Tycoon War God

”Are the guards here so lax? They didn’t even check my token. We just stated our identity, and they let us pass.”

Shangguan Shiming looked around at the Nanling City guards with some confusion.

Lin Mu gazed toward the City Lord’s Observatory in the distance. ”Just now, someone was spying on me using a Divination Method!”

Shangguan Shiming was startled, then realized. ”Jiang Zongheng! The City Lord of Nanling City, Jiang Zongheng, is a master of the art of divination!”

As the two conversed, the Teleportation Array activated.

The moment it did, Lin Mu had a sudden inspiration. His Divine Sense flared, and he pointed a finger at the array!

WHOOSH!

A flash of white light, and the two vanished from the Teleportation Array.

「Heavenly Origin City」

One of the seven great cities of the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion.

Outside the Teleportation Array, eight Foundation Establishment Immortals stood in wait, their Flying Swords suspended in the air, exuding a palpable killing intent.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Teleportation Array remained silent.

”What’s going on?” one of the Foundation Establishment Immortals asked. ”Weren’t we told that the secular Proud Son of Heaven would appear here?”

The leading Foundation Establishment Immortal took out a Communication Talisman, his expression immediately changing. ”That Lin Wudi used some method to cloud the heavenly secrets. The Mud Bodhisattva can no longer track his movements.”

Everyone was shocked.

The Mud Bodhisattva was the strongest diviner in the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion, someone who could precisely calculate a person’s entire destiny. It was he who had deduced Lin Mu and Shangguan Shiming’s travel route, allowing them to set up this ambush. But now, their targets had vanished.

”What about Shangguan Shiming?” someone inquired. ”Lin Wudi is a Proud Son of Heaven, capable of clouding heavenly secrets, but Shangguan Shiming is merely at the Eighth Level of Qi Cultivation. Surely she can’t escape divination!”

A strange expression appeared on the leader’s face. He said hesitantly, ”Shangguan Shiming has advanced to the Tenth Level of Qi Cultivation. She has reached the realm of a genius.”

The other Foundation Establishment Immortals exchanged glances. Normally, they wouldn’t pay any mind to a disciple with the qualifications to wander the world. But for Shangguan Shiming to advance from the Eighth to the Tenth Level of Qi Cultivation in just a few days... the implications were profound.

”When the Seven Swords Daoist left, he had a Sky-Breaking Pill in his Space Ring!”

”One Sky-Breaking Pill isn’t enough for her to break through two realms, unless...”

”She’s a Proud Son of Heaven!”

”No, not even a Proud Son of Heaven could utilize a Sky-Breaking Pill with that level of efficiency!”

”An exiled immortal of the extreme realm! Only an exiled immortal of the extreme realm could use a single Sky-Breaking Pill to break through two entire realms!”

A heavy silence fell over the group.

After a long moment, a cold voice spoke up. ”Go to the Sword Control Sect and demand justice! That Nan Weiwo must die! If it weren’t for him, our Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion wouldn’t have lost an exiled immortal of the extreme realm!”

Every Foundation Establishment Immortal present felt a sharp pang in their hearts. An exiled immortal of the extreme realm could have changed their Sect’s destiny, allowing the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion to dominate the Ancient Land for another fifteen hundred years. Yet, she had been pushed to the opposing side, all because of a minor traveling disciple from the Sword Control Sect. It made them want to kill.

”Have Shangguan Xue contact Shangguan Shiming. Tell her our Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion is willing to pay any price to make peace with Lin Wudi, as long as Shangguan Shiming agrees to return to the Sect!”

As of now, Shangguan Shiming’s value alone surpassed that of ninety-nine percent of the people in the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion. Forget Lin Wudi killing the worthless Ao Guang, who was only at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment. Even if he had slaughtered half of the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion’s Foundation Establishment Immortals, the Sect would still choose to make peace. As long as Shangguan Shiming, the future exiled immortal of the extreme realm, agreed to return, everything was negotiable.

