Chapter 1808: Ancestral Court Primordial Cauldron
In the Jade Capital City of the Ancestral Court, when the young masters Lingxiao and Zixiao saw that Wuji was already dead, their expressions changed drastically. They hurriedly halted the Jade Capital City and immediately activated the blood sacrifice.
The purpose of the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City this time was to take advantage of the gap when Qin Mu was dealing with Wuji to sweep away the forces of Eternal Peace. However, what they had not anticipated was that Qin Mu would defeat and kill Wuji so quickly and cleanly.
"Activate the blood sacrifice at full power!"
At the command of the two young masters, countless fragments of the Grand Celestial Realm lit up. Countless hexagonal pillars continuously rose higher and grew thicker. Innumerable runes blazed, and the entire Ancestral Court was enveloped in the light of the blood sacrifice.
But to their surprise, Qin Mu did not take the opportunity to interfere with this blood sacrifice. Instead, he allowed them to proceed.
"Does he truly have absolute confidence that he can wipe us all out in one fell swoop?"
The two young masters' expressions were grave. From the process of Qin Mu killing Wuya and Wuji, it was clear that his strength had made considerable progress over these 3.5 billion years, but it was still slightly inferior to the level of a young master.
Relying on his own strength and that of Eternal Peace to annihilate the Jade Capital City was almost impossible!
"The seventh brother's boldness already has a touch of the teacher's style. But no matter what, this battle must not be lost, and it is absolutely impossible to lose!"
The blood sacrifice of the Jade Capital City was fully unfolded, drawing upon the vast energy from the deaths of Wuya and Wuji to exchange mass and energy with the past. Within the Jade Capital City, streaks of light blazed, and Dao Achievers and Hall Masters continuously descended!
At the same time, the complete descent of Young Masters Zixiao and Lingxiao was drawing nearer and nearer.
Qin Mu and the Dao Achievers of Eternal Peace seemed to fear that the energy for their descent was insufficient. They continued to eliminate the followers of Old Man Wuya, allowing more Dao Achievers from the Jade Capital City to descend calmly into the Ancestral Court.
In the sky, the Chaos Sea calmed. Qin Mu stepped down and entered the battlefield. Under Old Man Wuya's command were countless powerful beings, including some comparable to Hall Masters, but they were leaderless.
Eternal Peace had many powerful figures. Among them, those at the Hall Master level alone included Xu Shenghua, Lan Yutian, the Kai Emperor Qin Ye, Taishi, Jiang Baigui, Xing Han, Qin Fengqing, You Tianzun, Hua Xuanxiu, and the Divine King Siqin, over a dozen in total.
In this battle, the outcome was already decided without Qin Mu needing to intervene.
Qin Mu waited quietly.
The brutality of this battle was beyond imagination. Old Man Wuya's subordinates did not stay to fight but fled to other parts of the Ancestral Court, expanding the battlefield across the entire region, making this purge far more troublesome.
Even with Qin Fengqing, Heavenly Lord, Heavenly Lady Yinyang, and Medicine Master among their ranks, casualties among Eternal Peace's experts were inevitable.
Qin Mu still did not intervene, allowing them to act as they wished.
More than ten years later, this purge finally came to an end. The Ferry Ship of Salvation carried everyone back and came to a halt outside the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City.
Qin Mu stood at the bow of the ship. The blood sacrifice within the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City was also nearing its end. The light of the blood sacrifice in the sky gradually dimmed, and the Dao light from the past universe slowly faded.
Finally, the streaks of light vanished. The last beam of light also gradually descended and fell into the city.
The Ancestral Court Jade Capital City, as if washed clean by a clear rain, appeared fresh and new, fully manifesting in the Ancestral Court. In this ancient divine city, Dao light was thick and hazy, Dao trees formed forests, and the Dao sounds emanating from the Dao fruits of the Dao Achievers were loud and orderly, continuously ringing out. Countless types of Dao sounds gathered together, like a hymn of the Great Dao, filling the entire Ancestral Court!
The Dao patterns and Dao chains overflowing from the Dao trees in the city interwove in the sky. Although they were extremely numerous, they were not chaotic in the slightest.
Dao patterns and Dao chains spread in all directions, as if about to imprint themselves upon the sky and the mountains and rivers. Even around the Ferry Ship of Salvation, there were profound and mysterious Dao patterns and Dao chains, like flood dragons, like long rivers, like roaming phoenixes, drifting past the golden ship.
