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1Chapter 380: Forced Love Will Surely Last
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5Butcher couldn't resist saying, "Damned Blind, you are making decisions on your own. Have you asked Qin Mu about his opinion?"
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7"I have no need to ask! He was raised by me, so I can make decisions on my own!"
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9After Blind said that, he pulled onto Qin Mu's hand and walked out of the huge hall. The flood dragons immediately followed after them. Village Chief frowned and said, "Old Butcher, no need to chase after them. Blind will think things through."
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11Butcher shook his head and said, "That old fellow's temper is even more explosive than mine; he was actually furious."
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13In the hall, Hermit Qing You sighed ruefully. He said to Wang Muran and the rest, "Human Emperor invited us down the mountain to calculate the space algebra model of patching the divine bridge and now that it's done, we have no need to remain in Eternal Peace Empire, this place of troubles. Will you guys follow me back to Little Jade Capital?"
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15Long Yu and Mu Qingdai were somewhat hesitant. Long Yu wanted to return to Little Jade Capital, but he wasn't certain about it. His gaze subconsciously went to Wang Muran. Among the three disciples of Little Jade Capital, Wang Muran had the most ideas. Mu Qingdai had a playful heart, and the wonderful and brilliant encounters during the past few months made her want to stay.
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17Wang Muran was silent for a moment, then said, "Disciple had met Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor just now." Hermit Qing You raised his eyebrows, and Wang Muran continued, "He no longer recognizes me."
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19Hermit Qing You sighed and said, "He is Imperial Preceptor, so he naturally won't remember you."
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21"Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor is working on the reform to change the world, creating a completely new structure. His path, skills, and divine arts see new development every day, and the speed of their improvement is godly. If I remain in Little Jade Capital to cultivate diligently, no matter if I work a hundred times harder than him, I will never be able to surpass him in this life. Besides, he is also extremely hard working."
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23"You want to stay here?" Hermit Qing You asked.
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25Wang Muran bowed. "Disciple would like to enter the change of an era brought by the reform which has already shown numerous things. The three sword forms of Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor, Six Directions Primordial Spirit of Human Emperor Qin, and also Sunshot Divine Cannon as well as meteorological divine arts. This shows that the paths, skills, and divine arts are already changing. If I stay in Little Jade Capital and miss out on this era, Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor will never remember me. When I seek revenge on him, he will also not remember who I am even after killing me in one attack."
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27Hermit Qing You sighed in his heart. "In that case, you shall remain here. Qingdai, Long Yu, what about the two of you?"
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29Mu Qingdai smiled and said, "I'm also staying in case Little Junior Brother doesn't have someone to look after him."
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31Long Yu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Since junior brother and junior sister have both decided to stay, as the senior brother, I should stay behind and look after them."
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33Hermit Qing You's head started to ache. "Alright then. Senior Brother You He, let us return to Little Jade Capital."
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35The three old immortals of Little Jade Capital rose and gestured to Village Chief, Mute, and Butcher before bidding farewell and leaving.
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37When the three of them rose into the sky, Hermit Qing You said to You He and You Yun, "I'm worried about these three disciples, so you guys shall return to Little Jade Capital first. I will look over them in the dark."
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39"The emperor killed a god of High Heavens, drawing unpredictable consequences. If you stay, you might also be dragged into it. This place of troubles is not a good place to stay!" You He immediately said.
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41Hermit Qing You smiled and said, "Don't worry, I understand. My mortal heart is long gone and I won't be tied down by the teeming world." When he said that, he went into hiding.
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43Qin Mu sat down on the back of the dragon qilin and went on a journey with Blind at a steady pace. He let Blind come up, but he didn't want to. He just continued walking toward Great Ruins with his walking cane.
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45After some time, Blind suddenly stopped walking.
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47Qin Mu made the dragon qilin stop and the numerous dragons beside him also stopped.
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49After a moment, Blind sighed with frustration and disappointment. "Mu'er, Old Butcher wanted me to ask for your opinion, but I didn't do so. Now I ask you, are you willing to return to Great Ruins?"
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51Qin Mu smiled and said, "Since Grandpa Blind wants me to go back, I shall go back. If I said I wanted to stay, would Grandpa Blind allow me to stay?"
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53"Of course not!"
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55Qin Mu changed the topic and asked, "Did Village Chief ask Grandpa Butcher about how the sun, moon, and stars are all fake?"
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57"Ask the pig slaughterer yourself!"
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59Qin Mu didn't talk anymore. The two of them continued on their way until the sky gradually turned dark. Qin Mu started a fire to make dinner, and after the two of them had finished their dinner, Blind raised his bamboo cane and drew a circle around Qin Mu. He said, "Wait inside here and don't walk out of it… You can't walk out anyway! I shall go steal a wife for you and you shall get married and make babies when we get back to the village!"
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61Qin Mu jumped in shock. Blind took his bamboo cane and leaped into the sky, vanishing without a trace.
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63'Steal a wife? Make babies?'
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65Qin Mu's mind was blown. He immediately tried walking out of the circle, but he suddenly heard a hum as the circle Blind drew burst forth with light, bouncing him backward.
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67'Grandpa Blind's restriction is very powerful, but Grandpa Cripple taught me Heavenly Pilfering Divine Legs which aren't afraid of any restrictions!'
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69Qin Mu exerted strength beneath his feet, but just as he executed Heaven Pilfering Divine Legs, he was bounced back again. The circle Blind had drawn was very marvelous. The size of the circle was precisely to counter Heaven Pilfering Divine Legs. Cripple's technique required extreme speed to break through the restraint of space, only then would one be able to ignore all restrictions.
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71'Grandpa Blind taught me Nine Heavens Eyes Awakening Skill, and isn't it just so that it can be used to break restrictions? Eyes awaken!"
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73Layers of formation swirled in Qin Mu's eyes when he opened Cyan Heaven's Eyes. Focusing his gaze at the circle, he couldn't help feeling decrepit.
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75He couldn't understand what he was seeing.
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77As the founder of Nine Heavens Eyes Awakening Skill, Blind was known as Divine Eye Spear God. Because of his powerful divine eyes, he had extremely high attainments in the path of formations.
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79Even if Qin Mu awakened all nine heavens of his Heaven's Eyes, he still wouldn't be able to break free.
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81'I still have two huge eyeballs here, Sun and Moon Jade Eyes. Maybe they can break open Grandpa Blind's restriction! However…"
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83His expression became troubled. The circle Blind had drawn was so small that the two eyes couldn't be placed inside.
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85Qin Mu took a look at the dragon qilin and the dozens of flood dragons. He immediately took out the Emperor's Disk and executed Secrets of Dragon Control with the flute. The flood dragons then snarled and attacked the circle.
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87Even with their numbers, they still weren't able to break the circle. The light screen kept on breaking down and reassembling itself, changing continuously to keep its victim trapped inside.
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89Qin Mu also didn't dare to let the flood dragons use their full power. If the circle couldn't withstand the attacks and broke, he might be blown to pieces as well.
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91He was completely out of ideas. He could only wait in the circle until Blind stole a wife for him.
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93Sunshot Divine Cannon was still flying in the sky and floating back to the capital city. On the battery, Emperor Yanfeng looked at the burning pill furnace with an aching heart. In his eyes, what was burning weren't medicinal stones but bags and bags of great abundance coins. The amount burned made even him feel pangs of pain!
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95At that moment, a human figure suddenly flashed past the battery and disappeared.
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97"What a fast speed!" Emperor Yanfeng exclaimed in admiration
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99Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor walked over. He looked into the distance and said, "Seems to be that blind old man who fought with the gods of High Heavens. He should be the spear god from back then."
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101"It's a pity he can't be employed by me." Emperor Yanfeng sighed.
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103When it came to midnight, that figure hurriedly sprinted back, passing by the battery again. Emperor Yanfeng took a look at him and asked suspiciously, "Why is the spear god carrying a huge sack?"
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105"I have no idea."
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107Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor was also slightly puzzled. "The experts outside the mortal world all have some weird hobbies. The elders in Cult Master Qin's family all have some weird addictions that are hard to understand."
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109When the sun was high up in the sky, they came to the outskirts of the capital and lowered the battery down. The guards in the palace immediately rushed out and knelt on the floor. "Your Majesty, we have a problem! The sixth princess was kidnapped last night by an old man with a walking cane!"
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111Emperor Yanfeng was in a daze. "Old man with a walking cane? Imperial Preceptor, was that spear god an old man with…"
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113Qin Mu woke up when the sky was already bright. Blind also returned at that time. He placed down a huge burlap sack, and there was a girl's voice coming from inside it.
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117Blind brought the dragon qilin over and had him transform into a huge behemoth that was a hundred and twenty yards long. Blind placed the burlap sack on his back and walked over, erasing the circle with his bamboo cane. He smiled and said, "Mu'er, return to the village to get married!"
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119"Grandpa Blind, forced love does not last!" Qin Mu immediately said.
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121"It will definitely last." Blind brought him to the dragon qilin's back. He said while beaming at him, "If it doesn't last, I will just return it and change to a lasting one. You are in for a treat, boy! Fatty Pig, stop in the town in front and buy some phoenix coronets and bridal gowns."
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123The dragon qilin acknowledged his command. His true form was extremely wide, and when he ran, it was as steady as a huge ship.
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125Qin Mu undid the burlap sack and beautiful black hair flowed out from inside. A familiar fragrance assaulted his nostrils.
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127The burlap sack squirmed, and Ling Yuxiu raised her head up. A cloth was stuffed in her mouth, and she cried out while nudging forward. Blind stood to the side and smiled proudly.
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129Qin Mu immediately pulled the girl out from the burlap sack and saw that her arms and legs were tied firmly by golden ropes. She couldn't move at all.
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131He pulled out the cloth from her mouth and was about to untie the golden rope when the burlap sack suddenly squirmed again. There was another maiden inside, and she popped her small head out.
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133Qin Mu was shocked and immediately went forward to bring the other maiden out from the burlap sack. It was Si Yunxiang who looked flustered, her beautiful hair messed up.
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135Qin Mu's mind was blown and he stuttered, "G-grandpa Blind, you kidnapped two…"
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137There was still something moving in the burlap sack, and Qin Mu's face couldn't help turning black. A small girl popped her head out and looked helplessly at him.
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139Qin Mu was completely speechless. "Why have you even kidnapped Ling'er?" He went forward in a hurry to pull the little girl that was around six or seven years old out.
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143"When I went to kidnap the princess and the saintess, I picked her up on the way." Blind was still beaming at him. "They were all living in Imperial College's Divine Arts Residence, right next door. There's no time like the present, so you shall marry and consummate tonight! Who do you like? Choose freely!"
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145Qin Mu pulled out the cloths in Si Yunxiang and Hu Ling'er's mouths. Hu Ling'er was overjoyed and asked bashfully, "Are we getting married tonight? I'm still not prepared…"
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147Blind smiled and said, "No matter if it is the princess or the saintess or even the little demon fox, it's all fine. If you want to marry all three at once, that is also alright, I can get to carry babies sooner. Say, who do you pick?"
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149The three girls looked nervously at Qin Mu who didn't say a word. He went to undo the golden rope, but it suddenly revealed a head. It opened its mouth and almost bit him.
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151Qin Mu jumped back in shock and immediately pulled his hand away.
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153"This is dragon's tendon and not any ordinary rope, you can't undo it." Blind sneered and said, "This dragon's tendon is the tendon of a real dragon and not something of those flood dragons."
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155Qin Mu sighed and said, "Grandpa Blind, you are messing around again… Granny, why are you here?"
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157Blind immediately turned back, and Qin Mu exploded with Heaven Pilfering Divine Legs to run away at full speed.
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159Blind raised his bamboo cane to tap at the void. The next moment, Qin Mu lost all his strength in midair and fell from the sky.
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161Thump.
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163A heavy object landed in the distance.
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165"Truly worrisome."
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167Blind shook his head and took out another golden rope. It flew out and firmly tied Qin Mu up, flying him back to the dragon qilin's back.
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169"Grandpa Blind, forced love doesn't— Uwu!"
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171Blind stuffed a cloth in his mouth and put him with the three girls while muttering to himself, "One day one girl, it will surely last!"
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173Chapter 381: Wedding Night
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177The dragon qilin carried everyone to the village in front and Blind immediately took care of the purchases. He bought phoenix coronets and bridal gowns, some other outfits, and a big red silk ball for Qin Mu. He invited a few old women to help the four to change.
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179"Emperor Yanfeng lost his daughter so he might find his way here. Who knows what will happen if we drag this out, so it's best they consummate immediately!"
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181Blind took out some great abundance coins from the little fox's bag to buy a huge house with a courtyard. He also hired some maids and took care of all other things, preparing to have them marry that day.
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183Qin Mu was tied up firmly, but his cultivation was still there. He secretly blew the golden flute to make the flood dragons launch a sneak attack on Blind and tie him up.
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185However, just as the golden flute sounded, before it could make a connection with the flood dragons, Blind sensed something wrong. He tapped the heart of Qin Mu's brows with his bamboo cane, and Qin Mu heard booming coming from his body. His Six Directions, Five Elements, and Spirit Embryo Divine Treasures were forcefully closed one after another.
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187Blind was scared of him playing any tricks, so he sealed Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiang's divine treasures as well.
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189Hu Ling'er saw him walking over and jumped in excitement. "Grandpa Blind, don't worry, Ling'er won't run!"
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191Blind immediately loosened the golden rope on her body. "I shall untie your ropes, so help me look after them. I shall go book a few banquet tables and invite a theatrical troupe."
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193"Alright!" the little fox said without a moment's hesitation.
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195"Traitor!" Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiang stared at her angrily.
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197Hu Ling'er was immensely proud of herself. She jumped into a chair and swayed her braids.
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199'Grandpa Blind sure is experienced…' Qin Mu exclaimed in his heart, admiring him endlessly. The divine art he'd just used had casually sealed their cultivations, making them unable to execute their tricks even if they had any.
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201"Fatty Dragon, come over." Qin Mu's gaze flickered as he called the dragon qilin over. "Carry us and run!"
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203The dragon qilin shook his head. "Since I can't run faster than him, might as well not run." When he was done, he wagged his tail and went back to guard the door.
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205Qin Mu was stunned. He felt the dragon qilin needed to lose weight severely.
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207When night time came, Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu were held down by a few old women and forced to marry each other. Blind had invited nearly all the people in the small town to witness the wedding. He didn't accept any gifts, and the theatrical troupe also consisted of only ordinary people playing horns and suona. Everything was very basic.
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209The wedding was naturally very bustling, though, and finally Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu were sent into the bridal room by the townsfolk.
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211Hu Ling'er was unhappy to see that the bride wasn't her and began to drink a lot, spewing nonsense.
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213Blind waved his hand and said, "Come again tomorrow, there'll be another wedding. The groom will be the same, but the bride will be changed!"
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215"This groom is truly a lucky man!" everyone exclaimed and left.
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217Hu Ling'er jumped onto the table, carrying a wine jar that was bigger than hers. She said in a drunken stupor, "Grandpa Blind, I want to be the bride tomorrow!"
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219"Alright, alright." Blind nodded repeatedly.
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221In the room, Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu sat on the edge of the bed, listening to the commotion gradually fading into the distance. They felt slightly terrified and anxious. After a moment, Ling Yuxiu lifted a corner of her veil and took a sneaky glance at Qin Mu who was wearing the big red silk ball at her side. He was clutching it nervously, and she suddenly burst into laughter.
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223Qin Mu stared at her. "You can still laugh! If you father learns of this, he'll definitely take my head off!"
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225Wanting to lift up the veil, Ling Yuxiu rolled her eyes and giggled. "People say that it's unlucky for a girl to take off her own veil; e a man must do it."
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227"There's even such a rule?"
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229Qin Mu was astonished. He took the veil off of her and became stunned. The powdered and rosy-cheeked girl was indescribably captivating under the candlelight. Ling Yuxiu blushed bashfully and rolled her eyes at him. "What are you looking at?"
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231"So beautiful." Qin Mu then stood up and went to push the door, but he couldn't open it. "Grandpa Blind locked the door. I'll go and check the windows."
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233He opened the window and was about to jump out when a bamboo cane pointed at him. Blind's voice followed right after it. "Sleep, don't think of running."
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235Qin Mu jumped in shock and said furiously, "Grandpa Blind, why are you squatting at the corner?"
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237"Rules," Blind said. "Don't worry, I'm blind, I can't see anything."
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239"Sure you can't!" Qin Mu closed the window and sat back down on the edge of the bed. "Grandpa Blind is guarding over there so I'm afraid we can't escape," he said, slightly depressed.
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241The two of them sat at the side of the bed. Ling Yuxiu clutched the corner of her skirt while Qin Mu held onto the red silk ball in front of his chest. After some time, Blind's coughing came from outside the window. "There are nuptial cups on the table, quickly drink them and sleep!"
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243Qin Mu picked up the wine jar and smashed it. Blind was furious and walked away with the cane. After a moment, they could hear him begin to beat a rooster. "What's the use of having a small rooster that doesn't crow? If you don't crow, I will break your leg!"
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247Qin Mu was puzzled. After a moment, the window opened and a bamboo cane with a broken rooster leg appeared at the window.
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249Qin Mu closed the window and went back to sit down on the edge of the bed. He muttered, "We haven't met for quite a while."
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251Ling Yuxiu burst out laughing. "You are still bad with words. I'm slightly sleepy, so I shall go to rest first."
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255Qin Mu saw her wormed under the blanket, until a small head popped out from under the big red blanket. Ling Yuxiu blinked at him. "I'm sleeping."
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259Ling Yuxiu gave a humph and turned to the other side.
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261Qin Mu also laid down and covered himself with the blanket. The two of them shared a pillow and looked each other in the face. Qin Mu didn't dare to breathe, and Ling Yuxiu burst out laughing, her breath fanning his face. It instantly reddened, and the girl quickly gave him a peck on the lips.
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263"Smells pretty nice." Qin Mu blinked and said, "Kiss again."
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265Ling Yuxiu gave him another kiss, giggling.
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269Blind's impatient voice came from outside, slowly moving farther away. "Little rooster can't crow so it's better to stew it and eat… Eh? Emperor Yanfeng has caught up? Come to think of it, the emperor is now an in-law, so I can't be rude. I need to treat in-laws to a wedding feast, so I shall slaughter this rooster that doesn't crow to treat in-laws!"
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271Qin Mu heard him walking farther away and quickly left the bed. He went to the window and opened it sneakily. He stretched his head out to survey the surroundings, then waved to Ling Yuxiu, but she didn't come over.
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273He turned his head back and saw that the girl seemed to be really asleep.
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275Qin Mu went over carelessly and said quietly, "Stop acting, quickly get up."
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277Ling Yuxiu's face flushed, and she immediately left from under the blanket. She put on her shoes and crawled out through the window while Qin Mu received her on the other side, bringing her down. The two of them sneaked along the wall to Si Yunxiang's room. When they came to her window, Qin Mu asked quietly, "Is Sister Xiang asleep?"
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281Her voice came from behind, and Qin Mu jumped in shock. He swiftly turned back and saw her sneakily following behind him.
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285Si Yunxiang seemed to be smiling yet not smiling. "I've sneaked out a long time ago and wanted to listen from the wall. But In the end, I just heard a little female cat in heat calling out yet there was no little male cat coming."
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287Ling Yuxiu sneered and said, "Some female cats don't even have the right to call for a little male cat. Cowherd boy, let's go and find the little fox?"
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289"Ling'er has rebelled!" Qin Mu shook his head and said, "Let's go now, not making any sound."
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291"Where's Cult Master going?" The dragon qilin suddenly appeared behind them, shocking all three.
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293"Traitor!" Qin Mu gritted his teeth. "If you still want to eat, don't be noisy or else we will have a dragon banquet for New Years!"
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295The dragon qilin shuddered and followed behind them softly. "Grandpa Blind is out; he said he's inviting Emperor Yanfeng for a wedding feast. We can sneak out now."
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297Qin Mu looked behind the dragon qilin's butt and saw over a dozen flood dragons sneakily following after. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It might be unsafe leaving Ling'er here alone, where's she?"
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299The dragon qilin lowered his head, and a snow white fox showed up on his forehead, sleeping peacefully.
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301"Go! Go quickly! If the emperor is here, my head is really going to roll!" Qin Mu pulled onto the two girls and jumped on the back of the dragon qilin with all his strength. "Don't use the fire clouds, or else Grandpa Blind will see. His eyesight is very good! We shall leave the town secretly, without alerting anyone."
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303The dragon qilin carried them out and headed south. After sprinting for a hundred miles, Qin Mu was finally at ease and said, "You can now run with your full strength!"
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305The dragon qilin increased his speed and ran the whole night. He traveled three or four thousand miles, and Qin Mu smiled. "Grandpa Blind's eyes shouldn't be able to see this far. Fatty Dragon, you can rest now… Surging River is right in front of us, so let's go by the riverside to reach the east sea. We can then take a detour to the capital. Is Ling'er awake? Tie up the traitor!"
