The Reversal of Heaven Begins with The Smiling, Proud Wanderer

After confirming that everything was correct, he sat cross-legged on a huge, charred black rock and took out the vibrant, verdant, ten-thousand-year-old willow heart from the system space.

The fruit feels warm and smooth to the touch, and its boundless life energy surges like the tide, making the surrounding barren land seem to radiate a glimmer of life.

Lin Mu ran his fingertip across the surface of the ten-thousand-year-old willow wood heart, and the crystal-clear spiritual liquid inside, like green jade marrow, floated up and was swallowed by him in one gulp.

The spiritual liquid melted upon entering the stomach, and a cool yet boundless torrent of energy erupted instantly, surging into the limbs, bones, and eight extraordinary meridians!

Every cell greedily devoured this incomparably pure essence of life, as if it were raining after a long drought.

Lin Mu closed his eyes and focused inward, guiding the flow of energy.

His muscle fibers became stronger and denser under the energy surge, his bones became smooth and lustrous like jade with a sharp increase in hardness, and his internal organs were strengthened to a gleaming shine.

At the same time, his sea of ​​consciousness was also churning and expanding violently, and his mental power was constantly being refined, purified and increased as if it had undergone a storm.

Both the range and accuracy of perception have been greatly improved, and the control of telekinesis has become increasingly precise and nuanced.

The dust particles in the surrounding air swirled silently under his powerful psychic field.

About half an hour later, the last bit of energy of the ten-thousand-year-old willow heart was completely absorbed.

Lin Mu suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze shining brightly like stars in the dark night. His aura was powerful and boundless, like a surging river, indicating that he had reached the level of a high-level war god.

After stabilizing his realm, Lin Mu seized the opportunity and took out a Wood Crystal that emitted a faint rice fragrance.

This object possessed far greater and more violent energy than the ten-thousand-year-old willow heartwood. Instead of swallowing it directly, he held it in his palm, activated the Gene Energy Guidance Technique, and slowly absorbed its pure energy.

The process lasted for about three hours. The light of the wooden crystal gradually dimmed and eventually turned into dust and scattered.

Lin Mu's body, like a divine weapon forged through countless trials, was constantly transformed and strengthened under the nourishment of vast energy, and his mental power also rose accordingly, becoming increasingly solid.

In a single instant, quantitative change led to qualitative change!

A dazzling light erupted simultaneously from Lin Mu's dantian and the depths of his mind!

Within the sea of ​​consciousness, the immense spiritual power was frantically compressed and condensed, eventually transforming into a miniature planet composed of countless transparent pyramid crystals. It slowly rotated, its surface flowing with a dreamlike halo, and an invisible and strange spiritual fluctuation continuously spread outwards.

Within the dantian, the vast genetic energy also coalesced and collapsed, forming a miniature planet composed of numerous colored hexagonal crystals, which also slowly rotated, emitting a powerful energy field.

At almost the same moment, the body and mind completed a great leap in the level of life, officially entering the first stage of the planetary level!

Reaching the planetary level signifies a sublimation of the essence of life.

His physical strength increased dramatically to approximately 2000 tons, and his lifespan exceeded the millennium mark.

The miniature planet formed in the dantian has its own magnetic field. It can control the magnetic field around the body at will, counteract the planet's gravity, and thus achieve free flight within the planet, no longer needing to rely on breathing to survive.

With each advancement to the next level, a miniature planet will condense within the body, revolving around the original core.

For this realm, planetary-level powerhouses are nothing short of moving natural disasters, possessing the power to destroy the heavens and the earth. A single punch can shatter mountains, annihilate tens of thousands of soldiers, and level a city with millions of people is not difficult to achieve.

The musculoskeletal system is strong enough to withstand a thousand times the Earth's gravity, and can withstand the bombardment of a hydrogen bomb with a yield of hundreds of millions of tons within a kilometer radius to be fatal.

In addition, planetary-level martial artists will awaken a special ability, which is usually compatible with their own attributes and techniques. Common ones include the eight major attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, light, and lightning.

A very small number of exceptionally gifted individuals are able to awaken even rarer and more unique spacetime attribute abilities.

Lin Mu, with his extraordinary foundation and comprehension, actually awakened two attributes in one fell swoop—metal attribute and spatial attribute!

This gave him a preliminary ability to control both metallic substances and spatial forces.

What's even more astonishing is that as soon as he broke through, he directly comprehended and mastered the corresponding dual-attribute domain!

Deep within his pupils, countless tiny golden metallic glints seemed to flow, as if they contained a profound, unfathomable, folded and twisted spatial dimension, making him appear mysterious and majestic.

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With a slight thought, two completely different yet subtly resonant force fields instantly appeared around his body!

Firstly, the [Metal Domain]: Within this domain, all metallic substances are under its absolute control, as if they were its own limbs, and it can greatly amplify the sharpness, intensity, and speed of its attacks.

