Walking on the streets of Shen Du, Li Mu found that he seemed to be more and more fond of the human world.
Especially after witnessing the changes in the people in the past half a year, the achievements and joy he got from it were far from what he got from cultivation.
In this state of mind, his heart was empty. Even without the Clear Heart Technique, he could still maintain absolute peace in his heart.
Somehow, he even had a kind of enlightenment.
Establishing a heart for the heavens and earth, establishing a life for the people. As long as he could practice these two words with himself, one day, he could rely on the hundreds of millions of people in the Great Zhou to advance to the Upper Realm.
Now, he didn't have to do anything deliberately and could continue to absorb psychic power from the people. He was like a walking temple.
He walked slowly on the street. What he saw and what he heard was the ecology of Shen Du.
Only a duck-like voice was mixed in it, which seemed a little out of place.
"Fortune telling, fortune telling, fortune telling, infertility treatment, ensuring the birth of a fat baby, you're not allowed to be free, you're not allowed to be free …"
This voice was a little familiar. Li Mu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a sloppy Taoist priest squatting at a corner of the street. In front of him was a Bagua diagram, and beside him was a flag with the words "Divine Strategy" written on it.
The Taoist priest's spiritual sense was very sharp. The moment Li Mu looked over, the Taoist priest raised his head and looked at him.
When he saw Li Mu, the Taoist priest was stunned for a moment. Then, he jumped up from the ground and said in amazement, "Why is it you again …"
Li Mu walked over, smiled at him, and said, "Senior, we meet again."
The Taoist priest scratched his head and said, "Why do I always run into you wherever I go? Eh, that's not right …"
As he spoke, his tone suddenly changed. He grabbed Li Mu's wrist and said in shock, "You, you, you, you have a good fortune!"
Li Mu said, "In the past few months, I encountered some opportunities."
The old man let go of his hand and muttered, "Bullshit opportunity, why can't I encounter such an opportunity …"
Thinking back to more than a year ago, when he first met the young man in front of him, he was just a mortal who had lost his seven souls and didn't have long to live. When he saw him for the second time, he was already in the Omnipotent Realm. Only half a year had passed, and when he saw him again, he was already in the Creation Realm …
This made the scruffy Taoist priest doubt his life.
At this rate, in another year or so, wouldn't he be inferior to him?
He returned to his original position and waved his hand at Li Mu. "Go, go, go. Let this old man be alone."
Li Mu glanced at him and then turned to leave.
When he met an old friend, he only went up to greet him out of politeness.
To Li Mu a year ago, peak Sixth Realm cultivators were unreachable. But now, he was in close contact with Seventh Realm cultivators every day. In his eyes, Sixth Realm cultivators were just so-so.
It wasn't until Li Mu's figure disappeared that the scruffy Taoist priest raised his head and looked in the direction he left. His heart was bitter and indescribable. He muttered, "Thief … God, this is not fair, not fair …"
Li Mu quickly forgot about the scruffy Taoist priest. Although he had avenged Li Qing, there were still some leftover problems.
As the Great Zhou FBI, some of the priests in the Department of Worship enjoyed the cultivation resources provided by the imperial court, but they didn't do anything for the imperial court and didn't listen to the orders of the Ministry of Personnel. They even became the private soldiers of the old party, disobeying imperial orders and doing whatever they wanted. Li Mu had thought of cleaning up the Department of Worship a long time ago.
The Department of Worship was nominally under the command of the Ministry of Personnel, but it wasn't an office under the Ministry of Personnel.
Before the Empress ascended the throne, the Department of Worship was directly responsible to the Empress.
After the Empress ascended the throne, because she couldn't subdue the Department of Worship controlled by the old party, she established the Internal Guards. The Bamboo Guards of the Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum Guards were used to replace the Department of Worship.
Of course, whether it was strength or resources, the Internal Guards were far inferior to the Department of Worship.
The Department of Worship was supported by the Great Zhou's national treasury. Every year, large amounts of spiritual jade, Fu-lu, talismans, and other cultivation resources were allocated from the national treasury. The Internal Guards were subsidized by the Empress herself.
The highest cultivation of the Internal Guards was only Fifth Realm. In the Department of Worship, there were two Great Priests who were both Sixth Realm cultivators. There were also dozens of Fifth Realm Priests.
In Changle Palace, when he was eating with the Empress, Li Mu told her about cleaning up the Department of Worship, but the Empress was a little absent-minded.
Zhou Yi didn't answer Li Mu's question. Instead, she asked, "Tell me, what's so good about being the Empress? Why can they disregard other people's lives and even their own for this position?"
Zhou Chuan had already been sent away from the Immortal's Capital today. Li Mu wasn't surprised that the Empress would feel this way.
To the Empress, there was indeed nothing good about being the Empress.
She wasn't keen on power, nor was she greedy for beauty. She didn't have anyone in her harem, and she didn't want to review memorials. To her, this position was a prison.
