Mortal Mirror

Li Muzhen tried to stand, and although his body was in pain, he could barely manage it.

Murong Qianxue then said, "We need to find shelter first, otherwise, we'll either die from the pain or freeze to death."

To Li Muzhen's surprise, Murong Qianxue actually helped him up. His body trembled slightly, this was a woman of noble birth, how could she possibly help him?

He looked at Murong Qianxue and said, "Princess, I... I can manage on my own."

Having experienced this life-and-death situation, Murong Qianxue seemed to have matured suddenly. She shook her head slightly and said, "It's alright. If it weren't for you, perhaps I would have died long ago. What's even more terrifying than death is being captured by those barbarians. Whether it's life or death, I couldn't bear it.

I still want to thank you. Now that it's just the two of us here, and we don't know if we can survive, there's no need to worry about our respective identities."

Li Muzhen didn't know what to say. Right now, he only felt excruciating pain all over his body. He really needed to find a place to rest and recover.

So, he didn't insist. Fortunately, they quickly found a small cave, gathered some dry wood, and started a fire, which immediately warmed them up.

At this time, Murong Qianxue took out a dozen Daoist gold coins and handed them to Li Muzhen, asking him to use the spiritual energy within to restore his body.

Li Muzhen didn't refuse, because in this place, he had to quickly recover his magic power in order to save his life.

So, the two fell silent again, each healing their injuries. Unfortunately, Murong Qianxue didn't usually put things in her Qiankun bag, at most a few Daoist gold coins, but she didn't expect them to come in handy today, which was a great blessing in disguise.

Ten days later, Li Muzhen slowly woke up. In the past few days, he had absorbed a lot of spiritual energy, and his magic power had recovered more than half.

Most importantly, the dragon-shaped jade pendant continuously transferred a special gas into his body, allowing his injuries to recover quickly. After a few days, all his bones had healed. It could be said that his injuries had recovered ninety percent.

However, Murong Qianxue's injuries were still not good. There seemed to be a special force wandering around the area where she was injured, probably a special power generated by the barbarian's weapon. This force prevented her wounds from healing, so she became weaker and weaker over the past few days.

Li Muzhen looked at Murong Qianxue's pale face and felt anxious.

They hadn't eaten anything for days, and both of them were a little hungry. Although cultivators like them had magic power and wouldn't starve to death even without food, their stomachs would feel uncomfortable.

Li Muzhen placed a restriction at the entrance of the cave and went out to find something to eat. Before long, he brought back a plump wild rabbit, roasted it until it was golden brown and crispy, and the two of them ate some, which made them feel much better.

After eating, Li Muzhen looked at Murong Qianxue's wound. He used his magic power to investigate it and felt that the aura was too strange. He couldn't do anything about it. If things continued like this, her life might be in danger.

Li Muzhen suddenly remembered that he had heard the Nine-Fingered Divine Beggar say that there was a magical elixir on this barbarian snow mountain called the Blue Lotus.

This item could resolve all kinds of weirdness and toxins. Instead of waiting for death, it was better to look for it. If it really didn't work, he would take the princess down the mountain and capture a barbarian to ask about it, but that was the worst-case scenario.

At this time, Li Muzhen already knew that the two of them were currently halfway up this snow mountain. The Blue Lotus usually grew on the top of the mountain, so he had to go to the top to take a look. He wouldn't feel relieved leaving Murong Qianxue here, so he could only put her on his back and carry her together.

The snow mountain was huge, and it was extremely difficult to find a flower.

And so, the two wandered around the mountain, occasionally catching a few small animals to eat.

Three days later, the two unknowingly arrived at the top of the mountain. Looking out from here, they could see white clouds rolling endlessly, as if they were in a sea of clouds, giving people an unspeakable sense of comfort.

At this time, Murong Qianxue suddenly exclaimed, "Hey, Muzhen, look over there, there seems to be a skeleton."

Li Muzhen followed her finger and saw a snow-white skeleton sitting cross-legged under a cliff not far away. Judging from the skeleton, this should be a person from Great Xia.

Seeing this skeleton, Li Muzhen couldn't help but feel excited, with a strange sense of seeing a fellow countryman.

Murong Qianxue saw two lines of vigorous calligraphy on the cliff behind the person. They read: "No one supports my ambition, I tread through the snow to the summit alone."

Seeing these two lines, Murong Qianxue exclaimed, "What a magnificent spirit! This person must have been extraordinary in life."

Li Muzhen also saw these two lines and couldn't help but sigh. He only felt that the skeleton in front of him was really extraordinary.

He came to the skeleton, not knowing whether it was out of the emotion of being a fellow countryman of Great Xia, or out of admiration for this person, he knelt down to the corpse and said, "Senior, if you really have a spirit, please guide us to find the Blue Lotus."

Murong Qianxue saw Li Muzhen's actions and only felt it was very ridiculous. It was better to rely on oneself than to ask for help from others, let alone a dead bone.

She only felt that Li Muzhen was really stupid sometimes.

Li Muzhen didn't think so much. He always firmly believed that if this was a person from Great Xia, his soul would sense his sincerity and definitely help him.

With this in mind, he kowtowed three times to the skeleton.

Unexpectedly, just as he finished kowtowing three times, the entire snow mountain suddenly trembled, and the skeleton snapped and turned into dust. In the dust, a golden light flew out and instantly flew into Li Muzhen's brow.

All of this happened too fast, and Li Muzhen had no chance to react or dodge.

Murong Qianxue became worried and said, "What's going on? That golden light won't take over your body, will it?"

Li Muzhen closed his eyes, and suddenly a man's image came to his mind. The man was wearing a blue robe, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, handsome and compelling, majestic without anger, a middle-aged and powerful man.

In Li Muzhen's mind, he stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky and said, "Fated one, this is a trace of my divine sense, you don't need to be afraid.

Who am I? I am Tao Tao, the Sword Maniac of Great Zhou. I wanted to comprehend the supreme sword intent, but I never thought that I would end up suffering from cultivation deviation and die on this Martyrdom Mountain. Perhaps this is the best ending.

However, it is regrettable that my sword techniques have no successors.

Therefore, I am waiting for a fated person, someone who can inherit my mantle. The law cannot be passed on to outsiders, especially my sword manual, which possesses supreme power to destroy the heavens and the earth.

It cannot be obtained without good character and great comprehension. Now that you have seen me, it proves that you have passed the first level. All the sword techniques I have learned in my life are contained in the two lines behind me. Whether you can comprehend them thoroughly depends on your comprehension.

If you learn my sword techniques, you are my disciple Tao Tao. I, Tao Tao, have only been defeated by one person in my life, and that is the Sword Saint Ge Tongxuan. If you have the opportunity, help me defeat his disciple, so that I can fulfill my long-cherished wish."

After saying this, the person's figure suddenly turned into golden light and dissipated.

Li Muzhen didn't expect such a thing to happen. He didn't know whether he should be happy or not.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Murong Qianxue's concerned eyes looking at him.