When the Great Dao Dies, I Remain; When Spiritual Energy Withers, I Endure

Mu Qin bit her lips tightly. She didn't expect that she would fall to this point.

For the past ten years, she has devoted herself to the incense.

Li Shanhe kept his promise and really selected hundreds of big cities to build temples for them.

The incense collected every day is endless.

There are naturally results.

She has an inexplicable feeling about the river veins in Lingtianzhou, as if she has really achieved the status of a god and turned into a god in the river.

And when the power of incense is strong to a certain extent, it can delay the life span, which can be regarded as obvious.

But how to use it for cultivation has never been figured out, and it is still a long way to go.

What she didn't expect was.

Later, the Lingtian Dynasty split, and the Litian Dynasty and the Chitian Dynasty each occupied one side, forming a momentum of confrontation between the three dynasties.

At that time, her temples were already all over Lingtianzhou.

The Chitian Dynasty tried to win her over and wanted her to be the orthodox god of the Chitian Dynasty to quickly win people's hearts.

She refused.

It's not that I'm loyal to the Lingtian Dynasty, I just don't want to get involved in this troublesome matter.

The Chitian Dynasty said sarcastically, although you, Fairy Mu, are powerful, you know how many enemies you have made when your spiritual energy is at its peak. Now is different from the past. You want to enjoy the incense, but you don't want to completely return to the court. How can such a good thing happen?

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"What's your name?" Li Changxiao asked.

"Zhao Qing." The woman replied.

In fact, Zhao Qing is her real name.

It's just that outsiders often call her "Mu Xianchang" and "Mu Qin".

The two words "Mu Qin" actually have a great origin. "Mu" is a gift from a great power, and "Qin" comes from the "Qin" in "Qinqishuhua", which is the first word of the four arts, representing both talent and strength.

She had long left that great power, but her reputation was already very high at that time, and the outside world was used to calling her "Mu Xianchang" and "Mu Qin".

She herself was almost forgetting her real name.

However, at this moment, for some unspeakable reason, she did not want Li Changxiao to know her true identity.

Although Li Changxiao had never seen Mu Qin in person, he actually knew what Mu Qin looked like.

After all, the golden body of the river mother was lifelike and beautiful. Once you have seen it, you will never forget it.

As for why Li Changxiao could not recognize her at this moment.

There is a big reason. It involves the secret that she never shows to others.

"Zhao Qing? I have never heard of it." Li Changxiao hesitated for a moment, but still took over the natal heart vein.

From the perspective of interests, he had no master and no school, and he had many confusions in his practice. He needed a teacher to discuss the Tao. Moreover, he was also very curious about the longevity methods of other cultivators.

As for whether there was a risk in contacting this woman, Li Changxiao naturally considered it. He naturally did not dare to say that he would never be in danger.

But there was still a general grasp.

After entering the Nascent Soul stage, his ability to escape was already very strong, enough for him to wander around.

From a personal emotional perspective.

He also wanted to have a drinking buddy. He liked drinking, but he had never had one. Yang Xiuhua only brewed wine but didn't drink it, saying that drinking would cause trouble. Liu Han, let alone, never drank and only drank at the last minute.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind.

Li Changxiao couldn't help but laugh at himself, thinking that he was overthinking. Why think so much?

The natal heart vein turned into a red mole on the palm. As long as he thought about it, Zhao Qing would be killed immediately.

Seeing that Li Changxiao took over the natal heart vein, it was obviously the power of life and death, which fell completely into the hands of others. Zhao Qing himself was relieved.

"By the way, why do you think I can help you?" Li Changxiao unscrewed the wine cork and asked while drinking.

"Because of a magical power..." Zhao Qing looked at the quietly flowing river and didn't continue to explain.

She established her position as the mother of the river.

At the most critical moment, she plunged into the river and let the river flow take her to the safest place, where she could resolve her deadly situation...

