Three days passed in a flash.
Li Mu, piloting the Celestial Shuttle Spirit Ship, flew into Qingxuan Sect territory, then put away the Celestial Shuttle Spirit Ship and traveled by Flying Sword.
At the same time, he did not forget to use the Reversal Yuan Illusion Breath Art to suppress his Golden Core cultivation to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, put on the Linglong Mask, and changed into the Qingxuan Sect Inner Sect Disciple robes.
Flying discreetly, Li Mu returned to Yue Qiong Peak, and looking at the familiar scenery around him, a sense of security inexplicably welled up in his heart, and his fatigue vanished.
Upon flying into Yue Qiong Peak, Li Mu began to get busy, inspecting the spirit fields, checking the growth of the Three-Tier Jade Pure Green Lotus and Qingxu Spirit Tea.
Next, he reclaimed a batch of spirit fields, set up Gold Essence Formation, fire origin formation, and wood origin formation, and expanded the spirit pond, preparing to plant several Three-Tier Five Elements Spirit Plants.
Within a few days, Li Mu cleared over three hundred mu of spirit fields, set up Five Elements unit formations, and planted fifty mu each of Three-Tier Earth Origin Ginseng, Three-Tier Qilin Fruit, Three-Tier Wood Dragon Vine, and Three-Tier Golden Sword Grass.
The spirit stream pond at the very bottom was also expanded by more than twenty mu, and fifteen mu of Three-Tier Jade Pure Green Lotus were planted, followed by the use of a large amount of Five Elements spiritual Materials to aid the growth of several Five Elements Spirit Plants.
For a time, the entire Yue Qiong Peak was filled with Five Elements Spiritual Power.
Li Mu, with a joyful expression, inspected the spirit fields, checking the fruits of his labor.
Suddenly, Li Mu sensed a communication Flying Sword flying erratically outside the protective formation, like a headless fly, unable to bypass the formation to find him.
Seeing this, a strange look flashed across Li Mu’s Face, and he immediately flew out of Yue Qiong Peak on his Flying Sword, reaching out to retrieve the communication Flying Sword.
It turned out to be a communication Flying Sword sent by Yun Xiaozi, asking if he had finished his secluded cultivation, if he had time, and hoping to meet up with him and reminisce.
Li Mu thought for a moment, did not refuse, and released a communication Flying Sword in response, agreeing to the meeting.
In Qingxuan Sect, Li Mu had always lived a low-key life; the only people he could truly talk to were Elder Yin of Hundred Refinements Peak and Yun Xiaozi.
Last time, when attacking the nine Demonic Lords and rescuing the Qingxuan Sect elites, Li Mu did part of it out of consideration for Yun Xiaozi’s Face.
Li Mu soared on his Flying Sword, flying towards Qingyun Peak.
At Qingyun Peak, in a spacious reception hall.
Yun Xiaozi hosted a banquet for Li Mu, with the table laden with delicious spirit dishes, including spirit snake soup, braised Yao Beast meat, and various spirit fruits, spirit peaches, and spirit wine, all exceptionally abundant.
“Junior Brother Li, come, have a drink.
This wine is Three-Tier Spirit Summoning Wine; I managed to acquire it with great difficulty from Huanglong Market.
It’s beneficial for cultivation improvement; drink a few more cups, and I guarantee you’ll advance to Golden Core sooner!” Yun Xiaozi raised his wine cup and enthusiastically greeted Li Mu.
“Alright! I won’t be polite!” Li Mu smiled and nodded, raising his cup in acknowledgment.
After speaking, Li Mu drank the spirit wine in the cup in one gulp.
The next moment, the spirit wine entered his stomach, transforming into a warm current that nourished his body and mind; however, its effect on the increase of true yuan within Li Mu’s body was very limited.
Li Mu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking that Yun Xiaozi's painstaking efforts were wasted!
With the Spirit Devouring Body Nourishing Art at Perfection, he had consumed a large amount of high-grade Yao Beast meat, causing his body and cultivation true yuan to reach an extremely profound level.
These low-grade ordinary spirit wines and Spirit Pills now had a very weak effect on the improvement of his cultivation.
