Xiling City.

Li Mu returned to the inn with Yue Ling, feeling dejected.

During his visit to the Xiling City Lord's Mansion, he clearly sensed that the other party was interested in making a deal, but ultimately stopped because he was too greedy.

He was unaware that the other party had already begun plotting against him until a divine sense swept over their residence.

He just felt that the divine sense sweeping over him was not very friendly, but he didn't think too much about it.

The trading of spirit stones is not allowed in Xiling City. Even going to the city lord's mansion won't get you any spirit stones, so there's no point in staying any longer.

If he were alone, he might be able to investigate the spirit stone mines in Xiling City, but it's not very convenient right now.

If you can't get a large number of spirit stones, you can't activate the teleportation array.

If you want to leave Shenzhou in a short time, the only option left is the teleportation array belonging to the Xu family in Fuxing City.

Even if we were to use the Xu family's teleportation array, we wouldn't have enough spirit stones right now, and we'd need to raise some more over the next year.

Xiling has seven cities under its jurisdiction. He wants to visit the other cities and hopefully he can exchange some spirit stones for them.

After thinking about the spirit stones, the two went out for a stroll and had lunch together.

Upon returning to the inn, the divine sense swept over him again, which made Li Mu feel offended.

After thinking it over, I decided to hold back. If I didn't leave, these people would probably keep watching this place.

"Yueling, is there anything we need to pack? We can't stay here any longer, let's go."

When Yue Ling arrived in Xiling City, she happily ate some snacks.

Seeing that Li remained sullen, she also became unhappy.

What made her even more unhappy was that her husband wanted to exchange for spirit stones so that he could leave the Divine Continent, and he didn't say he would take her with him.

Hearing her husband say she couldn't stay any longer, she immediately got up and followed him outside.

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After leaving the inn, the two headed out of the city.

Just as Li Mu was deciding which city to go to first, the divine sense swept over him again.

This kind of divine sense scanning, which felt like driving him away, made him very unhappy.

He thought to himself, "If this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will. Why rush me to leave?"

Although he could have used his flying sword within the city, he did not do so out of respect for Xiling City.

The two quickened their pace to leave the city, but to their surprise, the divine sense that was watching them did not withdraw and was getting closer and closer.

Are they going to come and trade spirit stones? Or are they going to stay and stay?

Li Muneng could strongly sense the hostility of Xiling City towards him, and their repeated provocations using divine sense.

She simply stood still outside the city and waited for the people who were chasing after her.

Soon, Yue Qingsong was seen approaching on a flying sword. Before he even got close, he spoke:

"Fellow Daoist Li, please wait a moment. I, Yue, have come to see you off."

When Li Mu saw that the second one had a flying sword and could control people, his eyelids twitched and his heart trembled.

After Yue Qingsong landed his flying sword, he cupped his hands and said:

"Fellow Daoist Yue, you're very kind."

This Yue Qingsong is really hypocritical. He didn't even see his guest off at the City Lord's Mansion, but now that he's leaving, he's come to see him off.

His wolfish ambitions are obvious; his true intentions are not what they seem, but rather the elixir he possesses.

"Fellow Daoist Li, is the previous transaction still valid?"

Li Muxin said, "Why did you rush to do this when you weren't doing a proper deal before?"

"What did Fellow Daoist Yue say?"

Upon hearing Li Mu's question, Yue Qingsong simply took out a storage bag and tossed it to him.

"Yue came here both to see me off and to make a deal."

Fellow Daoist Li needs spirit stones, and I happen to need elixirs. Wouldn't it be wonderful to take advantage of their needs?

Li Mu used his divine sense to check the storage bag, and it was indeed full of spirit stones, probably as many as ten thousand.

Instead of conducting legitimate and aboveboard transactions, they insist on hiding their true intentions and making it seem like an illegal transaction.

Concealing his doubts, he took out the promised pills and a Heavenly Spirit Fruit, put them in his storage bag, and tossed them over.

