Chapter 1311: Waves Rise Again (Third Update)
"Using the ancestral court as an altar, using the living beings of the ancestral court as sacrifices—this is truly a shocking and awe-inspiring move. Who on earth orchestrated this?"
Qin Mu frowned deeply. Who possessed such magical power and wisdom to turn the ancestral court into this state?
Given the current condition of the ancestral court, this place was unsuitable for anyone to settle in. It had to be sealed—no one must be allowed to come here!
Where there are people, there are conflicts. If another battle of the Heavenly Venerables were to occur, even Taiyi might not be able to stop those prehistoric beings from descending!
"If the sky collapses, Taiyi will hold it up... Is the Great Emperor alive or dead? It seems his head hasn't fallen..."
Qin Mu looked around but still couldn't see the Great Emperor's head falling. Mother Earth Primordial Lord was still searching everywhere, and tentacles kept flying across the chaotic land—those were Mother Earth's roots.
It seemed Mother Earth had only managed to find one of the Great Emperor's fists; everything else had been sacrificed, turned into offerings.
"The Great Emperor really had it rough."
Qin Mu sighed with pity: "It's a pity he didn't fall into my hands... Since the four Heavenly Venerables are still chasing the Great Emperor's head, let me go to the Chaos Sea first and fish out the Taichu Origin Stones!"
The Chaos Sea was originally Taiyi's mineral vein, and also a place where the sacrificial power of the previous universe couldn't reach. It was filled with chaotic qi, extremely heavy, and could easily assimilate other things into chaotic qi.
If Xiaotianzun's palm had fallen into the sea, it wouldn't become a sacrifice, and it probably wouldn't be assimilated by the chaotic qi anytime soon. As for the Taichu Origin Stones, they definitely wouldn't be assimilated either. As long as one could go deep into the Chaos Sea, one could find those origin stone fragments.
"Last time I managed to walk out of there alive, it was thanks to the Liuli Qingtian Banner that answered all prayers. Unfortunately, Taisu has already emerged into the world, so the Liuli Qingtian Banner can no longer answer all prayers. However, I do have the two eggshell fragments that Brother Taiyi left me."
Qin Mu was full of confidence. With Taiyi's eggshells, he could definitely enter the Chaos Sea and find the origin stone fragments and Xiaotianzun's hand.
The origin stone fragments were treasures, and Xiaotianzun's hand was also an extraordinary heavy treasure!
He sped along like lightning toward the Chaos Sea, when suddenly the earth churned violently. Countless roots burst through the ground, like earth-boring dragons, drilling in and out of the soil as they madly chased after him!
"Mother Earth Primordial Lord again!"
Qin Mu's mind moved, and he activated the great divine ability of the Other Shore Ark, stepping onto a divine boat to voyage far away, vanishing into the void and leaving Mother Earth Primordial Lord far behind.
Countless roots followed him into the void, piercing through layer after layer of emptiness, writhing like a host of demons in a frenzy. But as Qin Mu went deeper, Mother Earth's roots gradually struggled to keep up.
Finally, Mother Earth couldn't catch up and had no choice but to retract her roots.
Qin Mu emerged from the void with a cold sneer, his figure already landing on the surface of the Chaos Sea.
Just then, four thunderous booms rang out, and Qin Mu's body stiffened. He found himself surrounded by four extraordinarily towering and majestic figures.
He raised his head with difficulty and saw Yan Tianfei, then Xiaotianzun, Zu Shenwang, and Langxuan Shenhuang.
The four Heavenly Venerables had tattered bodies, wounds all over, cracked skin, disheveled clothes, and divine blood continuously flowing from their wounds onto the Chaos Sea.
These four Heavenly Venerables had probably been chasing the Great Emperor and were wounded by his desperate last stand. But judging from their wounds, besides those left by the Great Emperor, there were also wounds caused by void erosion.
These four Heavenly Venerables must have chased the Great Emperor all the way to the depths of the thirty-fifth layer of void, where they were eroded into this state by the void.
Qin Mu stood in the center of the four Heavenly Venerables, behaving obediently, finally experiencing how Molten Earth Bo felt when surrounded by the various Heavenly Venerables.
