Chapter 1286: The Giant Beast Reappears (Fourth Update!)
The color instantly drained from Qin Mu’s face, leaving it pale. He said with a trembling voice, “Brother Taiyi, don’t joke like that. How could I possibly bear that burden? I’ll call my family right now, and we’ll move immediately!”
The young Taiyi looked at him with a faint, knowing smile, making no move to stop him.
Qin Mu waited for a moment. Seeing that Taiyi didn’t stop him, he himself didn’t leave either.
“I know you very well, Celestial Venerable Mu.”
The young Taiyi said with a slight smile, “Back when you were studying at the Village of the Crippled, I transformed into a chicken-dragon and observed you for several years. Celestial Venerable Mu, faced with this situation, you wouldn’t feel fear. Instead, you’d have an even stronger sense of curiosity.”
Qin Mu slumped, feeling as if he had been completely seen through.
The young Taiyi continued, “If it were anyone else, hearing about the great terror here, or even witnessing the great terror of the previous universe’s destruction once, would be enough to shatter their Dao heart and completely break them. But last time, you took Tai Su to the previous era, personally experienced the destruction of the universe, and when you returned, you had no hindrance in your Dao heart at all. Instead, you were preparing to search for Tai Su and kill her.”
Qin Mu laughed. “The past cannot be chased. Cherish the present and the future. That’s what the Village of the Crippled taught me.”
He became curious again and asked, “Brother, did you really transform into a chicken-dragon?”
The young Taiyi looked helpless and nodded.
Qin Mu asked with great interest, “Then during the New Year, were we the ones who sent you to the dinner table?”
The young Taiyi looked even more helpless and nodded again. “It was Blind who did it. He said I was the fattest. You all ate very happily... Let’s not talk about that. You will definitely not leave the Ten Thousand Black Mountains. Since you won’t leave, what will you do?”
Qin Mu’s eyes lit up. He clapped his hands together and laughed, “Of course, I’ll keep mining! This place is covered in gold. Those mineral veins left over from the previous era, if we dig them up, they’re all wealth, enough to strengthen Yan Kang!”
The young Taiyi was speechless for a long time.
Qin Mu continued, “We’ll take their treasures too! Their treasures must be top-grade, every single one. They naturally won’t agree, so I need to refine a treasure specifically for chopping off their hands!”
The young Taiyi was stunned for a moment, then said, “What if they crawl over from the previous era...”
“Then we kill them.”
Qin Mu didn’t care at all, laughing, “Kill one for every one that comes. It’s no big deal. You have them sealed and suppressed here. They can’t all crawl out at once, can they?”
The young Taiyi sighed. “If the Ancestral Court once again becomes a battlefield, it might really allow them to crawl out. Even I wouldn’t be able to suppress them then.”
Qin Mu laughed heartily, full of confidence. “The Ten Celestial Venerables check and balance each other. Who would dare to make a move in the Ancestral Court? The Heavenly Emperor Tai Chu, Tu Bo, and the Heavenly Lord know the dangers of the Ancestral Court. The Empress and her sister also know the peril here. They won’t act. Brother Taiyi, you’re worrying over nothing!”
Just as he finished speaking, Jiang Yunjian flew over. “Godfather, there is a messenger from Consort Yan Tian requesting an audience.”
Qin Mu’s heart stirred. He stuffed the willow branch and the small iron bucket back into the young Taiyi’s hands, laughing, “My business has arrived. Brother Taiyi, you’ll have to patch up these Black Mountains yourself.”
The young Taiyi helplessly pinched the willow branch and carried the bucket, watching him walk away.
Jiang Yunjian was about to slip away, but the young Taiyi called him back. He had no choice but to obediently stand still, take the willow branch and small iron bucket from Taiyi, and reluctantly begin repairing this stretch of the world.
At first, repairing the Great Black Mountains had been interesting and novel, but in the years since Qin Mu left, it was they who had been helping Taiyi repair the Great Black Mountains, and they were already tired of it.
Consort Yan Tian’s messenger was Xiu Hong Su. She carried Consort Yan Tian’s invitation, bowed, and presented it. “Celestial Venerable Mu, the Consort has arrived. Please, Celestial Venerable, come with me.”
“Wait a moment, Xiu Xiu.”
Qin Mu went to find the Tai Shi Egg. The Tai Shi Egg was currently placed in Yan’er’s bird’s nest for incubation. Beside this large egg were flowers arranged in a circle.
