In the Demon Emperor's cave abode.
The mountain of Spirit Jade that used to be hundreds of feet tall had disappeared, leaving only a pile of Spirit Jade dust on the grass beside the lake.
The entire Flask Space was silent for a year.
At a certain moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew in the cave abode.
As the wind blew, the Spiritual Jade powder was blown into the air and melted into the lake. On the grass, there was a person sitting cross-legged. His slightly closed eyes slowly opened.
There was a flash of light in his eyes, and a powerful aura shot into the sky, shaking the entire cave abode.
Li Mu floated up slowly and felt an unprecedented amount of Dharmic power in his body.
He had been in seclusion for more than a year and had absorbed millions of superior-grade Spirit Jade. Today, he had finally advanced from the Transcendent Pinnacle Stage to the Dao Integration Stage. With the current level of Spirit Qi in the Ten Continents, if he had not learned the Dao Imparting Technique and the Four Seas Dragon Tribe's help, this day would never have happened.
Xuan Jizi had not crushed the communication jade talisman Li Mu had given him in the past year, which meant that the situation outside was still under their control.
Even so, Li Mu was very eager to understand the situation outside. With just a thought, he disappeared from the cave abode.
Somewhere in the South Sea.
A few Dao Sect disciples were fighting a strange beast with great difficulty.
This beast had a pair of wings on its back and two eagle heads. Four sharp claws protruded from its abdomen. Every time it attacked, the air would let out a sound like it was being torn apart. When the Dao Sect disciples' magic treasures landed on its body, they could only make it cry out in pain. They were unable to injure it much.
On the other hand, this strange beast's attacks were extremely fierce. If a human's body was touched by its sharp claws, their body would probably be destroyed immediately.
One of the beast's two heads could spit out flames, while the other could spit out extremely cold air. If not for the Dao Sect disciples' nimbleness, they would have died in this strange beast's hands.
Even so, they were complaining in their hearts.
This strange beast's body was too strong. They could not hurt it at all. If they continued to fight, their Dharmic powers would be exhausted. They would definitely die in this strange beast's hands.
One of the disciples couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother, this beast is too strong. Why don't we retreat …"
Another white-robed youth was controlling a flying sword. His face was resolute as he said, "Retreat? Where can we retreat to? If we flee, we'll have to face our fellow disciples. If we have to flee even after encountering this beast, will we only be able to wait for death when an even more powerful beast arrives?"
The white-clothed young man's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Creation Realm, and he was also the strongest among them. If he had not been restraining this strange beast, the others would have long been buried in its claws.
When the Dao Sect disciples heard this, they could only continue to fight bitterly.
Suddenly, the strange beast flapped its wings, stirring up a gust of wind.
Their formation was instantly disrupted, and the exotic beast took the opportunity to close in, its claws grabbing at the white-clothed young man's head and heart.
Its speed was as fast as lightning, and the young man had no time to dodge at all. Just as he was about to detonate his body and escape with his Primordial Spirit, the strange beast suddenly gave up on attacking. It flapped its wings and retreated quickly.
The young man sensed something and turned around. He saw a figure floating not far behind him.
Qing Xuanzi's cultivation had increased a lot since the last time Li Mu saw him. He looked less arrogant and more fierce, like an unsheathed sword. The layer of murderous aura around him showed that he had experienced many life-and-death battles in the past few months.
When they saw Li Mu, the Dao Sect disciples, including Qing Xuanzi, were stunned for a moment. Then, they exclaimed in surprise, "Taoist Leader!"
Li Mu flicked his finger, and a bolt of lightning flashed. The strange beast whose aura was only at the Fifth Realm disappeared completely. Li Mu's expression was a little serious as he asked, "The strange beast has already arrived. Where are the Dao Sect's experts?"
This was originally the place where the Path to Heaven was destroyed, but the Dao Sect's experts were nowhere to be seen. Moreover, the strange beast had already appeared in the Ten Continents. Something big must have happened when Li Mu was in seclusion to break through.
Qing Xuanzi put away his flying sword and immediately flew forward. He cupped his fists and said, "Taoist Leader, three months ago, a spatial rift appeared in the sky above the South Sea. Many strange beasts flew out, and the spatial rift began to move. In order to stabilize the space, the seniors of the Dao Sect have been guarding around the spatial rift to prevent more powerful beasts from passing through. They should be in Yanzhou now …"
After hearing Qing Xuanzi's words, Li Mu was slightly relieved.
The strange beasts did not invade on a large scale. Although there was a spatial rift connecting the Ten Continents to Taoyuan, the rift could only allow some very weak strange beasts to pass through. It did not cause any serious consequences.
He left a few bottles of healing and recovery elixirs for them and rushed to Yanzhou.
