The Counterattack of the Villains

Li Mu didn't say anything after he straightened up. He just silently untied the crown and let his long hair spread out, returning to Jiang Ming's hairstyle.

Then he reached out and touched his lips and chin, and the beards fell to the ground as if they were glued on.

When the beard on Li Mu's face was gone, Jiang Juezhi and Wu Lao suddenly opened their eyes wide and pointed at Li Mu with his mouth open, but could not say a word.

The Shushan disciples behind them became excited instantly.

"Ah...it's Senior Brother."

"What? Senior brother is the leader of the Diancang sect?"

"How is this possible? How could Senior Brother become the head of the Diancang Sect?"

"Could it be said that the senior brother betrayed the master and joined another faction?"

"Pa"

"Ouch, senior brother, why did you hit me?"

"Idiot, Senior Brother is not only the leader of the Diancang Sect, but also the founder of the Diancang Sect. He founded the Diancang Sect, not that he invested in the Diancang Sect. Can you please make it clear?"

"Then... wouldn't it be that Senior Brother has established his own business?"

"Well... that's true! You are truly worthy of being a senior brother. In just twenty years, he has developed such a strong sect."

"That's not the point. The point is that senior brother has established his own business."

"..."

Li Mu ignored the discussions among his disciples. He just kowtowed again and said, "Unscrupulous disciple Jiang Ming, along with his wife and daughter disciple, returned to the mountain to apologize to the master."

Nuyuan just kowtowed silently, while Jiang Waner said crisply: "Disciple Jiang Waner, I would like to pay my respects to my master and my five uncles."

Jiang Juezhi was trembling slightly, whether he was angry or excited. At this moment, he suddenly didn't know what attitude he should take towards his unscrupulous disciple.

Especially in front of Nuyuan, Jiang Waner, and all the Diancang disciples.

Qingwei understood her senior brother very well, sighed lightly, took the initiative to help Li Mu up, and said: "Get up, no matter what, you are now the leader of a faction."

Then he looked at Nuyuan and Jiang Waner and said, "You all should get up too!"

After Nuyuan and Jiang Waner got up, they just looked at Li Mu and didn't say anything, mainly because they didn't know what to say.

With tears in his eyes, Li Mu said to Jiang Juezhi and Wulao in a choked voice: "Master and several uncles are as healthy as before. I am very happy."

Jiang Juezhi's eyes turned red. He turned his back to Li Mu and raised his sleeves to secretly wipe away the tears that overflowed from the corners of his eyes.

Seeing this, Qingwei had no choice but to continue speaking: "Master nephew, what on earth were you thinking back then?"

Li Mu lowered his head slightly and said: "Back then, my disciple and Nuyuan knew each other and fell in love. When the love became stronger, I couldn't help it, so we made a private decision for life... I was afraid that the master would not allow it, so..."

Jiang Juezhi finally spoke, and said in a low voice: "So you just abandoned your master and walked away to another place, right?"

Li Mu raised his head, looked at Jiang Juezhi's back, and said: "Disciple never abandons the master. There are three thousand avenues, all of which can lead to the world of immortality. However, the path arranged by the master for the disciple may not be suitable for the disciple."

"Although the disciple founded the Diancang Sect, in his mind, the Diancang Sect is just a branch of Shushan, so the Diancang Sect has another name, called 'South Shushan'."

Hearing his words, Qingwei and the other five elders all had joy flashing in their eyes, and all the Shushan disciples were also overjoyed.

Although Jiang Juezhi was also greatly relieved, he still had a stern face. He turned around and stared into Li Mu's eyes, saying: "You said that the path arranged for you by my master may not be suitable for you. So you have found it."

What’s the right path for you?”

Li Mu did not answer him directly, but secretly used the magic power of the Immortal Family, and a halo of light immediately appeared behind his head.

The surrounding Shushan disciples were illuminated by this fairy light, and not only their spirits were greatly boosted, but their consumed spiritual energy was also quickly restored.

There was a cry of exclamation in the audience, because Li Mu's image at this time was exactly the same as the immortal portraits they saw every day.

Jiang Juezhi and the Five Elders of Shushan were even more shocked. Canggu lost his voice and said: "The divine light shines everywhere, you... you have become an immortal!"

Li Mu said calmly: "Yes, the disciple has entered the Tao through emotion and has attained the Tao and become an immortal."

"As the disciple said, there are three thousand avenues, all of which can lead to the immortal world. It is not necessary to abandon the seven emotions and six desires in order to understand the heart of heaven."

