From the sloppy Taoist priest's reaction, Li Mu knew that he had made the right bet.
All sixth level cultivators would eventually face a problem — their lifespan.
Without reaching the Upper Three Realms, their lifespan would not be able to break through the limits of mortals. Two sixty years, or 120 years, was their life and death moment.
If they were mortals, then it would be fine. Although two sixty years was a long enough lifespan, mortals could not escape from old age, sickness, and death. Most people could not even live past one sixty years, so naturally they would not encounter a situation where their lifespan ran out.
But cultivators were different. As long as a sixth level cultivator did not seek death like the Thousand Illusions Venerable Master or the Nether Saint, they would not die so easily. The only thing that could kill them was time.
A Heavenly Secret Talisman could buy them ten years of lifespan. In these ten years, as long as they broke through to the seventh level, they would immediately gain another sixty years of lifespan.
Thus, there was no need to be envious of these sixth level cultivators, especially those at the peak of the sixth level.
Although they were incomparably prominent in front of others, they might not have many years left in their lifespan. Although their cultivation was not as high as theirs, from now on, they could live longer than them …
Li Mu looked at the sloppy Taoist priest and said, "The Imperial Court has always been generous to the Offerings. As long as senior joins the Offerings Department, I guarantee that you will receive a Heavenly Secret Talisman within a year."
Although the materials for the Heavenly Secret Talisman were precious, if the Imperial Court wanted to gather them, they could also gather a few sets.
After the excitement just now, the old man had already calmed down. He glanced at Li Mu and said, "Kid, don't try to trick me. The Heavenly Secret Talisman is a Saint-level Fu-lu. Even those old fellows in the Fu-lu School could not draw it. Who in the Great Zhou court can draw a Saint-level talisman?"
Seeing was believing. Li Mu stretched out his hand and swiped at the air in front of him. An illusory image of a Fu-lu covered in mysterious runes appeared before the Taoist priest's eyes.
He could easily reproduce the Fu-lu that he had once drawn.
Taoist priest looked at Fu-lu on the screen, and his eyes lit up, "Saint-level, it's really a Saint-level …"
Then, his face was filled with smiles again as he said, "To be honest, although this old man has spent most of his life traveling outside, this old man was born in the Great Zhou Dynasty and can be considered a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It is only right for me to do something for the Great Zhou Dynasty. This old man will enter the Department of Consecration …"
Li Mu cupped his hands and said, "Senior is truly righteous. Tomorrow morning, you can directly report to the Veneration Department …"
After bidding farewell to the Taoist priest, Li Mu finally felt at ease.
In the end, the Consecrated Office was a place where strength spoke. Without a super powerhouse holding down the fort, Li Mu did not have the confidence to speak.
Speaking of which, exchanging a Divine Secret Talisman for a powerhouse at the peak of the Sixth Realm was a very good deal.
Unfortunately, the materials needed for the Saint-level Fu-lu were very precious, and this talisman could not be mass-produced. Otherwise, as long as the Empress announced to the world that she would give a Divine Secret Talisman to any Sixth Realm powerhouse who joined the Consecrated Office, the Department of Consecrated Office of the Great Zhou would be the most powerful force in the Ten Continents and Three Islands. What Six Schools and Four Sects? Even the Demonic Path would not be able to compete with them.
The Divine Secret Talisman was not only useful for Sixth Realm powerhouses, but also for Seventh Realm powerhouses.
Although the Divine Secret Talisman did not increase the lifespan of powerhouses above the Transcendent realm by that much, every year of lifespan increased the chances of advancing.
Every time one advanced a level in the Upper Three Realms, their lifespan would increase by sixty years. If they made the right bet, their lifespan would be extended by sixty years. Who would not be tempted?
As long as there were enough materials, he could let the Empress visit him every few days. With the help of her talisman, Li Mu was confident that he could turn the Consecrated Office into a retirement home for the super powerhouses of the continent.
Of course, even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice. This plan, at present, could only be imagined by Li Mu.
Early the next morning, Li Mu arrived at the Consecrated Office a quarter of an hour later than the usual time.
Inside the Consecrated Office, it was quiet.
Apart from the old man sweeping the floor, there was no one else in the entire Consecrated Office.
Li Mu moved a chair and sat in the courtyard of the Consecrated Office.
The old man sweeping the floor obeyed Li Mu's instructions. He took an incense burner, inserted an incense stick, lit it, and placed it in the courtyard of the Consecrated Office.
Li Mu looked at the incense stick and said, "Tell them, before this incense stick burns out, if they do not report to the Consecrated Office, they will be expelled from the Consecrated Office, and all the rewards bestowed by the Imperial Court will be withdrawn. From now on, they will no longer enjoy the treatment of a Consecrated …"
The old man walked out of the Consecrated Office and walked briskly towards a nearby market.
Da 'an Square.
There were hundreds of markets in the Immortal's Capital, each with its own function. Da 'an Square was a residential market, located in the core area of the Immortal's Capital. Although it was a residential market, the people who lived in the market were not commoners, officials, or nobles. They were consecrated members recruited by the Imperial Court.
The consecrated members were the same as the officials of the Imperial Court. They ate the salary of the Imperial Court, and their treatment was even better than the officials. Every person had a house bestowed by the Imperial Court, and all the maids and servants in the house were available.
In a certain house in Da 'an Square, ten or so consecrated members were gathered together.
"Expelling them from the Consecrated Office in less than the time of an incense stick, who is he trying to scare?"
"Expelling everyone from the Consecrated Office, how will he explain this to the Imperial Court?"
"This morning, not a single person went, I want to see how he will deal with this!"
