Go to the Southern Border, Chase the Moon

Hearing the girl softly utter those words, Li Mo's heart skipped a beat.

He couldn't help but recall the evaluation given by the Heavenly Mandate Divine Eye:

His fate was fraught with hardship.

'In the future, I will soar through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.'

She is the Phoenix Heavenly Empress is about to go against the tide and soar to great heights.

Clear Abyss Sect will be her starting point, but it will not and should not be a cage that confines her.

It seems sudden, but upon closer reflection, if she hadn't been waiting for today's fireworks, she might have already left.

And.

She said she wanted to retrieve the wish he made.

Li Mo looked at the graceful young woman and saw that her beautiful eyes were clear and deep, showing no sign of determination to leave or any fear, only tranquility and gentleness.

Just like the bright moon that always shines upon itself.

"Ice Block."

"The Southern Border is the territory of the Demon Race. Going there will be pointless and will only increase your danger," Ying Bing said softly.

Li Mo shook his head and asked, "Where did that shooting star land?"

"You guess?"

When do we depart?

I won't tell you.

"Okay, I didn't say I wanted to go together."

"When it was time to leave, I left."

Ying Bing, parted slightly, and she glanced at the red string on the boy's wrist.

Perhaps it was after a meal, or perhaps it was one morning; she truly didn't know when she had set off, nor did she know exactly where the Jade Phoenix God would land.

However... even if we don't know where we're going, it's enough to know where we're going back to.

The lobby of the restaurant.

After Li Mo finished his weekend break, it was already the next morning, and the restaurant lobby was unusually quiet.

Xu Xiao'er was sweeping the floor; he had now been promoted to lobby manager—and also served as a waiter.

Murong Xiao was still sitting there, but there were a few more incense sticks in the incense burner, and someone had piled up the leftover food from yesterday.

There were even a few bottles of wine.

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It seems that our beautiful master had a good drink yesterday, otherwise these bottles of wine wouldn't have been left unfinished.

Li Mo casually picked up a bottle and took a sip.

"Brother Murong, to enjoy peace and tranquility, one must have the strength to provide shelter from the wind and rain, wouldn't you agree?"

"If I were at the Ninth Realm now, with a mere tremor of my tiger body, the demons of the Southern Border would obediently deliver what Ice Block wanted."

"Why don't you ask Buddha for me?"

Murong Xiao: "..."

The two were chatting when Li Mo suddenly changed his expression and turned around to look.

His Will Soul now powerful, yet he hadn't noticed until he heard footsteps and realized someone had entered the restaurant.

But it turned out to be an old monk wearing patchwork robes, with two white eyebrows drooping down, looking like an ordinary ascetic.

"Amitabha Buddha," the old monk murmured.

"Master, have you come to beg for alms?"

"Amitabha."

No matter what Li Mo asked, the old monk kept chanting Buddhist mantras.

Li Mo raised an eyebrow slightly, a glint of something obscure flashing in his eyes.

[Name: Heng Yuan]

[Age: 82]

[Root Bone: Thousand-Leaf Hand, Buddha-Light Golden Bone]

[Realm: Sixth Heaven of the External Scene Realm.]

[Destiny: Blue with a hint of purple]

[Evaluation: Head of the Discipline Hall at the Hanging Temple, practiced Silent Zen for fifty years.]

[Recent Encounters: Entrusted by the Prince of Prince of Southern Pacification, I discovered the Demon Summoning Cult Sect's intentions and tracked Chang Bolong to Yun Province, intending to retrieve the 'Preparatory Divine Child'.]

Li Mo put down the Concentric Bell he was holding.

The Hanging Temple is the orthodox Buddhist sect in the Southern Border region, and its reputation is no less than that of Cloud-Crossing Sword City.

Preparing the Divine Child...

Li Mo looked at Murong Xiao, who sat there with a solemn and dignified appearance, like a Bodhisattva.

"Master, you've come for him?"

"Amitabha..."

The old monk Heng Yuan nodded slightly, his gaze kind and gentle.

"However, he is a disciple of my Clear Abyss Sect, and you cannot take him away."

Li Mo said earnestly.

Heng Yuan shook his head slightly and chanted a Buddhist prayer. Strangely, he didn't say anything, yet everyone knew he meant no harm.

Even though Li Mo secretly activated Taiyin Will Soul, nothing unusual happened.

