Unless necessary, Li Muye was not willing to approach Changyang Palace. He would rather wander in the mountains and jungles all day and live with wild beasts.
Even though he knew that most of the evil cultivators in Changyang Palace disliked him, it was only when he was framed and nearly killed in front of Fu Wumo's door that day that he truly understood how vicious the evil cultivators could be.
That guard was not an exception. Among Fu Wumo's subordinates, the Wang siblings hated him the most.
So, when Li Muye knew that Wang Chonglang was looking for him, he deliberately avoided him several times.
This time there was no way to avoid it, and he was stopped by Wang Chonglang in a valley some distance away from Changyang Palace.
Wang Zhonglang's eyes were filled with undisguised hatred, and he said, "What have you been busy with these days? It's so easy for me to find you!"
Li Muye was secretly on guard and replied coldly: "I have never had any dealings with the Sixth Young Master, and I don't know what the matter is that is worthy of the Sixth Young Master mobilizing such a large force."
Wang Chonglang’s eyes were wide open, and the muscles on his face were twitching, as if he wanted to eat Li Muye alive.
But what he said was completely different from what he showed on his face. He said, "Luckily I found you before the deadline. Come with me! That old guy Xiu Qisheng will be at Changyang Palace soon. It's impossible for us to leave Guangji. We have to find a place to hide as soon as possible."
Li Muye's eyes narrowed as he looked at Wang Chonglang in surprise, "You are not Wang Chonglang?! Who are you?"
It is absolutely impossible for the real Wang Zhonglang to know the relationship between him and Liuyu Sect, let alone the hatred between him and Jingsheng Taoist.
He then noticed that Wang Zhonglang's attire was very different from before. He wore what looked like decorative armor on his neck, wrists, legs, and waist. He was wearing a large cloak that reached the ground, and the armor made his figure look a lot bigger than before.
Facing Li Muye's questioning, Wang Zhonglang's cheeks trembled heavily, his eyes closed in pain, and he said in an uncoordinated manner: "It's me!"
Wang Chonglang walked towards Li Muye. With every step he took, the armor on his body changed. When he stood in front of Li Muye, the entire armor automatically detached from his body.
The suit of armor stood alone, as if an invisible person was wearing it.
Li Muye sensed something and his eyes flickered, "Nono?"
The parts of the armor suddenly cracked, and various parts stretched out, making a crackling sound, and combined into a short, small person.
Li Muye recognized the face at a glance; it was Xiao Xun!
"Nono!" Li Muye excitedly approached Xiaoxun's face and looked into its eyes.
Xiao Xun opened his lips, and it was Tong Nonuo's voice that came out: "It's me, Li Muye! I'm looking at you through Xiao Xun's eyes!"
Li Muye raised his hand and gently stroked Xiaoxun's smooth and delicate face. The second version of Xiaoxun was closer to a real person, even having body temperature.
"Nono - I miss you so much." He murmured.
Xiaoxun is a puppet, and can't act shy. Only the sound it makes can express the same longing as its owner. "I miss you, too. You follow Xiaoxun later, and he will bring you to find us."
Li Muye calmed down and responded.
He looked away and saw Wang Chonglang standing there motionless, glaring at Li Muye and the puppet with his eyes wide open.
Xiao Xun also turned to look at Wang Chonglang and said, "He is still useful to us, so we can't kill him yet."
Li Muye watched as Xiao Xun turned back into armor and automatically wrapped Wang Zhonglang in it.
When Wang Chonglang returned to his previous state, Li Muye even started to tidy up his cloak and ignored Wang Chonglang's angry look.
"Let's go." Wang Zhonglang said with a stiff face, "We can talk about it in person."
With Wang Chonglang around, no one came to question Li Muye.
They quickly left the Changyang Palace and after traveling for half a day, they arrived at a mountain stream.
There was a tiny crack on the cliff. Wang Chonglang went in first, and Li Muye followed closely behind him.
His vision went dark, and before he could adjust to the light, a warm body crawled into his arms: "Li Muye!"
Li Muye held him tightly with his arms, wanting to embed this man firmly into his own flesh and blood.
"Nono..." He sighed with contentment.
"Hmm." Jing Hui coughed. "Although I don't want to disturb you, I have to remind you that Jingsheng Daojun and his men should be here soon. If Jingsheng Daojun is still so arrogant, maybe he will deliberately bring the time forward."
