The spiritual land on the outskirts of the Painting World Treasure Mansion was protected by a large illusion Formation set up by Tianyan Divine Lord, and due to the obstruction of the Formation, Li Mu was unable to detect the situation outside the Immortal Cave in real-time.
However, Li Mu had always been cautious, and when he was about to leave the Immortal Cave, he released his Divine Sense, activated his Divine Sense Heavenly Talent, Star Concealment, and explored covertly.
This exploration was extraordinary.
Now, Li Mu had mastered the Nine Dragons Immortal Slaughtering Formation, and he suddenly discovered that the defensive illusion Formation set up by Tianyan Divine Lord in this outer area contained the Two Dragons Binding Immortal Formation, one of the twelve Formations within the Nine Dragons Immortal Slaughtering Formation.
Li Mu had already upgraded the Nine Dragons Immortal Slaughtering Formation to Level Five.
He easily found the Formation core of the Two Dragons Binding Immortal Formation, and by merging his Divine Sense into the Formation core, Li Mu easily controlled the entire Formation.
He felt a pleasant surprise, as this Two Dragons Binding Immortal Formation contained two sets of Flood Dragon bones.
【Fire Python Flood Dragon Remains】
【Grade: Fifth-Tier Spirit Beast Bone】
【Characteristics: The skeleton is intricate, but due to its long Years, it has sustained damage.】
【A fiery mad python containing a thin Dragon Clan Bloodline, it prefers to hide in volcanic magma areas and enjoys consuming magma to Cultivate fire Cultivation Technique. After thousands of Years of growth, it awakened an ancient Dragon Clan Bloodline, transforming into a Flood Dragon Python. Its scales and bones are excellent Materials for refining fire-element Spiritual Artifacts. Its flesh and blood contain strong Innate fire elements, providing great nourishment for Cultivators with fire Spiritual Root or those who Cultivate fire-element Cultivation Technique. Repair Method: Store it in an extreme fire location, or inject Heavenly Fire and repeatedly temper it to repair it.】
【Bloodthirsty Berserk Flood Dragon】
【Grade: Fifth-Tier Spirit Beast Bone.】
【Characteristics: Berserk and bloodthirsty, intricate skeleton, contains a trace of demonic nature, has sustained damage over a thousand Years.】
【Born as a Third-Tier Flood Dragon, its body contains the blood of a mad Dragon, making it inherently tyrannical. Upon birth, it begins to slaughter and devour surrounding living beings. Even when facing a higher-tier opponent, it dares to fight. It is difficult to tame. Its flesh and blood are a great tonic for Demonic Cultivators. Repair Method: Immerse it in a large amount of living beings' blood to repair it.】
Under the effect of Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, Li Mu obtained complete information on the two Flood Dragon bones within the Two Dragons Binding Immortal Formation.
Unexpectedly, both were severely damaged due to the passage of Years. Judging by their condition, they could only be used one or two more times at most before the power of the entire Flood Dragon bone would be completely lost.
Both sets of Flood Dragon bones were Fifth-Tier. Although not particularly difficult to find, they were by no means easy to acquire.
If they could be repaired, he must find a way to fully restore them.
Li Mu put away the two sets of Flood Dragon bones, and at the same time, he also discovered the Flood Dragon Primordial Spirits wandering within the Two Dragons Binding Immortal Formation, exactly two of them.
The Primordial Spirits of the two Flood Dragons wandered around Li Mu, displaying a very intimate demeanor.
Li Mu took a deep breath, waved his hand, and collected them.
After collecting the two Flood Dragon Primordial Spirits, Li Mu frowned deeply. Under the exploration of his Divine Sense, the ‘enemies’ lurking outside the Formation were completely exposed in his Sea of Consciousness, with nowhere to hide.
After elevating the Star Chart Contemplation Technique - Star God Chapter to Level Three, he gained three Divine Thought Divine Abilities. Coupled with having survived the Nascent Soul Purple Heaven Lightning Tribulation, Li Mu's current Nascent Soul Divine Thought strength was in no way inferior to that of a Soul Transformation Realm expert, and was even stronger than that of an average Soul Transformation Realm expert.
