Chapter 1322: The One Who Tames Is Ultimately Tamed (Second Update)
Qin Mu walked up to him, unfastened his robe and draped it over his shoulders, smiling as he said, "I also need a warrior who dares to fight and struggle, even dare to sacrifice his life for the race of Creators. Stay. The Primordial Era has already passed. The Creators still have a future."
Shu Jun looked at him, his gaze somewhat dazed, murmuring, "Celestial Venerable Mu, you are not a true Creator..."
Qin Mu laughed heartily. "Anyone who fears no hardship, dares to change the world, dares to create new things, who carves a path through mountains and builds bridges across rivers, is a Creator. Shu Jun, what difference is there between the Eternal Peace of today, the human race of today, and the Creators?"
Shu Jun's heart was deeply stirred. He followed Qin Mu back.
Within the treasure seal, the Grand Emperor sneered coldly. "Shu Jun, the sinner of the Creator race. You have already ruined your own kind; now you want to ruin the human race as well?"
He laughed loudly. "In the Primordial Era, you were a failure when facing me, and a failure when facing the Ancient Gods. You lost everything. In the future, you will still be a failure!"
Shu Jun's lips twitched, but he said nothing.
Qin Mu said leisurely, "Grand Emperor, the one who truly sent the Primordial Creators down the path of extinction was actually you. No matter who faced the situation back then, they couldn't have changed the outcome. What I admire about Shu Jun is that he didn't flee like you did. He chose to stay and keep fighting. He has a sense of responsibility, while you do not."
The Grand Emperor smiled faintly. "Surviving is the true victory. Celestial Venerable Mu, you understand nothing!"
Qin Mu burst into laughter, his primordial energy rolling up the treasure seal and sending it into Shu Jun's hands. "You two are uncle and nephew. Have a good chat. I still have matters to attend to."
Shu Jun held the treasure seal, his gaze falling on the trapped head of the Grand Emperor.
The Grand Emperor's expression shifted slightly, and he sneered, "Shu Jun, you've already beaten me. We should be even now, shouldn't we? You must know that you are also a sinner. You have no right to accuse me, let alone humiliate me... Celestial Venerable Mu! You promised me you wouldn't treat me as a treasure or humiliate me!"
Qin Mu turned back, smiling. "When did I ever humiliate you? But if your uncle wants to humiliate you, I won't stop him."
The Grand Emperor was furious, hopping and stamping in rage, but he couldn't leap out of the treasure seal.
Qin Mu arrived at the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Black Mountains. He saw the gods of Eternal Peace trying to mine another vein and couldn't help shaking his head. "Who taught these Eternal Peace folks such wicked ways? They look like they have no fear of death..."
He walked to the edge of the mining area and asked a few questions. A god quickly replied, "We're only mining the outer veins. We wouldn't dare touch the prehistoric divine weapons inside. Blind Master is shrewd; he's already marked out the safe mining areas for us, steering clear of the weapons at the vein's center. Mute Master said we should mine the outer parts first and leave the center for the National Teacher to go and die."
Qin Mu was quite satisfied and laughed. "Blind Grandpa and Mute Grandpa really know me well. Of course, I'm not going to die—I have full confidence in subduing those prehistoric divine weapons!"
He gave some instructions, then saw the First Human Emperor and others leading Jiang Yunjian and the younger generation back from outside. These young people had captured several primordial giant beasts as mounts, riding them with joy and looking quite impressive.
"Maybe Eternal Peace could raise an army of giant beasts..."
Qin Mu calculated for a moment, then went to see Dragon Qilin and Yan'er. He took out the Void Beast egg and said, "The Void Beasts in the Grand Void might not still be alive. This egg could be the last Void Beast. If it hatches, it will be a female beast! You must protect it carefully and not let it go extinct."
Dragon Qilin was overjoyed and quickly put the egg away. Yan'er snatched it, laughing, "The nest I built last time for that big round egg is still there. It's perfect for hatching this Void Beast egg!"
Qin Mu watched her hurry away, then looked at Dragon Qilin. "Fatty Dragon, what was it you wanted to show me?"
Dragon Qilin eagerly presented his treasure, leading Qin Mu to the center of the Ten Thousand Black Mountains. There, a series of palaces had been built, covered with various seals and restrictions.
Dragon Qilin arrived at one palace, opened the seals, pushed open the door, and laughed, "Chief, take a look!"
Qin Mu stepped inside and was stunned. The hall was dazzling with all kinds of treasures—piles of divine gold and divine materials from various veins, stacked like mountains, all sorted and categorized neatly!
As he walked among these treasures, he also saw a dozen jars. The jars should contain Primal Chaos Origin Liquid, its aura hard to conceal, seeping out and making the nearby divine gold and divine materials look incredibly lustrous.
