After the countdown ended, Li Yuebai opened his eyes and found himself back in an empty room again.
The walls of the room were all snow-white, with a full-length mirror on the wall, and nothing else.
Perhaps, this is a place similar to a "lounge" provided by the system. Between each crossing, he will be allowed to rest here for a while before continuing the next journey.
I remember that the last time he came here, he found a halo on his wrist. The color was the same as moonlight, which was very beautiful.
Li Yuebai raised his left wrist again and found that there was another halo there, making two circles in total. The two circles crossed and rotated slowly on his wrist. He could not feel the weight or texture, as if it was purely a visual effect.
It seems that if you successfully complete a journey, you will get an additional Moonlight Bracelet.
Li Yuebai smoothed his hair and rubbed his forehead with his right hand, which was not wearing the bracelet. He still felt dizzy in his head, and his heart was stuffy and a little depressed.
In real life, the relationships with friends will become deeper and deeper, but here, every time you travel through a world, you will inevitably establish connections with your comrades in that world, and then be separated abruptly.
His mind was now filled with all the thrilling events that happened in his previous life, as well as Ye Qing.
After going through so many things with Ye Qing, it’s really hard to accept our separation.
"Many hosts become dependent on the world and their teammates, and even don't want to leave or continue." A voice sounded: "Dear host, your current mood is very normal, just take a rest for a while."
"System?" Li Yuebai's heart moved: "Which system are you?"
"What system?"
"Are you the system that accompanied me in the first time, or the one I killed in the second time? Or are you the judge who finally took on the system's mission in the second time?" Li Yuebai felt his head hurt more and more. This Lord God was too good at testing one's IQ and had created so many messed up systems.
“Neither,” the system replied.
“…”
"I am the system assigned by the Lord God to you for your next time of traveling. I also have the data of your previous two times of traveling." The system's voice was very gentle: "Please give me your guidance."
"As long as you don't act like hal-90000." Li Yuebai shook his head, thinking of the system that had been against him in every way in the last time he wore it, and he had to spend a lot of effort to get rid of it. He still felt a little angry.
"Please rest assured. My spiritual core is a character that does not want to cause trouble. I am not willing to waste my time and energy on causing any trouble to the host." The system replied.
"Thank you." Li Yuebai sighed, not daring to take it lightly.
"Host, please continue to rest. When you think you can make the next journey, you can give me orders." said the system.
Li Yuebai rubbed his temples and felt that he had rested enough.
In his last time, he hadn't slept for a long time and was seriously injured, but all these fatigue and scars were left to the original owner. Now this body is his own, clean and without any injuries. It seems that he has rested for a long time and his brain is not tired at all.
"Go now." Li Yuebai ordered.
Staying in this empty room, it is easy to think about random things. This is not good and affects your mood. It is better to move on to the next one quickly.
"Yes, your order will be executed. Please be prepared. You will then arrive at the third time of traveling through "Kunlun Fairy Mountain"..." The system's voice became softer and softer, and more and more hypnotic. Along with this voice, the whole small room lit up. After a flash of white light, the travel was completed.
Li Yuebai opened his eyes and found himself sitting in an elegant living room.
The jade floor, the ebony pillars, the ebony bookshelves... everything exudes an ancient feel, but it is not accurate to say that they are from ancient times. Every piece of furnishings has an extraordinary temperament and no characteristics of any dynasty. It does not seem like something from this secular world.
The standing bronze mirror further shows that this is not the secular world.
Ordinary bronze mirrors are made of copper and then polished to be smooth for lighting. However, the surface of the bronze mirror in front of me is impossible to tell what it is made of. It looks like it is made of polished jade, or like the clearest water, emitting a strange light.
Li Yuebai walked to the mirror and looked at his face - the first thing that caught his eye was his white hair, as crystal clear as ice and snow, without a single strand of black hair. He wore an ebony hair crown on his head, and the rest of his long hair was loose, not a single strand out of place.
