The question of "Who am I" that the White Emperor Demon Corpse had once struggled with was actually not completely meaningless.
At this moment, sitting in Changle Palace was Li Mu, the Thousand Illusions Venerable, and the Demon Emperor White Emperor.
He had the memories of the Thousand Illusions Venerable and the White Emperor, knew all their secrets, and knew everyone they knew. With this, he could flawlessly pretend that he had been possessed by the Thousand Illusions Venerable or the White Emperor.
If he said he was the Corpse Sect's Grand Elder, then he was the Corpse Sect's Grand Elder.
Compared to the Thousand Illusions Venerable being possessed, most people were more willing to believe that he had possessed someone else.
Although the Corpse Sect was also one of the Ten Demonic Sects, they were not interested in anything other than tomb raiding and refining corpses.
Li Mu and the Empress had worked hard to turn the Demon Emperor's cave into a paradise. The mountains were green, the water was green, and the flowers were fragrant. However, there were always ten corpses that had been dead for three thousand years. Every time Li Mu thought about it, he felt uncomfortable.
Rather than letting them gather dust in the cave, it was better to send them to the Corpse Sect and let the corpse refiners help refine them. At the same time, it saved Li Mu a lot of manpower and resources.
However, the premise of all this was to make them believe that Li Mu was the Thousand Illusions Venerable.
It was not difficult to do this, but he did not want to expose his true identity.
The art of transformation was a Mystical Power that only Level-6 cultivators were qualified to learn. Even if Li Mu used the False Appearance Talisman, he could not guarantee that there would be no flaws.
He closed his eyes and searched in his mind. When he opened his eyes again, his face changed. Soon, he had become a stranger.
This was not a Daoist Mystical Power, but a demon technique.
The False Appearance Mystical Power was an illusory technique that was cast with spells. If it met someone with a high cultivation, they would be seen through at a glance.
On the other hand, this demon technique that had been lost with the fall of the White Emperor could change one's appearance without leaving a trace.
Of course, demon techniques had their advantages, but Daoist techniques also had their limitations.
The Dao Sect's Divine Ability allowed one to transform into any appearance they wished with the help of Dharma spells. Regardless of whether it was a person's face, a rock, a wooden stake, a cow, or a dog, there was nothing it could not do.
Demonic arts were not so random. At most, they could change their appearance, but not their figure. If they wanted to change into the appearance of anyone, they would need to cultivate to a high level.
It seemed that Dao Arts were stronger, but Dao Arts were essentially illusions. All illusions had the risk of being seen through.
As for this demonic technique, even though there were many limitations when it was executed, it would leave no traces behind after the transformation, making it difficult for others to notice.
There was also the Invisibility Spell.
The Daoist Invisibility Spell could hide one's body, clothes, weapons, magic treasures, all the accessories on one's body, and any external objects that the caster wanted to hide.
They were both invisible, but demonic arts were not as magical.
It could only hide the caster's body, hair, and skin. It did not include clothes or any other external objects.
In other words, if he wanted to become invisible through demonic arts, he would have to strip naked from head to toe.
This seemed to be a useless spell, but it was very difficult to completely hide one's aura and spiritual power. Once any spiritual power fluctuations were revealed, even if others couldn't see it with the naked eye, they would be able to perceive their existence.
As for the Invisibility Spell, it was born from a certain lizard's innate Divine Ability. It didn't consume any spiritual power at all, so naturally, there would be no spiritual power fluctuations. Not only could it make people disappear out of thin air, but it could also integrate with any surrounding environment without any disharmony. Even a powerhouse of the Upper Realm wouldn't be able to discover it.
Li Mu comprehended a lot of demonic arts from Bai Di's memory, and he first learned these two practical ones.
The Art of Disguise that would not be discovered by others allowed him to act with another identity without exposing himself.
As for the Invisibility Spell, although the casting conditions were a bit awkward, in the face of a life and death crisis, or some incomparably critical moment, who would care about wearing clothes or not?
Of course, with Li Mu's caution, he would not joke about his own safety without confirmation.
The Transformation Spell would not be exposed. Li Mu had already confirmed this through the Empress.
As for the other one, it was inconvenient for him to take the initiative to look for the Empress.
Li Mu thought for a while and returned to his room.
A moment later, Wanwan and Xiao Bai, who were sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly found that the door of their room was pushed open.
Xiao Bai turned her head and took a look, and said in surprise, "Why is the door open, is it the wind?"
