Chapter 1192: The Era of the Upper Emperor (Second Update)
Qin Mu and the others followed Yue Tiansun to the land of the Primordial Realm. Their group was far too conspicuous—each of them was a luminous energy body, drawing everyone’s attention. Thus, Yue Tiansun used her spatial arts to distort the space around them, making them invisible to others.
However, Qin Mu and his companions could still see outside. They observed that the people of the Southern Upper Emperor were prosperous, with divine cities of various sizes, where deities protected the local populace. The gods of the Southern Upper Emperor were not limited to the human race but included a mix of myriad races. Many post-natal races had their own divine beings, and the common folk were also largely from other races, with humans being just one part of the whole.
Humans and other races lived together. On the streets and in the fields, scenes of harmonious coexistence among the various races could be seen everywhere. As they passed by a divine city, they noticed a stone tablet erected outside the city walls, inscribed with the words: “Human Life Is Greater Than Heaven.”
“The term ‘human’ here does not solely refer to the human race; it means all intelligent life and races are considered human.”
Yue Tiansun smiled. “This is the philosophy of the current Upper Emperor. He has great ideas, is a very capable person, and has done an excellent job.”
Qin Mu stopped, gazing at the stone tablet for a long time before catching up with her.
Yue Tiansun led them for a long while, a smile always on her face, looking very cheerful. She must have gone through a long period of setbacks. After Yun Tiansun’s death, she had announced her retirement and ceased to appear in the world. Qin Mu could imagine how devastating Yun Tiansun’s death and the fall of the Xiaohan Heavenly Court had been for her. Yet, she had emerged from that setback, supporting the Era of the Upper Emperor alongside Ling Tiansun and establishing the Upper Emperor Heavenly Court.
The Upper Emperor Heavenly Court was the fruit of Ling Tiansun’s and her efforts, but Ling Tiansun was a research fanatic, focusing all her energy on studying the Unyielding Mystic Art. Especially in the later period of the Upper Emperor Era, when Ling Tiansun’s divine art was nearing completion, she was even less willing to divert her attention. Therefore, managing the myriad affairs of the Upper Emperor Era, handling the relationship between the Upper Emperor Heavenly Court and the Outer Heavenly Court, and dealing with the forces of the Northern Upper Emperor Heavenly Court and Mother Earth Primordial Lord all fell on her shoulders.
Qin Mu could imagine how much effort and hard work she had put into this. Of course, it was also because of her proper management that the Upper Emperor Era could be considered the most brilliant era. Among them, the Northern Upper Emperor was more barbaric and tyrannical, adhering to the primitive rules of the ancient gods. The Red Ming Divine Son had sent envoys to the Primordial Realm to seek out the Upper Emperor, presumably going to the Northern Upper Emperor, only to witness an incredibly terrifying and savage scene, scaring them into avoiding contact with the Upper Emperor Era.
In contrast, the Southern Upper Emperor had a highly developed civilization with numerous achievements, producing far more Throne-level powerhouses than the Dragon Han Era and leaving behind various Throne-level techniques. Not only that, but the spirit of this era was also passed down, influencing the Kaihuang Era and even the Yancang Era!
Among all this, Yue Tiansun’s contribution was immense.
Qin Mu looked at the woman ahead of him with admiration. She had given so much for this era. However, the harvest of the Outer Heavenly Court was imminent, and the Upper Emperor Era was about to vanish into thin air with the death of Mother Earth Primordial Lord, the disappearance of Ling Tiansun, and Yue Tiansun’s crippling! His heart ached.
Yue Tiansun chatted and laughed, then suddenly said mysteriously, “Ahead is where I live. I have something here that will shock you. You’d never guess…”
She couldn’t hold it in and directly told Qin Mu, giggling, “The Southern Emperor, Vermilion Bird, had a child with someone, and before it was even born, she hurriedly sent the egg to me. She said her place was no longer safe and asked me to raise the child for her. This child was born very early, a girl, and she ate all the eggshell…”
Qin Mu’s eyes lit up.
