Chapter 1169 Breakthrough of the Great Lord
Three days later, Luo Li had made enough spiritual weapons for each person in all forces and stepped out of the alchemy room.
Another day later——
In the meeting hall of the City Lord's Mansion, the candlelight illuminated the spiritual weapon with dark golden patterns in Luo Li's hand, making it shine brightly.
The leaders of various factions sat around a long table, their eyes focused on those ancient token-shaped spiritual weapons - they looked like ordinary bronze plates on the surface, but actually contained mysteries.
"This spiritual weapon is called the 'Soul Detection Order,'" Luo Li brushed her fingertips across the surface of the spiritual weapon, and the runes suddenly lit up. "After injecting soul power, if the holder's soul contains a demon seed, the spiritual weapon will show blood patterns."
She glanced at the tense expressions of the crowd and added, "To avoid alerting the enemy, you can conduct a secret investigation under the guise of assessment or routine inspection."
Feng Wuhen stroked the spiritual weapon in his hand, worry flashing in his red eyes: "If the Demon God Temple finds out, wouldn't it be..."
Luo Li raised her hand and waved it lightly, and a ban enveloped the entire conference room, isolating it from outside observation.
Spiritual energy flowed through her body, and her tone was as steady as a rock: "Don't worry, there is a hidden formation in the Soul Appraisal Order. Even if the guardian of the Demon God Temple took action personally, it would be difficult to glimpse the true meaning of the spiritual weapon."
As she spoke, she flicked her finger into the air, and a Soul Inspection Token floated in mid-air, transforming into tiny specks of starlight before dissipating and reorganizing. "As you can see, this spiritual weapon will automatically erase any traces of soul power fluctuations after use, leaving absolutely no evidence behind."
Yun Yi, the Palace Master of Yunmiao Tiangong, tapped the table lightly. His voice from beneath the gilded mask carried a certain authority. "But the Demon God Temple has infiltrated deeply. If we encounter resistance during our investigation, should we act immediately?"
Luo Li's fingertips brushed across the black moon at her waist, the cold light causing the candlelight to tremble slightly. "Anyone who encounters resistance must be hiding something. But if we act rashly, we might alert the other traitors within the Demon God Temple. If they pass on the news, it will be troublesome."
"So, we need to set up a series of traps," Luo Li neatly arranged the Soul Appraisal Orders. Fine runes swirled around the edges of each spiritual weapon. "During the first inspection, even if blood marks appear on the spiritual weapon, keep it secret and secretly mark the suspicious individuals. After three days, eliminate all suspicious individuals and use the spiritual weapon to test them again, using the least suspicious reasons within your respective factions."
She raised her hand and traced the trajectory of the formation in the air, dark red threads weaving together like a spider web. "I will implant a tracking seal into the Soul Appraisal Order. If anyone attempts to destroy the spiritual weapon or pass on a message, the formation will lock onto their location. Then, we'll have them caught in the trap."
Shi Heng stroked his chin in thought, "But what if the demon species senses danger and forcibly strips itself away? The host could be in danger."
"This is exactly the backup plan I've prepared," Luo Li took out the jade bottle and poured out a crystal-white pill with patterns on its surface like a galaxy. "The Soul-Clearing Pill can protect the soul. Even if the demon seed forcibly leaves the body, the person who takes this pill can still survive."
"Alright." The people from all the forces nodded, "Then we will go back and prepare immediately."
Luo Li nodded, "Be careful, don't let them pass the news back to the Demon God Temple."
"good!"
After discussing some countermeasures, everyone took their things and went back through the teleportation array.
What Luo Li and the others need to do next is to wait.
Without leaving the city, a thorough investigation is required from top to bottom.
Luo Li handed the matter over to Shi Heng and her elder brother.
Three days passed like quicksand. When the first ray of morning light pierced through the thick clouds over the city, the investigation operations of various major forces quietly began.
Luo Li stood on the highest attic of the City Lord's Mansion, looking at the people coming and going on the street with normal expressions - the calmer it was, the more it seemed like the dead silence before a storm.
Shi Heng hurried over, his dark robe stained with morning dew. "Xiao Li, Yunmiao Palace has sent back news that three people inside have had their tokens flash with blood patterns, and there are also quite a few among the disciples, but they all pretended to be calm and passed the inspection."
Before he finished speaking, a rapid sound transmission stone exploded in the air. It was a secret letter from Yunmiao Palace.
"Palace Master Yunyi said that when the third elder injected his soul power into the Soul Appraisal Order, blood veins spread across the surface of the spiritual weapon like spider webs. But before anyone could react, he suddenly attacked, severely injuring two elders, and escaped through a window. However, their people have already pursued him. Yunmiao Palace has a formation, so they can't spread the news."
Luo Li sneered, "But he can't escape far."
She raised her hand and made a hand gesture, and found that the defected Pavilion Master was running towards the dense forest west of the city, but he didn't know that every step he took was in a net woven by tracking curses.
When Yun Yi got the news, he immediately sent people to hunt him down.
For seven days, a manhunt was quietly carried out.
But within the city, there was also turmoil.
Although there are far fewer traitors in the Demon God Temple in the city than in other forces, there are still a dozen or so who have slipped through the net.
When Shi Heng brought the news, Luo Li opened her eyes and said, "I'll go and see for myself."
Never leave the city, the dungeon.
The dungeon was filled with a mixture of stench and blood. Luo Li walked into the depths on the iron chain bridge. The Xuan Yue sword sheath lightly brushed against the rusty iron bars, making a crackling sound.
Twelve bound figures huddled in the corner of the cell, half of them had strange purple lines on their foreheads, glowing faintly in the darkness.
The gray-clothed man in the lead suddenly jumped up, and the sound of chains breaking was heard.
