Chapter 426: Aftermath (1/2)

Little Shrubby looked curiously at the bowl as Lin Mu put a large amount of beast cores in there. There were almost a hundred beast cores in it, that would be worth a fortune if he were to sell them.

”You can eat them when you want. These should be enough to last you a long time.” Lin Mu said.

He didn't know how long he would be sleeping and thus wanted to prepare some things for little Shrubby. They had estimated that a year was the shortest time seeing as the great slumber bear they killed was juvenile and thus his bloodline ability was not fully developed. Lin Mu was betting on this and thus had prepared all the beast meat enough to last a year.

He then started to take them out and triggered the nameless technique of the lost immortal, stimulating his hunger again. Lin Mu knew he had to force himself to eat this. Even if he had a large amount of vitality from the Great Slumber bear's meat, there was still a chance it may extend beyond a year's time.

The drowsiness was being surprised by his intense hunger and thus he was able to power through. It took Lin Mu two hours before he was able to finish all the beast meat. Thankfully, he had prepared beforehand and only had cooked meat with him that had no bones left. This made it easy to eat, or he would have been unable to finish it on time.

~Thud~

Just a minute after he had finished eating them all, he collapsed on the ground.

Little Shrubby came running and nuzzled against his body, concerned for him. But when he saw that he was just sleeping and what he had spoken to him, he felt a bit better.

”I will wait.” Little Shrubby said as it laid beside Lin Mu and started cultivating itself.

Rhythmic breaths came from Lin Mu's mouth as they eventually slowed down. It reached a point where he was only taking a single breath in a minute and even his heartbeats became slow.

And just like this, silence descended in the cave, just like the northern forest outside.

***

Back in the Wu Lin City, chaos was ensuing.

Thousand of disciples of the Tri Cauldron peony sect were moving around, some flying on spirit tools, some just running. The hugest number of them were gathered around a large hole that was located at the ancestral temple.

There, a pair of disciples that were wearing slightly different robes than others were standing. The others looked at them with respect and while they had an expression of seriousness. They came to stand beside the hole and one of them spoke.

”Is it really true? Did an Invader really come to our world?” The disciple who was shorted questioned.

~Sigh~

”As much as I want it to not be, it really is. We have thousands of eyewitness testimonies, both from commoners and cultivators. There is no doubt that it has really happed.” The taller disciple replied.

The shorter disciple erroneously rubbed his fingers as he looked around at his junior disciples that were going around helping others. Some were healing the injuries of the injured people, while some were fixing the damage.

”And what did the elder say about this invader?” The shorter disciple asked.

”We've been ordered to be on high alert and to keep an eye out for any suspicious people. The top sects have already been alerted and so has been the Shuang Qian kingdom's king. By tomorrow the emperor should know about this too. They will be sending more reinforcement and will help us determine the true identity of the culprit behind this.” The tall disciple answered.

The short disciple nodded and looked at the sky.

~Sigh~

”Thankfully, the supreme elder informed us quickly and the sect patriarch issued the alarm, or the culprit may have succeeded I his plan.” The shorter disciple said.