Chapter 662: Qin Mu Passes Down the Techniques
"Mu'er is back?"
Pharmacist turned around and, seeing Qin Mu, smiled and said, "I've been feeding your dragon qilin well; he's grown much sturdier."
Qin Mu felt a bit numb. "Sturdy..."
The fat ball pulled its head out of the cauldron, and upon seeing him, it was both startled and delighted. It quickly paddled its short legs and ran toward him. After two steps, its limbs suddenly couldn't reach the ground, and its head smacked into the earth with a *thud*. It bounced up, rebounding several times in a row, and rolled toward Qin Mu, shouting, "Chief, I'm fine, no need to help me up. I'll just roll a couple of times and get back on my feet!"
Qin Mu hastily dodged, exasperated. "Grandpa Pharmacist, this isn't what I'd call sturdy! Ling'er? Ling'er! How could you let Fatty Dragon eat so much and get this fat?"
Pharmacist said, "Ling'er went to seek training from the Fox Immortal; she's not here. Doesn't Fatty Dragon eat three meals a day, and one meal requires a bushel of spirit pills?"
Qin Mu stood there dumbfounded.
The dragon qilin stopped rolling, its limbs pointing skyward. Its claws flailed a couple of times, but it couldn't flip over. Its little tail twitched, trying to push off the ground to turn itself, but even stretched to its fullest, the tail couldn't touch the ground.
The dragon qilin panted heavily. "Chief, give me a hand. Chief! Chief! Don't go... Who'll flip me over?"
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign couldn't bear to watch and stepped forward to give it a push. The dragon qilin flipped over, struggled to move its body, and finally managed to see the First Ancestor Human Sovereign. It quickly thanked him, saying, "Many thanks, senior, for the help. My lunch isn't finished yet!" With that, it labored back toward the large cauldron.
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign couldn't help but say, "You're still eating? Your master is already angry; soon he'll be slaughtering you for the table."
The dragon qilin was startled and immediately stopped eating. After thinking it over, it started eating again and mumbled, "Better to die with a full stomach..."
"You're hopeless!" The First Ancestor shook his head and followed Qin Mu.
In the monastery, Village Chief was discussing something with Ma Rulai. Hearing Qin Mu's voice, he quickly floated up and saw Qin Mu approaching. The others in the village also heard the news of Qin Mu's return and came out of their meditation rooms one after another. Seeing Qin Mu naturally led to a lively reunion.
When Qin Mu saw that Village Chief had come back to life, he couldn't help wiping away a few tears. Village Chief laughed and said, "Don't act like a child. You're the Human Sovereign, the Celestial Saint Chief, and the Grand Sacrificial Wine of the Celestial Saint Academy. How can you be so quick to wipe your nose? Haven't I come back to life?"
Despite his words, his eyes reddened. At that moment, he suddenly saw the approaching First Ancestor Human Sovereign. He immediately thumped to the ground with a *dong*, lying flat, and said, "Your junior, Su Muzhe, pays respects to the First Ancestor Human Sovereign!"
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign helped him up and set him in a reclining chair, saying, "Rise. You weren't this formal when you saw me last time."
Village Chief was extremely excited and said to the First Ancestor, "This is my disciple! The current Qin Human Sovereign! The Innate Overlord Body! Mu'er, Mu'er, come quickly and pay respects to the First Ancestor. Kneel down and kowtow a few times to him!"
Qin Mu shook his head and said, "Why should I kneel to him? He can't beat me; in the Human Sovereign Hall, I even made him cry."
Village Chief fumed, "Rebellious and unfilial, betraying your master and ancestors! The First Ancestor has vast divine powers and skills passed down from the Kaihuang Era. If he could teach you even one move or half a technique, you'd benefit for life..."
Qin Mu reminded him, "Village Chief, he's already passed down his techniques and seals to me."
"He has?"
Village Chief immediately lost interest in the First Ancestor Human Sovereign and said, "First Ancestor, please have a seat. Please forgive this junior for being physically disabled; I won't be able to entertain you properly."
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign was taken aback, found a seat, and sat down.
Qin Mu said excitedly, "Village Chief, I've found a technique for physical creation, the Imperial Seat Divine Art from the Shanghuang Era. It can regrow your severed limbs! The First Ancestor was crippled by someone, and I passed the technique to him and saved him!"
Village Chief was both surprised and delighted, his voice trembling. "Can severed legs and arms grow back?"
"Yes!"
Pharmacist tested the waters, asking, "Then can a face grow back?"
Qin Mu hesitated, looking troubled. "I haven't tried that yet. The First Ancestor only had his jaw shattered, and it regrew, but whether a face can come back, I don't know."
Pharmacist laughed and said, "I once cut off my face and severed my emotions, but I never expected to leave the Great Ruins later and reclaim my old feelings. I do miss my own face. My enemies no longer dare to hunt me. It would be good if my face could return, but if it can't, it doesn't matter—I've gotten used to it. Can the deaf man's ears and the mute's tongue grow back?"
The deaf man snorted coldly and turned to leave. "I won't practice it! I don't want ears!"
Pharmacist chuckled. "This old fellow... Don't mind him. Let him figure it out on his own before he practices."
Qin Mu explained the Ming Emperor's Flawless Creation Mystic Scripture in full. Ma Rulai quickly said, "I'll dismiss the monks to prevent the technique from spreading."
Qin Mu shook his head and said, "No need. I originally planned to spread this Imperial Seat technique throughout the world through Yanfeng Emperor. The Crimson Bright Divine Son will surely pass the technique to his people. If I hoard it selfishly, Yan Kang won't be able to match the Crimson Bright remnants, and it will only bring great disaster."
