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Just as Old Man Tianji used the "Tianji Chain" and Tianji deduced Li Mu's location.

Li Mu was in a secluded path, concentrating on refining the 120th seventh-tier dragon bone sword. He clasped his hands together and controlled the Sky Fire Refining Furnace to temper the earth dragon bones and solidify the sword embryos of the three swords. Suddenly, he felt some subtle changes.

The Heavenly Secret Treasure - the Turtle of Fortune was humming, and the spirit of the instrument was alerting. Li Mu's mind moved slightly, and he immediately felt an indescribable sense of being watched, as if an invisible eye was penetrating the heavy fog and trying to lock his position. This feeling was both strange and familiar, and reminded him of the previous experience of being deduced by the Heavenly Secret.

"Someone is trying to deduce my position? It's not that easy!"

Li Mu hummed secretly in his heart and separated a trace of his divine consciousness, summoning the Turtle of Fortune from the Tianxuan Ring and urging it to release circles of faint ripples. These ripples spread out silently, interweaving and interfering with the power of Tianji deduction, making the opponent's deduction become blurred and chaotic.

At the same time, Li Mu sped up the pace of refining the weapon. The speed at which his hands formed seals became faster and faster, and the flames in the Skyfire Refining Furnace became more and more intense, as if they were going to devour everything.

Soon, under Li Mu's careful control, three seventh-rank dragon bone swords took shape, the patterns on the weapons solidified one after another, the spiritual light flickered, and the sword intent soared into the sky.

"Do it for me!" Li Mu shouted in a low voice, and suddenly clasped his hands together. Three dazzling sword lights rushed out from the refining furnace and pierced into the sky. The three seventh-level dragon bone swords were finally successfully refined.

Li Mu felt the power of the three new swords, and a sense of accomplishment surged in his heart. However, he did not slack off and immediately put the three new swords into Wanjian Mountain.

Not long after, Li Mu's figure flashed and appeared outside the Treasure House in the Painting World. He put away the Treasure House and the square house, and then released the teleportation array card, activating the teleportation array leading to the unknown area.

With a flash of light, Li Mu's figure disappeared from the spot, leaving only a faint ripple in space that gradually dissipated.

After several teleportations and traveling at a very fast speed, Li Mu left the Southern Wilderness Spirit Realm, crossed the vast sea and land, and finally arrived at the edge of the Northern Territory. Here, the wind was cold, snowflakes were flying, and everything was covered in silver, which was completely different from the style and atmosphere of the Southern Wilderness Ten Thousand Demons Mountains.

Li Mu restrained his aura of cultivation, disguised himself as a sixty-year-old casual cultivator, appeared on the top of a towering snow-capped mountain, and looked into the distance.

Just in front of me, at the foot of the mountain, a city carved out of ice suddenly came into view. It was an ice city built by a wandering cultivator, named "Frost City". The buildings in the city were scattered around, all made of solid ice, crystal clear, and sparkling brightly under the sunlight. On the streets, occasionally, monks wearing heavy furs could be seen passing by in a hurry. They were either exchanging experiences in cultivation, or trading spiritual materials, and visiting caravans.

Li Mu slowly walked into the Frost City, feeling the unique coldness of this ice city. He mingled with the sparse crowd and prepared to enter the city.

"A middle spirit is needed to enter the city!" At the city gate, a guard wearing heavy ice armor and with a stern face stopped Li Mu's way and said without a trace of emotion.

Li Mu smiled slightly, took out a medium-grade spirit stone from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

The guard glanced at the spirit stone on the table, confirmed that it was correct, nodded, and made way.

After entering the city, Li Mu first walked around and observed the layout and atmosphere of the city. On both sides of the street, there were shops selling various magic weapons, trading rare medicinal materials, and providing cultivation resources. It was very lively. The air was filled with a faint spiritual energy and icy air, which made people feel refreshed.

"Well, this Frost City is quite good and suitable for a temporary stay." Li Mu thought to himself, and then began to look for a suitable courtyard, planning to live in seclusion in this city.

Soon, Li Mu found a small courtyard for rent in a relatively prosperous area of ​​the city but in a slightly remote corner. The courtyard was not big, only about 100 square meters, but it had a good location.

Li Mu inquired about the owner of the courtyard and spent a thousand middle spirits to rent it for a long term. Then, he summoned Xue'er and Mingyue from the Painting World Treasure House and asked them to hide their appearance, disguise themselves, and help take care of the courtyard.

"Brother Li, aren't you going to track down the ninth-order earth vein divine fire? Why did you suddenly come to this desolate border town to live in seclusion?"

Xue'er looked at Li Mu, quite puzzled by his sudden decision. Her bright eyes blinked, full of doubts.

