Li Mu ultimately stayed with the Tianxuan Sect.

His purpose in coming here was to kill Yi Hongming and Zhou Zhe, in order to give Lin Hongluan justice.

The business is done; it's time to head back.

Unexpectedly, they arrived in good health, but could not return.

The five patriarchs of the Tianxuan Sect extended a sincere invitation, and he wanted to know why he couldn't leave.

And so, surrounded by five old men, they arrived at the Immortal Mountain.

Mount Bulao is the location of the Tianxuan Sect. It is a relatively large mountain with an altitude of about 1,000 meters. It is clear, quiet, and has a pleasant climate.

More than ten residences were built on the mountain peak, specifically for the use of the elders for cultivation and entertaining guests.

The five elders led Li Mu to the largest room on the mountain peak, the Gathering Immortals Pavilion.

After the group sat down, disciples began to brew tea for them.

Knowing Li Mu's purpose in leaving, the elders took the initiative to bring up the matter of the passage between Shenzhou and the outside world.

The five people continued to recount their stories, supplementing each other's accounts, interspersed with many secrets from the past.

How many secret realms are there in China? What rare treasures have been discovered there? What supernatural events have occurred there?

After listening for two hours, Li Mu's expression remained calm, but his mood became depressed.

The matter of the passage, which he was most concerned about, was described in great detail by the group.

This place was originally a secret realm of Chinese martial arts, but it eventually became an abandoned land, which they called the Divine Land Beyond the Realm.

For thousands of years, this secret realm has only opened once every twenty years, marked by the loosening of the array.

The opening time of the secret realm varies, generally from six months to a year. After the opening time, the formation will revert and it will no longer be able to be opened.

Six months ago, after the formation loosened, thirty people from each of the various sects in the Divine Continent entered the mortal world through the passage.

Yi Hongming and Zhou Zhe were among the thirty people who entered the mortal world this time. They were supposed to return with their disciples, but they stayed a few more days because they were playing around.

Unfortunately, Li Mu entered the Divine Continent just as the formation was about to close.

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Twenty years?

Am I supposed to stay here for the full twenty years?

He'd go crazy if he had to stay here for twenty years before leaving.

From the perspective of cultivation, twenty years is but a blink of an eye.

But his purpose in coming here was for Lin Hongluan, his lover in two lifetimes, whom he could not bear to part with.

If they hadn't restrained themselves back then, twenty years later, their children would both be adults.

Because of her amnesia, Lin Hongluan may not like her at the moment. Once she regains her memories, how will she view her?

Having not seen him for twenty years, how much she must have missed him, and how much disappointment would arise after that longing?

Li Mu dared not think any further and asked, unwilling to give up:

"Fellow Daoists, is there no one who has gone out at other times?"

The elders shook their heads helplessly at Li Mu, then looked at Wu Qingfeng.

Wu Qingfeng frowned, shook his head, and then said:

"Fellow Daoist Li, although there have been martial artists who broke the rules and forced their way into the teleportation array over the years, and even managed to get out,..."

However, they all managed to leave when the formation loosened; at other times, no one could actually pass through the teleportation array.

Wu had some knowledge of formations and had also investigated teleportation arrays several times.

This teleportation array is exceptionally stable; even after thousands or tens of thousands of years, it's impossible for it to break the pattern of loosening every twenty years.

After Wu Laozu finished speaking, Li Mu's already depressed mood became even heavier.

Teleportation arrays are among the most difficult arrays to set up, requiring the integration of time and space arrays.

In addition, top-quality array materials are required, as well as an array master's level of expertise.

The teleportation array here is directional and has activation conditions set, which Li Mu is unable to activate.

But no matter what, if he wanted to get out, he had to go and check out the teleportation array.

After Li Mu understood the situation regarding the teleportation array, he did not simply leave.

To repay the favor, he stayed at Mount Bulao and sat down with several elders to discuss the Dao.

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The main hall of the Tianxuan Sect.

Ten days have passed since Li Mu single-handedly stormed the Tianxuan Sect.

Kan Shixiong sat in the main seat, his face slightly pale, but his mood had returned to calm.

Zhou Zhe was his chosen successor, but he was easily killed by Li Mu, which he found very regrettable.

Yi Hongming knew he had his eye on this disciple, but he refused to let him train him. He only felt that the disciple's death was a loss of face.

On that day, several elders were defeated, and he was filled with fear and unease.

He didn't understand why his ancestors invited Li Mu to stay as a guest until his grandfather Kan Ze scolded him, at which point he finally understood their good intentions.

In martial arts, losing a fight is not shameful; what is shameful is refusing to admit defeat and failing to learn from the experience.

He longed to hear Li Mu discuss the Dao with the ancestors, but the ancestors refused.

In the past few days, the joyous occasion within the Tianxuan Sect has turned into a funeral, and the disciples have become much quieter.

After all, Tianxuan Sect is one of the four major sects, and we must not let our disciples lose their confidence in cultivating and becoming stronger because of fear.

He is discussing with the elders how to boost the disciples' enthusiasm and revitalize the sect's former glory.

At this moment, a disciple came to report that someone had forcibly broken into the sect, and that it was a woman.

Kan Shixiong was furious upon hearing this. The Tianxuan Sect is not a vegetable garden gate that anyone can enter. Those who trespass will die. Why distinguish between men and women?

When Kan Shixiong heard that the woman had come to see her husband, whose name was Li Mu, he felt as if someone had grabbed him by the neck.

When he had the woman brought to the main hall, he was once again stunned.

The woman called herself Yue Ling. She was tall and thin, with a beautiful face that looked slightly sickly, and wore tattered clothes with many patches.

Kan Shixiong could see that Yue Ling exuded a spiritual aura, but he could not sense any martial arts aura from her.

No matter how you look at it, Yue Ling seems like an ordinary woman from the Central Plains. How did she become Li Mu's wife?

Could it be that Li Mu was a womanizer in China?

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After Li Mu left, Yue Ling began her cultivation.

She only practiced for one day, but found herself to be very different from before, becoming sharp-eared and sharp-eyed, and incredibly strong.

After completing her seventh day of cultivation, she felt as if she had opened the door to a new world and entered a different one.

She tried using a kitchen knife to chop down a tree, and with just one stroke, she managed to cut down a tree as thick as a leg, leaving a smooth and clean cut.

As a peasant girl, she had no knowledge of martial arts cultivation, let alone any level of attainment.

In just seven days, she actually cultivated to the first level of Qi Refining, but she didn't know it.

She should have an extremely pure fire spiritual root, and the technique Li Mu gave her to cultivate was the Primordial Chaos Burning Heaven Technique.

By a twist of fate, her cultivation talent was activated, which could be considered a stroke of luck for Yue Ling.

When she realized how powerful she had become, she remembered what Li Mu had said.

If one's cultivation is successful, one can lend a helping hand to Li Mu when he encounters danger.

Knowing that Li Mu had gone to the Tianxuan Sect, she mustered her courage, packed her clothes and money into her storage bag, and set off immediately.

Three days later, they finally arrived at the gate of the Tianxuan Sect.

Seeing the warriors guarding the gate, each exuding a murderous aura, she became uneasy, but did not back down.

When she was stopped, she felt anxious and didn't know what to do.

She had only one belief in her mind: she had come to find her husband, whose name was now Li Mu.

Even if the Tianxuan Sect is unreasonable, they can't stop her from finding her husband.

To her surprise, when she told them the truth, they actually became very polite.