Chapter 1045: Xiaohan Heavenly Court

Qin Mu looked at the young man, his eyes flickering as he thought, "Luo Xiao, the prophet of the Primordial Creator race, brought three astonishing prophecies to the Creators in the Primordial Realm. The first prophecy was that the Heavenly Emperor would invade, and a human Celestial Venerable Yun would come to help them resist the Heavenly Emperor and overcome their difficulties."

The first prophecy was quickly fulfilled. Celestial Venerable Yun went to the Primordial Realm, helped the Creators there strategize, trapped the Heavenly Emperor's physical body, and destroyed a part of him.

Luo Xiao's second prophecy concerned the Void Bridge and the World of the Living, which also came true.

After the Heavenly Emperor's death, the great war made the Primordial Realm uninhabitable. Led by powerful figures like Divine King Lang Wo, the Creators envisioned and built the Void Bridge, creating the World of the Living.

Luo Xiao's third prophecy foretold the appearance of a Holy Infant within the Creator race. This infant would descend with the Primordial Ore, and from birth, would represent the supreme authority of the Creator race, holding the Heavenly Emperor Seal, born upon the Heavenly Emperor's altar.

And that prophecy referred to Qin Mu.

Qin Mu smiled as he watched Luo Xiao sitting beside him. Luo Xiao felt uncomfortable under his gaze, his eyes darting left and right. He thought, "Could this person have seen through my true identity? Impossible. My physical body was manifested by combining the divine consciousness of the strongest in my race, making it indistinguishable from an ordinary human. Even ancient gods wouldn't be able to discern my true form..."

His vertical eye between his brows was also hidden, leaving only a faint red line vertically down his forehead. His attire was not that of the Creator race, but rather typical clothing from this era.

"The one who told Luo Xiao these three prophecies was likely me," Qin Mu mused. "This young Creator probably mistook me for the divine consciousness of the Creator ancestors, then returned to the Primordial Realm to share these prophecies with them."

Qin Mu blinked, thinking, "One day in the future, when I enter the Primordial Realm, become their Creator, and then visit him in the Ancestral Spirit World, he'll likely go mad upon seeing me. If I don't tell him these three prophecies, will it alter the future? However, I must tell him. Only then can I ensure the safety of Wuyou Township, and only then can I become the Holy Infant of the Creator race, allowing the Creators to serve my purpose..."

Luo Xiao was also observing Qin Mu. He noticed something like a scar on Qin Mu's forehead, with an eye beneath it. Luo Xiao thought, "This person named Qin Mu gives me a familiar feeling. Could he also be a Creator? But people outside are very cunning. I must not reveal anything, especially since I'm the cleverest among my Creator race..."

Qin Mu looked out the window, thinking, "Luo Xiao left the Primordial Realm a million years ago to check if the outside world was safe. His question about how to get to the Heavenly Court implies that the Dragon Han Heavenly Court has already been established. I just don't know what year it is now... If it's the early years of Dragon Han, would I encounter my past self, who was causing a ruckus at the Jade Pool, if I went to the Heavenly Court now?"

His expression was strange. Back then, he had appeared in the Heavenly Court as Mu Qing, not using his true face.

If he were to truly meet himself in the Heavenly Court, wouldn't that mean there were two of him at once?

According to the rule of material invariance, one of them would inevitably disappear, as two identical entities cannot exist simultaneously!

Luo Xiao secretly observed him, thinking, "This Brother Qin Mu is really strange... Ah—"

He almost jumped. Qin Mu's face was changing, and in just a few moments, he had adopted a completely different appearance!

Qin Mu now looked like a boy of fifteen or sixteen, his face still showing a youthful, unrefined quality.

"Don't panic, Brother Luo Xiao."

Qin Mu said kindly, "I have many enemies, so I need to change my appearance. A different face ensures safety."

Luo Xiao's heart pounded with fear, and he blurted out, "You're wearing luxurious clothes and riding such a splendid carriage! I thought you were an important figure who could surely travel safely to the Heavenly Court, which is why I asked for a ride. Since you have so many enemies, I'd better get off first!"

Qin Mu quickly grabbed him, chuckling, "If I change my face, won't I have no enemies? Brother Luo, don't always make such a fuss and act as if you've never seen the world. To be frank, the Heavenly Court is heavily guarded. If you want to go there without some status, you won't be able to. You'll have to come with me..."

Suddenly, Dragon Qilin's voice came from outside: "Cult Master, look down!"

