The letter was from Xu Sheng.
The news in it was not good.
Because of the death of the second prince, he recommended Li Mu to be the general director of the Supervisory Department in the northwest. But the appointment was stopped when it was about to be sent to the Chang 'an government. It was probably hopeless.
In the letter, he apologized to Li Mu.
In addition, Xu Sheng vaguely reminded him that because of the death of the second prince, the political situation in Qin City had been instantly disrupted. The delicate balance had been broken. It could be said that a slight change in one part could affect the whole. The forces of the major factions had begun to bare their fangs. Since the emperor of the Western Qin had been in closed-door training to recuperate, the situation had become more and more chaotic.
As for the force behind the second prince, it could be said that they hated Li Mu to the bone. But because all the parties were fighting for the huge political gap left by the second prince after his death, the remaining force of the second prince was too tired to deal with it. At the critical moment, they had no time to deal with Li Mu. But such peaceful days should not last long.
In the letter, Xu Sheng suggested that if Li Mu had a way out, he might as well temporarily retire and hide in Jianghu.
After reading the letter, Li Mu laughed it off.
Of course, Li Mu was very grateful for Xu Sheng's kindness.
He could tell that the elder of the Yue Mountain Faction was indeed a decent person, and he was especially good to Li Mu.
But Li Mu would not accept Xu Sheng's suggestion.
Today's Taibai County had been transformed by the Earth Evil Polaris Formation. It was full of Spiritual Qi and was gradually evolving toward a blessed place. It could be said that its foundation had been very solid. Moreover, Taibai County was located in the Taibai Mountain Range. The scenery was picturesque, the air was pleasant, and the geographical location was extremely superior. It could enter the secular world and live in peace. For Li Mu, who had already given birth to the idea of building his own force, it was undoubtedly an excellent starting point.
In 20 years, Li Mu wanted to reach the Void-breaking Realm and walk out of this star.
Although it had only been half a year, and he could already look forward to entering the Celestial Being Realm and finishing the path that some other martial artists might not finish in their lifetime, the further one went on the path of martial arts, the more difficult it was. Many Natural Experts could not reach the Celestial Being Realm in their lifetime, and many Celestial Beings could not reach the Sage Realm in their lifetime. Even if they became Sages, how many of them could eventually break through the Sage Realm and enter the void?
It was a matter of probability. The higher one went, the lower the probability.
Li Mu did not dare to be too confident about the 20-year deadline.
Of course, he also wanted to travel to the ends of the world with his sword, ride a horse, ride a beauty, and roam the world with his blade. He wanted to see the prosperity of this world, but he didn't have the time and effort.
The content of Xu Sheng's letter reminded Li Mu of something.
He had to start making some preparations.
Otherwise, once the whirlpool of the second prince's death broke out in Taibai County, what was waiting for him would be an unprecedented storm in history.
Li Mu began to ponder.
Some plans gradually became clear in his mind.
…
As time passed, the weather grew colder and colder.
Boundless trees rustled as the endless Yangtze River surged forward.
In Taibai County, frost fell for dozens of days in a row, and it was the first light snow since the beginning of winter. Every household set up a stove, and the smoke curled up.
Xiu!
The blade light streaked across the sky.
Li Mu leaped into the air and rode on his flying broadsword. Like an immortal, he streaked across the sky of Taibai County and disappeared into the vast Taibai Mountain Range.
When the residents of the county saw this scene, they all knelt on the ground and worshipped.
"The county magistrate is really a Fairy Immortal."
"He is an immortal. He must be an immortal."
"Our Taibai County is blessed to be protected by an immortal."
All the residents in the county were extremely excited and proud. The heat in their hearts dispelled the coldness of the winter. Everyone felt that the winter in Taibai County had never been as comfortable and warm as this time.
The new county government was not far from the old county government.
The officials on duty saw the scene of Li Mu flying on his flying broadsword and streaking across the sky through the window. Although they had seen it many times and were not surprised, they all sighed with emotion. At the same time, their awe of Li Mu had reached a peak.
"If the county magistrate could also bestow a cultivation method to me …"
A young civil servant put the writing brush in his hand on the brush holder and thought with envy and longing.
The news that the county magistrate gave them a Cultivation Method at the welcoming banquet a few days ago had spread among the officials. Now, almost all the officials were holding back their energy, hoping to be rewarded by the county magistrate and get an immortal Cultivation Method. Even if they could not become immortals, at least they could strengthen their bodies and prolong their lives.
Nowadays, the colleagues around him gradually lost interest in getting promoted and making a fortune. Their biggest goal was to win the county magistrate's praise with their performance so that they could get an advanced Cultivation Method. After all, this was a world where the strong were respected. Only with enough strength could they be qualified to enjoy power and wealth.
The atmosphere in Taibai County government was changing.
Time passed in the seemingly peaceful days. In the blink of an eye, another half a month had passed.
It had been a month and a half since the battle that day.
Li Mu traveled on his broadsword almost every day, shuttling through the Taibai Mountain Range.
On this day, it snowed again.
The mountains danced like silver snakes, and the plains were like wax elephants.
Li Mu, dressed in a thin robe, traveled on his broadsword, shuttled over the vast Taibai Mountain Range, overlooking the primeval forest below, the towering mountains, the billowing snow, and the magnificent rivers and mountains, which were fascinating.
These days, in addition to practicing, he had been repeatedly observing the terrain within a thousand miles of the Taibai Mountain Range.
He was able to see through some of the mysteries.
