Heaven's Cave Order, Bloodthirsty Blade Bandits

"I originally wanted to see Wan'er from afar before I died. Since I can't see her now, I don't have any more wishes."

Mu Qianliu's expression became calm.

"Don't ever tell Lingxiu about my existence. Just pretend that I never existed!"

After Mu Qianliu finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave.

Meng Shushu's expression was complicated, and he sighed inwardly before speaking, "Wait a moment."

Mu Qianliu turned back and looked at him with confusion.

"I don't know why you ended up like this, but... since we've met, take these pills. Take as many as you need to recover."

Meng Shushu handed several bottles of pills to Mu Qianliu.

"Maybe it won't bring you back to your peak, but it can definitely restore you to seventy to eighty percent."

Mu Qianliu shook his head and said, "It's useless. I know my own situation."

"Hmph, these pills were refined by Lingxiu. Even if your foundation is damaged, even if your Spirit Body collapses, you can still recover. Although you're in a more severe condition, you can still recover."

"If Lingxiu personally treats you, your injuries would be nothing. You would be able to fully recover in just a few days."

Meng Shushu sneered.

"Really?"

Mu Qianliu looked incredulous.

"Of course!"

Meng Shushu coldly laughed and said, "Do you want to go find Lingxiu for treatment? She has never seen you before, so she wouldn't know that you're her father."

"No need!"

Mu Qianliu shook his head, put away the pills, and said, "If I were to see her, I would only bring harm to her. Let's part ways here and never meet again!"

Meng Shushu fell silent. Mu Qianliu's response was unexpected. He thought that after learning that he could recover to his peak and that Su Lingxiu could heal him, Mu Qianliu would reveal his identity and seek Su Lingxiu's help.

Mu Qianliu left.

He disappeared into the crowd, never to return.

Meng Shushu didn't know how he felt. He admitted that he softened at the last moment, which was why he gave Mu Qianliu the pills.

Looking at the token in his hand, a green token with delicate patterns, there was nothing special about it other than that.

"What is this?"

Shaking his head, he decided to find an opportunity and give it to Su Lingxiu with an excuse.

Returning to Evergreen Pavilion, Su Lingxiu was still catching up with Princess Xiangwei. The trip to the capital of Da Zhou had come to an end.

"Ice Province, we can't go to Ice Province."

Meng Shushu remembered Mu Qianliu's warning and wondered what had happened in Ice Province.

"Then let's not go."

Meng Shushu thought to himself that Ice Province had few people and there was no need to go. If Su Lingxiu wanted to go, he would find a reason to dissuade her.

It wasn't that he was afraid of danger in Ice Province, but he was worried that if they went there, they would discover something about Mu Qianliu and expose Su Lingxiu's identity with him.

"Is what I'm doing right or wrong?"

Meng Shushu felt conflicted.

In the end, Mu Qianliu was Su Lingxiu's biological father. However, he didn't want Su Lingxiu to bear any sadness or anger because of Mu Qianliu's existence.

If Mu Qianliu wasn't a promiscuous person, Meng Shushu would definitely tell Su Lingxiu the truth.

"Let it be."

Meng Shushu sighed inwardly. He took the green token and went to the pavilion on top of Evergreen Pavilion.

"Elder!"

Meng Shushu respectfully bowed.

He knew that he couldn't hide anything from the elder.

"Hmm!"

Li Xuan nodded. He had seen and heard everything about Meng Shushu and Mu Qianliu.

"Elder, am I doing the right thing or not?"

Meng Shushu couldn't help but speak up and ask.

"Right or wrong, it's all in your heart. Everything follows fate."

Li Xuan shook his head.

If Su Lingxiu, this disciple, were to learn the truth about her father, she would probably not feel well in her heart. She would be in a low mood, and how could she still have the carefree and happy attitude to study Dan medicine and Martial Dao?

Since Mu Qianliu took the initiative to leave, it was obvious that he didn't want to disturb Su Lingxiu and disrupt her peaceful life.

"Senior, what is this?"

Meng Shushu nodded. Since the senior said so, it must be correct.

He placed the green token on the table and asked.

"I will give it to Lingxiu."

Li Xuan glanced at the token, and simply said indifferently.

As for what it was, he had no idea.

He could only avoid answering, as if telling Meng Shushu that his strength was too low, and it wouldn't be good for him to know too much.

"Thank you, senior!"

Meng Shushu didn't ask any further.

If the senior gave the token to Lingxiu, it would be more likely to gain her attention than if he gave it to her himself.

Otherwise, if he gave it to Lingxiu, who knows if she would forget about it one day.

After all, it was the most precious thing to Mu Qianliu. Meng Shushu still hoped that Su Lingxiu would value it.

After Meng Shushu took his leave, Li Xuan picked up the green token and carefully examined it, feeling puzzled. What is this thing?

The material of the token is not simple.

In terms of material alone, it is not inferior to the Divine Weapons of the Divine Realm.

But it is not a Divine Weapon.

The patterns on the token seem to have no special meaning, just used for decoration.

Li Xuan pondered for a moment and input a strand of Divine Origin into the token.

