Chapter 1492: A Refined and Intelligent Heart
Everyone stared at those enormous divine weapons, their hearts filled with shock. These divine weapons were treasures refined by the powerful beings of the past universe using their life's savings, and the materials used were the best they had spent their entire lives searching for.
Each of these treasures was not inferior to the Divine Bow, and a few were even more powerful than the Divine Bow!
The powerful beings of the past universe hoped to rely on these treasures to escape the great calamity of destruction, remaining exalted rulers in the future universe.
As for the materials used to refine these treasures, even the current Heavenly Court could not produce a few of them. After all, the Heavenly Court had only just descended upon the Ancestral Court, and the divine mines in the Ancestral Court were only beginning to be excavated.
The powerful beings of the past universe had essentially stripped their entire universe bare to refine such astonishing heavy treasures.
Yet now, these weapons were being gathered by Qin Mu to refine his own divine sword!
What kind of divine sword required so many heavy treasures?
Some of the treasures still had bloodstains on them, and some still had severed arms hanging from them. It seemed that Qin Mu had cut off their arms but had not removed them.
Wei Suifeng and the others relaxed. They were always worried that Qin Mu might lose his rationality, but now it seemed that Qin Mu had not only not lost his rationality, but had become so calm that it was somewhat frightening and terrifying.
Of course, rationality was not a bad thing, but being too rational was not entirely good either.
If one was too rational, one would lose many of life's pleasures and give up many of one's pursuits. For example, Lang Huan Divine King—she had cut off her emotions because she was too rational. Every action she took was for the benefit of her race.
She had no love, no familial affection, only the great love for her race.
The current Qin Mu was showing signs of becoming like this.
"You You, I just examined the traces of Junior Brother's battles with Nether Ming Crown Prince and discovered that his rationality and calmness have reached a terrifying level. This situation is somewhat unfavorable."
Wei Suifeng whispered to Granny Si: "He is discarding his emotions. If this continues, he will become another Lang Huan Divine King."
Granny Si slowly nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mu'er won't become like that. His personality has always been very cheerful."
Wei Suifeng said softly, "Hard to say. Who did he learn his cheerful personality from? What if that person is gone?"
Granny Si's heart ached.
The most cheerful person in the Crippled Elderly Village was the Lame One, always looking carefree, always grinning in a way that made you want to punch him. Even after being beaten, he would quickly act as if nothing had happened.
Back when they were in the village, Master Ma was serious, the Village Chief was melancholic, the Butcher was manic, the Blind Man was lecherous, the Mute was mischievous, the Deaf Man was arrogant, the Medicine Master had no shame, and Granny Si herself was mysterious and sinister. Only the Lame One was a carefree fellow, spending all day running wild with Qin Mu.
Qin Mu's cheerfulness was learned from him.
"He will become cheerful again."
Granny Si repeated, saying, "He definitely will."
"Grandpa Mute, can these divine weapons be recast and refined into a divine sword?" Qin Mu was asking the Mute from afar.
The Mute carefully examined these divine weapons, his expression grave. He inspected each one and shook his head, saying, "The power of these divine weapons is too strong, and it's very difficult to erase their might. Moreover, even if we could erase their might, there is no Dao fire fierce enough to melt the divine weapons for recasting. I use my dantian as a furnace and have cultivated a body of Dao fire, but I don't have that kind of strength either."
Qin Mu asked, "What if we used the Dao Fire Ancestral Land of the Southern Extreme Heaven to refine them?"
The Mute's eyes lit up, and he slowly nodded, saying, "If we used the Dao Fire Ancestral Land to refine them, it could be done. The Dao might within these divine weapons would likely all be melted down. But the Dao Fire Ancestral Land is in Fire Heavenly Venerable's hands..."
"It's no longer in Fire Heavenly Venerable's hands."
