Chapter 1347: Carrying the Extremes of the Void (Fourth Update)
Within the palace, the Moon Celestial and Qin Mu exchanged insights on their respective cultivation practices. Qin Mu imparted his understanding of various great Daos to her without reservation.
From macro-level numerology to micro-level numerology, from the imprints of the ancient god Daos to the Dao of Creation, from the Heavenly River Divine Treasury to the Five Primordial States of the Ancestral Court.
As well as the cosmic layout of the Spirit Embryo Divine Treasury, insights into domains, and realizations regarding the Dao Realm system—Qin Mu held nothing back.
The Era of the Sovereigns could be said to be the era of the Divine Treasury and Heavenly Palace system's greatest synthesis. As the leader of that era, the Moon Celestial naturally possessed her own extraordinary insights.
The two of them hid within the peach grove to exchange ideas, feeling that time was fleeting.
Qin Mu and the Moon Celestial entered dreams together, extending time within the dreamscape. They communicated across countless dreams, each finding the experience deeply fulfilling.
Unbeknownst to them, several more months passed. The overall situation in the Primordial Realm was peaceful, with only small-scale disturbances.
There were too many races across the myriad realms, and the various factions were a chaotic mix. The ten Celestial Venerables of the Heavenly Court each dispatched their trusted subordinates to establish their own spheres of influence, leading to minor conflicts and probing skirmishes among them.
Meanwhile, the major races of the myriad realms took advantage of the turmoil to choose their own stances, supporting different Celestial Venerables and factions. Wars between realms gradually increased, and their scale slowly expanded.
Qin Mu and the Moon Celestial secluded themselves within their small pavilion, turning a deaf ear and a blind eye to the changes in the outside world.
The path the Moon Celestial walked was also the Divine Treasury and Heavenly Palace system. She drew upon various Emperor Throne techniques from the Era of the Sovereigns and the Dragon Han Era, intending to cultivate her own path toward forming a Heavenly Court.
The Era of the Sovereigns had fifteen Southern Sovereign Celestial Emperors, many of whom were her disciples or those of Ling Celestial. She gathered the strengths of all schools, cultivating her own Heavenly Court, and had already achieved remarkable results.
However, she had not entered the Heavenly Court, which left her accumulation of Emperor Throne techniques less profound than that of the ten Celestial Venerables.
This exchange with Qin Mu was meant to fill in her gaps.
But to create her own grand Heavenly Court technique, integrating the strengths of various Emperor Throne techniques, still required time and her own refinement and experimentation.
Her technique was called the Carrying the Extremes of the Void Sutra. It was named thus because "Carrying," "Extreme," and "Void" were all numbers. "Carrying" was a number of immense magnitude—ten to the power of thirty-two—while "Extreme" was ten to the power of forty-eight.
"Void," on the other hand, was an infinitesimally small number, ten to the negative eighteenth power.
The Moon Celestial's technique was named Carrying the Extremes of the Void to describe the vastness and minuteness of space: the great could span the myriad realms in a single step, while the small could shrink to a mote of dust, or even become an indivisible void, hiding within it.
All her achievements were based on the Carrying the Extremes of the Void Sutra, with the Void Heavenly Palace at the center, surrounded by various other Heavenly Palaces forming her own Heavenly Palace system.
Qin Mu studied her Carrying the Extremes of the Void, attempting to comprehend the mysteries of the Dao of Space, and discovered many intriguing things.
Many of the runes in the Moon Celestial's technique were unexpectedly consistent with those of the Void Beast. Not only that, but many of the numerological runes in the teleportation techniques of Eternal Peace were also similar to the space runes of Carrying the Extremes of the Void.
"Back when I went to the Grand Void with Cloud Celestial and Ling Celestial, I saw that Void Beast and copied many Void Patterns."
The Moon Celestial smiled and said, "Those Void Patterns greatly inspired my understanding of the Dao of Space. However, the place where I gained the most was the Chaotic Space. I was trapped there for over a hundred years, which allowed me to comprehend the profound principles of the great Dao of Space."
Qin Mu was deeply envious and asked, "What kind of relics are there in the Chaotic Space?"
"Strange fragments of space, some decayed objects—I can't explain them clearly in a short time. They don't seem to be from this era."
The Moon Celestial recalled the past and shook her head, saying, "I don't know exactly which era's relics they are. That place was too dangerous. Even I didn't dare to enter the deepest parts. I found a path and left early."
