Let's go."

In the end, it was the Underworld Emperor, the master of the River of Souls, who, knowing he was no match for them, felt fear and suggested that the others leave together.

"You're right, senior. We're not in a hurry."

A voice echoed from beside it, and the speaker was none other than the Sunset Demon Emperor. It felt a familiar sense of crisis. Its keen intuition told it that Jiang Mo at this stage was terrifyingly strong and absolutely beyond their current ability to shake.

Even if we were to take forceful action, it would be possible, but the consequences would be so severe that they might not be able to bear it.

The Celestial King of Shenxiao, deep within the heavens, looked down at the tiny figure below, a deep sense of apprehension flashing in his eyes, and said slowly:

"Unfortunately, he didn't take the bait, and the other big fish got away too..."

"Ha, isn't it all because of your indecisiveness? If we had fought on the ground from the beginning, how could that old ghost from the River of Time have escaped?"

The Forbidden Zone Lord, who was being ganged up on by eight Supreme Peak Dao Lords, complained bitterly that he had long since colluded with the Immortal Kings of the Immortal Clan to become a traitor and try to hunt down the Forbidden Zone Lord of the River of Time. However, he encountered Jiang Mo's ruthless attack midway, which scared away his target.

"But to be honest, it's really cowardly. After experiencing this crisis, this old ghost with such a life will probably not dare to come out for thousands or even tens of thousands of years."

"Ji," one of the three forbidden zones of the Azure Tree, said with some disappointment.

Faced with the complaints of the dark creatures, Jade Heaven Immortal King explained expressionlessly:

"Unless absolutely necessary, we should not start a war in the Immortal Realm. Although the laws there are complete and extremely solid, breaking the underground spiritual veins will do us no good whatsoever."

"It's never too late to make a move. You should focus on recovering from your injuries first. There will be plenty of opportunities to give you a good meal."

The Immortal King Qianwu glanced at the lords of the forbidden zones around him and couldn't help but sneer. Some were seriously injured, and some were on their deathbeds. They were all worthless fry. If they dared to step in, they would probably be slapped to death by that white-haired demon lord.

However, He kept these contemptuous thoughts buried deep in His heart and did not speak them aloud. Instead, He continued to comfort the people and promised them the power to start up unrest at will in the future.

Of course, the giants in the forbidden zones here are not all; there are also seven ancient beings who were recruited by the Immortal Clan.

However, due to various reasons, it is temporarily unable to recover. It has agreed to step down, but it needs to accumulate strength and recover to its peak power. At that time, it will be easy to rewrite the power structure of the Immortal Realm by gathering the strength of everyone.

"Let's go."

Finally, the Divine Firmament Immortal King spoke. He was the strongest being among these ultimate beings, and his voice carried the most weight. No one dared to defy him. And so, one by one, the lords of the forbidden zones disappeared.

........

Jiang Mo, who had been waiting for nearly two minutes after leaving Yanshan, did not see a single enemy. In his field of vision, waves of indescribable aura receded like the tide.

"gone?"

The Lord of Crimson Lotus Mountain asked with some unease, looking at the two martial gods and the Buddha's miserable state in the deep pit, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Despite having a premonition that there was a huge power gap between the Immortal Clan and Flame Mountain, Crimson Lotus only realized how terrifying that gap was when it actually saw the Immortal Clan display its strength. In front of such a behemoth, it felt a long-lost sense of powerlessness that seeped into its soul.

"gone."

The source of the plague scoffed, "Those cowards wouldn't dare to make a move now."

"Buzz!"

Jiang Mo put away the two innate magical artifacts and the Black Lotus, the embodiment of the Law of Destruction. He slowly turned around, looked down at the two heavily injured Martial Gods standing at the edge of the pit, and said:

"One of the Nine Palaces is shattered, and the other has six palaces destroyed. While you still have a breath left, go back to your Martial Peak Hall."

After saying that, Jiang Mo looked at the old monk whose body was torn apart. Although he was a Buddha-level being, he was injured like an old man with a candle flickering in the wind. His nine Dao Palaces were empty, without a single ancient life star. There was only sparse spiritual energy and faith power surging inside.

For this reason, Jiang Mo's attitude towards him softened slightly, and he said:

"The Mysterious Heavenly Coffin and the Eighty-Eight-Cornered True Flame Banner—you don't need to worry about their potential dangers..."

"it is good...."

The old monk gave Jiang Mo a complicated look, and as if using all his strength, he uttered a single, unwilling answer.

