Chapter 981: Sword Twenty
Kai Huang leaned back against his chair, extended a palm, spread five fingers, and said with a smile, "I want to hit you this many times!"
Qin Mu laughed heartily, crossed one leg over the other, draped an arm over the back of the chair behind Divine King Shu Jun's head, and said leisurely, "Copying me again. Why doesn't Celestial Venerable Qin make it ten?"
Divine King Shu Jun felt very uncomfortable, but since he was nothing more than a large head, he couldn't brush Qin Mu's arm away.
"Put your leg down!"
Qin Hanzhen finally couldn't hold back. Veins bulging on her forehead, she hissed in a low voice, "Your leg hair is showing! What kind of behavior is this? You're not wearing anything underneath!"
Qin Mu quickly put his leg down and sat up straight.
Divine King Lang Wan let out a soft laugh and helped Qin Mu pull his red robe over to cover his legs.
On both sides, the armies of Carefree Realm and the Creators were bristling with killing intent, poised for battle at any moment. Yet on this platform, the tension had eased considerably.
Qin Mu smiled. "For my father's sake, I'll spare you some face and won't fight you today. In a few days, I'll come home for a visit. Have my brother forge the Other Shore Netherworld as soon as possible, and I can have the Creators help you."
Qin Hanzhen frowned. "Don't come home! I forbid you to go back!" She glanced at Kai Huang's expression as she spoke.
Yan Yunxi laughed. "King Zhen, don't be like that. Just now we were discussing matters of the two races; there's no harm in talking about family matters now. Celestial Venerable Mu has been wandering outside since birth, and now that he's reached Carefree Realm but can't go home to visit, it seems unreasonable both emotionally and logically."
Qin Mu chuckled. "Heavenly Master Zixi speaks sense. The reason I came this time was to find Carefree Realm, go home to see my parents and brother, and visit Kai Huang. How could I arrive at the doorstep and not enter?"
"Just to go back and get beaten up?" Qin Hanzhen said angrily, glancing at Kai Huang again.
Qin Mu was unconcerned. "I didn't lose back then, and there's no way I'll lose now. Right, Kai Huang?"
Kai Huang stood up, smiled warmly, and said, "It's good to go home and visit. Now that we've established the peace agreement between our two races, I also need to go back and prepare for a few days. I'll have Feng Qing forge the Other Shore Netherworld and establish the cycle of reincarnation in the Other Shore World. So, when will Celestial Venerable Mu come to Carefree Realm to visit family?"
Qin Mu replied politely, "Two months from now. Forging the Other Shore Netherworld will take some time—it's a major project. Divine King and I will mobilize the power of the various Creator tribes to help my brother create the Netherworld."
Kai Huang responded just as politely, "Then I'll await your arrival in two months. Heavenly Master, Hanzhen, let's go back."
Qin Mu and Divine King Lang Wan saw them off. Kai Huang quickly said, "No need to see us further. Carefree Realm is very close—just turn around and you're there."
Qin Mu watched them walk out of this platform. Qin Hanzhen turned her head and whispered, "Don't come back!" Then she, along with Kai Huang and Yan Yunxi, returned to Carefree Realm.
"Sister, will establishing a peace agreement with Carefree Realm stir up dissatisfaction among the Creators?" Qin Mu turned his head and asked the woman beside him.
Divine King Lang Wan shook her head. "You are the Sacred Infant. Your decision is the decision of all Creators, and also the decision of the ancestral spirits. They won't oppose you. Our Creator race, to be honest, are failures hiding here. We have no great ambitions—just people seeking peace and survival."
She paused, then continued, "I will use divine consciousness to show them the prospects of the peace agreement. When they see the scene after the Other Shore Netherworld is established, they will understand your actions. Moreover, the ancestral spirits in the Land of Extreme Emptiness who have turned into demons can also find peace, which will make them respect you even more."
Qin Mu thanked her.
Divine King Lang Wan noticed that his gaze was fixed on the thirty-three heavens of Carefree Realm, and she knew he was homesick. "Are you really going to wait two months before entering Carefree Realm?"
Qin Mu laughed. "Of course not. I'll definitely sneak in and see what Carefree Realm has been up to these past twenty thousand years."
Divine King Lang Wan blinked her bright eyes, greatly curious about Qin Mu's plan.
"Kai Huang's reform was top-down. After the upper echelons of gods and demons reformed, they passed the fruits of reform down to the people."
