Tales of Herding Gods
Chapter 1603: Founding Emperor's Sacrifice

"Who is this person?"

Celestial Venerable Ling was bewildered. "Why would he attack you after attacking Celestial Venerable Hao?"

"High Venerable Ling Yu, a person who achieved the Dao before history."

Qin Mu tried to recover his corporeal body, but the Tai Chu Dao of High Venerable Ling Yu still caused him great harm, making it hard for his corporeal body to recover.

High Venerable Ling Yu had possessed the Tai Chu of the previous universe and comprehended the Dao of Tai Chu to the thirty-six heavens of the Dao Realm. Even though he didn't manage to entrust his Dao fruit to the ultimate void of this universe, his abilities were still abnormally powerful.

Just now, Qin Mu had tried to execute unchanging divine art to reverse the flow of matter and revive Lang Xuan to fight with him for the primordial spirit so as to disrupt his cultivation and abilities. However, he didn't have the chance to use the unchanging divine art in front of such a powerful existence.

High Venerable Ling Yu could directly suppress unchanging divine art!

From this, one could see how profound the Dao was!

If Qin Mu hadn't used Celestial Venerable Yue's extreme void divine art to send Celestial Venerable Ling to his side, no one would have been able to do anything to him!

Celestial Venerable Ling nodded and walked towards the creation divine weapon.

It was too difficult for her to figure out why High Sovereign Ling Yu wanted to kill Celestial Venerable Hao and Qin Mu. Since she had already killed him, she might as well not think about the reason.

She was indeed extremely intelligent, but she knew nothing about the ways of the world.

The creation divine weapon of the Patriarch Creation Palace was still operating on its own, and another divine weapon, Celestial Venerable Yu, was taking shape. The creation divine weapon was activated by the supreme accompanying treasure of the Tai Su Goddess.

The path of the Tai Su Realm granted all requests. Celestial Venerable Hao killed Tai Su and seized its Dao technique and accompanying precious treasure. At this moment, the accompanying precious treasure controlled the creation divine weapon, and Earth Count's corporeal body was continuously absorbed into the creation divine weapon to create the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu.

The moment this divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu was created, it immediately rose into the sky and flew towards Celestial Venerable Xu.

Celestial Venerable Ling chased after him, but she couldn't catch up. She could only stop.

She came to the side of the creation divine weapon. This divine weapon was a heavy weapon that she had created back then to create Jue Wuchen. After the Heaven Han Celestial Heavens was destroyed, the creation divine weapon was seized by the celestial heavens. However, no one could understand the marvel of the creation divine weapon.

It was only when Mistress Yuanmu transformed into Shi Qiluo and entered the Patriarch Creation Palace that the creation divine weapon was put to use to forge the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu for the celestial heavens.

From Celestial Venerable Ling creating the creation divine weapon to Shi Qiluo controlling it for hundreds of thousands of years, this divine weapon had always represented the supreme path of creation that no one could comprehend!

Celestial Venerable Ling looked up at the creation divine weapon and was about to destroy it when Qin Mu's voice suddenly rang out. "Ling! Stop!"

Celestial Venerable Ling stopped and looked back.

Qin Mu executed Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique and used the paths, skills, and divine arts of the Five Ancient Gods to refine the remaining divine arts of High Venerable Ling Yu. He barely suppressed his injuries and said solemnly, "Celestial Venerable Hao told me earlier that the three young masters and four young masters of Miluo Palace had given him a treasure that could kill you. If you get close to the creation divine weapon, you might get hit!"

Celestial Venerable Ling examined the creation divine weapon and only saw the accompanying treasure of Sacred Lady Tai Su. She didn't see any other treasures.

Qin Mu supported himself with the Tai Yi walking stick and walked forward with difficulty. The vertical eye at the heart of his brows opened up and examined the creation divine weapon. He tried to find the treasure that came from the fourth young master and said, "It's not easy for you to be proficient in quality energy. No one in the world can kill you anymore, but the paths, skills, and divine arts of Miluo Palace are truly profound. Maybe the fourth young master really has such abilities. You have to be on guard…"

The vertical eye in the heart of his brows could see through the chaos, but when his gaze swept over the creation divine weapon, he couldn't see where the treasure was. He couldn't help frowning.

The creation divine weapon was still creating the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu, and another divine weapon was about to take shape.

Qin Mu gritted his teeth and used Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique to suppress his injuries. He walked around the incomparably huge creation divine weapon and muttered, "Maybe it's not a treasure, maybe it's just a divine art, or maybe it's a rune marking. Celestial Venerable Hao must have something to rely on for making such a solemn vow…"

Whoosh—

Another divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu flew out from the creation divine weapon. The giant soared into the sky and flew towards Ancestral God King.