He also saw Primordial Beginning Divine Stones from the Primordial Beginning vein. Though not many, there were over two hundred pieces!
Then his gaze was drawn to the Grand Simplicity Divine Stones. The yield of Grand Simplicity Divine Stones was higher, about three hundred pieces!
The most abundant were the Grand Ultimate Divine Stones, piled up like mountains!
Dragon Qilin stood in front of the Grand Ultimate Divine Stones, smug and proud, his tail sticking up like a flagpole covered in scales!
Qin Mu was both amused and exasperated. "Fatty Dragon, all these Grand Ultimate Divine Stones are fake. Not a single one is real."
Dragon Qilin was stunned. He quickly turned around to check, but these divine stones indeed looked exactly like real Grand Ultimate Divine Stones—no difference could be seen.
"The vein that Imperial Sovereign Langxuan occupied was a fake Grand Ultimate vein. You've seen the real one."
Qin Mu walked over, picked up a Grand Ultimate Divine Stone, and with a thought, the stone dissolved into a wisp of yin-yang energy and vanished. "This is an illusion created by the Ancient God of the Grand Ultimate vein, meant to fool Imperial Sovereign Langxuan. It can't fool me."
Dragon Qilin was dumbfounded.
Qin Mu laughed. "Among the things you grabbed, the most valuable are the Primordial Beginning Divine Stones and the Grand Simplicity Divine Stones. But there's no need to do this in the future. I have some old ties with Heavenly Venerable Gong, so I can get a tenth of her Grand Simplicity Divine Stones. I also have an agreement with Yan Tianfei, getting half of the divine stones from her vein. From now on, they'll deliver them to me voluntarily."
Dragon Qilin's spirits fell, and his raised tail slowly drooped.
Qin Mu smiled. "But you've also solved a big problem for me. I couldn't bring myself to personally rob Heavenly Venerable Gong's vein. You did it for me, and since Heavenly Venerable Gong knows the Void Beast was controlled by the Grand Emperor, you framed him perfectly—killing two birds with one stone!"
Dragon Qilin perked up again, his drooping tail slowly rising.
Qin Mu praised, "Especially your looting of Ancestral God King's Primordial Jade Pool output—that truly pleased me. That Ancestral God King always gives me a hard time and constantly opposes me. You did well!"
Dragon Qilin's tail stood straight up, wagging twice.
Qin Mu continued, "Only one thing was poorly done. Heavenly Venerable Hong is the Heavenly Duke. The great marsh he occupies is the source of the Heavenly River. You didn't need to rob his mine. You can fool the other Heavenly Venerables, but you can't fool the Heavenly Duke, who loves to spy. He definitely knows it was you, but out of respect for me, he didn't expose you."
Dragon Qilin's tail drooped again.
Qin Mu was quite satisfied. He put away the Grand Simplicity Divine Stones and Primordial Beginning Divine Stones into his divine storage, thinking to himself, "This Art of Taming is truly mysterious and unfathomable. Even Fatty Dragon can't resist it. But Fatty Dragon has indeed rendered great service..."
"Fatty Dragon, I plan to return to Eternal Peace to find Heavenly Venerable Yue and treat her injuries. Do you want to come back with me?" Qin Mu asked.
Dragon Qilin hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. "It's good here. I'll stay. After all, the Void Beast still needs to hatch. If the female beast hatches, Yan'er alone won't be able to handle it."
Qin Mu shook his head, thinking to himself, "Yan'er has probably also read Fatty Dragon's Art of Taming and is already tamed beyond escape."
He went to find Pharmacist. Pharmacist pondered and said, "Treating a Heavenly Venerable's injuries? I've never tried... Whether a Heavenly Venerable's Dao injury can be cured with medical arts is indeed a great challenge... Wait for me three to five days. I'll gather some medicinal ingredients!"
Qin Mu waited a few days, and Pharmacist finally prepared everything, saying, "We can set off. Time to treat Heavenly Venerable Yue."
Qin Mu was full of anticipation. "Grandpa Pharmacist, do you have any confidence?"
"Not full confidence."
Pharmacist said calmly, "Treating a Heavenly Venerable's Dao injury is also a first for me, a great test. I need to see Heavenly Venerable Yue's wound in person before I can decide. I've gathered many highly toxic things from the Ancestral Court this time. Maybe I can try them on Heavenly Venerable Yue."
Qin Mu's expression changed.
Pharmacist was full of confidence, laughing heartily. "Don't worry, don't worry. I know my limits. I'm not like you, a half-baked healer. Every time I administer medicine, I'm very sure!"
Qin Mu recalled his own experiences and shuddered several times.