Chapter 791: Dao One
"The Celestial Alliance, a den of traitors and rebels?" Qin Mu was deeply puzzled.
Mother Earth Primordial had once said that the Celestial Alliance killed her, and her earth soul had escaped by hiding within her roots. Mother Earth Primordial had also revealed another piece of information: after killing her, the Celestial Alliance had cut down the Primeval Tree. Based on these two pieces of information, Qin Mu had concluded that the Primeval Tree had fallen into the hands of the Celestial Alliance, and that the other Mother Earth Primordial was cultivated by a capable member of the Celestial Alliance using the wondrous method of entering the Dao through dreams, developed by the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha, allowing a new Mother Earth Primordial to be born from the Primeval Tree.
However, this girl named Yan Qiling said she was not from the Celestial Alliance! If she wasn't from the Celestial Alliance, then the other Mother Earth Primordial wasn't cultivated by them, but by someone else! This was strange. Could it be that the one who killed Mother Earth Primordial back then wasn't the Celestial Alliance? But how could Mother Earth Primordial mistake her killer? "Or did the Celestial Alliance kill her, but someone snatched the Primeval Tree from them and cultivated another Mother Earth Primordial?" Qin Mu was deeply puzzled. Since the Celestial Alliance could slay Mother Earth Primordial, their strength was extraordinary. Who could possibly steal the Primeval Tree from them? "However, I can find clues from this girl named Yan Qiling!"
Qin Mu looked up at that crooked mountain peak. For him, as long as Yan Qiling used her most proficient divine abilities, she would leave behind clues, and through these clues, he could find out who was behind Yan Qiling!
Yan Qiling walked down from the mountain, smiling. "Chief Qin, there's no need to guess where I come from. No matter how clever you are, you won't be able to figure out my origins. The reason I came to see you this time is also to take someone away."
The light in Qin Mu's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he said flatly, "Take who away?"
Yan Qiling's gaze shifted from his face to Gongsun Yan's, then to Imperial Heaven's.
"Lan Yutian, Imperial Heaven."
She chuckled lightly. "Imperial Heaven has no future following you; it will only waste his talent. But if he follows me, I can find him the best teachers and fully develop his potential! In the future, he will surely shine brilliantly!"
She was very beautiful, with a face that rivaled Granny Si's or Di Yiyue's, like a goddess who had fallen into the mortal world. However, Qin Mu turned a blind eye. The divine light in his eyes had just receded, and now even his aura began to withdraw.
Dragon Qilin's scales rustled uneasily as he quietly stepped back two paces. No one knew the master better than the pet. Dragon Qilin knew Qin Mu very well; the more withdrawn Qin Mu became, the stronger his murderous intent. This beautiful woman had touched Qin Mu's bottom line, stirring his killing intent. The withdrawn Qin Mu was like a beast eyeing its prey, ready to strike and kill at any moment!
"You know a lot of things."
Qin Mu's tone was stiff and dry. "Many things that someone your age shouldn't know, which makes me even more curious about where you come from."
Yan Qiling raised her hand to smooth the hair by her temple, smiling. "Defeating you and taking Imperial Heaven away—how does that deal sound?"
"Imperial Heaven is not a bargaining chip; he is the person I respect the most."
Qin Mu's tone grew even stiffer. "Someone entrusted him to me, but even without that connection, I would never tolerate anyone treating him as a tool or a bargaining chip."
Yan Qiling looked at him, tilted her head in thought, and said, "There's a big problem with you. You don't seem to be just the Chief Qin of Yan-Kang. If you were simply Chief Qin, you wouldn't have much affection for Imperial Heaven."
Qin Mu said calmly, "Fat Dragon, take the others farther away."
Dragon Qilin sighed with relief and quickly led Gongsun Yan, Imperial Heaven, and Water Qilin away from the area, whispering, "The chief is angry. Let's get out of here quickly so we don't get caught in the crossfire."
Gongsun Yan asked curiously, "Can't we gang up on this fake disciple of Mother Earth and defeat her together? Why do we have to leave?"
Dragon Qilin lowered his voice. "Have you forgotten the other young ladies around that smiling girl?"
Gongsun Yan was stunned for a moment before realizing he was referring to the maidservants beside Yan Qiling.
Dragon Qilin continued, "Those young ladies are probably no less skilled than Feng Qiuyun, otherwise Yan Qiling wouldn't have made it here alive; she would have been shattered by the residual divine power of the two Mother Earths. Those young ladies are likely nearby. If we swarm in, they won't just sit idle. In a group fight, we'd definitely lose. The chief means for us to leave immediately and not wait for him!"
Water Qilin said, "But he just told us to go farther away, not to leave."
Dragon Qilin sneered. "You don't understand the chief's intentions. He said that to make those young ladies let their guard down. They won't know we've slipped away until it's too late, and by then, we'll be far gone. The chief is doing this for your master's safety."
Imperial Heaven said worriedly, "But will my brother be in danger?"
"Of course there's danger, but we don't need to ask him."
Dragon Qilin said rapidly, "The one in danger now is that girl. The chief has murderous intent."
Gongsun Yan exclaimed, "That little sister is so pretty—can he really bring himself to do it?"
Dragon Qilin led them away quickly, saying, "In the chief's eyes, she's not pretty at all, so of course he can."
Gongsun Yan said seriously, "But she really is beautiful. I feel inferior."
