In the Painting World Treasure Mansion, Li Mu sat cross-legged on the training platform, summoned the Fortune Turtle, concentrated his spiritual power to run the divination technique - "Tianyan Fusheng", and prepared to use his divination powers.
Following Li Mu's thoughts, the fortune tortoise slowly floated into the sky. The Bagua spirit patterns on the white tortoise shell glowed faintly, exuding the most mysterious rhythm in the world.
The spirit turtle opened its eyes and glanced at Li Mu, then closed them in resignation. Its whole body exuded a mysterious aura, which resonated subtly with the surrounding space, silently activating the power of years and the power of Yingguo. , for the master to drive.
Unable to locate the stars, Li Mu decided to use the Fortune Turtle to perform divination to peer into the passage of time to see if he could use this method to find the correct way to leave this ghost place.
Li Mu performed the seven-level divination technique - "Tianyan Fusheng". This method has four core concepts: human cause, age force, cause and effect, and Tianyan.
Looking for the right way to leave, divination of human factors was not applicable, and he took the lead in excluding this divination technique. Li Mu focused on the other three core concepts in "Tianyan Fusheng": Sui Li, cause and effect, and Tianyan.
In this dark realm of shadows with chaotic star trajectories and cracks in space, only by understanding the most essential power and laws of the universe can we find a way out.
Li Mu tried to use the "Power of Years" to perform divination. He closed his eyes and concentrated, integrating his spiritual power with the power of years emitted by the Fortune Turtle. He seemed to be transformed into a small boat in the long river of time, drifting with the current. Feel the flow of time and the changes in power.
In Li Mu's perception, time is no longer a linear passage, but has turned into countless intertwined threads, each leading to a different future. He needs to find the one that can guide among these threads. His way out of here.
However, the long river of time seems to be distorted by some kind of force, making the divination of "Sui Li" extremely difficult. Li Mu tried many times, but was never able to capture the exact clues.
Li Mu was not discouraged and turned to seek the enlightenment of "cause and effect".
"Cause and effect" is one of the most unbreakable laws in the universe. The reason why I fell into this forbidden place must have a cause and effect.
Li Mu closed his eyes and meditated, and devoted his spiritual energy to the fortune turtle, deducing the experiences along the way, trying to find the hidden chain of cause and effect. Gradually, he discovered some subtle connections. It seemed that several times The choices he made invisibly pushed him toward this line of cause and effect.
Li Mu began to try to piece together these fragments of cause and effect, hoping to get a glimpse of the truth.
However, the complexity of the Tree of Cause and Effect was far beyond Li Mu’s imagination. Just when he was confused and at a loss, an inexplicable force suddenly poured into his mind. It was the spirit turtle of fortune urging him to activate. His unique "Heavenly Evolution" power directly allowed him to touch the most essential laws and secrets of divination, and Li Mu's thinking instantly became clear.
Li Mu quickly used the magical power of "Tianyan Fusheng" - the sound of Tianyan, and injected a massive amount of spiritual power into the fortune turtle.
The divination power of Tian Yan's Song caused Li Mu to have a brief resonance with the Tree of Cause and Effect and the River of Time of the Fortune Spirit Turtle.
The Fortune Turtle's eyes glowed brightly, and the power of time emerged from his body, successfully leading Li Mu through the long river of time. Li Mu began to see vivid pictures, which were played in his mind like a movie. It shows the inextricable connection between him and this dark realm of shadow, as well as the cause and effect and secrets hidden behind it.
Just when Li Mu was about to see clearly the future scenes in the river of time, a powerful and mysterious force suddenly swept over, interrupting Li Mu's resonance with the river of time. This power seems to come from the heaven above, with an ancient and oppressive atmosphere, and can distort all laws.
With a "click", the Fortune Spirit Turtle's tortoise shell burst into a crack, helping Li Mu resist the backlash of the divination technique. The tool spirit wailed and closed its eyes in pain.
Li Mu was startled, immediately stopped and turned to protect the Fortune Turtle with all his strength, his heart full of worry.
Without the active sacrifice and protection of the Fortune Turtle, he would have been seriously injured by this force of heaven. Li Mu was sincerely grateful to the Fortune Turtle for its protective behavior.
"Spirit Turtle, are you okay?" Li Mu asked anxiously, while at the same time, he did not forget to send spiritual power to him.
The Fortune Turtle slowly opened its eyes, with a hint of exhaustion and pain on his face, and replied in a weak voice: "Master, I'm fine, but the force intertwined with you is too strong. It’s not something you can peep into now, so don’t use divination for the time being!”
“I understand!” Li Mu nodded with mixed feelings, put away the idea of continuing divination, and started to help. The Fortune Turtle recovers from his injuries.
