"I am Long Qing. I wonder if brother Li Mo is interested in joining me for a bit?"
Long Qing smiled as he introduced himself.
"Sure."
Li Mo nodded. Li Mo was just about to ask what the Mountains and Rivers Alliance was.
Long Qing's background clearly gave him a better understanding of the Elders Council's structure than Li Mo.
Long Qing's cave was right next to Li Mo's.
Similar to Li Mo's, the furnishings were simple.
At the center, there was also a small Spirit Gathering Array.
Long Qing had returned this time to collect the spirit stones needed to set up the small spirit gathering formation.
Long Qing would've gone to his new cave if not.
Li Mo couldn't help but shake his head at the crudeness of the Spiritual Gathering Array.
"Your Spiritual Gathering Array is a bit lacking in gathering spiritual energy."
"Oh?
Brother Li Mo also knows arrays? "
Long Qing was curious. He knew Li Mo excelled in body strength, speed, and even illusions.
'How did he get so good at arrays?'
"A bit."
Li Mo chuckled. Li Mo stepped forward.
Li Mo looked at the spirit stones used as array flags and moved them.
As the position of the Spirit Stone was moved, the Spirit Qi of the Spirit Gathering Array immediately disappeared.
In other words, Li Mo dismantled the Spiritual Gathering Array.
But Long Qing wasn't the least bit angry. He came back to dismantle the Spiritual Gathering Array.
And it wouldn't be hard for Long Qing to find a Spiritual Gathering Array of this level.
"Give me some spirit stones."
Li Mo looked at the messy Spiritual Gathering Array and extended his hand to Long Qing.
"Alright."
Long Qing nodded and handed some spirit stones to Li Mo.
Next, Li Mo placed nine spirit stones in a row into the Spiritual Gathering Array.
Li Mo moved the array flag's position.
It made the Spiritual Gathering Array more compact, freeing up a lot of empty space.
But Li Mo didn't just randomly place them. He placed them according to his Spiritual Gathering Array.
The Spiritual Gathering Array wasn't a rare one.
Most great factions would have one.
But compared to Li Mo's Spiritual Gathering Array, their array was incomplete.
Li Mo went to many planets in his past life, using many great factions' Spiritual Gathering Arrays. How could his own Spiritual Gathering Array be simple?
But Li Mo didn't want to make a scene, so he only added a few flags and didn't change much about the Spiritual Gathering Array.
But even so, when Li Mo placed the last pile of spirit stones into the array flag, Li Mo's eyes lit up.
The Spirit Gathering Array let out a whooshing sound, and the Spirit Qi that filled the sky actually more than doubled compared to when it was quietly revolving before.
"This …"
By the side, Long Qing was dumbfounded. What a way to place them!
This was Long Qing's first time seeing him, even though Li Mo never said a word to him.
But Long Qing knew that as long as he kept Li Mo's flags in mind, he would be fine.
Then when he went to the new cave and imitated it, even if it wasn't as powerful as Li Mo's.
However, it was still much better than his previous Spirit Gathering Array.
The more spiritual energy the Spirit Gathering Array gathered, the faster his cultivation speed would be.
Thinking of this, Long Qing immediately bowed.
Said
"Thank you, brother Li Mo."
"Just call me Li Mo. Don't stand on ceremony."
Li Mo waved.
Li Mo asked.
"Long Qing, do you know much about the Mountains and Rivers Alliance?"
"A little.
The Elder Council is a society. How can the emissaries and deacons stay out of it … "
Long Qing shook his head.
Long Qing continued.
"The Elder Council's mission hall has many lucrative missions. Everyone needs to cooperate to complete them.
Moreover, good quests could only be obtained with connections, so two alliances were formed.
Mountains and Rivers Alliance and Hero Alliance.
Mountains and Rivers Alliance's leader takes pill refining, tool refining, or reward missions like today's.
On the other hand, the majority of the tasks the Hero Han Alliance accepted were hunting, gathering medicinal ingredients, and monitoring other strongholds.
The two alliances' missions are different, so there's no conflict of interest.
Hero Alliance is strong, but still needs to buy pills and weapons from Mountains and Rivers Alliance.
Thus, the two alliances can be considered harmonious … "
Li Mo did Long Qing a great favor, so Long Qing told him everything he knew.
"Then how strong are the two alliances?"
Li Mo asked with a frown.
Long Qing chuckled as he poured a cup of tea for Li Mo.
"Many of the deacons and emissaries are members of the two alliances. What do you think of their strength?
Ordinary deacons and emissaries can't even join the two alliances.
The Alliance Masters of the two Alliances were both high-ranking deacons in the Elder Guild in order to better manage the Emissaries.
Thus, the two alliance leaders chose two powerful emissaries as their vice leaders.
The current vice leader of Mountains and Rivers Alliance is Yuchi Qingyun, at the peak of the Golden Core Stage.
Yuchi Qingyun's battle prowess can't compare to that freak Li Jianxin who comprehended sword intent.
