Volume 3: The Demonic Cult Advances Eastward Chapter 146: Sword Pointing at Azure Dragon
Another winter snow.
The Changhu Lake is ink-blue, the mountains are snow-white, and in this black and white world, above the vast and flat lake, there is a small pavilion in the center of the lake.
There was someone in the pavilion, sitting alone and speechless . His loose black robe was covered with frost, and his black hair was stained with snow. He looked like a stone statue, lonely, desolate, aloof, and with a chill that penetrated his bones.
This man hasn't moved for a long time. His pale face is covered with frost and there is no trace of blood. It seems that he has even stopped breathing.
The pitch-black robe and the pale snow-white skin revealed an aura of desolation and extinction, just like all things in the world, without a trace of life.
No one dared to disturb them. Li Muchan had already ordered that anyone who broke into the area within a hundred feet would be killed without mercy, no matter who they were.
What remains unchanged is the sound of the bells from the mountains on all sides, which rings from morning to night, day after day.
Three days, four days, five days...
Until the seventh day.
Seeing the motionless figure, the people watching outside the lake were also startled.
The Goddess of Bliss wanted to enter the pavilion but was stopped.
This person is one of the two most mysterious leaders of the "World Alliance", the second leader.
The second leader carried two swords on his back, his face covered by a golden mask, and said coldly: "He said, I can't go in, and neither can you. No one is allowed to go in ."
Pharmacist Li became even more charming. These days, Li Muchan gave her almost half of the power of the "World Alliance". She enjoyed all the pleasures brought by power, commanding everyone, and dominating both the black and white worlds. Everyone had to respect her.
But now, there was no joy in her heart at all, although she still had a coquettish look and a smile. Looking at the small pavilion submerged in the wind and snow, Pharmacist Li suddenly realized that the person seemed to be far away. The back that was only one step away and about to be touched seemed to have suddenly gone thousands of miles away.
She finally let go of the smile that was always on her face, bit her red lips tightly, frowned and said coldly: "He is about to die!!!"
The second leader's eyes were calm, as if they were solid ice that had not melted for thousands of years. He replied in the same cold tone as before: "I know, this was his choice. He also said that he would either come out alive or be buried in the grave."
The goddess of bliss frowned, her pupils trembling: "Is he practicing?"
The second leader said coldly, "Yes, and it is an extremely dangerous martial art. Even I don't know where it came from. I think he has reached a dangerous situation where his mind is struggling with himself. He has to rely on himself to get out of this step. No one can help him, including you."
The goddess of bliss said expressionlessly: "If he dies, the 'World Alliance' will be disbanded."
The second leader did not respond immediately, but was silent for a while before saying in a complicated tone: "You are wrong. We are all brought together by chance and will not change because of anyone's life or death. This is true for me, the third leader, and even the leader Li Muchan. Just like this martial world, it will never change because of someone's coming and going... As long as the martial world is not destroyed, my 'World Alliance' will not be destroyed!!"
After hearing these words, Pharmacist Li took a deep breath of cold air, and cast his eyes into the wind and snow, looking at the blurry back that was almost invisible. After a while, he whispered, "What if he is really dead?"
The second leader stood with his arms folded. The dark eyes under the mask seemed to be able to see through all the world. He said calmly: "If you die, you die. Everyone will die. Life is short, just like the snow flying all over the sky. The ups and downs in it are a lifetime. Most people are just a piece of snow that rises and falls with the wind. He lived."
Indeed, Li Muchan lived a serious and thrilling life. Such a life is better than that of 99% of people in the world, which is enough to leave no regrets.
The second leader added: "Compared to being betrayed and having your head and body separated, this kind of death is a good ending for us."
Pharmacist Li's heart trembled and she stopped talking. She just waited, and she felt vaguely uneasy.
A smart person will never gamble his life easily, let alone Li Muchan who has just gained power and taken the position of leader. Logically speaking, he will not put himself in danger easily.
Unless he has no other options, feels that he is in a desperate situation, and is unwilling to be killed.
Rather than being trapped to death, it is better to break through the state with your life.
Pharmacist Li's breath was trembling a little, and a charming smile appeared on his face again, but the corners of his eyes were a little red.