Dragon Qilin used the scattered, crooked mountain peaks to hide their movements, shaking his head. "She has small breasts. The chief doesn't think girls with small breasts are pretty."
Gongsun Yan's eyes widened. She looked down, tightened her clothes, and felt a bit dejected.
At the foot of the crooked peak, Qin Mu's aura was steady, with no outward leakage of energy or blood. He was utterly plain.
Yan Qiling's beautiful eyes blinked. She didn't understand why Qin Mu had suddenly become so ordinary, like a mere mortal. Suddenly, she realized: "Complete internalization! It's martial arts!"
Just as she thought this, a thunderous boom echoed in her ears as Qin Mu covered a hundred zhang in one step, appearing before her. The air between them was compressed into a solid mass, then shattered like glass. Behind the broken wall of air was Qin Mu's face, calm and emotionless.
Yan Qiling was startled. She flipped backward like a startled swan, soaring diagonally to the top of the crooked peak, and laughed, "Aren't you a disciple of Mother Earth? Why are you using martial arts divine abilities?"
The moment she landed on the peak, she felt a warmth at her back. Qin Mu was already pressed against her, arriving at the peak at almost the same time!
"Martial arts combat techniques—the ultimate killing move!"
Yan Qiling chuckled softly. Magnetic divine light erupted, forming two magnetic divine blades.
Qin Mu shifted his footwork, and the sword in his hand gleamed coldly as he thrust it into the empty air beside him, one thrust after another, all hitting nothing. His steps moved, and Yan Qiling, afraid of exposing her back to him, moved with him. However, the empty spots where Qin Mu thrust his sword were exactly where she would appear in the next moment.
Clang, clang, clang—an extremely dense series of collisions rang out. Her magnetic divine blades danced, each time perfectly blocking the sword light and forcing it back.
Suddenly, the sword in Qin Mu's hand split into two, then four, and in the blink of an eye, it became thousands of flying swords swirling around the two of them. He was like a thousand-armed demon, constantly switching swords, while the flying swords in the air attacked Yan Qiling from different angles, each sword executing a different sword technique.
Yan Qiling crossed her blades, and from the two magnetic divine blades flew out dozens of divine blades, clashing with the flying swords in the air.
The top of this crooked peak was several dozen mu in size. The boy and girl moved back and forth across the peak like startled swans and fluttering butterflies, surrounded by a storm of blades and swords, colliding in rapid succession, each moment extremely dangerous. The close-combat killing techniques of the combat arts school were displayed to their fullest by them. Despite the danger, it gave off an extraordinary sense of beauty.
Suddenly, the two separated. Qin Mu turned, his hands now empty of any flying swords. He pushed both palms forward, and around his hands, countless magnetic runes danced as magnetic divine light erupted!
Countless runes formed a river of stars made of billions of stars, with magnetic divine light surging and intersecting among the stars. This was Granny Si's divine ability, which he had learned after seeing it once! Granny Si had used this very divine ability to trigger the key to breaking the seal of the Yuan Realm, causing heaven and earth to change and the Yuan Realm to reappear in the world! This divine ability was a great divine ability of Granny Si's at the Dao realm of magnetic divine abilities. When Qin Mu executed it, the terrifying geomagnetic force pressed everything down, causing the crooked peak to sink into the ground under unimaginable pressure!
Yan Qiling turned at the same time, laughing. "Mother Earth Primordial's Dao Twelve!"
She also pushed out both palms, unleashing magnetic divine abilities! This girl was actually meeting Qin Mu head-on!
The two rushed forward at high speed and collided with a thunderous boom. When their palms met, the magnetic force turned into light, bursting from their palms and slicing off the top of the crooked peak with a swoosh! The half of the peak beneath their feet sank deep into the ground!
Qin Mu's hair stood on end as he roared. Suddenly, behind him, his blood and energy surged like a tide, forming a sea of blood behind him, increasing his blood and energy by a thousandfold in an instant!
"Martial Emperor's Dao One!"
Yan Qiling was surprised. The girl couldn't react in time as Qin Mu withdrew his palm into a fist and punched out. The sea of blood behind him surged forward, transforming into a stream of pure energy that shot straight ahead!
Yan Qiling groaned and flew backward. Countless phantom images of Qin Mu appeared in the air, following closely behind her. Each phantom image executed a different martial arts divine ability, attacking her!
Boom—
On the mountainside of another towering peak, a human-shaped hole appeared, followed by a massive fist imprint on that hole. The fist drove deep into the mountain, shaking it a few times.
Qin Mu's figure appeared before this cave. He raised a finger and pressed it to his brow. Behind him, thousands of flying swords flew in, gathering before him to form a sword orb. Qin Mu pointed his sword finger, and a beam of sword light over ten li long shot into the cave, emerging from the other side of the mountain in the next instant! The sword light was brilliant, like an extremely bright pillar of light!
"Sword Dao's Dao One!"
From the other side of the mountain came Yan Qiling's voice.
Qin Mu's pupils contracted. He lifted the willow leaf, opening his third eye. A beam of light shot from this eye, following the sword light! At the same time, he struck out with a palm seal. Heavenly fire crystals clinked and shot out in all directions, bombarding Yan Qiling on the other side of the mountain!
"Youdu Great Dao's Dao Twenty-Three, Xuan Du Great Dao's Dao Two!"
Amidst the terrifying tremors, Yan Qiling's voice still came through clearly: "Chief Qin, your divine abilities are quite impressive! But have you ever seen Dao One?"
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