Tales of Herding Gods
Chapter 1403: The Great Battle Is Coming

'Strange, the masters of creation don't even know that there's a place called Tai Chi. The only place they can find is a fake Tai Chi mine. How did Celestial Empress find this place?'

Qin Mu was bewildered. The ancient gods in the land of taiji were extremely peculiar. They were twin ancient gods. Other divine eggs had been dug out, but only these two ancient gods had escaped.

Furthermore, these two ancient gods were extremely intelligent. Back then, Qin Mu had relied on Tai Su to find this place and displayed extraordinary attainments in divine arts, making the mine unable to do anything to him. Thus, these two ancient gods directly negotiated with Qin Mu and gave him a hundred Taiji Divine Stones and a piece of Taiji Origin Stone to tell him the location of the big black wood.

It was impossible for Celestial Empress to find this place without the guidance of an ancient god. Only an egg-born ancient god could find the land of taiji.

In that case, was it Sacred Lady Taisu or Celestial Venerable Xiao who guided Celestial Empress?

"Tai Su is helping Celestial Venerable Hao, so it's impossible for her to guide Celestial Empress. Celestial Venerable Xiao has a deep grudge with Celestial Empress, so even if Celestial Venerable Xiao is willing to guide her, Celestial Empress might not be willing to come to this place. Tai Yi is with me, so he won't interfere with the affairs of the world. In that case, the only person who can guide Celestial Empress here is…"

Qin Mu had a weird expression. "Only the ancient god of taiji is left. Tai Su found Celestial Venerable Hao to help her fight for supremacy and take back the Great Simplicity Mine to help her achieve the Dao. The mine of the ancient god of taiji is still intact. The reason why he roped in Celestial Empress is probably to find a helper among the ten Celestial Venerables to help him fight for supremacy. These two ancient gods aren't as indifferent as they say."

He quickly made his judgment. 'It's not Mistress Yuanmu who is causing trouble, it's the ancient gods of Taiji! These two ancient gods must have seen the ten Celestial Venerables opening up the ancestral court and knew that it would be difficult to protect their mine. They didn't know when it would be discovered, so they made preparations early! They are about to enter the world.'

At that moment, Mistress Yuanmu's divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu was staring at Jue Wuchen, Heavenly Lady Qiang was staring at her, and Qin Mu was staring at the three of them.

Jue Wuchen seemed to not notice anything and continued to walk towards the taiji mine. Gradually, Qin Mu felt that something was wrong and hurriedly looked around.

"Jue Wuchen didn't go to the center of the taiji mine. According to her method, she would only deviate from the mine and not enter the real mine… That's right, the ancient god of taiji sensed that someone was following her and created a fake mine!"

Qin Mu instantly came to a realization. 'These two ancient gods are best at faking! And Celestial Empress doesn't only have Jue Wuchen's corporeal body to use, she also has her true body!'

He stopped tracking Heavenly Lady Qiang, Jue Wuchen, and the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu. He quietly retreated and headed for the real mine.

The Taiji Mine was a walk in the park for him. The last time he was here, he needed the Tai Su Divine Egg to mobilize the power of the Glassy Sky Pagoda to pass through the extremely dangerous Taiji Star Domain. This time, he was proficient in the Great Dao divine arts of Tai Chu, Tai Shi, Tai Su, and Tai Chi. There was no danger in going deep into the Taiji Star Domain.

Qin Mu followed the mine, and after a long time, he suddenly turned back. He saw that he had long left the land of the ancestral court and had come to a vast starry sky.

He turned his head, and in front of him was still the desert and the ancestral court.

This was why the Great Ultimate Galaxy was extraordinary.

"These two ancient gods have remarkable abilities, and the Grand Emperor and Mistress Yuanmu are also the local tyrants of the ancestral court. However, it will take a lot of effort to find the Taiji Mine Area. Furthermore, they were brought to another fake mine created by the ancient gods of Taiji by Jue Wuchen, so they probably can't tell that it's fake."

Qin Mu shook his head. At this moment, he saw Celestial Empress.

Just as he had expected, Celestial Empress was currently controlling her true body as she walked through the black sand desert. The flying black sand was made up of countless stars, and the gale was fierce. The black sand danced in the sky, and it was incomparably dense. It was even denser than the storm.

These grains of sand were stars, and the strong wind swept up the black sand and blew it away. When it smashed onto a person's body, it was equivalent to countless stars crashing down. If one relied on their own strength to block it, it would be very difficult to pass through this desert.

