Walker Of The Worlds

Please read the author note at the end.

A myriad of emotions were currently flowing through Lin Mu. Sorrow, Rage, Pity, Discomfort, and Disgust all combined to form a strange mix that Lin Mu could not explain.

He felt sorrow for all the bad that had happened to Jing Wei and Duan Ke's families and clans. He felt rage against the people who had put them in this position and had caused the downfall of their clan and kingdom. He felt pity for Duan Ke as she never got to see her mother and Jing Wei because he lost his grandson as well.

He felt discomfort at the idea that even if one has everything in the world, it can all be taken away in the blink of an eye. Lin Mu himself had gone through this before when his property was taken from him and he was thrown out of the town, but in the case of Jing Wei, it was different. He and his clan were so powerful, yet against the machinations of many, it could not stand.

Then finally he felt disgusted because of the actions of the cultivation sects. Their so-called Righteousness was only a facade that they would drop at a moment's notice if they were benefiting from it. Jing Wei and his clan had stood with them and helped them resist the invaders and the northern tribes. Without them, perhaps countless more lives would have been lost and they would not have even won wars.

Lin Mu felt as if the beasts were better than these cultivators, at least they stayed true to their nature and acted according to it.

Xukong was able to see each and every thought that Lin Mu had. He didn't even have to deliberately listen to them, rather they were so powerful and loud that he could hear them through their link even if he didn't want to.

But Xukong didn't mind it, rather he was happy. He had long since wanted Lin Mu to experience the true realities of this universe, the bitter absolutes that ruled and reached over both the mortals and the immortals.

cultivation was harsh… much harsher than that of

For them, what happened to the mortals was but a mere fraction of

them. The ones that could not go above the

to embrace the truth… or break

is born. Not only does this require the 'Qi' but it also

by an inanimate object, but the 'Dao' needs a soul… it needs a mind… it needs

grow, a weak mind will cripple a soul, and a soul like that will never be able to comprehend the 'Dao' without which one would never touch the precipice of

years to learn this and stumble through a sea of mistakes before they discover this truth. But Xukong, he didn't want Lin Mu to do that. No… he had much bigger plans. He had seen his capabilities, his… talent. He knew there was much more to it than he could even see now, and for this very

the past of Jing Wei and Duan Ke was showing him a small aspect of this 'Truth'

Xukong now knew a little bit about how the ring was working and how it would give Lin Mu the skills and abilities it was giving. He now knew that they

all… let him experience it and only then will you reward him. Good… very good… I like it."

to give to him? Are you still assessing it or