Beyond the borders of the divine land.

Thousands of years ago, this was a secret realm of Chinese martial arts, which was opened once every twenty years.

Those who cultivate themselves flock here in hopes of gaining opportunities.

Whenever a secret realm opens, in addition to reserving spots for sects, the Huaxia Martial Arts will allocate spots to independent cultivators through martial arts competitions.

Each time, hundreds or even thousands of people are allowed to enter the secret realm, but only half of them return alive.

Those who returned alive mostly had their own good fortune and collected a large number of rare and exotic herbs.

It is said that the secret realm is not only home to rare and exotic herbs, but also to ferocious beasts and demons, and is filled with poisonous miasma.

Hidden places are risky; proceed with caution when entering.

As time passed and people's hearts changed, the martial artists who entered the secret realm began to linger and not come out.

The secret expeditions organized by outsiders with great effort have lost their original meaning.

Even worse, some martial arts fanatics, driven by personal grudges or desires, kill and plunder, disregarding human life, before fleeing to secret realms and never returning.

The secret realm has once again become a lawless place.

.

More than a thousand years ago, before an adventure in a secret realm was over, some martial artists were chased by ferocious beasts and escaped the realm together.

More than a dozen ferocious beasts turned the entire country upside down, and it took the nation's full strength and a great deal of effort to finally kill them.

To prevent further trouble, the powerful beings consulted and joined forces to seal off the secret realm.

The warriors who remained in the secret realm became the abandoned.

After being sealed for a century, the desire to reopen the secret realm ultimately became a pipe dream.

The secret realm has been abandoned and sealed off from within.

From then on, there were no more secret realms.

The secret realm became an abandoned place, and also a place of confinement.

Over the centuries, the abandoned population has grown to over ten million through generations.

Centuries later, the secret realm became a legend.

The entrance to the secret realm became a closely guarded secret, ultimately remaining an unsolved mystery.

Perhaps only those who live within the hidden realm have the right to speak, because they are the ones who have been abandoned.

Most of them have not forgotten their ancestors; their ancestral worship, offerings, and lifestyle habits have remained unchanged.

Their bloodline is intertwined with love and hate, yet they still acknowledge themselves as descendants of Yan and Huang.

Therefore, they named this abandoned land "Extraterrestrial Divine Land".

.

Chinese martial arts sects are also known as hidden sects.

Minor hermits hide in the forest, major hermits hide in the city.

The reason why Chinese martial arts have the concept of hidden sects, both internal and external, is because martial artists from other regions occasionally emerge.

Because of their abandonment, access to and from the secret realm has fallen into the hands of these abandoned martial artists.

The vast majority of martial artists who have emerged from the world are very self-disciplined. Some descendants of martial artists who cherish old friendships will even give some resources back to their original sects.

Although things have changed and people are no longer the same, this bond of kinship is still quite poignant, for we all ultimately share a common ancestor.

Only then did the concept of inner and outer hidden gates come into being.

Moreover, martial artists from the inner sects generally have a greater strength than those from outside due to their resource advantages.

The incident in which Lin Hongluan was injured was actually an extremely rare occurrence; it was an individual act.

Li Mu was unaware of this history.

Perhaps abandonment is a kind of original sin, and this history has not been recorded in history books.

He didn't know why those two martial artists had injured Lin Hongluan, but no matter who they were, he would kill them no matter where they were.

After he stepped onto the teleportation array, a yellow light flashed, and then he disappeared.

.

After a brief period of dizziness, Li Mu landed steadily on a platform inside the teleportation array.

Upon landing, Li Mu immediately sensed a significant difference between this place and the outside world, with a much higher concentration of spiritual energy.

Putting aside the purpose of coming here to kill, if one can cultivate here, it should be much better than outside.

He stood on this thirty-foot-wide platform and observed for a while.

The platform is located in a valley, and the surrounding area is very clean.

Not only that, but there are also guards here, and there are four cliff caves a hundred meters away.

Two martial artists are arriving at this moment; they must be the guards of this place.

Seeing the two martial artists approach, Li Mu spoke first:

"Greetings, fellow Daoists. I am Li Mu, a rogue cultivator. I have just arrived in your esteemed place and would like to inquire about two people from you."

When Huang Ze and Min Jun, the two guards, saw the teleportation array flashing yellow light, they knew that someone had been teleported back.

The two immediately came over to confirm who had returned, but before they could even speak, the stranger in front of them asked them a question.

Upon seeing the phone handed to them by the young man, the two were certain that he was not from beyond the borders of China.

Moreover, they both knew the two people on the phone: Zhou Zhe, a genius disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, and his master, Yi Hongming.

However, even if they know someone, they won't just tell someone of unknown origin.

After exchanging a glance, Huang Ze spoke:

"We do not know the two people you mentioned. Do you have any identification or travel permits when you come here?"

Judging from their subtle interactions, Li Mu was almost certain that they knew the person in the phone but simply didn't want to tell him.

Looking at the jade pendants hanging from their waists, their names, Huang Ze and Min Jun, were written on them.

He thought to himself, "The household registration system here is quite good. Just by looking at an ID card, you can tell whether someone is from the Inner Hidden Sect."

"Since you have neither an identity card nor a travel permit, it seems you will need to come with us to get your identity verified."

Huang Ze looked at Li Mu and shook his head, then extended his hand to invite Li Mu to come with them.

Both he and Min Jun were Earth Realm martial artists, and they could have stepped forward to escort Li Mu to the camp for interrogation.

However, seeing Li Mu arrive in Shenzhou alone through the teleportation array, he is definitely not a simple person.

If this person isn't exceptionally strong, then they must have a deep connection with that sect; such a person is not to be offended.

"Since neither of you recognizes the person I am looking for, then farewell."

After Li Mu finished speaking, he flashed away and was already three zhang away. Then he used the Cloud Chasing Step to walk away at top speed.

.

Huang Ze and Min Jun were dumbfounded as they watched the young man disappear in an instant.

Both of them were secretly relieved. This person was definitely very powerful, and they were glad they hadn't offended him with their tough attitude.

To survive in this position, one doesn't necessarily need to be overly serious, but rather to learn to assess the situation and avoid offending anyone.

Soon, several of their colleagues who were guarding the position arrived, and the two of them recounted in detail what had just happened.

Li Mu decided to leave because he saw that someone else was coming.

In his opinion, these people were not very strong; they were almost all Earth Realm martial artists.

Conversely, if all the people guarding the formation are Earth Realm martial artists, then the martial arts strength here should not be underestimated.

It seems that what the cultivator Feng Xi said back then was true; the inner sect's strength is far superior to that of the outer sect.

However, Li Mu would not underestimate himself. Since he was here, he had to get to know the situation.

He wasn't afraid of trouble; his purpose in coming here was to kill, but he wouldn't kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Since the two guards recognized those two people, it means that the two criminals must be somewhat well-known.

Since he's famous, he's not hard to find, and he doesn't need to worry about the guards not telling him the truth.

.

After leaving the teleportation platform, Li Mu quickly arrived at a lakeside.

This lake is about a thousand acres in size; it's neither very big nor very small.

He came here because there were many people sitting by the lake, and even many people had set up tents on the shore.

If you want to find someone, the best way is to ask around in crowded places; you can't go wrong.

After entering the crowd, Li Mu didn't immediately ask any questions, but instead listened to the people around him.

Soon, Li Mu learned from these people that the lake was called Black Mud Lake.

The purpose of these people waiting by the lake was also clarified: they were waiting for the lotus flowers in the center of the lake to mature.