75: Reverse Crouching Thousand Transformations

Li Chen said excitedly, "Family Head, my Treasure Seeking Hall has found a strange place with an extremely bizarre Aura, so I did not send anyone in and have come specifically to report to you!"

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Li Mu's curiosity was instantly piqued. When he first established the Treasure Seeking Hall, Li Mu hadn't held high hopes, but he hadn't expected it to bring him such an unexpected joy.

He immediately asked Li Chen, "Where is it? What is strange about it? Let's talk inside!"

He then took Li Chen back to the main hall, letting Li Chen report the matter in detail.

"Family Head, on Azure Dragon Mountain outside Qingyun City, there is a hidden cave. The fluctuations of Spiritual Qi inside are quite large, but there is also some Spiritual Qi I am unfamiliar with, so I did not dare to enter rashly and wanted you to take a look." Li Chen reported everything in detail with excitement.

Li Mu fell into deep thought after hearing this. He was aware of Azure Dragon Mountain, as the overall shape of the mountain resembled a sleeping Dragon, and the residents of Qingyun City had named it Azure Dragon Mountain.

Now that a strange place had been discovered in a cave within the mountain, it was not hard to guess from Li Chen's description that there should be treasures inside. However, the presence of unfamiliar Spiritual Qi meant Li Mu had to take it seriously.

After thinking for a while, Li Mu said indifferently, "Go and prepare first. Wait for my notification, and then we will explore the cave!"

"Yes! Family Head! I will go prepare right away!" Having received confirmation, Li Chen became even more excited and immediately retreated to prepare to call more manpower.

However, he was stopped by Li Mu. Li Mu said again, "There is no need to call too many people. Just notify the couple, Li Ziyun and Li Han, along with Li Yi!"

Li Mu thought that calling many people wouldn't be useful; it was better to bring more elites to avoid them holding them back later.

Li Chen accepted the order and went to notify the others. Before long, the three arrived one after another. Seeing the three of them, Li Mu laughed heartily.

He then said happily, "Not bad, not bad! It has only been a few days, and everyone has made another Breakthrough!"

Upon hearing this, a look of pride appeared on everyone's faces. Li Ziyun then said, "It is all thanks to the Cultivation Divine Pagoda that the three of us were able to progress so rapidly!"

"Yes, yes! It is thanks to the Cultivation Divine Pagoda, and we must also thank the Family Head!" Li Yi and Li Han chimed in.

Li Ziyun had already broken through to the Late Golden Core Stage, while Li Yi and Li Han had broken through to the Middle Golden Core Stage, only one step away from the Late Golden Core Stage.

Li Mu felt somewhat proud hearing everyone's gratitude, but it did not show. Instead, he said, "Do not be arrogant; you must continue to work hard to Cultivate!"

"Rest assured, Family Head, we have not dared to slack off. After all, catching up to you is unrealistic, but catching up to Ziyun is still somewhat possible!" Li Han said with a chuckle, then looked at Li Ziyun, his gaze becoming affectionate.

Seeing this, Li Mu hurriedly stopped Li Han and teased, "Hasn't Ziyun already caught up? Hahahaha!"

Li Ziyun's pretty face flushed red, and she urged softly, "Alright, Family Head, do not tease Ziyun anymore. Didn't you say we were going to explore an unknown place? Let us set off quickly!"

"Alright! Let us set off! Li Chen, lead the way!" Li Mu did not continue to tease the two, as there were important things to do. He did not dawdle any longer, waved his hand, and with Li Chen leading the way, they flew rapidly towards Azure Dragon Mountain.

Qian Bianji, who had been hiding outside, saw several figures fly out from the Li Mansion. Judging by their Auras, he determined that the person in the lead was Li Mu.

Seeing this, Qian Bianji quickly followed, but fearing discovery by Li Mu, he did not follow too closely, merely following the Aura Li Mu left behind from a distance.

As Li Mu got closer and closer to Azure Dragon Mountain, Qian Bianji became suspicious. The Qianbian Sect was located within Azure Dragon Mountain; he did not know why Li Mu had brought everyone here.

Qian Bianji pondered for a moment. He chose not to alert the enemy and prepared to see Li Mu's destination before making further plans.

Qian Bianji, who was preparing to continue following, suddenly changed his expression because he could no longer find the Aura Li Mu had left behind. Without a doubt, he had lost them.

"Damn it, I shouldn't have let my Divided Soul wander!" Qian Bianji cursed inwardly and prepared to pick a random direction to continue forward.

But the further he walked, the more something felt wrong. Usually, there was a constant chorus of birds in Azure Dragon Mountain, but today it was excessively quiet. Qian Bianji had to become vigilant; he hadn't expected to have to be so cautious on his own turf.

He smiled bitterly to himself and prepared to continue moving forward, but suddenly, a voice appeared that caused Qian Bianji's expression to jolt.

"Fellow Daoist? You have been following us for quite a while. Is there something you need?"

Li Mu and his group slowly descended from the sky. Li Mu looked at Qian Bianji with a half-smile and said indifferently.

Because Li Mu had practiced the Divine Soul Cultivation Technique, Thousand Tempers and Hundred Refinements, his Divine Soul strength was already stronger than that of an average Nascent Soul Peak. Li Mu had already discovered Qian Bianji just as they left Qingyun City.

However, Li Mu did not alert the enemy, as he was not sure who it was. Now, seeing Qian Bianji's unfamiliar face, Li Mu was also somewhat puzzled.

He asked in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist is not from Qingyun City, right? Qingyun City does not have a person like you!"

Seeing that he had been discovered, Qian Bianji no longer hid. With a surge of Spiritual Qi, he recovered his original appearance. He then looked at Li Mu and said, "Family Head Li is truly worthy of his reputation. I am Sect Master Qian, Qian Bianji, of the Qianbian Sect! I have long heard of Family Head Li's great name!"

Li Mu's confusion deepened upon hearing this. He had never had any contact with anyone from the Qianbian Sect, so why had this Qian Bianji come to track him personally?

He then spoke again, "I have long heard of you, Sect Master Qian. However, why are you following us? If you say you were just passing by, I certainly would not believe it!"

After Li Mu finished speaking, he released his Aura, as if warning Qian Bianji to tell the truth.

Seeing this, Qian Bianji smiled bitterly to himself. Judging by the Aura Li Mu released, he was indeed at the Middle Nascent Soul Stage, but his Aura was comparable to a Nascent Soul Peak. He himself was only at the Late Nascent Soul Stage; if he were to fight, the losses would likely outweigh the gains.

He then cupped his hands towards Li Mu and slowly said, "Family Head Li might not know, but my Qianbian Sect is located right here in Azure Dragon Mountain. I did not mean to follow Family Head Li; I was simply on my way back to the Qianbian Sect."

Qian Bianji definitely could not admit that he was tracking Li Mu, otherwise, the mission assigned by the Yunhai Sect would certainly not be completed, and he might even end up falling here.

Li Mu did not know where the Qianbian Sect was located. Hearing Qian Bianji say this, he turned his head to look at Li Chen with an inquiring gaze. Li Chen nodded, confirming that what Qian Bianji said was the truth.

Although what Qian Bianji said made some sense, Li Mu certainly would not believe it. To have followed him all the way from Qingyun City to this place—to say he had no other motives would be absolutely impossible.

Li Mu pondered for a moment and said, "If that is the case, then I have wronged Sect Master Qian?"