After using the accumulating weapon method to heal the Fortune Turtle's injuries, Li Mu put it away and let it continue to recuperate, then he thought about other methods and how to get out of this hellish place.
Soon, Li Mu remembered something and took out a dark and simple spirit bead from the Jiuzang Spirit Bead.
Li Mu looked at the soul world bead in his hand, his brows furrowed, hesitation on his face, as he did not want to disturb the existence inside.
The remnant soul of Qingyangzi, the powerful fusion power, resides in the Soul World Pearl. He is a fusion power in ancient times. He is well-informed and may know the situation in this star field.
However, facing the dangerous and unknown star field in front of him, Li Mu knew that it was difficult to cope with it with his own strength alone. Every time he tried and explored, it was like dancing on the tip of a knife, and he would be in trouble if he was not careful. Possibly irreversible.
Thinking of this, Li Mu took a deep breath, his eyes gradually became firm, and he immediately made a decision.
"Senior, this junior has encountered some troubles. Now he is in a difficult situation. With all the help, I have to disturb my senior to practice. Please give me some advice." Li Mu respectfully faced the Soul World Pearl and released a gentle expression. With his spiritual thoughts, he tried to establish contact with the remnant soul of Qingyangzi.
After a moment, a faint fluctuation of courage came from the soul world bead, and Qingyangzi's voice slowly sounded in Li Mu's mind, with a bit of vicissitudes and indifference: "Oh? Little friend, I met What's the problem?"
Li Mu quickly described the current predicament in detail, including the abnormal distribution of stars, the aura of the Nine Netherworld, and the failure of the compass positioning, and told the other party that he was in a state of wandering.
After listening to Li Mu's detailed account, Qingyangzi fell into silence, seeming to be recalling something.
"Senior, do you know this star field?" After receiving no reply for a long time, Li Mu couldn't help but ask.
"I need to see it with my own eyes before I can be sure!" Qingyangzi conveyed slightly weakly.
After a pause, Qingyangzi continued: "Little friend, just do as I say. First, find a relatively safe place where the Jiuyou Qi is relatively thin, and lend your body to it. , to sense the outside world and determine the origin of this star field."
Hearing this, Li Mu frowned, with some concerns in his heart. Qingyangzi is a powerful fusion body, and the remaining soul is not trivial. If he lends his body to him, it will be tragic if it is taken away by him.
However, this idea flashed through Li Mu's mind, and was immediately rejected by him. Now his cultivation level is in the middle stage of Void Refining. He is practicing Nebula Observation and his soul has condensed into a star. His soul is not weaker than his opponent at all.
What's more, with Xiaobai, the seventh-level Gu Emperor, protecting him at all times, he is not without protection. Furthermore, Li Mu had been in contact with Qingyangzi for some time, and probably understood some of his nature, so he would definitely not do such dirty things.
"No problem, senior, I will first go find a place where Jiuyou Qi is thin!"
After thinking for a moment, Li Mu happily conveyed his message to Qingyangzi. The next moment, he The figure flashed out of the Painting World Treasure Mansion.
Li Mu appeared on top of the Jiuyou Kunwhale. Looking at Xiaobai who was concentrating on controlling the Jiuyou Kunwhale, he smiled slightly and immediately let go of his consciousness to check the surrounding star field.
The huge body of the Nine Nether Kun Whale was swimming slowly in the undercurrent of the star field. Li Mu stood on its back and scanned the surroundings.
In this star field, the stars are sparse, the starlight is dim, and it is enveloped by the thick aura of the Nine Netherworlds. The unchanging dark starry sky looks particularly strange and depressing. Li Mu took a deep breath, trying to calm down the uneasiness in his heart, and began Search for a suitable place.
After some careful exploration, Li Mu finally discovered an area in the seemingly calm void where the Qi of the Nine Nethers was relatively thin. Although there were few stars there, the star power seemed to be purer. There was no Such a strong sense of erosion.
Li Mu was slightly happy and immediately ordered Xiaobai to let the Nine Nether Kunwhale fly to that star field.
After hearing the order, Xiaobai immediately controlled the Nine Nether Kun Whale's huge body to sway slightly, changed its direction, and slowly swam towards the star field pointed by Li Mu.
Time seemed to have stopped for a moment. Li Mu calculated that about seven months had passed before the Nine Nether Kun Whale could fly to the area where the Nine Nether Qi was thin.
Li Mu sent a set of array cards to isolate the influence of the power of the Nine Netherworld, and asked Xiaobai to protect its soul.
After preparing all this, Li Mu took out the Soul World Bead from the Jiuzang Spirit Bead.