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309They came to the Surging River and were about to find a ship when they saw one sailing down from the center of the river. On its bow was an old blind man propping himself on a cane.
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311Qin Mu's face turned ashen.
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313"I've chased Emperor Yanfeng all the way to Great Thunderclap Monastery," Blind said calmly. "Mu'er, I've been waiting for you guys for two hours and only now did you reach here, I'm disappointed."
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315Qin Mu was stunned, while the dragon qilin immediately shouted, "Old Master Blind, I knew you were here so I rushed over with all my might!"
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317Everyone could only board the ship which immediately sailed them to Great Ruins.
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319"When we are back at the village, it won't be too late to host the two remaining weddings," Blind said while beaming. "Yesterday night I invited Emperor Yanfeng to eat chicken so he most likely agreed to the marriage."
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321Qin Mu could already see himself being escorted to the market to be beheaded.
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323Suddenly, the river water became turbulent, and the current grew in speed. Qin Mu was slightly stunned. He hurriedly leaned over the side of the ship. He saw the water current suddenly turn back calm, but the water level grew higher and higher, until it gradually became as high as the trees and mountain on both sides of the river.
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325Ling Yuxiu ran to the bow while Si Yunxiang went to the aft to look upstream and downstream. Both of them were stunned by the sight, for they could see Surging River floating up from the river canal like a long jade ribbon.
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327More and more of the river water floated into the sky like a water dragon.
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329Everyone looked at it in a daze. The small ship sailed along the long river in the sky and looked numerous times smaller than before.
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331Chapter 382: Vein of the Fierce Dragon
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335Besides the group's ship, there were fishing and treasure ships transporting ores, black gold, black iron, and black copper. There were also merchant ships carrying goods and transport ships ferrying passengers.
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337Surging River was flourishing, and the fish were plump and delicious, thus there were many ships in the river as well as at the port.
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339Yet the mountains on both sides vanished below the river and only ships were left on its surface. All of them stopped, and countless people stretched their heads out to look outside, not knowing what had happened.
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341Divine arts practitioners flew up from their ship, looking at Surging River in a daze.
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343Surging River floated in midair, its water stretching tens of thousands of miles in length. It continued to flow in the sky and gave off multicolored rays from the sun shining on it.
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345Whoosh!
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347A merchant ship that was transporting goods didn't manage to stop and sailed out of the river, falling from the sky. It fell toward the mountains helplessly and became smaller and smaller. After a moment, it crashed into a forest, but it took quite a while for the sound to reach the people on the river, which was a very dull thud.
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349The owner of the merchant ship had hurriedly jumped out when the ship was falling and numerous divine arts practitioners had helped to save the crew, so there weren't too many casualties.
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351There were Eternal Peace Empire's officials on a government cargo ship, and they immediately ordered divine arts practitioners to save people first, carry away the commoners on the other ships and send them to the land below. Some soldiers were also sent away to seek assistance from the city, invite people to save everyone on Surging River.
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353"It's not my fault, don't look at me, I didn't do it." Qin Mu and the rest looked at Blind who was shaking his head with a grim expression. "To have Surging River rise like that, his magic power is much stronger than mine. I have yet to see a person with such dense magic power… take a look below!"
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355Qin Mu and the rest immediately looked downwards.
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357Surging River had been raised and floated in the sky, its water separated from the land. The current, which was somewhat muddy, couldn't be seen. All the sand and the mud in the river had vanished. When Surging River had risen into the sky, only the water had been moved; the mud and sand weren't touched. Because of that, the river water had become incomparably clear, so they could see the land below through it.
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359The group saw the marvelous sight of huge fish swimming about.
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361Because Surging River originated in Great Ruins, there were numerous fish monsters and water monsters that usually remained in its depths, growing in all kinds of shape and sizes. Qin Mu had lived beside the river since he was young and had seen all kinds of fish and water monsters; however, he still noticed numerous fish and water monsters he had never seen before. They had to have been hidden deep at the bottom and rarely rose to the surface, so it was hard to see them.
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363Yet the river was see-through right then.
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365And the hair of everyone stood up on end. An incomparably huge and long satiny body brushed past the bottom of the group's ship. The creature moved along with the current and swam toward the west.
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367Huge scales grazed the hull of the ship. It shook for a moment before becoming steady again.
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369When the huge body swam past, it didn't raise any waves at all. When the scales grazed the hull of the ship, they didn't damage it. There was only some turbulence as though rapid currents had hit the bottom of the ship.
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371That creature was a sapphire blue flood dragon that was incomparably huge.
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373On the ship, the flood dragons became excited. Some of them climb onto Qin Mu's neck while others poked their heads out from under his armpits and looked around.
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375"Ma ha! Ma ha!" cried the dozen more flood dragons.
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377Whoosh.
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379A huge head rose from the water and looked at them curiously before diving back in to swim away. Wherever it passed, the water monsters of Surging River avoided it.
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381Some huge fish were so frightened that they escaped too quickly and left the water, flapping their fins as they fell from the sky. The clouds rained fish, which would give the commoners something to discuss for days.
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383However, what would give them even more stuff to ponder about was that Surging River had risen into the sky!
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385'That flood dragon is so huge…'
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387Qin Mu's heart trembled violently. The sapphire blue flood dragon was much bigger than the complete forms of the little dragons around him; it was over ten times larger!
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389The sapphire blue flood dragon could be even stronger than Dragon Rearing Sovereign. Qin Mu didn't know,, however, if it was a dragon raised by Dragon Rearing Sovereign or one that's been called over from somewhere.
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391"This is a water flood dragon that has cultivated to the god realm. His power to control water is very powerful, terrifyingly powerful."
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393Blind had a grim expression as he looked to the west. He said in a hoarse voice, "I saw a man that had scales all over its body and looked very weird. He instructed this divine flood dragon king to raise Surging River."
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395Qin Mu was slightly stunned. "Could Dragon Rearing Sovereign of High Heavens have come to take the dragon vein? I once saw his ability to move rivers."
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397Blind gripped his bamboo cane tightly, his face slightly nervous. "Such a dense magic power is truly powerful. This fellow should have borrowed the power of divine flood dragon king to raise his magic power to its extreme… No, that's not right, it would still not be enough to raise Surging River up… He is borrowing the power of Surging River as well!"
398
399Qin Mu executed Nine Heavens Eyes Awakening Technique and looked upstream. He could only awaken until the level of Cinnabar Heaven's Eyes so he couldn't see the middle section of Surging River where Dragon Rearing Sovereign should be. If he wanted to raise Surging River, the middle section was the best place to exert force.
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401According to Qin Mu's understanding of Dragon Rearing Sovereign, he shouldn't have the power to raise Surging River. It had to have been borrowed from the divine flood dragon king.
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403He had most likely invited him to raise Surging River at the estuary while he placed flood dragons at the other places to stir up havoc, raising all of Surging River.
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405Dragon Rearing Sovereign was knowledgeable about dragon veins and was skilled in directing their power. Other than inviting the divine flood dragon king over, he had even called other flood dragons, but the most crucial thing was that he had probably mobilized the power of the dragon vein as well. With Surging River's own power, he had raised the giant body of water that stretched across tens of thousands of miles into the sky.
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407Surging River was very ancient, and it was a dragon vein since Founding Emperor Era that was filled with many secrets. Due to that, it might soon mature and transform into a dragon.
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409The power of Surging River's dragon vein was extremely great. If Dragon Rearing Sovereign was able to mobilize it, there was a good chance he could raise the river up!
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411"Does he plan on taking away Surging River's dragon vein?" Qin Mu muttered.
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413Blind shook his head. "It's not that. He plans to change the path of the dragon vein so it would become a fierce dragon. With that, the fate of Eternal Peace Empire will be changed completely as well.
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415Qin Mu was slightly stunned. He immediately took out Dragon Rearing Scripture and flipped to one of the pages.
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417It introduced all kinds of dragon veins, and one paragraph mentioned how to change the path of the dragon vein to change fate and destiny. It detailed how to change the fate of an entire country!
418
419"He's planning to guide Great Ruins to Eternal Peace Empire!" Qin Mu cried out.
420
421From what was recorded inside Dragon Rearing Scripture, the consequences of Dragon Rearing Sovereign's action would be no small matter. Just by changing the path of Surging River, he would force the dangers of Great Ruins to flow into Eternal Peace!
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423If he succeeded, Eternal Peace Empire would be gradually transformed into a place that was like Great Ruins, one that was invaded by darkness at night!
424
425"A very remarkable fellow."
426
427Blind's eye sockets were empty, but he seemed to be able to see where Dragon Rearing Sovereign was located. He gripped his bamboo cane tightly and tapped on the river surface while saying, "An ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike, so he just needs to change the path of the dragon vein slightly to borrow its power to guide the darkness from Great Ruins into Eternal Peace Empire, spoiling its fate. His studies on dragons are extremely profound and his attainments are astounding."
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429His bamboo cane tapped gently on the river surface, and the ship below their feet shot forward like an arrow that had left the bow. They sailed straight for the middle stream of Surging River, their speed so fast that the ship started creaking, unable to handle the pressure. It was about to break apart at any moment.
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431Crack!
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433This ship broke apart and countless wooden shards flew in all directions. Qin Mu and the others all executed their magic power to run on the river surface. However, the water under their feet churned. Fierce dragons roars could be heard as water dragons rose up, carrying their bodies forward at a rapid pace!
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435Blind held onto his bamboo cane while sitting on a dragon's head. Qin Mu and the rest looked nervously at both sides, seeing ten thousand dragons roaring while flying forward!
436
437"This Surging River is the territory of Old Blind!" Under their feet, Surging River rushed forward, and Blind's clothes fluttered in the wind as he overflowed with murderous intent. "Have you asked this dragon king before moving it?"
438
439The water dragons surged toward the west. The youths didn't know how far they had traveled when Blind suddenly raised his bamboo cane and tapped with on the dragon's head heavily. The water in a few hundred mile radius trembled violently, and Surging River looked like a long dragon whose waist had been severely injured, because of which it uncontrollably fell to the ground!
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441At the riverbed below, Dragon Rearing Sovereign's feet moved like those of a dragon, slithering around as he raised his hands up high. Violent magic power flooded out and raised up hte faltering sections of Surging River.
442
443At the same time, a huge stone beast that was dozens of yards tall at the bottom of the river got wrapped by his magic power and flung out to the foothills.
444
445Dragon Chasing Technique from Dragon Rearing Scriptures.
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447Dragon Rearing Sovereign had hurried up from downstream, and along the way he'd seen numerous stone creatures which were River Suppression Beasts. They had been forged by the officials of Eternal Peace Empire, and all kinds of runes were imprinted on them. They were used to suppress the dragon vein in case its tremors caused water hazards.
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449There were quite a number of extraordinary people in Eternal Peace Empire who could recognize dragon veins so they had ordered skilled blacksmiths to forge River Suppression Beasts to suppress the dragon vein.
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451Usually, because of them, Surging River's dragon vein would be obedient. But once they were pulled out one by one, the power of the dragon vein was completely activated.
452
453Other than River Suppression Beasts, there were also a lot of strange items that had been brought downstream, each one of them more bizarre than the other. Dragon Rearing Sovereign tried to avoid them as much as possible so that he wouldn't meet unnecessary trouble.
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455The closer he got to Great Ruins, the more and more of those strange items were in his way. Surging River in there actually also had stone statues suppressing it, so it was definitely impossible for Dragon Rearing Sovereign to lift it there.
456
457But his aim wasn't to take away Surging River, so there was no need to trouble himself with that. He just needed to change the path of the dragon vein and its origin so would become a fierce dragon.
458
459But at that moment, Surging River that was in midair suddenly came crashing down.
460
461Shocked, Dragon Rearing Sovereign stood still, his hands frozen above his head. Suddenly, the river water above transformed into a huge pillar which came stabbing down!
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463Chapter 383: The Blind Spear God
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466
467The strike had the pressure from the power of Surging River and the divine arts from Blind's own immense magic power, and Dragon Rearing Sovereign immediately felt an incomparably intense sense of danger before the strike had even landed!
468
469"Why are there so many experts in a tiny place like Eternal Peace Empire?" It was too late for Dragon Rearing Sovereign to change his move, so he could only grit his teeth to execute all his magic power to welcome Blind's strike!
470
471The pillar of water spun rapidly, its speed so fast that even the air began screeching as it was sliced!
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473At the front of the pillar, the concentrated water transformed into a dragon's head to pounce on Dragon Rearing Sovereign!
474
475'Using dragon-shaped spells to deal with me?'
476
477Dragon Rearing Sovereign let out a sigh of relief and his body trembled. Dragon-shaped vital qi flooded forward and transformed into a huge Thousand Dragons Plate that coiled around his head.
478
479Dragon Rearing Sovereign raised Thousand Dragons Plate up high, and countless flood dragons bared fangs and brandished claws while dancing in the wind. 'Even though this person is an expert, he has still met his nemesis. I am a god that raises dragons so the details of dragon-shaped divine arts will never be able to escape my eyes. This person is not to be feared.'
480
481Just as he thought that, the dragon's head started to spin, and the water pillar coiled to transform into an incomparably huge dragon spear. The dragon's head leaned on the blade while the river water transformed into the sharpest tip.
482
483'It's not a dragon-shaped divine art!"
484
485Dragon Rearing Sovereign's heart trembled violently. Blind's spear had already stabbed into Thousand Dragons Plate and struck a point on the thousand dragons.
486
487The spear's power that burst forth was unexpectedly small, and its force wasn't powerful at all. However, Thousand Dragons Plate still crumbled, and the bodies of the thousand flood dragons warped as they become disorganized. In the center of the huge Thousand Dragons Plate was a huge hole.
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489Dragon Rearing Sovereign turned to take a look at the incomparably thick dragon spear at the center of his defense!
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491'The power of that spear didn't explode during the collision with Thousand Dragons Plate, so it will definitely explode when it reaches my corporeal body. The man's move is brilliant, and his control of divine arts has already reached their extreme. He is able to see through the weakness of my divine arts!'
492
493Dragon Rearing Sovereign couldn't waste time. He no longer tried to lift Surging River up, but with all his magic power flooding into his hands, he spread his palms to create layers of barriers. However, they were all pierced through by that spear as if there was no obstruction at all.
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495Dragon Rearing Sovereign's hand reached over and clasped the tip of the spear. He couldn't help grunting as his hands were both instantly bloodied; the dragon scales on his skin had been pierced by the spear's blade.
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497"His magic power is inferior to mine! Break!"
498
499Dragon Rearing Sovereign's body started to expand, his body instantly surpassing the river valleys. Standing three hundred yards tall, he lifted the spear with brute force, and his body spun rapidly.
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501At that moment, the might of the water dragon spear that was stabbing down burst forth and spun crazily as well. Its dragon roar became incomparably resounding the instant both of them exploded with power. The huge dragon spear crumbled and transformed into streams of water that came crashing down.
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503Dragon Rearing Sovereign was completely drenched, his mangled palms trembling. He had only managed to break the opponent's spear because the other person's magic power was inferior to his. However, the power in that person's spear was extremely great, and it was even imbued with the power from Surging River.
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505With Surging River pressuring from the top, it had been too much. When the might of the spear was added into the mix, his hands were injured.
506
507Before Dragon Rearing Sovereign could even have a chance to catch his breath, an incomparably thick dragon spear came rushing at him again. Dragon Rearing Sovereign dodged, but yet another dragon spear came from the Surging River in the sky.
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509His body moved repeatedly toward the west, avoiding strike after strike along the river bed. Whenever the thick dragon spears came from the sky, their power would suddenly retract, not a drop of it leaking out. Instead, they would strike the crucial points and fix the power of Surging River's dragon vein in place.
510
511'A Dao spell experts!'
512
513Dragon Rearing Sovereign was secretly astonished. Every strike of Blind's fixed the points of Surging River's dragon vein in place, preventing him from executing its power.
514
515Without the god's magic power holding it up, Surging River started to fall.
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517However, it had risen quite high, so it would still take some time for it to land back into the river bed.
518
519'His control to Dao spells is truly intricate; he is no inferior to that heavenly worker of few words!'
520
521Cold sweat broke out on Dragon Rearing Sovereign's forehead. The dragon spears that came from the sky become more and more concentrated, slowly taking away his ability to dodge. He had no choice but to fight, which earned him numerous injuries.
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523More and more crucial points of the dragon vein were fixed in place by Blind.
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525The flood dragons upstream and downstream of Surging River were quite a distance away, so Dragon Rearing Sovereign couldn't call them back in time to borrow their strength.
526
527Meanwhile, the divine flood dragon king had been already dispatched.
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529Dragon Rearing Sovereign had recently had a fierce battle with Mute, and they were both experts. They had tried all they could to get rid of each other, and he had severely exhausted his vital qi.
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531Until then, his vital qi still had yet to completely recover, and to change the path of Surging River, he'd exhausted his magic power as well. With Blind holding onto the moment, he was defeated again and again, getting injured repeatedly.
532
533Meanwhile in the Surging River above, Blind held onto his bamboo cane as he stepped on a water dragon to fly through the river's surface. The water behind him churned, and an incomparably huge apparition rose. It was a huge Black Tortoise God, cultivated close to the substance state.
534
535The Back Tortoise God was an old man with a tortoise shell. A flying serpent was coiled around his body while flapping his wings, in a pose as though it was about to fly away.
536
537Qin Mu found it familiar. The Black Tortoise God was Blind's primordial spirit, and it was similar to Black Tortoise God Statue. Only the face was different. Qin Mu was mischievous when he was young and had peed on all four statues in the village. Even the Black Tortoise Stone Statue had been peed on quite a lot.
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539On the river surface, Blind moved as though he was flying, and the bamboo cane in his hand kept stabbing on the water's surface as he fought with Dragon Rearing Sovereign.
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541It was Qin Mu's first time seeing Blind fighting with his full strength. Back when Qin Feiyue had entered Great Ruins through Surging River, Blind had given a tap with his bamboo cane against Surging River's surface, which caused it to pulse a few times. However, Qin Feiyue was only an expert of Seven Stars Realm at that time, so Blind had only been scaring him. He didn't use his full strength.
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543But at that moment, Blind had unleashed all he had to fight with Dragon Rearing Sovereign across the river surface. Every time his bamboo cane tapped on the water, there would be a huge pillar rushing down to the bottom. The water would frantically transform into a dragon spear. Every one of them would stab at the flaws of Dragon Rearing Sovereign's divine arts, exhausting him with the struggle of dodging the attacks.
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545Blind had his own unique mental cultivation method to execute his Nine Heavens Eye Awakening Skill, but he didn't impart it to Qin Mu. His mental cultivation method wasn't the best in the village, but Nine Heavens Eyes Awakening Skill was the strongest in the world.
546
547What he used on the enemy was none other than that very same skill. However, his eyes awakening skill didn't just simply cultivate the nine heavens; it also cultivated divine mind eyes.
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549Under their gaze, even a god like Dragon Rearing Sovereign was full of flaws.
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551Blind's magic power was indeed not equal to that of Dragon Rearing Sovereign. Even when the other had exhausted a large amount of their magic power in changing the dragon vein, Blind was still inferior.
552
553If Dragon Rearing Sovereign controlled flood dragons once again, borrowing their strength and magic power, his reserves would be ten times greater than those of Blind. Yet Blind's strongest attack was his divine mind eyes that could see through all divine arts. Even if there were no flaws, he could still find some.
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555In regards to cultivation, the density of Blind's magic power was inferior to that of Village Chief, Old Ma, Mute, Butcher, and even Granny Si when her heart devil erupted. His magic power only surpassed that of Apothecary and Cripple.
556
557In regards to the power of his divine arts, they were inferior even to Deaf's painting. When compared to Village Chief, Butcher and Old Ma, they were still slightly inferior.
558
559However, other than Village Chief and the mysterious Mute, no one else would dare to say they would hold an advantage in front of Blind.
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561Once divine mind eyes were out, his moves were invincible. All the divine arts in the world would be broken with one cane!
562
563"Rat of the martial world, do you only dare to hide? Why don't you come down and have a battle with me?"
564
565Dragon Rearing Sovereign's voice came from below the riverbed. There was already some water in the riverbed, and it was very muddy. The god was forced to hide from Blind's spears, but he could never escape from the riverbed. Blind's spears always forced him back into the middle.
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567By then, the water in the riverbed was mixed with god's blood and mud, turning it into a quagmire. There were numerous loaches skipping in the water, absorbing the god's blood to transform into loach dragons. They pounced around in the mud, looking ferocious as they bared their fangs and brandished their claws.
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569"You really think I don't dare to?" Blind shouted and suddenly left Qin Mu and the rest to pass through the water to attack Dragon Rearing Sovereign who was in the middle of the riverbed. A water dragon flew out to sweep Qin Mu and the rest onto the dragon qilin's back.
570
571The divine treasures of Qin Mu and the rest were sealed, and without magic power, they could not stand on the water's surface. The dragon qilin's cultivation was still there, however, so he could carry all of them.
