Chapter 794 - 421: Nether Water Sea Region
Could it be related to another sealed land? Sword Master Feng’s heart stirred as he followed this train of thought, vaguely guessing some truths.
"Elder Li’s actions are indeed a bit risky," Sword Master Feng slowly spoke, breaking the silence, gesturing, "However, he has always been steady in his actions. There must be a profound meaning in his journey. We cannot stand idly by. You must personally go near the Nether Water Sea Region and closely monitor his movements. If there is any situation, communicate with me through flying sword transmission."
"Yes!" Fang Yunjian responded, then turned and left.
Soon, Fang Yunjian was controlling his sword, hastily heading towards the Nether Water Sea Region.
At this time, in the depths of the Nether Water Sea Region, the Cyan Moon True Dragon revealed its true form, a hundred-zhang Cyan Dragon moving through the deep sea. ’Li Mu’ was seated cross-legged on the dragon’s head, eyes closed, projecting his divine sense to carefully sense the movements ahead, avoiding sea demons and sea monsters.
"Qing Yue, stop advancing, conceal your form!"
At this moment, Li Mu’s divine thought discovered something, immediately notifying the Cyan Moon True Dragon.
The Cyan Moon True Dragon halted its dragon body at once upon hearing the words, hiding in a deep sea trench. Its body gradually became transparent, seemingly merging with the surrounding seawater, difficult to detect.
Inside the Painted Tier Treasure Mansion, Li Mu’s tightly closed eyes abruptly opened, and his divine sense tightly locked onto a section of water ahead, which was where he sensed the anomaly near the Water Mansion Secret Realm, a concealed underwater cave mansion hiding a group of demon cultivators, two Void Refining Demon Cultivators, accompanied by twelve Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivators.
"Why are they appearing here?"
Li Mu frowned tightly, immediately coming to a realization and understanding the reason behind it.
The Blood Demon Lord Dana and his subordinates should have already known about the location of the Water Mansion Secret Realm. However, because the sealed land was surrounded by endless Water Spirit Power with complete and indestructible restrictions, they could never break through the Sealing Array. Thus, they were searching everywhere for a key to enter the Water Mansion Secret Realm and eventually found it with him.
Because of his existence, they couldn’t find the key to enter the sealed land. Naturally, they would choose to send a group of cultivators to guard this place, attempting to wait for the secret realm to be opened by him.
"Master, what should we do? Should we give up?"
Through Li Mu’s reminder, the Cyan Moon True Dragon also discovered the enemies hidden near the Water Mansion Secret Realm and asked with wide eyes.
"No need to give up. If the enemy is only this much, we should be able to take them. Since they want to wait for a rabbit, let’s give them a ’surprise’," Li Mu pondered for a moment, deciding.
The Blood Demon Lord Dana is dead. If there is no Integration Realm powerhouse guarding this place, Li Mu is confident of dealing with the current situation. Besides, even though this group of demon cultivators is large in number, their strength varies. They’ve probably been stationed here for quite a while, lacking vigilance, just the right weakness to exploit.
The Cyan Moon True Dragon’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.
"Let’s not act rashly. Observe their movements first," Li Mu reminded the Cyan Moon True Dragon and instructed, "Once we understand their full strength and patrol patterns, we’ll take action. For now, focus on hiding and don’t let them discover us."
"Yes, Master!" The Cyan Moon True Dragon responded, its azure dragon scales’ spirit light restrained, body and aura fully merging into the deep sea.
Over the next twenty-odd days, Li Mu and the Cyan Moon True Dragon continued to secretly observe the demon cultivators’ movements. They found that although this group of demon cultivators was highly vigilant, frequently changing patrols and closely monitoring their surroundings, their actions also exhibited certain patterns. The prolonged deep-sea life had made these demon cultivators become irritable, occasionally having quarrels and disputes amongst themselves.
They numbered a total of 36 individuals, 4 Void Refining, and 32 Divinity Transformation, divided into four groups, taking turns patrolling in two batches or resting off-duty. Every seven days, a group of cultivators would leave the deep sea for the surface for three days to relieve stress and hunt demon beasts for cultivation resources.
"They need to release pressure and seek cultivation resources," Li Mu pondered to himself, as a new plan gradually formed in his mind.
A few days later, when a group of demon cultivators left the deep sea as usual to hunt demon beasts, Li Mu led his beasts and had already prepared an ambush on their return route in advance.
As night fell, the sea surface glimmered with light. Li Mu, the Cyan Moon True Dragon, and the Chi Lian Fire Phoenix were hidden in the darkness, quietly waiting for their prey to return.
