Chapter 1176: New and Old Heroes (Second Update)
Qin Mu left the Netherworld Yin Realm, carrying his lantern as he walked toward the Yan-Kang Imperial City. Suddenly, his heart stirred with a sensation. He turned his head and saw the Primeval Tree, lush and verdant, standing tall in the center of the Primeval Realm.
The Heavenly Palace of Dawn Heavenly Venerate floated among the canopy of the Primeval Tree. Dawn Heavenly Venerate's divine artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Venerate, stood nearby, suppressing the Primeval Realm.
At that moment, the divine artifact, Imperial Heavenly Venerate, was watching him.
Qin Mu smiled faintly and bowed in greeting. The divine artifact Imperial Heavenly Venerate nodded slightly and withdrew its gaze.
Qin Mu was about to return to the Imperial City when suddenly a swallow flew over. It landed and transformed into Yan Qiling, standing gracefully before him. She bowed in greeting and said, "My master sent me to see Mu Heavenly Venerate. He said that if Mu Heavenly Venerate cannot hold the territory in the Ancestral Court, my master can help. He has many powerful subordinates under his command."
Qin Mu stopped in his tracks and said, "Go back and tell him that I can defend my own territory. He need not worry."
Yan Qiling gave him a deep look and said, "This time, my master ordered me to go to the Ancestral Court to guard the Primordial Ore Vein and mine Primordial Divine Stones."
Qin Mu said, "Be careful."
Yan Qiling was slightly startled, then broke into a smile. "I will." With that, she turned and left.
Qin Mu returned to the Yan-Kang Imperial City. Medicine Master, the First Ancestor Human Sovereign, and the successive Human Sovereigns had already arrived some time ago, along with Blind and Mute. Mute had brought a dozen or so girls, dressed in colorful attire—they were artisans under the Western Empress. There were also a group of young talents from Yan-Kang, a gathering of exceptional individuals.
Qin Mu looked around and spotted several familiar faces among the young people. Among them was Jiang Yunjian, son of the former National Preceptor Jiang Baigui, who had grown into a handsome young man in his twenties.
Jiang Yunjian quickly bowed to Qin Mu, addressing him as "Uncle." Qin Mu was a bit displeased and said earnestly, "Yunjian, your father is older than I am. Don't call me uncle."
Jiang Yunjian hesitated for a moment. "Godfather..."
Qin Mu's face flushed red, and he pushed the young man aside. Jiang Yunjian said timidly, "Adoptive father..."
On the other side, there was a big-headed youth, none other than Shujun, skulking among the crowd, hoping Qin Mu wouldn't notice him. But his head was too big, and Qin Mu spotted him anyway. He dragged him out and said angrily, "You want to go to the Ancestral Court too?"
Divine King Shujun smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Why can't I go to the Ancestral Court? The Ancestral Court is the Ancestral Court of the Creators, not yours."
Qin Mu's expression darkened. Divine King Shujun quickly added, "I'm familiar with the Ancestral Court. I'm a local there, after all, so I can definitely help you! Besides, what could I do there? Rebel against you? The Creators are in decline now. I don't even have a single Creator under my command. Even I don't look like a Creator anymore; I look more like a human. I'm now a rising young star in Yan-Kang, with quite a reputation!"
Qin Mu hesitated and said, "I'm afraid you'll recall the glory of the past and can't resist stirring up trouble. Your territory has already been occupied by the Grand Emperor."
Shujun shrugged carelessly and said with a laugh, "We'll take it back in the future."
Qin Mu had no choice but to let him be.
Everyone prepared to set out. Ling Yuxiu ordered the Supervisor's Factory to deliver a fast ship. The group boarded the vessel, which was not large, only about ten-odd zhang in length.
Ling Yuxiu saw them off and handed Qin Mu a Taotie pouch. "Inside is a Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge. Once you're outside the Ancestral Court, you can set it up to establish a connection with Yan-Kang."
Qin Mu pondered for a moment and nodded.
The fast ship entered the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge leading to the Zaofu Heavenly Palace. Before long, they appeared in the Zaofu Heavenly Palace.
As soon as they arrived at this supreme holy land of Heavenly Court artifact refinement, they saw massive ships and warships, dozens or even hundreds of li in length, already setting sail!
