Deep night.
On a vast plain somewhere on the Fire Dao Star, lay a gigantic white stag like a small mountain.
A ray of golden light landed silently, and the figure of the Giant Spirit Divine in black and red armor appeared.
“One shouldn’t be too greedy, but since I’ve come across it, capturing another demon beast won’t hurt,” Chen Mu chuckled softly.
After more than a month of arduous travel, he could no longer count how many demon beasts he had gathered. The accumulated vital energy was sufficient to support the forging of his Daoist Foundation.
But…
Who would mind having a little more resources?
“Nourishing Yin Soul Monsters and Heavenly Demon Body cultivation, these all rely on vast blood and flesh essence. Opportunities like this to pick up a demon beast for free are rare.”
With this thought, the right hand of the Giant Spirit Divine, clad in metal gloves, lifted, and a mass of golden smoke appeared.
Like bees drawn to flower scent, the intangible and formless demon poison flew out from the white stag’s body, swiftly entering the golden smoke mass.
Moments later, the Giant Spirit Divine clenched his fist, and the golden smoke mass dissipated.
Soon, a vast black mist surged from beneath him, rapidly spreading toward the white stag.
Buzz!
The air suddenly trembled.
Silent and unnoticed, the black smoke and the white stag disappeared instantly.
If not for the large patch of withered grass on the ground, it was as if the white stag had never appeared.
Chen Mu nodded in satisfaction, preparing to move in another direction to continue gathering demon beasts.
But before he could execute the escape skill to leave, densely packed golden ropes suddenly appeared from the void. They interwove swiftly, binding Chen Mu in place, unable to move.
Chen Mu, who had been at ease a moment ago, was suddenly taken aback.
A hundred meters away, the air distorted, and Zhou Tong’s figure suddenly appeared.
“The taste of the Demon Binding Ropes isn’t pleasant, is it?” he said coldly.
Zhou Tong?
Hadn’t this guy given up on the pursuit before?
“Lv Yue has long since disappeared, yet you people come specifically to cause trouble for me, truly loyal indeed,” Zhou Tong gritted his teeth, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes.
Chen Mu suddenly understood.
I was mistaken for a close subordinate of Lv Yue.
“You managed to avoid the ambushes every time, someone must have been tipping you off,” Zhou Tong asserted confidently.
“Come, tell me who those people are. As long as you honestly confess, I’ll spare your life,” his voice was calm.
This guy thinks there’s an inside mole in the Heavenly Craft Camp tipping me off, allowing me to avoid numerous ambushes?
So, the previous claim of giving up the pursuit was intentionally meant to confuse the situation?
Tsk!
Truly a mind full of schemes.
In the next moment, the Giant Spirit Divine transformed into black and red clouds and smoke, instantly breaking free from the dense Demon Binding Ropes.
Golden light flashed and dimmed; when he reappeared, he was already in front of Zhou Tong.
The fist, clad in metal gloves, clenched tightly, the vast power converging, causing the air to faintly distort.
Ten Directions Hand!
Upon contact, the green protective Qi mechanism shield around Zhou Tong immediately deformed with a punch.
Then, a dense dark green Three Yin Demon Slaying Qi wrapped around the fist surface.
With a crisp cracking sound, Zhou Tong’s Body Protection Aura shattered like a burst balloon.
Bang!
The fist hit Zhou Tong’s chest without obstruction, and he was instantly blown back like a baseball hit at high speed, soaring into the air.
In mid-air, Zhou Tong spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, feeling a chill in his heart.
He had thought it was merely a Daoist Foundation Perfection Qi Cultivator, didn’t expect he could easily escape the Demon Binding Rope and break his protective Qi mechanism with a punch.
This Gathering and Dispersing at Will Divine Skill can only be displayed by a Primordial Spirit God Monarch!
Does Lv Shenjun have other Primordial Spirit God Monarchs under his command?
This can’t be!
Before he could figure it out.
A golden flash appeared before his eyes again, the armor-clad figure once more in front of him.
Through the broad hood, he saw a scarlet vortex spinning continuously.
What the hell is this?!
Zhou Tong felt as if his heart was being clenched.
“Jiao Mu Star Lord, Jiao Mu Star Lord!” His pupils contracted into slits, instinctively shouting at the top of his voice.
Buzz!
Like a pattern erased by an eraser, Zhou Tong’s figure abruptly disappeared.
Bang!
The air exploded, the fist enveloped in demon-slaying Qi struck empty space, and a wave of air fiercely spread in all directions.
Jiao Mu Star Lord? The Star Lord overseeing the Ninety-nine Stars of the Heavenly Gate?
