Chapter 431: The Fifth Skill (1/2)

Lin Mu felt surprised at this and wondered if he could do the same. If he could, then his power would skyrocket again.

Lin Mu closed his eyes and willed for a Nascent soul to be born.

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~Sigh~

”I knew it was too much to wish for something this big.” Lin Mu said after seeing no results.

”Do not worry, you will just need more time. You are bound to reach the Nascent Soul realm, eventually.” Xukong assured.

Lin Mu nodded his head and checked for any other changes that he may have had. It was now that he remembered something.

”Wait, every time I progressed my cultivation base the ring gave me a new skill. Why hasn't it done yet?” Lin Mu wondered.

”Well, you've been dormant for a long time so that could be the reason behind it.” Xukong guessed,

”I'll try to see if I can get it to activate…” Lin Mu said.

He focused on the ring and suddenly disappeared from the cave. He appeared inside the ring and saw the Silvery Grey streaks of spatial energy that flickered in the sky. In the distance, he could see a vortex of them that was swirling above who could only be senior Xukong.

~shua~

The vortex dissipated, and Xukong came flying towards Lin Mu.

”Ah, seems like you were able to pull yourself into the ring consciously now,” Xukong said.

”Yes senior. When trying it, I felt that I could finally do it and thus entered the ring.” Lin Mu said.

”Good… and can you estimate how long you can stay here without problems?” Xukong questioned.

”Hmm… I have this gut feeling that I can stay for thirty minutes.” Lin Mu said.

”That's great, actually. If it were a Dao Shell cultivator, even he would have a hard time staying here for more than ten minutes. Your compatibility with the spatial attribute has definitely increased.” Xukong praised.

”Thank you, senior.” Lin Mu said in a grateful voice.

He looked towards the faint glow that was coming from the distance and started walking toward it. About two minutes later, he reached the barrier that surrounded the Ethereal altar.

Lin Mu looked towards Xukong and asked, ”have you managed to get past the barrier yet senior?”

”No…” Xukong replied as he shook his head, which looked a bit comical. ”This is the farthest I've come, and even now I can't go past it. Only you can.” Xukong added.

”I see… I guess the key to getting past the barrier is the key itself.” Lin Mu hypothesized.