“Elder Feng, I just survived the Heavenly Tribulation. I’ll return to Yue Qiong Peak to recuperate first. Shall we chat another time?” Li Mu bowed to Venerable Qingfeng and bid farewell.
“Of course, of course. You go ahead. I also have matters to attend to. There will be plenty of time. I’ll visit Yue Qiong Peak another day to catch up,” Venerable Qingfeng nodded gladly, understandingly watching him leave.
Li Mu nodded and unceremoniously departed on his sword. Having just survived the Nascent Soul Tribulation, he had immediately fought Tianjue, the Devil King. Now, he needed to find a quiet place to heal his injuries and restore his Cultivation.
Watching Li Mu depart, Venerable Qingfeng began to clear the battlefield. With Tianjue, the Devil King’s escape, the battle became clear. The sporadic fighting quickly ended with Venerable Qingfeng’s intervention.
He flew back to Yue Qiong Peak on his sword and landed in the stone courtyard.
“Squeak! Squeak!” “Woof!” Little Gold and Little Tile excitedly came forward. Through the Spirit Control Contract Seal, they clearly sensed Li Mu’s current state.
“Woof!” Crimson Wolf limped forward, its honest eyes fixed on Li Mu, filled with concern.
Crimson Wolf was merely a mortal-grade Spirit Dog. Having accompanied him for so many years, it had entered its elderly stage. Li Mu had ways to help it advance to a first-tier or even second-tier Yao Beast, granting it a longer lifespan. However, he ultimately chose not to do so.
Crimson Wolf’s Aptitude was evident; it would eventually pass away due to old age. Li Mu chose to let it grow naturally, without forcing any modifications.
“I’m fine!” Li Mu smiled, patting Crimson Wolf’s head. He used his Divine Sense to instruct the Puppet to prepare dinner and then reassured the Spirit Beasts, “Go play!”
Little Gold and Little Tile left, while Crimson Wolf stayed with Li Mu, lying down beside him.
Li Mu smiled, took out a white orb and a cyan bracelet from his storage grid, holding them in his hand, examining them with a scrutinizing gaze.
【star beast remnant pearl】
【Grade: Seventh-tier Karma Wonder Item】
【Characteristics: Tracing the Origin, Condensing Karma to Glimpse the Result, Ninety-nine Divination Fates】
【Status: Divine Item Unsealed, Abundant Time Power】
【A treasure pearl left behind by a seventh-tier Void Realm Star Beast at the end of its life. As the Void Realm Star Beast approached death, it returned to its ancestral land, crossing the River of Time. The remnant pearl within its body mutated, gaining a trace of the ability to glimpse the Origin and trace Karma. It is one of the special Materials for refining Karma divination Magical Artifacts. This pearl contains a large amount of Time Threads. Gazing into it can allow one’s Primordial Spirit to enter the River of Time, gaining partial glimpses of future scenes… However, gazing into the River of Time can easily lead to mental disorientation and damage to one’s Origin.】
【spirit control treasure bracelet】
【Grade: six-tier spirit treasure】
【Characteristics: Spirit Control Space (Ten Thousand Acre Demon Domain), Potent Restoration, Accelerated Growth, Demonic Spirit Servants.】
【Status: Heavenly Fire Recreated, Artifact Spirit Reborn, Awaiting Recognition.】
【A Natal Spirit Treasure refined from a space boundary stone, Demon Emperor Heart Bone, and Ruyi Gemstone. Re-refined by Heavenly Fire, its Artifact Spirit is reborn. Refining this treasure can gain the Artifact Spirit’s recognition.】
Under the Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, the attribute information of both Spirit Treasures appeared in the character’s virtual frame.
During the Nascent Soul Tribulation’s Five Elements - Fire Lightning Tribulation, the Heavenly Fire - Tribulation Nascent Lightning Fire appeared. At the last moment, Li Mu controlled the Heavenly Fire to refine the star beast remnant pearl and the spirit control treasure bracelet, successfully unsealing both.
