Li Mu devoted himself completely, quickly ’walking’ through the spirit road of the puppet spirit patterns.

The jade pendant suddenly shone with spirit light, then dissipated into the massive maze.

Seeing this, Li Mu revealed a knowing smile. Indeed, the divine sense trial of the ’Heart Palace’ was as he had guessed. One had to engrave the countless puppet spirit patterns in the maze to pass this trial.

With the experience of success, Li Mu continued to immerse himself, fully absorbing himself, constantly identifying puppet spirit patterns, and piece after piece of jade pendant kept disappearing.

As time went by, Li Mu gradually adapted to the rhythm of this trial. His divine sense became sharper, and his engraving of the puppet spirit patterns became increasingly skillful. Each successful engraving of a puppet spirit pattern allowed him to feel his strength improving.

Li Mu devoted his whole mind and body, as if trapped in an inextricable state, immersed in the puppet spirit patterns, constantly engraving each one in a challenge full of enthusiasm.

It is unknown how many jade pendants disappeared into the maze when Li Mu suddenly felt an inexplicable power flowing into his primordial spirit from the Celestial Puppet Spirit Token. His primordial spirit seemed to be pulled by a great force, his consciousness returned to his body, and he instantly awakened from the enthralled state.

"Lord Li, thank goodness, you’re finally awake. I thought something had happened to you!"

Xue’Er’s anxious voice sounded in Li Mu’s ear.

Li Mu turned to look at Xue’Er, a trace of confusion and bewilderment flickering in his eyes. He looked out the window, realizing that night had fallen, time seemingly having passed without notice.

"So fast, it’s already dark!"

Li Mu said, a bit dazed. When he entered the Celestial Puppet Spirit Token for the Heart Palace trial, it was still morning with bright sunshine, yet in that brief moment, the sky had turned pitch black.

"What do you mean! It’s been three days. Before my cultivation session, I saw you just standing there, and when I came out, you were still there, in the same position! Lord Li, are you okay!" Xue’Er looked at Li Mu worriedly, asking with concern.

Hearing Xue’Er’s words, Li Mu was taken aback. He checked himself, realizing it was as Xue’Er said; his divine sense had been greatly exhausted, and a layer of dust covered him, indicating a significant amount of time had passed.

He clearly remembered he only attempted the Heart Palace trial in the Celestial Puppet Spirit Token for a short while, but unexpectedly, three days had elapsed.

Li Mu furrowed his brows, sensing the abnormality of the ’Heart Palace’. However, he had learned many new puppet spirit patterns this time, and meanwhile, his stagnant divine sense had faintly become more condensed.

Thinking of this, Li Mu couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Lord Li!" Xue’Er called out worriedly, looking at Li Mu.

Li Mu flashed a reassuring smile at Xue’Er, comforting her, "I’m fine; I’ve just learned a new cultivation technique, no need to worry!"

Upon hearing this, Xue’Er let out a sigh of relief, concern in her voice as she said, "That’s good, Lord Li, do you need to rest? I can prepare some spiritual cuisine for you."

"Alright, go ahead!" Li Mu nodded with a smile, watching Xue’Er leave.

After Xue’Er left, Li Mu again turned to look out the window, a powerful flood of thoughts surging in his heart.

During these three days, Li Mu continuously engraved the puppet spirit patterns. Each disappearance of a jade pendant represented his progress, where his divine sense was honed and greatly improved.

However, to pass the ’Heart Palace’ trial in one go and obtain the Celestial Puppet inheritance, his divine sense was far from sufficient.

Could it be that collecting eight Celestial Puppet Spirit Tokens is necessary to obtain the complete Puppet Dao inheritance! Li Mu looked at the Celestial Puppet Spirit Token in his hand, a bit unwillingly.

If the Star Nebula Visualization Method could continue to improve, with the second Chapter perfected, the power of the divine sense might meet the demands of the ’Heart Palace’ trial.

Thus, to obtain this Saint Tier inheritance, it remains key to continue farming and improving cultivation!

The Star Nebula Visualization Method - Star God Chapter requires the spiritual plant attribute of Star Source to continue enhancing cultivation. However, the Star Source attribute can only be obtained by planting the Tier Six Spirit Plant - Mouxing Spirit Grass.

For this, it is necessary to leave the Southern Wilderness Spirit Realm and find a top-grade spiritual land, a secluded Spirit Mountain, suitable for the large-scale cultivation of Tier Six Spirit Plant - Mouxing Spirit Grass.

