Chapter 128 Lin Dong, the Dharma Protector

Hearing Xiao Diao's words, Mu Zi's eyes widened instantly.

"What did you call me?"

"Ice Lord, my lord."

Seeing that Xiao Diao didn't look like he was joking, Mu Zi frowned, feeling that things were not simple.

Xiao Diao was also feeling emotional in his heart, as he finally knew Mu Zi's identity before reincarnation.

One of the eight ancient lords, the Ice Lord.

Mu Zi once claimed that his teacher was Fu Zu. When Xiao Diao learned this, he was a little disdainful.

Are you the reincarnation of the Eight Ancient Lords?

However, now that Mu Zi has displayed the Reincarnation Seal, the identity of the reincarnationist has been confirmed without a doubt, so this speculation is very likely to be true.

Mu Zi, one of the eight ancient masters.

As for who she was, Xiao Diao had also been confused.

The Devourer? The gender doesn't match.

Although Mu Zi can also exert the power of devouring, it does not mean that she must be the master of devouring.

The eight ancient masters were brothers and sisters. Perhaps they had observed each other's ancestral symbols, so it was not surprising that they had comprehended a trace of the power of the ancestral symbols from them.

Therefore, Xiao Diao ruled out the possibility that Mu Zi was the Lord of Devouring.

Originally it was not sure, but the martial arts that Mu Zi used in the battle against the Qi Creation Realm Master just now made Xiao Diao confirm her identity.

The scene of ice and snow all over the sky and the pervasive force of extreme cold made it think more.

In the ice world she constructed, Mu Zi was like a master, and all the ice and snow obeyed her call. This attitude was very similar to that of the legendary Ice Lord, the controller of the Ice Ancestral Talisman.

As soon as this guess came up, it lingered in Xiao Diao's mind.

A female reincarnation who cultivates both Yuanli and spiritual power and can control the power of ice. Her teacher is Fu Zu.
If you are not the Ice Master, who else could you be?

Fu Zu: How can they be so similar?
Like, so similar!
Compared with Ying Huanhuan, Mu Zicai is more like the reincarnation of the Ice Lord.

Ying Huanhuan: Oh no, I’ve become a substitute!

The more Xiao Diao thought about it, the more it made sense to him, and he kept nodding his head.

However, in Mu Zi's eyes, this attitude seemed a little silly.

"I am not the Ice Lord"

Even though Mu Zi told the truth, the little mink didn't take it seriously at all. It was already immersed in its own speculations.

"It should be that there is no awakening memory."

Mu Zi:.
She held her forehead helplessly. It seemed that no matter what she said, it would be useless. This guy had already recognized that she was the Ice Lord.

"As you wish."

Hearing the conversation between the man and the mink, Lin Dong was a little confused.

"Ice Lord, who is it?"

However, neither Mu Zi nor Xiao Diao intended to explain to him, and the latter even said earnestly:
"Boy, your strength is too low. There are some things that you'd better not know."

The corners of Lin Dong's mouth twitched suddenly. Why did Xiao Diao's words sound weird?

When adults are talking, children should not interrupt?
Mu Zi didn't continue talking nonsense. She didn't call Xiao Diao out to say these things.

"I want to trade with you the method of how to refine the magical treasure of the demon beast."

"no problem!"

The little mink agreed without any hesitation. Light surged on its claws, and after a moment, a somewhat illusory light tablet condensed.

Xiao Diao threw the light scroll lightly and sent it in front of Mu Zi.

Mu Zi stretched out a jade hand that was as exquisite as a work of art and gently held the light tablet.

"This is the inheritance of some demon beasts refining their own spiritual treasures. Most of the demon beast races in the demon domain are among them. However, the inheritance of the Heavenly Demon Marten Clan has not been agreed by the clan, so I cannot spread it without permission."

There was a shrewd look in Xiao Diao's eyes, and he directly gave out a big gift.

In its view, investing in a reincarnation who has just awakened is definitely a very cost-effective deal.

After Mu Zi fully awakens and possesses the power of the Reincarnation Realm, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to help it condense its body again?

