With the fall of the damaged sword, Du Fei’s immortal items stopped shining.
Du Fei was beyond shocked.
It wasn’t his doing what transpired, but the three immortal items working in tandem by themselves.
Du Fei cried when he saw Li Mo walking towards the damaged sword, “Bro Mo, don’t!”
Li Mo grabbed it.
He would’ve stepped in if Du Fei’s items hadn’t. Since the sword was damaged, Li Mo believed he could handle it despite the power it had.
Now that it exhausted the last trace of power it had in fighting Du Fei’s items, it was no threat to Li Mo.
Li Mo said, “A sacred item made of mystical silver and black iron. If it were intact, we would’ve long been dead.”
“That thing’s wicked. It almost got my poor life.” Ye Xiaolu gasped.
Li Mo let Su Qingyi’s soul flew out of his hand and was soon back to her normal appearance.
Li Mo stashed the damaged sword in his ring and the four halves of skeletons collapsed into ashes.
Ye Xiaolu was shuddering from fear.
“What happened to them? W-why isn’t there anything left of them?”
“They lasted so long because of the remaining power inside the broken sword. They laid a trap to give their enemy one last strike.”
Li Mo said, “A pity, their method was ruined by time.”
Ye Xiaolu shuddered, “Thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of years later… will we be the same?”
Li Mo smiled, “A normal human’s life is less than a hundred years. Living for ten thousand years is already a great feat. How can one live forever?”
“Even if I can’t live forever, at least I don’t want to end like them. Does anyone remember their names? Does anyone know their story?
“In the endless river of time lies buried countless proud and strong figures. Even a mighty overlord, how long could his name be sung?”
Ye Xiaolu paled.
Li Mo bowed in respect to the four half skeletons.
Du Fei took point with his Seven Star Immortal Sword.
He felt the danger this place had and it was obvious why he did it.
Ye Xiaolu snorted, “This mouse with chubby cheeks sure is loyal.”
Madam Ning followed Du Fei with dead eyes.
Ye Xiaolu neared Li Mo.
“Say, lil’ Mo, does this place have any living immortals or complete immortal items? By the way, what did you mean by sacred item back there?”
“Immortal items are second only to the miraculous imperial items. Strictly speaking, Du Fei’s set items are but sacred items.”
“How do they fare with immortal items?”
“There’s no comparison.”
“Hey, keep talking. I love listening.”
“I hate talking.”
“Tch!”
Ye Xiaolu gnashed her teeth and traced her palm by her neck in a death sign.
She had been pampered all her life. And if it were her from before, she’d be flipping out by now.
They kept traveling for hundreds of miles. On Earth, this would translate in three days time, but here, the sky was always bright and hard to make out the time.
This was when the scenery started to change.
Bones, broken weapons, and armor started littering the ground more and more often.
Li Mo went and kowtowed three times before a fairly complete skeleton.
Ye Xiaolu happened to pass by, “Bowing to every skeleton we see, is that because you know them, or are they your ancestors?”
Li Mo flitted and eye to her, cutting her frivolous mood short.
“They are all humanity’s ancestors. I may not know them but regarding bloodlines, they can be called ancestors.”
Ye Xiaolu looked to the side at a skeleton. It was humanoid in shape and had six arms. She paid her respects just as Li Mo did to others.
Li Mo’s voice floated over, “That is the Hexamand race. They have been humanity’s bitter enemies since time immemorial. By the looks of things, it was they who launched an ambush and making humanity’s ancestors suffer. But the elders were also brave, managing to pierce his skull.”
Ye Xiaolu looked at the Hexamand race’s skeleton’s skull and found a small hole behind it.
“You’re good at pissing people off. Why didn’t you say so before I bowed?” Ye Xiaolu kicked at the Hexamand race skeleton which collapsed.
Hum~
A blue light came from inside the Hexamand skeleton, making Ye Xiaolu literally jump in fright, jumping all the way behind Li Mo.
“Soul crystal?”
Li Mo was amazed. He went to the shining item and grabbed it.
It was a fingernail-sized blue gem.
“What’s a soul crystal?”
“A seventh level being has a low chance of dropping it after death. This item is beyond rare, a top-notch refining material. It is used in making treasure, sacred, and immortal items. A must-have ingredient.
“The soul crystal was hidden in the bones. Before it is found, it holds all the being’s soul power and thus lasts longer. But once it sees the light of day, it will gradually lose its power.”
“Is it valuable?”
“It’s invaluable. Money can’t measure it’s worth.”
“Are you saying that I have to just kick another over and get crystals?”
“As if. You just got sheer dumb luck, is all. Soul power hides in the skull and contains soul power. But the problem lays in the brain rotting away. In normal cases, a skull rots in a hundred years. This Hexamand’s soul crystal still survived because the elder’s attack that pierced his skull had protected it in some way, allowing it to hold on until now.
“This coincidence is so rare that it won’t happen just ’cause you want it to. You must have insane luck to even get one…”
Thump!
Ye Xiaolu went on a kicking spree before he could finish.
“It’s fine to kick them as long as it ain’t human, right?”
Li Mo was speechless…
These powerful beings had been rulers in their own right and now, after death, even an ant could trample them.
Du Fei and panda were with Madam Ning in picking damaged magic weapons.
Whitey and Su Qingyi were the last in the group.
They all picked magic weapons while walking. Nine of ten were guaranteed useless, thanks to time, but there was an extreme minority that had a bit of spirituality left in them.
These ruined items may seem like junk to others, but Li Mo had special ways to get one last use out of them. The Fortune of Heaven and Earth Art’s weapon refining is incomparable. Even if there’s but a grain of spirituality in those junk items, he could still take it out.
They kept going and were soon at an abandoned orchard.