But Mountains and Rivers Alliance has its own methods over the years.
I heard Mountains and Rivers Alliance's people have a combination sword array. If Yuchi Qingyun leads the Mountains and Rivers Alliance's emissaries in the array.
They can even put up a fight against a mid Nascent Soul Stage expert. "
Knowing Li Mo's strength, Long Qing couldn't help but warn Li Mo not to let his guard down.
Li Mo frowned.
"Mountains and Rivers Alliance has two ranks?
Then the deacons of Mountains and Rivers Alliance won't interfere with my enmity with the emissaries, right? "
"No. Mountains and Rivers Alliance may be rampant, but they won't dare to challenge the Elder Council's rules.
Even if those Nascent Soul Realm deacons wanted to deal with you, they would have to wait until you became a deacon before they could deal with you.
But if all of Mountains and Rivers Alliance's emissaries go after you, you'll … "
Long Qing shook his head and said worriedly.
But before Long Qing could finish, Li Mo waved his hand.
"It's fine. We'll deal with it when it comes."
With Li Mo's current cultivation, dealing with Nascent Soul Stage experts was a bit troublesome.
But once Li Mo entered the Nascent Soul Stage and became a deacon of the Elder Council.
So what if there were more people in the Mountains and Rivers Alliance?
"Li Mo!
Come out!
Don't hide! "
"Li Mo, come out!
Are you scared now? "
"…"
At this moment, a clamor could be heard.
A group of unfamiliar youths gathered in front of Li Mo's cave.
They shouted outside Li Mo's cave for a long time but got no response.
Even in Long Qing's cave, the clamor could be heard clearly.
"I'm coming."
Li Mo chuckled and walked out.
"Sigh …"
Long Qing wanted to stop Li Mo, but Li Mo was already gone, so he followed.
She followed Li Mo out of the cave and into his own.
More than ten young men were challenging him outside his cave abode. Their cultivation bases were all at the peak of the late-stage Golden Core Realm.
They couldn't be compared to the previous group.
And in front of them was a fat youth with a big belly.
The youth was dressed extravagantly, with ten gorgeous rings on his fingers.
Li Mo's eyes shone at the sight of them.
It wasn't that Li Mo liked these things, but they were ornaments on the rings.
They were all refining ores!
They were all low grade ores, but if he could get his hands on them, he could upgrade his sword to the magical grade.
"Tch!
That Li Mo must've known big brother Yuchi was here and hid! "
"Yeah!
Big brother Yuchi is invincible when he shows his hand! "
"…"
Some of the youths said respectfully to the little fatty in the middle as they listened to everyone's words.
Li Mo guessed this fat man was the strongest messenger in the Mountains and Rivers Alliance, Yuchi Qingyun.
It seemed Yuchi Qingyun had reaped a lot of benefits from being in charge of the Mountains and Rivers Alliance's Golden Core Stage experts.
"I'll dig this Li Mo out even if I have to dig three feet into the ground!
Hao Jun and Zhen Shuai hunted the saber-toothed tiger for me.
That's why their injuries are also related to me.
I can't just sit back and watch! "
Yuchi Qingyun spoke with righteous indignation. His fierce-looking face trembled as he spoke.
"Big brother Yuchi is loyal!"
"Brothers!
Listen to big brother Yuchi and avenge Hao Jun and the others! "
"…"
The crowd was touched by Yuchi Qingyun's words.
Then they shouted.
"Keep the change."
Li Mo chuckled and walked over.
"You're Li Mo?"
Seeing Li Mo walking over, the crowd crowded around him with questions.
They only heard Hao Jun and the others describe Li Mo's face, but never saw him in person.
So when they saw Li Mo, they only found him to be similar to Hao Jun's description.
Li Mo only nodded.
"It's him!"
"Brothers, go!"
"…"
Seeing Li Mo nod, they couldn't hold it in any longer.
They roared and charged Li Mo.
The sky was filled with spiritual qi and weapons as they swarmed around Li Mo.
The might of the attacks of a group of peak late-stage Golden Core Realm experts could be imagined.
Li Mo smiled coldly at the onslaught.
Li Mo unsheathed the sword in its scabbard. Weng!
Boundless sword intent shot out!
Everyone felt a piercing cold light, making it hard for them to see what was happening in front of them.
With his sword unsheathed, Li Mo moved through the crowd.
The sky was filled with endless sword flashes. The crowd didn't even see him, but they heard clanging sounds.
Sabers, spears, swords, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks, and tridents were all shattered.
More than ten people had their weapons in their hands, and none of them were intact.
The crowd was stunned in place, watching Li Mo in shock.
If Li Mo had followed up with a few more slashes, they'd all be lying on the ground now.
His opponent's speed was too fast, and the sword in his hand was too sharp.
What shocked everyone was that Li Mo's sword also had sword intent. Li Mo was a sword cultivator!
In his past life, after cultivating for hundreds of years, if he couldn't even comprehend sword intent, he would've been hunted down long ago.