Chapter 441: Flaming Desert (1/2)

Chapter 441: Flaming Desert

Translator: NinetalesEditor: DarkGem

Qin Mu was the grand chancellor of Heavenly Saint Academy, so before he left, he handed over his duties to another person. Most of the scholars of Heavenly Saint Academy were from Heavenly Devil Cult as well as numerous directorates. Even if Qin Mu wasn't there, there would be no problem, so he had no worries.

He passed Dragon Rearing Scriptures to Si Yunxiang to find people to take care of the flood dragons.

”They only eat spirit pills, but different breeds want different kinds of spirit pills,” Qin Mu instructed. ”I have written down the types and the amount needed, Saintess, don't forget, if they don't listen to you, find Ling'er. She can subdue these flood dragons.”

Si Yunxiang smiled. ”With Dragon Rearing Scriptures, how can I be inferior to the little fox? Aren't you going to bring a few flood dragons to protect yourself? Isn't the little fox following you too?”

”Ling'er went to learn spells from Fox Immortal so she won't be going with me. I'm just going to West Earth to scout the land so there won't be any danger.”

Qin Mu gave a few more instructions and took leave from Granny Si and the rest. Just as he was prepared to have the dragon qilin start on the journey, he saw a five to six years old girl sitting beside it.

”Sister Qi'er, aren't you going to West Earth with Nai Kui?” Qin Mu asked with puzzlement.

Xiong Qi'er shook her head. ”Mother told me to follow you. She that she doesn't really trust Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor, that he doesn't have a human touch. He can sacrifice everything just to achieve his goal, and his made it hard for her to trust him.”

”Your mother sure is thoughtful. It's good to follow me as well. Imperial Preceptor and her objective this time are quite great, so it'll be much safer for you to follow me instead.”

Qin Mu picked Xiong Qi'er up and jumped onto the dragon qilin's back. ”Fatty Dragon, set off!”

The dragon qilin immediately sprung forward and rose into the air with the fire clouds. ”Cult Master, I keep feeling that the taste of Scarlet Fire Spirit Pills is wrong these days. Did you change them?”

Qin Mu shook his head. ”Fatty Dragon, stop being paranoid. If I changed the spirit pills, could you not taste the difference?”

The dragon qilin was skeptical while Xiong Qi'er said in astonishment, ”Fatty Dragon is much faster compared to last time. Your tummy isn't as big as before too.”

Her suspicion increased the suspicion in the dragon qilin's heart. Although he had peeled open the spirit pills every time he ate them to see if Qin Mu had done something, he hadn't found anything out of the ordinary.

Qin Mu smiled. He had improved Scarlet Fire Spirit Pills and Fire Element Divine Vitality Pills. The taste was almost the same as that of Scarlet Fire Spirit Pills, just a little bit spicier. The dragon qilin could taste something wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was.

The dragon qilin's speed was much faster than it was in the past, and his endurance was much greater as well. After two-three days, they reached Great Ruins. Qin Mu found Moon Ship according to his memory and Village Chief's stone statue was not far from it.

Qin Mu couldn't help being astonished when he saw two families actually having built themselves homes there. The two families had to have noticed the stone statue that could withstand the darkness and had come to live by its side.

When they saw Qin Mu riding a monster that looked like a dragon but was not a dragon, a qilin that was not a qilin, they couldn't help becoming nervous. Two young hunters took up military pitchforks and stood guard outside the door while their young wives looked out from behind them.

Qin Mu stopped and brought Xiong Qi'er off the dragon qilin's back. He greeted the two people and the two hunters returned it. ”Are you a mountain bandit or a robber?”

”I'm just a passerby, coming to see my old friend. Don't worry, I mean no harm.” Qin Mu came to stand in front of Village Chief's stone statue and placed a livestock offering. ”This is the elder of my family and I'm here to pay my respects to him. If he saw that his broken body could still protect you guys, he would definitely be very happy.”

He paid his respects and executed Soul Guide. The clouds instantly turned dark and gloomy while the darkness surged. Soul Guide worked for a moment and numerous skeletons appeared outside the village, but Village Chief's stone statue did not come to life.

Not long later, Qin Mu's magic power was nearly exhausted. He was about to disperse Soul Guide when Village Chief's stone statue suddenly moved and spat out a few gold coins while speaking, ”Mu'er, on Ghost Festival, the night of the full moon, I'll be waiting for you at the Gates of Hell!” When he finished talking, he returned back to stone.

Qin Mu picked up the golden coins which were eight Fengdu coins.

The villagers in the surroundings were bewildered.

Qin Mu turned around to thank the people and left them some money. ”May everyone here help me clean the stone statue frequently so it wouldn't get dirty.” When he was done, he turned around to leave.

The people looked at his back, and a young woman suddenly woke up from her daze. She suddenly cried out, ”Look at the appearance of that youth, doesn't he look like that heavenly god who drove the ship that night?”

”He indeed looks alike! When that huge ship passed by our village that night, I saw that heavenly god on the ship, and it looked exactly like him!” another woman cried out in astonishment.

”Don't talk nonsense! He's merely a youth and is even younger than us so how could he be the heavenly god of that ship?” a hunter said.

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Qin Mu brought Xiong Qi'er to the dragon qilin and they rode to the west, resting only during night time.

They passed by the basin of West Heaven Palace and observed its ruins before leaving. After ten or so, they finally came to the most western part of Great Ruins. There was also a mountain range, its snowy white peaks cutting off Great Ruins, in that direction.

”There's also a God Broken Mountain Range here?”

Qin Mu rode the dragon qilin to one peak, and a thick arrow that was like a beam suddenly came from a Mysterious Pearl Crossbow, raising the wind and snow in a split second. The dragon qilin raised his claws and caught that arrow. At that, he couldn't help jumping in shock and crying out, ”Cult Master, I've become stronger!”

Qin Mu looked at the surroundings and saw huge Mysterious Pearl Crossbows operating automatically, adjusting their direction. He then immediately shouted, ”Fatty Dragon, run quickly!”