Chapter 1299: Qin Mu Enters the Dao (Third Update)
In the ancestral court of Qin Mu's spiritual embryo divine treasury, the Supreme Beginning Egg was firmly rooted in the Supreme Beginning vein.
This vein actually contained an altar, almost identical to the one in the true Supreme Beginning vein, also seemingly made of water.
The Supreme Beginning Egg stood upright on this altar, round and plump, with the smaller, equally round Supreme Beginning Primeval Stone placed beside it.
"Although it's smaller and fake, it's still better than nothing!" the Supreme Beginning within the egg said excitedly.
He began to mobilize the power within the vein, attempting to refine the Supreme Beginning Primeval Stone.
Qin Mu, however, felt a bit disappointed. "If I could do this a few more times, I might actually be able to turn the fake into the real. And it's not enough to just forge the Supreme Beginning vein; if I could bombard the Supreme Simplicity vein, the Supreme Beginning vein, and the Supreme Polarity vein like this a few times..."
Suddenly, Qin Mu felt an inexplicable tremor within his divine treasury's ancestral court. It was the Supreme Beginning Egg mobilizing the vein to refine the Supreme Beginning Primeval Stone!
Instantly, a torrent of profound principles and logic of the Great Way flooded into him, immersing him in their depths. Unknowingly, he slipped into a state of enlightenment.
His footsteps did not cease, but a wondrous aura of the Dao began to emanate from him!
As the Supreme Beginning Egg refined the primeval stone, it was as if Qin Mu himself was refining it too!
However, Qin Mu did not receive the energy of the Great Way from within the primeval stone; he only gained the Dao and its principles of the Supreme Beginning Way. Even so, this was far superior to any solitary study or comprehension he could achieve on his own!
A six-legged mountain-xu giant beast spotted him and charged. But when it reached Qin Mu and opened its massive maw, it couldn't bite him.
It seemed unable to touch Qin Mu at all, as if he had no physical form. He passed right through its mouth.
Stranger still, Qin Mu appeared not to notice the beast and walked straight through its body.
The mountain-xu was terrified, bewildered, and fled in panic.
Qin Mu walked into the forest.
Since Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign had arrived in the ancestral court, the court had gained many forests, lush with greenery. There were countless herbivorous giant beasts called kuiqi, which fed on the trees, lowering their heads to uproot towering trees and devour them whole.
As Qin Mu walked through the woods, he saw heads the size of small hills lowering from above the treetops. Kuiqi bit down on large trees, some even biting him along with them. Others stepped down with their massive feet, trampling over him.
Yet no matter how powerful these giant beasts were, they could not touch him in the slightest.
He continued walking toward the Great Black Tree. The state of entering the Dao was too wondrous. He was immersed in the vast ocean of the Supreme Beginning Way, perceiving all its aspects.
At that moment, the Supreme Beginning within the egg also sensed something peculiar. The speed at which he was refining the Supreme Beginning Primeval Stone had unknowingly increased, and it was accelerating!
This refining speed far surpassed his rate within the true Supreme Beginning vein!
"That's it. Mu Celestial Venerable is also using my refining of the primeval stone to comprehend the Supreme Beginning Way! As he comprehends it, he feeds it back into the Supreme Beginning vein within his spiritual embryo, making the vein more complete!"
The Supreme Beginning within the egg thought to himself, "This is equivalent to the two of us refining the primeval stone together! No, it's even more effective than two people working together! This way, my time of emergence can be greatly advanced!"
Although Qin Mu was in a state of enlightenment, unaware of his surroundings, his pace was not slow. At his current speed, he could cross the thousands of mountains and rivers of the ancestral court and reach the Great Black Tree in three to five days.
Just then, the heavens and earth suddenly trembled. The sky became blindingly bright as various divine treasures hung in the air: the Net, the Seal, the Abyss, the Halberd, the Rope, the Strategy, the Palace, the Gate, the Well, and other Heavenly Dao treasures, their might overwhelming as they continuously struck downward!
The earth shook, and Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign emerged, desperately wielding the Core of the Primordial Tree to resist.
At the same time, Ancestral God King, his body tens of thousands of feet tall, radiant with divine light, slowly strode forward holding the Heavenly Umbrella, his expression dark.
The sky also darkened accordingly.
Wherever he passed, the Heavenly Dao treasures followed closely, accompanying him, forming another Xuan Du world within the ancestral court!
This Xuan Du world was far smaller than the true Xuan Du, yet it was highly condensed, enveloping a region ten thousand miles in radius!
