Chapter 1158: Forming a Good Karma (Fourth Update)
On the altar of the Taiji Vein, black and white qi flowed around the divine egg, slowly rotating. Then, one by one, extremely peculiar patterns emerged on the outer shell of the egg, as if communicating with Qin Mu.
The patterns on the eggshell resembled some kind of script, but each character was circular, distinctly black and white—some with more black, some with more white, with different areas left blank to represent different meanings.
Qin Mu revealed a smile and slightly bowed, saying, "Dao brother, my knowledge is shallow, and I do not recognize your script."
The divine egg vibrated slightly, and several more patterns appeared on the eggshell. Qin Mu studied them carefully but still found it difficult to grasp the mystery within this script. He said, "How about this: you and I touch with our divine consciousness, and then we can understand each other's intentions."
His divine consciousness flew out and lightly touched the divine egg.
In Qin Mu's mind, a Taiji Diagram immediately formed. Yin and yang qi flowed within the diagram, and a man's voice sounded: "Dao friend, greetings."
Qin Mu leaned on his sword and slightly bowed, saying, "An outsider comes rashly and disturbs you, Dao brother. I deeply apologize."
At that moment, a woman's voice came from within the diagram, saying, "The strangeness here was not deliberately caused by us. Rather, the Taiji divine stones in this place twisted the yin and yang qi, preventing outsiders and foreign objects from entering. We sensed the arrival of the Dao friend, and only then did we suppress the anomalies of this vein. Please be clear on this point, Dao friend."
Qin Mu's heart stirred.
There were actually two ancient gods inside this egg!
The female ancient god said that it was not they who controlled the Taiji Vein to attack Qin Mu and those who entered here. Qin Mu was somewhat inclined to believe this, because the Taichu Vein was the same.
The Taichu Vein was the earliest mined vein. Entering it required braving great danger. This could be seen from the fact that when the Heavenly Emperor Taichu had eight ancient gods carry the coffin of Palace Lord Yun into the vein, those eight ancient gods died as a result. The vein would attack anyone who dared to enter it.
This was a form of self-protection for the ancient veins.
Countless Creators who mined the veins back then also died because of this.
Of course, Qin Mu did not fully believe their words.
The Taiji Vein was also extremely terrifying. Even Qin Mu had narrowly escaped death and ultimately had to use Ling Tianzun's divine ability to escape the deadly crisis.
If the two ancient gods in the egg truly wanted to save him, they could have done so when he first stepped into the vein. Instead, they waited until the Taiji Vein failed to kill Qin Mu before suppressing the vein's anomalies to show goodwill.
In truth, whether they suppressed the strangeness of the Taiji Vein or not made no difference to Qin Mu—he already had full confidence to reach this place.
Qin Mu understood this clearly in his heart.
The Taiji Diagram flowed, and the male ancient god's voice came through, saying, "Dao friend from afar, there is something you may not know. In the ancient times, there were five great veins, each giving birth to a divine sage. Anyone who disturbs these five veins, no matter how powerful, will ultimately come to no good end."
The female ancient god's voice followed, saying, "Although we are still in the egg, we have a thorough understanding of everything here. We are not trying to scare you; there is a reason for this. The Creators here mined the five veins, causing the Creator race to vanish from this world."
The male ancient god's voice continued, "The Grand Emperor mined the Taichu Vein, and despite his vast divine powers, he faced countless calamities and nearly lost his life many times. And what brought down his dynasty was the Taichu he mined out."
Before Qin Mu could speak, the female ancient god's voice came, saying, "This is a tremendous karmic consequence. Dao friend from afar, do the Taiji divine stones or the Taiji primal stones on this altar truly hold as much use for you as you imagine?"
"This time, the Grand Emperor has returned to the Ancestral Court. He has realized the terrible nature of the five veins, so the vein treasure land he chose is not one of the five great veins, but an extremely rare divine mine."
"In this world, besides the five great ancient veins, there are other veins that produce abundant divine metals, pearls, and jade. Those things should be more useful to you."
