Chapter 1330: The Four-Faced God King (Second Update)
The stars in the sky grew brighter and brighter, but strangely, although each star's radiance increased, they flickered in and out of existence, appearing and disappearing, as if these stars were also dancing to the rhythm of the peach forest's notes, leaping from one world to another.
The stars were tracking the peach forest. Each time a star dimmed, vanished, and then brightened again, it seemed to have grown larger, drawing closer to the peach forest by a fraction!
And as the peach forest's notes danced, the Daoist priests of the Dao Sect, who were busy restraining the people in various cities and regions, suddenly noticed that the giant and the primal tree were both moving!
Although the giant and the primal tree appeared to be the same size as before, seemingly unmoving, that was only because they were shrinking as they moved!
Even stranger, the giant grasped the primal tree and uprooted it. He stood still when the peach forest's notes danced, and moved when the notes stopped.
When the notes danced, it was precisely when the sky above the peach forest lit up. At that moment, the giant and the primal tree were illuminated, both completely motionless.
When the notes stopped, it was exactly when the sky above the peach forest plunged into darkness. At that moment, the giant and the primal tree vanished into the darkness, but the Daoists all sensed that giant in the dark, gripping the primal tree, hurrying toward this place.
And that strange giant, carrying the primal tree as he traveled, was none other than the divine artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Lord, who suppressed the Primal Realm!
The Daoist priests were horrified. They flew around even more frantically, ordering everyone to lock their doors and windows.
Finally, the Dao Sect's bell tolled again. The Daoists flew back to the sect, sealed the mountain gate, and each returned to their own courtyard or palace, locking their doors.
In the city at the foot of the mountain, a child quietly pushed open a window, intending to look outside. But at that moment, he saw an incredibly terrifying sight: a giant with an enormous physique was standing just outside the city wall, holding a hundred-zhang-tall tree in his hand!
His face towered above the city gate tower, his profile appearing above it. The notes in the peach forest danced, and light flared up, illuminating his face.
The child's mouth fell open as he stared blankly at the scene.
His mother rushed over frantically, grabbed the mischievous child, and dragged him back inside. *Bang!* The door and window were slammed shut.
Then, from inside the house came the sound of spanking and the child's screams, which quickly subsided into muffled whimpers—probably because his mouth was being covered.
Outside the city, the divine artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Lord, had shrunk to a height of just over ten zhang, but he was still taller than the city gate tower, standing there like a stone statue.
Suddenly, the notes of the peach forest dimmed, and the city was plunged into darkness.
When the notes brightened again, the giant was already standing at the edge of the peach forest, still leaning on the primal tree, motionless.
A rustling sound came—the noise of a sudden, fierce wind blowing through the peach forest.
This wind came out of nowhere, its force strong enough to even stir the robes of the divine artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Lord.
Strangely, although this wind could move the Imperial Heavenly Lord's robes, it could only stir the peach leaves at the forest's edge. The leaves of the peach trees deeper inside remained completely still.
The divine artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Lord, stood motionless, holding the primal tree.
Meanwhile, the stars in the sky grew brighter and brighter, their starlight blazing, as if they had arrived not far above the peach forest. Among them, forty-nine great stars shone the most brilliantly.
In the palace within the peach forest, the Medicine Master activated the medicinal power of the final elixir. The Dao chains formed by that medicinal power drilled into the Moon Heavenly Lord's brow. The moment these Dao chains touched the divine consciousness Dao patterns of the Langxuan Divine Emperor, they spiraled together like two intertwined threads, locked in a fierce struggle!
The moment the first of the Langxuan Divine Emperor's divine consciousness Dao patterns was destroyed, the Moon Heavenly Lord's divine consciousness and primordial spirit also suffered a shock. The qin notes flowing from her hands suddenly fell half a beat out of rhythm.
Her qin notes were half a beat off, and the light strings of the peach forest also slowed by half a beat at that moment.
By the time the qin notes resumed, light flared up, and the divine artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Lord, arrived deep in the peach forest, leaning on the primal tree. That strange wind had also reached the forest, blowing through the peach trees. The leaves rustled, and peach blossom petals drifted down one by one, dancing in the wind!
In the sky, those forty-nine great stars blazed even more brightly, hanging above the peach forest palace like forty-nine eyes, staring at that palace, waiting for the next opportunity.
Within the ten-thousand-li peach forest, strands of light strings darted and danced more urgently. The sky became a kaleidoscope of colors, now day, now night, now a torrential downpour, now a blazing sun, now a snowy expanse of silver, now the scorching heat of summer, now the bright charm of spring, now the red of autumn covering the mountains.
In an instant, the peach forest could leap from one world to another, from spring to summer, from winter to autumn!
The mountains, rivers, geography, sun, moon, and stars here were also constantly changing. But strangely, the divine artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Lord, the primal tree, the strange wind, and the forty-nine great stars in the sky remained unchanged.
Inside the palace, the qin notes were urgent, the rhythm growing faster and faster.
The Moon Heavenly Lord's ten fingers flew, plucking the qin strings, which danced more and more rapidly, as if even her fingers could not keep up.
Suddenly, the Moon Heavenly Lord stood up. The ancient qin floated into the air, spinning around her as she danced in midair.
Her legs—unbeknownst to all—had healed! She could stand!
Her form moved, and the ancient qin moved with her, flying before and behind, above and below, left and right, never stopping. *Zheng, zheng, zheng!* Sharp, fierce qin notes rang out, and the peach forest palace suddenly shattered into pieces, leaving only a forest of thick stone pillars!
The pillars stood like a forest, each one like a qin post.
The strings of the ancient qin suddenly flew up, attaching themselves to the pillars, one string to one post.
The Moon Heavenly Lord's graceful figure wove through the strings and pillars, drifting and floating, while the qin notes grew high-pitched and impassioned, faintly carrying a chilling, murderous aura!
The Medicine Master, meanwhile, was like a tiny star orbiting around her. The Medicine King's primordial spirit stood in his celestial palace, and the medical Dao celestial palace also revolved around the Moon Heavenly Lord, ensuring that the Dao patterns within the healing elixirs remained undisturbed!
*Hum—*
Qin Mu's embryo spirit treasury unfolded, and within the hall, it was as if a vast world had appeared. The Ancestral Court hung in the center, with the Mystic Capital above, the Nether Capital below, the Four Extremes standing at the four directions, and the myriad realms emerging.
Qin Mu's main primordial spirit slowly rose, its body growing larger and larger, taller and taller. No matter from which direction one looked, one only saw its front face.
It was a four-faced god.
This four-faced god king's palm opened, and the ruins of the hall rested upon it. The qin posts and strings stretched for a hundred li, turning the hall's ruins into a great qin.
The Moon Heavenly Lord danced among the qin posts and strings, now flying over them, now passing beneath them, now circling the posts. Her long sleeves fluttered as she plucked the strings.
She seemed to become a four-faced god king within Qin Mu's palm, able to clearly grasp every detail of the peach forest and the great qin.
As for the Medicine Master and the Medicine King's primordial spirit, their bodies appeared even smaller, but they too were like a four-faced god king, able to clearly perceive the movement of every bit of medicinal power.
"Mu Heavenly Lord..." A voice sounded within the peach forest, mournful and plaintive.
Qin Mu's heart leaped. *It's time to act!*
The countless roots of the primal tree in the divine artifact Imperial Heavenly Lord's hand suddenly lashed out, instantly piercing through the ten-thousand-li peach forest. At the same time, the forty-nine great stars in the sky descended, plummeting downward!
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