With the experience of comprehending the Fu-lu Dao Page last time, Li Mu had learned to keep a low profile.
He had said that he was just going to take a look, but in the end, Li Mu had inherited everything that the Danding Sect had inherited from the Dao Page. What the Danding Sect had not comprehended from the Dao Page, Li Mu had also secretly learned. It was no exaggeration to say that the current him could already use his knowledge of alchemy to establish a second Danding Sect.
It was just that there was no need to do so.
Hearing Li Mu say that he had only comprehended "a little", Heng Yangzi was finally relieved.
After all, the Dao Page was an item of the sect's inheritance. If it were not for the fact that they had a favor to ask of the Fu-lu School this time, they definitely would not have taken the Dao Page out to trade.
Heng Yangzi put away the Tianji Talisman and the Dao Page and quickly left.
Xuan Jizi looked at Li Mu and asked, "Junior Brother, how much have you comprehended from the Danding Sect's inheritance?"
Li Mu shrugged and said, "I can swear to the Heavenly Dao that it really is only a little."
Xuan Jizi thought to himself that perhaps he was overthinking.
It was already rare for him to have such talent in the Dao of Talismans and the Dao of Dao. Wanting him to also have such high attainments in alchemy was a bit too much.
At this time, Li Mu looked at Xuan Jizi with shining eyes and asked, "Senior Brother, can you borrow the Dao Pages of the other four sects to take a look?"
Xuan Jizi shook his head and said, "I'm afraid not. If it's just the Danding Sect, we can still use your interest in alchemy as an excuse. If we use the same excuse for all the other sects, it would seem that we have ulterior motives …"
Xuan Jizi's words made sense. The Fu-lu School had its own Dao Page. If they wanted to take it for free, they obviously had bad intentions.
The various Daoist sects might think that the Fu-lu School had the ambition of swallowing up the five sects. Although all the sects had this idea, thinking and doing were two different things.
In the next few days, Li Mu began to digest the knowledge of alchemy he had obtained from the Dao Page.
Cultivators generally believed that the function of pills was to gather the essence of spiritual objects in the world. After consuming it, it could increase one's magic power and heal injuries. However, this understanding was obviously narrow.
From what Li Mu had seen, the cultivators of ancient times mostly used pills as weapons. Just like the Fu-lu School's Fu-lu, they could greatly increase one's battle prowess.
Unfortunately, the Dancauldron Sect did not pass down those powerful pill treasures.
The Pill Cauldron School was very sincere. After letting Li Mu comprehend the Dao Page, they also gave him an alchemy book and an alchemy furnace.
The Book of Alchemy was not precious. It was an entry-level book in the world of cultivation. The Six Daoist Sects were very generous. They did not forbid the circulation of some basic Fu, pills, and formations. Instead, they supported it. This was also the reason why the Daoist Sects had grown so rapidly in the past few hundred years.
Unlike the other sects, Daoism was more willing to share.
Of course, the core secrets of the Daoist Sects were only known to the upper echelons and core disciples. The alchemy book that the Pill Cauldron School gave Li Mu was only an entry-level book.
What was truly precious was the annotations in the alchemy book. This would allow Li Mu to avoid many detours.
After asking Xuan Jizi for some spiritual herbs, Li Mu began to try refining pills. At first, he failed a few furnaces. However, when he discovered that the Art of Tranquility could also be used to refine pills, his success rate greatly increased.
Although writing talismans and refining pills were two different things, there were similarities.
One required one to control the talisman's magic power, while the other required one to control the temperature of the flames. If one's mind wavered, the Fu would be destroyed. Similarly, if one's magic power wavered, the flames would become unstable, and the pills in the cauldron would be destroyed.
During this period, Li Mu used the materials given to him by Xuan Jizi to practice on Mount Baiyun.
After a few days, when he returned to the Divine Capital and joined forces with the Empress, he might have a chance to refine a saint-level pill.
Half a month later, the Fu Lu School's Headmaster Xuan Jizi and Elder Yuzhenzi's apprenticeship ceremony was held as scheduled.
This was a rare occasion for the Fu Lu School in recent years.
The other five sects of Daoism, the major sub-sects of the Fu Lu School, and some reputable sects in the cultivation world all sent people to Mount Baiyun to congratulate them.
The names of Li Qing and Liu Hanyan were also known by the major sects in the cultivation world. As the direct disciples of the Fu Lu School's Headmaster and Great Elder, their futures were limitless. It could even be said that the future of the Fu Lu School rested on their shoulders.
In these few days, the two girls received so many gifts that their hands went soft. Li Mu purposely built a few more rooms in the cave to store the gifts they received.
Inside the cave, Liu Hanyan stood by the lake and sighed, "What a beautiful place …"
Li Mu said, "This will be our home from now on."
Liu Hanyan looked at Li Mu and asked, "I heard Little Sister Qing say that the two of you personally built a small building here?"
Li Mu immediately said, "At that time, you were outside. I originally planned to build one here when you came back."
