After Li Mu's' consolation ', Han Zhe looked much better.
Li Mu, on the other hand, was in low spirits.
Wu Bo and Senior Brother Qin had taught Li Mu a good lesson during this operation.
Zombies were scary, but what was even scarier than zombies was the complicated human heart.
The outside world was too complicated. After leaving home for three days, Li Mu began to miss Liu Hanyan, Wanwan, Zhang Shan, Li Si, and Old Wang …
Han Zhe had already calmed down. He jumped down from the roof and said, "I'm going back to the sect to bring back the news of Senior Brother Qin and Wu Bo. I'll leave this place to you."
Apart from the Flying Stiff that had escaped, all the zombies in the underground cave had been eliminated by Li Mu and the others. Clear River Village was no longer in any danger. With a few cultivators stationed, it was enough to deal with all kinds of situations.
Xuandu only returned to Clear River Village when it was close to evening.
He looked a little tired. He shook his head and said, "The Flying Stiff ran too fast. I couldn't catch up to it …"
The Flying Stiff was called a Flying Stiff because it could fly in the sky and burrow into the ground. Its strength was not on the same level as a Jumping Stiff. Buddhist or Daoist fourth realm cultivators might have the strength to kill it, but it would be extremely difficult to catch it.
Li Mu sighed. The Courage that was in his hands had flown away just like that.
The Courage of the nearby walking corpses and Jumping Zombies had all been absorbed by the Zombie King for evolution. If Li Mu wanted to collect the Courage, he could only go deeper.
But that would also increase the risk.
Li Mu's face showed a thoughtful expression. He was hesitating whether he should take this risk.
Xuandu looked at him and suddenly asked, "Young Benefactor, do you want to take the Zombie Soul for your own cultivation?"
Li Mu nodded and did not deny it.
"Over the past few days, apart from the zombies, I've also collected quite a lot of courage. I originally wanted to train my body, but I think you need it more. I'll give it to you." Xuandu took out a jade stone from his bosom and said, "Is this enough?"
"How could I …"
Li Mu hurriedly took the jade from Xuandu's hands. After examining it, he found that the jade contained a lot of courage, which should be enough for him to refine the anger. There should still be a lot left. He smiled and said, "It's enough, it's enough. Thank you, Master Xuandu."
Xuandu smiled and said, "There's no need to thank me. After all, This Penniless Monk has a favor to ask of you …"
Han Zhe had returned to White Cloud Mountain's ancestral court. Li Mu had also obtained the boldness he needed from Xuandu.
After discussing with Li Qing, she decided to let Li Mu return to the county office first and report Wu Bo's matter.
After all, Wu Bo was still a constable of the Yangqiu County Government in name. His background in Fu-lu School was not weak. If he died in an accident here, the yamen would probably have to give an explanation to the Fu-lu School.
Li Mu could not help much here. His biggest goal had been achieved, so there was no need to stay in Zhou County.
Xuandu put his palms together and said, "This Penniless Monk will stay here for a few more days. After returning to Yangqiu County, I'll go to the county office to invite you, young Benefactor."
After the zombies in the underground karst cave were wiped out, Qinghe Village welcomed a peaceful night. Not a single zombie came to invade. The next morning, Li Mu bid farewell to Li Qing and Huiyuan. He used the Spirit Travel Talisman to travel for several hours. When it was almost dark in the afternoon, he finally arrived at the county office.
After hearing Li Mu's words, Zhang County Magistrates jumped up from his chair in shock. He said in disbelief, "What? You said Wu Bo is dead?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Constable Wu died in the hands of a Flying Stiff."
"That shouldn't be …" Zhang County Magistrates frowned and said, "Although Wu Bo is annoying, he has the strength. How could he die so easily?"
In fact, Li Mu had the same feeling.
Although he didn't like Wu Bo, he had to admit that Wu Bo was very strong. Although he was in the Spirit Gathering realm, it would be difficult for a Theurgy Cultivator to gain an advantage against him.
Even when Senior Brother Qin ambushed him from behind and crushed his heart, he was still able to survive. As a core disciple of Fu-lu School and a grandfather in the Manifestation realm, he must have had many life-saving tricks up his sleeve. His death was indeed a little careless.
Either Wu Bo was strong in appearance but weak in reality, he was an idiot, or the Flying Stiff was too strong. But no matter what, the fact that Wu Bo was dead couldn't be changed.
Zhang County Magistrates sighed and muttered, "This is troublesome. If he dies at this time, how will I explain it to Fu-lu School?"
Li Mu asked, "Sir, are you afraid that Fu-lu School will make things difficult for the county office?"
"Afraid? When have I ever been afraid of anyone?" Zhang County Magistrates snorted coldly and said, "Behind my county is the Great Zhou court. Why would I be afraid of Fu-lu School?"
He coughed softly and said, "But I've been busy with official business recently. I don't have time to deal with them. If someone from Fu-lu School comes, just say I'm not here …"
Although Fu-lu School and Great Zhou court cooperated a lot, they weren't very close.
The court didn't like Fu-lu School's independence and lack of control. Fu-lu School was dissatisfied that the court didn't cooperate with them in recruiting disciples. While they cooperated, there was also hostility between them.
