In the past, the four academies could suppress the imperial power. Now, the four deans could only lower their heads before Li Mu and the Empress.
The Empress' cultivation had reached the peak of Transcendence. If she really fought, she wouldn't be weaker than Xuanming.
One strand of emperor qi could make a fifth realm cultivator reach the seventh realm. Two strands of emperor qi not only allowed Li Mu to Transcendence, but his spiritual power was also far stronger than normal seventh realm cultivators. Now, if he met Xuanming again, Li Mu could fight her without the Sun Shooting Bow.
The four deans were quickly sent away by the Empress. After not seeing each other for half a year, Zhou Yi wanted to find a quiet place to spend some time with Li Mu. However, she also knew that Li Mu didn't belong to her alone.
She pretended not to care and said, "They should know that you're out. Go back first."
Li Mu transmitted his voice, "Then I'll come find you later."
Zhou Yi nodded and said, "I'll wait for you here."
The Seventh Realm's Divine Telekinesis was enormous. Li Mu's Divine Telekinesis scanned the area and found several familiar auras on the streets of the Divine Capital. He formed a seal with one hand and appeared on the streets of the Divine Capital with just a thought.
"Master!"
"Savior!"
Wanwan and Xiao Bai saw the figure that they'd been dreaming of for a long time suddenly appear beside them. However, they seemed to remember something and stopped in the air. They stood beside Li Qing and Liu Hanyan.
Li Mu stepped forward and hugged them. He said softly, "Sorry for making you wait …"
A moment later, the family returned to the residence. Wanwan happily wanted to follow Li Mu into the inner courtyard but Xiao Bai grabbed her wrist. Wanwan quickly realized something. She sat down at the stone table in the courtyard and rested her chin on her hands. She mumbled, "Xiao Bai, when do you think master will realize that we've grown up?"
Xiao Bai giggled and said, "I'm not in a hurry. I'll be Savior's person sooner or later anyway …"
Wanwan rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's because you're not in a hurry that the other fox got ahead of you. You're such a disgrace to the little fox. You should be more careful in the future …"
…
After the wedding, this was the first time Li Mu had been separated from them for so long.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. What happened next was naturally something that Wanwan and Xiao Bai had to avoid for the time being.
Li Mu had obtained the dual cultivation technique from Ao Qing and the Demonic Path's Heavenly Book. It came in handy this time. His cultivation had already surpassed Liu Hanyan and Li Qing by a lot. The process of dual cultivation did not improve Li Mu's cultivation much, but it was greatly beneficial to them.
Dual cultivation was essentially a fusion of Yin and Yang. If one was stronger and the other was weaker, it would be beneficial to the weaker party. If their strength was similar, both parties would benefit greatly from it.
When he and the Empress reached that stage, perhaps the opportunity for them to reach the eighth level would lie in dual cultivation.
Although the eighth level was not the end of cultivation, it was far too difficult to reach the eighth level in today's world where Spirit Qi was so scarce. The path of advancement through normal cultivation had almost been blocked, and there were no shortcuts like Emperor Qi to take. It could be considered the ceiling of all cultivators.
Dual cultivation was different from the matter between men and women. They had to guide Yin and Yang Qi to circulate in their bodies at all times, which was extremely taxing on their divine senses. In less than four hours, the two women's divine senses were exhausted and they fell into a deep sleep.
Li Mu's divine sense was much stronger than theirs, so he did not feel much fatigue.
No wonder Ao Qing had been merciful all those years ago. He majored in dual cultivation. Two companions could not satisfy him at all, nor could they support his cultivation.
After covering them with blankets, Li Mu's figure appeared in Changle Palace not long after.
Mr. Mei, Ah Li, Cheng Xin, Ling Long, and even Zhong Ling were not here. Only the Empress sat on the dragon throne, absent-mindedly reading a book.
The moment Li Mu appeared in the palace, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Li Mu took a step and was already by her side. Holding her slender waist, he bent down and kissed her. This was his first forceful kiss to the Empress.
Before Li Mu went into seclusion, other than the Empress taking the initiative to kiss him, Li Mu almost never had the chance to kiss her.
The main reason was that she was too strong. Li Mu could be forcefully kissed, but it was impossible for him to forcefully kiss her.
Now, Li Mu was finally at the same level as her. The situation of women being stronger than men was finally going to change. He had waited for this day for a long time.
