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The person leading them was none other than the Mountain Mover Sword Lord of the Luotian Sword Sect.

The three gazed for a moment, then their figures disappeared.

Barren Prefecture.

The middle section of the Wuqi River, the core location of the Xuan She Tribe.

A figure merged into the darkness, looking down at the Xuan She Tribe, observing for a long time.

He shook his head.

"The intel isn't wrong; it truly is just a lucky small tribe."

"However, it's a bit surprising that there are Cultivators within this tribe, but it's also somewhat normal..."

Myriad Manifestations True Monarch muttered in his heart.

He confirmed that there was no existence within the Xuan She Tribe that could threaten him.

The only Golden Core aura was sound asleep in the Wuqi River.

As for the precious bead suspected to be a fifth order divine weapon... Myriad Manifestations True Monarch looked towards the towering giant stone pillar.

An azure blue pearl emitted a faint glow, like a lighthouse, guiding the way forward.

"There isn't even a single guard..."

Myriad Manifestations True Monarch was somewhat dumbfounded.

Beside that giant stone pillar, there wasn't even a single guard.

Although, judging by the tribe's situation, guards would be useless anyway.

"Hehe~"

"They don't understand the principle that a man is innocent, but his treasure makes him guilty."

"Today, it is destined to be my fortune."

He took out the Myriad Manifestations Mirror again to check.

Myriad Manifestations True Monarch no longer waited.

His figure vanished, and in an instant, he arrived at the top of the stone pillar carved with a giant snake.

"Junior Myriad Manifestations greets Senior Pearl Spirit."

Myriad Manifestations True Monarch did not act rashly.

Instead, he bowed and cupped his hands in a salute.

At this moment.

As Myriad Manifestations True Monarch's voice fell, a black snake shadow flashed out from the azure blue pearl, enveloping the precious bead.

"It really is a fifth order divine weapon!"

Feeling the change in aura, Myriad Manifestations True Monarch's heart trembled, almost overwhelmed by immense surprise.

Although he had come here to investigate, he had been skeptical of the information mentioned in the intel.

After all, how could a fifth order divine weapon appear so easily?

But he still decided to give it a try, and unexpectedly, there was indeed a spiritual existence; this was undoubtedly a fifth order divine weapon.

"Once I control this fifth order precious bead, who in Luo Prefecture will be my opponent!"

"By then, the Luotian Sword Sect and the Fan Family will all prostrate at my feet!"

Myriad Manifestations True Monarch's heart was ablaze, but his face showed no emotion.

Then he quietly glanced at the appearance of the Pearl Spirit.

"Hmm?"

"Why does it look a bit like this small tribe's totem..."

Myriad Manifestations True Monarch was somewhat confused.

He had observed the entire Xuan She Tribe from outside.

Naturally, he hadn't missed the totem banner hanging high in the air.

Just as this doubt arose.

He heard the snake shadow speak.

"I thought a few Middle Stage or even Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators would come, but unexpectedly, only an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator arrived."

The snake shadow sighed, seemingly feeling a bit disappointed.

As soon as these words were spoken.

If Myriad Manifestations True Monarch still didn't realize something was wrong, then he wouldn't be worthy of Cultivating to his current Realm.

"Forest of Hell!"

Myriad Manifestations True Monarch roared inwardly.

Light flowed within the Myriad Manifestations Mirror.

An abstruse Bagua array appeared beneath the snake shadow.

It transformed into a Forest of Hell, attempting to trap the snake shadow.

After completing this.

The Myriad Manifestations Mirror's light shifted again, carrying Myriad Manifestations True Monarch away from his original spot.

"Damn it! This is a trap!"

Myriad Manifestations True Monarch, frantically fleeing, had no intention of staying to fight to the death.

"I hope it can trap him for a moment..."

Myriad Manifestations True Monarch sensed the changes behind him.

At this moment.

Clouds and mist suddenly appeared.

Myriad Manifestations True Monarch's heart tightened.

Then... the clouds and mist dissipated.

Above the giant stone pillar.

