Because of Ling Buti's appearance and his words, Li Fenglan's heart gradually calmed down.

But Meng Linzhou, who also stayed here, was the complete opposite.

Ling never tires of what he is doing! Let go of my master!

My master is invincible in the world and the number one expert in the Three Realms. What kind of face does Ling Buyan have to dare to hug him like this?

Meng Linzhou felt that the whole world was bad.

He stared at Ling Buyi with wide eyes, but Meng Linzhou, who really had no experience in dealing with this kind of thing, couldn't say a word for a long while. After holding back for a long time, he finally uttered a word: "You—"

"Ahem..." Li Fenglan finally pushed Ling Buyi lightly, and the person who was half kneeling on the ground just now also stood up.

Ling turned around and took a look at where he came from, and then said to Li Fenglan: "By the way, Fenglan, there is another person who wants to see you today." After speaking, he shifted his gaze to Meng Linzhou.

Although Ling did not say a word, Meng Linzhou inexplicably felt after seeing him like this... Should he continue to stay here?

No, this is my master, why can't I see him?

However, the next moment, Li Fenglan also looked over, and then Meng Linzhou stood up in a very useless manner. He frowned slightly, and said to Li Fenglan: "If that's the case...then I'll leave first?"

Master hurry up and detain me.

But Meng Linzhou's expectations were in vain. After hearing his words, Li Fenglan just nodded slightly.

Meng Linzhou: "..."

How come there is a feeling of being abandoned by Master?

Although there is no light in the dark prison of Tianmian Palace, it is better than clean. In addition, Jiang Yichang, who sent him here just now, also found a room with the best environment, so for Li Fenglan, apart from the discomfort of not having a table and chairs, staying here has nothing to do with it.

After saying the words just now, Li Fenglan leaned against the wall again. Seeing this, Ling Buyan also half-kneeled on the ground again, and gently treated the wound on his arm.

"Master, you don't have to be so troublesome..." Li Fenglan wanted to withdraw her hand.

Ling Buyi didn't speak, he just shook his head lightly and said, "Don't move around, what if the wound opens again?"

And at this moment, a vermilion pink figure finally appeared here.

Feeling the fluctuation of spiritual power, Li Fenglan swallowed what she hadn't said yet, and looked forward.

"...It's you?" Li Fenglan couldn't help being startled when he saw the person who came here for the first time. He had almost gone through all the people he knew in Tianmian Palace just now, even Jiang Yichang's apprentice Zhuang Zhixia. But she never thought that the person who appeared here today would be her.

The person who walked into the prison just now was wearing a concubine-colored long dress, with black hair tied behind his head, and covered with gold and jade hair accessories, he looked gorgeous.

—The person who came, Li Fenglan, was both familiar and unfamiliar.

She is the Immortal Master Mu Hantao who brought Li Fenglan to Tianmian Palace back then.

The last time Li Fenglan saw Mu Hantao was in the forbidden area of ​​Tianmian Palace.

"Master Xianzun." After recognizing the person, Li Fenglan slowly stood up while supporting the wall of the dark cell.

Then, Ling Buyan followed him and stood up straight.

I don't know if it's because of the poor light in the dark cell, but Li Fenglan always felt that Mu Hantao's expression was a little strange after seeing Ling Buyi get up with her, and she even silently took two steps back.

This change is very small, and Li Fenglan is not sure if she has read it wrong.

However, Li Fenglan's observation was not wrong.

At the moment when he saw Ling Buyi, Mu Hantao remembered what happened just now...

A few hours ago, outside the sword forest of Tianmian Palace.

After the Ningchao Formation was opened, with the Tianmian Palace Sword Forest as the center, the aura of most of the Tianmian Palace became chaotic. Although countless people in the sect wondered what happened here, but because the aura was too domineering, after half a day, still no monk dared to come here.

Except for Ling Buyan and Mu Hantao.

In fact, Ling Buyi had to arrive outside the sword forest before Mu Hantao.

At that time, the wind blades formed from spiritual energy in the sword forest were flying around. The dark body-protecting zhenqi on Ling Buyi's body glowed brightly, blocking all the wind blades.

He stood outside the sword forest and looked inward intently.

But Mu Hantao, who came in a hurry, was startled when he saw the person coming, and before she could do anything, Ling Buyan spoke first: "Don't go in, just stand here."

If there were other people outside the sword forest, they would be surprised to hear the tone Ling Buyi spoke to Mu Hantao.

—He is just a well-known fairy in Tianmian Palace, how dare he talk to Mu Hantao in such a rude manner?

And the more shocking thing was yet to come, after hearing Ling Buyan's words, Mu Hantao really stopped by the other party's side.

She even put her hands on her forehead lightly, as if she wanted to salute the other party... But as soon as Mu Hantao raised her hand, Ling Buyan turned around.

