Seeing Peng Xiangwen surrender, Li Mu nodded slightly and said calmly: "Since you are so sincere, then my Lingxiao Palace will naturally not treat you unfairly. Cut off your Dao, and this Palace Master will grant you the second-level branch to prove your Dao."

"Thank you, Palace Master!" Peng Xiangwen shouted excitedly.

"What do you think, Lord Liu, have you thought about it?" Li Mu looked at Liu Yuanbai again.

Liu Yuanbai did not give Li Mu a clear answer to this, but smiled and said: "Daoyou is really generous. You can prove the Dao of the second branch meridian in one move, but I have a question."

Li Mu gestured for Liu Yuanbai to continue speaking.

Liu Yuanbai narrowed his eyes slightly and continued, "I wonder what benefits I can get if I join Lingxiao Palace? I have already achieved the first-level branch of the Dao. Could it be possible that fellow Daoist can help me achieve a higher level of Dao?"

"Haha, Lord Liu, if you take one more step, you will reach the Jianmu Heart Enlightenment. And there is only one spot for this position. Lord Liu, you are not asking me to give it to you, right?" Li Mu laughed as if he was joking.

"Palace Master, you are joking. How dare I have such an idea? But if you want me to betray Tianri Palace and become the enemy of the entire Qiongzu Universe, you have to let me see some benefits, right?" Liu Yuanbai said neither humbly nor arrogantly, but unknowingly, the way he addressed Li Mu had changed.

"Haha, Lord Liu, if you join my Lingxiao Palace, I will naturally not treat you unfairly. How about this, I will grant you the position of deputy palace master. From now on, you will be second only to him and above countless people in the entire Lingxiao universe. What do you think?" Li Mu said.

In response to this, Liu Yuanbai fell into deep thought again, as if he was weighing the pros and cons of this.

"Old Liu, please don't be ungrateful. With just a 3rd level enlightenment, it's too good for you to be the deputy hall master. Do you know that even a top 9th level expert is only a deputy hall master in our Lingxiao Hall?" Lu Lang reminded.

When Liu Yuanbai heard this, his face changed immediately: "What? You even have a 9th-level expert?"

How many 9th-level masters are there in the entire Qiongzu Universe? I'm afraid you can count them with two hands? And this heretical evil organization that developed secretly actually has 9th-level masters. How terrifying is this? I don't know whether it was cultivated by Lingxiao Universe itself or the 9th-level masters of Qiongzu Universe rebelled against Lingxiao Palace.

If it is the former, there is no need for the six major forces to fight with Li Mu, they can just surrender directly. If they can train the first one, they can train the second one. The most important thing is that the creator of such a high-dimensional universe is either the Hongmeng ancestor or not far from the Hongmeng ancestor. The Hongmeng ancestor of the Qiongzu universe has disappeared for one hundred trillion years. What can they use to fight against others?

However, this possibility was quickly ruled out by Liu Yuanbai. If there was such a person in Lingxiao Universe, how could he have been talking to him for so long? He would have already swaggered into Qiongzu Universe to recruit people.

That only leaves the second possibility. Liu Yuanbai asked apprehensively, "Who is the senior who joined Lingxiao Palace?"

"Haha, Palace Master Ji has always been low-key. Others may not have heard of Palace Master Ji's name, but you, Lord Liu, must know him." Li Mu said with a smile. In order to successfully get Liu Yuanbai to join Lingxiao Palace, Li Mu didn't mind using Ji Feibai's name to scare him.

"Surname Ji? Family Ji? How is that possible? The Ji family is the strongest of the six major forces, and with two level 9 masters, they can be said to have absolute say in the Qiongzu Universe. There is no reason and no motivation for them to take the risk of joining your Lingxiao Palace and be willing to be inferior to others! Are you lying to me!" Liu Yuanbai questioned.

Li Mu shook his head and said with a smile: "Lord Liu has misunderstood. Although Palace Master Ji is also a member of the Ji family, he is not the two 9th-level masters of the Ji family that you think of, but he is not an ordinary unknown person either."

After a pause, Li Mu continued, "Palace Master Ji's surname is Ji, and his given name is Feibai."

Liu Yuanbai was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth after hearing this. His body couldn't stop shaking. He murmured, "Ji... Ji Feibai! Ji Feibai, the strongest man in Qiongzu!"

"Mr. Liu! Wake up! Where did this person named Ji Feibai come from in the Ji family? You have fallen into the magic of this evil demon!" Su Hong shouted in his heart, but unfortunately his consciousness had been sealed by Li Mu long ago, and he was unable to convey his thoughts at all.

At this moment, a terrifying pressure rose from the depths of the starry sky, and a thunderous voice rang out from the horizon: "Who is calling me?"

"Palace Master Ji, it seems that you have come out of your sorrow. In that case, my Lingxiao Palace has a new deputy palace master today. Why don't you come over and meet him?" Li Mu said.

"It turns out to be the Palace Master. I am sorry for being rude." Ji Feibai smiled bitterly.

Then he pointed in the void, and a passage appeared out of thin air. Then he took a step into it, and when it appeared again, it was already in front of Li Mu and his companions.

"Plop~" The moment he saw Ji Feibai, Liu Yuanbai quickly knelt on the ground and shouted: "Junior Liu Yuanbai, greetings to Senior Ji!"

Ji Feibai was a little surprised. He looked at Liu Yuanbai carefully, and then seemed to remember something. He smiled and said, "It turned out to be Xiao Liu. I didn't expect that after so many years, you are still standing still."

Ji Feibai felt relieved that Liu Yuanbai was still so respectful to him even though he had disappeared for trillions of years. It seemed that he was not doing so badly. His reputation still remained in the hearts of the people, and the shadow of being betrayed by his youngest son was completely dispelled.

Liu Yuanbai smiled bitterly upon hearing this and said, "Haha, excuse me, senior, but I have made some progress. I was only level 1 back then, but now I am already level 3."

Ji Feibai smiled without saying anything. It took trillions of years to advance from level 1 to level 3. How different was this from standing still?

"Ahem, Palace Master Ji, Lord Liu is just a talented person who has been suppressed by others and has not made much progress in his cultivation. Don't laugh at him." Li Mu coughed lightly, then looked at Liu Yuanbai and said, "Lord Liu, now that you have seen Palace Master Ji, do you have any questions about my Lingxiao Palace?"

"I am Liu Yuanbai, and I am here to see the two palace masters!" Liu Yuanbai no longer had any concerns about joining the Lingxiao Palace. The strongest man in the universe, Qiongzu, had joined the Lingxiao Palace, so why should he hesitate? Life was a rare opportunity, and after being mediocre for a hundred trillion years, he was willing to take this chance.

"Xiao Liu, I'm the deputy hall master of Lingxiao Hall. How can I be on the same level as the hall master? You must be careful next time!" Ji Feibai corrected with a serious face.

"Haha, it doesn't matter. They are just false names. Don't take them too seriously." Li Mu said with a smile.

"How can this be possible? The chief is the chief, and the deputy is the deputy. No matter how strong the subordinates are, they are still your subordinates after all. How can you confuse the order of seniority?" Ji Feibai said solemnly.

Li Mu smiled helplessly: "Whatever you want."

Li Mu really didn't care about this title. It's not that he was so open-minded, but he knew that as long as the cultivators who achieved enlightenment in Lingxiao Jianmu were loyal to him, they would never betray him even if he was asked to die. Maybe his status in Liu Yuanbai's heart was not as good as Ji Feibai's now, but as long as he achieved enlightenment, Li Mu's status in Liu Yuanbai's heart would definitely be the first, and no one could shake it.