This gang of so-called righteous people, when they do things, they are also treacherous and treacherous.
"You came to my county and killed people. How can you leave so easily?" Li Mu snorted.
Liu Chong was at the peak of the fourth step of the Celestial Being and came from the Guanshan Pasture, a Holy Clan, so he must have a lot of treasures. Since such a large package was delivered to the right place, it would be embarrassing if Li Mu let him go without opening it.
"Your Excellency, I didn't know Young Master Huang's plan. I …" Liu Chong was shocked and begged for mercy.
However, Li Mu directly made a move. With a swing of his broadsword, the old man who looked like an immortal was knocked out on the spot.
With the power of heaven and earth restricted and the natural qi in his body suppressed, Liu Chong's current strength was only that of a Master Realm. How could he resist Devil Li?
The outcome was settled.
"Lock them all up and search them." Li Mu ordered.
Those guards, maids, and servants of Huang Wenyuan were already scared out of their wits. They did not dare to resist and all surrendered.
Devil Li wanted to open the package one by one.
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In the Taibai Sword Faction.
Zhao Jianqing, the elder of the faction, was celebrating his 60th birthday.
Zhao Jianqing was not famous in Jianghu. Although he was obsessed with swordsmanship and practiced hard in his early years, his attainments in swordsmanship were not very good. After 30 years of hard practice, he was just a Great Master and had not entered the Natural Realm. Such strength could only be regarded as average in the Taibai Sword Faction. Generally speaking, it was difficult for him to enter the core.
However, when Zhao Jianqing was 40 years old, he married a wife and had a pair of good children.
The elder son, Zhao Yu, was born with a Sword Body. He was trained by the faction since he was a child. His strength improved by leaps and bounds and he became the leader of the new generation of disciples. The younger daughter, Zhao Ling, was beautiful and refined. She was the most beautiful flower in the Taibai Sword Faction. Not only did she have a good aptitude in cultivation, but she also had a very high talent in medicine, so she became the pearl of the new generation of disciples.
Zhao Jianqing had a son and a daughter. Because he was an old member of the faction, he had never made mistakes and was very popular. Therefore, his status had been rising. Finally, a few days ago, as Zhao Yu broke into the Natural Realm, he became an elder of the Taibai Sword Faction with the glory of his son.
People were in high spirits when they were happy.
For Zhao Jianqing's sixtieth birthday, he intentionally organized it.
He was very popular, so many people came to congratulate him on his birthday.
Among them was Zhao Xue, the current head of the Taibai Sword Faction.
Zhao Xue was seventy years old and had been famous for a long time. She was a late bloomer. Forty years ago, she was a nobody. Forty years later, she soared to the sky and became the number one expert of the Taibai Sword Faction. After that, she wandered in Jianghu. Her swordsmanship was exquisite, and her cultivation was profound. She was almost undefeated and ranked tenth among the martial arts experts in the Western Qin Empire. She was quite similar to Li Gang, the Secular Sword Whiz, who was the number one swordsman in the Western Qin Empire.
However, twenty-five years ago, in the battle with Li Gang, the Secular Sword Whiz, his sword was broken and he was defeated. Then, he sadly retired to Taibai Mountain and took charge of the Taibai Sword Faction. He stayed dormant and cultivated in seclusion. Under his management, the Taibai Sword Faction kept a low profile and gradually lost its fame in Jianghu. But in fact, the strength of the faction was advancing by leaps and bounds.
Noon on a winter day.
The fragrance of the wine permeated the air.
In Zhao Jianqing's yard, there was a hubbub of voices.
Zhao Xue, the head of the faction, and some elders were sitting in the seats of honor. Looking at the elite disciples in the faction, who were bustling with talent, they were also happy.
Especially Zhao Yu, the successor of the next head of the faction, who had been secretly selected. Since he returned from the battle in Chang 'an City, he seemed to be suddenly enlightened. The bottleneck in his cultivation was all gone, and his strength leaped forward to enter the Natural Realm. From then on, his future achievements would probably surpass his master. That was the blessing of the Taibai Sword Faction.
Zhao Xue had always been prestigious, but today, he inevitably drank a few more cups.
The wine was fragrant.
Zhao Xue picked up the wine cup and was about to propose a toast. But at this time, his face suddenly changed. He looked to the southeast, and his face showed an unprecedented dignified look.
No one knew what he meant.
But the next moment, the whole gate of the Taibai Sword Faction slightly shook.
All the powerhouses at the martial grandmaster level and above could feel the ground beneath their feet rumbling and shaking, as if a terrifying force was flowing through it. Then, an indescribably tyrannical aura rose in the southeast direction. Even with their strength and cultivation bases, they could still feel their hearts palpitating and their hearts pounding in fear.
"What's going on?"
"Earthquake? That's not right … "
"This power seems to be the birth of a Sage."
"That's the direction of Taibai County."
The experts of the Taibai Sword Faction all changed their faces.
Zhao Xue did not say a word. He moved his body and turned into a sword light, leaped to the sky thousands of meters above the clouds, and stood on the top of the clouds. There was a divine light flowing in his eyes, and he looked in the direction of Taibai County.
The clouds around him surged, and the Spiritual Qi in the sky was like a raging tide, rushing in the direction of Taibai County.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Flowing light flashed.
More than a dozen experts in the Celestial Being Realm of the Taibai Sword Faction also rose to the sky and came to Zhao Xue's side. This was the result after more than 20 years of low-key development. It should be known that 20 years ago, there were only three Celestial Beings in the Taibai Sword Faction, including Zhao Xue, the head.