The Dao of Space was extremely difficult to learn and practice. After these few months, Qin Mu had only just begun to grasp it, barely understanding some spatial techniques. To achieve what the Moon Celestial could—ignoring distance and space—would require much more effort.
He couldn't even forge the Void Heavenly Palace yet, nor could he enter the Dao through space.
"Could it be that I also need to enter the Chaotic Space once to comprehend the mysteries of space?"
He shook his head. The Chaotic Space was extremely dangerous, and with Dawn Celestial exiled there, now was not the best time to go there to comprehend the Dao of Space.
"The Primordial Realm is divided among feudal lords, making it the safest time now, but we cannot let our guard down."
Qin Mu borrowed a lantern from the Moon Celestial and took his leave, saying, "Among the ten Celestial Venerables, Hong Celestial can be trusted. The others are not trustworthy. They might launch a surprise attack on the Primordial Realm at any time. Yue, you are proficient in the Dao of Space. If the ten Celestial Venerables want to annex the Primordial Realm, they will surely try to eliminate you first. Be careful!"
The Moon Celestial saw him off to the edge of the peach grove, reluctant to part. Just as he was about to leave the grove, she suddenly laughed and said, "Mu, you once painted a portrait of me back then. Can you paint one for me again today?"
Qin Mu stopped, took out his brush, ink, and paper, and looked up. In the peach grove, the blossoms vied for beauty, yet they could not overshadow the woman's elegance. The Moon Celestial stood under a peach tree, holding a peach branch in her hand.
A few blossoms on the branch partially concealed her cherry lips. She seemed a bit shy, a bit embarrassed, and yet a bit expectant.
Qin Mu captured the beauty of that fleeting moment, raised his brush, and set it down. A scroll of a beautiful woman was soon completed.
The Moon Celestial leaned in to look. The expression of herself in the painting made her feel a little shy.
Just then, Qin Mu continued to paint without stopping, creating a second picture.
In the painting, Qin Mu was depicted in the act of painting, while the Moon Celestial stood behind him, leaning forward, her eyes fixed on his work. Her long hair cascaded down, falling onto Qin Mu's neck.
In the painting, only their profiles were visible, both wearing serious expressions, both tinged with shyness.
The Moon Celestial was captivated, then suddenly realized—wasn't Qin Mu painting the scene of them right now?
"I want this one!"
The Moon Celestial snatched the second painting, rolled it up, and quickly returned to the peach grove. She turned and waved, calling out, "Mu!"
Qin Mu was rolling up the first painting. Hearing her voice, he looked up and waved back from a distance.
"Mu!"
The Moon Celestial shouted loudly, "Survive! I'll wait for you to return to the peach grove!"
"Alright!" Qin Mu shouted back in response.
He turned and walked out of the peach grove, heading toward Eternal Peace. The Moon Celestial leaned against the palace gate. Her divine powers were vast, and she could see Qin Mu walking forward with the lantern she had given him.
"Mu Celestial isn't as handsome as I imagined. I had pictured him much more dashing, but he is very real."
She murmured with a soft laugh, "And much more interesting."
Qin Mu seemed to sense her gaze and looked back. The Moon Celestial quickly averted her eyes, her heart pounding wildly. "His perception is too strong! He can even see a gaze crossing space! He almost caught me spying on him!"
Qin Mu shook his head and returned to Eternal Peace. He first made a round of the Dao Academy, which was established within the Earth Virtue Heavenly Palace. Village Chief was the dean of the Dao Academy and told him about the incident where Xiao Chujue was shot dead. "The Celestial Emperor split his soul and reincarnated into Eternal Peace, moving two souls at once. Fortunately, some Celestial Venerable shot him dead. We must guard against this. Besides the Celestial Emperor, who knows if other Celestial Venerables have also split their souls to reincarnate into Eternal Peace?"
Qin Mu said, "Then use the Book of Life and Death to investigate every single god, tracing their origins. As long as these Celestial Venerables haven't infiltrated the center of power in Eternal Peace, let them learn as they please."
Village Chief sneered, "What if they have infiltrated the center of power? Where will we find another Celestial Venerable to shoot them dead again?"
Qin Mu took out the divine bow, a faint smile playing on his lips. "Grandpa Village Chief, take a look. Isn't this divine bow the one that shot dead the Celestial Emperor's two souls?"
Village Chief widened his eyes, looking at the divine bow, then at Qin Mu.
Qin Mu propped the great bow on the ground with one hand and placed the other on his hip, brimming with smug satisfaction.