908 Blood Rust Zone (1/2)
Qin Mu felt a little uncomfortable, and he was quite unwilling to ask Red Deity Qi Xiayu for a boat.
The day he was surrounded by the celestial heavens, the four deities had joined forces to stop him, and Red Deity Qi Xiayu hadn't shown him any mercy.
Although Qin Mu was able to understand Qi Xiayu's situation and knew that she had a very elaborate plan that required her to be hard-hearted, he ultimately still felt somewhat uncomfortable.
He wasn't a saint, not like Woodcutter.
Saint Woodcutter was able to abandon all emotions and only do things in pursuit of his interests. He was able to make decisions after a calm and rational analysis of advantages and disadvantages.
Woodcutter had never taught him before, so he was unable to be purely rational.
Woodcutter had only taught Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor. As for Qin Mu and Wei Suifeng, he had merely let them grow on their own and didn't pay any attention to them.
Qin Mu collected himself and said, ”In that case, let's go ahead and meet Red Deity.”
”Master doesn't want to see you.”
Qi Jiuyi continued, ”When you were in High Heavens Divine Sect, I already contacted her. Master said that she doesn't wish to see you, but she can let you borrow the phoenix ship to use for some time. However, when you reach the celestial heavens, she will take it back. The phoenix ship should be here soon.”
Qin Mu let out a sigh of relief. Red Deity Qi Xiayu was most likely feeling some guilt, and she was trying to avoid the potential awkwardness between them if they met.
”Young Master, the phoenix ship is here!” A god walked into the palace and bowed.
Qi Jiuyi took the first step and walked out. Qin Mu followed after him, his heart stirred, and he inquired, ”Brother Qi, Red Deity is still in the Primordial Realm and hasn't returned to Southern Heaven?”
Qi Jiuyi replied, ”She hasn't returned. She said that she wanted to search for an enemy and arrest the scum named Li Youran. That Li Youran commits all sorts of evil. In addition, there are still the remaining dregs of Founding Emperor, which she has to stay behind to search for…”
Only then did he recall that Qin Mu had once mentioned that he was a descendant of Founding Emperor, and thus he felt a little apologetic. However, upon seeing Qin Mu's expression, his words didn't seem to have made him unhappy.
Although he and Qin Mu had fought each other viciously countless times, their relationship was born out of these fights, and he was also full of admiration for Qin Mu. In addition, there was another layer of ties through the dragon qilin. Thus, in his heart, he didn't think of Qin Mu as an outsider.
The phoenix ship was one of the few rare precious artifacts capable of freely crossing through the world barriers of the various worlds. The hull of the ship was forged with an unknown material. On the exterior of the ship, there were phoenix wings, and its flying speed was astonishing. Many times, when strong practitioners of the celestial heavens wanted to go to the lower bound, they would borrow this ship from Red Deity Qi Xiayu.
Qin Mu followed Qi Jiuyi up the ship. Onboard were thousands of celestial troops and generals of Southern Heaven who were controlling and driving the ship.
”This ship is a treasure of the Emperor's Throne. Its speed is unparalleled, but it requires extensive magic power to activate. Thus, it requires more than six thousand soldiers to activate it.”
Qi Jiuyi gave the order to head towards the celestial heavens. The more than six thousand celestial troops and generals activated the phoenix ship, which flew into the sky, slowly increasing its speed. On both sides of the hull, incomparably magnificent phoenix wings gradually unfolded, giving off brilliant lights and vibrant colors, wrapping the entire ship in rays of light.
The phoenix wings had a myriad of brilliant colors. After unfolding completely, the wings slowly vibrated, and the speed of the phoenix ship increased steadily.
Qi Jiuyi continued, ”Although my teacher's ship isn't the only precious artifact that can travel through the world barriers, it's the most comfortable one. Onboard this ship, one doesn't have to worry about being affected by the turbulence caused by space.”
The speed of the phoenix ship increased tremendously, but it was extremely stable onboard the ship. When all of the phoenix wings of the ship vibrated together, its speed finally reached its maximum, and with a buzz, it vanished from the Primordial Realm!
Qin Mu stood at the head of the ship and watched as it tore through space. Space resembled innumerous strips of gorgeous lights, and the precious ship was traveling at an immeasurable speed through these strips of light.
The speed of the phoenix ship had exceeded what Qin Mu was aware of, making it evident that Red Deity Qi Xiayu truly had extraordinary abilities.
Sakra Buddha had always wanted to cultivate to the Emperor's Throne, even borrowing techniques from Brahma Buddha. However, the gap between Emperor's Throne and Numinous Sky was akin to a heavenly moat. No matter whether it was knowledge or foundation, there laid obstacles that were impossible to overcome.
Qin Mu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration at the speed of this ship. From this ship, one could see Qi Xiayu's abilities. Then he recalled the enmity between Sakra Buddha and Qi Xiayu, and he thought to himself, 'In the world, there are many strong practitioners of the Numinous Sky Realm but few strong practitioners of the Emperor's Throne Realm. Perhaps the biggest reason for this is that going from Numinous Sky to Emperor's Throne is as difficult to achieve as climbing up to the sky.'
Sakra Buddha had created the Sakra Scripture by himself. However, if his technique was compared to Brahma Buddha's Boundless Calamity Sutra, the gap of knowledge and foundation between the two techniques wasn't one that could be bridged by cultivation.
Although Qi Xiayu might be inferior to Brahma Buddha, she was still a lot more powerful than Sakra Buddha.
The phoenix ship traveled through space, and after an unknown period of time, it finally came to a gentle stop. It had traveled into the depths of space and arrived in the middle of a vast starry sky.
Qin Mu stood at the head of the ship and looked out. The stars within the skies were abnormally bright and resplendent, and there were beautiful strips of light between each one, like chains that connected all of the stars within the starry sky.
It was the real starry sky, not just a sky map.
”That's the Strength Heavenly Star, one of the thirty-six heavenly stars. In the center is Strength City, which is also known as the Jade Qilin Star.”
Qi Jiuyi continued, ”If you look at it from a different angle, you will be able to see that the Strength Star has the form of a jade qilin ancient god. Strength Star Sovereign of the star gods was born from Strength City.”
The dragon qilin got excited, and he laid at the head of the ship and looked out. ”So that's the birthplace of the ancestors of the qilin god race? Strength Star Sovereign was born there?”
The phoenix ship was traveling extremely fast, and very soon, they were facing the front of the Strength Star. Looking from a distance, the stars were interconnected by the star chains, and they precisely formed the shape of a qilin.
At the center of the interconnecting brilliant star chains was an extremely vast god city made of jade.
Qi Jiuyi hesitated for a moment before he said, ”There are many species of qilin. Strength Star Sovereign was a jade qilin, the most esteemed species of qilin. Apart from this, in the Primordial Realm, there were the spirits of the five elements of water, fire, gold, wood, and earth, which gave rise to the Five Great Qilin Ancient Gods. As for whether Second Brother is a descendant of Strength Star Sovereign, that isn't something that I would be able to know.”
The dragon qilin's expression darkened.
When he was born, he was already able to control the qilin sacred flames. Evidently, he was of the bloodline of the Primordial Realm's fire qilin and had no relation to the bloodline of Strength Star Sovereign.
The phoenix ship traveled through the star clusters formed by the thirty-six heavenly stars, and they saw the various large-scale god cities that were located at the center of the respective stars—Leader City, Knowledge City, Leisure City, Brave City, Majestic City, Fierce City, and so on.