"There is a ruthless way in this world, and there is also a sentimental way. What the disciples understand is that 'Only those who can reach the highest level of emotion can reach the highest level of Tao'."

This is naturally bragging. He has never realized the Tao at all, so how can he achieve it?

As the saying goes, "Heaven and Earth are not benevolent and treat all things as stupid dogs." The way of heaven is inherently ruthless, so it can be impartial.

Only by abandoning the seven emotions and six desires and entering a state of heartlessness and desirelessness can man understand the heavenly mind with his human heart.

Therefore, cultivating the Tao is fundamentally about the path of ruthlessness.

The so-called path of sentient beings only exists in the Great Dao, so in the final analysis, the path of sentient beings belongs to the Dao, not the way of heaven.

It's just that Jiang Juezhi and the Five Elders of Shushan don't understand this. They are not even immortals, so how can they verify what he said.

Anyway, it sounds like what he said makes sense.

Jiang Juezhi looked at the halo of light behind the head of his disciple and adopted son, feeling the bursts of fairy spirit emanating from his body, and was completely speechless.

He also figured out that when he originally wanted his disciple to take over as the leader, he just wanted his disciple to devote himself to the Tao and achieve righteousness.

Although the disciple did not follow the path arranged by him, he finally achieved his expectations. What else could he blame?

So he solemnly said: "Well, if you can find your own way, you are a genius, but the way of love is not so easy to follow. If you are not careful, you will sink into it and be unable to extricate yourself."

Having said this, he turned to the other disciples and said: "So other disciples should not imitate your senior brother rashly, otherwise they will only harm themselves."

Li Mu heard the words and echoed: "What Master said is absolutely true. The path of sentient beings is too dangerous and the conditions are extremely harsh. If you are not careful, you will be in catastrophe and the path will be destroyed."

In order to increase the weight of these words, he sternly chanted: "After passing through the gentle countryside, the Tao remains in my heart. If people in the world imitate me, it will be as if they have entered the devil's way."

Jiang Juezhi glared at his disciple angrily. Even though he said this, how many people could really listen to it?

The most indispensable thing in this world is the kind of fool who has no self-awareness and firmly believes that "if others can do it, I can do it too".

Li Mu gave the Shushan sect a very bad start. I don't know how many disciples will try the path of sentient beings in the future.

Most people simply cannot remain rational enough when faced with lust, and will eventually fall completely into it, ruining their own path.

Jiang Juezhi adjusted his mood and said: "Since you have become an immortal, there is something you can help us with as a reference, so come with us!"

Li Mu responded: "Yes."

Qingwei's eyes flashed, and she waved to a young disciple and said, "Ruo Zhuo, come here."

Yin Ruozhuo trotted up to Qingwei and said politely: "Master."

Then he clasped his fists at Li Mu with excitement and said, "Elder brother."

When Li Mu heard his name, his heart moved, and he immediately knew who he was. He nodded to him and said, "Junior brother, I haven't seen you for many years, and you have grown up."

Yin Ruozhuo is the prototype of Dugu Yuyun in the game world, the sword master of the Xianyi era.

He has regarded Jiang Ming as his idol since he was four years old. Now when he saw that the senior brother he admired most recognized him at a glance, he was even more excited with tears in his eyes.

He said in a trembling voice: "Elder brother, you...you still remember me?"

Li Mu smiled and nodded: "You have been very talented and enlightened since you were a child. Among our generation, you are the most like me. Practice well and your achievements in the future will not be lower than mine."

This is not a lie. Among their generation of disciples, only Yin Ruozhuo finally attained enlightenment.

Moreover, the Tao he understood is "the best is as good as water" with the most dedicated and sacrificial spirit.

After listening to Li Mu's words, Yin Ruozhuo couldn't stop trembling all over. He cupped his fists and bowed deeply, saying, "I will never let senior brother down."

Qingwei saw it in his eyes and was delighted in his heart. Yin Ruozhuo was his direct disciple. As Li Mu said, he was the one with the highest qualifications and understanding among his disciples of this generation.

He is the youngest, but has the highest cultivation level among his disciples. Li Mu values ​​him so much, and he has a bright future.

Qingwei gently stroked her beard under her chin and said to Yin Ruozhuo: "Ruozhuo, please take your sister-in-law and Elder Lin to the wing to rest first. We have some things that we need to talk to your senior brother alone."

"yes."

Yin Ruozhuo turned sideways, raised his hand to Nuyuan, Jiang Wan'er, Lin Yeping, Zixuan and others, and said, "Please, please."