This is indeed a rather challenging task!

However, the most urgent matter is to assist the Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon in successfully crossing the Tribulation. Only if it safely passes the Tier Seven True Dragon Thunder Tribulation will the powerful protective force of the Five Elements Array formed by the five Five Elements Beasts not collapse.

After thinking through these issues, Li Mu sighed, put away the Celestial Puppet Spirit Token, and decided to temporarily give up attempting this inheritance, planning to try again when he had more time in the future. For now, the most important thing is to ensure that the Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon successfully crosses the Thunder Tribulation.

After consuming the spiritual cuisine prepared by Xue’Er, Li Mu dived into the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion, beginning to refine high-tier spirit pills that would enhance bloodline power and increase the chances of successfully crossing the tribulation for the Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon.

Time flew by, and in half a month, everything for the auction was handled, and Lin Baoqing appeared again at the Ten Thousand Flowers Manor to see Li Mu off.

The auction was unprecedentedly successful, the spoils swept away, high-tier spiritual materials, large quantities of top-grade spirit stones, and Nine Treasures Spirit Pearls almost overflowing, Li Mu was satisfied and it was time to leave.

Next, Li Mu needs to find a suitable place for the Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon to cross the tribulation.

"Master Li, going to the Central Continent Spirit Realm, a journey of millions of miles, incredibly dangerous, you really don’t want to board our pavilion’s merchant ship?" Lin Baoqing looked at Li Mu, persuading him once more.

"This time we have reached closer cooperation with the Profound Celestial Sword Array and Taiyi Sect; they will provide full support in terms of merchant ship safety. If the Nine Demons Sect dares to ambush, it would be their own demise, so you needn’t be overly concerned!" Lin Baoqing looked at Li Mu, sincerely extending the invitation again.

After speaking, Lin Baoqing continued to reveal more information to Li Mu.

It turns out, after the successful auction, the relationships between the major forces became even closer, and to defend against the Nine Demons Sect, they established several cooperative arrangements, forming a hugely encompassing community of shared interests,

Upon hearing this, Li Mu thought of something and asked, concerned, "Regarding the Soul Absorption Bottle, what did the Profound Celestial Sword Sect and Taiyi Sect say?"

Lin Baoqing’s face darkened, explaining, "It has been discovered that ’Zhuang Baolun’ was actually an inside agent of the Nine Demons Sect. Regarding this matter, Profound Celestial Sword Sect and Taiyi Sect have discussed it and plan to retaliate in kind."

"Retaliate in kind?" Li Mu furrowed his brows slightly, asking in confusion.

"Yes." Lin Baoqing explained, "They plan to feign dispatching a merchant ship along the route where the Nine Demons Sect sets up ambushes, luring them into attacking, and then launching a counter-ambush."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu couldn’t help but feel stirred. Such a strategy could indeed draw out the Nine Demons Sect’s members, exposing them to attacks from the Profound Celestial Sword Sect and Taiyi Sect. Moreover, if the timing was right, he might also take the opportunity to reclaim the Tier Seven Purple Melody Celestial Flame.

The Tier Seven Purple Melody Celestial Flame fell into the hands of the Nine Demons Sect. Taking advantage of the Profound Celestial Sword Array and Taiyi Sect’s counter-ambush against the Nine Demons Sect, Li Mu considered whether to seize the chance to retrieve this Celestial Fire.

However, the task of the Two-Horned Cyan Moon Flood Dragon crossing the tribulation is pressing and inconvenient to meddle in this matter.

Weighing the pros and cons, Li Mu finally declined Shopkeeper Lin’s kind offer, saying, "Better not! I purchased a decent spiritual ship, and traveling alone makes me a smaller target!"

After speaking, Li Mu cupped his hands towards Lin Baoqing and formally bade goodbye, "Shopkeeper Lin, if fate allows, we shall meet again in Central State!"

"Indeed, Master Li, when you return to Central State, remember to go to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to report your safety. Also, there are many Wan Pavilion branches along the spiritual islands, if you need anything, feel free to let us know." Lin Baoqing said sincerely.

"Alright!" Li Mu smiled and nodded, then took to the sky with Xue’Er, their figures quickly turning into a black dot, disappearing into the sky above the Desolate Ancient City.

Watching Li Mu’s disappearing figure, Lin Baoqing felt a sense of loss, as if losing a rare treasure.