Qin Mu stored these divine weapons into his Spiritual Fetus Divine Treasury and said, "The Dao Fire Ancestral Land was taken by Moon Heavenly Venerable during the Xuan Du battle and exiled. As for where exactly it was exiled to, I'll need to ask Moon Heavenly Venerable. I'll set off now and hurry to Carefree Village to see Moon Heavenly Venerable."
Granny Si immediately said, "Mu'er, I'll go with you to Carefree Village!"
The Mute hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go too."
Qin Mu said, "Grandpa Mute should stay here to repair the Azure Sky Banner. Granny also needs to teach Hua Xuanxiu and Wen Yuan Ancestral Master. I can go alone."
Granny Si laughed and said, "Others can stay, but I must go! I want to see what Lang Huan and Moon Heavenly Venerable look like, whether they're pretty or not."
Qin Mu couldn't persuade her to change her mind, so he had to let her come along. He said to Xu Shenghua, "I'll trouble Brother Xu with things here these days."
Xu Shenghua said, "Righteousness demands it; I cannot refuse. Besides, I don't like traveling around either. Being able to stay here is a blessing."
Qin Mu left him the Dao Tree leaf of Tai Yi for emergencies, left the Divine Bow with Wei Suifeng, and handed the Azure Sky Banner to Nether Ming Crown Prince to manage.
He also planned to leave Tai Yi's walking stick behind for Lan Yutian to manage on his behalf, but Lan Yutian shook his head and said, "Tai Yi wants you to follow the map to save him. It might be related to this walking stick. Keep it with you for now."
Qin Mu didn't insist and put the walking stick away.
He was about to leave the Great Black Mountain when Granny Si packed her bags and quickly caught up with him, laughing, "I heard that Lang Huan Divine King is a very beautiful girl."
Qin Mu hummed in acknowledgment.
Granny Si added, "I also heard that Moon Heavenly Venerable is very beautiful too—ethereal and elegant."
Qin Mu hummed again.
"The Female Sword God of the Previous Emperor isn't bad looking either."
Granny Si continued, "I've met her. Although she's of the dragon race, she has a refined and intelligent heart."
Qin Mu hummed again.
Granny Si quickened her pace to catch up with him. Qin Mu used Moon Heavenly Venerable's divine ability, the Extreme Void Sutra, to compress space, allowing them to travel extremely fast.
"Yan Xiu Emperor is gifted with intelligence and beauty—she's also an extraordinary woman."
Granny Si said, "And Ling Heavenly Venerable—I wonder what she looks like?"
Qin Mu stopped and said helplessly, "Granny, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Granny Si laughed and said, "I'm old now. If I don't have a child in my arms, I always feel empty inside."
"Granny, of all the women you just mentioned, except for Ling Yuxiu, which one isn't many times older than you?"
Qin Mu said, "A true man should not concern himself with family matters before pacifying the world..."
Granny Si flew into a rage. Before he could finish speaking, she snatched Tai Yi's walking stick and whacked him over the head more than a dozen times, furious: "Family matters? Family matters? Let you chant about family matters all day! Can't this old woman want to hold a grandchild?"
Qin Mu covered his head and fled in panic. Granny Si chased after him with the walking stick, annoyed: "Pacifying the world all day! If you have the skill, pacify four wives for this old woman! I can hold the children of four concubines just fine! Don't run, stop right there!"
Although she was somewhat angry, she unconsciously revealed a smile. The current Qin Mu was much more cheerful than before.
Primordial Realm.
Qin Mu and Granny Si first went to the Heavenly Yin Realm, where Southern Emperor Zhu Que and Yan'er were. Heavenly Yin Empress was reshaping Zhu Que's physical body, but Heavenly Yin Empress was not proficient in the Dao of Creation and couldn't bring the Southern Emperor back to life.
After Qin Mu arrived there, he used the Dao of Creation to bring the Southern Emperor's body back to life. Carefully examining the revived Southern Emperor, he discovered that Heavenly Yin Empress had not helped the Southern Emperor reshape a soul.
