"Where is he?" the elder asked.

"I...I just saw him burst out from there, and it seemed like he threw something at the barrier. The barrier broke immediately, and then...then his figure flashed, I didn't even get a clear look at his face before he completely disappeared," said a Spirit Refining cultivator, his face still filled with shock as he murmured.

"It must have been Chu Mo!" another Spirit Refining cultivator said.

"Nonsense!" The elder was almost driven mad, angrily saying, "Besides Chu Mo, who else has that ability?"

"So... Elder, what do we do now?" a Spirit Refining cultivator beside him asked.

The elder's mouth twitched, nearly unable to speak, his eyes lifelessly looking up at the sky for a long time before he finally sighed, "How could I forget, his relationship with Lingdan Hall is so good... How could he possibly be without a Breaking Boundary Pill on his person?"

"Yes, Elder, I heard... The reason why his relationship with Lingdan Hall is so good is because he himself is an alchemy master," a cultivator said.

"Why didn't you say that earlier?" The elder roared at the speaker and then, with a face of mourning, said, "There was once a perfect opportunity that could have made our power soar and given each of us a massive amount of cultivation resources... And then... It was like a bubble that..." He jabbed at the void with his hand: "Pop—just burst... Damn it, it's all ruined! I'm so pissed off!"

Swish, swish, swish!

In the void, a large number of figures were rushing over at lightning speed.

From a distance, someone excitedly laughed loudly, "Dugu Yu, my friend, your qi movement is truly enviable, haha, where is that youngster Chu Mo? I want to see if he really has three heads and six arms!"

Another voice joined in from the void, "This youngster must be hiding an enormous secret. Even if we don't want the rewards, uncovering just one-third of his secrets would be enough for us to use!"

"Dugu Yu is truly formidable! You calculated so accurately, worthy of being a great power who ascended from the Spirit Realm to the Immortal Realm, to be so precise in your calculations of the ascension site of Spirit Realm cultivators, admirable, truly admirable!"

One after another, figures descended from the sky.

Each one of them exuded a formidable presence, and one had an aura so concealed that one couldn't see its depth at all, though an occasional flash of light would pass through their eyes. This person was actually a Mahayana stage powerhouse!

It was evident how much Chu Mo's ascension had affected the hearts of so many.

The number of people out to target him was simply countless!

However, when these people arrived here and saw the expression on Dugu Yu's face, they were all momentarily stunned.

"Dugu Yu, my friend, where is Chu Mo?"

"Yes, didn't you just say that he was sealed inside a barrier, and that he definitely couldn't escape in a short time?"

"The Guiding Land is empty, the barrier gone, could it be that Chu Mo has run away?"

A group of people instantly surrounded Dugu Yu.

At this time, there were still more figures in the sky, continuously rushing over here.

Dugu Yu said with a mournful face, "He has run away!"

"Really run away?"

"Really run away!"

"I... I really want to kill you!" A Mahayana stage cultivator glared at Dugu Yu, "Are you a pig? A cultivator who has just ascended from the Spirit Realm, and you couldn't even keep an eye on him? Are all the people under you idiots?"

Dugu Yu's followers, standing behind him, all glared angrily at the speaker. Although their cultivation realms were not as high as his, they were all cultivators at the Spirit Refining stage. Being scolded so openly naturally didn't sit well with them. However, that was all they dared to do—glare with anger. The reason being that this man came from a superpower in the Immortal Realm, with a backing so strong that even ordinary Ascension-stage cultivators wouldn't want to provoke him without cause.

Dugu Yu said with a bitter face, "Who could have thought that he had not only Breaking Boundary Pills but also Escape Pills..."

"I remember now, this person has some... " A Mahayana-stage cultivator hit his chest in frustration and said, "If I had been here, I would have definitely made a move against him directly! What's the use of a barrier, damn it!"

Dugu Yu said angrily, "Do you think I didn't want to take him down directly? The problem is... who could've anticipated his reaction to be so swift?"

Finally, the Ascension-stage cultivator who had been silent all along spoke slowly, "Enough, stop arguing here. I believe Dugu Daoist Friend didn't intend to let him escape. After all, Dugu Daoist Friend harbors a deep-seated hatred toward him. No one wants to see such a thing happen. It seems that capturing him… will take a long time. Let's leave it at that for now. Whoever has any news should just let us know."

With that, the Ascension-stage cultivator turned and walked away, unwilling to stay here for even a moment longer.

He came here partly out of an old connection with Dugu Yu and partly for his own interests. Now that he saw Chu Mo escape, staying here lost its meaning; so he left very decisively.

The remaining cultivators, though resentful, had no other choice. They could only take their leave one after another.

In the end, only Dugu Yu and his group of followers remained, standing there foolishly.

One of Dugu Yu's subordinates, flaming with rage, said, "What bullshit is this? If we hadn't informed them, we might have had a chance!"

"But if we didn't inform them, even if we had caught Chu Mo, I'm afraid we would have been silenced," another Spirit Refining-stage cultivator said somewhat despondently.

In the end, everyone's eyes turned toward Dugu Yu.

Among these people, some were from the Spirit Realm's Dugu Mountain and were filled with hatred towards Chu Mo, while others were native cultivators of the Immortal Realm, driven purely by interests.

Dugu Yu had become the leader of this force because he lacked neither wisdom, cultivation, nor tactics. Unfortunately, today he faced a true rival and was also lacking in luck.

Many believed it improbable that Chu Mo would ascend near Jinxiu City since the Guiding Lands corresponding to the area of ascension are known. No one thought Chu Mo was unaware of this. So many had simply run to the Guiding Lands far away, believing that Chu Mo would definitely choose a region far from Jinxiu City to ascend.

Unexpectedly, Chu Mo didn't go very far at all, but instead selected a place where he could absorb the most essence energy!

Dugu Yu had accurately calculated the Guiding Land following Chu Mo's ascension, but he got no opportunity to act against Chu Mo.

A look of unwillingness appeared in his eyes, "Chu Mo… I will never let you go!"

...…

Chu Mo was on an ancient road millions of miles away from Dugu Yu, having disguised himself as a dandy young master, dressed in the typical attire of an Immortal Realm cultivator. He looked just like a wandering cultivator who traveled to enjoy the scenery and comprehend the ways of the world.

Anyone who saw him would not think that he was a novice just ascended from the Spirit Realm. Because those cultivators who had just ascended from the Spirit Realm to this strange world were extremely cautious, not to mention that their attire and ways were discordant with this world. It would take quite a long time for them to gradually adapt.

However, to the experienced native cultivators of the Immortal Realm, it was still possible to spot the differences at a glance.

In Chu Mo's case, such experience… seemed utterly meaningless.

Because in the Illusionary God Realm, Chu Mo had become more than familiar with the cultivators of the Immortal Realm.

Therefore, disguising himself as an Immortal Realm cultivator was not difficult for Chu Mo at all.

The first thing Chu Mo did after entering the Immortal Realm was not to look for Qi Xiaoyu, but to head towards the Buddhist sects of the Immortal Realm!

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