572
573Si Yunxiang and Ling Yuxiu were astonished. They stamped their feet and said, "Why is Grandpa Blind so reckless, being spurred into action by a few negative remarks? How can he face the opponent head on?"
574
575Delighted, Qin Mu smiled. "If Dragon Rearing Sovereign doesn't die, he's going to be severely injured. Grandpa Blind isn't a strong practitioner of divine arts because he's from the battle technique school."
576
577The two girls were stunned.
578
579The old blind man was from the battle technique school?
580
581In what way did those spears earlier look like they were from the battle technique school?
582
583The experts of battle technique school could explode with astonishing strength in close combat, instantly unleashing all their strength which was gathered in their knives or body. Yet the spears that Blind had used earlier had astonishing power. He was clearly an expert of spells and divine arts school!
584
585Qin Mu and the two girls leaned on the dragon qilin's head to look down. Qin Mu saw Hu Ling'er who had returned to her original form still sleeping soundly, so he immediately grabbed her into his arms, afraid that she might drop into the water.
586
587The river was clear, and the bottom could also be seen clearly.
588
589At that moment, the river water was getting nearer and nearer to the ground. Not long later, the entire river would fall back into the riverbed!
590
591Over there, Blind's size was insignificant compared to that of Dragon Rearing Sovereign who was three hundred yards tall. However, he was extremely agile and moved rapidly. A human and a god fought in the mud.
592
593Blind flew around in the sky at a very fast speed, prancing around Dragon Rearing Sovereign to avoid his attacks. The bamboo cane in his hand tapped on the air rapidly, and his spear was akin to a dragon and lightning, striking Dragon Rearing Sovereign's body at a speed that couldn't be caught by the naked eye.
594
595And Surging River that was falling from the sky finally reached the ground. The massive amount of water crashed down with a world-shaking splash.
596
597Blind's cane tapped on the heart of Dragon Rearing Sovereign's brows, leaving right after.
598
599Dragon Rearing Sovereign stood in the spot in a daze, then the water crashed down on him. It was hard to say how many explosions came from his whole body. His bones instantly broke and tendons snapped as he got submerged underwater.
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601Above the river, the dragon qilin rose into the air to avoid the terrifying impact of all the water crashing back down. It spread out and Surging River churned as its waves surged into the sky.
602
603In the meantime beside the river, Blind stood on a reef with his cane. He stretched it out to tap on the agitated river's surface, and it calmed down.
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605Chapter 384: Burst with Joy
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607
608
609When the river water landed, the mountains in the surroundings shook from the impact and some of them even crumbled. Landslides came crashing down and caused extremely terrifying damage. Quite a number of villagers living nearby suffered from it.
610
611However, Blind was helpless in that.
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613If he didn't get rid of Dragon Rearing Sovereign and cut him off from changing the dragon's vein, the ones who would suffer wouldn't just be the villagers living beside the river. The whole Eternal Peace Empire would feel it!
614
615"Grandpa Blind, Dragon Rearing Sovereign is able to shed skin to heal his injuries!" While standing on the head of the dragon qilin, he even added, "Don't be careless! He's still not dead yet!"
616
617Blind was slightly puzzled. "What did you say about this Eel Sovereign? I shattered his limbs and bones, broke all his scales, and even ended his life with Surging River crashing down on him. How could he still be alive?"
618
619"He's not dead!" Qin Mu shouted loudly. "As long as you don't chop off his head, no matter how severe his injuries are, they will heal completely after he'll shed his skin!"
620
621At that moment, the river water suddenly bulged up and came surging down from the upstream, raising waves that were like mountain peaks. A behemoth was swimming underwater.
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623"That divine flood dragon king of Eel Sovereign has arrived! Looks like Eel Sovereign is really not dead yet."
624
625Astonished, Blind raised his bamboo cane to tap on the river. Dragon Rearing Sovereign was pressed down by the mass of water when it had fallen from the sky. The huge pressure and Blind's attacks were enough to shatter his body into pieces.
626
627Just as Blind's cane tapped on the surface of Surging River, the sapphire blue divine flood dragon king's body coiled. Its huge head popped out from the water to clash with the cane!
628
629Boom!
630
631Surging River was cut off, and the deep riverbed was revealed. The dragon qilin flew upwards to avoid the aftermath of that strike.
632
633Qin Mu leaned down the dragon qilin's back to look below and saw that Dragon Rearing Sovereign was in a large and deep pit. The mud within it had been blown away by the attacks of Blind and the divine flood dragon king. Dragon Rearing Sovereign was sprawled out on his back and looked extremely miserable.
634
635However, just Qin Mu had expected, he was not yet dead, but was casting off his skin.
636
637Qin Mu quickly took a closer look and saw that the head of Dragon Rearing Sovereign had already split open. A new one was currently squirming in the crack, trying to worm its way out.
638
639'If Dragon Rearing Sovereign succeeds in casting his skin and joins the fight with divine flood dragon king, Grandpa Blind will definitely not be his match!"
640
641He didn't have time to think. He suddenly jumped down from the dragon qilin's back and ran frantically toward Dragon Rearing Sovereign who was lying at the bottom of the river!
642
643Si Yunxiang and Ling Yuxiu cried out in astonishment and stretched out their hands to catch him, but they caught nothing. They didn't manage to grab hold of Qin Mu.
644
645Bang!
646
647Qin Mu's speed became faster and faster. In a split second, he surpassed the speed of sound and only left a trail of white smoke behind himself.
648
649Blind had sealed his three great divine treasures, preventing him from using his vital qi. However, Heaven Pilfering Divine Legs was a corporeal body divine art. It was one that would burst forth with the strength of the corporeal body.
650
651Blind was unable to seal that.
652
653Qin Mu sprinted down from the sky with a whoosh and went straight for Dragon Rearing Sovereign.
654
655Meanwhile, the water of Surging River was starting to merge together. Black Tortoise Primordial Spirit appeared behind Blind's back and fought with the divine flood dragon king. Blind 'saw' Qin Mu sprinting down from the sky and couldn't help scolding him in his heart for being too daring. He hurriedly gave a flick.
656
657Qin Mu was in midair when he got flicked in the heart of his brow by a gust of wind. Instantly, three rumbles came from his body, and his Spirit Embryo, Five Elements, and Six Directions Divine Treasures opened up one after another. His magic power returned to his body, and he couldn't help being overjoyed.
658
659Beside the shore, Blind was attacking frantically, pitting his life against the divine flood dragon king so that Qin Mu wouldn't be smacked to death with a tail.
660
661'He's still so daring after having his divine treasures sealed by me! This rascal, why didn't I see him being so energetic in bed?'
662
663Blind's brows fluttered in the breeze; he was truly furious. The divine flood dragon king's claws came down on him only to be tapped several times by his bamboo cane. The muscles and bones in the dragon's claw were thrown in disorder so their power couldn't be released.
664
665Blind's cane tapped again, and the river water swirled and gathered to form a huge spear which went straight for the divine flood dragon king's heart. The creature had no choice but to rise into the sky to avoid the strike.
666
667Pshh!
668
669Before the river water totally merged, Qin Mu dived into the mud at the bottom of the river. What followed was a world-shaking rumble as the river water collided and converged. The sight of huge waves overflowing into the sky and surging toward the east was spectacular.
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671Under the river, Qin Mu held his breath, but the pressure of the river water converging still almost crushed him to death. His chest almost caved inwards, and his ears kept on ringing.
672
673After a moment, Qin Mu came back to his senses and tunneled out from the mud. His body moved like a fish and came to the pit where Dragon Rearing Sovereign lay.
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675Surging River was currently transporting mud and sand which continued to accumulate in the pit, burying almost half of Dragon Rearing Sovereign.
676
677Qin Mu swam toward the god's side and saw mushy flesh everywhere. Even the god's blood was pushed out by the pressure and swept away by the water. In just a short time, over half of it had been swept away.
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679The body of a god was very dense and heavy. Even strong practitioners of Divine Bridge Realm would find it difficult to carry one and walk, so Dragon Rearing Sovereign was not swept away by the current and just lay there.
680
681Even when most of his blood had been drained, his head was still squirming. Two dragon's horns had already popped out.
682
683Qin Mu stretched his hands forward to swim around Dragon Rearing Sovereign's body to flip it around.
684
685'Where's the true dragon's nest? Where did he hide it…'
686
687Kacha.
688
689Dragon Rearing Sovereign's head split open wider, and waves of god's might came from the crack.
690
691Astonished, Qin Mu saw that the dragon's head had already wormed halfway out. He quickly swam to Dragon Rearing Sovereign's bald head while pulling out his Carefree Sword. Mobilizing his three great divine treasures and rousing his vital qi, he stabbed Dragon Rearing Sovereign's head with force, only to heard a clink when Carefree Sword came into contact with a dragon's scale and got bounced back. A crack appeared on it, but that was it.
692
693Qin Mu raised his hands to stab a dozen more times until he finally pierced the scale.
694
695Qin Mu pulled his sword out to stab down again. Carefree Sword went halfway into Dragon Rearing Sovereign's head. Qin Mu then took out a huge iron hammer to smash forcefully on the sword's hilt. After pounding it for quite some time, he finally stabbed Carefree Sword all the way through Dragon Rearing Sovereign's head.
696
697Carefree Sword had nailed Dragon Rearing Sovereign's skin and the corporeal body that was casting off the skin. The dragon's head didn't dare to squirm, afraid of alarming the god's might hidden in the sword. It could only slowly cast off the skin, but once it was fixed in place by Carefree Sword, even that option was out.
698
699"Honest-looking boy, it's you again…" Dragon Rearing Sovereign opened his mouth to speak in a weak voice. "I want to kill you, I must kill you…"
700
701Qin Mu circulated his vital qi and swept up mud and sand to stuff his mouth and nose so he couldn't speak. He then took out the last of his Three Break Powder and wrapped it up with his vital qi to stuff it into the mouth as well before searching around again.
702
703"Even if I can't poison you to death, I can still make you cast your skin one more time!" Qin Mu flipped over the god's body to find the true dragon's nest.
704
705Dragon Rearing Sovereign's nearly stiff body trembled continuously. It was the so-called taking advantage of you when one is weak. The toxicity of Three Break Powder erupted, and it was truly powerful, causing cracking sounds to come from the already broken body as it broke once more along with the spirit and soul.
706
707Dragon Rearing Sovereign hadn't yet completely cast off his skin, so he wasn't yet separated from it, and his new body was instantly poison. It was truly miserable beyond words.
708
709Qin Mu found strange and weird items like dragon skin drum, dragon's horns, claw staff, dragon bone short flute on Dragon Rearing Sovereign's body, but he could not find the nest of the true dragon lord.
710
711'Weird, this guy had to have hidden it on his body, so it's impossible for it to go missing…'
712
713Qin Mu took out the Emperor's Disk to sense it, but it couldn't sense anything. He then tried to activate the Emperor's Disk a few more times, and the writings on the Emperor's Disk changed, but he still couldn't find the location of the dragon's nest.
714
715At that moment, he suddenly felt an abnormal motion in the currents around him.
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717The river water was very murky as the mud and sand were being swept up by the currents, thus his vision was very limited. Qin Mu then quickly flew to Dragon Rearing Sovereign's head and supported himself with the hilt of the sword as he looked around carefully.
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719Another torrential current rushed past his body, but he remained motionless. He saw an incomparably thick dragon's body with dark green scales. Each and every one of them was larger than his body.
720
721It was a flood dragon that should have been reared by Dragon Rearing Sovereign. It was attracted over by its master's aura. That flood dragon was incomparably powerful, even stronger than ordinary existences of the cult master level, so Qin Mu was definitely no match for it.
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723His gaze flickered, and his other hand took out the dragon bone short flute he had found on Dragon Rearing Sovereign's body. He secretly used vital qi to have the water current blow the short flute.
724
725He wanted to use Secrets of Dragon Control to establish a connection with the flood dragon to control it.
726
727At that moment, his mind was suddenly attacked, and he gained a splitting headache. Dragon Rearing Sovereign had roused the last of his consciousness to strike his mind, nearly causing him to faint.
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729While suffering from the pain, Qin Mu saw Dragon Rearing Sovereign, who was under his feet, squirming with all his strength, so Carefree Sword swayed back and forth. From the motions, the blade had even sliced apart Dragon Rearing Sovereign's scalp.
730
731'You can still shed your skin after eating so much Three Break Powder? My poison is indeed inferior to that of Grandpa Apothecary. If it was a poison refined by him, Dragon Rearing Sovereign would have died even if he'd cast off his skin ten times."
732
733Qin Mu immediately tried to pull out his sword, but how could he do that when he had pounded it in with an iron hammer. It would require him quite some time to pull it out. A dragon's head was worming out from Dragon Rearing Sovereign, even if there was still a Carefree Sword stuck in it.
734
735Qin Mu stood on the head of Dragon Rearing Sovereign, his hands gripping the sword's hilt. Beneath his feet were the god's big eyes. They were open and looking straight at him. The god's face was green, which was the sign of him being poisoned. He was using all his strength to suppress Three Break Poison.
736
737Meanwhile, behind Qin Mu, a huge dragon's head appeared, its body coiled in the water. The dark green flood dragon opened its mouth, revealing the sharp teeth inside.
738
739Qin Mu's eyeballs swiveled left and right as he secretly stretched his hand out to grasp the Emperor's Disk. He quickly shone it backward, at the huge mouth of the dark green flood dragon who had already come to the top of his head. The sharp teeth were inches away from his head!
740
741Qin Mu raised the Emperor's Disk up high, even if his legs were trembling. Below him, Dragon Rearing Sovereign was still trying his best to squirm out.
742
743Clack, clack, clack…
744
745Qin Mu opened his mouth to say something, but he only heard his teeth clattering. Bubbles flowed out of his mouth as he said, "Don't m-move, b-be nice…"
746
747The mouth of the dark green dragon stopped, then slowly moved back. The creature's gaze fell on the Emperor's Disk.
748
749"Ma ha…"
750
751The flood dragon slowly lowered its head.
752
753Qin Mu let out a sigh of relief and stomped on Dragon Rearing Sovereign's eye. He shouted ferociously, "You almost killed me! Tell me quickly, where have you hidden the true dragon's nest? I have hundreds of poisons here, so do you really believe that I won't turn you into ashes?"
754
755Dragon Rearing Sovereign looked at him coldly, continuing with his squirming action. Suddenly, a crack sounded from his head as another dragon's head came worming out. He had suffered from Qin Mu's poison and shedding his skin once was not enough to detox himself; he had to cast his skin off once more.
756
757"Ma ha ma ha!"
758
759The dark green flood dragon behind Qin Mu shrunk in size and climbed onto his shoulders. With its two claws on his shoulder, it opened its mouth, shocking Qin Mu. He saw the true dragon's nest resting inside.
760
761"Sly, you are truly sly!" Qin Mu burst out with joy while giving Dragon Rearing Sovereign a thumbs up.
762
763Chapter 385: River Suppression Dragon
764
765
766
767If Dragon Rearing Sovereign had hidden the true dragon's nest somewhere else, Qin Mu wouldn't have praised him for being sly. One has to know that in Disabled Elderly Village, being called sly is definitely a big praise.
768
769If Dragon Rearing Sovereign had hidden the true dragon's nest on his body or that of the divine flood dragon king, it would be something regular people would think of, so it would be easy for one to find it. However, hiding it in dark green flood dragon's mouth was an irregular thought process which was praiseworthy.
770
771That's why Qin Mu was not stingy with his praises for Dragon Rearing Sovereign.
772
773The god, however, ignored him and continued to cast off his skin as he tried his best to worm out. As long as he cast off the two layers of skin, he would be able to get rid of Qin Mu and snatch the true dragon lord and its nest back.
774
775Qin Mu touched the dark green flood dragon on his shoulder, and it rubbed its head against his palm while giving off a cry that sounded like a baby. "Ma ha!"
776
777Qin Mu executed Secrets of Dragon Control to establish a connection with the dark green flood dragon and gave it Carefree Sword, wanting to control it to kill Dragon Rearing Sovereign. However, that flood dragon didn't dare to make a move on the god and actually broke free from the mental control.
778
779The dark green flood dragon was not only raised by Dragon Rearing Sovereign, but also had a natural fear of him, which was why it didn't dare to attack him. Yet with Qin Mu's own ability, he couldn't land a fatal blow even if he wielded a divine sword in his hand. He could at most pierce the skin.
780
781Dragon Rearing Sovereign's injuries were extremely heavy, and what he suffered from were fatal blows. Blind's strikes had wounded him way too deeply, and with Qin Mu personally feeding him poison, he had to go through two metamorphoses in order to erase all his injuries. Even if he succeeded, his vitality would still be greatly reduced.
782
783'My Three Break Powder is finished, and there's no time to refine more poison. Even though Fatty Dragon is on Celestial Being Realm, it'd be difficult for him to use Carefree Sword to kill Dragon Rearing Sovereign… Then why don't I try the power of Sun Jade Eye…"
784
785When he thought of that, he reached his hand to take the Sun Jade Eye out, but midway through the motion, he changed his mind. He took out Moon Jade Eye from his taotie sack instead.
786
787In Surging River, the currents were fierce. What Sun Jade Eye could shoot was an incomparably intense beam of fire, so its power would definitely be weakened when coming into contact with water.
788
789On the other hand, Moon Jade Eye's power was still a mystery. However, it would certainly not be afraid of water, so it could still unleash its full power even underwater.
790
791Qin Mu came to Dragon Rearing Sovereign's neck and placed the huge eyeball on the skin. The god ignored him, still trying his best to morph.
792
793Qin Mu adjusted the direction of Moon Jade Eye and aiming it at the neck of Dragon Rearing Sovereign. He then started to adjust it.
794
795It was his first time using Moon Jade Eye. He had tested the power of Sun Jade Eye before, and its power was extremely strong. It sliced apart Bent Mountain Shrine and destroyed the space underwater.
796
797When he had been designing Sunshot Divine Cannon for Emperor Yanfeng, he had also taken reference from the structure of Sun Jade Eye and absorbed numerous concepts of forging from it. After all, Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor had only taught him the cultivation methods of Sunshot Divine Eyes, so he didn't have any records of any divine cannon.
798
799Qin Mu had derived some structure designs from the Sun Jade Eye, and only then was he able to transform Sunshot Divine Eyes into Sunshot Divine Cannon.
800
801He deduced that Bent Mountain Shrine should have most likely come from an era before Founding Emperor Era. He based that on the fact that it had numerous runes that had a big difference from the current runes and the those used during Founding Emperor Era.
802
803After studying Moon Jade Eye for some time, he activated it.
804
805He saw it open slowly, and the huge eyeball gradually lighted up as though a clear and round moon was hidden in it.
806
807Both Sunshot Divine Eyes and Sunshot Divine Cannon required energy to be provided for them, so Qin Mu had forged numerous pill furnaces to support them. However, there was no similar structure in Moon Jade Eye or Sun Jade Eye, and this had made Qin Mu pondered over it for quite some time. However, he still didn't know from where the energy was coming.
808
809He had a few wild guesses. First, there might really be a sun or a moon hidden in the two eyes, providing the two jade eyes with boundless energy. However, this guess was simply too outrageous, and Qin Mu didn't believe it himself either.
810
811The second guess was more reliable, and that was that the ancient humans or gods had mastered a kind of strange formation that could absorb energy from heaven and earth.
812
813However, the flaw in this guess lay in the fact that when Qin Mu activated the jade eyes, he couldn't feel any unknown energy moving in the surroundings.
814
815He still had a third guess, but it was simply ridiculous. He thought that Sun Jade Eyes and Moon Jade Eyes might actually be treasures of space teleportation. However, they were much more complicated than the teleportation formation, closer to a teleportation door.
816
817That kind of treasure required a huge door to be built on either the surface of the sun or the surface of the moon and another door to be built in the jade eyes. The energy of the sun and the moon would be released through those doors when the eyes opened. If this was how the terrifying attacks were created, there would really be no need for a treasure to provide energy to it.
818
819However, this guess was too outrageous. Who would be able to fly to the sun and the moon?
820
821Furthermore, based on the calculations of Qin Mu and the rest, the astronomical phenomenons were all fake, and that included the sun and the moon. They were all painted on the sky. It was impossible for anyone to leave, so how could they build a teleportation door on the sun and the moon?
822
823He wanted to dismantle the jade eyes to look at their structure, but he didn't dare to do so.
824
825Finally, the energy had finished gathering in Moon Jade Eye. Qin Mu controlled it, and the pupil short out a beam of light that was as straight as a thin blade!
826
827Dragon Rearing Sovereign had almost pulled himself out, so when the blade of light sliced through his neck, there was nothing strange. Yet there was a side-effect. Wherever it passed, an incomparably thin sheet of ice would form. The ice covering was so long that its end could not be seen, and it had separated the bottom of Surging River.
