Chapter 838: Since Ancient Times, the Stubborn Folk Have Had Strange Ambitions
The blind man looked up and laughed: "This brother, you just said you discovered a sword scar on the Dao sect's wall, different from the Dao sect's sword techniques. Isn't that tipping someone off? I don't know what you're investigating, but if you tell others what you're looking for like that, if Mu'er is the murderer, he'll definitely change his sword style."
Qu He's gaze fell on him, and he said leisurely: "How do you know I didn't say it deliberately for him to hear?"
The blind man was slightly startled.
Qu He clasped his hands behind his back and smiled: "If he is connected to this case, then when he uses his sword techniques, he will deliberately conceal his style. I can tell at a glance whether he's hiding his sword techniques. And even if he conceals them, he'll leave traces in the fine textures that make up the sword techniques, in the small runes formed by primordial qi."
Qin Mu's heart tightened.
Qu He continued: "If he is related to this case, as long as he uses a sword move, it won't escape my eyes. If he has nothing to do with the case, then he has no need to hide anything. I am a well-known Divine Eye in the Celestial Court's Divine Capture Camp. Such petty tricks can't fool me."
The blind man said with a grin: "What a coincidence, I'm also a Divine Eye. Those who know me call me Blind Man, but I'm not a constable. I know a great monk who used to be a constable."
"A Divine Eye from the lower realm, called Blind Man?"
Qu He couldn't help laughing, chuckling: "People from the lower realm are truly amusing. If someone were the fastest runner, would they be called Cripple?"
The blind man clapped his hands in admiration and laughed heartily: "You said earlier you were a divine constable from the Celestial Court. I didn't believe it at first, but now I see you do have some divine abilities! That's right! The fastest runner in our Yan Kang is indeed called Cripple. Not only that, in our rustic little place, the best butcher is called Heavenly Blade, the most beautiful woman is called Old Lady Si. The best blacksmith is Mute, and he's also the loudest curser. The best painter is Deaf, and the most handsome man is the Faceless Medicine Master. But the best swordsman is still our village chief, who originally had no limbs and was carved into a stick."
Qu He laughed heartily: "Truly some strange people. People from the lower realm are really interesting. You lower realm deities don't seem like lofty gods, but rather like acrobats and jesters."
The blind man sighed: "Indeed. We country bumpkins from the lower realm can't compare to the lords of the Celestial Court, so we have to make a living by performing acrobatics, selling our skills for some money. To be honest, I often tell fortunes, carrying a banner through the streets, and people say my predictions are accurate."
Qu He sincerely admired: "Extraordinary people with strange talents often have unusual ambitions. You have such skills but are content with mediocrity. If it were me, I wouldn't have such sentiments. With my abilities, I would definitely rebel, definitely become a mountain king, definitely plunder and kill, definitely make myself a local tyrant."
The blind man beamed: "I wouldn't dare! We are obedient subjects, we wouldn't dare rebel. We only occasionally kill a few clueless fellows who come down from the Celestial Court, like striking the heavens, or striking the Youdu's Lu Li Xuan Ming, or striking the Nether Emperor or something. Lord Divine Constable, we wouldn't dare rebel; we only rob lords to make a living."
Qu He's face was full of smiles, and he clapped in praise: "Good! Truly good!"
The blind man smiled broadly: "It's always been good. As the poem goes: Since ancient times, the stubborn folk have had strange ambitions, daring to make the Heavenly Emperor no true man! To the lords of the Celestial Court, aren't we precisely the stubborn folk from these barren mountains and treacherous waters?"
Qin Mu sincerely praised: "Grandpa Blind, your literary refinement has improved again. This poem is of superior quality!"
The blind man was smug.
Qu He laughed heartily: "You can even talk about rebellion in so many fancy ways. No wonder His Majesty says there are always stubborn folk in the lower realm trying to harm him."
The blind man smiled: "You always face people with a smile, giving the feeling of a smiling tiger. Lord Divine Constable of the Celestial Court, we need to be on our way. Will you allow us to pass?"
Qu He said with a grin: "Naturally, I will allow it. You may pass, but don't disturb the scene."
Dragon Qilin and Water Qilin carefully moved forward, while the tower ship still floated above. Qu He still stood at the bow with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on them, watching them slowly approach.
Yu Chenzi stood beside him and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Behind Qu He, a thousand-zhang primordial spirit silently materialized!
