44: Fighting against the Blood Demon Sect members

This meant that if Ji Mo were to channel all his Spiritual Qi into his main Dantian right now, he could immediately advance to become a Xiantian Master.

However, he did not do so.

There were two reasons for this: firstly, the commotion caused by advancing to the Xiantian Realm was simply too great, and there was truly no need to advance within the city;

secondly, he worried that such a massive disturbance would scare all the Blood Demon Sect members hiding in the city into fleeing, thereby disrupting his plan to lure the enemies out and annihilate them in one fell swoop.

With the advancement of the Hegemonic Heaven Refining Art successfully completed, Ji Mo immediately proceeded to refine all the Yao Beast corpses as well.

In an instant, a vast and majestic power surged and gathered within his body, and his strength officially broke through the 100,000-jin threshold.

Once he unleashed the God Slaying Art, he could erupt with a terrifying force of 200,000 jin; this power seemed capable of shaking the heavens and the earth, striking fear into the hearts of others.

Next, Ji Mo shifted his cultivation focus to the Lightness Skill.

With both his cultivation level and Cultivation Technique having advanced, it was time to refine this exquisite footwork to the Realm of Perfection.

With a thought, the 36 delicate small furnace instantly merged into several special Meridians within his body.

Golden light surged like a tide, attaching itself to his body and tightly wrapping around those Meridians, as if cloaking them in a sacred and sturdy suit of armor.

At the same time, the Mind-Cultivation Technique, like an engine running at full speed, spun rapidly within his Meridians.

For a time, the narrow space was densely packed with Ji Mo's afterimages.

These afterimages intersected and overlapped like phantoms.

Old afterimages were constantly shattered by newly generated ones, yet they would rapidly re-form the very next instant.

This cycle continued, as if performing a mysterious and grand ritual.

In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, relying on his profound foundation and excellent Comprehension Ability, Ji Mo successfully refined this Cultivation Technique to the ultimate realm.

Feeling the various changes in his body, Ji Mo could not help but mentally give a thumbs-up to his "boss"—the Hegemonic Heaven Refining Art.

This Cultivation Technique truly had infinite wonderful uses!

It seemed that prioritizing the advancement of the Hegemonic Heaven Refining Art earlier was truly an incredibly correct decision.

If he had merely blindly absorbed Spiritual Qi to break through to the Xiantian Realm while neglecting the comprehensive improvement of his Cultivation Technique, that would have been far too shortsighted and foolish.

Actually, Ji Mo also wanted to properly practice his sword techniques to further improve his combat strength.

However, when he looked up at the sky, he saw the bright moon already hanging high in the center of the sky, casting down cold moonlight, reminding him that it was already late and there was no room for any further delay.

It was time to set off; by departing at this quiet time of night, he figured the Blood Demon Sect people would surely take the bait.

Ji Mo had always been someone who acted as soon as he thought of something, decisive and swift.

He stood up abruptly and, like a black phantom, instantly dashed out of the courtyard.

His figure streaked like lightning toward the area where the first round of trials was held.

That's right, Ji Mo had no intention of returning to the Sect at this moment.

Since he had already arrived here, and was so close to the mysterious Eternal Forest, how could he, with his adventurous nature, miss such an excellent opportunity to explore?

Moreover, only in these desolate, remote, and uninhabited places was "killing and arson" the most ideal choice; it was not easily detected by others, and he could achieve his goals.

Just as Ji Mo had anticipated, his quiet departure from the city in the dead of night made the Blood Demon Sect members mistakenly believe that he was afraid of being discovered and was thus sneaking away in the middle of the night, choosing a direction that no one would expect.

Sure enough, about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea after Ji Mo left the city, a group from the Blood Demon Sect sneaked out after him.

Leading at the very front was that Xiantian Master, and behind him followed about twenty figures, a rather large lineup.

Surprisingly, there was another expert of the Xiantian Realm in the group; it seemed they had made full preparations this time, determined to capture Ji Mo in one fell swoop.

