The ten sects of the devil path were spread all over Ancestral State. Among them, the Soul Sect was located in the Ghost Region of Youdu.
At this moment, the Soul Palace was in chaos.
A Soul Lamp was a Soul Flame that was ignited using the soul as a guide. Its function was no different from a Life Talisman. If the Soul Lamp burned, the owner's life would not be in danger. If the Soul Lamp extinguished, it meant that the owner's soul had dissipated.
All the experts of the Soul Sect, including the Great Elder Nether Saint Monarch, had left their Soul Lamps in the Soul Palace.
More than half a year ago, Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's soul lamp extinguished.
Three months ago, Emperor Song's soul lamp extinguished.
Three days ago, King Wuguan's soul lamp went out.
Today, the Nether Saint's soul lamp was extinguished.
The Great Elder was the faith of the sect. The sudden extinguishing of his soul lamp had caused a great uproar in the Soul Sect. Countless disciples of the Soul Sect were at a loss when they heard that the Great Elder's soul lamp had extinguished. The entire Soul Palace was in chaos.
"How did the Grand Elder's soul lamp go out?"
"Could it be that the Great Elder has really fallen?"
"The Great Elder has fallen. What's going to happen to the Soul Sect? What are we going to do …"
…
"Shut up!"
An angry roar came from outside the palace, causing the chaos in the Soul Palace to calm down. The ghosts saw a tall and sturdy figure floating in from outside the palace. They all bowed and said loudly, "Greetings, Your Highness King Qinguang …"
King Qinguang walked to the front of the hall and looked at the extinguished soul lamp in the first row. His face darkened completely.
As long as the owner's soul was not extinguished, his soul lamp would last forever. If the Sage's soul lamp was extinguished for no reason, it meant that he had already died. It was very likely that he had encountered a righteous expert when he went out to investigate the cause of Emperor Song's death.
King Qinguang looked at the extinguished soul lamp again and said in a deep voice, "King Pingdeng, King Cakravarti!"
Two ghostly figures floated in from outside the palace and said, "Big brother …"
King Qinguang said, "Something has happened to the Holy Monarch. I'm going to report to the Sacred Sect. You two stay here and guard the Soul Sect. Don't let anything happen here."
The two of them replied in unison, "Yes!"
King Qinguang floated out of Soul Palace and quickly disappeared.
Under the pacification and suppression of the King of Equality and the King of Cakravarti, the chaos in the Soul Sect gradually subsided.
At the entrance of Soul Palace, the two little ghosts let out a light breath.
"I didn't expect that an existence like a saint would actually fall."
"I don't know who killed the Saint Monarch …."
"The Sage has fallen. King Wuguan's death cannot be blamed on us …"
"Eh, what you said makes sense …"
… …
The death of the First Elder was a huge matter. Naturally, it was impossible to hide it.
Soon, through a special method of communication, the various Demonic Dao sects learned of this matter.
Because of this news, all of the Demonic Path's sub-sects were in an uproar.
"What? You Ming has fallen?"
"How is that possible? Who would have the ability to kill him? Could it be that he encountered a Righteous seventh realm cultivator?"
"Damn it! First it was the Thousand Illusions, and now it's the Netherworld. Do they really think that our Demon Sect is easy to bully?!"
… …
In the past year, the Demon Sect had lost two First Elders. Among them, the Thousand Illusions of the Corpse Sect had already reached the peak of the sixth realm. He had hopes of peeking into the Transcendence Great Dao. The Sage Sect had high hopes for him. Once the Thousand Illusions of the Thousand Illusions advanced, the Demon Sect would have another supreme expert.
Although the Netherworld Saint's strength was not as strong as the Thousand Illusions of the Thousand Illusions, he was still in charge of a sect. He was one of the core higher-ups of the Demon Sect. His fall made the strongest Sage Sect Elder of the ten sects furious. He ordered all of the Demon Sect disciples to investigate this matter.
After leaving the Ghost Region of Youdu, the Netherworld Saint did not hide his tracks. Some of the Demon Sect disciples in the North Region knew that the First Elder of the Soul Sect was chasing after Li Mu, who was wanted by the Heavenly Lord, because of the death of his subordinate.
Later on, a disciple provided information that he had seen the battle between the Netherworld Saint and Li Mu from afar in Jiangyin County. However, because he was afraid of being affected by their battle, he hid from afar.
He originally thought that the bounty this time would be taken by the Lord Saint. Who would have thought that the First Elder of the Soul Sect would also die in the hands of Li Mu?
This news was no different from a sudden clap of thunder. It shocked many people.
Using this matter, the various Demon Sect sects exchanged information and found out that in these three days, dozens of Demon Sect disciples had died in the hands of Li Mu. Among them, there was no lack of fifth realm experts.
More than twenty fifth realm experts, and one sixth realm First Elder …
After knowing this number, those Demon Sect disciples who were still dreaming of capturing or killing Li Mu alive to obtain the Heavenly Lord's reward instantly extinguished this thought.