"It's good for Mu Zun to stand here."

"But..." Hearing Ling Buyi's words, Mu Hantao gritted his teeth and put his hand down, "But this is the Ningchao Formation, in case something unexpected happens..."

Ling Buyi shook his head, and asked after a while, "What are you going to do in case of an accident?"

"Interfere with the operation of Ningchao formation, or..." Mu Hantao gritted his teeth again and said, "Tell Qiu Wanyou who Li Fenglan is, and see if he dares to attack." Her eyes were full of cruelty.

Hearing this, Ling Buyi smiled and said, "No need, Feng Lan will take care of this matter by herself."

"But—" Mu Hantao wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Ling Buyan.

He said: "Qiu Wanyou has always been kind to Feng Lan as a teacher and apprentice. Even if he later took out the remote clock and used it as the eye of the Fushen Formation, from the perspective of the world, he still did nothing wrong."

That's right, all monks in this world who go mad will eventually create a lot of killing karma. Before Li Fenglan, there was no exception. Immortal Venerable, the previous head of Tianmian Palace, ordered him to be killed. This was not only the head's personal choice, but also the choice of all living beings in the three realms.

Qiu Wanyou's approach can only be said to be in line with this choice.

Of course Mu Hantao understood what Ling did not tire of saying.

Master Chizhen was silent.

At this time, under the influence of the Ningchao formation, all the flying swords in the sword forest had already attacked Li Fenglan.

Ling Buyi frowned slightly, he looked a little nervous, but he still stood still and said, "So even now, Feng Lan owes the karma of Qiu Wanyou's master and apprentice in that lifetime. Only Qiu Wanyou had the intention to kill him, and did not Do everything possible to try to kill him... This karma will be considered as a complete end."

—Qiu Wanyou taught Li Fenglan how to cultivate, and gave him a second life as an "immortal". In the end, he tried his best to kill the opponent and take back this second life.

At this point, cause and effect are over.

It's not that Ling Buzhi doesn't want to help Li Fenglan, but that he wants Li Fenglan to settle the cause and effect by herself.

…

In the dark cell of Tianmian Palace, none of the three spoke. After a while of silence, Mu Hantao finally spoke as if he had made a great determination.

"Feng Lan, my cultivation has been trapped in the Mahayana period for thousands of years, do you know this?" Mu Hantao said.

Why did Mu Hantao suddenly say this to me?

Although Li Fenglan was somewhat puzzled, he still nodded slightly after hearing what the other party said.

——Tianmian Palace Chizhenzun Mu Hantao, and Jijie Xianzun have been in Mahayana for many years, but there is no sign of ascension. Everyone knows this.

"I know." Li Fenglan said.

Because of the serious injury, Li Fenglan's figure was a little unstable. Just when he was about to lean against the wall, Ling Buyan suddenly took a slight sideways step and supported him.

After saying that, Mu Hantao sighed: "Actually, my cultivation level is long enough, but my mental state has not improved for many years. Even because of the deepening obsession, my mental state actually showed signs of falling. Right now, my last chance is coming..."

If the mood drops and misses the last chance to ascend, then Mu Hantao may really be like the Immortal of Precepts, who has no time to cultivate in the Mahayana period, but will never be able to ascend in his life.

"So it's like this..." Li Fenglan said softly.

Many people in the comprehension world were guessing about Mu Hantao's state, but they didn't expect that she really had a problem with her mood.

It's just that even if the other party said it clearly, Li Fenglan still didn't understand why Mu Hantao said this to herself.

After thinking about it, it has nothing to do with me...

But when Li Fenglan thought of this just now, she heard Mu Hantao continue to say: "Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with you."

Li Fenglan:? ? ?

"Huh?" He was really dumbfounded this time.

If Li Fenglan remembered correctly, when she entered Tianmian Palace, Mu Hantao was already an immortal. Apart from the fact that he was brought into the Heavenly Sleep Palace by the other party back then, the two of them seemed to have no relationship at all.

No, no, I am now "Li Fenglan", and I have nothing to do with Mu Hantao at all.

This kind of pot can't be thrown around.

Seemingly seeing what Li Fenglan was thinking, Mu Hantao suddenly smiled and said: "Since I came to see you today, I won't keep it up anymore."

"En!" Li Fenglan looked at the other party with a cute face.

At this moment, he was not mentally prepared for what he was going to hear later.

And at this moment, three words suddenly came from Li Fenglan's ear.

"Li Fuyue."

Li Fenglan: "...!"

Wait, what did I hear just now?

Fuck! She, how did she recognize me?

Seeing Li Fenglan's nervousness, Ling Buyan suddenly put his hand on his shoulder and patted him lightly twice.

After realizing that Master was by her side, Li Fenglan relaxed a little.

