Return From The Immortal World
Chapter 1427: Earth Realm (3): Duanmu Lin’s Hidden Ill-Intentions, Ji Mu’s Fortu
After a few soft kisses and hugs, Tang Xiu brought Cheng Yannan to Shanghai Airport.
Actually, Tang Xiu had always known that Cheng Yannan had special feelings for her. He also adored and liked it. However, due to his desire to ascend to the Eternal World and take revenge, his mind was only on cultivating and not bothering to pursue relationships with girls, which meant that the meeting with him was brief.
Now that she had no burden of revenge on her mind anymore and Cheng Yannan was the one who started it all, Tang Xiu would not reject her seduction.
Upon seeing Tang Xiu's response, Cheng Yannan was overjoyed. She couldn't wait to be beside Tang Xiu every day and every time. However, she knew what Tang Xiu meant and acknowledged it as the truth as well. It would not be possible for them to be together all the time on Earth. After all, Tang Xiu would not stay here for a long time either. He needed to handle all the things in the Magnificent Tang Corporation and make sure that it was in capable hands when he left. That was when she could leave with Tang Xiu without worry.
After seeing Cheng Yannan's plane take off, Tang Xiu turned around and left.
He searched for a secret place with no one around. Then, he suddenly disappeared into thin air.
In an instant, he appeared in the prison in Changxi.
In the damp, dark underground prison, there was a malnourished body curled up in a corner. From the way they were dressed, it could be known that they were a man, and this man was drawing on the ground with a wooden stick in his hand. From the outlines of the beautiful sketches, they looked like women and children.
The man muttered silently as he drew on the ground.
“Ranran, don't leave me.”
“Rou’er, your father misses you.”
“Ranran, please ... please don't leave me.”
“Rou’er, your father misses you so much.”
…
If it were anyone else, all these words would mean nothing to them. However, to Tang Xiu, these words sounded like thunder. Upon hearing these words, tears began to flow from his eyes.
This man used to be the young master of the Ji Changxi Family, Ji Mu himself.
Tang Xiu did not interact much with Ji Mu, but his impression of Ji Mu was excellent.
A flash of her past interaction with Ji Mu appeared in Tang Xiu's mind.
That year, he attended an underground car race in Changxi with Chi Nan. That's where he met Ji Mu.
That year, Ji Mu accidentally bet on Tang Xiu killing some strongmen from the Stygian Club, then gave Tang Xiu an abundance and also asked Tang Xiu to teach him.
That year, Ji Mu decided to give up his identity as a rich young master and devote himself to Tang Xiu. He gave Tang Xiu the Ameliorating Wood the Growth of his ancestor and Tang Xiu gave him a chance in return.
That year, Ren Ranran proposed to Ji Mu in public. However, fearing that this marriage would only hinder her training, she rejected the proposal. In the end, she accepted the proposal after Tang Xiu had managed to convince her.
From start to finish, Tang Xiu did not spend too much time and energy on Ji Mu. He couldn't even attend Ji Mu's wedding because he was busy setting up the intelligence system for the Tang Sect. He had only met Ji Mu once right before he was about to ascend to the Eternal World.
And the next time he heard about Ji Mu was from Miao Wentang and Shao Mingzhen who had ascended to the Eternal World. Someone from the Special Ability Bureau had injured his daughter and also injured Ji Mu. After that, Ren Ranran had created some explosives and detonated himself along with the people who injured him. Upon learning of this, Ji Mu went insane and disappeared. Long Zhengyu sent people in all directions to find him. But it didn't work.
If not for the fact that Tang Xiu had fully comprehended the heavenly law of Earth and the karmic relationship between him and Ji Mu together, then, Tang Xiu could not even dream that Ji Mu was actually imprisoned in his own territory.
Upon seeing Ji Mu's shattered Dantian, a hole right where his shoulder blades were located, and the heavy chains binding his legs, Tang Xiu's body suddenly released a powerful killing intent.
Tang Xiu waved his hand and accepted Ji Mu into his own body. Then, he drowned Ji Mu inside the cauldron filled with water from Ying Yang Divine Lake that had been diluted hundreds of times. He too, with a hint of pain in his heart, added a few drops of the essence of the Heavenly Road Universe Tree into the water.
“Ji Mu, when I told you back then that I would change your life, I only gave you the lost art of Ji Family. The luck I've given you is not worth the reward you've given me. Today, I will give you greater luck. ” As Tang Xiu spoke, he placed a finger on Ji Mu's forehead. He not only incorporated his understanding of the lost art of the Ji Family into Ji Mu's mind but even gave him some of the lost art of the Eternal World while granting him divine power.
Ji Mu, drowning in the Yin Yang Divine Lake, cried out in excruciating pain. His skin started to break and peel and his flesh started to break off from his body. In the end, he just stayed with the bones.
The Yin Yang Divine Lake was an extremely powerful thing. Even a Perfect Golden God would not be able to handle the energy from him, let alone an ordinary human.
Under the influence of water, Ji Mu was only left with a heart, skeleton, and a little soul in his skull.
Immediately, a clear change was visible to the naked eye. From the dull red color, Ji Mu's heart quickly became a bright red color and emitted a faint golden glow. From the dull gray color, the skeleton quickly turned white, then transparent, and in the end, it also emitted a golden light as well.