Molten Earth Bo was a clone of Earth Bo and could be abandoned at any time without much impact on Earth Bo's true body. But Qin Mu couldn't be as carefree as Earth Bo.
He steadied himself and was about to speak when Xiaotianzun suddenly covered his severed arm and said amiably, "I've lost an arm, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to find the Taichu Origin Stones. I'll leave this treasure to the three fellow daoists."
He suddenly retreated and vanished.
Langxuan Shenhuang's face was sallow, his aura weak. He coughed blood and said, "Brother Xiao's wound is only external, but mine is internal. Before you all arrived, I was ambushed by the Great Emperor and suffered the heaviest injuries. As for the Taichu Origin Stones, I can only wish for them but cannot obtain them. Enough, enough—I'll yield them to you all."
His figure faded backward and disappeared.
Yan Tianfei and Zu Shenwang each frowned. These two formidable opponents had actually retreated at the first opportunity without searching for the Taichu Origin Stones, clearly harboring other intentions.
Suddenly, a series of booming sounds came from within Zu Shenwang's body. His expression changed drastically, and he cried out in shock, "My Heavenly Dao treasure has shattered—my cultivation is ruined! Empress, forgive me for not being able to escort you into the Chaos Sea to find the origin stones and present them to you! I must return to my territory as quickly as possible to heal!"
Yan Tianfei also changed expression and retreated, sighing, "My hidden ailment has recurred, and my cultivation is nearly depleted. I must return to the mineral vein to suppress my injuries."
Zu Shenwang also retreated, sneering, "Then let that bastard Mu Tianzun have the advantage! Mu Tianzun, enjoy it while you can!"
In the blink of an eye, the four Heavenly Venerables vanished without a trace, leaving only Qin Mu alone on the Chaos Sea.
Cold sweat dripped down the back of Qin Mu's neck as he stood motionless on the Chaos Sea.
"These four bad seeds know they can't contend with the other three alone, so they use excuses to retreat. In reality, they're waiting for someone to retrieve the origin stones, then the three of them will join forces to surround and severely wound that person."
His eyes darted around. Although the four Heavenly Venerables had left, their auras had locked onto this place!
And Qin Mu was right in the center, locked onto by all four Heavenly Venerables' auras simultaneously. Even the slightest movement made him feel like he would disturb their auras and provoke simultaneous attacks from all four!
"Even if I could escape into the Chaos Sea in an instant, I still wouldn't escape death."
His eyes spun rapidly, but no matter how he calculated, any movement of his body would lead to certain death—no way out, no chance of survival!
Around the Chaos Sea, the atmosphere was eerily quiet.
Just then, the rocks on the shore split open, and a root emerged from the ground. The root probed gently, slowly stretching out, when suddenly a single eye grew on the thick root. The eyelid opened, warily surveying the surroundings.
More cold sweat formed on Qin Mu's forehead. Mother Earth Primordial Lord had arrived too!
Mother Earth Primordial Lord appearing at this moment was like adding frost to snow!
One root after another emerged from underground, more and more, gradually gathering together.
After a moment, Mother Earth Primordial Lord slowly rose from beneath the earth, looking at Qin Mu but not attacking immediately. She smiled and said, "Great Mage, look at you now? Run, why don't you keep running?"
Qin Mu's voice was somewhat hoarse as he said seriously, "Mother Earth, there is no mortal enmity between us. I advise you not to come near me. The four Heavenly Venerables are nearby, their auras intertwined, waiting for an opportunity to strike. If you approach me or touch me, you'll draw their attacks."
Mother Earth Primordial Lord looked suspicious, sizing him up, then observing the surroundings. Not finding any trace of the four Heavenly Venerables, she smiled and said, "I'll trust you this once."
Qin Mu was stunned as he watched Mother Earth Primordial Lord burrow into the earth and disappear!
"When did Mother Earth get so clever? I was hoping to provoke her into attacking so I could use her body to block the four Heavenly Venerables' attacks—even if it only blocked them for an instant, I could escape with my life..."
Qin Mu blinked, sweat beads rolling down his forehead onto his eyelids. Mother Earth actually believed his words—this truly exceeded his expectations!
"This day hasn't gone well at all. Could someone be scheming against me?"
Just as he thought this, suddenly the Chaos Sea stirred with waves!