Chapter 439 Demonic Traces Revealed

After returning to the Qixuan Sect, Li Mu announced that he would be in seclusion and would not accept any commissions for refining weapons for the time being. He plunged into the Painting World Treasure House and lived a life of two people with Xue'er, taking care of spiritual plants, refining pills and weapons from time to time. His days were peaceful and fulfilling.

Waiting for the battle situation in the Southern Wilderness Spiritual Domain and waiting for the return of Feng Jianzhu and Chen Jianzhu.

Time passed in a flash, and seven years passed.

In the Southern Wilderness Spiritual Domain, the war was like a raging flame. The army of cultivators from Zhongzhou had already swept the entire Spiritual Domain. Under the leadership of Feng Jianzhu and Chen Jianzhu, they counterattacked Tianzhu Mountain, entered the core of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain Range, and rushed directly to the Extreme Fire Seal Land occupied by the Demon Abyss forces.

The flags of the Zhongzhou fleet flew high on the battlefield, and continued to go deeper, removing the spiritual land occupied by the Demon Abyss forces in the Southern Wilderness Spiritual Domain. The confrontation with the Demon Abyss forces became more and more intense, like two irreconcilable torrents, colliding violently.

After so many years of war, the forces of the Demon Abyss suffered heavy losses. However, from beginning to end, Feng Jianzhu and Chen Jianzhu had never seen the Immortal Demon Lord appear. They had only fought with several other demon lords. Shadow, Soul Devourer, and Blood Refiner were powerful, but they were still inferior to the Immortal Demon Lord.

Feng Jianzhu and Chen Jianzhu relied on the power of the Dao Sword to repel those demon lords again and again, but their hearts became heavier. The Immortal Demon Lord seemed to have disappeared into the void. No matter how they searched, they could not find his trace. Every confrontation was just a confrontation with the peripheral forces of the Demon Abyss forces, unable to touch the core.

Feng Jianzhu and Chen Jianzhu could not help but have some concerns. The Immortal Demon Lord seemed to have not returned to the Southern Wilderness Spirit Realm as Li Mu said, but hid in the Central Plains Spirit Realm to carry out a bigger conspiracy.

"Brother Feng, are we going back? The situation seems to be as Li Mu said, the Immortal Demon Lord is not in the Southern Wilderness Spirit Realm!"

Chen Jianzhu looked at Feng Jianzhu with deep worry in his eyes.

Master Feng frowned, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Continue the attack and take down the Demon Cave first. As for the Immortal Demon Lord, he may indeed be in Zhongzhou, but the battle in the Southern Wilderness Spirit Realm has not yet ended. The remnants of the Demon Abyss forces cannot be left here to continue to wreak havoc. Only by sealing the seal gap can we return to Zhongzhou without worries."

"But, the Immortal Demon Lord..." Master Chen was still a little worried.

"Let's put the Immortal Demon Lord aside for now, and let someone notify Li Mu to be cautious and not act rashly." Master Feng interrupted him and said firmly: "We must solve the problem at hand first. Pass the order down, the whole army will be ready, go deep into the Southern Wilderness Spirit Realm, and prepare to attack the Demon Cave."

Master Chen also understood Master Feng's determination, so he nodded and called his subordinates to convey the order.

In the following days, Feng Jianzhu and Chen Jianzhu led the army of cultivators in Zhongzhou, advancing triumphantly all the way, breaking through multiple strongholds of the Demon Abyss forces in succession, and aiming at the sealed land.

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Zhongzhou Spiritual Domain, Qixuan Sect.

‘Ji Wuheng’ appeared in the Sect Master’s Mansion of Qixuan Sect. He sat in the hall with expectation, waiting to meet ‘someone’.

Since Li Mu announced his retreat, the Immortal Demon Lord suddenly became anxious. He finally got into the Ji family, waiting for the Cangyuan Secret Realm to open, waiting for him to fall into the trap, but he didn’t expect that at this time, such a moth would happen again.

The Immortal Demon Lord couldn’t wait any longer. He disguised himself as ‘Ji Wuheng’ and appeared directly in the Qixuan Sect. As an elder of the Ji family, he sought to meet Li Mu directly, under the pretext of discussing the ‘Taoist Soldiers Commission’.

If he could meet Li Mu, the Immortal Demon Lord was ready to kill his former enemy on the spot and strangle the biggest obstacle to the Demon Abyss’ invasion of the spiritual world in the cradle.

The Immortal Demon Lord secretly calculated in his heart that as long as he succeeded in killing Li Mu with one strike, it would not be a problem to wipe out the entire Qixuan Sect at that time. There was no strong man in the fusion realm in a small sect who could stop him. Even if the masters of Xuantian Sword Sect learned of this news, he would have already fled far away.

Soon, a figure appeared in front of him quickly. It was a middle-aged man in a white robe with a handsome face and extraordinary temperament. He was the deputy leader of the Qixuan Sect—Tianyan Divine Lord.

His appearance made the Immortal Demon Lord's idea of ​​directly wiping out Li Mu fall through. He couldn't help but have a killing intent, but soon he forced himself to hold it back.