Celestial Venerable Ling couldn't stop him in time and could only watch him fly away.

Now, the situation had reversed. After Celestial Venerable Huo obtained the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu, it was difficult for Celestial Venerable Yue and Lang Wo to suppress him. They were in danger. Heaven Duke and Qin Fengqing were standing on the golden ship, and Celestial Venerable Xu controlled the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu to attack the golden ship. They were in imminent danger!

Celestial Venerable You's primordial spirit had entered another divine weapon, Celestial Venerable Yu, and he could only fight evenly with Ancestral God King who controlled Heaven Duke's corporeal body.

Now that Ancestral God King had another divine weapon, Celestial Venerable Yu, he had crushed this equilibrium!

Celestial Venerable Yu, the divine weapon that flew out from the creation divine weapon, was different from the previous divine weapon. These new divine weapons were created by controlling the creation divine weapons of the Great Simplicity Dao. Celestial Venerable Yu had one or several celestial palaces in his body that could patch up the missing celestial palaces of Celestial Venerable Huo, Celestial Venerable Xu, and Ancestral God King, combining them into a complete celestial heavens!

Celestial Venerable Hao had refined Goddess Tai Su and obtained the Dao of Tai Su. The impact it had on the battle was immeasurable!

Cold sweat rolled down Qin Mu's forehead while Earth Count's corporeal body continued to disintegrate, transforming into a torrential current that surged towards Qin Fengqing, Celestial Venerable Xu, and the creation divine weapon in the Patriarch Creation Heavenly Palace, continuing to create the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu!

Another divine weapon, Celestial Venerable Yu, was still taking shape!

'What would the four young masters of Miro Palace give Celestial Venerable Hao? Where would they hide it?'

He became more anxious. Suddenly, Celestial Venerable Ling said, "Mu, there's no need to search anymore. If we delay any longer, Yue'er will die."

"Give me some more time!"

Qin Mu's voice was hoarse. He mobilized all his power and gathered it in the vertical eye at the heart of his brows, looking at the creation divine weapon.

Finally, he saw a thread hidden in the creation divine weapon.

An extremely fine string.

One end of the string was connected to the creation divine weapon, while the other end was connected somewhere else.

This string was hidden in the void, but Qin Mu's gaze followed the string and didn't find the end point.

The zither string stretched out endlessly, passing through Youdu and coming to the ancestral court. Looking along the string, one could only see chaos!

"This string is connected to the prehistoric universe and should be in the hands of the fourth young master. In the Jade Capital City of the previous universe era, his finger was pulling this string!"

Qin Mu's eyeballs rolled around as he thought of countermeasures.

As long as Celestial Venerable Ling touched the creation divine weapon, the fourth young master would let go of the strings and unleash his divine art!

He remembered the two times he had met the fourth young master. During those two times, the fourth young master had sat under the Dao Tree and played a tune that he couldn't play completely.

This thin string should have come from his guqin.

Qin Mu clenched his fists and recalled the zither notes he had heard.

'If he blocks it, he definitely won't be able to block the divine art of the fourth young master. If his divine art comes at him, Celestial Venerable Ling will definitely die! He has been immersed in the paths, skills, and divine art of the master of Miluo Palace for too long, so there's no chance for Celestial Venerable Ling to survive! Thus, only I can play that tune and let him hear the zither notes. He misses his late wife and listens to the tune, so he will have a chance!'

Qin Mu clenched his hands into fists and stretched out his ten fingers. He clenched his fists again, and his ten fingers stretched out again. He was incomparably nervous.

He had never seen the zither score before, but he had heard the fourth young master play it twice. It was just that the tune was too difficult to play!

Celestial Venerable Ling turned back and saw Celestial Venerable Yue and Lang Wo separated by the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu and Celestial Venerable Huo. The two of them fought Celestial Venerable Huo with difficulty, but they couldn't block his divine art!

"I can't wait anymore!"

Celestial Venerable Ling stepped forward. "If we delay any longer, Yue'er will die in Celestial Venerable Huo's hands!"

She pointed at the creation divine weapon, wanting to destroy this treasure that she had refined back then!

Qin Mu gritted his teeth and interlocked his ten fingers, splitting them to the sides. The forty-nine zither strings spread out and connected with the string that was connected to the creation divine weapon.

Qin Mu sat in the air, and arms popped out from under his armpits. Six arms and thirty fingers danced on the fifty strings, playing the song he had heard before!

