172: Nowhere to hide

As the saying goes, "Flattery will get you everywhere."

Even if Zhang Daoling's flattery wasn't perfectly executed,

that wasn't the most important thing.

The important thing was that as long as the other party understood his intentions, that was enough.

Lin Mu casually waved his hand, and a golden light entered Zhang Daoling's body.

Zhang Daoling was startled at first, then showed an expression of wild joy.

This golden light was precisely the primordial source of the god realm.

And it was an Origin that Lin Mu had refined.

Not only was it relatively stable, but its purity was also much stronger than the original.

Zhang Daoling didn't bother with pleasantries.

He quickly sat cross-legged to refine it.

Even though this golden light had been refined by Lin Mu,

the energy contained within it was not something he could easily control.

Lin Mu saw Zhang Daoling enter meditation.

His gaze then turned to Xiao Hong.

At this moment, Xiao Hong's mind had been disturbed by a series of unexpected events.

Only when she noticed Lin Mu's gaze did she regain her composure.

Her beautiful yet sorrowful face showed a hint of worry.

Her identity was that of a Saintess of her clan.

Calling her a Saintess was actually just a polite term for a cultivation vessel for the Saint Lord.

Her body was special, a rare Dragon and Phoenix Co-existence, seen only once in tens of thousands of years.

If one could perform Dual Cultivation with her, using a special secret method, one could draw the Dragon into their body.

Then, by absorbing the Phoenix body within her, it could help a person achieve a Breakthrough of a major Realm.

However, she herself would fall a major Realm.

And from then on, she would become a mortal body, unable to advance even an inch in this life.

The arrival of the old woman exposed her identity.

Although most people couldn't discern the secret of her Divine Body,

if Lin Mu were to ask,

how should she respond?

She had personally experienced Lin Mu's decisive and ruthless actions.

She knew that if she dared to conceal anything, she would surely be ruthlessly slain.

But if she told the truth, what if Lin Mu coveted her Divine Body?

What should she do then?

For a moment, various complex emotions flooded her mind.

Suddenly, a golden light drilled into her body.

Her delicate body trembled, and she instinctively wanted to flee.

But then, waves of violent energy swept through her entire body.

And then, Lin Mu's words sounded in her ears.

"Refine it diligently. Your own troubles, you must resolve yourself."

She didn't have time to think further.

She immediately sat cross-legged and began to refine it.

The complex emotions in her heart were slightly relieved.

Although Lin Mu's words were ruthless,

she could tell that Lin Mu had no interest in her identity.

As for the troubles with the Saint Lord, future matters would be dealt with in the future.

Seeing both of them enter meditation,

Lin Mu released his Divine Sense and began to scan his surroundings.

Now that he had refined such a vast primordial source of the god realm,

not only had Lin Mu's Divine Body strength greatly improved,

but his Divine Sense was also incomparable to before.

He simply cast it casually, and it covered the entire Western Region.

Under the coverage of his Divine Sense,

those who had escaped from the God Emperor Palace could not hide.

What surprised him was that

the Western God Emperor, Jia Lan, had not escaped the Western Region.

Instead, he was meditating cross-legged in a hidden Immortal Cave.

Several Formations covered the area around this Immortal Cave.

If it had been the previous Lin Mu, without careful inspection,

he truly wouldn't have been able to find it easily.

But now, he could see through it effortlessly.

Just then, Jia Lan, who was in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes, a puzzled expression on his face.

"Is it an illusion?"

He had clearly sensed a pair of eyes watching him just now.

But when he searched, there was no trace.

He shook his head and sighed, "I didn't expect that tens of thousands of years of planning would be completely ruined by a small thief."

"Damn thief, just you wait, This Emperor will make you pay one day."

Jia Lan cursed and grumbled like a gambler who had lost money.

Suddenly, a voice interrupted him.

"This Young Master wants to know, what price do you intend to make me pay?"

Hearing these words, Jia Lan was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

He flew up directly.

His eyes stared intently at Lin Mu.

The expression of disbelief on his face was fully evident.

"How could you possibly find this place?"

This was an ancient secret cavern, surrounded by various terrifying Formations.

Even when he was at his peak, he had to be extremely cautious to enter this place.

Yet Lin Mu was able to appear here silently, completely unnoticed by him.

This had already exceeded the scope of his understanding.

"Has he already taken that step?" This thought flashed through Jia Lan's mind.

Immediately, he desperately denied it.

If he had truly taken that step, why would he bother with such trouble?

Such an existence could make him vanish into thin air with just a flick of a finger.

"Perhaps he has a special Magic Treasure that allows him to appear here so easily."

Thinking of this, Jia Lan regained a bit of confidence.

Even though Lin Mu's previous performance had greatly surprised him,

he even admitted that he was not Lin Mu's opponent.

But if he wholeheartedly wanted to escape, Lin Mu would definitely not be able to stop him.

After all, a God Emperor possessing the primordial source of the god realm

could freely travel to various parts of the Divine Realm.

After Jia Lan regained his composure,

a sneer appeared on his face as he said, "So what if you can find this place?"

"If This Emperor wants to leave, what can you do to me?"

With that, his figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.

Lin Mu chuckled softly.

His figure also disappeared.

In a bone-chilling snowy land.

Jia Lan's figure slowly appeared.

He looked at his surroundings.

He found that Lin Mu had not followed him.

So he burst into wild laughter.

However, the next moment, a white figure appeared silently before him.

His laughter abruptly stopped.

Immediately, before Lin Mu could speak,

Jia Lan's figure disappeared again.

This time, he appeared in an endless desert.

And in just a moment, Lin Mu's figure followed again.

Jia Lan's eyes were bloodshot at this moment.

He no longer had his previous composure.

Unwilling to give up, he disappeared again.

This time, he appeared before a continuous palace complex.

As soon as his figure landed, he anxiously shouted,

"Brother Jun, quickly open the Formation!"

At this moment, Jia Lan no longer had the demeanor of a God Emperor.

He was like a stray dog.

The person guarding the Formation saw someone making a commotion in front of it.

So he unhappily scolded, "Which scoundrel dares to make noise in front of the Jun Family's gate?"

When the Western God Emperor usually came here, the entire Jun Family would line up to welcome him.

But now, a junior gatekeeper dared to shout at him.

However, at this moment, he couldn't afford to be angry.

He loudly shouted, "This Emperor is the Western God Emperor, Jia Lan! Quickly open the Formation!"

"If you delay the important matter between This Emperor and your Old Ancestor, you will be guilty of a crime punishable by ten thousand deaths!"

The Disciple guarding the gate, hearing Jia Lan say this,

did not dare to be negligent.

He turned around without looking back and went to report.

In just a moment, the Formation slowly opened.

A gray figure walked out from the Formation.

Before the person arrived, a hearty voice was heard.

"Brother Jia Lan, what an honor to have you visit! I apologize for not welcoming you sooner."

This person was none other than the Jun Family Ancestor, a Half-step God Emperor expert.

His strength was almost on par with a God Emperor.

He was only one refinement of the primordial source of the god realm away from truly stepping into the Emperor Realm.

Jia Lan, seeing that the Jun Family Ancestor himself had come to greet him,

the tension on his face relaxed.

He quickly cupped his fists and said, "Brother Jun, let's not bother with pleasantries for now. Let's first kill the invading scoundrel, then we can reminisce."

The Jun Family Ancestor had a puzzled expression.

"Invading scoundrel?"

Before Jia Lan could explain, a white figure suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.