109: The forest becomes the new heaven

Long Yuan and the other person, who were currently fighting, both stopped at the same time and retreated.

They both looked suspiciously at the dazed Lin Mu.

Long Yuan tentatively called out, "Young Master Lin, is that you?"

Everyone was focused on Lin Mu; they all wanted to know who was truly inside Lin Mu's body at that moment.

And at this moment, within Lin Mu's Sea of Consciousness.

Lin Mu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the almost transparent Heavenly Dao with a playful expression.

At this time, the Heavenly Dao was firmly bound by chains formed from Lin Mu's divine sense.

He couldn't move a single inch of his body.

With a look of shock and doubt, he asked, "Why is there no Power of the Heavenly Dao in your Sea of Consciousness?"

When the Heavenly Dao first entered Lin Mu's Sea of Consciousness, by relying on its mastery of the heavenly dao stone, it immediately took control of Lin Mu's Sea of Consciousness.

The heavenly dao stone, under his refinement, also gradually merged with Lin Mu's body.

As for Lin Mu's divine soul, which he had imprisoned, he had not taken any precautions.

Perhaps it was because he was too excited.

He actually didn't notice the abnormality in Lin Mu's Sea of Consciousness.

When he had finished refining all the heavenly dao stones.

Lin Mu, who had been dormant, suddenly launched an attack.

The Sea of Consciousness, which he had originally controlled, suddenly churned with terrifying waves.

A powerful and mysterious divine power suddenly surged in.

He had never seen such a powerful divine power.

And Lin Mu's divine soul, under the augmentation of this divine power, actually became incredibly strong.

In just an instant, it broke through the Heavenly Dao's restraints.

And Lin Mu, without any surprise, used this divine power to imprison the Heavenly Dao in return.

At this moment, the Heavenly Dao was utterly bewildered, wondering where things had gone wrong.

Clearly, from beginning to end, everything about Lin Mu had been under his control.

Lin Mu did not hide his answer to the Heavenly Dao's question.

He slowly approached the Heavenly Dao, a slight smile on his face, and said, "Are you surprised by this outcome?"

The Heavenly Dao's face was grim as he said, "I am indeed very surprised. Everything was given to you by me, so why are you able to escape my control?"

Lin Mu smiled calmly and said, "Actually, this is all fate. If I hadn't had another fortuitous encounter, you might have succeeded today."

The Heavenly Dao asked suspiciously, "The fortuitous encounter you speak of, could it be that mysterious divine power?"

Lin Mu waved one hand, and a surge of Primal God Power appeared in his palm.

He toyed with the divine power in his hand and said, "This divine power comes from the Divine Realm; it belongs to the Primal Spirit Clan."

"The Primal God Power transcends all other powers, so your Power of the Heavenly Dao is naturally no match for it."

"I had already refined the Power of the Heavenly Dao within my body into Primal God Power."

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Dao gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "So, you deliberately showed weakness to lure me in?"

Lin Mu smiled faintly and said, "That's right. Although the Power of the Heavenly Dao is useless to me, I was very curious about what it would be like when all the heavenly dao stones merged."

"And as the Heavenly Dao, you naturally find it easier to merge with it than I do."

The Heavenly Dao burst into laughter.

This laughter was filled with sorrow and helplessness.

After laughing for a moment, he suddenly spoke, "You've told me such an important secret, so it seems you don't intend to let me leave."

Lin Mu didn't speak but gave him a confirming look.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Dao fell silent for a moment again.

Suddenly, he spoke again, "So be it! The winner takes all. But before I die, I want to make a deal with you."

Lin Mu said with considerable interest, "Oh? What kind of deal? Tell me about it."

The Heavenly Dao said in a deep voice, "With your current ability, you will eventually go to the Divine Realm. I want to ask you to kill someone for me in the Divine Realm."

"And as compensation, I will tell you an astonishing secret."

Lin Mu asked, "What astonishing secret?"

The Heavenly Dao retorted, "Do you agree to this deal?"

Lin Mu said, "That depends on whether this secret is attractive to me."

The Heavenly Dao chuckled and said, "You will definitely be interested in this secret."

"I know a secret method that can completely refine the entire Nine Nether Continent."

"By then, with a single thought, you can appear anywhere on the Nine Nether Continent."

