Chapter 936: Inner Demons Run Wild
"The Tai Xu world is very strange—whatever one thinks of becomes reality. Could it be that the entire Tai Xu is actually constructed from divine consciousness? The prehistoric Creator used the Tai Chu Divine Stone to visualize. Perhaps the form of this entire world is actually a Tai Chu Divine Stone? What is the principle by which this world operates?" Qin Mu fell into deep thought.
The others activated the state of neither thinking nor not-thinking, keeping their thoughts and consciousness in a nearly static state, preventing their inner demons from becoming real. But in doing so, they also lost their ability to think.
The reason he did not actively learn the neither-thinking-nor-not-thinking technique was precisely because he possessed an incomparably vigorous curiosity. He wanted to explore the truth of this Tai Xu world.
Without the ability to think, it would be very difficult to find the truth amidst all the chaos.
Luo Wushuang was still fighting his inner demon Qin Mu, while the divine officials on the ship planned to steer the tower ship past them. Luo Wushuang was clearly no match for his inner demon. Abandoning Luo Wushuang and getting far away from this place was the correct decision now.
Qin Mu continued to stare blankly into space, thinking to himself: "The Tai Xu might be the Tai Chu Divine Stone universe conceived by the prehistoric Creators. This blank thought captures the fears in our hearts and turns them into reality."
"The fear in one's heart is the inner demon in one's Dao heart. I just thought of the prehistoric Creator, most likely because the Creator Shu Jun resides in my brow. Shu Jun is a concern in my heart, so the Tai Xu manifested a Creator."
"Luo Wushuang lost to me in his early years, so I am his inner demon. That's why when he asked who was thinking wildly, he instinctively suspected me, and so his inner demon manifested."
With this thought, Qin Mu immediately purified his divine consciousness, cast aside distracting thoughts, and did not think about the other Heavenly Venerables.
Those Heavenly Venerables were his inner demons—especially terrifying weapons like Yu Heavenly Venerable, which was an even greater inner demon.
If he were to think of them, and a Yu Heavenly Venerable were to appear here, it would surely cause great chaos.
"Then why does this Tai Xu only evoke inner demons? Why does it only manifest the fears in one's heart?"
Qin Mu sank into contemplation. For others, the Tai Xu was an extremely dangerous place, but for him, the Tai Xu was also an incomparably great source of power. If he could mobilize the power of the Tai Xu to manifest divine weapons and even gods and demons that fought for him, wouldn't he be able to oppose the Heavenly Court?
Just then, Luo Wushuang's roar came from behind. Qin Mu quickly went to the stern and saw that the blade light behind was several times stronger than before. Luo Wushuang's divine saber had actually constructed layer upon layer of heavens, slashing toward his inner demon Qin Mu!
"Luo Wushuang is a genius! In this battle, he actually broke through his original realm, elevating his saber technique to another level!"
Yun Chuxiu and Lian Huahun came to his side. Yun Chuxiu praised, "His saber technique has entered the Dao, more powerful than before. His inner demon is only slightly stronger than him. Now he can defeat his inner demon!"
The blade light was dazzling, like a blazing sun. After the light burst forth, it quickly dimmed.
Luo Wushuang stood tall and imposing, walking out from the gradually fading light, holding the head of the inner demon Qin Mu in his hand. In a few steps, he caught up to the tower ship and landed at the stern.
He was covered in blood, wounded all over, but his aura was even more formidable than before.
Qin Mu frowned slightly, seeing that this one-armed man's injuries were extremely severe.
Luo Wushuang tossed the head of the inner demon Qin Mu. The head rolled to Qin Mu's feet. Qin Mu looked up at Luo Wushuang, seeing him stride toward him with murderous intent. Suddenly, with a thud, he fell straight down, unconscious.
The disciple he had brought onto the ship hurried over, took out medicine, and treated Luo Wushuang's wounds.
Suddenly, Yun Chuxiu said coldly, "An unconscious person is the most dangerous. If we kill Luo Wushuang right now, we might still be saved!"
The disciple was startled, then slammed his saber case down beside him to guard Luo Wushuang, and shouted angrily, "Madwoman, what nonsense are you spouting?"
The others on the ship were also shaken, looking at Yun Chuxiu, not understanding why she said this.
Yun Chuxiu sneered, "When a person is unconscious, their divine consciousness is in disarray and their Dao heart is out of control, making them the most dangerous. In a coma, one's thoughts run wild, demons dance chaotically, and unpredictable great dangers can arise!"