Liu Hanyan waved her hand and said, "I'm too lazy to build one. The small buildings here are all good. I'll just pick one."
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Mu's heart skipped a beat.
He pretended not to care at all and said, "Then you can choose whatever you want."
Liu Hanyan walked around the lake and sized up the small buildings.
Li Mu walked to her side and suggested, "What do you think of this one? It's facing south and has the best feng shui …"
Liu Hanyan shook her head and said, "I don't like this one."
Li Mu continued, "What about this one? The terrace outside is so good. You can usually play the zither on it …"
Liu Hanyan continued to shake her head and said, "It's mediocre and has no characteristics."
When passing by another small building, Li Mu quickened his pace and glanced around. He thought to himself, "Please don't choose this one, please don't choose this one …"
Liu Hanyan stopped and pointed to an exquisite small building with a flower garden. She said, "This one."
Li Mu stopped and said with a smile, "Actually, I think it's more meaningful for the two of us to build a love house with our own hands."
Liu Hanyan said, "But I really like this small building. Look at how beautiful it is. It's like a palace, and there's a small flower garden in front of it …"
Li Mu's throat moved. He said, "We can copy this small building and build an identical …"
Liu Hanyan asked, "Since we already have one, why do we have to build another one?"
Li Mu said, "This is different. Don't you want to have a small building built by the two of us?"
Liu Hanyan said indifferently, "No need to be so troublesome. There's no difference anyway."
Li Mu looked at her and said helplessly, "Why are you so unromantic?"
Liu Hanyan frowned and said, "Are you saying that I'm not as romantic as Sister Qing? As expected, when there's a new person, you forget the old. Do you think that I can't compare to her in any way …"
Li Mu hurriedly explained, "It's not like that. Actually, it's …"
Liu Hanyan asked angrily, "What is it?"
"Actually, this small building belongs to Her Majesty the Empress."
"Her Majesty the Empress, why is Her Majesty the Empress' small building in our house?"
"Yes, yes …"
"Why are you hesitating? Is it because … No wonder you ran to the palace when we were not at home and didn't even go home. No wonder Her Majesty is so good to you. No wonder the rumors say that you are Empress Li. It turns out that what they said is true …"
…
After deducing for a while, Li Mu shook his head and threw these thoughts out of his mind.
He could never say that to Liu Hanyan, otherwise, things would become more difficult to end.
Liu Hanyan was still waiting for Li Mu's answer. She asked, "Why are you shaking your head? Why don't you let me choose this one?"
Li Mu raised his head and explained, "Because Qing and I built this small building by ourselves. I'm worried that if you don't have it, you will think that I'm biased …"
"I see." Liu Hanyan held Li Mu's hand and said, "Don't worry. I won't think too much. I don't want to be so troublesome …"
She held Li Mu's hand and walked into the small building. After looking around the small building, she was more satisfied.
"It's so beautiful inside …"
"This bed is so big. It's so comfortable to lie down …"
"The tables and chairs here are also made of spiritual wood. The carvings on them are so exquisite. They must be the work of a famous artist …"
"The paintings on the wall, are they the original works of Daoxuan Zhenren from the previous dynasty? Most of his paintings have been lost. Where did you find them?"
"These two vases are also so beautiful. They must be expensive?"
Li Mu stood in the room and squeezed out a smile. He said, "As long as you like it …"
…
Xuan Jizi and Yuzhen Zi's disciple recruitment ceremony ended. Li Mu stayed for a few more days before returning to Shendu.
Liu Hanyan and Li Qing did not return. In the following days, they would receive the true inheritance of Fu-lu School. This was the most important opportunity for them to enter the sixth realm and even the seventh realm.
After returning to Shendu, Li Mu stayed at home for two days to make sufficient preparations before going to the palace.
At the entrance of Changle Palace, he nervously asked Shangguan Li, "Is Her Majesty here?"
Shangguan Li nodded and said, "Her Majesty is reading a book. You can go in by yourself."
Li Mu walked into Changle Palace and saw the Empress reclining on the dragon throne. He said softly, "Your Majesty."
The Empress's face was hidden behind the book. She said lightly, "Wait for me to finish reading this page."
She read this page for a full quarter of an hour.
Li Mu saw that she was holding the book upside down but did not dare to remind her.
After a long time, she put down the book and stood up. She asked, "What's the result of the trip to Yingzhou?"
Li Mu said, "I have successfully gained the trust of Corpse Sect and had them refine the ten demonic corpses for me."
The Empress asked, "Aren't you afraid that they will use them against you after they refine them?"
Li Mu explained, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have already used the Spirit Splitting Technique to deal with the ten demonic corpses. No matter who refine them, they will only listen to my command."
After that, the Empress asked him some questions about the apprenticeship ceremony. However, she didn't mention a single word about Li Mu's streaking in the Changle Palace.
If she did not mention it, Li Mu would not take the initiative to mention it either.
The two of them reached a tacit understanding about this matter.
After the tacit understanding, the Empress said lightly, "Take me to your cave. I want to see my flower garden …"
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