Secondly, [Spatial Domain]: Within the domain, space seems to become an extended limb, capable of slight distortion, folding, and confinement, making it impossible for enemies to defend against. Its movement speed can also be enhanced by a strange spatial effect, making it incredibly mysterious.

The absolute sharpness of metal and the unpredictable changes of space—two powerful domain forces—are perfectly fused together in Lin Mu's body!

Lin Mu slowly clenched his fist, feeling the surging genetic energy within his body, far surpassing anything he had ever experienced, as well as the two domain powers that he could handle with instinct. A sense of dominance over the world welled up within him.

In this realm, he is truly invincible.

After leaving the pass, Lin Mu did not stay in Nanqing for long, but went north to return to Beiqi.

The Northern Qi royal family originally harbored some ulterior motives, but after Lin Mu easily defeated their guardian deity, Master Ku He, with a casual strike, all their ulterior motives vanished instantly.

In the face of absolute force, any scheming is futile.

Subsequently, Lin Mu naturally married Zhan Pianpian, the eldest princess of Northern Qi.

This was undoubtedly a political marriage aimed at consolidating the rule after the integration of the North and South, but Zhan Pianpian herself was exceptionally beautiful and wise beyond her years, so Lin Mu did not reject her.

In the following days, Lin Mu completed several other side quests and received many system rewards, including pills to improve his cultivation level and rare materials.

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The most surprising reward was the one he obtained after taking Wu Zhu and Fan Xian to the far north, finding the temple, and finally destroying the paranoid and rigid artificial intelligence within it—[Laser Eyes].

This ability is similar to Cyclops's shockwave ray in X-Men, but Lin Mu can freely control its activation, deactivation, and output power, making it extremely powerful and a formidable trump card for him.

Inside the temple, Lin Mu also obtained a large amount of cutting-edge technological data from before the nuclear war, as well as a small spaceship that was relatively well preserved, which provided more possibilities for his future journey through the heavens.

Afterwards, Lin Mu made a trip to Dongyi City at the end of the month.

Although Si Gu Jian possessed divine swordsmanship and an arrogant temperament, he still couldn't withstand a single move from Lin Mu, who was already at the planetary level and possessed two domains.

[Ding! Main Quest: 'Defeat the Four Grandmasters' has been completed. Rewards: Sky-Piercing Shuttle and Sky-Piercing Secret Technique!]

[The Sky-Piercing Shuttle and the Sky-Piercing Secret Technique: Originating from the Devouring World, these are psychic weapons created by Hu Yanbo, the master of the Meteorite Star. The main body consists of 365 blades, possessing attack, defense, and flight capabilities. Combined with the Sky-Piercing Secret Technique, they can achieve extremely high amplitude.]

【Do you want to receive it? 】

Lin Mu had an idea and accepted the reward.

A strangely shaped, shuttle-shaped weapon radiating a cold, flowing light, along with a complex and profound control technique, surged into his mind.

After a brief examination, Lin Mu realized that this object was incredibly powerful, perfectly compensating for his shortcomings in ranged group attacks and strong defenses, and complementing his mental power.

With this, the major events in this world have come to an end.

The next day, the Gate of All Heavens opened. Lin Mu did not rush to leave, but spent several days touring the world with invincible power, completely wiping out the last few scattered and stubborn forces, and truly achieving the unification of the world.

Afterwards, he returned to the newly renovated palace villa and thoroughly enjoyed a life of luxury for more than half a month, surrounded by singing and dancing and beautiful women, thus relaxing his long-tense mind.

During this time, Lin Mu spared no expense, using the rare treasures at his disposal and his own methods to cultivate Zhan Doudou, Zhan Pianpian, Haitang Duoduo, Fan Ruoruo, Lin Wan'er, Si Lili, Sang Wen and other girls into Grandmaster-level experts, thus leaving behind a protective force and his own mark for this world.

Fan Xian was appointed as the Prefect of Kyoto, and together with Chen Pingping, and with Lin Mu's tacit approval and support, he began sweeping reforms.

While it may not be possible to fully realize Ye Qingmei's ideal of an absolute utopia, it is still achievable to crack down on powerful clans, rectify official corruption, reduce taxes and levies, encourage commerce and industry, and establish a relatively fair new order that allows most people to live and work in peace and contentment.

Those powerful families that leech off the common people should have their property confiscated or their entire clans exterminated.

Officials who held positions without performing their duties and hindered reforms were purged in droves.

Resistance and conspiracies never ceased, but under the pervasive intelligence network of the Surveillance Bureau and the powerful suppression of several Grandmasters such as Ye Liuyun, Kuhe, and Haitang Duoduo, any villains were instantly annihilated.

It wasn't until the second month that Lin Mu, with immense willpower, broke free from the comfort of his home and informed Si Lili and the other women that he would be going into seclusion for a while.

