Li Mu did not speak, but observed carefully.
He was in a strange state.
Vaguely, he could feel that he was not in a physical state, but in a spiritual state, communicating with the souls of the dead. There was no doubt that what he saw in front of him had somewhat subverted his worldview.
"Is there really a netherworld in this world?"
With that in mind, Li Mu was also mulling over the meaning of General Flame's words. The implication was that the people from the Holy Clan could see them. Didn't it mean that the people from the Holy Clan knew the existence of such a group of souls who had died in battle in the military cemetery? So, what was behind all this?
He vaguely felt that he seemed to have found something extraordinary.
"Young man, we saw what you said and did in front of the monument today."
"Thank you."
"You defended the glory of us dead souls."
"It's been a long time since someone really understood the meaning of this Monument of Heroes. Young man, what you did today added luster to this monument and won our recognition."
"Qin Lin, as a descendant of the Qin family, is ashamed of his bloodline. Damn it."
"And that Jiang Bing, a vermin, did a good job."
The phantoms of the dead generals all spoke.
Li Mu realized that his guess was right.
The reason why he felt a kind of intimate energy in this military cemetery before was because of what he did in front of the monument. It was really unintentional, but it turned out to be a blessing. Who could have thought that there was such a magical thing in the world?
Qin Lin and the others were called tomb protectors, but in reality, they were a scourge to the military cemetery, extorting money from the families of the martyrs who had died in battle. This was detrimental to the virtue of the underworld, causing the wrath of the heavens and the resentment of the people. These souls who had died in battle in the military cemetery were obviously extremely angry.
But why didn't they do anything?
Because they didn't want to expose themselves?
Or their state of existence couldn't affect the living?
Li Mu could not be sure for the time being.
"Young man, we thank you for your help. But, please keep what you've seen here a secret. You can't tell anyone else. Otherwise, both you and we will be doomed. Do you understand?" General Flame said. For them, it was also a surprise that Li Mu had found out about what they had seen.
It was like a person who was originally hiding in the dark and thought that he wouldn't be discovered, but a beam of light suddenly shone on him. He couldn't dodge in time, so he was illuminated and discovered.
Li Mu looked thoughtful and said, "Of course."
No one would believe such a thing even if he said it out.
Moreover, as long as it didn't have much to do with him, he was too lazy to spread it around.
"To thank you for what you did in front of the monument today, we will give you some compensation …" General Flame said, "Young man, what do you want?"
Oh?
Is there such a benefit?
Li Mu was quite surprised.
However, what kind of reward could be given to these dead people?
Li Mu thought for a moment and said without hesitation, "I want … power."
This answer seemed to be within the expectations of General Flame and the others.
"The military cemetery is the place with the richest Earth Qi and Fengshui in the entire Chang 'an Mansion. The underground Spiritual Veins are congested. If you can absorb the Earth Qi and refine it into your body, you can turn it into your internal Qi to replenish your strength and help you refine the Natural Qi." General Flame said, "But you have to figure it out yourself, because we don't have the Dharma Access to refine Earth Qi into your body."
This was equivalent to saying that the power was underground. If you had the ability, you could take it. If you didn't have the ability, then there was nothing we could do to help you.
"Wow, this is totally an empty promise. It's not a reward at all."
"These dead people must have all become ghosts. How cunning they are!"
Li Mu sneered at them inwardly.
Seeing Li Mu's silence, General Flame and the others seemed to feel a little embarrassed. So, they added, "It's true that we don't have any special way to help you on this matter. It's all up to you. Of course, as a little compensation, we can promise you that if you need our help in the future, the sleeping army in the graveyard will give you a hand."
"Another empty promise."
"What can a bunch of dead people help me with?"
Li Mu was speechless. Then, he said, "If I can refine some Earth Qi, will this promise still be useful?"
General Flame said generously, "Of course, whether you can absorb the Earth Qi or not, this promise will always be valid."
A bright smile bloomed on Li Mu's face like a chrysanthemum.
"Then, thank you very much, General Ning."
When General Flame and the others saw Li Mu's smile, for some reason, they suddenly had a bad feeling. It seemed that they had been fooled.
In the end, the surrounding blood-red mist gradually dispersed.
Those dead soldiers seemed to have turned into wisps of energy invisible to the naked eye and dissipated between heaven and earth.
As they disappeared, the light red aura in Li Mu's field of vision also disappeared, and everything gradually returned to normal.
At last, General Flame and the other souls of the deceased also turned around and left.
