Although Li Mu had been using Bai Xuan to scheme against this Sage Sect Elder, he had no illusions of keeping him here.
A centipede would die but not fall down. An injured Realm Seven expert was still a Realm Seven expert. It was rare for a Realm Six expert to die, and it was almost unheard of for a Realm Seven expert to die.
When this person was swept away by the black lotus and escaped, Li Mu knew that he could not keep him here.
But he never expected that the Lord of Illusions would appear midway.
The black lotus stopped in the void and kept trembling. It was obvious that the Primordial Spirit of the Lord of Illusions was fighting fiercely with the Primordial Spirit of this Sage Sect Elder.
As for the Sage Sect Elder's body, it had already exploded when he fought with the seven demon corpses.
Facing the Seven Deadly Formation, he had to be careful even when he was at his peak, let alone when he was seriously injured. In order to break through this formation, he had paid a terrible price.
Now, it was time to see who was more seriously injured between him and the Lord of Illusions.
Obviously, Huan Ji did not know that the Lord of Illusions was hiding here. After being stunned for a moment, she became excited and blurted out, "Father …"
Li Mu reminded her, "You can't help there. Go save Huan Yun and the Elders first. We have to take control of Qianhu Nation as soon as possible. The Celestial Wolf King has escaped, and the news will spread soon. The Green Wolf King may come personally …"
After Li Mu's reminder, Huan Ji immediately came to her senses and hurried to the dungeon with Hu Six and Hu Nine.
Bai Xuan was dead, and his subordinates were all captured. Li Mu looked up at the Bai family's Patriarch, who was still stubbornly resisting. With a thought, the eight demon corpses surrounded the Bai family's Patriarch.
The Bai family's Patriarch, who was only at Realm Six, was soon captured.
Although he had taken down Qianhu Nation temporarily, Li Mu could not let his guard down.
Because in his plan, this was the easiest thing to do.
It was easy to take down the Thousand Fox Nation, but the difficult part was how to resist the counterattack of the Celestial Wolf Race after taking down the Thousand Fox Nation, as well as how to deal with the Demonic Path Sacred Sect.
Li Mu looked at the trembling Black Lotus and hoped that the Sky Lord of Illusions could help. If he could get rid of that Sage Sect Elder, it would have a huge impact on both sides. By then, the enemy would have one less Seventh Realm cultivator and one more Seventh Realm cultivator on our side. The pressure would be reduced exponentially.
That old fox hadn't fled the area as soon as possible after being severely injured. Instead, he had been lurking around Thousand Fox Nation, waiting for an opportunity to strike. Not everyone had that kind of courage.
After Phantom Princess took care of the Thousand Fox Kingdom's affairs, she flew towards the Black Lotus Kingdom.
To be on the safe side, Li Mu followed behind her.
He had already put away Bai Xuan's corpse. Li Mu took out an item from his storage space and gave it to Phantom Princess. "This is for you."
The Tomes of Arcane were recovered. Phantom Princess took the page from Li Mu and said, "Thank you."
Li Mu didn't say anything else and focused all his attention on the Black Lotus Kingdom.
The trembling Black Lotus Kingdom showed how intense the battle was.
At a certain moment, an extremely angry voice came from the Black Lotus. "Sky Lord of Illusions, just you wait. The next time I descend, it will be the day you die!"
As soon as he said this, the black lotus trembled to the extreme.
Li Mu's expression changed and he immediately protected Phantom Princess in his arms. At the same time, the Law Bell flew out from his ear and covered Li Mu and Phantom Princess.
Boom!
The trembling Black Lotus Kingdom suddenly exploded. Fragments flew everywhere, bringing with it a powerful spiritual power fluctuation. After the explosion, a huge pit with a radius of a few hundred feet appeared. Countless small hills were directly flattened. Li Mu hid in the Law Bell with Phantom Princess in his arms. Looking at the scene in front of him, he swallowed his saliva with lingering fear.
If it weren't for the Law Bell, he and Phantom Princess would have been killed by the explosion of the Black Lotus Kingdom.
Due to the explosion, a lotus petal streaked across the sky at an unbelievable speed and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The image of a handsome middle-aged man floated in the air and said regretfully, "He still got away …"
Li Mu put away the Law Bell and let go of Phantom Princess. She looked at the illusory figure and said emotionally, "Father …"
The Sky Lord of Illusions looked at Phantom Princess lovingly and said, "I've made you suffer."
Phantom Princess shook her head and said, "I didn't suffer at all."
Li Mu glanced at her. Of course she didn't suffer at all because he was the one who suffered. He was the spy, the one who injured the elders of the Sage Sect, and the one who stopped the Celestial Wolf King and Elder Ancestor Bai. She just had to win. What was there to suffer?