"The auras of several ninth-rank divine objects are still unstable. They cannot take root within at least a hundred years. Let's put the tracking on hold for now. Right now, I have something more important to do, which is to find a safe place to refine weapons. This place is not bad. It is hidden in the city and should not be easily noticed by those who are tracking us." Li Mu introduced in a deep voice with a deep gaze.

"You guys take care of the garden. I'm going to be in seclusion for a while." Li Mu added as he looked at the two of them.

"I understand, Brother Li, we will be careful." Xue'er said softly.

"Master, do you want to set up a magic circle in the yard?" Mingyue took out a small formation plate from her sleeve and looked at Li Mu for instructions.

"Just set up some simple protective formations, keep a low profile, and don't draw attention to yourself." Li Mu nodded and instructed with a smile.

Hearing this, Mingyue immediately took action. The array plate in his hand flashed with light, and then he waved his sleeves lightly. Tiny runes danced in the air like elves, and finally merged silently into the surrounding ice and snow, forming a protective array that looked simple but contained secrets. The protective array could protect the courtyard from outside intrusion without being too ostentatious and attracting attention.

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction, giving silent approval to Mingyue's attainments in formation.

Afterwards, Li Mu turned around and walked into the house, into the Painting World Treasure House, and continued his previous weapon refining. At the same time, he set up a spiritual array to provide spiritual power for the Fortune Turtle, allowing it to run at all times and actively conceal his secrets to prevent his position from being calculated by others.

In the following days, Li Mu stayed in the treasure house of the painting world, isolating himself from the aura and devoting himself to seclusion and refining equipment.

Time flies, and several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the Tiannan Sea area, many Mahayana monks followed the guidance of Old Man Tianji and rushed to this area. They scattered their subordinates, but found that Li Mu seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth. No matter how they searched, they could not find any trace of him.

"Where is this Elder Li hiding? Why can't we find him?" Old Man Xuantian frowned, his eyes were as sharp as torches, and his spiritual network swept the entire sea area, but he could only see the vast ocean and turbulent waves.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Tianji's deduction is wrong?" Old Daoist Lingyun couldn't help but wonder in his heart. After all, Tianji's deduction is not omnipotent and there may be deviations. "Impossible! My Tianji Chain will never go wrong. Master Li must be in this sea area." Old Man Tianji's face was pale, and his tone was extremely firm. He said in a deep voice: "Unless he intends to avoid us and has left this area in advance!"

At this time, a disciple from Xuantian Sword Sect hurriedly flew over, bowed and said, "Master, we found some clues on a small island, which seem to be related to Elder Li."

"Oh? Lead the way quickly!" Old Man Xuantian was overjoyed, and immediately took a group of Mahayana monks and followed the disciple to fly towards the island.

When they arrived at the island, they saw hidden traces of formations and the faint aftertaste of a teleportation formation. It was obvious that someone had been active here and had left a long time ago.

"It seems that Elder Li has indeed been here. This hidden magic array must be his work." Chen Qingxuan searched the surroundings and captured more information from the details. He said affirmatively: "He should have left in advance on the teleportation array."

"Elder Li, he must have sensed Fellow Daoist Tianji's deduction and escaped first!" Feng Wuhen said.

"Elder Li is proficient in various skills and has cultivated the Great Way of Chaos. If he intends to hide, I'm afraid we won't be able to find him." Qi Xuanming sighed in admiration.

“In this case, we can only report the truth to our great-grandmaster!” Elder Xuantian sighed helplessly and couldn’t help but worry: “However, besides us, the Immortal Demon God of the Demon Abyss and the Heavenly Phoenix Emperor of the Immortal Spirit Realm are also searching for his whereabouts. Elder Li, do you really have the ability to avoid their eyes and ears?”

As Elder Xuantian finished speaking, the atmosphere around them suddenly became solemn. The Mahayana monks looked at each other, feeling uneasy. Li Mu's disappearance affected the future of the entire spiritual world.

“The Immortal Demon God and the Heavenly Phoenix Immortal Emperor are both people with extraordinary cultivation. If they are determined to find Li Mu, I am afraid that Elder Li will find it difficult to avoid them.” Taoist Lingyun said in a deep voice. He was well aware of the strength and methods of these two powerful men and was deeply worried about Li Mu's situation.

Elder Tianji was silent for a moment, with a hint of determination in his eyes: "We can't just sit there and wait for death. Since he intends to hide, we can only pay close attention to the movements of the Immortal Demon God and the Heavenly Phoenix Immortal Emperor to prevent them from getting there first."

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"Fellow Daoist Tianji is right." Elder Xuantian nodded in agreement, and then turned to the group of cultivators, "Everyone split up, some people continue to search this sea area, and the other part goes to the nearby cultivation city to search for Elder Li's whereabouts. At the same time, strengthen monitoring of the movements of the Immortal Demon God and the Heavenly Phoenix Immortal Emperor."