But to others, controlling the life and death of hundreds of millions of people and becoming the ruler of the most powerful country in Zu Province was already a fatal temptation.
Moreover, after becoming the Empress, she could legitimately replenish her harem.
If Li Mu was the Empress, he could legitimately make Liu Hanyan Empress and Li Qing Noble Consort. Wanwan and Xiao Bai would be Fair Consort and Virtuous Consort. No one would have to be jealous of anyone …
It was only natural for the Empress to take in concubines. Just thinking about it made one feel that it was wonderful. There would no longer be a fire in the harem or an Asura Field.
Zhou Yi glanced at Li Mu and said, "I'm asking you a question. What are you laughing at?"
Li Mu no longer fantasized. He withdrew his smile and said, "Your Majesty, not everyone is like Your Majesty who doesn't like power. To them, becoming the Emperor above hundreds of millions of people is a fatal attraction."
Zhou Yi asked, "You too?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "This isn't my dream."
Zhou Yi continued to ask, "Then what is your dream?"
Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "This subject's dream is to take my wives to travel all over the ten continents and three islands, see all kinds of sceneries, and finally find a quiet and secluded place. When I'm not cultivating, I'll raise flowers and vegetables and live the life of an ordinary person …"
Zhou Yi glanced at him and calmly asked, "You want to leave the Imperial Court?"
Li Mu heard the fluctuation in her tone. To prevent her from thinking that he wanted to run away, he added, "Of course, not now …"
Zhou Yi asked, "Then when?"
Li Mu said, "After I've helped Your Majesty clear away all obstacles and solve all problems."
Zhou Yi said indifferently, "I feel that the Yao Kingdom, the Ghost Realm, and the Demon Sect are the biggest obstacles and troubles in my heart. I won't keep you for long. Once the Demon Sect is destroyed, the Ghost Realm is subdued, and the Yao Kingdom is pacified, I will let you go."
Li Mu was dumbfounded.
The Yao Kingdom, the Ghost Realm, and the Demon Sect. Which of these three powers hadn't existed for as long as the Great Zhou? Even if the Great Zhou perished, they might not necessarily perish. To put it bluntly, she wanted him to work for her for the rest of his life …
Even when the Jade Emperor made things difficult for Sun Wukong, he didn't go so far.
It was better to wait for the chickens to finish their rice, the dogs to finish their noodles, and the fire to burn out the locks. This way, Li Mu would at least have something to look forward to.
At this moment, he had already decided to stick to his original plan. After helping her condense the next strand of Emperor Qi, he would take Liu Hanyan and the others and run away. There was a wider world outside, and he didn't want to waste his life on the Empress.
Zhou Yi glanced at him and asked, "What, you're not willing?"
Li Mu squeezed out a smile and said, "I'm willing to go through water and tread on fire for Your Majesty. Not to mention destroying the Demon Sect, subduing the Ghost Realm, and pacifying the Yao Kingdom, when I'm strong enough, I can even go to the Eastern Sea and catch a dragon to be Your Majesty's mount …"
Li Mu had long since figured out the Empress's personality.
Ordinary women also liked to hear nice things, but the Empress wasn't an ordinary woman. She liked to flatter and praise even more. Regardless of whether she could do it or not, she had to get through this hurdle first.
Zhou Yi asked, "Is what you said true?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Everything I said came from the bottom of my heart."
Zhou Yi said indifferently, "Then swear to the Heavenly Dao."
"…"
Li Mu stared blankly at the Empress. He didn't expect that she wouldn't play by the rules. If he had said this to Liu Hanyan and Li Qing, they would definitely have covered Li Mu's mouth before he swore to the Heavenly Dao. Then, either coquettishly or angrily, they would say, "Who told you to swear?", "I don't want you to swear", and so on, and so on, and forget about this matter.
But the Empress …
It was fine if she didn't stop him, but she actually took the initiative to make him swear?
Was an oath to the Heavenly Dao something that could be casually sworn?
Li Mu felt that the trust between humans was gone.
"What, you're not willing?" Zhou Yi looked at Li Mu and asked, "Could it be that everything you said just now was false?"
Li Mu wanted nothing more than to slap his own mouth.
But it was obviously too late.
Looking at the Empress' serious eyes, Li Mu slowly raised his right hand, bent his thumb, and pointed to the sky. He gritted his teeth and said, "I, Li Mu, swear to the Heavenly Dao that only after the Demon Sect is destroyed, the Ghost Realm is subdued, and the Demon Country is pacified, can I leave Your Majesty. If I violate it, I will not have a good ending …"
Zhou Yi said, "Also, I really want to have a dragon as a mount …"
Li Mu's lips moved and said, "Your Majesty, how about we forget about this. The dragon race has a fishy smell, and it's slippery. It's not suitable to be a mount …"
Zhou Yi glared at him. "Hurry up …"
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