Li Mo sat cross-legged in the crimson space. Under Xuanyuan Wudi's guidance, Li Mo's superhuman perception allowed him to feel the gates of an intermediate general. He was just one step away.
Thanks to the Five Elements Qi, Li Mo's spiritual qi flowed into his body and flowed through his meridians.
Li Mo's dantian was like a balloon filled with air, ready to break through to intermediate general at any time.
Under the continuous impact of the Heaven and Earth Ling Qi, his eight extraordinary meridians widened once more, only stopping when they were twice as wide as before!
Whoosh!
The pure inner force in his Dantian immediately surged into it like a flood!
His body was filled to the brim, giving him an unprecedented feeling of comfort.
Li Mo felt like a baby in his mother's arms, falling asleep!
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"Master!
Master, you should wake up, Liuyan is anxious to death outside! "
Whoosh!
Li Mo sat up and was greeted by Xiao Hong's pretty face!
"Why are you here?"
"Master, this is the space inside the crimson sword. As the sword spirit, it's only natural for me to be here. You won't be lonely when you cultivate!"
Li Mo was enlightened.
"Who did you say was looking for me?"
"Liu Yan!
I don't know why, but you didn't respond even after I called you.
That's why I woke you up! "
"Oh no!"
Li Mo left the crimson space in a hurry. He didn't know how long he slept.
Liu Yan wouldn't have disturbed his cultivation if it wasn't for something important.
He opened the door to find Liu Yan pacing back and forth in his yard.
"Yan 'er, what's up?"
"What are you doing?
My throat is sore from all the shouting! "
"I don't know what happened but I fell asleep while cultivating. I didn't hear you."
"Humph!
Who the hell would believe you? Who knows what you're doing in your room? "
"I don't!
In all honesty, you can go in and take a look! "
Li Mo jumped at Liu Yan's words and rushed to clear his name!
Pfft!
Liu Yan chuckled, "Fool, I'm just teasing you!
You need to cultivate moderately and pay attention to your body. "
"Relax!
I will. Why are you in such a hurry to find me? Did something happen? "
"Just now, my father sent someone to deliver a letter saying that Huang Tianba of Tianyu Clear Prefecture will be going to the Prefectural Governor Manor to demand for him!"
Li Mo recalled Jade Clear Province's army a year ago.
He had fought Chen Kun and Chen Peng.
That Chen Kun had already been killed by Huang Tianba, and Chen Peng had been captured by him. At that time, they had agreed that Huang Tianba would take Chen Peng away after a year. It seemed like he had already been in the Mysterious Continent for an entire year!
"Alright!
I'll make a trip to the County Governor's Manor in a while! "
Li Mo just broke through to the mid general stage. If he were to fight Huang Tianba now, it would be hard to say who would win. Even if Huang Tianba's cultivation was higher than Li Mo's, Li Mo's myriad of attacks wouldn't put him at a disadvantage.
Not to mention that his master, Liu Shizhong, had already broken through to the rank of a high-rank general.
With him overseeing the Liu Clan, it would be extremely difficult for Huang Tianba to gain any benefits!
"Li Mo, can you take me with you?
I haven't seen my parents for a long time! "
Liu Yan's words put Li Mo in a difficult position.
Ever since he and Xuanyuan Wudi defeated the black-clothed men, they seemed to have curbed their behavior.
But Li Mo was still worried about the black-clothed men's revenge. If he ran into that woman from last time, he wouldn't even be able to protect himself, let alone Liu Yan.
Not to mention that Liu Yan didn't know about Third Elder.
But he had no excuse to refuse her request.
After all, she had been with him for such a long time.
Wanting to go back and see his parents was a very normal thing.
Li Mo thought for a long time before deciding to take Liu Yan with him.
If there was any danger, he would take her into Xuanyuan Mirror's space.
Third Elder's matter couldn't be hidden from her forever. Since Liu Yan had chosen the path of cultivation, it was time for her to adapt to this cruel world.
"Alright!
Yan 'er, go get ready. We'll be on our way! "
Li Mo came to Xuanyuan Wudi's room and left with Liu Yan after saying a few words.
With Xuanyuan Wudi keeping watch, he was at ease.
The journey was surprisingly peaceful. Li Mo and Liu Yan didn't waste much time apart from taking a break.
At nightfall, they finally arrived at the County Governor's Estate.
