Chapter 1078: The Third Ancient God Egg (Fourth Update!)
Dragon Qilin revealed a slight smile, feeling at ease in his heart. "Playing hard to get is the art of taming people. The Nether Abyss Crown Prince has already become a turtle in my jar."
Yan'er felt a bit uneasy and whispered, "This Brother Nether Abyss is so simple, loyal, and generous. Is it too much for us to steal his Glazed Azure Sky Canopy and cause him to be suppressed by the Northern Emperor for six hundred thousand years?"
Dragon Qilin hesitated for a moment, then said, "If we hadn't stolen the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, Nether Abyss would likely have died long ago and never made it to the Yankang Era. Stealing this treasure could also be considered saving his life."
Yan'er still felt some guilt for deceiving the Nether Abyss Crown Prince. After thinking it over, she said, "Even if we hadn't stolen the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, the Northern Emperor, Black Tortoise, would have found some reason to suppress him anyway, to prevent him from being killed by the Nether Heavenly Emperor and others. Fatty Dragon, if we don't have to steal from him, then we shouldn't."
Dragon Qilin hesitated, then nodded. "Alright. Let's stay here. With the protection of the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, we can hold out until the Sect Leader recovers."
The two settled their plan and followed the Nether Abyss Crown Prince to the Hall of Divine Might in the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace. Before they even entered the hall, they were startled by the dazzling display of jewels and treasures.
Once inside, they were shocked again. A towering jade-glazed pillar stood tall, with layers of azure canopies adorning it like sections of sugarcane.
As they drew closer, they saw the canopies spreading outward layer by layer, stacked like countless "cloth" characters overlapping one another.
Inside the canopies, all kinds of divine light shone through, as if tiny suns were hidden within.
Dragon Qilin stood below and looked up, feeling dizzy. Each canopy was adorned with tassels and hanging pearls, while inside were various treasures—bells, cauldrons, towers, pavilions, trees, flowers, clouds, and rivers.
Within the canopies, stars moved, sometimes near and sometimes far. Those nearby were blindingly bright, while those in the distance twinkled like stars in the night sky.
"What a treasure!"
Dragon Qilin tested the waters. "Brother, how does one use the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy?"
The Nether Abyss Crown Prince stepped forward, hoisted the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy onto his shoulder, carried it outside the Hall of Divine Might, and stood it upright in front of the hall. "This treasure grants any request. It's quite miraculous, forged by my father and mother with their life's savings. Using it is very simple."
He bowed to the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy and said, "Little treasure, give me some food."
The canopy's layers gently rotated, and various delicacies and fine dishes fell from within.
Dragon Qilin and Yan'er were astonished.
The Nether Abyss Crown Prince caught the falling food, distributed it to everyone, and then said, "Little treasure, bring rain."
As soon as he spoke, clouds gathered, and soon rain began to fall in a fine drizzle over the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace.
The Nether Abyss Crown Prince laughed heartily, bowed again, and said, "Little treasure, please guard the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace!"
Whoosh—
The Glazed Azure Sky Canopy suddenly expanded countless times. The layers of canopies transformed into layers of heavens, totaling twenty-eight layers, completely surrounding the Black Tortoise Heavenly Palace. Three layers inside, three layers outside, and within each layer hung various treasures. Suns and moons moved, stars shifted, and the scene was dazzling!
Inside those heavenly spaces, tassels and hanging pearls had also grown immensely large, like giant planets in outer space.
In the sky, enormous bells, cauldrons, towers, pavilions, flower trees, and cloud rivers floated, slowly drifting and radiating all kinds of divine light!
Dragon Qilin looked up and saw that at the very top of the twenty-eight heavens hung a celestial sphere. On its surface, various Dao runes flickered and faded, clearly the core treasure of the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy.
"That celestial sphere!"
The palace maid possessed by Gong Jun suddenly felt a jolt in her heart and quickly transmitted her divine sense to Qin Mu's consciousness behind Yan'er's halo. "The Northern Emperor, Black Tortoise, brought a terrifying creature out of the Ancestral Court! That couple truly has audacity, daring to refine this egg into a treasure!"
