Li Mu's words left Venerable Qingfeng speechless; it was indeed true that with the ability to refine six-tier spirit treasures, one would not have to worry about insufficient auxiliary cultivation resources.
However, Venerable Qingfeng was still a bit unconvinced!
"With Elder Li's Artifact Refining capabilities, high-grade auxiliary cultivation resources are certainly not a concern, but this Cultivation Technique not only requires cultivating the Five Elements but also cultivating Yin and Yang simultaneously.
In the later stages, besides a large amount of auxiliary cultivation resources, it also requires simultaneously comprehending and mastering seven Dao Laws.
After breaking through the Nascent Soul Realm and entering the Soul Transformation Realm, one must Cultivate seven Law Clones simultaneously.
Finally, the Five Elements and Yin and Yang merge with the Dao, one glimpses the Void Refining Realm, the Primordial Spirit and Body Integration, and ascends to Mahayana.
The difficulty of breaking through each Realm is several times that of others, and the further one goes, the greater the difficulty!"
Venerable Qingfeng looked at Li Mu seriously, explaining and analyzing each point.
"Elder Feng is right.
If I can advance to the next major Realm, I also plan to choose one of the Five Elements to advance my cultivation, not daring to be too greedy and continue cultivating all Five Elements!" True Monarch Qingwen nodded in agreement, a hint of regret in his expression.
"Indeed!
Comprehending one system of Dao Laws is already extremely difficult; cultivating multiple Dao Laws simultaneously, the higher the Realm, the more cultivation problems arise.
Elder Li, you must consider this carefully." True Lord Qingyang looked at Li Mu and offered his advice.
True Monarch Qingchen and Yun Xiaozi both nodded, agreeing with their viewpoint.
Li Mu smiled faintly, understanding their good intentions, and did not offer much excuse.
He possessed the talent of spiritual plant absorption, which not only helped him improve his cultivation but also assisted him in comprehending the Dao Laws of spiritual objects and enhancing his innate attributes.
The only issue was that high-grade spiritual plants grew too slowly, making it impossible to precisely acquire their spiritual plant attributes for targeted cultivation.
Thinking of this, Li Mu suddenly made a decision.
Previously, he had been troubled about what Spirit Treasure to refine from the withered glory year wood.
It seemed that a Spirit Treasure capable of accelerating the power of Years would be more beneficial to him than one with divination capabilities.
Under the conditions that satisfy the growth environment of high-grade spiritual plants, using a Spirit Treasure that promotes the power of Years to aid their growth can more quickly obtain the spiritual plant attributes of high-grade spiritual plants.
This way, large-scale, precise cultivation of high-grade spiritual plants will help him acquire corresponding cultivation and Dao Law attributes in the later stages.
Thinking of this, a hint of joy flashed in Li Mu's eyes.
Looking at Venerable Qingfeng and the other five, he thanked them gratefully, saying, "Thank you all for your guidance.
In my future cultivation, Li will focus on my choices!"
"Haha, perhaps we were overthinking it.
Elder Li is exceptionally talented, cultivating many Dao paths.
Perhaps he can forge a path unprecedented and unmatched!" Venerable Qingfeng heard the perfunctory tone in Li Mu's words and quickly laughed to cover his embarrassment.
"Elder Feng is too kind.
Let's not talk about this anymore; let's discuss recent events!
Recently, the Nine Demon Sect's activities have been very active.
Has Qingxuan Sect been subjected to harassment?" Li Mu smiled faintly, changing the subject.
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the five people became solemn.
"Since the last Nine Demon Sect attack, we have increased our patrols and maintained the Sect's grand formation in real-time, thwarting several of their offensives.
Unfortunately, the Five Sect Alliance, Hundred Refinements Sect, Heavenly Evolution Sect, and Shanhe Sect have successively been destroyed by the Nine Demon Sect.
Currently, we have learned that the Nine Demon Sect intends to attack the Yu Ling Sect again, which is why we set out to support the Yu Ling Sect." Venerable Qingfeng quickly explained.
"Hmm!
The Nine Demon Sect attacking Yu Ling Sect again, is it true or false?
Where did this news come from?
Could it be a trick to lure the tiger out of its mountain?" Hearing Venerable Qingfeng's words, Li Mu immediately pressed for answers.
The Nine Demon Sect's members were all insidious and cunning demonic Cultivators, full of tricks, stopping at nothing to achieve their goals, and showing no mercy for their subordinates' lives.