That thousand-zhang primordial spirit's many arms spread out like flower stamens, and in each palm, a massive divine eye slowly opened.
Below the ship, the blind man and the others seemed completely unaware, continuing their unhurried journey.
Yu Chenzi broke out in a cold sweat, his heart pounding with nervousness.
Qu He glanced at him with a half-smile.
On Dragon Qilin's head, the blind man sat serenely, humming a little tune, his eyes slowly closing.
At his waist, a black dragon-bone belt gradually unfurled. That belt was a black dragon's spine, its claws hidden within its body, now slowly extending, claws gripping the air.
The Dragon Tuo Divine Spear gradually awakened, slowly flying around the blind man's waist, its joints moving with a faint clattering sound.
Qin Mu took two steps back, alertly looking around. He saw several youths on the tower ship leap into the air, descending not to the ground but standing in midair, holding shields, chains, waist knives, and other items.
The wolf-headed, human-bodied Howling Heaven Tribe, who had been running like lightning through the wilderness, also suddenly stopped, all turning to look this way.
Qin Mu's eyes twitched. He reached out and grabbed his sword pellet, squeezing it tightly. The sword pellet grew in the wind, transforming into a divine sword. Qin Mu crossed his hands, and the divine sword split in two.
Those youths shook their chains, and beams of light burst forth from the chains. The chains connected, weaving in midair to form rings of chains that flowed continuously.
Qin Mu squinted, lowering his voice: "Water Fatty, protect your master. Dragon Fatty, be on guard."
Finally, they reached the shadow beneath the ship.
At the bow, Qu He's smile grew even wider.
Suddenly, his thousand-zhang primordial spirit's thousand arms spread their fingers, reaching down from the deck to beneath the ship!
At that moment, Qin Mu and the others only saw a thousand enormous eyeballs appear in the shadow of the great ship. Within those eyeballs, countless formations spun, and in an instant, light interwove, forming all kinds of bizarre formations that attacked from all directions!
The formations changed countless times in an instant, and the terrifying power of the formations erupted, shredding the space beneath the ship!
The beams of light shooting everywhere were blinding. Qin Mu quickly closed his eyes, finally understanding why the blind man had shut his eyes first.
At that moment, a dragon's roar sounded. Qin Mu felt the blind man beside him disappear. Through his qi sense, he could feel various formations colliding around him, their terrifying power enough to grind them to dust countless times!
But these formations, just as their power was about to erupt, suddenly shifted from death gates to life gates. Not only that, he could sense the blind man's small figure weaving through these formations. With the Dragon Tuo Divine Spear, he nudged and adjusted each formation, turning them into killing formations aimed outward!
Various formations erupted in the shadow beneath the ship. Suddenly, with a thunderous roar, the hundred-zhang-long tower ship creaked and groaned, then was flung into the sky, where it shattered into pieces.
Countless treasures burst from the ship, scattering a shower of divine light in the sky.
Qin Mu's vision recovered. He looked up and saw, amidst the falling divine light, a thousand-armed, thousand-eyed demon god colliding with the blind man gripping the black dragon spear. The two, one large and one small, clashed in midair.
At the same time, those young constables each flicked their wrists, their chains interweaving, shooting toward Qin Mu and the others with a whoosh!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Their shields flew up, forming walls of shields around Qin Mu and the others. Above and below, in all directions, there were massive shields, sealing the space.
Within the shield walls, the chains clattered as they moved, crisscrossing and tightening.
Yu Chenzi grew anxious: "This is bad! In this situation, Qin the Overlord Body will have to use his sword techniques to break free. As soon as he reveals a single real sword move, it will expose him as the murderer of the Celestial Court envoy!"
Just then, a crackling sound of explosions came from within the sealed shield space. A sword light flashed like a startled swan, cutting through the shields!
Qin Mu, with three heads and six arms, the willow leaf on his brow already gone, suddenly roared. Beams of light shot from his brow, sweeping in all directions like blazing serpents!
Those youths were immediately overwhelmed. Several of their physical bodies were severed, and their primordial spirits had barely flown out before being cut in two!
The Howling Heaven Tribe members, who had been standing still, suddenly moved in unison, leaping and flickering like ghosts, all charging at Qin Mu and the others.
