Chapter 803: The Virtue of a Saint King
"The River of Heaven Divine Treasury can connect to the other six divine treasuries, opening them all up and gathering the power of all treasuries into one body."
Qin Mu spoke in a low voice, activating the divine treasuries within his body. One by one, the treasuries projected behind him.
The crowd quickly looked over and saw the River of Heaven descending from the sky, following the Jianmu tree downward, piercing through each divine treasury to form an internal circulatory system.
"Moreover, the most critical point is that the River of Heaven connects to the Heavenly Palace. The power of the Heavenly Palace merges with the power of the divine treasuries. The divine treasuries you previously opened now perfectly integrate with the Heavenly Palace, making it easier and more convenient for deities to mobilize the power of their treasuries. This can also be considered a small benefit for deities."
Qin Mu had not yet cultivated to the Heavenly Palace realm, so he could only vaguely show them his River of Heaven connecting to the Heavenly Palace high above, with the River flowing out from the Heavenly Palace.
"But the greatest benefit is still for cultivators."
Qin Mu continued to demonstrate his achievements to the crowd, beginning to mobilize his primordial energy and execute various divine abilities. The techniques and divine powers in his hands activated with incredible speed, dazzling the onlookers.
Because all the divine treasuries were connected, the power of each treasury could be mobilized almost instantly, and his primordial spirit was immensely powerful, several times stronger than the orthodox divine treasury system of the past!
"With all the divine treasuries of a cultivator connected, their magical power is more than double what it was before. The speed of mobilizing primordial energy is only half of what it used to be, and can even be shorter. The activation speed of divine abilities is faster, and the primordial spirit is stronger!"
Qin Mu executed various divine abilities one by one, speaking in a deep voice: "After a cultivator reaches the Life and Death realm and breaks through the next barrier, they enter the River of Heaven realm. At this stage, with the seven divine treasuries unified, they can fight against the false gods who have crossed the Divine Bridge and arrived outside the Southern Heavenly Gate!"
In the mansion, everyone fell silent, but their hearts were pounding wildly.
Qin Mu's River of Heaven Divine Treasury was indeed far superior to the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury in countless ways!
From the River of Heaven Divine Treasury, they saw hope for the future—an incredibly prosperous era!
Emperor Yanfeng spoke with a hoarse voice: "Minister Qin, the River of Heaven Divine Treasury is so outstanding and perfect—is it difficult to open? Currently, within the human body, there is no River of Heaven Divine Treasury, only the incomplete Divine Bridge Divine Treasury. If the River of Heaven is too difficult to open, it won't be of much use to the world."
Qin Mu smiled and said: "You only need to go to the River of Heaven, mobilize its power, and opening the River of Heaven Divine Treasury should not be difficult. I will organize the specific method for opening it later and ask Your Majesty to promote it."
Emperor Yanfeng was bewildered: "The River of Heaven? Where is the River of Heaven?"
"It is the Yong River. The Yong River is the River of Heaven from the ancient Dragon Han Heavenly Court. For some unknown reason, it flowed here and became the Yong River."
Qin Mu did not explain further and continued: "You only need to go to the Yong River, sense the power of the Yong River, and then draw on this power to shape the River of Heaven Divine Treasury within your body. I could sense the strong power of the River of Heaven even here in the capital. By the banks of the Yong River, this power will certainly be even stronger, and the enlightenment will be simpler. I used the power of heaven and earth to shape the River of Heaven, which is too difficult—probably only a few can succeed. But sensing the River of Heaven and borrowing its power is countless times simpler."
Emperor Yanfeng was even more confused, muttering: "The Yong River? Is that the same Yong River where Dragon Tamer Lord resides?"
When he mentioned this, Qin Mu's face darkened, and he said awkwardly: "It is that same Yong River."
He was the one who had enfeoffed Dragon Tamer Lord as the Dragon King of the Yong River, and he had also signed the Lord Tu Bo contract with Dragon Tamer Lord, agreeing that Dragon Tamer Lord would maintain the water conservancy of the Yong River, while Dragon Tamer Lord could enjoy sacrifices on the Yong River, including some of the river's aquatic products.
"As for erasing the incomplete Divine Bridge Divine Treasury of cultivators, that is even simpler."
Qin Mu was full of confidence and said: "Martial Heavenly Master can easily destroy the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury. Sister Di Yueyue, Heavenly Master Zixi, King Buddha, the First Ancestor, King Yan, Uncle Fisherman, and Tian Shu should all have this ability."
