Chapter 1189: The Primordial Beginning Divine Ability and the Immutable Divine Ability
The ghost ship burst forth from the water, shattering the surface of the Yong River in an instant. The river’s waters sprayed like flying jade and scattered pearls, and under the morning sun’s radiance, rainbows hung suspended above the ship.
The ghost ship rode the wind and waves, sailing toward Qin Mu.
Qin Mu soared into the air and landed on the ghost ship’s deck.
“Senior brother.” Qin Mu bowed in greeting.
“Junior brother.”
Cloud Emperor Wei Suifeng returned the gesture. As he straightened up, tens of thousands of black coffins materialized behind him.
These black coffins stood silently on the ghost ship, their lids opening one by one as divine and demonic soldiers of the Imperial Guard stepped out from within.
Qin Mu revealed a smile and declared in a clear voice, “Today, I have come to fulfill my promise—to free all of you from the state of immutable matter!”
Wei Suifeng’s expression stirred with emotion, and the ghost ship’s soldiers were equally moved, yet not a single one spoke.
Suddenly, a phoenix flapped its wings and flew over, accompanied by a thunderous crash as a stone coffin landed.
Wei Suifeng frowned slightly. The phoenix was Feng Qiuyun, the Autumn Cloud Divine Lord under Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign, while the coffin contained the ancient corpse of the Sovereign of the Upper Emperor, also assimilated by the ghost ship.
At the same time, a rather large chicken-dragon peeked out from behind the ship’s palace, visibly excited.
That was Lin Xiao, an expert under Lady Yuanmu.
Beyond that, the maddened Dragon Bo King of the Dragon Bo Kingdom had also quieted down. In the great hall that suppressed the corpse of the Empress and Jue Wuchen, the eight Dragon Bo giants seemed to have heard these words, slowly turning their dragon heads.
Wei Suifeng glanced back and said flatly, “This ship is truly infested with all manner of monsters and specters. Junior brother, even if you break the ghost ship’s curse, you won’t find peace.”
Qin Mu sighed. “Indeed. The monsters and specters on this ship are many, but they are not strong. Ling Tianzun sealed herself in the Heavenly River, assimilating with it—the monsters and specters there are the truly terrifying ones. Senior brother, shall we begin?”
Wei Suifeng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Feng Qiuyun trembled with excitement, while the half-petrified Dragon Bo King’s dragon eyes blazed with flames, ready to break free at any moment.
Qin Mu calmed his mind and activated the Primordial Beginning Dao. Dao runes flowed out from between his brows, gradually increasing in number.
In everyone’s ears, there arose a sound like the call of gods and the cry of all living beings, chanting the same name—the name of the Primordial Beginning!
This was the Dao sound of the Primordial Beginning Dao, a peculiar resonance. It had erupted once before when Wei Suifeng attempted to cleave the Primordial Beginning Egg.
Wei Suifeng could barely contain his excitement. “It seems junior brother has found the Ling Tianzun manuscript I left for him and has fully analyzed her Immutable Divine Ability. Using the Immutable Divine Ability as a breakthrough, he has deciphered the Dao hidden within the Primordial Beginning Egg! This time, there is hope!”
He knew all too well how difficult it was to comprehend Ling Tianzun’s Immutable Divine Ability.
He had possessed the Ling Tianzun manuscript for a long time, studying it extensively without ever cracking its secrets.
The Ten Heavenly Lords of the Heavenly Court had held the manuscript even longer, yet they too had found nothing.
That Qin Mu had unraveled the mysteries of the manuscript in such a short time was a talent rarely seen in the world!
And deciphering the Primordial Beginning Dao hidden within the Primordial Beginning Egg was even more difficult—surpassing even the challenge of the Ling Tianzun manuscript!
What he did not know was that Qin Mu’s ability to comprehend the Ling Tianzun manuscript was not solely due to his own intelligence. Without the Old Buddha’s Immeasurable Kalpa Sutra, even if he could unlock the manuscript’s secrets, it would have taken him hundreds of thousands of years.
In terms of wisdom and intellect, Qin Mu was not a peerless genius. He was merely adept at using various techniques and divine abilities to elevate himself.
The Dao runes of the Primordial Beginning Dao grew more numerous, and different combinations of runes and Dao patterns began to subtly suppress the ghost ship.
