Chapter 1469: Deadly Persistence (First Update)
"Ignorant child, spouting empty boasts."
The three private tutors paid no heed, saying, "You managed to escape only because you relied on the Dao tree leaf given to you by a supreme being. But as for harming me, you are far from capable. I possess a peerless wondrous method, and a great opportunity lies before you. If it were anyone else, they would have long since knelt and bowed, learning my supreme Dao techniques and divine powers."
One of the private tutors lightly tapped with his teaching rod, and a scene appeared in the air. He said, "This is how the rulers of your world behaved when they first encountered me, kowtowing and bowing to me. Even they acted thus, yet you are a person who does not recognize the times."
Qin Mu looked at the scene. In the painting were the Primordial Emperor, Gong Yun, and other Creators, along with a host of ancient gods. The Heavenly Emperor of Primordial Beginning was also among them, presumably from the time they explored the Jade Capital City.
However, the painting did not include Shu Jun, Bo Yang, Long Xiao, and the others. It seemed that Shu Jun and his group had taken a different path and had not encountered the Fragrant Incense Hall.
In the painting, the scholar was still sitting beneath the Dao tree. The Primordial Emperor and others kowtowed and prostrated themselves before him, begging to be taught the supreme sacred method. Even the ancient gods bowed to him, while the Heavenly Emperor of Primordial Beginning stood to one side, watching coldly, a look of disdain on his face as he gazed at the Primordial Emperor.
The scene was vivid and lifelike, even reflecting the expressions and thoughts of those present at the time. It should not be a lie.
At that time, the Primordial Emperor, Gong Yun, and the others had indeed bowed to this Primordial Sage of the Miluo Palace, begging him to teach them the supreme wondrous method.
It was just unknown whether the Primordial Sage of the Miluo Palace had actually taught them.
"Could it be that the Primordial Emperor's ability to cultivate the Divine Awareness Supreme Heaven and imprint his divine awareness in the Ultimate Void is related to this Primordial Sage of the Miluo Palace?" Qin Mu's heart stirred.
The Primordial Emperor's Divine Awareness Supreme Heaven had a great flaw. Although he had imprinted his divine awareness in the Ultimate Void, cultivated a Dao tree, a Dao flower, and formed a Dao fruit, he could never achieve perfection.
His attainments in the Dao realm were also mediocre, neither high nor low. Moreover, his cultivation was built up by the sacrificial power of other Creators, not through his own practice.
"Most likely, when the Primordial Sage of the Miluo Palace taught him the supreme wondrous method, he harbored ill intentions and deliberately left many loopholes, causing the Primordial Emperor's cultivation to become increasingly skewed. Although he could possess immense power, he grew further and further from achieving the Dao."
Qin Mu guessed the key point, his eyes flickering. He smiled and said, "Then, why did they seal you away?"
Another private tutor said, "This is a long story. Come into the room and listen, and I will tell you."
Qin Mu laughed heartily, drew his bow, and shot an arrow, saying, "You don't need to tell me! I already know! They fell into your trap. You gave them a lash, turning them into tools to help you break free! Your supreme wondrous method is most likely a path to enlightenment through faith or sacrifice. The Primordial Emperor believed you, and that ruined his cultivation!"
The three private tutors leaped up, their teaching rods striking the arrow in succession. However, the arrow light Qin Mu shot was immensely powerful. The three rods landing on it could not stop the arrow at all!
Thud!
The arrow shot into the fragment of the Supreme Heaven, knocking down a Dao flower from the Dao tree. One of the private tutors vanished with a *puff*.
Qin Mu fired two more arrows. Two beams of arrow light shot down two Dao fruits, and the other two private tutors also disappeared one after another.
The private school fell silent. Lan Yutian, Cripple, and the others regained their senses once more.
Qin Mu activated the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy and, with a single strike, shattered the private school to pieces. He charged in, intending to take everyone away, and laughed, "The one who saved them was most likely the Heavenly Emperor of Primordial Beginning. He alone was not deceived by you. That's why they sealed you here, preventing you from escaping!"
The Dao flower and Dao fruit flew up again, hanging back on the tree. The three private tutors reappeared, charging in with fierce momentum, shouting, "You are ungrateful! Today, I will not rest until I am done with you!"
