After leaving the Golden Pearl World, Li Mu once again boarded his flying sword and headed towards the Stone Forest.
He didn't waste any more time entering through the tourist area's gate, but went straight to the natural formation.
After setting up several array flags, Li Mu's consciousness became clear, and the corners and edges that had been previously covered by the array were clearly visible in his consciousness.
Li Mu walked forward, carrying the array flags and setting them up from time to time.
After setting up more than thirty array flags, Li Mu had already stepped out of the illusion array's range, and a new illusion array appeared before him.
Standing before the new illusion array, Li Mu hesitated, worried that there wouldn't be enough array flags.
After much deliberation, he entered the formation, intending to exit if he ran out of formation flags.
Several more array flags were placed, and the entrance to the illusion array became clear.
When Li Mu had only three array flags left in his hand, he arrived at the foot of a stone mountain that was thirty or forty meters high.
This place is very different from other places. There is no moss on the ground, and the sand and stones are very clean, which shows that people come and go frequently.
In this stone forest, amidst a series of illusionary formations, in places rarely visited by humans, people still frequently come and go.
It goes without saying that this should be the location of Shizhong Temple.
Although the stone mountain was not high, it covered a vast area. Li Mu activated the Cloud Chasing Step and it took him half an hour to circle the stone mountain.
After walking around for a while, there wasn't even an entrance. Li Mu began to ponder the problem of getting in and out of Shizhong Temple.
It's probably due to the formation that the temple's gate is being concealed.
Having learned the location of Shizhong Temple, however, there was only one mountain, and finding the mountain gate became a problem.
If he had an inexhaustible supply of battle flags, he could keep trying and making mistakes. But now he only has three battle flags left.
Although the array flags can be reused, the illusion array may change if the array flags are retrieved and rearranged.
Currently, the only way to determine the location for a home visit is at night, by observing the stars.
Thinking of this, Li Mu had no choice but to sit down on the ground and begin to regulate his breathing while waiting until it got dark.
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Shizhong Temple consists of two courtyards, two main halls, and two side rooms.
Inside the rear hall is a celestial mirror, which can be used to observe the movements within a ten-mile radius of the temple.
When Li Mu began to scatter the array flags within the formation, he was spotted by an elder of the temple who was guarding the Sky-Gazing Mirror in the rear hall.
In fact, he had noticed Li Mu when he first entered the formation, but at the time he mistook Li Mu for a tourist who had strayed into it.
Unexpectedly, Li Mu returned, which caught his attention, and he subsequently informed Shi Zhongtian.
Shi Zhongtian, with his right arm wrapped in bandages and medicine applied to the right side of his face, arrived at the back hall.
Upon seeing Li Mu for the first time, he was suddenly startled, and then an overwhelming hatred surged into his heart.
After returning from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, his cultivation had recovered, but his injuries showed no signs of improvement, and his face was disfigured.
Martial arts practitioners don't usually care much about their appearance, but having their faces disfigured is an unacceptable humiliation.
Moreover, if he were to go out to meet guests now, people would probably avoid him.
All of this is thanks to Li Mu. Now that I see Li Mu, I am filled with endless hatred that I cannot let go of.
Unexpectedly, this kid who was forced to jump off a cliff didn't die and even dared to come looking for trouble. He's simply courting death.
He initially intended to lead his disciples to fight their way out, but then abandoned the plan.
To trap Li Mu and ensure his safety in Shizhong Temple, we must wait for him to break in on his own.
Thinking of this, he immediately issued an order to gather all the disciples who were practicing in the temple.
Then, everyone was assigned to their assigned positions to ensure that Li Mu was captured in one fell swoop.
He wanted to keep Li Mu around for another reason.
Since Li Mu survived jumping off a cliff, he must possess top-quality healing medicine and life-saving treasures. Now that they've been delivered to our doorstep, how could we let them go?
Shi Zhongtian never imagined he would be no match for Li Mu, because they had only fought once before and he was confident he could defeat Li Mu.
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Li Mu sat at the foot of the rocky mountain for four hours to meditate before he could see the stars in the sky.
It took him more than an hour to calculate the direction using the stars, and finally he selected the direction of the entrance to the mountain gate a hundred paces away to his right, where he was meditating.
Li Mu deployed the last three array flags in one go, followed by a tremor in his divine sense.
A cave, about half a person's height, suddenly appeared on the solid rock.
Li Muxin said, "Do these people always look like they're standing through a dog hole when they go in and out?"
As soon as he took a step forward, the cave immediately expanded to two meters high. Li Mu realized that everything originated from the formation.
After taking three steps, a mountain gate, three zhang high and seven or eight zhang wide, appeared before them.
Behind the mountain gate, it was pitch black, and Li Mu had already sensed that dozens of people were lying in ambush there.
"Light the torches!"
After an old bald man shouted, dozens of torches were lit at once, illuminating the Stone Temple.
After Li Mu entered the mountain gate, one of the monks, who was in his forties or fifties, took out a black iron plaque.
He inserted the iron plaque into the groove of the mountain gate, and the entrance in front of the mountain gate immediately disappeared.
"Hahaha! Li Mu, how have you been?"
At this moment, Shi Zhongtian, who had been hiding in the shadows, finally appeared in the square in front of the main hall, looking confident and composed.
Shi Zhongtian was unaware that Li Mu possessed divine consciousness and thought his plan was very clever, finally managing to trap Li Mu.
In fact, from the moment Li Mu saw the mountain gate, he had been aware of the actions of the dozens of people there.
"Even you, that short-lived bald monk, didn't die, so of course I'm doing very well. Here I am, here to collect my debts."
After looking everyone over, Li Mu did not find any major threat.
It can be said that, apart from Shi Zhongtian, who is at the Heaven Realm, the others are all at the Earth Realm or below, a bunch of worthless idiots.
Upon hearing Li Mu's words, Shi Zhongtian nearly choked with rage. He said:
"How dare you! You dare to spout such nonsense at my Shizhong Temple. Looks like you've got a death wish. Guards, seize him!"
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Li Mu has never been a talkative person.
"Whoosh!"
The flying sword shot out, heads fell to the ground, and blood mist filled the sky.
Li Mu was very satisfied with the first strike of his flying sword; his intentions were in his heart, and the sword moved with his will.
However, this satisfaction was tinged with a slight regret—the regret of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, when using a mortise nail would have been more worthwhile.
However, he had already used up all the Death Nails he had during the chase, and he would have to wait until the next time to forge some more.
Seeing his six disciples on either side leap into the air and beheaded, Shi Zhongtian's eyes widened like copper bells.
"Li Mu, you brat, prepare to die!"
Shi Zhongtian originally intended to maintain a facade and have a few disciples subdue Li Mu.
Unexpectedly, this was the outcome. After shouting loudly, he swept his stick across the room.
Seeing Shi Zhongtian sweep his staff towards him, Li Mu could have used his flying sword to block it, but he did not recall it and instead let it reap lives in the square.
Li Mu transformed his wooden teeth into a longsword, blocking Shi Zhongtian's powerful and heavy attack.
Li Mu longed to face his enemy head-on, in order to prove his strength.
Last time, when I was being chased, I was constantly fighting and running away. It seemed like I killed a lot of enemies, but in reality, I used some dirty tricks and schemes.
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