On Earth, there were three places named Mount Shu. Two were located in Anhui Province, and the other was in Sichuan Province. The most famous one was the mountain that represented the Sword Immortals in China's martial arts culture.
Li Mu didn't know if the Mount Shu on the Bitter Star had anything to do with the one on Earth.
But from the foot of the mountain, the Mount Shu in front of him was majestic and steep. It was covered with lush vegetation and white rocks. The stone peaks were like divine swords, piercing into the sky, piercing into the clouds, and connecting the sky and the earth. It was as steep as the Mount Shu in Sichuan Province on Earth.
It gave people the feeling that if a mountain was pulled out of the earth and held in one's hand, it would be a sword that could open the sky.
"This is the Mount Shu."
Ding Yi said.
"Before the Green Lotus Sword God disappeared, he founded the Divine Sect and named it after Mount Shu. It was divided into seven branches. In addition to Huan Dao, Chao Tian, Dragon King, and Water Moon, there were also Fate-defying, Xian Tang, and Li Shan. They were collectively called Mount Shu. At that time, Mount Shu dominated the world, and it was also the most glorious era on the Bitter Star. Unfortunately, later, people from heaven went down to the world and said that they were besieging sinners, and the Green Lotus Sword God was identified as a sinner. After an unprecedented war, Mount Shu was fragmented, and the Fate-defying, Xian Tang, and Li Shan of the seven branches disappeared from the world …"
Ding Yi sighed with emotion.
This man was really a "know-it-all". He knew all the things in Jianghu, big or small. He could tell some Jianghu stories at will.
Along the way, through Ding Yi's incessant chatter, Li Mu had gained a rough understanding of the Bitter Star.
On the way here, Li Mu had been wondering if the Green Lotus Sword God on the Bitter Star and Li Bai might be the same person.
After all, Li Bai was also one of the people who set foot on the Immortal Path and walked out of Earth. He was once called "Householder Green Lotus", and was also a powerful swordsman.
Now, hearing the three words "Fate-defying", "Xian Tang", and "Li Shan", Li Mu's imagination ran wild, especially the last two words … He was afraid that the Green Lotus Sword God was Li Bai, the Householder Green Lotus who excelled in both poetry and sword.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were legends about the Sword Immortals of Mount Shu.
Perhaps it was because of this reason that the name of the Devil Sect was called Shu Mountain.
If that was the case, Li Bai should have come to the Bitter Star and established Mount Shu after he left the Divine Land.
What was the story behind this?
Li Mu was very curious.
After walking along the mountain path for a while, they had to abandon their horses.
The mountain path was steep and precipitous. It was difficult for horses to enter, so they could only walk.
Li Mu keenly sensed that the Spiritual Qi in the mountain was several times richer than that in the outside world.
In the past three days, although he had been rushing all the way, he did not slack off in his cultivation. Now, the primitive natural qi in his body was more abundant, roughly equal to the realm of a Great Grandmaster. However, he had concealed it, so Ding Yi did not notice it.
Ding Yi, on the other hand, was merely at the peak of the Great Master Realm. He had not reached the Natural Realm yet. But along the way, he boasted that he was a world-famous hero. Li Mu did not expose him.
As a matter of fact, Li Mu really admired Ding Yi.
Not long after they entered the mountain, they met a lot of other Jianghu people. These people had different purposes. Some were just there to join in the fun, and some were invited by their friends in the Four City Alliance and the three major sword sects to come to help in the battle against the Devil Cult.
Ding Yi, on the other hand, relied on his eloquence and his unblemished charm, mingled with different people in the martial arts world, flattered and hooked up with each other, and even became sworn brothers with several disciples of a sect called the Wind and Cloud Sect. They boarded the Wind and Cloud Sect's flying boat and went to the depths of Mount Shu.
The Wind and Cloud Sect was a medium-sized sect on the Bitter Star. Because it received the invitation of Lin Yuhan, an elder of the West Sea Sword Sect, one of the three major sword sects, it sent its whole sect to help in the battle against the Devil Cult. Therefore, the flying boat passed through the outer blockade of the decent alliance and went straight in without any hindrance.
