"Palace Master Li Mu, you have also seen that many new people have come to Black Wind City recently, and they are all quite powerful. Among them is a cultivator named 'Gulan', whose strength is at the peak level of the Void Immortal Ancestor." Meng Ting said with a smile.
Li Mu didn't say anything and waited for Meng Ting's next words.
"Haha, Palace Master Li Mu, to be honest with you, I met Gulan once before I came to Black Wind City. Although she is aloof, she is steady and can be a good partner. What I mean is that you should get in touch with her and see if we can work together." Meng Ting said.
"Since you already knew her, why don't you just go and talk to her yourself?" Li Mu asked doubtfully.
"Her background is a bit complicated, and I can't tell her the real purpose. I can only ask her out and let you discuss cooperation with her in the name of competition." Meng Ting explained.
"Elder Meng, you think too highly of me. I'm only in the early stage of the Void Immortal Ancestor. How could someone at the peak of the level think highly of me?" Li Mu smiled bitterly.
"Hehe, Palace Master Li Mu, I know you are not as simple as you look, so don't be so modest." Meng Ting said with a smile.
After a pause, Meng Ting took out a light blue lotus from the Qiankun Ring and said to Li Mu: "This is the bargaining chip for your cooperation with her."
Li Mu took a closer look. Although this lotus flower was beyond the grade of ordinary cosmic treasures, it was not considered a treasure in the Chaos Sea. He did not find anything special about it. He frowned and asked, "What is this?"
"This item is called 'Tianluo Holy Lotus'. It contains a trace of the law of frost. It is not very precious, but it is very rare, and Gulan just needs it." Meng Ting explained.
Li Mu nodded slightly, but was still a little hesitant.
"Palace Master, what else are you worried about? Haha, in fact, for Gulan, she may not take the competition seriously. If you use this Tianluo Holy Lotus as a bargaining chip for cooperation, she will definitely agree to cooperate with you." Meng Ting said with a smile.
"Her identity is not simple, right? If she finds out that the competition is fake and the hunt for Chaos Beasts is real, can the cooperation continue? If I turn against her, will the forces behind her let me go?" Li Mu frowned.
"You worry too much. Gulan is such a proud person. As long as you pretend that you don't know about the Chaos Beast beforehand, she will definitely keep her promise." Meng Ting giggled.
Li Mu fell into deep thought after hearing that. To be honest, he didn't want to provoke Gulan. Meng Ting, the person from Chaos Trading Company, was a bit of a headache for him. Gulan, who even Meng Ting was wary of, naturally had powerful forces behind him. He also wanted to take the Chaos Beast for himself. If he cooperated with Gulan, he would most likely be exposed in the end.
Then the safest way is to capture Gulan and bring him into the Lingxiao Universe to prove his Dao, but for someone like Gulan, who has a strong cultivation base and an extraordinary background, he must be an extremely stubborn person, so this approach is too risky. At present, Lingxiao Hall has more than 3,400 members, and there are 3 of them in the realm of Heavenly Dao God Ancestor. According to the current strategy, sooner or later he will take most of the cultivators in Black Wind City into his pocket, and he does not lack Gulan, so it is not worth taking risks for this matter.
"Palace Master Li Mu?"
"Elder Meng, let's forget about this matter. I will hide the Chaos Beast for your Chaos Trading Company."
"Alas~ Palace Master Li Mu, since you have no intention of cooperating with her, I will not force you. However, I have already agreed on a time with her. Why don't you meet her, just to get to know her and make friends. More friends means more paths. What do you think?" Meng Ting sighed softly.
"Okay, Elder Meng has said so much, it would be ungrateful for me to refuse." Li Mu said with a smile, and handed the Holy Heavenly Lotus in his hand to Meng Ting. Since they no longer needed to cooperate, the Holy Heavenly Lotus would naturally be returned to her.
"Haha, Palace Master, that's not necessary. This Heavenly Luo Holy Lotus is useless to me, so you can give it to Gulan." Meng Ting said with a smile, "By the way, don't let her know that I gave it to you!"
Li Mu was stunned, and immediately understood Meng Ting's intention. Meng Ting knew that the Tianluo Holy Lotus was extremely important to Gulan, and she would definitely not refuse it. She wanted him to use the Tianluo Holy Lotus to win Gulan's favor, so that in the final fight, Gulan would not be able to attack her because he had accepted her things?
Li Mu smiled bitterly and took back the Holy Tianluo Lotus helplessly. Well, he decided to go with the flow and do a favor.
Then Li Mu brought Kunpeng, Qingyao and Mengting to the Treasure Tower, which was the place where Mengting and Gulan had agreed to meet.
Not long after they arrived, a beautiful and elegant woman entered the building and walked towards Meng Ting and the others. This was Gulan. Her arrival caused the guests around her to whisper. As a cultivator at the peak of the Void Immortal Ancestor level, and the number one cultivator in Black Wind City besides the Black Wind Emperor, she was naturally the center of attention wherever she went. After all, the Black Wind Emperor would not participate in the competition, so there was no doubt that Gulan was the first choice to win the championship.
"Sister Gulan, let me introduce you. This is the Palace Master of Lingxiao, Li Mu. Hehe, even though his cultivation is only at the early stage of Void Immortal Ancestor, he is the one who dares to compete with Black Wind Emperor for people~" Meng Ting said with a smile.
"It's just a foolish act of overestimating one's own capabilities." Gulan said lightly, with no intention of showing any mercy to Li Mu.
Li Mu's face froze when he heard this, but he didn't say anything. After all, if he didn't have Lingxiao Universe as a backup, it would be really overestimating his own abilities to use the cultivation level of the early stage of Void Immortal Ancestor to confront the Black Wind Emperor.
But Li Mu didn't say anything. As Li Mu's subordinate, Kunpeng naturally couldn't remain silent. He immediately scolded: "You are so arrogant, girl. How dare you speak to our Palace Master like that!"
Meng Ting was also a little embarrassed, and then continued to introduce Gu Lan: "This is Kun Peng, a great man in the middle stage of the Void Immortal Ancestor, and a core member of Ling Xiao."
"Hmm? Interesting, a late-stage Void Immortal Ancestor is actually willing to be inferior to an early-stage Void Immortal Ancestor!" Gu Lan was a little surprised, then shook his head and said, "He is just relying on his family background."
Kunpeng was furious: "How can this be possible? You are just a mere peak Void Immortal..."
"Kunpeng, don't be rude!" Li Mu shouted, fearing that Kunpeng would not be able to resist attacking Gulan. He did not want to cause any more trouble, and even less did he want to be exposed.
"Isn't Senior Kunpeng in the middle stage of Void Immortal Ancestor?" Meng Ting was surprised.
"Hehe, he just broke through two months ago. The reason why I haven't shown up during this period is because I am protecting Kunpeng." Li Mu explained. This was the excuse he had prepared long ago. He also deliberately hid Kunpeng's cultivation to the late stage of Void Immortal Ancestor. This was also to make it easier to recruit talents in the future. After all, a stronger member can attract more cultivators to join Lingxiao Palace.
However, it seems that the realm of the late Void Immortal Ancestor is still a little weak, but there is no way. Kunpeng was only in the middle stage of the Void Immortal Ancestor before. He can't let Kunpeng suddenly show the peak of the Void Immortal Ancestor, or even the realm of the Heavenly Dao God Ancestor, right? If so, it would be too shocking. With his identity, it is not appropriate to be too high-profile.
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