Chapter 1464: The Origins of the Fragrant Hall (Fourth Update)
The Ten Thousand Sacred Mountains were bustling with excitement. When Qin Mu and Lan Yutian arrived, they heard the Lame Man boasting to the Mute and the Blind Man, telling them how he had gone in and out of the Heavenly Court seven times, completely undetected, as if passing through uninhabited territory.
The Blind Man rolled his eyes repeatedly upon hearing this, while the Mute stood there speechless with his mouth agape. The others, including Xu Shenghua and Jiang Yunjian, were all filled with admiration.
As Qin Mu approached, he saw the Lame Man standing before a massive eggshell. There was still some primordial liquid inside the shell. The Lame Man was being extremely generous, distributing the liquid from the shell to everyone.
Catching sight of their arrival, the Lame Man said joyfully, "Mu'er is back! Fatty Lan is back too! Little fatty, did you steal the Fragrant Hall?"
Qin Mu hurried forward, but upon seeing the eggshell, his expression changed drastically. He exclaimed in shock, "Is this the other half of Emperor of Heaven Taichu's eggshell?"
The Lame Man puffed up his chest with pride, hands on his hips, and said, "I stole it! I used my supreme speed, wasted countless treasures and several emperor corpses to get this treasure!"
Qin Mu saw that everyone was holding pots, bowls, ladles, and basins, standing around the eggshell. Inside those vessels was unmistakably Taichu Primordial Liquid. He stamped his foot and said, "You all drank it?"
Sima Ma hurriedly turned her head away, secretly wiping the corner of her mouth before turning back with a look of complete nonchalance.
Seeing this, Hua Xuanxiu also secretly wiped the corner of her mouth, then nudged the young patriarch's waist and whispered, "Wenyuan, you still have egg liquid at the corner of your mouth..."
The young patriarch quickly wiped his mouth and asked, "Is there still some?"
Hua Xuanxiu examined him carefully, helped him wipe again, and then said, "It's gone now."
The young patriarch relaxed.
The Lame Man said in surprise, "If you don't drink it, are you just going to keep it? There's plenty of egg liquid in this shell. I can share some with you too—it's especially fragrant..."
Qin Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Veins bulged on his forehead. "This is Emperor of Heaven Taichu's egg liquid! He hatched early and couldn't fully refine it, but now that he has obtained the Taichu mineral vein, he has the ability to refine the primordial liquid. It's one thing that you stole his eggshell, but why did you steal the egg liquid too? If he wants to achieve the Dao, he must recover all the primordial liquid, primordial stones, and divine consciousness—even the Creator Clan, including Emperor Tai and Palace Master Gong, must die once so he can reclaim their divine consciousness! How much did all of you drink?"
Jiang Yunjian held up a washbasin and said, "This primordial liquid smells fragrant, but it has no taste when you drink it..."
Qin Mu shot him a fierce glare and said angrily, "The Dao of Taichu is Primordial Unity Qi and divine consciousness, born from chaos. Of course it has no taste!"
Jiang Yunjian lowered his head, not daring to speak.
After all, Qin Mu was his adoptive father. When he was out in the world, Qin Mu had the authority to discipline him on behalf of his parents.
Everyone looked at Qin Mu with pleading eyes, clearly having all drunk the Taichu Primordial Liquid.
Qin Mu paced back and forth, then suddenly sighed and said, "Forget it, forget it. Xiao Tianzun wants to destroy Emperor Tai and the Creators, so he will inevitably clash with us eventually. Since you've already drunk it, what's done is done—worst case scenario, we just kill him!"
Everyone cheered. Lan Yutian rushed over, shouting, "Grandpa Lame, give me a basin too!"
Qin Mu quickly said, "Don't drink too much! This kind of primordial liquid requires Taichu Divine Stones and Taichu Primordial Stones to refine! Otherwise, it will accumulate in your bodies and definitely damage your physical bodies and primordial spirits—there's no benefit at all! I speak from experience!"
Wei Suifeng shouted, "Junior brother, since you've already gained experience from eating it, then we don't need to share any with you!"
Lan Yutian said joyfully, "Xiao Tianzun has been exiled! We can take advantage of the Taichu mineral vein being unguarded to go there and steal Taichu Divine Stones to refine the primordial liquid!"
Everyone cheered again.
