Chapter 827: Going to Kill
Those few cultivators were unconsciously infected by his smile and had no doubts. They pointed to the Dao Palace at the mountain peak and said, "The Heavenly Court envoy is currently in the Dao Palace. They hold a high status and are being received personally by the Sect Leader."
Qin Mu quickly thanked them, glanced at the formation diagram on the circular platform, felt a slight stir in his heart, and smiled, "This formation diagram is merely the array for operating the celestial phenomena formation. The formations for individual celestial bodies, such as the sun and moon, are certainly more complex. The star orbits of each star are different, and the power contained within them varies, so the formations differ as well. You senior brothers have truly worked hard. To be honest, I am also quite versed in divination and calculations, and I could help share your burden."
One of the cultivators shook his head and said, "The star formations have already been set up; there’s no need to redesign them. Right now, we only need to calculate the Celestial Diagram and fill in its loopholes."
Another cultivator shook his head and said, "Didn’t you hear clearly just now? The Heavenly Court envoy’s intention is to reforge the Celestial Diagram, ensuring that celestial phenomena divine abilities are also integrated into it."
"I see."
That cultivator laughed, "No wonder those fellow disciples from the Dao Academy have been so hardworking lately, burying themselves in their work without coming out. So they were designing the celestial phenomena formations."
Another cultivator chuckled, "I asked the Sect Leader, and he said that by integrating celestial phenomena divine abilities into the Celestial Diagram, if a country like Yan Kang appears again in the future, or if someone in the lower realms rebels, there will be no need to request help from the Four Emperors. They can simply activate the Celestial Diagram and send down a calamity. Although the Heavenly Court looks down on a tiny nation like Yan Kang and can’t be bothered with it, having to clean up every time is indeed troublesome. Reforging the Celestial Diagram will save a lot of trouble."
"No wonder so many people came from the Heavenly Court this time. It seems many of them are disciples of the major star lords, students of the star lord gods."
"Not just that! Disciples of the Four Emperors have also come. They’re all in the Dao Academy, instructing the fellow disciples there on how to design the celestial phenomena formations!"
The corners of Qin Mu’s eyes twitched, and he barely restrained the urge to draw his sword and cut down these few cultivators.
"Integrating celestial phenomena divine abilities into the Celestial Diagram is indeed vicious and insidious! If the Celestial Diagram is completed, Yan Kang will have no way out! Not only will Yan Kang have no way out, but in all future eras, there will be no power to rebel, no possibility of threatening the Heavenly Court! The mastermind is the Heavenly Court envoy; killing these priests would be useless."
Thinking this, Qin Mu said, "Several senior brothers, where is the Dao Academy?"
One of the old cultivators raised his hand and pointed, "In front of the Dao Palace is the Dao Academy. The Heavenly Court envoy is in the Dao Palace, and his subordinates are in the Dao Academy."
Qin Mu thanked him, exchanged a glance with Lin Xuan Dao Lord, and the two left the place. Lin Xuan Dao Lord asked, "Sect Leader Qin, what do you plan to do?"
Qin Mu looked up at the Dao Academy on the mountain and said in a deep voice, "Going to kill!"
Lin Xuan Dao Lord was silent for a moment, then asked, "We haven’t even met the Sect Leader of Qingyun Sect yet, and we’re going to kill people directly?"
Qin Mu frowned and said, "Do you still have illusions about the Qingyun Sect Leader?"
Lin Xuan Dao Lord shook his head and said woodenly, "I did before, but after seeing the Celestial Diagram, I no longer do."
Nothing is sadder than a dead heart. He had come with the mindset of fellow disciples and comrades, but after seeing the Celestial Diagram, his Dao heart was shattered once more.
Lin Xuan composed himself and said seriously, "If you kill the Heavenly Court envoy, you won’t be able to leave Qingyun Heaven alive."
"If these people complete the Celestial Diagram, the life and death of everyone in Yan Kang and the Primordial Realm will be predetermined, held in the hands of the Outer Heavenly Court. That would truly be a dead end!"
