915 Master of Creation Shu Jun (2/2)
This was a completely different cultivation system.
His heart stirred again, and the Celestial River Wheel behind his head transformed into a Green Dragon Wheel that had its head and tail joined. As he circulated his vital qi, the dragon roared and thunder rolled, giving off a strange sound that was similar to the Eight Voices of Ancestral Dragon, causing bodies to tremble.
The Green Dragon Wheel resulted in an enormous increase in the vital qi of his corporeal body. The effect wasn't inferior to him personally executing the Eight Voices of Ancestral Dragon, and it could possibly be even stronger.
His thoughts were constantly changing, and as the Green Dragon Wheel transformed into a Golden Light Wheel, its golden rays radiated in all directions, like countless golden swords.
The Golden Light Wheel transformed into a Xuandu Starlight Wheel, which spiraled behind his head like a galaxy. It then transformed into a Youdu Devil-land Wheel, which was made up of black qi and looked like a gate that would lead straight into Youdu.
Not long after the Youdu Devil-land Wheel was formed, a light shone from the darkness beyond the wheel. Elder Messenger of Death rushed over, sailing on his paper boat and carrying a lamp. He came to check who, without authorization, had opened the barrier between the real world and Youdu.
However, before Elder Messenger of Death arrived, the Youdu Devil-land Wheel behind Qin Mu's head had already transformed into a Yuandu Magnetism wheel.
”Which evil-doer is stirring up trouble?” Elder Messenger of Death flew into a rage since he couldn't find anything when he arrived.
By the time he had passed through the barrier between Youdu and the real world, the phoenix ship was long gone.
Qin Mu was switching between wheels of different attributes at will. He was quite pleased and satisfied, except that every time he mobilized the Origin Stone, some of his qi, blood, and consciousness would be taken away by Shu Jun.
”Senior Shu Jun, does the Grand Primordium Origin Stone have other marvelous uses? The masters of creation have incomparably strong consciousnesses. I believe this Origin Stone can strengthen one's consciousness, right?” he probed.
Shu Jun didn't answer, but he said, ”Now that you have witnessed the power of the Grand Primordium Origin Stone, are you willing to work with me? If you're willing to give me enough qi, blood, and consciousness to bring me back to life, I can impart all of the uses and cultivation methods of the Origin Stone to you.
Qin Mu muttered to himself, ”The divine wheels are similar to the blessings of the ancient gods and are equivalent to having the protection of a powerful divine art at all times, hence adding another layer of safety! However, this Shu Jun obviously doesn't have good intentions. This Grand Primordium Origin Stone is too precious. After he returns to life, he will definitely kill me to get this divine stone back.”
He narrowed his eyes. Shu Jun, even after coming back to life, was still a master of creation. Just his corporeal body alone was enough to crush Qin Mu.
”If I refuse to help him, it will be very difficult for me to decipher the marvels of this Grand Primordium Origin Stone. This stone can't only raise the power of my divine arts, but it can also strengthen my consciousness and my corporeal body. If I can combine this with my present techniques and divine arts, it'll be very terrifying.”
Qin Mu laughed as he thought of that. ”Senior, I don't have enough qi and blood to allow you to come back to life instantly. However, I can give you some qi, blood, and consciousness every time I cultivate to help you recover bit by bit.”
Shu Jun chuckled. ”This is doable. I can impart one or two uses to you each time.”
'Cunning old fox!' Qin Mu and Shu Jun both quietly scolded in their hearts.
The phoenix ship sprinted at full speed, soaring among the starry sky. Along the way, they passed by many resplendent celestial palaces. Those were the 36 celestial palaces of the celestial heavens. They each sat in the center of a milky way galaxy and were extremely radiant, brighter than a billion stars.
The dragon qilin and Yan'er came to the bow of the ship to admire the magnificent view of these celestial palaces, and they were exclaiming endlessly.
Suddenly, there was a huge burst of light ahead. A giant stream of celestial river came surging forth from deep within the starry sky, and countless stars rotated around this vast river. This rare sight was breathtaking beyond comparison!
The phoenix ship moved above the celestial river as it traveled upstream. On the river surface, they saw scattered ships that had traveled from the planets that rotate around the celestial river. On them were gods and their disciples.
The phoenix ship was the vehicle of Red Deity Qi Xiayu and was much bigger and more splendid than these ships, leaving them with no choice but to give way.
The dragon qilin and Yan'er looked around, admiring the sacred grounds on both sides of the celestial river, clicking their tongues in wonder.
On both sides of the celestial river, apart from planets, there were landmasses of different sizes. They didn't seem big from the surface of the celestial river, but they were, in fact, as wide as ten thousand miles, with some being even wider.
These landmasses floated around the celestial river, some going past the top of their heads. They had verdant hills and clear waters and were overflowing with greenery. It wasn't known which races inhabit these landmasses.
”Second Brother, where does the celestial river originate, and where does it flow to?” the dragon qilin asked.
Qi Jiuyi said, ”I don't know. However, the celestial river used to flow towards the Primordial Realm, going into the Ruins of End.”
Yan'er was very curious. ”If the celestial river flows towards the Primordial Realm, why didn't we travel upstream from the Primordial Realm instead of taking a detour through the starry sky?”
”If we did that, we would have ended up circling the Four Extreme Great Worlds, which is a longer route. Also, we would need to break through the barriers between the worlds.”
Qi Jiuyi said, ”The Four Extreme Worlds are also referred to as the Four Extreme Heavens and are situated at the four poles of the universe. It's where the four deities of the ancient gods live. Although each individual world is slightly smaller than Yuandu, they are bigger on a combined basis. If one were to make a detour there, it would take around ten years to arrive at the celestial heavens.”
As they were talking, a dazzling brilliance appeared ahead. The huge Southern Heavenly Gate came into view, standing high above the sky.
Finally, they arrived at the celestial heavens!
Qi Jiuyi said, ”Men, please invite Cult Master Qin off the ship!”
”There's no need.”
Qin Mu's voice came from behind, shocking Qi Jiuyi. Qin Mu had walked out of the ship's hold without him realizing it. He walked towards them, a ring of flames behind his head, as though it was a dragon sparrow in the sky.
Yan'er got a fright. ”Young Master actually executed my divine art! Strange, the aura I'm sensing feels like it's from a dragon sparrow of pure bloodline!”
Qin Mu walked to their sides, raising his head to look at the approaching Southern Heavenly Gate. He couldn't help but think of what happened a million years ago—Niu Sanduo and him going to the Dragon Han Celestial Heavens, the Celestial Heavens Meeting, the Jade Pool Meeting, the gathering of the Nine Celestial Venerables. Those were wonderful and remarkable times.
However, that could be the only time all of the Celestial Venerables gathered together.
As of now, Celestial Venerable Yu was in a state of disarray after being brought back to life, Celestial Venerable Yun was dead, and Celestial Venerable Qin hid in Carefree Village. As for Celestial Venerable Yue, she lived in seclusion, while Celestial Venerable You had become Youdu's messenger of death.
As for him, Celestial Venerable Mu, he had finally returned, visiting a place he was extremely familiar with.
'Where is my old friend now?'
The waters of the celestial river raged.
The celestial heavens were still the celestial heavens of the old. However, Celestial Venerable Mu wasn't the Celestial Venerable Mu of the past. Although he was without the soul he once had, his original aspiration remained unchanged.
Qin Mu's heart was throbbing as thousands of words swelled up inside him, eventually transforming into boisterous laughter that shook the Southern Heavenly Gate. ”Dragon Han Celestial Heavens, Celestial Venerable Mu is back once again!”