The snake shadow looked at the lifeless corpse of Myriad Manifestations True Monarch before him, lost in thought.

The clouds and mist slowly vanished.

As if they had never appeared.

"Uncle Xuan, what happened?"

While Mo Xuan was contemplating not getting a big haul.

Zhou Liyue, wearing a white dress with ribbons fluttering behind her and a gentle face, flew over.

"Someone came to deliver resources, go receive them."

Mo Xuan snapped back to reality, and the illusory snake shadow pointed at Myriad Manifestations True Monarch, whose face still held remnants of shock, fear, and anger, and said.

The Myriad Manifestations Treasure Mirror on Myriad Manifestations True Monarch's body flew out and was examined by Mo Xuan.

This Myriad Manifestations Mirror was quite interesting, with many functions.

It's just that it seemed no one in the Zhou Family could use it... Mo Xuan shook his head.

He erased Myriad Manifestations True Monarch's imprint.

Then he tossed it to Zhou Liyue.

Hearing Mo Xuan's words, Zhou Liyue was momentarily stunned.

Fortunately, having spent so long with Mo Xuan, she reacted after subconsciously taking the Myriad Manifestations Mirror.

Her heart was somewhat joyful; a Nascent Soul True Lord's Storage Pouch was bound to be extremely bountiful.

This was the experience gained from opening so many Nascent Soul True Lord blind boxes.

The only helplessness was that the Zhou Family couldn't use the extremely valuable fourth-order Magic Treasures.

They could only be piled up in the Artifact Pavilion.

If the timing weren't inappropriate.

Some in the Zhou Family had even suggested holding an auction to sell off some of those fourth-order items.

Shaking her head to clear the chaotic thoughts, Zhou Liyue gave a graceful bow and left with Myriad Manifestations True Monarch's corpse.

Mo Xuan nodded.

The snake shadow vanished, merging into the azure blue pearl.

The precious bead returned to its place above the carved great snake.

"Alas, for a dignified Late Stage Nascent Soul Old Ancestor to personally fish for lawbreakers, and only a small fry came."

Mo Xuan was a bit dejected.

Time slowly passed.

Several days later.

At the border between Luo Prefecture and Barren Prefecture.

Three figures were somewhat silent.

"It seems Fellow Daoist Myriad Manifestations has fallen."

A rather beautiful female Cultivator, who resembled an iceberg, gazed into the distance, her tone filled with emotion.

"It's just that I didn't expect not even a sound to be heard. That thing might be beyond our control, Senior Brother, how should we deal with it?"

Another middle-aged male Cultivator with darker skin, carrying a long sword on his back, asked the Mountain Mover Sword Lord, who was the leader of the three.

That night's engagement was too brief, and Myriad Manifestations True Monarch had already perished.

The only slight disturbance was completely suppressed by Mo Xuan.

That's why the three who had been waiting here hadn't noticed.

"As expected, we'll make other plans."

Although Mountain Mover Sword Lord was unwilling.

He did not continue to take risks.

Even he couldn't eliminate Myriad Manifestations True Monarch without a sound.

This indicated that the fifth order precious bead might not have been damaged or had recovered to a very high degree.

"Let's do something else first."

Mountain Mover Sword Lord turned and left.

The other two True Lords of the Luotian Sword Sect exchanged glances.

They followed him.

A few days later.

A piece of news spread throughout the entire Luo Prefecture.

The Luotian Sword Sect suddenly attacked the Myriad Manifestations Hall.

If not for a True Lord of the Myriad Manifestations Hall, who was in secluded death Cultivation and whose Lifespan was nearing its end, breaking out in time to resist for a moment and buy time for the Fan Family's True Lords to arrive as reinforcements.

The Myriad Manifestations Hall would have been erased from Luo Prefecture.

As soon as the news came out, everyone was in an uproar.

The biggest question was that Myriad Manifestations True Monarch had not appeared from beginning to end.

No one knew if he was dead or alive.

Even so.

The Myriad Manifestations Hall suffered heavy losses, and its influence shrunk.

The Luotian Sword Sect advanced further.