Chapter 1148: Chaotic Ore Vein (Second Update!)
Qin Mu hesitated for a moment. Judging by the divine stones of this primordial ore vein, the vein was already empty, and the ancient god egg within it had already hatched and emerged.
This primordial ore vein now only had some use from the chaotic energy permeating the area.
Occupying this place would definitely yield little benefit!
Moreover, if he ventured deeper, he might even encounter the ancient god that had hatched from the egg. The best choice was to retreat immediately!
The ancient god, the Heavenly Emperor, was not a deity born from an ancient god egg by fully absorbing the Primordial Ore Vein. He was dug out of the vein by the Tai Emperor’s clan. The creators of that era worshipped this egg, causing the Heavenly Emperor Taichu to fail to fully absorb the vein’s power, leading to his premature birth.
He was merely a deformed child, a premature infant.
But even so, the Heavenly Emperor Taichu was still the most powerful existence!
His physical body remains unmatched to this day!
His great dao and divine power are still the most supreme, and some even believe that only by cultivating to the complete Heavenly Court realm can one contend with him!
If the ancient god from this vein had emerged, wouldn’t that mean he was even more formidable than the Tai Emperor?
Qin Mu stood there, still hesitating, and murmured softly, “Maybe this ancient god has already left, not in the vein. Maybe he hasn’t been born yet, or perhaps he didn’t fully absorb the vein’s power… If I go in and take a look, I won’t die, right? Heh, I have the Glazed Azure Canopy, the number one supreme treasure in the world, in my hands. What do I have to fear…”
He steeled his courage and walked deeper into the ore vein.
Yan’er and Dragon Qilin followed behind, shivering and nervously looking around. The two transformed into human forms and huddled together, trembling.
Little Tubo was also trembling, squeezed between them.
In the ancient mine tunnels, the round divine stones, though devoid of their strange energy, still emitted a tranquil glow, but they would crumble at the slightest touch.
Qin Mu moved cautiously, trying not to make any sound, and communicated with Dragon Qilin and Yan’er through divine consciousness: “Don’t make any noise. The divine stones here are embedded in the vein, and they could shatter at any moment. The vein itself is also prone to collapse.”
Dragon Qilin stirred his divine consciousness and transmitted back, “Even if the vein collapses, it won’t crush us to death.”
Qin Mu retorted angrily, “Watch the walls!”
Dragon Qilin quickly looked at the walls and saw wisps of chaotic energy seeping out from them!
“This vein is within a chaotic mountain body, containing a large amount of chaotic energy.”
Qin Mu grew even more cautious, his divine consciousness rippling gently: “With my strength, if I unleash my full cultivation, I can only push the chaotic energy back about five or six zhang. If the chaotic mountain walls on both sides of this vein collapse, we’ll definitely be crushed to dust! Even our primordial spirits won’t be able to escape!”
Dragon Qilin was startled and became even more careful, looking around nervously.
Suddenly, a faint tremor came from the vein, and a small stone fell from the top, landing on Dragon Qilin’s foot.
Dragon Qilin’s face turned extremely ugly. Though the stone was small, its weight was terrifying, as if a Mount Sumeru had directly crushed his foot!
Just as he was about to cry out in pain, Yan’er quickly covered his mouth and transmitted, “Don’t shout, Pi Lang! If you shout, the vein will collapse! Lift your foot and put it in your mouth to lick it; it’ll be fine.”
Little Tubo nodded repeatedly, sticking out his tongue and mimicking a licking motion.
Dragon Qilin, tears streaming down his face, tremblingly lifted his leg and foot, wanting to lick it but unable to swallow his pride.
Fortunately, Qin Mu noticed he was injured and took out a jade bottle, handing it to him.
“The Sect Leader is still good to me. What wife, what godson—none of them compare to the Sect Leader!” Dragon Qilin was moved to tears of gratitude.
This ore vein was extremely deep and quite spacious, making it feel like walking through an underground world.
Everywhere on the path were massive bones, belonging to creators, though of lower status, likely slaves.
Creator miners were often slaves captured from attacks on other tribes by larger tribes, specifically used for mining.
But even as slaves, their strength was considerable. Yet, faced with the sudden change, these creators had no chance to resist and died within this vein!
The vein grew deeper, and the chaotic energy became heavier, sinking toward the depths. At the very bottom, the chaotic energy seemed to condense into a solid state, forming a calm chaotic sea.
Even with the Glazed Azure Canopy’s twenty-eight heavens pushing back the surrounding chaotic energy, Qin Mu found it increasingly difficult to move.
The terrain gradually leveled out, with massive pillars—thick at the top and bottom, narrow in the middle—supporting a vast underground world.
This should be the center of the vein.
The chaos was vast and hazy.
Qin Mu strained his eyes, even opening the vertical eye on his forehead, but he still couldn’t see far or clearly.
“Follow me closely. Don’t get lost.”
He transmitted through divine consciousness: “If you leave the protection range of the Glazed Azure Canopy, you will surely die!”
Dragon Qilin’s leg hadn’t fully healed, and he limped along behind him. Suddenly, the vein trembled again. Even Qin Mu felt a chill run down his spine and quickly stopped.
Fortunately, the tremor didn’t last long, though falling rocks made it quite thrilling.
The Glazed Azure Canopy pushed back the surrounding chaotic energy as they searched this underground world for a long time without finding anything. Qin Mu was about to leave when he suddenly saw a massive chaotic stone standing in the chaotic energy ahead.
That chaotic stone seemed to have been carved into the shape of an altar, extremely tall.
Around the altar were more broken bones. The heavy chaotic energy had crushed the creators who had mined here to pieces.
They had used axes and chisels to mine the chaotic stone and collect divine stones, arriving here and encountering something they had never seen before.
They carefully chiseled along this thing, eventually carving out an altar.
By the time they fully chiseled it out, a sudden change occurred. Chaotic energy surged out, killing every creator in the vein without a single survivor!
Qin Mu steadied himself, moving the increasingly heavy Glazed Azure Canopy, and carefully climbed onto the altar.
The chaotic energy was so heavy that moving the Glazed Azure Canopy was extremely taxing. He had to activate the Overlord Body Three Dan Art and the vertical eye on his forehead, unleashing his full power, just to lift the canopy.
After a long time, they finally reached the altar.
Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. What came into view was a flat altar platform, clearly carved meticulously and meticulously by the creators who had mined here.
They had centered the altar around the object in the middle, making the surrounding area as flat as possible, carefully splitting the chaotic stone around the object to avoid damaging what was inside.
Qin Mu looked toward the center of the altar. There lay a cracked giant egg!
The ancient god within the egg had already emerged!
The altar, the cracked ancient god egg—this place was very similar to the ancestral land of the Heavenly Emperor Taichu in the Heavenly Court!
The difference was that the altar where the Heavenly Emperor was born had been moved to the Heavenly Court, while this altar remained in the primordial ore vein.
Moreover, the area around the Heavenly Emperor’s altar was filled with the radiant light of the great dao and the resonating sounds of the dao.
Here, however, it was filled with the immensely heavy chaotic energy, vast and formless, without dao or substance!
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