Chapter 1060: I Cannot Die

In the nineteenth void, the void beasts pursuing them stopped. They didn't charge in but lingered in the eighteenth void, their roars faintly audible.

Luo Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems those void beasts can't enter here. We've escaped a disaster. How are you all? Are you alright?"

Qin Mu used his divine consciousness to resist the assimilation of the nineteenth void. At the same time, his consciousness also protected Yan'er, Dragon Qilin, and others. Without his protection, Dragon Qilin and the rest would have been unable to contend with the void's assimilating power.

Even so, their physical bodies were already invisible, and their primordial spirits gradually became indistinct.

As for Da Hong and Gu Xiao, they were naturally unharmed.

"Brother Luo," Qin Mu asked, "the void beast you control can enter here, so why can't other void beasts enter the nineteenth void?"

Luo Xiao paused, then said, "Could it be that the void beast I control is too strong, the most powerful among them?"

"I'm afraid that's not the case."

Qin Mu looked towards the nineteenth void, his expression changing dramatically. He saw white light everywhere in this void, emanating from rounded objects resembling eggs, over ten zhang tall, neatly arranged throughout the void.

The nineteenth void of the Ancestral Court contained millions, or even more, of these white eggs!

These eggs emitted white light, and faintly, a large eye and a slender, curled-up body could be seen within each one.

Dragon Qilin quickly said, "Cult Master, these eggs..."

Qin Mu lowered his voice: "They must be void beast eggs. The void beasts likely use this place as a nest to breed their offspring. We've intruded into their nursery, which is why the adult void beasts outside didn't dare to continue the pursuit; they're probably afraid we'll harm their young."

"Cult Master," Dragon Qilin clarified, "what I mean is, these eggs are arranged so neatly. Who laid them?"

A chill ran down Qin Mu's spine. Dragon Qilin had hit on the crucial point: if other void beasts dared not enter the nineteenth void, then who had entered it to lay so many void eggs?

Just as he thought this, suddenly, at the back of the nineteenth void, what seemed like a massive canyon slowly split open vertically, revealing an unimaginably enormous eye that obscured the entire nineteenth void!

When this eye opened, everyone felt the void instantly flip over. The owner of the eye was so colossal that merely opening it was enough to turn the Ancestral Court's nineteenth void upside down!

"The Void Mother Beast..." Da Hong murmured, looking up at the incredibly massive eye.

"Run!" Luo Xiao's divine consciousness erupted, flooding into the mind of the void beast he had subdued, as he roared.

The void beast, stunned by the Void Mother Beast, prostrated itself and dared not move.

Luo Xiao was furious and was about to use his divine consciousness again when suddenly the void beast stood up, leaped from the nineteenth void into the eighteenth, and bounded away swiftly, fleeing outwards through the void!

In the nineteenth void, the colossal Void Mother Beast finally awoke. An incredibly piercing sound emanated from the depths of the void, instantly disorienting Luo Xiao's divine consciousness. The void beast also swayed unsteadily, as if drunk.

Even Qin Mu's divine consciousness collapsed, making it impossible for him to protect Yan'er and the others further.

Fortunately, the Void Mother Beast's cry also disoriented the void beasts that were pursuing them, which ultimately saved their lives.

As the Void Mother Beast's cries subsided, Luo Xiao immediately resumed controlling the void beast and fled outwards. Entering the void was difficult, but escaping it was relatively easy. The void beast galloped all the way, fleeing outwards.

Suddenly, Qin Mu looked back and saw a colossal claw, half the size of the sky, sweeping towards them!

"I cannot die!"

Qin Mu suddenly shouted, "If I die, no one will be able to leave this place!"

Luo Xiao didn't understand his meaning. Just as Qin Mu's voice faded, the colossal claw of the Void Mother Beast seemed to hit an invisible barrier, veering off its intended path and striking empty air above them!

Layers of void were brutally torn apart, an incredibly terrifying sight. If one were to look up from the Ancestral Court, they would surely be able to see through all nineteen layers of the void and clearly discern the giant beast!

Luo Xiao seized this opportunity. Before the void closed, he urged the void beast to charge outwards with all its might. Suddenly, the void beast roared, and the countless void beasts pursuing them immediately fell like rain from the depths of the void!

