118: Li Mu's bad taste

Today, I encountered a major event!

The Spiritual Vein of Five Peaks revived, but strangely, according to the original timeline, it should have been very calm, undergoing subtle changes from the Spiritual Vein, and Yao Beasts should not have appeared the moment the Spiritual Vein revived.

It was precisely because of this that I didn't rush to Five Peaks immediately.

As the head of the Five Peaks, a place where ancient Imperial Dynasties offered sacrifices and worship, Five Peaks had already accumulated a large amount of Imperial Qi. In the original timeline, due to the suppression of Imperial Qi, Five Peaks was a Cultivation Holy Land, and no Yao Beasts appeared before the Spiritual Qi revival.

But today's Five Peaks, after the Spiritual Vein revived, seems to have changed.

The Imperial Qi on Five Peaks disappeared, Yao Beasts appeared, and even Ji Jiangxue was pulled by the Five Peaks Spiritual Vein, becoming a part of Five Peaks. This has completely changed from the original timeline.

Why did this happen?

Even if my Rebirth caused changes in the timeline, something like Five Peaks couldn't deviate so severely without reason!

Is there someone else secretly plotting? But now, besides me, who else knows what will happen in the future?!

This matter is of great importance; I'd best investigate it thoroughly!

If invaders from another world entered Earth ahead of time and caused all these changes in Five Peaks, then the problem would be huge…

The diary ended here, and Li Mu casually closed the diary page.

Revealing this content was equivalent to sending a message to everyone who had a copy of the diary: Li Mu's upcoming plans and arrangements would unfold in this direction.

It was also a small personal amusement for Li Mu, giving them a bit of suspense and whetting their appetites.

Afterward, Li Mu began to sit cross-legged in the pavilion, then brought out his Jin Ming Sword, and took out a Top-Grade Spirit Stone, once again beginning to nurture his sword.

As for Linglong, she was soundly asleep nearby.

Over the past two days, Linglong seemed to be sleeping even more diligently. Li Mu guessed that it was probably because Linglong's Bloodline was about to evolve again.

Time flew by during Cultivation, and soon it was late at night.

From the direction of Five Peaks, a fiery light rapidly flew across the sky, then descended from the heavens and landed at the foot of Five Peaks.

As soon as he landed, Zhao He immediately vomited, his face extremely pale.

Looking at Jin Meiting beside him, he said, “Even when I flew fighter jets, I wasn’t this reckless… ugh…”

Jin Meiting: “…”

Hearing Zhao He's words, she clasped her hands together apologetically towards him and said, “Sorry, I was too anxious, so I kept flying at full speed and didn't consider your condition.”

Zhao He: “…”

Why did that apology feel a bit hurtful!

What Zhao He had consumed earlier was the Talent Spiritual Fruit that appeared in the forest outside Jia City, a strength-type Talent Spiritual Fruit.

Among all Talent Spiritual Fruits, it belonged to a relatively inferior category because the Spiritual Fruit he ate had limited potential.

At its strongest, it could probably only barely withstand the power of a missile; if the yield were slightly larger, he might even be injured.

If it were a peace bomb, his ashes probably wouldn't even be seen!

So now, although Zhao He had consumed the Talent Spiritual Fruit, he was also Cultivating according to Qin Zhe's Cultivation Technique.

Because he had the Talent Spiritual Fruit as a foundation, he was now at the Refining Qi cultivation level, but compared to people like Jin Meiting, he was far behind.

“So, where do we start looking now?”

After Zhao He recovered, he looked at the dark mountain ahead and asked.

However, before Jin Meiting could even speak, she saw a familiar figure suddenly appear on a large rock on the mountain path ahead.

When she saw who was standing on the rock, Jin Meiting's face immediately lit up with surprise, and she quickly ran towards that person.

Following Jin Meiting's direction, Zhao He also looked over with curiosity and immediately saw the figure standing on the rock.

He recognized her too!

That person's portrait was on Grand Elder's backup list!

“Huh? She's… Ji Jiangxue?”

Zhao He was slightly stunned for a moment, then reacted, but saw that Jin Meiting had already run towards Ji Jiangxue, so he quickly followed.

“Hey, wait for me!”

He remembered that Ji Jiangxue and Jin Meiting had a good relationship; after all, he would see Jin Meiting talking to her on the phone every now and then.

Moreover, Jin Meiting's main purpose for coming this trip was to find Ji Jiangxue.

Now seeing the person she needed to find right in front of her, Zhao He also breathed a sigh of relief.

The two quickly ascended the mountain and arrived in front of Ji Jiangxue.

Seeing Ji Jiangxue completely unharmed and in excellent spirits, Jin Meiting's original worries were finally dispelled.

However, she then looked at the dark surroundings and frowned slightly.

At the same time, she asked, somewhat puzzled, “Sister Xue, it’s so dark now, what are you doing here?”

As soon as she finished speaking, Jin Meiting suddenly realized something. Her gaze fixed on Ji Jiangxue in front of her, and her heart began to subtly grow wary.

The Yao Beast incident had just occurred here in Five Peaks, and now Ji Jiangxue's actions were so abnormal. It was always better to be careful.

Seeing Jin Meiting's reaction, Ji Jiangxue also smiled and leaped down from the boulder, landing in front of the two.

Then she laughed and said, “Why did you two come to Five Peaks? Are you here to deal with the Yao Beast that appeared earlier?”

Jin Meiting said nothing, only nodded, her gaze still fixed on Ji Jiangxue, as if she wanted to discern whether the Ji Jiangxue in front of her was a Yao Beast in disguise.

Zhao He, hearing Ji Jiangxue's words, chimed in, “Besides dealing with that Yao Beast, we also came to find you!”

“Captain Meiting's calls to you kept showing 'no service,' and you were here in Five Peaks, so she was worried something happened to you.”

“Thank you…”

Ji Jiangxue nodded.

Her gaze turned to Jin Meiting, she was silent for a moment, and finally let out a bitter laugh.

“Meiting, you don't need to be so wary. I am Ji Jiangxue, not a Yao Beast in disguise.”

“It's just… my current state is a bit strange. I have merged with Five Peaks, becoming a Soul body similar to a mountain god.”

Hearing Ji Jiangxue's words, Jin Meiting's face immediately showed a look of surprise; this was somewhat unexpected for her.

Even Zhao He, standing nearby, was utterly bewildered by these words.

Seeing their reactions, Ji Jiangxue continued, “The moment the Five Peaks Spiritual Vein revived, for some unknown reason, the Spiritual Vein became bound to me.”

“Now I possess the ability to instantly perceive everything on Five Peaks, and also the ability to appear anywhere on Five Peaks.”

“I can also control animals and communicate with the animals on Five Peaks. That hedgehog Yao Beast on Five Peaks, I can also restrict it to Five Peaks, preventing it from going down the mountain to harm people.”

Speaking of this, Ji Jiangxue's face showed a bitter expression: “But relatively, I also cannot leave Five Peaks. My body has dissipated, and my Soul has completely fused with the Five Peaks Spiritual Vein.”

“As long as Five Peaks exists, I exist. If Five Peaks collapses, I will die…”