Soon after, the Void Refining Realm demon cultivator Xue Ji, led his subordinates who had completed hunting demon beasts, returned with a bountiful catch. Having been suppressed in the deep sea for too long, this hunt had lifted their spirits greatly. They were in high spirits, laughing and chatting along the way, completely unaware of the hidden killing intent in the shadows.
As they gradually approached the ambush circle, Li Mu took a deep breath, silently counting in his heart, then launched his long-planned attack. With a gentle flip of his palm, a Flying Sword, shimmering with Five Elements Spiritual Light, shot out like a meteor, its target aimed directly at the throat of a Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivator.
The Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivator, suddenly faced with such a swift attack, flashed a look of astonishment. Instinctively, he summoned his shield magical artifact in an attempt to block this deadly attack.
However, he never expected the power of the Five Elements Spirit Sword to be so astonishing. The flying sword, like a bamboo splitting through, pierced through his shield magical artifact in one fell swoop. Its speed left him no time to react.
The Five Elements Flying Sword instantly pierced through his throat, blood splattering, his life flame extinguished in an instant, and even his divine soul had no chance to escape.
After killing its target, the Five Elements Spirit Sword did not stop, swiftly turning agilely in the space, whistling towards the second Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivator. Witnessing his companion’s tragic death, the demon cultivator was terrified, but it was too late to evade.
With a muffled "poof" sound, the Five Elements Flying Sword once again penetrated through the magical artifact and the physical body, sending the second Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivator to the same fate as the former, killed by a piercing sword.
The group of Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivators, seeing this scene, was overwhelmed with terror. They scattered and fled, the once orderly group instantly collapsing, leaving Void Refining Demon Cultivator Xue Ji standing alone and helplessly in place.
"Damn it!" Xue Ji roared furiously, his eyes revealing intense killing intent. As a Void Refining Realm powerhouse, when had he ever suffered such humiliation? Watching his subordinates being slaughtered one by one by the enemy, the anger in his heart burned intensely.
"Die for me!" Void Refining Demon Cultivator Xue Ji roared. His figure disappeared on the spot, fiercely rushing towards the exposed Li Mu.
Confronted by the enraged charge of Void Refining Demon Cultivator Xue Ji, Li Mu remained exceptionally calm, showing no fear. He continued to skillfully control the Tier Seven Daoist Soldier — the Five Elements Spirit Sword — with thunderous force, slaughtering the remaining Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivators. These cultivators at the same tier as he were so vulnerable under the Five Elements Spirit Sword’s formidable momentum, utterly unable to withstand its unparalleled sword momentum.
The Five Elements Spirit Sword, under Li Mu’s control, maneuvered like a swimming dragon in the sea, soaring into the sky one moment and diving the next. With every sword swing, a Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivator fell, their sharp sword blade seemingly capable of slicing through everything. Whether magical artifacts or physical bodies, in front of it, they were as fragile as paper.
Void Refining Demon Cultivator Xue Ji turned into a mass of blood light, instantly attacking Li Mu. At this moment, five figures appeared behind Li Mu, each summoning their Lifebound Spiritual Treasures.
The Cyan Moon True Dragon swung the True Water Silk Ribbon, transforming into a thousand-zhang Water Dragon. Its spiritual light flickered, roaring as it charged towards the blood light.
The Chi Lian Fire Phoenix activated the Celestial Fire Tripod. Scorching flames erupted, forming a flock of Fire Sparrows, whistling as they approached.
The Jade-eyed Golden Yuan wielded a golden long staff, transforming into a blinding golden light, like a whip of divine punishment, cleaving down fiercely.
The Cyan Jade Ginseng King utilized the Wood Element Spirit Staff to form a verdant giant hand, with thousands of Cyan Spirit Vine tendrils swarming.
Ink Jade Rock summoned the Giant Rock Green Mountain, like a towering mountain pressing down, turning into a cyan beam, unstoppable like a thunderbolt.
Five Tier Six Spiritual Treasures swiftly converged to form the Five Elements Grand Array, suddenly covering the Void Refining Demon Cultivator, enveloping him with a magnificent five-colored curtain. Within the curtain, Five Elements Spiritual Power circulated, seemingly containing infinite power.
Void Refining Demon Cultivator Xue Ji, trapped within the Five Elements Array, felt the surging Five Elements Spiritual Power surrounding him, hastily condensing the Blood Light Realm to resist. He was immediately ensnared, struggling immensely to break free from the Five Elements Array’s constraints. The Five Elements Mutual Generation and Mutual Inhibition, within this array, his Blood Light Realm seemed suppressed by an invisible force, unable to exert its full power.
Seeing this scene, Li Mu revealed a satisfied smile, continuing to control the Five Elements Spirit Sword to massacre the fled Divinity Transformation Demon Cultivators, intending to deal with the Void Refining Powerhouse later.