Yue Tiansun giggled, “Her name is Yan’er! She’s a thoughtful girl, very clingy! Everyone in my palace has been fed plump and white by her. If I don’t control myself, I’d end up plump and white too! I have a disciple named Xiayu, who was almost fed so round by her that she couldn’t fly…”
Qin Mu smiled and nodded, involuntarily imagining the Red Emperor Qi Xiayu, a nine-headed phoenix, being fed round and plump by Yan’er, unable to fly. “Can’t let her see you. If you get too excited and explode, that would be terrible.”
Yue Tiansun showed a worried expression again, saying, “I’ll keep an eye on her and won’t let her come near you. This girl is clingy and likes to feed people mouth-to-mouth. It’s fine for girls, but boys absolutely can’t resist that temptation…”
Her palace arrived. Yue Tiansun led them inside, saying, “I’ll fold some space for you to stay temporarily, so Yan’er won’t come in. I’m staying here to suppress Mother Earth Primordial Lord. As long as I’m here, she won’t dare act recklessly. Once you’re free from this strange state, I’ll take you to the Upper Emperor Heavenly Court for a visit. Sister Ling is there. When she sees you, she’ll be so excited she’ll go crazy.”
Qin Mu nodded with a smile.
“You can’t get excited—how boring. Stay here for now. If you can’t resolve your current state, I’ll go find Sister Ling and drag her out of her study no matter what.”
Yue Tiansun rolled her eyes, then quietly poked Qin Mu’s body. Qin Mu said helplessly, “Sister Yue, stop playing around.”
Yue Tiansun giggled, turned, and left, saying, “I still have some government affairs to handle. I won’t be in the palace much. Once I’m done, I’ll come see you. Oh, right!”
She reached out and drew a door in the air, smiling, “Don’t go out through this door. If you do, others will be scared to death by your forms. Also, the space here follows the sun’s movement, so there will never be night. You don’t have to worry about returning to your own era.”
Qin Mu nodded lightly. This place wasn’t bad—it had sky and earth, beautiful scenery, and no outsiders to disturb him, allowing him to focus on studying his strange state. Yue Tiansun closed the door and left.
Wei Suifeng immediately went to settle the Feather Forest Army soldiers. The Dragon Bo King and the seven Dragon Bo people each found a place to stay temporarily, not disturbing Qin Mu. Qin Mu tried to activate his divine arts and found that they could still be used. Not only that, but the activation speed was even faster!
“Divine arts are originally special spells created by people using the laws of the Great Dao, transforming them into powerful energy. Since we’ve become luminous energy bodies, we can activate divine arts faster.”
Qin Mu pondered for a moment, then tried to activate the Overlord Body Three Dan Technique. To his surprise, it could also be activated, but when the technique ran, the energy inside his body was unstable and could explode at any moment. He quickly stopped and murmured, “The Overlord Body Three Dan Technique can be activated, indicating that my primordial spirit, spiritual embryo, divine treasures, and heavenly palace still exist, just transformed into an energy state, no longer material.”
Suddenly, Qin Mu froze. He realized that there was something inside his body that hadn’t been assimilated by the Primordial Beginning divine art—his third eye! This eye of his hadn’t been assimilated!
“Inside my eye, there are fragments of the Primordial Beginning Divine Egg, the Qin character continent of the Earth Lord, the Primordial Beginning Divine Stone, the Primordial Beginning Egg, half of the Primordial Plain Egg and its albumen, various treasures, and the coffin and physical body of Lady Yuanmu!”
Qin Mu’s heart pounded, and he immediately felt himself on the verge of exploding again. He quickly steadied his mind: “And the Taiji Divine Stone and Taiji Rough Stone! Yes, the Taiji Rough Stone!”
——Thanks to the book friend from Guangdong for the hospitality last night!