Within these ten thousand miles of the ancestral court, the might of heaven was vast, the Heavenly Dao treasures hung high, continuously bombarding Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign, leaving her no escape!
"Earth Mother, you killed my disciples. Today, it's time to send you on your way."
Ancestral God King's tone was calm, as if stating a trivial matter, as if he were merely executing an ant that had angered him.
"You junior!"
Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign was furious, shrieking, "How many years have you lived? When I rose to fame, I stood tall in the ancestral court, my canopy shading the heavens, the largest tree in the court! Even the Creators revered me, sacrificed to me, worshipped me, and built altars around me! I have survived ten great calamities, countless minor ones—you cannot kill me!"
She fought desperately, suddenly letting out a sharp cry. Countless giant beasts surged forward, crashing into Ancestral God King's Xuan Du world, causing it to shimmer with flowing light and teeter on the brink of collapse.
The power of the ancient giant beasts was immense!
As the Mother of the Earth, Earth Mother controlled these beasts, simultaneously attacking the Xuan Du world, putting even Ancestral God King under strain!
"Earth Mother, you have your methods, but before me, they are all useless."
Ancestral God King held the Heavenly Umbrella, which seemed like a complete world in itself. Its ribs grew longer and wider, transforming into forty-nine Great Ways that supported the Xuan Du world, making it unbreakable.
Seeing this, Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign felt despair. Suddenly, she looked up and cried out, "Heavenly Lord, won't you control your son?"
Ancestral God King sneered, "Even if my father descends to the ancestral court, he cannot bring too much power. He must leave his true body to guard Xuan Du. If his avatar descends, what can he do to me? Father, do you dare?"
He roared up at the sky.
Suddenly, the Xuan Du world split open. A beam of white light fell from the sky, landing as the Heavenly Lord, with white robes, white brows, white eyes, and white hair. He sighed, "Wicked son, stop this. Do you truly want your old father to deal with you?"
Ancestral God King laughed heartily, then suddenly sealed the Xuan Du world, unleashing his full power, and shouted, "Father, today I will send your avatar on its way, and another day, I will send your true body!"
He unfurled his cloak and took a step forward. As the crimson cloak spread, a series of heavenly palaces emerged from beneath it, swaying to form a celestial court!
Ancestral God King's power surged, his true body in motion, attacking both the Heavenly Lord and Earth Mother at once!
The Heavenly Lord and Earth Mother fought back with all their might, but soon both were wounded. Earth Mother fumed, "Heavenly Lord, you useless old thing, is this all you're worth?"
The Heavenly Lord's avatar looked ashamed and said, "I still have help. The ancestral court has broken its seal, and Earth Lord has also come to the ancestral court! Daoist, Daoist, won't you come up and assist?"
As his words fell, the earth shook, surging with molten lava. Netherworld demonic energy erupted, forming a dark world. A molten Earth Lord spun and rose slowly from the lava and demonic energy.
Boom!
Ancestral God King punched the molten Earth Lord in the face. The molten Earth Lord tumbled as he rose from the lava, sent flying.
"All three of you old things, come at me together!" Ancestral God King laughed heartily.
The molten Earth Lord was also enraged, his long whip sweeping in with a whoosh!
The four mighty beings unleashed their full abilities, battling fiercely within Ancestral God King's Xuan Du world. Earth Lord, Heavenly Lord, and Earth Mother moved swiftly, their attacks shaking heaven and earth, yet they could not break through Ancestral God King's Xuan Du world or escape!
"Father, Uncle, Aunt, isn't my Xuan Du world tougher than you imagined?"
Ancestral God King laughed heartily, "This is my realization over the years. I have long since transcended the Heavenly Dao; I have learned something better! None of you can escape; you are all destined to be refined and devoured by me!"
"You rebellious son!" The Heavenly Lord's beard trembled with rage.
At that moment, Qin Mu walked into the Xuan Du world, passing between the four of them.
The four deities had immense physical forms and boundless divine powers, yet Qin Mu walked through their techniques as if encountering nothing.
The four stopped, staring blankly at this tiny human.
Ancestral God King's mind reeled, at a loss. His unbreakable Xuan Du world had been entered by Qin Mu, as if he had touched nothing!
That was his proudest achievement, the foundation for his courage to break ties with the Heavenly Lord, yet Qin Mu had simply walked in!
Qin Mu seemed oblivious, ignoring the four majestic deities as he continued unhurriedly forward.