Chapter 1134: Deadly Weakness

Yan'er watched the ridiculous Great Emperor still trying to extinguish the demonic flames. She flapped her wings and asked curiously, "Young Master, why can't they extinguish your demonic flames? From what I see, their vital qi cultivation and divine power are vastly superior to yours."

"They haven't learned!"

Qin Mu sneered, "Or rather, Fire Celestial Venerable hasn't taught them!"

The Dragon Qilin cautiously glanced at Qin Mu. "Cult Master," he said, "I think Southern Heaven is fine. At least the people live in peace and prosperity, and as long as they haven't reached sixty years old, they don't have to worry about natural disasters. The people here are very happy and carefree."

"Those who lack foresight will soon find trouble. Adversity fosters strength, while ease leads to ruin. If there were no external enemies invading, Southern Heaven could continue being a shrinking turtle, oblivious to the greater world beyond."

Qin Mu sneered, "If external enemies were to invade, how long do you think Southern Heaven's good-for-nothings and inflexible individuals could last? Not to mention, my third senior brother, Jiang Baigui, with an army of a few hundred Jade Capital realm experts, could wipe out Southern Heaven's major divine kingdoms, including the millions of gods and devils in the Red Emperor's Heavenly Palace, ten times over!"

He was fuming with anger. He flung his sleeve and ordered, "Yan'er, go put out the fire!"

Yan'er thought for a moment. These demonic flames were a divine art from Youdu; she had observed Qin Mu cultivating them before. So she flew forward, transformed into a plump girl, waved her hand, and the demonic flames vanished.

Fire Celestial Venerable's disciples in the divine city looked on in shock. They all turned to look at her. The Imperial Throne expert quickly bowed and said, "Lady, your abilities are extraordinary. May I ask which divine mountain you hail from? Yan Yazi greets you!"

Yan'er was filled with disgust for Fire Celestial Venerable, and she had no patience for his disciples. She snorted and turned away.

Yan Yazi was astonished. He flung his sleeve and exclaimed, "How impolite! Simply barbaric!"

Everyone chimed in, "Celestial Venerable said, 'Only small-minded people and women are difficult to deal with!' This kind of upbringing isn't something everyone possesses!"

Qin Mu, the Dragon Qilin, and Yan'er left the divine city. Suddenly, he stopped, lost in thought. The Dragon Qilin and Yan'er didn't know why he was dazed.

Suddenly, Qin Mu blurted out, "I know Fire Celestial Venerable's weakness!"

The Dragon Qilin immediately realized, "Fire Celestial Venerable's weakness is Youdu's divine arts! This is a fatal weakness! No, it's a deadly weakness!"

Qin Mu nodded and said, "His disciples couldn't extinguish my demonic flames, which indicates that Fire Celestial Venerable also doesn't understand them; his mastery of Youdu's divine arts is extremely low. This means that while Fire Celestial Venerable's primordial spirit is strong, his soul is very weak. This weakness could be called a fatal flaw!"

Fire Celestial Venerable killed Southern Emperor and refined her cultivation, taking it for his own. His magic power was incomparably vast; even if he wasn't ranked first among the Ten Celestial Venerables, he was certainly in the top three.

His mastery in the path of fire divine arts was unparalleled. Furthermore, he had integrated at least eighteen Imperial Throne cultivation methods, and his strength was among the highest of the Ten Celestial Venerables.

However, his weakness was too great!

The one who could easily kill him was Celestial Venerable Void, daughter of Earth Count!

"Fire Celestial Venerable must know this weakness of his, which is why he stays very close to Celestial Venerable Void. He isn't as short-tempered as others assume; instead, he is very cunning."

Qin Mu mused, "Besides Celestial Venerable Void, there's also Celestial Venerable You. He seems to have fallen out with Celestial Venerable You. Could this be the reason?"

"In fact, Heavenly Son of Yin could also threaten him. His weakness is too significant; even if he hides it well, he'll leave traces..."

Fire Celestial Venerable's merits and faults would only become apparent when external enemies invaded Southern Heaven, plunging it into chaos and leaving it defenseless, with its people massacred.

Only then would he be seen as the sinner who burdened humanity.

