Chapter 1536: Fighting Out of Carefree Realm
Qin Mu saw his smile and couldn't help but smile as well.
After the Kai Emperor descended from the God Execution Platform, the two God Execution Profound Blades on the platform gradually gathered together and restored themselves to their original state. However, since he had severed them once with his supreme sword path, the two blood-fiend evil dragons that had recovered were also utterly exhausted, no longer bearing their former ferocious appearance.
Qin Mu secretly regretted this and said, "During my trip to the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City, I also obtained all the Heavenly Dao Dao soldiers from Langxuan Divine Emperor. Adding the Heavenly Fiend from the God Execution Profound Blades, that makes fifty Heavenly Daos. I want to merge these fifty Heavenly Daos into one and forge a unique supreme Heavenly Dao treasure. What do you think?"
The Kai Emperor showed a surprised expression. "You also killed Langxuan Divine Emperor?"
Qin Mu said modestly, "I wouldn't dare claim to have killed him. I merely defeated the Seven Great Heavenly Venerables. When the Seven Great Heavenly Venerables joined forces to besiege me, I gave them all a thorough beating. Langxuan was just one of them. Of course, I didn't have the chance to kill Langxuan, so I only took his forty-eight Heavenly Dao Dao soldiers."
The Kai Emperor grew even more astonished. "Defeated the Seven Great Heavenly Venerables? And they joined forces to attack you?"
Qin Mu couldn't help but feel a bit smug.
The Kai Emperor pondered and said, "The Ancestral Court Jade Capital City must have some peculiarity that limited the strength of the Seven Great Heavenly Venerables but didn't limit yours. They had no power to resist, which is why you defeated them. I've never been to the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City..."
Qin Mu said somewhat irritably, "I didn't come here to hear you analyze the reasons. Do you have any way to forge a supreme Heavenly Dao treasure?"
The Kai Emperor shook his head. "Each has their own expertise. I'm not skilled in the Heavenly Dao."
Qin Mu hesitated for a moment. The one most skilled in the Heavenly Dao under heaven was naturally the Heavenly Lord, but the reborn Heavenly Lord was currently in the Netherworld, suffering in the flames of karma.
And Qin Mu absolutely couldn't enter the Netherworld!
"I want to go and take a look at the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City."
The Kai Emperor said, "I sense two places in the Ancestral Court that are extremely attractive to me, even as one who has attained the Dao, tempting me to go. One is your sacred land, and the other is the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City."
Qin Mu's expression changed, and he said solemnly and decisively, "You don't want to go to the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City!"
The Kai Emperor glanced at him with a puzzled look.
Qin Mu said in a deep voice, "Taiyi went there and ended up trapped in the Fourth Universe, unable to return. The Ancestral Court Jade Capital City is far more terrifying than you imagine. There are deities there whose Dao trees bear seven or eight Dao fruits! If you go there, you won't come back alive either!"
The Kai Emperor was silent for a moment, then smiled. "Don't worry, I know my limits."
Qin Mu glared at him fiercely. The Kai Emperor said, "I really won't go. If you say not to go, then I won't go."
Qin Mu snorted and let out a breath of turbid air, saying in a deep voice, "You're like a silly roe deer—the more I say not to go, the more you'll go. If you absolutely must go, then so be it, but you have to go after rescuing Cloud Heavenly Venerable and Ling Heavenly Venerable. After that, you can go there and die however you like."
He paused, then asked curiously, "You said earlier that you sensed two places in the Ancestral Court that attracted you. My sacred land is certainly impressive. But what I want to know more is, besides the Ancestral Court, did you sense any other places that attracted you?"
The Kai Emperor said, "The Great Luo Heaven is omnipresent, far larger than this universe by countless times. When I imprinted my own Dao onto the Great Luo Heaven, I did indeed sense some wondrous places in the universe. One of them, you should know, is the place where the remnants of the Chímíng clan reside."
Qin Mu's expression shifted slightly. "Now that you've attained the Dao, did you sense anything unusual there?"
"There are extraordinary Dao fluctuations."
The Kai Emperor said, "But like the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City and Black Mountain Sacred Land, I couldn't see through its depths either."
Qin Mu's heart skipped a beat. "Could that be the place where Taiyi wants me to follow the map to rescue him?"
"Besides that place, there's another place I can't see through."
The Kai Emperor continued, "That place even made me feel a bit of fear."
Qin Mu's eyes sparkled as he stared at him, waiting for him to continue.
Suddenly, the Kai Emperor said flatly, "Who's the silly roe deer?"
"Me!"
Qin Mu admitted readily and urged, "Hurry up and say it! Which place is it that you find unfathomable?"
"Beneath the Guixu."
The Kai Emperor said, "That's also a place my sword path cannot enter."
Qin Mu was surprised and raised an eyebrow. "The Guixu?"
"Not the Guixu itself, but beneath the Guixu."
The Kai Emperor said, "I sensed that when my sword path extended there, it was swallowed by a dark, lightless abyss, and all perception vanished. That place even made my sword path feel fear and tremble."
Qin Mu frowned slightly and began pacing back and forth.
He had been to both places the Kai Emperor mentioned. He had entered the Floating Realm of the Chímíng remnants to ally with the Chímíng Divine Clan, but he knew nothing about it, only that Moon Heavenly Venerable had once gone there and barely escaped with her life.
As for the Guixu Great Abyss, he had discovered Yuanmu's corpse and Ling Heavenly Venerable's hairpin there. As for the depths of the abyss, he had also entered, but that was by using the Twin Lotus to go deep inside.