Ji Mo did not push his movement technique to the limit; he was afraid that the people behind him might not all catch up. After about a hundred miles from the City of Chaos, having entered the area of the Eternal Forest, Ji Mo sensed that the group had accelerated and caught up. Since they were this far away, there was no need to run anymore.

Ji Mo slowly stopped, his Spiritual Qi quietly circulating throughout his body, ready for battle.

His gaze was steady, calmly watching the direction from which the Blood Demon Sect members were pursuing.

Moonlight filtered through the dense branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows that shone upon his determined face.

Before long, the Blood Demon Sect members surged over like a tide.

Seeing Ji Mo standing quietly as if waiting for them, the leading Xiantian Master could not help but sneer:

"Kid, you've finally stopped running? Let's see where you can escape to this time!"

Ji Mo's expression was calm, meeting the other party's gaze without any fear:

"I never intended to run; I just lured you here to settle things."

As soon as his words fell, the Blood Demon Sect members quickly dispersed, surrounding Ji Mo.

The weapons in their hands glinted with cold light, and their eyes were filled with intense killing intent.

The two Xiantian Masters stood on either side, their powerful Spiritual Pressure spreading out like a physical force, pressing down so hard that the surrounding air trembled.

"Hmph, what big talk! Just by yourself, you want to settle things with us?"

The other Xiantian Master said disdainfully; it seemed this Xiantian Master had not seen Ji Mo's performance in the arena, hence these words.

Ji Mo knew deeply that there was no room for the slightest carelessness at this moment, so without saying another word, he directly summoned the heaven and earth creation bell.

In an instant, a heaven and earth creation bell, formed by the convergence of over 500 small furnace, hovered steadily above Ji Mo's head.

Immediately, an oppressive pressure radiated from Ji Mo as the center, spreading out like ripples toward everyone around, causing the surrounding air to tremble.

"What kind of Magic Treasure is this? It can actually emit such astonishing might?"

One Xiantian Master was full of shock and hurriedly turned to ask his companion beside him.

"Brother Li, you must be careful. This is exactly why I invited you to come along. Although this kid is only in the Houtian Realm, in the arena, it was precisely with this Magic Treasure that he made the Young Lord vanish into ashes with a single blow. The power that Magic Treasure emitted at that time already left me with lingering fear. But looking at it now, the might of this Magic Treasure seems even greater than before. We must not let him unleash the full power of this Magic Treasure; let us strike together and finish this quickly!"

The other person responded with a grave expression and a hurried tone.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two figures rushed forward like phantoms.

One held an evil blade tightly in his hand, while the other had his five fingers hooked into a claw shape; their strikes were vicious killing moves, all Earth Rank low-level Martial Skills, attacking fiercely directly at Ji Mo's neck and head.

At the same time, bursts of evil and malevolent Qi rolled in like a surging black tide, accompanying their offensive, staining the surrounding air with a sinister and terrifying atmosphere; it seemed that the people of the Blood Demon Sect were always this ruthless and evil in their attacks.

"Heavenly Evil Blade!"

"Nether Ghost Claw!"

Accompanied by two loud shouts, two attacks filled with evil aura shot toward Ji Mo like lightning.

Ji Mo, at this moment, wanted to test the defensive power of the heaven and earth creation bell after his Breakthrough. With a thought, the heaven and earth creation bell above his head instantly glowed with brilliant golden light, and a golden light screen, fully 10 centimeters thick, acted like a sturdy suit of armor, instantly covering Ji Mo tightly from head to toe.

"Clang! Clang!"

Two crisp and loud bell tolls rang out suddenly; the golden light screen suffered a heavy blow and shook violently, yet, in the end, it was not broken through.

"What? What level of Magic Treasure is this, that its defense is actually so powerful?"

The two looked at each other, their eyes filled with undisguised shock and alarm.

Ji Mo was also very satisfied with the defensive power of the heaven and earth creation bell.