Tycoon War God

Inside the formation.

Lin Mu's expression was somewhat dazed.

The great array he had set up not only shielded him from external prying but also absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He planned to gather spiritual energy to cultivate, comprehending the Heavenly Dao Myriad Laws Record to achieve a breakthrough.

But now, the Mountain and River Cauldron was siphoning away all the spiritual energy. How was he supposed to cultivate?

However, after observing for a while, Lin Mu noticed something different. As the Mountain and River Cauldron absorbed spiritual energy, the concentration within it grew stronger and stronger, reaching a level that astonished him.

If I were to cultivate inside the Mountain and River Cauldron, wouldn't it be twice as effective for half the effort?

Lin Mu's eyes lit up, tempted by the idea.

BUZZ! BUZZ!

Just as this thought arose, the Mountain and River Cauldron seemed to sense it and began to shake violently. It suddenly floated into the air, hovering amidst the clouds. The sea of clouds churned, and the spiritual energy hidden in the air poured into the Mountain and River Cauldron even more frantically.

So stingy.

Lin Mu pouted and dismissed the thought. After all, the Mountain and River Cauldron was a holy artifact of the Human race, an ancient divine object. Although its spiritual energy had greatly diminished in the long river of time and it was no longer as powerful as it once was, its spiritual nature remained.

Currently, the Mountain and River Cauldron was using the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, presumably recovering its own power. This was a good thing, and Lin Mu was glad to see it happen.

Seemingly sensing Lin Mu's thoughts, the Mountain and River Cauldron buzzed as it began to rotate, stirring up a wild wind.

RUSTLE! RUSTLE!

The countless plants and trees in the mountains began to sway, their leaves fluttering and dancing in the air. This place was deep within Thunder Mountain, where ordinary people could hardly enter. Furthermore, it was a forbidden area of the Li Clan, and even clan members were prohibited from setting foot inside. Thus, the vegetation was lush, with no shortage of towering trees. There were not only century-old trees but also a thousand-year-old ancient tree, which the Li Clan had worshipped for generations as a divine tree.

Now, as the wind gusted, the divine tree standing deep in the mountains began to tremble. A single fruit suddenly fell from its branches, was swept up by the wind, and landed inside the Mountain and River Cauldron.

DANG!

A clear sound rang out as the lid of the Mountain and River Cauldron slammed shut and the cauldron sank back into the sea of clouds. But Lin Mu noticed that it did not disappear. Instead, it hovered off the cliff, continuously absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Compared to before, however, the scale of the absorption had diminished significantly.

It seems to have reached a critical point.

Lin Mu's eyes flickered as he settled down to cultivate. His cultivation level had already reached the Qi Cultivation Tenth Level. To break through the final two levels, he still needed some time. With the abundant spiritual energy here, there was a high chance he could break through to the peak of Qi Cultivation.

Wasting no more time, Lin Mu sat cross-legged on the ground, his hands forming a seal. The Heavenly Dao Myriad Laws Record began to circulate on its own.

At this moment, Lin Mu was not in a hurry to absorb spiritual energy to advance his realm. Instead, he prepared to comprehend the Heavenly Dao Myriad Laws Record to its highest level. When his Divine Soul had previously roamed the cosmos, Lin Mu had already comprehended most of the Heavenly Dao Myriad Laws Record. This was an excellent opportunity to deepen his understanding of the cultivation technique.

Besides, the Mountain and River Cauldron was still absorbing the spiritual energy, leaving little for him. It wouldn't be too late for him to cultivate once the cauldron reached its saturation point. After all, with his powerful Divine Soul and sufficient spiritual energy, the shackles on his cultivation were non-existent.

With his mind submerged in tranquility, Lin Mu began to comprehend the Heavenly Dao Myriad Laws Record. As he did, beams of light started to emanate from his body. They were weak at first, but as time passed, they grew stronger and stronger, making Lin Mu glow like a miniature sun.

BUZZ!

The Mountain and River Cauldron hovering off the cliff stirred slightly and rose a bit, as if observing Lin Mu. Then, the lid cracked open, and a suction force burst forth, pulling the light radiating from Lin Mu into the cauldron. These were the Seeds of the Dao that flowed from his body, something an ordinary cultivator could only dream of obtaining a wisp of. Yet now, the Mountain and River Cauldron was absorbing them frenziedly.

「...」

While Lin Mu was in closed-door cultivation, the outside world was quietly undergoing changes.

First, Li Lingqing forbade her clan members from stepping foot into the rear mountain and personally stood guard outside. All matters within the clan were entrusted to the Great Elder, Li Xuan.

Following the Miao King's instructions, countless medicinal herbs were sent to River City and were taken over by Boheng Pharma, which began processing them into elixirs and various medicines. With powerful figures like Cheng Bugui stationed in River City, no one dared to have designs on Boheng Pharma.

Moreover, to the shock of many, Boheng Pharma and Qin Corporation entered into a business partnership, signing several large deals with each other. Surprisingly, the general manager of Boheng Pharma and the CEO of Qin Corporation had apparently never met face-to-face. All matters were delegated to their subordinates.

While the two companies collaborated, they were also secretly competing, each attempting to expand beyond River City and into other regions. Boheng Pharma set its sights on Jiangbei, while Qin Corporation chose Jiangling.

「Jiangling」

At a bidding conference held in Jiangling.

"In this auction, Qin Corporation has successfully won the Haiyuan Tiancheng project with a high bid of two hundred million!" the auctioneer announced, banging his gavel.

Amid the murmuring crowd, a discussion broke out. "Qin Corporation? That name sounds familiar."

"Not sure. I haven't heard of this company in Jiangling."

"Wait, it's the Qin Corporation from River City!"

"It's really them?!"

Amid the shock, many began to jeer quietly. The Haiyuan Tiancheng project was infamous in Jiangling. It was already mostly built, but several companies had been involved before. The CEOs of those companies either died in car accidents or committed suicide by jumping from a building. None of them met a good end. The last one to take over the project was apparently a disciple from a branch of the Fang Family. However, due to a single poor decision, that disciple caused the Fang Family to suffer heavy losses. As a result, they were expelled from the family and driven to River City. This person was apparently a relative of Fang Cheng's father.

This led some astute individuals to speculate whether Fang Cheng's death in River City was related to this matter. But most people were simply mocking Qin Corporation. Rumor had it that they had spent three hundred million to acquire the cursed project, which meant the company was not far from bankruptcy. No one had ever succeeded in taking on the Haiyuan Tiancheng project.

"Heh. Qin Corporation certainly has guts. Aren't they afraid of getting burned?"

"Exactly! That Haiyuan Tiancheng place is notoriously haunted. No one who's taken it over has met a good end!"

"Spending three hundred million to buy a place like that... the chairman of Qin Corporation must be an idiot."

"Haha, it's understandable. Qin Corporation is all the way over in River City, so they don't know the situation here. They must have thought this was a golden opportunity to enter the Jiangling market and got a little too eager."

"Hmph. That just proves the chairman is an absolute moron."

「Fang Family」

"Family Head, Qin Corporation has successfully acquired the Haiyuan Tiancheng project."

Fang Tang gave a noncommittal hum and sneered, "They killed a member of our Fang Family, built up their company, and now they think they can just waltz into Jiangling? How ridiculous!"

Fang Tang said coolly, "Tell our people in River City to prepare to make a move."

"Yes!"

After the butler left, Fang Tang let out a cold laugh. "Lin Mu, you're still far too green to challenge the Fang Family!"