828
829There were quite a lot of fish and water monsters swimming in the river when one huge fish was sliced apart by the ice wall that had no thickness.
830
831However, that fish monster seemed to not have felt it and continued to swim. Yet its body separated from the center, and it became two pieces of swimming fish.
832
833There was no fresh blood leaking out, and Qin Mu could even clearly see the beast's organs and brain tissue!
834
835Two halves of the fish monster swam to and fro, not knowing that they had already been sliced in half.
836
837Qin Mu was stunned, not understanding what had happened.
838
839'Could this Moon Jade Eye have no power, just able to slice people apart? Why are they not dead after being cut in half?' He was puzzled. 'Could the injuries of the fish monster be frozen so that's why no blood flowed out? However, the area that froze has to be very thin; otherwise, the fish wouldn't be able to move.'
840
841Suddenly, blood started to flow out of the two halves of the fish monster. The frozen wounds had to have melted, for the water started to reek of blood. Soon, the fish monster that was in two halves was devoured by others until only its bones were left.
842
843Dragon Rearing Sovereign who was casting his skin off had long stopped squirming. He remained motionless, only his eyeballs rolling around. He saw the state of the fish monster and his blood ran cold.
844
845Qin Mu adjusted the jade eye and sliced another fish monster through the center. It was also cut in half. Qin Mu's vital qi surged out and swept the two halves of the fish monster over, and he pieced them together.
846
847The fish monster connected and swam away.
848
849Qin Mu was stunned, then became overjoyed. 'There's still such an effect of Moon Jade Eye?"
850
851Dragon Rearing Sovereign's eyeballs rolled around disorderly, his body behind the neck not crawling forward; it was crawling back instead. He tried to shed off the two layers of skin like that.
852
853"Dragon Sovereign don't move!"
854
855Qin Mu raised the jade eye up and circled it around his neck.
856
857Dragon Rearing Sovereign remained motionless, his dragon eyes filled with fear. A white line that went around his neck took shape.
858
859Qin Mu tried to push at the neck, but it was completely unmovable, so he took out a huge iron hammer and smashed it along the white line.
860
861Kacha.
862
863A crisp sound rang out, and Dragon Rearing Sovereign's scalp instantly turned numb. He croaked, "Hold it!"
864
865Qin Mu raised his huge hammer again and smashed it down heavily. Another crack rang out, and Dragon Rearing Sovereign shouted himself hoarse. "Hold it, I have something to say!"
866
867Qin Mu stopped and asked curiously, "What does Dragon Sovereign want to say?"
868
869"What's the benefit in killing me?" Dragon Rearing Sovereign said carefully to prevent his neck from being broken by the tremors. "Even if you kill me, you will still attract the revenge of High Heavens. There will be stronger gods than me that will descend. They will find you, kill you, and change the path of Surging River to make Eternal Peace another Great Ruins!"
870
871Qin Mu swung his hammer down and said, "Different situations call for different actions, I will just have to kill them first!"
872
873"Hold it! We, High Heavens, are just watch dogs. If a god dies, it's fine, but if two gods will die, the true gods will be alarmed. The consequences of that will be the wiping out of the world!" Dragon Rearing Sovereign stated. "I have no grudge with you and have only come down because of an order, so why must we pit ourselves against each other until one of us dies?"
874
875Qin Mu stopped and smiled. "How is the extermination of Eternal Peace related to me? I'm from Great Ruins, so if Eternal Peace becomes another Great Ruins, I will feel freer instead. Moreover, if I let you off, what if you still want to kill me? You won't speak good of Eternal Peace after you return to High Heavens so why should I leave you alive?"
876
877Dragon Rearing Sovereign's face flickered between darkness and clarity. He then gritted his teeth and said, "I can make an oath to Earth Count. After you let me go, I will definitely not take revenge on you!"
878
879Qin Mu raised his huge hammer. "If it's just not taking revenge, you won't be able to take revenge after I kill you as well."
880
881Dragon Rearing Sovereign's voice trembled. "Hold it! I can teach you how to collect dragon veins and mobilize the true power of the true dragon lord!"
882
883Qin Mu put down his iron hammer, his gaze sparkling. "What else?"
884
885The muscles on Dragon Rearing Sovereign's face twitched, but he still said, "I can guard Surging River's dragon vein and work for you!"
886
887Qin Mu's face was solemn. "Swear to Earth Count!"
888
889Dragon Rearing Sovereign's gritted his teeth. "I'll swear an oath to Earth Count!"
890
891Qin Mu smiled and put away his iron hammer, but still held onto Moon Jade Eye. He transformed into Saturn Sovereign that had a human head and a snake's body. Behind him appeared the Gate of Heaven Influence.
892
893The two doors opened up and revealed the sinister darkness of Youdu.
894
895"You can now make an oath to Earth Count, but don't play any tricks. I've already made an oath to Earth Count once, so even if you'll try to play any tricks, you won't be able to trick an honest man like me," Qin Mu said solemnly
896
897"Honest man…"
898
899The corner of Dragon Rearing Sovereign's eyes twitched, but he could only make an oath. He recited the oath about guarding Surging River and not rebelling word for word. At that time, his true form revealed itself, and his body swelled up to transform into a huge flood dragon that was three hundred yards long. Black qi surrounded his body and transformed into chains. One end was connected to Surging River and the other to his soul!
900
901If he went back on his oath, that chain would pull his soul into Youdu and he would die!
902
903Qin Mu carefully studied the words in his oath to check that there were no loopholes. He then smiled and said, "When the ice line around your neck melts, your body will still be complete. Call back your divine flood dragon king and guard Surging River properly!"
904
905The huge flood dragon that was Dragon Rearing Sovereign had a huge head like a mountain. He looked at Qin Mu with a complicated expression. "I keep calling you an honest-looking boy, but that's not your name. May I ask who you are?"
906
907Qin Mu took the dark green flood dragon to the river surface with him, and his voice came from above, somewhat distorted by the water. "Qin Mu of Disabled Elderly Village, Heavenly Devil Cult Master, the current human emperor."
908
909Dragon Rearing Sovereign was stunned, then asked in a low voice, "So it's Human Emperor… Who taught you like that? You are way harder to deal with than the sword god back then…"
910
911Chapter 386: Technique to Seize Fate
912
913
914
915While Qin Mu rose from the water, a huge flood dragon swam past him, diving into the depths. It was none other than the divine flood dragon king. Qin Mu stopped, noticing a bamboo stick stuck in the forehead of the sapphire blue flood dragon. It was bubbling with blood.
916
917'Grandpa Blind's bamboo cane!"
918
919Qin Mu rose from the river and walked toward the shore. The dragon qilin brought over a dozen flood dragons while carrying Ling Yuxiu, Hu Ling'er, and Si Yunxiang carefully. The battle between Blind and the divine flood dragon king had to have just ended. They had avoided the aftermath of the fight, so they were slightly slow to get close.
920
921Hu Ling'er had finally sobered up and was looking around curiously. She didn't know how she had ended up there from the banquet in town, so she was very puzzled.
922
923Qin Mu looked around and saw Blind.
924
925At that moment, he looked very miserable, all covered in mud. His clothes were disheveled, and there were wounds all over his body. It was evident that he'd faced an extremely tough battle with the divine flood dragon king.
926
927That creature was extremely strong; it was a flood dragon that had become a god after all. It possessed remarkable abilities, and it was also a water attribute flood dragon. Blind had used all his power and made life difficult for the divine flood dragon king, but he'd gotten injured as well.
928
929The dragon qilin flew over and landed on the ground. Hu Ling'er jumped down from his back, still in the form of a small fox. She skipped and jumped onto Qin Mu's shoulder, and only then noticed the dark green flood dragon on the other shoulder, which caused her hair to stand on ends. Even her tail became straight.
930
931When she got drunk, she would return back to her true form. And upon waking up, she forgot to transform back into a human as well.
932
933"Ling'er, don't be scared, this is a flood dragon I just recruited. It has even done a huge credit," Qin Mu consoled the little fox while taking a glance at Blind. He blinked and beamed at him. "Sister Yuxiu, Saintess Xiang, let me show you a big fella."
934
935The two girls were very curious and asked, "What big fella?"
936
937Qin Mu stood beside the river and shouted loudly, "River Suppression Dragon King, aren't you coming out?"
938
939Waves surged forward and overflowed into the sky. The huge dragon that was Dragon Rearing Sovereign raised its head from the river, tall as a mountain. His long whiskers hung by his nose, sparkling and translucent, fluttering in the wind.
940
941They were three hundred yards long and beautiful.
942
943Dragon Rearing Sovereign hung his head down. "Does Your Majesty have any instructions?"
944
945The two women were stunned, and Blind was also astonished.
946
947Qin Mu was pleased with himself as he looked around. When he saw everyone's expression, he crossed his arms over his chest. He smiled and said, "Nothing much, I just wanted you to come out and meet everyone."
948
949With a solemn face, Dragon Rearing Sovereign endured the urge to slap the little thing with one palm. As he was about to sink back into the water, Qin Mu said, "Hold on, don't be in a hurry to leave. You had promised to teach me how to collect dragon veins and how to mobilize the power of the true dragon lord."
950
951Dragon Rearing Sovereign immediately stopped, no longer sinking into the water.
952
953Qin Mu proudly looked over. "Grandpa Blind, how's that?"
954
955"Beyond awesome." Blind was full of smiles.
956
957Qin Mu's gaze flickered, and he secretly took out a golden flute. He then executed Secrets of Dragon Control so numerous flood dragons flew toward Blind!
958
959They were all extremely powerful, and if they tied Blind up, he would definitely be unable to move!
960
961But at that moment, Blind suddenly flicked his finger, and Qin Mu gave a grunt. The three great divine treasures in his body were sealed up once again. The sound of the flute stopped, and the flood dragons looked around in a daze; they didn't attack Blind.
962
963"Mu'er, you're being too awesome for your own good." Blind gave another flick, and golden rope flew out to tie his arms and legs. He sighed. "Each age brings forth a new genius on this noble land, yet the younger generations always die on the sandy beach. The ginger gets spicier as it gets older. You were too slow in making your move, trying to control the flood dragons to tie me up? It's not that simple."
964
965Qin Mu fell to the ground, his face black like charcoal. Just as he wanted to order Dragon Rearing Sovereign to take Blind down, his mouth was stuffed with a piece of cloth, making him unable to talk.
966
967"The wedding has to continue, and the child has to be born!" Blind picked him up and said to Dragon Rearing Sovereign, "Ferry us back to Great Ruins by following the river. We will go back to the village to continue the wedding! There are still two brides, and if you organize it nicely, I'll treat you to the wedding banquet."
968
969Dragon Rearing Sovereign hesitated for a moment while looking at Qin Mu. Muffled cries came from the youth's mouth as he tried to struggle. However, after a moment, the boy just nodded in submission.
970
971Dragon Rearing Sovereign secretly felt happy. 'This honest-looking boy is so crafty yet there's a time when he's at a disadvantage too. Serves him right."
972
973He bent down, presenting hem his long back. It was like a narrow island on the water. "Come onto my back!" he shouted.
974
975Blind carried Qin Mu onto the dragon's back, and the dragon qilin hurriedly came over as well. Numerous flood dragons that were bustling with activities squeezed into a ball too.
976
977'These are the flood dragons I raised; they are all freeloaders…'
978
979Dragon Rearing Sovereign felt another pang of pain, but the incident was already beyond any salvaging. If he could redo everything, he would send a fatal blow to Qin Mu the first time he met him, killing the honest virgin boy with a slap.
980
981On the dragon's back, Qin Mu seemed to have already accepted his fate and didn't struggle anymore. He also didn't try to make Dragon Rearing Sovereign make a move. Thus, Blind took out the cloth in his mouth and said, "Have the Eel Sovereign teach you."
982
983Qin Mu stretched out his hands, and Blind took off the golden rope. However, the portion on his legs remained.
984
985Qin Mu's gaze wavered. "Why is Grandpa Blind so careful? I'm just learning how to collect dragon veins from Dragon Rearing Sovereign and need magic power for that. Besides, the flood dragons are already hungry, so I need to refine pills to feed them. Can I run away if you undo the seals on me? Even if I want to run, can I escape Grandpa Blind's grasp? Isn't sealing me just as easy as flicking a finger for you?"
986
987Blind raised his eyebrows and stretched his hand to tap on the heart of his brows. Qin Mu was delighted as he heard a rumble. His Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure was opened, but his Five Elements and Six Directions Divine Treasures were still sealed.
988
989"The vital qi in Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure is enough for you to learn," Blind said calmly.
990
991Qin Mu sighed with admiration and gave Blind a thumbs-up. "As expect of the old and experienced that taught me how to be an adult, always being so careful!"
992
993Blind's heart burst with joy and he laughed. "Stop flattering me! Go, go!"
994
995Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiang looked at each other in dismay. The teachings in cowherd boy's family seemed to be different from the other families. No matter how they saw it, it looked like they were bringing their child to walk an unorthodox path.
996
997Qin Mu refined spirit pills and fed the dragons. The dragon qilin also ate a few mouthfuls, but felt that the taste was wrong. He secretly peeled a Scarlet Fire Spirit Pill open, and his face couldn't help turning black. He saw that there was a Fire Element Divine Vitality Pill in the center of Scarlet Fire Spirit Pill; no wonder it was somewhat spicy!
998
999"Cult Master, these spirit pills are wrong!" the dragon qilin shouted. After that, he peeled open a few more spirit pills and threw the Fire Element Divine Vitality Pills into the river while eating just the skins.
1000
1001Qin Mu played the golden flute and had the green flood dragon beat the dragon qilin up. The fatty yelped miserably and didn't dare to be picky anymore.
1002
1003As Dragon Rearing Sovereign swam toward Great Ruins, he taught Qin Mu an even more profound Secrets of Dragon Control. The Dragon Rearing Scriptures he had given Qin Mu had still held some information back; numerous crucial points had not been recording in them. Qin Mu learned diligently and didn't play any tricks.
1004
1005After half a day, he had learned all of Secrets of Dragon Control and asked on how to mobilize the power of the true dragon lord. Dragon Rearing Sovereign said, "I have no idea who refined the true dragon lord into a treasure, but now it has already become a treasure of fate. It can never become a true dragon. However, placing it into the nest would allow it to absorb the dragon qi there.
1006
1007"With a unique technique to absorb the fate of the true dragon lord, the cultivation of the person wearing the true dragon lord will grow by leaps and bounds! I have never learned this kind of technique before, but I think that the person who wanted to collect the treasure should have imprinted the technique into the true dragon lord. After seizing the fate, you will become the true dragon lord!"
1008
1009"A unique technique?"
1010
1011Qin Mu was slightly stunned. He immediately mentioned the Nine Dragons Monarch Technique he had learned from Emperor Yanfeng. "Is this kind of technique one to seize fate?"
1012
1013Dragon Rearing Sovereign pondered it for a moment, then shook his head. "This kind of technique can only seize the qi, borrowing the dragon qi to cultivate, so it isn't a technique to seize fate. We, the dragon race, are born from heaven and earth and naturally inherit the knowledge of the cosmos, changing it into a language known as the dragon language.
1014
1015"Every dragon is naturally proficient in the dragon language, so there's no need to learn it. The writings and runes on the true dragon lord and its nest are nothing else but the writings of my dragon race. I only saw the ones on the nest, but from the writings there, there's indeed a technique that seizes fate written down there. However, it isn't complete."
1016
1017Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly. He should only be able to learn the complete technique to seize fate after putting the Emperor's Disk and the true dragon's nest together.
1018
1019Legend said that a god had conferred Emperor's Disk to the ancestors of Ling family, and that it symbolized the authority of the emperor. The Nine Dragons Monarch Technique was then naturally a technique that was comprehended from the Emperor's Disk.
1020
1021On top of that, a genius like Emperor Yanfeng had been able to perfect Nine Dragons Monarch Technique and raise it to a level where it could compete with Great Educational Heavenly Devil Scriptures and Rulai's Mahayana Sutra!
1022
1023One could well imagine how terrifying would be the technique that combined the writings on the Emperor's Disk with those on the nest!
1024
1025"Dragon Sovereign, teach me the dragon language!" Qin Mu said suddenly.
1026
1027Dragon Rearing Sovereign taught him the dragon language he knew and said, "It is actually hidden within the bloodline. The purer the bloodline, the more dragon words one would know. I'm not a true dragon, so there are still some parts that I don't know the meaning of."
1028
1029Qin Mu memorized all the syllables and writings of the dragon language, and his head started to swell. The strokes of the dragon language were strange, and they looked like they were formed by dragons. There was no regular pattern to be seen!
1030
1031Without it, it would be impossible to deduce the meaning of the characters he didn't recognize.
1032
1033Besides that, the method of pronunciation was also different from the human language. They had unusual cadences, and some syllables couldn't be pronounced with the human throat. It was nearly an impossible task for him to want to use the dragon language to converse with dragons.
1034
1035Qin Mu memorized the dragon language as much as he could, then took out the Emperor's Disk that was hanging around his neck. Looking at it, he was instantly able to understand the meaning of some of the characters and the runes. However, since Dragon Rearing Sovereign didn't know the whole language, Qin Mu couldn't recognize all that was written.
1036
1037The writings on the Emperor's Disk changed continuously and made him giddy from reading them.
1038
1039Qin Mu closed his eyes and shook his head. He said in a low voice, "Only true dragons will recognize all of the writings of the dragon race, so where can I find a true dragon and ask him to teach me all of the dragon language?"
1040
1041"There are true dragons in Great Ruins," Dragon Rearing Sovereign said.
1042
1043Qin Mu's spirit was greatly aroused. He suddenly raised his head to look forward and saw Secret Waters Pass ahead of them.
1044
1045Dragon Rearing Sovereign's speed was truly astounding. In just half a day, he had brought them to Great Ruins.
1046
1047Secret Waters Pass was blockaded by the army of Eternal Peace Empire. If Dragon Rearing Sovereign wanted to cross, he had to destroy the whole city. Qin Mu immediately had him stop, and everyone jumped off his back and entered Secret Waters Pass.
1048
1049Feng Xiuyun led many people over to welcome Qin Mu and bowed in greeting. "We pay our respects to Cult Master!"
1050
1051Qin Mu smiled and said, "Spare the formalities. It's getting late so we shall take a rest here before entering Great Ruins tomorrow. Incense Master Feng, please arrange the guest rooms."
1052
1053Blind beamed and said, "This girl doesn't look bad… prepare a banquet. It's the second blooming of your cult master tonight; he will get married."
1054
1055Chapter 387: Grown Up
1056
1057
1058
1059The whole Secret Water Pass was decorated with lanterns and colored banners. Feng Xiuyun was swift in handling matters, and soon Si Yunxiang was dressed nicely by a bunch of female soldiers. She wore a phoenix coronet and veil while Qin Mu wore the big red silk ball again. He was forced to bow and get married with Si Yunxiang.
1060
1061"Little Girl Feng is also not bad, she's quick in handling matters, saving me the trouble." Blind couldn't keep his mouth closed from smiling. He thought to himself, 'I wonder if she's married…"
1062
1063At the wedding banquet, the little girl Hu Ling'er tears looked like raindrops on a pear blossom. She hugged her wine jar, unable to even stand straight, crying that Grandpa Blind had lied to him, that he was an old trickster.
1064
1065Numerous soldiers of Secret Waters Pass that had come forth to congratulate the couple looked at one another in dismay as they didn't know why was the six to seven year old girl whimpering so sorrowfully.
1066
1067After all the joyous activities, the newly wedded couple was sent to the bridal room. Si Yunxiang secretly had hidden a dagger on her body for the time Qin Mu lifted her veil. That would be the moment for her to strike and fulfill her long-cherished wish as the saintess—to assassinate the licentious and tyrannical cult master.
1068
1069After waiting for quite a while, Qin Mu hadn't yet come to her, and a pang of jealousy welled up in her heart. 'Am I inferior to that fat girl, Ling Yuxiu? Grandpa Blind is blind, but his heart isn't blind, yet someone's eyes and heart are both blind. Does he only like girls with big chests?'
1070
1071She waited for a while more, but Qin Mu still didn't come to sit beside her nor lifted her veil.
1072
1073She secretly raised the veil and saw that Qin Mu was sitting beside the table and studying a book diligently. Si Yunxiang was bitter and angry. On the night of a wedding with a beauty that looked as lovely as a flower, the fool was studying. It was truly outrageous!
1074
1075Si Yunxiang lifted her veil and tossed it aside. She walked forward and smiled. "What is Cult Master so engrossed in?"
1076
1077"Computational Canon of Mysterious Lady." Qin Mu raised his head and invited her to take a seat. He said sincerely, "Grandpa Blind always like to play a fool, so sorry for implicating you to marry me. I know he is worried about my safety and wants me to marry a nice girl and give birth to babies so I would be tied down by a wife and unable to return to Eternal Peace. He simply doesn't want me to face the dangers in the future. Sister Xiang, allow me to apologize to you for making you suffer along the way." When he finished saying that, he stood up and bowed.