The green token emitted a faint green light, and three characters appeared on the token.

"Tianku Token!"

As these three characters appeared, Li Xuan also saw several lines of small characters inside the token.

"When the token is issued, the Tianku appears; those who possess the Tianku Token can enter the Tianku and control the Tianku!"

Li Xuan retracted the Divine Origin and couldn't help but fall into contemplation.

"Tianku? Some kind of Secret Realm? Is this the key to enter the Tianku, or the token that controls the Tianku?"

He was puzzled.

What is the Tianku?

Speculation suggests that it is some kind of Secret Realm.

Is there such a place in the Spirit Domain?

I have never heard of it. Even in the Great Zhou's collection pavilion, there is no relevant record.

"It's probably something like a Secret Realm. When the Tianku appears, the token will display it, and then you can enter?"

Li Xuan muttered to himself.

"Just give it to Su Lingxiu. I don't know when it will appear."

Shaking his head, he didn't dwell on the matter of the Tianku Token any longer.

Even if it is a Secret Realm, it doesn't have much attraction to him. After all, the Martial Dao he cultivates is not from this world, but something he made up himself.

"Let's continue with my great undertaking in Martial Dao."

Li Xuan shook his head and continued to devote himself to his great undertaking in Martial Dao, simultaneously creating Divine Ability martial arts and contemplating the principles of the Tai Cang Shu's heaven and earth.

After seeing off Xiang Wei, Evergreen Pavilion also prepared to leave.

Zi Yun reluctantly returned to the Qingwang Mansion.

"Where should we go next?"

"Let's go to Tianlingzhou and find Chimo. It's been so long, I kind of miss that fat cat!"

Su Lingxiu thought for a moment and said, "Alright, let's go to Tianlingzhou!"

The Evergreen Pavilion estate gathered together and transformed into a flying boat, soaring into the sky and disappearing in an instant.

The powerful onlookers from the Great Zhou Dynasty couldn't help but sigh in admiration. The Evergreen Pavilion was truly a divine weapon, and one that they had never heard of before.

On the city wall of the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Mu Qianliu watched the flying boat depart and caught a glimpse of a girl's figure in the distance. He was satisfied in his heart.

But then anger appeared on his face.

"Tang Jinyan!"

As soon as Meng Shushu mentioned the attack on the Secret Tower, Mu Qianliu realized that there must be another reason behind it. The first person he thought of was his legitimate wife, Tang Jinyan.

"You damn woman!"

Mu Qianliu turned and left, not going to see Xiang Wei or any of his other lovers.

He would go see Tang Jinyan one last time and send her to her death!

After taking the pills given by Meng Shushu, Mu Qianliu didn't fully recover, but his body was no longer withered and he had regained about seventy to eighty percent of his former handsome appearance.

In the Water Star Palace, Tang Jinyan closed her doors and refused to see any visitors.

Ever since she returned from the Qianwu Hall, she had been harboring fear in her heart, realizing that something must have happened for the Qianwu Hall Master to warn her like that.

Tang Jinyan could only stay in the Water Star Palace and focus on her cultivation, not caring about anything else.

She even temporarily gave up on killing Su Lingxiu.

To her surprise, Mu Qianliu, who had been missing for a long time, came to the Water Star Palace to find her. Tang Jinyan was overjoyed and hurriedly went out to greet her husband.

A few days later, when an elder from a prestigious family came to visit the Water Star Palace on behalf of his family, hoping to curry favor and get a chance to get close to the Qianwu Hall, he was shocked to find that the Water Star Palace had been destroyed.

He was extremely shocked. This was the affiliated Ling Sect of the Qianwu Hall.

Who had the audacity to destroy the Water Star Palace? Could it be the Eternal Alliance?

But if it was the Eternal Alliance, there would be no need to act so secretly.

The news spread and shook the city of Luozhou. The Mu family was also shocked and sent elders to investigate. After all, Tang Jinyan was still officially Mu Qianliu's legitimate wife.

They found nothing after the investigation.

Since Tang Jinyan was dead and there was no news of Mu Qianliu, the elders of the Mu family decided to make Mu Feiming's mother the legitimate wife of Mu Qianliu.

Mu Feiming became the rightful heir and became the young master!

With the destruction of the Water Star Palace, the Qianwu Hall naturally sent experts to investigate. Moreover, they released news that they would definitely capture the culprit who provoked them.

"To silently destroy the Water Star Palace without anyone noticing and without a major battle breaking out, the person who did it must be an expert!"

The Qianwu Hall Master sneered.

"Master, has the news of the Spirit Domain Gate leaked?"

"Whether it has or not, it doesn't matter. We just need to find a scapegoat to establish our authority. The matter of the Water Star Palace will be forgotten, and as for the other transcendent Ling Sects, if there is no movement regarding the opening of the Spirit Domain Gate, it means that the news hasn't leaked."

The Qianwu Hall Master said coldly.

Once the news of the Spirit Domain Gate leaking out, such a horrifying event, the other transcendent Ling Sects would definitely investigate to confirm its authenticity.