Maybe, the little mink can use her power to take revenge. Those guys who attacked it will pay the price sooner or later!
And the traitor who leaked the information must not be let off either.
Mu Zi vaguely sensed Xiao Diao's thoughts, which made her feel a little guilty.

But then she changed her mind and realized that her strength was improving at a fast pace and might not be much inferior to that of a real reincarnationist, so she didn't need to worry too much.

However, she would not take advantage of such a small advantage for nothing.

"I said I wanted to trade, and I won't let you suffer any loss."

Mu Zi lowered his head and took out a bunch of colorful light balls from his Qiankun bag. These were the monsters he got in the tomb.

Seeing these demons, the little mink suddenly became excited and almost couldn't control himself, wanting to swallow them directly. However, after all, it had seen big storms and waves, and faced with this "insignificant" temptation, it still restrained its impulse.

However, a fiery red shadow flashed by, and several balls of light were swallowed into Xiao Yan's mouth.

"Xiao Yan, you!"

Lin Dong's face looked ugly. Those were other people's things. Xiao Yan was really out of his mind!
Mu Zi did not stop Xiao Yan's actions, but instead watched it swallow the demon spirit in big mouthfuls, finding it quite interesting.

Isn't this a kind of feeding?
"I'm sorry, Miss Mu, I didn't take good care of Xiaoyan."

Mu Zi waved her hand to show that she didn't care.

Xiao Yan's current strength is still very low, and it is difficult for him to suppress his instincts. When faced with some huge temptations, he will lose his mind and act on instinct.

In the original novel, Xiao Yan lost control when he swallowed the demon crystal of "Sky Fire Dragon" and disobeyed Lin Dong's orders.

However, the temptation of these demons now was not too exaggerated, so after Lin Dong scolded him, Xiao Yan shook his head and woke up, then stared at Mu Zi eagerly.

A smile appeared on Mu Zi's face. She grabbed a red ball of light with her fair jade hand and threw it towards Xiao Yan.

"Ow~"

Xiao Yan jumped high up with his limbs, opened his bloody mouth, swallowed the ball of light into his stomach, and then let out a happy cry.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing this scene, Mu Zi couldn't help but laugh. Her laughter sounded softly, like the breeze in the morning gently blowing through the treetops, soft and pleasant.

Seeing the smile on her face, Lin Dong's heart couldn't help but move. An indescribable emotion arose spontaneously, making him want to protect this smile.

After laughing for a while, Mu Zi started talking about business. She looked at the little mink and controlled the light balls to float in front of it.

"Freshly-baked demon spirits, eat them while they're hot!"

Demon:.
"Okay, I won't be polite with you."

There was a gleam of light in the little mink's eyes, and its claws danced rapidly. Rays of black light flew out from its claws quickly. Finally, these black lights quickly condensed and turned into a vortex like a black hole in the blink of an eye.

"The mouth of the celestial demon devours souls!"

The black hole vortex suddenly began to spin wildly. As it spun, the black light gradually condensed, as if it had turned into a giant mouth. A suction force burst out, and those light balls fell into the giant mouth like dumplings.

"Suck!"

The illusory figure of Xiao Diao opened his mouth and sucked the purple-black energy into his mouth, and many demons were also swallowed into his stomach.

However, Xiao Diao only sealed them in there temporarily, and would concentrate on refining them once he got back to a safe place.

After refining these demon spirits, its strength will be restored to the third level of creation.

Mu Zi was somewhat surprised when she saw the many monsters still left in front of her.

"You don't want these anymore?"

Xiao Diao shook his head slightly. "I only need to refine a hundred of these demon spirits to restore my strength to the third level of creation. Any more will be useless."

A hint of pride suddenly appeared on Xiao Diao's face. "A demon spirit of this level has a low bloodline and is still weak, so it won't be of much use."

"If I wasn't so weak right now, I wouldn't even look at this kind of person, Master Diao."

The little mink boasted out of habit, but it soon realized that the person talking to it was not Lin Dong, the ignorant boy, but the great man Ice Lord, so it quickly put away its arrogance and did not dare to call itself "Master Diao".

When Lin Dong saw its expression, he curled his lips secretly and said, "I still like your rebellious look."