This could be seen from the zombie disaster in Zhou County.
If Fu-lu School wholeheartedly wanted to help the court, they only needed to send a Good Fortune Realm or Dongxuan cultivator. One person would be enough to solve the crisis in Zhou County. They wouldn't just send out these Zhenshen and Remarkable Ability disciples, which would cause the disaster in Zhou County to continue unquenchable.
Li Mu walked out of the front office. Zhang Shan was waiting outside. He couldn't wait and asked, "Is Fei Bo really dead?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "He was bitten by a zombie. He's completely dead. I personally burned his body."
Zhang Shan's eyes widened and he muttered, "I told you that evil would be repaid with evil. Old Wang didn't believe me …"
Li Mu still had some questions he wanted to ask Old Wang. He asked, "Where's Old Wang? I didn't see him in the guard room."
Zhang Shan said, "Old Wang asked for leave. He just left this morning."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment. He asked, "Leave? Where to?"
"He said he was going out to visit relatives." Zhang Shan sighed and said regretfully, "Old Wang actually has relatives. Do you think he'll leave his money to his relatives after he dies …"
Old Wang wasn't in the county office. He didn't know when he would come back. Li Mu suppressed the questions in his heart and went home first.
Last night, he refined the fear in his body and successfully condensed the fourth spirit.
After getting rid of the Taoist priest's death curse, Li Mu felt unprecedentedly relaxed.
Without the seven spirits, the physical body would deteriorate rapidly. Now that Li Mu had condensed the fourth spirit, the speed of his physical body's deterioration was far slower than the speed of his cultivation. It was like pouring water into a pool and releasing water at the same time. Before condensing the fourth spirit, the speed of pouring water couldn't catch up with the speed of releasing water. After condensing the fourth spirit, it would be reversed.
As for the remaining three spirits, there was no rush to condense them. Li Mu could first condense his soul and find a chance to do so in the future.
Refining the Soul and Condensing the Soul were both cultivation realms and cultivation methods. Refining the Soul before condensing the Soul, or condensing the Soul before refining the Soul. There were some unorthodox cultivators who didn't refine the Soul, condense the Soul, or condense the Spirit, and only relied on Qi cultivation to reach the Middle Three Realms.
However, such people were rare. After all, the cultivation methods of Taoism were easy to obtain. Refining the spirit first, then condensing the soul, and finally condensing the spirit was the most scientific cultivation method. It could increase the cultivator's strength to the greatest extent. If one had mana but not condensed the Primordial Spirit, the soul would be weak. Once the physical body was destroyed, there was no other way but to become a ghost cultivator.
After condensing the spirit last night, there was still a small amount of spirit left in the jade stone that Xuandu gave him. It was enough for Wanwan and Liu Hanyan to refine one spirit each.
When Li Mu was about to reach the door, he saw Wanwan sitting on the steps of the door. She rested her chin on one hand and looked at the people on the street in boredom.
Li Mu walked to her side and sat down. He asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"Young Master!"
Wanwan's body trembled and she jumped up. She said in surprise, "Young Master, you're back. Miss has been worried sick about you these past few days!"
Hurried footsteps came from the courtyard. When they reached the door, they slowed down. Liu Hanyan pushed the door open and walked out. She said, "I wasn't worried about him. I was just afraid that if he was bitten by a zombie, you wouldn't have a place to eat in the future …"
Liu Hanyan's voice was filled with resentment. It was unclear whether she was still angry about the last time or angry that Li Mu left without saying goodbye. Li Mu rubbed his stomach and changed the topic. He said, "Is there anything to eat? After a day of traveling, I'm starving …"
Liu Hanyan glared at him and said, "Go change your clothes and wash your hands. I just cooked noodles …"
Liu Hanyan's noodles were also very delicious. Li Mu ate three bowls in one breath.
She glanced at Li Mu and asked, "When did you become like Wanwan?"
Li Mu drank all the soup in his bowl and wiped his mouth. He took out a piece of jade and handed it to Liu Hanyan.
Liu Hanyan reached out and took it. She rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't think that I can forgive you just because you gave me a piece of jade. If you leave without saying goodbye again next time, I'll pretend that I don't have you as a friend …"
Li Mu explained, "This is not an ordinary jade. Didn't you think that your cultivation speed was too slow? The power in this jade can help you and Wanwan refine your soul."
Liu Hanyan was stunned. She asked, "This is why you went to Zhou County?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "However, when it comes to cultivation, it's best to be down-to-earth. Don't always think about shortcuts. There's a huge difference between the mana that comes from hard work and the mana that comes from trickery. It's also a great training for one's temperament."
Even though Li Mu believed in Liu Hanyan, he still told her about Senior Brother Qin's example.
It was Li Mu who guided her on the path of cultivation. He had the responsibility to remind her not to go astray.
Liu Hanyan said, "Don't worry. Even if I have to take a shortcut, I won't take this kind of shortcut."
Li Mu said, "Other than this, there are no shortcuts to cultivation. Of course, you're different. You have other shortcuts …"
Liu Hanyan's eyes lit up. She asked, "What shortcuts?"
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