"I'm from the Taoist Palace."
Li Mu said.
Obviously, the old man didn't know what happened outside when he was merging with the Nine Serenities Soul-devouring Fire. Li Mu briefly told him, "What happened in the mine?"
"That old dog, Flowing Cloud Wufeng. He made himself sound so innocent." The old man's face was full of fierce hatred.
He looked at Li Mu and said, "Haha, you're from the Taoist Palace? When I merged with the divine fire, I couldn't resist at all. Why didn't you kill me? "
Li Mu said, "I was afraid that I would kill the innocent."
"Hahahaha, kill the innocent?" The old man laughed coldly.
"I wasn't sure if the Nine Serenities Soul-devouring Fire would devour your sanity. So, if you really turned into a slaughtering demon after the merging, it wouldn't be too late to kill you," Li Mu said seriously.
The old man was stunned and snorted, "If you kill me, you can get the Nine Serenities Soul-devouring Fire. Aren't you tempted?"
Li Mu said, "The divine fire chooses its master. The Tao is inaction, and inaction is action."
"Humph, you people from the Taoist Palace are really …" The old man gradually restrained his aura. The fine pebbles floating in the air fell to the ground. The raging fire power disappeared, and the red light in his eyes gradually faded. "If it were anyone else who said this, I would scoff at it and kill him. But you … humph, I actually believe you a little."
"So, are you sure you're sane now?" Li Mu said, "Did those patrolling guards of the Flowing Cloud family who turned into red-haired monsters have anything to do with you? What on earth happened in the mine? "
This was a trial mission of the military. After figuring out the truth, Li Mu could report to the Taoist Palace. That was one thing done, and he could focus on searching for Wang Shiyu's soul.
"What happened? That old dog, Flowing Cloud Wufeng, knows best. " The old man's hatred overflowed. "Little kid, I'm a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and grudges. Even though you didn't do it on purpose, you still managed to stall for time in the hands of those despicable people from the Thousand Flames Holy Land. That's why I was able to successfully fuse with the divine flames at the most crucial moment. Otherwise, I would have fallen into the hands of those hypocrites from the Thousand Flames Holy Land. I owe you a favor. Tell me, what do you want in return?"
Li Mu said, "Report? Hehe, let me say something disrespectful. You're just a small elder of the Liuyun Clan. What can you take out? Are there treasures that even the Holy Zhi Palace doesn't have? "
The old man was stunned.
Li Mu's question really stumped him.
After successfully fusing with the divine flames, his power and confidence increased greatly. He felt that there was no place in the world that he couldn't go. His ego swelled. But now that he thought about it carefully, he realized that the young man in front of him was the descendant of the Holy Zhi Palace, the number one holy land of the human race. The Holy Zhi Palace must have doted on him. How could he have more resources than the Holy Zhi Palace?
"I've successfully fused with the divine flames. Within a hundred years, I will definitely become a Great Emperor. What do you want? Even if I can't do it now, I can help you achieve it in a hundred years." The old man's tone suddenly became much weaker.
Li Mu said, "But there is already a Great Emperor in the Holy Zhi Palace."
The old man's tone became a little weaker. "The Great Emperor of the Holy Zhi Palace is so noble. How can you easily meet him?"
Li Mu laughed. "Hahaha, you don't know this. Not only can I easily meet the master of the Holy Zhi Palace, but I can also easily meet the number one Sword Sage of the Hidden Sword Sea, the Sword King. I can even call him brother. Do you believe it?"
The old man was stunned and then immediately said angrily, "I thought you were an honest and loyal disciple of the Holy Zhi Palace. I didn't expect you to talk such nonsense."
Li Mu took out the token given by the Sword King and showed it to the old man. He said, "Do you recognize it?"
Of course, the old man had never seen the token of the Sword King.
But with his cultivation in the Tao Master Realm, he could clearly sense the fierce Sword Will on the token. It could only be imprinted on a token by a Sword Sage who had reached the peak of cultivation. There were no more than three Sword Swordsmen with such strength in the world, and the Sword King was one of them.
Could this young man really have a deep connection with the Holy Zhi Palace and the Hidden Sword Sea?
The common descendant of the two holy lands?
The way the old man looked at Li Mu suddenly changed.
Li Mu continued, "You don't even realize it yourself, but your troubles have just begun. Edge Drifting Cloud has already reported to the military headquarters that you and other disciples of the Drifting Cloud family have been infected by evil poison and turned into monsters. Now, all the holy lands have sent their descendants to kill you. You've already been labeled as an evil demon. Even if you're not afraid of Edge Drifting Cloud, you can even kill him to avenge yourself. Although I don't know what kind of hatred there is between you and him, after the joint efforts of all the holy lands, you'll eventually die. Even before you can avenge yourself, you'll already be killed by the experts of the holy lands or the military headquarters. After all, you're not really invincible in the world as a Tao Master."