What lay within the Great Abyss, he had no idea.
"Both of these places are indeed good spots for hiding things. The Kai Emperor mentioned them alongside the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City and the World Tree, so it seems these two places could both be the locations marked on Taiyi's geographical map..."
The Kai Emperor glanced at him and said indifferently, "You'd better give up any thoughts of exploring these places. The dangers there are beyond your imagination. Even I wouldn't dare to say I could escape unscathed."
Qin Mu said casually, "Don't worry, I know my limits."
The Kai Emperor frowned, realizing that he had just used the same words to brush off Qin Mu.
Qin Mu also noticed this. The two were silent for a moment, then suddenly said in unison, "Neither of us is allowed to go!"
As soon as the words were spoken, they looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Qin Mu stood up, put away the God Execution Platform and the God Execution Profound Blades, and said leisurely, "Rescuing Ling Heavenly Venerable is a matter that cannot be delayed—the sooner, the better! Get ready!"
The Kai Emperor nodded lightly.
Qin Mu soared into the air and landed on the Ferry World Golden Ship. Out of the corner of his eye, he once again noticed a figure on the ship.
The Kai Emperor also noticed this and frowned slightly. Even though he had attained the Dao, he still couldn't clearly see who the figure on the ship was.
"Wait for my news. We'll meet again at the Yong River in Yankang!" Qin Mu shook his sleeves, and the Ferry World Golden Ship set sail, leaving the Other Shore Void.
The Kai Emperor watched him go, then turned around and went straight to the Supreme Heaven, the Taiqing Realm of Carefree Realm.
He personally beat the war drum, summoning the civil and military officials of the thirty-three heavens of Carefree Realm.
This war drum was a drum of war, used to mobilize the war preparations of the thirty-three heavens of Carefree Realm. When the drum sounded, all civil and military officials responsible for war preparations were to go to the Taiqing Realm.
After the Kai Emperor finished one round of drumming, he sat down in front of this huge drum, several zhang tall, closed his eyes, and remained motionless.
Four days later, he opened his eyes. In the square before the drum, tens of thousands of soldiers stood in full battle array, making no sound.
During these four days, people had been arriving from all over, but each person, upon arriving, made no noise. Instead, they silently took their places and waited quietly.
Moon Heavenly Venerable also came here. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help but admire the Kai Emperor's strict military discipline.
The Kai Emperor stood up, his gaze sharp as a sword, sweeping across the faces of these new and old soldiers.
"I have attained the Dao."
His voice rang out, neither loud nor low, but powerful and vigorous. His voice not only spread throughout the square but also reached the Pingyu Heaven, the Longbian Heaven, the Yulong Heaven, all the way to the Taihuang Heaven, allowing everyone in every corner of Carefree Realm to hear his words.
"I have attained the Dao and now have enough strength. You no longer need to stay here. Carefree Realm should also leave the Other Shore Void."
His voice clearly entered everyone's ears, his words plain and unadorned, returning to simplicity like his sword path.
"There is no true Carefree Realm in this world. It doesn't exist in the Other Shore Void, nor will it exist outside."
He walked forward, passing by the old generals one by one. "After we go outside, it will be more dangerous than here, and more people will die."
At this moment, Qin Mu stood on the Ferry World Golden Ship, sailing out of the Tai Xu region and into the myriad worlds. He watched as the Yuan Realm grew closer, his gaze deep and distant.
At the same time, in the Other Shore Void, the Kai Emperor's voice exploded in everyone's ears: "I want to take you all to the Yuan Realm, to the place where Carefree Realm originated, to the land where your ancestors lived. There, they shed their blood and sweat. Every inch of that land is soaked with their blood and sweat, and every inch of it buries the bones of your forefathers!"
On the Ferry World Golden Ship, Qin Mu gazed into the distance at Yankang. There, Yankang's fortune was flourishing.
He smiled and turned the golden ship toward the Yong River.
"Some of you are old generals who followed me into battle. Some were born in Carefree Realm. Some have never left this place in their entire lives, thinking this is your homeland."
"But it is not!"
"Your homeland is the place where your ancestors lived!"
"This time, when we leave, you might die in battle outside. Your relatives, your friends, might die in battle outside. Your husbands, your wives, even your children might die in battle outside!"
"Even your surname, your clan, might leave no bloodline behind!"
"But we must go! We must return to that place! Because that is the land of our ancestors! Because that is the place where our generations lived and thrived!"
"There is no Carefree Realm there. In the entire universe, in all the worlds, there is no Carefree Realm! But we, with our own hands, our own sweat, our own blood, our own unyielding bones, will build our own Carefree Realm!"
"We once had an incomparably brilliant civilization there. Countless predecessors fought and struggled for their dreams, for impossible ideals! We are the losers, the failures driven out of the Yuan Realm, but we are not eternal losers!"
"We will fight back!"
The Kai Emperor's sword aura pierced the sky, and he shouted loudly, "Come with me and fight back! For the spirits of our ancestors in heaven, for our former glory! Fight back—"
"Come! With me, fight out of Carefree Realm!"
The Ferry World Golden Ship stopped at the source of the Yong River. Qin Mu stepped off the golden ship, and with a wave of his hand, the ship grew smaller and smaller, flying into his brow.
"Ling Heavenly Venerable, I'm coming."
— Congratulations to Zifeiyu on his birthday!