Chapter 1100: I Am the Celestial Venerable Mu (Second Update!)
Gongsun Yan looked up and laughed: "Great Sorcerer, no matter how much you scheme and calculate, you could never have foreseen this. This body will still fall into my hands! Primeval Fluid, come!"
The ground trembled, and a thick root burst through the surface, forming a large flower filled to the brim with Hongmeng Primeval Fluid, which poured down toward the Eternal Peace Primeval Tree.
This time, having successfully seized her new body, she poured all the Primeval Fluid she had hoarded onto her new vessel, intending to use the Hongmeng Primeval Fluid to enhance the power of this new flesh, allowing her to reach her peak state as quickly as possible!
The Earth Mother's roots and the Eternal Peace Primeval Tree absorbed the Hongmeng Primeval Fluid, their countless tendrils connecting, growing together, intertwining ever more tightly!
The roots of the Eternal Peace Primeval Tree merged with those of the Earth Mother. Thick roots spread out from beneath the earth in all directions, passing through countless divine mountains, great rivers, and streams, even reaching deep into the molten magma beneath the crust!
Soon, the entire Eternal Peace region was under the dominion of the Primeval Tree's roots!
These roots continued to extend in every direction, spreading across the Yuan Realm, drawing nourishment from the land itself!
Gongsun Yan's aura grew stronger and stronger. If measured by cultivation realms, her power reached the Jade Capital stage within a few breaths, then the Empyrean stage, hurtling toward the Imperial Throne level at a terrifying speed!
In no time, her strength had reached the Imperial Throne, and it continued to rise, becoming incredibly formidable!
"Celestial Venerable Mu, the Great Sorcerer who has survived countless kalpas, you have never placed yourself in the correct position!"
Gongsun Yan laughed joyfully, her voice spreading throughout Eternal Peace's capital city and reaching the uninhabited area where Qin Mu was summoning souls. She chuckled, "You are merely a tool for us ancient gods to achieve immortality, a dog raised by us ancient gods. If you had just obediently fulfilled your role as a dog, you might have been fine. But instead, you arrogantly claim to be our partner, even looking down on me! Remember this..."
Her voice turned cold, bitterly cold: "You are not qualified!"
Outside, thick mist surged and rolled toward the Primeval Tree. From within the mist came Qin Mu's voice, calm and unhurried: "Earth Mother Primordial, did you think that sealing Gongsun Yan's body was the only simple method I used to deal with you?"
Gongsun Yan was momentarily stunned.
The mist swirled as Qin Mu approached, soon engulfing the surroundings.
Qin Mu stood within the fog, stopping before her, and said flatly: "Earth Mother, I already warned you not to lay a hand on Gongsun Yan. Yet you stubbornly went your own way, treating my warning like wind passing deaf ears. Cooperating with you ancient gods truly gives me a headache. It seems I must establish my authority."
Gongsun Yan sneered: "You are nothing but a dog raised by us ancient gods, useful only for resurrecting us. Do you truly think of yourself as Celestial Venerable Mu? You are merely a brat who, by sheer luck, borrowed Ling Tianzun's divine ability to travel back in time..."
Qin Mu raised his hand, pointing at her, and spread his five fingers. He said softly, "Boom."
Though his voice was light, to the Earth Mother Primordial within Gongsun Yan's body, it sounded like a thunderous roar. With a deafening crash, her divine soul suddenly exploded, turning into countless black grains of soul-sand that poured out from Gongsun Yan's eyes, nose, mouth, and ears!
Her other two souls were filled with terror. Her divine soul had clearly been restored—she had checked it and found no trace of Qin Mu's tampering!
Yet now, her divine soul was completely beyond her perception!
"I am Celestial Venerable Mu, who established the Dao through divine abilities."
The mist grew heavier, and Qin Mu's voice came through it, indifferent: "You have never accepted this fact, believing that anyone who went back to ancient times could become Celestial Venerable Mu. But Celestial Venerable Mu, throughout history, there is only one—me, and it can only be me! I can give you life, and I can take it away."
Gongsun Yan's pupils contracted sharply. Countless roots silently probed into the mist, searching for Qin Mu's whereabouts.
At the same time, the Primeval Tree gently extended its branches into the fog.
"I need to establish my authority, but not against you. I need to establish it against all ancient gods."