Li Mu also said to a disciple of Dian Cang who was holding a spear: "Huzhang, you take the disciples and help the brothers in Shushan clean up the monster corpses."

The tiger stick cupped its fists and said, "Yes."

After explaining his disciples, Li Mu said to the people in the Nuyuan: "You go and rest first. Master and I will come back as soon as we leave."

Several people nodded one after another and followed Yin Ruozhuo to the quiet room behind the main hall. Li Mu followed Jiang Juezhi and the five elders of Shushan to the main hall.

Only the seven of them entered the hall, and the others were ordered not to enter the hall unless summoned.

After entering the main hall, Qingwei closed the door and Li Mu followed Jiang Juezhi to the jade box where the Evil Sword Immortal was imprisoned.

Li Mu pretended not to know and frowned: "What a serious evil spirit, Master, what is this?"

Jiang Juezhi sighed and said: "I didn't know you would come to support me before. The disciples cannot stop the evil attack, and the foundation of Shushan is in danger..."

He informed Li Mu of the ins and outs of the six people's practice of the Purification Technique, and finally asked: "Do you have any way to eliminate this evil thing?"

Li Mu shook his head and said: "Master, please forgive me. Don't say that there is nothing we can do. Even if there is a way, the disciple will not do this."

The six people looked surprised, Jiang Juezhi frowned and said, "Why?"

Li Mu said: "This evil thing is a mixture of the evil thoughts of Master and the five uncles. It can be said that they are one and the same as you. If this evil thing is eliminated, you will also die."

"Unless it waits for it to absorb external evil spirits and form its own intelligence, then it will become an independent individual and have nothing to do with you. If you eliminate it then, there will be no problems."

So it turned out to be the case. The six of them suddenly realized that Qingwei asked solemnly: "But then, how will we eliminate it?"

Li Mu shook his head and said: "There is no way to destroy it in the human world. This thing has no entity, but is condensed by evil thoughts. As long as evil thoughts still exist in this world, it will be immortal."

"Only the Tianchi in the God Realm has the effect of purifying evil thoughts. If you want to eliminate it, you can only throw it into the Tianchi."

Jiang Juezhi felt troubled and said: "How can we mortals go to the divine world through the Well of Gods and Demons?"

"Even if you have become an immortal, immortals and gods are in separate realms and have no intersection with each other. The gods will not allow immortals to enter."

Li Mu smiled and said: "This is not a big problem. When the time comes, can't we just find a heavenly being to lead the way?"

"Heaven?"

The six people's expressions changed and they looked at each other.

The so-called heavenly beings refer to the reincarnations of gods.

Cang Gu said: "If we can find a heavenly being to help us, we will indeed have a chance to enter the divine realm, but where can we find such a heavenly being?"

"Since the war between gods and humans in ancient times, the Emperor of Heaven has sealed off the divine realm and strictly prohibited gods from visiting the mortal world. How can there be any gods and humans in this world now?"

Jiang Juezhi's eyes flashed, and he thought to himself: "No, there is another one."

This is a secret passed down by word of mouth among the heads of Shushan. It involves two swords, one good and one evil, in the Demon Locking Tower. It also involves a powerful figure in the demon world.

Thinking of this, he said: "As the saying goes, the boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. The matter of eliminating this evil thing will be determined in the future."

"What we need to consider now is how to deal with this evil spirit. If we leave it alone, it will become a big problem in the future."

Qingwei glanced at him and said: "This matter is quite simple. We must not only ensure that it is under control, but also allow it to absorb evil spirits. Is there any more suitable place than the Demon Locking Tower?"

Cang Gu agreed: "Yes, it would be perfect to put it into the Demon Locking Tower."

Several other people also agreed, and the matter was settled. The Evil Sword Immortal, who was still just a mixture of evil thoughts, was thrown into the Demon Locking Tower.

This evil invasion incident has come to an end.

Later, Jiang Juezhi took the five elders and had a friendly meeting with Lin Yeping and others.

They also behaved very kindly to Nuyuan, the apprentice daughter-in-law, Jiang Waner, the apprentice grandson, and several old guys.

Especially Jiang Waner, after seeing clearly her cultivation and qualifications, the old guys loved her even more.

Because in their opinion, Jiang Waner is simply a replica of Jiang Ming except for her appearance.

Jiang Waner talked about her master in one breath, which made Jiang Juezhi smile. When she was happy, she gave her the "Seven Star Sword" originally prepared for her apprentice.

This sword is inlaid with seven golden gems, which can absorb the essence of the Big Dipper, which is the so-called power of the stars and turn it into its own power.