Heavenly Yin Empress whispered, "This was the Southern Emperor's own wish. She didn't want me to supplement her soul. She said she already has a soul, and now it's called Bai Yuqiong. She has been waiting for her soul to return to its place."
Qin Mu raised an eyebrow and looked at Southern Emperor Zhu Que. Yan'er was currently instructing the Southern Emperor on how to cultivate, while the Southern Emperor was still familiarizing herself with her own body, like a clumsy cultivator, slowly learning the cultivation techniques of the Spiritual Fetus, Star River, Xuan Du, Heavenly River, and other divine treasuries.
"The Southern Emperor has her own ambitions. She has broken free from the shackles of the Ancient Gods and definitely has her own aspirations, wanting to surpass her previous life."
Heavenly Yin Empress whispered in his ear, "Bai Yuqiong is her soul. Even if I supplement her with a soul, it wouldn't be as good as her original one. There would definitely be conflict between her and Bai Yuqiong..."
Qin Mu withdrew his gaze and thought carefully, then said, "Bai Yuqiong and Southern Emperor Zhu Que—the grudges and connections between them are too great. It's hard to sort out who is the original and who is the appendage. This matter can only be resolved by themselves."
He resolved not to interfere with these two women. He said to Heavenly Yin Empress, "In the coming days, Ming Emperor and Chi Emperor will arrive. At that time, please Empress make a move again to help Chi Emperor regulate his soul."
Heavenly Yin Empress hesitated and said, "I'm not very proficient in the Dao of Creation. Why don't you stay and leave after they arrive?"
Qin Mu laughed and said, "Chi Emperor and Ming Emperor are masters of the Dao of Creation. Don't worry. With them here, you can ask them anything you don't understand. Oh right, Empress, regarding Nether Ming's Reincarnation Heavenly Palace and the Dao of Reincarnation, I've finally comprehended them thoroughly these past days. Let me teach them to you."
His divine consciousness rippled as he transmitted all the Dao of Reincarnation he had comprehended to Heavenly Yin Empress.
This was Nether Ming's Dao technique. Nether Ming's talent was extremely high, his ambitions were grand, and his Dao of Reincarnation was also extremely powerful—it could be said to be one of the most powerful great Daos.
However, due to his limitations in aptitude, enlightenment, and wisdom, Nether Ming had not pushed the Dao of Reincarnation to an extremely high level. That was why he was only Nether Ming, Black Emperor, and Nether Emperor, but not Reincarnation Heavenly Venerable.
After Qin Mu had planted the World Tree, his understanding of the Dao of Reincarnation had grown deeper and deeper, showing signs of surpassing Nether Ming.
He sensed the connection between the Dao of Reincarnation and the Great Dao of Nether Capital and the Dao of Heavenly Yin, so he taught the Dao of Reincarnation to Heavenly Yin Empress to enhance her strength.
After receiving the Dao of Reincarnation and the Reincarnation Heavenly Palace, Heavenly Yin Empress felt that it complemented her own Dao techniques and divine abilities, with a tendency to mutually reinforce. She suddenly felt enlightened, as if a new world had opened before her, and unconsciously became immersed in it.
After a long while, she finally woke up and said joyfully, "Great Mage, this great Dao is truly formidable... Great Mage?"
Yan'er stepped forward, holding fruits picked from outside, and said, "Empress, Young Master has already left long ago. Empress, eat!"
Heavenly Yin Empress glanced at Southern Emperor Zhu Que, who had already grown somewhat plump, and quickly shook her head: "Empress won't eat. Yan'er, be good, take it to your mother to eat."
Meanwhile, Qin Mu and Granny Si had already arrived at Moon Heavenly Venerable's former residence—the Ten Thousand Li Peach Grove.
Granny Si said casually, "Heavenly Yin Empress isn't bad looking. She has an impressive figure and all the right conditions—she has breasts and hips... Mu'er, what do you think?"
Qin Mu said weakly, "Fine."
"When shall we go propose marriage?" Granny Si asked with sparkling eyes.