Chapter 586: Painting Rivers and Mountains with a Brush
The guards stationed at the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge saw Young Master Qi and Yang Xingjun. Although they were shocked by Yang Xingjun's power, they did not ask too many questions. After all, there were also many deities in Yankang, and gods often traveled to the Grand Emperor Heaven to study.
The gods of the Grand Emperor Heaven were far more powerful than those of Yankang, though they were somewhat inferior in techniques and divine abilities. A few deities, taking advantage of the current peace, had even gone to Yankang to study techniques and divine abilities.
"This senior, please register your name." A guard stepped forward with brush and ink, bowing.
Yang Xingjun picked up the brush, wrote his title in the register, then looked at Young Master Qi with a questioning expression. Young Master Qi said calmly, "Write it down."
Yang Xingjun acknowledged the order, wrote Young Master Qi's title in the register, put down the brush, and departed westward with Young Master Qi.
"How strange. This deity seems to be following that young master's orders. That young master doesn't appear very powerful—how could he have a deity as a follower?"
The guard was astonished. He looked down and saw the words "Young Master Qi of Jiuyi" written in the register.
Everyone was puzzled. "Who exactly is this Qi Jiuyi?"
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Beside the Abyss of Flames in the City of No Illusions, the Dragon Qilin and the Green Ox stared at each other, focusing on their cultivation. These two giant beasts knew the other was their mortal enemy. The Green Ox was wary of the Dragon Qilin's Qilin Pearl, while the Dragon Qilin knew the Green Ox had superior combat experience and endurance, so it trained diligently.
The Green Ox also knew that the fat Dragon Qilin was a sly one who had long wanted to kill him. Seeing the Dragon Qilin cultivating hard, spitting out a Dragon Pearl that grew larger and larger, the Green Ox felt a strong sense of crisis and redoubled his own efforts.
The two giant beasts competed fiercely, and Qin Mu was quite pleased.
Suddenly, a thunderous roar came from within Qin Mu's body. The Six Harmonies Divine Treasury in his demonic path divine treasury had successfully broken through its walls, significantly increasing his Yuan Qi cultivation.
He activated the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique. The technique was divided into divine and demonic paths, with divine Yuan and demonic Yuan each following corresponding trajectories. However, because the Seven Stars Divine Treasury in his demonic path had not yet been opened, the technique could not fully align.
If it were fully aligned, cultivating the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique would be much simpler. But now, the demonic Yuan in the technique stopped abruptly at the Six Harmonies Divine Treasury, and only when the divine Yuan reached the Seven Stars Divine Treasury would it restart a full cycle.
This wasted time, not only making it easy to lose focus but also affecting his cultivation progress, preventing him from concentrating on breaking through to the Heavenly Being realm.
"After opening the demonic path Seven Stars Divine Treasury, I still need to connect the Seven Stars and Six Harmonies, merging them into one, to stabilize my cultivation. Only then will I have a chance to break through to the Heavenly Being realm."
Yuan Qi continuously circulated within Qin Mu's body. His third eye on his forehead had been sealed by the Mute with a golden willow leaf. Granny Si said it was for his own good. Although the eye was sealed, Qin Mu felt no difference. Yuan Qi could still enter the third eye, following its trajectory to enhance its power.
The golden willow leaf used by the Mute to seal his third eye had been forged over a long time. The Blind, Granny Si, the Butcher, the Deaf, and others had helped, painstakingly polishing and tempering it. The Blind personally designed the sealing formation, and everyone together imprinted their magical power into this small golden willow leaf, finally forging it.
Granny Si personally stuck the golden willow leaf on Qin Mu's forehead, covering the eye. The elders of the Crippled Village earnestly advised him not to remove the golden willow leaf unless absolutely necessary.
The golden willow leaf was adorned with many delicate and intricate patterns, looking quite beautiful as decoration. Fox Ling'er saw it and was envious, clamoring to wear one too.
The Blind, the Deaf, and others doted on her and persuaded the Mute to forge another golden willow leaf. But this time, it wasn't for sealing. The Blind and the Deaf imprinted a divine eye and a painting world onto the leaf, with complex formations embedded in the painting world within the leaf.
The Deaf stuck it on Fox Ling'er's forehead. Fox Ling'er was incredibly excited, occasionally activating it, and a beam of light would shoot from her forehead, cutting through rocks and blasting large holes into the ground.
Fox Ling'er studied techniques and divine abilities under the Fox Immortal among the Five Immortals, and her cultivation was not weak. The Fox Immortal was a Dao friend of the Village Chief from his "former life" and governed the demon race of Yankang. Qin Mu had invited her several times to teach at the Heavenly Saint Academy, and they had a good relationship.
Granny Si, the Butcher, and others each organized techniques suitable for their own cultivation and also practiced. They discussed the trajectory of Yuan Qi flow in the human body and established a human body Yuan Qi form that combined the strengths of all.
But since each had different cultivation focuses, they modified it to better suit themselves.
Qin Mu asked Granny Si for a copy of their human body Yuan Qi trajectory diagram and carefully stored it away.
"Mu'er, you already have something better. Why do you want to collect our techniques?" Granny Si was puzzled.
