Chapter 1162: Learning from Me is Survival

Qin Mu activated the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique to mobilize his vital qi, and the Creation Mystic Technique operated to resist the invasion of the Yin and Yang Dao, pushing his way along the mountain path.

Soon, he reached the end of the mountain path. He encountered over a hundred stone statues; some of these creators had unknowingly succumbed to the invasion of the Yin and Yang Dao while advancing, turning into statues, while others had died on their return journey.

This offered a glimpse into the horrors of this mining area.

Qin Mu's Creation Mystic Technique not only allowed him to resist the invasion of the Yin and Yang Dao, but also enabled him to adjust his physical body and primordial spirit to their optimal state whenever the Yin and Yang Dao altered their material structure.

However, the Yin and Yang Dao also changed his vital qi and divine consciousness, making his vital qi impure and his divine consciousness unclear. This was the most terrifying aspect!

He had never encountered a divine ability that could alter vital qi and divine consciousness, causing his cultivation to crumble.

"People say there's no hierarchy among the Great Dao, yet some Daos are indeed superior. This Yin and Yang Dao is certainly more formidable than the Dao of Creation."

He carefully examined himself and controlled his vital qi. At present, he could barely protect himself, and if he were to bring Yan'er and Dragon Qilin, he would be unable to safeguard them.

"This mining area is conscious; in other words, the entire area is alive!"

He looked around, observing that anything within the mining area could change form at any moment, transforming into various dangers or different life forms. He had to be constantly on guard.

As he stepped into the mining area, he saw traces left by creators who had excavated there. These creators, who had painstakingly reached this place, had never imagined it would be so dangerous. While mining, their bodies and even their souls had unknowingly undergone changes, and by the time they realized it, it was too late.

Qin Mu leaned on the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Pagoda as he advanced along the ore vein. The pagoda was now rusty, its heavens dimmed, and the various treasures adorning it had grown dark and lusterless.

"Mining Taiji Divine Stones here will likely be quite difficult; the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Pagoda seems ineffective at suppressing the strangeness of this ore vein," he mused, frowning.

This ore vein differed from a Chaos ore vein; it was exposed, with Taiji Divine Stones embedded directly within the mountain rock.

The divine stones and even the mountain itself were constantly changing states, like a drop of ink slowly stirred into a paste.

Qin Mu put away the Lapis Lazuli Azure Sky Pagoda. Although powerful, it seemed to be of little use here.

He picked up a pickaxe left behind by a creator and was about to pry off a Taiji Divine Stone when suddenly the mountain wall shifted, black and white flowing, slowly forming a human face.

Qin Mu was surprised to see the black and white colors continue to flow, the face becoming clearer, then developing a body and four limbs, also holding a pickaxe.

The figure on the mountain wall was identical to Qin Mu, save for its lack of color.

Qin Mu observed his doppelganger on the mountain wall, but the figure showed no curiosity. Instead, it directly swung its pickaxe, striking at him.

*Whoosh*—

The pickaxe actually sliced out from the mountain wall, becoming tangible, and descended with a fierce gust of wind toward Qin Mu's forehead!

Qin Mu's divine eye in his glabella opened, emitting a beam of light that shattered the pickaxe. The doppelganger on the mountain wall looked surprised, then suddenly leaped up, its pickaxe handle transforming into a broken sword. Sword light, like a waterfall, lashed out from the mountain wall!

The divine ability it unleashed was none other than Qin Mu's Calamity-Wielding Sword, almost identical to his own swordplay!

Furthermore, its vital qi was even more profound than Qin Mu's!

Its sword moves were more powerful, but Qin Mu drew his own broken sword. With his vital qi flowing, the broken sword mended itself. He wielded it freely, parrying all of his doppelganger's sword moves from the mountain wall, then plunged his sword into its glabella.

Qin Mu sheathed his sword and chuckled, "Those who learn from me live; those who merely imitate me die. Dao Brother within the ore vein, you have not experienced the mortal world, so you cannot truly comprehend my Dao and divine abilities."

The Qin Mu on the mountain wall dissipated after being impaled, returning to black and white colors.