Ma Rulai thought it over and nodded. "The Imperial Seat technique is extremely difficult to fully comprehend. Even if you spread it to everyone in the world, only those with divine abilities will be able to practice it, and those who achieve anything will likely be few."
His words were true. The higher the level of a technique, the higher the demands on talent, comprehension, and wisdom, and the harder it is to cultivate.
For example, the Demon Ape Zhan Kong and the Bright Heart Monk had gone to follow the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha to learn the Mahayana Sutra, but the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha hadn't taught it to Qin Mu. Instead, he had manifested a great Buddha statue to suppress the sky above the Qin Continent, saying the technique was within it, and let Qin Mu comprehend it himself.
To this day, Qin Mu still hadn't grasped anything.
The Demon Ape and Bright Heart were among the top in the Buddhist sect in terms of Buddha nature and great wisdom. They could learn the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha's technique, but other monks rarely could, at most grasping its surface.
Similarly, the Daoist sect's techniques and divine abilities were built on the foundation of mathematics and required high proficiency in that field.
As for the Flawless Creation Mystic Scripture, it involved a wide range of topics, including mathematics, runic seals, creation studies, and the mechanisms of the physical body—covering many aspects.
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign and Qin Mu had studied these areas, so they could master the technique.
If it were someone else, just studying these things would take decades or even centuries to achieve some results, and by then, they'd only be at the beginning of the technique.
And that was just the requirement for wisdom!
Additionally, the Imperial Seat technique had extremely strict demands on talent and comprehension. So, even if Qin Mu spread it across the world, few divine ability users would be able to cultivate the Flawless Creation Mystic Scripture, and even fewer would achieve great success.
Qin Mu taught the Flawless Creation Mystic Scripture to everyone in full. This technique encompassed everything, and he tried to explain it in simple terms so everyone could understand. However, the members of the Crippled Elder Village each had their own specialties. In the end, it was Granny Si who first grasped the cultivation secrets of the Flawless Creation Mystic Art.
Granny Si had cultivated the Great Nurturing Demon Sutra, and she specialized in the seven chapters of creation within the Demon Sutra, so she had exceptional skill in this area.
Qin Mu patiently explained it over and over, answering everyone's questions.
The Flawless Creation Mystic Scripture involved too many fields of knowledge, and even he found it challenging to answer everything. Fortunately, the Crimson Emperor had also passed down his Three Spirit Indestructible Divine Awareness technique to him. This technique was about the creation of the primordial spirit and could be cross-referenced with the Flawless Creation Mystic Scripture.
Moreover, the First Ancestor Human Sovereign was also present. He had cultivated this technique and had many insights of his own. Where Qin Mu couldn't answer, he would step in.
After a while, the deaf man shuffled back reluctantly, sat down, and listened to the lecture.
Qin Mu talked for days and nights until his mouth was dry. The second person to comprehend the Creation Mystic Art was actually the deaf man. As for Village Chief, Pharmacist, Ma Ye, the Lame Man, the Mute, the Blind Man, and others, none of them had gotten the hang of it.
Qin Mu was troubled, but then a flash of inspiration struck, and he laughed, saying, "I have another Imperial Seat technique here, the Three Spirit Indestructible Divine Awareness, which was also a technique of an emperor from the Crimson Bright Era. I'll pass this technique to you all, and you can cross-reference them."
Village Chief frowned and said, "This one Imperial Seat technique is already hard to master. Adding another one might take a lifetime to comprehend. Mu'er, don't bite off more than you can chew."
Qin Mu laughed and said, "That's exactly the point—to take on more. The Flawless Creation Mystic Scripture cultivates the physical body, while this technique cultivates the primordial spirit. The two techniques complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, and their concepts have many overlaps. If you learn both together, it might actually be easier to get started!"
He explained the Three Spirit Indestructible Divine Awareness, and as everyone listened, their expressions grew more and more astonished.
Earlier, when Qin Mu explained the Creation Mystic Scripture, there were still many obscure and difficult parts, clearly showing that Qin Mu himself hadn't fully grasped it. But when he explained the Three Spirit Indestructible Divine Awareness, it was as if he had become the creator of the technique himself—his understanding went far beyond mere thoroughness.
He was practically like the Crimson Emperor incarnate, personally imparting the teachings to everyone!
In truth, although Qin Mu was explaining the technique to them, he was conveying the Crimson Emperor's insights, because the Crimson Emperor had given him all his thoughts and consciousness regarding the Three Spirit Indestructible Divine Awareness!
The Crimson Emperor personally teaching was no small matter!
As Qin Mu had said, the two techniques complemented each other. Many points that Village Chief and the others hadn't been able to grasp before suddenly became clear when they heard Qin Mu's explanation, causing everyone to nod repeatedly.
"After teaching Mu'er for so many years, in the end, we've become his students," Pharmacist sighed with mixed emotions, laughing.
As Qin Mu explained, his own understanding of the Flawless Creation Mystic Scripture grew deeper and deeper. Various methods became clear without conscious thought, and various divine abilities became refined without practice.
His mind was like a clear mirror, mastering all the subtleties of the Creation Mystic Scripture.
When he finished explaining the Three Spirit Indestructible Divine Awareness, his body suddenly shook violently, and he exclaimed, "I know why the Ming Emperor was defeated and why the Crimson Bright Era fell! The Creation Mystic Scripture, without the Indestructible Divine Awareness, has a massive flaw!"
Village Chief, with his high talent and comprehension, immediately realized the truth and said in a deep voice, "The Ming Emperor's primordial spirit couldn't refine the other two heads of the three-headed, six-armed form, nor could it refine the other four arms. The one who killed him must have cut off his two heads and severed his four arms! That Ming Emperor must have died a miserable death!"