Qin Mu said calmly, "Back then, we measured the sky as a hundred thousand li high and three hundred zhang thick, and so we established the Heavenly Alliance. Wasn’t the Heavenly Alliance meant to overthrow this sky? The opportunity is right before us now! As for safety, put it aside for now. Let’s get the job done first, then talk about safety!"
Lin Xuan Dao Lord was infected by his boldness and showed a smile, saying, "Sect Leader Qin, you and I are good friends, but I’ve always had some prejudice against you, thinking your actions were eccentric and demonic. Although I think you are demonic, somehow I deeply admire you, and sometimes I even fantasize about being like you—doing whatever I want without worrying about consequences."
Qin Mu laughed heartily and said, "Dao Lord Lin, do you still cling to the conflict between righteousness and demonic ways?"
Lin Xuan smiled and said, "I was taught this from a young age, and it’s hard to shake off. But since meeting Sect Leader Qin, I’ve stopped taking so-called righteousness and demonic ways so seriously. I think that although Sect Leader Qin acts eccentrically, his heart is that of a pure child. Once I saw that, the distinction between righteousness and demonic ways faded even more. Most of the time, I am simply impressed by your conduct."
Qin Mu praised, "The old Dao Lord was truly wise to choose you as the next Dao Lord."
"And the Heavenly Demon Patriarch was truly discerning to choose you as the Heavenly Saint Sect Leader."
The two laughed heartily as they climbed the stone steps, chatting and laughing.
Before they knew it, they arrived at the Dao Academy. The academy was filled with layers of palaces, and several old priests rushed out in a panic, shouting, "Thieves! Thieves! The Green Sheep Hall has been burgled! Many treasures have been stolen!"
Qin Mu stopped and blocked an old priest, asking, "Elder, have thieves come to Qingyun Heaven?"
The old priest nodded and said, "I don’t know what happened. The thief seemed to have cultivated our Dao sect’s wall-penetration technique. The seals on the Green Sheep Hall weren’t triggered at all, and all the treasures inside were stolen clean! There were also a few priests stripped naked and tied to trees with their own Golden Dragon Ropes—couldn’t even break free! This thief must be among us, definitely a disciple of the sect!"
Qin Mu was taken aback.
Suddenly, the old priest turned back, scrutinized them up and down, and said warily, "You two look unfamiliar. Where are you from?"
Qin Mu smiled and said, "I am the Yan Kang Overlord Body, Heavenly Saint Sect Leader, and Grand Sacrificial Wine of the Heavenly Academy of Yan Kang, Qin Mu. This is Lin Xuan, the Dao Lord of the Yan Kang Dao Sect. We heard that the Qingyun Sect is a branch of the Dao Sect and came to pay a visit."
The old priest examined them left and right, circled them twice, and sneered, "So you’re poor relatives from the countryside, here to curry favor. I doubt you have the skill."
Qin Mu smiled without speaking.
The old priest hurried away, and Qin Mu suddenly froze. He quickly felt his waist, his expression changed drastically, and he chased after the old priest who had just left, but couldn’t find his trace!
Qin Mu stopped, the corners of his eyes twitching.
Lin Xuan Dao Lord asked in confusion, "Sect Leader Qin, what’s wrong?"
"I’ve lost one of my Taotie pouches."
Qin Mu’s face turned pale, and he ground his teeth audibly. "It was lifted by that old priest just now!"
Lin Xuan Dao Lord was startled and tested, "This kind of skill doesn’t seem like something a half-god of the Primordial Realm would do. It’s more like the handiwork of one of your elders. But that old priest just now didn’t seem like one of your elders… Wait a moment, I seem to have lost something too!"
The Zha Daoist quickly felt himself and exclaimed, "The steel trident I had hidden in my Dao crown is gone!"
"I’ve lost a lot of my spirit pills!" Dragon Qilin wailed.
Water Qilin’s expression changed drastically as he frantically searched for his spirit pills. They were still there, but then he suddenly realized, "Where is my master? He was on my back just now—how did he disappear?"
Everyone quickly looked, and the Imperial Heaven on Water Qilin’s back had vanished without a trace!
When had Imperial Heaven disappeared?
None of them had noticed!
Everyone was horrified.
