Tales of Herding Gods
Chapter 1606: Dao Ancestor And Brahma Buddha

Qin Mu stopped and looked back. Yu Chenzi quickly came to his side and whispered into his ear.

"Really?" Qin Mu was astonished.

Yu Chen'zi nodded his head gently and said, "They have already returned."

Qin Mu's expression flickered between dark and clear. Suddenly, he exerted force with his hands and broke the rope of the vine. "Bring me to them!"

Yu Chen'zi looked at him and asked in astonishment, "Imperial Preceptor, this is?"

Qin Mu took his clothes and put them on. "Founding Emperor has fallen, and Youdu has fallen into the hands of the enemy. I'm completely disheartened. If they hadn't returned, I would have gone to the celestial heavens to apologize to Celestial Venerable Hao."

Yu Chenzi's heart trembled violently. He was the minister that was in charge of Eternal Peace's external strategy, so he knew very well how great a blow Founding Emperor's death would be to Eternal Peace. There were only a few top-notch strong practitioners in the human race, and among them, Founding Emperor, the number one practitioner of the Dao, was the strongest.

With Founding Emperor's death, the strategic deterrence towards Celestial Venerable Hao and the rest vanished.

And if Founding Emperor died, Youdu would fall into the hands of the enemy!

The loss of control of Youdu meant that the lives of everyone in Eternal Peace, everyone in the thousands of worlds and heavens, were in the hands of the celestial heavens!

In order to protect the human race, Qin Mu could only surrender.

The news that he had brought was probably the only way out besides surrendering.

Qin Mu said to Lang Wo, "Don't go to the celestial heavens first. Wait for me to return before making plans. Yu Chenzi, let's go and meet Old Buddha and Dao Ancestor!"

Lang Wo, Village Chief, Celestial Venerable Ling, and the rest looked at each other in dismay as they saw Qin Mu hurriedly running back with Yu Chenzi. They hurriedly followed him.

Qin Mu went through the golden ship, and Qin Fengqing hurriedly walked out from the shadows. He shouted, "Brother, there's a ghost on your ship!"

"We'll talk about it later!" Qin Mu hurriedly entered Earth Virtue Celestial Palace.

In the Hall of Earth Virtue, Qin Mu hurried over from the Hall of Fragrance. He saw a sloppy old Daoist and an old buddha drinking tea in the hall, looking travel-worn.

"Dao Ancestor, Old Buddha." Qin Mu greeted.

Dao Ancestor and Brahma Buddha hurriedly returned the greeting, and Dao Ancestor said in astonishment, "Celestial Venerable Mu, Celestial Venerable seems to have become much more haggard."

The others also rushed in and squeezed into the hall.

Qin Mu couldn't be bothered to make small talk and said, "Just now, Yu Chenzi said that the two of you had gone to the chaotic space to explore it. This trip was quite rewarding. May I ask what are the gains from this trip?"

Dao Ancestor and Brahma Buddha looked at each other, and Brahma said, "You should be the one to talk about this."

Dao Ancestor nodded his head gently and said, "I have a deep relationship with the old monk and Crimson Emperor. After Light Emperor revived, we followed him to Crimson Light Floating World and met Crimson Emperor along the way. Crimson Emperor's brain is still there, but he hasn't revived back then."

Qin Mu nodded his head gently.

Back then, in his third eye, Crimson Emperor's consciousness was very familiar with Brahma Buddha. Their friendship could be traced back to Crimson Light Era.

In the Buddha Realm and Dao Sect, there were many guardians with three heads and six arms. It was obvious that they had absorbed the essence of the technique from Crimson Light Era.

"Crimson Emperor told us about his encounters when exploring the chaotic space."

Dao Ancestor said, "He said that he had experienced countless strange sights and saw the birth and destruction of countless universes, prosperity, failure, success, and failure. At that time, he was exhausted and knew that it was hard for him to escape, so his corporeal body transformed into Crimson Light Floating World. His encounter made us curious, so we wanted to explore this chaotic space. This exploration is no small matter."