Village Chief shook his head and said: "Mu'er, you are strong and sturdy, so destroying your Divine Bridge would not be a big problem. But for others, it's hard to say—they would likely be skinned alive even if they don't die. We need to find someone who is not as strong as you to test it." He then looked at Qi Kang, the Human Sovereign.
Qi Kang, the Human Sovereign, shuddered: "Su Mozhe, I am your master, your own master! Your master, Yishan, has a sturdy body—use him for the experiment!"
Yishan, the Human Sovereign, was furious: "Am I not your own master either?"
Qin Mu calculated for a moment and said: "Using Grandmaster and Ancestral Master for the experiment is not a bad idea. They are not weaker than me, so they probably won't die..."
Yankang National Teacher pondered and said: "For deities who have already cultivated to the Heavenly Palace, can they also destroy the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury and switch to opening the River of Heaven Divine Treasury?"
Everyone's heart tightened—the National Teacher had asked the key question!
Currently, there were already two to three hundred deities in Yankang, while Woodcutter and others were deities from the Kaihuang era. Their primordial spirits had already leaped past the divine treasuries and entered the Heavenly Palace.
From the effects of the River of Heaven Divine Treasury that Qin Mu had opened, it was clear that in the future, the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury would be eliminated by the River of Heaven Divine Treasury, and they would be called the old gods.
Old gods were inferior to new gods in combat power at the same realm. On the other hand, their descendants would inherit their divine treasuries and would also be inferior to the descendants of new gods, and even inferior to the descendants of cultivators who had opened the River of Heaven Divine Treasury.
Although their descendants could also destroy the Divine Bridge and open the River of Heaven Divine Treasury, not everyone could successfully open the River of Heaven—some descendants would inevitably fail to do so.
These people would then be eliminated by the era, just like them.
"If the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury is destroyed, will the power of the Heavenly Palace come crashing down?"
Qin Mu was not very clear on this either and said: "I don't know what effect directly destroying the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury would have..."
The Old Farmer suddenly said: "There is not much effect. I don't have a Divine Bridge."
Everyone looked at him. The Old Farmer said: "Without a Divine Bridge, the other divine treasuries do indeed bear a great deal of pressure, but they can withstand it."
Yankang National Teacher said: "Uncle Master's physical cultivation is extremely high, so he can withstand it. But not everyone has a body as strong as Uncle Master's. To be safe, I think we should first seal the Southern Heavenly Gate and then sever the Divine Bridge. I will create a technique to seal the Southern Heavenly Gate—it shouldn't be too troublesome."
Qin Mu continued: "Virtuous Flower and I have been researching how to merge the divine treasuries together, and we have made considerable progress over the years. The Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge was created by Virtuous Flower. If one possesses the Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge, it can also make the divine treasuries more stable, and their cultivation will be stronger than that of cultivators without the Jianmu. However, the Jianmu Divine Bridge requires a high level of mathematical skill, so probably very few can cultivate it."
Everyone praised in unison: "Virtuous Flower is indeed a talent of unparalleled brilliance."
"First, store the Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge in the various academies and the Imperial Academy. Whoever can cultivate it can go ahead and do so."
Emperor Yanfeng said: "If they cannot cultivate it, there is no need to force it."
Qin Mu nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Everyone, please look at my divine treasuries again."
His aura burst forth, and suddenly, beneath the divine path divine treasuries that had just appeared, a series of inverted images emerged. The demonic path divine treasury system instantly manifested, also with a Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge, as well as Spirit Embryo, Five Radiances, Six Harmonies, Seven Stars, and other divine treasuries. There was also a River of Heaven hanging upside down, connected to the River of Heaven in the divine path divine treasuries!
The crowd erupted in uproar, shocked beyond belief, and then began discussing and arguing loudly, turning into a chaotic mess.
Suddenly, Village Chief glanced at everyone with contempt, sneered, and said: "It's the Overlord Body."
Granny Si, Deaf, Butcher, Horse, Blind, and other villagers of the Crippled Elderly Village all understood and laughed: "These seniors may have earth-shattering skills, but their knowledge is shallow, even inferior to ours. They don't know the power of the Overlord Body."
They were quite proud, having long been influenced by Village Chief, so they were no longer surprised.
"How did you cultivate this?" Scholar stepped forward to study it, exclaiming in surprise.
Woodcutter, Di Yueyue, Emperor Shi Tian King Buddha, and others also crowded forward, tested it, and exclaimed in surprise: "These are real divine treasuries, not reflections!"
