Chapter 800 - The Biggest Scandal in the Cultivation World
Chapter 800 The Biggest Scandal in the Cultivation World
The outside of the Taixuan Sect was not peaceful at this time.
Some cultivators who hurried here from the secular world stopped at the foot of the mountain.
Some of them were doing live streams online using professional equipment.
These people were cultivators from the cryptic web. Now that they had gotten hold of such high-end equipment for global live streams, their cultivations were impressive in the first place. That was why they could enter Mount Shong and find the entrance to the Taixuan Sect.
However, they did not dare to get too close, let alone enter the sect.
After all, the immortal sects from this famous mountain had a very daunting reputation.
“We’ve been here for almost half a day now, but it seems that nothing special is happening in the Taixuan Sect.”
“Yeah, did Li Mu come or not? Did he talk big and then run away? Perhaps he didn’t come to save those girls at all.”
The cultivators who were doing live streams discussed in whispers.
They were all big shots in the industry.
Before the Spiritual Qi revived and the drastic changes occurred on this planet, some of them had already been live streamers. Later, they began to cultivate. But due to various reasons, they decided to continue with this promising career so that they could earn all kinds of cultivation resources.
Anyway, curiosity was part of human nature.
Many cultivators who were qualified to watch the live streams on the cryptic web liked to follow live streamers and subscribe to their channels when they were free. If the live streams put them in a good mood, they would casually tip the live streamers they liked with some Spirit Stones or buy some virtual flying swords and Magic Treasures that would flash across on the big screen to show their support.
In that case, the live streamers would make a fortune.
If live streamers were in luck, they might meet a few heavyweights in the cultivation world who would watch the live stream and then befriend them in private. Then, they would likely obtain some Cultivation Methods from those heavyweights. This way, they would be able to soar to the top in a single step and live a better life from then on.
In the past half a year, there really emerged several influential live streamers in the cultivation world who had lots of followers.
This time, the news that Li Mu had defeated the Cultivators’ Association had caused a huge sensation in the domestic and international cultivation world. It had become a hot topic that was followed closely by all parties. Everyone was searching for information about it on the major search engines. Therefore, some domestic live streamers also paid great attention to Li Mu and even followed him to the entrance of the Taixuan Sect.
Among them, there was one named Luo Liang, who was particularly zealous.
He used to be an outdoor live streamer on Panda TV, but he was not very popular. The highest number of viewers he had when he did live streams was only a few thousand. Thus, he could barely make a living. However, in the past year, because of the change of the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth, he found that he was gifted in cultivation. His cultivation speed picked up dramatically. He soon became famous. Now, he could be regarded as a junior master.
Yet, Luo Liang was a person with strange notions.
He was not particularly interested in things like becoming an immortal. Instead, he enjoyed looking for bizarre stuff and going on adventures. He also liked to share his experiences through live streams.
Therefore, he invested a lot of money on a set of equipment to do live streams on the cryptic web. He went to all kinds of famous mountains and rivers to do live streams. Because he dared to take risks and the contents of his live streams were all authentic, he soon became one of the top 20 live streamers on the cryptic web.
Among all the live streamers who were also cultivators in Hero Country, he could be ranked among the top five in terms of the number of followers.
Luo Liang arrived outside the Taixuan Sect a day in advance.
He paid special attention to Li Mu.
This was not only because Li Mu was in the limelight now. In fact, it was also because he had already become a loyal admirer of Li Mu since he learned a few years ago that Li Mu vanquished those in the Middle East, saved his compatriots, and suppressed the cult all by himself.
To put it simply, Luo Liang was Li Mu’s number one fan.
It was a pity that Li Mu, the Eastern God of War, had disappeared in recent years and Luo Liang fell into such despair; it was as if he had lost the woman he loved.
Now, Li Mu finally showed up again.
Luo Liang, of course, chased after him without hesitation.
He swore that he would show Li Mu’s mighty power to the whole world with his own live stream.
He had also changed the title of his live stream room to “A Documentary of Li Mu the God of War Overpowering the Taixuan Sect”.