Under the ‘Star Concealment’ Divine Thought, the Soul Transformation Realm Cultivator, dressed in a white Magic Robe with silver hair and silver eyebrows, was hidden within a concealed Formation, concealing his aura. Besides him, the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider that he had driven away earlier was also lurking underground.
And two other Fifth-Tier Yao Beasts, one Winged Tiger and one Black Panther, each occupied a side, forming a siege, surrounding this Immortal Cave spiritual land.
Upon seeing this Formation, Li Mu roughly understood the intention of this ‘Soul Transformation Cultivator’. It was likely that this fellow was also a coveter of Tianyan Divine Lord's Immortal Cave.
It was just that he didn't have the core Formation token, so he guarded the Treasure Mountain but couldn't enter its gate, or perhaps he was driven away by Tianyan Divine Lord's Divided Soul, and finally, a Fifth-Tier Yao Spider was dispatched to guard it, which he had occupied the Immortal Cave first.
A Soul Transformation Realm expert!
If he didn't deal with him, he might not be able to leave this Immortal Cave spiritual land in this life!
Compared to Tianjue Demonic Venerable, this Soul Transformation Cultivator was only in the Soul Transformation Early Stage, so his strength was a bit weaker. However, Li Mu dared not underestimate him.
Previously, he was able to hunt down Tianjue Demonic Venerable with the help of Venerable Qingfeng. If it was a one-on-one fight, if he couldn't kill him in one fell swoop, he would likely encounter a lot of trouble in the end.
Li Mu frowned, contemplating a strategy against the enemy.
The Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider knew the cultivation he had displayed, so this Soul Transformation Cultivator should have believed that only a ‘Nascent Soul cultivator’ had accidentally entered the Formation. He had successfully shown weakness to the enemy.
The opponent placed the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider here to guard, clearly, he also sensed Tianyan Divine Lord's Immortal Cave and would definitely not publicize it. Therefore, the only enemies to deal with were him and his three Fifth-Tier Spirit Beasts.
The three Fifth-Tier Spirit Beasts were easy to deal with. How to deliver a fatal blow to this Soul Transformation Cultivator was the key.
Once they started fighting, the commotion would certainly be significant.
This place was not far from the Loose Cultivator Alliance's Stationed place. If he couldn't deal with him quickly, the ensuing battle would inevitably attract unnecessary trouble.
After all, he was a Soul Transformation Cultivator. It would be a bit difficult to kill him in one fell swoop and quickly end the battle.
He must use some means.
Li Mu frowned, deducing the strategy for dealing with the enemy step by step.
Relying on Cultivation Techniques that had reached ‘Perfection’, possessing the Five Elements Dao Body, mastering dozens, even hundreds of Divine Ability Heavenly Talents, and also mastering Sword Formations, Puppets, and high-tier Spiritual Artifacts, even against a Soul Transformation Cultivator, Li Mu had a certain degree of confidence in killing enemies across realms.
If he couldn't win, he could always use the Five Elements Escape Technique to flee.
Having made up his mind.
Li Mu took a deep breath, then waved his hand, collecting the two sets of Flood Dragon bones and removing the illusion protection Formation.
In an instant, the Formation set up in the spiritual land's passage showed a slight anomaly.
He came out!
Venerable Tianyun was overjoyed, but the smile on his face instantly froze, and his expression drastically changed.
The enemy trapping Formation he had set up was broken by that Nascent Soul cultivator in less than a breath. The opponent, displaying a pair of Thunder Wings, his figure swift as lightning, rushed out of the trapping Formation, and with a ‘whoosh’, his figure flew far away in the blink of an eye.
He actually carried a pair of Thunder Wings Magic Treasure on his back, his figure like a rushing thunder, and he actually flew towards the depths of Huanlang Spiritual Mountain!
“How bold! Where do you think you’re going?!”
Venerable Tianyun was furious. He had guarded Tianyan Divine Lord's Immortal Cave spiritual land for decades, only to be preempted by a junior, who then easily broke through the Formation he had set up and fled.
His Formation, set up with a Fourth-Tier Formation Artifact, was easily broken by the opponent. Venerable Tianyun immediately understood that the opponent was a Formation master.
No wonder he could find this place, break Tianyan Divine Lord's Formation, and enter it.
Could he be Tianyan Divine Lord's Disciple?
