With the little act that Lin Mu had shown them, the people sitting at the table couldn't help but hurriedly agree.
They had understood a lot more from Lin Mu's act than one might expect. After all, these were all talented individuals that know about the world of cultivation. And what Lin Mu had done in front of them was certainly stunning.
Lin Mu had not only suppressed Li Lao with merely his aura but had even felt the others feel pressured. And this was all when there was no killing intent involved in it either. The power that Lin Mu showed was merely a passive effect.
"You… can't do this! Do you think you can get away acting like this?" but it seemed like the people that were with Li Lao were not convinced.
"Yeah! Your actions were clearly violent! I don't think our hosts will tolerate this." Another person chimed in.
"Is that so?" Lin Mu raised a brow. "Why don't we wait and see then?" he simply said while showing his palms.
The others couldn't speak after that and looked around.
Lin Mu's actions had certainly caught attention and there were several people looking over them. But this was still limited to the immediate area around them. To the rest of the guests, this kind of commotion was nothing, and it seemed like they were used to worse.
They didn't even glance for a moment, simply ignoring them and continuing their chats.
"Why… How?" the people sitting with Li Lao were confused after seeing that there was no response from the security even after five minutes.
"Well… I think there's no use in waiting any longer." Lin Mu said and took his seat. "My words stand proven." He stated.
"Ugh…" The people sitting with Li Lao stood up at that point and changed locations.
They also dragged Li Lao with them, who had a pale and unfocused expression on his face. A few seconds later, they had disappeared in the crowd and could no longer be seen. After all the Little Glory Palace was quite large and had multiple sections.
Once they were gone, the people looked at Lin Mu.
"Daoist Mu Lin… how did you know there would be no reaction?" The people at the table couldn't help but ask.
They too were stunned by this. In fact, the reason they had quickly agreed with Lin Mu's words was to back him up. So that if the security did come, Lin Mu would have little issues. But the reality turned out to be different.
Lin Mu gazed at the two women who were now looking at him with great interest, as well as the other sets of eyes that were watching him from the other table. It was clear that it wasn't just this table that was focusing on him now.
He had attracted the interest of others too unlike the start when they only gave him a perfunctory look.
They waited for him to speak and watched with great interest. Lin Mu didn't let them suffer any longer and decided to speak.
"I just had trust in our hosts." Lin Mu said simply. "I would think they are more than qualified to tell violent intentions." He stated.
"Of course!" The enthusiastic man was the first to speak again. "Daoist Mu Lin was in the right after all."
"Indeed." The others nodded their heads too.
Lin Mu couldn't help but feel a little amazed at how quickly people changed their perceptions. Of course, what they didn't know was that Lin Mu had taken calculated actions from the very start.
'Seems like they didn't know about the Spatial teleportation arrays… They only activate when there is significant violent or killing intent. It won't register mere aura as an offense.' Lin Mu thought to himself.
He had analyzed the arrays that were present in the Little Glory Palace before entering and that had now turned into an advantage here. Lin Mu had remembered the Saintess's words about how the Tyrannical Aura was an additional passive effect of the Tyrant Bull Marrow Secrets.
To Lin Mu, controlling it to intimidate a single person was rather easy.
But to others, the oppression of the aura was great. They couldn't help but feel that Lin Mu could take out all of them at once. This was what the aura presented to them and showed a warning.
It had gone even better than Lin Mu had thought and now he could have a little peace.
"Brother Mu Lin, can you tell us how you did that?" The woman named Ming Aolian asked.
"Yes yes! Tell me too brother." The second woman joined in.
"Ah, before I do that though… perhaps I should get to know your names?" Lin Mu replied.
"Ahah! I can't believe we forget to introduce ourselves." The Enthusiastic man slapped his hand. "Let me start then. I am Lu Xu." He introduced.
"I am Ming Dandan." The second woman spoke, catching Lin Mu's interest.
"Are you two sisters?" Lin Mu raised a brow.
"Ah! We aren't blood sisters but we do share the same master." Ming Aolian replied. "She was the one who took us in from a young age and gave us our names. We also took on her surname." She explained.
"I see…" Lin Mu said before turning to the next person. "Please, you can continued." He gestured.
"I am Qian Wen." The man sitting next to the two women said.
Qian Wen was dressed like a typical soldier and Lin Mu could tell that he was still in active service.
'Someone from the Royal army perhaps?' Lin Mu couldn't help but wonder.
"And I am Luo Liqin." The final person spoke.
He was the shortest person on the table, and perhaps in the entire banquet. He was merely a 150 centimeters tall, with even the girls towering over him. If not for the full grown beard and long brows that he had, Lin Mu might have thought that he was a child.
"It is a pleasure to meet you all." Lin Mu said with a smile. "As for hows I did that, it was simply the effect of a body cultivation technique." He revealed.
