Chapter 1050: The True Origins of the Ancient Gods
"The so-called oviparous ancient gods refer to the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor."
Luoxiao said: "Our Creator race has many clans, and the most powerful among them is called the Juyu Clan. The Juyu Clan controls the best territories of the Ancestral Court, where there are abundant heavenly treasures and earthly resources, and even a most ancient vein of Primordial Divine Stones. Our Creator race's supreme sacred relic, the Primordial Origin Stone, was mined from that vein. However, beside the Primordial Origin Stone, they also excavated a gigantic egg. After this egg hatched, it became the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor."
Qin Mu was shocked. Although he had heard this story from Shujun and Langwan, it had not been told in such detail as Luoxiao was now providing.
The egg of the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor actually originated from the same source as the Primordial Origin Stone, both coming from the Primordial Divine Stone vein!
Then was there some subtle connection between the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor and the Primordial Origin Stone?
Luoxiao continued: "The second type of ancient god is born from the Dao. When the first Creator died, the Netherworld was born. With the appearance of death, there came a place of refuge for souls in heaven and earth, and so the Earth Count was born from the Netherworld in response to this necessity."
"When the Creators used their divine consciousness to mobilize the forces of heaven and earth, the trajectories of the stars changed under the Creators' power, and so the Mystic Capital was born, and the Heavenly Duke came into being in response, governing the myriad worlds and the star paths of countless celestial bodies."
"When souls died, the Heavenly Yin was born, gathering the shattered souls."
"When the Creators created things from the void, creating stars in the emptiness and creating all things in the Primordial Capital, the Guixu appeared. Guixu represents creation and destruction, devouring all that is created in the void, and spitting out the matter that has been destroyed. Within Guixu there are two flowers growing from a single root and stem—one represents creation, the other represents destruction."
When Qin Mu heard this, he looked at Dahong and Guxiao. The two of them were making great efforts to appear shocked, and Qin Mu sneered inwardly.
Among the four people in the carriage, the one who knew the least was Qin Mu, the second least was Luoxiao, and the ones who knew the most about the history of the ancient gods that Luoxiao was describing were none other than Dahong and Guxiao, who were desperately trying to look astonished!
Luoxiao said: "The ancient gods were born from the flowers, but they are not the flowers themselves. Because creation and destruction are one entity, the two of them are considered to be a single ancient god. The Earth Count, the Heavenly Duke, the Heavenly Yin, and the Guixu Sisters are known as the Four Primordial Spirits. They are ancient gods born from the Dao. The third type of ancient god is born from sacrifice and worship."
He continued: "The ancient gods born from sacrifice appeared later in time. They were created when all the various clans gathered all their Creators together to perform sacrifices, combining everyone's divine consciousness to create spirits to guard each clan, also known as sacred relics. The Five Radiance Ancient Gods, the Star Lords of the Heavenly Constellations, and even the Great Sun Star Lord and the Great Yin Ancient God, were all born from sacrifice, originally meant to protect the various clans. We call them Spirit Gods."
Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly, and he said: "Then what about the Four Ancient God Emperors?"
"The Four Ancient God Emperors were Spirit Gods born from the visualization and sacrificial worship of the four most powerful tribes of that era."
Luoxiao said: "In the ancient times, the various clans fought and killed each other endlessly, never ceasing. The power of a single Creator was not great, but when the Creators of an entire clan united, their power became astonishing. Together they visualized and sacrificed, creating extraordinarily powerful life forms. Among them, the four most powerful tribes visualized and created the Four Ancient God Emperors."
"Nüxin created the White Tiger, Fangbo created the Azure Dragon, Juyu created the Black Tortoise, and Yanglu created the Vermilion Bird. This is the origin of the Four Ancient God Emperors. As for the other tribes, large and small, they created the Star Lords of the constellations. Because each tribe visualized and expected to obtain different powers, the attributes of these Spirit Gods also differed from one another."
Luoxiao said: "All the clans treated these Spirit Gods as weapons to guard their tribes. When wars broke out between tribes, the Creators and the Spirit Gods fought together against their enemies. Later, the Juyu clan grew powerful, forming a situation of one Emperor and three Kings. The one Emperor was the Great Emperor of the Juyu clan, and the three Kings were Fangbo Shujun, Nüxin Gongjun, and Yanglu Boyang."
Qin Mu suddenly understood, saying: "So that's how it is."
Guxiao and Dahong also showed expressions of sudden realization, saying in unison: "So that's how it is. Brother Luo is truly learned, knowing so many stories."