Its principle is almost the same as that of the Thunder-Exploding Square Halberd that absorbs the power of thunder. It is also a magic weapon that can bring extra combat power.

Li Mu was quite dumbfounded when he saw this. This legendary weapon of the Shushan Sect should have been his sword.

However, he already has the Lightning-exploding Heavenly Halberd. It doesn't matter whether he has this sword or not. Anyway, if it falls into the hands of his daughter, it can be considered that the wealth is not going to someone else.

Nuyuan has practiced the Sacred Heart Art and the Nanming Lihuo Art for many years, and her demonic aura has long since disappeared, and her body exudes the same authentic Taoist aura of Xuanmen.

Therefore, Jiang Juezhi and Wu Lao didn't realize at all that she was not a human being, but a demon.

Therefore, they are also very satisfied with this disciple-in-law.

Thinking about it, these old guys could make Jiang Ming enter Taoism with love for her, which shows that she must be a peerless good woman.

"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"

…

The next day, Shushan disciples who were sent to the foot of the mountain to resist evil spirits and rescue the people returned to the mountain one after another.

Thousands of disciples worked together, and it took three or four days to process all the monster corpses scattered all over the mountains and plains, turning them into meat rich in spiritual energy.

The Shushan Sect obtained tens of thousands of tons of spiritual meat. Even if all Shushan disciples ate spiritual meat at once, it would be enough for them to eat for several years.

When these souls and flesh are exhausted, the overall strength of the Shushan Sect is bound to increase significantly.

Jiang Juezhi was very understanding, so he gave 30% of the spiritual meat to the Diancang Sect.

In fact, these spiritual flesh are of greatest benefit to the Wuzong disciples of the Diancang Sect.

The Unparalleled War God Art they practiced not only accumulated inner energy, but also tempered the physical body.

The spiritual energy contained in their spiritual flesh allows them to accelerate the growth of their internal energy, and the essence of their flesh and blood can also be absorbed by them to strengthen their physical bodies.

For practitioners, only spiritual energy is useful, because the exercises they practice do not have the effect of absorbing the essence of flesh and blood.

Li Mu and his party stayed in the Shushan sect for more than half a month. It was not until some disciples from Diancang who were going to other places rushed to Shushan and informed Li Mu that all the evil spirits in the world had disappeared and the disciples had returned to Nanzhao that Li Mu said goodbye to Jiang Juezhi.

Although Jiang Juezhi was reluctant to give up, he didn't say much.

Because this apprentice has done well enough, even though he did not take over as the head of Shushan as he wanted, he still built a large branch sect for Shushan and became the head of the branch.

So he just told Li Mu to take his wife and daughter back to the mountain for a visit from time to time, and then let them leave.

After this time, the contacts between the Shushan Sect and the Diancang Sect became closer.

Every year, Li Mu takes his wife and daughter back to Shushan to live for a period of time. Disciples from the Shushan sect often go to the Diancang sect to stay for some time and exchange Tao, Dharma and martial arts.

Regarding the origin of the secret knowledge of the Diancang Sect, Li Mu still used the reason that it was passed down by a mysterious master.

Jiang Juezhi and others did not delve into it, but expressed their appreciation for Li Mu for not spreading the Shushan Kung Fu secretly.

However, after this time, Li Mu got Jiang Juezhi's approval to teach the Shushan Sword Technique to the disciples of the Diancang sect, which would further solidify the position of the Southern Shushan of the Diancang sect.

Li Mu doesn't have to be self-conscious, and the core skills are not necessary, because the Shushan sect has its own core skills and does not need to be modified.

Therefore, Li Mu gave the Emei Sword Technique to the Shushan Sect, especially the sword-controlling technique, which involves wrapping one's own flight with sword light, which is most practical for the Shushan disciples.

This flying method is not only faster, but also more flexible.

In the positive interaction between the two parties, both the Shushan sect and the Diancang sect are developing rapidly.

…

On this day, Li Mu woke up from practicing and felt that his water spirit body had been completely stabilized. He murmured to himself: "It's time to go to the ghost world to get the fire spirit beads."

The Fire Ghost King is relatively easy to deal with. With his handsome face, he can bewitch the nymphomaniac Ghost King with just a few tricks.

However, since he wanted to use a beauty trick, it was not suitable to bring Nv Yuan with him, but he still had to think carefully about how to persuade her not to follow him.

And on the way to the ghost world this time, you can go to Leizhou first. Yun Ting should have been born, so he can get the Thunder Spirit Bead first, and then go to Fengdu.