Mu Zi nodded slightly and put away the remaining spirits. Since Xiao Diao had no use for them, she would see if they could be put to use elsewhere.

After dealing with the transaction issues, Mu Zi turned his attention to Lin Dong.

"Lin Dong, I also understand some of your thoughts."

Lin Dong's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and his expression became a little unnatural.

He probably didn't show it, so how did Miss Mu see that?

"You should be thinking about defeating Lin Langtian, right?"

Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief. So this is what he was talking about.

Thinking of what Lin Langtian had done to him in the ancient tomb, Lin Dong's heart was once again filled with anger. He clenched his fists tightly and said in a low voice:

"I want to win the clan meeting in two years!"

Mu Zi looked at him calmly, "With your current strength, it's a bit shameless to say that."

"I know you have secrets, but I'm afraid that alone is not enough for you to do that."

Lin Dong's expression was very ugly, but this was indeed the fact and he had nothing to say.

As his strength increased, the stone talisman's help in cultivation had become less and less. He could no longer rely on the stone talisman's effect to rapidly improve his cultivation like he had in the previous two years.

Mu Zi changed the subject, looked at him deeply, and said, "If you want to be qualified to challenge Lin Langtian within two years, you need to get the ancestral talisman."

Lin Dong raised his head and looked at Mu Zi solemnly. He knew that the main event was coming.

Mu Zi's lips curled up into a teasing smile, "However, if I were to compete with you for the ancestral talisman, then you probably wouldn't have a chance to get it."

Lin Dong nodded, feeling a little bitter in his heart. He knew that what Mu Zi said was true and that he should not be qualified to compete with her.

Originally, he had placed his hopes on the little mink. However, the attitude that the little mink had shown in front of Mu Zi just now made it seem like he couldn't rely on it at all.

What is this Heavenly Demon Marten? Not even as good as a little girl!

However, if it was Miss Mu who obtained the ancestral talisman, he would also be happy for her. As for Lin Langtian's matter, he would think of other ways.

However, Mu Zi's next words made him feel relieved.

“Zu Fu, I don’t need to fight with you.” Mu Zi saw Lin Dong’s surprised expression and shook her head, “But you must agree to my three conditions.”

Lin Dong was overjoyed. He had given up, but he didn't expect that there was still hope of getting the ancestral talisman. Mu Zi looked at her quietly and stretched out a crystal finger.

"The first condition is that I will not help you. Whether you can successfully obtain the ancestral talisman depends on your own ability."

Lin Dong nodded. What kind of condition was this? Miss Mu had already done her best by not competing with him for the talisman. Did he still want her to help him get the ancestral talisman?
He is not that shameless!
A hint of teasing flashed across Mu Zi's face. She first put forward a simple condition to make Lin Dong happy. The next step was the key point.

"The second condition is that if you successfully refine the ancestral talisman, you must also count me in as a part of it."

"If I want to borrow the ancestral talisman, you can't refuse. You must be available at my beck and call."

"Moreover, you have to be my warrior, obey my orders, and fight for me at any time."

As soon as these words came out, Lin Dong's expression suddenly changed. If he agreed to such a condition, wouldn't it be equivalent to selling himself out?
From then on, he became one of Mu Zi's subordinates, and he had no choice but to attack wherever the other party pointed at him.

Thinking of this, Lin Dong couldn't help but fall into hesitation.

Mu Zi looked at Lin Dong quietly, a hint of contemplation flashing across her eyes.

Before this, she had already confirmed her path of cultivation and would not refine the ancestral talisman because that would cause the Pure Yuan Talisman to disintegrate.

If she doesn't refine the ancestral talisman, then this magical object will only be of some research value to her.

Contemplating the ancestral talisman and understanding the laws of heaven and earth contained therein will also be of great benefit to cultivation.

However, it is a bit too extravagant to take the ancestral talisman for oneself just for this kind of thing.

The ancestral talisman is condensed from the essence of heaven and earth and was created to deal with the invasion of the alien demons. It is not only a treasure, but also shoulders the mission and responsibility of fighting against foreign enemies and defending heaven and earth.

Each ancestral talisman can create a top powerful person between heaven and earth. The controller of the ancestral talisman is also an important force in fighting against the demons.

