After the battle, there was a dead silence on the battlefield, leaving only the hum of the puppet army cleaning up the battlefield, quickly retreating, and the excited cheers of the surviving human monks on the frost city wall.
"Survived!"
"I didn't expect! The puppet master had so many high-level puppets and killed those combined demon cultivators so quickly!"
" Yes! It’s so powerful!”
“Who is this puppet master? We have such a powerful guardian in Frost City!”
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The monks’ eyes shone with tears, which was the joy of surviving the disaster. They talked endlessly. They supported each other, and some even knelt on the ground, grateful to God for his blessing and to that person. The Puppet Master's saving grace.
Witnessing the puppets receding as quickly as the tide and mysteriously disappearing somewhere in the city, the surviving monks in Ice City were full of gratitude and respect for the mysterious puppet master.
The methods of this puppet master are extremely extraordinary. He can release and collect so many puppets that he can block their spiritual perception, and he can precisely control so many puppets at the same time. The strength of this puppet master is unparalleled. He was like a fairy.
After everyone expressed their gratitude and awe to the Puppet Master, they gradually turned their attention to the post-war cleanup, collecting the corpses of their companions. The cheers gradually died down, and the monks were busy instead. And the heavy figure.
This time the Demon Abyss army attacked the city, and the monks guarding Frost City suffered extremely heavy casualties. Broken swords and halberds, as well as ruins destroyed by spells, could be seen everywhere on the battlefield, silently telling the tragedy of this battle.
However, what everyone didn’t know was that the puppet master they admired and was grateful to was, at this moment, in a remote courtyard in Hanshuang City, like a child who had done something wrong, lowering his head to admit his mistake to Li Mu. Explain exactly what happened on the battlefield.
Because Xueer was worried about Mingyue's safety, she was not allowed to call Li Mu out of the treasure house who was in seclusion and refining weapons.
"Master, I... I really didn't expect things to turn out like this. Those combined demon cultivators supported me so quickly, so I released the Dragon Guard puppets and killed them all! It was too high-profile." Mingyue lowered her head and said regretfully.
Hearing this, Li Mu frowned and pondered. The large-scale dispatch of the Dragon Guard puppets was indeed too eye-catching, and it was very likely to expose his whereabouts. Previously, the Dragon Guards deployed in the seven secret realms After the puppet was taken back this time and handed over to Mingyue, it was easy to associate it with him.
"Mingyue, I don't blame you for this action. Even if you don't take action, I will handle it personally. However, the Dragon Guard puppet is one of our trump cards. Next, we need to leave Frost City and find another hiding place! "Li Mu sighed and said decisively.
With the decision made, Li Mu quickly moved to clean up the things in the yard. At the same time, after thinking for a moment, he solemnly arranged a special magic circle in the small courtyard.
The special array is called the "Bagua Retrospective Array", which was carefully created by Li Mu based on his unique understanding of the laws of space and time, combined with the secret knowledge of the array.
"Brother Li, aren't we leaving! Why do you still have to set up a formation?" Xueer looked at the busy Li Mu in surprise and asked in confusion.
Li Mu looked up at Xue'er, smiled slightly, pointed at the formation eye and a Bagua mirror on the table and introduced: "This formation can monitor the first broken formation after I leave, and step into the small courtyard. A person's approximate aura can be used to predict his or her cultivation level based on the time when the formation is broken. Even a strong Mahayana person would find it difficult to detect its existence. ”
As Li Mu explained, he touched his fingertips to the Bagua mirror and injected a wisp of his own chaotic magic power to activate the magic circle.
With the injection of chaotic true energy, the Bagua Mirror shined brightly, and then slowly converged, everything returned to calm, as if it had never been touched.
“Once someone triggers this formation, or forcibly breaks the formation, I will leave a formation card on my body. Once the formation is broken, it will be fed back to the formation card to deduce the status of the pursuer. "Li Mu explained while taking out an exquisite jade tablet from the Tianxuan Ring and drawing the power of the magic circle as a tablet. Formed a subtle connection with the entire magic circle.
"In this way, even if we are far away in another domain, I can use this to know whether there are trackers and prepare a response in advance." After Li Mu finished speaking, there was a trace of vigilance in his eyes. Obviously, he was worried about the possibility of facing He has already been mentally prepared for the tracking and crisis.
After setting up the magic circle, at Li Mu’s signal, Xueer and Mingyue entered the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion together.
Afterwards, Li Mu used the Five Elements Earth Escape Technique, quietly left Frost City, and appeared in the suburbs a hundred miles outside the city. Then, he summoned a fifth-level demon bird representative from the Yuling Treasure Bracelet, and entered by himself. Painting World Treasure Mansion, let the fifth-level demon bird take Painting World Treasure Mansion, fly out of Frost City, and fly towards the southern wilderness.