Dao Ancestor said tirelessly, "In the chaotic space, we have experienced countless unimaginable things. In front of us, the thousands of universes become the living and the dead. The Daoists in those strange small universes refine the Great Overarching Heavens. However, as the universe breaks and gathers, they struggle with all their might to survive, but they all die. In the depths of the space, the world evolves, and the Dao trees of the Daoists wither like a withered forest. In the forest, the Dao cries like a ghost."

The things he described became more strange.

They had experienced danger and tried to find the origin of the chaotic space. Witnessing the rise and fall of the universe was also a kind of cultivation for them.

However, the danger was unimaginable.

When Celestial Venerable Xiao had been exiled here, she had barely escaped death. In the end, she had relied on the Primordial Tree to escape.

The cultivation of Dao Ancestor and Brahma Buddha was far inferior to Celestial Venerable Xiao, so the danger they had to face was even greater.

"The strange thing is that we managed to survive. The dangers in the chaotic space seemed to be avoiding us, as though there was a power protecting us."

Dao Ancestor had a weird expression, and he muttered to himself for a moment before saying, "Old Buddha said that the life and death of the universe here is extremely peculiar, similar to his Boundless Calamity Sutra. However, his Boundless Calamity Sutra is a dream realm, while the life and death of the universe here are real. We searched all the way and finally found the end of the chaotic space after much hardship."

Brahma Buddha sat in a lotus position, and his six arms spread out to gently draw a circle in the sky. Instantly, the apparitions of worlds leaped out from this circle and floated in Dao Comprehension Academy.

"There are countless Great Overarching Heaven Fragments there. It's a Supreme Venerable using his own great Dao to evolve these small universes, trying to deduce a way for the original universe to avoid the calamity."

Brahma Buddha raised a finger and gently moved the apparition of the world in Daoist Wen's courtyard. He said, "This boundless chaotic space was transformed from his dream realm into reality. The fragments of the Great Overarching Heaven that we saw, the withered Dao Tree, the withered Dao Flower, and the Dao Fruit were the countless selves that had achieved the Dao in his dream realm. However, they were destroyed time again in the destruction of his dream realm."

Qin Mu looked at the apparitions of the worlds that were evolving and revealed a puzzled expression. He raised his hand and gently touched one of the bubbles.

The bubble exploded, and new bubbles condensed.

Dao Ancestor said, "We originally thought that this Supreme Venerable was dead, but as we entered the depths of the chaotic space, we realized that new small universes were continuously being born here."

Qin Mu was puzzled. "What do you mean?"

"That Supreme Venerable is still alive."

Dao Ancestor and Brahma looked at each other, and Brahma said, "His human path, skills, and divine arts are extraordinary and surpass my Boundless Calamity Sutra by leaps and bounds. He has already achieved the dream returning to reality, and it's something I can't reach. Such an existence exists in the prehistoric times, and it makes me endlessly fascinated."

"However, when we came to the origin of the chaotic space, we didn't find that supreme existence."

Dao Ancestor said, "We are cut off from the world there, truly cut off from the world. Youdu, Xuandu, and the ancestral court can't be seen there. Even the Crimson Light Floating World is only at the periphery of that space, and the celestial heavens can't find it."

Qin Mu's eyes gradually lit up.

'If Eternal Peace and Carefree Village can migrate there, we can avoid the celestial heavens. Youdu won't come, Xuandu won't come, and we won't be wiped out.'

Dao Ancestor said, "Old Buddha and I drew the path there, so we hurried back. We didn't expect the battle of Youdu to have already erupted. Luckily, Celestial Venerable hasn't gone to the celestial heavens yet."

"Hope, this is hope!"

Qin Mu paced back and forth. This was the last path of retreat for the human race. The news brought by Dao Ancestor and Old Buddha made him pull himself together again, and his thoughts became active again.

