"Forget it, I just experienced the tempering of the illusion and demons, and it was a first offense again. I won't be the case. Okay, go back and cultivate yourself." Yue Guardian shook his sleeves and said.

"Thank you, the Dharma Protector Yue, I will leave." Shi Muru was pardoned and turned around and walked out of the Illusion Demon Palace.

After coming out of Xuanling Tower, Shi Mu let out a long breath on his head, and then the light on his body lit up and turned into a red light and flew away.

A moment later, the red light fell again, and as soon as the light subsided, his figure fell into his mansion.

As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Qi Feng being instructed by several servants. As soon as he saw Shi Mu, he hurried over, bowed to him, and said respectfully:

"Master, you are back!"

"Um."

Shi Muman responded casually, then stopped talking, and walked towards the main house with his foot.

Before he could take a few steps, Shi Mu heard Cai'er's figure ringing in his ears:

"Stone, you are back so soon? Could it be that you have already passed through the magical path?"

Cai'er came out from somewhere, and flapped her wings and landed on Shi Mu's shoulder.

Shi Mu thought for a while before nodding slowly.

"What's wrong with you, Shi Tou? Why do I feel that you are a little unconfused? Is there any peerless beauty in the magical path that hooks your soul away?" Cai'er tilted her neck and looked at Shi Mu, quipped.

Shi Mu was stunned at first, then as if he had remembered something, he grabbed Cai'er and looked at him carefully.

Cai'er's wings were grabbed by Shi Mu and shouted in panic:

"Shitou, what are you going to do to me? Cai... Cai'er's meat is not delicious..."

When Shi Mu heard this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, threw Cai'er out, and strode towards the main house.

...

The next day.

The news that Shi Mu passed the test of the magical magic path and was promoted to a thousand-year disciple quickly spread throughout the Yellow-level area.

Shi Mu became famous for a moment and was in a good position, even overshadowing Zhao Jian, who was taken away by the Holy Lord of Qinglan.

In the next few days, disciples such as Qing Changtian, Ma Long, Zi Ling, etc. who were familiar with him came to congratulate him. Some people who had not had much interaction in the past came to make friends with him. Even the top ten people on the Qinglan list brought heavy gifts to Shi Mu's mansion.

Shi Mu did not like such social engagements. Except for those who were familiar with him, those who were not familiar with him were not easy to turn away and left to Qi Feng to deal with.

After many times, Shi Mu felt embarrassed to avoid seeing each other and occasionally socialize. After a while, he even made many friends.

...

Half a month later, the official date for Shi Mu to be promoted to a thousand-year-old disciple, and all his new friends came to see him off.

For a moment, nearly a hundred people gathered in front of the Xuanling Tower.

"Brother Shi, after becoming a thousand-year-old disciple, don't forget us and come back and walk around for a while in your spare time." Qing Changtian said with a smile.

"Brother Shi, you must come back to see us often." Ma Long said.

"That's natural..." Shi Mu smiled.

Before Shi Mu finished speaking, he suddenly felt a strong spiritual wave coming, and he quickly looked up into the sky.

Above everyone's heads, the sky where white clouds were floating in the blue sky, suddenly a huge black hole was cracked, and a huge dragon claw covered by golden scales emerged from it.

Shi Mu felt a stern in his heart, and he felt a familiar aura coming from the dragon claws.

"What is that?"

Just as everyone was screaming, the huge dragon claws slashed, and the crack expanded instantly. Then a huge nine golden dragons that were more than a hundred feet long suddenly poked out from it, and nine huge heads let out a long roar at everyone.

"Ao..."

After the nine golden dragons roared, the golden light spread all over their bodies, and their bodies quickly became smaller in the golden light, turning into a tall man in a golden robe.

"Child Shi Mu, I see how you can escape this time?" The man in the golden robe shouted coldly.

"Ao Zu..." Shi Mu said gritting his teeth.

"I came here today just to find this son's grudge, and I have nothing to do with others. I can get out of here quickly!" Ao Zu, a man in the golden robe, shouted loudly, and the huge aura of the Saint-level powerful man on his body instantly stirred up, and an indescribable violent pressure swept towards everyone.

"Saint... Saint-level powerful man... escape quickly!" Everyone was shocked when they saw this.

"Brother Shi, this person is definitely not something we can compete with. If you can escape, you should run away quickly!" After Qing Changtian finished speaking, a blue light flashed on his body, and he actually fled first.

"Brother Shi, I'm so powerful, so I'll leave first." After Ma Long said that, he turned into a light and flew away from afar.

"Brother Shi, take care of him!" Zi Ling said, and the purple light on her body lit up and her figure disappeared.

But for a moment, not one of the more than a hundred people who were originally surrounded by him was left and all of them were exposed. Ao Zu ignored these people's escape and just stared at Shi Mu.