… …
After discussing for a while, they decided to continue staying here.
In some other houses in the Square, there was also hesitation in the eyes of some people.
"Should we go or not?"
"Li Mu is not someone to be trifled with. The Empress also favors him so much. How many people have fallen into his hands? If he really expels us, where will our future cultivation resources come from?"
"Why don't we just forget about it …"
"The Xiao family has not given us any benefits, we have no need to oppose Li Mu …"
… …
Li Mu sat in the Consecrated Office. Ever since the incense stick had burned halfway, consecrated members had begun to walk in from outside. After clasping their hands to Li Mu, they returned to their respective duty rooms.
There was also a portion of people who stood outside the Consecrated Office, chatting and laughing with the people beside them.
They were all consecrated members of the Consecrated Office, but they did not walk in. Their gazes would occasionally glance at the incense stick, as if they were waiting for something.
Only when the last stick of incense had burned out did they walk into the Consecrated Office.
If they were frightened by Li Mu on his first day at the Consecrated Office and obediently returned to the Consecrated Office in less than the time of an incense stick, then they could forget about having a good life in the future.
The reason they had waited until the incense stick had burned out before walking into the Consecrated Office was to give Li Mu a show of strength.
They had to let Li Mu know that the Consecrated Office was not the same as the imperial court.
However, when the incense stick had burned out and the first person outside the door wanted to walk into the Consecrated Office, a figure blocked their way.
That Fifth Realm consecrated looked at Li Mu, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Lord Li, what are you doing?"
Li Mu said indifferently, "This is the Consecrated Office."
That consecrated said, "Could it be that we consecrated members cannot enter the Consecrated Office?"
Li Mu said, "In the past, yes, but not now. Before the incense stick has burned out, everyone who did not report to the Consecrated Office has already been expelled from the Consecrated Office. I will give you all one day to move out of Da 'an Square, and henceforth do not act in the name of consecrated members of the Great Zhou."
That consecrated did not expect that Li Mu would actually dare to do this. His face darkened as he said, "Lord Li, this is your first day at the Consecrated Office, are you going to be so ruthless?"
As he spoke, a fierce aura emanated from his body.
The consecrated behind him also had an invisible aura rising from his body.
Under the pressure of this aura, a few strands of hair by Li Mu's ears were blown up, and his clothes also fluttered loudly. A piece of the green brick under his feet was crushed by his foot.
The next moment, Li Mu took a step forward.
Boom!
An even more powerful aura erupted from his body.
The dozen or so consecrated at the entrance of the Consecrated Office retreated several steps under this aura. The Fifth Realm consecrated could still barely hold on, but several Fourth Realm cultivators directly fainted under the impact of that aura.
Li Mu looked at them and said indifferently, "From now on, you are no longer consecrated members of the imperial court. The Consecrated Office is an important place of the imperial court. Those who trespass into the Consecrated Office without permission will be expelled, and those who trespass repeatedly will be killed without mercy …"
Several Fifth Realm consecrated members struggled to resist Li Mu's aura pressure, their hearts extremely shocked.
They did not expect Li Mu to be able to release such an aura when he had just advanced. In that instant, they even felt as if they were facing a Sixth Realm cultivator.
Li Mu's strength was far stronger than they had imagined. They originally wanted to show him their strength, but now they were the ones who could not step down.
Just as these people did not know how to deal with it, a gentle force swept over them.
The aura emanating from Li Mu collided with this gentle force and canceled each other out.
Two elders with similar appearances slowly walked to the entrance of the Consecrated Office.
"The head consecrated is here."
"Greetings, head consecrated …"
Seeing the two old men, the crowd seemed to have found their backbone and bowed to greet them.
The elder on the left glanced at them and said, "What are you all standing here for? Hurry up and go in."
The head consecrated spoke, and these people heaved a sigh of relief. The leader was about to enter, but just as he took a step into the Consecrated Office, he was suddenly hit in the chest by a golden light, and his entire body was sent flying.
After sending one person flying, the Dao bell shrunk to the size of a palm and floated on Li Mu's shoulder.
Seeing this, the few consecrated who were about to enter immediately stopped in their tracks. They never would have thought that Li Mu would not even give face to the head consecrated.
The elder who had spoken just now had a dark expression and asked, "Lord Li, what is the meaning of this?"
"Nothing." Li Mu looked at him and said calmly, "I have said before that those who do not last five minutes will be expelled from the Consecrated Office. These people are standing outside the Consecrated Office and dragging their feet until the incense burns out. Clearly, they do not want to be consecrated anymore. The Consecrated Office is an important place of the imperial court. Not just any random person can casually enter …"
The elder looked at him and asked slowly, "The two of us are also late. Does Lord Li want to expel the two of us from the Consecrated Office as well?"
Sixth Realm cultivators were not easy to recruit. Li Mu did not have this authority.
Although Li Mu really wanted to expel them to save resources for the imperial court, if he really did expel them, the imperial court would probably also put pressure on the Empress.
Li Mu looked at him and said, "Seeing that you are the head consecrated, I can make an exception this time. There will not be a next time."
"There is no need to wait for a next time." The elder who had not spoken all this time snorted and said coldly, "If you want to expel them today, then the two of us will voluntarily resign. You can expel us as well while you are at it …"
Li Mu looked at this elder in shock. There was actually such a good thing?
He was just worrying about how to expel them. With the sloppy Taoist priest, who was at the peak of the Sixth Realm, there was no need for the two of them. Wasn't this just a waste of the imperial court's resources?
Li Mu looked at the two of them in surprise and said, "Words are no guarantee. Why don't the two of you make an oath to the Heavenly Dao?"
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