Venerable Tianyun immediately became anxious and pursued the constantly flickering and disappearing thunderous shadow with all his might.
Seeing their master eagerly pursuing a certain enemy, the three Fifth-Tier Yao Beasts followed closely, and for a moment, the commotion resounded through the sky.
Noticing the three Spirit Beasts closely pursuing him, Venerable Tianyun sent out a silver-white giant gourd, collecting them into the gourd. He then stepped on the gourd, transforming into a streak of light, and continued to pursue in the direction where the thunderous shadow had disappeared.
Although Huanlang Spiritual Mountain was extremely dangerous, high-tier Yao Beasts emerged endlessly, and even Sixth-Tier Yao Beasts of the Soul Transformation Stage existed.
However, the opponent was a Nascent Soul True Lord and would definitely not dare to go deep.
The opponent also dared not flee in the direction of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.
Once he fled to the Loose Cultivator Alliance's territory, Venerable Tianyun worried that the matter would be exposed, and the other two Soul Transformation Cultivators would also intervene and take a share, which would result in a huge loss for him.
Since the opponent was heading deeper into Huanlang Spiritual Mountain, it actually played into his hands.
As for whether the opponent had any conspiracy or tricks, Venerable Tianyun directly ignored it. What kind of waves could a mere Nascent Soul True Lord stir up?
Thus, they continued their chase.
In the blink of an eye, they chased and fled, covering a distance of a thousand miles in an instant.
“Are the Thunder Wings on that kid a Magic Treasure refined by Tianyan Divine Lord? How can it be so fast?”
After chasing for a short while, Venerable Tianyun's expression became impatient.
He, a dignified Soul Transformation Realm expert, had been chasing a Nascent Soul True Lord for so long and still hadn't caught up, only narrowing the distance a little.
Too hateful!
Venerable Tianyun attributed all of this to the pair of Thunder Wings Magic Treasure on the opponent's back.
Otherwise, with the speed of a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, a Soul Transformation Stage expert could catch up in a few breaths.
That eagle thunder wings must be a Fifth-Tier top-grade Magic Treasure, or even a Spirit Treasure, and it was very likely a Treasure obtained from Tianyan Divine Lord's Immortal Cave!
A mere Nascent Soul cultivator wearing this Treasure possessed a speed close to that of a Soul Transformation Stage expert. If a Soul Transformation Stage expert used it, wouldn't it be even more Heaven-Defying?
If he possessed this Treasure, even if he encountered a Soul Transformation Late Stage Cultivator in the future, even if he couldn't win, he could use the Treasure to escape, completely standing in an invincible position.
As soon as this thought appeared, Venerable Tianyun's heart immediately burned even hotter!
Hateful little thief, that was his Magic Treasure!
The idea of killing and seizing the Treasure in Venerable Tianyun's eyes grew wildly, like a Heart Demon.
He spared no spiritual power, accelerating his flight speed, and pursued with all his might.
“Idiot!”
Li Mu's Divine Thought had been locking onto the opponent. Seeing this scene, he evaluated him in his heart, his eyes filled with killing intent. It was almost time; there were no other potential threats within a hundred miles, so he could almost ambush and kill him.
Thus, five top-grade Spiritual Swords instantly flew out of the nine storage spiritual pearl, quickly combining into the Five Elements Sword Formation in the air.
In an instant, a ten-mile radius of heaven and earth was enveloped by Sword Qi, forming its own Sword Domain.
Li Mu stood in the air, facing Venerable Tianyun who had pursued him.
Venerable Tianyun was surprised and uncertain, a hint of vigilance appearing on his face as he observed the Sword Formation set up by the opponent.
The spiritual power of heaven and earth stagnated, and Sword Qi surged.
“Five Elements Sword Formation!” Venerable Tianyun was startled. He never expected that this Nascent Soul cultivator would dare to stop and ambush him?
“Junior, how dare you show your claws with a mere Five Elements Sword Formation in front of this Venerable? Hand over Tianyan Divine Lord's Legacy and Magic Treasure obediently, and I will spare your life!”
Venerable Tianyun stared at Li Mu, his eyes filled with greed.
“What Magic Treasure? Are you talking about this?”
