Li Mu's independent atrium, the sun scorching, shining on him. In the blink of an eye, it was already noon. Not far away, the bell of the palace sounded quietly. When he was a student before, he didn't know how many times he imagined that he could stand in the ranks of the hundred officials in a dignified manner, rising with the bell and dispersing with the bell.

Now that he is in danger of dying, he has been a man for two lives, and his heart has long been cut off from the heart of worldly fame and fortune. Listening to this bell again, he only felt that there was silence between heaven and earth, and this sound sounded slowly, and there was an indescribable power to calm people's hearts.

Li Mu closed his eyes, the scorching sun shone on him, listening to the bells in the distance, his heart calmed down, and his expression was peaceful and peaceful.

There was a sudden wind in the court.

Li Mu's heart slowly brushed through the scenes of watching lanterns and shopping on the long street with his parents when he was a child, the scene of wearing green shirts and boating with his friends when he was a teenager, and the scene of young people in Yedu, full of spirit and riding horses in spring. Happy and beautiful memories replayed and disappeared in his heart. A shallow smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, as if he had returned to the past.

But it is impossible for people to live in memories, no matter how beautiful the memories are, they will pass, and no matter how beautiful the dreams are, they will eventually wake up. When I was a child, I cried because my nose was blue and my face was swollen, I was reluctant to part with my friends when I was a teenager, I was disappointed and unwilling to be disappointed after failing in the scientific examination, and all my thoughts were lost when my parents were gone and my hometown was gone. Painful and dark memories washed over his consciousness.

Li Mu's expression changed drastically, sometimes peaceful, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes resentful. His consciousness was like a lonely boat in the turbulent sea, crumbling. His face was swollen red, and sweat was dripping down heavily, but he didn't know it.

If a cultivator or a martial arts master saw his situation at this time, he would immediately understand what happened to Li Mu, that is: he went mad.

Li Mu was addicted to the demons in his heart and couldn't extricate himself. But because he had not practiced martial arts, there was no true qi stored in the meridians, otherwise, he would have been hurt by the chaotic true qi.

The wind suddenly stopped, and the bells from the palace faded away.

Li Mu suddenly felt a slight chill in his chest, and the cool feeling from the bottom of his heart made his consciousness gradually clear. His pant grew low, and his clenched fists loosened.

Li Mu opened his bloodshot eyes, and his heart was greatly relieved.

The scene just now didn't seem to be long, and the movement was not big, but it almost made him walk around outside the ghost gate. Thanks to the cool feeling that came from his heart at the end, he was pulled back from the boundless nightmare.

Li Mu lowered his head and loosened the knot of his clothes, only to see the outline of a cyan round bead faintly emerging in the middle of his heart on the left side of his chest.

That round bead is very familiar, isn't it the Fushou pearl he has worn since he was a child?

Li Mu was extremely puzzled in his heart, but he immediately remembered the origin of this cyan bead.

It turned out that the bead was picked up from the pebble-riddled bank when he was five years old when he was playing by the river. When the bead was first picked up, it was still gray, barely distinguishable from each other in a pair of pebbles. At that time, Li Mu saw that it was mellow, but it was also a little gratifying, so he brought the bead home. After begging his mother to sew a sack for the bead, he put it on his chest.

This pearl has been worn by Li Muyi for 20 years, but it slowly took off its gray appearance and gradually became green and exquisite. And since Li Mu put on this bead, he has never been contaminated with a major illness or a minor illness, so Li Mu cherishes it more and more. Li Mu's parents also knew that this bead might be a treasure, so they instructed Li Mu to hide it well, not to show it easily, and even gave the pearl a name of "Fu Shou Zhu", expecting it to be able to bless Li Mu Tianshou.

In the past 20 years, in addition to the fact that the color of this pearl has been changing to cyan and protecting Li Mu from being disturbed by the disease, it has not shown any miracles, but I didn't expect it to disappear into my chest this time, and I saved myself once.

Li Mu suddenly remembered that he had committed suicide by taking poison, could it be that the reason why he saved himself from death and was able to cleanse the essence and marrow was on this bead? Then, it was very likely that the culprit in He Qiu's mouth that caused the movement of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was also it. In this way, this pearl has saved his life for the second time.

He knew in his heart that this pearl was probably the most important treasure and secret in his life, and it was an existence that could never be known. Fortunately, at this time, the bead seems to have disappeared into his body, and even if others see the mark on his chest, most of them will think it is just a birthmark, but they are not worried about being discovered.

Li Mu touched the mark of the bead on his chest and found that the bead really seemed to have completely melted into his body, and there was no trace of abnormality in the tentacles. If it weren't for the bead that had been with him since childhood, he would have thought that this mark was just a birthmark.

......

Three days later, the envoy of the Xuanming Sect finally arrived.

He Qiu knew that Li Mu was eager to know the results of the investigation into the destruction of his hometown, so after explaining the reason to the envoy, he brought Li Mu with him to listen to the envoy's instructions.

