Chapter 1124: Bones
Long Qilin and Yan’er had long grown accustomed to Qin Mu’s resurrection divine ability, but Yu Chudu was witnessing it for the first time, and he couldn’t help but feel shocked.
Qin Mu summoned the shattered soul and reshaped it. This divine ability was undoubtedly a great power that defied fate and altered destiny. He had seen countless divine abilities in the world, but Qin Mu’s was something he had never heard of before.
This divine ability transcended life and death, surpassed reincarnation, and prevented the four Dao-born ancient gods—Heavenly Lord, Earth Lord, Heavenly Yin Empress, and Yuan Mu—from controlling Qin Mu’s fate.
Beyond the shock in Yu Chudu’s heart, there was also fear. He felt that this divine ability, which kept the dead from dying and went against the heavens, violated the way of life, death, and reincarnation.
However, every divine ability in this world, while following the great Dao of heaven and earth, also went against it.
For example, the way of medicine, saving the dying and healing the wounded, also went against the heavens. The way of cultivation, making crops or livestock grow rapidly, also went against the heavens.
Another example was forging and smelting, opening mountains and splitting seas, flying through the sky to build bridges, and laying roads—which of these did not go against the heavens?
Even more so, all divine abilities in the world were filled with destructive power, destroying life and damaging the natural order of heaven and earth—this too was going against the heavens.
It was just that people had long grown accustomed to it and no longer found it strange. It was only that Qin Mu’s divine ability was truly astonishing.
The little girl woke up, her lips pouting as if she was about to cry. Yu Chudu quickly stepped forward and gently comforted her.
“Junior disciple Yu, you can’t stay in the Heavenly Court anymore, and there’s no place for you in the Western Heaven White Emperor’s territory. It’s better if you take her to the Yuan Realm.”
Qin Mu said, “She’s alone and helpless now, and it’s too dangerous around me to bring a little girl along. I’ll have to entrust her to you.”
Yu Chudu felt a bit reluctant and said, “Disciple wishes to follow Uncle-Master for a while to broaden my horizons.”
Qin Mu laughed heartily and said, “Staying by my side is useless. Your master’s skills far surpass mine, and his vision is higher than mine. Before long, I’ll be able to rescue him. When that time comes, you and your master will reunite, and naturally, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to broaden your horizons.”
“Being by Teacher’s side isn’t fun or exciting…” Yu Chudu muttered under his breath.
“Exciting?”
Qin Mu’s expression turned strange, and he thought to himself, “There will come a time when you find it exciting, even thrilling to the point of death.”
Yu Chudu also knew that the Heavenly Court was determined to capture him. Wei Suifeng, clever and resourceful, had broken into the Great Void and created a method to shield against inner demons and safely traverse the collapsing void.
Such a method could only be created by a genius like Wei Suifeng.
Yu Chudu was Wei Suifeng’s most capable disciple, having been taught all his skills. For this method, the Heavenly Court would stop at nothing!
“If you go to Yan’kang, there’s still one person who can track you down and even take your soul.”
Qin Mu took out the Book of Life and Death and shone it on Yu Chudu, saying, “That person is the Heavenly Emperor of the Underworld. I’ll first erase your name from the Book of Life and Death, and then the Heavenly Emperor of the Underworld won’t be able to find you.”
He wiped Yu Chudu’s name from the Book of Life and Death and said, “At most five years, at least two, I’ll be able to break the ghost ship and rescue your master. By then, you and your master can naturally reunite. When you reach Yan’kang, study humbly, gain some insights, and forge your own path, striving to rise from third-rate to second-rate.”
Yu Chudu’s face darkened. He bowed respectfully, took the little girl’s hand, and said, “Disciple will certainly not disappoint Uncle-Master’s teachings!”
Qin Mu bent down to look at the little girl and smiled, “Little one, what’s your name?”
The little girl still tightly clutched the animal bone, her face smudged with dirt, and said timidly, “Hua Xuanxiu. Uncle, eat.”
She handed the bone, which had only a few shreds of meat left, to Qin Mu. Qin Mu took the bone and smiled, “Hua Xuanxiu, what a beautiful name. Do you know? You’ve been resurrected, and your three souls and seven spirits have been strengthened by my divine ability. Even ordinary cultivators at the Six Harmonies realm won’t be your match. I’ll give you another big bone!”
He reached out, summoned the thigh bone of the Pillar Two ancient god, stripped the flesh, refined it, suppressed the terrifying power within the ancient god’s bone, and stuffed it into her arms, laughing, “Use this for self-defense.”
Hua Xuanxiu hugged the oversized thigh bone tightly, struggling with its weight, but as she examined it, she looked disappointed, “Uncle, there’s no meat on this one. It’s for feeding dogs!”
“Dogs can’t bite through it.”
Qin Mu laughed heartily and waved his hand, “Nephew, take her away.”
Yu Chudu bowed, took Hua Xuanxiu’s hand, and left.
Qin Mu tossed the animal bone Hua Xuanxiu had given him to Long Qilin. Long Qilin caught it in his mouth but immediately spat it out, grumbling, “I’m a vegetarian… Sect Leader, where are we going now?”
Qin Mu strode away, saying, “To the White Emperor’s heavenly palace, then take a detour to see the Southern Heaven, Northern Heaven, and Eastern Heaven.”
Long Qilin hurriedly followed with Yan’er and tentatively asked, “Are we going to kill the ancient gods of the other heavens? If the ancient gods of the four great heavens all die, it will cause a huge uproar.”
“Just taking a walk and looking around.”
Qin Mu’s eyes flickered as he said, “I want to visit these worlds and see how the people there live. I don’t necessarily have to make a move against the ancient gods. Heh…”
He chuckled, “Actually, aren’t the half-gods just another batch of ancient gods? Even if I alone could kill all these stubborn ancient gods, what then? Without ancient gods, there are half-gods. Kill the half-gods, and another batch will rise. They can never be wiped out.”
Long Qilin pondered and asked, “Then how can all this be changed?”
“It still requires self-strengthening. The human race needs to become strong, and the post-natal races also need to become strong.”
Qin Mu thought for a moment and said, “When people become strong, no longer fearing the half-gods and ancient gods, daring to resist, and mastering great power, only then can change happen, only then can the gods serve humanity. That’s why the Yan’kang Reformation is necessary. When encountering injustice, drawing a sword and acting is just a small skirmish. What I truly need to do…”
He looked at the White Emperor’s heavenly palace, growing closer, and said calmly, “Is to push the Yan’kang Reformation to every corner of the universe, to every great heaven, to shatter the gods in the hearts of the people of these heavens! The Longhan Era didn’t achieve it, the Chiming Era didn’t either, nor did the Shanghuang or Kaikai. But Yan’kang might just be able to do it.”
He let out a breath and said, “During this time, as I travel through the four great heavens, I can also calm my mind, study and comprehend Ling Tianzun’s notes, rescue Senior Brother, and rescue the Feather Guard on the ghost ship. More importantly…”
He didn’t continue.
Inside the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, the ancient god egg and the Taishi egg—he had to understand the Dao of these two yet-to-be-born ancient gods. These two ancient gods gave him a very bad premonition.
Especially in his Qin Continent, these two ancient gods were still communicating. Whenever his divine sense entered the Qin Continent, they would immediately stop.
This situation was too eerie!
If these two ancient gods, comparable to the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, were to be born, what kind of terrifying storm would they stir up?
He had to understand what they were communicating, their thoughts, and their Dao!
—Happy birthday to Mo Xi!