Was he the one who launched the Ground Shrinking to save Zhou Tong?
Chen Mu’s heart was filled with seriousness.
Was this Star Spirit watching this place at this moment?!
Chen Mu’s heart trembled, utilizing the Truthful Listening Divine Power to its fullest extent, scanning the surroundings seven or eight times, but found nothing.
He couldn’t completely relax.
“The demon beast corpse, truly can’t pick it up again now.”
He glanced up at the sky emitting a faint glow, and the Giant Spirit Divine’s figure immediately dissipated.
…
Days later.
Deep night.
Heavenly Craft Camp, Snail Shell Camp.
Soft moonlight-like glimmers shone down, illuminating the entire camp.
Behind the one-way transparent Green Jade Snail doors, Chen Mu lay in a rocking chair, bathing in starlight, eyes closed in cultivation.
River Car Reversal, his entire mana transformed into nine streams of primordial Qi, which then penetrated the inner walls of the Jade Seed.
Golden glimmers surged like tides, sweeping across the entire Jade Seed in the blink of an eye.
Like roots integrating and sprouting, tiny golden patterns grew inside the inner walls of the Jade Seed, making it increasingly harmonious and complete.
After a while, Chen Mu opened his eyes, and a gray wall appeared in front of him.
Plague Immortal Technique: 3242/10000/Sixth Rank;
Jade Cicada Secret Scripture: 1217/10000/Seventh Rank;
“It’s time to summon back the Giant Spirit Divine.”
Since Zhou Tong’s surprise attack, Chen Mu was afraid he’d be targeted by Jiao Mu Star Lord, so the Giant Spirit Divine hadn’t been retracted for several days, leaving it to wander outside.
Without the Giant Spirit Divine complementing the Soul Capturing Return to Origin Technique to nourish himself, his Dao Foundation cultivation speed had unwillingly slowed by half.
“Good thing it was just a false alarm.”
Chen Mu sighed in relief, took a gulp of Nourishing Spirit Wine, and looked up at the starry horizon outside the door.
The Jiao Mu Star Cluster spanned the starry sky for billions of miles; it couldn’t have come alone just to target him.
It should only be that Zhou Tong, the Heavenly Craft Camp General, had certain privileges, hence could utilize the Jiao Mu Star Lord’s power to lock onto the Giant Spirit Divine and even initiate Ground Shrinking to escape.
“One shouldn’t be too greedy,” Chen Mu activated the Mechanical Talisman Seed, remotely controlling the return of the Giant Spirit Divine, while reflecting in his heart.
If it weren’t for the Giant Spirit Divine having a similar ability to Gather and Disperse at Will as a Primordial Spirit, he would’ve almost been captured this time.
The Five Ghosts Bag is still on the Giant Spirit Divine; if captured, a month’s effort would be all in vain.
…
Centered around the water pavilion of the Heavenly Craft Camp.
“Are you certain that the beast thief has already left?” Zhou Tong closely questioned the middle-aged Daoist.
“According to the investigations from the Five Clouds Department, the disappearance of large numbers of demon beast corpses has indeed stopped appearing for several days,” the middle-aged Daoist replied after some thought.
Did he leave? Or is he temporarily hidden?
Zhou Tong couldn’t decide, yet felt slightly relieved.
Days ago, he used the power of the Jiao Mu Star Lord to lock onto that beast thief, thinking he could capture him smoothly and uproot the mole hidden in the Heavenly Craft Camp.
Unexpectedly, he almost got himself into trouble.
That punch that shattered his protective Qi mechanism, even thinking about it now, he couldn’t help but shudder.
If he hadn’t escaped using the Jiao Mu Star Lord’s power in time, he would’ve been dead that night.
“It was most likely some kind of clone, and a secret technique at the Primordial Spirit level.”
Zhou Tong was confident.
Normal people couldn’t grow like that.
A Yan Master Spirit Puppet capable of displaying Primordial Spirit divine skills?
Zhou Tong thought deeply.
The Thousand Mechanisms Sect is skilled at creating various demon puppets; that strange armor-clad figure might well be a special puppet crafted by Lv Shenjun.
“Any new directives from Heavenly Pass City?” Zhou Tong inquired.
“They mentioned sending elders Fei Zhao and Li Jiu to assist you,” the middle-aged Daoist replied.
Zhou Tong frowned instantly.
What he wanted was a transfer order away from the Fire Dao Star, not assistance.
The thought of a powerful puppet lurking outside the Heavenly Craft Camp made him restless.
He needed to contact the Blue God Monarch directly.
He absolutely couldn’t stay on the Fire Dao Star any longer.
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