Just then, a clattering sound came. Everyone followed the sound and saw a box appearing in the light of the Tai Xu. On the box, the inner demon Qin Mu of Luo Wushuang appeared in everyone's view.
Then another clattering sound came—a second inner demon Qin Mu appeared, then a third, a fourth...
Soon, more and more inner demon Qin Mus appeared. In just this short time, thirty to fifty boxes had emerged from the light of the Tai Xu, each with an inner demon Qin Mu on top!
"It's too late... The reason Luo Wushuang imagined Mu Heavenly Venerable to be so strong is because of his reputation as the Overlord Body."
Yun Chuxiu sighed and shouted loudly, "Everyone, fully power the tower ship and get far away from this place!"
The tower ship immediately accelerated, madly racing deeper into the Tai Xu's glow. Behind the ship, thirty to fifty Qin Mus simultaneously leaped up, chasing the tower ship. Sword light flashed brilliantly, and beams of light arrived on the ship before them.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—the sound of piercing air came as the tower ship was stabbed through by those sword lights, opening hole after hole. On the deck, sword light danced like fish and dragons, weaving through the crowd.
Everyone on the ship immediately fell into danger, casting divine abilities and activating divine weapons to defend.
Suddenly, a scream came—a divine being was pierced through the body by a sword. His primordial spirit immediately flew out of his body, but just as it left, another sword light pinned it dead in the air!
The ship was in complete chaos. Qin Mu also activated his sword pellet to block the sword lights. Luo Wushuang's imagination of him was still his sword technique from those years, which in his current view was already crude and clumsy.
However, the version of him in Luo Wushuang's imagination was far too strong. He could only find opportunities to break the sword technique, but every collision with the inner demon Qin Mu's sword light shook his primordial energy into disarray!
"I am too strong in Luo Wushuang's heart!"
Qin Mu gritted his teeth and persisted. His sword pellet tumbled and spun, weaving through the sword lights that shuttled across the ship as he approached the unconscious Luo Wushuang.
In his coma, Luo Wushuang's consciousness was scattered. More inner demon Qin Mus emerged from the void, chasing the tower ship. The situation grew increasingly critical.
On the other side, Yun Chuxiu and Lian Huahun were also fighting against the dragon-like sword lights, moving closer to Luo Wushuang.
Qin Mu's body dodged and weaved, quickly arriving before Luo Wushuang. Luo Wushuang's disciple was loyal, staying by his side the whole time, his saber light opening and closing to block sword lights, preventing them from harming Luo Wushuang.
Qin Mu rushed to his front and immediately his ten fingers flew like a violent storm, rapidly tapping various points across Luo Wushuang's body.
The disciple was startled and instinctively slashed at him with his saber. The blade light only stopped just above Qin Mu's head.
He could see that Qin Mu was not trying to kill Luo Wushuang but to wake him up. After this series of techniques from Qin Mu, the sword wounds on Luo Wushuang's body had stopped bleeding.
Yun Chuxiu rushed over and, seeing this, angrily said, "Why don't you just kill him already?"
Qin Mu ignored her. His ten fingers flashed, forming a strange seal. His divine consciousness seemed to transform into a lotus flower. As his seal descended, it landed on Luo Wushuang's brow.
On the other side, Lian Huahun flew over, pushing both hands toward Luo Wushuang and Qin Mu.
This young woman's body erupted with incomparably powerful aura. Her hands pushed forward with fierce and brutal blood energy. Her divine ability exploded, actually emitting a rumbling, gurgling roar!
A head suddenly grew from behind Qin Mu, then four arms burst out. Four palms simultaneously executed the Heavenly Seal, colliding thunderously with the young woman's palm force.
The two divine abilities clashed. The power coming from Lian Huahun's hands was extraordinarily strong. Qin Mu grunted, his body flipping upside down, head down and feet up. His other two arms continued to steadily execute the seal, sending streams of divine consciousness techniques into Luo Wushuang's brow.
Qin Mu landed. His four arms suddenly burst apart with a bang, shattered by Lian Huahun's divine ability. Bones snapped.
Lian Huahun was about to press the attack when Yun Chuxiu stepped sideways to block her path. The two young women locked eyes, each wary of the other.
Suddenly, Luo Wushuang sat up with a start.
Qin Mu's four broken arms retracted into his body, and the head behind him also disappeared.
Luo Wushuang blinked, looked at Qin Mu, and said in a deep voice, "Thank you."