Li Mu feigned confusion, then flipped his hand, and the Painting World Treasure Mansion, which had shrunk into a small green pagoda, appeared in his hand.
“Is this Tianyan Divine Lord’s Immortal Cave Spirit Treasure?”
Venerable Tianyun recognized the Treasure Pagoda immediately upon seeing it. While greatly shocked, his gaze became even greedier, and a dark light bloomed in his pupils.
“Throw the item over, and I'll consider letting you off!”
“Oh, if you want it, come into the Formation and take it yourself!”
Li Mu chuckled, waving his hand mockingly.
This undoubtedly made Venerable Tianyun increasingly furious. He was a high and mighty Venerable Deity Transformation, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?
You seek death!
Tian Yuan Revered One stopped talking nonsense, bent down and patted the accompanying gourd. Immediately, the large mouth of the silver gourd emitted a powerful suction force that seemed to devour heaven and earth.
But Li Mu smiled coldly.
With a wave of his hand, the terrifying strangling power of the Five Elements Sword Formation instantly rushed towards Venerable Tianyun.
Venerable Tianyun immediately felt a bad premonition, his hair standing on end. He felt that the Sword Qi's strangling power was exceptionally sharp, not ordinary Sword Qi, and he instinctively dodged.
He also pulled out two crescent-shaped Magic Treasures from his storage bag and began to swing them left and right, cutting off the Sword Qi.
However, the more he swung the scimitars, the more alarmed he became.
Each incoming five-colored Sword Qi, each touch, was extremely heavy, equivalent to a full-force strike from a Nascent Soul True Lord at their Peak.
But this was not the most fatal. What made him even more alarmed was that this Formation could actually bind the Divine Soul of a Soul Transformation Realm Cultivator, and occasionally release a strange mental shock attack.
This forced him to constantly protect his Divine Soul, to avoid any momentary distraction or pause of his Divine Soul.
His current predicament allowed him no room for the slightest relaxation.
At this moment, Venerable Tianyun realized that he had completely fallen into the opponent's trap.
However, it was already too late!
Li Mu controlled the Five Elements Sword Formation, and with a flick of his hand, a giant seal rose from the ground, instantly transforming into a thousand-zhang giant mountain in the sky.
Spirit Treasure - Mount Tai!
This was not over yet. The pair of Thunder Wings on Li Mu's back instantly extended infinitely, splitting into countless feathers carrying the power of thunder, like a swarm of flying locusts.
They cooperated seamlessly with the Five Elements Sword Qi, sweeping over like a torrential storm.
Mount Tai sealed the top.
The Five Elements Sword Qi blocked the retreat.
The eagle thunder wings formed a Thunder Domain.
The three moves combined made Venerable Tianyun's soul tremble with fear.
He used all his strength, even burning his Divine Soul power, desperately trying to escape, but no matter which direction he fled.
In desperation, he summoned the Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider, the Scarlet Sky Tiger, and the Shadow Ghost Leopard.
But in just a blink of an eye, the three Yao Beasts were shredded into pieces by the Five Elements Sword Qi.
The Nine-Eyed Purple Poison Spider was killed, taking advantage of that brief moment.
Venerable Tianyun then summoned two Fifth-grade shield Magic Treasures, which instantly transformed into a hundred-zhang size.
But compared to the thousand-zhang body of ‘Mount Tai’, they appeared so insignificant.
The two sides were clearly not on the same level.
Holding up against Mount Tai, cracks appeared all over them within a few breaths.
“No, no, no…!”
Venerable Tianyun was terrified, and hastily cast a spell to escape.
However, at this moment, a ray of starlight landed on his Primordial Spirit, instantly freezing Venerable Tianyun's Divine Sense.
Li Mu used multiple tasks simultaneously, casting the Five Elements Sword Formation, controlling Magic Treasures, and attacking with Spiritual Swords, while also using the Divine Thought Divine Ability derived from Star Chart Contemplation Technique - Star God Chapter Level Three - Soul Severing, Consciousness Slaying, instantly locking down Venerable Tianyun's Primordial Spirit.
With a loud “boom,” ‘Mount Tai’ descended rapidly like thunder, smashing down towards Venerable Tianyun.
In an instant, mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, and violent tremors spread for a thousand miles away.