Although the reward was great, one still needed to be alive to receive it.
Even the First Elder of the Soul Sect, a sixth realm expert, had died in body and soul. How could they be stronger than the Netherworld Saint?
After this incident, Li Mu's name had become a kind of deterrent in the Demon Sect's Ten Sects.
…
Shen 'du.
Li Residence.
Li Mu lay on a chair as Xiao Bai massaged his shoulders. Wanwan peeled the seedless grapes from the West Region that the Empress had rewarded him and fed him.
It was good to have one more person at home. It was really a wise decision for him to bring Wanwan to Shen 'du.
His days in Shen 'du were much more leisurely and comfortable. After returning from the North Region, Li Mu wasn't in a hurry to go to the Secretariat. Instead, he enjoyed the last of his leisure time at home.
Of course, he didn't spend all his time enjoying the service of Wanwan and Xiao Bai. After returning to Shen 'du, Li Mu spent most of his time repairing the Dao Bell.
Because of his own sins, he almost died in the hands of the Netherworld Saint.
The Dao bell enveloped Li Mushi. Other than the bell's body, the bottom of the bell was also impenetrable. The only flaw was the crack on the bell's body, which had almost allowed the Nether Hell Saint to take advantage of it.
In the end, he had to crush the jade talisman that the Empress had given him to allow the Empress's avatar to descend.
If one were to say that the Empress doted on him, the bunch of old men from the Fu-lu School wouldn't be so considerate.
After being possessed by the Empress' avatar, Li Mu's cultivation temporarily reached the early stage of the sixth realm. With the help of Dao techniques, he was almost invincible below the seventh realm.
The Netherworld Saint was only at the middle stage of the sixth realm. Under the joint attack of Li Mu and the Empress, he couldn't even escape.
Li Mu had never thought that he would have the chance to kill a sixth realm expert with his own hands.
In terms of strength, people like Lord Thousand Illusions and the various peak masters were unreachable in his eyes.
However, when he was possessed by the Empress, Li Mu even developed a kind of confidence that he could compete with a transcendent being.
Of course, this confidence also disappeared without a trace when the Empress' avatar left.
Back then, Cui Ming sacrificed his blood essence and lifespan to allow the Ten Thousand Illusions Lord to descend. The Empress' avatar descended without any sacrifice. She used her own great magic power to break open space and force the avatar to travel thousands of miles. The Empress herself also paid a considerable price because of this.
After Li Mu returned to the Immortal's Capital, she went into seclusion and didn't hold morning court for two times.
At a certain moment, the space in the courtyard fluctuated, and a familiar figure appeared before Li Mu's eyes.
Xiao Bai ran over quickly and said happily, "Big Sister Zhou, you're here!"
She pulled Wanwan and introduced her to Zhou Yi, "Big Sister Zhou, this is the Big Sister Wanwan I always tell you about …"
Wanwan was different from Xiao Bai. After knowing that the beautiful big sister in front of her was the Empress of the Great Zhou, she was a little restrained. She grew up in the Immortal's Capital and had a very strong sense of hierarchy. She didn't dare to imagine that Xiao Bai actually dared to call the Empress "Big Sister Zhou" …
After a while, she pulled Xiao Bai into the room. Li Mu gave up his seat and said, "Your Majesty, have some grapes …"
Zhou Yi sat in Li Mu's seat and said, "The imperial court found out from the spies in the Demon Sect that some elders of the Demon Sect were furious because of the Nether Saint's death. It's best that you stay in the Immortal's Capital from now on and don't go out casually."
Li Mu nodded and then asked, "Is Your Majesty's injury alright?"
Zhou Yi shook her head and said, "It's fine. I'll be fine after a few days of rest."
When a Transcendent expert sent their avatar from afar, if they didn't sacrifice others, they would have to sacrifice themselves. The Myriad Illusion Monarch naturally wouldn't sacrifice his own cultivation for Cui Ming. If he knew that the Empress didn't hesitate to get injured for him, Li Mu would also be willing to stab himself a few times like Cui Ming.
Li Mu bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving my life."
Zhou Yi said indifferently, "You're working for me. I won't let anyone hurt you …"
Li Mu was slightly moved. As the Empress of a country, she was willing to go to such extent for a subject. This made him feel that all his previous efforts were worth it.
Night.
In a dream.
Li Mu dreamt that he fought with the Nether Saint for dozens of rounds and still wasn't a match for him. Just when he was about to lose his life, a familiar figure suddenly descended from the sky.
The Empress hugged Li Mu who was sent flying by the Nether Saint and landed on the ground. She then raised her hand and gently pointed at the Nether Saint.
With this point, the Nether Saint's soul body directly collapsed and dissipated between heaven and earth.
The Empress looked at Li Mu and said gently, "I won't let anyone hurt you …"
…
Li Mu sat up from the bed with a blank expression, "????"
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