"Elder Ji, I am sorry for not welcoming you. I am sorry that I failed to meet you in person at the critical moment of the retreat of Sect Master Li. Please forgive me!" Tianyan Divine Lord smiled and greeted Ji Wuheng, but his eyes revealed a trace of imperceptible scrutiny.

Just now, Tianyan Divine Lord noticed that Ji Wuheng suddenly burst out with a strong killing intent, which made him palpitate. However, this killing intent disappeared too quickly, which made him feel a little confused.

"Oh! Sect Master Li has been in seclusion for a long time! I wonder when he will come out? When can the commission to refine the Dao soldiers start?" Ji Wuheng frowned slightly and asked Tianyan Divine Lord in surprise.

Tianyan Divine Lord smiled slightly and responded quickly: "Sect Master Li is in seclusion for cultivation. The specific time of coming out is still uncertain. However, Elder Ji, please rest assured about the matter of refining Dao soldiers. As long as the Sect Master comes out, I will notify him as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Ji Wuheng's face sank, and he was secretly anxious. He had secretly scanned the entire Qixuan Sect countless times with his divine thoughts, but he failed to find Li Mu's seclusion.

Tianyan Divine Lord seemed to see Ji Wuheng's anxiety, and smiled and comforted him: "Elder Ji, don't worry too much. Sect Master Li always keeps his promises. After coming out of retreat, he will definitely go all out to complete your weapon refining commission."

"Well, that's the only way! Your sect's spiritual land is quite magical. Can you take me to appreciate the scenery of your sect?"

'Ji Wuheng's heart moved, and suddenly proposed to Tianyan Divine Lord.

The Immortal Demon Lord hopes to find clues about Li Mu's retreat by visiting the Qixuan Sect.

Tianyan Divine Lord didn't think much about it, and nodded in agreement with a smile.

So, the two walked out of the Sect Master's Mansion side by side, previewing several main peaks of the Qixuan Sect. Along the way, Tianyan Divine Lord introduced the situation of several main peaks of the Qixuan Sect in detail and browsed the sect's buildings.

'Ji Wuheng's mind was not here, and he kept scanning the surroundings with his divine thoughts in secret, trying to find clues about Li Mu's retreat.

However, the Immortal Demon Lord did not find the whereabouts of Li Mu's original body, but found his seven incarnations, which were guarding the seven main peaks of the Seven Profound Sects and taking care of the spiritual fields.

The Immortal Demon Lord frowned, and was extremely surprised that Li Mu had refined seven incarnations, and his killing intention was even stronger.

You know, refining incarnations is extremely difficult, and each refining requires a lot of mind and resources. Li Mu was able to refine seven, which is enough to show that his practice is extraordinary.

Moreover, these seven incarnations were arranged by him on the seven main peaks. They are full of spirituality and can independently guard the spiritual fields without any intention of chaos. This strength makes the Immortal Demon Lord extremely afraid.

The incarnation is the foundation for the cultivators of the Refining Realm to condense the law domain. Being able to refine a incarnation in the Refining Realm means that his mind is extremely powerful, and he has almost touched the secrets of the Refining Realm in the late stage of the Refining Realm.

However, Li Mu's ability to refine seven incarnations at the same time shows that his divine consciousness strength has far exceeded that of ordinary cultivators, reaching seven times, or even far beyond this level.

Originally, he thought that as long as he could find the place where Li Mu was in seclusion, he would have a chance to kill him with one blow, but now it seems that he should have gone to the spiritual land of Xuantian Sword Sect to retreat. It is inevitable that the Immortal Demon Lord will feel a little regretful if he is not in Qixuan Sect.

Destroy Li Mu's seven incarnations?

No!

This will alert the enemy!

Several thoughts flashed through the Immortal Demon Lord's mind, and he took a deep breath and resisted this thought.

A more comprehensive plan must be formulated, not only to find Li Mu's body, but also to ensure that he can kill him with one blow when he takes action, without giving him any chance to react.

Seeing that Ji Wuheng fell into deep thought, he did not have any interest in browsing the scenery of the sect.

Tianyan God Lord's face flashed with doubt, and he smiled at Ji Wuheng and proposed. "Elder Ji, we have almost finished touring several important places of our sect. Next, I will take you to our sect's Sutra Pavilion, where precious books accumulated by our sect for thousands of years are collected, which may be of benefit to you."

"Sutra Pavilion, let's talk about it next time! Since Sect Master Li is still in retreat, I will visit him again when he comes out of retreat. Please let me know in time!" 'Ji Wuheng' bowed and said goodbye. Although his face remained calm, he was quite irritated in his heart.

The real purpose of this visit to Qixuan Sect has not been achieved, but Li Mu's secret was discovered, which was worth the trip.

Seeing that 'Ji Wuheng' insisted, Tianyan God Lord could not force it, so he nodded and agreed: "Since Elder Ji has something to do, I will not force it. After Sect Master Li comes out of retreat, I will send someone to notify you immediately."