Qin Mu's voice came again. Gongsun Yan's eyes lit up, and countless roots and branches immediately lashed toward that direction!
At that moment, the Earth Mother Primordial's celestial soul collapsed, scattering into black soul-sand!
From Gongsun Yan's mouth came the Earth Mother Primordial's shrill scream, piercing and filled with panic and the fear of death.
It was the first time she had encountered something so terrifying.
Clearly, her current power surpassed Qin Mu's by an immeasurable margin. With her present strength, crushing Qin Mu would take no effort at all. Yet her life and death were in his hands!
From the ancient era to the present, she had endured countless calamities without dying. She had survived the fierce battles of antiquity. Even at the end of the Sovereign Era, when Ling Tianzun and the other members of the Heavenly Alliance had severed her, she had not perished.
Even when Heavenly Venerable Hao had personally acted, she had managed to escape with her life.
But now, she truly felt death so close!
She didn't even understand where Qin Mu had made his move!
"I regard myself as an equal ally, joining forces with the ancient gods. But you have never treated me as a true ally."
Qin Mu's tone was detached, tinged with desolation. "Using me is one thing, but daring to lay hands on those close to me? Earth Mother Primordial, your arrogance has become unbearable! Today, I will use your death to declare to all ancient gods: I am an ally, not your livestock!"
Just as he was about to completely destroy the Earth Mother's earthly soul, darkness stirred from beneath the ground. At the same time, the sky blazed with light—a radiance coming from beyond the heavens, piercing through the star chart that shrouded the Yuan Realm and shining down on Eternal Peace's capital!
Qin Mu's heart stirred, and he paused.
The darkness surging from underground spun, and flames flickered within it. A molten Tuba rose, rotating as he ascended.
Meanwhile, the light in the sky converged, forming an old man with white brows and a white beard, descending from the heavens to Eternal Peace's capital and entering Qin Mu's courtyard.
Qin Mu greeted them, saying, "Brother Tuba, Brother Heavenly Lord."
The molten Tuba and the Heavenly Lord's avatar quickly returned the greeting, saying, "Celestial Venerable Mu."
The Heavenly Lord smiled: "We came together because we sensed you using our power to resurrect the Earth Mother Primordial. We observed this place and saw that the Earth Mother Primordial, in a moment of folly, offended you. The Earth Mother Primordial is a majestic life form that has lived since antiquity, nurturing the Yuan Realm and protecting countless beings for billions of years. Her crime does not warrant death."
The molten Tuba added: "The Heavenly Court is powerful, and even the Heavenly Lord and I can barely protect ourselves. If you kill the Earth Mother Primordial, wouldn't we lose a like-minded ally?"
Qin Mu shook his head: "Like-minded ally? I dare not claim that. She has bullied me too much. Did she treat me as an ally? Just now, did you two not hear her say that I am a dog raised by you ancient gods?"
The molten Tuba and the Heavenly Lord exchanged glances. The Heavenly Lord smiled: "The Earth Mother is a muddled person. You need not argue with her; she speaks without thinking. Now that she knows her mistake, please grant her a path to survival."
Qin Mu dispersed the mist, his expression softening slightly. He reluctantly said, "You two have been quite kind to me, and it is by borrowing your power that I am called the Great Sorcerer of Ten Thousand Kalpas. I cannot disregard your teachings. Earth Mother Primordial, today I spare your life. Get out of Gongsun Yan's body immediately!"
Gongsun Yan's face twisted with resentment, and she shouted angrily: "My roots have already fused with this Primeval Tree! I cannot separate them! If I leave this body, where am I to go?"
Qin Mu took out the Primeval Tree's core and tossed it to the ground, saying flatly: "This stick—I'll lend it to you as a dwelling."
Gongsun Yan gnashed her teeth in hatred. The Heavenly Lord coughed, and the Earth Mother's earthly soul, forced to comply, flew out of Gongsun Yan's body and burrowed into the Primeval Tree's core.
Her voice came from within the core, hoarse: "I am left with only my earthly soul, and this Primeval Tree core is so weak. How will I face the Ten Heavenly Venerables in the future?"
Qin Mu tossed her a bottle of Hongmeng Primeval Fluid and sneered: "Resurrecting you, I even lost my investment! When you begged me to revive you, you offered a bottle of Hongmeng Primeval Fluid and the Primeval Tree core. Now I return everything to you. You've come out ahead!"