Chapter 53: Tell Me the Location

After listening to the elder in the Dao robe speak slowly, Li Mu couldn't help but feel his heart race with longing, his eyes shining.

Perhaps for ordinary cultivators, trying to harness this "Heavenly Thunder" is undoubtedly a nine‑to‑one chance of death.

But for Li Mu!

He has the divine artifact Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll at his side, and as long as his enemies are numerous, the supply of sacrificial corpses is sufficient!

Then he can use those enemies' lives to forcibly fill the risk required to wield the Heavenly Dao!

One hundred enemies aren't enough!

Then a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, a million!

There will be a time when it's filled, right?

As for guilt?

Laughable!

Is there anyone who can use the Heavenly Dao Treasure Scroll who is innocent?

Which one isn't an enemy who harbors murderous intent toward you, wanting to kill you!

And what kind of person am I?

I am, of course, the supreme Transmigrator, right?

Say it: appointed by Heaven, living forever and flourishing is not too much to ask!

You, a mere native of the Qian Kun Realm, dare to try to kill me?

If this were in an ancient feudal dynasty, it would be the top of the "Ten Unforgivable Sins", a rebellion of the first among ten thousand crimes!

I haven't first cut off their noses, sliced their tongues, chopped limbs, flogged, beheaded, and ground them into meat pulp.

Then annihilate their nine clans and kill their entire family.

At that point, Li Mu feels he is already the world's number‑one great benefactor!

Killing just one of them is not evil at all; it's clearly an act of virtue and merit!

Thinking of that.

Li Mu's anxiety and unease instantly dissipated a lot, and his smile returned to his face.

But just as Li Mu was happily thinking, the elder in the Dao robe's words beside him instantly lifted Li Mu's spirits!

"So, for you to have a chance to wield Heavenly Thunder in the future!"

"What you need to do now is continuously excavate the potential of your mortal body!"

"Thus surpass the Extreme Realm and step into the legendary Forbidden Realm!"

"Surpass the Extreme Realm?"

"Forbidden Realm!"

Li Mu was startled by the words, then said with a puzzled expression.

"Could it be that my current mortal strength is still not the limit of the Refining Qi Realm?"

"What is this Forbidden Realm!"

The elder's words completely left Li Mu at a loss.

When he broke through the Qi Refining Realm Great Perfection, he already possessed mortal strength comparable to the Concentration Realm!

In Li Mu's view, his mortal body had already been honed to be quite terrifying!

He didn't expect that above his own level there was even talk of a Forbidden Realm?

The elder adjusted his beard and explained proactively: "For ordinary cultivators, the limit of the Ten Grade Refining Qi Realm is a hundred thousand jin of strength!"

"But that is only theoretical; the mortal limit of the Refining Qi Realm is also the extreme that so‑called geniuses can reach!"

"However, some demonic prodigies with special constitutions can still exceed this limit, reaching 110,000 jin of flow, 120,000 jin of strength, and even higher!"

"That is the Forbidden Realm I mentioned!"

Li Mu, clenching his fists to feel his current mortal strength, then humbly asked: "Senior, in the history of the Qian Kun Realm, what is the ultimate strength in jin that the Refining Qi Realm can achieve?"

The elder smiled faintly: "One hundred thousand Extreme Realm, double it to become the Forbidden!"

"One Forbidden doubled, Nine Bans soaring to Immortal!"

Saying that, the elder paused briefly, then turned his words and continued.

"And looking through the records of the Qian Kun Realm, anyone who can wield Heavenly Thunder has inevitably entered the Forbidden Realm; they are the Qian Kun Realm's true Heavenly Champions."

"For other cultivators, the Qi Refining Realm Great Perfection's hundred‑thousand‑jin mortal strength is already the Extreme Realm, the pinnacle of their lives!"

"But for you, that's only just the beginning!"

Li Mu stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

Who would have thought!

The limit of the Refining Qi Realm is actually one million jin!