The ghost ship, along with everyone and everything on it, had been assimilated into immutable matter—unchanging and undiminishing. But now, Wei Suifeng and the others sensed that the immutable matter was gradually beginning to change!
Just then, Qin Mu felt a sudden intuition. Several forces silently infiltrated this place, like river breezes brushing against him, causing him to shiver several times.
He looked at Wei Suifeng, who had also sensed it and wore a puzzled expression.
Both of them grew alert.
Someone had set their sights on the ghost ship.
The ghost ship buried too many secrets. Not only did it contain the Empress’s physical body and Jue Wuchen, but it was also of utmost concern to figures like the Empress, Lady Yuanmu, and even Hao Tianzun, Xiao Tianzun, and others who had participated in that inglorious history!
The monsters and specters on the ghost ship were nothing, but the ones coming now were the true heavyweights!
Qin Mu made a swift decision, dispersing the Primordial Beginning Divine Ability, and said in a low voice, “Senior brother, two chances!”
Wei Suifeng understood immediately. The two chances Qin Mu spoke of were two opportunities to return to the past!
To avoid these ancient existences, there was only one way: to break Ling Tianzun’s divine ability in the past!
Only by returning to the past would these Heavenly Lords be deterred, afraid to follow them back. If they did follow, their past selves would vanish.
Wei Suifeng’s aura surged as he activated the ghost ship’s divine ability.
The ghost ship suddenly set sail, and mist began to rise over the river, growing thicker and thicker.
As the ghost ship sailed through the mist, lightning and thunder suddenly erupted, crackling and striking wildly outside the vessel.
Qin Mu and Wei Suifeng’s expressions shifted. The ghost ship had entered the mist, and the immutable nature of matter caused everything on board to begin flowing backward, returning to the past. Yet the terrifying existence lurking in pursuit had not given up and had taken the opportunity to follow!
“They didn’t board the ship—they followed through the mist!” Wei Suifeng’s heart sank.
He had already assimilated with the ghost ship, becoming one with it. Anyone who set foot on the ship would be easily sensed by him.
Those who entered the mist feared Ling Tianzun’s divine ability, afraid of being assimilated themselves, so they dared not step onto the ghost ship. But the intruder’s strength was immense, and by infiltrating the mist, their formidable power began to alter the mist’s very composition!
Neither Qin Mu nor Wei Suifeng knew how many had entered the mist, but the intruder’s magical power was not merely changing the mist’s composition. Their true goal was to prevent the ghost ship from traversing time, to drag them back to reality!
The ghost ship’s divine ability was not the perfect Immutable Divine Ability performed by Ling Tianzun herself. It was a technique she had created, which Qin Mu and Wei Suifeng had jointly completed.
Of course, their understanding at the time was limited, and they could not perfectly replicate Ling Tianzun’s Immutable Divine Ability.
With flaws in the divine ability, the intruder had a chance to pull the ghost ship back to reality!
“Junior brother, you break the Immutable Divine Ability, and I will perform it!” Wei Suifeng roared.
Qin Mu’s heart stirred. What would happen if he performed both the Immutable Divine Ability and the Primordial Beginning Divine Ability at the same time?
He dared not imagine.
The complete Immutable Divine Ability was created by Ling Tianzun, and even she had only performed it once.
As for the Primordial Beginning Divine Ability, it was something Qin Mu had comprehended from studying the Primordial Beginning Egg, and he had never performed it before!
Both divine abilities were extremely peculiar. One rendered matter immutable, while the other was form without substance. Both were profound and mysterious, beyond the reach of words.
Within the mist, lightning flashed and thunder roared. Vaguely, one could see the world outside the ship, where the sun rose and set, fields turned to oceans, and mountains rose and fell in constant, indescribable transformation.
Suddenly, the mist grew thinner and thinner, and a massive humanoid shadow stood before the ship, pressing down with an oppressive force. The terrifying pressure caused the ghost ship and the mist to rapidly retreat!
This person was so powerful that they could drag the ghost ship back from the past to the present!
Outside the ghost ship, the sun rose in the east and set in the west. Oceans turned to mulberry fields, and mountains rose and fell.
Wei Suifeng was already activating the ghost ship’s Immutable Divine Ability, shouting, “Junior brother!”
Qin Mu hesitated no longer. With a furious roar, he mustered all his strength and activated the Primordial Beginning Divine Ability!