Forest Cultivation

More than twenty days passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Mu felt the time was about right—it was time to set off.

Inside the Lin Family's main hall.

"Grandfather, I offended the Wang Family and Lin Langtian in the Sky Flame Mountain Range some time ago. After I leave this time, they may seek revenge, so you must keep these two items safe." Lin Mu handed two Universe Bags to Lin Zhentian.

"What are these?" Lin Zhentian asked curiously. Naturally, he knew what Lin Mu had done in the Sky Flame Mountain Range. When he heard that Lin Mu had defeated Lin Langtian, he had been incredibly excited.

"One contains eight Talisman Swords, while the other contains eighty thousand Nirvana Pills. Ten thousand Nirvana Pills can activate one Talisman Sword, unleashing a full-power strike from the One Yuan Nirvana Realm," Lin Mu said.

He kept twenty thousand Nirvana Pills for himself. He might need them during his travels, and eight Talisman Swords were enough. One Talisman Sword would likely be enough to injure a Nirvana Realm expert like Lin Fan, while two could kill him.

"Nirvana Realm!" Lin Zhentian's pupils contracted as he cried out in shock.

"Lin Langtian has considerable influence within the Lin Family now. These are just precautions. At the clan gathering two years from now, I'll completely eliminate the hidden danger that is Lin Langtian," Lin Mu said.

"Mm." Lin Zhentian nodded. He understood this in his heart as well.

"There are also one million Pure Yuan Pills here. Grandfather, you must not neglect your own strength either. Otherwise, even if we return to the main family, we won't have any standing there." Lin Mu took out another Universe Bag containing one million Pure Yuan Pills, enough for the Lin Family disciples to cultivate for quite some time.

"Mm. If we can return to the main family then we will, but if not, staying in Yan City is pretty good too." Lin Zhentian smiled. As Lin Mu and Lin Dong grew stronger, his obsession with returning to the main family had lessened.

"I'll go see Father and Qing Tan. I'll be leaving soon," Lin Mu said.

Lin Mu arrived at Lin Xiao's courtyard, where Lin Dong was currently saying farewell to them.

"Mu'er, you're here!" Lin Xiao said. Although his tone was calm, Lin Mu could hear a trace of reluctance in it.

"Father, Mother." Lin Mu nodded.

"Mu'er, Dong'er, you must be careful out there," Liu Yan said tearfully.

"Mother, we'll be careful." Lin Mu nodded.

"Mu'er, Dong'er, go out and make your way without worry. When you're tired, come home. Home will always have your backs." Lin Xiao patted Lin Mu and Lin Dong on the shoulders.

"Mm." Lin Dong nodded solemnly.

"Father, where did Qing Tan go?" Lin Mu asked.

"That girl Qing Tan is hiding in her room, sulking," Lin Xiao said.

"I'll go take a look." Lin Mu had already guessed as much.

"Mm." Lin Xiao nodded.

Lin Mu walked to Qing Tan's door, knocked twice, and said, "Qing Tan, are you in there?"

"Stupid Brother Lin Mu, you're going out without taking me with you," Qing Tan said angrily.

Hearing Qing Tan's complaint, Lin Mu smiled wryly. Finding the door unlocked, he pushed it open and entered. Qing Tan was sitting by the bed, viciously beating a pillow as though it were Lin Mu himself.

"Qing Tan, this trip is really too dangerous. I'll definitely take you with me next time." Lin Mu smiled, coaxing her as though she were a child.

"Hmph!" Qing Tan snorted and turned her head away, ignoring Lin Mu.

"Qing Tan, Lin Dong and I are leaving. If you stay home, you can help us look after Father and Mother. That will make them feel better too," Lin Mu said.

"You just think I'm too weak, so you won't take me with you." Qing Tan pouted.

"Qing Tan is the third strongest person in the Lin Family. How could you possibly be weak? I'm worried that Wang Yan from last time will retaliate against the Lin Family, so I'm leaving you behind to protect everyone. This is an important task." Lin Mu smiled.

"Really?" Qing Tan turned her face back toward him.

"Of course." Lin Mu answered without the slightest hesitation.

"Then Brother Lin Mu has to take me with him next time." Qing Tan still looked unhappy.

"I promise I'll bring adorable Qing Tan along next time," Lin Mu said.

"Hehe!" A hint of a smile appeared on Qing Tan's face.

"Qing Tan, if you want to protect everyone, you have to cultivate diligently. Here are two hundred thousand Pure Yuan Pills. Take them and cultivate well." Lin Mu handed a Universe Bag to Qing Tan.

"When Brother Lin Mu sees me next time, I'll definitely give you a huge surprise." Qing Tan happily put away the Universe Bag.

After comforting Qing Tan, Lin Mu and Lin Dong set out. Naturally, Little Flame went with them as well.

Lin Dong sat on Little Flame's back, while Lin Mu stood atop the Mysterious Thunder Twin Daggers. They quickly left Yan City. Just as they exited the city, a graceful figure stood atop the city wall, watching Lin Mu's departing figure. Only after he had completely vanished from sight did she come back to herself.

"Yue'er, let's go back. Once he leaves, he will be like a flood dragon entering the sea. By the time he returns, he will surely soar through the nine heavens like a dragon," a middle-aged man said.

Lin Mu knew nothing of this. He flew a great distance before stopping to discuss their next route with Lin Dong.

"Big Brother, several great counties and mountain ranges lie between Great Wasteland County and Tiandu Commandery. Why don't we travel directly through the mountain ranges? It'll save us some trouble, and we can cultivate along the way," Lin Dong said.

There were many Demonic Beasts in the mountain ranges. Though they were not exactly safe, Demonic Beasts were far less dangerous than people.

"Mm." Lin Mu nodded. He had not come out this time to live as leisurely as he had at home. Instead, he intended to temper his combat experience and awareness properly.

Bang!

In the dense forest, a Demonic Beast was sent flying backward. It crashed into a massive tree that would take several people to encircle, then collapsed with a boom. Who knew how many bones had broken throughout its body? Lying on the ground, it was breathing out more than it breathed in.

"Little Flame!"

Lin Mu emerged from the underbrush, his clothes somewhat tattered, and shouted. A red figure immediately rushed over and stopped beside the Demonic Beast. With practiced ease, it dug out the bloody Demonic Crystal, swept it up with its tongue, and swallowed it.

It had been roughly a month since Lin Mu set out from home. During that month, he had constantly fought Demonic Beasts in the forest, and a chilling aura of slaughter had gathered around him.

"Big Brother!"

Lin Dong came over as well, holding a Demonic Crystal in his hand. He tossed it into the air, and Little Flame leaped up and swallowed it.

"Lin Dong, you should be able to break through to the Form Creation Realm at any time now, right?" Lin Mu smiled. Lin Dong had been tempering his foundation all this while; otherwise, he could have broken through before leaving Yan City.

"I'm planning to break through today." Lin Dong smiled.

"Mm." Lin Mu nodded, then looked at Little Flame. "Little Flame should be close to breaking through too, right?"

Little Flame had devoured quite a few Demonic Crystals during this time. Like Lin Mu and Lin Dong, it had also tempered its combat experience and combat awareness through battles with Demonic Beasts.

"Little Flame's strength is almost catching up to mine. Little Sable should wake up soon too. Once Little Sable wakes up, it will probably have recovered at least the strength of the Three Creation Realms," Lin Dong said with a smile.

During this time, Lin Mu and Lin Dong had killed many Demonic Beasts with Demon Spirits, all of which had been devoured by Little Sable. It was currently asleep, digesting those Demon Spirits.