Qin Mu's body turned incorporeal, and he became a formless Grand Prime. He allowed the black sand to hit him and pass through his body, but it didn't hurt him at all.

Strangely enough, even though the Black Sand Desert was so dangerous, the path Celestial Empress was walking on was calm and tranquil. On both sides of the path were black winds howling and black sand dancing in the wind. In front of her was a flat road.

'It's indeed the ancient god of taiji that's guiding her,' Qin Mu thought to himself.

He observed his surroundings carefully. The ancient god of taiji probably didn't notice him. The density of the black sand passing through his body was the same as other places, and it wasn't targeted at him.

If they discovered him, these two ancient gods should be able to cause even more changes to the Great Ultimate Realm. Even though they couldn't kill him, they could make him unable to determine the location of the mine.

Finally, Celestial Empress came to the center of the Great Ultimate Star Domain. A mountain range that was like a dragon rune pierced through the entire Star Domain, splitting it into two.

To Qin Mu, this was a star field. To her, this was a desert.

What she saw was the desert.

Celestial Empress climbed up the mountain range and saw the mountain peaks in front of her moving automatically. Some of the mountain peaks suddenly transformed from lifeless rocks into huge beasts that had lives and bodies of flesh and blood. They automatically stood up to make way for her, and some of the valleys automatically bulged up to become a flat road.

"The two ancient gods are still biased. The last time I came here, they tried everything to stop me, but Celestial Empress came here and tried to curry favor with me shamelessly."

Qin Mu couldn't help shaking his head as he followed Celestial Empress into the mine.

Celestial Empress walked forward and entered the mining area. She looked around and saw the changes in the materials in the mining area. She couldn't help clicking her tongue in wonder.

Even though she was also an ancient god, she didn't have the ability of the ancient god Tai Chi. As one of the goddesses of the Ruins of End, Celestial Empress who was the mother of the world, she was very envious of the abilities of the ancient god Tai Chi.

Finally, she came to the center of the taiji mine and saw a natural eight trigrams sacrificial altar. Seven pieces of taiji stone surrounded an ancient god egg and gave off a tranquil light that was compatible with the mine. It was extremely peaceful.

Celestial Empress bowed to the ancient god egg on the sacrificial altar and sat down leisurely. "Dao brother's place is rather peaceful, no one is disturbing you. May I know why brother has summoned me here?"

The sound of Dao vibrated in the egg, transforming into a voice that was sometimes male and sometimes female. He said with a smile, "Sister, please come forth and discuss a major matter."

Celestial Empress smiled slightly and didn't immediately answer him. She looked around and said, "Even though Dao brother's place is peaceful, someone seems to have come here. Even Dao brother's Origin Stone is missing one."

A male voice came from the egg, and he said with a smile, "I'm ashamed to say this, but a few years ago, an uninvited guest came to me and extorted a piece of my raw stone and a hundred divine stones."

Celestial Empress couldn't help being moved and asked curiously, "Who dares to extort Dao brother?"

"That person is Qin Mu and Celestial Venerable Mu, who are following behind my sister."

A woman's voice came from the egg, and she laughed delicately. "Celestial Venerable Mu, there's no need to hide anymore. I've long discovered you, and because I saw your spells and divine arts, I knew I couldn't stop you, so I've been holding back. Please show yourself."

Celestial Empress was astonished and hurriedly got up. She turned back to look and saw Qin Mu not far behind her. He was walking over.

"His abilities aren't much, but his methods are extraordinary. Even I was fooled."

Celestial Empress was alarmed, but she still smiled and greeted Qin Mu.

Qin Mu returned the greeting and greeted the ancient god egg on the eight trigrams altar before sitting down with Celestial Empress.

He habitually stretched out his hand to pull out his sword. He wanted to stab his divine sword into the sacrificial altar like the last time, but he felt nothing. Only then did he remember that his broken sword had been shattered by Founding Emperor's Carefree Sword, and he felt slightly regretful.

"During the meeting of the Heaven Alliance, Founding Emperor was too unreasonable. He shattered my sword and showed that his sword path was number one. Otherwise, if I stabbed this sword into the sacrificial altar, it would remind the ancient gods of Tai Chi of the fear of being coerced by me, saving them from playing any tricks behind my back."