He dismissed his attendants and, in a quiet room, communicated with the system through his thoughts.

"Open the gates to all the heavens!"

A dazzling portal, visible only to Lin Tian, ​​quietly appeared, behind which lay a world of shifting stars and an unknown realm.

Chapter 102: Civil Society Comprehensive Story, Rescuing Yue Qiluo at the Start

[Ding! The Gate to All Heavens has opened, linking to the world: the World of Civilization.]

The cold system notification echoed in his mind, and Lin Mu raised an eyebrow.

[The host may choose to travel independently. Failure to enter the Gate of All Heavens within ten seconds will be considered a forfeit.]

"A Republican-era film and television series? A comprehensive world of films and television dramas set in the Republican era? That's quite interesting."

He muttered to himself, a playful smile curving his lips, but his feet did not hesitate, and he stepped across the giant gate that flowed with chaotic light.

The slight dizziness from the time-space shift came and went in an instant.

The scene before us has changed dramatically.

The streets, steeped in history, come into view, with low, gray brick houses scattered about, interspersed with one or two slightly more imposing Western-style buildings.

The streets were rammed earth roads, and carriages and horses would kick up fine dust as they passed by.

Most of the pedestrians were dressed in coarse cloth short jackets or faded long gowns, their faces were sallow and thin, and their eyes were numb.

Occasionally, a soldier in a crooked uniform, carrying an old-fashioned rifle, would stroll by, and pedestrians would instinctively avoid him and lower their heads, exuding an indescribable sense of oppression and gloom.

[Identity loading complete. Host's current identity: Resident of Wen County.]

[Main Quest: Marry ten women destined for this world. A special reward will be given upon completion.]

"Holy crap, this is an official mission to pick up girls!"

Even with his vast experience, Lin Mu was taken aback by this simple and straightforward main quest, and subconsciously thought to himself, "System, you have a really good eye for people!"

Then, a stream of information flooded my mind, a detailed understanding of the historical context and my identity.

It is now 192-0, the early years of the Republic of China. Warlords were carving up the country, and there was constant fighting. Foreign powers were eyeing the country covetously, while the people were suffering from poverty and starvation.

Humans are truly as insignificant as ants, and their lives as worthless as blades of grass!

Although it wasn't the original world, the shared historical trajectory inevitably made Lin Mu feel somewhat melancholy.

If he could, he wouldn't mind trying to pry open the heavy wheels of history.

His own location was Wenxian County, Tianjin.

Among the "false information" provided by the system, Lin Mu also discovered several relatively familiar names.

[Gu Xuanwu, Zhang Xianzong...]

Combining these two names with the place name of Wen County, Lin Mu instantly understood.

"Wu Xin: The Monster Killer... and it seems the story has only just begun."

He murmured to himself.

Gu Xuanwu had only recently conquered Wen County and was busy consolidating his power, plundering money, and expanding his military.

Zhang Xianzong was still serving as Gu Xuanwu's chief of staff, secretly accumulating power and preparing to betray his elder brother Gu Xuanwu.

Before Wuxin the Monster Killer arrived in Wen County, the little demon girl Yue Qiluo, whose soul was immortal, was still buried deep underground.

Lin Mu glanced at the ragged, numb-faced people nearby and sighed softly.

In times of chaos, it is the ordinary people who suffer the most.

In just a few years, this small county of Wen has seen several different leaders come and go.

The only thing they had in common was that these "warlords" would plunder everything. The county's taxes today would probably have been collected by these warlords a hundred years from now.

The money of the wealthy and powerful was returned in full, while the money of the common people was split 30/70 – every single one of these warlords deserved to be lined up and shot.

Perhaps some people initially harbored ideals of saving the people from suffering, but power and money corrupt people's hearts too quickly, and most of them eventually became the very thing they once hated.

To hate warlords, to understand warlords, to become a warlord, and even to transcend warlords...

This is the route most warlords took!

"In that case, let's start by dominating Wen County."

Lin Mu made up his mind that he planned to stay in this world a little longer this time.

In order to have a better life and improve people's livelihoods, he planned to start by becoming a warlord.

Before that, Lin Mu planned to meet that cunning little girl, Yue Qiluo.

As the female villain in Wu Xin: The Monster Killer, Yue Qiluo is undoubtedly a "woman of destiny".

With his memory of the plot and his extraordinary perception, Lin Mu quickly found the ancient house with an eerie aura on the outskirts of Wen County.

The old house has a history of over a hundred years and is considered a large mansion in the area. It now belongs to Gu Xuanwu.

But the house was haunted, so Gu Xuanwu didn't dare to live there and could only have an old man guard it.

At this moment, Lin Mu was wearing a drab gray coat, and his hair had grown to shoulder length, but his aura was far beyond that of ordinary people.

He didn't waste any words with the old gatekeeper, and flew directly into the air, his eyes fixed on the well in the backyard.