Chapter 254 - Assassination

During the process of searching for ingredients, they had also picked up on more news, but none of it had anything to do with them.

After all, they had been in seclusion for over a month, and any news about them had long been washed away by the recent accolades of other cultivators.

The hotpot that Lin Mo’s group was eating was very fragrant. They drank cups of Hundred Flowers Wine and chatted heartily.

The spiritual energy of the Hundred Flowers Wine would be stored in their bodies, waiting to be utilized the next time they attempted a breakthrough.

At the same time, Lin Mo occasionally meditated on his Soul Devouring Art, giving him a deeper understanding of the technique.

“Bai Luo, you possess such great talent and are even born as a noble. Why didn’t you cultivate back at home?” Lin Mo asked.

With the talent that Bai Luo possessed and the cultivation resources provided by her family, there was a high chance that Bai Luo would have already reached the Nirvana Realm had she stayed.

In spite of this, she left her home. Although Lin Mo had also provided his share of resources to her, it was definitely inferior to what she could have obtained from her family.

With the influence Bai Luo’s family had, finding top-grade spiritual stones would definitely pose no problem to them.

“How can I become a true expert if I don’t go through actual hardship?” Bai Luo was of a different mind from Lin Mo. She did not think that having a good background was all that great.

After all, a true powerhouse would not rely on their background influence alone.

“Even though my family has prepared a lot of training for me, the severity of the training poses a serious risk to my life. It’s highly dangerous.”

“Furthermore, there’s also a limit to what I can achieve if I were to just follow down a path that was laid down by others.”

Bai Luo expressed that unless at she had been targeted by a powerhouse that she had no chance of defeating, she would never return home.

Although she was going to leave the Yanhuang Empire, there were still other regions such as the Great Yan Divine Empire.In her case, she had intended to train and cultivate in the eastern continent until she had become a full-fledged powerhouse.

After their chat, the two of them decided to engage in a mock battle with one another.

Once their sparring session was done, they sat down and chatted about their comprehension of the Dao principles with one another.

Although one of them was learning the sword and the other was learning the spear, there were undoubtedly some similarities in their cultivation techniques. After reflecting on each others’ learnings, the two made great progress on their respective Dao comprehensions.

“So you can think of it like this, huh? You are indeed a genius…” Lin Mo exclaimed.

Bai Luo’s understanding of the Dao principles was very profound. Moreover, she had placed great emphasis on the foundations.

Naturally, Lin Mo was no slouch either. The two acquired the runes they had learned from each other and integrated them into their own bodies.

Soon after, Lin Mo felt that some changes had occurred to his Soul Devouring Art. His longsword became thinner and longer, and there were faint traces of spear techniques circulating within it.

“We’ve rested for five days. I think it’s time we re-entered society,” Lin Mo spoke up. Now that they were well-rested, it was time to resume their search for cultivation resources.

“I don’t have any objections.” Bai Luo did not care. The only thing on her mind at this moment was to convince Lin Die to follow her.

However, Lin Die had been following Lin Mo the entire time. After making several attempts to lure Lin Die over, Lin Mo chased Bai Luo away with a dark expression.

“I’m fine with that. I’m interested to test out my strength anyway.” Yan Rong said. He had also made great progress.

“We’ll look for Yuan Cang first. We might be able to find an opportunity to kill him,” Lin Mo suggested. He wanted to make use of Bai Luo while she was still with the party, as she would undoubtedly be of great help to him in battle.

…

During the past month, while Yuan Cang was out and about searching for resources, he had not once given up on killing Lin Mo.

This was because Lin Mo had killed his younger brother. Moreover, he had proven to be an obstacle time and time again.

In fact, Yuan Cang had already vowed that the next time they fought, he would kill Lin Mo for good.

However, Lin Mo had been in secluded cultivation all the while, and even after completing his cultivation, he had remained in his valley and hunted the animals around him for nourishment.

Lin Mo’s choice of actions had made it difficult for Yuan Cang to locate him. Despite having several tier 23 and tier 24 powerhouses at his side, they had yet to achieve anything noteworthy.

As such, due to Yuan Cang’s showy antics, it was not him who located Lin Mo, but the reverse instead.

“Arrogant and tyrannical, he doesn’t know how to restrain himself. Although he has some talent, his temperament isn’t good,” Bai Luo commented disdainfully.

“Eh, isn’t that Ling Feng?” Suddenly, Yan Rong pointed forward and exclaimed.

Ling Feng, who was ranked 15th on the Yanhuang Board of Fame, was actually a rogue cultivator secretly nurtured by the royal family.