「In a desolate forest」

Shangguan Shiming looked at the scene before her, bewildered. ”Sir, where are we...?”

She was confused. They were supposed to take a Teleportation Array to Heavenly Origin City, so why had they appeared in this deserted place?

”As I just said, someone was spying on me with divination,” Lin Mu replied, his gaze icy.

”Spying with divination?” Shangguan Shiming was still puzzled. Didn’t Jiang Zongheng divine your abilities and then open the Teleportation Array for us? Wait...

”Sir, are you saying that someone divined our destination as Heavenly Origin City and set an ambush there in advance?” Shangguan Shiming’s face instantly turned deathly pale. An ambush for Lin Wudi would require at least three Foundation Establishment Immortals. If a battle broke out, a cultivator like her, at the mere Tenth Level of Qi Cultivation, would undoubtedly be killed.

She couldn’t help but shiver. To think I just walked along the edge of death.

”Sir, where are we?” Shangguan Shiming couldn’t help but ask.

”Fifty li outside Heavenly Origin City.”

After saying this, Lin Mu paid her no more mind and began walking forward.

Shangguan Shiming gasped. Long-distance Teleportation Arrays were inscribed with matching sets of formation runes, connecting two major cities. If they were off by even a hair’s breadth, the array wouldn’t activate. Yet, Lin Wudi had not only interfered with the array’s operation but had also managed to teleport them precisely fifty li outside of Heavenly Origin City! Such a feat was simply divine craftsmanship.

She desperately wanted to ask how he had done it. If the Ancient Land Sects possessed such an ability, they could easily launch surprise attacks on other sects, using superior numbers to crush their enemies.

She caught up to Lin Mu. Lin Wudi, who on earth are you? The more she saw of this peerless figure from the secular world, the more mysterious he became.

WHOOSH!

Just as they were a few hundred meters from the city gates, a figure shot out from the moat, brandishing a sword and slashing directly at Shangguan Shiming! The attack wasn’t aimed at Lin Mu, but at her.

CLANG!

With a clear sword cry, Shangguan Shiming moved like a graceful Rainbow Dress Fairy, easily dodging the fatal blow before striking out with her palm.

BANG!

The assailant was sent flying by the force of the blow.

Elated, Shangguan Shiming pressed her advantage. Her body moved with the beauty of a celestial dance, and she was instantly in front of the attacker.

”You are indeed—”

Before the man could finish his sentence, Shangguan Shiming stomped on his throat, crushing it.

After killing him, she felt refreshed and invigorated.

”Thank you, Sir, for imparting your techniques to me!”

The attacker had been a young expert at the peak of the Ninth Level of Qi Cultivation. Just a few days ago, Shangguan Shiming would have been no match for him. Now, with her strength at the Tenth Level of Qi Cultivation and the Rainbow Feather Dress Technique, she had killed him in just two moves. It was effortless, as if he couldn’t withstand a single blow. It feels like I’ve been completely reborn!

Lin Mu looked toward the city, a playful smile touching his lips. ”Shangguan Shiming, do you wish to return to the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion?”

Shangguan Shiming looked at Lin Mu in astonishment, sensing a hidden meaning in his words.

However, she didn’t hesitate. She knelt on one knee before him and declared, ”I owe everything I am today to you, Sir. This junior is willing to follow you and serve you faithfully, with no thought of betrayal!”

At this moment, Shangguan Shiming could no longer see Lin Mu as merely a secular Proud Son of Heaven. Not even the Foundation Establishment Immortals of the Ancient Land Sects possessed his level of power. When she called herself his junior, she meant it from the bottom of her heart.

”Oh? In that case, it seems I’ll have to make sure you don’t die,” Lin Mu said, his words puzzling her.

But in the next moment, she understood exactly what he meant.

BOOM!

Heavenly Origin City—one of the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion’s seven main cities and a major stronghold in the Sect’s territory—began to shake violently. An entire half of the city was caught in the tremor.

The city’s protective formations groaned and crackled, as if on the verge of shattering under an unbearable load.

Lights of all colors flared and surged through the city