Clang—
The city gates of the Jade Capital City opened, revealing the thousands of palaces and tens of thousands of halls within, as well as the forest of Dao trees!
In front of each palace stood a Dao tree, and beneath each Dao tree sat a Dao Achiever. They placed their Dao weapons either on the altars within the palaces or hung them on the Dao trees, nourishing them with their Dao fruits and Dao flowers.
They had no Grand Celestial Realm and had not achieved Dao in the Seventeenth Epoch—perhaps this was their only weakness.
But their cultivation was still extremely profound, and their numbers were far greater, far exceeding Eternal Peace's three thousand Dao Achievers!
Shu Jun craned his neck, still counting the Dao trees in the city. Beside him, Siqin, being a Creator with a tall and sturdy physique, said, "Old Divine King, no need to count. There are eighteen thousand Dao trees in the city."
Shu Jun shrank his neck and muttered, "Don't call me Old Divine King. I'm only a few tens of thousands of years older than you."
Siqin asked curiously, "Does the Divine King wish to address me as a brother?"
Shu Jun's face darkened, and he quickly shook his head. Many people present were Siqin's uncles and aunts. If he were to address Siqin as a brother, he would be at a great disadvantage.
After all, in terms of seniority, he was the most ancient among those present. Moreover, Siqin's origins were unclear. If he really was Qin Mu's child, he would lose out greatly.
He still remembered that not long ago, when Siqin came to the Ancestral Court and handed that painting by Divine King Langhuan to Qin Mu, the expression on Qin Mu's face. There was definitely something fishy about it.
Jiang Baigui glanced at Siqin, also recalling the expression on Qin Mu's face when he put away that painting that day, and fell into thought.
Yanfeng Emperor sidled up to him and lowered his voice, "Imperial Preceptor, have you figured out who Siqin's biological father is?"
Yanfeng Emperor was no longer the Heavenly Emperor, and Jiang Baigui was no longer the Imperial Preceptor, but Yanfeng Emperor still often called him Imperial Preceptor.
Jiang Baigui's eyes flickered, and he lowered his voice, "I asked the Heavenly Painting Sage to examine that painting."
Yanfeng Emperor's spirits lifted, and he was about to ask further when Wei Suifeng leaned in and whispered, "What did the Heavenly Painting Sage say?"
The Heavenly Painting Sage was Qin Mu's painting teacher, the deaf man from the Cripples' Village. Qin Mu's painting skill was still somewhat immature compared to his.
However, Qin Mu's ability to pour his emotions into his paintings, with a grand and bold vision, was something the Painting Sage could not match.
The three old men huddled together, whispering. Jiang Baigui pondered for a moment and then repeated what the Heavenly Painting Sage had said.
The Heavenly Painting Sage said that the painting was indeed painted by Qin Mu, who had poured his emotions into it. When he painted it, his painting skill was already flawless.
The painting contained its own world, with its own universe within. But although Qin Mu's painting skill was perfect, this painting was actually an incomplete one, not finished.
"I asked carefully, but the Painting Sage was unwilling to say more. He only said one sentence: some things in the painting were not painted but imprinted."
Jiang Baigui said, "In my opinion, that painting was already extremely perfect. Which part was imprinted?"
Yanfeng Emperor and Wei Suifeng looked at each other. If they knew which part was imprinted, they might be able to unravel the mystery of Siqin's origins. But that painting had already been taken back by Qin Mu.
Moreover, even if Qin Mu took it out, with their meager attainments in painting, they probably wouldn't be able to tell.
Wei Suifeng hesitated for a moment, then tempted, "Old Emperor, how about you go ask Yanxiu Emperor? She probably knows the inside story and might be able to get that painting out..."
Yanfeng Emperor shuddered and said angrily, "You're full of bad ideas! If it really is something the young master did, my Ling family will have no peace! Don't mention it, don't mention it!"
Suddenly, a beautiful woman walked out of the Jade Capital City, bowed slightly, and said, "Seventh Young Master, the two young masters invite you. Please, young master, move."
Qin Mu nodded, walked out of the golden ship, and said warmly, "Sister Nanxiang, please."
The woman said with a smile, "Young master is too polite. Please."
