Chapter 10019: The Visitor Among the Violet Paths
Inside Qin Mu's spiritual embryo divine repository, above and below the Taiji Diagram, the forty-nine Heavenly Daos and sixty-four Netherworld Great Daos all activated and began to merge. However, the moment the Heavenly Dao and the Netherworld Great Dao touched, they dissolved each other, causing his cultivation to plummet rapidly!
Qin Mu immediately stopped.
The Eastern Emperor frowned.
Now, Dragon Qilin and Yan'er could also clearly feel the killing intent emanating from him!
Qin Mu remained unmoved, quietly contemplating. He had borrowed the power of Lord Heaven and Lord Earth to reassemble his shattered soul, relying on the Gate of Heaven's Bearing to harmonize the power of Lord Heaven and Lord Earth.
The Gate of Heaven's Bearing connected heaven and earth. It was a gate within the Heavenly Court. To enter the Lingxiao Hall from the inner city of the Heavenly Court's Jade Capital City, one had to pass through this gate — the Gate of Heaven's Bearing.
Back then, Qin Mu had reversed the Gate of Heaven's Bearing, using its wondrous properties to reshape his soul with the Divine Path and the Demonic Path.
At that time, after he had pioneered this resurrection divine ability, he hadn't studied it further or delved into its essence. He had merely habitually stolen the power of Lord Heaven and Lord Earth.
But now, at a critical moment of life and death, he finally began to ponder what the essence of this divine ability truly was.
The Eastern Emperor's killing intent grew stronger and stronger. Yan'er and Dragon Qilin became increasingly tense, staring at him fixedly. Although they were no match for the Eastern Emperor, if the Eastern Emperor intended to kill Qin Mu, they would fight to the death!
But the outcome of such a battle was obvious — they would all die at the Eastern Emperor's hands.
Just then, suddenly, a force of creation that defied heaven and changed fate began to flow gently within Qin Mu's body. Soft yet filled with the power to create life and souls, it flowed gently into the corpse of that dragon god.
That dragon god emitted streaks of white light, like mist drifting to and fro, while the black sand of his soul within his body continuously reassembled — giving birth to the heavenly soul, reassembling the earthly soul, and evolving the living soul!
Seeing this, the killing intent in the Eastern Emperor's heart vanished.
Yan'er and Dragon Qilin sighed in relief, panting heavily.
The pressure the Eastern Emperor had exerted on them just now was too great, making it almost impossible for them to breathe.
Qin Mu mobilized the power within his body, reshaping the seven souls of that dragon god one by one. After a moment, the dragon god slowly woke up, looking around in confusion, not knowing why he was lying here.
He quickly scrambled to his feet, gradually recalling the scene before his death, remembering that he had died at the hands of his own father god, the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon. But he dared not harbor any resentment, so he lowered his head and remained silent.
The Eastern Emperor paid it no mind at all, laughing heartily: "Great Master! Truly a Great Master!"
Qin Mu smiled slightly: "Can the Eastern Emperor now be at ease?"
The Eastern Emperor laughed: "Naturally, I am at ease. This trial, the Great Master has passed. The next trial will test the Great Master's potential."
Qin Mu let out a long breath, as if a great stone had been lifted from his heart, and smiled: "Then, may I ask how His Majesty the Eastern Emperor intends to test me?"
The painted boat sailed toward the depths of the Jade Pool. The Eastern Emperor came to the bow of the boat, speaking leisurely: "The Heavenly Emperor has few offspring. Lord Heaven was wounded by love, and Lord Earth was trapped by his children — their descendants are also few. The Earth Mother is dead, the Empress and Yuan Mu exist in name only. The strongest bloodline in the world today is mine!"
His long beard drifted elegantly, his blue robes dashing, and he declared loudly: "My dragon sons, my dragon grandsons — the strong among them are countless! Even if they went to the Heavenly Court, they could contend with the heroes of the world! Even if they died and entered the Netherworld, they could dominate it and become ghost heroes! Great Master!"
He looked at Qin Mu and smiled: "I have a dragon daughter named Guyan, and a dragon son named Qingming — both of unparalleled talent. As long as the Great Master can defeat them, this trial will be passed. Guyan, Qingming, why not come and pay respects to the Mu Heavenly Venerable?"