1078
1079Si Yunxiang immediately returned his greeting and said firmly, "You have always treated us courteously and didn't take advantage of me nor the princess. I have seen all that, so I naturally know Cult Master's conduct. You are the cult master and half a seniority higher than me, so there's no need for the formalities."
1080
1081She was even younger than Qin Mu, only a girl that was fourteen years old who had bright eyes and white teeth. The way Si Yunxiang conducted herself always seemed trifling and disrespectful, but when she was serious, she had a bearing that was kind of magnanimous and graceful.
1082
1083The saintess of the Si Family was the alternative choice for the cult master. If Heavenly Devil Cult Master were to unfortunately die, she would succeed in his place. Thus she naturally had an extraordinary bearing as well.
1084
1085"Cult Master still hasn't said why you want to read Computational Canon of Mysterious Lady," she said while smiling.
1086
1087Qin Mu continued to study while saying "I want to escape Grandpa Blind's grasp, but I definitely can't outrun him. If I poison him, it won't be nice; he's my grandpa after all. That's why I've thought of using a teleportation divine art."
1088
1089Si Yunxiang cried out in astonishment, "Cult Master's attainments in algebra have already reached this step?"
1090
1091Teleportation divine art was extremely hard to cultivate, and there were not many people who were able to succeed in it in Heavenly Devil Cult. All the hall masters used teleportation flags or teleportation clothes, since if they wanted to succeed in cultivating the teleportation divine art, they would need astonishing attainments in algebra!
1092
1093The difficulty in that divine art was no inferior to that of Dao Sword. To make use of teleportation divine art, the space algebra had to be cultivated to its extreme. Otherwise, a mistake in the calculation would send one to the wrong, dangerous place. But even scarier than that was sending oneself into a rock; one's body would then fuse with it
1094
1095Yet the most terrifying point was still a different problem. With the teleportation divine art, a person could dissect oneself, leaving pieces in different spaces!
1096
1097The most difficult point of teleportation divine art was calculating the numerous points of teleportation in a split second without making a single mistake. Besides, one would need to continuously calculate while teleporting. The required calculations were so numerous that for them to all be accurate was something nearly impossible!
1098
1099In Heavenly Devil Cult's history, there were quite a few strong practitioners who had crippled, killed, or even went missing because of cultivating teleportation divine art. There were also many who had dissected themselves!
1100
1101What was even more terrifying was that those strong practitioners all had astounding attainments in algebra!
1102
1103Qin Mu studied computational canon and calculated continuously at the same time. He was trying to calculate all the space teleportation points.
1104
1105"Dao Master Lin Xuan gave me Computational Canon of Mysterious Lady a few months ago and I've been studying it since then. As for Computational Canon of Supreme Mystery, I've already mastered it. Dao Sect's attainments in algebra can be said to be number one. With two kinds of computational canons together, I will be able to solve the marvel of teleportation divine art.
1106
1107"Don't worry, I will be able to understand Computational Canon of Mysterious Lady by tonight. Once the darkness withdraws from Great Ruins tomorrow morning, I'll leave with this divine art. Once Grandpa Blind sees that I have left, he naturally won't trouble you girls."
1108
1109Si Yunxiang's expression was complicated when she said gently, "Why are you struggling? Even though Grandpa Blind kidnapped us by force and forced us to marry you, you are only thinking about yourself. Have you once asked if we are willing to marry you?"
1110
1111Qin Mu stopped calculating and raised his head in astonishment. Under the light of the lamp, Saintess Xiang looked bashful and irresistible.
1112
1113"Sister Xiang, are you willing to marry me?" Qin Mu asked with his eyes wide open.
1114
1115Si Yunxiang's eyes went down, and she lowered her head bashfully. The beads of the phoenix coronet swayed gently as candlelight reflected off them in a captivating glow.
1116
1117"I don't believe." Qin Mu lowered his head down to continue reading the book diligently. "There was a dagger hidden in your sleeve just now. If I go to your side, you will stab me, so I don't believe you."
1118
1119Si Yunxiang formed into such tight fists that they crackled, and her teeth creaked from grinding. Suddenly, she pulled out a small dagger and pounced.
1120
1121Qin Mu laughed and rose up. He avoided the dagger and flicked his finger against the blade. Si Yunxiang spun around him, and the red gown of the bride whirled like a red lotus. With cold light flashing in her hand, she attacked Qin Mu frantically.
1122
1123The noise of furniture being smashed came from the bridal room as numerous items were shattered into pieces.
1124
1125"How bustling." Blind put down his wine cup, his ears twitching. As he sat calmly, he beamed at Feng Xiuyun who was drinking with him. "General Feng, are you married?"
1126
1127Qin Mu fought with Si Yunxiang for a moment, until he gained the upper hand. He then snatched her dagger and threw her onto the bed. There, he smacked her butt a few times, taking revenge on her for cleaning out his small treasury before going back to studying diligently.
1128
1129Si Yunxiang went under the blanket angrily, her back to him.
1130
1131The sky gradually turned bright while the world in Great Ruins was shrouded in incomparably dense darkness. Qin Mu had read the book for the whole night, but his vitality was still ample.
1132
1133Si Yunxiang woke up. When she turned over to face Qin Mu, she couldn't help snorting.
1134
1135He turned his head to her and smiled. "You snore when you sleep, but it isn't loud, just like the noise of a kitten. It should be something in your throat that's most likely left from qi deviation. I refined a pill for you, so consume it as soon as possible, and it'll be cured."
1136
1137Si Yunxiang left the bed and stretched her body. She took the spirit pill.
1138
1139Qin Mu let out a shaky breath, and his gaze flickered. "I can definitely escape this time. However, Grandpa Blind only unsealed my Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure, so my magic power is still not enough for me to teleport far away. Because of that, I need to use Secrets of Dragon Control in Dragon Rearing Scriptures to have the flood dragons coil around my body and lend me their magic power!"
1140
1141Si Yunxiang jumped in shock. "You still want to leave?"
1142
1143Qin Mu smiled and said, "That is natural. Grandpa Blind thinks that I will die in Eternal Peace, so I want to prove it to him that I can escape from his hands and thus escape from the great disaster coming in the future! There is nobody in this world that can kill me!"
1144
1145He was full of confidence when he pushed open the door. Si Yunxiang walked out with him, only to see Blind standing at the arched doorway to the garden, seemingly smiling at them.
1146
1147Si Yunxiang hurriedly looked at Qin Mu whose face was also filled with smiles.
1148
1149Blind raised his eyebrows, having gotten a new bamboo cane from somewhere. He tapped it gently against the ground, then said, "Mu'er, granddaughter-in-law, come and eat breakfast."
1150
1151Qin Mu smiled and said, "Just in time for breakfast."
1152
1153Si Yunxiang kept feeling that there were sparks crackling non-stop between the two men. Blind clearly didn't have eyes, but she had a feeling that the two were staring at each other and silently competing.
1154
1155On the breakfast table, Ling Yuxiu also appeared as the 'first wife'. The little girl Hu Ling'er sulked with her head lowered as she ate. Her displeasure was worn on her face, and her cheeks were puffed up. Nobody could say why exactly she was sulking.
1156
1157"Fatty Dragon, I'll beat you to death if you're picky!"
1158
1159The little girl suddenly blew up at the dragon qilin, scaring him into nearly flipping over his rice bowl. The small and delicate flood dragons were amused and cried out ma ha ma ha.
1160
1161The dragon qilin smiled and said, "Sister Ling'er, I'm not picky, look, I've already lost half a tael in weight."
1162
1163After breakfast, Blind revealed a smile and raised his eyebrows. He then said leisurely, "Mu'er, Great Ruins is right ahead, so do whatever you want to do."
1164
1165Qin Mu's gaze flickered and he said, "Grandpa Blind sealed my Five Elements and Six Directions Divine Treasures, so how would I dare to do anything?"
1166
1167Blind yawned and stretched out his hand to tap him on the heart of his brows. "Don't say I didn't give you any chance."
1168
1169Two loud explosions came from his body, and his Five Elements and Six Directions Divine Treasures suddenly opened. His magic power flooded back, and he instantly felt power coursing through his body.
1170
1171"Grandpa Blind is very confident eh." Qin Mu narrowed his eyes, and his will to battle blazed.
1172
1173Blind propped himself on his bamboo cane and beamed at him. "Not a problem, not a problem."
1174
1175Suddenly, Qin Mu gave a heavy stomp, and incomparably luxurious teleportation formations appeared around his body. They lit up, and his body instantly vanished!
1176
1177Teleportation divine art!
1178
1179He had just vanished when Blind suddenly tapped the ground with his bamboo cane. Qin Mu then fell off midair. The moment he did so, incomparably luxurious formation markings swirled around him again, and he vanished once more.
1180
1181Blind tossed the bamboo cane up, and as if it was a jade it changed in the sky like a green dragon. It tapped numerous times in space, and Qin Mu's teleportation divine art was intercepted again and again, forcing him to keep revealing his traces.
1182
1183Qin Mu's body flickered on and off as he was slowly forced back into the courtyard. Finally, he was forced out by Blind's bamboo cane and landed back into the courtyard.
1184
1185Before his feet could touch the ground, the sound of a flute rang out, and flood dragons pounced on Blind. In an instant, he was bound tightly by them!
1186
1187Blind paid no attention to them. His bamboo cane flew over and tapped gently on the necks of two of them. They instantly turned limp, as if they had died.
1188
1189There were also two flood dragons that had flown to Qin Mu's feet, and he instantly felt magic power flooding over. His palms then sliced down one after another!
1190
1191Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
1192
1193Countless teleportation formation markings surged out crazily, appearing between him and Blind. The space between the two of them expanded rapidly, flashing with formation runes of all colors!
1194
1195Blind's expression changed slightly, and he gave chase with his bamboo cane. It tapped rapidly and destroyed the runes one after another. Suddenly, however, the formations in the surroundings swept toward Blind who was in the center.
1196
1197He stopped and let them drown him out. There was a smile on his face. "Mu'er, you have won…"
1198
1199Swoosh.
1200
1201A ray of light flashed, and he was teleported away by the teleportation divine art.
1202
1203Outside Secret Waters Pass, Blind walked out from a ray and looked back at the place. He was silent for a moment, then revealed a smile. "You have grown up."
1204
1205Chapter 388: Spear God Awakened
1206
1207
1208
1209The distance Qin Mu had teleported Blind wasn't great, not even a mile away from Secret Waters Pass, with Great Ruins behind him.
1210
1211To Blind, destroying Qin Mu's teleportation wasn't hard, so the boy could only send him that far at most
1212
1213Blind quietly returned to Secret Waters Pass to find Qin Mu. Without a word, he undid the seals on Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiang's divine treasures. Propping himself on his cane, he walked away by himself.
1214
1215Qin Mu was stunned. "Grandpa Blind…"
1216
1217"Grown up, all grown up…"
1218
1219Dark tears trickled out from Old Blind's eye sockets, and the faster he walked, the faster they fell. The child he'd raised had finally grown up, and his heart suddenly felt empty and sour. Qin Mu most likely wouldn't be going back to Disabled Elderly Village again. He was no longer the little youth that carried him while training punches.
1220
1221The child he had picked up already had his own ideas and ability to protect himself. His heart was wild, and after seeing the outside world, he wouldn't want to remain in Disabled Elderly Village where there was only a bunch of old men and one old woman.
1222
1223Blind walked so quickly that when Qin Mu rushed to the city walls of Secret Waters Pass, he could only see his grandpa's back that was leaving farther and farther away. It looked a little lonely.
1224
1225The youth's heart was also slightly depressed. He waved his hand, but didn't say anything. Blind had his back toward him, but he seemed to see him wave his hand so he also waved back. He didn't turn back though.
1226
1227Qin Mu saw Blind lowering his hand after seeming to have wiped his eye sockets with it. He seemed to be clearing his tears.
1228
1229Blind quickly walked through the river, and after a while came to Disabled Elderly Village.
1230
1231There was no one else there, so the place had already become the world of hen dragons. They had laid brood and moved into the houses of Village Chief, Blind, and the rest. When they saw Blind coming back, one young and proud hen dragon rushed to him for a fight, planning to chase the old blind man out of their territory.
1232
1233After a moment, the bamboo cane pierced through that creature and stripped it of its feathers. It was then roasted on a bonfire while the other hen dragons hid in a corner and shivered.
1234
1235Blind then went to Butcher's room and dug out a few jars of wine. After roasting the hen dragon, he drank with his meal
1236
1237Once he was full, he threw the chicken bones all of over the ground. When he stood up, he reached for his bamboo cane, but it had already turned into ashes by the flames.
1238
1239Stunned, Blind patted the ashes with his hand. He walked to Surging River that was outside the village in wide strides.
1240
1241"How many years has it been…" he muttered to himself. "Old brother, how many years have you accompanied me? When I lost and carried you here, Village Chief said that my heart is defeated and I no longer deserve to have you. He made me put you away, buried in this Surging River. He said I would never need to have you in Disabled Elderly Village."
1242
1243Waves rose on the surface of Surging River, and a soft rumbling came from the bottom of the river. Ripples spread out into the surroundings with a regular pattern.
1244
1245Blind walked onto the water, his tattered clothes flapping in the wind.
1246
1247"Back then when I abandoned you, my heart was dead; I saw nothing worth living for in this world anymore. In the past, you had followed me because of my strength, my invincibility, my arrogance!"
1248
1249While he stood on the river's surface, an incomparably terrifying will to fight suddenly burst forth from his small body. It rushed straight into the sky, and the clouds warped, transforming into a tortoise with a snake coiling around it. The tortoise was black and had a dragon head, while the snake was a flying serpent soaring with a thousand wings!
1250
1251Suddenly, whispers came from the bottom of the river. It was a strange voice that sounded like the roars of a dragon yet at the same time as the dead whispering. It was the dragon language and also voices from another world.
1252
1253If anyone heard it, they'd feel as if a long and soft body had gradually risen from the river and coiled around Blind's small and thin one.
1254
1255"Sa tuo, mo ba sa, xi qu mi tuo (You've lost, eyes are blind, don't deserve to have me)..."
1256
1257"I've lost."
1258
1259Blind straightened. His stature was short, and other than Village Chief and Butcher in the past, he was much shorter than everyone in the village. Even though he was small, he gave others a feeling that he was abnormally tall, imposing and straight!
1260
1261Sorrow was on Blind's face as he said in a low voice, "My divine eyes were dug out and my Dao heart was defeated. I don't deserve to have you, but instead of saying that I had abandoned you, it's you who has abandoned me. At that time, I had lost completely, and I didn't deserve to have you."
1262
1263The waves on the river surface grew larger and larger, and ripples started swirling. A huge whirlpool formed in the middle of the river, and the strange voice came out from within, bringing along with it a terrifying air of awe. "Xi qu mi tuo, yi he su po suo? (Don't deserve to have me, so why have you come?)"
1264
1265"I've found my Dao heart!"
1266
1267Blind's eyebrows and hair fluttered in the wind, and his clothes flew outwards. His voice like the rumbling thunder resonated through the clouds. His will to fight became incomparably sharp and powerful, as though a god had once again returned to the mortal world.
1268
1269"The me in the past only chased after the extremes of the divine eyes; I could see through everything yet I couldn't see through the human heart! Whereas the me now has someone I need to protect. For this child, I found my fighting spirit once again, and picked my confidence and Dao heart!"
1270
1271He stretched out a hand toward the river's surface, and his voice rumbled. "My Long Tuo, I had abandoned you in the past, but will you still be willing to follow me? Do you still reminiscence about the times in the past, the days we bathed in blood? If you want, if you are willing, I shall do as you wish! I shall let you experience fights, and the bitterness, that you had never experienced. One man, one spear, we shall kill all gods and devils that stand in our way!"
1272
1273Boom!
1274
1275The river's surface exploded, and the roars of a dragon rang in all directions. From the bottom of the river, a huge pitch-black dragon rose, formed by black bones. It slowly swam out from the water, and its numerous joints cracked continuously as it coiled around Blind's small and thin frame.
1276
1277The pitch black bones trembled and rattled non-stop. The sound became louder and louder while rays of blood light shone through. An incomparably terrifying aura spread out along with an unrivaled fierceness.
1278
1279Blind gripped tightly one of the bones, and the black dragon suddenly retracted itself. The bones collided with each one as sparks shot out in all directions, and changed shape into a black dragon spear!
1280
1281"Long Tuo, you are finally awake! I'm also finally awake!" With the black dragon spear in his hand, Blind was full of delight. He didn't even turn his head back when he left Disabled Elderly Village. "I will never return to this village again! Follow me to relive the days we bathed in blood!"
1282
1283In Secret Waters Pass, Qin Mu sensed a terrifying aura bursting forth in Great Ruins, and he raised his head to look in that direction for a moment before looking away. There were all kinds of strange things in Great Ruins that would erupt from time to time, so it was actually something very normal.
1284
1285"I plan to make a trip to Sun Well. Are you girls really coming along as well?" Qin Mu surveyed his surroundings, and his gaze landed on Ling Yuxiu, Si Yunxiang, and Hu Ling'er. "I'm going over there to fulfill my promise, but I don't know if Sun Well will welcome you girls or not."
1286
1287He revealed an apologetic look as he added, "You girls are different from us, outsiders while we are the abandoned people of Great Ruins."
1288
1289Hu Ling'er transformed into a little fox and jumped onto Qin Mu's shoulder. She chased the dark green flood dragon off him and wrapped herself around his neck like a scarf. "I'm also an abandoned person of Great Ruins, so I shall go with young master!"
1290
1291"If you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog, since I'm already the cult mistress, I definitely have to follow Cult Master wherever you go," Si Yunxiang said shyly.
1292
1293Ling Yuxiu sneered and said, "Even the cult mistresses should have a first and second, right?"
1294
1295Si Yunxiang chuckled and said, "What does the previous cult mistress want to say?"
1296
1297Ling Yuxiu was furious, but then burst out laughing. "I won't fight with you over this, I will just not go then. Grandpa Blind kidnapped me so my father must be worried sick. I shall return to inform him that I'm safe and sound. The marriage was merely Grandpa Blind's game, so it's not counted. If Saintess Xiang really treats it as a real marriage, then she can be the cult mistress. That's right, cowherd boy, what promise are you going to fulfill?"
1298
1299"I made a promise to the Sun Guardian that I will help reignite the sun on Sun Ship." Qin Mu caressed the head of the little fox on his neck. "After finding Sun Jade Eyes, I've been busy and couldn't leave for a visit. The longer I drag this out, the shorter the Sun Guardian's life will be. Since I've already come to Secret Waters Pass, I might as well make a trip to Sun Well and hopefully manage to help."
1300
1301Secret Waters Pass was very close to Constellation Sea, and he could head to Sun Well from there. Qin Mu really wanted to meet the Sun Guardian again, afraid that her legs might have already been swallowed by the ship.
1302
1303Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiang had never heard of Constellation Sea or Sun Well, but Ling Yuxiu had seen Sun Ship before. She acted nonchalantly and asked, "When Sun Ship came to Border Dragon City, I missed it and didn't meet this Sun Guardian. That's right, I still don't know if that person is a man or a woman?"
1304
1305"A girl. Her name is Yan Jingjing," Qin Mu said honestly. "Her age is similar to yours."
1306
1307Ling Yuxiu gave a warm smile and said, "Since our ages are similar, we can surely get along well. Let me go to broaden my horizons and meet this Sister Yan."
1308
1309Si Yunxiang rolled her eyes and smiled. "I got caught by Grandpa Blind carelessly and was forced to marry, yet Cult Master doesn't have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex. Since I'm already here, it's also good to go and meet the Sun Guardian to broaden my horizons."
1310
1311Qin Mu nodded and said, "The position of Sun Guardian is extremely high. She is of the god race and her status is slightly higher than of me, an abandoned person of Great Ruins."
1312
1313"God race?" The two girls were speechless.
1314
1315Qin Mu summoned a flood dragon and it immediately changed into its true body. Everyone went onto its back, but when the dragon qilin wanted to jump on as well, he was kicked down by Qin Mu. With a pleasant face, he said warmly, "Fatty Dragon, you should train your body more. Ling'er, supervise him."
1316
1317Hu Ling'er gave a sound of acknowledgment.
1318
1319The dragon qilin blinked and couldn't help shuddering when he saw Qin Mu's vibrant smile. He cried out, "Cult Master, I won't dare to be picky anymore!"
1320
1321"Not picky anymore?" Qin Mu said with a pleasant face. "So why are there still Fire Element Divine Vitality Pills hidden in your cheeks, not eaten?"
1322
1323The dragon qilin jumped in shock and cried out, "How did you know I hid my Fire Element Divine Vitality Pills in the cheeks?"
1324
1325Qin Mu took out a mirror and said with a pained heart, "Look at yourself! Of all the places to hide, you chose your cheeks, and you hid such a large amount as well!"
1326
1327The dragon qilin immediately looked at the mirror and saw his two cheeks bulging out as though there were two huge balls in his mouth.
