Chapter 775: Dragon Pi Plows the Fields
“Summoning all the demigods in the Primordial Realm? Could the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign still be alive?” Qin Mu felt a sense of unease.
The Primordial Realm, once the ancient Primordial Capital, had long been sealed away, folded up like a folding fan. Now that the seal was broken, who knew how many demigods would emerge?
Add to that the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign as a powerful leader—what changes would this bring to the Great Ruin and Eternal Peace?
The Heavenly King Buddha of the Shakya Realm knew nothing of this. During the Kaihuang Era, the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign had long since vanished without a trace. No relics of her could be found in the Supreme Emperor’s Great Ruin, and not even records or legends had been passed down.
By the time of Eternal Peace, knowledge of this ancient god was a complete blank.
Qin Mu had only heard some rumors about the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign from the Heavenly Duke and the Earth Lord. What kind of personality this ancient god had, and what her attitude toward humanity was—these were things he had no way of knowing.
Although the Heavenly Duke had told him that the Supreme Emperor Era was connected to the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign, the Supreme Emperor Era was divided into the Southern Supreme Emperor and the Northern Supreme Emperor. Which Supreme Emperor Heavenly Court had the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign supported?
And which Supreme Emperor Heavenly Court had opposed her, and who supported them?
The Supreme Emperor Era had lasted three hundred thousand years. Why could this era exist for such a long time?
“What do you know about the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign?” Qin Mu asked amiably, looking at the water qilin demigod trapped in the pit.
The water qilin hurriedly replied, “I have never seen the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign. I only sensed her call.”
Qin Mu frowned slightly and continued, “Then do you know about the Supreme Emperor Era? How much do you know about it?”
The water qilin, pinned down and unable to move, said, “When I was born, there was already war. I only heard that the Outer Dao Heavenly Court attacked, wanting to kill the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign. I don’t know much else. My status is low…”
Qin Mu forced a kind smile and asked, “Would you be willing to follow my younger brother, Lan Yutian?”
The water qilin cautiously probed, “If I refuse to follow him, what will happen?”
“You’ll end up on the dinner table.”
The water qilin declared decisively, “I am willing to serve with all my might!”
Qin Mu said to the Imperial Heavenly Lord, “Brother, this water qilin will be your mount. I also have a dragon qilin. These demigods eat a lot and are greedy. You’ll need to learn to refine some spirit pills. After you learn the basic Buddhist runes, I’ll teach you how to refine them.”
The Imperial Heavenly Lord wiped his mouth, hesitating, “Do I have to feed them? Wouldn’t it be simpler to just eat them directly?”
Qin Mu found this a bit troublesome. He had the water qilin swear an oath to Qin Fengqing, establishing a Little Earth Lord Pact, and said, “Don’t think about betraying him. If you betray him, my brother will appear before you and eat you.”
Inside the Qin Continent, the big-headed doll, who was beating up the Earth Lord, immediately sensed some kind of contract binding itself to him and felt puzzled.
The Earth Lord got up, his molten lava reforming his body, and said, “This is a soul pact. You are considered my younger brother. Others can swear oaths to you. If they break their promise, the contract will activate, and you can directly take and devour their primordial spirit!”
The big-headed doll was overjoyed and asked humbly, “So that’s why you’re so strong from eating?”
Qin Mu dispersed the Yuan Magnetic Five Finger Mountain. The water qilin climbed out of the pit, glanced at the seemingly foolish Lan Yutian, and thought to himself, “I’ve heard of the Earth Lord Pact, but what is this Little Earth Lord Pact? Probably just a trick to fool me. When they’re not paying attention, I’ll swallow this kid and run. They probably won’t be able to catch up…”
Just as he thought this, suddenly darkness enveloped him.
A massive head appeared in the darkness, with three eyes, opening a gaping maw full of sharp teeth. The water qilin felt incredibly tiny, trembling before this huge head!
Then, a deep voice came from the darkness: “You can’t eat him yet. He’s only thinking about it; he hasn’t acted. Only when he makes a rebellious move can you eat him.”
The big head muttered, “Can’t I eat him just for thinking? I think thinking is enough to start eating…”
“The Earth Lord must have the Earth Lord’s rules.”