Qin Mu sat beneath the Dragon Blood Divine Tree, focusing his mind and urging the Tyrant Body Three Dan Technique to refine the Primordial Chaos Liquid that Wei Suifeng had poured into his stomach. He felt his physical body and primal energy growing stronger, but the Primordial Chaos Liquid within him had yet to be fully consumed.
"An egg?"
Qin Mu's heart stirred. The body beneath the tree looked up toward the top of the twenty-eight heavens, where he indeed saw a massive celestial sphere suspended, shining in harmony with the other various treasures.
"Is that... an egg?"
The divine sense Qin Mu had lodged in the Dragon Blood Divine Tree nearly went haywire. That celestial sphere was indeed an egg, similar to the Primordial Beginning Egg and the Primordial Origin Egg!
However, unlike the Primordial Beginning Egg and the Primordial Origin Egg, the Dao runes of the Primordial Origin Egg were inscribed on its inner shell. Qin Mu had obtained half of the Heavenly Emperor's eggshell and fused it with his vertical eye, so he knew this well.
As for the Primordial Beginning Egg, its Dao tones came from within, and he had yet to figure out the Primordial Beginning Dao.
But the core treasure of the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy was also an egg from the Ancestral Court. Strangely, its Dao runes were inscribed on the outside of the shell!
"Could it be that besides the Heavenly Emperor, Primordial Origin, and Primordial Beginning, there are other ancient god eggs in existence?" He steadied his chaotic divine sense and thought to himself.
"Did the Black Tortoise dare to bring this egg out of the Ancestral Court? Isn't he afraid of causing a catastrophe?" Divine King Gong Jun was quite displeased.
Qin Mu's heart stirred. Divine King Gong Jun seemed to know a lot about this strange ancient god egg. He tested the waters, saying, "Divine King, what is the origin of this egg?"
Without waiting for Gong Jun's reply, he continued, "I know that the Heavenly Emperor was born from an ancient god egg dug out of a mine by the Juyu Clan, which is why he is so immensely powerful. But I didn't know that such ancient god eggs were not unique."
The palace maid hesitated for a moment, then transmitted her thoughts, "Since you know the Heavenly Emperor's origin, I won't hide it from you. Back then, the Juyu Clan discovered the most ancient Primordial Origin divine stone mine in the Great Void and excavated the Primordial Origin Egg. The Primordial Origin Egg was born alongside the Primordial Origin rough stones. Later, the ancient god born from that egg became the current ancient god Heavenly Emperor. However, other Creator races discovered other extremely ancient mines, and the divine stones produced from those mines were not Primordial Origin stones."
Qin Mu's heart skipped a beat.
Gong Jun continued, "These ancient mines, including the Primordial Origin mine, total five. After the Primordial Origin Egg was excavated from the Primordial Origin mine, discoveries were made in the other mines one after another, but two of the mines yielded nothing. When the Primordial Emperor conquered the various races and massacred the Creators, the other two ancient god eggs went missing during the great war."
Qin Mu blinked. One of those ancient god eggs had fallen into the hands of the Heavenly Emperor, who had hidden it in the Zhaoyang Hall.
The other ancient god egg had been secretly kept by the Northern Emperor, Black Tortoise, who refined it into a treasure, turning it into the core of the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy.
"Hmph! The Black Tortoise doesn't recognize a treasure when he sees one. He treated an ancient god egg as a giant gemstone and turned it into the core of the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy."
Gong Jun sneered. "Idiot! This treasure's so-called granting of any request is actually the ancient god within the egg manipulating it. The 'granting' is the egg's ancient god responding! The Northern Emperor, Black Tortoise, will eventually suffer for this!"
Qin Mu pondered. The ancient god egg the Black Tortoise had obtained had its Dao runes inscribed on the outside of the shell, making it look somewhat like a natural divine treasure. However, the Northern Emperor might not have failed to recognize it as an ancient god egg. It was also possible that they recognized it but lacked the ability to hatch it.
So, what abilities did this ancient god within the egg possess?
Suddenly, a call came from afar. "Brother Nether Abyss! Brother Nether Abyss! It's me, Yin Chaojin!"
The Nether Abyss Crown Prince was overjoyed and said to Dragon Qilin and Yan'er, "The one coming is my friend! With his help, it will be easier to go back. I'll let him in!"