Wanwan turned her head to look, and quickly turned back, and said, "It should be the wind, it's your turn. Whoever wins this game will sleep inside tonight …"
Li Mu walked out of Wanwan and Xiao Bai's room. It seemed that the demonic arts from three thousand years ago were indeed something.
Xiao Bai couldn't see through it, but even Wanwan, who had a small success in her Spiritual Pupils, couldn't discover him after he was invisible.
On the bed in the room, Xiao Bai finished moving the chess pieces, and inadvertently looked at Wanwan, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you, why is your color so red …"
After coming out of their room, Li Mu's confidence increased a little.
He was barefoot, and using the demonic arts that originated from the cat race, he walked silently.
He walked to the entrance of Changle Palace, and saw Shangguan Li, who was standing guard outside. He reached out and waved his hand in front of her eyes, but Shangguan Li didn't react at all.
Even she couldn't discover him. Li Mu became bolder, and walked into Changle Palace.
The Empress was reading a book. At this moment, there was no one in the palace, and she was lying on the dragon throne in an even more languid posture than usual.
The dragon throne was very big, almost half the size of a bed. The Empress's posture revealed her graceful figure even more. She usually wore a loose dragon robe, which didn't reveal her figure.
It was only at this moment that Li Mu realized that the Empress actually had such an impressive figure.
He walked around the palace, and the Empress was still quietly reading her book, as if she didn't discover anything.
This meant that Li Mu could also hide his figure without leaving any traces in front of other Seventh Realm cultivators.
He frantically tested the Empress a few more times at the edge of danger, but the Empress still didn't react. Li Mu's heart was completely at ease.
Just as he was about to leave, the Empress suddenly put down the book in her hand.
She skillfully formed a hand seal. Li Mu recognized this hand seal — it was the Mystic Light Technique's hand seal.
Why did she use the Mystic Light Technique for no reason? Was she trying to spy on someone?
At this moment, Li Mu was also somewhat curious.
He looked up at the image displayed by the Mystic Light Technique and couldn't help but be stunned.
The image was actually Changle Palace.
Li Mu was confused. What was the Empress doing? Was she spying on herself?
At the same time, Zhou Yi's face also showed confusion.
As if realizing something, she looked in a certain direction corresponding to the Mystic Light Technique.
At the end of her line of sight, the invisible Li Mu met the Empress's gaze, and his heart skipped a beat …
Zhou Yi stood up and asked in confusion, "What kind of technique is this? Even I can't see through it. How did you do it?"
Li Mu's awkward voice came from the void. "Your Majesty, it's not very convenient for me right now. I'll come back and explain later …"
Zhou Yi said, "What's not convenient about it? You dare to play this kind of trick in front of me? Hurry up and show yourself!"
With that, she waved her sleeves, and a storm of magic power swept out. Li Mu instantly felt a chill all over his body.
This demonic technique was naturally practical, but it couldn't resist too much external interference. It was more suitable for sneaking around. Once someone sensed it, they had to immediately use other countermeasures.
Under this storm of magic power, he couldn't maintain his invisible state anymore.
Although Li Mu escaped into the Demon Emperor's cave at the first moment, Zhou Yi still caught a glimpse of him before he fled in a panic.
The scene that she tried so hard to forget once again appeared in her mind.
…
Changle Palace.
Mr. Mei walked in slowly and handed a letter to Zhou Yi. He said, "Your Majesty, this is what Li Mu asked me to give to Your Majesty."
Zhou Yi still hadn't recovered from the morning's events. Her gaze was a little absent-minded. She said, "Put it on the table."
Mr. Mei shook his head and said strangely, "I don't know why he couldn't tell Your Majesty face to face. He hurriedly handed this letter to me and left the palace …"
Zhou Yi suddenly raised her head and said nervously, "What, he left the palace?"
She sensed and found that Li Mu's aura was indeed gone from the palace. However, Wanwan and Xiao Bai were still there. This made her feel at ease. As long as they were still there, Li Mu wasn't running away.
She opened the letter. There were only two short lines on it.
"Your Majesty, I need to go to Yingzhou to deal with the ten demonic corpses. Then I'll go back to Mount Baiyun to attend Senior Xuan Jizi's disciple recruitment ceremony. I'll return to the Divine Capital in a few days … Li Mu."
For some reason, Zhou Qiong heaved a sigh of relief after reading the letter.
She was still worried. When Li Mu came to Changle Palace later, should she pretend that nothing happened? Or should she pretend to be furious and reprimand him, and then let it go easily …
If she pretended that nothing happened, what would he think? Would he think that she was an unreserved woman?