Qin Mu stepped out of the carriage and looked down at the Celestial River, a surprised expression on his face.

Below the Celestial River, on the plains, tens of thousands of human divine arts practitioners were gathered, undertaking massive construction, building palaces. They collected minerals, used their magic power as fierce flames, and smelted divine metals.

They had already built a sizable city and were now constructing a gateway, similar in scale to the Southern Heavenly Gate of the Heavenly Court.

"Humans are building a Heavenly Court?"

Qin Mu paused, telling Dragon Qilin to stop the carriage. He asked in surprise, "The human Heavenly Court is the Xiao Han Heavenly Court. Is this Heavenly Court being built on the ground, not floating in the sky?"

This was different from the Xiao Han Heavenly Court he had imagined!

At this moment, many human gods who had cultivated to the divine realm flew towards the Celestial River. Among them were a Daoist and a monk. Qin Mu also saw Celestial Venerable Ling and Celestial Venerable Yue!

The monk and the Daoist were none other than Dao Ancestor and Brahma!

Besides them, there were also several young human masters, all cultivated to the divine realm with considerable power.

Qin Mu's expression was peculiar. These ancient pioneers had already reached high cultivation levels; Heavenly Palaces floated behind them, and some of their primordial spirits stood on the Jade Pool, while others were on the God-Slaying Platform.

"Many years must have passed since I left the Jade Pool Assembly," Qin Mu thought.

He stood on the carriage as Celestial Venerable Ling, Celestial Venerable Yue, and others flew closer to the Celestial River. He heard Celestial Venerable Yue's voice say, "Old Daoist, the Celestial River floats in the sky. We need to use its water to lift our human Heavenly Court, making it float in the air. You must ensure your calculations are flawless, and the stress points of each palace must be precisely computed, otherwise, the Heavenly Palace will fall."

"Don't worry, Celestial Venerable Yue."

Dao Ancestor held his compass, with numerical runes fluttering around him. "My calculations will absolutely not be wrong. When Celestial Venerable Mu enlightened me back then, I discovered the profound mysteries of numerology, and I intend to achieve Dao through it. Celestial Venerable Yue, after I've finished my calculations, I'll need your spatial abilities to fold the Celestial River. Do you possess such magic power?"

"Of course."

Celestial Venerable Yue, looking dashing and captivating, said to Celestial Venerable Ling, "Sister Ling, stop immersing yourself in your divine art of material invariance and temporal non-existence. Come and help us."

She was clearly the linchpin among them.

Celestial Venerable Ling, however, remained disheveled, just as Qin Mu remembered her. She wore a leopard-print skirt, shuffled in straw sandals, and constantly mumbled to herself, speaking in incomprehensible terms.

Brahma, meanwhile, had grown fatter, with a smile on his face and a golden begging bowl in hand, always ready to ask for alms.

As Celestial Venerable Yue prepared to mobilize her magic power, activating a divine ability to guide the Celestial River and draw off a tributary to lift the human Heavenly Palace, she noticed the Celestial Dragon Carriage on the Celestial River and saw Qin Mu on it.

Qin Mu smiled and walked towards them. The celestial dragons shrunk their forms, pulling the carriage behind him.

"Celestial Venerable Yun, why have you transformed into Celestial Venerable Mu Qing again?"

Celestial Venerable Yue waved her hand in surprise. "Didn't you go looking for Celestial Venerable Huo? Didn't you find him? Where did this carriage come from? Oh, what handsome six great dragons! And a pretty girl—are you flirting again? Who knows where you picked up this girl..."

Celestial Venerable Ling looked over, her gaze landing on Qin Mu before she withdrew it, snorting, "Fake." After that, she continued to immerse herself in her own world.

Suddenly, she shrieked, "Where's my hairpin? Has anyone seen my hairpin?"

Qin Mu stepped forward, his heart pounding with excitement. He smiled and said, "Everyone, long time no see."

As he spoke, his eyes welled up, and he felt an urge to cry, but he quickly suppressed it.

Celestial Venerable Yue and the others mistook him for Celestial Venerable Yun, suggesting that Celestial Venerable Yun had already begun impersonating him by this time.

"What 'long time'? You've only been gone for half a year."

Celestial Venerable Yue complained, "Celestial Venerable Huo didn't come back with you? Is he still with Celestial Venerable Hao? It's been over a thousand years, and he's still so stubborn, believing he must rely on the demigods' power. Doesn't he know that Celestial Venerable Yu died at Celestial Venerable Hao's hands? We shouldn't have brought him into the Heavenly Alliance... And who is this?"

