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With Elder Under The Pine dead, the magic treasures he controlled, the Desert Mountain Seal and the Blood Sacrifice Altar, lost their spiritual influence. Chen Mo used a Zhangtian Seal to grab it all. The Blood Sacrifice Altar was easily taken, but there was still a bit of spiritual power in the Desert Mountain Seal. The prehistoric qi resisted fiercely.
Chen Mo flicked his finger. A Dark Yellow Sword Qi brought the Desert Mountain Seal down.
This seal’s body was a five-inch yellow seal, propped by yellow clouds. It seemed to have a prehistoric feel to it. Chen Mo sent in a ray of Divine Intent and captured it. Then, he waved his hand, snatching away Elder Under The Pine’s Astral Bag.
The Little Thousand World at this time also crumbled and disintegrated. The dense forest lost its verdant lushness following the shudders in space.
Chen Mo did not stay and punched out of the space.
Meanwhile, on the outside, Jiang Yuezhuo and Mi Ji were in confrontation with Nian Xuesong. The yellow-clothed girl did not make any moves, but she did not plan on letting the two women disturb the Little Thousand World either.
The yellow-clothed woman was already Heavenly Star Realm. Her Star Weapon was like a fog, its true form obscured.
Jiang Kui and Mi Ji were at a loss of what to do.
“Why aren’t you killing them?” Nian Xuesong inquired. He bitterly looked at the two girls: “If you kill these two Star Generals, you can obtain their Star Energy and Star Weapons and whatever else Maiden Mountain’s legends say. Hurry and kill them.” Nian Xuesong was still searching for a chance to draw his blade. This way, he could obtain Star Energy for himself and become a Star Warrior. But it appeared the yellow-clothed woman had no plans leaning in this direction.
“Are you ordering me around?” The yellow-clothed woman faintly grinned.
Nian Xuesong shuddered and insincerely smiled: “I wouldn’t dare. I just feel this is a good opportunity. You need even stronger power in the Connecting Valley. Then, obtaining Li Si’s work will be even more optimistic.”
“Mi Fu, one of the Four Masters of the Song Dynasty, her landscape works are absolute. You and I are connected by fate. As for Jiang Kui, her Servant Star is currently fighting a Lord Of Heaven. Once the Servant Star dies, she will not live for much longer. I will not kill her.” The woman calmly said.
“Who is connected to you, you’re leaving out the details.” Mi Ji shouted. A hundred talismans were activated, becoming a flock of black birds.
A drizzle-like substance appeared in front of the woman and dispelled Mi Ji’s attack.
“Fine, then. That man’s death is inevitable.” Nian Xuesong’s expression was mocking, “He dared to cheat Master. Even if you are Star Generals, you’re dead.”
Mi Ji was also well aware of Elder Under The Pine’s tricks. On the inside, she was worried. She glanced at Jiang Kui, who was contrarily much calmer. Having seen Chen Mo more often, Clear Empty Shadow had absolute feeling of security in her junior brother.
All of a sudden, space shattered. The Little Thousand World magic treasure, the “Blue Sky Ring,” disintegrated.
Nian Xuesong was astonished. This was but the Sumeru magic treasure that Master had refined. For it tu surprisingly shatter, just how intense was the battle inside. A figure very quickly appeared from the void.
Mi Fu was as grim as if she was facing a formidable enemy, tightly gripping her Star Weapons. If Chen Mo actually died, she was prepared to once again use her Earth Rank to escape first.
“Congratulations, Master…” Nian Xuesong was elated. He stepped forward and cupped his fist, but his expression immediately stiffened.
A young man much younger than his master appeared. The man’s complexion was pale, but his eyes were resolute. From head to toe, he emitted an intense will to fight, an indomitable, indestructible air.
“Ah, Chen Mo!!” Nian Xuesong screamed.
“Your Master is already dead.” Chen Mo sneered, striking with the staff in his hands.
Nian Xuesong promptly activated the Kalpa Heavenly Bottle. Black light appeared at the mouth of the bottle, and it belched flame like a volcano.
The searing Ancient Fire immediately wrapped around Chen Mo’s whole body.
“Bone Piercing Divine Nail!!”
Nian Xuesong activated another magic treasure. Several gray iron nails suddenly enlarged to about ten inches long and entered the flames. These Bone Piercing Divine Nails were able to skewer a cultivator’s meridians and acupuncture points. The victim would temporarily lose their magic energy.