The fifth-level demon bird is called the "White Feathered Spirit Eagle". It is covered in silver-white feathers, shining with a faint cold light in the sun. Its eyes are like two bright sapphires, revealing wisdom and agility. The wingspan is wide and six feet long. One flapping can stir up the wind and clouds, but it makes no sound when flying.
The white-feathered spiritual eagle is not only incredibly fast, it is also good at hiding its figure. Even high-level monks cannot easily catch its traces. Its feathers can change color as the environment changes, making it almost invisible during flight. It blends in with the surrounding environment and is extremely difficult to detect. It was precisely because of these characteristics that Li Mu tamed it and kept it in captivity in Baofu as a ride for long distances.
Soon, the white-feathered spiritual eagle carried the Painting World Treasure Mansion, like a silver lightning across the sky, quickly rushed thousands of miles into the sky, away from Frost City, and crossed the Ice North Territory.
As the altitude increases, the air becomes thinner and colder, but the white-feathered spiritual eagle seems not to notice it. Its wings tremble slightly during high-speed flight, enjoying the freedom of soaring into the sky.
Three months passed in the blink of an eye. In the Painting World Treasure Mansion, Li Mu, Xue'er and Mingyue were sitting in a quiet room, and the atmosphere was slightly solemn.
Li Mu's eyes were slightly closed, and his spiritual consciousness was outside the treasure house. His spiritual consciousness, which was not inferior to that of the Mahayana Taoist Lord, was like an invisible net, covering thousands of miles around, whether it was mountains, rivers, Abnormal changes in the outside world cannot escape his perception.
At this moment, they were passing through a vast sea of clouds. Under the sea of clouds, there were endless mountains. The Southern Wilderness Spiritual Realm was approaching quietly. The mountains were undulating like giant dragons. Occasionally, there were flying peaks. The waterfall pours down and turns into white ribbons, shining dazzlingly under the sunlight. At the foot of the mountain, there is a lush forest, full of green and vitality.
After entering the hinterland of the Southern Wilderness Spiritual Domain, the white-feathered spiritual eagle flew over some sects, and over the city of Sanxiu, Li Mu's consciousness keenly captured the dilapidated scene below.
The once glorious Cultivation Sect now only has ruins left. The main hall of the sect is damaged, and the walls with air leakage on all sides are crumbling in the wind. In the once prosperous city, the doors and windows of shops on both sides of the street are broken. Rubble is everywhere, and occasionally you can see the "Bone Mountain" with a large number of bones piled up, or the remains of monks or civilians lying in the ruins. Those cave heaven paradises occupied by demonic cultivators were originally holy places for cultivators to practice, but now they have become the lairs of demonic cultivators. There are many strange scenes of high-level demonic cultivators practicing, either with blood energy lingering or demonic aura soaring into the sky. The entire Southern Wilderness Spirit The domain was shrouded in a layer of haze, losing its past tranquility and peace,
In just twenty years, the sea turned into mulberry fields, and after the Demonic Abyss invaded the spiritual world, this vast land that once gave birth to countless monks now seemed to be swallowed up by endless darkness, becoming dead and desolate.
"Brother Li, is there any problem?"
Relying on the emotional talent of the Nine-tailed Sky Fox, Xueer clearly sensed the special ups and downs of Li Mu's mood at this moment and cared about him. asked.
As soon as Xueer finished speaking, Li Mu slowly opened his eyes, his expression quickly changed from grief and anger to calmness, and he said in a deep voice: "The situation is more serious than I expected. After the collapse of the Chaos Sealing Formation, The passages of the three realms were opened at the same time, and the spiritual world was invaded by the forces of the Demonic Abyss. Many sects and cities in the Southern Wilderness Spiritual Realm were reduced to ruins, and the lives of monks and civilians were mercilessly slaughtered like grass. "
Hearing this, Xueer's heart was shocked, and her eyes could not help but show deep hatred. The Xuehu clan was exterminated by these demonic cultivators from the Demonic Abyss.
"Brother Li, we must do something, we can't just sit idly by and ignore it!" Xue'er looked at Li Mu with expectation in her eyes.
After hearing this, Li Mu smiled bitterly and said quickly: "Right now, our strength is still weak. Directly fighting against the forces of the Demonic Abyss is like hitting an egg against a stone. We must first find a hidden and safe place, practice in seclusion, and continue to improve our strength. Let’s talk.”
“Brother Li, where are we going?” Although Xueer was anxious, she also understood that it was unrealistic. She took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked with concern.
"Go to Yin Yang Valley and have a look. The ninth-level divine object - Sun Gold seems to be in Yin Yang Valley and has not gone away!" Li Mu decided with a strange look in his eyes.
"Yin Yang Valley!" Xue'er was slightly happy. She was no stranger to this place. She and Li Mu spent a pleasant time there before.