1328
1329Chapter 389: True Dragon into the Nest, Appearance of the Divine Technique
1330
1331
1332
1333The dragon qilin wanted to spit out the Fire Element Divine Vitality Pills, but when he saw the pleasant smile on Qin Mu's face, he got so frightened that he gulped down all of the pills.
1334
1335"What a pity, he should be able to go on the table for New Year," muttered Qin Mu.
1336
1337The dragon qilin shuddered and ran behind them obediently. Hu Ling'er in the meantime stood on his head and encouraged him continuously, "Fatty Dragon, if you run slow, you will be slaughtered!"
1338
1339Qin Mu relaxed. Secret Waters Pass wasn't far from Border Dragon City, and according to the geographical map of Great Ruins, Constellation Sea was located at Heavenly Dragon Star Palace that was north of Border Dragon City. It was two hundred miles away, and it was called Star Sea on the map. However, the people around Border Dragon City called it Constellation Sea.
1340
1341There were numerous locations in Great Ruins that had a different name from the past, which had to have been a result from the fall of Founding Emperor Era.
1342
1343According to the information Qin Mu knew, after Founding Emperor Era ended, there was a huge break in the recorded history. There were about a thousand or more years during which few things were put to writing. Other than some of the scattered records lying in three big sacred grounds and Little Jade Capital, other sects and countries didn't have any memory of that period of time.
1344
1345Qin Mu summoned the dark green flood dragon, and it opened its mouth to reveal the true dragon's nest that been refined by Dragon Rearing Sovereign.
1346
1347The five feet true dragon's nest was still quite big, but even a god like Dragon Rearing Sovereign could only refine it to the size of a table. If he wanted to make it smaller, he would require even more strength.
1348
1349With Dragon Rearing Sovereign's current cultivation, it was impossible for him.
1350
1351'Yet the true dragon lord was refined into a jade pendant, so doesn't this mean that the cultivation of the person who refined the Emperor's Disk is even higher than that of Dragon Rearing Sovereign?'
1352
1353Qin Mu was stunned. Who was the one who had taken away the true dragon lord and refined it into a jade pendant? Why did that god hand it to Ling family? What was their aim?
1354
1355The dark green flood dragon spat out the true dragon's nest, but just as Qin Mu planned to catch it, he immediately felt an incomparably heavy pressure. "Take it back quickly…"
1356
1357Boom.
1358
1359The two girls were alarmed when they saw Cult Master Qin being squashed by the dragon's nest, both his shoulders dislocated.
1360
1361"This fake mountain basin seems to be much heavier than Great Cult Master's sword pellet," Si Yunxiang whispered and stuck her tongue out when she recalled how she had sent black gold essence for Qin Mu's sword, causing him to sink into the ground.
1362
1363Qin Mu grunted. He exerted all his strength to pull out his ten fingers. The dragon qilin immediately ran over and tried to curry favor by saying, "Cult Master, I can help you lick your hands."
1364
1365"No need."
1366
1367Qin Mu's arms swayed helplessly, and he circulated his vital qi. He endured the pain as he set his arms back into place and took out a bottle of dragon's saliva to spread it on his fingers. He then let out a sigh of relief.
1368
1369With the appearance of the true dragon's nest, the Emperor's Disk on his neck had begun to stir once more. It became hot and scorching, and stretched its 'body' like a small dragon squirming once more, trying to fly back into the dragon's nest.
1370
1371Such a situation had happened once before, when Qin Mu was nearly killed by the flood dragons. At that time, the Emperor's Disk had popped out its small head to make the bunch of flood dragons submit.
1372
1373However, the true dragon lord had already been refined into the Emperor's Disk. Dragon Rearing Sovereign had said that it was impossible for it to become a true dragon.
1374
1375True dragons were born from qi and fate, which gave rise to their corporeal bodies. True dragon lord had been a main dragon vein, but it was refined into treasure so there was no more possibility for it to become a true dragon.
1376
1377Qin Mu took the Emperor's Disk from his neck. The moment he loosened his grip, it flew up and stretched out in the air. It gradually grew larger, but its length was still about a foot or so. It then vanished into the true dragon's nest!
1378
1379Qin Mu looked at the dragon's nest and saw that the Emperor's Disk coiled around the center of the ninth layer, precisely in the gap there!
1380
1381When the true dragon lord entered the nest, a world-shaking aura burst forth. The flood dragons beside Qin Mu turned limp as they fell prone on the ground. Even the flood dragon that was carrying everyone hurriedly went down to lie prone on the ground, unmoving!
1382
1383The dragon qilin also immediately stopped. The fur and scales on his body stood up on end, but he couldn't fight against the terrifying aura from the dragon's nest. He was pressured down on the ground, not daring to even lift his head!
1384
1385Qin Mu didn't care much about it, for he saw numerous runes flickering on the dragon's nest—they were the writings of the dragon race. There were thousands of then that continuously changed, without a single one repeating!
1386
1387Different words contained different meaning, and the writings on the true dragon's nest contained an incomparably complicated technique!
1388
1389True dragons were born from fate, and it was born from the Dao of heaven and earth, thus true dragons were close to Dao and every dragon would naturally master the language of the dragon race. There was no need for them to learn it.
1390
1391In that case, there was no need to repeat any word, since the dragons could use a word to represent a phrase, a sentence, and even an essay of thousands of words!
1392
1393It was because of this that there was an unimaginably high wall blocking them when other races tried to learn the dragon language.
1394
1395Dragon Rearing Sovereign's bloodline was extremely pure, but he was a flood dragon and not a true dragon. Because of that, even if he had taught Qin Mu quite a lot of the dragon language, there were still numerous words on the dragon's nest that he didn't recognize.
1396
1397Among the words Dragon Rearing Sovereign had taught him, the meaning of some of them was extremely complicated. If someone wanted to express them in human words, tens of thousands of them would be needed. What was even worse was that some couldn't even be expressed in human language!
1398
1399Qin Mu memorized diligently, putting to memory all of the dragon language on the true dragon's nest.
1400
1401The two girls came over, and Si Yunxiang asked in bewilderment, "What are these writings?"
1402
1403"Writings of the dragon race." Ling Yuxiu was astonished. "These are all writings of the dragon race! I had learned some before. My father had taught me, but I only recognize a few of them, a couple of them here and there."
1404
1405Qin Mu gave it some thought and suddenly asked, "Sister Yuxiu, do you have the original Nine Dragons Monarch Technique of your Ling family?"
1406
1407At first, it hadn't been outstanding, but after the improvements of the experts of the many generations, it had slowly become a top-notch technique. However, Qin Mu reckoned the first copy would have still been preserved; otherwise, Emperor Yanfeng wouldn't have taught Ling Yuxiu the dragon language.
1408
1409Qin Mu suspected that the original Nine Dragons Monarch Technique was written in the dragon language, and Emperor Yanfeng had taught his daughter to let her read the most primitive version of Nine Dragons Monarch Technique.
1410
1411"How did you know I've seen it?"
1412
1413Ling Yuxiu was truly astonished. "The most ancient Nine Dragons Monarch Technique of my Ling family is written in the dragon language, and I've indeed seen it before. Father had made me memorize it before teaching me his version."
1414
1415Qin Mu smiled and said, "If you'll recite the most ancient version of Nine Dragons Monarch Technique in the dragon language once, I will give you a huge benefit later."
1416
1417Ling Yuxiu shook her head. "I can't recite it, but I can write it down."
1418
1419Qin Mu fetched some paper and brush, and Ling Yuxiu wrote down a few strangely-shaped characters. "This is it. Nine Dragons Monarch Technique of my Ling family was recorded on the Emperor's Disk, but it's a pity it has gone missing, I wonder which vile thief stole it."
1420
1421Qin Mu's face grew slightly red, but he didn't reply to her. Instead, he continued to look at what she had written.
1422
1423'I see, Nine Dragons Monarch Technique is actually the introductory chapter of the technique that appeared on the true dragon lord and the true dragon's nest.'
1424
1425He looked through the paper before looking at runes that were flashing continuously on the dragon's nest and finally found the overall basis for the true dragon lord's technique.
1426
1427After that, Qin Mu continued to study it and a broad and exquisite technique slowly formed in his mind, becoming rich and perfect.
1428
1429Ling family's Nine Dragon Monarch Technique was only the introduction and not any divine or miraculous technique. However, since the Ling Family could perfect it into a top-notch technique that could compete with the techniques of the three big scared grounds, it was enough to see how astounding it truly was!
1430
1431He cracked the riddle bit by bit, and he became more and more astonished. It was the technique to seize fate that Dragon Rearing Sovereign had mentioned, but it wasn't completely about it. By cultivating the technique to absorb the dragon qi of the true dragon lord, he would become the true dragon lord himself!
1432
1433The strong points of that technique lay in making the magic power of the cultivator incomparably dense, and his strength like that of a true dragon. Even among all the techniques that Qin Mu had seen in the past, it was probably only Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique that could reach a cultivation on the same level.
1434
1435However, the attainments of that technique in strength and the corporeal body was not something Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique could compare!
1436
1437Even though Qin Mu had more than small attainments in his corporeal body, Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique required a powerful body refinement technique to complement it, but he didn't have that kind of skill. The body refinement technique in Great Educational Heavenly Devil Scriptures wasn't considered to be top notch.
1438
1439However, the technique on the true dragon's nest could refine the corporeal body into that of a dragon king!
1440
1441"Superb technique, truly a superb technique… Emperor Yanfeng is remarkable as well!'
1442
1443Qin Mu was full of praises after he had cracked more than half of the technique. He only raised his head after meeting numerous writings that he didn't recognize. He let out a shaky breath and praised, "His Majesty is truly remarkable! Cultivating an introduction into an exceptional martial art, such a talent isn't much inferior to that of Imperial Preceptor! Sister Yuxiu, when had your Ling Family received this technique?"
1444
1445"I guess about seven hundred or more years ago." Ling Yuxiu recalled what Emperor Yanfeng had told her. "Father once mentioned that the ancestor of Ling Family had met a god who passed him the Emperor's Disk and even taught him the dragon language. However, the character of our ancestor was lax, and he didn't put learning the dragon language to heart.
1446
1447"At that time, he liked a woman and placed all his mind on her, who was none other than our first grandmother. Yet when our ancestor wanted to learn, he realized that the god had already left and that he'd already forgotten eighty-to-ninety percent of the dragon language the god had taught him. In the end, he could only comprehend the initial Nine Dragons Monarch Technique from the Emperor's Disk."
1448
1449'Grandpa Deaf's words were true!' Qin Mu thought to himself. 'No wonder that Grandpa Blind also said that women are trouble; it's really the case! Grandpa Butcher also said that women are too troublesome. Old Ma doesn't like to be close to women either, and now I see that there are actually reasons for that! I can't be like the ancestor of Ling Family and delay my cultivation! However, Sister Yuxiu is really quite pretty, and even though Sister Xiang is skinnier, she's also quite good-looking…'
1450
1451His heart was alarmed, and he immediately wiped out the impure thoughts in his mind. He pulled the true dragon lord out from the true dragon's nest and the dragon-shaped dragon vein turned back into a jade pendant with its head connected to the tail.
1452
1453Ling Yuxiu saw this and was slightly suspicious. "This piece of jade is slightly similar to the Emperor's Disk of our Ling Family… but there's also some difference. I've heard the Emperor's Disk was a jade pendant while this piece consists of parts put together. There's a gap between them."
1454
1455Qin Mu smiled and said, "I said I will give you a huge benefit earlier, so now I shall teach you the Nine Dragons Monarch Technique I comprehended."
1456
1457Ling Yuxiu burst out laughing. "My father taught me Nine Dragons Monarch Technique, so could you have comprehended more than him?"
1458
1459Qin Mu slowly explained the 'Nine Dragons Monarch Technique' that he had comprehended, and gradually, Ling Yuxiu face became more and more solemn. She realized that at the start, it was still the initial technique of the Ling Family, but as it went further, it became more and more profound. It was even more profound and powerful than the Nine Dragons Monarch Technique that Emperor Yanfeng had perfected!
1460
1461Chapter 390: Suspense in Star Sea
1462
1463
1464
1465'Could it be that I learned the fake Nine Dragons Monarch Technique and the cowherd boy learned the true one?'
1466
1467Ling Yuxiu was in a slight daze. Only the introductory chapter of the 'Nine Dragons Monarch Technique' that Qin Mu had taught her belonged to the Ling Family. The content afterward had surpassed what she had ever known. Not only did it surpass, it even transcended it.
1468
1469What was most terrifying was that Nine Dragons Monarch Technique of Ling Family seemed like a branch developed from the introductory form, while the Nine Dragons Monarch Technique that Qin Mu taught her was the trunk. Her branch was only one possibility from it!
1470
1471The most primitive Nine Dragons Monarch Technique was like a small sapling that had just broken out from the dirt. Ling Family's perfected Nine Dragons Monarch Technique was like the trunk breaking off and growing a branch while Qin Mu's Nine Dragons Monarch Technique grew upward like a tree.
1472
1473Nine Dragons Monarch Technique was perfected by generations and generations of people, until it was finally finished at Emperor Yanfeng's generation. By then, the technique had already grown to its extreme and there was no more possibility of digging out more potential.
1474
1475However, Qin Mu's Nine Dragons Monarch Technique possessed boundless potential!
1476
1477Yet why did the continuous hard work of the many generations of Ling Family unable to compare to Qin Mu's comprehension of a short while?
1478
1479Could he be a saint that appears once every five hundred years as well?
1480
1481Qin Mu didn't think much about it. The 'Nine Dragons Monarch Technique' he had learned from the true dragon's nest wasn't complete, either. He just taught Ling Yuxiu what he had comprehended, which was sort of a compensation for the Ling Family.
1482
1483It was impossible for him to return the Emperor's Disk. It was a treasure that Cripple had given him, and the rules of Great Ruins were that the things given to one could never be returned.
1484
1485Besides, the true dragon's nest and Emperor's Disk were a pair, so one couldn't be without the other. With the nest, Ling Family had no use for the Emperor's Disk. The complete Nine Dragons Monarch Technique could only be seen when the two were combined.
1486
1487Qin Mu took the Emperor's Disk away from the dragon's nest, and the pressure on the flood dragons and the dragon qilin instantly vanished. They all rose with eyes full of respect as they looked at Qin Mu.
1488
1489He ordered them to continue on their way to Heavenly Dragon Star Palace. When he looked at the dragon's nest, his heart stirred slightly. He smiled and said, "I have an extremely fine place to cultivate Nine Dragons Monarch Technique. Sister Yuxiu, come with me, let us jump into this dragon's nest." After he finished saying that, he grabbed Ling Yuxiu's hand and jumped into the dragon's nest.
1490
1491Ling Yuxiu was astonished, thinking about how they were supposed to jump in when the fake mountain basin was so small. Yet when they came close to it, it grew larger and larger. Their figures descended at a quick speed, as though they were dropping several thousand yards from the sky.
1492
1493Meanwhile, the landscape in the basin seemed to have become a huge space that was over twenty miles in length and width!
1494
1495Just the perimeter of the ninth level of the dragon's nest was already over ten miles!
1496
1497Just as the two landed, cries of astonishment came from the sky. Si Yunxiang had actually jumped with them as well, and when she landed in the space of the true dragon's nest, she realized that there was a completely different world there. It astonished her.
1498
1499Hu Ling'er saw the three of them disappear from the dragon's back, she immediately jumped over. When she looked into the landscape of the basin, she saw Qin Mu and the other two like ants. They seemed to have become part of the landscape in the basin.
1500
1501However, they were still moving and talking, though their voices seemed to be coming from dozens of miles away. They sounded unclear.
1502
1503The three of them looked curiously around the place. Even though Qin Mu had followed Dragon Rearing Sovereign into the dragon's nest before, most of it had been submerged in magma, so he couldn't see it back then.
1504
1505Only now could he take a look at the whole nest.
1506
1507The inside was split into nine levels, and each one had numerous glowing pillars. Some were stalactites, some were dragon teeth, and some were pillars. The writings and pictures flashing on the ground and the structures transformed continuously, containing indescribable mysterious principles.
1508
1509Ling Yuxiu took in a breath and instantly felt the incomparably dense dragon qi flooding toward her. She couldn't help giving out a cry of astonishment at that.
1510
1511The dragon qi in the true dragon's nest was even denser than in the capital. On top of that, comparing the dragon qi here to the qi of the nine dragons was like comparing heaven to earth. Their quality was completely different!
1512
1513The dragon qi in the nest seemed to be of much higher quality, far surpassing that of the nine dragons. After all, that qi had formed when the nine dragon's veins converged, while the dragon qi in the nest had gathered all the dragon qi of the veins in all of Eternal Peace Empire and Great Ruins!
1514
1515"Cultivating here is much faster than cultivating in the capital!"
1516
1517Ling Yuxiu executed the Nine Dragon Monarch Technique that Qin Mu had imparted to her and instantly felt her cultivation increasing by leaps and bounds. Her vital qi also became much purer!
1518
1519Great Educational Heavenly Devil Scriptures had techniques that observed the divine dragons, so Si Yunxiang gave it a try as well. She felt the dragon qi flooding toward her endlessly, and after a short moment, it was as if she had cultivated the technique for dozens of days. It shocked her to no end.
1520
1521If she could cultivate here for over a dozen days, it would be equivalent to cultivating diligently in the outside world for dozens of years. If there wasn't any restriction in cultivation realms, her attainments in techniques and divine arts would be unimaginable!
1522
1523Of course, even if there was a restriction due to cultivation realm, it was still extraordinary. The nest was definitely a sacred ground to cultivate dragon attribute techniques and divine arts.
1524
1525"It's a pity it doesn't benefit me much." Si Yunxiang shook her head.
1526
1527She mainly cultivated the creation writings from Great Educational Heavenly Devil Scriptures, having been taught by the young patriarch. He had studied the Seven Writings of Creation to their extreme and imparted all of his comprehensions to her. However, even if she didn't receive the teachings of Unity Technique which Qin Mu got, she was still considered one of the rare experts in the younger generation.
1528
1529Qin Mu was also absorbing the qi of the true dragon, but it was different for him. Ling Yuxiu cultivated Nine Dragons Monarch Technique while he was trying to incorporate the body refinement part of Nine Dragons Monarch Technique into his Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique.
1530
1531The powerful point of Nine Dragons Monarch Technique lay in the vigorous magic power that was no inferior to that of Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique. However, the latter lacked precisely a technique for body refinement, so Qin Mu wanted to patch that weakness.
1532
1533He had incorporated the Nine Dragons Monarch Technique that Emperor Yanfeng had taught him into Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique before, but new one he had comprehended was much more complicated. The language of the dragon race was also different from the human language, so it was much harder to fuse the two techniques. Even trying to absorb only the body refinement technique was very difficult, not something that could be done in a short while.
1534
1535Not long later, Hu Ling'er's voice came from the outside. "Young master, we are at Heavenly Dragon Star Palace!"
1536
1537Qin Mu left Ling Yuxiu, who was in deep cultivation, inside the dragon's nest while bringing Si Yunxiang out. When the two of them flew out, their bodies gradually became bigger. By the time they landed on the ground, their bodies had returned to normal. There was no discomfort in the whole process.
1538
1539'Dragon Rearing Sovereign is remarkable. He didn't shrink the dragon's nest, but instead shrunk the space in which it exists!' Qin Mu exclaimed in admiration. That kind of ability was equivalent to a taotie sack, but a taotie sack contained space inside, while Dragon Rearing Sovereign used great magic power to shrink the space of dozens of miles into just seven-eight feet.
1540
1541"Heavenly Dragon Star Palace is right in front!" Hu Ling'er said.
1542
1543Qin Mu looked forward and saw dilapidated palaces before his eyes. Heavenly Dragon Star Palace was a cluster of old constructions. Numerous villages were clustered within them while above were huge mountain like rocks floating in the sky. They were black, red, blue, and all the other colors.
1544
1545Those rocks were filled with thousands of holes, and they collided time and again, showering stone fragments. Many larger pieces also fell down, but they never landed on the villages. Instead, they'd fall somewhere outside.
1546
1547The once tall and majestic divine palaces and shrines had become ruins, yet they could still protect the people living within them.
1548
1549Qin Mu looked at the earthy-looking villagers wearing beast skin clothes and couldn't help feeling a sense of familiarity. Si Yunxiang's face was slightly reddish. Even during winter, the villagers wore short pants and close-fitting shirts made of beast skins. There were also some kids that were over ten years old still squatting down with half of their buttocks showing shamefully.
1550
1551"I was also like this back then!" Great Cult Master Qin said excitedly.
1552
1553Si Yunxiang tried to imagine Great Cult Master Qin also showing half of his buttocks back then and couldn't help spitting at the image.
1554
1555Qin Mu walked forward and greeted the elders in the village. He asked them about the direction to Constellation Sea, and after a moment, Qin Mu returned back, saying excitedly, "The elder said that Constellation Sea is very dangerous and it's always shooting stars. It's a resplendent sight at night! Let's go over there quickly!"
