Panic immediately ensued within Lingdong Mountain upon receiving the news!

Yes, panic—the kind that filled everyone with fear. In the blink of an eye, chaos erupted, with many people running around in all directions, without even knowing what they were doing.

This name, if mentioned in the past, would not have garnered a second glance from them. There wouldn't have been any panic; they wouldn't even bat an eyelid.

At most, they'd ask indifferently, "Chu Mo? What is that?"

He was just a little cultivator who popped out of nowhere. In front of Lingdong Mountain, he was less than nothing. Any random person from Lingdong Mountain could have ended his life ten thousand times with a mere thought!

But now, things were completely different!

The little cultivator they once dismissed had grown into a young powerhouse. Although he was still very young, young enough to incite envy and jealousy, he possessed a terrifying strength that made all the elders in the Spirit Realm shudder.

In front of him, the Lingyue Sect had collapsed—a piece of news that Lingdong Mountain had only recently confirmed.

In front of him, the Blood Demon Sect kept facing defeat, and it was highly likely that even that legendary Blood Demon Patriarch, who was said to be powerful enough to suppress the entire Spirit Realm single-handedly, had suffered a huge loss at his hands!

In front of him, the formidable Ouyang Family came swaggering in but left in utter disarray. And it took quite an effort... to bring back those eight survivors. It is said that just hearing the names Lu Tianming or Chu Mo would make those people tremble.

He was terrifying enough on his own!

The people and forces he targeted were all beyond what Lingdong Mountain dared to provoke.

And the power behind him had now amassed an incredible force in a very short time, forming a terrifying scale that struck fear into people's hearts.

In the recent battle of Jinxiu City, Chu Mo didn't even show up. Just a chicken, two half-step Spirit Refining cultivators, and a dragon... were enough to send tens of thousands of allied forces from several top sects and families in the Spirit Realm scurrying back in fright!

Yes, this dragon was something Lingdong Mountain could confirm. After all, as one of the three spirits, they were well aware that in the depths of Lingyue Sect's dark prison, there used to be a dragon. Now, for some reason, it had ended up by Chu Mo's side.

The September Sect, Fire Sect, Dugu Mountain, Zhong Family, Ping Family, Hu Family... Which of these sects and families, when mentioned in the Spirit Realm, wasn't a resounding golden signboard?

Yet now, these forces joined forces and launched an attack on Jinxiu City without Chu Mo, and they actually failed!

They really failed!

It was simply unimaginable! Moreover, after suffering heavy losses... they were scared shitless and ran away!

This incident was nothing short of astounding; when people first heard it, they even doubted its authenticity!

Those top sects, those powerful families, any one of them could spare a tenth... no, one percent of their strength and still manage to obliterate Jinxiu City several times over!

Now they had deployed almost all their elites, and this was their outcome? Was this some kind of joke?

Were all the top sects and powerful families conspiring with Jinxiu City to put on a show?

Otherwise, how could such an unbelievable result occur?

Or was it that Chu Mo didn't belong to this Spirit Realm at all, but was the illegitimate son of some bigshot from the Heavenly Realm? How else could he be so formidable? When had the Spirit Realm ever seen such a monster in all of ten thousand ages?

Never!

Absolutely never!

This shocking news had just begun to ferment within Lingdong Mountain, and had not yet dissipated.

And now, Chu Mo had actually come knocking on their door!

Sect Leader Qingzhouzi, upon learning of the news, couldn't help but be shocked and blurted out, "What does this god of slaughter... want with us?"

Some people beside Qingzhouzi looked at their sect leader somewhat speechlessly, all maintaining silence, their hearts muttering, "What is he here for if not you? What do you think he's here for? Surely not to chat, drink tea, and make friends! You've sealed away his good friend and locked her up in a cell, what do you think he's here for?"

However, everyone knew Qingzhouzi's temperament, so no one spoke out to touch this sensitive topic. No matter what, Lu Tianyue was Qingzhouzi's disciple; whether it was right or wrong for a master to punish his disciple, outsiders found it difficult to comment. Especially since Qingzhouzi was a petty man—if they spoke out now, they might find it satisfying, but once this matter blew over, he would surely come looking for trouble.

Therefore, no one spoke.

The disciple responsible for reporting the news was still waiting outside, not knowing what the sect leader intended. He thought: To meet or not to meet, just give us a clear answer!

Qingzhouzi himself was feeling a great headache as well. He knew he was stubborn, old-fashioned, petty, and selfish... but he was no fool!

He was not so idiotic as to knowingly bash his head against someone he couldn't beat. He had made some mistakes in judging the relationship between Lu Tianyue and Chu Mo. He never expected that Chu Mo would actually come knocking at their door for Lu Tianyue's sake.

Now, to say anything about regretting would be meaningless. Qingzhouzi took a deep breath and said loudly, "Open the mountain's gate, and with the most distinguished courtesy, welcome him up!"

At these words, everyone around Qingzhouzi unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief. Some even wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, thinking: The sect leader is not entirely foolish after all; he knows when to back down!

Someone whispered, "Sect Leader, then... what about Tianyue?"

Qingzhouzi gave the speaker a cold glance, "That's my disciple! Do you have too much to say?"

Everyone froze, their minds filled with confusion: Is this backing down, or not? Why is it so ambiguous! And from the sect leader's attitude… it seems he's not planning to greet the visitor personally. It also seems he's not ordering us to go either?

As many exchanged looks, they saw the helplessness in each other's eyes. At that moment, some of the elders from Lingdong Mountain even entertained thoughts of leaving this place to join Jinxiu City!

Look at how well Xiao Wanjun and Li Fangzhong, those two Junior Masters, are living in Jinxiu City!

Although the recent battle was led by that chicken and dragon, they both contributed. Now not only have they become famous across the world, but their stature in Chu Mo's eyes... has naturally soared with the rising tide.

Speaking of which, we are related to those two as well!

In an instant, all sorts of thoughts arose in the minds of those present. There were many plans, but with one exception: nobody was thinking of opposing Chu Mo or courting death, as they all avoided such foolishness.

At the entrance to Lingdong Mountain, Lu Tianqi still wore a somewhat anxious expression on her face. The messenger had been inside for half a day with no activity whatsoever. Lu Tianqi harbored many bad outcomes in her heart and felt unsettled.

Chu Mo gave Lu Tianqi a gentle smile, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

"Mm," Lu Tianqi replied softly, her expression relaxing somewhat, though still somewhat solemn.

Huang Hui and Qin Shi, Dong Yu, on the other hand, looked much more relaxed. It wasn't that they didn't care about Lu Tianyue, but they understood the deterrence that Chu Mo's name now held for cultivators of the Spirit Realm. As long as the people of Lingdong Mountain weren't cut off from news to the extent of ignorance, and as long as they were rational, they would never choose to provoke Chu Mo at this time.

As expected, moments later, lively music erupted from the depths of Lingdong Mountain!

At the same time, the sound of a bell welcoming guests rang out.

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