His soul also grew thousands of times stronger than before. His spirit was originally only as big as a pinhole, but now it was as big as a baby fist. It seemed like it was in the beginner stage of the Soul Formation Stage.
As the water became slightly more transparent than before, fresh blood and flesh began to grow on his skeleton which had previously emitted a faint golden aura. However, the difference was that his flesh and blood that flowed throughout his body was filled with spiritual energy and vitality. This was very different from the blood and flesh that were swept away by the previously diluted lake water.
When Ji Mu finally woke up, it had been three days since then.
“...” When Ji Mu opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Tang Xiu. Her lips moved, but she did not know how to greet him.
Tang Xiu looked at Ji Mu, then said, “I already know what happened to you. I've changed you from the inside out, and you can digest it at your own pace. Once you understand it, you can tell me your decision. ”
As he spoke, Tang Xiu's body slowly disappeared, leaving behind the lifeless Ji Mu.
Soon after, Ji Mu had no time to worry about anything else. This was because all the memories came alive inside his mind like a flood of water.
“Ranran. Rou’er. I will definitely avenge you and raise you both. ” After half a month, when Ji Mu completely grasped the technique that Tang Xiu had given him, his heart was filled with great ambition. At the same time, he cried out in the sadness that flowed from the bottom of his heart.
After hearing what Ji Mu said, Tang Xiu's body suddenly materialized from thin air. Then, he looked at Ji Mu with great satisfaction.
Ji Mu had fully digested all the lost Ji Family arts as well as the Eternal World arts that were lost in half a month. His body and aura were now comparable to a cultivator at the Soul Formation Stage. Although Tang Xiu had invested a little too much into Ji Mu, his potential and cultivation did not disappoint him at all.
“Greetings, Teacher. Your disciple Ji Mu welcomes you. I thank you for saving me and giving me another chance at life. ” After he saw Tang Xiu again, Ji Mu was overwhelmed by his emotions and knelt down.
Tang Xiu frowned slightly after seeing this. In the end, he still sighed, but he did not reject how Ji Mu called out to him.
“Ji Mu, since you call me master, then I will take your karma. Are you planning to destroy the entire Special Ability Bureau? Or are you just planning to destroy a certain branch of the Special Ability Bureau? ” Tang Xiu remembered what happened to Ji Mu and asked.
“Master, the entire Special Ability Bureau has already broken down and decayed to its core. They are no longer organizations that work for the state. They were now a group of thugs and rascals, especially that Duanmu Lin. He left the Special Ability Bureau on the surface and acted as if he was ashamed of having let you down. Then, he managed to enter the pocket world that Long Zhengyu controlled and cultivate there. However, in truth, he was the main person controlling the Special Ability Bureau! Furthermore, he used us to obtain great cultivation resources. He also imprisoned me here. ”
After hearing the three words “Special Ability Bureau”, Tang Xiu was immediately filled with anger and his voice boomed.
“What did you say? Duanmu Lin was still the highest authority figure in the Special Ability Bureau? ” After hearing Ji Mu's words, Tang Xiu was stunned.
In this half a month, Tang Xiu had not always been beside Ji Mu. After putting down an extremely defensive array to protect Ji Mu, he went and secretly visited all his old friends and family.
These include prominent families in Beijing, the Ouyang family in Hong Kong, and prominent families in Guangdong as well.
He saw that they were all living well and happily, so Tang Xiu did not seem to interfere with their lives. Instead, he left quietly.
As for the Great Tang Empire that was now led by Long Zhengyu, Tang Xiu monitored him quite closely.
This was because before leaving Earth, Tang Xiu had given Long Zhengyu all of his resources, other than the Magnificent Tang Corporation, and also asked Long Zhengyu to look after all of his friends and family. Therefore, the prosperity of the Long family also determined how Tang Xiu's loved ones would live.
Tang Xiu was very satisfied with the Great Tang Empire led by Long Zhengyu. This was because not only did Long Zhengyu reach the peak of the Crossing Tribulation Stage, Li Laosan had also reached the Great Ascension Stage. Yue Kai, Hu Qingsong, and Zhao Liang had all reached the Soul Formation Stage as well. They all stood at the top of the world and could defeat the entire world if they acted together.
Tang Xiu was very surprised by Duanmu Lin's growth. When Tang Xiu went through the tribulation to ascend to the Eternal World, he remembered that Duanmu Lin's cultivation was only at the Golden Core Stage. He did not think that after thirty years, Duanmu Lin was able to reach the Great Ascension Stage. This growth was comparable to the speed of a rocket and had shocked Long Zhengyu and the others as well.
Due to Duanmu Lin's identity, Long Zhengyu and the others had been on high alert the first time they met him. They were extremely cautious around him, as they were afraid that he was a spy who had infiltrated the Great Tang Empire. However, after watching Duanmu Lin kill many people from the Special Ability Bureau without hesitation, they started to let their guard down.
“Why did Duanmu Lin imprison you?” Tang Xiu asked.
“That's because I have a god stone. As I prepared to increase my cultivation by refining god stones, people from the Special Ability Bureau suddenly appeared. Duanmu Lin also appeared, but he instantly killed everyone from the Special Ability Bureau. He also wanted to kill me, but he felt that besides the god stone, I also had other things, so he imprisoned me and often interrogated me through torture, ” Ji Mu replied as he gritted his teeth in anger.