The old monk walked up to Murong Xiao and saw the 'offerings' laid out on the ground, and his eyelids twitched slightly.

Then he slowly began to recite Buddhist scriptures.

Immediately.

A golden light emanated from Murong Xiao's body, resembling Golden Bell Shield, yet the faint phantom of a majestic dragon also appeared.

As the Buddhist scriptures were chanted, the dragon seemed to be slowly awakening.

"The power of bloodline seems somewhat similar to Divine Intent, yet not entirely the same..."

Li Mo could tell.

The Heng Yuan Hengyuan was using Secret Method to accelerate Murong Xiao's awakening, so he didn't say much.

A moment later.

Although Murong Xiao was still not awake, when Heavenly Mandate Divine Eye, he was no longer in a deep slumber.

[Recent Encounters: Received a letter from parents and returned to the Southern Border to visit relatives. An unexpected incident occurred, awakening the Cry Dragon bloodline, which had fallen into a deep slumber. Now, with the help of a high monk suppressing the bloodline, it will awaken soon.]

After doing all that.

Heng Yuan withdrew his gaze from Murong Xiao, gave Li Mo a deep look, and then drifted away.

Li Mo frowned and stood still.

He always felt that he would meet this old monk again.

Three days later.

As autumn deepens, it is dusk, before the sun has fully set and the moon has fully risen.

The faint dark light emanating from Li Mo's body became increasingly restrained. He appeared to have undergone little change, but in reality, his physique was completely different from what it used to be.

The Extreme Weapon Slaughter Body, achieving perfection.

For dinner, everyone ate together in a lively atmosphere.

Everyone's way of celebrating is different.

Shang Wu gulped down her fine wine, while Princess Little Jiang polished the broken sword that Big Brother Li had bought for her, and every now and then a sword's cry could be heard from her palm.

Qian Bufan ate with lightning speed, chatting and eating at the same time.

Murong Xiao...

Murong Xiao's silence was deafening!

"We're getting ready to leave."

Qian Bufan wiped his mouth with satisfaction and said, "I've been in Yun Province for so long, there are many things to take care of in the sect."

"Old Qian, let's take the warship back."

Shang Wu's eyes were filled with a drunkenness.

"Why are you taking a warship? You've got two Profound Crystal! Do you think money grows on trees?"

"Tch~"

"It's not too far, and I have a list of medicines to deliver to several cities along the way."

"I'm going to deliver the latest installment of 'The Overbearing Empress Falls in Love With Me' to the cities along the way."

Everyone seems to have their own things to do on their journey.

"Let's set off..."

Hearing the conversation, Li Mo looked towards the empty space under the tree and suddenly had a thought.

She was clearly still there just a moment ago...

Little Li chased after the Fish-Dragon Street and all the way to the street corner.

But on the shimmering lakeside, under the fiery sunset, a young girl's slender figure was seen walking away into the distance.

The crowds surged, creating a lively and bustling atmosphere.

She seemed to suddenly sense something and turned around to look.

Our eyes met across the crowd.

She paused for a moment, then smiled helplessly.

She didn't want to say goodbye, but it only added to her sorrow.

[Name: Ying Bing]

[Age: 16]

[Root Bone: Lunar Phoenix Physique]

[Realm: Three Apertures of Divine Observation.]

[Destiny: Red (Born with imperial bones, possessing the life force of Xuanbing, the spirit of Qiushui, and the appearance of Phoenix Heaven)]

[Evaluation: Though fate has brought many tribulations, it has always managed to turn misfortune into good fortune. Its wings are not yet fully grown, but when the times change, it will surely soar high in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, a phoenix descending upon the Six Harmonies and Eight Desolations.]

[Recent Encounter: Witnessed the fall of Jade Phoenix God, one of the Nine-Colored Primal Phoenix Souls, and set off for the Southern Border.]

She was going to pick up shooting stars for the boy.

Once the figure disappeared from sight, Li Mo let out a soft breath.

By the time he turned back to the restaurant, dusk had fallen and the moon was high in the sky.

"I'm not going back to Purple Sun Prefecture," Li Mo told everyone.

Shang Wu blinked her almond-shaped eyes, about to speak, but Xue Jing interrupted her:

"So what are your plans?"

"Let's go to Southern Border and chase the moon."

She knew where she was going and where she was going to return to.

He was the same.

The day I comprehend the Seventy-two Earthly Fiend Transformations is the day I set off for the Southern Border.