Hum!
A golden-red fireball appeared out of nowhere on the rooftop of the bamboo house.
Chen Mu’s expression changed drastically, and he lunged forward violently.
Almost at the instant he flew out of the room,
The fireball smashed into the room and exploded with a loud bang. Splintered planks, studded with sparks, flew all around, and the bamboo house that had been his home for over a year was instantly destroyed and set ablaze, turning into a sea of fire.
Chen Mu steadied himself, turned around, and stared at the space above the fire, his expression ugly.
There, a tall, thin figure in a fiery red Daoist robe stood in the air. He looked down at Chen Mu with an indifferent face.
Without a word, he simply brought his fingers together and made a light chopping motion toward Chen Mu.
A rain of fire large enough to cover half a basketball court materialized out of thin air above Chen Mu’s head.
It then smashed down fiercely, lighting up the dense forest in an instant.The man in the red robe frowned slightly: "Escaping Earth? You do run fast."
He looked up at the continuous explosions on the mountain and immediately dismissed the thought of chasing with spells.
"I can’t give up the Daoist cultivation of these mountains for just one head."
Thinking this, a red light flashed on his body, and he flew toward the middle of the mountainside where the battle was most intense.
...
Thirty meters underground, inside a temporarily created small space, the Truthful Listening Technique was fully operating, and various noisy sounds from above Mist Smoke Mountain filled Chen Mu’s ears continuously.
"Liyang Road attacking the mountain?"
A few years ago, there was Zhongshan Path, and now Liyang Road has sprung up. Is Jilong Road a soft persimmon for anyone to squeeze?
"I just wanted to find a stable place to grind experience, why is it so hard?"
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"What’s the point of all this fighting every day?"
After a while, Chen Mu couldn’t help but sigh helplessly.
This kind of struggle between major powers wasn’t something a minor cultivator like him could influence. The urgent matter was how to respond.
Run?
There could be an ambush outside the mountain. No, there would definitely be an ambush.
In the past, everyone from East Ridge knew to set up ambushes on the outskirts; Liyang Road, being one of the seven paths of Yunzhou, would certainly be no less thorough in their arrangements. ŖãℕȮꞖÊS
If they dared to attack the mountain, their setup would be foolproof.
"Better to stay underground for now."
There weren’t many who specialized in the Earth Escape Secret Technique, and for those from Liyang, searching underground would be fraught with difficulty and not cost-effective.
In this way, staying underground would be relatively safe for the time being.
"I’ll wait until the situation is clearer before making any plans."
Chen Mu made up his mind – he would not show his face until there was an outcome on the mountain.
Fearing detection through the fluctuations caused by actively deploying the Truthful Listening Technique, he immediately contained the Truthful Listening, used Point Ground into Steel to soften the soil, and continued to burrow deeper into the ground.
"What a pity that my proficiency in Point Ground into Steel is too low; otherwise, I could soften the soil even faster."
"I didn’t notice it in normal times, but now, it still seems a bit slow."
"After I get through this crisis, I’ll have to work on improving Point Ground into Steel no matter what."
...
Atop Mist Smoke Mountain.
Liu Ling stood at the summit of Cloud Summit Palace, clad in a gold-threaded red robe, her face stern.
"You look for the family treasures openly, yet you secretly disrupt the Earth Vein Forbidden Law."
"Sun Jian, you really dare to betray Jilong Road," she said, her voice as cold as ice.
Sun Jian, dressed in black, responded with a detached expression: "Stand aside tonight, and you can live."
"Dare to take action, and you will impede my path to Dao—you will die."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a black and a red Escape Light fell from the sky.
As the Escape Light dissipated, a short, plump Daoist with a beaming smile, and a tall, burly man over two meters tall appeared.
Liu Ling’s brows immediately knitted together: "Daoist Huiming, Yang Huan?"
Sun Jian spread his right hand, and lightning flashed: "Liu Ling, what will you choose?"
...
Deep underground, within a natural cavern as large as a soccer field.
