781 Nine Emperors of High Emperor (1/2)
Qin Mu held down the teleportation runes and looked into the depths of the blood sea. There was an abyss opening up and a woman in emerald green rising up from the blood sea. Both sides of the blood sea merged back behind her.
She wore a green colored dress, and the dress was embroidered with all kinds of leaves. Her hair was coiled up like the horns of a deer, and there was a circular halo behind her head. There was a sapling on her head, and it looks like a seed that had just sprouted out from moisturized land. There were two green and tender petals.
”Big sister.”
The teleportation runes around Qin Mu's body moved slowly, but they weren't activated. He asked with a smile, ”How do I address big sister? What has Mother Earth invited me for?
The woman in the green dress walked towards him and stopped. ”My name is Gongsun Yan, I'm a maid of Mother Earth. Mother Earth has instructed me to invite esteemed guest over, but she hasn't told me the reason. Esteemed guest, please.”
Qin Mu jumped down from the head of the dragon qilin, and he signaled for Celestial Venerable Yu to remain on the back of the water qilin. ”Sister Yan, your dress is so pretty.”
Gongsun Yan was delighted. ”Is that true? I sewed this dress painstakingly, it took me quite some effort.”
Qin Mu followed her forward and said, ”I've also heard of the reputation of Mother Earth for quite a long time, but I never had the opportunity to meet her. Sister Yan, how does Mother Earth know about me?”
Gongsun Yan led them passed the sea of blood, and she said, ”I'm not sure about that. It might be Goddess of Heavenly Yin who mentioned you when she came to visit Mother Earth. Goddess of Heavenly Yin was assassinated by others during the end period of the Dragon Han Era, and Mother Earth was rather uneasy of something similar happening. However, Goddess of Heavenly Yin was revived, and she came to find Mother Earth on her own initiative. I was outside the palace at that time and couldn't hear their conversation.”
Qin Mu let out a sigh of relief.
After Goddess of Heavenly Yin had revived, there was indeed a period of time that she wasn't in Heavenly Yin World. Qin Mu had gone to Heavenly Yin World once to find her, but the divine arts practitioners of Heavenly Yin World said she was out visiting an old friend. That old friend should have been Mother Earth.
'Goddess of Heavenly Yin must have told Mother Earth that I revived her, and she probably has something planned for asking Gongsun Yan to receive me this time.'
Qin Mu thought until here, and he said with a smile, ”Sister Yan, on my way here, I saw numerous gods and devils heading here. There were also many half-gods rushing over here, making this journey rather dangerous. What is happening?”
Gongsun Yan brought them to the other shore of the blood sea, and they came ashore. However, they didn't head for Jade Capital City. Instead, they walked around it, and Gongsun Yan said, ”The Mother Earth Primordial Realm's power is complicated now. Now that the Primordial Realm has reappeared, many powers are stirring, and they want to take advantage of the crisis. These gods and devils are from the many worlds under Mother Earth, and now they have snuck in with ill intentions. As for those half-gods, they aren't summoned over by Mother Earth, someone faked the name of Mother Earth and summoned them over.”
Qin Mu's heart jumped, and he cried out, ”Someone faked the name of Mother Earth to summon the half-gods over?”
The water qilin was also shocked, and he hurriedly said, ”Impossible! After I awakened, I could clearly feel that it was Mother Earth that was calling us! She is the ruler of the Primordial Realm, so the feeling of her summon can definitely not be wrong! Old Brother Dragon Qilin, didn't you sense the call of Mother Earth?”
The dragon qilin said, ”I felt it. However, I was plowing the fields at that time, so I ignored it.”
Qin Mu pondered and said, ”Since it wasn't Mother Earth who summoned the half-gods, who else can fake Mother Earth's name to get the half-gods to come over? What kind of method did that person use to call the half-gods in the Primordial Realm? To allow everyone to hear that person's call and not be able to differentiate between real or fake, it shouldn't be simple, right?”