The Void Mother Beast's roar reached Qin Mu and the others. On the altar, almost everyone's internal organs were ruptured, blood flowed from their seven orifices, and their divine consciousness was shaken into a muddled mess, making it impossible to gather it again!

The massive body of the void beast beneath the altar also began to collapse from the shock. Before long, it would die from the Mother Beast's cries!

"I cannot die!"

Qin Mu, disoriented, forced himself to endure and cried out, "If I die..."

He hadn't finished speaking when the Void Mother Beast's cry suddenly ceased, as if something had gagged it.

The void beast, unconscious, plummeted from the sky with the altar and everyone on it. The others clung desperately to the altar but were then flung off, hastily grabbing onto the bony mound at the back of the void beast's head.

Qin Mu used his vital qi to wrap around Dragon Qilin. Yan'er protected the six celestial dragons, spreading her wings to shield the lantern, preventing it from extinguishing.

Luo Xiao, not far from Qin Mu, called out loudly, "Brother Mu, what kind of spell was that?"

Qin Mu didn't have time to answer. The void beast had already crashed to the ground, tumbling and rolling, knocking down several majestic mountains.

The peak pillars of those mountains were violently broken off. The dazzling divine light unique to the divine metal within the mountains shot skyward, illuminating the heavens with a spectacular glow of morning clouds.

Qin Mu caught a glimpse of this scene in his haste, his heart greatly shaken. The bodies of those mountains were entirely composed of divine metal!

The void beast continued to slide, plowing deep fissures into the earth. Dazzling light from divine iron erupted from these cracks, extremely blinding.

Qin Mu squinted his eyes, but the divine iron's light still stung his eyes, causing him to tear up involuntarily.

The soil overturned by the void beast flew into the sky, and as it soared, it suddenly expanded, transforming into floating landmasses.

"Self-generating soil..."

Qin Mu, forcing open his tear-filled eyes, stared blankly at the scene. The opulence of this Ancestral Court surpassed his wildest imagination!

Suddenly, the void beast collided with several mountains, tumbling and rolling into a colossal deep pit, its six legs splayed at the bottom, motionless for a moment.

Everyone got up. Qin Mu circulated the Three Dantian Hegemon Body Art, and soon his physical body and primordial spirit fully recovered to their peak state, looking vibrant.

He looked at Dragon Qilin, who was also using the Imperishable Creation Mystic Art to heal his physical injuries and was helping Yan'er with her wounds.

Qin Mu helped Luo Xiao up. Luo Xiao raised his remaining arm, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and hastily asked, "Where are brothers Da Hong and Gu Xiao? Are they alright?"

Gu Xiao's voice came from the altar: "We're fine. We're guarding the altar; it must not be lost."

Luo Xiao felt relieved and looked around. The area resembled a vast basin, thousands of miles wide, surrounded by towering mountains.

He suddenly beamed with joy: "This is the Primordial Wood Basin! That means the Jade Pool is not far from here!"

"Primordial Wood Basin?"

Qin Mu blinked and asked, "What's the connection between this Primordial Wood Basin and Earth Mother Primordial Lord?"

Luo Xiao stirred his divine consciousness to awaken the void beast, saying, "I heard that Earth Mother Primordial Lord was originally a Primordial Wood in the Ancestral Court. Creators often went there to water her using water from the Jade Pool. The water from the Jade Pool is extraordinary; it can heal all injuries, and my severed arm can grow back with it. Since the Primordial Wood Basin is here, the oldest divine stone vein won't be far."

Qin Mu was greatly shaken, his mind feeling a little dizzy: "Earth Mother Primordial Lord is a Primordial Wood here, and the water in the Jade Pool... could it be Primordial Liquid?"

The void beast awoke, and Luo Xiao immediately commanded the colossal beast to race outwards, rushing out of the Primordial Wood Basin.

Not long after, they indeed saw a dried-up ocean ahead.

This was the Ancient Jade Pool of the Ancestral Court.