"Our Creator race inherits history and wisdom through divine consciousness, which is why I am able to know the origins of the ancient gods."
Luoxiao said modestly: "However, there is still much history that has been lost to war. The fourth type of ancient god is the one born from heaven and earth."
Qin Mu's heart stirred, and he said: "Mother Earth Primordial Lord!"
"Mother Earth Primordial Lord is one of them, and the strongest one at that."
Luoxiao said: "This type of ancient god is born from heaven and earth—for example, Mother Earth Primordial Lord who transformed from the Primordial Tree, the True Dragon who transformed from dragon veins, the Phoenix who transformed from the essence of wind and fire, the Qilin who transformed from mountain spirits, and so on and so forth. All of these are ancient gods. This type of ancient god varies in strength, and there are many kinds."
Qin Mu fell into deep thought.
These four types of ancient gods each had their own strengths.
Even among the ancient gods born from sacrifice, there were powerful beings like the Four Ancient God Emperors, and among the ancient gods born from heaven and earth, there were terrifyingly powerful beings like Mother Earth Primordial Lord.
And among the Dao-born ancient gods, there were also "weak" existences like the Heavenly Yin Empress.
Of course, the Heavenly Yin Empress's weakness was relative to the Heavenly Duke and the Earth Count. In reality, the Heavenly Yin Empress was also extremely powerful. And after being revived by Qin Mu, the Heavenly Yin Empress had shed the constraints of the Great Dao, making her even stronger now.
Guxiao suddenly spoke up: "The birth of the ancient gods is all related to the Creators, so why did the ancient gods destroy the Creator race? Brother Luo, as a Creator yourself, do you know the answer to this?"
Luoxiao shook his head and said: "Our Creator race has gone through the War of Annihilation and the War of Blood Rust. Much of our history has been lost, and the Ancestral Court has also disappeared. The reason I came out this time is to search for the lost history concerning these two wars. At the same time, I also want to see if the Creator race still has a chance to return to the Ancestral Court."
Guxiao's eyes flickered, and he said: "If you were to discover the lost history and find that the Creator race deserved what they got, then how would you deal with that?"
Luoxiao's face flushed red, and he defended himself: "I don't know about other things, but the clansmen who taught me were all good people. We opened up the void to escape the chaos of war—we are by no means vicious and evil people! I don't believe our ancestors deserved what they got."
Guxiao laughed and said: "Whether they deserved it or not, I'm afraid that's not for Brother Luo to judge. After all, you don't know much about that dark era of ancient times."
Dahong said with a smile: "From what you say, Brother Xiao seems to know quite a lot about the dark era of ancient times?"
Guxiao quickly said: "I was just making a casual remark. Brother Hong, don't scare me."
The two of them burst into laughter.
Qin Mu also laughed along with them.
Luoxiao looked at the three of them laughing happily, not knowing what they were laughing about, so he could only force a couple of laughs himself.
The smile on Qin Mu's face slowly faded, and he looked out the window.
Regarding the ancient gods and the upheavals of the ancient era, Qin Mu did not know much, mainly because the Creators of the Other Shore World had gone through one extinction after another, and the ancestral spirits of the Other Shore World also knew little about the distant past.
In Luoxiao's era, the Creators in the Great Void still knew some ancient history, but as for the reason why the Creators were destroyed by the ancient gods, he knew nothing at all.
In the future, after the Creators of the Great Void were destroyed by the Great Emperor, the Creators who fled into the Other Shore World were often of the new generation, and another portion of history was lost.
By that time, Luoxiao would already be dead, transformed into an ancestral spirit, and moreover insane and delirious, and another portion of Creator history would be lost.
The Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot raced onward, and the scenery outside the window had already turned into a starry sky. Yan'er ran to the rear of the chariot and gazed into the distance at the Primordial World, seeing that it had already become very small.
They passed by a great crimson sun. This sun had already aged, entering its twilight years, becoming extremely vast. Ancient continents floated near the sun, with ruined cities upon them, but no divine races lived there anymore.
Yan'er looked at those cities, her heart stirring slightly, and she had the Dragon Qilin control the chariot to fly closer.
The Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot flew toward that continent, passing between enormous structures.
This was a dead divine city. The city walls were extremely smooth, something that could not be forged with the current methods of artifact crafting.
Qin Mu also saw this scene, his heart stirring: "This is a city of the Creators."
Luoxiao was also lying by the window looking at the city outside, his gaze deep and distant, no one knew what he was thinking.
The Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot flew out of this continent. The six heavenly dragons had already become extremely massive, revealing their true forms, racing through the starry sky at ever-increasing speed. The treasure chariot had also become extremely vast, like a palace of the gods, magnificent beyond compare.
Standing in the chariot and looking up, one could see the stars forming a canopy above, creating the celestial phenomenon of the Mystic Capital's Heavenly Dao—a truly enchanting sight.
Dahong, Guxiao, and Luoxiao all marveled at it. Although they had boarded this treasure chariot, they had not yet had the chance to examine it closely.
Upon closer inspection of this chariot, they were awestruck. The splendor of this chariot even surpassed the current level of craftsmanship and manufacturing standards—even the Heavenly Emperor's own carriage was far inferior!
"Where did Mu Qing get such a luxurious chariot?" Both of them were extremely puzzled.
The Shepherd Heavenly Venerable had established his Dao through divine powers and was therefore granted the title of Heavenly Venerable, but could he alone have researched divine powers to such a level?
Dahong came to Qin Mu's side. Qin Mu was cultivating, activating his cultivation method, unifying his primordial energy, divine consciousness, and primordial spirit. But even he could not see the scenes within Qin Mu's divine treasures and heavenly palaces.
"If that Guxiao weren't here, I could study this kid thoroughly and see why he's so powerful."
Dahong wore a smile on his face and said: "Brother, your divine powers are extraordinary. I have observed all the sacred beings under heaven, and none can surpass you. What cultivation method do you practice?"
"It has nothing to do with the cultivation method."
Qin Mu opened his eyes, his gaze pure and clear, and said seriously: "It has to do with my physique."
Dahong made an "oh" sound and humbly asked for guidance: "May I ask what physique you have?"
"Overlord Physique!"
Qin Mu involuntarily revealed a powerful confidence: "My physique is called the Overlord Physique. The reason I could establish my Dao through divine powers and far surpass all the sacred beings under heaven is precisely because my physique is the best—the Overlord Physique, unmatched in the world. Others might spend a thousand years comprehending divine powers and still not necessarily learn them, but I only need to study a little to learn them, and then with a bit more contemplation, I can enter the Dao!"
Dahong was startled. He thought about it and recalled that at the Yao Chi Grand Assembly back then, they had indeed heard rumors about the Overlord Physique, which seemed to have been spread by that burly man named Niu Ben.
Qin Mu was extremely sincere, his gaze containing not a trace of falsehood, and said: "Brother Hong, to be honest, I'm not strong at all. I just have a good physique. If you had my unmatched Overlord Physique, you would definitely be much stronger than me. Unfortunately, there can only be one Overlord Physique in an era."
Dahong was half-convinced and half-doubtful, saying: "Then could Brother teach me a few powerful Dao-entering divine powers?"
Qin Mu said generously: "Why not? To be frank, I have been researching divine consciousness techniques over the years and have gained considerable insights. Let me teach you how to use divine consciousness to perform divine powers. First, I'll teach you visualization..."
Dahong silently listened to him talk about visualization for a while, then said: "I have been taught."
Qin Mu laughed and said: "You and I are brothers, no need for such formality. Go comprehend it first. This divine consciousness visualization cannot be learned without a hundred years of time."
Dahong turned and left, then glanced back at Qin Mu, thinking to himself: "This kid seems to know my identity, using divine consciousness visualization to fob me off. Overlord Physique, heh heh, does such a physique really exist..."
On the other side, Guxiao was talking with Luoxiao. Luoxiao was telling his sworn brother about his experiences in his clan, including embarrassing stories from his childhood, and Guxiao laughed heartily.
Qin Mu glanced over there and felt a headache coming on.
He himself was watertight in his words, but Luoxiao on the other side had almost spilled all the secrets of the Great Void Creators.
"At least he hasn't revealed where the Great Void actually is. But in the future, the Creators of the Great Void were still almost completely annihilated. The one who found them was not the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, but the Great Emperor."
Qin Mu withdrew his gaze and activated the Overlord Physique Three Elixirs Technique. He used his own divine treasures as a universe, not needing to borrow external Dao or absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to improve himself.
The Overlord Physique Three Elixirs Technique had always been operating on its own, but this time he tried to step into the Southern Heavenly Gate of the several heavenly palaces that had already matured, with the most important being the main heavenly palace.
He had to try to enter the True God realm, even if only halfway.
Because Dahong and Guxiao—these two people were too dangerous!
—Wishing the two readers, Beiming Youyu Meiyou Yu and Zi Gua Dongnan Zhi, a happy birthday yesterday!