“That doesn’t need to be counted. Tenglong City was built by me alone.” said the old man.

"Really? Haha, I've heard of you for a long time. May I know your name?" Li Mu bowed and asked with a smile.

"Hongxi." The old man replied.

"Hongxi? Then do you know who I am?" Li Mu looked at Hongxi meaningfully.

Hong Xi said calmly: "The Lord of Lingxiao Universe."

After hearing this, Li Mu raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice: "What is your relationship with Tianyi?"

Before entering Tenglong City, Li Mu used his spiritual sense to explore the place. At that time, he found that the person with the highest cultivation level in the city was only the Chaos Immortal Ancestor, and judging from his clothes, he was a member of the alliance. However, after entering the city, he captured a vast aura.

This vast aura was exactly the old man named "Hong Xi" in front of him. This man's cultivation had actually reached the peak of the 9th level of Hongmeng Immortal Ancestor! He was comparable to the existence of the ancestors of the six major forces. Li Mu even faintly discovered that this man's aura was somewhat exhausted, that is to say, the Hong Xi he saw now was not in peak condition.

Li Mu had never heard of such a powerful person before. Moreover, he actually knew his real identity. Li Mu would never believe that he had no relationship with Tianyi.

"I was once his master." Hong Xi said calmly.

Li Mu's face changed when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "You said you are Tianyi's master?"

"Haha, fellow Daoist, there's no need to be nervous. That happened a long, long time ago. Now, he wishes I were dead." Hong Xi said with a smile.

Hearing this, Li Mu said coldly: "Why do you think I should trust you?"

"Didn't I tell you that I was his master?" Hong Xi asked back.

"Haha, that's true." Li Mu smiled faintly, "Now that makes me curious, if he wants you dead, why did he keep you here until now?"

"It's very simple. If I die, he won't be able to survive." Hong Xi said lightly.

Li Mu's expression changed when he heard this. He knew that sooner or later, Tianyi and he would have a life-and-death battle. If what Hongxi said was true, killing him on the spot would solve the problem once and for all. Even if Tianyi didn't die, at least it would be good to seriously injure him!

Although Hongxi's words seemed like a fairy tale, the death of a Hongmeng Immortal Ancestor could affect Tianyi, the Lord of the Qiongzu Universe and the peak of the Hongmeng Ancestor? Isn't this nonsense?

But this is the Qiongzu Universe, and everything is under Tianyi's control. Hongxi can be so arrogant and still be safe and sound. His words inexplicably make Li Mu feel a bit credible, so he might as well give it a try.

Moreover, Hong Xi was not a kind person. He found that the interior of Tenglong City was a purgatory. Over the years, he did not know how many cultivators had been murdered by Hong Xi! Even without Tian Yi, he did not intend to let him go.

Hong Xi may have seen through Li Mu's thoughts, and smiled faintly: "Haha, young man, I advise you not to have such thoughts. I said, my disciple dare not let me die!"

"You mean if I kill you now, can he stop me?" Li Mu sneered.

"I don't know about that, but do you know why he doesn't dare to let me die?" Hong Xi said.

Seeing Hongxi so calm, Li Mu also frowned. At this time, where did Hongxi get the confidence to be so calm, as if he was sure that Li Mu could not kill him.

Hongxi continued: "You know the 'Dark Forest' theory, right?"

Li Mu nodded slightly, but his face looked a little strange when he heard it. As the master of a high-dimensional universe, he naturally knew the "Dark Forest" theory. This theory is usually prevalent among some primary civilizations. It describes a mode of coexistence between cosmic civilizations.

According to the "Dark Forest" theory, the entire universe is viewed as a dark forest, and each civilization is a hunter in this forest, armed with a shotgun, ready to respond to potential threats at any time. This theory is based on two basic axioms: survival is the first need of civilization, and civilization continues to grow and expand, but the total amount of matter in the universe remains unchanged.

According to this theory, all civilizations exposed to other cosmic civilizations will be destroyed. This is because each civilization cannot judge whether other civilizations are good or evil, nor can it judge whether other civilizations will attack itself. Therefore, once the existence of other civilizations is discovered, the most rational approach for its own survival and safety is to strike first and destroy them.

The reason for this is ultimately due to the mutual suspicion between civilizations. However, if the cultivators reach a certain level, they will find that everything in the universe is controlled by a few people. The small universe has the fairyland that controls all the worlds, and every move of all the planets in the entire universe is under the control of the fairyland. After the cultivators pass the heavenly tribulation and become promoted to the fairyland, they will ascend to the fairyland. All the strong people in the entire universe gather in the fairyland. In addition, each universe is independent of each other. For the fairyland, the "Dark Forest" theory is meaningless at all.

Even in a high-dimensional universe like the Qiongzu Universe, there are six major forces that control the order, and each domain has their spokespersons. There are no conditions for the formation of a "Dark Forest" at all.

Li Mu couldn't help but joked: "You don't want to tell me that there are endless higher-dimensional universes outside the higher-dimensional universe, and those universes are hidden in the darkness, like hunters hiding in a dark forest. Whoever shows up will be destroyed by other higher-dimensional universes, and you just happen to control the coordinates of the Qiongzu universe and have the ability to expose the coordinates, right?"

"And you have already arranged a backup plan in advance. Once you die or something happens, the backup plan will be triggered, and the Qiongzu Universe will be exposed in the darkness like a bright light. Tianyi doesn't dare to do anything to you because he is afraid of being attacked by other high-dimensional universes."

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