But many cultivators, after reaching a hundred thousand jin of mortal strength, impatiently begin to assault the Concentration Realm.

Only those with special constitutions or extraordinary innate talent, the demonic prodigies, will probe the Forbidden Realm.

Moreover.

The Refining Qi Realm, as the second of the Nine Heavens of cultivation, is a stage few are willing to waste much time in.

However, Li Mu hadn't known before, so he hadn't thought of it!

Now that I know!

He must reach the pinnacle of the Refining Qi Realm, Nine Bans soaring to Immortal!

This will greatly benefit him later, whether it's wielding Heavenly Thunder, or the Eight Nine Profound Art, or even achieving a saintly mortal body!

Li Mu took a deep breath, suppressed his inner bravado, faced the elder in the Dao robe, clasped his fists, and bowed deeply: "Thank you, senior, for your guidance; I am immensely grateful!"

These words of thanks came from Li Mu's heart.

Although I have no formal master‑disciple title with the Tao robe elder, we truly are master and disciple in fact!

The Tao robe elder taught me the *Five Thunder Jade Scroll*, pointing me toward the direction of my future cultivation path!

"Enough chatter!"

"I have already granted you the destiny I promised."

"Now, you may leave!"

The Tao robe elder turned his back without looking at Li Mu, waved his hand at him in a calm tone, adopting the demeanor of a recluse sage.

"This…"

In truth, there are many cultivation matters Li Mu still wishes to ask about.

But he did not expect.

This Tao robe elder, however, issued a dismissal so quickly.

Since I have already caught a glimpse of the *Landmine Dao Technique*—the method in the Five Thunder Jade Scroll used for body tempering and nurturing the primordial spirit—I reluctantly nodded.

"Since that is so, I shall take my leave!"

After saying that,

Li Mu inhaled, and again performed a student's bow toward the Tao robe elder.

Immediately, dazzling golden light burst from beneath Li Mu's feet, and a golden formation rose at his side.

The Tao robe elder tilted his head slightly and glanced furtively toward the rear.

After confirming that Li Mu had been whisked away by the formation, his aloof, keep‑away aura vanished, and he could no longer restrain his nauseating glee, throwing his head back and laughing heartily.

"Hahaha…"

"Truly, Heaven is favoring my Ziyang Sect!"

"I have waited a hundred years!"

"A full hundred years!"

"At last, I have waited for the Heavenly Champion who can lead Ziyang Sect into the Hundred Dynasties War!"

The Tao robe elder's laugh rang bold and bright, shaking the four corners; even the distant clouds were scattered, and the peaks beneath his feet crashed down with a thunderous roar!

"…"

As the golden light slowly faded, Li Mu opened his eyes gradually and realized he had returned to the mountain stream where he, the Crimson Flame Giant Tiger, Shao Wenqiang and other Little Heaven Peak disciples were locked in fierce battle.

The Four Peaks Grand Competition lasts only three days, and I spent a full day and night just with the Tao robe elder.

Now, with one day left before the Four Peaks Grand Competition ends!

When Li Mu returned once more to that cave,

He saw Qian Wenyi clutching a Communication Token tightly in his hand, his face anxious.

Li Mu first probed with his spiritual power.

He discovered that Qian Wenyi's cultivation had made great strides, having broken through to the *Refining Qi Realm* of the eighth grade.

It seems the mysterious notes left by the Tao robe elder have also yielded considerable benefit for Qian Wenyi.

However.

When Qian Wenyi saw someone stepping in from outside the cave, he quickly stood up on guard.

Upon seeing that the newcomer was Li Mu, an uncontrollable shock flashed in his eyes.

Although, in Qian Wenyi's eyes,

the aura emanating from Li Mu still seemed that of an ordinary mortal, making it impossible to infer Li Mu's true strength and realm from his breath.

Yet this time, although Qian Wenyi still could not discern Li Mu's realm,

he sensed from Li Mu's seemingly ordinary aura a depth like an abyss, a vastness like the sea, a towering mountain's awe.