"Grandma, you have done something great. The human body Yuan Qi trajectory diagram you created can actually be said to be a technique that tempers every aspect of the physical body and primordial spirit."
Qin Mu said seriously, "My technique is hard for others to learn. Without the Overlord Body constitution, it's impossible to master and pass down. I think your technique combines the strengths of everyone in the Crippled Village, but it's simple to cultivate. So it can have more cultivators. I want this technique to be passed down. Perhaps in the future, all the gods of Yankang will be your disciples and successors!"
Granny Si was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "We didn't think that far."
Qin Mu felt a surge of inexplicable excitement. When he first established the human body Yuan Qi trajectory, he hadn't thought that far either. At that time, he was in a state of enlightenment, with only one thought: to create a technique system best suited for himself. So he suddenly entered the realm of technique enlightenment.
Not long ago, he passed this cultivation method to Granny Si, the Mute, and the Butcher. They hadn't thought much about it either, just combining everyone's strengths to fill their own gaps, hoping to attain the qualifications of a true god.
But this unintentional act had created a technique that could temper every aspect of the physical body, the primordial spirit, and Yuan Qi.
This was the first widely spreadable true god-level technique in Yankang!
This merit was immeasurable!
Granny Si and the others hadn't realized this, but Qin Mu had.
If this technique were spread, in the future, most of the gods and demons of Yankang would be disciples of Granny Si, the Butcher, and the others. They could truly be said to have students all over the world!
Qin Mu looked around. The City of No Illusions had truly suffered an undeserved calamity, turning into a great abyss of flames. He thought to himself, "I can't explain this to Lord Sang Ye. He originally asked us to guard the watchtower for a few days until he returned. Now, not only the watchtower but the entire City of No Illusions is gone. Should we rebuild the watchtower..."
Suddenly, the Blind's body trembled slightly. With his eyes closed, he "looked" westward and said solemnly, "The demon race is advancing this way. The vanguard is not far from here!"
Qin Mu quickly looked westward but could only see vast mountains and surging demonic Qi. He could see at most a few hundred miles away, not the demon army.
Granny Si and the others also looked, but they could only see demonic Qi churning in the distance, not what the Blind described.
"The demon vanguard is still five thousand miles away."
The Blind opened his eyes and said solemnly, "Your divine eyes haven't been cultivated to a high enough level, and you haven't developed the mind's eye. You can't see that far."
Qin Mu knew that the Blind's mind's eye was extremely powerful, able to see what divine eyes couldn't. He hadn't expected it to see five thousand miles away.
"The demon vanguard is all elites, countless demon monsters. They're fast and powerful!"
The Blind closed his eyes and spoke rapidly, "There are also many demon gods overseeing them! These demon gods are terrifying. They noticed my gaze and are tracing its source! Quickly inform the Yankang National Teacher, or it will be too late to respond!"
Qin Mu immediately said, "I'll use the Three Primordial Spirits Communion Technique to contact Saintess Xiang and the others in Li City!"
He immediately sent his primordial spirit out of his body to contact Si Yunxiang and Ling Yuxiu. Meanwhile, five thousand miles away, many towering demon ancestors bent down, their massive demon eyes blazing with fierce light, illuminating a thousand miles around as they searched for the source of the Blind's gaze.
The Blind had "seen" them with his mind's eye technique, and they keenly sensed an enemy spying on them. But they couldn't find the spy. One after another, Youdu demon gods let out furious roars, driving the tide of Youdu demon monsters to flood over the mountains and advance eastward.
The Blind continued to spy and said solemnly, "There are many demon gods on the other side, and they're powerful. We have no defensible position here. We need to retreat quickly! They're too fast!"
Pharmacist shook his head, "But many cultivators from the Grand Emperor Heaven and Yankang are training nearby. There are quite a few of them. We can escape, but they can't. The cultivators from the Grand Emperor Heaven are one thing, but the Yankang cultivators are mostly students from the One Academy and Four Palaces. If they die here, nearly half of Yankang's young elite will be lost!"
Bashan Sacrificial Wine frowned, "If we let the demon army surge forward, the Yankang National Teacher won't be able to organize the army to meet them in such a short time. They'll be caught off guard. We need to buy time for the Yankang National Teacher!"
Qin Mu withdrew his primordial spirit and said solemnly, "We have a defensible position! This Abyss of Flames in the City of No Illusions!"
The Butcher laughed heartily, "Good! Right here, we'll block those little demon bastards!"
Bashan Sacrificial Wine asked, "Teacher, how do we block them?"
Everyone suddenly turned to look at the Deaf.
"The Yankang National Teacher once said there is one person who can match a million-strong army. The National Teacher honored him as the Painting Sage and built a Painting Sage Pavilion in the Grand Academy to worship him!"
The Butcher's eyes flickered as he fixed his gaze on the Deaf and said solemnly, "This man is a master of both painting and calligraphy. In the Battle of Xianglong City, he directly wiped out the National Teacher's army of one hundred thousand cultivators. Now, Prince Tiantu, how much stronger are you compared to back then?"
The Deaf took out his painting brush and flicked it lightly. The brush was as large as a rafter. He said calmly, "To paint rivers and mountains with a brush, to create worlds, to create gods—can I do it?"
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Happy Birthday, Lord of Light and Darkness!
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