Lin Mo recalled the information about Ling Feng in his mind.

Then, upon recalling that Ling Feng had once set his sights on Lin Die, and his killing intent instantly surged.

“It’s not just him, there are also people from the Secret Ghost Sect.” Bai Luo’s expression was grim.

Lin Mo nodded as well. Using his spiritual energy, Lin Mo had detected several powerhouses on the Primordial Sun Holy Land’s side.

There were two individuals from the Secret Ghost Sect. They wore black robes and had their faces covered, making them unrecognizable.

From their figures, it could be seen that they were a man and a woman. Their auras were quite strong and there was even a wisp of black Qi lingering around them.

They did not expect that the members of the Secret Ghost Sect, as well as Ling Feng, would collude with the people of the Primordial Sun Holy Land.

Fortunately, Lin Mo and his party had discovered them first. Otherwise, they would have suffered great losses in a battle against the alliance.

“We mustn’t let them off,” Bai Luo spat viciously.

Back when she had first arrived at the Yanhuang Divine Empire, an elder of the Secret Ghost Sect discovered that she carried many great treasures with her.

However, she was rather weak back then, being only at around tier 10 of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

Due to this, she made for easy pickings, and she was constantly hunted down for almost half a year. It was only after she had encountered Lin Mo that she managed to shake them off.

Now that she had come face-to-face with them again, she wanted nothing more than to annihilate their members in order to quench her desire for revenger.

“The Secret Ghost Sect has also gone after me before. Regardless of who it was that issued the order, let’s pay them back in kind, shall we?” Lin Mo muttered.

He knew that the Secret Ghost Sect were a group that worked in the shadows. As such, they would eventually split up from the Primordial Sun Holy Land’s group to do their own things.

“Let’s wait for a while. Once they separate, we’ll kill them,” Lin Mo said.

Lin Mo and Bai Luo’s spiritual energies were astonishing. The members of the Secret Ghost Sect had not even sensed that they were being watched.

“Isn’t it a little risky? The soul imprints of the Secret Ghost Sect’s disciples are all recorded in their headquarters,” Yan Rong pointed out.

It was for this reason that the Secret Ghost Sect was able to accurately pinpoint who killed their disciples.

“What’s there to be afraid of? The two of us have already long been blacklisted by them,” Bai Luo said indifferently. It was not their first time killing Secret Ghost Sect members, after all.

Moreover, Lin Mo had even openly auctioned off the Secret Ghost Sect’s talismans. Openly provoking them was but a common occurrence for him.

Half an hour later, the two members of the Secret Ghost Sect bid farewell to the Primordial Sun Holy Land’s group.

Ling Feng had also left with them. The three of them were headed towards the depths of the forest.

“Ling Feng is also with them. Let’s kill them all together.” Lin Mo muttered. He did not instantly follow them, but had waited for a while before tailing them,

The three of them were extremely vigilant, especially the two members of the Secret Ghost Sect. They were assassins and were extremely sensitive to their surroundings.

Furthermore, the Secret Ghost Sect members were by no means fools. They had already sensed that someone was following them.

Alas, it was already too late.

Using Traceless Wind, Bai Luo and Lin Mo appeared right in front of the two assassins.

One of them dealt with the other, unleashing their full strength and suppressing them.

On the other side, Lin Die held a scarlet long spear in her hand and cooperated with Yan Rong to deal with Ling Feng.

One of the two wielded a spirit-grade tier 2 Black Flame Longsword, whereas the other wielded a spirit-grade tier 5 Scarlet Flame Spear. Their moves were swift and agile.

The duo’s joint attack had easily suppressed Ling Feng. Moreover, Yan Rong’s was at tier 20 of the Dragon Transformation Realm, which was one tier higher than Ling Feng’s.

With the help of Lin Die, they were more than a match for Ling Feng.

Even if Ling Feng had learned a spirit-grade cultivation technique and cultivated the Great Dao laws, it would still be difficult for him to win against them.

However, the fact that he was able to hold up against Yan Rong and Lin Die barehanded showed that he was not weak. If there was anything to blame, it would be his lack of a usable weapon.

“Boom!”

The God Devouring Body’s domain spread out, enveloping the man in front of him. It devoured the surrounding spiritual energy and at the same time, weakened his opponent’s attacks.

However, this assassin was not to be trifled with. His figure vanished into thin air.

Space rippled as he vanished. Lin Mo smiled at the sight, as he had already used his soul power to lock onto his opponent.

He then brought out his Absolute Snow Sword and slashed at a seemingly empty spot in front of him.

“Snap!”