She looked at Luo Xiao, her expression puzzled.

"This is Luo Xiao,"

Qin Mu chuckled. "A fellow Daoist I met by chance, a truly honest person. Are you planning to raise the Xiao Han Heavenly Court into the sky?"

"Xiao Han Heavenly Court? Did you just take it upon yourself to name our human Heavenly Court again?"

Celestial Venerable Yue said exasperatedly, "Randomly naming things, it doesn't sound good at all! Our human Heavenly Court was something we fought for together. We should all name it together and then choose the best one, right, Sister Ling?"

Celestial Venerable Ling, with her hair disheveled because her peach wood hairpin was missing, casually tucked it behind her ears and said, "The name doesn't matter. Xiao Han is perfectly fine. Isn't 'Xiao' what it becomes when it rises into the sky?"

Celestial Venerable Yue sighed helplessly and asked Dao Ancestor, "Old Daoist, are you done with your calculations?"

"Almost, almost, don't rush me."

Dao Ancestor muttered resignedly, "Women are so bothersome. I have no standing before you. I'll definitely never marry in this life, so I don't hinder my research!"

Nearby, the jovial Brahma chuckled softly, "Women are indeed bothersome. I should find a place to sleep; I think I'm close to discovering my Dao..."

Celestial Venerable Yue, preparing her divine abilities nearby, urged, "Sister Ling, hurry and help. Celestial Venerable Yun, you too, come help! I don't have enough confidence to split the Celestial River by myself!"

Qin Mu stepped forward, a powerful surge of magic power erupting from him. With a sweep of his hand, he parted the waters of the Celestial River, creating a tributary.

Celestial Venerable Yue was both surprised and delighted. She smiled and said, "Your magic power has grown again."

She immediately activated her spatial divine ability to control the Celestial River's water. Her figure landed at the source of the Celestial River's tributary, standing on a cresting wave, and she called out, "Old Daoist, quickly calculate the stress points of the Xiao Han Heavenly Court! Celestial Venerable Yun, and everyone else, come and help!"

Everyone flew forward, collectively restraining the Celestial River's tributary as it descended from the sky. The mighty tributary flowed towards the half-built human Heavenly Court below.

Dao Ancestor rapidly calculated the stress points and projected them onto the Xiao Han Heavenly Court. The Celestial River surged, drilling beneath the Heavenly Court and extending along the calculated points, gradually lifting the divine city.

The human Heavenly Court was immeasurably smaller than the true Heavenly Court. In the vast and boundless Primordial World, it was merely an insignificant divine city, not even comparable to the grand Mother Earth Primordial Tree Heavens system.

Nevertheless, the ascension of the Xiao Han Heavenly Court drew cheers from everyone. Countless mortals from surrounding villages rushed to witness the magnificent sight, their thunderous applause echoing from below.

From a distance, some demigods flew closer, observed from afar, then scoffed and departed.

"Humans are just bumpkins, even their Celestial Venerables."

The demigods scoffed, "His Majesty allowed them to build a human Heavenly Court in the Primordial World, and it took them so many years just to create a tiny divine city."

The Xiao Han Heavenly Court rose higher and higher as the Celestial River tributary continued to contract, finally resembling a leaf, cradling the Xiao Han Heavenly Court and setting it beside the Celestial River.

This Heavenly Court was indeed small, narrower than the Celestial River itself.

Celestial Venerable Yue and many other divine arts practitioners joyfully rushed through the Southern Heavenly Gate, exuberant and exceptionally excited.

Qin Mu watched the bustling crowd with a smile. Luo Xiao timidly asked from beside him, "When are we going to the Heavenly Court?"

"Let's wait a little longer," Qin Mu replied with a faint smile.

Luo Xiao shrank his head, thinking, "Following him, I don't know when I'll reach the Heavenly Court. And he has so many enemies; I might as well slip away quietly..."

Just as he was about to discreetly leave, Celestial Venerable Ling walked over, frowning. "Celestial Venerable Yun, why are you still using Celestial Venerable Mu's face? Aren't you going to change back?"

Qin Mu looked at her and smiled, "This face makes it convenient for me to conduct business."

Celestial Venerable Ling snorted, "Don't tarnish Celestial Venerable Mu's prestige."

Qin Mu agreed, chuckling, "I certainly won't tarnish his name. I even have my sword pellet ready."