Because the Void Beast was being controlled by Dragon Qilin, the Ancestral Court was gradually regaining its vitality, and flowers, grass, and trees were growing again.
The Tai Shi Egg looked relieved, unable to bear Yan’er’s attentive care, and quickly followed Qin Mu away. Yan’er still looked a bit regretful.
Dragon Qilin hurriedly caught up, saying, “Leader, these past days I’ve been controlling and practicing with the Void Beast, and I’ve obtained many treasures. They’re all stored in the treasury of our Ten Thousand Sacred Mountains. Leader, please take a look when you have time.”
He showed an expectant look.
Qin Mu laughed. “I’ll go to Consort Yan Tian’s gathering first and take a look when I return. By the way, Long Pi, the Heavenly Emperor has been reborn. In the future, he will definitely try to take back the Void Mother Beast and use her to control the other Void Beasts. The Ancestral Court will likely face a disaster. Ask Tai Yi more about his plans.”
“The Heavenly Emperor?”
Dragon Qilin was solemn. Qin Mu walked towards Xiu Hong Su, and Dragon Qilin quickly followed. “Leader, won’t you go look at our own treasury?”
Qin Mu was puzzled. “This matter is urgent. I’m going to negotiate with Consort Yan Tian to get some Tai Shi Divine Stones. When I return, I will definitely come and see the treasures you’ve collected.”
Seeing that an outsider was present, Dragon Qilin had to stop talking. He watched Qin Mu leave with Xiu Hong Su, thinking to himself, “Tai Shi Divine Stones? Our treasury is full of them. The divine stones that Xiu Hong Su and the others mined were basically all snatched by me and stored in our treasury. Counting the days, today is the day the territory of Ancestral God King sends the mined treasures back to the Heavenly Court. I should get moving too...”
He let out a low roar, and an enormous Void Beast emerged from the depths of the void.
Dragon Qilin leaped onto the back of this Void Mother Beast and shouted, “Awaken your children! We’re going to rob—”
This Void Mother Beast was much stronger than before, its body several times larger. It shook the bone mountains on its back. The bone mountains were hollow, and the air flowing through them produced a sharp whistling sound.
Countless Void Beasts emerged from the void, vast and mighty, surrounding Dragon Qilin and the Void Mother Beast as they surged forward.
Qin Mu sat in Xiu Hong Su’s treasure carriage. This carriage was very fast, as it was Consort Yan Tian’s imperial vehicle.
Just then, Qin Mu suddenly sensed a fluctuation in the void. He pushed open the carriage window and looked into the void. Strangely enough, ever since Tai Yi dripped a drop of water into his vertical eye, his vertical eye could easily see through everything in the Ancestral Court, even the void!
He saw, deep within the void, countless Void Beasts running like a pack of wolves. In the center was an even larger Mother Beast.
And on the Mother Beast’s back, he saw Dragon Qilin standing there!
“What is Fatty Long up to again?” he wondered.
Xiu Hong Su also poked her head out to look, but saw nothing. Although she was a master at the Imperial Throne realm, her eyes were not as powerful as Qin Mu’s.
“What is Celestial Venerable Mu looking at?” Xiu Hong Su asked with a smile.
Qin Mu withdrew his gaze and smiled faintly. “Nothing. A few little birds just flew by in the sky.”
“Little birds? How could there be little birds in the Ancestral Court?” Xiu Hong Su laughed.
Qin Mu didn’t explain further. Suddenly, a thunderous roar came from outside, shaking the earth and mountains. The two of them looked out and saw a patch of mossy land, dozens of miles in size, covered with some shrubs, rising from a swamp!
It was a giant beast. Qin Mu had heard Palace Celestial Venerable mention this kind of beast before. It was called Que Qi, a primeval giant beast of the Ancestral Court!
This Que Qi should still be a juvenile, yet it was already this huge. If it grew to adulthood, it would be as astonishing as a moving continent!
But the giant beasts of the Ancestral Court were supposed to be extinct, all eaten by the Void Beasts. How could there still be a giant beast like Que Qi here?
Then, from that swamp came rumbling sounds. Large and small landmasses rose one after another from the water’s surface. Hundreds of enormous Que Qi were strolling through the swamp, letting out melodious, clear calls.
Qin Mu was stunned.