Li Mu looked at the exquisite building with a flower bed and was speechless for a moment.
This building was built by the Empress for herself. Every beam, every piece of wood, and every blade of grass in the flower bed were all made by the Empress. If she came here in the future and saw that someone had taken over her home, Li Mu couldn't imagine how furious she would be.
One was his superior who loved and protected him, the other was his beloved woman. Li Mu's heart was in a dilemma as to which side to lean towards.
Angering the Empress wouldn't end well. No one knew this better than Li Mu.
But Li Mu didn't want his beloved woman to be sad.
Li Qing saw his strange expression and asked, "What's wrong? Is this building not okay?"
Li Mu's throat moved. He shook his head and said, "It's not that it's not okay. It's just that I suddenly want to build a house with you. A house that we built with our own hands, a house that belongs to us. Every structure of the house will be designed by us. We can also open a small garden in front of the house and plant the flowers we like in the garden …"
Li Qing imagined the scene that Li Mu described. Her beautiful face showed that she was moved.
Compared to this small building in front of her, being able to build a house of love with the person she loved was obviously more meaningful.
She nodded her head and said, "Okay …"
Li Mu wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead and said, "Let's go. Let's go prepare the materials to build the house …"
Three days later, Mount Baiyun.
There was still some time before the disciple recruitment ceremony. Li Qing once again entered seclusion. Xuan Jizi had exchanged a top-grade medicinal pill from the Pill Cauldron Sect, which could help her completely cross the last barrier between the Divine Ability and the Creation Realm.
Li Mu also took advantage of his free time to cultivate in seclusion on Mount Baiyun.
It was very difficult for his cultivation of dao to improve in a short period of time. His cultivation of buddhism had also reached a bottleneck. Li Mu put most of his energy into learning demonic arts.
Every path of cultivation had its own strengths and weaknesses. The more one dabbled in, the more one would have their own strengths and fewer weaknesses.
The various demonic techniques recorded in the Demon Race's Heavenly Book were extremely useful to Li Mu, and he began to think about the other Heavenly Books.
Each of the Six Daoist Sects had a Dao Page. It was very likely that the Buddhists had one as well. The Demon Race's Heavenly Book was in Li Mu's hands. The Fox Race's Heavenly Book was in the hands of the Ten Thousand Illusions Lord. The Ghost Dao's Heavenly Book was nowhere to be found. The other Heavenly Books were also rarely found.
Among the Heavenly Books, Li Mu came into contact with the other five sects of the Dao Sect the easiest.
However, even though the Six Sects were all part of the Dao Sects, it was impossible for them to lend their sect's treasures to others to comprehend. Unless Li Mu hid his identity and became a core disciple of one of the sects, or participated in the various sects' disciple recruitment trials and obtained first place …
None of these methods were realistic for Li Mu.
Li Mu stopped thinking about these and continued to comprehend the demonic techniques. At a certain moment, a Fu-lu flew in from outside and landed in the courtyard. The Fu-lu flashed and Li Mu heard Xuan Jizi's voice.
"Junior Brother, please make a trip to the main peak's Dao Palace."
Xuan Jizi must have called him for something. Li Mu left the small hut and quickly flew to the main peak.
In the main peak's Dao Palace, other than Xuan Jizi, there was also a woman. She looked to be in her thirties and her skin was delicate and tight. She was like a charming young married woman, but her cultivation was already at the sixth realm.
Li Mu naturally wouldn't think that she was only in her thirties or forties. This woman had the fragrance of elixirs. The people of the Danding Sect had always paid attention to maintaining their appearance, and they didn't lack elixirs to retain their looks. This woman was also a first seat of the Danding Sect, and her age wouldn't be much younger than Yuzhen.
Li Mu walked into the Dao Palace and asked, "Senior Brother, what's the matter?"
Xuan Jizi looked at the woman and introduced her to Li Mu, "This is Fellow Daoist Heng Yangzi of the Danding Sect."
Li Mu cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Heng Yangzi."
Heng Yangzi returned the greeting and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Ling Jizi."
Xuan Jizi said slowly, "To be honest, the only person in our sect who can refine the Tianji Talisman is Junior Brother Ling Jizi. This matter requires his approval."
Although a trace of shock flashed through the depths of Heng Yangzi's eyes, he didn't doubt Xuan Jizi's words. He cupped his hands again and said to Li Mu, "Please, Fellow Daoist Ling Jizi."
Li Mu was still confused and looked at Xuan Jizi.
Xuan Jizi explained, "It's like this, a senior of the Danding Sect …"
After listening to him, Li Mu understood why the Danding Sect sent two First Seats to Mount Baiyun. Other than congratulating Xuan Jizi on finding a beloved disciple, they also had a request.
A Grand Elder of the Danding Sect was nearing the end of his life and hoped to ask for a Tianji Talisman from the Fu-lu School to extend his lifespan by ten more years.
For Li Mu, this wasn't a big deal. At most, it would take more effort.
However, even blood brothers had to settle accounts. In the cultivation world, no one would ask for help like this.
Li Mu looked at Xuan Jizi and asked, "The materials for the Tianji Talisman …"
Heng Yangzi took the initiative and said, "The Danding Sect will bear all the materials for the talisman."
