Elder Yun turned around in surprise, grabbing Yu Mu's hand. He lightly placed two fingers on Yu Mu's wrist, and a trace of spiritual power surged into Yu Mu's body through his fingertips.
This initial probe revealed nothing significant, but upon further investigation, Elder Yun felt a bit tense. The spiritual power was incredibly abundant and highly refined. Yu Mu's physical strength and vitality were far superior to others at the same level, even reaching a point where he could rival demon beasts of the same rank!
How could he advance so rapidly and maintain such stability in his realm? It had only been less than half a year! He had broken through from the Great Perfection of Core Formation to the late stage of Golden Core?
"Xiao Mu, may I ask what grade of cultivation method you are practicing?" Elder Yun inquired cautiously.
He had also been a genius in his youth, but it took him three full years to go from the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment to the late stage of Golden Core! Even then, he was considered extraordinary in his sect at that time.
"It should be Heaven-grade," Yu Mu replied without hesitation, pressing Elder Yun down while gently massaging his leg.
"Previously, when I was out training, I passed by a cave."
Yu Mu spoke casually, but Elder Yun's expression became serious. With a wave of his hand, the massive restrictions in the training room rose up, completely isolating the atmosphere within.
"I was tired at that time, so I rested in the cave for a day. In a daze, I saw an old man who transmitted power to me.
I initially thought it was an illusion or a demonic obstruction. But that cultivation method has been imprinted in my mind and cannot be erased.
After leaving the Ziyun Hall, I resolved to re-cultivate this method. I didn't expect it to be real; its grade must have surpassed Earth-grade at that time—wasn't it Heaven-grade?"
"Good, good! Good!"
Elder Yun exclaimed three times, vigorously ruffling Yu Mu's hair, causing it to become a messy nest.
"Master, what are you doing? Ouch..."
"With such fortune! No wonder your combat power is exceptional," Elder Yun laughed heartily, completely unaware of any issues. After all, what Yu Mu described sounded very credible.
Many powerful beings indeed liked to leave their legacies in inconspicuous places to ensure their teachings remained in the world; it seemed Yu Mu had stumbled upon one.
In his excitement, he completely overlooked Yu Mu's extraordinary physical strength...
"This matter must not be mentioned to others! Even in front of me in the future, do not bring it up again. Human hearts are treacherous; the path is cruel. You must know that possessing such treasures can bring calamity."
"Yes, yes, yes, Master. I will remember," Yu Mu replied with a gentle smile.
Indeed, if he were still under Ziyun Hall at this moment and said these words to Fairy Zi Li, she would surely demand his cultivation method to strengthen her sect.
"You have such an opportunity; why... do I always feel you are slacking off in your cultivation?" Elder Yun said with a puzzled expression as he stroked his white beard.
He and Yu Mu had been cultivating together in a closed-off room and always felt that Yu Mu would occasionally lose focus. He had never seen him enter a deep state of cultivation.
"No way, Master!"
Yu Mu protested loudly; he was truly wronged.
At present, even with such high standards from his previous life, he could not fully understand his own state. Without understanding himself and recklessly forcing cultivation, he would have nowhere to cry if problems arose later. Thus, he actually spent half of his time exploring his own condition. Moreover, his progress was already much faster than in his previous life.
"Really?" Elder Yun looked at Yu Mu with suspicion.
"Really!" Yu Mu affirmed firmly.
"Looking at this smooth and sleek young man, how can he be somewhat dull?" Elder Yun retracted his legs and sat cross-legged again while mumbling to himself.
Then he closed his eyes and entered a state of cultivation within moments. Yu Mu could only smile wryly—what? I'm already trying hard! Master thinks I'm dull? After his bitter smile faded away, Yu Mu also began to close his eyes. He needed to clarify some final doubts; after that... he could truly cultivate with peace of mind.
In the Nascent Soul realm, combined with the Great Perfection of Nascent Soul, he should soon break through to the Transformation stage. Even in the complex environment of the Demon Domain, there would still be a place for Master.
At that time, he would coax and deceive Master into leaving with him from Yunhe Sect.
And then there was that guy Lu Xinghe; if he remembered correctly... he was still floating around in Sword Sect now. His innate sword body talent had yet to be revealed. When the time came to take Master on a trip to Sword Sect and say he wanted to accept disciples! At worst, he'd just spend some money to buy Lu Xinghe over...
That wouldn't be a problem at all.
Also, Su Qiyuan was currently in the Demon Domain and had not yet worshipped Demon Lord Li Gu as his master; everything... was still timely. If he could protect some people without harm and distance himself from others, this life wouldn't be so exhausting.
As for Ye Tian... Yu Mu really didn't want to deal with him. Once involved with such things completely, it was almost an endless cycle—killing him wouldn't work either; there were three loyal dogs fiercely guarding him—purely disgusting.
If he wanted to destroy the world then let him do it; Yu Mu had already decided to leave a trace of his divine consciousness in this world because he truly wanted to see what would happen without him as this Demon Emperor...
At that time when this world was drenched in blood and all living beings became nourishment for their so-called Sacred Ones' blood sacrifices—their expressions of despair...
By then... he should have already ascended with those who mattered to him
The cold smile at the corner of his mouth went unnoticed by even Yu Mu himself as his will completely fell into his spiritual consciousness. In the sea of consciousness space compared to his previous life was much broader; his body had also undergone considerable changes compared to before.
Yu Mu's spiritual consciousness still wore the grand cloak of the Demon Emperor as he strolled through the depths of the sea of consciousness.
Aside from powerful soul strength within this sea of consciousness was only a sprout of heavenly path—a touch of green—yet it radiated boundless vitality.
Yu Mu frowned.
"The source of physical strength comes from the overflow of spiritual power, which is then converted and nourished by the essence of the Heavenly Dao. However, having a stronger body certainly has its advantages."
He murmured to himself. This sprout of the Heavenly Dao carries at least more than half of the current will of the Heavenly Dao spirit; it grows deep within his sea of consciousness and is strongly connected to him.
Unless he disregards his own life and death, otherwise... he cannot do anything about it. Thinking this, Yu Mu had already walked up to the Heavenly Dao sprout. It was growing rapidly; if one didn't look closely, they would think it was just a small sapling.
Seeing Yu Mu's spiritual presence approach, the Heavenly Dao sprout trembled lightly, as if greeting him. Yu Mu ignored it and simply stared.
"It's not a simple connection; because of this entity's existence, what I see is what the Heavenly Dao spirit sees. What I do is what the Heavenly Dao spirit does.
Fortune, fate, even life and death all exist because of this entity, leading me and the Heavenly Dao spirit... one could even say we are symbiotic?"
Yu Mu's eyes darkened completely.
The Heavenly Dao spirit had made a significant gamble this time! If he were to fall, all its plans would be in vain. However... if it were to shatter beneath Ye Tian's blood sacrifice world, even if he ascended, he would still have to accompany it to death.
"Do you think that by doing so, you can threaten me and make me help you with the mess that originated from you?"