Gongsun Yan shook her head. ”This isn't something I can know. Ever since Mother Earth died, I've been waiting quietly in the earthly palace for the day she would be revived. I don't know much about the affairs outside.”
Jade Capital City was extremely huge, and its land was vast. Furthermore, the Numinous Sky Hall was right in Jade Capital City. Terrifying waves came from them, and sometimes, powerful divine arts would explode and spread out from the Numinous Sky Hall as the center.
Qin Mu looked over, and he thought to himself, 'The person who faked Mother Earth's name should be in the Numinous Sky Hall, I just don't know who it is. Exactly who is so daring to impersonate Mother Earth and gather the half-gods for his use? Heavenly Teacher Zi Xi must have gone there, I wonder if she would be in danger?'
He then shook his head. Even though Scholar's abilities weren't the highest among the four great heavenly teachers, she was the one who had the highest combat power with all of her abilities combined. Even Martial Arts Heavenly Teacher had suffered in her hands several times. He accepted the fact that she was able to be ranked in front of him.
Martial Arts Heavenly Teacher was an existence on Emperor's Throne Realm. If even he admitted he was inferior, Heavenly Teacher Zi Xi was probably not in any danger.
They took a long detour until they came to a small mound.
On the small mound was a dilapidated temple, and the horizontal inscribed board stuck in the ground was a few words.
Qin Mu pulled out the board, and he wiped the dirt away. The writings were extremely ancient.
He looked at Celestial Venerable Yu, and Celestial Venerable Yu said, ”Brother, these words read Temple of Mother Earth.”
Gongsun Yan walked into the dilapidated temple and hurried them. ”Come quickly!”
Qin Mu hesitated for a moment before storing this board in his taotie sack. He thought to himself, 'I'll keep it first, maybe it will be useful.'
They walked into the temple, and the dilapidated temple wasn't huge. However, it was very clean, and it was evident that someone had frequently been cleaning it. They were a few guest rooms at the side with their door closed.
”Is that where big sister usually stays?” asked Qin Mu.
Gongsun Yan nodded her head. ”I usually stay here. There are also several fields behind the temple where fruits and vegetables are planted. The fruits that I've planted are very delicious. It's a pity we are in a hurry, and I don't have time to give you a taste. After we meet Mother Earth, I'll pluck some for you.”
Qin Mu expressed his thanks.
This woman seemed to be lovable and simple-minded. She didn't have any schemes, which made Qin Mu find it rather easy to get along with her.
Gongsun Yan went into the main hall of the temple. Qin Mu raised his head, and in front of him was the statue of a goddess. The goddess had a look of prosperity, and the corners of her lips were smiling.
Behind the god statue was an ancient tree sculpted in bronze. The statue stood under the tree.
Gongsun Yan paid her respects to the god statue, and the ground of the temple suddenly opened up to reveal a passage leading underground. Light could be faintly seen coming from the darkness.
Qin Mu examined the seal on the ground, and he thought to himself, 'This kind of seal is slightly unpolished.'
Gongsun Yan said with a smile, ”You are such a klutzy person, what's nice to look at on the ground? Let's go down!”
Qin Mu followed her. The dragon qilin hurriedly moved to Qin Mu's back, and he was inseparable. He looked nervously at his surroundings, and on the other hand, the water qilin was rather brave. He carried Celestial Venerable Yu, and every step was very stable.
Qin Mu only felt that it wasn't steps under his feet. Instead, it was an incomparably thick root.
This root was even thicker than the roads leading from Eternal Peace to West Earth. The root was covered with moss, and as they walked on the root, a footprint would light up on the soft moss every time they took a step. After moving over a dozen steps away, only then did the footprint gradually darken.
The dragon qilin and the water qilin were both very astonished. They jumped around on the root and left a series of hoof marks.
Celestial Venerable Yu also jumped down to play with them in joy. Suddenly, he missed a step and fell off the branch while letting out a mournful shriek.
Qin Mu shook his head. One strand of his hair grew as it swooped down against the wind. It coiled tightly around him before pulling him up.