This was what they should bear. When Li Mu didn't know how to hint to her, Heng Yangzi continued, "If the talisman is successful, we will also prepare a generous gift for the Fu-lu School."
The one who had to bear the burden was Li Mu. He couldn't let Xuan Jizi take advantage of him. Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "Actually, I'm also interested in alchemy …"
Heng Yangzi immediately said, "I can give you a book on alchemy. The book contains the insights of the seniors of my sect on alchemy."
Li Mu said, "I heard that the Danding Sect's Dao page contains the truth of alchemy …"
Heng Yangzi understood what he meant. After a moment of silence, he said, "I can't make the decision on my own. I need to ask the Sect Master …"
Heng Yangzi walked out of the Dao Palace and quickly returned. He said, "Senior Sister has agreed. If the Tianji Talisman is successful, we can let Fellow Daoist Ling Jizi study our Dao page once."
This result was within Li Mu's expectations.
Although the Dao page was a precious treasure of each sect, it wasn't that they never showed it to others. The Fu-lu School would let the first place in the Talisman Dao trial to study the Dao page once. After they studied it, they could choose to join the sect or not. Li Mu chose to join, while Zhou Zhong chose to leave.
The other five sects also had the same rule.
The six sects had been passed down for thousands of years. Countless seniors of the sects had studied the Dao page and passed it down while innovating. What made the six sects what they were today was not the Dao page, but the hard work of generations of seniors of the sects.
Therefore, borrowing the Danding Sect's Dao page to study was not a matter of principle for the Danding Sect.
After receiving the Danding Sect's promise, Li Mu cracked his knuckles and stretched his muscles. He said to Xuan Jizi, "Senior Brother, we can begin …"
Several days later.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky above White Cloud Mountain again, accompanied by a strong heavenly might.
After experiencing it once, the elders and disciples of White Cloud Mountain were used to it.
They already knew that the appearance of this kind of heavenly phenomenon on White Cloud Mountain meant the birth of a Saint-level Fu-lu. Wasn't it normal for a Saint-level Fu-lu to be born in The Ancestral Court of Fu-lu School?
Soon, the First Seats flew towards the thunderclouds. Not long after, the thunderclouds dissipated and the sky returned to normal.
In the Daoist Palace on the main peak, Hyun Jinko handed the Divine Secret Talisman to Heng Yangzi. Heng Yangzi carefully accepted it and cupped his hands. "Thank you, Daoist Xuan Jizi, Daoist Ling Jizi …"
Then, she stretched out her hand and a blank page appeared in her palm.
Li Mu's cultivation was no longer the same as before. In addition, before he wrote the talisman, the Pill Cauldron Sect had given him a lot of elixirs to recover his magic power and mind. At this moment, he was in a good state. Li Mu took the page and sat down cross-legged.
When his mind touched the page, it immediately sank into another space.
What entered his eyes was a familiar fog. Li Mu did not delay. He closed his eyes and began to recite the Clear Heart Mantra over and over again.
He did not know how many times he recited it. When he opened his eyes, the fog in front of him had disappeared.
In a desolate and broken world, there was scorched earth everywhere.
Countless giant beasts were wreaking havoc on the ground. In the distance, countless figures stood in the air. Countless streams of light flew out from their hands. The streams of light streaked past Li Mu's eyes. He could vaguely see that there were round pills in the light.
A pill flew into the middle of a few giant beasts and exploded.
A black hole appeared at the spot where the pill exploded. The giant beasts were instantly sucked into the black hole and disappeared.
A pill flew into the mouth of a giant beast. The giant beast roared and fell to the ground powerlessly. Soon, it turned into stone.
Some pills exploded, turning into flames that could not be extinguished. Some pills touched the giant beast and turned into blue ice …
Li Mu had seen a similar scene in the Fu-lu School's Dao page. The difference was that those people could draw talismans in the air, but these humans used pills as weapons to attack these giant beasts.
They would also throw some pills into their mouths. They seemed to be used to recover their spiritual power. A pill flew in from afar and passed through Li Mu's body. A piece of information suddenly appeared in Li Mu's mind.
After realizing what this was, Li Mu reached out and grabbed another pill that flew in front of him.
The pill passed through his palm and Li Mu grabbed nothing but air. However, a new piece of information appeared in his mind.
The Pill Cauldron Sect's Dao page was someone else's after all. There was only one chance to comprehend it. Li Mu flew into the crowd and touched the pills up close.
Pieces of information about the Dao of alchemy flowed into Li Mu's mind. In the Dao Palace, Heng Yangzi instinctively sensed that something was wrong. He looked puzzled.
Xuan Jizi smiled and asked, "What's wrong, Daoist Heng Yangzi?"
Heng Yangzi said, "Comprehending the Dao page requires a lot of mental energy. Daoist Ling Jizi's cultivation is not high, but he can persist for so long …"
Xuan Jizi looked at him and said meaningfully, "Although my junior brother's cultivation is limited, his mental state is abnormally firm. Even I admire him …"
At a certain moment, Li Mu, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes.
He stood up and returned the Dao page to Heng Yangzi. He said, "Thank you."
Heng Yangzi put away the Dao page and asked, "How much did Daoist Ling Jizi comprehend?"
Li Mu said humbly, "A little, a little …"
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