Although his hair was completely silver, his face showed no signs of aging. He looked to be about thirty years old, with a long, thin face.
He exudes the aura of a sage, with a pair of eyes as calm as an ancient well, a gentle expression, and a face full of kindness and compassion that comes from seeing through the world. He does not seem to be superior or overbearing at all, which makes people want to get close to him.
Then he looked down at his clothes. It was a plain white robe. The material was something he had never seen before. There was no stitching to be seen. It seemed to be a natural thing and it looked even more graceful on his slender body.
"System." Li Yuebai looked at himself in disbelief. For a moment, he was afraid to speak, fearing that he would destroy the fairy spirit: "Could this world be..."
"Yes, host, this world is a world of cultivating immortals." The system answered with understanding.
Li Yuebai wanted to ask a few more questions, but was interrupted.
"Master, Master!" A little girl in a plain dress came running in, she was very cute, and looked no more than ten years old, with two buns on her head. But a closer look revealed that she was completely different from little girls in real life - when she ran, her steps were very light, and it was obvious that she had great magical powers, so she wouldn't fall down due to running too fast.
"Her name is Xiao Ai, and she is your youngest female disciple." The system reminded.
"Master!" Xiao Ai rushed in angrily, ran to Li Yuebai, and grabbed the hem of his robe with her little hands: "Master, I want to complain to you. Jiang Shaoying, that troublemaker, didn't follow the immortal rules again and sneaked out!"
Li Yue's white clothes were grabbed by her, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Since he traveled through time, he has never seen such a lively child. There were quite a few children in the second time, including Xiaowan and those children in the orphanage, but they were either kidnapped or controlled by vampires and had no control over their own lives. So, seeing Xiao Ai like this now, he felt much better.
Since she calls me Master, I have to act like a Master.
"It's okay." Li Yuebai smiled and said, "When he comes back, I'll punish him according to the rules."
"Hmph." The girl puffed up her cheeks. "Master said it was a punishment, but every time he just gave me a few words of advice and it was over. Master is just too gentle, so that little troublemaker is so lawless..."
Even though she said that others were troublemakers, her behavior in front of Li Yuebai was quite lawless. Which ordinary disciple would dare to directly grab his master's clothes to complain?
It seems that what Xiao Ai said is true. My character really has too good a temper, which causes all the disciples to be disrespectful and lawless.
"Xiao Ai, have you finished your homework for today?" Li Yuebai's tone was still very gentle.
The girl stuck out her tongue, saluted hastily, and ran out.
After coaxing the child away, Li Yuebai began to continue receiving information from the system.
The original owner of this body was named Mu Qingning, an immortal on Kunlun Mountain.
This world is a world of cultivating immortals. Kunlun Immortal Mountain is located in the northwest of the entire world. The mountain is extremely high and the area is extremely vast. The head of the mountain is respected as the Immortal Lord. In the early years, the Immortal Lord had to rely on swordsmanship, Taoism, virtue and other talents, and was jointly recommended by the immortal cultivators. However, a thousand years ago, Kunlun Immortal Mountain gave birth to an immortal lord named Yu who was extremely meritorious. Since then, the position of the Immortal Lord has only been inherited by the Yu family.
Kunlun Mountain has a long history. It is said to have been founded by the Queen Mother of the West. The mountain is rich in magical jade. The Yu family claimed to be descendants of the Queen Mother of the West, so they took the word "Yu" as their surname.
Of course, the immortal cultivation forces in this world are not limited to Kunlun Mountain. There is also the Liusha Plain in the west, the Dikun Mountain in the east... and other major forces. It can be said that there are many heroes fighting for power. There are more than 50,000 immortal cultivators on Kunlun Mountain. It is very powerful and is one of the most important sects among the heroes.
There are many cultivators of other surnames on Kunlun Mountain. Although they have no chance of becoming immortal masters, they can still teach disciples and be respected.
