Chapter 1312: Seeing You Off (Fourth Update)
"Why did the Chaos Sea suddenly stir at this moment?"
Qin Mu's hair stood on end, and he silently cursed his bad luck. He immediately leaped into the air and, without any explanation, unleashed his most formidable divine ability, the Divine Ferry of the Other Shore, attempting to vanish into the void and evade the attacks of the four Heavenly Lords.
The moment his body moved, the auras of the four Heavenly Lords were instantly drawn together, colliding with one another!
Within these auras were the different divine powers and spiritual awareness of the four Heavenly Lords, vast and mighty. The moment they clashed, Qin Mu immediately felt his own vital energy and spiritual awareness become sluggish and obstructed.
His Divine Ferry of the Other Shore technique couldn't even take shape, unable to carry him across into the void!
"I'm done for..."
Qin Mu's heart sank, and he immediately prepared two contingencies. With a buzzing sound, his divine hidden domain expanded. One of his hands grabbed Ling Tianzun's peachwood hairpin, while the other reached for the chaotic mineral vein within his divine hidden domain.
Within the chaotic mineral vein of his divine hidden domain, the two halves of Taiyi's eggshell flew up. This was his second contingency. If even the Unchanging divine ability couldn't withstand the assault, he planned to seal himself, trapping himself inside Taiyi's eggshell!
As for whether Taiyi's egg could withstand the combined siege of the four Heavenly Lords and protect him, he had no way of knowing.
Within the Taishi mineral vein, the Taishi egg also awakened from refining the Taishi primordial stone. Round like an egg, the two shells surrounded Qin Mu's divine hidden domain from above and below!
"Mu Tianzun, do you need help?" he quickly asked.
Qin Mu didn't answer. At this moment, even Taishi was utterly useless. Taishi's strength hadn't yet reached the level where he could contend with the four Heavenly Lords.
He had just finished his preparations when he saw a walking cane slowly rise from the Chaos Sea, parting the chaotic energy.
The four Heavenly Lords didn't reveal themselves, but their divine abilities had already arrived!
Although Xiao Tianzun, Yan Tianfei, Ancestral God King, and Langxuan Divine Emperor were all severely wounded, their divine abilities were still incredibly powerful and terrifying!
These four Heavenly Lords struck with all their might in this single blow, forcing their opponent to back down.
If they had shown themselves, it wouldn't have had the same effect!
Just as their divine abilities were about to reach Qin Mu, that unremarkable walking cane slammed downward heavily!
Qin Mu heard a thunderous roar, and the entire Chaos Sea was sent flying by the cane's impact!
The divine abilities of the four Heavenly Lords were like paper, shattered into pieces amidst the terrifying shockwave. The monstrous waves of the Chaos Sea surged in all directions, crushing the void and causing it to collapse.
Suddenly, the figures of the four Heavenly Lords emerged, lifted by the waves of the Chaos Sea, and were sent flying backward against their will.
The four Heavenly Lords each let out a muffled groan, desperately trying to stabilize themselves, but they couldn't withstand this force. Their hearts were filled with shock. This power even surpassed the physical body of the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, surpassed the complete form of the Grand Emperor, and they even felt that the realm represented by this power exceeded the limits of the Heavenly Court realm!
Whoosh—
The four Heavenly Lords flailed their limbs as they were sent far away from this place.
The four of them landed, said nothing, turned around, and left, quickly disappearing in four directions of the Ancestral Court.
Underground, Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign hadn't gone far. She secretly watched the commotion in the Chaos Sea. When she saw this scene, she couldn't help but shiver several times and immediately dove into the ground, using earth escape to flee at top speed.
Gradually, the waves stirred up by the Chaos Sea calmed down. Before long, this sea of chaotic energy returned to its peaceful state.
Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly put the two halves of Taiyi's eggshell back into the chaotic mineral vein, feeling puzzled. "What's with this walking cane?"
The walking cane had made the four Heavenly Lords back off and then fell silent again, standing upright on the sea's surface.
Qin Mu hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward to carefully examine the cane. It seemed unremarkable, as if carved from ordinary wood.