Perhaps it was because Li Fenglan had become a little numb after losing her horse in the past few days, but this time he didn't have too much time to be shocked. Not even a few breaths later, Li Fenglan had already begun to analyze rationally—there was something wrong with the Soul Condensation Pagoda located in the forbidden area of ​​the sect, and Mu Hantao's behavior of deliberately attracting her group away was also very problematic.

Thinking back now, the other party may have taken him to the Soul Condensation Pagoda on purpose to recover his cultivation.

"Did you take me to talk about Yita on purpose last time?" Li Fenglan asked Mu Hantao while recalling quickly in her mind.

Sure enough, the woman nodded and said, "Yes."

Li Fenglan bit her lip lightly, but he didn't speak.

He has many questions to ask about Mu Hantao. But now with a sudden sudden blow, Li Fenglan's mind is still a little messed up. After getting the first answer, he just subconsciously asked: "Then why did Master Mu Xianzun say that I was related to your depression?"

"Feng Lan, don't get me wrong," this time the speaker became Ling Buyan, he looked at Li Fenglan and said, "Actually, there are still people from the clan of 'Li Fuyue' who are still alive."

"What?!" This time, Li Fenglan was really taken aback.

It was as if he had been struck by a dull lightning, and he stood there watching Ling and couldn't move.

"Master, what do you mean?" Li Fenglan's mind went blank, and he shook his head involuntarily when he said this, "The whole family of Li's family was ransacked, and I was the only one who survived..."

His voice was very soft, but everyone here heard it.

"If you recall the day when I rescued you from Li's house, don't you doubt why I went to Li's house?" Mu Hantao said.

"Someone sent you there?" Li Fenglan's heart was in a mess, and he began to guess wildly.

"Of course not." Seeing that Li Fenglan couldn't remember, Mu Hantao quickly shook his head and said.

In fact, there were too many things that happened that day, and Li Fenglan was too excited, so even the memories were fragmented.

—The Li family didn't know what major event they committed, and the Holy One suddenly became furious, announcing the extermination of the family without warning.

The capital is some distance away from Xihou City, so the news of the death of the Li family in the capital and the emperor's order to immediately kill the other Li families in Xihou City actually reached Li Fenglan's ears together.

Just when Li Fenglan was trying to remember, Mu Hantao finally gave the answer.

"I'm also from the Li family." She took a deep breath and finally said the answer.

Li Fenglan:!

"What?" Mu Hantao is actually from the Li family?

This answer was something he never thought of.

That's right... If the Li family really still exists in this world, then why can't he be older than himself?

But this answer is also too shocking.

Li Fenglan subconsciously took half a step back and didn't stop until she hit the wall.

Seeing this, Ling did not tire of saying softly: "The Li family is the mother clan of the Immortal Master Mu Hantao. She is many generations older than you. It is normal if you don't know."

Li Fenglan saw that some tears flashed in the eyes of the immortal in front of him: "Yes... I became a monk many years ago and came to Tianmian Palace."

——Actually, the monks in Tianmian Palace do not need to be "ordained". This can be seen from the fact that they all use common names instead of illegal names.

However, Mu Hantao was different when she cultivated in her early years. She first became a monk and practiced in a small sect for hundreds of years. After her master fell, she was recommended to come to Tianmian Palace.

At this time, Li Fenglan tried hard to recall—when she was at home, she seemed to have heard about an elder in her family who became a monk. But the time was too long, and the storyteller at that time said the word "monk", so Li Fenglan never thought that this person would be Mu Hantao!

But thinking about it carefully, Mu Hantao and himself are a family, it doesn't seem so unimaginable.

The reason why there are aristocratic families in the world of cultivation is because monks with outstanding talents often appear in the same family. And with such talent, it's really not hard to imagine that the Li family still has a few powerful monks.

At this time, Mu Hantao continued to say: "Although I stopped using my Taoist name after I came to Tianmian Palace, and resumed my real name. But since I became a monk, I just entered Taoism, so I still can't have too much involvement with the secular world."

Until a few years ago, when Mu Hantao happened to be traveling in the lower world, she heard the news that Li's family was about to be ransacked.

Although he became a monk, Mu Hantao's cultivation is not heartless, and it's not that he doesn't have no feelings for his clansmen in the mortal world. Even after hearing this incident, she immediately reacted - the Li family has always been loyal and good for generations, and will never have the heart of treason or disobedience.

There must be some misunderstanding.

Hearing this, she of course rushed to Xihou City immediately. However, Mu Hantao did not expect that the current emperor did not follow the routine.

He didn't even gather the people from the Li family together. While announcing the killing of all families, he killed those Li family members in the capital.

So when Mu Hantao arrived in Xihou City, he only saw Li Fenglan and a few members of the side branches.

…At that time, she was already an immortal in Tianmian Palace, with a Mahayana stage of cultivation, and she might transcend the tribulation and ascend to the ascension at any time. She like this cannot be contaminated with too much mortal karma.