The Taibai Mountain Range was famous for its lofty mountains and precipitous ridges in the Western Qin Empire. Most of the ridges were composed of huge rocks. The mountains were solid and the terrain was extremely dangerous. Hundreds of ridges meandered in all directions in different directions. Looking down from the sky, they looked like coiling dragons gathering in this mountain area, which was extremely magnificent.
Through the Third Eye, Li Mu could see through the mountains and reach a thousand meters below the ground.
He could also clearly see the direction of the Earthveins, the earth qi, and the geomancy.
Swoosh!
Li Mu stood on his broadsword and stopped in the void.
Snowflakes fell around him.
"There should be no mistake … The 72 mountains and 36 Earthveins in the Taibai Mountain Range coincide with the geomancy of the Dragon-assembling Pattern. According to the old faker, such a geomancy pattern can produce a dragon flying in the sky if it is guided properly …" Li Mu could hardly contain the excitement on his face.
The dragon flying in the sky was about getting rid of the shackles, being free, and soaring beyond the nine heavens.
Wasn't that the meaning of breaking a world and transcending beyond the sky?
It coincided with the final realm of the martial arts cultivation, the Void-breaking Realm.
In this mountain range, the supreme experts of the Void-breaking Realm could be born.
Half of Li Mu's reasoning was far-fetched, but he came to such a conclusion.
According to the old faker, in such a terrain, a master of Taoist magic arts only needed to set up a water and wind tactical deployment to guide the qi of the mountains and the Earthveins to gather at one point. Then, he could use the geomancy of the Dragon-assembling Pattern and obtain such a blessing.
In martial arts cultivation, self-cultivation was one of the two aspects, and external opportunities were the second.
The higher the level of cultivation, the more important the second aspect was.
To put it in a more mysterious way, it was luck.
With luck, everything went smoothly.
Without luck, one could only get half the result with twice the effort.
In Li Mu's view, the Taibai Mountain range spanned thousands of miles. If the extension of the Earthveins and the branches of the mountain range were taken into account, it could spread to tens of thousands of miles. In this area, because of the geomancy layout, there was great luck.
"It's strange. The Taibai County is right in the center of the Dragon-assembling Pattern. The whole county is unbiased. The cliff behind the old county government, the Nine-dragons Fall, and the deep pool are probably the Deployment Eyes of the Dragon-assembling Pattern. If I guide the Deployment Eyes to the old county government, the Spiritual Qi and luck of the entire Taibai Mountain range will gather at the old county government and then radiate to the entire Taibai County …"
After these days of thinking, Li Mu already had a plan in mind.
With the Five Elements Sky-flipping Seal, the feasibility of this plan would be more than half successful.
…
…
In the former site of the Xiongfeng Martial Arts Club in Chang 'an City.
The winter night wind was piercing.
There were few pedestrians on the street.
Under the moonlight, a figure came to this small desert like a ghost.
Step by step, he gradually sank into the yellow sand as if he was diving. Under the moonlight, it was extremely strange.
"Haha, poor stupid mortals. They only see this place as a scenery. How can they know that the real treasure is under this sand layer? Haha, the three Celestial Beings, Li Mu, you are just making wedding clothes for me, Bloody-moon Evil Master!"
He sank his body into the sand, and then activated some kind of evil cultivation method.
The gravel under the ground began to flow slightly.
Then, something strange happened.
Wisps of blood-colored mist were extracted from the gravel hundreds of meters around him. It was the power of the extraterrestrial evil god that Li Mu used the Five Elements Sky-flipping Seal to knock out of the second prince's body that day. It did not dissipate between heaven and earth but seeped into the gravel. At this time, it was drawn by an invisible force and gathered toward the body of Bloody-moon Evil Master.
…
In the Heaven Sword Sect.
"Tian 'er is dead."
A drop of tear fell from the eyes of a hunched old man with white hair and beard.
"Li Gang, Li Mu, and Xu Sheng … I'll make you wish you were dead."
Terrifying Sword Will burst out from his body like silver divine light, piercing into the sky and directly piercing a crack in the sky. The area within a radius of hundreds of miles around the mountain gate was suddenly covered by the deep cold Sword Qi. All the grass withered, the rocks were frozen, and all living creatures were trembling in fear.
"God, it's that old monster. Is he coming back?"
"Blood is going to spread all over the earth."
Thousands of miles away, in some sects, those dormant old monsters sensed something.
…
In Qin City, the capital.
The sounds of fighting and screams gradually stopped.
A heavy snow came unexpectedly, covering an attempted coup that had just ended, but the smell of blood was still in the air.
Dozens of figures fled out of Qin City like stray dogs.
"We were defeated just like that? I can't accept it. I really can't accept it. We were the people who had the hope to ascend to the top of this empire. If it weren't for that damn Li Mu who killed the second prince, we wouldn't have … "A middle-aged man with extraordinary bearing said with a face full of unwillingness.
Looking back at the capital, the towering city wall seemed to be made of blood.
"Your Highness, the Wind-following Sword Sect's Cloud Shuttle is here. Let's go," urged the guard in iron armor stained with blood.
The middle-aged man reluctantly boarded the shuttle with the guards. A warlock of the star deployment drove the shuttle to the sky, turned into a black spot, and disappeared in the distant sky.
A few seconds later, Qin City was in an uproar.
"Lord Zhenxi, the leader of the rebels, has escaped."
"Go after him."
"If you can't catch him, the crown prince will chop off your head."
Angry roars could be heard from everywhere.
The imperial guards in the capital went out at night to search everywhere.
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