'Ji Wuheng' bowed again to thank him, and flew away neatly.

Tianyan God watched Ji Wuheng's figure going away, and a trace of indelible doubt flashed in his eyes. Then he thought about it and felt that it was no big deal, so he let it go.

However, after a period of time, Ji Wuheng often visited him and made friends with him. He intentionally or unintentionally asked about Li Mu's retreat and where he was in retreat, which made Tianyan God alert.

In the Painting World Treasure House, Tianyan God informed Li Mu of Ji Wuheng's movements.

"Oh! Ji Wuheng, I have met this person once, and the process was not pleasant. Is the Ji family so anxious to refine Taoist soldiers?"

Li Mu listened to Tianyan God's retelling, and a trace of memory flashed in his eyes. Back then, he killed the Ji family's Kurumu Zun and offended the Ji family. Later, Ji Wuheng came forward and settled the matter with him.

Li Mu was quite impressed by this person and hesitated whether to go out and meet him.

"The ranking of the eight major families who have been commissioned to refine Dao soldiers has been announced. The Ji family ranks fourth. Logically, they should not be so anxious!" Tianyan Divine Lord frowned, then remembered something and said in confusion: "When I first met this Elder Ji, I seemed to have a murderous intent from him, which was extremely scary, but it disappeared very quickly." Hearing this, Li Mu's face was stern and his nerves were immediately tense. According to the front-line intelligence sent by Feng Jianzhu and Chen Jianzhu, they have been besieging the sealed place. However, the Immortal Demon Lord has not appeared yet and told him not to act rashly. At this time, Ji Wuheng suddenly came to Qixuan Sect so eagerly to ask for Dao soldiers. Li Mu couldn't help but have an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Did you take him around the sect?" Li Mu looked at Tian Yan Shen Jun and asked him about the details of his reception of 'Ji Wuheng'.

"That's right! He seems to be exploring the sect master's retreat place intentionally or unintentionally." Tian Yan Shen Jun keenly noticed and reported.

Li Mu frowned and felt uneasy. If so, his seven incarnations hidden in the seven main peaks must have been exposed.

Li Mu frowned and pondered, and did not respond to Tian Yan Shen Jun for a long time.

"Sect master, is there something wrong with this person?" Tian Yan Shen Jun looked at Li Mu with a serious expression and asked with concern.

Li Mu looked up at Tian Yan Shen Jun and replied, "It's not certain yet. If Ji Wuheng comes again, you should pay attention to him when dealing with him. I suspect that he may not be seeking Dao soldiers simply, but has other purposes."

Hearing this, Tian Yan Shen Jun was slightly startled, looked at Li Mu, and asked in surprise: "Master, do you mean that this 'Elder Ji' has ill intentions towards you?"

"It's possible. I suspect that this person is related to the Immortal Demon Lord." Li Mu nodded and explained.

"The Immortal Demon Lord, a demon cultivator in the fusion realm, this is too dangerous!" Tian Yan Shen Jun's face sank when he heard this name, and he couldn't help but worry.

"Indeed, did he say when he would come next time? If you can't deal with it, I will let Elder Qiu come and meet him in person with a puppet body. I want to see what medicine he sells in the gourd." Li Mu's eyes flashed with a trace of solemnity, and he said in a deep voice.

Tianyan God frowned and responded: "Ji Wuheng did not mention when he will come next time, but he looks quite anxious, maybe he won't wait too long. I will keep an eye on his movements and notify you immediately if he makes any moves."

Hearing this, Li Mu frowned and pondered. Passively waiting for 'Ji Wuheng' to come to the door was too passive. He must change this unfavorable situation.

"There is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. You notify him to come to the appointment in a month and say that I have come out of retreat and invite him to meet." Li Mu thought about it, rejected Tianyan God's proposal, and made arrangements.

After hearing this, Tianyan God's eyes flashed with a hint of appreciation, and nodded and agreed: "Okay, Sect Master, I will arrange it now."

As Tianyan God left, Li Mu appeared in a puppet body, carrying the Painting World Treasure House, and flew to Xuantian Sword Sect-Contribution Hall on a sword to ask Elder Qiu for help.

"Elder Qiu, I have a request." Li Mu stepped into the Contribution Hall and went straight to Qiu Yuanhong, saying straight to the point.

"Elder Li, if you need my help, just tell me." Qiu Yuanhong responded enthusiastically. As the supreme elder of the sect, Li Mu deserves the respect of the Xuantian Sword Sect for his ability to refine Dao soldiers. If there are any difficulties, he will definitely help.

Li Mu recounted the details of the incident and expressed his concerns and plans: "This 'Ji Wuheng' is likely to be related to the Immortal Demon Lord. This person has come to the door, and it must not be that simple. I hope Elder Qiu can help me meet this Ji Wuheng and see what he is planning."

After hearing this, Qiu Yuanhong frowned and said in a deep voice: "The Immortal Demon Lord is indeed a difficult person. I want to think about who else in the sect can deal with this person." (End of this chapter)