Chapter 1178: Subduing the Mother Beast (Fourth Update)
Qin Mu thought it over and held back his temper.
The Nine Elders of the Crippled Elderly Village had always let him learn through experience. Although they worried about him, they allowed him to roam the world and rarely interfered.
He was concerned about the younger generation of Yan Kang, but they too needed to undergo trials in order to grow.
Mute was once again lowering his head to search, finding a few more rough stones. He exclaimed in surprise, "This ore vein is far too ancient. Even these divine metals have developed sentience, forming natural divine weapons! There must be a big fellow inside this vein!"
He cracked open another few rough stones. As the rocks split apart, different treasures flew out: beads, plaques, tripods, blades, and even a golden ox. As it met the wind, it grew in size, turning into a colossal beast that charged about wildly, knocking over Pharmacist and then galloping away!
Jiang Yunjian and the other young ones shouted excitedly. Although some were injured, their wounds were not severe.
Mute let out a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice, "Blind, you have the best eyesight. Take a look and see where this ore vein leads. Can you see the big fellow at the deepest part of the vein?"
Blind's eyes suddenly blazed with divine light, penetrating deep into the earth as he followed the ore vein. Suddenly, his body jolted, and he let out a loud cry before flipping backward.
A beam of divine light burst through the surface, nearly piercing him through!
Everyone was startled, but they saw that beam of divine light shoot through the outer heavens of the Lapis Lazuli Heavenly Canopy with a sharp *chi* sound, flying outside and transforming into a magnificent rainbow!
Qin Mu's gaze was somewhat dazed. That beam of divine light just now was an anomaly caused by Blind's divine eye probing the treasure deep within the ore vein, triggering the treasure's automatic counterattack.
That treasure had actually managed to pierce through the outer heavens of the Lapis Lazuli Heavenly Canopy—its power was truly terrifying.
Divine King Shujun was also stunned. He scratched his head and muttered to himself, "Isn't this supposed to be the most dangerous and poorest place in the Ancestral Court? How come there are so many treasures here?"
He was utterly baffled.
The Creators had lived in the Ancestral Court for countless eons, and every race knew that the most dangerous place in the Ancestral Court was not the five most ancient ore veins, but the Great Blackwood Mountain Range!
Although the five ancient ore veins were rife with all kinds of bizarre phenomena, they were nothing compared to the Great Blackwood Mountain Range.
The Creators at least dared to mine the five ancient ore veins, but here, they wouldn't even dare to touch them.
"Inside is a bow!"
Blind, still shaken, said, "An incredibly large and powerful bow. I only caught a glimpse of it, and it filled the sky with radiant light, overwhelming my divine eye! If I had been even a fraction of a second slower, I would have surely died!"
Qin Mu's heart stirred, and he asked, "How powerful is that bow?"
Blind shook his head. "Not clear yet."
Mute found another divine stone and forcefully cracked it open. A small flying knife shot out from the stone. Qin Mu spread his five fingers and gently caught the flying knife.
The flying knife wriggled in his palm like a silver fish, but it could never escape his control.
Qin Mu channeled his primal spirit and divine stone energy into the flying knife. *Shua!*
A rain of flying knives shot out in all directions. Everyone hurried to dodge, but only Pharmacist, whose cultivation was shallow, was struck by dozens of the knives.
Qin Mu was startled and quickly treated Pharmacist.
Pharmacist's body trembled as he pointed at Qin Mu, unable to speak.
Qin Mu's face flushed slightly. He coughed and said, "The power of this flying knife is not bad. It can be compared to the divine weapons of gods and demons at the Execution Platform realm. However, the runic imprints within the flying knife are all naturally formed and not very exquisite, so its power isn't particularly strong."
Mute said, "But the quality of the divine weapon's material is exceptionally high! In the ten-plus years I've been forging divine weapons in Yan Kang, only the Ancestral Court divine metals you brought back, Mu'er, had the best quality. But compared to the divine weapons born from this ore vein, their quality is still somewhat inferior."