If she pretended to be angry and reprimanded him fiercely, she would regret it even more if she hurt his feelings and made him want to leave.
Compared to these two choices, it was obviously better to separate temporarily. After some time, both of them would forget about this matter and pretend that nothing had happened.
At the same time that Zhou Yi breathed a sigh of relief in Changle Palace, Li Mu also breathed a long sigh of relief outside the Divine Capital.
Although running away was shameful, it was useful.
Otherwise, he really didn't know how to face the Empress.
He didn't even know how to explain it.
Although the Empress was already 30 years old, she was still a pure and innocent girl who hadn't seen the world. Li Mu was really worried that he would leave a psychological scar on her. He was even more worried that she would mistakenly think that he had some strange fetish …
Suddenly, he didn't have the courage to step into Changle Palace.
Rather than stay here and make things awkward for both of them, it was better to separate temporarily and let time wash away everything.
He originally planned to find the Corpse Sect later and deal with the ten demonic corpses. Now, he had to bring it forward.
At the Department of Offerings.
The slovenly Taoist priest looked at Li Mu and frowned. "What are you up to this time?"
Last time, he followed Li Mu to the Demonic Emperor's cave. If he didn't come out, his Talisman of Divine Fate would undoubtedly be gone. The slovenly Taoist priest only wanted to spend the year well, get the Talisman of Divine Fate, and then continue to look for opportunities to break through.
Li Mu: "Go to Yingzhou."
The slovenly Taoist priest shook his head. "No. That kind of place where even birds don't shit. What's the point of going to that …"
Li Mu: "When we come back from Yingzhou, I'll give you the Talisman of Divine Fate."
The slovenly Taoist priest stood up and asked, "When do we leave?"
Li Mu: "Now."
…
Several days later, in the hinterland of Yingzhou.
The sky here was gray, and the air was filled with poisonous miasma. Two figures stepped through the air and floated above a valley.
The location of the Corpse Sect was very secretive. Even the Demonic Dao only knew that they were in Yingzhou, but they didn't know the exact location of the Corpse Sect. However, to Li Mu, who had the memories of the Thousand Illusions, coming to the Corpse Sect was like going home.
It wasn't just like home — it was home.
The slovenly Taoist priest asked, "You really don't want me to go with you?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "No need."
He dragged the slovenly Taoist priest along just in case. With his current strength, if he encountered an enemy at the peak of the Sixth Realm, it would be difficult for him to escape. With the slovenly Taoist priest around, unless they encountered a Seventh Realm, there wouldn't be any accidents.
After the death of the Thousand Illusions Venerable Master, there were no more Sixth Realm cultivators in the Corpse Sect. Although there were many Fifth Realm cultivators, with the Demonic Emperor's cave and the Dao bell, Li Mu could deal with them no matter how many Fifth Realm cultivators there were.
His face changed, and soon, it was the face of a stranger.
This person had a white face and was a young man. Li Mu had changed his appearance based on Old Wang's.
He left the slovenly Taoist priest and continued to fly forward for ten miles, arriving in front of a mountain.
Li Mu flew forward another hundred feet, and suddenly, a few voices came from the mountain.
"Scram!"
"This is not a place you can come to!"
"I'll give you ten breaths. If you don't scram, I'll extract your soul and refine your corpse!"
…
Li Mu's body floated in the air, and he said calmly, "How dare you …"
His voice was steady and powerful, and it echoed throughout the mountain.
Swoosh!
Swoosh! Swoosh!
One by one, figures flew out from the mountain. More than ten figures floated in front of Li Mu, their faces filled with shock.
These people were all Fifth Realm cultivators. Among the ten demonic sects, the Corpse Sect's strength was only weaker than the Sage Sect's. If the Grand Elder, the Thousand Illusions Venerable Master, reached the Seventh Realm, he could suppress the Thousand Illusions Venerable Master and make the Corpse Sect the number one sect below the Sage Sect.
Unfortunately, with the death of the Thousand Illusions Venerable Master, the Corpse Sect was leaderless and became a demonic sect.
A tall and thin man with a pale face, like a corpse, stared at Li Mu and asked, "Who are you? What business do you have in the Corpse Sect?"
Li Mu smiled and said, "Chen Shiyi, we haven't seen each other for three years, and you don't recognize me?"
Chen Shiyi's expression changed greatly.