At that moment, someone beside Qing Xuanzi asked curiously, "Senior Brother, I heard that you used to know the Taoist Leader. Is that true …"
Recalling the past, Qing Xuanzi looked embarrassed. He waved his hand and said, "How is that possible? Don't talk nonsense. Quickly return to the sect and tell them that the Taoist Leader has come out of seclusion …"
The South Sea was very close to Yanzhou. Li Mu followed the direction Qing Xuanzi pointed and arrived at the spatial rift in an instant.
Twenty Seventh Realm cultivators of the Dao Sect sat cross-legged in the void around the rift. They were trying their best to stabilize the rift and not let it continue to expand.
The other dozens of people were meditating nearby, waiting for their turn.
Li Mu released his aura, and several figures immediately flew up. Xuan Jizi looked at him and said in surprise, "Junior Brother, you're finally out of seclusion!"
Li Mu nodded and asked, "How's the situation?"
Xuan Jizi looked at the spatial rift with a worried expression and said, "It's not optimistic. Three months ago, many low-level strange beasts ran out of this spatial rift. We've already tried our best to stabilize it, but it's still expanding. I'm afraid that even stronger strange beasts will appear soon …"
As Qing Xuanzi spoke, another exotic beast comparable to a Sixth Realm cultivator appeared. The cultivators guarding nearby immediately attacked and killed it.
Xuan Jizi continued, "Three months ago, a group of strange beasts suddenly appeared and caught us off guard. After that, all the strange beasts that came out of the spatial rift were killed. The earliest ones escaped to various places in the Ten Continents, and we've been chasing after them …"
Li Mu looked at the spatial rift. Right now, strange beasts comparable to Sixth Realm had appeared. One day, the spatial rift would expand to the point where it could withstand Seventh and Eighth Realm beasts.
The Ten Continents could still handle Seventh Realm demonic beasts. Only Li Mu and Emperor Bai could handle Eighth Realm demonic beasts. If more than three Eighth Realm demonic beasts or one Ninth Realm demonic beast passed through the spatial crack, the entire Dao Sect would be destroyed in an instant …
Although it was already very impressive for him to reach Eighth Realm at such a young age, it was far from enough in the face of this catastrophe.
Unless he could ascend to Ninth Realm.
However, Li Mu had already used up all his tricks and resources to ascend to Dao Integration so quickly. It was impossible for him to make consecutive breakthroughs in such a short time. Furthermore, the Spirit Qi in the Ten Continents was so thin. As long as he continued to stay in the Ten Continents, his cultivation would never improve.
It was impossible for the Ten Continents to give birth to another Ninth Realm cultivator.
Li Mu looked at the crack again. Although there would be strange beasts poking their heads out from time to time, just the Spiritual Qi escaping from the crack was enough to relax all the pores on Li Mu's body and loosen his cultivation.
On the other side of the spatial rift, the Spirit Qi was hundreds or thousands of times denser than here.
Li Mu took a deep breath of the air that contained the aura of paradise. A bold idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
Xuan Jizi looked at Li Mu and seemed to see something. He said in shock, "Are you going to …"
Li Mu nodded and said, "This is the only way."
Not long after, in the Divine Capital of the Great Zhou.
Liu Hanyan and Li Qing had just left Li Mu's arms when Wanwan and Xiao Bai flew over. Li Mu hugged them and spun them around. The two girls ran away obediently.
Li Mu hugged Listening Heart again and took it off before walking to the Empress.
Zhou Yi stood where she was, suppressing the impulse in her heart. However, Li Mu hugged her by the waist and spun her around. She blushed and said angrily, "Put me down. Do you think I'm Wanwan and Xiao Bai …"
Li Mu hugged her for a while before putting her down. Then, he looked at Mr. Mei and Ah Li standing behind her and said with a smile, "Sister Mei has become younger again. What did Ah Li eat during this time? You've grown a lot …"
After more than a year of seclusion, Li Mu first accompanied Liu Hanyan and Li Qing for two days. Then, he came to the palace and admired the flowers in the imperial garden with the Empress. They walked in the clouds and watched the sunset from the top of Changle Palace.
When the red sun was about to disappear from sight, Li Mu was silent for a moment. Then, he said, "I have something to tell Your Majesty."
Zhou Yi didn't ask Li Mu. She only said indifferently, "I'll go with you."
Li Mu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, be good. Be good and wait for me to come back."
Zhou Yi didn't speak again. She just leaned her head on Li Mu's shoulder and quietly looked into the distance.
The two of them sat quietly like this until the moon was high in the sky.
At a certain moment, Li Mu tilted his head and looked at her. He said softly, "It's getting late. I'm going back."
He slowly stood up, but his wrist was held.
Zhou Yi raised her head. Under the moonlight, her face was cold. The majesty of the Empress appeared. She said indifferently, "I'm tired. Stay here tonight and serve me, Your Majesty …"
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