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If there was no such place, she would just sink to the bottom of the river forever.

Then, when she woke up, she was here and met Li Changxiao.

"There are gods in the mountains and rivers. Perhaps the position of the gods of mountains and rivers will be a place for cultivators to survive."

"But... the mountains will flatten, the water will dry up, and what will exist forever?"

Zhao Qing murmured to herself. She, who always boasted that her Tao heart was indestructible, felt very confused.

"Forget it." Li Changxiao sat down cross-legged, patted his sword, and said, "I can help you."

"But I need to make it clear in advance that I will not help you for nothing, nor will I risk my life for you."

"Of course, I will do as much as you can. Let me ask you first, how high is your cultivation?"

Zhao Qing said truthfully: "The early stage of fusion before the spiritual energy was exhausted. After the spiritual energy was exhausted, for some reason, it retreated to the peak of refining emptiness."

"Does the fight in the sky just now have anything to do with you?" Li Changxiao pointed to the sky.

"What fight?" Zhao Qing was stunned.

"It seems that it has nothing to do with it." Li Changxiao couldn't help but become curious. Who was fighting just now?

"How do you want me to help you?" Li Changxiao yawned, leaned back, and supported himself on the grass with his hands, with some curiosity in laziness.

Zhao Qing shook her head. If she knew, she would go to find a way to break the situation.

She only knew that she was facing a dead end now.

Li Changxiao frowned, "So what kind of trouble did you run into?"

"Cough cough cough..." Zhao Qing coughed violently a few times, and the blood stains on his hands that had just solidified became thicker.

Her face was pale, her eyes flickered, there were only a few things in the world, she said: "Hunting."

"Someone had set up a killing plan against me long ago, I was careless and didn't notice it in advance."

Li Changxiao drank a sip of wine depressed.

Zhao Qing continued: "But now, it's safe for the time being."

Li Changxiao pondered for a moment, "Then... do you want me to take you away?"

Zhao Qing remained silent and shook his head.

Seeing this, Li Changxiao stopped asking, "Forget it, I just happened to have some money left, I'll treat you, let's go to the city for a meal first."

Zhao Qing nodded, "I don't know how to break the situation, and I don't know why you can help me break the situation, so... you do everything as usual, I will follow you."

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Tavern in the city.

Li Changxiao chose a seat by the side to sit down.

The money he just earned was spent before it was warm.

Soon, a table of dishes was served. The waiter who served the dishes looked at Zhao Qing twice more, his eyes were a little dull, but as a flash of blue light flashed in Li Changxiao's eyes, the waiter's expression returned to normal.

"You seem to be very familiar with these earthly meals?" Zhao Qing asked, her complexion slightly better, but still pale.

"Of course." Li Changxiao smiled and said, "Not only am I familiar with the meals, I am also familiar with opera and romantic places."

Li Changxiao looked at Zhao Qing, picked up a piece of meat, and asked, "Don't you want to try it? It's delicious."

Zhao Qing picked up the chopsticks, picked up the meat and put it into her mouth, chewing slowly and savoring it carefully.

She hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

Even though her spiritual energy was exhausted and she no longer practiced fasting, she had always only eaten vegetarian food.

She gently put down her chopsticks and nodded, "It's really delicious."

"Since it's delicious, why don't you continue to eat it?" Li Changxiao asked.

"There is gain and loss. I enjoyed the taste of the food, but at the same time, I also felt more worldly." Zhao Qing said calmly, "Anything that can bring pleasure to the body is a drug that corrodes the spirit. Only progress in the Great Dao can bring the highest level of enjoyment."

"You are a malleable talent. Even if the spiritual energy is exhausted, the Great Dao retreats or even disappears, you should not sink into the world of mortals like this."

Zhao Qing's voice was flat, but it was sincere.

Li Changxiao took a sip of wine and a bite of meat, and laughed: "You are the first one to say that I am a malleable talent."

"Waiter, give me another two taels of wine."