The Divine Martial Stars

Chapter 983 The Darkest Temple

“I come from the Sanctuary of the Way.”

Li Mu said.

Obviously, the elder didn’t know what happened outside when he merged with the Darkest Soul-devouring Fire. Li Mu gave a brief account of it and asked, “What happened in the mine hole?”

“Liuyun Wufeng, you old dog, how dare you to say you’re innocent?” His face showed much hatred.

He looked at Li Mu and said, “Hey, are you really from the Sanctuary of the Way? When I merged with the divine fire before, I had no power to resist at all. Why didn’t you kill me?”

Li Mu said, “I was afraid I would kill innocent people.”

“Ha… Are you kidding?” The elder laughed coldly.

“I was not sure if the Darkest Soul-devouring Fire would devour your mind. It’s not late to kill you after you successfully merge with it and turn into a murderous evil spirit,” Li Mu said seriously.

The elder was stunned and snorted, “If you kill me, you can get the Darkest Soul-devouring Fire. Aren’t you tempted?”

Li Mu said, “Fate is predestined, and the divine fire chooses its master. The Way is to do nothing. Do Nothing, Achieve Everything.”

“Humph. The people of your Sanctuary of the Way are so…” The elder gradually withdrew his aura. The small stones floating in the air fell to the ground. The raging fire force disappeared, and the red light in his eyes gradually dissipated. “If anyone else said such words, I would scoff and kill him, but you said that. Humph. I believe you a little.”

“Now, are you sure that you are in a normal state of mind?” Li Mu asked, “Are those mountain-patrolling guards of the Liuyun family, who have turned into red-haired monsters, related to you? What happened in the mine hole?”

This was the military training task. After Li Mu figured out the truth, he could report it to the Sanctuary of the Way. It would put the thing to an end. In this way, he could devote himself to searching for Wang Shiyu’s psyche and soul.

“What happened? That old dog, Liuyun Wufeng, knows it.” The elder’s hatred soared as he said, “Kid, I know the difference between gratitude and grudges. Although you did not do it on purpose just now, you have stopped those despicable people from the Holy Land of Thousand Flames. I got enough time to successfully merge with the Divine Fire at the most critical moment. Otherwise, I would rather die than be dealt with by those hypocrites from the Holy Land of Thousand Flames. I owe you a favor. What do you want in return?”

Li Mu said, “What do I want? Ha… Let me say something disrespectful. You are just an elder of the Liuyun family. What can you give me? Do you have any treasure that the Sanctuary of the Way doesn’t have?”

The elder was stunned.

Li Mu’s question stumped him.

He’d succeeded in merging with the Divine Fire, so his cultivation increased greatly. He also became more confident. He felt the world was so vast that he could go anywhere, and he became a little arrogant. But now, he thought about it carefully. This young man in front of him was a disciple of the number one Holy Land, the Sanctuary of the Way. He ought to be doted upon by the Sanctuary of the Way. How could an elder possess more resources and reserves than the Sanctuary of the Way?

“I have successfully merged with the Divine Fire. I will definitely become a Great Emperor within hundreds of years. Even if I can’t give you what you want right now, I can do it after hundreds of years.” The elder became more humble.

Li Mu said, “But there is already a great Emperor in our Sanctuary of the Way.”

The elder became more humble. “The Great Emperor of your palace is so exalted. How could you meet him so easily?”

Li Mu laughed and said, “You don’t know it. Not only can I easily see the lord of the Sanctuary of the Way, but I can also easily see the Sword Savant, the top Sword Whiz of the Brotherhood of Swords. I even call him brother. Do you believe it?”

The elder was stunned. Then he said furiously, “I thought you were an honest and loyal disciple of the Sanctuary of the Way, but I didn’t expect you to be good at speaking nonsense.”

Li Mu took out the token given by the Sword Savant, lit it up, and asked, “Do you know it?”

Naturally, the elder had never seen the Sword Savant’s token.

However, with his cultivation in the Way Sage Realm, he could sense the peerlessly sharp Sword Intent on the token. Only the Sword Whizzes with extremely high cultivation could brand it. There were no more than three Sword Whizzes with such strength in the world, and the Sword Savant was one of them.

Was this young man deeply related to the Sanctuary of the Way and the Brotherhood of Swords?

“Is he the conjoint future leader of the two Holy Lands?”

The way the elder looked at Li Mu suddenly changed.

Li Mu continued, “You don’t realize it yourself, do you? You’ll meet more trouble. Liuyun Wufeng has already reported to the Military of Man that you and the other disciples of the Liuyun family have been invaded by evil poison and turned into monsters. He said you couldn’t be saved. Now, all the major Holy Lands have sent their future leaders to kill you. You are bearing the title of an evil spirit. Even if you are not afraid of Liuyun Wufeng, you could kill him to take revenge. Although I don’t know why you have hatred against him, you will die in the end after the joint attack of the major Holy Lands. You won’t even be able to take revenge before you are killed by the experts of the major Holy Lands or the Military of Man. After all, you are not invincible in the world.”

