Li Mu had already tested the effects of the Realm Breaker Pill on Green Ox and Tiger King before. After all, it was just advancing from the fourth realm to the fifth realm. As long as one's spiritual power reached the peak of the fourth realm, breaking through was just a matter of taking a pill.
However, advancing from the fifth realm to the sixth realm was not so easy. No one could refine pills of that level at the moment, and they also lacked the materials. Otherwise, if Li Mu sent Phantom Princess to the sixth realm with a single pill, who in the Thousand Fox Nation would dare to object?
There were many demons under Hu Jiu and Hu Liu who were stuck at the peak of the fourth realm. It would have taken them a few years, a decade, decades, or even a lifetime to cross this step. After taking the Realm Breaker Pill, more than a dozen of them successfully advanced in three days.
Those who did not advance also had their spiritual power greatly improved. As long as they cultivated well, they would break through in these two years.
Li Mushun then asked Huan Ji for more medicinal herbs to refine some pills that could increase the Dharmic powers of the demons. He also raised the overall strength of the demons under her command. In this way, the strength of the Thousand Fox Country was finally restored to its former peak.
In addition, Li Mu also built a new imperial court for the Thousand Fox Nation according to the personnel structure of the Great Zhou court.
Their previous management was too chaotic. In the future, the Demon Division would each perform their own duties, and the power would eventually be concentrated in Phantom Princess' hands. There would not be a situation where the Empress's power was just a figurehead.
The officials of the Demon Division would be the demons under her whose cultivation had improved. This group of people was personally promoted by her and could be considered her first batch of direct subordinates. Compared to the previous elders of the Meizong Sect, they were absolutely loyal to Phantom Princess and did not have any other intentions.
On a flattened mountain peak in the Thousand Fox Nation.
Li Mu carefully engraved formation patterns on a huge spiritual jade. Phantom Princess stood beside him with her hands behind her back and stuck her head out to observe.
She did not know what Li Mu was doing, but she did not ask. In any case, she knew that everything Li Mu did was for her.
There was a mirror erected in front of Li Mu.
The reflection in the mirror wasn't Li Mu. Instead, it was the Empress and Ting Xin. Ting Xin, Wanwan, and Xiao Bai would also occasionally come over to take a look.
Although Li Mu was constantly facing the Monocular, which made him feel uncomfortable all over, this was the Empress's order, so he couldn't disobey. Otherwise, it would seem that he had a guilty conscience.
It was not easy to inscribe runes on a spiritual jade. The slightest ripple of magic power would cause the entire spiritual jade to be destroyed. Li Mu was completely focused. The sweat on his forehead was about to drip into his eyes.
Phantom Princess took out a handkerchief from her bosom and was about to wipe Li Mu's sweat when an angry voice came from the Thousand Li Mirror, "Stop!"
Bai Tingxin looked at her angrily through the monocular.
Huan Ji's lips curled up. She didn't care and continued to help Li Mu wipe away his sweat.
In the Thousand Miles Mirror, Bai Tingxin tugged at Zhou Yi's sleeve and said, "Sister Empress, look at her …"
Zhou Yi's expression was indifferent. She wasn't an impulsive woman like Ting Xin. Mr. Mei had already advised her. Although Li Mu was now in the Thousand Fox Nation, everything he did was for the imperial court and for her. Even if she was angry, she couldn't show it. She couldn't lose her composure as the Empress of the Great Zhou in front of that vixen.
On the mountain peak, Illusion Princess put away her handkerchief and said to Li Mu, "Do you want to consider it? Why don't you just stay here? I can give you a bigger residence. You can choose any of the women from the Demon Kingdom's hundred races. You can also take any of the spiritual jades and spiritual herbs in the treasury. I'll also help you bring your little maid and little fox here. Don't you think it's better for your little fox to live here …"
Xiao Bai poked her head over and said, "I'm not going. Benefactor, don't agree to it!"
Li Mu shook his head and said to Phantom Princess, "That's impossible."
Phantom Princess didn't say anything. She looked into the mirror and met Zhou Yi's gaze. The two empresses of the nation, separated by thousands of miles, still clashed fiercely with each other.
There was a hint of provocation in Phantom Princess's eyes. Zhou Yi's expression was still indifferent.
However, her hands hidden in her sleeves were already clenched. She snorted coldly in her heart. She would let her be proud for a few more days. When this matter was over, the Demon Nation would be Li Mu's forbidden land. She wouldn't let Li Mu go to the Demon Nation again. He would never see that vixen again. This was her last bit of pride.
She was the empress of the Great Zhou. She had to be calm. She couldn't be angered by this wild fox.
Phantom Princess looked at Zhou Yi then suddenly looked at Li Mu and said, "The other thing I said, do you want to reconsider? Isn't being the empress of the Thousand Fox Nation better than being someone else's subject?"
Zhou Yi couldn't remain calm after stealing her man in front of her. Her eyes flashed coldly as she angrily said, "Vixen, how dare you!"
Through the Monocular, Phantom Princess was naturally not frightened by Zhou Qiong. She asked, "Am I wrong? One is a subject, working like a cow or a horse. The other is an empress, working like a cow or a horse. Smart people know which one to choose …"
This fox simply wanted to see the world in chaos. Li Mu glared at her and said, "A real man can support the heavens and the earth. How can I be a woman's empress? Give up on this idea …"
Phantom Princess crossed her arms and said, "You said it yourself. If you become someone else's empress in the future, I'll be the first to look down on you."
Zhou Yi said coldly, "What does this have to do with you?"
Phantom Princess looked at her and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? Do you want him to be your empress too?"
