Chapter 1184: The Medicine Won't Kill You (Second Update!)
The Divine Treasury domain dissipated, and everyone lay scattered on the ground, collapsed in disarray. Only Yan Qiling, Gao Huaitong, and the First Ancestor remained unharmed, not severely injured.
Qin Mu clapped his hands and chuckled, "We should hold this kind of exchange more often, maybe once or twice. Everyone seems quite happy."
The others scrambled to their feet, covered in dust and shame, grumbling silently.
Gao Huaitong coughed and said, "The Heavenly Lord truly lives up to his title. We admire you with utmost sincerity. You are our uncle-master, and we of the Dawn Heavenly Lord's lineage can only heed your lessons. Another day, we will visit you at the Great Blackwood."
Qin Mu replied cheerfully, "There aren't many people in the Ancestral Court, so we should foster good relations and make it easier to visit each other. Nephew, please stay. I still need to take them to pay respects to the territories of the other Heavenly Lords."
Gao Huaitong acknowledged this and watched them depart. After a long moment, he sighed, "Truly a divine man, worthy of the title Heavenly Lord. Junior sister, I once heard our master speak of the reform in the Yuan Realm. What do you think he meant?"
Yan Qiling tensed, knowing he was the disciple Dawn Heavenly Lord valued most and understood his thoughts. She shook her head, "I wouldn't know."
"Master said the reform in the Yuan Realm is vigorous and unceasing, lasting a million years without interruption. It will inevitably shake the foundations of the heavens and the foundations of the Heavenly Court. First, observe its momentum. If it can be destroyed, destroy it. If not, follow it."
Gao Huaitong said meaningfully, "Blunt its edge, untangle its knots, harmonize its light, mingle with its dust, seize its will, divide its power. Even if heaven and earth are overturned in the future, what cannot be replaced is still us. Those who rule this world will still be us."
He smiled faintly, "The wisdom of Dawn Master far surpasses that of the Pastoral Heavenly Lord. You are the most outstanding among Dawn Master's disciples. Seize the opportunity well, and you will have your chance to rise. The Pastoral Heavenly Lord wants to overturn heaven and earth? Hmph..."
Meanwhile, Qin Mu led the First Ancestor Human Sovereign, the Second Ancestor, and the others to continue visiting the territories of other Heavenly Lords, blocking gates and challenging opponents. This time, the successive Human Sovereigns were much more restrained, no longer challenging him but instead dutifully taking on the disciples of the various Heavenly Lords.
This was an opportunity to make a name for themselves and broaden their horizons. If a real conflict ever broke out, knowing the enemy's methods early would be beneficial.
While traveling, Qin Mu continued to study and refine the Primordial Origin runes. These runes grew increasingly complete. As he deduced and integrated them, he gradually formed a plan for how to break the Indestructible Substance divine ability.
By the time they finished visiting the territories of the Ten Heavenly Lords, half a year had passed. Qin Mu sent the First Ancestor and the other Human Sovereigns back to the Great Blackwood Mountains and asked, "Ancestral masters and patriarchs, do you now have full confidence in holding this place?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign said, "Originally, I wasn't very confident, but after seeing the capabilities of the Ten Heavenly Lords' disciples, I have a plan. Though the Ten Heavenly Lords are renowned, their disciples are somewhat lacking."
Qin Mu smiled, "That's good. I can't stay here long, so I'll leave the Ancestral Court in your hands. If you truly cannot hold out, someone will naturally come to help you."
He then sought out Medicine King. In just a few short months, Medicine King's cultivation had soared dramatically, catching up to Village Chief, Mute, and the others, reaching the Jade Pool realm!
Qin Mu was astonished. Medicine King had always been the slowest cultivator among the Nine Elders of the Crippled Village, even lower in realm than Deaf! He had struggled mightily to reach the Sovereign God realm and could barely take another step forward!
Yet in just a few months, he had broken through the Sovereign God and True God realms to achieve the Jade Pool realm!
"The Medical Dao Divine Palace you requested, I've prepared it."
Medicine King took out a spirit pill and smiled, "The Medical Dao is contained within this pill. Whether you can comprehend it depends on your own ability."
Qin Mu pinched the pill and examined it closely. He saw that the medicinal power within the pill had formed the vision of a divine palace, extremely sacred, and it even emitted the Dao sounds of gods and demons chanting.
He felt a bit uneasy and probed, "Is there poison in this pill?"