1556
1557Si Yunxiang cursed him endlessly in her heart.
1558
1559They brought the bunch of dragons to a huge valley below which was a deep abyss. However, there were countless spots of white light shining in the darkness. Looking down from above, it indeed looked like they were looking at a starry sky.
1560
1561"How pretty!" Hu Ling'er said excitedly. "They are truly like the night sky! Even the Milky Way is there!"
1562
1563Si Yunxiang's scalp started to crawl. The Milky Way in the abyss of Star Sea was indeed similar to the Milky Way in the sky, but the 'stars' were colliding continuously as though they were within a bowl of boiling porridge that seemed incomparably dangerous!
1564
1565Whoosh!
1566
1567A weird pitch black wind came blowing over from the abyss, and a 'star' was blown out. It was as huge as a mountain, but it didn't land on the ground. Instead, it came to float in the sky.
1568
1569Suddenly, another 'star' flew out of the abyss, and the two huge rocks collided, exploding with a dull blast. Power burst forth, making Si Yunxiang's heart palpitate. "Cult Master! This Star Sea is not a place where people of our cultivation can step into, even existences of the cult master level might not come back!"
1570
1571"Don't worry, we have the flood dragons to assist us" But even though he said that, he still felt some reservations against entering. "Sun Well is quite a distance away from here and it's located at the center of Great Ruins. However, Yan Jingjing said they had come from Star Sea and returned to Sun Well through it. Could Star Sea have some passage to reach Sun Well quickly?"
1572
1573He pondered it for a moment, then blew his golden flute to have the flood dragons fly toward the Star Sea. Si Yunxiang was on guard as though she was facing a dangerous enemy, but then she suddenly relaxed. She shook her head. 'If the stars come, there's no use even if we try to defend. Why don't I see if Cult Master has any thoughts about this.'
1574
1575Qin Mu carefully executed Secrets of Dragon Control to avoid the stars as he closed in on the galaxy in Star Sea. They were clearly going underground, but it didn't look like that. The place seemed like another world.
1576
1577They seemed to have entered a vast and deep space. Around them were stars that were the size of mountains. Qin Mu looked back and could only see a huge crack from where they had come; he couldn't see the surface anymore.
1578
1579The bright stars gave off rays of all colors while the galaxy swirled. Millions and millions of so-called stars were moving along and colliding continuously, causing waves and waves of force to bombard the group like knives.
1580
1581"Divine Dragon Cover!" Qin Mu shouted, and the flood dragons changed their formation, their tails connecting together. Their hind claws interlocked and with heads downwards, they created a ball to protect them, keeping them away from any danger.
1582
1583Qin Mu looked toward the center of the Milky Way and saw that there were Yin Yang Fish that looked like the taiji diagram. They were like two incomparably huge and deep wells, while the countless stars swirled continuously around them. Above the deep wells, there seemed to be two tears.
1584
1585It had to be Great Ruins where Sun Well and Moon Well were located!
1586
1587Qin Mu's heart trembled violently. The Star Sea didn't look like it was made. Instead, it seemed like another world, a world that was countless times smaller!
1588
1589Chapter 391: Sun Well
1590
1591
1592
1593"This world has been created!"
1594
1595Qin Mu and the rest soon realized that such a small world—they had soon reached its top— couldn't have been born naturally. Qin Mu let the flood dragons protect them while flying above the Milky Way, but while rising, they collided with an invisible barrier.
1596
1597They couldn't see it, but it truly existed there. It was the barrier of the world they were in acting like a wall which separated it from the others.
1598
1599The reason why they thought that the world was created was because the instant they collided with the invisible barrier, countless beehive-shaped seals appeared while giving off thumping sounds. They swiftly spread out through the sky, and it looked as though the group had entered a huge beehive.
1600
1601It was quite a familiar sight to Qin Mu. He had seen it at Ghost Valley.
1602
1603The ancient gods had used beehive seals to block off the tear between Youdu world and the real world. Now, it seemed that they were used as the wall for the world made by the gods as well.
1604
1605"We have no way to take a detour; we can only go through the Milky Way."
1606
1607Qin Mu examined the darkness in the surroundings. With the barrier blocking their way, they couldn't go through the sky, but only through the Milky Way, barging their way into Sun Well.
1608
1609"This space seems strange. It doesn't look huge, and the distance between Sun Well and Moon Well is also too short. They are at most five miles away," Qin Mu said. "However, from the map of Great Ruins, Moon Well and Sun Well are tens of thousands of miles apart. What happened here?"
1610
1611Si Yunxiang pondered it for a moment, then said, "Teleportation divine art… No! It should be overlapped space… but that's not right as well! This is a complete space and there's no overlap. What divine art is this exactly?"
1612
1613The two wells in Great Ruins were tens of thousands of miles apart yet they were only three to five miles apart in Star Sea. However, when looking at the starry sky in Eternal Peace Empire, the stars looked were very close to each other but they were actually very far from each other. This place was the opposite of reality and this really made them click their tongues in wonder.
1614
1615Si Yunxiang was also confused. She didn't know what kind of divine art could have caused such an unusual sight.
1616
1617Qin Mu smiled and said, "The gods of ancient Great Ruins possessed remarkable abilities and many divine arts that were never passed on to us. Maybe they had created this place just for the sake of opening up a passage that's convenient for them to move around Great Ruins. Let's go to Sun Well first."
1618
1619Nine flood dragons covered the group while flying toward the Milky Way, but they soon grew nervous, with huge rocks the size of mountains everywhere around them. The rocks collided here and there, causing confusion. Whenever a star the size of a mountain came rushing toward them, the flood dragons would execute their divine arts to push the star away.
1620
1621Those stars were also man-made, and their sizes weren't too great. However, there were some unique ones among them, like those made of fine jade that was sparkling and translucent. They glowed as they streaked past them.
1622
1623"How pretty… This is bad!" Qin Mu's face changed drastically, and the sound of the flute could be heard. The body of the numerous flood dragons hurriedly shrunk, and they all swarmed over to climb on his body. Qin Mu then threw Hu Ling'er onto his shoulder and grabbed Si Yunxiang while shouting, "Fatty Dragon, into the nest, now!"
1624
1625He brought Hu Ling'er and Si Yunxiang inside, while the dragon qilin jumped after in a hurry to. At that moment, the glow of the star that looked like a fine jade became incomparably radiant. The next instant, sword lights of all color swept through the sky, covered the whole place as they shot at the stars the size of mountains in all directions.
1626
1627They were pierced through by the sword lights, earning thousands and thousands of holes!
1628
1629Luckily, Qin Mu had brought the bunch of dragons, Hu Ling'er, and Si Yunxiang into the dragon's nest. Countless flying swords swept above them, and Hu Ling'er immediately shrunk her head back. A few strands of her fur were sliced off, and the dragon qilin hurriedly pulled back his tail. A sword light swept past it at that moment, and two scales fell off.
1630
1631Everyone was still in a panicked state when the star made of fine jade vanished into thin air.
1632
1633Suddenly, multicolored flying swords came streaking across the sky above the dragon's nest like a meteor shower. As they collided, they transformed into a star made of fine jade and floated away into the distance.
1634
1635"What a huge sword pellet!" Hu Ling'er was stunned by the sight.
1636
1637The dragon qilin muttered, "It's even bigger than Cult Master's sword pellet…"
1638
1639Qin Mu was also flabbergasted. There was actually such a huge sword pellet in the world. He had thought that his sword pellet was already huge, yet only a glance at the one they just saw was enough to know that his paled into insignificance by comparison!
1640
1641"Could this be the treasure of a god?"
1642
1643They flew out of the dragon's nest. Qin Mu had the flood dragons form their Divine Dragon Cover once again while others carried the dragon's nest. He acted more and more careful.
1644
1645Divine Dragon Cover was a divine art from Ling Family's Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover. It was originally a divine art for offense, but Qin Mu used it to control the nine dragons as a formation skill.
1646
1647In his heart, the marvel of use lay in the heart and soul. There was never many rules for him. Some people felt his thoughts were unconstrained in style while some felt that he was going astray from the path, but he didn't care.
1648
1649In the chaotic Milky Way, stars came crashing against each other from time to time, and even the Divine Dragon Cover formed by powerful flood dragons suffered damage. Some bones were broken, and some tendons snapped. Qin Mu had to continuously refine spirit pills and miraculous medicines to heal the injured dragons while having other dragons take the place of the injured ones to maintain Divine Dragon Cover. After a painstaking journey, they finally came to the core of the Milky Way and got close to the two divine wells.
1650
1651That place was relatively safe as the stars were swirling around Sun Well and Moon Well, there were only a few of them around.
1652
1653Si Yunxiang let out a sigh of relief and said in bewilderment, "Cult Master, this place is so dangerous and we needed over a dozen flood dragons to protect us. We even had to hide inside the dragon's nest from time to time to avoid danger, so how did the Sun Guardian come here?"
1654
1655Qin Mu raised his head and saw Sun Well and Moon Well as well as a huge, thick pillar of light shooting upward. There were two large circular holes above it, like the openings of the wells.
1656
1657"Since they are Sun Herders, of course they would drive Sun Ship to this place. Besides, the abilities of Sun Guardian are extremely high; she's an existence that's like a heavenly god."
1658
1659Si Yunxiang jumped in shock. An existence like heavenly gods?
1660
1661Qin Mu didn't explain. The flood dragons flew toward the pillar of light above. Suddenly, Qin Mu looked down, and he couldn't help being stunned. He saw that there were huge balls of light filling in the huge Sun Well that looked like huge suns!
1662
1663Of course, those suns weren't huge, so they were probably treasures forged by gods. However, with so many of them squeezed in the deep well, he was still rather blown away!
1664
1665'Since the sun on Sun Ship had extinguished, why don't they fish a sun from here?'
1666
1667Just as he thought that, the sounds of chains rattling came from above, and an incomparably thick black chain came from the opening of the well. It was let down continuously, getting closer and closer to the suns inside.
1668
1669"Young master, are the Sun Herders trying to hook a sun?" Hu Ling'er asked in astonishment.
1670
1671Qin Mu was also startled. There were a few huge hooks hanging below the chain, so the people above had to be trying to hook and bring up a son from the Sun Well.
1672
1673However, he soon saw the black iron chains become scarlet red from the heat. Before they even reach the middle section of the well, they already looked like about to melt. Molten iron slowly flowed down the chain, dripping into the water.
1674
1675Not only that, the hooks had also softened from the heat, so before the black iron chain could even get close to the suns, the hooks were already gone. In no time, the black iron chain also snapped from the heat.
1676
1677Rattling sounds came from above, and a sigh sounded out from the side of the well. "We still can't fish one out…"
1678
1679The flood dragons flew to the opening of the well. The closer they got, the wider the opening became. When the flood dragons had carried Qin Mu and the rest out, Sun Well had already become a huge hole that was five hundred miles wide.
1680
1681Looking down it, Qin Mu couldn't see anything except for the glaring rays of the suns that were shooting straight out and shining on the sky.
1682
1683The rays then scattered and formed a huge dome which covered the place.
1684
1685The Sun Well looked more like an incomparably huge mirror that could shine back the rays of light!
1686
1687"Ee, we didn't catch a sun, but instead got a flood dragon!" A resounding voice came from the side of the well, full of astonishment.
1688
1689Qin Mu and the rest looked toward the source and saw a few giants of the Sun Herd Tribe standing nearby. They looked like priests and were pulling onto a chain while looking at them in astonishment.
1690
1691Qin Mu walked to the head of the flood dragon in two to three steps and said with a smile, "Man of Carefree Village, Qin Mu, I'm here to meet the sun guardian! May elders please inform her!"
1692
1693"Visitor from Carefree Village!" The strong practitioners of Sun Herd Tribe were astonished and hurriedly threw down their chains to greet in a loud voice, "Visitor from Carefree Village, please wait a moment for us to go inform her!" When they were done, they immediately turned to leave.
1694
1695'They seem to be mistaken. I just said I'm a man of Carefree Village, not that I was from Carefree Village.'
1696
1697Qin Mu scratched his head and let the flood dragons land beside the well. Looking at how respectful the Sun Herders were, they had to be telling the higher-ups of the tribe to hold a grand welcome for him.
1698
1699Si Yunxiang knocked on the dragon's nest and shouted inside, "Princess Xiu, we are at the Sun Well, come out quickly."
1700
1701Ling Yuxiu woke up from her meditative state and leaped up, transforming into a trail of dragon qi. She changed back when she landed on the ground. Si Yunxiang was extremely envious. 'Plump chest princess' cultivation has improved drastically in this short while; she's even stronger than me now!"
1702
1703Ling Yuxiu looked around, and her mind trembled violently. She kept looking at the huge ship which had stopped not far from Sun Well. Even if it was not her first time seeing Sun Ship, it was still hard for her to conceal the shock in her heart.
1704
1705Sun Ship was simply too huge, and its chains were dragging a black sun as it crawled on the ground.
1706
1707The deck of that ship was a piece of land on which tens of thousands of people could live and reproduce.
1708
1709She looked at the surroundings, and her heart was shaken once more. The Sun Well was shrouded by a dome which formed a unique space that emanated with an energy that made people stir restlessly.
1710
1711Qi of pure yang!
1712
1713Qin Mu in the meantime was examining a huge stone tablet beside the well. Hu Ling'er came forward then and took out a small booklet, brush, and ink, planning to copy the writings on the tablet. Ever since she had started learning how to write and read from Deaf, she had become super serious, copying down every word she encountered.
1714
1715However, she didn't recognize the words on the tablet, so she could only ask, "Young master, what's written here?"
1716
1717"These are inscriptions in a god language, it records the history below Sun Well."
1718
1719He then read out for her, "The emperor ordered Zi Qing to forge Sun and Moon Well, but she was naughty and mischievous. A hundred years passed, and nothing was done. The emperor was furious and ordered her to be put to death. Zi Qing then trembled with fear. The wells were forged in fifty years yet there was no light from the suns and moons inside them. At that time, she took out her eyes and dropped them into the wells. From that moment on, there was light from the suns and moons. The emperor then ordered the court recorder to erect a memorial tablet."
1720
1721He raised his head up to look at the black sun floating above Sun Ship and said, "That sun had God Zi Qing's blood, which was why it could burst forth with radiance; however, I've no idea why it went out."
1722
1723"The sun was extinguished because of powerful enemies!"
1724
1725Qin Mu looked toward the source of the voice and saw several hundred Sun Herders walking over to them. Their bodies were all gigantic. The one in the lead was the old chief of the Sun Herd Tribe. When he saw Qin Mu, he was slightly stunned and revealed an expression of disappointment. "So it's the little friend from Border Dragon City; I thought it was someone from Carefree Village. Little friend, what are you here for?"
1726
1727Qin Mu smiled and said, "To meet Sun Guardian."
1728
1729The old chief shook his head and said, "Sun Guardian doesn't have long to live, so we are currently choosing a new sun guardian. Since little friend has deep connections with Carefree Village, stay and witness the ceremony.
1730
1731Qin Mu's heart trembled, and worry showed up on his face. "Didn't Yan Jingjing still have many years to live? Why…"
1732
1733"The devil gods of a foreign territory attacked Sun Well. Sun Guardian personally led everyone to defend against them, so her lifespan is more or less exhausted." The old chief sighed. "Come with me, Sun Guardian should smile as she departs this world after being able to see an old friend again."
1734
1735The faces of the Sun Herders around were dim as their white robes fluttered in the wind. This gave a sorrowful atmosphere to their group. The old chief stopped and looked around before shouting, "Why the sorrowful looks! When she became the sun guardian, it was destined that she would have to fuse with Sun Ship and become one it, standing side by side with the ancestors. This is an honor! Why are all of you feeling sorrowful? The sky is turning dark, the devil gods from the foreign territory will try to invade again, so pick up your spirits!"
1736
1737Qin Mu raised his head to look at him, and saw his white hair trembling. Yan Jingjing was his granddaughter. The reason he asked why all of them were in sorrow was because he could not express his own feeling.
1738
1739Chapter 392: Reignite the Sun
1740
1741
1742
1743On Sun Ship, the qi of pure yang was even denser. Yet the place wasn't hot at all, but instead had the warmth of spring.
1744
1745Sun Ship was very large, and its land was very vast. However, to the Sun Herders, the resting place wasn't big at all. That was because they were all giants over thirty yards high!
1746
1747When Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiang looked at them, they couldn't hold back their exclamations of surprise. Even the children of Sun Herders were about ten yards in height. Their bodies were covered in muscles, every little movement showing it off.
1748
1749'That Sun Guardian should also be a giant,' Ling Yuxiu thought to herself before letting out a sigh. 'The one that herds cows is really here to help reignite the sun and not to flirt around. A giant wouldn't like a small thing like him. Besides, that Yan Jingjing is a god. Even if she's a female god, she must still be muscular and strong. Even a slight smile might reveal muscles on her face. Even though the beauty standard of the one that herds cows is weird, it shouldn't be weird to that extent!'
1750
1751Qin Mu looked around. The reason Sun Herders were known as such was because they were a people who herded the sun.
1752
1753It was similar to Moon Herders. Their name came from the fact that they herded the moon.
1754
1755Since they were herders, it of course couldn't be just one sun or moon, but a bunch of them. There had been a point in time when Sun Herders drove numerous suns through the land in darkness. They would move from the east to the west to drive away the darkness.
1756
1757When night time came, Moon Herders would bring out moons to travel Great Ruins, looping forward and backward.
1758
1759Sun Ship looked even more dilapidated than before. The previous time Qin Mu had seen it, the deck had been still looked quite good. Even though there had been numerous traces of battle, the Sun Herders had cleaned them up pretty nicely, so the place retained its sacredness.
1760
1761However, now there were crumbling fences and dilapidated walls. There were also numerous injured people of the Sun Herder Tribe. When they saw the chief leading Qin Mu and the rest, they immediately held their breaths. Only when Qin Mu and the rest had walked farther away did they let out soft groans. They had gritted their teeth to lower their voices as much as possible.
1762
1763They were trying to preserve their dignity.
1764
1765"Chief, you have the most heroic warriors in this world!" Qin Mu said with deep respect.
1766
1767"There are no cowards among the Sun Herders!" the old chief said with a resonating voice.
1768
1769Qin Mu saw wisps of black smoke floating out from the wounds of Sun Herders. They were the burns left behind by the strong heavenly devil gods. The qi of pure yang of Sun Well was helping them to refine it.
1770
1771Not long later, they passed by a run-down shrine where a half-broken halberd was stabbed in the center of the huge hall. Black gas surged around it, and screeches came from within it.
1772
1773"Cult Master, it's a devil god weapon!" Si Yunxiang said in a low voice.
1774
1775Qin Mu nodded, but didn't say anything. As Heavenly Devil Cult Master, the head of the number one sect of the devil path in Eternal Peace Empire, he was naturally not a stranger to the devil path.
1776
1777Qin Mu pursued knowledge to the end and applied what he knew. The marvel of use lay in his heart. In front of him was learning, discovering, and achieving. while behind was freedom from nature, the so-called Dao.
1778
1779That was why he didn't care about differentiating between gods and devils.
1780
1781Great Educational Heavenly Devil Scriptures was a good example. If one's heart was of devil nature, they would see techniques of the devil path. If one's heart was of god nature, they'd find techniques of the god path. If one's heart was of the buddha, they'd see buddha techniques.
1782
1783It was clear from the wounds of Sun Herders and the devil god weapon that the strong practitioners who had attacked Sun Well had extremely high attainments in the devil path. Their knowledge far exceeded what he, the Heavenly Devil Cult Master, possessed.
1784
1785'When Moon Guardian was facing the attacks of the devils from the foreign territory, he had chosen to escape and abandon his tribesmen. Sun Guardian, on the other hand, chose to accompany her tribesmen and die protecting them.'
1786
1787Qin Mu recalled the incomparably frail girl whose legs were gnawed at by Sun Ship. He then thought to himself, 'Sun Guardian's moral integrity is much higher than that of Moon Guardian.'
1788
1789When they passed by a ruin, they saw a huge golden bell. It was over thirty yards high, and banging sounds would ring out from time to time. At the bottom of the bell, black smoke leaked out, so there had to be something powerful suppressed inside. Some Sun Herders stood nearby, executing sun true fire to purify the strong practitioners inside the bell.
1790
1791Other than that, there were also some Sun Herders that were piling the corpses of strangely-shaped monsters together. They executed true fire to incinerate them, which resulted in a nauseous smell.
1792
1793Si Yunxiang and Ling Yuxiu were frowning. They didn't know from which race was the enemy and why they had to attack Sun Well.
1794
1795"Sun Herders are the protectors of Great Ruins, even if many people don't know that the Sun that they've been saved from many dangers. When Imperial Preceptor invaded Great Ruins, he was also forced back by the Sun Herders. When the gods and devils of the other races come to invade Great Ruins, they also had to first pass through the Sun Herders. Moon Herders are all dead so only Sun Herders are left," Qin Mu explained
1796
1797Ling Yuxiu's face became slightly red.