"Don't mention it." Qin Mu smiled.
Luo Wushuang stood up, slashed through the sword lights in the air with one stroke, and the tower ship immediately accelerated, leaving the pursuing inner demon Qin Mus far behind.
His cultivation and magical power far exceeded everyone else's. Fully powering the tower ship, he greatly increased its speed.
This time, he had turned misfortune into fortune. His strength had advanced, surpassing those inner demons. However, those inner demons were born while he was unconscious. During his coma, he had no clear understanding of his own strength, so the inner demon Qin Mu's power was not very strong. But now that he was awake, if inner demons arose again, their power would be even greater!
As long as he had not defeated Qin Mu, his inner demon Qin Mu would always be a notch stronger than him!
Only by defeating Qin Mu would the inner demon dissipate.
"I distinguish between gratitude and grudges. You saved my life, so I thank you for that. But my arm was also severed by your sword—that grudge I will repay."
Luo Wushuang glanced back and saw that the inner demons could not catch up to the tower ship. He breathed a sigh of relief and said solemnly to Qin Mu, "To completely break my inner demon, I will still challenge you."
Qin Mu smiled slightly, unconcerned, and said, "I am also very interested in your path of entering the Dao through the saber. You may challenge me at any time."
Luo Wushuang put away his divine saber and looked behind. Those inner demon Qin Mus were already out of sight. He said in a low voice, "The Tai Xu creates inner demons—it's practically a great artifact of creation. But now that we've shaken off these inner demons, will they continue to exist afterward? Will they exist forever?"
Qin Mu's gaze fell on Lian Huahun. She had returned to her normal state and gracefully bowed, her voice very pleasant to the ear: "The situation was urgent just now. I was forced to offend the Heavenly Venerable. I beg your forgiveness."
"It was indeed complete chaos just now. No need to blame yourself, young lady."
Qin Mu said with a warm smile, "Your techniques and divine abilities are quite exquisite. Would you care to tell me about them?"
Lian Huahun said, "I come from under the tutelage of Hao Heavenly Venerable. I cultivated eighteen types of Imperial Throne techniques and fused them together to create a divine art suited to myself."
Qin Mu was impressed: "Eighteen types of Imperial Throne techniques? Young lady is indeed remarkable!"
Yun Chuxiu walked over, smiling sweetly, "Fusing eighteen types of Imperial Throne techniques can already be called a Great Heavenly Court technique. Sister Lian is truly remarkable—she could be called a young Heavenly Venerable. If you cultivate to the Imperial Throne realm, you'll have eighteen heavenly palaces, and your cultivation depth will exceed other Imperial Throne powerhouses by more than tenfold!"
Lian Huahun smiled, "Sister Yun is not lacking either—no less than a young Heavenly Venerable. Which Heavenly Venerable's tutelage does Sister Yun come from?"
Yun Chuxiu linked her arm through Qin Mu's and giggled, "Naturally, it's Mu Heavenly Venerable's tutelage! I was personally trained by Mu Heavenly Venerable."
Qin Mu had a headache. The two women stared at each other, each with hidden meaning in their words, both wanting to know which Heavenly Venerable the other had reincarnated into, thus probing each other's intentions.
The Ten Heavenly Venerables seemed to know each other well, but in truth, they were a murky pool. The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor was among the Ten Heavenly Venerables, and the Empress and Lady Yuanmu were also among them, but which Heavenly Venerable they actually were—no one could say clearly.
"Both of these women deserve a good spanking!" Qin Mu thought to himself.
The tower ship continued sailing deeper into the Tai Xu. After a while, the ship passed through the glow zone and entered a starry sky. Stars formed a quiet river of stars.
The tower ship sailed beneath the star river. One could reach up and touch those tiny stars, which were like specks of dust.
"Is this the Tai Xu?" someone asked, reaching out to touch those stars.
"Don't touch!"
Luo Wushuang quickly stopped him, saying, "That is a divine ability! A divine ability born from imagination. If you touch it, the divine ability will erupt!"
Everyone's hearts jumped. They quickly steered the tower ship farther away from that star river.
Qin Mu studied that star river, his heart stirring slightly: "This divine ability... it's Senior Brother Wei Suifeng's divine ability! He's been here? Is there anywhere my senior brother hasn't been? Wait—doesn't the Tai Xu only manifest inner demons? How did Senior Brother use the Tai Xu to manifest a divine ability?"