The old man's expression changed several times when he heard Li Mu's words.
He was lost in thought.
Gradually, the look of overlooking everything in the dark disappeared.
Beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. Before he knew it, his back was covered in cold sweat, and his face was filled with anger and unwillingness.
It could be said that Li Mu's words were like a heavy hammer pounding on his heart, making him shudder with fear.
"What … what on earth are you trying to say?" The old man's throat was dry, and a wry smile appeared on his face.
Li Mu said, "Why don't you follow me? With me as your guarantor, even if Edge Drifting Cloud really sets you up, you'll still have a chance to speak."
"You want me to follow you?" The old man's eyes flickered, and he said with a hint of anger, "Be your servant? Boy, you're talking big. "
"It's not a bad thing for you to be my Knife Servant. I'm less than 30 years old this year, and I've already killed an expert in the Immortal Realm. Even the number one Sword Whiz in the world has to call me younger brother. Behind me, the Hidden Sword Sea and the Taoist Palace have endorsed me. Can't I protect you?" Li Mu smiled and said, "If it's really as you said, you can enter the Emperor Realm in a hundred years, and then you'll be free. What do you think?"
The old man stared at Li Mu.
The expression on his face changed several times. Finally, all his lofty aspirations turned into a sigh, and he said, "Okay, I promise you. But you have to remember what you said."
In fact, he really had no choice.
Li Mu laughed and said, "I, Li Mu, always keep my promises."
The old man restrained his aura and said, "Okay, I'm Drifting Cloud Wuxin. I swear on my Taoist foundation that I'm willing to follow Young Master Li Mu from today on. Please help me, Young Master."
It was rather straightforward and efficient.
Li Mu nodded and said, "Okay, then tell me now, what on earth happened in this mine?"
To the Liu Yun family, this was a devastating blow because ever since the death of the Sword Saint, the status of the Liu Yun family in Shu Province plummeted. Originally, they could barely support themselves by relying on this mine, but once the fairy crystal ores were exhausted, it was the same as facing the end of the world. In order to find new ores, all the mining teams in the family worked day and night to excavate new pits. Until one morning nine months ago, when I was on duty in the mine, I led the A Sub-Mining Team to excavate a pit in the southwest of the mine. Suddenly, we found an ancient temple buried underground … "Liu Yun said thoughtlessly," It's a long story … In fact, as early as a year ago, this rich mine had already been exhausted. To the Liu Yun family, it was a devastating blow because ever since the death of the Sword Saint Patriarch, the status of the Liu Yun family in Shu Province plummeted.
Li Mu's heart skipped a beat.
Drifting Cloud Wuxin continued, "The third pit in the southwest is already 1,600 meters deep. Except for stones and sand, not even the bones of the dead can be found. The sudden discovery of the temple shocked me and the miners. After exploring it, we were even more surprised to find that the temple seemed to be a palace of the Deathless Celestial Emperor in the past. I immediately realized that it was of great importance, so I hurriedly told the six miners who went in with me to keep the news a secret and stop exploring. Then, I reported it to Yun Wufeng, the head of the family. He was wild with excitement. After that, the family selected 30 trustworthy core bloodline disciples, including me, to enter this palace with Yun Wufeng to explore the ruins, hoping to find some of the inheritance of the Deathless Celestial Emperor. In this way, there is hope for the revival of our Drifting Cloud Family. "
Li Mu nodded and continued to listen.
"This palace is called the Divine Palace of Nine Serenities, which we learned from the stone tablet in the palace. In it, we found some of the relics of the Deathless Celestial Emperor, including some armors and weapons. Although they were defective, the Deathless Celestial Emperor achieved the Way by casting weapons. It can be imagined that even if they were defective, they still had great power. We were ecstatic and continued to explore. We made some new discoveries. Finally, in the depths of the Divine Palace of Nine Serenities, we found the 'Fire of Nine Serenities'. Only then did we understand why this palace was called the Divine Palace of Nine Serenities. Not only that, but what made us even more crazy was that next to the furnace burning with the 'Fire of Nine Serenities', we also found an alchemy casting room of the Deathless Celestial Emperor. There were some well-preserved materials in it. One of them recorded how to refine and integrate the 'Fire of Nine Serenities', transform the body, and increase the cultivation …"
Hearing this, Li Mu suddenly understood and said, "So that's how you got the Cultivation Method of integrating the 'Fire of Nine Serenities'?" That was reasonable. Otherwise, it was unreasonable for an elder of the Drifting Cloud Family to master this method to integrate the 'Fire of Nine Serenities'.
Liuyun said thoughtlessly, "That's right. However, just as we had a great harvest and everyone was looking forward to the bright future of the family, someone suddenly opened the seal of the furnace and released the 'Fire of Nine Serenities', killing almost everyone present. Then, he took all the treasures in the casting room …"
Hearing this, Li Mu basically guessed who the person who suddenly killed his own clansmen and fought for the treasures was.
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