Deep within the Jade Pool, a dragon island appeared, where many young dragon men and women were cultivating.
As soon as the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon finished speaking, a male and a female dragon god flew up, standing in the air, and paid their respects to Qin Mu.
Qin Mu glanced at these two — indeed, they were rare heroes. He praised: "The Eastern Emperor's bloodline is indeed extraordinary. However, although I am His Majesty the Eastern Emperor's Great Master, I am also the Mu Heavenly Venerable. For the Eastern Emperor to have two juniors test me — is that not taking the title of Heavenly Venerable too lightly?"
The Eastern Emperor raised an eyebrow, let out an "oh," and said: "What insights does the Great Master have?"
Qin Mu said calmly: "In the early years of the Dragon Han Era, I was titled Heavenly Venerable, fought my way into the Jade Pool, and slew countless demigods. Even the Hao Heavenly Venerable, the foremost of the current Ten Heavenly Venerables, was crushed by me for a thousand years. If His Majesty the Eastern Emperor uses your dragon sons and grandsons to test my abilities, that would be underestimating me far too much."
The Eastern Emperor frowned slightly and said: "The Great Master means..."
Qin Mu said leisurely: "Lord Heaven and Lord Earth have both reincarnated, attempting to escape the plight of the ancient gods. As the ancient god emperor of the Eastern Extreme Heaven, has Your Majesty also reincarnated before?"
The Eastern Emperor nodded.
Qin Mu said: "Your Majesty is no stranger to the divine repository and heavenly palace cultivation systems, correct?"
The Eastern Emperor said indifferently: "After I reincarnated back then, I reached the Divine Bridge realm in a hundred years and the Imperial Throne realm in a thousand. I met the Red Emperor, and the Bright Emperor called me uncle. I left behind a scripture called the Azure Dragon Great Wilderness Sutra, an Imperial Throne cultivation method, which is now stored in the Heavenly Court's archives. Many of my descendants cultivate my method."
Qin Mu smiled: "His Majesty the Eastern Emperor is a man of great talent and far-reaching wisdom. Then, has Your Majesty done any research on the Heavenly Court realm?"
The Eastern Emperor revealed a smile, clasping his hands behind his back: "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Naturally, I have researched the Heavenly Court realm. To be honest, my reincarnated body is still alive even now, wandering through various eras. I have also been collecting Imperial Throne cultivation methods and have formed my own insights."
Qin Mu was deeply moved, clapping his hands in admiration: "The Ten Heavenly Venerables of the Heavenly Court are mere children! How dare they look down on the ancient gods — they truly don't know their place! Not to mention Lord Heaven and Lord Earth, even the Eastern Emperor alone is not to be underestimated!"
The Eastern Emperor laughed heartily and said: "The Ten Heavenly Venerables hold great power, so I must bow my head and endure. But my strength is not necessarily weaker than theirs."
Qin Mu said: "Therefore, Mu boldly requests that His Majesty the Eastern Emperor's reincarnated body come to test my potential."
The Eastern Emperor had already guessed his intention, his eyes flickering as he said leisurely: "Since the Great Master has sincerely invited me, I cannot refuse. I only fear that my fists and feet are heavy and might injure the Great Master."
"Well said."
Qin Mu was all smiles: "My body is quite sturdy."
"Father God!"
The dragon daughter Guyan bowed, then raised her head and glanced at Qin Mu, smiling: "The Mu Heavenly Venerable's reputation is well known. Your child would also like to experience his techniques."
The dragon son Qingming burned with fighting spirit, declaring loudly: "Why use a butcher's knife to kill a chicken?"
The Eastern Emperor looked at Qin Mu and smiled: "Great Master, what do you think?"
Qin Mu lightly raised his hand, and a lotus flower from the Jade Pool flew up into his hand. He smiled: "Nephew and niece having ambition is certainly excellent, but they still lack tempering."
He plucked a petal and handed the remaining lotus to Yan'er, who quickly transformed into a young girl and held the lotus to her chest.
Qin Mu gently blew a breath.
In his palm, that petal floated up and flew toward Guyan and Qingming.
The petal tumbled and drifted through the air, and with each rotation it split into two, then two became four, then four became eight.