Li Mu gathered Five Elements Spiritual Power in his hand and injected it into the spirit control treasure bracelet, easily refining it.
“Chirp chirp!”
The next moment, the spirit control treasure bracelet transformed into a cyan bird, chirping twice beside Li Mu. Then, it flew to his shoulder, affectionately rubbing its small head against Li Mu’s cheek, displaying extreme spirituality.
After refining the spirit control treasure bracelet, Li Mu learned all its functions. It had a massive Spirit Control Space of over ten thousand acres, capable of housing hundreds of Spirit Beasts. This space could accelerate Spirit Beast development and recovery several times over, while also allowing the summoning of twelve Demonic Spirit Servants, resembling third or fourth-tier Yao Beasts in strength.
With it, he would no longer need to carry several Spirit Beast Pouches. Little Gold, Little Tile, and White Feathered Demoness all had a permanent residence and no longer had to squeeze into a Spirit Beast Pouch to sleep.
Li Mu was very satisfied. He put the spirit control treasure bracelet on his right hand and then looked at the star beast remnant pearl.
Immediately, Li Mu’s gaze fell upon the star beast remnant pearl, and he was instantly drawn by the mysterious aura enveloping its surface. The surface of the star beast remnant pearl diffused points of silver light and spiritual mist, each point of silver light seemingly possessing a fatal attraction.
Involuntarily, a wisp of Li Mu’s mind entered the silver light spiritual mist, and he immediately saw several special scenes from a vast river of silver light.
Li Mu was slightly stunned, and a sense of alarm immediately rose in his heart. He immediately recollected his thoughts and stopped gazing into the River of Time.
When Li Mu withdrew his mind, he immediately discovered that most of the Magical Power in his body had dissipated, leaving only two or three tenths. A few strands of black hair at the front of his bangs had turned silver-white.
Li Mu’s mind was greatly shaken. The time he had been lost for was only a brief moment, yet it had caused a lock of his dark hair to turn white. If he had delayed any longer, it truly would have damaged his Origin!
Li Mu’s face was pale, startled by the terrifying consequences. Fortunately, he stopped his greed and did not continue to glimpse the subsequent scenes.
However, this star beast remnant pearl was too strange. Li Mu quickly put it into his storage grid, not daring to take such risks again easily.
Nevertheless, Li Mu clearly remembered the content of the four scenes he had glimpsed in that instant. Now, as he recalled them carefully, some seemed inexplicable, while others were shocking.
Among the four future scenes, the first depicted a meeting hall where Li Mu himself was hidden in a corner, watching Venerable Qingfeng and several other Venerables, along with a group of Nascent Soul cultivators, discussing something. They all looked solemn, as if the situation was extremely critical.
The second scene showed Li Mu himself in a dark, deep valley, flying through the air alone, as if being pursued by some dangerous creature, or as if trying to burrow into the dark, deep valley, escaping from something. The scene was somewhat dark and blurry.
The third scene was grander, with black shadow war beasts everywhere, the sky filled with dense warships, sword Cultivators… It seemed to be a scene of a world-shattering war. Li Mu himself was above the clouds, looking down at the earth, observing the battlefield without intervening.
The fourth scene, however, made Li Mu somewhat worried. In the first three scenes, he did not deeply intervene, appearing able to advance or retreat, coming and going freely.
In the fourth scene, Li Mu was deeply involved in the war, standing in mid-air with a black-robed figure sitting on a black Dragon. He held a cyan longsword, covered in wounds. The ground was covered with corpses, including Yao Beasts and Cultivators, a world-shattering battlefield of billions. It seemed only he remained, fighting against a terrifying Devil King until the end, yet he was surrounded by the Devil King’s army, unable to escape.
What happened?
Will such things truly happen in the future?
Why would he participate in such a battle? The situation is clearly unfavorable! Why wouldn’t he run?
