37: The mysterious Wudaoren

The bright moonlight, filtering through the gaps in the trees, shone on Lin Mu's face.

He didn't show much emotion.

Glancing at Xu Liying, who was still in a daze, he reminded her, "Stop spacing out. Let's go. The people who are picking us up are here."

Xu Liying was startled, then heard a whooshing sound.

A young boy stood before the mountain gate and bowed to everyone.

"Those who just rang the heavenly dao bell, please follow me. Grandmaster has requested your presence."

After the boy finished speaking, he didn't wait for a reaction and turned to walk up the mountain.

Lin Mu, with the little girl, slowly disappeared into the night, under the envious and jealous gazes of the crowd.

Heaven Sect Academy is built on the summit of Heavenly Saint Mountain.

There are six thousand steps on the path up the mountain, and an anti-flight array is set up on the mountain.

Although Lin Mu was unaffected, he didn't force himself to fly.

The boy who was leading the way had also disappeared.

Lin Mu and Xu Liying didn't know how long they had been walking, and just as Xu Liying was about to be exhausted, a striking gate suddenly appeared before them.

Lin Mu walked a few steps ahead of Xu Liying to the gate, and just as he was about to reach out to knock, the gate slowly opened by itself.

The same young boy who had led the way walked out from inside the gate, bowed to Lin Mu, and said,

"Grandmaster has only summoned Young Master. This young lady, please follow me to the side hall to rest. Young Master, please go in by yourself."

"Big Brother Lin, I'm tired anyway. I'll go rest with this little master first. You go ahead," Xu Liying said first, fearing Lin Mu would be in a difficult position.

Lin Mu didn't object.

The heavenly dao stone was of great importance, and Heaven Sect Academy should know its secret. It was not appropriate for Xu Liying to know about this.

"Alright, I'll be right back."

Lin Mu temporarily parted with Xu Liying and walked into a separate courtyard.

A figure was seated cross-legged on a bluestone slab in the courtyard.

The figure sensed Lin Mu and slowly said, "You've come."

The voice was long and drawn out, as if close at hand, yet also from a very distant place, very strange.

"You knew I was coming?"

The person did not answer.

After a moment of silence, the person stood up and said as he walked, "Follow me."

The figure's steps were not fast, but very rhythmic and precise.

He walked until he reached a pavilion, pushed the door open, and entered.

Lin Mu followed closely.

But the moment he entered, it was as if he had entered a different world.

The sky here was dim, and various weapons were stuck everywhere.

There was no trace of spiritual energy in the air.

Lin Mu asked with some curiosity, "Where is this? And who are you?"

The person chuckled slightly at his words, slowly turned his head, and said,

"This is not the Nine Nether Continent, but the Chaos Sword Domain. And I am the master of this Sword Domain, and also the head of Heaven Sect Academy."

This person had an immortal aura, with the hair of an elder and the face of a child, exactly like the Taishang Laojun in TV dramas.

Lin Mu put aside his thoughts and asked, "What is the relationship between the Chaos Sword Domain and the heavenly dao stone?"

"Haha, sure enough, you know about the heavenly dao stone."

The person laughed excitedly.

Then he continued,

"It seems you are the one chosen by the Heavenly Dao."

"This Chaos Sword Domain indeed has a great connection with the heavenly dao stone, but for now, you don't need to know its origin."

"I don't have the patience to play guessing games with you," Lin Mu said impatiently.

"Young man, there's no need to be too anxious. Now is not the time to tell you. When the time is right, I will naturally let you know."

The person didn't wait for Lin Mu to speak and continued on his own,

"My name is Wu Daoren (Nameless/Unprincipled Man), and I have been waiting in this Heaven Sect Academy for thousands of years."

"I still have two heavenly dao stones here; you can take them all."

Lin Mu was a little surprised: "You're just giving them to me? What do you need me to do?"

Wu Daoren (Nameless/Unprincipled Man) shook his head: "You don't need to do anything for me; just do what you need to do."