After entering Mount Shu, Li Mu originally wanted to find a chance to say goodbye to Ding Yi and go alone. But after boarding the boat, he changed his mind.
He decided to sneak into the Righteous Alliance and have a look first.
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"After you go in, be careful. Safety first."
On Earth, in Sichuan, outside Mount Shu.
As the person in charge of the Martial Alliance, the highest official level of the Chinese government, Fan Zu 'ang and his confidential secretary, Su Cuo, saw off the Chinese martial arts practitioners who were about to enter the Mount Shu Heaven.
There were signs of the opening of the Shushan Mountain Grotto-Heaven about three days ago. The appearance of the spatial mist was only three hours ago.
The military selected a military task force, and the Martial Alliance acted quickly. They organized an exploration team with Gu Lang, the deputy chief of the Martial Alliance and the head of the Ancient Yue Sect, as well as the four rising stars, Xiao Dong, Lu Xun, Luo Xuanxin, and Qiu Shuiming, the deputy directors of the Martial Alliance, as the backbone. They were ready to set off to explore the Heaven.
In the past two years, human beings on Earth had gained great benefits from the exploration of the Heaven and the secret realm.
This kind of benefit was not only limited to the enhancement of the personal strength of "new human beings", martial arts experts, and superpower users, but also the great promotion of various herbs and fruits to the medical industry and life science on Earth. More importantly, all kinds of rare and unknown minerals, elements, and metals had accelerated the development of the material technology on Earth, which gradually penetrated into every aspect of human life.
As a result, the technology and military power on Earth had soared wildly.
Affected by this, the cooperation and competition between the major superpowers on Earth had shifted from the fields of energy and resources to the competition for the secret realms, relics, and Heaven. Of course, this relatively peaceful competition was based on the fact that the Eastern God of Massacre had wiped out all the cults and terrorist organizations on Earth two years ago.
Every time a Heaven opened, it would be a major event that attracted the attention of the whole world.
Every time new herbs, minerals, and metals were mined in a new Heaven, it would attract the attention of the whole world.
This time, the Mount Shu Heaven opened very fast, and the various signs before were even more shocking and strange than when the Qinling Heaven opened for the first time. Therefore, the Heaven, which was rated as an A-level energy in the country, was highly valued.
And according to the news from the world, A-level secret realms were opening in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. It was very likely that this time, it would be a super Heaven on a global scale. Like the Qinling Heaven, it would be the second Heaven on a global scale after the Qinling Heaven.
This would be a grand event on Earth.
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Six days later.
"Have they caught the prisoners?"
In the ruins of the Fate-defying Sect, one of the branches of the Devil Cult, on the Desktop Peak, which was still a hundred miles away from White Emperor City in Mount Shu, Li Mu heard the news that Ding Yi had inquired.
"Yes, it is said that hundreds of people are imprisoned in the grottoes of the Desktop Peak. They are being interrogated day and night, trying to find the weakness of the defense of White Emperor City," Ding Yi said.
The top of the Desktop Peak was as large as a platform, with a radius of thousands of meters, like a table, so it was named "Desktop Peak".
The Fate-defying Sect, one of the seven branches of Mount Shu, was located on the Desktop Peak.
The disciples of the Fate-defying Sect had built a gate on the top of the mountain. It used to be prosperous for a time, with palaces and houses of all sizes. But with the unprecedented war a hundred years ago, the Devil Cult fell apart, and the disciples of the Fate-defying Sect were completely wiped out.
The former main hall, buildings, and walls had now collapsed. After a hundred years of wind and rain, weeds were overgrown, moss was everywhere, trees were growing wildly, and the canals were barren.
The West Sea Sword Sect, one of the three major sword sects, used the Desktop Peak as a temporary camp. Together with the four major cities of the Four City Alliance, the other two sword sects, and the two major families, they each occupied a large peak around the White Emperor Peak, the main peak of Mount Shu, forming an encirclement. Flying boats, tactical deployments, sentries, and secret checkpoints surrounded the White Emperor Peak from both inside and outside. It was necessary to completely wipe out the entire Devil Cult in Mount Shu once and for all.
