Ancient Tomb Cave Mansion

"As the city lord's daughter, you're the only one who'd dare order me around like a maid." Ziyue spoke resentfully, the gratitude she had felt toward Lin Mu vanishing without a trace.

"Tch, as long as you're strong enough, what is there to fear?" Lin Mu said lazily.

"I came to see you this time because of something else," Ziyue said.

"Don't tell me you need my help again. If it's troublesome, being my maid for three months won't be enough. At least half a year," Lin Mu said.

"You've been staying at home all this time. Don't you know what's happening outside?" Ziyue said irritably. He was always trying to make her serve as his maid.

"What happened outside?" Lin Mu asked.

"Someone discovered a tomb mansion in the Sky Flame Mountain Range. They say its owner was a Nirvana Realm expert. The Four Great Clans of the Great Yan Dynasty are all heading to Tiandu Commandery now," Ziyue said.

The Ancient Tomb is finally about to appear? Lin Mu was delighted.

The cold energy within Qing Tan had already grown extremely dense. Lin Mu had been helping her suppress it during this time. If the Ancient Tomb's emergence had not been so close, he would have exchanged for Extreme Yin Dragon Saliva from the system already.

"Why did you come to tell me this?" Lin Mu asked.

"My father wants you to take me into the cave mansion so I can see the world," Ziyue said.

"With your father's strength, as long as he's careful, he can keep you safe. Why does he want you to go with me? Don't tell me you've fallen for me?" Lin Mu teased with a smile.

"Even if every man in the world died, I still wouldn't like you!" At his words, Ziyue immediately bristled like an angry rooster.

"Tch, I was only joking. Why are you reacting so strongly? Don't tell me you have a guilty conscience?" Lin Mu scoffed.

"If you don't want to take me, forget it. I can go by myself," Ziyue said, turning her face away. Could I really like this bastard? He's obviously so hateful.

"I'll take you along, you little burden. But once we get there, you have to listen to everything I say. Otherwise, you won't even know how you died," Lin Mu said.

"Who are you calling a burden?!" Ziyue roared.

"How long until the Ancient Tomb Cave Mansion opens?" Lin Mu asked.

"Probably another three months. The seal is still too strong to break open." Angry as she was, Ziyue still answered Lin Mu's question honestly.

"Are you planning to be my maid here for three months, or come back three months later?" Lin Mu asked.

"Who wants to be your maid?!" Ziyue shouted before turning around and leaving.

Looks like I've spoiled her. She doesn't resemble the icy goddess from the original story at all anymore. Lin Mu shook his head.

"Big Brother, Big Brother!"

Not long after Ziyue left, Lin Dong ran in.

"Little Dong, why are you making such a fuss?" Lin Mu said.

"Big Brother, have you heard about the Ancient Tomb Cave Mansion?" Lin Dong asked excitedly.

"Ziyue just told me about it." Lin Mu nodded.

"Big Brother, Little Sable told me that after a Nirvana Realm expert dies, their lifetime cultivation forms into a Nirvana Heart. If an ordinary person obtains one, as long as their talent isn't too poor, they'll have the potential to break through into the Creation Realm," Lin Dong said.

Lin Mu did not react much after hearing this.

"Big Brother, don't you want the Nirvana Heart?" Lin Dong asked in surprise.

"Do you think my talent is poor?" Lin Mu asked.

"If Big Brother's talent is poor, then there are no geniuses in this world," Lin Dong said.

"Breaking through to the Nirvana Realm won't be a problem for me. Why would I need to fight over a Nirvana Heart?" Lin Mu said.

"Everyone is fighting to obtain that Nirvana Heart," Lin Dong said. From Lin Mu's words, the Nirvana Heart seemed no different from trash.

"I'm not interested in the Nirvana Heart anyway." Lin Mu shrugged, then changed the subject. "But there is one thing inside that I absolutely must obtain."

"What is it?" Lin Dong asked.

"Extreme Yin Dragon Saliva. With it, Qing Tan can condense a Yin Core, and we'll never have to worry about her cold energy again," Lin Mu said.

"Really?" Lin Dong's face lit up with delight.

"Yes, but condensing a Yin Core won't be easy either. Qing Tan will have to endure the process herself." Lin Mu nodded.

"I believe Qing Tan can definitely do it," Lin Dong said solemnly.

"Oh, right. All Four Great Clans will be sending people this time, and the person the Lin Family sends will most likely be Lin Langtian," Lin Mu suddenly recalled.

"Lin Langtian!" Lin Dong's expression immediately changed, his face filling with rage.

"Big Brother, are you confident you can defeat Lin Langtian now?"

"I haven't fought him, so I don't know. But I definitely won't lose to him," Lin Mu said.

He remembered that Lin Langtian was in the Qi Creation Realm when he arrived at the Ancient Tomb. Even if Lin Langtian had reached Greater Perfection Qi Creation Realm and had the Primordial Spirit called Mu Shi within him, Lin Mu would not lose to him.

"There are still more than two years until the Clan Grand Competition. I'll leave Lin Langtian to you, so you can defeat him yourself and avenge Father," Lin Mu said, patting Lin Dong's shoulder.

"I'll do it," Lin Dong said firmly.

In the blink of an eye, another two months passed. The seal on the Ancient Tomb Cave Mansion grew weaker and weaker, and those hoping to gain some benefits from the Ancient Tomb gradually arrived in Tiandu Commandery.

A group of people also arrived at the Lin Family. They were members of the Lin Family's main branch.

That day, Lin Mu brought Qing Tan to the training ground and saw Lin Dong teaching some Lin Family disciples. The disciples all looked at Lin Dong with admiration in their eyes.

Because Lin Dong possessed the Stone Talisman, his comprehension of martial arts was exceptionally quick. He had always wanted to do something for the family, so he voluntarily took on the task of instructing the family disciples in martial arts.

"Big Brother, Qing Tan!" Seeing Lin Mu and Qing Tan arrive, Lin Dong happily walked over.

"Brother Lin Dong, your prestige in the family is so high now. Everyone admires you so much. You're nothing like Brother Lin Mu, who's so lazy," Qing Tan said, seemingly on purpose for Lin Mu to hear.

"This is nothing. Big Brother has contributed far more to the family than I have," Lin Dong said modestly.

"I'm not lazy. I'm just afraid that if I do everything for everyone, no one else will have anything to do," Lin Mu said with a straight face.

"Brother Lin Mu, you're getting more and more shameless," Qing Tan said playfully, sticking out her little tongue.

"Has the Lin Family fallen to such a state? For a martial arts instructor, you actually found such a wet-behind-the-ears brat. No wonder you haven't been able to return to the inner clan after all these years..."

Just as the three of them were chatting happily, an unpleasant voice rang out.

At some point, four finely dressed young figures had appeared at the edge of the training ground. Smiling mockingly, they looked at the Lin Family juniors on the training ground, pointing at them with especially frivolous expressions.

"Brother Lin Mu, who are they? They're so annoying!" Qing Tan said with a frown.

"Just a few barking dogs," Lin Mu said.