His spirit was roused, and he said with a smile, "The two Dao brothers in the egg are truly at ease. They actually invited Celestial Empress to come and drink tea, yet they didn't invite me. Where is our friendship? The number one sacred ground of the ancestral court that both of you have taught me, the great black wood of the ancestral court, the hundred thousand black mountains, the places where birds don't shit, I have taken them! I have yet to thank both of you!"

The man's loud laughter came from the egg, and he said in a clear voice, "Celestial Venerable Mu, don't pretend to be innocent after taking advantage of me. You have received countless benefits from Big Black Wood, do you still need me to enlighten you?"

The female ancient god's voice rang out, and she said in a crisp voice, "To other people, that's the number one ominous ground of the ancestral court, but to you, it's the number one sacred ground. Is what we said wrong?"

Qin Mu snorted and wanted to stab his sword into the sacrificial altar again. He thought to himself, 'The hearts of these two ancient gods aren't pure. They will only tell the truth when their swords are on the eggs. What a pity… I have to find the best divine metal and forge the best divine swords! Speaking of which, I seem to have been tricked by Grandpa Mute. He lied to me that the broken swords I forged were the best divine weapons…'

He fell into a daze and unknowingly tugged at his beard.

Celestial Empress saw that he could still split his attention to think about other things in such a situation, and she couldn't help but admire him. 'Celestial Venerable Mu seems to always be so carefree… Strange, Dao brother of the taiji mine has the same origin as the heartless man. How remarkable is he? Why is he so afraid of him?'

She didn't know that the last time Qin Mu had come, he had experienced all kinds of hardships and obstacles. If he hadn't learned the unchanging substance divine art, he would have been killed by the ancient gods of Taiji and the mines. His corpse would have been able to pose thousands of different poses.

It was because the ancient god of taiji couldn't do anything to him and was stabbed by his sword on the sacrificial altar that he was threatened. That was why he was afraid of him.

Of course, the ancient god in the egg wouldn't tell Celestial Empress about this.

"Dao brother, why have you summoned me here?" Celestial Empress asked.

A male voice rang out from the egg, and he said with a smile, "A few years ago, Tai Su had been looking for me, asking me to come out of seclusion to plot a major event, but I refused. However, she refused to give up. She was born early, and we couldn't do anything to her. Helpless, we could only tell her to find Celestial Venerable Hao."

Celestial Empress' heart trembled slightly. 'The other ancient god in the egg went to find Celestial Venerable Hao? With the support of such an ancient god, Celestial Venerable Hao will be even harder to deal with!'

Another female voice rang out from the egg. "Now that the ancestral court is completely open, it's hard for our peaceful land to have peace and quiet. Therefore, we also need a Dao friend. Because we have suffered at the hands of a Postcelestial lifeform, we were threatened by that person and had no choice but to offer up the Taiji Origin Stone, so we don't trust the Postcelestial lifeforms."

Qin Mu touched his nose and wanted to pull out his sword to stab it into the sacrificial altar. He thought to himself, 'I must forge another divine sword!'

"That's why we need to find a Dao friend we can trust from the ancient gods."

A male voice came from the sacrificial altar. "Taiji, the path of yin and yang, there are endless transformations. The ancient gods of the world are compatible with our Dao. The one that complements each other is Goddess."

"Goddess is an ancient god born from the Dao, a person of the Ruins of End. The place where all things end up is also the place where all things are born."

The female voice came from the egg. "Twin lotuses. One represents the Dao of Destruction, the Goddess of Destruction who wants nothing more than to see the world in chaos. The other represents the Dao of Life, an ancient god that nurtures all living things. This is why the ancient gods of Absolute Beginning chose you as Celestial Empress."

"Yuanmu's Ruins of End is an abyss that devours everything. Your Ruins of End is the Xuan Pin that gives birth to everything. One is destroyed, and the other is born."

"With your help, our creation of yin and yang can be completed. If you receive our help, you can also mediate life and death, merge with Yuanmu, and become a unique existence."

"Younger sister, the reappearance of the ancestral court means that this is a world of great competition. In the future, the battles will be so intense and grand that they will surpass the destruction of the primordial era by a hundred times!"

"In the face of a war that is a hundred times worse than destroying the masters of creation, anyone can die! Even the ancient gods, the Celestial Venerables, us, and even the existences that have achieved the Dao can die!"

"What do you think about joining forces with us?"

Celestial Empress' body trembled violently. A hundred times more intense than the battle of the Blood Rust Zone? How was that possible?