Chapter 1323: One-Tenth Certainty (Third Update)
"If Grandpa Pharmacist can't do it, there's still Tai Shi. As long as Tai Shi can dissolve the Dao wounds on Moon Venerable, then healing the damage to her physical body will be no challenge for me at all!"
Qin Mu comforted himself like this. Although Pharmacist's performance always gave off an unreliable vibe, he was still the greatest medical sage under heaven. Aside from repeatedly failing when testing new medicines on Qin Mu, he had no other misdeeds.
Qin Mu packed his belongings, preparing to set off. He went to find Shu Jun, but Shu Jun had already taken the head of the Grand Emperor from within the treasure seal and left the Great Black Mountain, heading somewhere unknown. The First Ancestor, the Human Sovereign, was leading many Human Sovereigns out as well. All of them turned to look at Qin Mu in unison, their eyes filled with hostility.
"I heard a Tai Pu giant beast has appeared nearby. This kind of giant beast is extremely rare—it was once the mount of the Three Kings of the Ancient Era. We plan to subdue that Tai Pu."
The First Ancestor said to Qin Mu, "Mu'er, do you want to come along?"
The hostility in the eyes of Human Sovereigns like Qi Kang and Yi Shan grew even stronger. They said in unison, "First Ancestor, why are you calling him? If he's there, will there be any share of the Tai Pu for us?"
"Once we subdue the Tai Pu, we'll each take a ride back and give Qin the Human Sovereign a good beating!"
Qin Mu laughed heartily and waved to the crowd. But as soon as he turned his face away, his expression became extremely dark, startling Pharmacist.
"Subdue a Tai Pu just to hit me? Ancestral masters, you're still too young!"
They boarded the swift ship of the Eternal Peace civilization and sailed out of the Ten Thousand Black Mountains. No sooner had they left than Xu Shenghua and Lan Yutian led three thousand divine beings and giant beasts to the so-called Sacred Mountain.
Xu Shenghua, Lan Yutian, along with the three thousand divine beings and a hundred or so giant beasts, stood at the periphery, staring at the pitch-black Ten Thousand Great Black Mountains. For a long time, none of them spoke.
"That old man named Tai Yi is a liar," Xu Shenghua murmured.
Lan Yutian nodded repeatedly.
Long Qilin and Yan'er hurried out to greet them. Seeing them, they were overjoyed but also a little regretful. Yan'er laughed, "The Sect Leader just left, and you arrive right after. If you had come a little earlier, you could have met them!"
Lan Yutian opened his mouth just in time to catch her tossed snack, looking surprised. "My brother is gone?"
Long Qilin nodded and whispered, "Lucky you didn't run into the Sect Leader, or he'd trick you into mining again—and without paying."
Lan Yutian asked quietly, "Does he provide meals?"
"Meals? You're overthinking it!"
Long Qilin curled his lip. "You handle your own meals. My meals are all made by Yan'er."
The crowd surged into the Great Black Mountain. Lan Yutian hesitated for a moment, then said, "I was planning to ask my brother for a few mountain peaks, but now that he's gone..."
Long Qilin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he laughed, "There are plenty of mountain peaks here—more than you can claim! Just pick whichever ones you like and settle there, but you'll have to build your own palaces and houses. I have a piece of Tai Chu Divine Stone here that I can lend you for visualizing dwellings and palaces."
Xu Shenghua smiled, "No need. It's better for us to build them ourselves. Since we're staying on the Sect Leader's land, it's only right to help him mine and do some work."
Long Qilin hesitated for a moment but didn't tell them that sometimes at night, these Great Black Mountains would split open, and terrifying experts from prehistoric eras would crawl out from within.
"After one night, they'll understand."
Long Qilin thought to himself, "By the next day, Tai Yi will show up and explain things to them, then have them repair the Great Black Mountains."
Even so, Long Qilin spoke earnestly, "You must be careful at night. These Ten Thousand Black... Ten Thousand Sacred Mountains are fine in every way, except that once night falls, you can't step out of the Black Mountains. There is great terror in the darkness."
Xu Shenghua looked puzzled. "Don't go out after dark? This place is like the old Great Wasteland."
