963 The Opposite Shore of the Void (1/2)

The golden desert was indeed vast and wide. Qin Mu and Luo Wushuang had been traveling for over 10 days and still hadn't reached the end of it.

Many strange things happened in the desert. During the night, the sky was dark and moonless, as the moon of the Great Void had been knocked out of the sky by the core of the Primordial Tree.

The sound of a woman's crying could be heard around them. At times, it sounded like she was near, while at other times, it was quite the opposite.

Luo Wushuang projected out his primordial spirit and transformed it into a gigantic god. It gave off boundless divine light as it moved around with his knife. This was why that sound didn't dare to come close.

”It should be the cries of a drifting lonely ghost.”

Qin Mu had some doubts. He said, ”Shouldn't it be transformed into a monster of the Great Void?”

There were also mournful roars and sweet melodious singing.

As there were no stars or moon in the sky, they were unable to determine their direction and decided to take a rest. There were phantom flames in the darkness, drifting leisurely forward.

They followed these flames, and whenever they stopped or advanced, so did the flames.

During the day, those phantom flames would disappear. However, when Qin Mu took out the map drawn by Yue Tingge, he realized that the route they took was similar to what was on the map. He couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder.

On the second night, the phantom flames appeared again, guiding them on their journey.

On the third night, under the guidance of the phantom flames, they came to a resplendent-looking city. The city was brightly lit against the dark night sky. Even though it was late at night, it was bustling with activity. There were many stalls on the street, and streams of people walked up and down. These people looked like humongous giants, their heights towering between 100 feet to 1000 feet.

The phantom flames floated into the city, and as the flames landed, they transformed into a giant who respectfully invited them into the city.

The giants in the city were very hospitable, receiving them politely.

Qin Mu opened the third eye at the heart of his brows and scanned around. He saw the true bodies of these masters of creation but didn't say anything.

He didn't refuse the wine that the giants offered. Luo Wushuang was originally very wary and worried that there might be traps. However, upon seeing how Qin Mu was enjoying himself, he became relaxed.

He had been uneasy ever since he came to the Great Void. He was being forced to back out of the celestial heavens, yet tasted defeat at Qin Mu's hands. Because of his troubles, he drank until he was completely drunk.

After Qin Mu had his fill, he rose and bowed towards those giants. ”Thank you, everyone, for your kind hospitality. If I'm successful in my endeavors, I'll establish a Youdu in the Great Void so that you can head to the afterlife.”

After hearing his words, these giants broke into smiles. The leader of the city was a giant of 10,000 feet, allowing his people to sing and dance upon his palm.

After partying for quite a while, Luo Wushuang fell asleep from his drunkenness.

He slept until the next morning when Qin Mu woke him up. When he got up, he realized he was sleeping in the palm of a giant and was surrounded by skeletons everywhere.

Luo Wushuang was bewildered as he looked down from his vantage point. The city was littered with white bones, and there was no one alive. He was dumbstruck. ”What did we eat and drink last night?”

Qin Mu bowed towards the giant skeleton. ”Everyone, don't worry, I will definitely make good on last night's promise. Brother Luo, let's continue on our journey.”

Luo Wushuang followed behind him as they left the masters of creation's city. As he turned his head, he saw winds of sand rising, soon covering that strange city under the golden desert.

Luo Wushuang remembered that right before they encountered the city in the desert, the winds of sand appeared as well.

He was panic-stricken. He had no idea what he actually put in his stomach during last night's gorging.

On the seventh night, they encountered an old lady blocking their way. One of her hands held the hand of a little child, the other one carried a basket. They fell onto their knees and pushed the basket to Qin Mu's feet as they kowtowed profusely.

Qin Mu said, ”Madam, don't worry. I accept the item in the basket. In the future, I'll open up a Youdu here so that you two have a place to go.”

The old lady raised her head and grinned. She then left with the child, walking hand in hand as they transformed into a cold wind, disappearing into the darkness.

Luo Wushuang was perplexed. He asked, ”Overlord Body Qin, what's the matter with the masters of creation we saw on our journey? Why do you speak to them about establishing Youdu here?”

”Those were masters of creation who died in the desert.”

Qin Mu picked up the basket and removed the cloth covering it. He said, ”When they died here, their souls had no place to go. Therefore, they have to suffer the scorching sun during the day and can only come out at night. Establishing Youdu here would mean them having a place where they could go.”

Luo Wushuang still couldn't understand. ”The rules governing the heaven and earth of the Great Void aren't complete. Here, the masters of creation become monsters of the Great Void after death. So, why weren't the souls of these masters of creation transformed into monsters?”

”Probably because their abilities are too strong. Be it the masters of creation we met at the ghost city or the old lady that was blocking the road, their souls and consciousness didn't dissipate after their deaths. They were able to protect themselves and even their people and not get mutated by the Great Void. It's because they are too powerful that I said I want to open a Youdu here.”

Qin Mu took out the item in the basket, which was a tiny bottle. It looked like there was consciousness coagulated to a physical form flowing at the mouth of the bottle, sealing it. He laughed. ”If I didn't promise them, I worry we wouldn't be able to walk out of this desert alive.”

Luo Wushuang's heart turned cold. He hadn't been thinking too much about all these.

”In that case, will you help them establish a Youdu?”

He asked, ”Wasn't the promise just a temporary expedient? To establish Youdu in the Great Void would be extremely difficult.”

Qin Mu examined the bottle and said, ”The reason they stopped me is that I can establish Youdu.”

Luo Wushuang didn't understand.

Qin Mu didn't explain further. The third eye at the heart of his brows hid the Qin word land that was refined from a piece of Earth Count's horn. To others, establishing Youdu was impossible. To him, it wasn't entirely so.

After all, Mingdu and Fengdu were forged from the horn of Earth Count, just like the Qin word land. They were all pieces of Earth Count's horn.

Only, Qin Mu currently didn't have the ability to forge a new world from the horn of Earth Count. He wasn't Son of Youdu. If Qin Fengqing was here, it would be an easy task for him.

He observed the consciousness seal on the mouth of the bottle. It was indeed special, formed by consciousness. He peeked through the seal and saw that the bottle seemingly contained a great ocean. When he shook it gently, ferocious and terrifying waves were created, making it a frightening scene.

Qin Mu tried to channel his vital qi into the bottle but was pushed back by the consciousness seal.

”Oh yes, they were masters of creation, so I should use my consciousness instead.”