Yet, Venerable Qingfeng actually led his team away from Qingxuan Sect to support Yu Ling Sect.
Li Mu's first thought was that the Nine Demon Sect might have used a trick to lure the tiger out of its mountain on them.
The Yu Ling Sect had a Seventh-Order True Spirit - Azure Thunder Beast of Purple Firmament, and its protective grand formation's array artifacts were complete.
Revered Qing Wei had successfully advanced to the Void Refining Realm, and the Sect's overall defensive strength had risen to another level.
Would the Nine Demon Sect dare to provoke them at this time?
In contrast, the Qingxuan Sect, before the last Nine Demon Sect invasion, had its Sect Master and most of its high-end combat power ambushed on their way back from an Auction.
Most of its main force perished, and its strength plummeted.
If it weren't for the critical moment when Li Mu successfully passed his Nascent Soul Tribulation, turned the tide, and captured Tianjue Demonic Venerable, allowing the Qingxuan Sect to successfully survive the Sect Protection War, the Qingxuan Sect would likely have faced a grim fate!
Hearing Li Mu's question, Venerable Qingfeng and the four Nascent Soul True Lords all showed a hint of embarrassment.
Yun Xiaozi met Li Mu's gaze, his eyes somewhat evasive.
"Alas!
It has come to this, so I will no longer conceal it!" Venerable Qingfeng sighed, explaining helplessly, "After the Sect Protection War ended, with the departure of the Sect Master and others, our Sect suffered a great loss of Origin Qi.
However, the Nine Demon Sect's activities within our Sect's jurisdiction became increasingly rampant, with the potential to make a comeback at any time."
"Following the destruction of the three Sects, Qingxuan Sect's situation became increasingly dangerous.
After our discussion, we decided to seal the mountain and abandon the Sect, taking the Sect's important treasures, breaking into scattered groups, and temporarily settling in Yu Ling Sect.
Then, we would gather the Sect's Disciples and collectively reroute to the Central Continent Spirit Domain to avoid the disaster." Venerable Qingfeng explained with a look of shame and bitter helplessness.
"Elder Li, it's not that we intentionally concealed it.
We are ashamed of this matter before Grandmaster Qingxuan!"
"Alas!
Sealing the mountain and leaving the Sect is better than ending up like Hundred Refinements Sect, Heavenly Evolution Sect, and Shanhe Sect!"
"As long as the green mountains remain, there will always be firewood!"
After Venerable Qingfeng's introduction, full of shame, True Lord Qingyang, True Monarch Qingchen, and True Monarch Qingwen all spoke up to defend themselves and alleviate the guilt in their hearts.
The Qingxuan Sect had fallen to this state of disintegration, with thousands of Years of foundation destroyed in an instant.
They felt unbearable pain but were powerless, feeling ashamed to face Grandmaster Qingxuan.
"So that's how it is; no wonder!" Li Mu's expression turned serious, and he looked up towards the southeast, his face grave.
Upon hearing this, the five individuals, who were feeling guilty and distressed, froze slightly.
They all followed the direction Li Mu indicated, releasing their Divine Sense, but they did not perceive any valuable information.
Only Venerable Qingfeng explored with his Divine Sense for a while, then suddenly his expression changed drastically, becoming extremely unsightly.
"Elder Li, when did you discover it?" Venerable Qingfeng looked at Li Mu in shock.
He never expected that Li Mu, with his mere Middle Stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivation, could project his Divine Sense further than him.
He was at the Late Stage Soul Transformation Realm, and the cultivation gap between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Soul Transformation Realm was a chasm, even more so for Primordial Spirit power.
The Primordial Spirit power cultivated in the Soul Transformation Realm was hundreds, even thousands of times that of the Nascent Soul Realm.
At the same time, it was not just a difference in quantity, but also a difference in quality and Rank.
However, none of this mattered to Li Mu.
Did he possess a Divine Thought Cultivation Technique specifically for cultivating Primordial Spirit power?
What kind of Divine Thought Cultivation Technique did he Cultivate?
To what extent had he reached, to be able to contend with a Late Stage Soul Transformation Realm Cultivator with Middle Stage Nascent Soul Realm strength?
No!
Li Mu had discovered the trackers earlier, but he had only observed them with his Divine Sense after being prompted.