Whoosh, whoosh.
The Bone Piercing Divine Nails stabbed into Chen Mo’s skin, but they barely broke the surface and were unable to penetrate even an inch.
Bang, bang.
Several explosions resounded. The Bone Piercing Divine Nails completely blew apart under his Star Energy. The color drained from Nian Xuesong’s face: “Impossible, how could you kill Master.” He retreated several steps in disbelief. He promptly placed his hopes on the yellow-clothed woman: “You, hurry and kill him. Otherwise, this trip will all have been for nothing.”
Chen Mo had expended most of his Star Energy to kill Elder Under The Pine. Currently, he was a bit weak, and he was apprehensive that the yellow-clothed woman was not dealing a fatal blow at all.
“Did you actually kill Elder Under The Pine?” The yellow-clothed woman pensively asked.
“Indeed.”
Chen Mo’s palm opened. Elder Under The Pine’s certificate was already in his hand.
When Nian Xuesong saw this certificate, his last hopes became dust. “No!! You couldn’t have been able to kill Master.”
“Noisy.” The yellow-clothed woman wrinkled her brow. She waved her hand, and the Kalpa Heavenly Bottle’s fire was immediately extinguished by a drizzle.
“Since this is the case, then I shall collaborate with you.” The woman said. “Since Elder Under The Pine was killed by you, this illustrates he did not have the strength. Death is insufficient punishment.”
Nian Xuesong gnashed his teeth. He did not dare believe this woman would betray them like this.
“Why should I work together with you?” Chen Mo gave an insincere smile.
Nian Xuesong sensed something was amiss. He turned and wanted to use an escape technique to flee. The yellow-clothed woman faintly smiled. Her fingers fluttered, and a breeze of misty rain ensnared Nian Xuesong. In an instant, she ground apart his body, from which a Primordial Spirit flew out.
However, before this Primordial Spirit could escape, that “misty rain” covered and trapped it.
The Primordial Spirit let out a scream and was subsequently also destroyed, leaving no trace behind.
Chen Mo raised his brow. Mi Ji and Jiang Kui slightly changed expressions. This woman’s actions were indeed harsh, simply frightening. She had killed Nian Xuesong, who had been an ally up until a moment ago, in the blink of an eye.
“If you want to obtain the Five Emperors Seal, it will be impossible with just you alone.” The woman slowly said: “Although you killed a Lord Of Heaven, you perhaps do not have the strength to kill me, correct?”
The meaning hidden behind the girl’s words were already very clear. Chen Mo also knew that he had no choice. If he refused, he had absolutely no doubts that there was no leeway for consideration when she had killed Nian Xuesong in a flash just a moment ago. Besides, as she pointed out, he was practically depleted of Star Energy. Even if he used an Earth Rank, he would be unable to kill this Heavenly Spirit Star General.
“Looks like I have no choice.” Chen Mo shrugged.
“This is the most beneficial choice for the both of us.” The woman smiled.
“Fine. Then you should at least tell us what Star General you are?” Chen Mo bluntly asked.
“Your Servant is Heavenly Luzhi Star ‘Drizzle Sojourner’ Huang Tingjian.”1 The woman nodded. Even without her saying, given Mi Ji and Jiang Yuezhuo’s eyesight, they could still have guessed her identity with a bit of thought.
“Drizzle Sojourner Huang Tingjian.”
The two girls were taken aback, as expected.
“So it turns out that this is your Star Weapon, ‘Misty Rain.'” Mi Ji stared at that drizzle with a sudden epiphany.
Huang Tingjian was a magic energy Star General. Her Star Weapon was dream-like and exceptionally powerful.
Huang Tingjian. A grin flit past the corner of Chen Mo’s mouth. Her background was very formidable; founder of the passing craze that was the Jiangxi school of poetry; alongside Du Fu, Chen Shidao, and Chen Yuyi, they were the “one ancestor and three masters;” with Zhang Lei, Chao Buzhi, and Qin Guan, he studied under Su Shi, and they were commonly known as the “Four Scholars of the Su School.” Throughout his life, he was equally as famous as Su Shi, and they came to be known as “Su and Huang.” Furthermore, Huang Tingjian’s calligraphy was a unique style all its own, placing him as one of the “Four Masters of the Song Dynasty.”