Qin Mu hastily said, "That place is guarded by Xiao Tianzun's Heavenly Venerate treasure! We can't act rashly!"
The Lame Man said excitedly, "We've even gone into the Emperor's harem—why would we be afraid of the Taichu mineral vein and a Heavenly Venerate treasure? We'll bring the Glazed Azure Sky Banner with us. Mute, you've been forging the Glazed Azure Sky Banner all these years—is it ready to use?"
The Mute sneered, and the Blind Man crossed his arms over his chest, snorting coldly, "Of course it's ready!"
Qin Mu's face darkened. Only after they had tired themselves out did he step forward to examine the Taichu Primordial Liquid remaining in the eggshell. Though not much was left, it could still fill several large vats.
He collected the remaining liquid, thought for a moment, then summoned Jiang Yunjian and said, "Yunjian, take this primordial liquid and head to the Land of No Worries immediately. Give it to Divine King Lang Wan and tell her she doesn't need to refine Emperor Tai's divine consciousness—refining this primordial liquid will help her elevate her divine consciousness mastery."
Jiang Yunjian quickly took the liquid and asked, "The Land of No Worries is currently sealed off. How can I enter?"
"First go to the Primordial Realm and head to the Peach Grove. There you will meet the maidservants beside Heavenly Venerate Yue. They will take you there."
Jiang Yunjian acknowledged the order and hurried off.
Qin Mu took out the piece of eggshell he had stolen earlier and compared it with the one the Lame Man had stolen. They fit together perfectly, and he couldn't help but smile.
"Xiao Tianzun Xiao Weisu, Emperor of Heaven Taichu, Emperor Tai Juyushi—I finally have the means to deal with all of you, and finally have the means to rescue Heavenly Venerate Ling!"
He couldn't help but laugh out loud. The laughter grew louder and louder until it became a great roar that shook the mountains.
"My junior brother's laughter really sounds like a sinister demon king whose scheme is about to succeed." Wei Suifeng said to Sima Ma.
Sima Ma immediately became alert and scolded him, "Founding Patriarch, we are the Heavenly Sage Sect, not the Heavenly Demon Sect! You may be crooked at the top, but we haven't gone crooked at the bottom!"
Wei Suifeng fell silent, not daring to say another word.
Qin Mu put away the Taichu eggshell, finally setting one worry to rest.
Lan Yutian took out the Fragrant Hall. As this great hall appeared, countless seals densely covered it, sealing the divine hall airtight. Among them were ancient god seals, demigod seals, seals from various Emperor Throne realm powerhouses, and seals from the Ten Heavenly Venerates!
Among them, the seal of the Ancient God Emperor of Heaven was the most dazzling.
Within all these seals, there were nearly two thousand types of ancient god seals, and the vast majority of them were ones they had never seen before!
Qin Mu even found Emperor Tai's seal among them!
Qin Mu's heart stirred. "This Fragrant Hall is far more ancient than we imagined. It's not from the Dragon Han Heavenly Court era, but from the primeval era before Dragon Han!"
Lan Yutian asked curiously, "The primeval era? Then what did the ancient gods of the primeval era use this great hall to suppress?"
The Lame Man knocked him on the head—only the old men of the Crippled Elder Village dared to strike this Heavenly Venerate Yutian.
"To suppress you, of course!"
The Lame Man said irritably, "Your remnant soul was suppressed inside."
Yan'er said nervously, "And my mother's soul too!"
Xu Shenghua's eyes flickered as he said, "Lan Yutian was suppressed in the early years of Dragon Han, and Southern Emperor Zhuque's soul was suppressed during the Battle of the South Pole Heaven. Neither of those was in the primeval era. So what was suppressed in here that warrants such consideration... Could the primeval era have been capable of building such a magnificent divine hall?"
His question made everyone suddenly realize the implications, and they all began examining the Fragrant Hall.
This divine hall was majestic and extraordinary, exuding ancient simplicity and solemnity. Its architecture was exquisitely beautiful, displaying an extremely high level of artistic achievement.
Everyone started discussing animatedly, talking over one another. Shu Jun raised his hand, trying to interject, but could never get a word in edgewise, sweating with anxiety.
"This great hall comes from Jade Capital City!" His divine consciousness erupted as he suddenly roared.
Silence fell all around. Gaze after gaze converged upon him in unison.