The deep voice in the darkness patiently explained, “If you don’t follow the rules and just start eating, who will come to you to swear oaths next time? Look at me. People always come to me to swear oaths. Many break their promises, and they become my food. Because I’m fair, more and more people come to me. If I ate recklessly, no one would come to me willingly.”
The big head’s three eyes blinked, and he said happily, “So that’s the logic! I understand! If I’m fair, people will come to us to be eaten! Good, good, this method is good… Can I lick him without eating?”
“No. You’re scaring him to death.”
“Just one little lick!”
“No! Think about the future benefits!”
…
The darkness before the water qilin’s eyes dissipated. He was drenched in cold sweat and obediently became the Imperial Heavenly Lord’s mount, thinking to himself, “This Little Earth Lord Pact is even more dangerous than the Earth Lord Pact! At least the Earth Lord Pact is reasonable, but the Little Earth Lord Pact depends on the Little Earth Lord’s mood. He’ll eat you whether he’s in a good mood or a bad mood…”
Qin Mu looked ahead and thought, “The direction these demigods are heading seems to be near the Oxherd Realm.”
They continued their journey. With the water qilin, their speed greatly increased. The Heavenly King Buddha of the Shakya Realm continued teaching the Imperial Heavenly Lord Buddhist rune knowledge. The water qilin listened on the side, surprised: “This young bald monk’s knowledge is profound. He explains Buddhist teachings clearly and simply, but the principles are deep. He must be a great expert! I was planning to eat them earlier—I was overestimating myself!”
The water qilin was extremely fast, not inferior to a dragon qilin. But even with the water qilin as a mount, it took them over a month to reach the vicinity of the Martial Combat Heavenly Master’s small village.
Along the way, Qin Mu encountered several more demigod travel incidents, and some demigods even attacked them.
For ordinary ones, Qin Mu could handle them himself. But demigod strength varied greatly. Some adult demigods were even stronger than true gods! They even encountered an adult demigod comparable to a Lingxiao-level powerhouse!
Its aura twisted the sky, terrifying!
When that traveling demigod saw the Imperial Heavenly Lord sitting on the water qilin’s back, it was about to attack. But the Heavenly King Buddha of the Shakya Realm fully unleashed his aura, scaring the adult demigod away.
Only then did the water qilin realize how terrifying the “young bald monk” beside him was, and he felt a lingering fear.
On the road, Qin Mu and the others also saw some destroyed small villages—Great Ruin settlements destroyed by demigods. The villagers had been eaten by demigods, leaving no remains.
Qin Mu frowned deeply and took a long breath.
However, they also encountered several small mountain villages that hadn’t been destroyed by demigods.
Qin Mu inquired, and a villager said, “The stone statues in the village suddenly came to life and killed the monsters causing trouble. After killing them, they turned back into stone statues.”
“So, the Fengdu King has reacted and sent the gods of Fengdu back to their physical bodies to protect the people of the Great Ruin.” Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. With the protection of the Fengdu gods, the people of the Great Ruin should be able to defend themselves.
The Fengdu gods were a legacy left by the Kaihuang Era. When the Kaihuang Era fell, the gods of the Kaihuang Heavenly Court turned into stone statues in the Great Ruin, while their primordial spirits entered Fengdu, waiting for a comeback.
Their stone statues had also become the only hope for the Great Ruin’s people to resist the darkness.
This time, the stone statues revived, which could protect most villages—unless they encountered adult demigods.
The strength of adult demigods was too terrifying.
The rice fields came into view ahead, and Qin Mu relaxed. Seeing these few acres of rice fields meant the Martial Combat Heavenly Master’s village was not far.
The rice fields were still the same. By the edge of the field was a large willow tree. Under the tree, a dragon qilin sat leaning against it, its hind legs spread apart, sitting on the ground, its front arms holding a water pipe. Its eyes stared blankly at the fields. Then it lowered its head, took a gurgling puff from the water pipe, and blew out a large smoke ring.
Qin Mu squinted from afar, puzzled: “Is this my Dragon Pi? Doesn’t look like him…”
Under the tree shade, the dragon qilin raised a claw and scratched the dragon scales on its belly, making a rustling sound. Next to it was a pot of coarse tea.
The dragon qilin put down the water pipe, leaned over to pour itself a large bowl of strong tea, and drank it all in one gulp.