"Head, this aura is not right. It seems to be the power of a peak Celestial Being, right?" An elder with white hair and beard looked in the direction of Taibai County and said thoughtfully.
Everyone's expression was filled with bewilderment.
Zhao Xue shook his head and said, "No, not the peak Celestial Being."
His strength and cultivation were the best in the Taibai Sword Faction, and his insight and experience were also unparalleled. Although the defeat twenty-five years ago made his reputation in Jianghu gradually fade away, he was still like the sun at noon in the faction, like a god. Therefore, after hearing his words, all the elders and protectors breathed a sigh of relief.
But Zhao Xue continued, "It's the power of a Sage."
"What?"
"A Sage?"
"No way!"
"There is a Sage in Taibai County?"
"Which Sage? Is it the one from the Guanshan Pasture …"
The word "Sage" carried great magic and shock. In an instant, everyone's face changed. For a moment, they could not help but exclaim and lose their composure. In the entire Western Qin Empire, there were no more than three Sages. Among them, the most famous one was, of course, Li Poyue, the current head of the Guanshan Pasture and the number one martial artist in the Western Qin Empire. Only Li Poyue, the Guanshan Master, could have such a strong aura.
However, Zhao Xue shook his head and said, "It's not that one."
"Not that one?" The white-haired elder who first opened his mouth said, "It's rumored that there is a Sage in the royal family of the Western Qin Empire. Could it be …"
Zhao Xue shook his head and said, "The royal family of the Western Qin Empire takes the Dragon-commanding Skill as its core. Although it is ever-changing, the true meaning of its martial arts is still the same, and it is mainly based on the aura of the real dragon. However, the aura in Taibai County is full of thunder and lightning. It is mighty and aboveboard, like a divine punishment. It does not contain dragon Qi. If you take a closer look, you will find that the thunder Qi is only on the surface. In fact, it has the righteousness of the five elements. So, it is definitely not the Sage in the royal family."
He sounded very sure.
"This … Could it be that some idle Sage happened to pass by Taibai County and revealed his aura?" Someone guessed.
Zhao Xue shook his head.
Idle Sages were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Furthermore, most of them lived in seclusion and did not move. Only one or two of them liked to roam the world. They were elusive and would not reveal their whereabouts. Therefore, they would definitely not reveal their aura like this …
That was also what he could not figure out.
These days, he found some strange phenomena.
The richness of the Spiritual Qi in some secret cultivation places of the Taibai Sword Faction began to weaken. That was not the decline caused by the rise and fall of the tide, but a cliff-like decline. There was no exception. On the contrary, the richness of the Spiritual Qi in all the places of the Taibai Sword Faction had increased significantly. He felt that the Spiritual Qi in those secret cultivation places had been evenly distributed to the whole faction.
Not only that, outside the faction, in many places in the Taibai Mountain range, the richness of the Spiritual Qi had also increased. Moreover, in some places, strange tactical deployments had appeared. Even with his strength, he could not get close enough to spy on them.
And in the entire Taibai Mountain range, the place with the richest Spiritual Qi was Taibai County.
That place was simply the birth of a new large-scale secret cultivation ground.
But now, such a shocking scene happened in front of him. That was … impossible. That Li Mu was only fifteen years old. How could he trigger such a strong aura?
Zhao Xue felt a little uneasy.
He recalled everything Zhao Ling told him when he came back from Taibai County.
There was no doubt that some strange changes were taking place in Taibai County, and that young county magistrate Li Mu, who had been in office for less than a year, was the key. But how on earth did he do it?
Zhao Xue thought of the battle in Chang 'an reported by Zhao Yu.
At that moment, a flash of sword light appeared. It was Zhao Yu riding a snow-white long sword. His aura was like a starry river, and he came to the crowd. That snow-white long sword was called Taibai Sword, one of the most precious treasures of the Taibai Sword Faction. It was a magic weapon that Zhao Xue, the head of the faction, gave Zhao Yu the day he broke through the Natural Realm.
Zhao Xue glanced at his proud disciple. He had actually grasped the mystery of controlling the Taibai Sword so quickly and could fly in the sky. He was pleased. However, he suddenly felt something was wrong. In Zhao Yu's aura, there was an unfamiliar sword will.
"Send someone to Taibai County to find out."
Zhao Xue made up his mind.
He glanced at Zhao Yu and said, "Yu, come with me."
The sword light flashed across the sky.
The crowd dispersed.
Naturally, there would be people who specialized in gathering information.
In the study of Zhao Xue, the head of the faction.
Zhao Yu was perturbed. He told the whole story of how he got the Star River Sword Method from Li Mu. In the end, he said, "Head Master, after I got the sword manual, I was so excited that I secretly practiced it for several days. I planned to report it to you after my father's birthday party today. But now … Master, did I make a mistake?"
Zhao Xue smiled and said, "You didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary, you did a good job. The Star River Sword Way is the supreme secret manual that can be practiced to the Void-breaking Realm. It's your fate and Li Mu's generosity to get it. This time, you risked your life to save Mrs. Tang in Chang 'an. The inheritance of the Star River Sword Way is your reward."
He was an open-minded head, so he would not oppose Zhao Yu to learn more advanced martial arts.
That was also one of the reasons why the Taibai Sword Faction could develop so fast in secret.
Now, he had to think about how to treat Li Mu.
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