Li Muye let go of Tong Nuonuo, looked at Jing Hui, and said, "Xiu Qisheng is coming? Why is he coming?"
After Jing Hui told the story, Li Muye's face suddenly darkened, "Fu Wumo is not a simple person. Xiu Qisheng had no idea and rushed towards him. He is in great danger."
Tong Nuonuo said doubtfully, "Xiu Qisheng has been famous for a long time, and he is the oldest person in Luochen who has passed the Tribulation Crossing Stage. As far as I know, Fu Wumo's advancement to the Tribulation Crossing Stage was much more complete than Xiu Qisheng's, so he should not be his opponent."
Li Muye shook his head slowly, "You are wrong, just the opposite." He told them what he saw when he accidentally broke into Fu Wumo's room that day.
Jing Hui was surprised and asked, "You mean... that person is an immortal from the upper realm?"
"It's the evil immortal." Li Muye recalled, still feeling terrified, "My feeling is definitely not wrong. Fu Wumo has an unknown way of contacting that evil immortal. I suspect that Fu Wumo even has the power of that evil immortal. Facing the power of an evil immortal, what do you think is the chance of Xiu Qisheng winning?"
There is no chance of winning!
Jing Hui thought for a moment and said, "It seems that Daojun Jingsheng's arrogance and competitiveness may not be a bad thing. He will definitely take action before Senior Hua Baisui. In order to deal with him, Fu Wumo will have to use all his strength. This way, at least we can buy some time for Senior Taisu and the others."
Tong Nuonuo tightly grasped Li Muye's arm and said, "In this case, Xiaoxiao and the others are in danger."
It is impossible for Master Taisu to buy much time. After Fu Wumo reacts, he will go to the place where the Taoist cultivator is imprisoned!
"Mmm!" Wang Zhonglang twisted his body.
At this time, Xiaoxun had separated from him, and Tong Nuonuo put on the armor that was made by decomposing Xiaoxun.
He reached out and scratched the back of Wang Zhonglang's head, taking back the last piece of the control center.
Wang Chonglang regained control of his body, but the aftereffects of Xiaoxun replacing his brain center had not yet passed, making him nauseous and dizzy.
He lay on the ground, cursing at Tong Nuonuo and Li Muye.
Tong Nuonuo dressed Xiaoxun completely with an expressionless face. Armed with armor all over his body, he looked much stronger and more sturdy.
Li Muye asked: "How did you make Wang Chonglang act according to your will?"
When Tong Nuonuo looked at him, his expression was no longer so cold. He said, "This is part of the function of advanced weapons in the later stage of mechanical arts."
Originally, the mechanical masters had a project to use mechanical devices to replace their own limbs and organs, in order to improve their combat effectiveness. When developed to the extreme, mechanical devices can replace any part of the human body, even the brain.
When upgrading Xiaoxun, Tong Nuonuo thought of further developing Xiaoxun. He not only wanted to be able to control Xiaoxun in battle, but also to fight personally when Xiaoxun could not be used.
This center was originally used to assist him in fighting. After they led Wang Chonglang into danger and controlled him, he used Xiaoxun's center to control Wang Chonglang.
But after all, it was a temporary change, and Wang Zhonglang's expression would sometimes be out of control. Fortunately, Tong Nuonuo was lucky and was not exposed.
Li Muye decided to go to the Shenzhou Atlas with Tong Nuonuo and the others. The situation on Fu Wumo's side had changed, and the consequences for Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting were even more unpredictable.
While they were discussing, Wang Zhonglang, who had been pretending to be dead for a long time, suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Li Muye.
"You bastard - I knew you would betray your master's trust!" he roared ferociously.
Li Muye tried to dodge, but his movements were ultimately no match for Wang Zhonglang's fatal blow.
However, he did not expect that Tong Nuonuo had no transition at all from stillness to movement. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Wang Zhonglang's neck fiercely.
With a clear "click" sound, Tong Nuonuo's fingers, which were enhanced by the mechanism, were like a pair of iron clamps. Wang Zhonglang continued to move forward and broke her neck.
“Huh, huh——” Wang Chonglang stared with his eyes wide open, dying unwillingly.
Tong Nuonuo was filled with murderous intent, and she pinched Wang Zhonglang's broken neck tightly with her fingers, almost breaking it.
Li Muye was shocked and quickly pried Tong Nuonuo's hands apart. "Okay, okay, he's dead--"
At this moment Li Muye also realized that something was wrong with Tong Nuonuo. He didn't know what caused it, but he patiently comforted Tong Nuonuo.
