Tales of Herding Gods
Chapter 1631: Boundless Divine Power

Other than the grudge in Qin Mu's heart, there was another reason, and that was to revive Earth Count. If Earth Count appeared in front of people and was known by the celestial heavens, the celestial heavens would know that he hadn't lost his Dao heart and was plotting a counterattack.

At that time, the celestial heavens would speed up their attack on Eternal Peace!

He was trying to stall for time, so he naturally didn't want to revive Ah Chou and Earth Count.

However, only Earth Count could find the reincarnation of the Tai Chu, so he had to revive Ah Chou and Earth Count in advance.

After reviving Earth Count, he had to restrain Ah Chou and Earth Count. He couldn't let Ah Chou appear in front of others, or else Eternal Peace would face a huge disaster!

As a god that controlled the world of the dead, Earth Count's soul was incomparably powerful. Just summoning his black soul sand took several days.

The black soul sand of Earth Count was taken away by Heavenly Yin World. It wasn't because Heavenly Yin World was stronger than Youdu, nor was it because Goddess of Heavenly Yin was stronger than Earth Count. It was because the relationship between the two ancient gods was complementary.

Heaven Duke was in charge of the operation of the Heaven Dao in the world of the living, Earth Count was in charge of the world after death, and Goddess of Heavenly Yin was in charge of the ownership after the soul was destroyed.

In recent years, as the intensity of the war increased, more gods, devils, and mortals were killed until their souls were scattered. Thus, Heavenly Yin World was expanding continuously, and the power of Heavenly Yin World's paths, skills, and divine arts was also increasing continuously.

Even though Goddess of Heavenly Yin was no longer an ancient god, because she controlled Heavenly Yin World, her cultivation and abilities were also increasing day by day, increasing very quickly.

Another two to three days passed, and Qin Mu finished casting his spell. He was so tired that he was gasping for breath, and his body swayed.

Ling Yuxiu went forward and wanted to hold him up. Qin Mu waved his hand and stabilized himself. He saw Ah Chou and Earth Count slowly waking up.

When Ah Chou Earth Count woke up, layers of hellfire instantly ignited from his body, each one deeper than the last. Within the hellfire, the apparition of all living beings struggling appeared. It was the karma of all living beings that had gathered on Ah Chou's body for a million years!

Ah Chou was no longer Earth Count. He had broken free from the Great Dao of Youdu and became the ordinary and ugly father, husband, and son that struggled to survive in the mortal world.

The karma fire he endured transformed into layers of heavens, reaching up to thirty-five heavens. However, when he was about to reach the thirty-sixth heaven, the karma fire suddenly extinguished and wasn't complete.

Qin Mu frowned slightly.

Heaven Duke and Earth Count had started to lay out the path of their Dao a million years ago. Heaven Duke had refined the Grand Emperor's reincarnation, Da Hong, and transformed into Celestial Venerable Hong, becoming one of the ten Celestial Venerables.

If he could really borrow Celestial Venerable Hong's power to break free from the restraints of the Heavenly Dao and succeed in the battle of Xuandu, he could really use it to achieve the Dao.

However, Celestial Venerable Hong left the Heavenly Dao and died at the hands of his son Ancestral God King for various reasons.

Earth Count had also set up the formation during the early stages of the Dragon Han Era. He had chosen Ah Chou as the breakthrough point. Logically speaking, the karma fire of a million years should have been enough for him to achieve the Dao. However, when Earth Count revived and transformed into Ah Chou, he didn't achieve the Dao. Instead, he stopped at the thirty-five levels of the Dao of Fire.

"Thank you, Celestial Venerable Mu." Ah Chou rose to greet him.

Heaven Duke also bowed. "Thank you, Celestial Venerable Mu, for saving us."

Qin Mu said with a smile that wasn't a smile, "Dao Brother Ah Chou, Dao Brother Heaven Duke, did I also offend the Great Dao of Youdu and the heavenly law of Xuandu by reviving all of you? Is that a heinous crime?"

What he mentioned was an old case. Back then, when Qin Mu wanted to revive mortals, Heaven Duke didn't allow it. The two of them had a dispute, and Qin Mu felt that Heaven Duke was only willing to revive ancient gods and not mortals. He was selfish.

Later on, in order to comprehend the knife Dao, Qin Mu went to the battlefield of the southern borders and used the resurrection divine art to revive the spirits that had died in battle, violating the path of Youdu. Receiving Earth Count's order, Celestial Venerable You personally came to stop him.

Qin Mu paid no attention to him and continued to act on his own will, causing him to be unable to enter Youdu again. He knew that his attainments in the path of reincarnation became more profound before he could enter Youdu again.

When he brought up the past again, he more or less had the intention to vent his dissatisfaction and take the chance to mock Heaven Duke and Earth Count.