The two ancient gods spoke one after another, laying everything out clearly. Whether it was true or false required Qin Mu's own judgment.
Qin Mu pondered for a moment, then said, "You two are in secluded cultivation, and I should not have disturbed you. I am grateful for your guidance. However, I am quite curious about your yin-yang Dao, and I am also very curious about the functions of the Taiji divine stones and Taiji primal stones. If..."
He hesitated for a moment, then said, "If you two could gift me one primal stone and one hundred divine stones, I will leave immediately."
The two ancient gods were about to speak, but Qin Mu quickly added, "I am borrowing them. I will definitely return them to you in the future."
In his mind, the Taiji Diagram suddenly dissipated. The ancient gods in the egg withdrew their divine consciousness.
From within the divine egg came the voices of a man and a woman, speaking in an extremely ancient and obscure language, the meaning unclear.
Qin Mu sat quietly on the altar, waiting for them to finish their discussion.
After a while, strange patterns appeared on the divine egg.
Qin Mu released his divine consciousness and made contact with the egg.
In his mind, another Taiji Diagram appeared. The male ancient god's voice sounded, "We are still far from emerging from the egg. We can lend you one primal stone and one hundred divine stones. But you must return them to us in the future."
"If you do not return them, you will surely face calamity in the future."
The female ancient god said, "As for our yin-yang Dao, you need not ask us about it. Comprehend it yourself. The Taiji primal stone will allow you to realize the mysteries of yin and yang giving birth to transformation."
Qin Mu expressed his thanks. He saw that among the eight primal stones surrounding the divine egg, one suddenly loosened and rolled down in front of him.
Qin Mu picked up this primal stone and examined it carefully.
Unlike other ancient veins, this vein actually had many primal stones, unlike the Taichu Vein, which only had one Taichu primal stone.
Qin Mu pondered for a moment, then said, "Since you two know the Ancestral Court so well, I assume you know which veins, besides the five great ones, are the most precious? Please inform me."
The Taiji Diagram slowly rotated. After a moment, the male ancient god said, "When you leave this star domain..."
"Star domain?" Qin Mu was surprised.
"Yes, this is the Taiji Star Domain."
The male god continued, "When you leave, you will understand. After you leave this star domain, head north. At your speed, it will take about ten days. After ten days, you will see a black tree, covering a vast area. Beneath the black tree is a rare treasure, the best treasure in the Ancestral Court aside from the five great veins."
Qin Mu expressed his thanks and asked, "Since you two know the Ancestral Court so well, may I ask where the ancient god of the Chaos Vein has gone?"
The two ancient gods in the egg spoke in unison, their voices filled with envy, and laughed, "He has already attained the Dao, liberated himself, transformed into the great Dao of heaven and earth—formless, colorless, odorless, neither male nor female, everywhere and omnipresent."
"He is the most gifted among us. As soon as he was born, he shed the shackles of form, carefree and at ease, coexisting with heaven and earth. He can transform into anyone, appear anywhere, and appear in any era. As for us, we still need to absorb the power of the vein within the egg and undergo a tribulation before we can shed our physical shells and become like him."
Qin Mu's heart shook violently. "What realm is this?"
He steadied himself and said, "May I ask, do you two know which of the Heavenly Venerables who have entered the Ancestral Court is Lady Yuanmu?"
"She is not here."
The ancient gods in the divine egg said, "Lady Yuanmu is not here. Dao friend from afar, before you leave, we will give you one more piece of advice. You carry the aura of Dao friends from other veins. Do not involve yourself in too much karma, and you may still preserve your life."
Qin Mu expressed his thanks, turned around, and left the altar, walking out of the mining area. When he reached the middle of the vein, suddenly, one by one, Taiji divine stones fell off the mine walls.
He picked up the divine stones and counted them. There were exactly ninety-nine, and together with the Taichu divine stone he had picked up earlier, it made exactly one hundred.
"These two ancient divine eggs on me are treasures, but they are also hot potatoes!"
Thinking of the Glazed Blue Sky Canopy and the Taishi Egg, Qin Mu felt a great headache. How exactly should he deal with these two divine eggs?