Li Mo chatted with Lan Jingyuan for the whole day. At night, he returned to his dorm, tossing and turning restlessly.
His gratitude towards Lan Jingyuan didn't need to be said. He was also looking forward to the future.
If the Demon Sealing Ancient Country was really as Lan Jingyuan said, then there would be great hope to resurrect Liu Yan!
Li Mo fell asleep late into the night.
The next morning, under Lan Jingyuan's watchful eyes, Li Mo left Fallen Leaf Village on a horse. Following Lan Jingyuan's map, Li Mo went straight for his distant destination!
Li Mo did some calculations. Even if he didn't sleep, he'd need a month to get there. But that was impossible.
Excluding rest time, Li Mo would need around 40 days to reach Demon Sealing Ancient Country.
Thinking of wasting 40 days on a long and boring road, Li Mo couldn't help but shake his head with a bitter smile.
"I hope Demon Sealing Ancient Country can bring me a pleasant surprise. This trip won't be in vain!"
When night fell, Li Mo arrived at a small town.
He checked into the only inn here and looked at the map to see if there was a shortcut to Demon Sealing Ancient Country. A town's name caught his attention.
"Eh?
Deep Ink City? "
Li Mo's eyes flashed as he looked at Ink Abyss City, so close to where he was!
"Enemies on a narrow road!
Since I won't reach Demon Sealing Ancient Country anytime soon, I might as well pay a visit! "
Making up his mind, Li Mo rested for a bit before leaving the inn under the cover of night.
Four hours later, Li Mo was at Deep Ink City's gates!
Eyeing the towering walls, Li Mo left his horse behind and entered the city.
Deep Ink City was about the same size as Veluriyam City. It didn't take Li Mo much effort to find the guild's location.
Crossing the wall, Li Mo arrived in front of a luxurious building.
Since the Empire Guild was inhabited by powerful martial artists, ordinary thieves wouldn't dare to break in even if they had the guts to do so.
Thus, there were no night patrols and Li Mo didn't need to worry about being found.
"This should be the place where their guild leader lives!"
Thinking of this, Li Mo jumped through an open window.
It was late at night, but Li Mo could still see the furnishings in the moonlight.
"No wonder he has such a good relationship with Qian Peng. They're the same kind of people!
The decorations here aren't any worse than the Imperial Palace! "
Sighing, Li Mo made his way to the second floor and stopped when he heard snoring coming from the door of a room.
He gently pushed open the door, and a burly man in his forties came into view.
The burly man didn't even notice that someone had entered his room. He was still fast asleep.
"A Level 70 Warrior! He must be the Guild Leader of Deep Ink City!"
Li Mo knew the man's level at a glance and his class from his build. Dragonscale was unsheathed!
"Sigh!
You're much luckier than your subordinates. At the very least, you won't feel much pain when I kill you while you're asleep. "
Li Mo approached the man with the Dragonscale Scarlet Sword.
"Who is it?"
But the man's eyes were wide open as he glared at Li Mo and roared, "You're not the only one!"
"Ha-ha … you're quite alert. But it's good that you're awake. At least you can die with a bit more clarity!"
The man heard Li Mo's words. Since he couldn't see Li Mo's power, he jumped off the bed and went on high alert!
"Friend, I am the leader of Deep Ink City's Mo Hai.
Is there some misunderstanding between us? "
"There isn't any misunderstanding, but there is a bit of hatred!"
"Hatred?
I, Mo Hai, have always done things in an open and aboveboard manner. How did I offend you? "
"Ha-ha … Mo Hai, aren't you blushing when you say that?
You're open and aboveboard?
You should know what kind of person Qian Peng is.
You've caused trouble for Leaffall City's guild many times for him. Is that considered open and aboveboard? "
Mo Hai's heart skipped a beat. He took a few steps back and stared at Li Mo in disbelief.
"You're from Leaffall City's guild?
How?
As far as I know, Leaffall City's leader, Han Tianyu, is only level 66. How can an expert like you appear out of nowhere? "
"There are many things you can't imagine. Did many of your guild's teachers and students go missing in the last few months?
Oh, and that vice-leader of yours as well! "
Even in the dark, Li Mo could see how Mo Hai's face turned ugly.
"No wonder they all disappeared into thin air. So they all died in your hands?"
"Correct. Who told them to be blind enough to provoke Leaffall City's guild?
Alright, you know what you need to know. It's time to hit the road.
Your people have been waiting for you down there for a long time! "
Li Mo's eyes flashed as he released his strongest skill, Dance of Darkness.
Mo Hai wanted to take out his weapon, but it was too late.
Just as he put his hand on the storage belt, his vision blurred. Li Mo's shadow flickered in front of him.
Swish …
Li Mo attacked eight times in an instant.
And each time, he aimed for Mo Hai's vitals.
Thump …
Mo Hai's huge body crashed to the ground.
Li Mo put Mo Hai's corpse in his storage belt, cleaned up the scene and left.
Assassinating the leader of the empire's guild was no small crime. Li Mo took the risk to clean up the guild.
As for the others in Deep Ink City, Li Mo was sure they wouldn't dare mess with his guild now that Mo Hai was gone.
Li Mo rode out of Deep Ink City and disappeared into the night.
Li Mo found a secluded place and burned Mo Hai's corpse to ashes. Getting rid of the biggest threat left him in a good mood.
…
By the time Deep Ink City's people found out their leader was missing, Li Mo was already on his way to Demon Sealing Country.
Ink Sea's sudden disappearance hadn't been reported to the empire at first.
They thought their leader had some urgent matter to attend to and left. This was a common occurrence in the past.
However, after waiting for nearly a week, there was still no news from the president.
Only then did they begin to panic, and they hurriedly reported the matter to the empire.
And the murderer, Li Mo, was now in a small town on the border of Tianfeng Empire.
Because it was on the border, it was very lively.
Merchants often came here to trade with people from other countries.
Li Mo also noticed many powerful people were trading demon beast pelts, weapons, pills, and the like with other countries' cultivators.
This piqued Li Mo's interest!
Li Mo took a good look at every stall he passed.
When he walked to the stall of a boy who looked to be only 17 or 18 years old and was only level 11, a tattered map attracted his attention.
"Little brother, how much is your map?"
Seeing that someone was talking to him, the little boy could not contain his excitement.
His stall was remote and didn't have anything good to attract people.
Now that he finally found a buyer, he welcomed him with a smile.
"Big bro, you know what's good.
This map is good. Just look at what's written on it and you'll know.
It's not expensive either, just a hundred gold coins! "
Li Mo smiled, 'This kid may be young, but he's very experienced when it comes to business.'
But Li Mo didn't haggle. This thing might be worthless in other people's hands, but in his eyes, even if the boy asked for a thousand gold coins, he would buy it without hesitation.
Because all the routes on it led to the same destination, Xumi Illusion!