Heaven Duke and Ah Chou looked at each other, and Ah Chou remained silent. Heaven Duke explained, "The Heavenly Dao follows the principles of the heavens, to follow the will of the heavens, to prosper, to defy the heavens, to die…"

Qin Mu waved his hand and said with a smile, "All Postcelestial Dao in the world is to go against the heavens. The first is the path of medicine. Humans are born, grow old, fall sick, and die. This is the principle of the Heavenly Dao. However, as a doctor, to treat ailments, pain, and delay death, is it going against the heavens and violating the Dao of Youdu? Is it that all the doctors will be judged by Youdu after they die? Ridiculous!"

Heaven Duke opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Qin Mu continued to say, "There are no roads, so to build bridges and pave roads, is it going against the will of the heavens? Without wings, people build flying cars and flying ships, is it going against the will of the heavens? When the sky is hot, there are ice mirrors, when the sky is cold, there are heating furnaces, there is plenty of rain, gods and devils disperse the dark clouds, there is drought, and the Rain Master creates rain. This should be considered going against the will of the heavens, right? Heaven Duke, the path of medicine is the path of creation. With the current path of medicine in Eternal Peace, in less than a hundred years, we will be able to solve the aging of the mortals. At that time, we won't be far from the longevity of everyone."

Heaven Duke finally found a point to refute, and he said with a smile that wasn't a smile, "In that case, the entire universe will be filled with people, and we won't be far from the apocalypse."

Qin Mu laughed loudly. "Man determines victory over heaven, this is inevitable. If you can't improve, you will only die. You will either die from external forces or yourself. Heaven Duke, I won't fight with you over this. Dao Brother Ah Chou, after you revive, I will make three rules with you."

Heaven Duke still wanted to argue with him, but Qin Mu didn't give him a chance. He raised a finger and said, "Before the battle between the celestial heavens and Eternal Peace, don't show yourself in front of others."

Ah Chou nodded. "As you wish."

Qin Mu raised his second finger and said, "You are not allowed to meet Celestial Venerable Xu. When the celestial heavens fight Eternal Peace, you can meet her."

Ah Chou hesitated and said, "As you wish."

Qin Mu raised his third finger, and his expression turned slightly grim. "Don't act on your own and mess around! You have to discuss with me what you want to do!"

Ah Chou raised his eyebrows, and after a moment, he said in a low and muffled voice, "You are powerful now. Forget it, I'll do as you say."

Qin Mu smiled. "You have to swear to Earth Count."

Ah Chou probed, "Which Earth Count do I swear to? Or to myself?"

Qin Mu said, "It's naturally Earth Count Qin Fengqing of Eternal Peace."

Ah Chou could only make an oath to Qin Fengqing. Just as he made the oath, a cold wind suddenly blew and devil qi surged. The two horns on Qin Fengqing's head were filled with devil fire, and they swirled in the devil fire and devil qi as they descended. His voice was heavy and had a hint of childishness.

"Who is calling out to the great ruler of Youdu, the one with wisdom and beauty… Earth Count!"

When Qin Fengqing saw Ah Chou, he couldn't help being surprised and delighted. He couldn't be bothered to finish his words and hurriedly pounced over. "Big fella, you're alive! You're much smaller now, even smaller than me!"

Ah Chou's expression changed, and he shouted solemnly, "As Earth Count, you can't fool around like this! I want to make a Pact of Earth Count with you, stand properly… Don't stick to me, stand properly… Don't touch my head! Stand properly!"

He was respectful and swore to Qin Fengqing that he would make a Pact of Earth Count with Qin Fengqing. If he broke the three rules, he would let Qin Fengqing swallow his soul.

Qin Fengqing saw his indescribable excitement and resisted the urge to pounce over. He waited for him to finish his oath before pouncing over.

Ah Chou was helpless and could only use his face to teach him some principles of being Earth Count.

The deaths of Earth Count and Founding Emperor had a huge impact on Qin Fengqing, forcing him to grow into a youth. He had been depressed for the past few days, and only when he knew Founding Emperor was still alive did he smile. Now that he saw Qin Mu reviving Ah Chou, he regained his youthfulness.

"I still have a favor to ask of Dao brother."

Qin Mu got Qin Fengqing to take Earth Count's Life and Death Book, and his gaze flickered. "I want to find the two reincarnations of Tai Chu in Eternal Peace."

Ah Chou shook his head and didn't take the Life and Death Book. "Now that Eternal Peace has Earth Count and the Life and Death Book, it's not hard to find Tai Chu's reincarnation. What Earth Count lacks is only a teacher. It's better to teach a person to fish than to simply givr him the fish. I'll teach him for two days and he will be able to find Tai Chu's reincarnation."

Qin Mu let out a sigh of relief and bowed. "Thank you, Dao brother."

Ah Chou returned the greeting. "I wouldn't dare. Earth Count, follow me."

