"Do I have the right to speak now?"
Lin Mu stepped forward and patted Ge Ye on the head. "Don't act tough when you're useless. My power may not be all that great, but it's more than enough to bully you."
Facing a Dou Emperor, Nalan Yanran did not even dare let out a peep...
"Three years, Nalan Yanran. I will definitely gain the strength to defeat you!"
Xiao Yan stepped forward, sliced open his palm with a knife, and wrote a letter of divorce in blood. He then made the Three-Year Pact with Nalan Yanran. With a Dou Emperor's pressure like Lin Mu's hanging over them, the Misty Cloud Sect group fled in disgrace...
"Thank you, Your Excellency Dou Emperor, for lending us your aid!"
Xiao Zhan stepped forward and solemnly cupped his fists.
If it weren't for the system mission, I really couldn't be bothered with this.
Lin Mu shook his head slowly.
[Congratulations, Host, for completing the mission. Your strength has risen to a one-star Dou Emperor!]
Hearing the system's voice in his mind, Lin Mu smiled faintly. Starting out with the strength of a Dou Emperor was enough for him to roam freely through the Jia Ma Empire. As long as he did not encounter those old monsters, he might even be able to fight them.
"However, I only possess the strength of a Dou Emperor. I have yet to cultivate any methods or Dou Techniques."
Lin Mu murmured to himself.
"Yan'er, hurry and thank His Excellency Dou Emperor!" Xiao Zhan hurriedly urged Xiao Yan, afraid that even the slightest discourtesy would offend the young man before them.
At this moment, Xiao Zhan felt deeply moved. The youth before him looked to be only around eighteen, yet he already possessed the strength of a Dou Emperor. Could he be the young master of some great clan?
"Xiao Yan thanks Your Excellency Dou Emperor." Xiao Yan cupped his fists.
"Alright, no need to call me that. Just call me Lin Mu."
Lin Mu waved his hand. "However, there is something I need you to do."
"Please give your orders, Your Excellency!" Xiao Zhan hurriedly said.
"Find me somewhere to stay. I have been traveling across the continent and happened to arrive here. If I stay and happen to be in a good mood, I may give you a little guidance."
Lin Mu smiled.
How could Xiao Zhan refuse such a request?
Moreover, earning the favor of a Dou Emperor expert was absolutely an opportunity for Xiao Yan!
"A Dou Emperor... Such a young Dou Emperor does not seem to be from the Jia Ma Empire. Could he be an expert from elsewhere on the continent? And why has he approached the Xiao Family? Could it be..."
From a corner, Xiao Xun Er's gaze fell upon Lin Mu. Golden flames flickered in her eyes.
"No matter who you are, if you truly drew your blade to help when you saw injustice, then so be it. But if you mean harm to Brother Xiao Yan..."
Xiao Zhan quickly arranged a luxurious residence for Lin Mu and assigned people to await Lin Mu's orders at all times.
The three elders of the family now looked at Xiao Yan with somewhat evasive eyes. Thinking back on it, they truly deserved to die!
They had actually dared to contradict a Dou Emperor before!
The fact that they were still alive now was practically a miracle!
What frightened them even more was how a useless person like Xiao Yan had come to know such a terrifying figure.
The Xiao Family's rear mountain.
Xiao Yan came here. His mood had been somewhat irritated because of Nalan Yanran's broken engagement, but Lin Mu's appearance had made him feel slightly better.
"Who's there?"
Xiao Yan suddenly looked behind him and saw Lin Mu slowly approaching. Seeing that Xiao Yan had actually detected him so sharply, Lin Mu was somewhat surprised.
This kid has lived two lives. His soul perception is stronger than that of ordinary people. No wonder he was able to notice me.
Lin Mu stepped forward and said to Xiao Yan, "Aren't you curious why your Dou Qi has been mysteriously disappearing?"
At those words, Xiao Yan shook his head in confusion.
This question had troubled him for three years.
"Ask the dead old man in your ring."
Lin Mu pointed at the ring on Xiao Yan's finger, revealing a mysterious smile.
"The ring?"
Just as Xiao Yan was about to inspect the ring closely, he saw an illusory figure emerge from it, followed by an aged voice.
"You little brat, your soul perception is quite sharp as well. You actually managed to discover my existence."
Yao Lao appeared, his deep eyes studying Lin Mu. Yet he found that it was difficult to see through the youth before him. What surprised him even more was that this youth possessed the strength of a Dou Emperor at such a young age.
"It wasn't hard to notice."
Lin Mu shrugged.
"Hey, old man, who are you? Why are you inside my ring?"
Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao irritably.
Yao Lao then told Xiao Yan why his Dou Qi had been mysteriously disappearing. Upon hearing it, Xiao Yan's face twisted with fury. "Old man, you fucking screwed me over?!"
"Hehe, but you have also grown quite a bit over these three years, haven't you? So, to compensate you, I can help you regain your strength. How about it?"
Yao Lao asked.
"Huh?"
Xiao Yan was clearly unwilling to believe him.
Meanwhile, Lin Mu stood nearby, watching Xiao Yan complain with great interest.
I'm rather interested in the Flame Mantra, but will the system give me an even stronger cultivation method...?
Following the plot, Yao Lao would also take Xiao Yan as his disciple, but Yao Lao looked at Lin Mu warily.
Lin Mu's origins were mysterious. If Lin Mu learned of his identity and brought trouble upon him, then...
"Don't look at me. I have no interest in your master-disciple act. Your soul has only just revived. If we really fought, you would not gain any advantage."
Lin Mu shook his head, signaling that he had no interest in Yao Lao.
"Hehe, what a glib little brat. Fine. If this old man were not reduced to such a state, then in the past, your Dou Emperor strength would not have been worth a second glance from me."
Xiao Yan seemed to have regained his former confidence.
Lin Mu looked at Yao Lao as the Dou Qi within his body began to circulate faintly. Yao Lao seemed to notice it as well. "You want to attack me? With your one-star Dou Emperor strength, I'm afraid you won't gain any advantage if we truly fight."
"How would I know if I don't try?" Lin Mu smiled.
[The Host has witnessed Xiao Yan taking a master, triggering a special reward: one chance to draw a random cultivation method.]
"Witnessing someone take a master can earn a reward too?" Lin Mu froze.
[When the Host changes the course of certain events or completes system missions, rewards will be obtained. The system retains final interpretation rights.]
"..."
Lin Mu simply could not be bothered to argue with the system anymore. A cultivation method was precisely what he lacked most right now. "Draw."
[Congratulations, Host, for obtaining: Six Paths Samsara Method!]
"???"
Lin Mu was instantly dumbfounded.
The Six Paths Samsara Method?
Was that really something that could appear in this world?
"System, are you sure this is a method I can comprehend?" Lin Mu took a deep breath and asked with a face full of disbelief.
[Naturally. The Six Paths Samsara creates all things. Once the Host cultivates it to great mastery, you may command reincarnation, perceive the Great Dao, and become undying and indestructible!]
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