"What I need to do?"

"What I need to do is collect all the heavenly dao stones and gain stronger Power."

"I want to open the Door of the Heavenly Dao and see the world beyond it."

"If possible, I also want to go back and see that blue planet," Lin Mu couldn't help but think.

"Is that all?" Lin Mu asked with some disbelief.

"That's all! Additionally, you can take a weapon from here. All the weapons here are divine artifacts."

Wu Daoren (Nameless/Unprincipled Man) pointed to the weapons stuck everywhere before them.

Although Lin Mu was not sure what level divine artifacts were, for this mysterious old Daoist to say so, they must be extraordinary.

The weapons stuck in the ground included swords, spears, sabers, halberds, axes, battle-axes, hooks... everything imaginable.

Lin Mu looked at them, feeling a bit troubled, as this touched upon his blind spot of knowledge.

Wu Daoren (Nameless/Unprincipled Man) seemed to notice Lin Mu's dilemma and reminded him, "You might try sensing them with the heavenly dao stone."

Upon hearing this, Lin Mu tried to sense these divine artifacts with the heavenly dao stone.

Suddenly, a long sword flashed with yellow light and hummed, directly rising from the ground and flying towards Lin Mu.

Lin Mu reached out and grabbed it. The humming of the long sword in Lin Mu's hand gradually disappeared, and the light on the sword's body also faded.

Lin Mu casually swung a few times, and several cracks were cut into the ground by the sword qi.

"This is...?" Lin Mu was a little surprised.

"Try to activate it with the Power of the Heavenly Dao, and try again," Wu Daoren (Nameless/Unprincipled Man) said with a half-smile.

Lin Mu mobilized the Power of the Heavenly Dao, aimed the sword at a small mountain dozens of meters away, and casually struck out.

The yellow sword light flew towards the small mountain at an invisible speed. As soon as it touched the mountain, the mountain began to disintegrate. In just an instant, the entire mountain was reduced to dust.

Lin Mu's eyes also showed a look of surprise. This sword, combined with the Power of the Heavenly Dao, was simply too terrifying.

With a handy weapon, Lin Mu no longer had to be a brute and choke people.

Wu Daoren (Nameless/Unprincipled Man) stroked his beard and said, "This heavenly dao sword was originally formed from the essence of the Heavenly Dao, complementing the heavenly dao stone. Take it and slowly comprehend it."

Lin Mu's mind stirred. This heavenly dao sword was actually directly absorbed into his Sea of Consciousness, slowly rotating around the heavenly dao stone.

Then, Lin Mu tried it several times. As long as he thought of it, the heavenly dao sword would obey his commands, retracting and extending freely.

Wu Daoren (Nameless/Unprincipled Man) saw Lin Mu playing with enthusiasm and quickly interrupted him: "The heavenly dao sword is extremely powerful; it's best to be careful."

Then he took out a jade box and said, "These are the remaining two heavenly dao stones; take them all."

Lin Mu took the jade box, opened it for a quick look, and then put it away.

He wasn't comfortable putting them into his Sea of Consciousness just yet. He would study them when he got back, confirm there was no danger, and then put them into his Sea of Consciousness later.

In the side hall of Heaven Sect Academy.

Xu Liying thought about the past few days, sometimes smiling foolishly, sometimes frowning.

She thought of her Big Senior Brother, of Xiaohua, of the Third Prince. Her mind was in a mess.

"Perhaps it's time to leave. Hate and parting, long-term longing. Long pain is worse than short pain."

Suddenly, a voice interrupted her thoughts.

"What are you thinking about? You didn't even notice me come in."

Lin Mu stood beside Xu Liying, looking at her as he spoke.

Xu Liying didn't directly answer Lin Mu's words.

She stood up, her face showing reluctance, and said,

"Big Brother Lin, I'm going back to the imperial capital. Big Senior Brother must be very worried after I've been out for so long. You're right, I should go back and face it."