Chapter 189: The Courtyard (1/2)

A pleasant fragrance entranced Lin Mu's senses as soon as the opening appeared.

An elaborate and luxuriant courtyard appeared, with flowers and trees everywhere planted in an auspicious pattern. Although it was night here as well, no snow was falling. A crescent moon could be seen high up in the sky and had as a slight tint of blue. A blanket of stars covered the night sky.

There were small rivers and streams along with fake mountains in the courtyard, giving one a feel of aesthetic luxury. At the end of the courtyard, there was a large mansion that looked more like a palace instead. Statues of auspicious beasts were placed in the surroundings and gave the place a strange yet calming aura.

Lin Mu subconsciously took a step forward and entered the courtyard. As soon as he was fully in the courtyard, the opening behind him closed up and disappeared. He snapped out of his daze and his eyes went wide. A sense of alarm washed over him as he trained around to look at the place where the opening was.

Looking back, he could see nothing but more trees and plants in the distance. And at the very end of it, he could see a tall wall that was at least ten meters tall. But even on that wall, he could see paintings of mountains and rivers that looked realistic.

If he did not look at the very top of the wall and see its edge he would have thought that's what was actually what existed.

”What is this place?” Lin Mu muttered in shock.

Still unable to believe it, he did a 360 degree turn, taking in all the sights of the place. In the opposite direction of the mansion, there was a small building. Compared to the size of the mansion, it was comically small and looked out of place for a courtyard such as this.

It seemed to be old and weathered, whereas the mansion was the epitome of luxury. Lin Mu thought that even the houses and courtyards in Wu Lim city would not compare to it.

”Seems like you have entered a minor plane.” Xukong suddenly spoke up.

Xukong himself had been reeling in shock about what Lin Mu had done.

'How did he open a stable portal to a minor plane like this, wasn't he just studying the formations? How did it lead to this…?' Xukong internally thought.

”A minor plane, the ones that you talked about Senior?” Lin Mu questioned, feeling curious.

”No, what I told you was minor worlds, not minor planes. Minor worlds are entirely self sustaining while minor planes need to depend on an actual world to anchor themselves to. Minor planes are also much smaller than minor worlds, so small that this place you see, it only exists within the confines of the four walls.” Xukong answered.

Lin Mu felt fascinated by this and had twinkling in his eyes.