If Mu Zi occupies the ancestral talisman and does not refine it, then there will be one less person who controls the ancestral talisman in the world.

Of course, this high-sounding excuse is not the reason for Mu Zi to give up the ancestral talisman.

The reason why she made this decision was because the controller of this ancestral talisman was Lin Dong.

As the son of the plane, as long as Lin Dong walks steadily on the path of refining the ancestral talisman, there is a high probability that he will break through the ancestral realm.

Although Mu Zi also has the confidence to fight against the Demon Emperor, that has not been realized after all.

Since the ancestral talisman has little effect on her, there is no need to ruin Lin Dong's path to becoming a strong man just for this little benefit.

Moreover, Mu Zi also proposed the "indenture". If Lin Dong agreed, she could borrow the ancestral talisman at any time, which seemed to be no different from her getting the ancestral talisman herself.

When Mu Zi wanted to study it, she would leave the ancestral talisman with her, and then put it back on Lin Dong during a fight, so it could be used instantly.

Devouring Ancestral Talisman: I will form the head!
As for asking Lin Dong to help beat people up, that was just a side effect.

Mu Zi is confident in herself and believes that her strength will always be ahead of Lin Dong. His fighting ability is of little use to Mu Zi.

However, training Lin Dong to become your own general is also a good choice.

What Mu Zi valued was not his fighting ability, but his defensive ability.

In the original novel, after Lin Dong obtained the "Qingtian Hualong Jue" inherited by the Azure Dragon King, he went further and further on the path of body refining.

Every time he fights with someone, he punches hard into the flesh, so he can be said to have thick skin and tough flesh.

Not only that, he also has the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

After refining the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, one can mobilize a large amount of devouring power to form a layer of membrane outside the body, which has excellent defensive capabilities.

In Mu Zi's opinion, Lin Dong in the original novel went in the wrong direction in his use of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.

Form a black hole to attack the enemy, Devouring Realm to weaken the enemy, Ancestral Ray, Ancestral Hand.
These fancy moves are not very effective. It would be better to put all your energy into developing the protective function of the devouring power.

Concentrate and reach the top.

When you do something to the extreme, you can turn decay into magic.

If Lin Dong chooses to fully develop the defensive ability of the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, then the thickness of his skin and flesh might reach a terrifying level.

Then, maybe he would be able to help him in the battle.

In some legends passed down from previous lives, those great masters with amazing magical powers often like to cultivate some tough and thick-skinned Dharma protectors.

For example, there was a powerful person in Buddhism who recruited the black bear demon as his guardian Vajra.

Mu Zi could also follow suit and take Lin Dong as her own Dharma protector.

Lin Dong:.
It turns out that in your heart, I am a black bear spirit.
Mu Zi stared at Lin Dong's body, looking him up and down. That look made Lin Dong feel uncomfortable.

After pondering for a long time, Lin Dong sighed and stated his choice.

"I agree to this condition!"

After making the decision, Lin Dong seemed to have let go of some kind of burden, and he felt relaxed.

Isn’t it just “selling oneself”? What does it matter?
As long as I can become stronger, what's the problem with being someone else's subordinate? How many people want to do this, but have no way to do it!

Moreover, if that person was Mu Zi, Lin Dong was not opposed to it, and even had a faint expectation.
"Miss Mu, what is the third condition?"

Lin Dong asked calmly. He had accepted such harsh conditions just now. As long as it was not something that violated his principles, he would agree to it.

"As for the third condition, I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I have."

Mu Zi's pleasant voice, like a clear spring, made Lin Dong's body tremble.

You are a devil!

"Ugh!"

However, since he has already boarded the pirate ship, Lin Dong can only go down this path to the end.

Seeing that he agreed, Mu Zi nodded slightly, then walked to the side and put the "Black Light Blade" left by Mr. Shen into her pocket.

This talisman is pretty good, and is considered top-notch among intermediate spiritual treasures. Now it belongs to her.

Afterwards, Mu Zi opened Wang Yan's Qiankun bag and counted it.

Twenty thousand pure Yuan Dan, so poor!

The seventh-grade martial art, the Golden Platform Demon-Suppressing Palm, is pretty good.