She was very smart and realized in an instant that Li Muchan must have noticed something.
Of course she is not stupid. As the granddaughter of Wang Lianhua, she has been incredibly smart since she was a child. How could she be stupid when she escaped from countless pursuits?
Thinking about Li Muchan's actions these days, she suddenly felt numbness in her hands and feet, as if the blood in her body had turned cold.
The snow is getting thicker and people are coming to the lakeside again.
As soon as they saw this person, Pharmacist Li and the Second Alliance Leader narrowed their eyes, with a cold light flashing in their eyes.
Because the other party looked exactly like Shangguan Xiaoxian, the leader of the "Money Gang".
Shangguan Xian'er was dressed in a fiery red dress and said softly, "My name is Shangguan Xian'er, and I have met Li Muchan before."
Upon hearing this, the hostility between the two men disappeared for one, but intensified for the other.
"What's wrong with him?" Shangguan Xian'er asked.
Seeing this woman, Pharmacist Li's beautiful face first turned pale, then expressionless, and then smiled sweetly and said, "He is about to die."
Shangguan Xian'er's eyes trembled slightly, and she opened her mouth. After a while, she murmured, "That's such a pity."
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
…
In the wind and snow, the bell rang again, deafening.
No one could bear the loud bell sound.
The Goddess of Bliss frowned, Shangguan Xian'er stared intently, and the Second Alliance Leader also looked annoyed.
Just waiting like this, from daytime to dusk.
Twelve bells rang out simultaneously, rippling the surface of the lake. Everyone felt their blood boiling and their minds unsettled. They felt dizzy and their spirits wavered.
But just as the bell rang to the end, no one could see that something had happened in the pavilion.
Looking closely, it was empty.
The person who had been sitting cross-legged for a long time... disappeared.
"Well, where are he?" Du Lei asked in surprise.
Everyone looked eagerly and suddenly saw a figure standing quietly on the vast lake, as still as a mountain.
"There!"
Li Muchan closed his eyes, as if he was listening to the sound of bells echoing between mountains and rivers, or as if he was listening to the falling snow amidst the loud noises, detached from all the movement and stillness.
The wind and snow filled his clothes, but he remained motionless.
No one could see that, on Li Muchan's face, there seemed to be a red light rising and shining, like the morning glow of the rising sun, like a raging fire burning the sky, rising from the dantian, flowing through the limbs and bones, swimming through the eight extraordinary meridians, and shining brightly between the eyebrows.
This moment.
The mountains and lakes are silent, and the bells have stopped ringing.
Du Lei's eyes widened with a look of shock. For some reason, from afar, the thin figure between heaven and earth seemed to resonate with the mountains and rivers, and echo with the wind and snow. The shock he brought was that he was neither alive nor dead just now, but now he had suddenly transformed into an unparalleled strong man who dominated the Central Plains.
But this energy disappeared in an instant.
"Ahem..." After two light coughs, Li Mu turned around and looked into the distance with a smile on his face, "I'm sorry to have worried you."
Everyone had a different expression.
The goddess of bliss smiled softly and said, "It's good that you're okay. At this juncture, if something happens to you, it will turn the world upside down."
Li Muchan's figure flashed, and he flew across the lake a few times, and then landed in front of everyone.
Without waiting for everyone to react, he said softly, "I have to go to the West. All matters concerning the World Alliance will be handed over to you. Remember to keep it a secret for me."
The second leader asked, "Are you alone?"
Li Muchan said calmly: "It's just me."
The second leader asked again: "Let's go now?"
Li Muchan nodded: "Let's go now."
After saying that, Li Muchan looked at Shangguan Xian'er deeply again, and finally set his gaze on Li Pharmacist.
When their eyes met, Li Muchan's expression softened and he said with a gentle smile, "Remember to take good care of Ye'er."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and brushed the fallen snow off the other person's shoulder.
Pharmacist Li's eyes flickered, his lips moved, and he said, "It's too dangerous for you to go alone..."
"It's too much trouble. Besides," Li Muchan smiled calmly, took off Du Lei's hat, and said quietly, "I am the leader of the World Alliance. How can I be pitied by others?"
Without looking at Pharmacist Li's stunned expression, he strode past him.
“I’m going!”