Qin Mu followed her into the Jade Capital City. Qin Fengqing looked around and saw that the Dao trees of the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City were becoming more and more vigorous, and the Dao patterns and Dao chains were becoming denser and more numerous, forming a net. It seemed to turn the Ancestral Court into a giant net, while their golden ship was like a bug caught in the net. He frowned and said to Xu Shenghua and Lan Yutian, "Two Dao brothers, the layout of the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City. If we remain still, we will likely fall into a disadvantage."
Lan Yutian nodded, looked around, and said, "We must not fall into a disadvantage. Everyone, prepare."
As soon as he finished speaking, a patch of Grand Celestial Realms suddenly spread out on the golden ship. These were the Grand Celestial Realms of Eternal Peace's Dao Achievers, dazzling with brilliance, fully displaying the majestic grandeur of Eternal Peace's Dao Achievers!
The Grand Celestial Realms of Eternal Peace's Dao Achievers were completely different from those of the Dao Achievers from the previous sixteen cosmic epochs. Each of their Grand Celestial Realms was based on the Ancestral Court, with the Ancestral Court Divine Treasury standing at the center, their own World Trees standing in the center of the Ancestral Court, supplemented by the Five Supremes, the Heavenly Sea, the Nine Hells, the Jasper Terrace, the Four Heavenly Gates, and various other sacred lands!
On the World Trees were the Xuan Du Divine Treasury, with brilliant stars and winding rivers of stars. Beneath the World Trees were the You Du Divine Treasury.
There were also the Heavenly River, the Four Extremes Heavens, and various other divine treasuries, forming the phenomena of the myriad heavens and countless worlds!
When the Grand Celestial Realms of the three thousand Dao Achievers on the ship were fully unfolded, various Dao patterns and Dao chains spread in all directions, extending outward, pushing back the Dao patterns and Dao chains of the Dao Achievers of the Ancestral Court Jade Capital City, competing for brilliance!
Thousands of Grand Celestial Realms, like thousands of miniature universes, were extremely dazzling!
However, there were exceptions among them. For example, Jiang Baigui cultivated the Postcelestial Dao, following the path of the Heavenly Palace and Heavenly Court, which was inconsistent with their Grand Celestial Realms.
The Kai Emperor, who had achieved Dao through the traditional Dao realm, was also inconsistent with them.
As for Taishi, who had achieved Dao as an ancient god, his system was also very different from the Ancestral Court Dao realm system.
Xu Shenghua's eyes flickered as he looked around. He saw that the Dao Achievers of the Ancestral Court still had the upper hand. He said, "Everyone, return the sacred lands to the Ancestral Court!"
As soon as he finished speaking, chains of mountains flew up from the golden ship, along with oceans, lakes, great rivers, the Four Heavenly Gates, the Jasper Pool, the Jasper Terrace, the Execution Platform, the Nine Hells Platform, and various other sacred lands. They flew out from the sleeves of the Dao Achievers and flew to various parts of the Ancestral Court.
These sacred lands had originally been refined into treasures by Heavenly Lord Hao during the Half-God Heavenly Court period to attack the Origin Realm. Later, they were taken away one by one by Eternal Peace to suppress the nation's fortune.
For this final battle, the two Dao Ancestors, Xu Shenghua and Lan Yutian, had ordered that all the sacred lands of the Ancestral Court be taken away, ready to be returned to the Ancestral Court!
When these sacred lands returned to their original positions one by one, the Ancestral Court suddenly shook violently. It was as if a sealed deity had suddenly had all its divine treasuries connected. Beams of treasure light and Dao light shot up from all over the Ancestral Court, interweaving with the Grand Celestial Realms of Eternal Peace's Dao Achievers!
Inside the city, Qin Mu sat down, a smile on his face, observing the expressions of Young Masters Zixiao and Lingxiao.
The Dao patterns and Dao chains emitted by the forest of Dao trees in the city were suppressed and continuously retracted. Outside the city, the Ancestral Court Primordial Cauldron seemed to have awakened. Over these 3.5 billion years, Qin Mu had imprinted himself upon the Ancestral Court, refining it into a treasure. With the return of these sacred lands, the entire Ancestral Court was refined into one entity, completely transformed into an unimaginably powerful treasure, a heavy vessel, suppressing everything!