What exactly is going on?
What are those black shadow war beasts?
Are they extraterrestrial evil demons?
Li Mu’s mind was greatly shaken. He couldn’t believe the content of the four scenes. However, they were what he had glimpsed in the River of Time. Could the future depicted in these four scenes be changed?
The background of the four scenes was too blurry, and the time was too short. Li Mu tried his best to recall, but he couldn’t clearly see those black demonic shadows, nor the appearance of the black-clothed person sitting on the large Dragon. He was even less able to know the Origin of those black shadows.
Li Mu was no longer calm. The mysterious star beast remnant pearl possessed the function of glimpsing the River of Time. If there were no accidents, these four scenes should all be events that would definitely happen in the future.
So, his future fate was to get involved in a world-shattering war and ultimately be besieged and killed by the ‘army’ of some force?
Perhaps it’s related to Tianjue, the Devil King!
Li Mu immediately thought of the Immortal Demon Armor on Tianjue, the Devil King, and what Venerable Qingfeng had said earlier, about Tianjue Demon Sect colluding with forces from the Demon Realm!
Li Mu sighed. Since he had already glimpsed his potential future danger, he decided to stay away from this trouble and quickly leave Qingxuan Sect, or even this continent, to develop in other Spirit Realms, far escaping the misfortune that might occur in the future.
With a thought, he acted immediately. Li Mu waved his hand, sending out a spiritual light, closing the protective formation of Yue Qiong Peak, and drawing out Wang Jianfeng and Tian Wenjie, who were imprisoned in the underground cave.
“Uh!”
Wang Jianfeng and Tian Wenjie’s eyes lit up simultaneously, shielding their eyes from the dazzling sunlight.
Having been imprisoned in the underground cave for over a year, both felt a bit dazed and found the bright sunlight hard to accept.
Li Mu glanced at them and casually struck them with a burst of Spiritual Power, lifting the Restriction on their bodies.
“You can go! Get out!” Li Mu threw two storage bracelets back to them, gesturing.
“I, I, you, you’re willing to let us go?” Tian Wenjie took the bracelet, looking at Li Mu with disbelief.
“Thank you, Elder Li, and congratulations on advancing to Nascent Soul True Lord,” Wang Jianfeng’s spirits lifted. He quickly recovered his long-lost True Essence and Divine Sense, immediately sensing the powerful Spiritual Pressure from Li Mu, and quickly offered his congratulations.
Hearing this, Tian Wenjie finally reacted, impatiently adjusting to his recovered True Essence and Divine Sense. He was immediately awed by Li Mu’s powerful Spiritual Pressure, which was only befitting a Nascent Soul True Lord.
Tian Wenjie quickly checked the storage bracelet with his Divine Sense, finding that not much was missing, and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
“Get out!” Li Mu waved his hand irritably, not bothering to argue with them.
Wang Jianfeng and Tian Wenjie, as if granted a great pardon, were about to leave on their spirit swords. Just then, Tian Wenjie suddenly stopped, looking at Li Mu with a difficult expression, pleading, “Elder Li, that Three-tailed Demon Fox is my beloved pet. Could you return her to me?”
“I can’t. If you talk any more nonsense, you won’t be leaving!” Li Mu looked coldly at Tian Wenjie, flatly refusing.
“Uh! Junior takes his leave!” Tian Wenjie dared not say more, quickly bowed, and fled on his sword as if escaping.
Watching the two fly away from Yue Qiong Peak, Li Mu reached out to the stone house, and a Spirit Beast Pouch flew out of the room. With a ‘whoosh,’ a small three-tailed white fox agilely spun in the air, landing on the ground. A white shadow shot out, landing on Li Mu’s shoulder, transforming into a warm white worm, gently touching Li Mu’s face with its long antennae.
“Chirp, chirp!” White Feathered Demoness enthusiastically chirped a few times by Li Mu’s ear, personally sensing her master’s power.
