Standing in this desert, Li Mu encountered a strange scene, and his heart was filled with doubt.

Desperate to escape his predicament, he spent a month exploring the area tirelessly, yet he did not feel exhausted.

In such an environment, there is no day or night, no wind or rain, and one does not feel tired.

All of these factors combined could only be the teleportation array and the sand on the ground to cause this phenomenon.

He wanted to return to China or the Central Plains, but that only had a teleportation array, which he didn't dare to try at the moment.

Looking at the flat ground, he squatted down and grabbed a handful of sand.

The sand felt substantial in my hand.

Open your palm, and you'll find sand mixed with too many minerals, interspersed with some crystalline particles.

Upon closer inspection, most of those crystalline fragments were actually fragments of spirit stones.

Upon closer inspection, those things that looked like jade actually appeared to be fragments of bone.

If these things are bone fragments, then they must be the bones of cultivators, and only the bones of cultivators can become jade-like.

The thought that these were human bones sent a chill down Li Mu's spine, and he couldn't help but shiver.

He longed to burn the sand in his hands with a fireball, but as soon as he had this thought, a sense of danger arose in his heart.

He could sense that once the fireball was launched, all the sand and gravel here would be ignited, and he would perish in the flames.

Even if this place were set on fire, he was confident he could survive by hiding in the Golden Pearl World.

But what was the point of him burning this place down?

It's possible that the teleportation array will burn down along with this place when it's set on fire.

Once he decided to step onto the teleportation array, although he didn't know where he would be teleported to, the teleportation array was his only hope of leaving this place.

Putting aside these unrealistic ideas, he tried to infuse the sand in his hands with some spiritual energy.

The sand in my hand initially showed no reaction, but after a few breaths, it automatically separated into ore and spirit stone particles.

Not only that, all the separated minerals actually stuck together, turning into a single sand bead.

The spirit stone fragments and bone fragments that separated on the other side remained unchanged.

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Li Mu looked at the handful of sand in his hand, which was clearly divided into a single sand bead and some glistening particles.

He tried circulating the Longevity Technique again, and soon the spirit stone particles in his hand turned into ashes, and he also absorbed a trace of spiritual energy into his body.

Is this a place for cultivation?

Since entering this place, he has been searching for a way out and has not thought about cultivation.

One reason was that he was eager to go out and reunite with Yue Ling and Lin Hongluan, and to hold his daughter and enjoy her company.

Secondly, there was no spiritual energy to be felt here, as if something was blocking the release of spiritual energy.

Now he realized he really couldn't get out. He thought of the sand on the ground and realized that he could actually cultivate here.

Looking at the unchanging desert and the sand on the ground, Li Mu's mood became complicated.

On one hand, he needs to continue looking for ways to reunite with his family; on the other hand, he needs to cultivate and improve his strength.

After some thought, he sat down cross-legged and began his cultivation.

He had figured it out: only by improving his own strength could he come up with more and better ways to get out of here.

Three days later, Li Mu, who was cultivating on the ground, was covered with mineral particles.

These particles stuck together to form a human-shaped metal shield.

Inside the metal shield, a powerful life force flowed, instantly filling Li Mu's entire body with vitality.

He has established his foundation, and his lifespan has increased by at least a hundred years.

Unexpectedly, in China, in the land of gods, he was unable to sense the bottleneck in Foundation Establishment.

He broke through in just three days here and is now a proper Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Smack!"

Having just established his foundation, his aura was incredibly powerful, instantly shattering the humanoid metal shield around him.

He opened his eyes, glanced at the fallen humanoid metal shield without any emotion, and then closed them again.

Once a cultivator enters a state of deep meditation, it is difficult to break through without encountering a bottleneck.

Li Mu is currently in a state of cultivation, without any bottlenecks.

He had explored the area and found that the desert here covered at least hundreds of square kilometers, and the ground was entirely composed of sand and gravel mixed with fragments of spirit stones.

Moreover, these spirit stone particles are not just low-grade spirit stones, but more often fragments of mid-grade and high-grade spirit stones.

It can be said that this place contains countless fragments of spirit stones, which are inexhaustible for him now.

The important thing is that no one has yet competed with him for it.

Such a secluded place for cultivation, with an undisturbed environment, is better than any place in the cultivation world.

Over the next period of time, as Li Mu's cultivation level increased and he absorbed more spiritual energy, a small mine formed around his body.

He continued until he felt short of breath inside the mine.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, he punched a hole the size of a well opening into the mine.

However, the people inside the mine did not come out.

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Yue Ling left Shenzhou with great joy, but she did not see her husband whom she longed to see.

After waiting for half a month, she was ultimately disappointed.

Although they were waiting for Li Mu, Lin Hongluan still took her all over Jiangcheng in the two weeks they spent there, broadening her horizons considerably.

Before she left, Lin Hongluan bought her two full storage bags.

Cheng Yishi delivered all the supplies that Yueling had bought for the Xu family and refused to pay Yueling for the goods.

Upon returning to Shenzhou, Yue Ling learned of Li Mu's whereabouts, returned the teleportation artifact, and hurriedly departed.

After returning to the Northern Cold Palace, she rushed to the Eastern Barrier without stopping.

The barrier has changed significantly since Li Mu entered.

The most obvious change is that the fog expanded outward by hundreds of meters.

Yue Ling finally managed to find out that Li Mu had entered the misty area, and she even tried to enter herself.

No matter when she enters, the outcome is always the same: after walking a few steps in the mist, she automatically comes out.

She stayed by the misty area for a month, going in and out hundreds of times, before finally returning to the Northern Cold Palace with regret.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye. Yue Ling came to the edge of the mist again, and left regretfully three days later.

She didn't know how to enter the mist, but she always felt that her husband was still inside.

She didn't know how her husband entered the mist, but ultimately concluded it was because she wasn't strong enough.

So, after returning to the Northern Cold Palace, he began a frenzied cultivation journey.

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After Yue Ling left, Lin Hongluan became even more anxious.

She didn't know if Yue Ling had seen Li Mu after returning, or if the two of them would come out together after meeting.

She believed that Li Mu would not abandon her and her daughter and stay in Shenzhou without coming out.

Li Mu didn't come out, so something must have delayed him or he must have encountered a big problem.

Through Yue Ling's account, she learned that Li Mu had also most likely gone to the barrier.

Li Mu once said that after he came out of the barrier, he went directly to the Western Regions.

She visits the Hengduan Mountains every month, but now she'd like to go to the Western Regions even more.

He hesitated because his daughter was too young and he himself was not capable of long-distance flight.

Several months have passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Mu has still not returned.

While she was anxious, she also had to appease her second uncle and aunt and other people who were asking for her opinion.

After a period of worry, fear, and uncertainty, she realized that Li Mu wouldn't be coming back anytime soon.

Now, whether for self-preservation or to be able to find Li Mu, she must improve her cultivation level.

So she began her intensive training.

Her cultivation talent was originally quite high, but she relied on Li Mu in the past and insisted on having children, which led to her low cultivation level.

After letting go of her burdens and calming her mind, her cultivation level began to steadily rise as her cultivation time increased.