In the small courtyard, Li Mu formed a seal with his hands and silently recited a spell. His body suddenly disappeared from the spot.
Very quickly, his body appeared again.
Li Mu formed another seal to cast a spell. This time, his upper body was still there, but his lower body had mysteriously disappeared.
After a few more attempts, he either just entered the state of invisibility and revealed himself very quickly, or he could only hide a part of his body. His mana had already been depleted by more than half. Li Mu's face was a little pale as he sat down to rest.
Xiao Bai ran over and massaged his back and shoulders as she said, "Savior, don't be anxious. Take your time, you will eventually learn."
After advancing to the level of Abhijina, Li Mu could learn more Abhijina. When cultivators fight, they fight with Abhijina spells. After completely stabilizing his level, he began to learn Level Four Abhijina.
The Daoist book that Su He gave him recorded many Abhijina that he could learn at this stage.
For example, walking on water and sitting on fire, swallowing knives and spitting flames, concealment and so on.
After some consideration, Li Mu decided to learn the most useful ones first, starting with invisibility.
When he was still in the Lower Realm, he could also learn some basic spells. Calling the wind and summoning the rain in a small area was a piece of cake for him. When he first learned them, it took him a day to half an hour to learn them.
But the spells of the Middle Realm were completely different from those of the Lower Realm. It gave Li Mu a confused feeling as if he had just entered university and had just stepped into advanced mathematics from elementary mathematics.
For these Abhijina spells, the hand seals were more complicated. Even if it was combined with incantations and hand seals, it still required personal understanding to be successfully cast.
Otherwise, there would be situations like Li Mu, where he could only hide half of his body.
In comparison, Daoist spells were easier.
If a new Daoist spell resonated with Heaven and Earth for the first time, the creator of the Daoist spell would be recognized by Heaven and Earth, and even the hand seals could be omitted.
For example, Li Mu only needed a thought to disperse Xiao Yu's Daoist spell. In the future, if Hengqu's Four Lines could also conjure Daoist spells, the caster would not be able to cast them in front of Li Mu.
The prerequisite was that someone could cast them.
Most dao techniques could be used directly by using mantras and hand seals, but there were some that could not.
Xiao Yu's Taoist spell used her resentment to communicate with the heavens and earth. Li Mu didn't have her experience, so he couldn't use it. Otherwise, when he was telling stories in the Yunyan Pavilion, he would have resonated with the heavens and earth and created a phenomenon that shook the entire North Region.
Hengqu's four sentences were the same.
It was the highest pursuit of scholars or court officials. Only when there was someone who was worthy of the heavens and earth, who was trusted by the people, who had truly set their heart for the heavens and earth, and who had set their lives for the people, could they communicate with the heavens and earth through these four sentences.
Other than that time in the palace, Li Mu could no longer resonate with heaven and earth through these four sentences.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao, he had yet to achieve this.
Li Mu practiced the Invisibility Spell for a while, but he still couldn't get the hang of it. Sensing a familiar aura outside, he quickly walked over, opened the door, and asked, "Sister Mei, why are you here? Does His Majesty have another order?"
Mr. Mei glanced at him and asked, "Can't I come if His Majesty didn't give me any orders?"
Li Mu said, "Of course not. Sister Mei, you can come whenever you want. You are always welcome here."
Mr. Mei walked into the yard and looked up. He said, "The array here is set up well. Even a cultivator of the fifth realm would have to spend some effort to break it. Did you set it up?"
Li Mu smiled embarrassedly and didn't deny it.
Li Mu had the right to be proud of his array skills.
No, it was Thousand Illusions Venerable who had the right to be proud.
Among the ten demonic sects, there was a sect called the Forbidden Sect, which was famous for its array skills. Thousand Illusions Venerable had once used his strength to snatch the Forbidden Sect's array book. In addition, Li Mu was very talented in array skills and had Thousand Illusions Venerable's memory. If he had enough materials, it wouldn't be difficult for him to set up a big array that could trap Dongxuan.
Mr. Mei looked up to observe the array. Li Mu said, "Xiao Bai and I are preparing to cook. Sister Mei, do you want to stay and eat with us?"
Mr. Mei shook his head and said, "There is no chance today. His Majesty wants you to go to the palace."
Li Mu was confused. "It's my day off today. Why does His Majesty want to see me?"
Mr. Mei said, "His Majesty ordered the Hall of Secretariat to formulate the policies for the imperial examination within a month. In the past, the imperial court chose officials from the Academy. More than a hundred years ago, it was recommended by each family. The Hall of Secretariat didn't have a precedent and didn't know where to start. Since you proposed the imperial examination, His Majesty wants you to guide the officials of the Hall of Secretariat and formulate the policies for the imperial examination."
Li Mu felt a little regretful. When he was in the yamen, he was very busy and had to patrol every day. When he finally had his day off, he finally had time to accompany Xiao Bai. He had made an appointment with her to buy food and cook, but he was suddenly summoned by the Empress.
Xiao Bai's bright eyes flashed with a trace of disappointment. She quickly smiled and said, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you at home."