Rare metal, this seems to be one of the materials for upgrading the Skyscale Ancient Halberd, I’ll collect it first.

After Mu Ziqing counted the spoils, she looked up and saw Lin Dong looking at her eagerly.

She pondered for a moment, copied a copy of the "Jintaizhen Demonic Palm", and handed it to Lin Dong.

"Here you go. As my general, you must have some martial arts that you can show off."

Lin Dong's eyes twitched as he silently took it. He had clearly obtained a seventh-grade martial art, so why couldn't he be happy?
Seeing his bitter face, Mu Zi glared at him and said, "Why, are you not satisfied?"

Lin Dong shook his head repeatedly and carefully put away the jade slip.

Mu Zi looked at him thoughtfully. Lin Dong still felt a little ashamed now, but if this happened more often, he would gradually get used to it.

"You can take these martial arts books as well."

Mu Zi took out a few more books from the Qiankun bag. These martial arts were found outside the ancient tomb. Some were of the sixth and seventh grades. Now they were Lin Dong’s.

Of course, Mu Zi was not so stingy. Even though he had so many martial arts, he only gave him a few of the seventh grade.

The key point is, those eighth-grade and ninth-grade martial arts are not proper, so what’s the use of giving them to Lin Dong?

She just wanted to recruit Lin Dong as her general, but she didn't want his painting style to be too embarrassing for her!

Lin Dong accepted the martial arts and a look of surprise flashed across his face.

"Lord Mu Zi, what should we do next?"

"puff!"

Mu Zi almost sprained her waist because of his move. She looked at Lin Dong with a complicated expression. She didn't expect that he had this side of her.

"Don't call me that, just be casual."

"Oh."

Mu Zi looked at Lin Dong and said calmly, "You should go back to Yancheng first. I still have some things to deal with."

"After a while, I will go to the Lin family to fulfill my previous promise and help Qingtan condense the Yin Dan."

After saying this, Mu Zi did not stay any longer. He chose a direction and turned away.

After she left, only Lin Dong and Xiao Diao were left there.

Xiao Diao had a complicated expression and said to Lin Dong, "Hey, kid, you agreed to such harsh conditions?"

"If you successfully refine the ancestral talisman, you will definitely become a powerful person in the world in the future."

"For the master of the ancestral talisman, is it really worth it to serve as a general for others?"

Lin Dong's eyes were somewhat deep, "If I don't agree, will I still have a share of the ancestral talisman?"

Xiao Diao sighed. Indeed, Bing was mainly interested in the ancestral talisman, so Lin Dong had no chance of survival.

However, why did it feel that Mu Zi had never intended to obtain the ancestral talisman?
Lin Dong, have you been tricked?
As if sensing its thoughts, Lin Dong smiled and said, “Besides, Miss Mu saved me once again.”

"Counting the time with Nirvana Heart, I now owe her two lives."

"A real man has his own ways of doing things and his own ways of not doing things."

"My life belongs to Miss Mu. Even if there is no ancestral talisman, I should agree to those conditions."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Diao's eyes softened immediately.

This is what it saw in Lin Dong: he was clear about gratitude and resentment, and would repay a drop of kindness with a spring.

However, although he admired her in his heart, Xiao Diao was still harsh in his words.

"Boy, you speak so passionately, but you still want to be someone else's younger brother."

Lin Dong:.
His face flushed and he retorted: "Why, I do!"

"Besides, Miss Mu shouldn't ask me to do something embarrassing."

"That's right. Although she looks strong, Master Diao can feel that she is kind-hearted."

Xiao Diao was also a little confused, "Strange, what's so good about you? As for how many times he saved me, I even gave you the ancestral talisman now."

"Do you think she has a crush on you?" Xiao Diao said with a teasing look in his eyes.

Lin Dong’s heart moved slightly, and then he shook his head.

"There's nothing about me that she would like to see."

"I didn't expect you to be so self-aware."

"Little mink, your uncle!"

One man and one mink, the quarrel started again
　After writing this chapter, no one should talk about getting married anymore, right?
　　The interaction between characters is to shape the characters and advance the plot. We can't stop interacting with Lin Dong just because he is a man, right?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)