Chapter 254: Chapter 176: Waves Rise Again

Li Mu was not going to indulge it; the primary purpose of refining this demon artifact was to extract the stored spiritual essence blood.

Li Mu took out the Bloodthirsty Frenzy Flood Dragon Skeleton from the Nine Treasures Spirit Pearl, summoned the Flood Dragon’s Soul, and united the bone and soul into one. The Flood Dragon Skeleton began to roam within the Treasure Mansion.

“Spit out the essence blood.”

Li Mu injected a stream of spiritual qi into the Ghost Head Demon Artifact and commanded.

The Ghost Head had absorbed a large amount of essence blood, generating a demon spirit. The demon spirit, after refinement, could not defy its master’s orders and spewed out copious amounts of pure essence blood.

The dense spiritual essence blood swiftly gathered in the air, forming a sea of blood floating in space in the blink of an eye, surging and emanating a strong, powerful vitality.

Upon the sea of blood’s appearance, the Flood Dragon Skeleton became restless, trembling slightly, and was eager to dive into the sea of blood to devour the essence blood.

“Go!”

With Li Mu’s command, the Flood Dragon Skeleton plunged headfirst into the sea of blood, frantically absorbing the nutrients within to repair its damaged skeletal body.

Witnessing this scene, Li Mu confirmed that it would not recover soon.

Li Mu left the Jade-Eyed Long-armed Ape to guard, and then stowed the blood-colored Ghost Head Demon Artifact into his Storage Bracelet.

With a “swish,” Li Mu’s figure vanished from the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion.

…

Time flew by, and seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Mu had settled down in the Spirit Cloud Pavilion.

With his residence in the Spirit Cloud Pavilion, the usually quiet place suddenly buzzed with activity.

During these days, several Nascent Soul True Monarchs from the Spirit Taming Sect frequently visited the Spirit Cloud Pavilion, seemingly having arranged beforehand to visit Li Mu in turn, with great enthusiasm, bringing various high-tier spirit wines, spirit fruits, and some bizarre exotic treasures, offering gifts.

Faced with the enthusiasm of these Nascent Soul True Monarchs, Li Mu was at a loss, overwhelmed.

The people he was waiting for hadn’t arrived, while those he wasn’t expecting kept showing up repeatedly, and entertaining these fervent visitors daily was quite tiresome!

Ever since the news of ’Sword Immortal Li,’ the artifact refining ’Master Li,’ spread throughout the Spirit Taming Sect, it ignited the passion of countless cultivators in the sect.

The Nascent Soul True Monarchs flocked to visit Li Mu, either to request the refining of spiritual artifacts or to behold the true visage of ’Sword Immortal Li,’ as if visiting an idol, eager to engage in a chat and establish some connection with Li Mu.

As for cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage, they too wished to witness the charisma of ’Sword Immortal Li’; however, their limited cultivation and low status prevented them from even reaching the sect master’s peak, let alone visiting the Spirit Cloud Pavilion to meet ’Sword Immortal Li.’

Nonetheless, even with solely entertaining the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Spirit Taming Sect, Li Mu grew impatient.

Facing such a number of Nascent Soul True Monarchs, if Li Mu had any requests at this time, they could almost all be fulfilled.

However, the debt of favors would need to be repaid!

Li Mu kept dealing with them wave after wave, not daring to request high-tier spirit plant seeds from them.

The reason Li Mu left the Qing Xuan Sect was precisely to avoid such a scenario.

Nevertheless, for the Extreme Yang Celestial Fire, Li Mu had no choice but to remain at the Spirit Taming Sect, patiently awaiting the results of consultations between Venerable Lei Hong and Celestial Vast True Monarch.

Li Mu did not overly concern himself with the Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Spirit Taming Sect. The only person he awaited was Celestial Vast True Monarch.

Unfortunately, up until now, the other party showed no intention of visiting, and Venerable Lei Hong had no intention of summoning him, perhaps because negotiations had broken down, leaving him too ashamed to meet Li Mu!

Currently, the person visiting the Spirit Cloud Pavilion most frequently was none other than Liu Changzai; he had become a regular guest of the Spirit Cloud Pavilion, sitting across from Li Mu at a stone table in a graceful pavilion, savoring spirit tea.

With Liu Changzai’s assistance, Li Mu successfully obtained a Tier Five Red Cloud Python from a Nascent Soul True Monarch, residing within the Fire Rock Spirit Cave, temporarily alleviating the growth issues of the Dragon Blood Celestial Grass.

However, the most crucial Extreme Yang Celestial Fire remained unresolved, much to Li Mu’s frustration.

“Brother Liu, is there still no news from Celestial Vast True Monarch?” Li Mu gazed at Liu Changzai, probing once again.

Liu Changzai’s expression turned peculiar, he sighed and said, “Fellow Daoist Li, just wait a little longer. Sect Master Lei and Junior Brother Tianhong have discussed this matter several times, but the Extreme Yang Celestial Fire is also extremely important to him; Junior Brother Tianhong likely cannot decide quickly and needs a bit more time.”

Hearing this, Li Mu was bitterly amused; he could not linger in the Spirit Taming Sect indefinitely, and if things did not proceed, he would have to contemplate another approach.