Although the person in front of him had a different appearance and voice, his expression, actions, and even subtle eyes were exactly the same as the god in his heart, the Grand Elder Thousand Illusions!
"You, you're the Grand Elder!" Chen Shiyi blurted out and then said flatly, "No, this is impossible. The Grand Elder's Soul Lamp has been extinguished. He can't be alive!"
The Thousand Illusions Venerable Master's Soul Lamp had been extinguished, which meant that his soul had died long ago. It was impossible for him to appear in front of everyone.
The Soul Lamp and Life Talisman were connected to the soul. Li Mu couldn't deceive the Nether Saint, and now, he couldn't deceive these people.
He didn't deny it and said indifferently, "The Thousand Illusions Venerable Master is indeed dead. The one standing in front of you now is my memory host. I have erased the memory of his original body. Now, I am him, and he is me!"
Hearing this, everyone in the Soul Sect was shocked.
Erasing someone else's memory and replacing it with his own. How crazy was he to do such a thing?
In this way, who was the identity of the person whose memory was erased?
If he was himself, he only had the memory of another person. But if he was Thousand Illusions, he had nothing but Thousand Illusions' memory. How could the Corpse Sect treat him as the Grand Elder?
Chen Shiyi looked at Li Mu and said in a low voice, "What evidence do you have?!"
Li Mu said indifferently, "Chen Shiyi, how dare you talk to me like this? Have you forgotten who picked you up from the pile of corpses and taught you how to cultivate and refine corpses?"
After saying this, he looked at another person and said, "Han Shisan, what's with that look? Don't think that I don't know about you and the female corpse you refined. Sun Qi has already told everyone about it …"
Han Shisan's face was red. Looking at the other person, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sun Qi, didn't you say you would keep it a secret for me?!"
Sun Qi looked embarrassed and said, "I accidentally let it slip …"
Li Mu continued, "Sun Qi, once, when Han Shisan wasn't around, you secretly did something indescribable with his female corpse. All these years, I didn't tell anyone …"
Han Shisan was furious, "What? Sun Qi, you bastard! I thought you were my brother, but you did something worse than a beast!"
Sun Qi retorted, "If I'm worse than a beast, then what are you?"
Seeing that the two were about to fight over a spirit corpse, Chen Shiyi said in a low voice, "Shut up, we'll talk about this later!"
He looked at Li Mu. At this moment, he didn't have any doubts about what Li Mu said.
If he didn't have the head elder's memories, how could he find this place and know everything about the Corpse Sect?
Even so, he still couldn't accept such a special existence.
He looked at Li Mu and said, "You said it yourself, you're not the head elder. You only have the head elder's memories. The head elder of the Corpse Sect is already dead. Go back to where you came from …"
Li Mu sighed and said regretfully, "If that's the case, then the ten thousand-year-old ancient corpses I found can only be refined slowly after I establish the new Corpse Sect. I wonder if the two level-eight ancient corpses can be refined into two spirit corpses …"
Hearing this, everyone in the Corpse Sect was shocked.
"What!"
"Level-Eight ancient corpse!"
"This is a supreme-grade material, I wonder if it's a male or a female …"
"If I can refine a spirit corpse in this lifetime, I can die without regrets …"
…
Li Mu said indifferently and turned to leave. In the next moment, an urgent voice came from behind him.
"Hold on!"
Chen Shiyi looked at Li Mu with a burning gaze and asked, "Can you let us see those ancient corpses?"
Li Mu waved his hand, and ten demon corpses were placed neatly in front of everyone.
Everyone looked at these demon corpses, and after a short silence, they were completely shocked.
"Oh my god, the corpse still has such a strong aura after being dead for so long. He must have been a level-eight powerhouse when he was alive!"
"These two corpses are both level-eight, and the remaining ones are no lower than level-seven. Where did you find these supreme-grade ancient corpses?"
"My hands are starting to itch. I want one of these two level-eight ancient corpses!"
"Bullshit, that's mine!"
"Then let's see if you have the ability!"
"Want to fight?"
…
Looking at the Corpse Sect disciples arguing endlessly, Li Mu waved his hand again, and the ten demon corpses were recalled by him.
He looked at the group of Corpse Sect disciples and said indifferently, "Have you seen enough?"
The crowd's noise came to an abrupt end.
Their gazes met, and soon, everyone had a decision in their eyes.
In the next moment, with Chen Shiyi in the lead, everyone cupped their fists and bowed at the same time, saying loudly, "All Corpse Sect disciples welcome the return of the head elder!"
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