Chapter 438 How did you do it?
Lin Mu sat down cross-legged, his five centers facing the heavens, his hands forming seals as his mind merged with the sky and earth.
Before long, wisps of azure light began to emanate from his body, illuminating the surroundings.
Suddenly, Lin Mu’s eyes flew open, and a divine light shot forth!
"Commanding the wind and rain, I turn scattered beans into soldiers!"
Wind rose—a wind that blew only over Haiyuan Tiancheng.
Rain fell—a rain that circled high above it.
Immediately after, Lin Mu waved his hands, and countless streams of azure light scattered out, landing all around. In the next moment, throughout the entire complex, across a radius of several miles, innumerable flowers and plants began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.
A brocade of brilliant flowers bloomed! The once-desolate residential area was instantly transformed as if an Immortal Realm had descended, filled with fragrant blossoms in a riot of color. The dry pools were suddenly filled with clear water, while lush green trees grew wildly, making one feel as if they were in the heart of a primeval forest. The grass was a vibrant, dewy green, and with mist swirling about, the place resembled paradise.
In front of the villa where Lin Mu sat, a lake suddenly materialized. Water flowed, lotuses blossomed, and koi fish frolicked within.
In that moment, the entirety of Haiyuan Tiancheng underwent another drastic change. With Lin Mu’s villa at its center, the four directions now reflected the four seasons. To the east lay the verdant warmth of summer. To the south, a spring-like vista unfolded, with lush grass and soaring songbirds. To the west, the golden hues of a fruit-laden autumn prevailed. To the north, snow drifted down as if a winter kingdom had been born into the world.
Everything here resembled a Cave Heaven or a Blessed Land. Or rather, Haiyuan Tiancheng had now been completely transformed. In fact, this was Lin Mu’s goal: to gradually change this place, to convert the entire complex into a true Cave Heaven Blessed Land. The perimeter of Haiyuan Tiancheng was now enveloped in a thick fog, while within, the four seasons were distinct.
But the transformation wasn’t over.
Lin Mu suddenly pressed his hands to the ground. From his villa as the epicenter, rings of golden patterns spread out violently, and in the blink of an eye, they enveloped all of Haiyuan Tiancheng.
The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation!
The Eight Gates were: Rest, Life, Injury, Obstruction, View, Death, Fear, and Opening!
After Lin Mu’s modifications, the formation integrated both offense and defense. It could even gather the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth, subtly merging with the area’s natural feng shui. With the Azure Dragon and White Tiger as guardians and the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise providing suppression, Haiyuan Tiancheng now possessed the basic conditions to become a Cave Heaven Blessed Land.
The instant the formation activated, everyone in Jiangling noticed the stars in the night sky become clearer and brighter. This was especially true above Haiyuan Tiancheng, where it seemed a new Milky Way had appeared. For a place like Jiangling, this should have been impossible. After all, as a crucial transportation hub and an important economic city, its many factories had long since shrouded the sky in waste and exhaust. But tonight, the people of Jiangling who witnessed the brilliant, jeweled sky cheered and jumped for joy as if it were the New Year.
A faint smile touched Lin Mu’s lips. The formation was complete, giving rise to the Great Dao. Protected by the formation on the outside and governed by the four seasons cycling within, Haiyuan Tiancheng had become an independent little world. From now on, as long as Lin Mu cultivated here, Spiritual Energy would be generated ceaselessly. For him, this was an absolutely ideal place to cultivate.
Sinking into his consciousness, Lin Mu inhaled like a dragon and exhaled like the sea, causing heaven and earth to tremble. Opening his eyes, he pointed at two trees in front of the villa.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
As azure light shot out, the two trees began to grow at a terrifying speed. In the blink of an eye, they became two soaring, ancient trees. It wasn’t just them; the trees along the roads throughout Haiyuan Tiancheng also grew wildly, even faster than before. Only when ninety-nine colossal trees stood tall did Lin Mu finally cease his actions.
Using the vital energy of the Innate Spirit Wood to transform this place truly yields twice the result with half the effort.
Lin Mu smiled slightly. If he hadn’t obtained the Innate Spirit Wood, transforming this place would have required much more effort. As it was, he had saved himself a great deal of time.
"That should do it."
Lin Mu stretched lazily and surveyed his handiwork, a satisfied smile gracing his face. In the future, this villa would be his and Qin Luoli’s residence. The other properties would be sold off within a short time for an astonishingly high price.
I believe everyone will be quite stunned.
「The next morning.」
When the crew from Jiangling Television Station arrived at Haiyuan Tiancheng, they were all completely shocked.
"This..."
The person in charge of the crew was a woman in her thirties who looked exhausted and uninterested. For her, reporting on Haiyuan Tiancheng was merely a task assigned by her superiors. What could she do? In this day and age, money called the shots.
The woman, Xu Bing, had been coming here for two days straight. The effort had left her not only exhausted but also deeply on edge. Everyone knew Haiyuan Tiancheng was a ghost complex; no one would ever come here, let alone buy a property. So, for the past two days, she had been staying up until the small hours of the morning, desperately trying to craft pleasant-sounding descriptions for the broadcast, which had left her mentally and physically drained.
But today, the moment she stepped out of the car, Xu Bing sensed something was wrong.
"Director Xu, are we in the wrong place?" her assistant asked, swallowing hard. The scene before them was completely different from what they had seen yesterday.
Yesterday, this place had been nothing more than several rows of high-rises surrounded by overgrown weeds, exuding an aura of death. But now, it was a land of shady green trees and flowers scattered everywhere. More importantly, entering the complex felt like stepping into a primeval forest, yet it lacked the sense of solitude and fear one might expect. It was like arriving in...
An Immortal Realm? Yes, only Immortal Realm could describe this place!
It had the pure, natural feeling of being far from the city’s hustle, bustle, and dust. The river that had once sluggishly circled Haiyuan Tiancheng was now a vibrant, clear green, with fish and shrimp frolicking in its depths. Above, white clouds drifted across a spotless, azure sky.
"What... what in the world happened here?" Xu Bing was just as astonished.
She had been standing there for only two minutes, yet she felt all her fatigue vanish. This place was like an Immortal Realm. It wasn’t so much that Haiyuan Tiancheng had some new landscaping to make it feel more natural; it was more accurate to say that a residential community had been built inside nature itself, with shady trees and verdant hills surrounded by clear waters.
"Quick, start taking pictures!" Xu Bing shouted, urging her assistant to hurry.
She immediately called her superior. "Chief, I need all of Jiangling Television Station’s airtime to do a full report on... Coiling Dragon Bay! Yes, that’s it, Coiling Dragon Bay!"
Xu Bing’s gaze fell upon the three striking, powerfully written characters on the entrance gate, and she instantly swallowed the name she had been about to say. Because the three grand characters emblazoned on the gate read: Coiling Dragon Bay!
"Coiling Dragon Bay, Coiling Dragon Bay..." Xu Bing murmured, her eyes drawn to the river that encircled the entire community. A shock ran through her.
Isn’t this river like a great dragon, coiling to embrace the community?
Xu Bing had a strong feeling. Once people see footage of Coiling Dragon Bay, they will go absolutely crazy. They’ll do whatever it takes to buy a house here!
But a huge question immediately surfaced in her mind.
How on earth had Coiling Dragon Bay been transformed into this?