As the zither strings vibrated, Celestial Venerable Ling's finger tapped on the creation divine weapon.

The melody sounded.

Music rang out in Youdu at the same time, and the Celestial Venerables who were fighting could clearly hear that beautiful and charming tune.

At this moment, melodious zither music also came from the ancestral court. The two Great Overarching Heavens clashed, but they couldn't conceal the graceful tune.

Founding Emperor and Celestial Venerable Hao's body that had achieved the Dao fought fiercely. Founding Emperor gripped his sword fingers with his left hand, and the Great Overarching Sword Dao in the Great Overarching Heavenly Sword Dao bloomed and spun. The sword path opened up at this moment, covering the light of the stars!

When he heard the melody of the zither, he was slightly stunned. This sword didn't stab at Celestial Venerable Hao, but instead split open the ancestral court, revealing Youdu. He flashed into Youdu.

Celestial Venerable Hao chased after him, and the two of them collided in the darkness of Youdu before separating.

The two Great Overarching Heavens swirled, and the Dao Tree swayed. Countless divine arts collided, and Youdu trembled.

Founding Emperor went straight for the Patriarch Creation Palace, and Celestial Venerable Hao followed closely behind.

In the Jade Capital City of the ancestral court, chaos was everywhere. In the sky above the torrential river of chaos, a zither string passed through the great calamity and entered deep into the sixteenth era.

In the great calamity of destruction, there was a Dao Tree that had seven Dao fruits hanging from it. Ripples were created in the long river of primal chaos, protecting a pure land.

The fourth young master sat under a tree with an ancient zither on his knees. This ancient zither was different from the rest and had fifty strings.

He was originally in the tenth era, but now he was in the sixteenth era.

His little finger hooked onto one of the strings and pulled it open.

At this moment, the strings of the zither vibrated, and a familiar melody came from it. The fourth young master was stunned. As he listened to the melody, his eyes revealed his longing.

He couldn't help but close his eyes and listen to the tune that made his soul wander. Two streams of tears rolled down his cheeks.

He seemed to have returned to the days when he was with his wife.

The melody coming from the zither strings intoxicated him, and the longing in his Dao heart grew stronger. Suddenly, the zither notes changed.

"Old Seven, you're remarkable. You almost succeeded!"

The fourth young master suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from his intoxication. He released his little finger.

In the Patriarch Creation Celestial Palace, the creation divine weapon suddenly distorted and collapsed inward with Celestial Venerable Ling's finger. In the blink of an eye, it was twisted into a huge golden ball by its own power, completely destroyed!

At the same time, Qin Mu's temperament made a mistake. Even though it was just a small mistake, it made his hair stand on end. Without any explanation, he leaped into the air and pounced towards Celestial Venerable Ling.

Before Celestial Venerable Ling could come back to her senses, she was already in his embrace. Qin Mu carried her and rushed out frantically.

The zither string that was coiled around the creation divine weapon trembled. The supreme power from the previous universe erupted and caught up to them. That power made people despair and made them powerless to resist!

At this moment, Founding Emperor and the Great Overarching Heavenly Sword of the Sword Dao descended and blocked them from the supreme divine art. The most dazzling light burst forth from the Sword Dao at this moment!

"Qin Ye!"

Qin Mu's eyes were wide open as he threw Celestial Venerable Ling towards Founding Emperor. All of his magic power transformed into unchanging divine art that surged towards Founding Emperor!

The fourth young master's divine art was to completely obliterate Celestial Venerable Ling. It wasn't easy for Celestial Venerable Ling to cultivate the quality energy, so it was almost impossible for her to be destroyed. This also meant that the power of the fourth young master's attack was so strong that even a Dao Concentrator could easily kill her!

Founding Emperor seemed to have heard his voice and turned around to smile at him.

Behind him, the Great Overarching Sword Dao of the Great Overarching Heaven shattered into powder under the divine art of the fourth young master.

"We'll meet again in the Hall of Chaos."

Founding Emperor revealed a smile. Qin Mu's unchanging divine art stretched out, but before it could reach him, Founding Emperor was completely annihilated by that terrifying divine art.

Qin Mu's body froze, and he saw a Dao flower floating down and spinning. It flew past his ear and floated towards the distant golden ship.

On the golden ship, a hazy figure raised his hand and pinched the withered Dao flower.

In the Dao Flower, the sword path was crumbling, but the moment it landed in his hands, it stopped crumbling.

That figure pinched the Dao flower and sighed faintly. He turned around and walked into the ship.

His figure gradually turned from illusory to corporeal. There was a sword at his waist, and his figure was proud and aloof.