Chapter 1184: Medicine Cannot Kill a Person (Second Update!)
The divine treasury domain dispersed, and everyone lay sprawled on the ground in disarray. Only Yan Qiling, Gao Huaitong, and the First Ancestor remained unharmed, having not been severely injured.
Qin Mu clapped his hands and smiled: "This kind of exchange, we should hold once or twice more often. Everyone seems quite happy."
The crowd scrambled to their feet, covered in dust and soot, sulking in silence.
Gao Huaitong coughed once and said: "The Heavenly Venerable is indeed worthy of the title. We admire you from the depths of our hearts. You are our senior master, and we of the Xiao Heavenly Venerable's lineage can only accept your lesson. Another day, we shall go to the Great Blackwood to pay our respects."
Qin Mu said cheerfully: "There aren't many people in the Ancestral Court, so we should have good exchanges and facilitate mutual visits. Nephew, please stay—I still need to take them to visit the territories of the other Heavenly Venerables."
Gao Huaitong acknowledged and watched them depart into the distance. After a moment, he sighed: "Truly a divine being, worthy of the name Heavenly Venerable. Junior sister, I heard the master speak of the reform in the Primordial Realm. Can you guess what the master said?"
Yan Qiling tensed, knowing he was the disciple Xiao Heavenly Venerable valued most and that he knew Xiao Heavenly Venerable's thoughts. She shook her head: "I do not know."
"The master said: The reform in the Primordial Realm, grand and vigorous, has continued for a million years without cease. It will inevitably shake the foundations of the heavens and the foundations of the Heavenly Court. First observe its momentum—if it can be destroyed, destroy it; if it cannot be destroyed, then follow it."
Gao Huaitong said meaningfully: "Blunt its edge, unravel its entanglements, harmonize its light, mingle with its dust, seize its will, divide its power. Even if heaven and earth are changed in the future, what cannot be replaced is still us. Those who rule this world will still be us."
He smiled faintly: "The wisdom of Master Xiao far surpasses what Shepherd Heavenly Venerable can match. You are the most outstanding among Master Xiao's disciples. Seize this opportunity well, and there will be a chance for you to rise to prominence in the future. Shepherd Heavenly Venerable wants to change heaven and earth, heh heh..."
Qin Mu led the First Ancestor Human Emperor, the Second Ancestor, and the others to continue visiting the territories of the other Heavenly Venerables, blocking gates and challenging duels. This time, the successive generations of Human Emperors were much more well-behaved. They no longer challenged him but instead dutifully challenged the disciples of the various Heavenly Venerables.
This was an opportunity to make a name for themselves, and also an opportunity to broaden their horizons. If they truly tore off all pretense in the future, it would be good to know the enemy's methods early.
While traveling, Qin Mu continued to study the Tai Shi runes. The Tai Shi runes were becoming increasingly complete. As he deduced and integrated these runes, he gradually developed a plan for how to break the Material Immutability divine ability.
By the time they finished visiting the territories of the Ten Heavenly Venerables, half a year had already passed. Qin Mu sent the First Ancestor and the other Human Emperors back to the Great Blackwood mountain range and asked: "All you ancestral masters and founding masters, do you now have full confidence in holding this place?"
Everyone nodded in succession.
The First Ancestor Human Emperor said: "Originally, our confidence was not great, but after witnessing the capabilities of the Ten Heavenly Venerables' disciples, we now have a plan. Although the Ten Heavenly Venerables have great reputations, their disciples are somewhat lacking."
Qin Mu smiled: "That's good then. I cannot stay here too long. I'll leave the Ancestral Court to you. If you truly cannot hold the line, someone will naturally come out to help you."
He then went to find the Medicine Master. In just a few short months, the Medicine Master's cultivation had increased dramatically. His current cultivation realm had actually caught up to Village Chief, the Mute, and the others, reaching the Jade Pool realm!
Qin Mu was astonished. The Medicine Master had always been the slowest cultivator among the Nine Elders of the Remnant Elder Village, even lower in realm than the Deaf Man!
He had struggled bitterly to reach the Revered God realm and could not take another step forward!
Yet in just a few short months, he had broken through the Revered God realm, the True God realm, and cultivated to the Jade Pool realm!
"The Medical Dao Heavenly Palace you wanted, I have already prepared."
The Medicine Master took out a spirit pill and smiled: "The Medical Dao is within this spirit pill. Whether you can comprehend it depends on your own ability."
Qin Mu pinched this spirit pill and examined it carefully. He saw that the medicinal power within the pill had actually formed a vision of a heavenly palace, extremely sacred, and from within came the Dao sounds chanted by gods and demons.
He felt somewhat uneasy and probed: "Is there poison in this pill?"
