970 Three Prophecies (2/2)
”This is great! The Origin Stone has demonstrated its divine power and blessed our people!”
”The child born from the Origin Stone, the holy infant, will rescue our people and lead our race back to the ancestral court!”
”Qin Ye, that fellow, is in deep trouble!”
”That big-headed weird infant in Qin Ye's family now has an opponent!”
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Qin Mu was stunned and a little lost. He couldn't understand why these masters of creation were so happy.
”What was that about the Origin Stone demonstrating its divine power? The holy infant and the big-headed weird infant of Qin Ye's family, what was that all about?”
He had a dumbstruck expression. Xiu Zhong looked at him and laughed. ”That idiot Shu Jun hasn't told you about this?”
Qin Mu shook his head and said, ”Teacher Shu Jun only taught me the cultivation technique of Three Enclosures Higher Knowledge and nothing else.”
”That idiot sure is tight-lipped.”
Xiu Zhong laughed. ”Actually, there's no harm in telling you. A million years ago, our ancestors sent a young man out of the Great Void, heading towards the ancestral court. Although the masters of creation of the ancestral court were all killed, their consciousnesses remained there, observing everything. That young man toured the ancestral court for a long time before returning to the Great Void. He was then pursued by the Grand Emperor and was on the verge of dying. Nevertheless, he brought with him the Grand Emperor's precious stone, the Grand Primordium Origin Stone.”
Qin Mu's heart moved slightly.
The Grand Primordium Origin Stone?
The crystal in his third eye at the heart of his brows was a fragment of the Grand Primordium Origin Stone. In that case, this Paramita World also possessed fragments of the stone!
”Although he died, he managed to convey some shocking news. The consciousnesses of our ancestors told him three prophecies.”
Xiu Zhong tightened his giant fist and said, ”First, our Great Void would encounter a great calamity, but a young man would come to help us tide over that. Subsequently, the calamity did arrive. The Grand Emperor came to the Great Void and brought along a calamity, almost killing all of us. Just like what was predicted, a young man rushed over from the outside world, addressing himself as Celestial Venerable Yun.”
Qin Mu's body shook violently as he lowered his voice. ”Celestial Venerable Yun!”
”This Celestial Venerable Yun wasn't of our race, but he helped us wholeheartedly. His intelligence was peerless, and he designed a trap. He made use of the Great Void's heart devils to deal with the Grand Emperor's suppression, limiting his cultivation. He then lured him into the trap, killing him.”
Xiu Zhong said, ”The second prophecy of our ancestors was the Paramita World. We, those who were lucky enough to survive, followed the prophecy and used the Grand Primordium Origin Stone to open up the Paramita World, merging the stone into it to create this world. And the third prophecy of our ancestors is the holy infant!”
He looked at Qin Mu. It was difficult for him to contain his excitement and joy as he said, ”According to the third prophecy, in the undetermined future, the holy infant of the Grand Primordium Origin Stone would appear, leading our people to return to the ancestral court! When I first saw you, I began to suspect that you might be that prophesied infant. Now, even the elders think so as well. It looks like you might really be the holy infant that was sent by the Origin Stone to save us!”
Qin Mu's eyes were wide open, and his mouth was agape. He was speechless.
'I'm really not…' he thought quietly to himself.
”Divine King Shu Jun, am I the holy infant?” he hurriedly asked Shu Jun.
Shu Jun gave a snort and sounded very unhappy. ”Of course not. If so, I'm also the holy infant. This Origin Stone belongs to me. My corporeal body and cultivation were destroyed and had to be reborn from the stone. It's me who is the holy infant, the savior of the masters of creation. You are a spy from the human race!”
”Hehe.” Qin Mu laughed fatuously
Xiu Zhong said, ”However, we need the spirits of our ancestors to determine whether you are the holy infant. Before that young man who delivered these three prophecies died, he created the Ancestor Spirit World, giving the consciousnesses of our dead masters of creation a place to rest, away from worldly troubles. I'll bring you back to our tribal land and inform the various tribes so that they can make preparations for entering the Ancestor Spirit World. Before we enter the Ancestor Spirit World, you need to pass some tests, very simple tests…”
Qin Mu's face darkened as he thought, 'Enter the Ancestor Spirit World? Won't I get exposed? Will Dad and Mom come and get me? Why are they still not here? Quick, come and get me out of here!'
”It's me who is the holy infant!”
Shu Jun still refused to give in and was seething with anger. ”This fellow is a fake, I'm the real holy infant!”
”Shut up!”
Qin Mu berated him as a sense of uneasiness rose in his heart. ”You don't have the Grand Primordium Origin Stone. It's now in the heart of my brows.”
Shu Jun was incensed. ”You stole it from me! You and your senior brother! This Origin Stone is supposed to be mine, but it was stolen by your black-hearted senior brother and then embedded by you in the heart of your brows. I'm the holy infant…”
Qin Mu immediately executed the Great Overarching Supreme Consciousness, sealing up the interior of the Origin Stone to prevent Shu Jun's consciousness from gushing out and alarming Xiu Zhong.
'Shouldn't Dad and Mom be here already?' he thought quietly to himself.
Xiu Zhong mobilized the treasure carriage and continued forward. He said, ”As for Qin Ye's family's big-headed weird infant, that's a separate matter. About a year ago, a big-headed weird infant suddenly appeared in Qin Ye's family. His body isn't smaller than ours and has plenty of tricks. He killed many masters of creation and is really powerful. That scoundrel Qin Ye bragged, saying that all of his 107 descendants are very powerful and that they will eat us after they have grown up.”
He produced a cold laugh. ”With the emergence of the holy infant, it looks like the days of the big-headed weird infant are numbered.”
Qin Mu gave a dry laugh.
On the other side, a ship charged through the void and arrived in front of the three houses.
”Mu'er!”
Princess Consort Zhen got off of the ship and said in delight, ”Mu'er, are you here? Quick, let's return home!”
Qin Hanzhen flew out of the ship. His body still had some lignified wounds. He scanned his surroundings, frowning as he said, ”He's not here. Could he have gone roaming again? When I was caught by Celestial Venerable You, I heard him say that Mu'er is a man who is difficult to get a hold of. He never stays in one place for more than half a day. If not, he would definitely get into all sorts of trouble… This isn't good!”
He looked down the mountain, and his expression changed drastically. ”There are footprints left behind by the masters of creation!”
Princess Consort Zhen's voice trembled. ”Are you saying that Mu'er has been harmed by the masters of creation? Could he be…”
”Impossible!”
Qin Hanzhen quickly consoled her, ”If the masters of creation know that he's a descendant of Founding Emperor, they'll definitely capture him and punish him severely, even using him to threaten Founding Emperor. He'll suffer a little, but we'll save him for sure, no matter the cost! Let's go back first!”
Tears rolled down Princess Consort Zhen's face as she said, ”Mu'er is such a pitiful child. He experienced so much hardship and yet will have to endure more at Carefree Village? Why is heaven so unfair to him?”