In short, it was rare to see people like him in Chinese history, people with a multitude of nicknames.
“Let’s first go see the Origin Binding Stele.” Chen Mo paused.
Mi Fu said: “I’ll say this right now, we found the Origin Binding Stele first. We won’t hand it over to you.”
“Origin Binding Stele? The greatest calligraphy masterpiece of Yan Zhenqing’s third stage? The number two semicursive script under Heaven.” Huang Tingjian smiled: “I am actually a bit interested, but compared to Li Si’s personal writings, forget it. But if possible, allow me to take a few glances at it.”
“Hmph.”
Returning to the crimson peak, Chen Mo directly activated the “Desert Mountain Seal.” The Desert Mountain Seal flattened the Fire Bo to death, and at the same time, the Fire Bo’s True Spirit was absorbed into the Desert Mountain Seal to become a Primordial Spirit.
The inside of the cavern was not at all large. A conspicuous stele stood tall on the inside.
The aforementioned stele was a typical turtle-stele. It was about three chi tall, nine inches wide, and two inches thick.
The handwriting upon it fluttered, each character perfect, like a furious lion crushing stone, like a thirsty steed charging towards a spring, grand as a rainbow.
“What remarkable calligraphy.”
Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, and Jiang Kui gasped in amazement, moved by the Origin Binding Stele True Work.
“I have some regrets acquiescing to your request.” Huang Tingjian deeply sighed.
“It’s not to late to back out.” Chen Mo leisurely said.
The Drizzle Sojourner smiled: “Although this True Work is good, its literary excellence is not in the direction I want to research. Young Lord Chen Mo, you should be able to have faith in my sincerity, yes.”
Chen Mo smirked without reply.
Jiang Yuezhuo launched a Star Magic. The Origin Binding Stele was the ancient Star General Yan Zhenqing’s True Work. The stone tablet still had Star Energy defenses, and the girl expended great effort to finally take away the Origin Binding Stele. Now was not the time to research it, however, otherwise, Jiang Kui truly would have wanted to thoroughly admire it.
There was also a red pearl ten meters in the air above the Origin Binding Stele.
The pearl emitted a concentrated Fire-element energy. It seemed that the scorched earth in this place was due to this Fire Pearl.
“Is this the Fire Origin Pearl that you and Elder Under The Pine wanted to find?” Chen Mo already looked over the certificate. The clues upon it were a perfect match, practically the same as Mi Fu’s independent discoveries. They both pointed to this place. However, the Thousand Gold Pavilion’s research was much more thorough. They apparently knew that the pearl in this place was Fire element and named it the Fire Origin Pearl.
“I am not one to seek it, but to enter the central regions to find Li Si’s True Work, we cannot lack this pearl.” Huang Tingjian’s brow tightly wrinkled. That Fire Origin Pearl’s Fire-element aura was too intense and was restricting her Five Elements “Metal.” For the time being, she was unable to go grab it.
Chen Mo glanced at it. He leapt up and grabbed the Fire Origin Pearl.
The Fire Origin Pearl erupted with powerful flames tens of thousands of degrees hot. Chen Mo cursed under his breath and used Star Energy for protection. Slowly, he dispelled the Fire Origin Pearl’s forbiddance and finally took it.
Huang Tingjian looked at the Star Energy flowing out of Chen Mo. Her eyebrows slightly rose, but she did not say anything.
“Now that that’s done, let’s quickly go to the central regions.” Mi Fu said with excitement.
“You two can’t go. Senior Sister, you and Mi Fu stay here. When the time comes, wait outside for me.” Chen Mo shook his head.
“Do you think I’ll slow you down?” Mi Fu was unhappy.
Huang Tingjian did not mince her words: “Indeed, that is the case. You two will only restrict him. On the contrary, you are a burden.”
“You!!” Mi Ji said between grit teeth.
“The ones going to the Connecting Valley’s innermost regions this time most certainly will not find good endings. There are still the Lü Clan Spring And Autumn, the Wang Clan of Langya, and other Star Generals. There will be Starfalls to see for sure. I do not mind if you two want to go. There is actually no harm in having more meat shields.”
Hearing Huang Tingjian unexpectedly call them meat shields, Mi Ji’s expression became a bit unsightly.
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