Chapter 1099: Cutting Earth Mother Yuanjun

The Earth Mother’s voice came from the leaves of the green vine: “Before, you earned the favor of the ancient gods because everyone believed you had the power to resurrect them. But now, Heavenly Venerate Huo has stripped you of that ability. Without it, you are just an ordinary, unremarkable human!”

The green vine’s branches gently wrapped around Qin Mu’s neck. The tendrils were covered in sharp thorns.

Qin Mu flicked his finger. The vine ignited, turning to ash.

The Earth Mother’s voice faded, then echoed from the crown of a large tree: “Heavenly Venerate Mu, you are glib-tongued and full of lies, simply clinging to your pathetic existence. You dart here and there, only to prolong your life. The reason you are late is that you know you are nothing but a fame-seeking scoundrel! Today, I shall ensure you die silently here, becoming nourishment for the plants.”

She sneered: “No one will know that you died here, at the hands of this deceased ancient god – me! My child, attack and kill him!”

The Emperor’s corpse roared and lunged forward. Before it even reached Qin Mu, the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda suddenly appeared, plunging into the ground before him.

Qin Mu bowed deeply.

The Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda vibrated with a hum. Ten thousand rays of light descended, pressing down on the Emperor’s corpse. It suppressed this former Heavenly Emperor!

The Emperor’s corpse roared repeatedly, but could not move.

Qin Mu couldn’t help but marvel. The world’s foremost treasure truly lives up to its reputation!

He extended a finger and gently tapped the Emperor’s corpse between its eyebrows.

“The deceased should return to the Earth Lord.”

The Emperor’s corpse’s expression suddenly became vacant. Behind it, a Heavenly and Earthly Profound Gate appeared, opening wide. The Emperor’s corpse let out a piercing scream as its soul suddenly flew out from its back and into the gate.

The Heavenly and Earthly Profound Gate slammed shut. It sank into the ground, disappearing from sight.

Qin Mu gently caressed the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda. The pagoda’s layers of canopies folded inward. He said leisurely: “I am the Grand Master who controls life and death. Earth Mother, to use an Emperor’s corpse against me, you truly don’t take my title seriously enough. Your child, I have helped send him to Youdu. Please ask the Earth Lord to discipline him for you.”

“The supreme treasure, Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda?”

The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign’s startled cry echoed. Suddenly, the earth trembled violently. An incredibly thick primordial wood root emerged from the ground. It rapidly formed a large flower, which bloomed. From within the flower, the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign’s voice came: “This supreme treasure was stolen and disappeared for six hundred thousand years. How did it end up in your hands?”

Qin Mu tapped the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda. The pagoda’s canopies unfurled again, ready to unleash the Twenty-Eight Heavens at any moment, in case the Earth Mother launched a surprise attack.

“That’s none of your concern.”

Qin Mu chuckled: “Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign, I keep my promises; I can resurrect you. However, you currently lack a physical body, so resurrecting you wouldn't be very useful. If you’re not in a hurry, you can wait a few more years...”

“I can’t wait!”

The Earth Mother’s thick roots coiled around the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda like venomous dragons. They seemed to be searching for a weakness in the treasure, hoping to seize it. “Summon my soul today; I want to be resurrected today!”

Qin Mu shook his head: “Without a physical body, with only your soul, your combat strength won't improve much. How will you exact your revenge? Are you going to try and seize the primordial wood from Heavenly Venerate Xiao?”

He sneered: “The primordial wood is in Heavenly Venerate Xiao’s hands, guarded by the divine artifact, Heavenly Venerate Yu. If you try to take the primordial wood with just your roots and three souls, I'm afraid you’ll just die again!”

“I have my own methods for acquiring a physical body; you don’t need to worry about that,” the Earth Mother continued probing outside the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda, searching for weaknesses in the treasure. She said coldly: “You only need to resurrect my three souls!”

Qin Mu’s heart stirred slightly. The corner of his left eye twitched imperceptibly. He couldn't help but think of Gongsun Yan, the other small primordial wood.

He instantly understood the Earth Mother’s urgent desire for resurrection.

A glint flickered in Qin Mu’s eyes. He said in a deep voice: “Very well! I will summon your three souls for you. However, I will need more than ten days to prepare!”

“Alright, I’ll give you ten days!”

The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign’s roots rapidly withdrew, disappearing into the depths of the earth. No sooner had she vanished than the incredibly dense forests around them withered completely. In an instant, they turned into dead, black wood. Even the fallen leaves quickly shriveled, and the surroundings became desolate.

“Cult Master…”

Dragon Qilin was about to ask a question, but Qin Mu raised his hand. Dragon Qilin immediately fell silent, looking ahead with alert eyes.

Before them, the ancient Emperor’s corpse remained motionless.

Yan’er and the six celestial dragons had also intended to ask questions. Seeing this, they too stared intently at the Emperor’s corpse.

They also realized that even though the Emperor’s soul from the corpse had been sent to Youdu by Qin Mu, this was still the Earth Mother’s child. The Earth Mother still held some respect in front of the Earth Lord; she would certainly be able to reclaim the Emperor’s corpse’s soul.

However, the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign had abandoned both the Emperor’s corpse and the stone coffin here. This indicated that she had not given up on the extraordinary treasure, the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda!

Suddenly, a slender root emerged from underground. It coiled around the Emperor’s corpse and placed it into the stone coffin.

The root wrapped around the stone coffin, and the stone coffin slowly sank into the ground.

Qin Mu picked up the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda and chuckled: “It seems the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign has left…”

Dragon Qilin opened his mouth but said nothing. Just then, countless roots suddenly surged from underground. The earth seemed to boil. Thick roots swiftly wrapped around the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda!

Dragon Qilin, Yan’er, and the others lost their footing, their bodies thrown upward by the surging earth. At the same instant the Earth Mother attacked, Qin Mu bowed deeply. The Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda’s Twenty-Eight Heavens unfolded. Only snapping sounds were heard as the thick roots were severed by the continuously shifting Heavens!

The Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign’s roots were so tough that only Emperor’s Throne realm experts could sever them. However, Qin Mu personally controlled the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda. He made the Twenty-Eight Heavens iterate back and forth, continuously shifting their order. Severing the Earth Mother’s roots was as easy as slicing vegetables!

A muffled roar came from underground. The severed roots writhed and leaped within the Twenty-Eight Heavens like great snakes, trying to escape the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda’s control and return to their main body.

But how could Qin Mu allow her to reclaim these roots?

One by one, the roots were sent deeper into the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda, preventing the Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign from retrieving them.

“Heavenly Venerate Mu!”

The earth trembled violently again. A gigantic, black mass was about to emerge from underground!

It was the primordial wood’s roots, immense and unparalleled. Countless roots intertwined, forming an enormous root-ball!

Qin Mu had seen this root-ball before, when he helped the Earth Mother fight against Heavenly Venerate Hao!

Qin Mu raised his hand, gripped the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda, and plunged it heavily into the ground. He sneered: “Earth Mother Primordial Sovereign, your foresight is truly shallow! Do you really intend to anger me over this treasure and lose your chance at resurrection?”

The tremors from deep within the earth ceased. The tentacle-like roots slowly retracted into the ground.

Qin Mu pulled out the Glazed Azure Sky Pagoda and said coldly: “Forgetting the greater good for small gains, Earth Mother, you disappoint me. Your downfall was no accident! Let me advise you one more time: if you wish to die, then by all means, lay a hand on Gongsun Yan! Don’t forget, I can make you indestructible through countless eons, or I can ensure you are utterly destroyed through countless eons!”