The face revealed under the human skin mask was that of Mu Chunyang, one of the descendants of the head of the Mu family.

Jiang Li had met this second-generation leader long before he became the leader of Chongshan League.

At that time, he was still in the Dachong Mountain Immortal Cultivation World, and he had done something big, relying on the Mu family behind him to cheat and deceive people. He wanted to get something for nothing and take over the secret realm of the medicine garden in Dachong Mountain.

After being stopped by Jiang Li, they found the underwater cemetery of Mazu River and fell into it.

After being rescued by Jiang Li and others, in order to prevent him from returning to the family to stir up trouble and cause more trouble, he was secretly imprisoned.

During this period of time, he was imprisoned in the Demon-Suppressing Tower in Shushan.

This is also due to the Mu family's Pan Tao lineage skills, which makes it impossible for the spiritual root seeds to parasitize it.

Jiang Li didn't have any extra parallel consciousness to waste at the time, so he could only keep him locked up to delay time.

Until a few days ago, Mu Chunkong and others also went to Dachong Mountain and asked many details about Mu Chunyang at that time.

I already had some doubts about the safety of this group of people.

Although Chongshan League has not been suspected for the time being, at the Mu family's birthday peach banquet held every nine years, Mu Chunyang, the son of the patriarch, was still unable to be contacted.

This made the Mu family even more suspicious.

There are even several people who have approached Jiang Li's clone to find out the situation indirectly.

I believe the same situation applies to Elder Mu.

If his soul lamp nameplate had not been extinguished, there would have been another mid-level god-level enemy in Dachongshan.

But this kind of thing cannot withstand investigation. Especially in the world of immortal cultivation, there are countless magical methods.

As long as they really want to investigate, it will be difficult for Chongshan League to hide the truth.

Fortunately, Jiang Li had broken through to the Golden Elixir stage before, and his Guanyin Heart Sutra had been advanced accordingly, so he had already liberated the fifth parallel consciousness.

That's why he came out of seclusion early and rushed back to Dachong Mountain to force Mu Chunyang to turn over a new leaf and become one of their own, and then rescued him.

He transformed himself into a young man from the area near Fengyang City and appeared at the Mu family banquet.

As for where this young man's alias came from, who was his original identity as a casual cultivator who was popular among thousands of girls?

A certain senior brother who had a very good relationship with Jiang Li and had once traveled the world in the Eastern Region said that the past should be left in the past.

He gave this vest to Jiang Li just to make it easier for him to act here.

"Yes, after a year of training, my cultivation has improved a lot."

The figure of Mu Zheshu, the head of the Mu family, flashed again and appeared in front of the fifth clone Mu Chunyang.

He reached out and grabbed his shoulders, and the next moment he knew everything about Mu Chunyang clearly.

However, he did not find anything wrong. The parallel consciousness of the Heart Sutra of Guanyin was enough to make it look real.

"What have you been doing all this time? You didn't even reply to the family's calls. And you're wearing a mask and fooling around here."

"Never mind, you did a good job this time. The first prize of this birthday peach banquet is yours."

The patriarch of the Mu family said a few words to Mu Chunyang, but it was obvious that he was not really angry. Instead, he was very satisfied with this ordinary son.

Just now, Mu Chunyang managed to hold on to Mu Chunhao's attacks for more than ten breaths without losing the upper hand.

This method is enough to make Mu Zheshu look at him with admiration.

After all, he is his son. Since he has already caught the golden peach mouse, he will naturally not order him to hand it over.

One sentence determined the jackpot.

"Sixth brother, you have good tactics. I will ask for your advice after the banquet."

Mu Chunhao was angry, but he couldn't show it. He could only say one sentence and then turned and left.

This is the worst situation for this young master.

It would be fine if a casual cultivator or a cultivator from another sect had snatched the golden peach rat, but it happened to be his own brother.

This would undoubtedly cause a certain degree of competition for his position. One peach is enough to allow his brother to break through to the Nascent Soul stage! Don't be fooled by the fact that Mu Chunhao usually looks like an elder brother.

But that was in front of outsiders and no one could threaten him.

But in fact, this person is very narrow-minded and has no tolerance for others. Once he thinks someone wants to snatch something from him, he will use all means to defeat the opponent.

Mu Chunyang was originally considered average among his brothers, but after a year of training, he had a completely different demeanor.

The monks who had originally besieged him could only give up.

After all, the head of the family has already spoken. Can they really kill his son here in front of him?