Qin Mu's eyes sparkled. "So, the academies and schools in Carefree Realm teach the ultimate techniques of Kai Huang's Heavenly Court, doing everything possible to teach ordinary people so they can become divine ability practitioners and gods. So, during these two months, I plan to start my journey from the Grand Emperor Heaven of Carefree Realm, observing whether the divine abilities and techniques in Carefree Realm have progressed or regressed compared to back then."
Divine King Lang Wan smiled. "You still want to fight Qin Ye?"
Qin Mu didn't deny it, showing a faint smile. "He is Celestial Venerable Qin, and I am Celestial Venerable Mu. A million years ago, we couldn't stand each other, but we never settled the score. Now that we've met, even though there's still family affection, we still can't stand each other. In that case, it's better to fight. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you'll never be defeated."
A cunning light flickered in his eyes. "These days, he's been focusing his energy on forging the Other Shore Netherworld, and he also needs to appease the people, gods, and demons of Carefree Realm, getting them to let go of their hatred. He won't have time to pay attention to me or study my divine abilities and techniques. But I can explore the mysteries of his thirty-three-heaven sword technique from all kinds of clues."
Divine King Lang Wan hesitated. "I need to appease the Creators and also coordinate them to help the Big Head Monster... help your brother create the Other Shore Netherworld. I'm afraid I won't have time to accompany you."
Qin Mu felt a pang of regret.
He really enjoyed having Divine King Lang Wan by his side.
This woman was incredibly intelligent. If she were an enemy, she had astonishing methods to deal with enemies; if she were a friend, she would do everything in her power to help friends.
Divine King Lang Wan was also a stunningly beautiful woman, yet unlike Yun Chu Xiu, she didn't put pressure on him. With this goddess by his side, Qin Mu felt his mind was much sharper than usual.
However, Divine King Lang Wan had to leave to handle official matters, and he couldn't force her to stay.
The three of them returned to the Creator camp. Qin Mu watched her leave, and Shu Jun beside him said, "This Divine King is an extraordinary woman, with formidable cultivation. Much stronger than I was back in the day."
Qin Mu said regretfully, "It's a pity she was visualized into existence. There's no such perfect person in the world..."
"Visualized into existence?"
Shu Jun laughed scornfully. "Where did you get that idea?"
Qin Mu was startled.
Shu Jun shook his head. "A visualized divine being cannot use divine consciousness abilities, nor can they open divine hideouts or heavenly palaces like you. Her divine consciousness abilities are even stronger than mine, and she has both divine hideouts and heavenly palaces. How could she possibly be a visualized divine being?"
Qin Mu's mind buzzed, and he blurted out, "Are you saying there really is such a beautiful and perfect woman in the world?"
He found it hard to believe.
But Shu Jun's words did wake him up. Divine King Lang Wan was too beautiful and too perfect, leading him to jump to the conclusion that she was a divine being visualized by the Creators, overlooking many details.
Visualized divine beings are very similar to ancient gods, limited by the divine consciousness thoughts of the Creators who visualize and construct them. Fire is fire, water is water; they cannot change their own attributes and can only cultivate and improve along their inherent attributes.
Looking at ancient gods, they cannot open divine hideouts or heavenly palaces, and no ancient god uses divine consciousness as a means of combat, let alone visualize other life forms.
Yet Divine King Lang Wan was an exception!
She could visualize, had opened divine hideouts and heavenly palaces, and had comprehended divine consciousness abilities from the divine abilities and techniques of Carefree Realm, reforming the divine abilities and techniques of the Creator race.
From this perspective, she was indeed not a divine being visualized by the Creators, but a living, breathing life!
A smile spread across Qin Mu's face. He rubbed his hands together and chuckled, "I thought she was visualized..."
Shu Jun had no time to guess his thoughts and urged, "How are we going to enter Carefree Realm?"
Qin Mu was surprised. "You want to come too?"
Shu Jun sneered. "Of course! After my rebirth, I need to cultivate divine hideouts and heavenly palaces. The best way is to follow you into Carefree Realm and see how they cultivate!"
Qin Mu looked troubled. "Your current appearance..."
"Wait a moment!"
Shu Jun took out a piece of Primal Chaos Divine Stone, visualized for a moment, and his large head shrank. A thin, weak body grew beneath it. After a while, he turned into a scrawny youth with a big head. "Is this acceptable? This body isn't much use—just for walking, to look somewhat human. Once my divine consciousness recovers a bit, I'll rebuild my physical form."
Qin Mu looked at his face full of stubble and reluctantly nodded. "It's just a bit old-looking. You're trying to act young, which makes you look a bit strange."
Shu Jun's face darkened, making him look even uglier.
