73: Chapter 73 The Righteous Path is Blocking the Door?!

"Hurry up and teach me the Spells that can be used at the Foundation Establishment Stage now!"

Su Mo had been coveting these Spells for more than a day or two.

Hua Rumeng gave a light huff, flicked her finger, and a point of spiritual light flew out and entered Su Mo's forehead.

"Blood Shadow Escape": Burn essence blood, travel a hundred zhang in an instant!

"Thousand-Face Illusion": Alter appearance, conceal Aura!

These two Spells were both for saving one's life. "Blood Shadow Escape" ensured he could quickly escape when encountering opponents he couldn't defeat, while "Thousand-Face Illusion" allowed him to change his appearance and evade pursuit.

However, Su Mo was still a bit dissatisfied.

"Only two? And both are life-saving Spells."

"Don't you have any of those incredibly powerful Spells that can kill a whole group of people in one move?"

Hua Rumeng was silent for a moment, then said quietly:

"There is one, actually..."

"The 'Heavenly Demon Disintegration Art': Burn everything to self-destruct; its power is enough to drag a Golden Core Cultivator down with you."

"Want to learn it?"

"..."

Su Mo's mouth twitched.

"Never mind then."

Hua Rumeng spoke in the tone of an elder educating a junior:

"The Dao of cultivation is inherently Heaven-Defying. For a Cultivator, only two things are most important: preserving one's life and increasing one's cultivation!"

"Everything else is just icing on the cake."

Su Mo nodded thoughtfully.

Indeed, no matter how powerful a Spell was, one had to be alive to use it!

Su Mo helplessly cast aside the wild thoughts in his head, calmed his mind, and began to focus on practicing the two Spells, "Blood Shadow Escape" and "Thousand-Face Illusion."

Seven days later.

Su Mo had mastered both Spells.

"Blood Shadow Escape" could be used over a hundred times within a distance of a hundred zhang, ten times for a thousand zhang, and once for ten thousand zhang, after which the essence blood in his body would be almost completely consumed, leaving him with less than one-tenth of his strength. Therefore, it could not be used unless absolutely necessary.

Of course, this was outside of combat. If in combat, one could completely replenish the consumption by absorbing the essence blood and spiritual power of others.

"Thousand-Face Illusion" was quite miraculous; when cast, both appearance and physique would change.

Looking at Li Da Niu's reflection in the water, Su Mo subconsciously touched his cheek.

The texture was real; even details like skin texture and beard were perfectly replicated!

Aside from the charm on his body that couldn't be concealed, anyone else who saw him would only think he was a slightly flirtatious Li Da Niu.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this Spell is amazing..."

Just as he was having fun —

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The door was suddenly struck hard, and the entire door, along with the wall, was trembling!

Su Mo swept his Divine Sense and knew it was Li Da Niu.

He saw him with an anxious expression, frantically pounding the door:

"Brother! Let's leave quickly! The Righteous Path Cultivators are here to besiege us!"

Su Mo frowned, dispelled the Thousand-Face Illusion, and restored his original appearance.

He opened the door in confusion:

"What Righteous Path Cultivators?"

In an instant, Li Da Niu was stunned upon seeing Su Mo's face. His whole body trembled, he felt a warmth in his philtrum, his legs went weak, and he involuntarily fell to his knees with a "thud."

At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind fighting against the intent of the sage.

'So... fragrant!'

Su Mo looked at Li Da Niu kneeling on the ground, his mouth twitching involuntarily, and self-hypnotized:

"Dominating Aura! Dominating Aura! This is the Dominating Aura!"

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the sky wrapped in a layer of blue light curtain.

Countless Xuan Yin Sacred Sect Cultivators were rushing toward the light curtain like moths to a flame, yet they couldn't shake it in the slightest.

"What is that?"

"The Heaven-Encompassing Restriction Array?!"

Hua Rumeng's voice suddenly became serious:

"A Tier 4 trapping array. Anyone below the Nascent Soul Stage cannot escape at all, and even those in the Nascent Soul Stage would need to expend some effort to break it."