…

Meanwhile, at the Independent Cultivator Alliance Headquarters atop Huanlang Spirit Mountain, thousand miles away from the Spirit Taming Sect, at the peak of the Celestial Tower, within a refined courtyard.

“Brother Lin, is this intelligence accurate?”

In the central pavilion of the courtyard, Venerable Celestial Sound frowned, staring at the intelligence on the table with a face full of shock and disgust.

Opposite him, Venerable Lin Hai was incessantly pouring spirit wine from a jug into his mouth, looking irritable.

“It can’t be wrong! The accuracy of Celestial Secret Pavilion’s intelligence is renowned far and wide. Only such a formidable Nascent Soul cultivator could so efficiently and swiftly kill Tian Yun. This person is exceedingly difficult to deal with; do you have any good ideas?” Venerable Lin Hai gulped down a mouthful of spirit wine aggressively, looking at Venerable Celestial Sound and asking.

Faced with Venerable Lin Hai’s question, Venerable Celestial Sound did not answer immediately. His ten fingers fell onto the Five-Stringed Guqin in front and struck the strings again, sending out an exhilarating tune.

Venerable Celestial Sound’s ten fingers moved like the wind, swift as lightning, the melody as rapid rain, ceaselessly flowing. The rain came with joy; the passionate and high-pitched tune was filled with a sense of anger, like turbulent waves, blending True Essence into the music, causing the surrounding spiritual power to vibrate, ….

Suddenly, a section of frenzy notes mixed with frantic spirit essence poured out towards the spirit pool ahead along with the tune.

With a “boom,” a loud noise erupted; the large rockery next to the spirit pool blew up, instantly shattering into countless particles, swiftly dissipating.

Venerable Lin Hai lifted his head and drank the fine wine, already accustomed to such occurrences and indifferent.

Venerable Celestial Sound had spent his life accompanied by a zither, with emotional fluctuations, thoughts and strategies, favoring contemplation while playing the zither.

The frenzy melody abruptly halted.

Venerable Lin Hai’s drinking stopped concurrently, and his eyes blazed as he watched Venerable Celestial Sound, awaiting the next statement.

“That desperate little thief, hasn’t he been pursued by Venerable Huo Tian for decades? Clearly, Venerable Huo Tian was also robbed of a great treasure by him. If we can join forces with him, the three of us at the Divinity Transformation level, no matter how many tricks the other side might have, in the face of absolute power, he would be akin to a mantis trying to block a cart, absolutely no chance of survival!” Venerable Celestial Sound revealed a brilliant smile and spoke forcefully.

Upon hearing, Venerable Lin Hai nodded, agreeing with Venerable Celestial Sound’s approach.

Venerable Lin Hai contemplated slightly, expressing concern, “If Venerable Huo Tian is willing to unite with us, it’s indeed advantageous, but if he learns about Tianyan Divine Monarch’s Grotto Heaven Treasure, he might want a share, which would be troublesome!”

Venerable Celestial Sound smiled faintly, a sharp gleam in his eyes, and declared, “This matter is easy to resolve. If he indeed has such intentions, we merely need to secretly dispose of him!”

“Isn’t that bad? Killing Venerable Huo Tian, if the Mountain and River Sect traces it back to us, they would not cease until death, too costly!” Venerable Lin Hai frowned, shaking his head hastily.

Venerable Celestial Sound slowly stood up, confidently smiling, “This is simple; just blame it on that little thief. The other side is adept at disguises; to this day, no one knows his true identity, and his strength is so terrifying, being able to kill a Divinity Transformation realm expert during the Nascent Soul Stage. If Venerable Huo Tian dies by his hand, it would be reasonable. We only need to be discreet, and the Mountain and River Sect will naturally not hold us accountable!”

“Naturally, this is merely a precautionary measure; Venerable Huo Tian may not necessarily learn about Tianyan Divine Monarch’s Grotto Heaven Spiritual Treasure.”

“Moreover, we do not know what significant treasure was stolen by the other person, causing Venerable Huo Tian’s relentless pursuit. If he dares to covet Tianyan Divine Monarch’s Grotto Heaven Spiritual Treasure, doesn’t it permit us to covet the treasure he was robbed of?”

“Brother Lin, if you don’t believe it, we can now go find Venerable Huo Tian and reveal this intelligence to him, and see how grand his reaction will be.” Venerable Celestial Sound looked at Venerable Lin Hai and continued to articulate.

“Of course, the premise is that the Celestial Secret Pavilion’s bounty order is effective in tracking him; otherwise, everything is in vain.” Venerable Celestial Sound emphasized at last.

“Certainly, let’s make a visit first, observe Venerable Huo Tian’s reaction before proceeding! An additional person brings additional strength, with this intelligence and the power of the Mountain and River Sect, tracking that guy should be faster,” Venerable Lin Hai readily agreed, proposing.

Venerable Celestial Sound smiled approvingly, summoned a large Cyan Wood Spirit Ship from his Storage Ring.

Soon, the two both boarded the Cyan Wood Spirit Ship, quickly heading toward the Mountain and River Sect thousands of miles away.

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