Just as Qin Mu was about to pry off the Taiji Divine Stone, the black and white colors on the mountain wall began to flow again. The white transformed into the image of an old man with white eyebrows, white beard, and white eyes, while the black took the form of Earth Count, with an ox head, tiger face, and three eyes on a human body.

Qin Mu stared in astonishment. Along both walls of the ore vein, Taiji Divine Stones pulsed with black and white colors. On the mountain walls, images of Celestial Venerables began to appear, and for every benevolent Celestial Venerable that emerged, a ferocious Earth Count would correspondingly manifest.

Cold sweat broke out on Qin Mu's forehead. The ore vein was curved, and on the curved mountain walls, the Celestial Venerables and Earth Counts opened their eyes one by one. Though seemingly alive on the wall, they all turned their gazes towards him in unison.

Qin Mu clenched his fists and sneered, "Dao Brother of the mining area, you merely used the Yin and Yang Dao to transform into Celestial Venerables and Earth Counts. Can you also manifest the Celestial Dao and the Youdu Great Dao?"

The moment he finished speaking, the Celestial Venerables and Earth Counts on the mountain wall simultaneously attacked. Celestial Dao divine abilities and Youdu divine abilities erupted from the walls, accompanied by the River of the Underworld serving as a whip, the Heavenly River as a dipper, the Nine-Bend Yellow Springs, and intertwined Star Rivers.

Forty-nine Celestial Daos and sixty-four Youdu Great Daos burst forth from the mountain wall!

Dragon Qilin and Yan'er were cultivating at the foot of the mountain. Little Earth Count tried to climb the mountain to hunt exotic beasts for food but was repeatedly thwarted by Dragon Qilin, who held its tiger tail down with a paw, pulling it back every time it tried to climb.

The Void Beast, meanwhile, drooled at the elusive primeval behemoths on the mountain, wanting to ascend but clearly sensing the danger. Coupled with Qin Mu's command, it dared not make any sudden moves.

Just then, Dragon Qilin and Yan'er both woke up, swiftly turning their heads to look into the mountains. They saw various colored Dao lights radiating, erupting from within the mountain!

There, Daoist chanting reverberated, and furious roars echoed repeatedly, forming a terrifying anomaly.

"Young Master he..."

As Yan'er spoke, a figure soared high into the air, then plummeted from the mountain, landing with a thud before them, face down, half its head buried in the black sand.

Dragon Qilin hurried forward, about to help Qin Mu up.

"Don't move me, I'm broken!" Qin Mu's voice groaned.

Dragon Qilin was startled and quickly asked, "Cult Master, where are you broken?"

"My whole body is broken..." Qin Mu trembled with pain.

Dragon Qilin and Yan'er exchanged glances, then quickly grabbed Little Earth Count, who was about to climb the mountain, and reprimanded him: "Even Young Master was beaten like this, and you still want to go up there to your death? Go stand over there!"

Little Earth Count lowered its head and reluctantly went to the corner, glumly staring at its ox hooves without a word, feeling very wronged.

Qin Mu activated his Creation Technique to heal his injuries. Once recovered, and after resting for a moment, he sneered, "Do you think this will make me retreat? It's not that easy!"

Filled with killing intent, he took up his sword and ascended the mountain.

Dragon Qilin and Yan'er watched him enter the mountain, their faces filled with worry.

Qin Mu reached the ore vein, holding his sword as he strode forward, his gaze fixed straight ahead. On both sides of the mountain wall, Taiji Divine Stones spun with black and white colors, and images of Celestial Venerables and Earth Counts slowly emerged like frescoes.

The Celestial Venerables moved their hands, revealing forty-nine arms, each grasping a unique Celestial Dao treasure: a net, a seal, an umbrella, an abyss, a rope, a stratagem, a palace, a gate, and so on—none were repeated.

The Earth Counts, with a slight shake, revealed sixty-four arms, each holding a different item: a talisman, a boat, a whip, a horn, an eye, a Kui, a pass, a lamp, and so on—again, none were repeated.

"Divine Treasure Domain!"

Qin Mu activated the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique, letting out a low roar as his domain expanded wildly!