"You will be the absolute master of this world."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mu said with a lack of interest, "You just said that I will eventually go to the Divine Realm, so what's the point of refining this world?"

Seeing Lin Mu's lack of interest, the Heavenly Dao quickly added, "Refining this world offers more than just this benefit."

"After refining this world, it will become a part of your body."

"Whether for fighting enemies or escaping, it will be very useful to you."

"Of course, I haven't truly refined it, so as for what other functions it has, you'll need to research that yourself."

After the Heavenly Dao finished speaking, he quietly watched Lin Mu.

Lin Mu also began to ponder after listening.

In the future, upon reaching the Divine Realm, he would inevitably encounter various powerful enemies.

An extra means would mean an extra layer of security.

Moreover, although the Heavenly Dao had premeditated intentions, he also gave himself a chance to revive.

So Lin Mu decided to accept the deal.

He looked up at the Heavenly Dao and said, "I agree to this deal."

"Now, tell me, who is it you want me to kill?"

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Dao's thoughts drifted back to the past.

His illusory face actually showed a hint of ferocity.

He gritted his teeth and said, "The Western God Emperor, Jialan."

Lin Mu was speechless for a moment after hearing this.

These people, one after another, kept wanting to kill a God Emperor.

Are the God Emperors of the Divine Realm really that worthless?

Long Yuan wanted revenge on a God Emperor, and now here was another who wanted to kill a God Emperor.

After the Heavenly Dao finished speaking, Lin Mu didn't reply, so he assumed Lin Mu was afraid of the God Emperor.

He couldn't help but mock, "What? Are you scared?"

"That's right, after all, he's a high and mighty God Emperor, so it's normal for you to be afraid."

Lin Mu heard this and said indifferently, "You don't need to provoke me. It's just killing a God Emperor; you're not the first."

The Heavenly Dao said with a hint of excitement, "So, you agree?"

Lin Mu affirmed, "Indeed, I agree. However, as for when I will kill him, I cannot guarantee you that."

The Heavenly Dao said nonchalantly, "No matter, I've waited tens of thousands of years; I don't mind waiting a few more tens of thousands of years."

Lin Mu chuckled upon hearing this, "It won't take that long. In a few hundred years at the shortest, or a few thousand at the longest, I will fulfill my promise."

The Heavenly Dao carefully observed Lin Mu; Lin Mu's expression was full of confidence.

This made him somewhat believe it.

He once again said in a deep voice, "My name is Yang Lin. Before you kill him, you must tell him my name."

Lin Mu said, "Yang Lin, I've remembered that name."

Hearing Lin Mu's affirmative reply, Yang Lin seemed to have no more worries.

He murmured to himself, "Since tens of thousands of years ago, Jialan wiped out my entire Yang family, and I barely escaped here with a remnant soul."

"By a stroke of luck, I took over the Heavenly Dao of this world."

"Tens of thousands of years of cultivation, tens of thousands of years of planning."

"Although I can't personally kill my enemy, at least there's hope for revenge."

At this point, Yang Lin looked at Lin Mu with a sincere expression.

"Lin Mu, I believe you can do it."

"Now, I will pass on the refinement method to you."

After Yang Lin finished speaking, a wave of spiritual energy drifted from him towards Lin Mu.

Seeing this, Lin Mu reached out and grabbed, and streams of information flowed into his mind.

This information was all about refining the Nine Nether Continent.

The most crucial point was that a complete true body of the Heavenly Dao was required for refinement.

Now, Lin Mu's body had completely merged with all the heavenly dao stones.

As long as he also merged with the will of the Heavenly Dao, he would be the new Heavenly Dao.

Yang Lin seemed to understand this as well.

When Lin Mu looked at him again, his expression was incredibly free and unburdened.

He smiled faintly and said, "Lin Mu, perhaps it's truly destiny; both our names contain the character 'Lin'."

"Then let my body completely merge with yours."

"I entrust this clone, condensed from the will of the Heavenly Dao, to you."

Yang Lin finished speaking without the slightest trace of reluctance.

His illusory body completely dissipated into a pure will of the Heavenly Dao.

Lin Mu formed hand seals, and according to the incantation Yang Lin had passed on, he completely refined this will.

And as Lin Mu became the new Heavenly Dao, the entire sky outside suddenly roared with thunder.

As if congratulating the birth of the new Heavenly Dao.