Behind Qin Mu, the Gate of Bearing Heaven suddenly materialized. The gate opened, and his body spun like a top. The hundred-zhang-tall Gate of Bearing Heaven, billowing with black qi, whirled around Qin Mu as its center, forming a ring of black light!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bodies fell from the air. Those Howling Heaven Tribe members swept by the Gate of Bearing Heaven had their primordial spirits cast into the Youdu, their physical bodies intact but dead.
Suddenly, the remaining youths shouted. Chains flew from their sleeves, piercing into the Gate of Bearing Heaven and halting it.
Qin Mu tried to move the gate, but it wouldn't budge. Meanwhile, the wolf-headed, human-bodied Howling Heaven Tribe members closed in on them!
Whoosh—
A Heavenly River appeared in the sky, stretching for thousands of zhang. Qin Mu's primordial spirit stood atop the river, raising both hands. The flying sword in Qin Mu's hand exploded with a bang, turning into countless sword lights. In an instant, the sword light filled a range of thousands of zhang, forming an ocean of sword light!
Within that ocean of sword light, shattered bodies floated everywhere, blood dyeing the ocean red!
The second move of the Village Chief's Sword Diagram: Sword Strikes the Kai Huang.
One Sword, Kai Huang's Sea of Blood!
Suddenly, the ocean of sword light shattered. Amidst the broken remains, a wolf-headed, human-bodied Howling Heaven Tribe member charged forward. He was the strongest, already a deity. Qin Mu's move was a group attack from the Sword Diagram and couldn't kill him. Instead, the dispersed power broke Qin Mu's technique, saving the others.
His claws reached out, aiming for Qin Mu on Dragon Qilin's head.
Behind Qin Mu, his robes fluttered, turning into countless formation patterns that flew out, wrapping around Water Qilin and Yu Tianzun.
With a flash of light, Water Qilin and Yu Tianzun were sent far away.
Qin Mu raised his hand to meet the claw of that Howling Heaven Tribe divine being.
Boom!
The heavens and earth shook. Qin Mu's palm was drenched in blood. The tendons in his forearm snapped, tearing through the skin and protruding outward.
His five fingers were twisted, the bones broken, his fingers bent in all directions.
That wolf-headed divine being immediately kicked at his head. Just then, a ball of heavenly fire erupted from within the wolf-headed divine being's body, burning him to ashes in an instant.
Qin Mu raised his hand and severed his own arm. A new arm quickly grew back. He leaped into the air, his body spinning like a top. As he spun, he grew three heads and six arms. His six hands formed yin and yang seals, pressing down toward the ground.
At the same time, several wolf-headed demigods and other youths intercepted him in midair, charging at him!
As Qin Mu took their hits, his six arms struck the ground. His body bounced high into the air. Dragon Qilin immediately charged in from the side, stepping on fire clouds, catching Qin Mu and speeding away.
Dragon Qilin turned his head and opened his mouth, spitting a stream of fire at the ground.
On the ground, countless heavenly fire pillars of crystal shot up from the earth, several zhang tall. Struck by Dragon Qilin's fire blast, a massive mushroom cloud rose into the sky. Those youths and Howling Heaven Tribe members who hadn't managed to flee were annihilated in the explosion. The terrifying shockwave swept across a hundred li, turning the earth into crystal!
Magma rolled. Suddenly, thick black qi rose from the magma, forming clouds that followed the flames upward.
Qu He, locked in battle with the blind man, frowned deeply. The people he had brought were nearly all wiped out. After this heavenly fire explosion, even the traces of Qin Mu's sword techniques would be impossible to find!
"Stubborn folk!"
Suddenly, the earth shook and mountains trembled. An enormous body slowly rose from beneath the ground, tearing the earth apart. A voice roared: "Who dares to disturb me?"
Yu Chenzi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: "This earth dragon is a transformed broken root of the Earth Mother. My goal is to frame him. If the earth dragon kills Qu He, and the Celestial Court sends another divine constable to inspect the scene, the blame can be pinned on the Earth Mother. All previous traces and flaws will be impossible to find! The suspicion on my Qing Yun Heaven can be completely cleared!"
Clearing Qing Yun Heaven's suspicion in the first round of investigation was not his goal. There were too many traces; it was hard to completely erase them. But luring out the Earth Mother's subordinate to kill the divine constable would perfectly frame the Earth Mother, and Qing Yun Heaven's suspicion would vanish.
This was Yu Chenzi's framing plan.