A fist-sized, white jade sphere hung from the ceiling of the cave.
Crackling lightning continuously flashed upon it, illuminating the originally pitch-dark cavern with a clear light.
At this moment, Chen Mu lay spread-eagled on the ground in a big "X," with an invisible force from all directions rushing towards him, pressing him firmly to the ground.
He mustered all his strength, his muscles tensing as he tried to struggle to his feet.
Crack!
A flash of silver light.
A bolt of lightning suddenly shot out from the sphere on the cave ceiling, striking Chen Mu directly.
His whole body twitched as the energy within him relaxed, and the strength he had gathered instantly dissipated.
He convulsed uncontrollably on the spot for a moment before once again being pinned to the ground by an immense invisible force, unable to move.
"To think there are constraints underground too," Chen Mu furrowed his brows. "The people from Liyang Path are indeed ill-intentioned."
He had been escaping through the earth, and without knowing when, he had triggered a mechanism that made him feel as if the world was spinning before he was teleported into this cavern.
The thunder and the overwhelming invisible weight attacked him all at once. Before he could resist, they had already flattened him to the ground.
"This place is dangerous, I mustn’t stay long." His heart hardened, and he was about to forcefully break through the constraints by using Five Ghosts Possession.
But the next moment, the lightning above his head flickered incessantly, and the sounds of wailing and cursing suddenly rose up inside the underground cave.
Chen Mu’s actions slowed instantly.
"There are others here? Hm... this is good!"
"Let the others brave the lightning first to see if there is any danger."
Thinking this, the Five Ghosts Paper Man that had just poked its head out from his chest immediately dove back in.
He lay there honestly, pricking up his ears, listening intently to the performance of others in the cave.
Then he noticed that, in just the span of three to five breaths, the entire space became eerily silent.
Are they all dead?
That can’t be, right?
The lightning was fierce, but its main effect was to paralyze and subdue the enemy.
Chen Mu was curious as he stealthily glanced to one side.
The moment he turned his head, he met a pair of eyes full of encouragement: "Young brother, I’m out of options. If you have any tricks up your sleeve, use them quickly!"
Chen Mu: "..." You want me to brave the lightning, don’t you?
"Whether we can get out or not all depends on you now!"
Fuck!
Old Yin Coin!
...
Explosions continuously rocked up and down Mist Smoke Mountain.
Tensions were high at Cloud Summit Palace.
Sun Jian and his two comrades closely surrounded Liu Ling.
"Elder Liu, we are not your enemy," Huiming said seriously. "Yunzhou’s land and skies are changing, the Earth Vein Spiritual Springs are withering, and no one can ensure they will survive this calamity safely."
"It’s precisely because the Earth Veins are destroyed that the real person of White Tower from Zhongshan Path sought trouble with Sect Master Dong Li."
"Unfortunately, the seven paths of Yunzhou have coexisted for hundreds of years with comparable strengths. If one faction tries to extinguish another, it will only result in mutual destruction, which is clearly not a good option."
"However, if multiple sects merged, that would be a different story entirely."
"As long as we join forces, becoming larger and stronger, even breaking out of Yunzhou won’t be difficult."
"Elder Liu, if you wish to consolidate your Daoist Foundation and take it a step further, you cannot do without a stable environment and abundant resources."
"Merging multiple sects, with the seven paths becoming one family, that is the best choice," Huiming spoke with profound earnestness. "Sect Master Li of our sect has already gone to Jilong Mountain, you must make your decision quickly."
Liu Ling glanced at the other party before turning to look at Sun Jian: "Do you believe his nonsense?"
Huiming’s face immediately turned sour.
Sun Jian remained expressionless: "He can give me the Dao Foundation Secret Method."
"It seems you’ve set your heart on leaving Jilong Road," Liu Ling sighed.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a tall and thin figure appeared out of nowhere behind Sun Jian.
The man’s palms were pressed together like a knife, silently stabbing towards Sun Jian.
Thump!
Blood splattered as Sun Jian’s left arm was cleanly severed at the root by the attacker.
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