Hearing this, all the cultivators nodded, and then took action according to Elder Xuantian's arrangements.

In the outer star field, the immortal demon god sat in the dark demon palace, surrounded by billowing demonic energy, with a pair of black eyes flashing with cold light. He used the secret tracking method again and again, but all ended in failure.

Previously, his immortal clone died because of him, and the immortal spell left on that person seemed to have been wiped out by him, which now caused the Immortal Demon's plan to track down his whereabouts to fail.

"Damn you, where are you hiding? I will definitely find you, tear out your tendons and bones, to vent my hatred!" The Immortal Demon God roared angrily, and the demonic energy surged as if it was going to overturn the entire Demon Palace.

Seeing this, a demon general beside him hurried forward to report: "Sir, we have followed your instructions and searched extensively in the Tiannan Sea and surrounding areas, but we have not found any trace of Li Mu so far."

"Waste!" The Immortal Demon God roared angrily, and a powerful magic power instantly blasted the demon general away. The demon general vomited blood and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

"I'll give you one more chance. You must find Li Mu's whereabouts. I want him alive. He has the secret of the Great Dao of Chaos, and I will get him!" The Immortal Demon God's tone was cold, full of unquestionable majesty.

Upon hearing this, all the demon generals were startled and hurriedly took orders and left. The methods of the Immortal Demon God were extremely cruel. If they failed to complete the task, they would be severely punished.

Therefore, the demon generals of the Demon Abyss sent a large number of demons and demon cultivators to pour into Qi Ling Star, searching for Li Mu's whereabouts.

For a time, the entire Qi Ling Star fell into chaos and panic. The army of the Demon Abyss was like a swarm of locusts. Wherever they went, people suffered and the land was filled with grief.

The demon generals could not find any trace of Li Mu, so they vented their anger and cruel means on the innocent spiritual monks and civilians. All regions of the spiritual world, many immortal cities, sects, and cultivation families were conquered by the army of the Demon Abyss one by one. The prosperous streets turned into ruins, and the once bustling market places were now filled with deathly silence and despair.

The monks either fought desperately or fled in all directions, but facing the almost overwhelming power of the Demonic Abyss army, their struggles seemed so powerless.

In the spiritual realm of Zhongzhou, the Xuantian Sword Sect and a number of other major sects gathered at the sect square. The atmosphere was solemn and tragic.

Old Man Xuantian stood in front of the crowd, his eyes as sharp as torches, gazing at the distant sky shrouded in demonic energy, his heart filled with unprecedented heaviness and determination.

"My fellow Taoists, the army of the Demon Abyss has ravaged our spiritual world, causing great suffering to all living beings. Countless monks and civilians have been tortured. As part of the spiritual world, we have an obligation to stand up and protect our homeland!" The voice of old man Xuantian echoed in the square, arousing the passion and fighting spirit in everyone's hearts.

"We swear to protect our homeland and the spiritual world to the death!" The monks shouted in unison, their voices shaking the earth.

The Xuantian Sword Sect joined hands with various major sects, including the Tianjian Sect, the Yunyin Sect, the Lieyan Sect, etc., to form a coalition, vowing to fight a decisive battle with the Demon Abyss army.

Led by Elder Xuantian, the coalition army marched towards the Demon Abyss Army in a mighty manner. Along the way, they recaptured the cultivation cities occupied by the Demon Abyss Army and rescued countless trapped cultivators and civilians. Their morale was high and they were eager to fight.

However, the forces of the Demon Abyss are no ordinary ones. They possess powerful monsters and demon cultivators, as well as two demon gods with extremely high cultivation levels - the Immortal Demon God and the Black Eagle Demon God.

Although the coalition forces of the spiritual world achieved some victories in the many battles with the army of the Demon Abyss, they also paid a heavy price.

At the same time, the army of the Immortal Spirit Realm led by the Immortal Emperor Tianfeng was also waiting for an opportunity to move. While searching for the whereabouts of the practitioners of the Great Chaos Avenue, they intended to intervene in the Spirit Realm to get a piece of the pie and unite with the human cultivators in the Spirit Realm to block the invasion of the Demon Abyss army.

Although the Immortal Emperor Tianfeng claims on the surface that he wants to unite the cultivators of the spiritual world and the human world to fight against the army of the Demon Abyss, his real purpose deep in his heart is to wipe out the human chaos practitioners, eliminate potential threats, control the secrets of the Chaos Avenue, and thereby enhance his own strength.

For a time, the entire spiritual world was filled with fighting. The entanglement and confrontation between the three major forces caused the entire spiritual world and even the wider cultivation world to fall into unprecedented turmoil. (End of this chapter)