There were no runes on the cane, and not even a trace of any Great Dao's aura emanated from it.
Yet, just moments ago, this ordinary-looking cane had sent the four Heavenly Lords flying, forcing them to retreat!
"Brother Taiyi!"
Qin Mu bowed deeply, sincerely saying, "Thank you for your help. The Taichu primordial stone should have fallen into your hands, right? With the primordial stone in your possession, I can rest easy."
He waited for a moment, but the cane remained still, showing no reaction.
Qin Mu smiled and said, "Since you don't wish to speak, I won't disturb you any longer. Farewell." With that, he turned and left.
After a moment, the Chaos Sea split open, revealing a passage. Xu Shenhua, Lan Yutian, and the others walked out. The elderly Taiyi waved his hand, and the cane flew back to him.
Lan Yutian asked, puzzled, "Why was big brother talking to a cane just now?"
The elderly Taiyi had a strange expression on his face and explained, "He mistook me for the cane, thinking I had transformed into its form today."
The two of them were baffled, wondering why Qin Mu would have such a strange idea.
They didn't know that Taiyi had the "Yi," which had no fixed form or state and could transform into anyone or anything. That's why Qin Mu, seeing the cane scare off the four Heavenly Lords, assumed Taiyi had turned into the cane and spoke to it accordingly.
The elderly Taiyi leaned on his cane and chuckled, "You've seen the dangers of the Ancestral Court and obtained the primordial stones. Now it's time to go to the Ten Thousand Sacred Mountains to see Mu Tianzun. That kind of wood is plentiful with Mu Tianzun. The Ten Thousand Sacred Mountains are full of these divine trees."
Xu Shenhua and Lan Yutian repeatedly expressed their thanks. Xu Shenhua asked, "May I ask, friend, how do we get to the Ten Thousand Sacred Mountains?"
"The Ten Thousand Sacred Mountains are right there. Keep walking in that direction. The Sacred Mountains are extremely unique, sacred and extraordinary, unlike anything else. You'll recognize them the moment you see them!"
The elderly Taiyi casually pointed. The group looked in the direction he indicated but saw nothing. When they turned back, the elderly Taiyi had vanished without a trace.
"What an extraordinary person," Xu Shenhua praised.
They continued on their way. Xu Shenhua observed the geography of the Ancestral Court, and the more he saw, the more astonished he became. He couldn't help but stop to study the terrain's layout. "The mountains and rivers here seem to contain the Dao and techniques of Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign. All thirty-six types of the Primordial Capital's Great Dao can be traced back to the Ancestral Court!"
Lan Yutian hadn't noticed this before, but after Xu Shenhua pointed it out, he paid attention. The two of them delved into their studies, exchanging insights, and unconsciously slowed their pace.
On the other side, Qin Mu was rushing toward the Ten Thousand Great Black Mountains. As the black mountains came into view, the void before him suddenly wavered. He immediately stopped, let out a cold laugh, and erupted with his spiritual awareness!
Boom—
His spiritual awareness blasted the void apart. The Ten Thousand Great Black Mountains ahead vanished, replaced by an incredibly massive head with disheveled hair, its back facing him.
"Grand Emperor, your injuries are too severe. You set up an illusion to lure me, yet you still let me see through it."
Qin Mu revealed a smile and said calmly, "You're this badly injured, and you still dare to come after me? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"
"Hahaha, Mu Tianzun, you really overestimate yourself!"
The Grand Emperor's enormous head turned around, his face covered in scars, with a large hole broken open in his forehead. He laughed, "These injuries of mine are nothing. As long as I have the Taichu primordial stone, I'll recover in no time. Mu Tianzun, hand over the remaining quarter of the primordial stone, and I'll spare your life!"
"That primordial stone, I've already given it to Xiao Tianzun."
Qin Mu said with a half-smile, "And as for sparing my life, I'm afraid you can't manage that in your current state. Grand Emperor, I chased Hao Tianzun for six hundred thousand miles, but he was saved by Taisu. That was his good fortune. Today..."
He slowly drew his broken sword and said calmly, "I'm afraid you won't be so lucky."