1798
1799When Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor invaded Great Ruins, she was among his troops, in charge of scouting. It was also during that time that she had come in contact with Qin Mu. If Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor had really invaded Great Ruins, what awaited Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor would have probably been an incomparably painful lesson!
1800
1801They came to the center of Sun Ship and finally met Sun Guardian.
1802
1803Yan Jingjing was only left with her head and hands still outside. Her body had already sunk into Sun Ship, though her four hands were still holding onto the thick pillars, giving off a terrifying god's prestige.
1804
1805The old chief came to her side and said in a low voice, "Jingjing, that youth Qin Mu from Border Dragon City has come to see you."
1806
1807"The cowherd boy came to see me?" Yan Jingjing let go of her grip on the pillars as she wanted to break free of Sun Ship, but her body had already fused with it so she couldn't move. She panted heavily while saying, "I can't come out, I can't see you. Come over here."
1808
1809Qin Mu walked forward and came in front of her. Yan Jingjing's face still had a childlike look to it. She raised her eyes at Qin Mu and smiled. "You really came? It's truly wonderful to be able to meet a childhood friend again."
1810
1811Qin Mu stood in front of her and looked at her eyes in detail. He said in a gentle voice, "I'm here. I've grown slightly."
1812
1813The girl's eyes were filled with blazing flames that were like two small suns. They could no longer see anything, completely filled by the sun true fire. The structure of her eyes was gone.
1814
1815She loosened her grip on the pillars again and her body shrunk rapidly, but the ground of the Sun Ship shrunk as well, keeping her trapped no matter what.
1816
1817Sun Guardian was like this, and Moon Guardian had also been like that.
1818
1819As long as they took on the responsibility of Sun Guardian and Moon Guardian, they would slowly merge with Sun Ship and Moon Ship, entrusting their life to the ship. It would absorb their life force until they became one.
1820
1821Qin Mu's face held a complicated expression. He had become the moon guardian when he was searching for the people of the village. However, he had only used the ship for a short period of time so it didn't exhaust him much.
1822
1823Yan Jingjing, on the other hand, had already fused with Sun Ship. She wasn't long for the world anymore.
1824
1825The more Sun Ship's energy was used, the more it would fuse with the guardian, and the more it would exhaust their life. Yan Jingjing's flesh and blood had fused completely with Sun Ship. Even if Qin Mu reignited the sun, he wasn't sure if he could still save her.
1826
1827When the girl wasn't holding onto the pillars, she looked frail, pitifully so. Her neck was so thin that she couldn't even lift her own head, that her neck would break at any moment.
1828
1829She had said Qin Mu was her childhood friend, but he had only met her once. Yet it was still true, since she didn't have any playmates.
1830
1831She was the sun guardian, and the tribesmen only held respect for her. The youth in the tribe were all respectful of her and wouldn't play with her. Ever since she was young, she had carried the heavy burden of protecting her tribe and protecting Great Ruins.
1832
1833Near Border Dragon City, Qin Mu, a youth from a foreign race, had come onto her ship and chatted with her. Just because of it, she treated him as her playmate and close friend.
1834
1835To a certain extent, Qin Mu was similar to her.
1836
1837When he was young, he also didn't have any playmates. He had to learn all kinds of things from the elders in the village and train diligently. There was no one of the same age to play with him.
1838
1839However, Qin Mu had nine elders who treated him with utmost care, while Yan Jingjing had elders that held respect for her.
1840
1841Si Yunxiang, Hu Ling'er, and Ling Yuxiu came to Yan Jingjing's side with their hearts filled with sorrow. The girl before them was about the same age as them yet the burden she bore was countless times heavier than theirs.
1842
1843Si Yunxaing couldn't resist asking, "The sun is extinguished, but there are still many suns in Sun Well. Why don't you guys change the sun? These chains that are chaining the black sun, why can't you use them to capture a new sun?"
1844
1845"These chains were made by the heavenly workers god race, who are already extinct," the old chief said. "The chains that we, the Sun Herders, forge with true fire cannot withstand the true fire of the sun, so we can't fish a new sun out. We had already tried countless times."
1846
1847Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly and he remembered Dragon Rearing Sovereign's words to Mute. "There are still heavenly workers in this world who could forge such a chain."
1848
1849The old chief took a look at him and shook his head, "The remaining heavenly workers are all in Carefree Village now. If you ever return to Carefree Village, you might be able to bring a heavenly worker to save our Sun Herd Tribe. But you're yet to find it, right?"
1850
1851Qin Mu shook his head and said, "I have indeed not found Carefree Village, but I've come to help you guys reignite the sun. And even if I can't reignite it, I still have other abilities. I had learned smithing from a heavenly worker before, so I might just be able to forge new chains for you guys to bring up a new sun." He smiled radiantly and said to the frail little girl, "I've come to fulfill my promise. I promised you, and I don't go back on my word."
1852
1853He stood up and raised his head to look at the black sun in the sky. He asked with a calm expression, "You had once told me that if I ignite this sun, you will be able to break free. If I ignite this sun now, can you still break free from Sun Ship?"
1854
1855"I don't know." The flames in Yan Jingjing's eyes suddenly blazed even more vigorously as though hope was renewed in her heart.
1856
1857The old chief of the Sun Herders had a dim expression as he said, "Little Friend Qin, even though you're a visitor from Carefree Village, you have yet to go there, and you don't have the ability to reignite the sun. But even if you do so, Sun Guardian won't be able to live for long; her lifespan has been mostly exhausted. Death is like an extinguished lamp, the oil of her life is almost finished…"
1858
1859He roused his spirit and said, "Don't waste your efforts! We are currently choosing the next sun guardian and as the visitor from Carefree Village, come and witness the birth of a new sun guardian! Tonight, the devils will come again and attack, so we have to choose the next sun person to be prepared for any accidents!"
1860
1861Qin Mu shook his head. "No matter if I can ignite the sun or not, I have to try!"
1862
1863The old chief shook his head and brought the tribesmen to leave as they got ready to choose the next sun guardian.
1864
1865Qin Mu took out Sun Jade Eye and placed it on the ground. Raising his head to look at the black sun, he pondered over it for a moment before raising the jade eye up high, near the black sun on the chain. "Wait here for me, I will come back after reigniting the sun!"
1866
1867Ling Yuxiu immediately shouted loudly, "When the sun reignites, it will burn you to death!"
1868
1869"It won't!" The sound of a flute could be heard, and the fire flood dragons soared into the sky to follow behind Qin Mu. He then shouted back from far away, "With these flood dragons, I can escape alive!"
1870
1871"Sun Guardian, is your sun a real sun or a fake sun?" Ling Yuxiu asked in a hurry.
1872
1873"It's a god artifact. It is said that this sun was a treasure forged by Heavenly God Zi Qing," Yan Jingjing said.
1874
1875"This is bad!"
1876
1877Ling Yuxiu's scalp crawled. The one who herds cows hadn't asked for details before running away to finish his task. When the treasure of the heavenly god went ablaze, the might of the heavenly god would spread out and probably turn the one who herds cows and his flood dragons to ashes!
1878
1879"Wouldn't that mean I can succeed as the cult master?" Si Yunxiang's eyes instantly lit up.
1880
1881Ling Yuxiu gave her a cold look, and Si Yunxiang hurriedly laughed. "I'm just joking, I don't want to be a young widow. I was thinking, since they are Sun Herders, they should be able to withstand the divine fire of the sun. Maybe we can ask that old chief to protect the cult master."
1882
1883Chapter 393: Your Highness
1884
1885
1886
1887"Fatty Dragon!" Hu Ling'er called out.
1888
1889The dragon qilin understood the severity of the situation. He shook his body and transformed into his true form. Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiang jumped onto his back while Yan Jingjing said, "They are at the Sun Shrine of our Sun Herd Tribe. Head over in that direction and it will be the highest shrine!"
1890
1891The dragon qilin immediately exerted his strength to sprint toward the place where they were choosing the next sun guardian.
1892
1893When they came to the Sun Shrine, they saw the symbol of a three-legged crow within the picture of a sun on the doors. Two giants, propped up on their battle axes, stood guarding them. They were adult sun herders, and their bodies were extremely tall and sturdy. Their battle axes were crossed in front of the door to prevent people from going in.
1894
1895"Stop, outsiders!" The two sun herders had solemn looks as they shouted out in dull voices. "The shrine is a sacred ground; outsiders can't barge in!"
1896
1897Hu Ling'er jumped down and said, "It's your sun guardian who has asked us to come! Quickly inform your chief that something big is going to happen!"
1898
1899"Wait a moment!"
1900
1901One of the sun herders immediately went into the shrine. After a moment, he walked out and said respectfully, "Chief has invited all of you inside to observe the ceremony."
1902
1903They entered the shrine and instantly felt minute. The giants of Sun Herd Tribe were all gathered there, standing tall. When the girls walked among them, they were merely up to their ankles.
1904
1905The giants were surrounding a circular platform upon which a selection was taking place. Sounds of astonishment came from time to time. Hu Ling'er jumped up as she wanted to take a look at the situation, but how could she do it when the fence was simply too high. Her body was too short so even if she jumped fifteen yards into the air, she still wouldn't be able to see what was happening.
1906
1907Hu Ling'er swayed her tail in a hurry, and her body started to float up. She could then finally see the platform.
1908
1909There were numerous young men and women separated in two groups. In the center of the platform were three god statues, and every one of them was a mutant with three legs and wings that were spread opened. Their bodies were bent, carrying a giant furnace.
1910
1911It was different from usual, since it was circular and its sides had openings. There was nothing like medicinal stones in the furnace.
1912
1913A strong youth of the Sun Herder Tribe cutting his wrist and letting his blood flow into the huge circular furnace. He then executed true fire and reigniting the furnace.
1914
1915A ball of fire soon appeared, its flames growing larger and larger. Instantly, blazing rays burst forth from the openings in the furnace, becoming more and more dazzling.
1916
1917Terrifying pulses came from the furnace along with the roars of strange beasts that would grip the heart or anyone who heard them.
1918
1919The sun herders in the surroundings revealed delighted expressions, but at that moment, the rays suddenly dimmed and the flames in the furnace died down.
1920
1921"Next!"
1922
1923An unbelievably muscular girl went up and sliced open her wrist. She also failed, but she had fared slightly better than the youth before her. An apparition of a fire dragon had actually taken shape in the flames of the furnace.
1924
1925It was just that it lasted for a short while before vanishing.
1926
1927Hu Ling'er looked on the other side of the platform and saw the old chief and some other white-haired elders of the Sun Herd Tribe. They were observing the test below. Hu Ling'er's heart stirred slightly, and she simply flew over to them.
1928
1929She heard an elder say, "The body of pure yang is simply too hard to find. Jingjing held out for ten years, but if we don't find another body of pure yang, tonight might be the night when Sun Well will get invaded."
1930
1931Worry entered the expressions of all elders. For anyone but the body of pure yang, it was difficult to withstand the terrifying and boundless energy of Sun Ship. If one tried to forcefully master it, they would soon be incinerated.
1932
1933"There are simply too few bodies of pure yang." The old chief sighed and said, "If we can't find one, I will control Sun Ship and fight those devil gods with my life!"
1934
1935His constitution wasn't the body of pure yang, but his cultivation was dense, so he could last for some time.
1936
1937Below, on the platform, young men and women tried to light up the sun furnace, but they all failed. This caused the elders' face to grow more and more solemn.
1938
1939Ling Yuxiu and the rest came to where the old chief was, and he raised his hand. A green slab under their feet rose up and lifted them up to observe the ceremony.
1940
1941"Chief, Human Emperor Qin is currently helping you guys reignite the sun. If he succeeds, he'll turn into ashes!" Ling Yuxiu said in a hurry. "May Chief please go forward and assist the human emperor!"
1942
1943She was very clever. She knew his other identities would hardly push the chief of the Sun Herd Tribe to aid him, so she just took the identity of the human emperor.
1944
1945The old chief shook his head and said, "It's impossible for him to reignite the sun. It has long died down and only the appearance of a fire god of pure yang could reignite it. Don't worry, Little Friend Qin not only won't be able to reignite the sun, he won't even get near it; it's too hot over there. Even though it's an extinguished sun, its power is still no small matter. Look."
1946
1947He raised his arm which was as long as a flying bridge. He then pointed below them and said, "When we, the sun herders, choose our sun guardian, we look for a person with a natural born pure yang so their blood would assist the true fire in order to ignite the sun furnace. It's merely an ordinary treasure, but lighting it up is already so difficult; it's even more impossible to reignite the sun."
1948
1949"Human Emperor Qin has a god's eye, he might just be able to—" Ling Yuxiu said angrily.
1950
1951The old chief cut her off and said, "We, the sun herders, had also found numerous god's eyes and god's blood over the years to reignite the sun, but none of them had worked. There's no need for you to say anymore, observe the ceremony."
1952
1953Ling Yuxiu was furious. "We had come to help you reignite the sun, rushing over full sincerity, yet you aren't willing to, so aren't you sun herders bitterly disappointing us with your actions?"
1954
1955The old chief's gaze landed on her and he said seriously, "It's not that we, the sun herders, are not reasonable. It's just that we need to choose the next sun guardian. After the sun sets, the darkness will invade and that's when the soul of Sun Guardian will return to Sun Ship. She can no longer hold on anymore. Without Sun Guardian, our Sun Herd Tribe will surely be unable to defend against the invasion of those evil devils.
1956
1957"The moon herders are already wiped out, and if the sun herders are wiped out as well, the devil gods will come to control Great Ruins. Do you think the world outside Great Ruins will be able to defend against them? Right now, choosing the next sun guardian is of utmost importance!"
1958
1959Ling Yuxiu was stunned.
1960
1961Si Yunxiang sneered and said, "Even if you choose the next sun guardian, so what? Aren't they still going to die in Sun Ship, fusing into it?"
1962
1963"It's an honor to die protecting the tribesmen and Great Ruins," the old chief said solemnly.
1964
1965"Little friends, don't worry, Little Friend Qin will be fine. He won't be able to get near that black sun and he will retreat when he finds out what it's really like," another elder nearby said.
1966
1967The other elders all nodded, but at that moment, a vast heatwave suddenly pulsed through the building. The expressions of the old chief and the few elders changed instantly. They got up with astonishment evident in their eyes. "This pulse… that extinguished sun! This is bad! Little Friend Qin!"
1968
1969Boom!
1970
1971The old chief and the elders rushed into the sky, opening a hole in the majestic Sun Shrine's roof. Hu Ling'er immediately shouted out, and the dragon qilin brought them after the giants. Once out, they looked at the sky.
1972
1973The sunlight was dazzling.
1974
1975The black sun had vanished without a trace, having been replaced by a sun blazing with yellow-white rays and emanating heat.
1976
1977"Young master will be fine, right?"
1978
1979Hu Ling'er immediately made the dragon qilin fly toward the sun. Ling Yuxiu was also anxious as she hurried the dragon qilin again and again. Only Si Yunxiang's heart bloomed with joy. 'I'm going to become a charming widow…'
1980
1981They flew into midair, but the dragon qilin suddenly changed his direction. He flew toward the pillars below, stunning the girls. They then looked there and saw two figures as well as a group of flood dragons.
1982
1983The dragon qilin landed, and the three girls immediately jumped down. They saw Qin Mu laying down a frail and thin girl from Sun Ship on the floor.
1984
1985Ling Yuxiu hurriedly went forward. "The one who herds cows, you…"
1986
1987"Shush." Qin Mu put a finger on his lips and said in a low voice, "She fainted. I'm quite skilled in nursing girls; my reputation of the divine physician comes from Flower Alley."
1988
1989Ling Yuxiu pinched him with ruthlessness under the armpit and grumbled. "I was worried to death!"
1990
1991"I said that there will be no danger. Awaken!" Qin Mu said with a smile.
1992
1993Layers of formations swirled in his eyes as he opened Cinnabar Heaven's Eyes. He then executed Secrets of Dragon Control and a flood dragon flew over. It leaned on his shoulder while its body coiled around his waist.
1994
1995With the borrowed dragon qi, Qin Mu's cultivation rose drastically, and more layers of formations surged in his eyes. He opened all nine layers of Heaven's Eyes to check on Yan Jingjing's body.
1996
1997After a moment, he dispersed Secrets of Dragon Control, and the layers of heavens in his eyes faded away. However, the flood dragon didn't leave his shoulder and continued to lay there comfortably.
1998
1999"Ma ha." The flood dragon opened its mouth to yawn, growing sleepy.
2000
2001Hu Ling'er immediately ran over and grabbed onto the corner of Qin Mu's shirt to climb up. "Go down, go down! Go sleep elsewhere, this is my spot!"
2002
2003That flood dragon could only scramble down.
2004
2005Hu Ling'er sat on Qin Mu's shoulder and swung her feet from side to side. Her snow white tails swayed around proudly.
2006
2007Qin Mu muttered to himself for a moment before saying, "Ling'er, I will read the prescription and you will grab the herbs."
2008
2009Hu Ling'er gave a sound of acknowledgment and transformed back into a little fox which jumped into his taotie sack. Qin Mu read the names of all the herbs he needed, and a whirlwind in taotie sack brought them out.
2010
2011Ling Yuxiu saw their chemistry and felt slightly jealous of the little fox. She took a glance and smiled at Si Yunxiang. "No more chance to be the charming widow."
2012
2013Si Yunxiang giggled and said, "Cult Master likes to play with his life, so he will play himself to death sooner or later. It's still very likely that I'll become a charming widow."
2014
2015Qin Mu refined a few furnaces of spirit pills and fed them to the fainted Yan Jingjing. He was separating the rest of the pills when the old chief brought the elders back from the sun. From far away, their loud voices could be heard. "We didn't find Little Friend Qin, he has most likely turned into ashe—"
2016
2017Before the elder could finish his sentence, he saw Qin Mu.
2018
2019The group couldn't hide its astonishment. Qin Mu in the meantime finished separating the medicines. "Ling'er, feed her a portion every day and night. Chief, mission accomplished."
2020
2021The old chief suppressed the throbbing in his heart and asked, "How did Little Friend Qin ignite the sun? How did you come back alive?"
2022
2023Qin Mu smiled and said, "It's very simple. I used Secrets of Dragon Control to have the fire flood dragons lend their magic power to me. I then adjusted the power of Sun Jade Eye to its maximum and threw it into the black sun, which then ignited it."
2024
2025He gave a simple description, but the old chief knew how big was Qin Mu's sacrifice. A treasure that could ignite the black sun was no little thing, yet he'd had no hesitation in parting with it.
2026
2027He couldn't help feeling guilty in his heart. Qin Mu was so selfless yet he wasn't willing to come forth and assist him earlier. Comparing the two acts, he was ashamed to show his face.
2028
2029"Sister Jing needs to rest for a few days. Her body is too exhausted, and my spirit pills will only help to replenish some of her vital qi." Qin Mu had a solemn expression as he added, "Her lifespan was exhausted, and it's hard to retrieve it. I can only help nurse her back and stop her lifespan from deteriorating."
2030
2031The old chief let out a sigh of relief and said, "It's already a huge kindness to save her life. What's more, Little Friend Qin even helped our Sun Herd Tribe by igniting our sun. Such a kindness I won't forget until my death. Little Friend Qin, now that Jing'er is unconscious, we still need a sun guardian to defend against the invasion of the devil gods tonight, may little friend come and observe the ceremo— You mustn't!"
2032
2033Qin Mu's palm came into contact with a pillar and the old chief's expression changed. He immediately went up to stop him, but he was a step late. Qin Mu's palm had already touched the surface of the pillar.
2034
2035Instantly, boundless energy burst forth and flooded Qin Mu. In an instant, he roared fiercely and true fire blazed around him. His corporeal body became larger and larger, and his other arm took hold of the other pillar without having a choice in the matter.
2036
2037His muscles expanded, and two more arms came out from under his armpits to grab hold of the remaining two pillars. In a split second, he transformed into a god that was bathing in the sun's true fire!
2038
2039God's prestige surged out wave after wave and smacked the surroundings, making people feel like they were standing in fierce waves.
2040
2041The old chief protected Hu Ling'er, Ling Yuxiu, and the rest. With a dazed look, he raised his head up to see the three hundred yards giant. Suddenly, he came to realization and knelt down on one knee.
2042
2043He lowered his head and greeted, "Your Highness."
2044
2045Behind him, the elders also knelt down on one knee and lowered their heads. "Your Highness."
2046
2047Ling Yuxiu, Si Yunxiang, and the rest were puzzled. They saw the giants of Sun Herd Tribe walking over, coming to the pillars in silence. They all knelt down on one knee.
2048
2049"Your Highness."
2050
2051Si Yunxiang moved to Ling Yuxiu's ear and whispered, "Princess Xiu, the one who herds cows seems to have an even more powerful background than you…"