Not long after, a highly renowned Independent Cultivator with peak Soul Refining strength was captured by the Qianwu Hall and publicly executed in front of the Martial Artists, with his blood splattered in the Water Star Palace, declaring that they had avenged the Water Star Palace.

The reason given was that this Independent Cultivator had plotted to seize the resources of the Water Star Palace. After years of lurking, he secretly poisoned and weakened the strength of the Water Star Palace's experts, silently destroying the Water Star Palace.

The Martial Artists of Luozhou were all shocked. This Independent Cultivator had such audacity.

The other Ling Sects and prestigious families were immediately afraid and conducted a thorough internal investigation.

...

The vast blue sea, its end unknown.

Compared to the eighteen provinces of the Spirit Domain, Martial Artists were relatively scarce in the vast blue sea, and there were only a few scattered sects and families. Only some well-known islands served as gathering places for Martial Artists.

Centered around the Yun Tian Blue Sea City, the Ling Sects and prestigious families were scattered in all directions. That sea area was called the Yun Tian Sea Area.

The Yun Tian Sea Area was undoubtedly the most prosperous sea area in the blue sea, where both human Martial Artists and sea spirit clans lived.

Outside the Yun Tian Sea Area, there were naturally other Ling Sects and prestigious families, and Martial Artists could be found there as well.

A large ship sailed on the blue sea, heading towards the Yun Tian Blue Sea City for trade and to obtain what they needed.

"I heard that this sea area is not calm, so everyone should be careful," said a Martial Artist on the big ship.

The vast blue sea, even the Soul Refining Heavenly Beings, enjoyed traveling by boat. After all, relying solely on their own strength to fly was too tiring, and if they exhausted too much energy, they would be in danger of being attacked.

"What are you afraid of? We have more than twenty Soul Refining Heavenly Beings here. Are we still afraid of those bandits?" said a Martial Artist disdainfully.

In the blue sea, there were pirates who mostly appeared outside the Cloud Heaven Sea, robbing Martial Artists who passed by.

These pirates were either fierce Martial Artists who had escaped from the eighteen states, or they were formed by the gathering of fallen Martial Artists from the Ling Sect and aristocratic families.

There were even sea spirits who became pirates.

In the entire blue sea, except for the Cloud Heaven Sea, it was possible to encounter pirates anywhere.

"Just having more than twenty Soul Refining Heavenly Beings gives us confidence? Have you forgotten the incident three months ago when Shiteng Island was looted? How many Martial Artists on the entire island managed to escape?"

"Don't scare us. How could we be so unlucky as to encounter the people who destroyed Shiteng Island?"

"In any case, we should be cautious!"

Upon hearing these words, the Martial Artists on the big ship became more serious and vigilant, looking around.

Once they sensed something was wrong, they would immediately escape!

"Oh no, the bandits are attacking!"

Suddenly, someone on the big ship exclaimed.

Everyone looked up and saw figures appearing from all directions, swiftly surrounding them.

The attackers all wore black masks and held blood-red long knives, surrounded by a crimson aura.

"They are the Blood Blade Bandits who destroyed Shiteng Island!"

The Martial Artists on the big ship exclaimed in shock.

"Jump!"

A Soul Refining Heavenly Being flashed and immediately escaped from the big ship, trying to flee.

"Where do you think you're going?"

Boom!

A blood-red blade light came crashing down, forcing the Martial Artist who was about to escape back onto the big ship.

"Stand still, we only rob, we don't kill. Whoever resists will die!"

The leader of the Blood Blade Bandits sneered.

On the big ship, all the Martial Artists below the Soul Refining Heavenly Beings turned pale and handed over their storage bags, throwing them onto the deck.

"Very good!"

"The Greater Heavenly Beings stand on this side, the Lesser Heavenly Beings stand on that side, and the Soul Refining Heavenly Beings crouch down!"

The Blood Blade Bandit used his knife to direct the Martial Artists on the big ship into formation. The twenty-odd Soul Refining Heavenly Beings had a grim expression but could only crouch down in frustration.

The strength of the Blood Blade Bandits was too strong. They were all peak Soul Refining Martial Artists, and there were more of them than the Soul Refining Heavenly Beings.

They were definitely unable to win in a fight, and even the chance to escape was slim.

"Well done!"

"I, the Blood Blade Bandit, love cooperating with people."

"Hand over your storage bags, don't hide anything... This girl is not bad, you don't need to hand over your storage bag, just hand over your beauty. I, the Blood Blade Bandit, am a man of principles. Either rob or take beauty. Since we're taking beauty, we won't rob!"

The female Martial Artist's face turned pale, and she trembled as she said, "Big brother, spare me, please. Can you just rob me?"

"You don't have a choice! Go lie down in that corner obediently, or I'll rob both your possessions and your beauty!"

The Blood Blade Bandit patted the female Martial Artist's cheek with his long knife.

The female Martial Artist's face turned ashen, and she silently went to lie down in the corner.

The Blood Blade Bandit nodded in satisfaction, strutting over, "You cooperate well, I will even pay you spirit crystals!"

This is too much!

The female Martial Artist was almost exploding with anger, feeling extremely humiliated.

At the back of the big ship, a small blue boat was speeding towards them on the sea.