Qin Mu took a long breath, struggling to calm himself, and sneered, "That old thief never misses a target! Someone who often steals rarely shows his true face. His disguise skills are superb—he can change bones and appearance, height and weight. Plus, after I taught him the Creation Art, even if he turned into a woman and stood before me, I wouldn’t recognize him!"
Lin Xuan Dao Lord’s expression twisted as he coughed and said, "Our Dao sect has also often been visited by this senior."
"He’s a constant worry. One day he’ll get caught and have his legs broken again!"
Qin Mu was furious and continued walking toward the Dao Academy. "This old thief has already stolen all over Yan Kang, pretending to be a good man with Blind Grandpa every day, acting reformed! Now that the Primordial Realm is unsealed, he’s the happiest. No wonder we didn’t run into him in the capital earlier. Qingyun Heaven is definitely not the first place he’s hit. Who knows how many heavens and sacred lands he’s robbed! By the way, what did you lose?"
Lin Xuan Dao Lord’s face darkened, and he didn’t speak. His walk seemed a bit odd—the old priest had lifted his underpants, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it.
Just as they entered the Dao Academy, a crowd of priests rushed out from inside, shouting, "Did you see those old priests just now? After they came, we lost a lot of things in the academy, and even the guests from the Heavenly Court were robbed!"
Qin Mu pointed in a direction. "They went that way!"
"Thank you!"
The swarm of priests rushed out, murderous intent boiling, shouting, "Find those old priests! Break their shanks first so they can’t run!"
"Those old priests were uncles from the Dao Palace—should we break their shanks too?"
"They stole from our academy, so they deserve to have their shanks broken!"
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Soon, the Dao Academy was nearly empty, leaving only some strange-looking half-gods staring at them.
Qin Mu turned around, told Dragon Qilin and Water Qilin to keep watch outside the academy, and closed the academy’s main gate himself. He smiled at these half-gods and said, "Gentlemen, I am Qin Mu, one of the Three Heroes of the Yan Kang Reformation, known as the Yan Kang Overlord Body and Heavenly Saint Sect Leader. Beside me is Lin Xuan, the Dao Lord of the Yan Kang Dao Sect. Dao Lord Lin. Gentlemen, have you heard of our names?"
Those half-gods bore various celestial star god manifestations—disciples of the Earth Star Lord were human-bodied with snake tails, disciples of the Fire Star Lord were ox-headed with human bodies, disciples of the Sun Star Lord were bird-headed with three legs—all different, few with complete human forms.
These half-gods swept their gazes over Qin Mu and Lin Xuan Dao Lord. A wolf-headed, human-bodied half-god, likely a disciple of the Wood Wolf Star Lord, said casually, "Yan Kang’s Qin Overlord Body? Never heard of it."
From Qin Mu’s remaining Taotie pouch, a sword orb slowly rose. He gently grasped it, and the sword orb transformed into a horsetail whisk in his hand. He said with a full smile, "You’ll hear of it soon, but this will also be the last time you hear it."
Lin Xuan Dao Lord cast aside his whisk, drew his sword, and with a flash of sword light, he launched straight into the Fourteenth Chapter of the Dao Sword!
The Dao nurtures all heavens and lands, supplying all laws—the world returns to one!
At the same time, the horsetail whisk formed from Qin Mu’s sword orb suddenly expanded in the wind. Countless whisk strands stretched wildly, thin swords like slender swimming dragons instantly extending dozens of li, weaving through the various corridors and palaces of the Dao Academy!
Each whisk strand was a sword, each executing a different sword technique!
Without his steel trident, the Zha Daoist could only guard the rear.
Within the Dao Academy, roars of fury erupted continuously. The sky above the academy rose with the celestial phenomena of the Zhou Tian stars, but just as it ascended into a river of stars, the geomagnetic primordial force erupted, pulling the star river down from the sky and smashing it heavily to the ground. Not a single person managed to escape the academy!
After a moment, everything fell silent.
Qin Mu opened the academy’s gate and walked out with Lin Xuan Dao Lord, one after the other. The Zha Daoist followed behind, turning to close the gate. Blood gushed out from the crack in the door.
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