They were in a passive position today. Not only did Li Mu discover their whereabouts with a sweep of his Third Eye, but more importantly, the energy of the souls of the thousands of ordinary soldiers in the military cemetery was shaken by Li Mu's action of killing Qin Lin and the others in front of the monument. That was the morale of the army. General Flame and the other souls of the deceased ruled the souls in the cemetery as if they were commanding an army. They could not disobey the morale of the army. That was why the unexpected change happened today.
Sitting cross-legged in front of the tombstone, Li Mu abruptly opened his eyes.
The moment he opened his eyes, time seemed to have passed.
In front of him, the verdant pines and cypresses, the deep path, and the low-flying birds … Everything returned to normal.
Everything that happened before was like an illusion.
Li Mu keenly sensed that a long time seemed to have passed, but in fact, it was just a moment in reality. Because when he sat cross-legged, there was a reptile trying to move forward on the stone slab in front of him. When he opened his eyes, he found that the reptile was still crawling, but only a centimeter or two.
"The time in the world of the dead flows differently from the real world?"
Li Mu slowly rose to his feet.
With a leap, he arrived at the crown of an ancient tree and looked down at the surroundings of the cemetery.
When he opened his Third Eye, Li Mu made a new discovery.
General Flame was right. Through the soil layer dozens of meters deep, Li Mu saw that there were surging energy undercurrents like rivers under the ground. There were a total of 20 energy undercurrents, which came from all directions of Chang 'an and converged in the cemetery.
Through the soil layer, Li Mu could feel the surging energy undercurrents.
"Is this the earth qi and geomancy?"
Li Mu was surprised.
When he was on Earth, the old faker attached great importance to the so-called geomancy, and many Yin-Yang geomancy masters on Earth also traveled everywhere. It was a kind of crystallization of ancient wisdom. Although many modern people did not agree with it, in fact, geomancy was everywhere.
Earth was a planet where the Spiritual Qi was exhausted, so geomancy could not show its magical power.
But what about on this planet?
Geomancy referred to wind and water, mountains and rivers, the height of the terrain, and the layout of the distance. But in the final analysis, it was actually a kind of use of energy.
A geomancy land contained a huge amount of energy.
Guo Yuqing once said that the reason why Li Mu could not cultivate the internal qi was probably because the Spiritual Qi on this planet was too low-level, and Li Mu's physical strength was too high, so he could not condense the internal qi that matched his physical strength.
For example, a sports car of the Bugatti Veyron level required high-quality gasoline to be able to burst forth with power. If it was only given crude oil that had not been refined, it would be a dream if it wanted to run.
Li Mu couldn't agree more.
But how difficult it was to find some blessed places that contained "high-purity gasoline".
First of all, many of the blessed lands that had been discovered had been occupied by the ancient super sects with profound resources and had been carved up. Secondly, the rest of the legendary blessed lands were basically located in the forbidden zone of death. With Li Mu's current strength, it was unrealistic for him to make it out alive even if he went in.
That was also a big problem that had been bothering Li Mu.
But now, Li Mu suddenly had another idea.
Since the blessed places were hard to find, why not make a fuss about geomancy?
He had the Third Eye, which could see through the earth and see the hidden Earthveins.
And the Spiritual Qi in the Earthveins was obviously more concentrated and purer than the Spiritual Qi drifting between heaven and earth. So, Li Mu should be able to use it. If he could refine the energy in the Earthveins into his body, did it mean that the biggest problem he encountered in practicing martial arts since he came to this world could be solved?
The more Li Mu thought about it, the more feasible the idea became.
The words of General Flame and the others completely opened Li Mu's mind.
However, Li Mu did not immediately try to absorb the power of the Earthqi and the Earthveins.
He needed to go back and sort out the relevant theories about geomancy that the old faker had told him to make sure that he could successfully absorb the energy of the Earthqi and the Earthveins for the first time.
At the same time, killing Qin Lin today was tantamount to provoking a terrible enemy.
Therefore, he needed to go back and make some countermeasures to ensure the personal safety of some relatives and friends around him, so as to avoid a repeat of the last time when the Taibai County government was breached and Ma Junwu, Feng Yuanxing, and the others were seriously injured.
Of course, he also needed to send Granny Cai and her granddaughter, as well as Wu Beichen and the other frontier soldiers away as soon as possible.
After making up his mind, Li Mu immediately started to act.
About half an hour later, Li Mu waited in the cemetery for Granny Cai and her granddaughter, Wu Beichen, and the other four people who had finished worshiping.
"Your honor …" Wu Beichen and the others saluted. Centurion Wu Beichen asked respectfully, "Has the thing outside been solved? I wonder if the young lord Qin Lin … "
Li Mu smiled and said, "Killed him."
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Thanks to Fan Huaying, the Saint of Filth of the Wild Broadsword Alliance, and Shuyou 53967121.
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