"Senior, I'm ready." Li Mu conveyed his spiritual thoughts to the soul world bead in his hand, and once again established contact with Qingyangzi's remnant soul.
Qingyangzi's voice sounded in Li Mu's mind, with a hint of expectation: "Okay, little friend, please relax now and let me take over your body."
Li Mu took a deep breath and slowly relaxed control of his body according to Qingyangzi's instructions.
In an instant, a warm and powerful soul power surged out from the soul world bead and merged into his body. Li Mu immediately felt a chill, and then his soul shrank up consciously, temporarily giving up the control of his body. Quan, allowing Qingyangzi's remaining soul to successfully take over his body.
Qingyangzi used Li Mu's body to adapt for a moment, and used his eyesight to examine the star field.
At the same time, Qingyangzi released more exquisite soul power perception, capturing information about this area. As the perception deepened, Qingyangzi's brows gradually relaxed, as if he had discovered something.
Not long after, Qingyangzi withdrew from Li Mu's body with some nostalgia, and the remaining soul returned to the Soul World Pearl.
Li Mu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and regained control of his body.
"Senior, how about it, do you know the star field we are in?" Li Mu couldn't wait to send a message and asked Qingyangzi.
Qingyangzi sent a message to Li Mu, his voice sounded in Li Mu's sea of consciousness, and he said with a certain calmness: "Little friend, I have roughly found out. The star field we are currently in should be located in the Nine Nether Forbidden City. The edge of the earth is called the 'Shadow Dark Territory'. It is located at the junction of the Nine Nether Territory and the normal star domain outside. It is an extremely special and dangerous zone. The Nine Netherworld's energy is everywhere here, and it is full of unknowns and variables. This place is one of the most mysterious and dangerous areas in the entire universe. Even the fusion cultivators rarely dare to set foot in it easily. "
"The Shadow Dark Territory?" Li Mu couldn't help but wonder when he heard this. Rin, I didn't expect that I would stumble into such a dangerous place.
“Yes, the Dark Shadow Realm. Not only is the star trajectory chaotic here, but it also hides countless space cracks and strange illusions. If you are not careful, you will get lost in it, and you may even never be able to leave. Moreover, there are also There are some ancient creatures living there. They are either alien species that have been corrupted by the energy of the Nine Netherworlds, or evil spirits that escaped from the Netherworld. They are powerful and difficult to deal with," Qingyangzi continued to explain.
After hearing this, Li Mu frowned even more tightly. I am undoubtedly an extremely small existence in this forbidden land. But now that you have stepped in, there is no turning back, you can only find a way out.
"Senior, since you know this star field, is there any way to get out of trouble?" Li Mu respectfully asked.
Qingyangzi pondered for a moment and explained: "There is no way to escape, but it is extremely difficult. We need to find a place called the 'Gate of the Netherworld'. This is the only channel connecting the Netherland and the outside world. The passage is extremely hidden, and is surrounded by traps and illusions. If you want to find this door, you must first find a planet called the Dark Spirit Star and determine its location."
"Dark Spirit Star? "
Li Mu perked up, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes and asked with concern: "Senior, how should we find this dark star? "
"This star is like a dark lighthouse in the dark realm of shadows. Although it is not conspicuous, its special magnetic field and energy fluctuations are the key to locating the gate of the netherworld."
Qingyangzi slowly The message said: "The reason why the Dark Spirit Star is special is that it was once the place where the energy of the Nine Netherworlds and the spiritual power of the outside world met. After countless years of erosion, it formed a unique scenery. Because of its dark body, it was called the Dark Spirit Star. Spirit Star, this star is an almost invisible planet in the dark realm of shadows. Its surface is covered with a strange force field that can absorb and distort light. It is difficult to be discovered by ordinary observation methods. It is not easy to find this planet. It is easy to be covered up by the magical illusions around it. To find it, I am afraid it will take extremely good luck.”
“Senior, then we are going to be trapped in this planet. Domain?" Li Mu was disappointed and asked in disbelief.
Qingyangzi smiled and said: "Don't worry, little friend, the pattern of star positions is often constant. Although it is difficult to locate the position of this star, it is not impossible. Although I cannot directly calculate this star However, based on my remaining astronomical knowledge and understanding of star positions, I can teach you to calculate a roughly correct range for the Dark Spirit Star, which will facilitate your search for this star."
"Great. Please give me some advice from my seniors." Li Mu was refreshed and asked for advice.
Qingyangzi did not hesitate to teach, and immediately taught Li Mu in detail how to use astrology, astronomical calendar and his own soul perception to calculate the approximate position of the Dark Spirit Star. (End of this chapter)