Lin Mu could see the sky changing and the area changing as well. The sky turned blue but without a sun in it. There were a few clouds dispersed around the sky, but they were relatively small.
Below him, he could see different kinds of areas. There were swamps, marshes, forests, lakes, rivers, dry lands, mountains, hills and even a volcano. Over all, the area was quite varied and was far larger than the fragment of the minor plane that Lin Mu had been to before.
The ground was expanding at a rapid pace as Lin Mu got closer and closer to it. Lin Mu could already match several of the areas with the map that the former Adviser Chu had given him, but there were also some differences that could be seen in it.Ñøv€l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.
~shua~
At one point, the force that Lin Mu and Little Shrubby were feeling faded away, and they could fly on their own again.
~phew~
"Finally... even though I wouldn't necessarily get hurt by falling, I still don't want to feel that..." Lin Mu muttered.
~Growl~?
Little Shrubby growled in response and reduced their speed of falling. They slowly landed on the ground and Lin Mu spread his spirit sense around the area as far as possible. Everything that was within it came under his observation, and he noted some interesting parts.
The area that Lin Mu had landed in was between a few hills and a forest. There were several small ponds nearby as well, and some flowers grew within them. These flowers exuded a peculiar fragrance that was quite nice but at the same time made one feel a bit dizzy.
"What is that?" Lin Mu wondered as he got closer.
Little Shrubby followed behind him, and the two of them soon reached the ponds. Looking at the ponds, one would realize that they looked like they were made from craters. There were several of them, and the boundaries definitely looked like they were created due to something falling.
"Hmm... this is rather strange..." Lin Mu said and looked around.
There were no spirit beasts here other than a few insect beasts, but they weren't really strong. Lin Mu approached one of the flowers that were a bit closer to him and took a closer look at it.
"What was that?" Lin Mu questioned.
He looked toward Little Shrubby and spoke, "did you see that too?"
Little Shrubby was hovering over the water, ensuring that his feet did not touch the water.
"Yup, looked like a spark." Little Shrubby replied.
Lin Mu thought for a bit before saying, "should I take a look?"
"You're going into the water?" Little Shrubby asked with reluctance.
"If I want to get it then yes, I have to go into the water." Lin Mu replied.
"I'm not touching water." He stated right away.
"Ahah~ okay, I'll go alone." Lin Mu said, not minding it.
He had already checked the area with his spirit sense, and there wasn't really anything dangerous within the pond or around it. Lin Mu stimulated the Mortal Strengthening scripture and let the armor appear on his body.
He then descended into the water with the armor protecting his body. Not only did it keep him dry, but it would also protect him from anything that may have been mixed into the water.
Even if he had checked it all, he didn't know if there was something unknown that his spirit sense could not detect in the water. It was better for him to be cautious and this was a fact that he had internalized a long time ago.
Lin Mu continued his descent and found that the water only got colder and colder the deeper he went.
"This is strange... I shouldn't feel cold due to the armor."