Li Mu was in a stirring mood, but he was also ready to return disappointed. He stood in the middle of the living room with his hands tied, his eyebrows lowered and his expression calm. After such a cup of tea, I saw He Qiu leading the way beside him, and a middle-aged Taoist walked in behind him. The man's demeanor was cold, and his appearance was quite ordinary, but in the flow of his eyes, there was an indescribable sense of majesty.

Before the arrival of the Taoist, He Qiu had already explained to Li Mu. The person who came to investigate the matter of Gui'an was sent by Xuanming this time was a higher rank than He Qiu in the sect, so he didn't have to worry about the title, he just called the Venerable Master and told Li Mu the name of this person.

After Li Mu saw the two of them enter the room and sit down, he bent down and saluted, "I've seen the Master Lingmu." ”

Facing Li Mu's salute, the Lingmu Venerable just rolled his eyelids and said lightly, "You can sit down on the side." ”

After Li Mu sat down slowly, he listened attentively to the conversation between the two.

It turned out that before the Xuanming Sect received He Qiu's news, there were masters in the door who sensed the drastic changes in Daqi's aura. It's just that I don't know what exactly happened, so after some discussion, so as not to startle the snake, I only sent Lingmu, an elder with medium strength in the sect, to investigate.

Lingmu kept going all the way, entered Daqi, bought a map, and went straight to Gui'an.

When he arrived in Gui'an, it had become a ghost domain. There was no one around, and on the vast plain, only a huge pit remained, silently telling the tragedy of the battle.

Lingmu stood dumbfounded beside the deep pit that was dozens of miles long and wide, and hundreds of zhang deep, and he only felt strong fear and awe in his heart, and he couldn't think about anything anymore.

When Lingmu arrived in Gui'an, several days had passed since that great battle, so after he hurriedly observed the deep pit, he could only slightly surmise that someone should have used a powerful Dao technique to cause so much damage with a single blow. As for the rest of the reasons, there is no way to know because there are too few clues.

When Lingmu said this, his expression also became a little awe-inspiring, and he said to He Qiu: "The high realm and strong spell of the predecessors of Gui'an Doufa are really the only ones I have seen in my life. In my opinion, it should be the predecessors of other interfaces, but for some reason they passed by the realm and ruined Gui'an County. ”

After speaking, he turned to Li Mu: "Your name is Li Mu, right?" Regarding you, I have already heard He Qiu say it, and the news in the door has also been transmitted to me, this time I return to the door, you will walk with me. Would you like to?"

Li Mugong said solemnly: "It's all up to the master's orders. ”

Lingmu nodded, and said to He Qiu: "Senior nephew He, this matter of Gui'an has become an unsolved case. However, in order to appease the imperial family of Daqi, I will personally meet the emperor tomorrow and explain to him that you don't have to worry. ”

He Qiu hurriedly said yes.

After Lingmu finished explaining the matter, he flicked his sleeves and Shi Shiran walked out.

After He Qiu encouraged Li Mu a few words, he also left.

Li Mu had already been mentally prepared, so although he was still a little disappointed that he had found nothing, he could only cheer up and comfort himself.

......

Early the next morning, the emperor's entourage came to He Qiu's national teacher's mansion to wait.

At the end of the hour, the bell of the early dynasty in the palace rang. The door of the National Teacher's Mansion opened, and the emperor entered the atrium with hundreds of officials. The emperor stood solemnly in front, and all the officials knelt on the ground.

He Qiu walked out of the room, stood beside the emperor, and stood still.

Li Mu stood indoors, looking out. I saw the spirit wood slowly falling from the sky, holding the floating dust in his hand, and his clothes and belts fluttering, so he looked like a fairy man.

After Lingmu descended to three feet above the ground, he sat cross-legged in the air, without any support under his hips. He looked down at the people on the ground with an indifferent expression.

If it was in the past, Li Mu would probably have worshiped Lingmu like everyone else. It's just that he has experienced life and death, and he has seen the true face of the cultivator, but he has lost his awe of the cultivator in his heart.

The emperor and hundreds of officials on the ground all bowed down and said in unison: "See the Lingmu Immortal." ”

Lingmu nodded slightly and said, "Excuse me." This time, I came to Daqi to explain to you about Gui'an. The first few **** have found out that the fall of Gui'an is not **, and it is really damned. My generation of immortal cultivators will not inexplicably condemn the mundane. The matter of Gui'an was caused by the landing of meteors outside the sky. This matter happens once in 10,000 years, so you don't need to panic. After today, I will be proclaimed to the whole world, so that rumors will not spread and the common people will be alarmed. Can you make a note of it?"

The emperor and the hundred officials hurriedly said yes.

Lingmu nodded to He Qiu, then turned into a ghostly light and disappeared.

He Qiu arched his hand to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please go back, if you have something important, come to me again." ”

The emperor wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, obviously in front of Lingmu, he, the king of a country, also felt great pressure, and after thanking He Qiu, he led the hundred officials back to the palace.

The ghostly light of the spiritual wood here, but in a flash, stopped outside Li Mu's door.