"What have you considered? Are you willing to stay in our Lingxiao Palace family and truly become a member of this big family?" Li Mu asked kindly.
"Puh~" As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, Sun Ruxuan turned her fingers into a knife and stabbed it directly into the center of her eyebrows. In an instant, a terrifying aura swept across the world.
However, Li Mu was well prepared for this. He swept away the terrifying aura in an instant, which prevented it from causing too much damage at the scene.
"I was so anxious that I almost caused a disaster. I beg Li Mudao... I beg Palace Master to forgive me!" Sun Ruxuan said in fear and trepidation. However, although she said this, there was a hint of unwillingness in the depths of her eyes. It was obvious that she had deliberately tried to stir up trouble just now, in an attempt to create some trouble for Lingxiao Palace.
However, Li Mu did not seem to see through Sun Ruxuan's trick. Not only did he not blame Sun Ruxuan, but he laughed and said, "Haha~ Daoist Ruxuan volunteered to be the first person to kill Dao and set an example for all Daoists. This hall master is so happy that he can't wait to blame you."
At this point, Li Mu's expression straightened, and he said: "Sun Ruxuan, you were originally a first-level branch of the Dao, and you are also in the late stage of Chaos Immortal Ancestor. Today, since you have come to your senses and voluntarily joined my Lingxiao Palace, I will naturally not treat you unfairly. In addition to returning the first-level branch of the Dao that you should have, I will grant you the blessing of heaven, and there is no limit to the number of times, to help you break through to the Hongmeng Immortal Ancestor realm in one fell swoop. From now on, you will also be one of the deputy hall masters of my Lingxiao Palace, on an equal footing with Deputy Hall Master Chen!"
As Li Mu finished speaking, all the cultivators including Yao Xiuqi took a deep breath. Chaos Immortal Ancestor and Hongmeng Immortal Ancestor were two completely different concepts. Not only were their strengths but their statuses were also very different. Some Chaos Immortal Ancestors might not be able to break through the last shackles even after spending trillions of years. Now Li Mu actually said that he would let Sun Ruxuan ascend to heaven in one step? Wasn't this just bragging?
While Yao Xiuqi was still complaining, Su Hong gently nudged him with his elbow and whispered, "Brother Yao, this is the best time to gain their trust."
When Su Hong said this, he couldn't help but look a little jealous. After all, he had done so much before Li Mu promised to help him improve his cultivation, while Sun Ruxuan had already achieved success before she even joined Lingxiao Palace. This made him feel more or less unbalanced, and he was not pretending.
However, his subconscious mind was engraved with loyalty to Li Mu, and everything was based on the development of Lingxiao Palace, so his unbalanced mentality quickly dissipated.
Yao Xiuqi heard Su Hong's reminder and thought that it was inevitable for him to cut off his Dao at this point. Regardless of whether Li Mu's promise was true or false, he would be able to gain Li Mu's trust if he showed some initiative at this time. In this way, he could obtain a high position in Lingxiao Palace and it would be much easier for him to act in the future. When the Qiongzu Universe breaks through Lingxiao Universe in the future, his contribution would be significant enough. So he took a step forward and said to Li Mu, "Palace Master, Yao Xiuqi is willing to cut off his Dao fruit and prove his Dao again in your Lingxiao Jianmu!"
"Haha, okay, okay, welcome to join us, Fellow Daoist Xiuqi. Since Fellow Daoist Xiuqi trusts me, I will naturally not favor one over the other. There is a position for you as the deputy hall master." Li Mu said with a smile.
As he spoke, he led Yao Xiuqi to an open space. In front of hundreds of billions of cultivators, Yao Xiuqi brazenly cut off all his Taoist fruits.
Next, tens of thousands of cultivators voluntarily stepped forward and expressed their willingness to surrender to Lingxiao Palace.
This group of cultivators are basically all cultivators who have been tortured. Although they are not affected by Su Hong's "undercover" rhetoric, most of them are independent cultivators or people from small forces. They have received relatively low education in Aiqiong, and their wills have been worn down when they endured Lingqiong's 100 tortures. Now they just want to get out of the sea of suffering as soon as possible. Moreover, Sun Ruxuan and Yao Xiuqi have surrendered, so it is not shameful for them to surrender now, right?
Seeing that no one came forward to surrender, Li Mu was not in a hurry. He knew that many people were still watching. Now that his power had been exerted, it was time to show mercy.
As tens of thousands of monks were swept up by the light cast from the top of Jianmu, the hundreds of billions of monks present all stared at the top of Jianmu intently.
Soon, the brilliant light of enlightenment burst out. Tens of thousands of monks attained enlightenment at the same time, which was a very shocking scene.
For those cultivators who originally had a lower level of enlightenment, Li Mu directly upgraded their level of enlightenment on the spot. Of course, this only applies to the fourth level of enlightenment. For the cultivators of the third level and above, Li Mu used the blessing of heaven as their reward.
Three days later, the preaching was completed.
The cultivators who had achieved an upgrade in their branch of enlightenment withdrew, while the rest of the cultivators began to bask in the blessings of heaven.
Another day passed, and the first wave of heaven's blessing ended. All the cultivators except Sun Ruxuan and Yao Xiuqi left.
Sun Ruxuan and Yao Xiuqi continued to bathe in the second wave of heaven's blessing.
Two days later, Yao Xiuqi broke through the Hongmeng Immortal Ancestor and fell from the top of Jianmu like a god.
Seeing Li Mu, Yao Xiuqi was about to kneel down to salute, but Li Mu quickly stopped him with a look. Yao Xiuqi then realized that he had almost ruined Li Mu's plan! The enthusiastic look on his face disappeared completely, revealing a rebellious expression, and perfunctorily bowed to Li Mu.
"Look, I was right, wasn't I? These heretics are only half-baked and have no means of controlling people's minds. Otherwise, Master Yao wouldn't have such an attitude."
"Yes, if Master Yao and the others were really brainwashed when they were preaching, they would be like dogs, respectful to the heretics and evil spirits. How dare they show disdain to them?"
"So, even if we join Lingxiao Palace now, we can always find an opportunity to withdraw in the future?"
"Right, right, right. Instead of struggling fearlessly, it is better to give in early. Look at those people who were tortured. They were so arrogant before, but now they are lying there like dead dogs. As long as our thoughts are still in the Qiongzu Universe, it will not be considered betrayal!"
"Haha, you guys are still too naive. They have a big background to support them. After Lingxiao Palace is defeated in the future, they may still be able to prove their Dao in the Qiongzu Universe again. But what about us? It is not easy for us to prove our Dao. Can we still expect to prove our Dao again in the future? Even if we can, I am afraid we can't recover to the current branch level, right?"
"Yes, maybe we will be regarded as accomplices of heresy and be exterminated together."
"No matter what, do I have any other choice now? It's good enough that I can save my life without betraying the Qiongzu Universe!"
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The monks below were talking about it. Some were hoping for a lucky break, while others were hesitant and cautious. Fortunately, most of them were only worried about their future retreat, and they were not too worried about betraying the Qiongzu Universe.
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