These were the ships of the disciples under the Ten Heavenly Venerates of the Heavenly Court. They were like floating continents in the sky, having been repaired and resupplied in the Zaofu Heavenly Palace with medicines and stones. The divine and demonic warriors on board were fully armed, with gods standing in formation, exuding a murderous aura. They, too, were heading to the Ancestral Court.
On those massive ships, furnace flames blazed fiercely, emitting white light. The giant furnaces looked like small suns.
In the center of each ship's deck stood a Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge, which could connect the ship to the Heavenly Court for easy reinforcement.
Each large ship flew banners embroidered with different totemic patterns and characters, representing the Ten Heavenly Venerates: Hao, Dawn, Hong, Palace, Qiang, Fire, and others.
"Godfather, should we raise the banner of Mu Heavenly Venerate?" Jiang Yunjian asked.
Qin Mu was about to speak when Blind and Mute cheerfully took out a banner embroidered with an ox and a cowherd boy, along with the character "Mu," and hoisted it up.
The massive ships on either side looked down at the small vessel below, and bursts of laughter rang out.
"Mu Heavenly Venerate!"
A divine being on one of the ships leaned down and said with a smile, "Heavenly Venerate's ship is small and slow, hardly befitting your esteemed status. Why not come aboard? We're all heading to the Ancestral Court. It would be convenient to give you a ride."
Blind said angrily, "You blind fools! The merits of this ship are beyond the imagination of shallow-minded people like you!"
Despite his words, he was uneasy and quietly asked Mute, "Blacksmith, how is this ship? Can it match the Heavenly Court's great vessels?"
Mute examined the Heavenly Court's massive warships and shook his head. "The Heavenly Court's ships are old models and consume a lot of medicinal stones, but their firepower is strong. Our ship is small, with a weak foundation—it can't compare. If the Heavenly Court's ships open their furnaces fully and pick up speed, they can easily leave us behind."
Medicine Master nodded, sniffing the air. "The medicinal stones in their furnaces don't burn completely, but they use the highest quality stones. The combustion is fierce. Yan-Kang's furnaces are more refined, but they're smaller and can't match up."
The fleet sailed out of the Heavenly Court. The massive warships under the Ten Heavenly Venerates opened their furnaces to full power, accelerating rapidly, leaving streaks of light in the starry sky and leaving their small ship far behind.
Qin Mu took out Moon Heavenly Venerate's lantern and hung it on the ship's mast.
The fast ship continued at a leisurely pace, but soon caught up with the Heavenly Court's warships ahead. Before long, the small vessel had passed them.
On the warships, countless faces were filled with shock.
Everyone turned to look back and saw the Heavenly Court's warships far behind, completely out of sight.
A few days later, the fast ship arrived near the Ancestral Court. From a distance, they saw a crack in the sky, stained crimson with blood.
Qin Mu approached the crack in the sky, stopped the small ship, and took out the Taotie pouch Ling Yuxiu had given him. He removed the components of the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge inside.
Everyone quickly lent a hand, and together they set up the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge.
Qin Mu activated the bridge, and a beam of light shot up from the top of the altar, piercing through the sky and vanishing into the distance.
At the same time, a corresponding bridge in the Primeval Realm's Yan-Kang lit up, its formation activated, connecting the two bridges.
Qin Mu pondered for a moment, then unleashed his divine abilities, imprinting them into the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge. "It's ready now. Let's enter the Ancestral Court."
The divine abilities he used were Ling Heavenly Venerate's technique of the Immutability of Matter. Even if this bridge were shattered, it would quickly restore itself, ensuring that this path would never be cut off.
Everyone stood before the crack in the sky, looking at the seals left by the Eight Heavenly Venerates, feeling a bit apprehensive.
Qin Mu smiled and said, "The Eight Heavenly Venerates sealed this place, and I added my own seal. You can easily pass through my seal."
"Mu'er, where is your seal?" Blind stared for a long time but couldn't see Qin Mu's seal anywhere. He couldn't help asking.
"It's right there. See that thin line passing through the seals of the Eight Heavenly Venerates?"
Qin Mu pointed it out. After a while, everyone finally saw it and looked at him with strange expressions. "Such a tiny seal... How are we supposed to get through it?"
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