But she couldn't bear it after all, so Mu Hantao secretly replaced them with puppets, rescued a few offspring, and sent these people thousands of miles away.

And finally took away Li Fenglan, a talented junior.

This is already the limit that Mu Hantao, a monk, can do.

It turned out to be like this... After thousands of years, Li Fenglan finally understood how she came to Tianmian Palace back then. And what made him even more gratified was that if Mu Hantao was right, then how many of his relatives from far away from back then did not die!

Li Fenglan always felt that he no longer had much concern with this world, but now after hearing Mu Hantao's words, he realized that he still has family members living in this corner of the world...

It turned out that he was not as lonely as he had imagined.

Mu Hantao closed her eyes and recalled the events of that year, Li Fenglan saw a drop of clear tears slipping down from the woman's cheek, and quickly hidden in the darkness.

Recalling this, Mu Hantao slowly opened her eyes. She sniffed lightly and said, "I have seen all the achievements you made back then. I... am very proud of you."

Speaking of this, Mu Hantao fell silent, and after a while, she suddenly said to Li Fenglan: "I'm sorry."

"I also knew about your obsession back then... But I was vaguely aware of the possibility of a breakthrough, so I kept this matter in my heart and didn't help you... I was too selfish." Mu Hantao said , full of regrets.

It could be heard that she really blamed herself for this incident.

"It's okay, I understand you." Li Fenglan quickly shook her head and said, "Ascension is the top priority for a monk. Besides, you have already saved my life. If you rashly came out and stood by me back then, I'm afraid you will be dragged down by me." .”

Li Fenglan didn't realize how excited her tone was.

Until Ling Buyi, who was standing by his side, stretched out his hand and caressed his back.

— After experiencing all kinds of mistrust and betrayal, Li Fenglan has grown up, and he knows how difficult it is to give charcoal in the face of hardship. Although Mu Hantao was also from the Li family, she hadn't met him a few times after all. She was able to bring her here back then, which was enough for him to be grateful.

Even Mu Hantao is probably the only one among the great powers in the cultivation world who hasn't made trouble...

Mu Hantao smiled wryly and continued: "At that time, I deliberately didn't want to think about the affairs of the Li family for the sake of my own way. After all, I had already disturbed the mortal world by rescuing you. Heaven will punish you. However, I have always been brooding over the incident of copying and beheading all the families back then, and I have obsessions in my heart. Up to now, my mood has been affected."

I see!

This matter is indeed related to me... After all, they are all from the Li family.

Li Fenglan, who had been listening to Mu Hantao, finally spoke at this time: "Since Master Mu Xianzun's state of mind was damaged because of this incident, the only way to solve this matter is to get rid of the obsession in your heart. To break through the bottleneck."

"Yes." Mu Hantao nodded.

"I don't know if Master Muxian came to look for me today, but did he have any clues?" After Li Fenglan asked this sentence, she felt inappropriate, "...but the dynasty of the year has been destroyed, so how can this obsession be achieved? But what?"

"To be honest, since I was able to come to you and tell you what I said, I did have a clue." This time, the expression on Mu Hantao's face slowly became serious.

"You say."

"Do you remember the name 'Lou Yuanwei'?" Mu Hantao asked.

"Lou Yuanwei?" Li Fenglan read it aloud, and he could feel that the name was very familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was for a while.

In the end, Ling Buyi, who had been standing by his side all the time, reminded him: "Lou is the surname of the country in the past."

Li Fenglan remembered it!

"Lou Yuanwei was the emperor at that time, and he ordered the beheading of our entire Li clan?"

"That's right," Mu Hantao gritted his teeth and said, "It's him!"

But Lou Yuanwei is a mortal, thousands of years have passed, and he no longer knows how many lives he has reincarnated. If Mu Hantao thought of killing Lou Yuanwei's reincarnation as a way to get rid of her obsession, then she would most likely be one step further away from flying because of her innocent killing karma.

As if seeing what Li Fenglan was thinking, Mu Hantao said to him: "Lou Yuanwei didn't reincarnate, I just found out not long ago...Although he is a mortal and doesn't have any spiritual roots at all, he has actually lived until now."

"Has he ever cultivated?" Li Fenglan's heart beat faster.

He remembered that all members of the royal family would be divined by a national teacher as soon as they were born, and anyone with a little spiritual root would be forcibly pulled out with pills to establish a foundation.

But Lou Yuanwei didn't, he should be a mortal through and through.

How did a mortal man survive until now?

"I've never cultivated, that's the problem," Mu Hantao clenched his fists and said, "So I suspect that behind him, there is an expert pointing him out."

After finishing speaking, the woman looked at Li Fenglan, she sighed lightly, and said solemnly: "And I already know where he is now, that's why I came to you."