Mu Chunyang, who had not returned home for a long time, appeared in front of everyone in such a radiant manner as soon as he came out.

This made his name appear in the eyes of other sects and forces. Perhaps there would be another outstanding person in the Mu family.

Mu Zheshu personally brought him to sit next to him, which made Mu Chunyang's biological mother, who was sitting in a side seat, cry with joy and relief.

The monks were extremely disappointed, but even though the fight was fierce, there were still dozens of gray-haired rats and four silver-haired rats that had not been found.

The important thing is to catch those peach mice as soon as possible.

After another round of fighting, each of them gained a lot.

Among them, the Drunken Young Master Tang Yan and a little-known independent cultivator caught the most peach rats.

However, they were very cautious and had already left the peach forest area before being completely surrounded.

The hunt lasted for several hours before it finally ended. Most people got nothing and could only leave the forest with sighs.

There are also a small number of people who are both strong and lucky and get the longevity peach corresponding to the peach rat.

These longevity peaches and magical fruits are an excellent choice whether they are sold to others or kept for personal consumption.

Jiang Li, who was mixed in the crowd, relied on the cooperation between his original body and his clone to secretly harvest a lot of peach mice, and made a lot of money.

But until the end of the banquet, the great turmoil that Jiang Li was expecting did not occur.

But think about it, with so many foreign forces invited to this banquet, it can be said that there are many experts.

And most of them have friendly relations with the Mu family.

Taking action directly at this time would be the stupidest choice.

He was not in a hurry and just blended in with the other casual cultivators like an ordinary person.

After the banquet, many forces withdrew in an orderly manner, while some young independent cultivators who performed outstandingly in this banquet were invited to stay and be received by the Mu family.

Those who are interested can choose to join the Mu family. It is even possible for them to form a Taoist couple with the children of the Mu family's side branches and become members of the Mu family.

Mu Chunyang, who won the first prize, was pulled aside by his biological mother after the banquet and sighed for a long time.

Jiang Li felt a little embarrassed. After all, the soul of the original owner of this body had completely disappeared.

The other party also asked about the elders who went out with Mu Chunyang.

There was a whole boat of people going out, but now only one is coming back.

The people on that boat were all from Mu Chunyang's mother's family. Among them was a God-transforming elder who was Mu Chunyang's uncle and also his younger brother.

As the temporary fifth clone, Mu Chunyang naturally would not say that several vassal elders were basically dead and that the "uncle" was still imprisoned in the Shushan Demon Suppression Tower.

It wasn't a very clever reason, but the other party didn't doubt it at all and just kept saying how hard it was for Mu Chunyang to be away.

After a long time, he finally left his biological mother's residence and walked along the small path of the clan. When the maids and servants on the road saw him, they all bowed respectfully.

The attitude seems to be much better than before. This is the atmosphere within the Mu family. In such an environment, naturally everyone will try their best to climb up.

At this time, a pure white civet cat ran in front of him, rubbed against Mu Chunyang's trouser legs twice, and then ran towards a more remote courtyard.

Mu Chunyang followed without hesitation. He knew the cat and its owner.

Sure enough, he soon met the person who had been waiting for him.

"Sixth brother, I haven't seen you for a year. You have really changed a lot."

The white cat jumped into the arms of a young girl.

Apart from her long hair, the girl looked about 60% similar to Mu Chunyang.

"Jingnan, why are you asking me to come here if you're not going to accompany your mother?"

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This girl's name is Mu Jingnan, and she is Mu Chunyang's closest sister. The white cat just now was obviously the one who wanted to lure him here.

"Brother, have you found the heart of the demon tree in this year?"

Mu Chunyang shook his head. It was impossible for Jiang Li to hand over his Nine Nether clone.

Mu Jingnan on the other side had expected this. The Mu family had been based in the Eastern Region for 8,000 years, and all the Nine Netherwood trees that could be found around had already been plucked out. How could it be so easy to find another one?

"In that case, Jingnan will give brother a gift."

She took Mu Chunyang into the inner room and took out a small box from a purse-shaped storage magic weapon that she carried close to her body.

Just by looking at the box, Jiang Li already knew what was inside.

When the box was opened, a strong aura of the Nine Ghosts immediately leaked out.

Inside was a wooden figure sitting cross-legged, with a lifelike expression. It was a heart of the Nine Netherwood.

"Where did you get this thing?"

The fifth clone, Mu Chunyang, exclaimed. At the same time, he was also impressed by the courage of the man in the underwater cemetery.