His eyes gleamed. "These natural treasures, if given a little refinement and imprinted with Yan Kang's great dao runes, will have their power greatly enhanced! Mu'er, the Ancestral Court divine metals you brought back last time couldn't even withstand your great dao runes—your divine sword exploded and turned into a broken blade. If you used the divine metals from here to forge, it wouldn't explode."
Everyone praised him, saying, "Mu'er, you've truly found a wonderful place!"
Divine King Shujun could no longer hold back and said, "This is by no means a treasure land! Not only is it not a treasure land, but it is also the most dangerous and treacherous place in the Ancestral Court! We should not stay here long, nor should we establish a stronghold here!"
Qin Mu laughed and said, "Divine King, you've seen it yourself. We've only found one ore vein, and there are already so many extraordinary treasures. If we search this entire place, the number of treasures will surely be countless! How can it not be a treasure land?"
Divine King Shujun stamped his foot in anger and shouted, "Even the void beasts dare not enter here—that alone shows how dangerous it is!"
Qin Mu shook his head and laughed. "When I occupied this place, millions of void beasts attacked the Great Blackwood, and I killed who knows how many."
Divine King Shujun was stunned for a moment, then fumed, "Anyway, this is no proper place! All the Creators are terrified of this place and won't even mention it!"
Qin Mu patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Grandpa Pharmacist, there are still some plants over by the Great Black Peak. There might be some spiritual herbs from the Ancestral Court."
Pharmacist's eyes lit up. "If there are rare and exotic herbs, I'll let the matter of being stabbed slide. If there aren't..."
His face instantly darkened, and Qin Mu shivered several times.
Jiang Yunjian and the other young ones, after much effort, finally managed to catch a few divine weapons. Those divine weapons only calmed down after being subdued, but some still escaped. For example, the golden ox, relying on its incredibly hard body and immense strength, knocked everyone over and fled.
Fortunately, the Lapis Lazuli Heavenly Canopy was guarding the area, so it couldn't escape to the outside world.
Everyone boarded the swift boat and headed toward the Great Black Peak. Before they even reached it, they saw a massive void beast approaching from the opposite direction. Qin Mu was startled, thinking that Dragon Qilin and Yan'er had met with misfortune, but then he saw Dragon Qilin and Yan'er standing right on top of that void beast's head!
He relaxed and wondered to himself, "Did Dragon Pi or Yan'er subdue this void beast? Yan'er doesn't seem to have specifically trained in divine consciousness, so it must be Dragon Pi. But when did Fatty Dragon's divine consciousness become so powerful?"
Dragon Qilin was extremely excited. He jumped down from the void beast's back and said, "Chief, you're finally back! A lot has happened these past few days!"
He quickly recounted the eerie occurrences at the Great Blackwood at night and described how the old man who could change in a thousand ways had repaired the black mountain. He added, "I also listened to his guidance and captured this void mother beast."
Qin Mu was astonished. "That old man could be... Wait, did you say this is a void mother beast?"
Dragon Qilin's tail stood straight up as he nodded repeatedly.
Qin Mu stood there dumbfounded. A void mother beast, incredibly powerful and formidable, had actually been captured and subdued by Dragon Qilin—this was completely unexpected!
Even Qin Mu himself didn't think he had the ability to subdue a void mother beast!
The void mother beast was originally the mount of the Grand Emperor. The previous void mother beast had been killed by Qin Mu only after great effort. And this mother beast of Dragon Qilin's should be a newly born one, still very weak, but still extraordinary!
More importantly, regardless of whether a void mother beast was strong or weak, its greatest ability was to control other void beasts!
Qin Mu had always been worried that the void beasts would escape the Ancestral Court and, under the Grand Emperor's control, cause havoc and wreak destruction across the myriad worlds. He never expected that Dragon Qilin would solve the problem so easily!
Suddenly, Qin Mu burst into laughter. "The territories of the Ten Celestial Venerables in the Ancestral Court are in for trouble!"