This gap was not small at all!
Innumerable questions popped into Venerable Qingfeng's mind, and his eyes stared intently at Li Mu, as if he wanted to open his brain and get to the bottom of it.
Venerable Qingfeng's eerie green gaze made Li Mu feel a bit uneasy, so he quickly interrupted and changed the subject, saying, "Elder Feng, now is not the time to discuss this.
Everyone, prepare for battle!"
Venerable Qingfeng nodded.
Indeed, now was not the time to dwell on this.
His expression became serious, and he slowly drew a cyan longsword from his waist, preparing for the fight.
Seeing this, the four Nascent Soul True Lords, including Qingyang, were all invigorated and continued to release their Divine Sense to search for the unknown enemy.
Soon, they had a discovery: a group of black-clad Cultivators emanating a chilling Evil Qi and a strong bloody Aura.
They rode skeleton battleships and blood cloud demonic ships, rapidly approaching them from hundreds of miles away, a vast and mighty force numbering several hundred.
"Skeleton Sect, Blood Demon Sect... it's them again.
They're truly persistent!" Seeing this formation, Yun Xiaozi shuddered and cursed angrily.
"So many people, it's Wutian Old Demon leading the team!" True Lord Qingyang's expression was grave as he locked onto a hideous figure on the flagship, confirming his observation.
"Elder Feng, Elder Li, let's escape quickly!
Let's immediately go to Yu Ling Sect for support!" True Monarch Qingwen quickly suggested, his face pale, already terrified by the Nine Demon Sect's pursuing formation.
"It's too late!
The Nine Demon Sect dared to show themselves so openly; they must have set up a contingency plan.
The direction towards Yu Ling Sect might not be without a hidden trap!" Venerable Qingfeng stood up, his Spiritual Pressure spreading, and his Dharma Robe rustling.
Indeed!
As soon as Venerable Qingfeng's words fell, Qingyang and the others extended their Divine Sense towards the Yu Ling Sect's direction and saw another wave of Nine Demon Sect forces.
Dark mist and blood Evil Qi obscured the sky, pressing down on them with the force of Mount Tai.
Venerable Qingfeng waved his cyan jade sword, a ruthless look on his face, preparing to fight to the death with the Nine Demon Sect's people.
"Elder Feng, please wait a moment!" Li Mu quickly flew out and called out to stop him.
As his voice fell, Li Mu waved his hand, taking out a batch of Medicinal Pill bottles and Talismans from the nine storage spiritual pearl, distributing them to everyone, saying, "Take these spiritual items for self-defense first.
Listen to my command in this battle."
Venerable Qingfeng and the other five were all stunned, astonished by Li Mu's grand gesture.
"These are Five-Tier Talismans!
So many?
Oh my heavens!
This, this Talisman, it's the Jade Green Summoning Divine Talisman recorded in the Qingxuan Talisman Codex, isn't it!
And this one, this is a Talisman, yet it emanates such intense thunder Origin Qi?"
"This is a huantian pill, this is a Five-Tier Heavenly Profound Spirit Replenishing Pill...
they are all Five-Tier Spirit Pills!"
...
The five people's eyes widened, and they tremblingly accepted the high-grade Spirit Pills and Talismans given to them.
When they came back to their senses and looked at Elder Li again, they were once more stunned by the scene before them.
They saw Elder Li summon a five-colored circular array artifact, which he struck into the ground and it disappeared.
Then, several Spirit Flags flew out and merged into it, and in the blink of an eye, an invisible formation was set up, releasing streams of mist that obscured the area.
Immediately after, Elder Li summoned five Dragon remains and thousands upon thousands of High-Grade Spirit Stones, scattering them lavishly, catalyzing streams of pure Spiritual Qi... Soon, a miraculous scene appeared: the five Dragon remains, under the activation of the profound array power, were reborn, regaining their flesh and blood bodies, their scales shining, majestic and extraordinary.
The five Dragons flew into the clouds in the blink of an eye, their figures disappearing.
However, Elder Li did not stop there.
He conjured the small black mountain from before, and it expanded with the wind.
The Spirit Swords plunged into the small mountain buzzed, looking eager to drink blood.
Each Spirit Sword exuded a compelling spirituality and sharp Sword Intent.
The Sword Intent of thousands of Spirit Swords gathered together, making one's hair stand on end.
The trace of the black small mountain was soon covered and hidden by white mist.
