Walker Of The Worlds

The man in front of Lin Mu was extremely emaciated and thing. Veins popped on his skin like the ridges on the bark of an old tree. What little hair he had was white and a long white beard accompanied it.

His fingers were long and bony, with nary a bit of flesh on it. His back was crooked, and he was sitting cross legged. No matter which angle Lin Mu looked from, the man looked no less than dead.

And yet, the spirit Qi fluctuations coming from his body showed him that the man was at the Nascent Soul realm. Though Lin Mu could not fully estimate which stage he was at as doing, that would probably disturb the old man.

"If he's not dead, then he's extremely close to death." Xukong spoke.

Seeing this, Lin Mu was reminded of the reality of what happened when a cultivator reached the end of their lifespan. They would start to rapidly age and years would turn into months for them.

The man in front of Lin Mu easily looked like he was over a hundred years old if compared to a common mortal human.

"Seems like he is the ancestor of this kingdom, perhaps one of the former kings?" Lin Mu guessed.

"Hmm, that could be it. Such experts usually enter seclusion and stay there, guarding the younger generation against any trouble that they can't handle. Of course, there is a limit to how many times they can do so and also how long they can perform this duty.

Seeing this old man, I doubt he has more than a month or two left." Xukong replied.

Lin Mu observed the unmoving man for a few minutes, while he was given a harsh reminder of what could be his eventual future.

can't let that happen… I don't want to be like

~huu~

Mu took a deep breath and opened his eyes that were filled with newfound determination; determination to never let himself reach this point. Even if he was going to die, he would die with dignity and not like

of it. The runes were different from the ones on

looked like they had been carved out by claws rather than written or drawn. The color of the runes was also dark grey, almost bordering on

ethereal altar. This was the same barrier that prevented Xukong from getting close and was

It was at this point that they seemed to have noticed the

were able to pass through the

barrier but then suddenly stopped.

in its place, not moving at all. It was as if the heartbeats were matching the vibrations of the runes

not working, they returned to hover above the ethereal altar. There, they kept on spinning as if

stayed like this for about a minute before finally, they started to shrink. The more they shrunk, the darker their color got, and when they reached a size that was less than ten times than the original, they

thin beam of black light straight up. The light traveled at a great speed and

something happen? Why did

altar and saw that nothing had changed. He even saw the egg, which was lying in a tilted position but did not put

egg looked or moved. He observed the barrier and the altar within, confirming

time as this, Lin Mu was