Mu Qingning was sent to Kunlun Mountain by his parents when he was young to learn swordsmanship and magic. He was extremely talented, and after completing his studies, he made great achievements in killing demons and monsters. However, after being seriously injured a few years ago, his vitality was greatly damaged. Since then, he no longer picked up a sword, but concentrated on teaching his disciples in seclusion, and did not compete with the world.
He was accustomed to life and death and experienced many storms when he was young, so he had an exceptionally gentle personality and was particularly tolerant of others. He would not mind even if his disciples were a little naughty.
After listening to the brief introduction, Li Yuebai walked around the room.
The room is large, but there is very little living space - most of the space is taken up by bookshelves.
The bookshelves are filled with books, some in scrolls, some in folded pages, and some in printed form, all beautifully bound and elegantly styled.
I pulled out a volume at random, opened it - and couldn't understand it at all.
I opened another volume, but still couldn't understand it.
"System, please retrieve the original owner's memory." Li Yuebai then realized that his mind was empty and he had not retrieved anything.
"Yes, due to the large amount of information, the loading just now took a while. Now the loading is complete and it will be presented to you immediately." The system replied.
The next second, Li Yuebai felt like his brain exploded.
A huge amount of information poured in, and he couldn't handle it for a moment.
It was dark in front of my eyes for a long time. I don’t know how long it took before I could see again.
Li Yuebai calmed himself down and looked at the book in his hand. Only then did he realize that the text that was originally complicated and difficult to understand could now be read easily.
What is written in the book is nothing but the art of war.
Half of the bookshelves in this room are filled with books on military strategies, and several of them were written by the original owner himself.
Mu Qingning's swordsmanship and cultivation were not very advanced, but he was proficient in the deployment of troops.
This is definitely not just theoretical talk, but the result of many years of practical experience in life and death situations.
Li Yuebai searched the bookshelf for a long time and found a scroll of painting in an exquisite box. He unfolded it - the paper had turned slightly yellow and looked very old. The ink and paint used had also faded a little. The painting showed several young monks, each wearing white clothes and holding a long sword, looking very vigorous.
As long as you look carefully, you can see that the most handsome and gentle one among them is Mu Qingning himself.
Looking at the painting like this, all the memories in my mind came flooding back.
When Mu Qingning was young, he participated in several famous battles, leading thousands of monks from Kunlun Mountain to slay demons and monsters and achieve remarkable feats.
Although his fighting power was limited, he was best at commanding. The other monks did not listen to him at first, but after a few days, they were all convinced.
This is what we call the glorious years...
Li Yuebai stroked the portrait with his hand, and memories of the other people in the portrait also came flooding back.
It turned out that Mu Qingning's good friends who had fought side by side with him had all died one after another.
Some died on the battlefield, some died at the hands of traitors, and some died in the internal strife of Kunlun Mountain.
According to the introduction, Mu Qingning experienced countless bloody events when he was young, including foreign wars and civil wars. The people in the portraits were not ordinary cultivators, but famous top figures in Kunlun Immortal Mountain. Therefore, no matter whether it was a foreign war or a civil war, they were the first to bear the brunt of the fight. Therefore, they were also the easiest to die.
Only Mu Qingning, because of his gentle personality and non-competitiveness and the fact that he did not hold an important position, has escaped countless turmoil and is still alive today.
In that case...
Li Yuebai was a little confused for a moment.
"System." He asked, "Do I still have to save myself in this life?"
"Yes." The system gave an affirmative answer, and even added: "The original owner's future is very miserable."
Since Mu Qingning is already retired, respected, mild-tempered and non-aggressive, he spends his days either teaching his apprentices or reading books, drinking tea and growing magical herbs. Who would want to harm him?
Moreover, the fact that he had avoided so many disasters before was enough to prove that Mu Qingning was a low-key person. What kind of disaster could have caught him up this time?