"The River of Heaven is also real!" Fisherman Heavenly Master exclaimed.
The Old Farmer exclaimed: "The other Life and Death Divine Treasury is different from the previous one!"
"Truly lacking in knowledge." The Second Ancestor crossed his arms and sneered.
The other Human Sovereigns also crossed their arms and sneered: "We already knew this when he beat us up. Right, First Ancestor?"
The First Ancestor, the Human Sovereign, did not change his expression and said: "Don't talk nonsense."
The Second Ancestor reminded him: "Teacher, he beat you too."
The First Ancestor's face instantly turned ashen, and he stammered: "I did not..."
"Nonsense. In front of the Human Sovereign Hall, you were beaten and even cried."
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"I think everyone can cultivate the positive and negative divine treasuries. The positive and negative divine treasuries can also be connected into one through the River of Heaven Divine Treasury, with the only difference being in the Life and Death realm—one is the Life and Death Divine Treasury, and the other is the Xuan Du Divine Treasury."
Qin Mu said: "Above the primordial spirit's head is the sky, below its feet is the earth. Above, it becomes a god; below, it becomes a demon. We humans are neither gods nor demons, so we don't need to cultivate only the divine path. I think perhaps we can embrace both the divine and demonic paths to cultivate the human path. Gods and demons have many restrictions, but we don't need to impose those restrictions on ourselves. By breaking out, we might find a broader path."
The crowd circled around him, pondering deeply how to create a separate demonic path divine treasury.
What Qin Mu said was correct, but putting it into practice was too difficult, and they couldn't come up with a solution in a short time.
Woodcutter suddenly asked: "How did you open the demonic path divine treasuries?"
Qin Mu said: "My other identity is the Son of the Netherworld God. I opened them by accident, and I'm not entirely sure how it happened. However, this path is feasible."
Woodcutter frowned deeply and continued circling him: "Not everyone is the Son of the Netherworld God. You can open them, but others don't have the conditions. Still, it is indeed possible to open the demonic path divine treasuries..."
Others were also frowning in thought.
Qin Mu was getting dizzy from being circled and tried to push through the crowd to leave, but they quickly blocked him: "You can't leave. We'll let you go only after we've thoroughly studied you."
Qin Mu said with difficulty: "I'm just throwing out a topic for you to perfect. I have other things to do."
Scholar said: "For now, only you have succeeded. We can only study you. If you leave, who will we study?"
Qin Mu had no choice but to sit down.
Not far away, Heavenly Lord Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief. These days had been truly hard for him, being watched every day. Now he could finally escape.
Qin Mu was studied by these people for half a month. Lin Xuan Dao Lord and other Daoists even climbed inside his divine treasuries to survey and record detailed data.
His demonic path divine treasuries had been thoroughly studied by the crowd. After discussing, they came up with a plan.
Granny Si said: "Not everyone is the Son of the Netherworld God, so we first need to cultivate a demon seed, use the demon seed to nurture the Jianmu Divine Bridge, plant a demon in the heart, and nurture a demonic heart."
Yankang National Teacher said: "After the demonic nature is deep enough, open the demonic path Spirit Embryo and nurture the demonic path primordial spirit."
"Then open the demonic path Five Radiances, Six Harmonies, and Seven Stars. But the hardest is still the Xuan Du Divine Treasury."
"Those who can achieve this step are probably one in a billion! After that, there is another difficulty—the River of Heaven Divine Treasury. After the River of Heaven Divine Treasury, there is another problem: who will open the demonic path Heavenly Palace? There is no demonic path Heavenly Palace in our bodies!"
"But if one accomplishes all this, they can be revered as a Demonic Path Divine King or a Demonic Path Saint King!"
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Qin Mu, on his own, activated the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique and sat there cultivating for half a month. Seeing this, everyone sighed inwardly.
Emperor Yanfeng, being kind-hearted, quietly reminded him: "Minister, if you can organize these techniques, the world will revere you as a Saint King. For countless generations to come, cultivators will address you as Saint King."
Qin Mu asked: "Is the title of Saint King higher than Heavenly Lord?"
Emperor Yanfeng shook his head: "No. Heavenly Lord has the greatest contribution and the greatest merit. Saint King is somewhat inferior. Divine King is also a title of great merit, but even lower than Saint King."
"Not interested. Too troublesome."
Qin Mu said: "I'll just be a Heavenly Lord."
Emperor Yanfeng snorted, but his little eunuch was not around to write anything down. He thought to himself: "I'll make a note of this later."