Dao Ancestor status would undoubtedly be an enormous help to He Mu as he was now, and even to certain plans he had for the future.
Moreover, it contained something special that held an immense amount of information. Once He Mu successfully deciphered it, he could reap tremendous benefits.
Yet this very "pie" that had fallen from the sky gave He Mu a rare sense of doubt, and even stirred a little unease in his heart.
After all, the timing of this Dao Ancestor status's appearance was too unusual, and its entanglements with some of He Mu's future arrangements were far too great. He Mu worried that if anything went wrong, he might well end up in the miserable position of losing the entire game over a single misstep.
But this Dao Ancestor status itself was also far too alluring. To He Mu, it was a fragrant, enticing piece of bait, one he absolutely could not bear to discard outright.
After an internal struggle, He Mu finally made a decision: regardless of where this Dao Ancestor status had come from, he would keep it.
Hesitating over benefits already in his grasp was ultimately not He Mu's nature. Whether this was bait or not, he accepted it in full.
After all, as He Mu saw it, if the hidden hand behind this Dao Ancestor status was powerful enough, he would most likely have no standing to resist and could only accept it passively.
And if it had nothing to do with any supposed mastermind, or if that supposed mastermind was not powerful, He Mu was confident that he could keep himself safe from them without suffering any real repercussions.
Ultimately, the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands Universe was still the homeland personally guarded by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor. He Mu did