He pondered for a long time before stopping. "If I migrate all of Eternal Peace over, it will just be another Carefree Village, another Crimson Light Floating World. Without the soil of reform, I will only sink into depravity and not be taken."

In Dao Comprehension Courtyard, the gazes of everyone landed on him as they quietly waited for his decision.

"However, this is the only hope left!"

Qin Mu roused his spirit and revealed a smile. "With a path of retreat, we can fight back and fight for a better future! We can keep this path of retreat! Eternal Peace can't retreat to the chaotic space now and must stay in the Primordial Realm. However, a portion of Eternal Peace's people can move there and become the seeds of the future human race!"

The eye in the heart of his brows opened up, and he saw Youdu.

At this moment, the splitting of Youdu was even deeper than when they had left. The place they were in was Youdu, and now that Earth Count was dead, as his corporeal body collapsed, Youdu also split into countless pieces.

However, this splitting trend gradually stopped because Celestial Venerable Xu was in Youdu, seizing the path to refine Youdu and trying to stop this collapse.

If Youdu completely collapsed and ceased to exist, it would be a huge loss to the celestial heavens.

With Celestial Venerable Xu's cultivation, she couldn't control the entire Youdu.

At this moment, Qin Mu saw an army of the celestial heavens entering Youdu under the banner of Son of Heaven Yin.

Son of Heaven Yin controlled Mingdu, and Mingdu was the horn of Earth Count. He was also a person skilled in the Great Dao of Youdu.

Celestial Venerable Xu couldn't control Youdu completely, so Son of Heaven Yin came to take a share.

At the same time, the devil army under Celestial Venerable Xu was also rushing to Youdu to seize the land of darkness that Earth Count's corpse had transformed into.

Qin Mu muttered to himself, and his vital qi burst forth. He spread his hands outwards, and the geography of the heavens and the myriad worlds instantly appeared.

In the Dao Sanctuary, the worlds formed by vital qi floated around everyone, forming a model of the universe.

Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly, and Xuandu hung high above the model of the universe. The broken landmasses of Youdu overlapped with the worlds in the heavens.

He made some adjustments and asked, "Yue, are the positions of the worlds in the heavens correct?"

Celestial Venerable Yue went forward to check and adjust the positions of the heavens.

Qin Mu thanked him and walked around the model of the universe, examining and analyzing it. He muttered to himself for a long time before suddenly pointing at the location of Eternal Peace in the geography of the Primordial Realm. He said in a low voice, "My brother Qin Fengqing has occupied the Primordial Realm and transformed into Little Youdu. In addition to the power of the Life and Death Book, he can ensure that the living beings of Eternal Peace won't be restrained by Celestial Venerable Xu's Youdu."

He stretched out his fingers and circled around Eternal Peace. His vital qi transformed into Qin Fengqing's appearance, and two horns grew out on his head. He held the Life and Death Book in his hand and stood there.

'Celestial Venerable You can protect Carefree Village and prevent it from being attacked by Youdu. With King Yama's Fengdu, we can provide support from both sides. We might not lose this battle!'

His vital qi transformed into the apparition of Celestial Venerable You to oversee Carefree Village. Carefree Village had already migrated to the Primordial Realm and sat beside Eternal Peace.

Celestial Venerable You slowly took off his ghost mask and said, "The great army of the celestial heavens, don't even think about entering Eternal Peace and Carefree Village from Little Youdu."

The vital qi at the tip of Qin Mu's finger flowed and transformed into a small Xuandu that shrouded Carefree Village and Eternal Peace. He said solemnly, "If the celestial heavens attack from Xuandu and send a natural disaster to Eternal Peace, Heaven Duke can bring fifty heaven path treasures and transform into Little Xuandu! Ancestral God King can control Heaven Duke's corporeal body and attack Little Xuandu. In that case, Heaven Duke can block Ancestral God King. After all, Heaven Duke's corporeal body is his corporeal body. Even though he's no match for Ancestral God King, it shouldn't be easy for Ancestral God King to kill Old Father again."