The Medicine Master's face was full of smiles. He patted Qin Mu's shoulder and said leisurely: "The moment you entered the Ancestral Court, you stabbed me more than a dozen times. Mu'er, you've grown up, your wings have hardened. But after all, I raised you. How could I possibly poison the spirit pill I give you?"
Qin Mu's expression changed slightly. As long as the Medicine Master said such words, it meant that the spirit pill definitely contained poison, and the toxicity was absolutely fierce!
The Medicine Master said with a kind face and gentle eyes: "We pharmacists, poison is also medicine. Take it first and see the effect."
Qin Mu was in no hurry to swallow the spirit pill. He opened his vertical eye on his brow and observed carefully.
The Medicine Master smiled faintly, not urging him, letting him study it.
Under the gaze of his third divine eye, all the secrets within this spirit pill were reflected clearly in his divine eye.
What surprised him was that the medicinal power within this spirit pill was completely integrated as one. Looking closely, he could not see any composition of medicinal power at all.
Even more peculiar was that the medicinal power within the pill had formed various Dao rune patterns. It was precisely these rune patterns that reflected the vision of the heavenly palace!
There was a heavenly palace inside a spirit pill—Qin Mu had never heard of such a thing!
Moreover, as the medicinal power subtly changed, the rune patterns within the pill also changed accordingly, making it impossible to fathom.
Qin Mu had studied under the Medicine Master, learning the Medical Dao and Poison Dao, and had achieved considerable accomplishments. However, ever since he cultivated the Three Primordial Spirits Indestructible Divine Sense and the Leakless Creation Mystic Art, he had neglected further improvement in the Medical Dao and Poison Dao.
The Medicine Master's attainments in the Medical Dao and Poison Dao had long ago reached the point of merging medicine and poison, where the two paths complemented each other.
Where he was now, Qin Mu could not see through.
Even whether the medicinal power of this spirit pill was medicine or poison, he could not see through!
The Medicine Master watched him with a squinting smile. Qin Mu's expression shifted between uncertainty, and then suddenly he opened his mouth and swallowed the spirit pill!
The Medicine Master burst into loud laughter.
Qin Mu's expression changed drastically. As soon as the pill entered his stomach, he immediately felt an extremely violent medicinal power explode!
At the moment the medicinal power erupted, he felt a devastating poison instantly spread throughout his body. All his vital energy melted away like snow!
Not only could his vital energy not resist, even his divine sense could not withstand it—his divine sense melted!
His physical body also began to go numb, losing all sensation!
At the same time, his Dao runes began to disintegrate. In his Spirit Fetus Divine Treasury, the stars dimmed, and their stellar power grew weaker and weaker!
All the ancient god phantoms in his divine treasury lost their original divine power. Their divine power had been dissolved by the poison. The halos behind the gods' heads were covered in rust, losing their radiance, and slowly stopped turning.
The ancient gods' bodies decayed, disintegrated, emitting a foul stench!
Qin Mu was startled and immediately intended to take out the Taiji Divine Stone to activate the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram in his divine treasury. However, his body completely refused to obey his commands, and he had utterly lost control over his muscles and sinews.
Qin Mu felt like a puddle of mud, as if he might completely dissolve into a pool of pus at any moment.
What had not been dissolved were his Spirit Fetus Primordial Spirit and the Taiji Diagram, as well as the already complete heavenly palaces that had not been dissolved.
"Eh?"
The Medicine Master stepped forward and examined him carefully, letting out a soft exclamation of surprise. He praised: "Mu'er, you are indeed formidable. My pill actually failed to completely dissolve your cultivation, and it even allowed you to retain your primordial spirit. I thought I could dissolve all your heavenly palaces, then use your cultivation to reshape the heavenly palaces, showcasing the magnificent creative power of the Medical Dao Heavenly Palace..."
He frowned slightly. His goal was to make the Medical Dao Heavenly Palace suppress the other heavenly palaces, making Qin Mu "abandon darkness for light" and follow him in cultivating the Medical Dao.
He just hadn't expected Qin Mu's attainments to be so strong that even the great poison pill he had refined could not completely dissolve Qin Mu's heavenly palaces.
"I should have refined it more potent. But if it were too potent, Mu'er would have been poisoned to death..."
The Medicine Master stepped forward, supporting Qin Mu to sit down, and smiled: "Mu'er, rest assured, I know my limits. I won't act recklessly. My poison transforms the vital energy and divine sense in your body into pure true essence. I only need to apply a little technique to transform that true essence into the Medical Dao Heavenly Palace... Damn it!"
The Medicine Master's expression changed drastically. Qin Mu's two eyes had already lost control, only his vertical brow eye rolled white. He thought to himself: "From childhood to now, you've always used me to test your medicines. When has it ever not gone wrong?"