Shi Mu's face was peaceful, he felt a little disappointed, and his eyes became a little dim.

"Shitou, even if everyone leaves you, I will not leave. I will fight side by side with you!" At this moment, Cai'er, who had been standing on Shi Mu's shoulder, suddenly waved her wings and said to Shi Mu.

After hearing this, Shi Mu was stunned. The light in his eyes suddenly became a little more intense. He opened his mouth and spitted it out, then took out the Ruyi iron rod and held it tightly in the palm of his hand.

"Old thief Ao Zu, come on, you and I will finish it today!"

He shouted, waved his arm, and the black light of the Ruyi stick in his hand was shining, and white air flowed around him.

It swept across from left to right, and a black stick shadow dozens of feet in size cut through the void, making a terrifying and thrilling scream, attacking Ao Zu.

"A little trick!" Ao Zu said disdainfully.

He clasped his fingers into claws and suddenly poked out towards Shi Mu. A huge golden dragon claw broke out in the air and smashed the huge stick shadow directly.

The golden dragon claw continued to stumble down with its remaining momentum and grabbed Shi Mu.

Shi Mu's expression remained unchanged. With a roll of long sticks in his hand, several white tornados suddenly rushed up and directly bombarded the golden dragon claws. However, they dispersed with one bang, which only caused the dragon claws to fall slightly.

He took this opportunity to sharply step his toes and retreat.

At this moment, the golden dragon claw suddenly shone brightly and appeared on Shi Mu's head like a teleportation, pressing him to the ground.

"Boom!"

After a loud bang, hundreds of cracks were suddenly cracked under Shi Mu, and the largest one actually extended directly to the white tower.

"puff"

Shi Mu's head tilted, opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood. His body was pressed tightly by the dragon claws. Although he was holding the Ruyi iron rod in his hand, he was unable to swing it out at all.

"Stone!" Cai'erfei fell beside him and cried out in a tragic manner.

"You run away quickly..." Shi Mu gritted his teeth and spit out a few words.

"I...I won't run away! Shitou, I think you are doomed this time. We two masters will fight each other. You treat me well, I will die with you!" Cai'er said firmly.

"You...well, since you want to die with me so much, I will give you a ride." Shi Mu's expression suddenly turned cold and he said like this.

The light suddenly lit up on his body and the fire surging out. As soon as the Red Ape Dharma Image appeared, it let out an angry roar, and raised its thick arms upwards, pushing the golden dragon claws away a little.

Shi Mu turned over and rose, and a black light flashed on the Ruyi stick in his hand, and he waved it down and hit Cai'er heavily.

There was a dull "bang".

A ball of blood suddenly burst into Cai'er's body.

"Ah...Stone, why!" Cai'er asked with blood on her feathers.

"If Cai'er is really a low cultivation level, she will definitely find something before the danger comes and will definitely escape first. However, when the golden dragon appeared just now, you did not have any warning. At this moment, she actually said that she would live and die with me? What's more, the Qinglan Holy Realm is extraordinary, how could it be torn open the cracks by you so easily?" Shi Mu said.

"Hehehehe... I didn't expect that you didn't even believe the spiritual pet you spent with day and night." Cai'er suddenly smiled strangely and said.

"You are wrong. I don't believe you because I believe Cai'er." After Shi Mu said that, his face narrowed, and a raging flame suddenly burned on the black stick, and then it suddenly fell down.

Cai'er was hit by Shi Mu with a stick and immediately turned into a burst of black smoke and dissipated.

Shi Mu looked up at the golden robe Ao Zu floating in the air. At this moment, he was gradually dispersing and turning into a ball of black mist. The surrounding trees, hills, and even the Xuanling Tower also dissipated.

Immediately afterwards, black fog surged up around, masking the surrounding space again.

Shi Mu's eyes flashed before him and found that the black crystal path appeared again under his feet.

In the next time, every time he takes a step forward on the illusion and demon path, he will fall into an illusion.

These illusions are closely linked to his past memories. Old friends from the past, such as Jin Xiaochai, Zhen Auntie, and even Liu An and others, are presented one by one in the illusion.

These illusions are very real, and the contents they transform often point to the weaknesses in his heart. Even with Shi Mu's mind, they are often deeply trapped in it without realizing it, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion, and have almost completely sunk into it several times.

Fortunately, relying on his strong will and his enlightenment that often walks between life and death, he always wakes up at the last moment and breaks through step by step.

After a while, Shi Mu's eyes were filled with scenery. He broke out a illusion again and returned to the Black Crystal Path.

At this moment, the surroundings were covered with thick fog, and nothing could be seen except the soles of the feet.

"The last step!"

Shi Mu let out a light breath, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath for a while, and murmured.

Every time he experienced an illusion, he felt a little firmer in his heart, as if the iron had been tempered again and again and became more tenacious.

He took a deep breath and continued to take steps forward.
Chapter completed!