Just when Li Mu and his entourage rushed to Yin Yang Valley, the Demon God's Hall located in the Nine Netherworlds outside the territory was filled with demonic energy. There was news of the destruction of seven demon lords in Frost City, as well as the suspected discovery of clues to the Chaos cultivators. Reports were submitted one by one and finally reached the Immortal Demon God.
"Lord Demon God, there was a team of men under him. They were annihilated in Ice City, a city in the northern region. It was caused by puppets wearing seventh-level Dao swords and seventh-level Dao armor. Combined with Chaos According to the practitioner’s information, he is suspected to be hiding here!” The Great Vehicle Demonic Cultivator tremblingly reported to the Immortal Demon God in the main hall.
Hearing this, the Immortal Demon God suddenly opened his eyes and woke up. Stars seemed to be rotating in his deep eyes, revealing endless anger and pressure.
“Has this guy who has been hiding for so many years finally revealed his tail?”
The voice of the Immortal Demon God was low and full of power, echoing in the hall like thunder.
“My subordinates have immediately surrounded Frost City and arrested all the monks. However, there is still no trace of him. My subordinates are not doing their job well. I would like to ask you, Lord Demon God, to come in person. Go, with your supreme power, you will be able to pull it out!"
After finishing speaking, the Mahayana demon cultivator's body trembled slightly, obviously very scared of the consequences of failing to complete the mission of the demon god.
"You don't need to blame yourself. How can you easily catch the Chaos cultivator? I will go there personally. I want to see what this guy who has been hiding for so many years is capable of!" No. A sneer appeared on the corner of the Demon Slayer God's mouth, and he said in a deep voice.
"Lead the way!" The Immortal Demon God stood up, with demonic energy boiling around his body, rolling like substance. His figure was looming in the demonic energy, exuding a heart-stopping pressure.
"Yes!" The Mahayana demon cultivator bowed and accepted the order, secretly glad to be able to escape punishment, and quickly set off to guide the immortal demon through the layers of demonic obstacles in the Nine Nether Realm and headed towards the Ice City in the Northern Territory.
Along the way, the speed of the Immortal Demon God reached its extreme speed, crossing the boundaries of time and space. The monsters and monks along the way felt this terrifying aura, and they all gave way, not daring to stop him in the slightest.
When the Immortal Demon God arrived in Ice City, he found that the entire city had been surrounded by the demon army. The human monks were imprisoned in temporary cages, and the sounds of wailing and crying were endless.
The Immortal Demon God swept away his thoughts and found no trace of the chaos cultivator among these human races. , the Immortal Demon God frowned, his divine thoughts shrouded the entire Frost City, and his eyes flashed with a cold light.
Soon, the Immortal Demon God noticed the remote courtyard, where there was an unusual aura, which was subtly related to the power of chaos he had sensed before. Shrouded in hidden formations.
The figure of the Immortal Demon God flashed and appeared in front of the small courtyard. With his palm facing up, he waved lightly, and an invisible force surged towards the magic circle in the small courtyard.
"Humph, you are so small-minded, but you want to stop me?" The Immortal Demon God sneered, and with a "bang", the hidden courtyard guarding formation shattered, and the wooden door opened.
The scene in the small courtyard was exposed to the eyes of the Immortal Demon God. However, there was no one inside. There were only some simple furniture and items scattered on the ground. The Immortal Demon God frowned, spread his spiritual thoughts, and searched carefully. He scanned every inch of space, trying to find any trace of the chaos cultivator.
Feeling the subtle power of chaos, it is obvious that this small courtyard is indeed the place where the chaos cultivator once stayed.
However, that guy was as cunning as a fox. After his whereabouts were exposed, he quietly left the place, leaving this empty shell as bait. The Immortal Demon God's eyes became more and more sinister. He knew that since this chaos cultivator could avoid his first search, he must be something special.
"Hmph, do you think you can escape my pursuit like this?" The Immortal Demon God snorted coldly, and put his hands behind his back. The demonic energy around him boiled again. He closed his eyes, and the majestic divine will spread quickly. , like an invisible giant net, covering the entire Ice City and even the surrounding spiritual realm, trying to capture any breath or fluctuation that may be related to the chaos practitioners.
The demon god's divine thoughts are raging wildly. Wherever he passes, whether it is mountains, rivers, or living creatures and vegetation, he can feel the tremor and fear coming from the depths of his soul. This spiritual thought is not only searching and sensing, but also carries an indescribable meaning of oppression and destruction, as if everything he sees is included in his boundless demonic thought.
Under the shroud of this spiritual thought, all living creatures inside and outside the Ice City were choked by an invisible giant hand, and even breathing became difficult. Those imprisoned human monks, I felt an unprecedented despair. (End of this chapter)