Seeing Zhou Yi's chest heaving up and down, Bai Tingxin put away the mirror and comforted her, "Empress sister, don't be angry. We won't argue with that vixen. Vixens like to seduce people. You have to believe in him …"
Xiao Bai stood beside her and said with grievance, "Not all vixens like to seduce people …"
It would have been better if she didn't mention this. When she mentioned this, Bai Tingxin glared at her and said, "You still have the face to say this? You're a disgrace to all vixens. If you knew how to seduce people, you would have a nest of little vixens. What would that wild fox outside do …"
…
On a lonely peak in the Thousand Fox Kingdom, Li Mu finished carving the last stroke and let out a long sigh of relief.
He buried several large pieces of spiritual jade in different places and connected them together with runes to form a formation. Finally, he activated it with his spiritual power. This large-scale Spirit Gathering Formation began to operate for the first time.
Li Mu had set up many Spirit Gathering Formations in the past, but he had always used ordinary spiritual jade. He had never tried using this kind of top-grade spiritual jade.
The volume of these spiritual jades was several hundred times that of ordinary spiritual jades. Even Li Mu didn't know what the effects of using these spiritual jades to set up a Spirit Gathering Array would be. However, since the base of the array was of such a high grade, the ability of this array to gather spiritual energy should be terrifying.
The strength of the Thousand Fox Kingdom was still very weak compared to the Celestial Wolf Tribe. Setting up a high-level Spirit Gathering Formation and allowing demons with meritorious service to cultivate here would not only spur them on, but also cultivate their loyalty.
In addition, Li Mu had a little trick up his sleeve.
Compared to humans, it was much more difficult for demons to cultivate.
Most demons could only cultivate by guiding the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The denser the spiritual energy in a place, the more beneficial it would be for their cultivation. Therefore, any demon with a bit of intelligence would choose to live in a place rich in spiritual energy.
A Spirit Gathering Formation couldn't produce spiritual energy out of thin air. It could only gather the spiritual energy in the surroundings.
After this large-scale Spirit Gathering Formation was set up, the closer to the Thousand Fox Kingdom, the denser the spiritual energy would be. The further away from the Thousand Fox Kingdom, the thinner the spiritual energy would be. Demons without intelligence would instinctively gather here, and demons of all sizes who had already begun to cultivate would also migrate here.
Wouldn't it be better to let them walk into the territory of the Thousand Fox Kingdom rather than send people out to attack and occupy mountains?
Li Mu's policy for the Thousand Fox Kingdom was to develop peacefully. He wanted to let the demons of all sizes know that the Thousand Fox Kingdom was different from those violent and murderous wolf pups.
Phantom Princess stood beside Li Mu and said meaningfully, "You're the real fox …"
… …
The moment the Spirit Gathering Formation was activated, many demons in the Thousand Fox Kingdom suddenly raised their heads and looked at the sky.
The sky was still the same, blue and cloudless. Nothing seemed to have changed, but something seemed to have changed.
While the demons were puzzled, a cry of surprise suddenly sounded, "Spiritual energy! The spiritual energy in the surroundings seems to have become denser!"
A demon sensed it and exclaimed in surprise, "It's true!"
After sensing it carefully, the demons immediately discovered the reason. "The spiritual energy in the distance is gathering here …"
All the cultivators in the world, be it humans or monsters, were very sensitive to the changes in Spiritual Qi. Whether the Spiritual Qi was dense or thin, it had a great impact on their cultivation speed. If the Spiritual Qi in Qianhu Nation became denser, then their cultivation speed would be improved.
At this moment, almost all the demons in the Thousand Fox Kingdom stopped what they were doing and carefully sensed the changes in the spiritual energy in the surroundings.
They wanted to know how dense the spiritual energy here would be. It was related to their future cultivation.
Gradually, they were shocked to find that the density of the spiritual energy in the surroundings seemed to have no upper limit. It kept increasing, and the closer they got to a mountain peak, the denser the spiritual energy became. They could imagine how dense the spiritual energy in the mountain peak shrouded in mist would be. How happy would it be if they could cultivate there?
The demons in the Thousand Fox Kingdom were suddenly filled with happiness.
Far away from the Thousand Fox Kingdom, a transformed demon hid in a cave abode, absorbing the spiritual energy in the world with difficulty.
For mountain demons and wild monsters like them, cultivation was very difficult.
In the Yao Kingdom, the famous mountains and rivers with the densest spiritual energy were all occupied by powerful demon clans, such as the Celestial Wolf Clan, the Celestial Fox Clan, and the Nine Heavens Serpent Clan. Other demon clans were not allowed to touch them.
The remaining places with less dense spiritual energy also fell into the hands of the Leopard Clan, the Tiger Clan, the Eagle Clan, and other powerful clans.
Some of the smaller demon clans and the lone demon experts could only occupy the hills where the Spiritual Qi was thin. The smaller demons who were weak and did not belong to any clan could only find a place to absorb the Spiritual Qi in the air.
The monkey demon was trying to absorb spiritual energy to cultivate as usual. Suddenly, he opened his eyes with a shocked expression.
Just now, he couldn't absorb the spiritual energy in the world.
Although the spiritual energy here was thin, it wasn't completely absent. He tried again and found that the wisp of spiritual energy had been attracted to him, but it was sucked back by something. He tried several times, but it was the same …
Spiritual energy was related to their cultivation. The monkey demon carefully walked out of the cave abode and went in the direction where the spiritual energy disappeared.
At the same time, with the Thousand Fox Kingdom as the center, countless demons within a radius of hundreds of miles were slowly approaching the Thousand Fox Kingdom …
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