“Isn’t it good! Come, have another drink.” Yun Xiaozi saw Li Mu’s lingering expression and quickly poured him another cup.
“Senior Brother Yun, may I ask why you sought me out? Do you perhaps need Artifact Refining?” Li Mu finished the spirit wine in one gulp and asked with a smile, looking at Yun Xiaozi.
“Indeed, that’s right.
The ambush last time was extremely dangerous, so I plan to refine a Fifth Order defensive Spiritual Artifact.
Junior Brother Li, do you have the confidence?” Yun Xiaozi looked at Li Mu, asking awkwardly.
Upon hearing this, Li Mu immediately understood, roughly knowing the reason for Yun Xiaozi’s boldness in wanting to refine a Fifth Order defensive Spiritual Artifact.
“To be honest, Senior Brother Yun, I can indeed refine Fifth Order Spiritual Artifacts, but the failure rate is too high, with only a one or two-tenths chance of success.
I’m afraid of wasting your Materials.” Li Mu thought for a moment, then looked at Yun Xiaozi and answered truthfully.
“One or two-tenths, huh! That’s indeed not enough!” Yun Xiaozi nodded thoughtfully, hesitating whether to entrust Li Mu with the refining.
After all, the value of Fifth Order Materials is far greater than that of Fourth Order Materials.
To gather these Fifth Order Materials, Yun Xiaozi had practically squandered his entire fortune.
“Senior Brother, if it’s not feasible, you should still entrust Elder Chen.
To be honest, I don’t have much confidence in refining Fifth Order Spiritual Artifacts.” Li Mu said with a wry smile.
This time, after leaving, he obtained the storage rings of nine Demonic Lords, acquiring a large batch of Fifth Order Artifact Refining Materials, and Li Mu also intended to refine several Fifth Order Spiritual Artifacts for himself.
However, Li Mu had been busy planting several types of Three-Tier Five Elements Spirit Plants recently and had not yet started the refining process.
“Is that so! Elder Chen and the others don’t have a much higher success rate.
I trust Junior Brother Li more,…” Yun Xiaozi said with a wry smile.
However, Yun Xiaozi had not finished speaking when—
Just then, a sudden explosion rang out in the Qingxuan Sect, as the Sect’s protective formation suffered a tremendous impact, unleashing a massive spiritual power that shook the entire Qingxuan Sect.
Yun Xiaozi immediately stood up, looking up at the sky in alarm.
“Who!”
The Qingxuan Sect’s Nascent Soul Old Ancestor, Qingfeng Shangren, suddenly flew out of Qingxuan Peak, going to meet the enemy attacking the Sect’s protective formation.
“Shanhe Sect’s Fire Tian Venerable has presumptuously come to visit.
Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist.” A grand voice echoed throughout the entire Qingxuan Sect.
“Shanhe Sect? Where did this Sect come from?”
“Shut up, Shanhe Sect, like Xuantian Sword Sect, is a major Immortal Sect.”
“What’s going on? Why is he coming to our Qingxuan Sect, and even attacking our Sect’s grand formation?”
“The visitor isn’t friendly! I hope nothing bad happens!”
...
Countless Disciples of Qingxuan Sect discussed animatedly, feeling uneasy.
A Venerable Deity Transformation coming so aggressively to their doorstep was clearly not simple.
“Junior Brother Li? Are you alright! Were you scared?” Yun Xiaozi looked at the pale-faced Li Mu and asked with concern.
“I, I’m fine, Senior Brother Yun, why don’t you go see what’s going on!
How could someone attack the Sect!” Li Mu managed to regain his composure, looking at Yun Xiaozi and indicating.
Having understood Fire Tian Venerable’s voice, Li Mu was about to release his Divine Sense to check what was happening, but then he remembered something and immediately stopped that thought.
Instead, he decided to let Yun Xiaozi go and scout the situation.
“Alright then! We’ll talk about the Artifact Refining another day.” Yun Xiaozi nodded, agreeing.
“En, I just happen to have something to do, Senior Brother Yun, I’ll take my leave first.” Li Mu nodded solemnly and left Qingyun Peak with Yun Xiaozi.