However, the development of things obviously differed from what all the live streamers had expected.
Li Mu did not show up.
It had been a long time since the live streamers arrived at the gate of the Taixuan Sect. When they looked up, they found that it was still quiet inside the sect. There was not even a little clamor, not to mention any signs of fighting.
The sect definitely could not be so quiet if Li Mu had appeared and attacked them.
Therefore, it was a certainty that Li Mu did not come to the Taixuan Sect.
If Li Mu really wanted to rescue those people, he could not have been so tardy. Thus, the only explanation was that Li Mu only talked big to impress others at the end of the live streaming on the cryptic web in the Zhongtian Building and then ran away.
Yet, his plan to make others think of him as a hero failed.
Some people surmised that Li Mu probably had not expected so many live streamers to appear at the Taixuan Sect to wait for him.
He had really humiliated himself.
In the live stream rooms of the most popular live streamers, all the viewers lashed out at Li Mu. Many who were looking forward to watching a big battle between Li Mu and the immortals on the cryptic web were very disappointed. They also vented their negative feelings about Li Mu.
“Eastern God of War? What a liar!”
“The orientals are all charlatans and swindlers. The so-called Cultivation Association is also a motley crew. That’s why they’ve been crushed by Li Mu...”
“Li Mu still hasn’t turned up. I’m afraid that the woman he wants to save would have been raped over a hundred times by now. Li Mu is such a coward. What could he do then? Even if his woman had been assaulted, in the end, he’ll have to choose to overlook this and get back together with her.”
“He is just a joke.”
“Haha, this is the lousiest attempt that ended in failure for this year.”
“No, this should be the biggest scandal of the year in the cultivation world.”
“Li Mu’s noble image in my mind has already collapsed.”
“Damn Li Mu. I only spent money and time watching the live stream because of him. But in the end, he chickened out. He’d better pray that he won’t run into me in the future, for I’ll beat him every time I see him.”
The comments that appeared on the screen were all negative.
The live streamers who had wasted nearly a day gradually lost interest and left the world of Mount Shong in succession.
At last, Luo Liang was the only one who stayed.
He didn’t change the title of his live stream room either.
Nor did he complain.
He just conveyed his trust in Li Mu to his fans.
He was still waiting for signs of a great battle in the Taixuan Sect.
The waiting was prolonged and boring.
The scenery at the entrance of the Taixuan Sect was beautiful. However, no matter how picturesque the scenery was, one would grow tired of it after gazing at it for a long time.
But while waiting, Luo Liang did something very crazy.
He muted and blacklisted more than 10,000 viewers who trashed Li Mu’s reputation in his live stream room.
That included four wealthy fans of his who had ranked top 10 on the total tipping ranking.
For a live streamer, this kind of extreme and stubborn behavior was suicidal. His fans would feel hurt and quit following him.
But Luo Liang didn’t care.
As time went by, there were fewer and fewer viewers in his live stream room.
Luo Liang stared at the depths of the mountain behind the gate of the Taixuan Sect.
“There must be something that had been overlooked.
“Oh right!”
Luo Liang’s eyes suddenly lit up with inspiration.
“If the gate of the Taixuan Sect was sealed by a protective formation, then everything going on in the sect would be kept a secret, as outsiders can’t see what’s happening inside at all... That was to say, even if the Taixuan Sect was in chaos, people outside can’t see or hear anything, can they?
“If possible, I should find a way to sneak in so that I can uncover the truth.”
A crazy idea popped into Luo Liang’s head.
Trespassing into an immortal sect was no different from courting death.
However, in order to clear Li Mu’s name, he could only throw his scruples to the wind.
Yet, just as he prepared to sneak in, something incredible happened.
From the corner of his eye, he saw a scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life.
From the eastern sky, countless purple and red flying swords dashed through the air toward the Taixuan Sect.
The Mind-clearing Sword Sect reacted much faster than Li Mu had imagined.
On the second day after the girls were secretly escorted away, the Mind-clearing Sword Sect’s legions arrived at the entrance of the Taixuan Sect.