“Mm! Good girl!” Li Mu smiled, patting White Feathered Demoness’s head, then looked at the Three-tailed Demon Fox - Xue'er, indicating, “I have already advanced to Nascent Soul. Next, I plan to travel through the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range. When the time comes, I will send you back to your fox clan.”
“Congratulations, Senior Li. Xue'er thanks Senior Li,” the Three-tailed Demon Fox - Xue'er respectfully transmitted her thanks, her tone no longer doubtful.
After more than a year of living together, the Three-tailed Demon Fox - Xue'er had generally come to believe that Li Mu would let her return to her clan, and at the same time, she greatly yearned for that day to arrive.
“Let’s eat!” Li Mu smiled and nodded, then walked directly to the dining table with White Feathered Demoness.
The Puppet had already prepared the meal and was setting the table.
Li Mu handed the Three-tailed Demon Fox - Xue'er a roasted chicken, served Crimson Wolf a full plate of meat porridge, and then gave White Feathered Demoness a soul bottle, before finally sitting down at the table to comfortably enjoy the delicious food.
Logically, after advancing to Nascent Soul, Li Mu would only need to consume a small amount of Spirit Fruits and Spirit Wine, and would no longer need to eat three meals a day.
However, Li Mu had grown accustomed to the daily life of ordinary people. Furthermore, he Cultivated the Spirit Devouring Body Nourishing Art, which allowed him to nourish his body and strengthen his Spirit by consuming large quantities of high-grade Yao Beast meat. Therefore, he maintained the habit of three meals a day. Sometimes, at night, he even enjoyed sitting in the courtyard, grilling meat for a late-night snack, maintaining the rhythm of life from his original world.
After eating and drinking his fill, Li Mu walked to the recliner under the grapevines in the courtyard, lay down, closed his eyes to rest, and silently circulated the Yin Yang Five Elements Scripture - Nascent Soul Chapter, restoring his True Essence and sensing the state of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Crimson Wolf also ate its fill, walked over to Li Mu, lay down, rubbed against Li Mu’s leg a few times, and whimpered.
Li Mu smiled slightly, placed his hand on Crimson Wolf’s head, gently stroking it. A trace of True Essence overflowed from his hand, and he casually adjusted Crimson Wolf’s aging body.
Although this adjustment did not change Crimson Wolf’s Aptitude, it could improve its physical condition, allowing it to live healthier.
“Woof, woof!” Crimson Wolf comfortably hummed, thoroughly enjoying its master’s caress.
The Three-tailed Demon Fox - Xue'er jumped to the other side, watching enviously. A Nascent Soul True Lord helping to adjust one’s body! Such a good opportunity, yet this foolish dog didn’t know how to Cultivate. What a waste of such a benefit.
About two hours passed. The night grew darker, and a cool breeze blew. The Spirit Beasts on Yue Qiong Peak had all fallen asleep. Li Mu stopped circulating his Cultivation, his deep gaze fixed on the starry sky, and a trace of worry inevitably rose in his heart.
Li Mu couldn’t help but feel worried about the four scenes he had glimpsed in the River of Time this time.
The vast majority of the content in the four scenes indicated that this continent would likely suffer an invasion by a demonic army in the near future. Even he would probably be drawn into it in the end, finding it difficult to escape.
However, after thinking for a while, Li Mu decided to stop troubling himself. The fragments of the River of Time were not the whole picture; thinking more would be useless, unless he could refine the star beast remnant pearl into a high-grade divination Spirit Artifact to truly glimpse the future through divination.
For now, the key was to continue improving his strength. Having already advanced to Nascent Soul, he now needed to prepare for advancing to the Soul Transformation Realm.
Li Mu pondered the matter of planting Spirit Plants. Should he leave Qingxuan Sect now, or should he leverage the favor he had done for Qingxuan Sect to obtain a larger Spirit Mountain and Cultivate high-grade Spirit Plants in large quantities?