245: Li Mu: Tonight we're eating dried fox meat and large spicy strips

After reading the diary, Li Mu's heart grew heavier, and his feeling that there was a great secret on Earth became more intense.

The diary mentioned that the spiritual energy in the world had been lost due to an unknown reason, but what exactly was the cause of this?

Also, from the diary, it seemed that there were many Small Worlds in this world, and there might even be some cultivators within them!

With these questions, Li Mu continued his journey to the last of the five continents.

The continent to the south, known as the Monster Beast Continent, was a paradise for Yao Beasts.

Li Mu repeated his previous action, releasing his Divine Sense across the entire Monster Beast Continent.

He let his Divine Sense 'see' every part of the Monster Beast Continent.

Suddenly, Li Mu saw another cave.

Li Mu retracted his Divine Sense and instantly arrived at this cave.

Unfortunately, this cave was just a simple cave.

Li Mu glanced at it and then left the Monster Beast Continent.

Overall, this trip to the five continents to search for Immortal Caves had yielded some results.

Since the investigation was over, it was time to go back, and he wondered if Linglong and the little fox were behaving themselves at home.

Shaking his head, Li Mu tore open space and, in a moment, arrived in the Cave Heaven Small World.

As soon as Li Mu arrived in the Cave Heaven Small World, he sensed that the atmosphere was a bit off.

He released his Divine Sense to investigate and then shook his head with a helpless smile.

—He saw that the eastern forest in the Cave Heaven Small World was covered in charred black.

The river water was boiling and bubbling, and as for the fish inside, not a single one could be seen.

As for Linglong and the little fox, they were leisurely napping, having eaten and drunk their fill.

Linglong even had what looked like an unknown liquid at the corner of her mouth, perhaps dreaming of something.

Li Mu instantly appeared beside the two of them, and in his anger, he directly gave both the Dragon and the fox a solid punch to the head.

Linglong and the little fox woke up from their sleep, and a large 'Danger' sign appeared in the minds of both the Dragon and the fox.

Li Mu dealt with Linglong and the little fox, then directly used a spell to restore the damaged areas of the Cave Heaven Small World to their original state.

However, the fish in the river could not be restored, so he would let the two of them catch their own later!

If you work with your own hands, you will have plenty.

Seeing that everything was restored to its original state, Linglong, who had initially been feeling guilty, transformed into a fawning, tail-wagging creature, charming Li Mu.

Linglong: Master, you're back! Linglong missed you...

Little fox: ...

I have never seen such a shameless Dragon.

Turning his head, to avoid another punch from his Master, he also started charming Li Mu.

Little fox: Master, I missed you too...

Li Mu: What a grand performance...

Li Mu felt helpless. Before, when it was just Linglong, he found her occasional silliness quite amusing. Now that the little fox was added, he always had the feeling that he was the parent of two mischievous children.

Li Mu looked at Linglong and the little fox: "Alright, if you don't want to be punished again, go catch the fish in the river yourselves. I'll check your results later!"

As soon as Linglong heard that she could go out and play, she instantly became incredibly energetic.

As for catching fish, as the Master said, she would do it after she had played enough.

The little fox was also full of joy, with a glint in her eyes.

Seeing this, how could Li Mu not know what these two were thinking?

So, he looked at them sternly: "If you continue to cause trouble, when you come back, tonight you'll be eating dried fox meat and large spicy strips."

Linglong and the little fox's ears perked up, and they shook their heads frantically.

Seeing that he had bluffed them, Li Mu said with a smile: "Alright then, you can go!"

Seeing Linglong and the little fox obediently leave, he shook his head with amusement.

If he hadn't bluffed them just now, who knows how wild they would have gotten outside!

Li Mu sat down, took out his diary, and began to write and fabricate diary entries.

【January 10th, Snow.】

【The spiritual energy tide has already opened twice, and the third time will arrive soon. After five times, the spiritual energy will be completely restored, and those cultivation Families hiding in the Small Worlds should emerge.】

【The New Year is approaching, and I wonder if the third spiritual energy tide will be good or bad...】

【I really do miss everyone a little...】

.........

Meanwhile, in Xia Country.

As the New Year approached, the amount of work to be handled became increasingly busy.

The Grand Elder had just finished a document and, during his leisure time, picked up the gray diary once again.

Li Mu had not updated this diary for a long time, and he wondered if there was any new content today.

Upon opening the diary, the Grand Elder immediately noticed that Li Mu had updated the diary content, and his heart couldn't help but feel excited.

The third spiritual energy tide will arrive soon?

And after five times, the spiritual energy would be completely restored, and more importantly, those cultivation Families hidden in the Small Worlds would emerge.

The Grand Elder's brows furrowed slightly upon seeing this content, but they soon relaxed.

He thought: If that time comes, with the addition of these people, humanity... perhaps a large part of the pressure will be alleviated!

After reading, the Grand Elder put the diary away.

At the Special Affairs Bureau, Jin Meiting, Lan Kun, and the others had all subdued their respective mounts on the Mythical Continent last time.

Subsequently, some issues arose during battles, which was that they and their mounts lacked the necessary tacit understanding.

Although tacit understanding relies on the accumulation of daily affection and the Run-in of battles.

But if the third spiritual energy tide truly arrived and their tacit understanding with their mounts was still unbearable, then it would truly be too dangerous.

This also meant they couldn't unleash their maximum damage against each other.

Currently, they could only let them cultivate their relationship with their mounts when they had no missions.

As long as some preparations were made before the third spiritual energy tide revived, the losses could be kept to a minimum...

At the same time, elsewhere.

Jin Meiting appeared on the street with her white fox. Jin Meiting was already curvaceous, and with a pure white fox, it made people feel that her beautiful, mature face holding a mini white fox had a unique contrast.

Lan Kun and Qin Zhe, on the other hand, took their respective mounts to the Mythical Continent.

In their words, for men, affection only increases exponentially in passionate battles...

Lan Kun's Wolf King and Qin Zhe's Snake: No, we don't want to...

As for Hu Bingbing, she was fishing. Sometimes, to show off to those other fishing enthusiasts, she would directly let her mount go into the river and then reel it in with her fishing rod.

Those fishing enthusiasts were extremely envious.

If they had caught such a large fish, it would be enough for them to brag about for a lifetime...

Hu Bingbing had truly mastered playing with her mount.

Xin Mulan leisurely entered the pet shop with her Celestial Dog, finishing the last spicy strip.

She handed the leash of the Celestial Dog to the pet shop staff, saying: "Young Miss, this is my dog. Can you help me give it a bath?"

Celestial Dog: !!!

Seeing that the Celestial Dog was a bit unwilling, Xin Mulan directly slapped it, and the Celestial Dog instantly quieted down.

Celestial Dog: I am a real dog, but you are not a real person!

Seeing this girl directly slap the dog, the staff member felt a bit uncomfortable and was about to speak up.

Then she saw that the dog did not bark because it was slapped; instead, it rubbed against her leg, charming her.

Staff member: ...

The staff member curiously observed the dog. Its size was similar to an Alaskan Malamute, but it wasn't an Alaskan Malamute, and it was incredibly well-behaved when being bathed.

She thought, I've been in this industry for decades, and I never thought that one day I wouldn't be able to tell what breed of dog this was.

Her first professional Waterloo in life.