Li Mu noticed her disappointment. He thought for a moment and asked Mr. Mei, "Can I take her with me?"
Hearing this, Mr. Mei was stunned. He looked at Li Mu and saw that he didn't seem to be joking. He thought for a moment and nodded. "Yes, but when we enter the palace, you have to stay by our side. You can't run around."
Xiao Bai happily held Li Mu's arm and said, "I won't leave you, Savior."
With Xiao Bai following them, the atmosphere became much livelier.
When they entered the palace, she held Li Mu's arm and looked around. She grew up in the mountains and was very surprised by the magnificent buildings that could be seen everywhere in the palace.
The Hall of Secretariat was located in the palace, west of the Ziwei Palace. It was also known as the West Stage.
Among the three provinces, the Hall of Secretariat was the decision-making body. It was in charge of important government affairs. All the policies of the Great Zhou were formulated by the Hall of Secretariat. It could be said that it was the think tank of the Great Zhou.
To some extent, the Hall of Secretariat decided the path that the Great Zhou would take in the future.
This was also the reason why the Empress gave the Hall of Secretariat the task of formulating the imperial examination policy.
When Li Mu was brought to the gate of the Hall of Secretariat by Mr. Mei, an official was already waiting there. He first bowed to Mr. Mei and said, "Greetings, Mr. Mei."
Mr. Mei said lightly, "I've brought Lord Li here. The Hall of Secretariat must treat him well. Do not neglect or offend him. If he delays important matters of the imperial examination, the Hall of Secretariat will be responsible."
The official smiled bitterly and said, "We wouldn't dare, we wouldn't dare …"
He had seen the consequences of offending Li Mu in the great hall. No one wanted to be punished by the heavens. Moreover, they were asking for help this time, so they wouldn't offend him.
The Hall of Secretariat was a confidential place. Even the officials of the other departments couldn't easily enter. Mr. Mei went to Xiao Bai and said, "I'll take you to the front garden. The flowers there are very beautiful."
Li Mu patted Xiao Bai's head and said, "Let Sister Mei take you to play first. When I'm done here, I'll go find you."
Xiao Bai nodded obediently. Mr. Mei took her away.
The official from the Hall of Secretariat smiled at Li Mu and extended his hand. "Lord Li, please."
Li Mu stepped into the Hall of Secretariat and asked, "How should I address you?"
The official said, "I'm Liu Yi. I'm an official of the Hall of Secretariat."
Li Mu couldn't help but look at this person a few more times. Looking at his appearance, he was in his thirties, about the same age as Zhang Chun. Li Mu originally thought that he would be the head of the Hall of Secretariat, but he didn't expect him to be an official of the Hall of Secretariat.
An official of the Hall of Secretariat was only a fifth-rank official, the same as Zhang Chun. However, his position in the court was completely different.
A fifth-rank Shendu Token was dispensable in the court. If he didn't come to court, no one would notice.
However, an official of the Hall of Secretariat was the backbone of the Hall of Secretariat. Most of the political affairs of the Great Zhou were discussed and decided by the six officials of the Hall of Secretariat. As long as there were no accidents, anyone who could become an official of the Hall of Secretariat would be a giant in the court in the future.
The two of them walked into the Hall of Secretariat. When they passed through the long corridor on the right, a young man walked out from the side of the yamen.
The man had a short beard and was handsome. He looked to be in his thirties. The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes showed that he wasn't as young as he looked.
However, the vicissitudes of life brought by these wrinkles didn't reduce his charm. On the contrary, combined with his angular face, it added to his temperament.
As a man, and a handsome one at that, Li Mu had to admit at first glance that this middle-aged man had a great temperament.
Although they were both middle-aged, Zhang Chun was much more greasy. There wasn't a trace of grease on his body. When he walked on the street, he could probably make some young girls and young women go crazy.
This temperament of a mature man was something that Li Mu didn't have at the moment.
Liu Yi stopped and saluted the man. He said, "Assistant Minister Cui."
The man looked at Li Mu beside him and asked, "Who is he?"
As a confidential yamen, the Hall of Secretariat was in charge of confidential affairs and important government affairs. Therefore, there were four special prohibitions: no leaking, no auditing, no breaking, no forgetting, and no outsiders were allowed to enter. Liu Yi explained, "This is Li Mu, Lord Li. We invited him to work together on the strategy for the imperial examinations."
"Li Mu."
The man looked at Li Mu and a strange look appeared in his eyes. He didn't say anything else and turned to walk into the yamen.
The two of them continued to walk forward. Liu Yi explained, "This is Assistant Minister Cui. He just returned to Shendu yesterday, so he doesn't know Lord Li."
"Assistant Minister Cui?" Li Mu stopped and asked, "Which Assistant Minister Cui?"
Liu Yi said, "There is only one Assistant Minister Cui in the Hall of Secretariat. He is the Left Assistant Minister Cui Ming, Princess Yunyang's son-in-law."
Li Mu was silent for a moment before he smiled and said, "Assistant Minister Cui, I've heard a lot about you …"
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