Liu Changhe, Liu Shizhong, and Liu Shixiao were all there. Only Third Elder, Liu Shiquan, was missing.
This made the atmosphere a bit gloomy.
Liu Yan kept asking about third grandpa's whereabouts and Liu Changhe didn't have the heart to tell her. He could only hand the task over to Liu Yan's mother.
When Liu Yan learned of Third Elder's death, she wasn't as grief-stricken as Li Mo and the rest expected. On the contrary, she was very calm.
However, the swirling tears in her eyes revealed the sadness in her heart at this moment.
Early the next morning, uninvited guests arrived outside the County Governor's Estate.
It was Yunqing Province's Prince Gong's most valiant general, Huang Tianba, and an old man in a black robe.
If Liu Shizhong were to see this old man, he would recognize him as Elder Wang, the one who injured him.
Both of them were high-ranking military generals, and they didn't bring a single soldier with them today.
It seemed they were quite confident in their strength.
"Liu Changhe!
The one year time limit is up, return my disciple to me! "
Huang Tianba's voice was loud and clear. Everyone in the tower heard him loud and clear.
"Huang Tianba, my Liu clan will do what we promised.
Open the gates and let Chen Peng go! "
The huge gates opened to a gap only one person could pass through and Chen Peng walked out.
Huang Tianba hurriedly stepped forward and pulled his disciple back, sizing him up.
"M-master!
Disciple has disgraced you! "
Chen Peng flopped in front of Huang Tianba, choking with sobs.
For the past year, Liu Changhe had locked him in a small courtyard with his cultivation restricted. He was no different from a mortal.
He didn't suffer any abuse or torture. Instead, he became much fatter than before.
"It seems you're having a good time in Fanyang County?"
Huang Tianba's tone changed, and his eyes revealed a trace of coldness.
Seeing Chen Peng in such a state.
Huang Tianba's paranoia was on full display.
A defeated general was captured by the enemy and didn't suffer a single injury. On the contrary, he was so fat he couldn't believe it.
"Master!
Please calm down. Disciple's cultivation was restricted and locked up until now. I definitely didn't betray Master! "
Chen Peng had followed Huang Tianba since he was young. He knew his master's personality very well.
Seeing that his master was loyal to him, he quickly explained.
"Hmph!
We'll talk about your matters when we get back! "
Huang Tianba no longer paid attention to Chen Peng. Instead, he looked at Liu Changhe, who was on top of the city gate tower.
"Liu Changhe, I've troubled you to take care of my disciple for so long.
Now, return the 'Violet Lightning' to me! "
Actually, Huang Tianba's purpose for coming here was for his disciple. After all, it wasn't easy to find another talented disciple.
The other reason was for Chen Peng's magic treasure, Violet Lightning. It was an existence close to a spirit treasure. He didn't want to give it away so easily.
"Huang Tianba, it was you who led your troops to invade us. I've already given you enough face by returning the person to you. Now, you actually want to take back our spoils of war. I think you should give up on that idea!"
Liu Changhe's voice was sonorous and powerful. His fear of Huang Tianba was gone.
"Hmph!
Liu Changhe, I don't want to talk nonsense with you. Return Violet Lightning to me and we'll leave immediately.
If you don't return it, do you think you can withstand this old man's anger? "
"Huang Tianba, do you really think that no one in Fanyang County is a match for you?"
With an angry roar, Grand Elder Liu Shizhong's figure appeared on top of the city wall.
"Oh!
I was wondering who it was. So it's Grand Elder Liu Shizhong!
Not bad, you've already broken through to the strength of a high rank martial general.
But so what? Look at the person beside me! "
Liu Shizhong looked at the black-robed elder beside him. His eyes immediately burned with anger.
"You've already lost to me, yet you still dare to speak so arrogantly. Even if you've become a high rank martial general, you're still not my match.
I advise you to obediently hand over Violet Lightning! "
Elder Wang looked at Liu Shizhong with disdain.
Back when he heavily injured Liu Shizhong, he had the absolute advantage!
"Hmph!
Since you're here today, it saves me the trouble of finding you.
Today, I'll settle the score with you! "
Liu Shizhong had always held a grudge against Elder Wang for injuring him. Now that he had met his enemy, his eyes were naturally red.
"Hmph!
Loser, you overestimate yourself!
Today, I want to see what else you can do! "