Feng Xu and Mo Qing listened in stunned silence, their expressions growing somewhat complicated.
Good heavens!
When they had rescued Black Tortoise, Vermilion Bird, and White Tiger, they had only needed to overcome a single trial each.
Yet here, with Azure Dragon, merely seeing the Heavenly Baleful Soul-Destroying Sword required them to slay three evil beasts and establish three seals first.
And that was without even considering the Heavenly Baleful Soul-Destroying Sword's sword puppet, which was certain to be even stronger than those three evil beasts.
Azure Dragon truly deserved his standing as the strongest of the Four Sages Immortal Venerables. The sheer complexity and outrageous difficulty of his imprisonment showed just how deeply the Netherworld cultivators feared him.
Lin Mo, however, remained solemn, showing not the slightest intention of retreating before the difficulty. He nodded gravely.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Azure Dragon. I will remember it."
"Please wait a little longer, Senior. I will set out immediately, slay the three evil beasts, defeat the sword puppet, and help you break free of your seal."
With that, Lin Mo said no more. He steered the Nine-Colored Auspicious Clouds straight ahead.
As Azure Dragon had said, after traveling roughly thirty li east, they spotted three solitary peaks in the distance.
The three solitary peaks stood in the arrangement of the Three-Star Heaven-and-Earth Formation, each thirty li from the others.
An eerie layer of blood mist swirled around each peak, making it impossible to see what dangers lurked upon them.
Lin Mo murmured, "Evil beasts used to imprison Senior Azure Dragon must not be underestimated."
"In that case, let's start with the nearest peak and defeat these three evil beasts one by one."
At once, Lin Mo steered the Nine-Colored Auspicious Clouds above the first solitary peak, then descended from