Tong Nuonuo's tense body relaxed as Li Muye spoke. He reached out and hugged Li Muye, gritting his teeth and saying, "No one can hurt you."
Li Muye then realized that it was because of him. He was deeply moved and felt mixed emotions. Tong Nuonuo must be the person who cares about him the most in the world.
After dealing with Wang Chonglang's body, they rushed towards Guangji's Atlas Tower.
While on the way, they saw a strong light suddenly burst out in the direction of Changyang Palace in the distance, followed by a shocking explosion.
They were already far away, but they could still feel the violent shock.
Jing Hui pulled at her cassock and sighed, "Pray."
The powerful vibrations could be felt from far away, and being at the center of it all, it was like the heaven and earth were turning upside down and the world was destroyed.
Taoist Master Jingsheng had never expected such a development.
He caught up with the expedition team, and Master Taisu had no choice but to accommodate his request in order to prevent him from disrupting the operation. He couldn't even speak a word to plead for Li Muye.
The group of people flew to Guangji like a meteor shower and rushed towards Changyang Palace at lightning speed.
Jingsheng Taoist was as arrogant as an emperor who ruled the world. He ordered Fu Wumo to hand over Li Muye immediately and release the captured Taoist practitioners.
Fu Wumo was even more arrogant than him, and he sneered at Jingsheng Daojun with disdain: "You overestimate your own abilities."
"How arrogant you are!" Daoist Master Jingsheng was furious and wanted to teach the other party a lesson before taking action.
Fu Wumo smiled faintly, raised his hand and pointed, and an unparalleled force surged out from the air, instantly seriously injuring Jingsheng Taoist.
Taoist Master Jingsheng had no intention of sacrificing his life for catching a traitor, and he fled without hesitation, dragging his broken body.
It all happened too suddenly, too fast.
By the time Tai Su and the others came to their senses, they were already facing Fu Wumo.
Hua Baisui rushed forward without hesitation, "Hurry up and leave!"
Tai Su made a prompt decision and said, "No one can escape if we leave now. Why don't we fight together? Maybe we can still have a chance of survival!"
Tai Su and several others in the fusion stage rushed towards Fu Wumo together, while the rest in the distraction stage and out-of-body stage attacked the evil cultivators in Changyang Palace.
Fortunately, Fu Wumo subdued Guangji's other forces and lost several evil cultivators in the fusion and distraction stages, which made Changyang Palace lack of high-end combat power.
The Taoists attacked the evil cultivators like a tiger among a flock of sheep, and did not encounter any decent resistance.
The battle went smoothly on earth, but the opposite was true in the sky.
Hua Baisui fought with his life at risk, and Taisu and others were also determined to die.
The expected scene of Fu Wumo killing them instantly with one move did not happen again.
Gradually, Tai Su realized that perhaps Fu Wumo could only be used once in a short period of time.
In this case, the Taoist practitioners had the confidence to continue fighting with Fu Wumo.
The first purpose of their coming this time was to buy time for the Shenzhou Atlas team, and the second purpose was to take revenge on Fu Wumo.
Killing so many people in Changyang Palace can be considered an achievement.
As the battle was going on here, a sharp female voice was heard shouting, "Master, this is their tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west. Another group of people has already entered Yanduo's mausoleum from Shenzhou Atlas, and the leader is Xi Yunting!"
As soon as the three words "Xi Yunting" reached Fu Wumo's ears, the power attached to him became restless and forced Fu Wumo.
Fu Wumo's face changed, and he used a fierce move to repel Hua Baisui, forcing several Taoist practitioners in the fusion stage to retreat.
He flew over, brought Wang Zhongjia to his side, and asked sternly, "Where did you get this information?"
Wang Zhongjia's eyes turned red and he started to cry. He said in hatred, "It was Li Muye and his gang who killed my sixth brother. My sixth brother's Nascent Soul escaped by chance and he heard what they said with his own ears!"
It was also because Tong Nuonuo and the others were careless. They did not expect that Wang Zhonglang had a magical instrument on him that could protect his Nascent Soul from being indestructible, and ensure that the people of the Wang family would have the opportunity to turn to spiritual practice at the moment of life and death.
Fu Wumo threw Wang Chongjia away and turned to look at Hua Baisui and the others.