Su Mo gasped.

"Isn't this just screwed?!"

As soon as he opened his eyes, the Righteous Path was already blocking his doorstep. What were the high-level combatants of the Xuan Yin Sacred Sect doing?

Flying to a high point, Su Mo saw at a glance that a fierce battle was taking place at the Sect entrance, the light from various Spells and Magic Treasures illuminating half the sky.

However —

In the further high sky, four figures with terrifying Auras were overlooking the battlefield.

"Four Nascent Souls, two in the Middle Stage, two in the Late Nascent Soul Stage."

Hua Rumeng's tone suddenly relaxed.

"Young Master, they are merely four Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators; just kill them."

Hearing her change her tone from just a moment ago, Su Mo immediately realized that Hua Rumeng must have a way to deal with it.

"You're still in the mood to joke? Hurry up and tell me how to handle this. Otherwise, I'll just die and show you!"

Hua Rumeng was amused:

"Giggle~ Young Master, the way you threaten people is really cute~"

"Alright, I won't tease you anymore."

"With your current cultivation, if you cast the 'Heavenly Demon Breath-Concealment Art' and the 'Thousand-Face Illusion' simultaneously, you can completely conceal yourself. No one below the Soul Transformation Stage can see through it!"

"And when they fight until both sides are heavily injured, we can then..."

Hua Rumeng suddenly said, sounding sinister:

"Reap the spoils of victory~"

Su Mo's eyes lit up.

Good idea!

Perhaps with this opportunity, he could even break through to the Golden Core Stage!

"Slap! Slap!"

"Brother Niu, wake up!"

Su Mo gave Li Da Niu two slaps to the face, which finally brought him out of his infatuation.

"I'm going to the front to check the situation, you find a place to hide first!"

After speaking, without waiting for Li Da Niu's response, he rushed directly toward the Sect gate.

"F-Foundation Establishment?!"

Li Da Niu watched Su Mo's back as he flew away, dumbfounded!

"Brother is in the Foundation Establishment Stage!!"

This scene completely exceeded Li Da Niu's understanding.

He stood stunned for a long while, until the cool sensation coming from his pant leg made him realize he needed to change his pants.

... Meanwhile.

Su Mo was rushing toward the Sect gate.

The scenes he saw along the way were all in chaos.

Disciples with low cultivation were all running backward, while those with slightly higher cultivation were all rushing toward the Sect gate.

Their hands were stained with blood; they had no choice but to walk this path to the end and fight like cornered beasts.

At the Sect gate, the battle was exceptionally fierce.

Thousands of Xuan Yin Sacred Sect Disciples were fighting with Righteous Path Cultivators. The ground was littered with corpses, almost all of which were Demonic Cultivators; there were indeed very few Righteous Path Cultivators.

Su Mo knew at a glance that the Xuan Yin Sacred Sect's defeat was certain.

The Righteous Path Cultivators were all well-trained; as soon as a Disciple in front was injured, they would be quickly rescued by fellow Disciples behind them. In contrast, the Xuan Yin Sacred Sect side was fighting individually, and there were even Demonic Cultivators secretly ambushing their own Sect members to absorb their essence blood to heal their wounds!

"A rabble..."

Su Mo shook his head and quietly retreated to the edge of the battlefield.

His goal was clear: first, mix in with the Righteous Path Cultivators, and then scavenge for loot.

After scanning the battlefield for a long time, Su Mo spotted a weak point in the Righteous Path Cultivators' defense and rushed over.

Su Mo was fully armed, his entire body wrapped in black armor, making it impossible to see his original appearance.

"Pfft!"

With a sweep of his bone blade, several Righteous Path Cultivators were sent flying, spitting blood.

"This Seat is the Demonic Lord of a Hundred Insects! Who dares to fight me! Who can fight me!"

Su Mo intentionally lowered his voice and roared arrogantly.

This roar was full of Aura, instantly attracting most of the attention on the battlefield!