"Really?" Qian Wen seemed intrigued.
"I don't think it would be good to ask the details." Lu Xu said. "Everyone has to keep their secrets after all." He added, giving Lin Mu an excuse.
"Still, I must say your body cultivation technique is unlike anything I've ever seen." Ming Dandan said with enthusiasm. "Even when I was in the Holy Topaz Continent, I haven't seen anything of this level…" she added.
"Oh? You're from the Holy Topaz Continent?" Lin Mu was a bit surprised.
"Yes, both me and my senior sister are from there." Ming Dandan nodded hear head.
"We are from the Blue Mountain Palace." Ming Aolian revealed.
"The Blue Mountain Palace?!" Lin Mu hadn't expected to meet people from that power.
He had seen several of their people in the Desolate Blood Battlefield before too, but hadn't interacted with them. After all, Lin Mu had a lot to attribute to them. If not for them leaking the information about the Violet Mystic Life Tree, Lin Mu might have been lagging behind at this moment.
"You know about us?" Ming Aolian could tell from Lin Mu's tone.
"Yes… I just came from the Holy Topaz continent too." Lin Mu replied as it wasn't really a secret.
"Whoa!" Lu Xu said with surprised.
"Though I am not from there. I am merely a wandering cultivator." Lin Mu clarified.
"Ah I see… brother Mu Lin must have gone there for body cultivation resources too?" Ming Dandan quickly guessed.
"You are indeed correct." Lin Mu replied. "It was all in preparation for the tournament after all."
"That much is expected." Lu Xu said before turning to Luo Liqin next to him. "You are a body cultivator too, aren't you Daoist Liqin?"
Lin Mu looked at the dwarf man, not having sensed anything from him.
He focused his sense on the man, and realized that the vitality within the man was rather silent. Though the Qi fluctuations could be felt the same as before.
"I am not a specialized body cultivator. I used to be… but I had to give up after reaching the immortal realm." Luo Liqin revealed.
"Why so?" Lin Mu inquired.
"As much as I would have liked to continued pursuing it. I simply was not cut out for it." Luo Liqin shook his head.
~Sigh~
"I should have listened to my father." Luo Liqin let out a sigh. "I had to stop and focus on Qi cultivation again." He added.
"You didn't lag behind though." Lu Xu spoke. "You're still at the Third Tribulation Stage of the Immortal realm, despite re-cultivating."
"Daoist Liqin certainly has talent." Lin Mu praised the man a bit too. "Not many can soldier on and restart like that. And even less can catch up to others after restarting. I would say, that learning from one's mistakes and flaws is a great skill too."
Luo Liqin's expression eased up and he couldn't help but smile a bit.
"Thank you Daoist Mu Lin." Luo Liqin said with a hint of gratitude. "But you are even more talented. You aren't just a Qi cultivator and a beast tamer, but also a body cultivator." He said with true amazement.
"I know right!" Ming Dandan said out a little loudly, before holding her mouth. "I mean… isn't that great? Not many body cultivators take up beast taming."
"Well some just call them beasts too, haha." Lin Mu joked.
"It's not like that." Ming Aolian shook her head.
"It's fine." Lin Mu wasn't minding it. "Though… I do think it makes it easier to understand beasts." He added.
"Oh?" the people couldn't help but look in surprise.
Lin Mu stroked Little Shrubby's fur, and continued to speak. "Many body cultivation techniques are based on the cultivation methods of beasts and were originally sourced from them. So ultimately what we try to do is basically replicate the ancestors of the beast." He explained.
"Hmm… our master said something similar too." Ming Aolian said while furrowing her brows. "Though I didn't understand it back then."
"That is normal." Lin Mu replied. "After all, body cultivation has greatly changed over the eons of history. The original methods are now obscure or entirely gone, with the new ones taking on different forms that are different from the beasts. Though at the core, once one ponders deep enough they would realize the truth."
Lin Mu had seen the beasts and how they struggled. While the beasts had their own bloodlines to guide them, that bloodline still came from somewhere. The original beast would have had to practice and figure everything out on its own before reaching the peak.
They didn't have the same teaching advantage as that of the humans, who would often have masters guiding the youth.
Of course, this was the case for the lower ranked beasts. The higher ranked beasts were basically the same as humans and could even taken on humanoid forms.
The people on the table couldn't help but ponder on Lin Mu's words for a bit in silence.
~DING~
And while they were doing so, the chime of a bell was heard. It was light and soft to the ears, but still pulled everyone's attention.
"Honored, guests we shall now be starting the dinner service. Please enjoy to your hearts content!" the voice of hosts could be heard.
~STEP~STEP~STEP~
Soon multiple servants brought trays of food to the tables.
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