Two hours later, in the Imperial Palace of the Thousand Fox Kingdom.
The subordinates loyal to Bai Xuan had been captured. Hu Liu and Hu Jiu rescued the trapped elders and easily stabilized the situation. As for the demons of the Thousand Fox Kingdom, it didn't make much of a difference to them who was the king. Compared to Bai Xuan, they preferred Lord Phantom Princess.
In the Imperial Palace.
The Sky Lord of Illusions' voice floated, "I sent so many people to capture you. I didn't expect you to come to me yourself in the end."
Li Mu said indifferently, "If you could solve the problem of the Yao Kingdom by yourselves, why would I come here?"
The Sky Lord of Illusions looked at him and said, "Now that things have come to this, the enmity between us is written off. Phantom Princess needs the power of the Great Zhou court to gain a foothold in the Yao Kingdom. The Great Zhou court also needs us to keep the Celestial Wolf Kingdom in check. This is not help, but a deal."
Li Mu nodded and said, "That's right."
The Sky Lord of Illusions continued, "Since it's a deal, no matter what you do, the Huan family doesn't owe you or the Great Zhou court anything. However, I can promise you that as long as the Huan family controls the Thousand Fox Kingdom, the Celestial Wolf Tribe will never be able to unify the Yao Kingdom."
Li Mu looked at him and said, "I hope you can do as you say."
The Sky Lord of Illusions looked outside and said, "The prerequisite is that you can stop that old wolf."
Li Mu said indifferently, "You don't need to worry about that."
Although the conversation between Li Mu and the Sky Lord of Illusions was cold and emotionless, Li Mu liked this kind of straightforwardness.
There was no need to talk about gratitude or enmity, only pure benefits. Simple and straightforward, there was nothing more stable than this kind of relationship.
The Sky Lord of Illusions' primordial spirit was already extremely weak. In terms of battle, he could not be counted on for now. Li Mu originally wanted to return his corpse, but since the Sky Lord of Illusions made it clear that this was a deal, he would not do it for free. The corpses of seventh level cultivators were rare. If he gave it to Chen Shiyi, he could quickly refine a sixth level demon corpse.
He chose a palace in the palace as his temporary residence.
Not long after, Phantom Princess walked in and said calmly, "Thank you for saving me."
Li Mu waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me."
Phantom Princess laughed self-deprecatingly and asked, "Is it because the deal can only continue as long as I'm alive?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "That's not important. In short, I can't watch you die."
"No, this is very important." Phantom Princess walked to his side and looked into his eyes. She said seriously, "Look into my eyes and tell me, did you come to Thousand Fox Nation for the Empress of Great Zhou and for the Great Zhou court to join forces with the Fox Race to fight against the Celestial Wolf Race and prevent the Yao Nation from being unified?"
This was one of Li Mu's goals for coming here, but it was not the most important.
In his heart, whether the Yao Nation was unified or not did not matter much.
It was naturally best if they were not unified. It would save him a lot of trouble.
If they were unified and wanted to go to war with Great Zhou, every soldier on the frontlines would have a heaven-grade Fu-lu. It would let the demon soldiers know what true cruelty was.
If Great Zhou really went to war with the Yao Nation, it would not be difficult to achieve this with the power of the entire nation without caring about the resources.
To a certain extent, the best way to do it once and for all was to beat the Yao Nation until they were afraid. It was just that Li Mu would have to work harder.
What Li Mu really cared about was the safety of Phantom Princess and Hu Jiu after the change in Thousand Fox Nation. This was the most important reason why he came here.
However, he did not intend to tell Phantom Princess this. Li Mu hoped that Phantom Princess would hate him and not fall into a deeper tangle of hatred and repayment.
If all of this was for the sake of a deal, then no matter what Li Mu did for her and how many times he saved her, it was all a deal. She did not owe Li Mu anything, so she naturally did not have to repay him.
Li Mu met her gaze and nodded. "Yes, I came to Thousand Fox Nation, but …"
As Li Mu spoke, the light in Phantom Princess's eyes suddenly dimmed.
Li Mu's throat seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton. He said with difficulty, "But …"
Phantom Princess did not look at him anymore. The light in her eyes completely dimmed. She slowly turned around and walked outside.
The moment she turned around, her hand was suddenly held by someone.
Li Mu let out a long breath and said softly, "I was just worried about you and Hu Jiu …"
Feeling the power of that hand, the light in Phantom Princess's eyes that had dimmed appeared again. She turned to look at Li Mu. Li Mu also looked at her and said helplessly, "Lord Phantom Princess, the little snake is already dead. Why don't you let him rest assured …"
Phantom Princess stood there with a faint smile on her lips. She knew that her little snake had returned.
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