This dragon qilin was lean, with strong muscles, but it looked a bit listless.
The Heavenly King Buddha of the Shakya Realm laughed, “If it were an ox under that tree instead of a dragon qilin, I would turn around and leave right now! This dragon qilin’s demeanor is exactly the same as that ox! If it were that ox, the farmer would be nearby. That farming guy is all muscle and is very unhappy that I joined Buddhism.”
The dragon qilin heard the sound, turned its big head to look, its unfocused eyes not finding a focal point. After a moment, it finally saw Qin Mu approaching, and suddenly froze.
Tears welled up, and the dragon qilin made hoarse sounds, wiping its tears as it watched Qin Mu approach.
“Cult Leader…”
Its voice trembled, and suddenly it burst into tears: “I’m so hungry—”
The water qilin tilted its head, looking at the dragon qilin with disdain: “This guy is of the same race as me, young and promising, but he has no backbone! What’s there to fear about hunger? Just eat people!”
Qin Mu quickly took out spirit pills. The dragon qilin swiftly placed a large basin in front of him, and Qin Mu filled it to the brim.
The dragon qilin was overjoyed, staring at the piled-up basin of spirit pills, drooling. After a moment, it tearfully ate one pill and stored the rest away.
“Eat, eat.”
Qin Mu smiled, “I won’t leave you behind for so long again.”
“Swear it!”
“I swear. Eat, eat.”
Just then, a deep voice rang out coldly, “You stole my ox, and now you want to steal my horse. Even though your surname is Qin, you can’t be so reckless!”
Qin Mu looked toward the voice and saw many farmers and farm women surrounding an old farmer as he walked to the edge of the field. The old farmer’s face was angry as he shouted, “Hey, Qin! Where’s my ox?”
The Heavenly King Buddha of the Shakya Realm’s face changed drastically, and he immediately turned to leave. The old farmer saw him, paused for a moment, and then a thunderous roar erupted: “You lecherous monk, Li Youran! You scum! In the middle of battle, you went and became the Heavenly King Buddha of the Shakya Realm! Take my three punches!”
Boom—
A violent fluctuation came. The first wave reached here from a hundred miles away. The farmers and farm women hurried to Qin Mu’s side to resist the terrifying shockwave, protecting him from harm.
But the second shockwave came from a thousand miles away, twisting space, stretching mountains, and twisting them into braids.
Before the twisted space could recover, the third shockwave arrived. Then the space calmed down, slowly expanding, and the mountains returned to normal.
“Alright, alright, it’s safe now.”
Many farmers laughed, “Young friend Qin, you took the Heavenly Master’s ox, and he’s been sulking. He said you and the woodcutter are equally shameless and despicable, tricking Senior Brother Niu Sanduo away. Go explain to him later and clear up the misunderstanding.”
Qin Mu’s heart twitched, and he probed, “Can the misunderstanding be cleared up?”
The crowd surrounded them as they walked toward the small mountain village, saying, “The Heavenly Master is easy to talk to. Don’t worry. Just admit your mistake, and he’ll calm down.”
When they reached the village entrance, there was a sudden loud thud. The old farmer landed, short in stature, but he was carrying a bruised and swollen Heavenly King Buddha of the Shakya Realm. He tossed the Heavenly King Buddha into a ditch and shouted, “Anyone who pulls him out, I’ll beat to death! This traitor got involved with an enemy woman!”
Qin Mu leaned over to look into the ditch and saw the Heavenly King Buddha of the Shakya Realm lying in the gutter, his eyes vacant.
“You said I wouldn’t know your old acquaintance…”
He murmured, “This isn’t my fault…”
Qin Mu pretended not to hear and quickly bowed to the old farmer, saying, “Senior Brother Sanduo is now in Fengdu, helping the King of Fengdu establish Fengdu’s destiny! Although I didn’t intentionally take Senior Brother Sanduo away, he chose to follow your example, being righteous and loyal, insisting on staying in Fengdu to help. He is as noble as you, Senior Uncle! I feel guilty about this and come to apologize!”
The old farmer stared at him, then suddenly broke into a smile, quickly supporting him by the elbows, and laughed heartily, “What guilt is there? Nephew, please come in!”
— At eight ten, Zhai Zhu goes to the book club group to hang out!