The three teaching rods flew up and down, leaving no opponent in their path. They struck Lan Yutian and the others one by one, and everyone obediently returned to their senses.
Qin Mu rescued a few people, but as soon as the private tutors' rods fell on them, they went back to chanting scriptures.
Three private tutors, three teaching rods, crackled and snapped as they struck Qin Mu's head. However, the Dao tree leaf on his brow, given by Tai Yi, protected him, so they could not harm him, though a few bumps appeared on his head.
The three private tutors changed their strategy, using their rods to try to pry the willow leaf from his brow. Qin Mu pressed one hand to his brow while swinging the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy with the other.
Suddenly, the fragment of the Supreme Heaven expanded, surging toward him. The scholar beneath the tree stood up, preparing to personally kill him.
Qin Mu had no choice but to retreat.
The private school returned to its original state. The scholar went back under the tree, still holding his book, occasionally glancing at Qin Mu.
The fragment of the Supreme Heaven also transformed back into a painting, hanging on the wall of the private school.
After a moment, Qin Mu shot arrows at the Dao fruit and Dao flower again. The three private tutors were furious. The Dao fruit and Dao flower fell from the tree, and they vanished. When Qin Mu charged in to rescue everyone, the Dao fruit and Dao flower returned to the tree. The three private tutors rushed out in anger, causing another commotion. Lan Yutian, Cripple, Ming Huang, and the others were suppressed again, obediently chanting scriptures.
Qin Mu fled once more, stopping outside the private school to catch his breath, then drew his bow and shot again.
"Brat!"
The scholar beneath the tree could no longer contain his anger. He stood up, rolled his book into a tube, and pointed it at Qin Mu, fuming, "Will you ever stop? If I were not trapped here, a single leaf would be enough to kill you!"
On the Dao tree, the Dao flower and Dao fruit split wildly. One private tutor after another descended from the Dao flower and Dao fruit, charging out of the private school and madly rushing at Qin Mu.
Outside the private school, Qin Mu was not afraid of them in the slightest.
*Buzz—*
The domain of the Embryonic Divine Treasure opened. Using the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy as a hammer, Qin Mu swept through the thousands of troops, sending private tutors flying. The power of the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy erupted, crushing those private tutors to dust!
The might of the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy was formidable. Not only these private tutors, but even the Fragrant Incense Hall itself shook violently. The buildings inside the hall were ground to powder!
Strangely, the hall repaired itself as soon as it was damaged. No matter how astonishing his destructive power, the hall quickly returned to its original state.
The private tutors surged forward endlessly. Rods flew up and down, each strike so exquisite that they effortlessly hit his head.
Qin Mu was beaten dizzy and lightheaded. He grew ruthless, ignoring the rods and focusing solely on driving the power of the Glazed Azure Sky Canopy, killing one private tutor after another!
More and more private tutors poured out from the Dao fruit, like a tide rushing at him. Many broke through his defenses, charged to his front, and grabbed at the willow leaf on his brow.
Just as the leaf was about to be snatched away, Qin Mu's primordial spirit rose behind him, its large hand covering his forehead.
The private tutors were enraged. Rods flew up, striking both Qin Mu and his primordial spirit, covering them with bumps.
Outside the hall, Granny Si, Blind, Mute, and the others watched the building nervously. The hall trembled continuously, as if a massive monster was fighting and killing inside. Everyone outside was horrified.
This shaking lasted for six or seven days before the commotion inside finally subsided.
"There is nothing in this world that Lord Qin cannot dismantle." Xu Shenghua could not help but remark.
Inside the hall, beneath the Dao tree, the scholar's figure grew increasingly faint. These six or seven days had consumed an unknown amount of his energy, but he still could not kill Qin Mu, which truly gave him a headache. He had no choice but to recall all the private tutors and stop besieging Qin Mu.
Qin Mu came to harass him again, shooting arrows at the Dao fruit. The scholar was also afraid of him. One of the private tutors said, "You, this person, have no shame, pestering relentlessly, without any decorum. I will not fight with you. Which people do you want to save? I will send them out for you. But the others must stay."