Jiang Li burned a tree heart from him, which seriously damaged his vitality. If he used this tree heart, he would be able to recover faster. But he took the initiative to contribute it at this time, which obviously showed that he had a big plan.

"I bought this from an old Taoist priest who didn't know the value of the tree. If you present this tree heart to our ancestor, he and my father will definitely look upon you with new eyes."

"By then, brother will definitely not lose to Mu Chunhao!"

They have always had some problems with Mu Chunhao.

This is probably why the Nine Netherwood in the cemetery targeted them.

It can be imagined that if Mu Chunyang had not returned for a long time, Mu Jingnan would have gone on his own and handed over the Nine Nether Tree Heart.

It’s just that her cultivation is a little worse, and as a woman she is not suitable to be the heir to the family head.

This time, Mu Chunyang won the first prize and became the center of attention at the banquet. If he could take advantage of the victory and offer a tree heart, he might be able to surpass Mu Chunhao in the old ancestor's heart.

"Is it really just an unknown Taoist priest?"

But Mu Chunyang did not take the box immediately. Instead, he stared at his sister and asked.

Sure enough, there was a hint of panic in her eyes. Her mind was still too shallow.

"As expected of you, Sixth Young Master Mu, who won the first prize. We found this tree heart by accident. We would like to establish a good relationship with you, Sixth Young Master."

From the back of the courtyard, four mysterious monks led by an old Taoist priest walked out.

They did not hide and stood openly in front of the fifth clone.

In another place, Jiang Li, who was in the same field of vision, narrowed his eyes slightly.

Because the old Taoist who came out looked almost exactly like the heart of the Nine Netherwood tree in the cemetery.

It turns out that this old guy had been hiding here all along. This means that he had used Mu Jingnan to send the leaf to Jiang Li before.

The two sides looked at each other for a moment, but the other party did not recognize Mu Chunyang.

When Mu Chunyang and his companions entered the underwater cemetery, he had stayed in the flying boat because of his low cultivation level, so his appearance was not seen by the other party.

"Make a good relationship? Why don't you go to Mu Chunhao instead of me? You should know that he is the eldest son."

Mu Chunyang raised his questions cautiously like a normal person.

"Because we believe that the kindness of adding icing on the cake is not as good as helping someone in need. What do you think, Sixth Young Master?"

"If the Sixth Young Master has any doubts, I believe that there are many people who will be interested in this tree heart."

The old Taoist took the box back from Mu Jingnan, and it was obvious that the initiative was in their hands.

"What do you want?"

The fifth clone, Mu Chunyang, played himself. According to his identity, he could not give up the tree heart.

"We want the Sixth Young Master's peach."

The other party made this request as soon as he spoke.

"No, I can't give you the peaches."

"But I can give you ten ninety-year longevity peaches in exchange. I'll deliver them over five years, two per year."

The longevity peaches in his hand had long ago been given to his original owner, and now he had not a single peach left.

"make a deal!"

The two sides reached a consensus, and the tree heart fell into Mu Chunyang's hands.

If you think about it, you will know that the heart of this tree must have been tampered with and cannot be used by yourself.

But Jiang Li did not intend to expose it, but instead planned to continue cooperating with the other party.

Just as the other party said, the Mu family ancestor and the Nine Netherwood are natural enemies. If he becomes stronger, Jiang Li's life will not be easy.

As for Jiang Li's original body, he was studying the new peach he had acquired, two ninety-year longevity peaches, ten thirty-year longevity peaches, and several nine-year longevity peaches.

This ninety-year-old longevity peach can also be transformed into the Nine Nether Earth Fruit after being absorbed by the Nine Nether clone.

A ninety-year longevity peach is roughly equivalent to the total cultivation of a Void Pill-level cultivator. And those decades of life span are not as good as the Nine Nether Earth Fruit of the same level.

Although this level of cultivation is actually nothing to Jiang Li, the earth fruit transformed in this way has no attributes.

In other words, any cultivator with any attributes can take it, which is more useful than ordinary earth fruits.

But the peaches are a little different.

Its level is far above the longevity peach, and is almost at the same level as the Nine Netherworld Fruit grown from division.

Moreover, these two kinds of spiritual fruits are natural enemies of each other, and the yin and yang are mutually restraining but also mutually reinforcing. After absorbing a peach, a small bulge actually grew behind the tree heart of Jiuyou's clone.

This is the beginning of the second tree heart.

(End of this chapter)