"Achieve enlightenment? Palace Master, this..." Qingyao was puzzled, "Doesn't it mean that only by working hard and being recommended by cultivators above the Heavenly Dao Divine Ancestor Realm can one gain the recognition of heaven and achieve enlightenment?"

"Who told you this?" Li Mu was speechless.

"It's Cheng... It's the Black Wind Emperor. He told us that cultivation itself is a sin. Only by working diligently and enduring all the sufferings in the world can one atone for one's sins. Only in this way can one get forgiveness from God. And he is the spokesperson for God." Qingyao explained.

Li Mu smiled bitterly. The Black Wind Emperor was really good at controlling people. He first suppressed them with violence, and then used this heresy to deceive those ignorant monks who had just entered the Chaos Sea, in order to achieve his goal of making those monks willing to work for him.

Waving his hand, Li Mu said: "You don't need to care what Hei Feng says. I am asking you now, are you willing to prove your truth in my universe?"

"Your subordinate, I am willing!" Qingyao bit her lip and nodded firmly. Her life was saved by Li Mu. No matter what Li Mu said, she would not refuse.

"Very good. This Palace Master will grant you the first-level branch to prove your Dao today! Go!" As Li Mu's voice fell, Qingyao's body was led over by a first-level branch on Jianmu.

In fact, Li Mu had hesitated whether to give Qingyao a first-level branch. After all, there were not many places for first-level branches. There were only 100 in total. Excluding Chifeng and Kunpeng who each used one place, there were only 98 first-level branches left. Not to mention that Lingxiao Palace would absorb countless talents in the future, parents and others alone would need a considerable number of certifications. Qingyao was an early stage creator god, and it was indeed a waste of her talent to use the first-level certification on her.

But later Li Mu thought about it. Qingyao was the first subordinate he recruited in the Chaos Sea, and she was obedient to Li Mu so far. Besides, her talent was not low, so he naturally could not be too stingy.

After a while, Qingyao completed her enlightenment, and the universe she created was also hung on her enlightenment branch. It is worth mentioning that her universe had been shelved since its creation, and had not been perfected yet. However, after her enlightenment, it was directly perfected by Jianmu, with all kinds of cosmic avenues complete and galaxies scattered throughout it. Now it just lacks some popularity.

This made Li Mu feel a little surprised. After all, after he established his own universe, his clone spent hundreds of thousands of years using different time flow rates but still failed to establish the universe system.

Qingyao's universe was perfected, and her cultivation naturally rose directly to the realm of the Creator Immortal, but it was only the initial stage.

While Qingyao was still in shock, Li Mu's majestic voice rang out: "Qingyao, this hall master will grant you three more laws of heaven."

When Qingyao absorbed the three laws of heaven, his cultivation level rose directly to the peak of the Creation Immortal Ancestor, and he was only one step away from the Void Immortal Ancestor.

Li Mu frowned, obviously still a little dissatisfied with this result, so he spoke again: "Well, this hall master will give you another law of heaven to help you break through to the Void Immortal Ancestor!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fourth law of heaven fell and was absorbed by Qingyao. Qingyao broke through, and Lingxiao Palace gained another Void Immortal General.

At Li Mu's signal, Qingyao fell from Jianmu and came in front of Li Mu in one step.

At this moment, her mind was still confused. It was clear that not long ago, she was still a down-and-out God of Creation, and her cultivation had fallen to the realm of Immortal Emperor. How come after going to Jianmu, her cultivation level became that of Void Immortal Ancestor?

This is the Immortal Ancestor of the Void! It is a realm that she can only dream of, and there are two realms between her and the God of Creation. Even in the entire Chaos Sea, it is a rare existence. If she had the invincible mentality of sweeping everything when she first entered the Chaos Sea, perhaps she would have the confidence to challenge this realm, but after being smoothed out, she dared not even think about the realm of the Immortal Ancestor of the Void. Now, in less than half a day, she easily achieved it!

Next, Li Mu first gave Qingyao a warning, then said some encouraging words to her, and then let Qingyao adapt to the energy in her body.

This time when returning to Lingxiao Universe, Li Mu did not plan to see his parents, children, and others, because he found that everyone was in a sense of crisis at the moment, and everyone was practicing hard. If he went to see them now, it would make them relax their vigilance and thus slack off in their practice.

Half a month later, Kunpeng's voice sounded in Li Mu's mind, saying that he wanted to meet him for something and asked Li Mu if it was convenient. Li Mu gave him an affirmative response.

Then he took Qingyao out of the Lingxiao Universe and appeared again in the courtyard of the inn outside the Black Wind City.

Chifeng continued to guard the Lingxiao Universe. After all, he and Kunpeng were two people when they registered at the gate of Heifeng City. If Chifeng was taken out, they would be exposed.

Of course, Li Mu used Jianmu to hide Qingyao's cultivation level from her, otherwise it would be too shocking and would definitely arouse suspicion.

After a while, there was a knock on the gate of the courtyard.

At Li Mu's signal, Qingyao flew over and opened the door.

"Deputy Palace Master." Qingyao saluted the visitor.

Kunpeng nodded, and then brought someone to the courtyard: "Palace Master, this is Brother Donghao, one of the three great independent cultivators in Black Wind City. He is in the middle stage of Void Immortal Ancestor and is known as Donghao Patriarch. He has eight masters at the peak of Creation Immortal Ancestor under his command. He holds a pivotal position among us outside cultivators."

Patriarch Dong Hao cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Haha~ Palace Master Li Mu, I have heard of you for a long time. In fact, we met a while ago. When you had a conflict with the Black Wind Guards, I was the first one to come out and defend you."

Although in the eyes of Patriarch Donghao, Li Mu's cultivation was not as good as his own, but since Kunpeng was willing to be Li Mu's subordinate, and Chaos Trading Company's foreign affairs elder Meng Ting also made friends with him, then Li Mu's status must be invaluable, so he did not put on airs in front of Li Mu.

Li Mu bowed and responded: "Haha, thank you for your righteous words, fellow Taoist."

Although this person retreated when the Black Wind Emperor appeared later, he did stand up and speak.

Kunpeng said: "Palace Master, Brother Donghao actually came here this time to discuss cooperation with our Lingxiao Palace in the competition."

"Oh~? Fellow Daoist Donghao, you have so many masters under your command, how come you would think of cooperating with us? My Lingxiao Palace has just been established, and there are only three people in total." Li Mu said lightly.

“Haha, Palace Master Li Mu is joking. Those people under me haven’t even reached the Void Immortal Ancestor realm, how can they compare with Palace Master!” Ancestor Dong Hao laughed. What he meant was naturally to compare himself with Kunpeng, and then he compared Li Mu with the eight peak Creation Immortal Ancestors under his command.

As for Qingyao? He simply ignored her. She was just a small cultivator in the early stage of Creation God whose cultivation was damaged. Even at her peak, she could not withstand the combined strength of any of his subordinates.