Black demonic flames rose up around him, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Very good, you dare to fool me! You will all pay the price!" There was a faint voice, constantly inciting in his ears, causing him to almost lose his mind and fall completely crazy.
Hua Baisui originally wanted to hold Fu Wumo back, but Fu Wumo in this state was simply invincible. She didn't dare to fight him head-on and could only fight him in a mobile way.
The many powerful people in the fusion stage also changed their strategies and tried every means to trip up Fu Wumo.
It’s a pity that Fu Wumo was enraged and no longer cared about anything, and the power he used was extremely powerful.
Soon, casualties began to occur among the Taoist practitioners, and there was no way to keep Fu Wumo.
The remaining Taoist practitioners tried their best, and the battle line extended from Changyang Palace to Guangji's Tulu Tower.
When they arrived at Guangji's Tu Lu Tower, the evil cultivators there had already been killed by Li Muye and his men.
The atlas tower in the evil realm is different from that of the Taoist one. There is no dedicated person to manage it, and no one will issue or check badges. It is an open login location.
Fu Wumo's figure flashed and disappeared in the atlas tower.
Tai Su was angry and anxious as he failed to stop Fu Wumo, and wanted to rush over immediately.
"Wait a minute!" Hua Baisui stopped Tai Su, "This is the Demon Realm Atlas Tower. We can't all go there. Someone must stay here to prevent the evil cultivators from destroying the landing site here."
Tai Su paused for a moment and said, "Senior is right. You are the strongest cultivator among us. Please stay here."
Hua Baisui glared and said unkindly, "You asked me to be in charge when I was in Taizhen before, and you asked me to be in charge again this time. Since you know that I am the most advanced cultivator, it is natural that I am the most suitable person to go."
Tai Su smiled bitterly and said, "Senior, the power that Fu Wumo possesses is definitely not from the human world. I'm afraid he is possessed by some evil immortal from the upper world. No matter who it is, there is no way to stop him. Yun Ting is my disciple, and Xiao Xiao is a junior that I value, so I must go."
Hua Baisui narrowed his eyes and said, "It just so happens that they are both juniors whom I value, so I have a reason to go!"
Tai Su took a deep breath and said, "Senior, I am limited by destiny and have no chance of promotion. But you are in the period of overcoming the tribulation and will soon ascend to become an immortal. Why bother to compete with me?"
Hua Baisui was stunned for a moment before he said, "So what? The Taoist tradition will not be cut off just because I am gone. There were people who ascended to become immortals before me, and there will naturally be people who will ascend to become immortals after me. One more person won't make a difference! It's a waste of time to argue about it, let's go together!"
In the end, Hua Baisui suppressed Taisu, and the two of them entered the Tu Lu Tower together.
At this time in the Yan Duo Tomb, the white magma had already overflowed the chain, getting closer and closer to where Chen Xiao and the others were.
The formation master was sweating profusely. After working for nearly a whole day, he finally figured out the correct sequence of the paths.
"Hurry up! Let's go to the floor where You Daoxiu is trapped first." Xi Yunting said.
Following the correct path, they went back and forth dozens of times in front of several chains before finally reaching the protruding platform of the stone tower.
At this time, the white magma had completely submerged the base of the tower and spread towards the first section.
"Xiao Xingchu! Wake up!" The people closest to the edge were actually from Changyang Palace. Chen Xiao saw Xiao Xingchu who was surrounded in the middle at a glance.
Chen Xiao shouted a few times but failed to wake the man up. He didn't know what was going on with him and didn't dare to touch him rashly.
Xi Yunting came over to take a look and said, "You can't wake him up even if you call him. He is in seclusion."
Chen Xiao turned to look at him in surprise, then looked at the group of people sitting there, "They are all in seclusion? Why?"
Xi Yunting said: "This is the land of fire, and other spiritual energy is almost non-existent. In order to stay alive, they can only continuously consume the true energy stored in their bodies. Once these true energy are consumed and cannot be replenished, they will die of exhaustion."
Chen Xiao understood, "So in order to prolong their survival time, they need to continue to retreat."
Xi Yunting nodded and said, "That's right. However, if you go into a normal retreat, you will still consume and lose your true energy. But if you go into a death retreat, you can reduce the energy consumption to a minimum and be in a state of suspended animation."
This is simply a hopeless gamble. Under such conditions, the chance of successfully breaking through is very low. After breaking through, facing what may still be a desperate situation, the only choice is to continue to close the door until the moment of death.
"This is really cruel." said Chen Xiao.
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