Long Qilin thought, "It's more than ten thousand times more terrifying than the Great Wasteland! Heaven have mercy, the Sect Leader has finally tricked two smart people into guarding this territory. Before, I was the only smart one holding things together, standing against beings like the Ten Celestial Venerables. It was a bit lonely..."
His tail suddenly shot up, swishing and wagging proudly. "I've actually held out against those vicious Ten Celestial Venerables for so many years without them taking the Ten Thousand Sacred Mountains. I'm truly remarkable!"
Although the Eternal Peace swift ship was not slow, it was nowhere near as fast as Moon Venerable's lantern. Qin Mu and Pharmacist spent over a month flying from the Ten Thousand Sacred Mountains to the Heavenly Rift.
During that month, Pharmacist stayed on the ship, pondering various miraculous medicines. Sometimes he rested his chin in deep thought, sometimes he wrote furiously, sometimes he listed the detailed compositions of various medicinal herbs, and sometimes he used his primordial energy to form the Dao patterns contained in those herbs, breaking them apart and piecing together new patterns.
Though he appeared confident on the surface, as if healing Moon Venerable would be a simple task, the pressure on him was immense.
After all, this was his first time dealing with a Celestial Venerable, and he was tasked with healing a Celestial Venerable's Dao wounds. This was the first time since his medical Dao had reached its peak, and the most difficult challenge of his life!
Qin Mu, meanwhile, organized the Tai Chu Divine Stones on the ship, burying them one by one in the Tai Chu mineral vein within his Spiritual Embryo Divine Treasury.
The Tai Chu Egg jumped out of its nest on the altar, hopping around, directing him on the exact positions to bury each divine stone.
Qin Mu worked like a diligent little squirrel, following its instructions to handle the stones properly. Then he took out the Tai Su Divine Stones, planning to bury them in the Tai Su mineral vein as well.
When he was almost done, he suddenly came to his senses. "Tai Su Divine Maiden has already been born, and she's my enemy. Why am I burying these stones? It's not like she can return to the egg and hatch inside my spiritual embryo!"
He dug out a divine stone, took out the Tai Su eggshell, raised it to the edge, and took a gulp of the egg liquid. He immediately began using the Tai Su Divine Stone to refine the Tai Su Primordial Liquid.
Suddenly, Pharmacist, who had been deep in thought, opened his eyes and sniffed. "That smells wonderful! What kind of medicinal ingredient is that?"
Qin Mu refined the Tai Su Primordial Liquid and said, "This is the egg liquid from the ever-responsive Tai Su Egg. It's not a medicinal ingredient."
"Anything in the world can be used as medicine, let alone an egg from an ancient god."
Pharmacist's eyes flickered. "Give me a little of that egg liquid. Let me see if it can be used as medicine!"
Qin Mu took out a bit of the egg liquid, somewhat reluctant. "This is the egg liquid from the Tai Su Egg, unparalleled in the world. Every drop used is one less. Grandpa Pharmacist, you must be careful. If it can't be used as medicine, give it back to me, and I'll drink it..."
"Gorging yourself on it is nothing but wasting a treasure. In my hands, it becomes a true remedy for saving lives."
Pharmacist sneered, carefully observing the Tai Su Primordial Liquid, muttering to himself. He used his primordial energy to form the strange Dao patterns of various medicinal herbs. Earlier, he had tried to piece together different patterns but had always failed.
This time, he carefully took a wisp of the liquid. With a thought, the Tai Su Primordial Liquid changed according to his will, slowly transforming into peculiar Dao patterns that connected the Dao patterns of various medicinal herbs.
Suddenly, Pharmacist burst into tears, yet laughed heartily, tilting his head back and letting the tears slide down his cheeks. "My Dao... is complete!"
Qin Mu was holding the eggshell, drinking the liquid like a ridiculously large bowl of porridge. Seeing this, he was overjoyed. He quickly set down the eggshell and asked, "Grandpa Pharmacist, how certain are you of healing Moon Venerable?"
Pharmacist stood up, brimming with confidence and vitality, radiating the aura of a grandmaster. He raised one finger and said, "One-tenth!"