His ideology and persistence would then collapse, and he would realize his mistakes. Before that, he had always been the one who protected the people of a region, and despite his various strange doctrines, he had indeed sheltered them.

The people of Southern Heaven currently couldn't discern his merits and faults. Even if people from Eternal Peace came to Southern Heaven, some might even consider Southern Heaven to be an earthly paradise.

If Qin Mu were to forcefully declare him a heinous sinner, it would only enrage the people of Southern Heaven, leading everyone to condemn him, and he would not be understood.

Judging a person's merits and demerits requires a long time. Only when the dust of history settles will the true nature of errors be understood.

Qin Mu calmed his mind. He searched for a scenic place in Southern Heaven with beautiful mountains and clear waters, conjured a few houses through visualization, and meticulously studied Celestial Venerable Ling's notes.

In recent days, he had gained many insights during his contemplation, but they had not yet formed a coherent system.

The Dragon Qilin and Yan'er, rarely settled, ran around joyfully. No one disturbed Qin Mu's tranquility. He took out his potted plant and placed it on the table, then walked into the plant, entering the house within it.

The tea on the table was still warm. Qin Mu picked up the teacup. This tea must have been left by Wei Suifeng. He sniffed it; the fragrant aroma filled his senses.

Qin Mu reviewed the notes while sipping his tea.

Celestial Venerable Ling's notes primarily dealt with the Path of Creation. However, they delved into profound mathematics and were extremely obscure and difficult to comprehend.

Qin Mu was also a master of the Path of Creation, and reading Celestial Venerable Ling's notes was extremely strenuous for him. Sometimes, he needed to use calculating divine weapons for intense computations just to grasp the meaning of the words.

"No wonder the Celestial Court, after possessing Celestial Venerable Ling's notes for forty thousand years, still couldn't decipher their contents. Even if these notes were shown to Dao Ancestor, he might not be able to understand them."

Qin Mu couldn't help but marvel. The knowledge involved in Celestial Venerable Ling's notes was incredibly vast. A significant portion had already transcended the scope of numerology, which could not provide answers.

As for the later content of her notes, her understanding had moved beyond the Path of Creation, reaching another realm: one free from birth, aging, sickness, and death, and without illness or pain.

She realized that all changes were simply matter transforming. Human birth, aging, sickness, and death were changes brought about by the alteration of matter. Even a human becoming a deity was also a transformation of matter.

Qin Mu even thought that almost all ancient gods were composed of matter. As long as matter existed, Celestial Venerable Ling's divine art could restrain them.

However, Celestial Venerable Ling's notes contained no records or demonstrations of the power of this divine art. She was more like a scholar researching knowledge, not seeking how much power a divine art could wield.

Yet, Qin Mu saw terrifying possibilities in her divine art!

"Perhaps the first divine art of the Post-celestial Great Dao isn't Emperor Kai's Sword Dao, but Celestial Venerable Ling's Immutable divine art. Her concepts could absolutely transform into the most terrifying divine art in the world!"

Qin Mu suddenly shivered. Celestial Venerable Ling's divine art might not be able to deal with Dao-born existences like Heavenly Duke, Earth Count, Empress Yuanmu, and Heavenly Yin Mother. But dealing with Heavenly Emperor and Grand Emperor would be very simple.

She could even send Heavenly Emperor back into his egg!

Celestial Venerable Ling wasn't skilled in combat. Qin Mu, however, had clawed his way up through countless battles and killings. As long as Heavenly Emperor Grand Initial's eggshell still existed, Celestial Venerable Ling could absolutely use the immutability of matter to stuff Heavenly Emperor Grand Initial back into his egg, preventing him from being born!

As for Grand Emperor's Da Luo Supreme Divine Consciousness, it would be utterly suppressed, with no chance of recovery!

Finally, Qin Mu finished reading all the notes. He unconsciously yawned, lay down on the desk, and fell into a deep sleep.

His snores began to grow louder. Suddenly, his hair puffed up. A tiny Qin Mu popped out, looking around. Seeing no one nearby, he became excited and let out a shout.

Then, thousands of tiny Qin Mus bustled about. They emerged from Qin Mu's dreams, jumping up and down, pulling out Celestial Venerable Ling's notes. Some sat on the floor, some on the desk, and others lay on top of Qin Mu's head, diligently studying.