After hearing Li Mu’s words, the elder’s face changed several times.

He got lost in thought.

Gradually, the arrogant look on his face disappeared.

Beads of sweat broke out on his forehead. Unconsciously, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he became shocked and angry.

Li Mu’s words were like heavy hammers that hit him hard in the heart, making him tremble with fear.

“What exactly do you want to say?” The elder’s throat was dry, and he wore a bitter smile.

Li Mu said, “Why don’t you follow me? With me vouching for you, even if Liuyun Wufeng framed you, you still have a chance to speak.”

“You want me to follow you?” The elder’s eyes lit up, and he said with a little anger, “Be your servant? Boy, you’re talking big.”

“It’s not a grievance for you to be my Knife Hut servant. I’m less than 30 years old, but I can kill the experts in the Deity Realm. Even the top Sword Whiz in the world has to call me a brother. The Brotherhood of Swords and the Sanctuary of the Way support me. Can’t I protect you?” Li Mu smiled and said, “If what you said is true, you can enter the Great Emperor Realm in a hundred years. At that time, you will be free. What do you think of it?”

The elder fixed his eyes on Li Mu.

His face changed several times in a short time. In the end, all his lofty aspirations turned into a sigh. He said, “Okay! I’m willing, but you have to remember what you said.”

Actually, he had no choice.

Li Mu burst out laughing and said, “I have always kept my promises.”

The elder withdrew his aura and said, “Well, I, Liuyun Wuxin, swear on my Taoist foundation that I am willing to follow Young Master Li Mu from today on. Young Master, please help me.”

He was quite efficient.

Li Mu nodded and said, “Okay. You should tell me now what happened in this mine hole.”

Liuyun Wuxin said casually, “It’s a long story. In fact, a year ago, the resources of this rich mine had been exhausted. For the Liuyun family, it was a terrible thing. After the death of the First Sword Ancestor of the Liuyuns, the status of the Liuyun family in Schuhauptstad declined sharply. Originally, the family could barely support itself with this mine. Once the fairy crystal’s mine was exhausted, the family would meet big trouble. To find new ores, all the mining teams of the family explored new mines day and night until nine months ago. In the morning, when I was on duty in the mine, leading the A-level construction team to mine the No. 3 mine in the southwest, I suddenly dug up an ancient temple buried underground.”

Li Mu’s heart skipped a beat.

Liuyun Wuxin continued, “The No. 3 mine in the southwest area is 1,600 meters deep underground. Except for the stones and sand, there is nothing else. The sudden discovery of the divine temple shocked me and the miners. After exploring, they found that the divine temple seemed to be a temporary residence of the Cosmic Emperor Deathless. I immediately realized that it was important, so I hurriedly told the six miners with me to keep the discovery a secret and stop exploring. Then, I reported it to Liuyun Wufeng, the patriarch of my family. He was ecstatic. After that, the family selected a total of 30 core bloodline disciples, including me, to enter this temporary residence with him and explore the ruins. We hoped to find some inheritance of the Cosmic Emperor Deathless. In this way, there was hope for the revival of our Liuyun family.”

Li Mu nodded and continued to listen.

“The temple’s name is the Darkest Temple. We learned its name from the stone tablet in it. Sure enough. We found some relics of the Cosmic Emperor Deathless in it. Although some armor and weapons were defective, the Cosmic Emperor Deathless became a Great Emperor because he was great at forging. Therefore, the defective armor and weapons still had great power. We were ecstatic and continued to explore. In the end, we found some new discoveries. Finally, in the depths of the temple, we found the Darkest Soul-devouring Fire. Then we knew the temple’s name was related to the Darkest Soul-devouring Fire. Next to the furnace where the Darkest Soul-devouring Fire was burning, we found a refining room of the Immortal Emperor. We became more surprised. There were some complete materials in it. One of them recorded how to refine and merge with the Darkest Soul-devouring Fire, transform the body, and improve cultivation.”

When Li Mu heard this, he suddenly realized something and said, “So you got the Cultivation Method of merging with the Darkest Soul-devouring Fire in it, right?” That was reasonable. The requirements for merging with this kind of Divine Fire should be strict. It was not reasonable for an elder of the Liuyun family to master such Cultivation Method.

Liuyun Wuxin said, “Yes. But just as we got so many treasures and everyone was looking forward to the bright future of reviving our family, someone suddenly opened the seal of the furnace and released the Darkest Soul-devouring Fire. It almost killed everyone present. Then, he took all the treasures in the casting room for himself.”

When Li Mu heard that, he guessed who had launched the attack, slaughtered his companions, and fought for the treasures.

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