A month passed.
More than a thousand cultivators went to Xinyu City to apply, but Li Mu carefully selected and tested repeatedly, and finally only nine people were left.
One mining cultivator, three material masters, two weapon refiners, two alchemy masters, and one talisman master.
Regardless of their quality, they can basically meet Xu Mu's requirements. In terms of professional knowledge, Xu Mu is worse than them all.
And their character has been tested several times by Ding Yi. As an elite secret cultivator, Ding Yi has special methods in this regard. Finally, Ding Yi confirmed that Li Mu could get 100% loyalty from them without threatening his life.
Of course, when life is threatened, no one can guarantee not to betray. This requires Li Mu to cultivate slowly over time.
Immediately, Li Mu signed a long contract with them.
Learn now and sell now, similar to Ciyun Sect, they have to serve to the Jiewan Realm, and can only leave after completing three things.
It is almost a lifelong contract, but the conditions given by Li Mu are absolutely generous. As long as they work hard, they will definitely gain a lot. After signing the contract, Xu Mu immediately issued a third-level spiritual object and three permanent enhancement pills, Bone Forging Pill, Sea Suppressing Pill and Liangyi Pill.
This was a benefit they had never imagined, and several cultivators burst into tears on the spot.
After decades of suffering, they had obtained elixirs that could not be exchanged for spiritual stones, and their cultivation was expected to increase. How could they not be excited.
Li Mu saw this and felt quite satisfied, feeling that their loyalty seemed to have risen to another level.
Luo Xinyu beside him couldn't help praising their family. Only direct descendants would be treated like this. And these few teachers. It was Xu Mu who had just been recruited.
"I am a Taoist. You are richer than our family."
Li Mu smiled and said, "There are few of us, but there are many of you. It's different. I only have these few treasures, so I can't make any mistakes."
Luo Xinyu laughed a few times and nodded in agreement.
Within a few days, cultivators from the Luo family came back from the Qingyun Realm and brought what Li Mu longed for.
A large number of crystal clear high-grade spiritual stones were placed in front of him. The light was bright, and Xu Mu's face seemed to be glowing with holy light.
With these spiritual stones, he can increase the power of the mythical spiritual tower to 1,000, allowing him to upgrade and create fifth-level items.
Putting down the spirit stone, Luo Xinyu carefully took out a small box and handed it to Xu Mu, "Here is a top-quality spirit stone. Fellow Taoist, keep it."
Li Mu nodded and took it, opened the box, and immediately. A burst of dazzling five-color light bloomed from the box, gorgeous and colorful.
"Is this the best spiritual stone?"
Li Mu looked very calm. This kind of light. He had also seen it on top-quality five-color jade, but the brilliance in front of him was all mixed together, not as clear as the five-color jade.
Shen Bingxue's eyes suddenly lit up. This top-quality spiritual stone was like the most dazzling jewelry, which women couldn't help but love.
Luo Xinyu explained, "The best spiritual stones usually have all five elements of attributes, so they show this kind of phenomenon. In the spiritual stones, various attributes are mixed together and do not blend with each other. Although they are pure and powerful, It’s hard for practitioners to accept it.”
Li Mu nodded. No wonder it requires a Jiewan-level cultivator to absorb it. Such spiritual energy can remain quiet in the spirit stone. If it enters the cultivator's body, he will probably get into a fierce fight.
"I would like to warn you once again. Although Taoist friends are powerful, they cannot be used directly. However, if you use it to set up formations, the effect will be excellent." Luo Xinyu said with a smile.
"Thank you City Lord Luo, I won't use it directly."
Li Mu smiled and cupped his hands, "I have been bothering City Lord Luo for a long time. We will leave soon."
Luo Xinyu hesitated for a while and said, "Have fellow Taoists been to Deyang City a few days ago?"
Li Mu looked at Luo Xinyu, his eyes changed slightly, "Not bad."
"That's good. Who am I talking about? It turns out that it was really Taoist friend who did it. Taoist friend is really powerful. He actually did such a thing without knowing it. By the way, you made City Lord Ye very angry this time. !" Luo Xinyu couldn't help but shake his head, but there was a weird smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Oh, City Lord, don't make fun of me, I just do whatever I want." Li Mu smiled.
Luo Xinyu laughed for a while and said slowly, "But in this case, Lord Ye has entrusted the Jade Iron Sect to investigate everywhere. The defense in Yunshan Realm has become much stricter recently. Fellow Taoist should be careful when going back this time. "
"Thank you City Lord for your kindness, I understand." Li Mu nodded and left.
With his current spiritual consciousness, coupled with the Chaotic Heart Card, he can completely make Yang Zhou "invisible" in the air, making it impossible for the practitioners of the Jade Iron Sect to detect him.
As soon as Li Mu went out, a big man as strong as an ox ran over and kept bowing.
Li Mu frowned, "Yan Tui, I told you, you don't have to beg me all the time."
The big man in front of him is called Yan Tui. He is a very outstanding body-refining practitioner. He has passed various examinations and can also prepare many kinds of body-refining medicines. However, he is a cultivator from Mingyu Valley. So during the character test, Li Mu crossed out his name.
Luo Xinyu conducted detailed investigations on every candidate who passed the exam, so Xu Mu knew everything about them.
Xu Mu had two concerns about cultivators from Mingyu Valley and did not want to hire them.
First, none of the cultivators of Mingyu Valley he had met were good people, and even the abandoned disciples of Mingyu Valley were the same.
The second is Mingyu Valley cultivators. Most of them have taken Rakshasa pills, and the end point is pulse refining, so it is difficult to advance.
He made these two points clear to Yan Tui.
But Yan Tui always persisted and waited at the door of the city lord's mansion every day, without exception.
Yan couldn't stop begging. Although he was begging, his words were loud, "Master Zhang, please let me pass! I really want to be your teacher, and you can do anything you want me to do!"
"What's your reason? It's always these words." Li Mu stood still calmly.
Yan Tui seemed to be ready. He took out several jade bottles and placed them on the ground, "Master Zhang, look. These are the Rakshasa pills that Mingyu Valley has distributed over the past five years. There are three hundred and twenty pills in total. I I haven’t eaten any of them.”
"What else?" Li Mu nodded.
"Although I am not a good person, I am definitely not a bad person, and I will not do anything to regret Mr. Zhang! If Mr. Zhang doesn't believe it, I am willing to prove it with one arm!" Yan Tui said decisively.
"With one arm, can you still be a body-refining cultivator?" Li Mu chuckled softly.
The body of a cultivator is extremely precious.
Even a spiritual infant realm monk cannot regenerate a severed limb. As a body-refining practitioner, Yan Tui, if he really cuts off a hand, he doesn't have to think about the consequences.
"I still have my right hand!" As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Tui's right hand drew a sharp wind as sharp as a blade, and slashed towards his left shoulder.
The power is like breaking bamboo, and the blade is filled with cold air.
Anyone can see that if it falls down, the left arm will break directly.
Li Mu watched calmly, until the knife in his hand penetrated more than an inch and his muscles exploded, then he stretched out his hand and struck the blade away.
"If you have such a will, just come with me. I will consider it again after Ding Yi's test." Li Mu said calmly and turned around.
"Thank you, thank you Mr. Zhang!"
Yan Tui ignored his wounds and the Rakshasa Pill on the ground was crushed by his feet. He followed Li Mu, never leaving.