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Yue Qingyan caught the storage bag, his expression changing several times, becoming quite complex.

"Fellow Daoist Li, would you be willing to stay and serve as a retainer in my Xiling?"

"As long as Fellow Daoist Li is willing to stay, all of Fellow Daoist Li's expenses and cultivation resources will be provided by Xiling City."

"Thank you for your kindness, fellow Daoist! I am used to a leisurely life and have no interest in anything else. The transaction is now complete, so I will take my leave."

After Yue Qingyan finished speaking, Li Mu understood everything.

This person representing Xiling City is really shameless, actually trying to force me to stay.

The reason for trading with oneself first is to be on the safe side.

Even if I accidentally run away, at least they won't get nothing.

Li Mu was naturally happy to see the transaction. He had been seeking it but hadn't been able to get it before, and now he had actually obtained the spirit stones in this way. He was overjoyed.

However, his joy did not last long before he sensed three other divine senses sweeping over him.

Not only that, three people quickly approached from three directions, and he was surrounded once again.

Before long, three figures arrived, two men and one woman, all of whom were cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I still want to advise you to stay in Xiling City and live a leisurely life as a retainer. Why not?"

Li Mu calmly summoned Muya and casually twirled his sword.

I've heard of people being forced to jump into rivers, but I've never heard of someone being forced to work as an offering. It's outrageous!

Because they didn't go on a killing spree at the Tianxuan Sect, this Xiling City really thought they were easy to talk to.

Seeing her husband being forced into a corner and not allowed to leave, Yue Ling was filled with anger and drew her Cold Iron Sword.

"Yueling, when I ask you to shut down your five senses later, you must do so as soon as possible."

Li Mu transmitted a secret message to Yue Ling.

Yue Ling looked back at Li Mu and nodded.

Before leaving home, her husband taught her a secret method of transmitting sound, but she didn't learn it. However, closing her five senses was very simple and easy to learn.

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"Fellow Daoist Li, why resort to violence? Wouldn't it be better to stay in Xiling City?"

As Yue Qingsong spoke, he had already taken the flying sword into his hand.

Li Mu found it amusing; this person had become so hypocritical that he could kill someone by destroying their spirit. He stopped talking nonsense.

He casually tossed out the summoning bell, enveloping the entire Moon Spirit within it.

The wooden tooth transformed into a longsword and slashed diagonally at Yue Qingsong.

"Whoosh!"

Wooden Fang Sword First Move: Wood Creates Fire - Blazing Flame.

"Clang!"

The two swords clashed, producing a dull thud as if metal struck metal.

With a single sword strike, the arrogant Yue Qingsong was sent flying more than two zhang away, leaving a trail of fire three or four zhang long on the ground.

Seeing that Li Mu made the first move, the others followed suit.

Zhao Gucheng wielded a broadsword, while Leng Shuang used a soft sword; together they attacked Li Mu.

Li Mu unleashed his flying sword, and seeing that Sui Xin was following his lead, he directly attacked Leng Shuang.

Muya returned to defend and blocked Zhao Gucheng's broadsword.

Li Mu instantly engaged in combat with the three, but with Yue Ling by his side, he dared not use his full strength in any of his moves.

Because there was an even older guy standing guard nearby, he dared not be careless in the slightest.

In terms of cultivation level, the individuals are all roughly equal, but the opponent has the advantage of having more people.

Li Mu's advantage lies in his dual cultivation of immortality and martial arts, resulting in greater physical strength and a stronger ability to apply magic.

In an instant, sparks flew everywhere and the sounds of weapons clashing filled the air during the battle.

After more than ten probing moves, Li Mu roughly figured out his opponent's style.

These people do have a better understanding of immortal techniques than Wu Qingfeng, but only to a limited extent.

If he were to face these people one-on-one, he'd be confident he could kill them instantly.

At this point, Li Mu had no patience to continue the argument.

Among the group, the old female cultivator was the weakest, so he decided to start with her.