Chapter 481 - A New Team
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Lin Mu let out a breath that traveled far and shook the curtains on the windows. He opened his eyes that glimmered with a serene look. This was quite different from the fierce one he had before this.
"I’m close... just need another push like this to complete the first stage of the Five treasures realm...." Lin Mu muttered to himself.
His spleen had reached 85% refinement level and would need just a bit more to reach the next stage. Once he finished the first stage, just his bodily strength would be equivalent to that of a peak stage core condensation realm cultivator.
If he was able to do this before reaching the nascent soul realm with his spirit Qi cultivation he would probably have the strength of an infant stage nascent soul realm cultivator just from this.
Not to mention since then, Lin Mu’s Dantian had a larger capacity than others and his core was also bigger, his overall strength would still be higher than that of an infant stage nascent soul realm cultivator.
The foundation that Lin Mu had built until now and the slow progress he had taken was now close to showing fruit for him.
Lin Mu looked at the jade slip which had a message left in it.
"So it’s time... I didn’t miss it though." Lin Mu said.
A message had been left in the jade slip which was from none other than Wu Hei. He had now gathered enough information that, Lin Mu could continue their mission. He had contacted for about a meeting tomorrow.
"No wait... how much time has it been?" Lin Mu questioned.
"A day has passed. The meeting should be soon." Xukong answered.
Lin Mu looked at him and could not recognize him.
"This is Jin Kou, he used to be a mercenary but has retired since then." Wu Hei introduced.
"This is She Qing, one of the former disciples of the Tri Cauldron peony sect, she is the one who has provided us with a lot of information." Wu Hei spoke.
"Greetings, sister She Qing." Lin Mu greeted.
Lin Mu had not expected that She Qing would be a former disciple.
"How did you leave the sect, though sister She Qing?" Lin Mu questioned.
"Back when the red tide happened, I was there to witness it. I saw how Gu Yao attacked everyone and controlled them. At that time I was heading to the Wu Lim city to deliver an emergency missive to the peak master Yi Deng, and was at a distance from the city.
As soon as I saw it all, I barely managed to escape the area. I deliberated on returning to the sect, but Gu Yao’s servants had acted quickly and started capturing the other people. Since the supreme elder was also controlled, I didn’t think it would be a viable choice to return to the sect.
This turned out to be correct since the sect changed its behavior quickly after that day. Gu Yao’s roots had already spread deep by then and knew I would have to do something else." She Qing expanded.
"I see... it is indeed quite unfortunate." Lin Mu acknowledged.
He then turned to the third person, who was a young man with a scar on his face. He was wearing rough clothes and looked no different from a peasant. But Lin Mu could sense his cultivation base and knew that he was at the peak stage of the core condensation realm like him.
"And who I this?" Lin Mu asked.
"I am Shuang Zedong." The man introduced himself.
"Shuang? Zedong? Isn’t that..." Lin Mu said, feeling like he recognized the name.
"Indeed, this is the former crown prince of the Shuang Qian Kingdom."