Lin Mu did not doubt what Song Changchuan said. Although his cultivation was not useful now, his experience of tens of thousands of years was still accurate in judging people. He knew that Song Changchuan was not lying. He had some guesses in his mind, but he did not tell Wang Jian and Song Changchuan. Wang Jian did not know much about the Little Immortal Realm, let alone this famous cave paradise in the Little Immortal Realm. Therefore, it was not surprising that Lin Hao's guards could use magic. Li Mu was not familiar with Song Changchuan, so there was no need to tell him.
Five days passed like this. During these five days, the City Lord's Mansion was very busy. Finally, on this day, Lin Hao's guards called Li Mu and Song Changchuan to the lobby.
"Three of you, the situation has been decided. Today we will take the final step!" Lin Hao said to Li Mu and the others.
"Please give us some instructions, Master Lin." Song Changchuan said excitedly.
"Haha, everyone, I told you before that my Lin family has been planning for hundreds of years, right? In fact, the so-called opportunities in this world were almost gone three hundred years ago, and my ancestor had seen through all of this more than four hundred years ago!" Lin Hao said as he took out a jade slip and showed it in front of Li Mu and the others.
"This is a treasure that my ancestor obtained back then. The location of each opportunity is marked on it in detail. When someone gets an opportunity, there will be one less mark on it. The last opportunity disappeared three hundred years ago, and there are only these three swords left on this jade slip! As long as these three swords are pulled out at the same time, the passage in the cave will open, and everyone in the cave will be able to leave this place. As for the three of you who pulled out the swords, my Lin family will reward you handsomely!" Lin Hao said seriously.
"Is it that simple? Why did you have to wait three hundred years?" Wang Jian asked somewhat puzzled.
"Haha, of course it's not that simple. Not everyone can pull out the three swords. One must be a cultivator, and one must be born in the outside world. The most important thing is that my Lin family has spent 300 years letting those villagers guard the three swords, allowing them to have a sense of intimacy with humans. Only then can the swords be pulled out easily. Otherwise, only those who are recognized by the three swords can pull them out. This condition is too harsh!" Lin Hao explained.
"So that's how it is. Patriarch Lin is truly a righteous man!" Song Changchuan said with emotion.
"Haha! This is just for the sake of those brothers in our Lin family who follow me!" Lin Hao waved his hand.
Wang Jian nodded, this made sense.
"Then how about your guards being able to use magic? Master Lin, I'm afraid you are also a cultivator? This world can't restrict you, right?" Li Mu said teasingly.
Lin Hao nodded, and said without hiding anything, "Of course I am also a cultivator, but my cultivation is low, only at the initial stage of foundation building. Compared with you, I am just a minor cultivator! This is naturally due to the jade slip. It can be said that this jade slip can basically control some of the rules in this cave."
Li Mu smiled and said nothing more.
"Okay, since you all already know your mission, let's set off now. Just draw your swords at the same time at noon. My guards will go with you and will notify you when the time comes." Lin Hao said.
After he finished speaking, a guard and a team of soldiers appeared behind Li Mu and his companions, signaling that they could leave.
Upon hearing this, Song Changchuan looked at Li Mu and the other man with some excitement, then left with the guards.
Wang Jian also looked at Li Mu. Li Mu greeted Lin Hao, then took Wang Jian aside and whispered a few words to him. Then the two of them left with the guards.
Seeing that everything was going according to plan, Lin Hao couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth, then turned and left, entering a secret room.
Coincidentally, Li Mu was assigned to Shiguang Village. Although the 60-kilometer journey took Li Mu and Wang Jian a whole day to reach Yunxian City, this time they rode fast horses and it only took them more than an hour to return to Shiguang Village.
At the entrance of the village, a few old men were still chatting under the crooked tree. Looking at the soldiers from the City Lord's Mansion rushing over, they were obviously panicked, and there was even more fear in their eyes than when they saw Li Mu and the other man before.
The old white-haired village chief stood up tremblingly and greeted them: "Gentlemen, hasn't our village paid its taxes this year?"
"Haha, fellow villagers, we are not here to cause trouble. You Shiguang Village has performed well in the past few days!" said the masked guard. It was the first time that Li Mu heard these guards speak, and from their voices, he seemed to be an elderly man.
After the guard finished speaking, he led a group of people into the village. Naturally, the villagers did not dare to stop them. When they saw Li Mu, they were very surprised. Didn’t the people in the City Lord’s Mansion hate these outsiders the most?
In the center of the village was a small courtyard surrounded by a high wall. In the middle of the courtyard was a stone chamber. The people from the City Lord's Mansion dismounted at the gate of the courtyard and entered the courtyard. The guard said to Li Mu: "Haha, fellow Taoist, the ancient sword is in this stone chamber. Whether we can get out depends on you guys."
The guard then continued: "I call you a Taoist friend, you won't think that my cultivation level is too low, right?"
"Haha, in this cave, I am just an ordinary person." Li Mu said with a smile.
The guard smiled and said nothing more. He then took out a small sundial from his bag and placed it in the yard. Looking at the shadow of the pointer on it, the guard said to Li Mu: "It will be noon in two hours. At that time, the three of you just need to pull out the ancient swords at the same time!"
Li Mu nodded and stopped talking. For a while, everyone fell into silence. After more than an hour, the guard pushed open the heavy stone door of the stone chamber and walked in directly.
Seeing this, Li Mu followed him in. The soldiers wanted to stop him, but the guard said, "It's okay, let him in!"
In the middle of the stone chamber, a rusty sword was inserted into a black stone platform, with the sword completely immersed in it.
"Haha, isn't this sword beautiful? Even though it's covered in rust now, I can feel the strong sword intent emanating from it. This is even while it is being suppressed by this world. If it were to see the light of day again, it would definitely be a divine weapon!" said the guard with some trembling.
Li Mu could see the greed in his eyes beneath the mask.
The guard calmed down and said with a smile: "Haha, fellow Taoist, please pull out this sword. Then the sword will naturally belong to you. I am so envious of you!"
"Really? Then I'm really honored!" Li Mu said lightly, and then he quickly walked up to it before the guard could react, and then tapped the guard a few times. The guard suddenly couldn't move, and couldn't even make a sound.
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