"Greetings, Palace Master!" After successfully proving his Dao in Jianmu, Ji Youming's emotions had now returned to normal. He saluted to Li Mu with a respectful look on his face.
"Tell me, how much do you know about Ji Hao's murder of Deputy Palace Master Ji?" Li Mu asked calmly.
"Reporting to the Palace Master, Deputy Palace Master Ji, I really had no knowledge of what happened back then. I only heard some rumors later, and I cannot guarantee the authenticity of the incident."
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"Yes, Palace Master, this is what happened..." Ji Youming told him everything he knew about the events behind the incident.
According to Ji Youming, the reason why Ji Hao dared to plot against Ji Feibai was because he had the support of a big man behind him. In addition, Ji Hao's ability to sit firmly on the number one position in Lingxiao Universe later was inseparable from the support of that big man. Moreover, it was not only Ji Hao who participated in the conspiracy against Ji Feibai. Now, the ancestors of the other five families of the six major forces in the Qiongzu Universe are all involved, and they all acted according to the orders of that big man.
"Impossible! I was the number one master in the Qiongzu Universe. How could any so-called 'big shot' dare to plot against me? Moreover, even if there really is such a person, he must have some purpose, right? Is he doing this just to push Ji Hao to the top?" Ji Feibai questioned.
"I don't know about that. I just overheard the second elder talk about it once. This matter is a secret in the Ji family, so it's not for me to inquire too much." Ji Youming said.
"He plotted against Vice Palace Master Ji and easily brought Ji Hao, who was then the Chaos Immortal Ancestor, to the top. I'm afraid only one person in the Qiongzu Universe can do this." Li Mu narrowed his eyes and said.
"Are you talking about Ancestor Tianyi? This doesn't make sense! I have followed Ancestor Tianyi since the birth of the Qiongzu Universe. Later, when he was in seclusion, I was managing the Qiongzu Universe for him. I have never had any ulterior motives. Why would he plot against me? Besides, if he was really dissatisfied with me, he could have killed me countless times with ease. There is no need to make such a fuss. Also, everyone in the entire Qiongzu Universe is loyal to Ancestor Tianyi. There are many people who are stronger than Ji Hao. There is no need for him to go to great lengths to help Ji Hao come to power." Ji Fei smiled bitterly.
"Haha, I didn't say anything about Tianyi." Li Mu smiled faintly, and then said: "Whoever benefits from this matter will naturally be the most suspicious. Deputy Palace Master Ji, do you suspect that I did it?"
"Why do you say that, Palace Master? I have never thought about it." Ji Feibai said hurriedly.
"You went to the Yin Universe, and I met you in the Yin Universe. My Lingxiao Universe soared into the sky and achieved an essential breakthrough because of the joining of you and other powerful beings trapped in it. So it seems that I am the one who benefited from your being trapped in the Yin Universe. I have already had a preliminary glimpse of the Hongmeng Ancestor Realm, and I can roughly determine that when I officially step into the Hongmeng Ancestor Realm, the time in the high-dimensional universe will no longer have any meaning to me, and I can appear in every corner of the long river of time and space in the high-dimensional universe at the same time. Tell me, why couldn't it be me, the Hongmeng Ancestor, who had attained the Dao?" Li Mu said lightly.
"This..." Ji Feibai was speechless and looked nervous.
"Haha~! I'm just kidding. Why are you so nervous? Do you really want to take revenge on me?" Li Mu said with a smile.
"I dare not. Even if it was done by you, Palace Master, you must have your reasons. I will definitely support you unconditionally!" Ji Feibai said solemnly.
Li Mu looked into the distance and said in a deep voice: "Deputy Palace Master Ji, you must remember that although a person's character will change over time, the basic bottom line is that it will never happen, at least not for me, Li Mu! No matter how many years have passed, no matter how far my cultivation has reached, I will never do anything to achieve my goal! I can tell you clearly now, no matter when, I will never go back to set up this game billions of years ago!"
"Palace Master, I absolutely do not mean that! Palace Master, you do not have to promise me anything!" Ji Feibai said in fear and trepidation.
Li Mu waved his hand and smiled faintly: "Deputy Palace Master Ji misunderstood. I am not promising you, but myself!"
"Ah~?" Ji Feibai was a little confused, but suddenly his expression changed and he said, "I understand. Palace Master, what you mean is that you are now taking the initiative to set a restriction for your future self to exclude the possibility that you are the person behind Ji Hao!"
"That's right." Li Mu nodded. "Setting you up is not my bottom line. If I can achieve my goal, not to mention my future self, even I will do it now without hesitation. But no matter when, I will never go against my promise. This is my bottom line!"
"Palace Master is wise!"
Li Mu's trick made Ji Youming stunned. What kind of bottom line is this? He has lived for so many years, and he has made so many promises, but he just forgot them right away? For example, when he was in seclusion for cultivation, he set a goal of 10 billion years, but he couldn't stick to it every time because he couldn't stand the loneliness. As a result, as the son of Ji Hao, the first cultivator in the Qiongzu Universe, he has only reached the 7th level of Hongmeng after so many years of cultivation, and he has maintained this realm for who knows how many years.
"Ji Feibai, how do you know that person is still supporting Ji Hao? He has never shown up once in so many years. Is it possible that he has already left the Qiongzu Universe?" Li Mu asked Ji Youming again.
"No, because the alliance's expedition to Lingxiao Palace was ordered by that person. Father... Ji Hao once told me in person that this matter is of great importance. If I mess up, not even he can protect me." Ji Youming explained.
"Haha, that's interesting." Li Mu showed a meaningful smile.
He already had some guesses in his mind. If all this was Tianyi's doing, then he definitely couldn't have been unaware that Li Mu was also on the path of creating his own high-dimensional universe. With Tianyi's strength, it would be easy for him to deal with Li Mu, but he chose to let the alliance's army come to conquer him. Did he not take Li Mu seriously? Of course not. Various signs showed that Tianyi attached great importance to Li Mu. If he really wanted to eliminate Li Mu, he would definitely cut the Gordian knot with the strongest attitude.
Or maybe Tianyi was entangled in something? If so, why didn't he just send the ancestors of the six major forces to suppress Li Mu, but instead sent a large number of allied forces, and the allied forces didn't use this matter as an excuse. Even Ji Youming knew to fabricate "heretic demons" to suppress Lingxiao Palace. How could Tianyi not think of this?
Obviously, public opinion that is beneficial to the Allies is not used. Isn't this making things more difficult for the Allies? Li Mu couldn't help but wonder if Tianyi really sent troops to deliver food to him?
Thinking of this, Li Mu's mouth curled up slightly, and he murmured, "Since you asked them to bring me food, I will be disrespectful to refuse it!"
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