It inevitably made one's heart tremble with fear, causing dread at a glance!

Qian Wenyi can conclude!

Li Mu must have received a heaven‑defying encounter from the Tao robe elder, and his strength has undergone a tremendous, earth‑shaking increase compared to a day ago!

"Qian Wenyi, what are you looking at while clutching the Communication Token?"

Seeing Qian Wenyi stare at him with bulging eyes, Li Mu said nothing superfluous, looked at the Communication Token in his hand, and asked directly.

"Ah? Ah… Ah!"

After Li Mu's question, Qian Wenyi snapped to attention, rushed over, and said hurriedly,

"Brother, you finally came!"

"Just now, I received a distress message from my cousin."

"She said all the disciples of Longtan Peak have been attacked by Lin Zehong leading Xuan Yue Feng's disciples!"

"Moreover, Lin Zehong publicly uttered harsh words!"

"If you don't appear, he will wipe out all the disciples of Longtan Peak!"

In his haste,

Qian Wenyi blurted the whole paragraph in one breath, then grabbed Li Mu's arm and headed out of the cave.

"Brother, my cousin wants us to rush for reinforcements!"

But Li Mu's feet seemed rooted to the ground; Qian Wenyi tugged twice yet could not move him, and, puzzled, turned back and asked, "Brother?"

Li Mu pried open Qian Wenyi's palm and calmly asked, "Tell me the current location of Yao Mengzhen and his group!"

"My cousin's party is currently near the core Tower Battle Area of the Cloud Mist Secret Realm!"

Li Mu nodded at the words.

Then he walked straight to a massive stone pillar.

He pressed his five fingers together like a blade, aimed at both ends of the pillar, and *Slash*ed through.

"Swish, swish!"

Then, under Qian Wenyi's startled and uncertain gaze, Li Mu silently shouldered the stone pillar, walked out of the cave, and hurled it with great force.

Li Mu leapt upward, his feet planted on the pillar, turning into a black afterimage that vanished into the distant sky.

Only Qian Wenyi remained alone, standing in the wind, disheveled.

After holding it in for a long while, he finally forced two words out of his mouth.

"I..."

"Damn..."

Yunshan Secret Realm, tower battle zone.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The massive booming and explosions rose and fell in rapid succession!

At this moment, the clamor of killing in the tower battle zone rose to the heavens!

Looking out, all that could be seen were blood‑red‑eyed combatants!

Two rows of disciples, one in black robes and the other in blue robes, collided with each other like a raging mudslide!

From time to time, someone on the battlefield was blasted so hard they vomited blood and were hurled out, landing beyond the field, fate unknown.

The fighting between the sides left no room for any mercy!

Although, in principle, the Four Peaks Grand Competition forbids killing fellow sect members!

But a principle is still a principle.

When both sides are blood‑red‑eyed at this moment, who can still mind the principle!

On a peak not far from the tower battle zone.

Many disciples from Purple Canopy Peak and Little Heaven Peak looked down from their lofty perch at the battlefield below, unable to hide their emotion.

"Sigh..."

"Don't be fooled by Longtan Peak's apparent retreat against Xuan Yue Feng these past years; it seems to have no temper at all."

"In reality, however, the disciples of Longtan Peak have already become a High‑Pressure Pot, their raging fury with nowhere to vent!"

"And at the very start of the Four Peaks Grand Competition..."

"Li Mu, in front of all the elders and disciples of Ziyang Daochang, publicly decapitated Qin Zhixiang."

"Once this fuse was lit, the fight erupted as if fueled by a grudge of killing one's father and stealing one's wife!"

"However, Li Mu is quite an interesting fellow!"

"He has the guts to stir up trouble, but no guts to face it!"

"Once in Yunshan Secret Realm, people disappear into some hidden corner, like cats."

"Now it's fine; all the pressure is shouldered by Yao Mengzhen alone!"

As they spoke, the disciples of Little Heaven Peak and Purple Canopy Peak focused on the two fiercely colliding figures—a man and a woman—below.