Now, the war had entered a stalemate stage, and it was relatively calm.
Li Mu and Ding Yi had sneaked into the Wind and Cloud Sect and entered the Desktop Peak. Now, they were doing odd jobs in the place where the West Sea Sword Sect was stationed, such as raising war beasts and spiritual birds, carrying ores and weapons, maintaining and cleaning flying boats, and so on.
Ding Yi was very satisfied with being able to play such a role.
"How about it? You've broadened your horizons by following me, haven't you?" He habitually showed off to Li Mu.
Li Mu just smiled and said nothing.
Since there was no battle, and the Spiritual Qi on the Desktop Peak was really good, Li Mu decided to stay. While hanging around, he secretly observed and cultivated to restore his natural qi. Now, the strength of his primitive natural qi had reached the peak of the Natural Realm. It could be said that he had made rapid progress.
During this period, Li Mu also secretly tried to sneak into White Emperor City to observe. But after several attempts, he found that White Emperor City was heavily guarded and the tactical deployments were strange. In the end, he returned in vain.
In the past few days, the news of the battle between the decent and the devil had shaken the Bitter Star.
In the past, the Divine Cult of Mount Shu had spread all over the world. Now, although it had fallen, in addition to the Moon Dao Sect, the Sky-overlooking Pavilion, the Dragon King Ridge, and the Water and Moon School, there were still many kindnesses. As the news spread, many disciples of the Devil Cult came from all over the world to help the sect in trouble.
Of course, the result was not optimistic.
The disciples of the Devil Cult scattered and found it difficult to resist the traps set up by the decent sects. Many of them were killed, and many experts were captured.
Because the top of the Desktop Peak covered a large area and there was a grotto prison, the captives captured by the alliance of the decent sects were all transported to the Desktop Peak and kept under the watch of the West Sea Sword Sect.
"White Emperor City is on White Emperor Peak, and the Sword Light God is in White Emperor City … White Emperor City used to be a city of immortals."
When Ding Yi got serious, he sighed with emotion.
As if he was giving advice and evaluating the gains and losses, he said, "The disciples of the Dragon King Ridge stationed in White Emperor City were too careless and went out of the city to fight the enemy, so they suffered heavy losses. But after they holed up in White Emperor City, it will be difficult for the major sects to attack. So, the decent sects hope to find the weakness of White Emperor City from the captives."
Li Mu looked at him and said, "So, these people of the Devil Cult can be regarded as brave and loyal warriors, right?"
Ding Yi was shocked. He looked around and saw that no one was around, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Shh … Xiao Duan, don't talk nonsense. If the disciples of the West Sea Sword Sect hear your words of sympathy for the remnants of the Devil Cult, they will immediately accuse you of being an accomplice of the Devil Cult.
Li Mu's current alias was Duan Shuiliu.
Li Mu had used this name on the Divine Land before. Now, he simply used it again.
Because if he used his real name, once there were really extraterrestrial cultivators hiding in the dark in the alliance of the decent sects, his identity might be exposed.
After all, in the battle of the Tomb of the God of Sin under Lin 'an in the Northern Song on the Divine Land, Li Mu had almost killed all the extraterrestrial cultivators in the Brilliance Immortal Star Region. Now, no one knew how many people in the Brilliance Immortal Star Region wanted to kill Li Mu.
"Ding Yi, Duan Shuiliu, why are you two still idle? The West Sea Sword Sect doesn't keep idle people. Senior Fellow Apprentice Qi is short of manpower. Go and help him. Send these 'pig's food' to the dungeon. "
A voice came. It was a domineering disciple of the West Sea Sword Sect.
"Well, okay, I'll go now." Ding Yi nodded and bowed. Then, he took Li Mu's hand and said, "Xiao Duan, let's go and send food to those prisoners."
Li Mu's heart skipped a beat.
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