Zhou Yi immediately understood Li Mu's thoughts. She reached out two fingers and pressed them against Li Mu's lips. Snorting, she said, "You think you can suppress me just because you're at the seventh level?"
Having been seen through, Li Mu said guiltily, "I didn't mean that."
Zhou Yi stood up and said, "Good. I also want to know how much you've improved in the past six months."
Li Mu rubbed his hands and said eagerly, "That's not good …"
The strength of the Empress had once caused him to dream that their identities had been reversed. If he could really defeat the Empress, the shameful history of him lying in the Empress's arms in his dreams would completely become a thing of the past.
Not long after, in the Nine Heavens Squall above the Divine Capital.
Two indistinguishable figures were entangled in the Nine Heavens Squall. The light of spells blossomed into brilliant fireworks in the sky. However, it was daytime now, so the commoners couldn't detect it.
The cultivators with high cultivation in the Divine Capital could feel the waves of mana coming from above. Some people flew up to investigate curiously, but when they got close to the Nine Heavens Squall, they flew back down dejectedly.
The Nine Heavens Squall above could not only destroy the physical body, but also injure the Primordial Spirit. It was a forbidden area for cultivators.
Those who could fight in the Nine Heavens Squall were all elites among elites. Just the aftershocks of a battle of that level could destroy their bodies and souls.
First, there was a mysterious elite breaking through, and then there was a battle between top elites in the Nine Heavens Squall. This aroused endless suspicion in the hearts of the cultivators in the Divine Capital.
At this moment, above the Divine Capital, on a white cloud.
Li Mu was pinned down by the Empress. All his mana was sealed. He could only beg for mercy. "Your Majesty, I admit defeat. I admit defeat …"
Reality proved that after breaking through to the Seventh Realm, Li Mu was still overconfident.
Relying on his many Daoist techniques and rich battle experience, he even dared to fight the Five Patriarchs of the Demonic Way. Then, he was taught a lesson by the Empress.
There was no distinction between him and the Empress. Apart from not telling her his background, the Empress also knew the Remarkable Daoist techniques that he knew. Fighting with the Empress, Li Mu could not gain any advantage at all.
While his transcendence energy far exceeded that of a newly ascended seventh level cultivator, there was still a considerable gap between him and the Empress. From the very beginning, he had been firmly suppressed by the Empress. Now, even his body was being pressed beneath her.
Facing the Empress, he could not take out the Sun Shooting Bow, so he could only admit defeat.
Zhou Yi looked down at him and said indifferently, "If you want to suppress me, wait until your cultivation surpasses mine."
With that, she leaned down and kissed him domineeringly.
…
Walking on the streets of the Divine Capital, Li Mu sighed softly.
That dream of his would probably last for a while longer. The Empress was different from others. She was a woman and also an Empress. She was unwilling to be under anyone at any time, even if that person was Li Mu.
If there was a forced kiss between them, then the one who had the strength to take the initiative would definitely be her.
On the way back to the Li Residence, Li Mu passed by a street corner. Suddenly, he felt something and looked ahead.
There was a flag erected at the corner of the street with the words "Divine Strategy and Wondrous Calculation" written on it. A sloppy Taoist priest sat behind the flag, leaning against the wall and looking listlessly at the pedestrians on the street.
Compared to when he first met the sloppy Taoist priest, the current him was filled with a thick aura of lethargy. More of his hair was white, and brown spots appeared on his face. This was a sign that his lifespan was reaching its end.
Looking at the sloppy Taoist priest, Li Mu could not help but sigh in his heart.
When he first met the sloppy Taoist priest, he was only a mortal. If it were not for his reminder, Li Mu would probably have died from the scattering of his seven souls.
Later, Li Mu recruited him into the Department of Worship and gave him a Talisman of Divine Secrets, which allowed him to temporarily extend his lifespan. But now, it seemed that he would not be able to break through before his lifespan ended.
On the other hand, Li Mu had already broken through before him.
Sometimes, the path of cultivation was just this cruel.
At the corner of the wall, the scruffy old Daoist priest sensed something and looked ahead, catching sight of a familiar figure.
Seeing Li Mu again, he subconsciously wanted to check his cultivation. But when he used his spying ability, all he could see was a cloud of fog.
Shocked, he even jumped up from the ground and said with a trembling voice, "You, you, you, you, you, you …"
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