Medicine King beamed, patted his shoulder, and said leisurely, "As soon as we entered the Ancestral Court, you stabbed me over a dozen times. Mu'er, you've grown up and your wings are strong. But since I raised you, how could I possibly poison the pill I give you?"
Qin Mu's expression changed. As soon as Medicine King said that, it meant the pill was definitely poisoned, and the toxicity would be fierce!
Medicine King said kindly, "In our line of work as medicine masters, poison is also medicine. Take it first, and let's see the effect."
Qin Mu didn't rush to take the pill. He opened his vertical eye on his forehead and observed carefully.
Medicine King smiled faintly, not urging him, letting him study it.
Under the gaze of his third divine eye, every secret within this pill was clearly reflected. What surprised him was that the medicinal power in the pill was completely unified. Upon closer inspection, he couldn't see any individual components of the medicinal power.
Even more peculiar was that the medicinal power within the pill had formed various Dao rune patterns, and it was these patterns that reflected the vision of the divine palace!
A divine palace inside a pill—Qin Mu had never heard of such a thing!
Moreover, as the medicinal power subtly changed, the rune patterns within the pill also shifted, making them elusive and unpredictable.
Qin Mu had studied under Medicine King, learning the Medical Dao and Poison Dao, and had achieved considerable skill. However, since he began cultivating the Three Souls Indestructible Divine Awareness and the Flawless Creation Mystic Art, he had neglected further advancement in the Medical Dao and Poison Dao.
Medicine King's mastery in the Medical Dao and Poison Dao had long ago reached the point where medicine and poison merged, complementing each other. Where he was now, Qin Mu couldn't see through.
Even whether the medicinal power of this pill was medicine or poison, Qin Mu couldn't discern!
Medicine King watched him with a smile, his face unreadable. Qin Mu's expression flickered between uncertainty and determination. Suddenly, he opened his mouth and swallowed the pill!
Medicine King burst into laughter.
Qin Mu's face changed dramatically. As soon as the pill entered his stomach, he felt an incredibly violent medicinal power explode!
The moment the medicinal power erupted, he sensed a devastating poison spreading instantly throughout his body. All his vital energy melted away like snow!
Not only his vital energy, but even his divine awareness couldn't withstand it—it dissolved!
His physical body began to go numb and lose sensation!
At the same time, his Dao runes started to disintegrate. In his Spirit Embryo Divine Treasury, the stars dimmed, and their power grew weaker and weaker!
All the ancient god projections in his divine treasury lost their original divine power, which had been dissolved by the poison. The halos behind the gods' heads became rusted and tarnished, losing their luster, and slowly stopped spinning.
The bodies of the ancient gods decayed, crumbled, and emitted a foul stench!
Qin Mu was alarmed and immediately tried to take out the Taiji Divine Stone to activate the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram in his divine treasury. But his body completely refused to obey him, and he lost all control over his muscles.
He felt like a pile of mud, on the verge of completely turning into a pool of pus.
What hadn't been dissolved were his Spirit Embryo Primordial Spirit, the Taiji Diagram, and his already completed divine palace.
"Oh?"
Medicine King stepped forward, carefully examined him, let out a soft exclamation, and praised, "Mu'er, you're truly formidable. My pill didn't completely dissolve your cultivation and even left you with your primordial spirit. I thought it could dissolve all your divine palaces and then use your cultivation to rebuild them, showcasing the magnificent creation power of the Medical Dao Divine Palace..."
He frowned. His goal was to make the Medical Dao Divine Palace surpass the other divine palaces, leading Qin Mu to "abandon darkness for light" and follow him in cultivating the Medical Dao.
He hadn't expected Qin Mu's attainments to be so strong that even his highly toxic pill couldn't completely dissolve Qin Mu's divine palace.
"I should have refined it more fiercely. But if it were too fierce, Mu'er would be poisoned to death..."
Medicine King stepped forward, helped Qin Mu sit down, and laughed, "Mu'er, rest assured, I know my limits and won't act recklessly. My poison will turn the vital energy and divine awareness in your body into pure true essence. With a little technique, the true essence can be transformed into the Medical Dao Divine Palace... Oh no!"
Medicine King's face changed drastically. Qin Mu's two eyes had already lost control, and only his vertical eye rolled back, showing the whites. He thought to himself, "From childhood to adulthood, you've always used me to test your medicines. When has it ever not gone wrong?"