Venerable Qingfeng and the five others stared with wide eyes, looking at each other.
They were once again shocked by Elder Li's grand gesture.
The Five-Tier Spirit Pills and Talismans they received had already given them a great shock.
However, compared to the Spirit Swords stuck in this small mountain, they were not even worthy of carrying its shoes.
"So many Four-Tier and Five-Tier Spirit Swords, my heavens!" True Lord Qingyang's eyes were bloodshot, asking in disbelief.
"These Spirit Swords were all refined by Elder Li.
How can this spiritual mountain gather so many Spirit Swords?
What kind of Spirit Treasure is it!" True Monarch Qingchen exclaimed in disbelief, whispering hysterically.
Previously, when this small mountain Spirit Treasure appeared, it had instantly crushed a Six-Tier Ape into a mass of flesh with a single strike, and Elder Li had hastily put it away.
They only felt that the impact power of this Spirit Treasure was extraordinary, but they did not realize it had other functions.
Now, seeing its true face, they found it incredible.
This mountain actually contained so many Four-Tier and Five-Tier Spirit Swords, each of which, if placed outside, would be enough for a Nascent Soul True Lord to fight over, and he alone possessed so many.
"It seems there are still many empty slots, and the Spirit Swords are not yet full." Yun Xiaozi looked at the Five-Tier Gold Element Spirit Sword in his hand and said faintly.
At this moment, Yun Xiaozi finally understood why Li Mu could casually give him a high-grade Spirit Sword that matched his Spiritual Root; it turned out that it was just one of many.
Yun Xiaozi's words caused the four people present to fall silent.
Elder Li's Artifact Refining skill was too grand, beyond their imagination.
Perhaps this was the true foundation of a Six-Tier Grandmaster Refiner!
Just as the five thought that Elder Li's layout and trap were about to end, a flash of spiritual light appeared, and the figures of several high-grade tamed beasts came into their view.
They had all seen the majestic Six-Tier Twin-Horned Azure Moon Flood Dragon before, a Six-Tier Ape with an arm, a Five-Tier Golden Ape with a golden spiritual armor, as majestic as a general, a lizard-Dragon with thick rock armor, and a small fire bird with golden flames all over its body.
Each tamed beast's eyes were full of agility, and its demeanor was extraordinary.
The Spiritual Pressure they released far exceeded that of the Six-Tier Ape they had previously dealt with.
Wait, they all have their own life-bound Magical Artifacts?
Thinking that Elder Li was a Grandmaster Refiner, it seemed quite normal for him to equip his tamed beasts with a full set of gear!
Uh!
The life-bound Magical Artifacts of the several tamed beasts emanated an unusual spirituality and pressure!
Could it be, could it be, they are all six-tier spirit treasures?
Venerable Qingfeng and the four True Lords stared intently at the life-bound Magical Artifacts on the several tamed beasts, sensing their unusual nature.
"Ambush!
Prepare to face the enemy!" Li Mu assigned tasks to the tamed beasts, signaling them.
"Yes, Master!" Little Gold, Little Tile, and the others excitedly responded in unison, flying into the mist formation and concealing their figures.
"Elder Li, your... your tamed beasts' life-bound Magical Artifacts, are they... are they all six-tier spirit treasures?" True Monarch Qingwen paid no attention to the approaching demonic Cultivators.
He stared intently as the several tamed beasts disappeared into the mist formation, stammering as he pressed Li Mu.
"The enemy is coming!
You all should prepare too!
If they break through the formation, you will need to face them!" Li Mu smiled faintly, not directly answering his question, and gestured.
Although Li Mu did not answer directly, his attitude seemed to imply an affirmation!
The five people all looked at the menacing, vast Nine Demon Sect demonic Cultivators surrounding them, and a strange mix of emotions appeared in their eyes: pity, schadenfreude, anticipation of a good show...
All these emotions converged, making their expressions seem somewhat peculiar, but what was notably absent was their previous fear, panic, determination to fight to the death, and readiness to sacrifice themselves.
Thirty-odd Nine Demon Sect battleships surrounded them from all directions.
The demonic Cultivators on board were all jubilant, their eyes filled with bloodlust and arrogant arrogance, radiating Killing Intent, as if they were conducting a hunt.
Now that the prey had fallen into the trap with nowhere to escape, they could begin to enjoy the feast of slaughter.