Qin Fengqing left with him, and the two of them found a secluded place in Qin Mu's celestial palace. Ah Chou taught him diligently, and Qin Fengqing learned diligently. He understood everything with just a hint, making him very happy.

Two days later, Ah Chou and Qin Fengqing walked out and said to Qin Mu, "Celestial Venerable Mu, Earth Count is available."

Qin Mu gave his thanks again and said, "Dao brother, don't forget about the Pact of Earth Count."

Heaven Duke said with a smile, "If we violate it, do you really plan to take away our souls? Our friendship…"

Qin Mu smiled and didn't say anything.

Heaven Duke shuddered and didn't say a word.

Ah Chou said, "Celestial Venerable Mu is a man of his word. If we really break the oath, we will be doomed. Dao Brother, let's go."

Heaven Duke caught up with him and said in a low voice, "Celestial Venerable Mu, that brat, how obedient was he back then? Now, he even threatened us…"

Ah Chou's voice traveled over. "We didn't do it right, so we were in the wrong. Dao brother, please say one less sentence…"

Qin Fengqing took out the Life and Death Book and executed his divine art. "Little brother, I need some time to search through all the living beings in Eternal Peace and check their past lives. Only by going back a hundred lifetimes can I determine which is the reincarnation of Tai Chu."

Qin Mu waited quietly and watched him execute his spell.

When Qin Fengqing received Ah Chou's teachings, he immediately executed the Life and Death Book. However, the images of countless gods and devils appeared in the Life and Death Book. All living things in Eternal Peace, no matter what race they were, were reflected in the Life and Death Book.

With a thought, he filtered out the people from his previous life. There were only a few hundred thousand people left in the Life and Death Book, but there were still a lot of them.

Qin Fengqing executed the Dao of Youdu, and the two horns on his head became blazing hot. The vertical eye at the heart of his brows shone on the Life and Death Book, and wherever the light passed, the past and present lives of the living beings would appear one by one.

He searched carefully and after a long time, no matter how many past lives the lifeforms in the Life and Death Book had, they were all seen clearly by him!

Gradually, only a dozen people were left on the Life and Death Book.

Qin Fengqing checked again, and the two horns on his head were like huge mountains that stood upright between heaven and earth. They were curved in all directions, and they were scorched red by the magma.

The vertical eye in the heart of his brows grew brighter, igniting both of his horns. The Dao of Youdu in between his horns seemed to form a huge eye that shone towards the dozen people!

The deeper levels of these people's past lives were reflected by him, and a few more people vanished, leaving only seven people.

"This is me."

Qin Mu raised his finger and said, "I'm proficient in the path of reincarnation. Big brother, you can't find my roots. This person is Celestial Venerable You, and you can't find his roots either. This person is Celestial Venerable Ling, and this person is a Grand Prime who has blinded the Life and Death Book. There's no need to find them… This person should be Celestial Venerable Xu's reincarnation in Eternal Peace. Her Dao of Youdu isn't inferior to yours, so don't alarm her."

Qin Fengqing eliminated these people, leaving only two people in the Life and Death Book.

Qin Mu examined them in detail and saw that one of the two people in the Life and Death Book was called Du Yufei and the other was Yandu Xing.

Their past lives were even more numerous than Heavenly Teacher Bai Yujing of the celestial heavens, making it extremely difficult for Qin Fengqing to search for their past lives.

"It should be these two."

Qin Mu got up, and Ling Yuxiu immediately said, "Husband, how are you going to get the remaining fourteen halls without alarming them? Even though the Grand Primordium is living in seclusion in the East Pole, he's still a person who has achieved the Dao after all. With a great Luo Tian around, any actions of his reincarnation can't be hidden from his eyes!"

Qin Mu smiled, and his body vanished. Only his voice could be heard. "My divine art is no longer something that Tai Chu can understand."

Ultimate Void, the Great Overarching Heaven of Tai Chu.

The primordial spirit of Tai Chu sat under the Dao Tree while his two clones learned the paths, skills, and divine arts of Eternal Peace. They tried to make up for their deficiencies by borrowing the Dao of Tai Chu comprehended by Lan Yutian, Xu Shenghua, and others.

Thus, every action of these two clones was under his control.

On this day, his clone, Yan Duxing, was seeking knowledge in Eternal Peace Imperial College. Just as class ended, he saw a young man walking towards him. He raised his hand, clenched his five fingers into a fist, and suddenly opened them.

Yan Duxing was stunned. The primordial spirit of Tai Chu in the Great Overarching Heaven was also stunned. He hurriedly looked over and saw that person had already left.

In that short instant, Yan Duxing had already reincarnated thousands of times in Qin Mu's reincarnation divine art and dream realm, and all of his memories were wiped away.

He had no idea what had happened in the thousands of lifetimes.