His five fingers transformed into sharp claws and went straight for Luo Li's throat, letting out an inhuman roar: "Little girl, don't think that the Soul-Appraising Order can trap us!"
Luo Li tapped her toes lightly and retreated like a ghost. The cold light of the unsheathed Xuan Yue Sword instantly illuminated the dungeon.
Before the sword arrived, the sword energy had already left a bloody mark about an inch deep on the gray-clothed man's chest.
She turned her wrist, and the silver threads wrapped around the sword suddenly burst out, wrapping around the opponent's limbs like a living thing. "The demon species has eroded to the level of a great lord. The Demon God Temple really has some tricks up its sleeve."
She suppressed everyone and walked over slowly, with Shi Heng following behind her.
The veins of the gray-clothed man were bulging from being bound by the silver wire, but he still laughed defiantly: "Luo Li, do you think you can shake the Demon God Temple by capturing a few pawns? When the Lord Demon God comes to the world again, this Continent of Gods will sooner or later--" Before he finished speaking, Luo Li flicked his finger and a golden light shot out, piercing straight into his forehead.
The gray-clothed man's pupils suddenly shrank, and he turned into a wisp of black mist and dissipated, leaving only a few strands of dark purple magic silk.
"This is a real demon seed."
Luo Li stared at the drifting black mist, murderous intent surging in her eyes.
She swung her sword and cut through the iron bars of the cell. Seeing this, the other bound people struggled, but when they were touched by the sword energy of the Xuan Yue Sword, they let out shrill screams.
Luo Li took out the pill and placed it in the hands of a disciple beside her. She looked at the crazy, controlled disciples and said, "Feed it to them."
The disciple fed the Soul-Clearing Pill into the mouth of the demon parasite with trembling hands. The pill melted in his mouth, and a faint blue light spread along his throat. The distorted faces of those people gradually calmed down.
Luo Li glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Keep an eye on them. Once the medicine has stabilized, send it to the medicine cabinet."
The disciple clasped his fists and said, "Yes, City Lord."
After leaving the dungeon, Yun Yi sent news again, saying that all the traitors in the Demon God Temple had been caught.
Afterwards, news came from the Yao Chi Holy Land, the God of War Territory and other forces, saying that the plan was progressing smoothly.
Luo Li breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
In the next few days, except for the real traitor in the Demon God Temple, the disciples who were parasitized have returned to normal.
They did not kill the traitors in the Demon God Temple, but imprisoned them. After all, the ones who had been communicating with the Demon God Temple were not the infected people, but the people from the Demon God Temple.
They also need to use these people to calm the suspicion of the Demon God Temple.
Luo Li and the others spent a very peaceful period of time. The Demon God Palace did not discover what Luo Li and the others were doing, and through those prisoners, they successfully deceived the Demon God Palace for half a year.
Although the Demon God Temple has taken some actions in the past six months, they were not large-scale actions.
Time flies, half a year later——
Never leave the city.
Looking at the strange scene in the sky, Luo Li curled her lips, "It seems that Xiaoxiao and the others are about to break through to the Great Lord."
Emperor Xuanming chuckled, "Indeed, they have made rapid progress recently."
Luo Li turned to look at him: "How have you been feeling lately? I've found a way to help you fuse with the divine nature, but it requires Liuli's fruit. I have to wait for her to wake up."
Di Xuanming raised his hand and put his arm around her shoulders: "It's okay. As long as I don't overdraw my soul power, it won't affect me at all now."
Luo Li narrowed her eyes, "That's good."
As the two were talking, Luo Qingge came trotting over, "City Lord!"
Luo Li tilted her head, "What's wrong?"
Luo Qingge smiled and said, "I can now control the power of the Water God!"
As she spoke, she clasped her hands together and the air within a ten-foot radius suddenly became moist. Countless water droplets condensed from the void and formed a crystal clear water dragon around her fingertips.
The water dragon raised its head and roared, and the surging water mist condensed into ice lotuses, reflecting colorful light in the sunlight.
"Good!" Luo Li's eyes flashed with praise, "It's very good to be able to combine the power of the Water God with the law of ice."
Before he finished speaking, golden thunder suddenly exploded in the sky, and three pillars of light pierced through the clouds - this was the strange phenomenon in heaven and earth caused by the breakthrough of Xiaoxiao, Mu Ze and Song Wanbai.
A tremendous pressure swept over, and Luo Li moved her fingertips slightly, and a layer of transparent barrier enveloped the city, isolating the aftermath completely.
"There's a fluctuation in Liuli's aura!" Luo Li suddenly raised her eyes.
Luo Qingge was delighted: "City Lord, is Lord Liuli about to wake up?"
Luo Li smiled and nodded, "I'll go take a look."
As she spoke, she flashed into the Chaos Jade.
Luo Li landed in the Chaos Jade and looked not far away.
There, a tree covered in flowing light was slowly stretching its branches. The glass tree spirit that had been dormant for half a year finally woke up.
The glass fruits hanging from the treetops emit a warm glow, and each fruit is filled with extremely powerful vitality.
As the Glazed Tree Spirit stretched out, its branches and leaves trembled, making a pleasant buzzing sound, and pale golden runes appeared on the surface of the trunk.
Liuli's hazy figure emerged from the treetops, her eyes smiling, and her voice was like the sound of a clear spring: "I'm awake."
Luo Li quickly stepped forward, her eyes landing on the Liuli Fruit on the branch. "Liuli, I'm afraid I'll have to borrow your fruit this time. Emperor Xuanming's divine fusion has encountered obstacles, and these fruits may be able to help him."
Liuli nodded slightly, and with a wave of her slender hand, the three fullest Liuli fruits fell off automatically.
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