Looking from a distance, the throngs of cultivators riding on their flying swords were like locusts crossing the border. The legions blotted out the sun and the sky. They were coming from the eastern sky. There were at least thousands of them, all of whom carried glowing swords. The various colors from their sword lights formed a marvelous backdrop there.
“Bad news! Bad news...”
“We’re finished. It’s the Sky Sword Peak’s Flying Sword Army. All of them are here. Our Taixuan Sect is screwed. I heard that the Sky Sword Army under Tian Shiyi’s command is really terrifying. They leave nothing alive in their paths, not even a blade of grass. It’s the Mind-clearing Sword Sect’s largest killing machine.”
The cultivators of the Taixuan Sect were all dumbstruck when they saw the legions in the sky. They felt as if the end of the world had come.
“Your Honor, shall we evacuate?” Yin Junze suggested to Li Mu in a low voice. “I know a secret passage that allows us to leave the Taixuan Sect without anyone noticing. Your Honor, if you need...”
Li Mu waved at him.
“How could he leave them?”
Seeing that Li Mu was so determined, Yin Junze knew that a big battle was inevitable.
He gritted his teeth and said, “In this case, I’ll order the disciples to prepare for the battle. Humph, although the Sky Sword Army is powerful, if they get close to our Taixuan Sect’s territory, we can take down half of them if we go all out.”
Li Mu darted a surprised look at the most treacherous member of the Taixuan Sect in history.
“Why did this wimp suddenly have a backbone?
“Is he just acting?
“Or does he mean it?”
However, this was of little significance to Li Mu.
“The Taixuan Sect is mine now. I can’t let a battle destroy it.”
Li Mu looked up at the army of Sword Whizzes in the sky with an expectant expression on his face.
“I’ll fight them outside.”
With that said, he soared to the sky and flew out of the Taixuan Sect to confront the Mind-clearing Sword Sect’s army of Sword Whizzes on his own.
Yin Junze was instantly stupefied.
“He is crazy!
“Is he going to take on the Sky Sword Peak’s army of Sword Whizzes?”
Yin Junze was not the only one who was stunned. All the higher-ups and disciples of the Taixuan Sect who’d noticed this were seized by enormous shock as well.
This should have been a very stupid choice. But for some reason, at this moment, Yin Junze and many people felt their blood rising as they watched Li Mu rising to the sky alone from behind.
“Is that... Li Mu?”
Luo Liang suddenly shivered all over, feeling a thrill run through his body.
Just a moment ago, he had been amazed by the magnificent scene of thousands of Sword Whizzes of the Mind-clearing Sword Sect sailing across on their swords which glowed with a myriad of colors. Before he had even recovered from the shock, he suddenly saw a familiar figure rushing toward the large army of Sword Whizzes that had blotted out the sky and the sun alone, like a pioneer heading for the most dangerous, unexplored place.
It was definitely Li Mu.
Luo Liang knew Li Mu too well.
Thus, he recognized him at a glance.
Li Mu had flown out from the Taixuan Sect.
What did this mean?
It meant that he had long been in the Taixuan Sect.
Hence, Li Mu didn’t flinch when he confronted the Taixuan Sect.
He indeed did turn up.
Moreover, he probably had resolved the issue with the Taixuan Sect.
“Then... what is the relationship between Li Mu and those Sword Whizzes that have blotted out the sky and the sun? Perhaps they are his friends? Are they here to assist Li Mu? Will they help Li Mu deal with the Taixuan Sect?”
Luo Liang looked forward to what would happen next.
In the sky, when Li Mu was still 100 meters away from the Mind-clearing Sword Sect’s legions, he came to a halt and just hovered in the air.
Thousands of Sword Whizzes were coming over on their swords. Their figures had blotted out the sky and the sun. They appeared very imposing, but in Li Mu’s eyes, they were just losers that were not a threat to him at all. Only the most outstanding ones among them were worthy of Li Mu’s consideration.
But what truly surprised Li Mu was something else.
“You’re still alive?” Li Mu asked in disbelief.