Heaven Duke heard that and said, "Don't worry, Celestial Venerable Mu. With me around, I can definitely protect the sun, moon, and stars of Eternal Peace and Carefree Village, preventing natural disasters."

Qin Mu examined the thousands of worlds in the heavens and pondered over it. "If the celestial heavens comes to attack, we can only use the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge. The Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge was designed by me and the black tiger god. If they want to use the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge to deal with Eternal Peace, they are truly underestimating me, the person who paved the way. If they just pull out the bridge and cut off the road, the army of the celestial heavens will have to travel by ship from the celestial heavens. It will take dozens of years to reach Eternal Peace! In these few decades, they will be able to stir up the upheavals of the thousands of worlds in the heavens!"

His spirit was roused, and his gaze was as bright as the stars and moon. "Yue, go to Carefree Village and invite Saint Woodcutter and the black tiger god! Dao Ancestor, I need the algebra experts of Eternal Peace's Dao Sect! If the celestial heavens mobilize the army of gods and devils, I want all of the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridges of the celestial heavens to be useless!"

Celestial Venerable Yue immediately left.

Dao Ancestor said, "The algebra of Eternal Peace's Dao Sect has already surpassed that of the celestial heavens' Dao Sect. However, if we break the bridge, we will need to move the connection points of the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge to the thousands of worlds in the heavens. The Dao Sect of the celestial heavens might be able to help."

Qin Mu looked at the thousands of worlds in the heavens and suddenly said, "Yu Chenzi, go and meet Si Yunxiang and Hu Ling'er. Tell them that I want the trade data of all worlds in the heavens and the thousands of worlds, as well as the data on celestial coins! Tell them that within ten days, all the data must be sorted out and sent to me!"

Dao Ancestor said to Yu Chenzi, "The Daoists of Clear Sky Heaven can help."

Yu Chen'zi left in a hurry.

Dao Ancestor asked, "Celestial Venerable, why do you want the trade data of the worlds and heavens?"

"I want to see if these heavens have more dealings with Eternal Peace or with the celestial heavens."

Qin Mu said, "This is very important for the future. This way, we can see which heavens the wings of the celestial heavens are, and we can also see which heavens we can rope in. I also need Eternal Peace to use the celestial coins that we have accumulated over the years to buy divine ores, divine materials, and spend the celestial coins that Eternal Peace has earned! When war comes, the celestial coins are useless!"

"I still need Eternal Peace to establish a Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge with the heavens worth roping in and kick the celestial heavens out of this trading system!"

"I want Eternal Peace to start constructing divine artifacts. I need Ling to respect the creation divine weapon and use it to forge our divine weapon, Celestial Venerable Yu!"

Celestial Venerable Ling's eyes lit up, and she shook her head. "Forging a creation divine weapon requires many algebra experts and grandmasters. Mu, many algebra experts have already been put to use by you. Are there still so many experts for me to use?"

"The most common people in Eternal Peace are algebra experts and grandmaster forgers!"

Qin Mu said resolutely, "Not only do I need to forge a creation divine weapon before the celestial heavens make a move on us, I also need to forge a battleship like the Paramita Divine Boat. I need to forge a fleet that can travel through the starry sky and destroy the Celestial River Navy!"

"More importantly."

Qin Mu raised his hand, and the apparitions of the thousands of worlds in the heavens swirled around the celestial heavens. He said coldly, "I need all the worlds in the heavens to rebel against the celestial heavens!"

In Dao Comprehension Courtyard, everyone's hearts trembled slightly.

Celestial Venerable Ling whispered to Dao Ancestor, "Old Dao, thank you for bringing hope."

Dao Ancestor shook his head and said, "What we brought was only a tiny bit of hope. We can't protect Eternal Peace's reform."

"But he came back to life," Celestial Venerable Ling said as she looked at the busy Qin Mu.