The Primordial Liquid in the Ancestral Court's Ancient Jade Pool had dried up. As the void beast flew over the Ancient Jade Pool, Luo Xiao scanned below, trying to find any remaining Primordial Liquid. He explained to Qin Mu, "The Jade Pool originally had a lot of water, but later you took some, I took some, and we used it to water the sacred objects of various tribes. Coupled with years of continuous warfare, the water dwindled. When we Creators fled this place, we took the remaining water. I wonder if there's been any new source of water over the years... There's still a little bit there!"

His eyes lit up. His divine consciousness surged out, drawing the Primordial Liquid from a depression, and he tilted his head back to drink it.

Qin Mu secretly lamented; the Primordial Liquid Luo Xiao had drunk was even more than what Earth Mother Primordial Lord had treasured!

This large man was simply squandering a treasure!

After Luo Xiao drank the Primordial Liquid, his severed arm immediately began to grow, and soon a sturdy arm had fully regenerated.

"Brother Gu Xiao, Brother Da Hong, aren't you looking for that mineral vein?"

Luo Xiao raised his hand and pointed forward, smiling, "The mineral vein is right there!"

Gu Xiao and Da Hong both smiled, saying, "Thank you for the guidance, little brother Luo."

Luo Xiao chuckled, "We are sworn brothers; there's no need for such formality."

Ahead, vibrant mists ascended and light permeated the air. It was precisely the several-thousand-mile-long divine mountain mineral vein that Qin Mu had seen when he controlled the void beast.

Qin Mu felt a vague unease. If Gu Xiao was the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor and Da Hong was the Grand Emperor, then their eagerness to come here was highly suspicious.

"They might both suspect the other is the one they're looking for, which is why they insist on coming to this place to verify!"

Qin Mu's eyes flickered, his unease growing stronger. Eight ancient gods lay dead in the mineral vein, carrying a golden coffin. Who was buried in that golden coffin?

"And that Void Mother Beast just now, which pursued us relentlessly, why did it stop the pursuit once we escaped the void?"

A bead of sweat trickled down Qin Mu's neck and spine: "Furthermore, there were so many void beasts in the Ancestral Court, a veritable sea of beasts, yet why have they all disappeared now? Could it be that..."

Luo Xiao led them to the mineral vein, where the void beast stopped, hesitant to approach.

Gu Xiao and Da Hong moved the altar down. The two exchanged glances without speaking.

Luo Xiao was exceptionally excited, saying, "This is Juyu Clan's territory! It was here that the Juyu Clan discovered the first Grand Beginning Divine Stone, giving rise to the Creator race! The Grand Beginning Primordial Stone was also found here. The Grand Emperor used the Grand Beginning Primordial Stone to defeat the Three Kings and become the Grand Emperor."

Qin Mu glanced at Gu Xiao and Da Hong, seeing them still looking at each other, smiles on their faces, as if they hadn't heard Luo Xiao's words.

Luo Xiao looked at the Grand Beginning Divine Stone mineral vein and couldn't help but freeze, exclaiming, "Why are there eight ancient gods here? And why are they carrying a coffin?"

As he spoke, he suddenly burst into laughter: "Why am I asking you these things? You wouldn't know either..."

"Perhaps we do."

Da Hong chuckled, "Brother Gu Xiao, what do you say?"

Gu Xiao remained noncommittal, stating blandly, "Eight ancient gods carrying a coffin clearly indicates they intended to bury someone extremely important."

Da Hong sneered, "Or perhaps they wanted to bury a history they didn't want anyone to know, a sordid and despicable history."

Gu Xiao simply uttered an 'oh'.

Da Hong proposed, "Since we're here, why don't we just go in and see who's in that coffin?"

Luo Xiao hastily said, "This mineral vein is extremely ancient. Even Creators face great danger going in; those who mined here were all Creators, and they often barely escaped with their lives! Look, those eight ancient gods died..."

Qin Mu tugged at his sleeve and said, "Brother Luo, whether we go in or not is no longer up to us."

Luo Xiao was slightly startled, not understanding what he meant. Qin Mu followed Gu Xiao and Da Hong forward, whispering, "Haven't you realized yet?"

"Realized what?" Luo Xiao asked, confused.

"Oh, you..." Dragon Qilin walked up to him and shook his head.