Qin Mu quickly said, "The Creators will move the dead star belt surrounding Carefree Realm, and the gods and demons of Carefree Realm will also help. It'll be chaotic then. We can sneak into Carefree Realm while they're moving the stars. I'll change clothes first—this red robe and red bellyband are too conspicuous."
As he expected, after Divine King Lang Wan and Kai Huang announced the peace agreement between the two races, the Creators soon began moving the dead star belt surrounding Carefree Realm.
The gods and demons of Carefree Realm also flew out, some driving great ships and vessels, others directly using their immense power to push the stars, moving them away from Carefree Realm.
Qin Mu and Shu Jun took the opportunity to blend in and enter the lowest level of Carefree Realm's thirty-three heavens, the Grand Emperor Heaven of Carefree Realm.
Meanwhile, Kai Huang's orders were passed down. Various departments of the heavenly court operated in an orderly manner, preparing to assist Qin Feng Qing in forging the Other Shore Netherworld and establishing the cycle of reincarnation.
Compared to the Creators of the Other Shore, Carefree Realm's greatest advantage was that all the state departments from Kai Huang's era had been preserved. Kai Huang only needed to grasp the general direction and convey his orders, and the state machinery would start up and accomplish the goals he set.
This was the national system designed for Kai Huang by the Woodcutter Sage, the foremost of the Four Heavenly Masters. Under this system, everyone was used to their full potential, each performing their own duties. Every god and demon could participate in the construction of the nation, yet no one had to be too busy, leaving ample time for cultivation and self-improvement.
The Woodcutter, Wen Tian Ge, as the head of the Four Heavenly Masters, had made indelible contributions to Kai Huang's era.
"Zixi, you've crossed swords with Celestial Venerable Mu. How is his swordsmanship?" Kai Huang summoned Yan Yunxi and asked.
Yan Yunxi's eyes flickered, and she smiled. "Your Majesty truly intends to spar with your own descendant? Wouldn't that be beneath your imperial dignity?"
Kai Huang shook his head. "It's not a spar with a descendant, but a contest between Celestial Venerable Qin and Celestial Venerable Mu. Although he and I are family, we have differences in philosophy. Conflicts in philosophy can sometimes be more terrifying than hatred, causing resentment to accumulate deeper and deeper."
He gently stroked the Carefree Sword, lost in thought for a moment, then continued, "Rather than wait for the philosophical conflict to clash and lead to irreconcilable contradictions, it's better to settle the matter of who is stronger first. For someone with a temperament like his and mine, reasoning is no longer about words—it's about fighting."
He drew the Carefree Sword, examining this divine sword that had grown with him. "Back then, it was this sword that shone brilliantly in his hands, showing me the marvels of swordsmanship and confirming my decision to establish my path with the sword."
He swung the Carefree Sword, and the blade emitted a cold, clear sword light that filled the sky. Leisurely, he said, "It was also this sword that passed from my hands to his, allowing him to comprehend unparalleled sword techniques. This sword connects him and me, spanning a million years and forty thousand years. I want to know how much he has improved compared to back then. You are the one in Carefree Realm who has seen his swordsmanship most recently. You know his background. That's why I ask you."
"Celestial Venerable Mu's swordsmanship has been unparalleled in the world for a million years!"
Yan Yunxi drew her sword and said solemnly, "Your Majesty's sword path is also the pinnacle of a million years! Your Majesty, I once encountered him in the Yuan Realm and asked him to teach me a move—the Tribulation Sword Technique. Your Majesty, please observe!"
She activated her divine sword, and the sword light leaped, imitating Qin Mu's Tribulation Sword Technique, executing this Sword Nineteen style.
Kai Huang's eyes flickered. Back then, Qin Mu had also displayed the Tribulation Sword Technique at the Jade Pool, breaking Yuan Mu's projection in one strike, shocking the world. But at that time, he hadn't had a chance to examine it closely.
Yan Yunxi barely managed to execute this move. Even though she was already a master at the full-circle Ling Xiao realm, she still found it somewhat strenuous and couldn't fully display the essence of this move. "When he performs this move, it's even more exquisite and varied—I can't block it."
"This is a basic sword technique."
Kai Huang danced with the Carefree Sword, executing moves one by one. "Before this move, there are four more basic sword techniques."
His sword light flashed, executing Sword Eighteen, which then transformed into Sword Seventeen, and he worked his way backward, deducing the four basic sword techniques created by the Yan Kang reform.
Kai Huang closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them, his gaze sharp as lightning. "After Sword Nineteen, there is Sword Twenty!"
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