Soon, the lotus petals flying toward Guyan and Qingming blotted out the sky and covered the sun. Pink petals formed a sea of flowers surging toward Guyan and Qingming.
Guyan and Qingming each unleashed their divine abilities, striking at the surging sea of flowers, trying to tear it apart and face Qin Mu directly.
But their divine abilities, upon entering the sea of flowers, seemed to fuel its division, creating even more petals!
The sea of flowers drowned them. They rode clouds and mist, struggling desperately, but any divine ability they used was absorbed by the petals, and the number of petals only grew, gradually flooding the dragon island.
On the dragon island, the young dragon men and women cultivating in the Jade Pool all struck out to resist. But the sea of flowers absorbed their divine abilities, swelling and swelling, spreading further and further!
Although the Jade Pool of the Azure Dragon Heavenly Palace was not as vast as the Heavenly Court's Jade Pool, it could still be considered a small ocean. Yet now, the sea of flowers had already occupied the center of the Jade Pool, threatening to swallow and devour it entirely!
Within the sea of petals, dragon roars shook the air — some of fury, some of terror.
The petals grew more and more numerous, even landing on their bodies, then growing together with their flesh and blood, as if they were covered in pink scales.
But even more terrifying was that these petals were drawing energy from within their bodies, then splitting into even more petals, covering their entire bodies and replacing their dragon scales!
Even worse, they felt these petals replacing their flesh and blood, replacing their bones.
And what's more, these petals drifted into their physical bodies and landed on their primordial spirits!
The petals were drawing power from their primordial spirits!
Gradually, the roars became nothing but terror. Even experts like Guyan and Qingming, whom the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon valued highly, could only scream in fear.
They simply could not break through this sea of flowers. They could only sink into it. Every attempt to break the divine ability only fueled its power.
They could only watch helplessly as these petals grew on their bodies, burrowed into their flesh and blood, rooted themselves in their primordial spirits, draining their physical bodies, draining their vital energy, draining their power!
This feeling of slowly walking toward death shattered their dao hearts!
Finally, the sea of flowers spread to Qin Mu's side, about to swallow the painted boat.
Qin Mu stood at the bow, lightly raising his palm and plucking a petal.
The moment that petal landed in his hand, the sea of flowers covering the sky vanished without a trace. Guyan, Qingming, and the other dragon sons and grandsons all lay sprawled on the dragon island, listless and weak, their cultivation and vital energy completely devoured by the sea of flowers!
Had the sea of flowers not disappeared, they would likely have lost even their lives as nourishment for those petals!
"Creation Skill? The Art of Creation?"
The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon stared at the petal in Qin Mu's hand and said in a deep voice: "Your divine ability employs many things — besides the Art of Creation, there are mathematical calculations, sword techniques, the Heavenly Dao, and Netherworld methods... No, there's also the visualization method of the Creator race, and the Immutable Art of the Ling Heavenly Venerable!"
Qin Mu came before Yan'er, picked up that petal, and gently placed it back on the lotus.
The petal returned to the flower, and the energy contained within it immediately flowed through the lotus. The lotus shone with golden light, and streams of terrifying energy burst forth like fountains, dazzling and splendid.
The lotus's power surged higher and higher, and in just a short moment, it transformed into a remarkable treasure of astonishing might!
This was because Qin Mu had drained the cultivation of all those dragon sons and grandsons on the dragon island to refine this lotus. With so many divine dragons contributing their cultivation, how could the lotus's power not be formidable?
"This divine ability is the fourth form of my enlightenment technique, called 'The Visitor Among the Violet Paths.'"
Qin Mu handed the lotus, now refined into a treasure, to Yan'er, turned around, and smiled: "Your Majesty the Eastern Emperor, what you saw was only what I allowed you to see. The true mystery of my divine ability — as an ancient god, you would not understand. Now..."
His aura condensed, the Overlord Body Three Elixirs Skill circulated, and a fragmentary Heavenly Court leaped out from behind his head, illuminating the entire Jade Pool.
Qin Mu clenched his fist and said calmly: "It is time for Your Majesty to test me personally."
— You're not seeing things, it's updated, it really is updated. Piggy Zhai was typing on the high-speed rail, wrote the noon chapter, went home in the afternoon, and wrote another chapter in the high-speed rail waiting area. Mm-hmm, feeling very pleased with myself!