Having witnessed Jiang Mo's power to destroy a forbidden zone of life with a mere flick of his wrist, the old monk understood that whether or not he possessed the Xuan Tian Coffin and the Eighty-Eight-Cornered True Flame Banner, it was of little significance.

Jiang Mo now possesses the power to sweep away any lineage or forbidden zone outside of the two major forces of the River of Time and the Immortal Clan, and is by no means something that Mount Sumeru can stop with a few words.

Anyone who has cultivated to the peak of the Dao Lord realm has trodden upon countless bones. If it were someone else replacing Jiang Mo, they might have already taken action while the two Martial Gods and themselves were seriously injured. They would have used that eerie red light to completely wipe out the Martial Extremity Hall and Mount Sumeru's main base from the Immortal Realm, and then successively destroyed other Dao lineages. That would have been the operation with the greatest benefit and the least risk.

Thinking about this, the old monk gradually understood some things and felt increasingly powerless. He realized that Jiang Mo was a Dao Lord who was even more terrifying than he had imagined, a Dao Lord in the truest sense, who could do as he pleased and look down upon the vastness of the world.

Such a Dao Lord, in a battle with the Immortal Clan, regardless of the outcome, would plunge the entire Immortal Realm into a bloody war from which no one could remain uninvolved.

"Then we'll take our leave first..."

Soon after, the two martial gods and the old monk, having recovered from their injuries, bid farewell to Jiang Mo with their own men and left as quickly as possible to return to their respective sects.

"One battle has ended, and a new battle is about to begin."

The source of the disease looked in the direction they had left and sighed, as if it had foreseen their fate.

That's their problem.

Jiang Mo said nonchalantly to the Crimson Lotus Mountain Lord:

"Fellow Daoist, please make the arrangements. I need to speak with the leaders of various Daoist lineages across the Immortal Realm."

“Alright, leave it to me.” The Crimson Lotus Mountain Master nodded and immediately went to carry it out.

Immediately afterwards, the three returned to Liyan Mountain. On the way, Genyuan Plague made a bet with Jiang Mo:

"Hey, do you think the Martial Peak Hall and Mount Sumeru might be sabotaged by the Immortal Clan again?"

"I don't know, but the other two are destined to perish." Jiang Mo replied expressionlessly. He knew the tragedy was inevitable, but he was unwilling to interfere.

"Isn't now the best time to win people's hearts? Why, fellow Daoist, are you unwilling to help them?"

The Lord of Crimson Lotus Mountain was puzzled: "Could it be that they want to make an example of someone, or coerce those sects into handing over more innate magic artifacts in exchange for protection?"

"I simply didn't think about it that way. I was too lazy to scheme against them or establish my authority. I am just me, a martial artist who does as he pleases, has a little strength, and is stubborn. If I hadn't received your reward from Li Yanshan, I wouldn't have helped you."

At this point, Jiang Mo suddenly smiled:

"Speaking of which, your Li Yan Mountain is more generous. You offered me an offer that I couldn't refuse right away, including two innate magic artifacts. Your sincerity is truly profound."

"Unlike the Asian Immortal Clan, the Immortal Clan was the first to contact me and try to win me over, but they only gave me empty promises."

"Yes, the immortals are very stingy. If they had promised one or two innate magic artifacts from the beginning, they might have been able to persuade this guy."

The source of the epidemic couldn't help but feel fortunate.

"Fortunately, fate is unpredictable, and we are the ones who have been favored by history."

The Crimson Lotus Mountain Lord did not refute the Ancient Emperor's statement. It simply felt extremely fortunate that it had enough courage to stake the fate of its entire clan on this gamble. Otherwise, all that awaited them was the destruction brought by the Immortal Clan.

The three returned to the Temple of Flames. The Mountain Lord immediately took out the letters that had been sent from various sects and contacted those leaders, saying that he had important matters to discuss and that the Mystic Venerable also wanted to see them.

However, during this tense period, no supreme peak Dao Lord dared to come to Liyan Mountain in their true form to negotiate. They were afraid of being taken advantage of and suppressed by the Immortal Clan, and they were also afraid that Jiang Mo would ambush them here and refine them to death.

Therefore, the leaders of those sects all used supernatural powers to project a phantom image and communicate with the three powerful figures of Li Yan Mountain from a distance.

Besides the Xuan Shang Tai Qing Sect, Medicine God Valley, Martial Extreme Hall, and Mount Sumeru, almost all the powerful lineages in the Immortal Realm except for the Northern Divine Realm have been recruited by the Crimson Lotus Mountain Lord. Even the Human King Clan, which has a grudge against Jiang Mo, and the Ji Clan Elder King, who is irreconcilably at odds with the Root Plague, also attended this meeting.