Flying out of Qingyun Peak, the two parted ways.
Yun Xiaozi flew towards Qingxuan Peak to Face the unknown enemy with the Sect, while Li Mu soared on his Flying Sword towards Tai Xuan Peak, heading straight for the Contribution Hall, preparing to make a last-minute effort to exchange for a few more Cultivation Techniques that could conceal his Aura and change his appearance.
Li Mu’s heart pounded, forcing himself to calm down, preparing to take a big gamble.
He didn’t believe that Fire Tian Venerable could find his location.
It must be like searching for a needle in a haystack, accidentally finding Qingxuan Sect, and he definitely didn't know that the person who stole the Fire Phoenix egg and destroyed his Divided Soul was him.
Li Mu sped on his Flying Sword, simultaneously changing into the Artifact Crafting Elder’s golden robe, and arrived at the Tai Xuan Peak Contribution Hall unimpeded.
“Two people came, one Nascent Soul Old Ancestor, and the other doesn’t seem to be human, with blue hair and vertical pupils, probably a transformed Yao Beast.”
“Do you know what they came for? They’re so arrogant!”
“Probably not! It seems like they’re asking Old Ancestor Feng to help them find someone!”
“Of course they’re arrogant! That’s Shanhe Sect; they not only have Venerable Deity Transformation, but also Mahayana Immortal!”
“No way! Shanhe Sect has a Mahayana Immortal? Is that true or false?”
“I’ll be satisfied if I can Breakthrough to Nascent Soul in this life!”
...
As soon as Li Mu arrived at the Contribution Hall, he heard the discussions of the Disciples in line.
At present, the news of Shanhe Sect’s Venerable Deity Transformation visit had spread throughout the entire Qingxuan Sect, and as the news spread and was relayed, the inside story of the news gradually became clear.
Listening to their discussion, Li Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The situation was roughly as he had expected; Fire Tian Venerable really was searching for a needle in a haystack.
He probably went to many other Sects after leaving Qingxuan Sect.
The Seventh Order Fire Phoenix was worth this effort for him.
At the same time, Li Mu was pleased and very fortunate that he hadn't released his Divine Sense to investigate the other party.
Otherwise, he would have been exposed by now.
The transformed Yao Beast Fire Tian Venerable brought must be that Sixth Order Blue-Scaled Thunder Lion.
That guy was unlucky enough to be dragged around by Fire Tian Venerable to search for his traces!
It had its hardships to endure.
If he had released his Divine Sense to probe just now, he would definitely have been found by the Sixth Order Blue-Scaled Thunder Lion.
That guy had been chasing him for so long and was quite familiar with his Divine Sense characteristics and Aura.
If his Divine Sense had been detected, he definitely wouldn't have been able to escape.
Li Mu was incredibly fortunate that he had held back and not rashly used his Divine Sense to investigate.
At the same time, he was also very happy that in order to meet Yun Xiaozi and prevent him from recognizing him, he had fully utilized the Reversal Yuan Breath Concealment Art and Illusionary Breath Art for reverse breath disguise.
Previously, during the chase with the Sixth Order Blue-Scaled Thunder Lion, Li Mu’s true yuan Spiritual Power was entirely used for full-speed escape with the Five Elements Escape Technique, and his true Aura was completely exposed under the nose of the Sixth Order Blue-Scaled Thunder Lion.
It’s different now; it’s in the open, and Li Mu doesn’t believe it can find him among the tens of thousands of Disciples in Qingxuan Sect.
Without the precise guidance of the Sixth Order Blue-Scaled Thunder Lion, Fire Tian Venerable definitely wouldn’t be able to find him.
This was something Li Mu was very certain of; otherwise, he could have just come to the door by himself, why would he bring a transformed Yao Beast.
To be safe, Li Mu still prepared to exchange for a few more breath-concealing Cultivation Techniques to enhance the concealment effect.
“Elder, please go first!” The Disciple at the front made a gesture, deferring to Li Mu.
Li Mu nodded unceremoniously and walked straight into the Contribution exchange secret chamber.
