I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm-Chapter 391 - 236: Venerable Xuanling

Venerable Tianshang and Venerable Kun Ling exchanged surprised glances and looked at Li Mu, not expecting his artifact refining skill to reach this level.

Li Mu quickly stood up and humbly exchanged a few words with the Purple Sky Thunder Beast.

The Purple Sky Thunder Beast laughed heartily, becoming increasingly fond of Li Mu, and asked in detail about his movements and recent circumstances over the years.

Li Mu responded truthfully, recounting his experiences in Desolate Ancient City.

"Friend Li, it’s unexpected that in merely twenty years, you’ve broken through to Mid-Stage Nascent Soul, and you’re just a step away from Late-Stage Nascent Soul. Soon, you’ll be able to break through to the next Great Realm! Your talent is indeed exceptional among people!" Venerable Lei Hong regarded Li Mu with a smile, full of admiration.

"Indeed! Since last time, it’s only been twenty years, yet Friend Li, your cultivation speed is truly rapid! It might not be long until you catch up with us!" Venerable Qingwei examined Li Mu and nodded in agreement.

"It was a bit of fortune, a lucky breakthrough; you both over-praise me!" Li Mu responded modestly with a smile, his demeanor somewhat embarrassed, knowing his cultivation breakthrough was indeed too fast and somewhat irregular.

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and smiled together, clearly disbelieving Li Mu’s explanation, already convinced of his extraordinary talent and aptitude.

After chatting for a while, Venerable Lei Hong instructed his people to prepare a grand banquet to entertain Li Mu, cordially inviting Venerable Tianshang, Venerable Kun Ling, to chat about past matters.

Many topics arose where Li Mu couldn’t contribute, silently listening to their exchanges about major events, interesting stories, and adventure experiences in the Southern Spirit Realm.

After all, Li Mu spent most of his time rarely venturing out. In over a hundred years, he mainly stayed hidden, farming in the valley, with actual outside excursions totaling less than four to five years.

Regarding the forces of the Southern Spirit Wilderness and the major events in the Central Continent Spirit Realm, he was only partially informed.

The discussions by Venerable Tianshang were mostly about the grudges and entanglements between the Eight Great Clans and Major Sects.

Venerable Qingwei discussed more about Dao talks and strange events encountered during external training.

As the conversation continued, Venerable Qingwei raised the spirit cup, drank heartily, showing a somewhat dispirited demeanor, murmuring, "Having lived over four thousand years, I witnessed numerous forces rising and falling. Never did I expect the Hundred Refinements Sect, Celestial Derivation Sect, and Celestial Spring Sect, which once fought alongside our Spirit Taming Sect, to be successively wiped out by the Nine Demons Sect. Now, only Qing Xuan Sect, Celestial River Sect, and our Spirit Taming Sect remain steadfast in resistance."

Hearing Venerable Qingwei mention the Nine Demons Sect, Li Mu’s heart couldn’t help but stir, concernedly asking, "Elder Qingwei, didn’t the Hundred Refinements Sect already form an alliance with you? How did they get exterminated by the Nine Demons Sect?"

Li Mu’s question caught everyone’s attention, with Venerable Tianshang and others curiously looking at Venerable Qingwei, expecting a response.

Upon hearing this, Venerable Qingwei showed a bitter expression, having nothing to hide, directly stating, "Originally, our Spirit Taming Sect and the Hundred Refinements Sect spent great resources hiring a Teleportation Array Master from Central Continent to construct a Teleportation Array. Whenever our sect encountered calamity, we would mutually assist, but this time, from the outbreak to the end at their sect, we received no messages whatsoever."

"Until a Venerable Divinity Transformation’s divine soul escaped and came to us, informing us that a traitor appeared within the Hundred Refinements Sect, destroying the Teleportation Array, using the Isolation Array to block all message transmissions, laying a trap to annihilate them."

Li Mu wasn’t surprised, having encountered a similar situation in the Qing Xuan Sect, luckily detecting it in time to prevent the tragedy.

"Then, Elder, may I ask, is there knowledge of the whereabouts of Hundred Refinements Sect’s Celestial Fire?" Li Mu knew asking about this topic in such a setting was somewhat inappropriate, but regarding the Celestial Fire matter, he still boldly asked.

Celestial Fire is extremely rare, with scant information about it in the world.

Now, with the annihilation of the Hundred Refinements Sect, the Celestial Fire becomes an ownerless object. If an opportunity arises, Li Mu plans to investigate if there’s a chance to reclaim it.

Venerable Qingwei shook his head slightly, "Friend Li, I truly don’t know about this; however, Fellow Daoist Xuan Ling of the Hundred Refinements Sect may know, after all, he was one of the three Guardians of the sect."

"Where is he now?" Li Mu asked urgently.

Venerable Qingwei responded, "He was besieged by Nine Demons Sect’s Divinity Transformation Powerhouses, with only his divine soul escaping, currently rebuilding his physical body at the Jade Water Pool."

"Elder, could you introduce me?" Li Mu nodded, straightforwardly asking.

"No problem, Friend Li, I’ll take you there!" Venerable Lei Hong smiled and stood up.

Li Mu expressed his gratitude, temporarily leaving the banquet, following Venerable Lei Hong to the Jade Water Spirit Pool.

Venerable Lei Hong led the way in front, Li Mu followed closely behind. Soon, the two arrived at a Spirit Mountain densely covered with thunderclouds.

Before getting close, Li Mu felt that amidst Heaven and Earth, everything around the Thundercloud Peak was encompassed by Spiritual Qi, leaving only Thunder True Essence and Water True Essence.

The other Five Elements Yin and Yang and other Spiritual Qi seemed to have vanished. While flying, Li Mu sensed a large amount of Thunder Spirit, with strands of Thunder Serpent moving across the surface of his body, his Water Spirit Root unusually active, greatly appreciating the surrounding climate.

Continuing to fly, this feeling intensified.

The two swiftly flew up the Spirit Mountain, where only a few dozen figures were meditating at the foot or halfway up the mountain.