Chapter 1191: Medicine Doesn't Kill People

When the God-hidden Domain dispersed, everyone lay scattered on the ground. Only Yan Qiling, Gao Huaitong, and the First Ancestor remained unharmed, not severely wounded.

Qin Mu clapped his hands, smiling, "We should hold exchanges like this once or twice regularly; everyone is very happy."

Everyone dusted themselves off and got up, grumbling silently.

Gao Huaitong coughed, saying, "Heaven Venerate, you truly live up to your name; we are utterly convinced. As our senior uncle, we, disciples of Heaven Venerate Xiao, can only listen to your lessons. We will visit the Great Black Wood another day."

Qin Mu joyfully said, "There are not many people in the Ancestral Court, so we should have good exchanges to facilitate interactions. My virtuous nephew, stay a moment. I still need to take them to visit the territories of other Heaven Venerates."

Gao Huaitong assented, watching them depart. After a moment, he sighed, "Truly a divine being, worthy of the Heaven Venerate title. Junior sister, I heard our master mention the reforms in the Primordial Realm. What do you think he said about it?"

Yan Qiling was solemn, knowing he was Heaven Venerate Xiao's most valued disciple and thus privy to his thoughts. She shook her head, "I don't know."

"Master said that the reforms in the Primordial Realm are momentous, having lasted for a million years without cessation. They will inevitably shake the foundations of all heavens and the Heavenly Court. First, observe their momentum. If they can be extinguished, extinguish them; if not, follow them."

Gao Huaitong said meaningfully, "Blunt their sharpness, resolve their disputes, harmonize with their light, mingle with their dust, seize their will, and divide their power. Even if the world changes drastically in the future, we will still be the ones who remain, and we will still rule this world."

He smiled slightly, "Teacher Xiao's wisdom is far beyond what Heaven Venerate Mu can match. You are the most outstanding among Teacher Xiao's disciples; seize this opportunity well, and you will have a chance to distinguish yourself in the future. Heaven Venerate Mu wants to change the world, heh heh..."

Qin Mu, along with the First Ancestor, the Human Emperors, and the Second Ancestor, continued to visit the territories of other Heaven Venerates, challenging them at their gates. This time, the successive Human Emperors were much more obedient, no longer challenging him, but instead quietly challenging the disciples of the various Heaven Venerates.

This was an opportunity to make a name for themselves and broaden their horizons. If they were to truly fall out in the future, knowing their enemies' methods sooner would be beneficial.

While traveling, Qin Mu continued to ponder and research the Primordial runes. The Primordial runes were becoming increasingly complete. As he deduced and integrated these runes, he gradually formed a plan on how to decipher the divine art of the Immutable Matter.

By the time they finished visiting the territories of the Ten Heaven Venerates, half a year had passed. Qin Mu escorted the First Ancestor and the other Human Emperors back to the Great Black Wood Mountains and asked, "Ancestor masters, are you now completely confident in defending this place?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The First Ancestor Human Emperor said, "Originally, we weren't very confident, but after seeing the true capabilities of the Ten Heaven Venerates' disciples, we now have a plan. Although the Ten Heaven Venerates are famous, their disciples are somewhat inadequate."

Qin Mu smiled, "That's good. I cannot stay here for too long, so I'm entrusting this Ancestral Court to you. If you truly cannot resist, someone will naturally come to help you."

He then sought out the Apothecary. In just a few months, the Apothecary's cultivation had greatly increased, his current realm even catching up to that of the Village Chief, the Mute, and others, reaching the Jade Pond realm!

Qin Mu was astonished. The Apothecary had always been the slowest cultivator among the nine elders of Crippled Senior Village, even lower in realm than the Deaf Elder!

He had painstakingly cultivated to the Venerable God realm, then found it difficult to advance further!

He never expected that in just a few months, he would break through Venerable God and True God, reaching the Jade Pond realm!

"The Medical Dao Heavenly Palace you wanted, I have prepared it."

The Apothecary took out a spirit pill, smiling, "The Medical Dao is within this spirit pill. Whether you can comprehend it depends on your ability."

Qin Mu held the spirit pill, examining it carefully. He saw that the medicinal power within it had formed an extraordinary vision of a Heavenly Palace, extremely sacred, from which the chants of gods and devils could be heard.

He felt a little uneasy, probing, "Is there poison in this pill?"

The Apothecary smiled broadly, patted his shoulder, and said leisurely, "You stabbed me over a dozen times right after entering the Ancestral Court. Mu'er, you've grown up, your wings are hard. But you are still someone I raised, so how could I possibly put poison in a spirit pill I give you?"

Qin Mu's expression subtly changed. As soon as the Apothecary said that, it meant the spirit pill definitely contained poison, and its toxicity would be absolutely potent!

The Apothecary said kindly, "For us apothecaries, poison is also medicine. Take it first and see the effect."

Qin Mu didn't rush to take the spirit pill. His vertical eye between his brows opened, and he observed it carefully.

The Apothecary smiled slightly, not urging him, letting him study it.

Under the gaze of his third divine eye, all the secrets within the spirit pill were clearly reflected in it.

What astonished him was that the medicinal power in this spirit pill was perfectly integrated; upon closer inspection, he couldn't discern any individual medicinal components.

Even more strangely, the medicinal power in the spirit pill had formed various Grand Dao rune patterns, and it was these rune patterns that reflected the Heavenly Palace vision!

A Heavenly Palace within a spirit pill—Qin Mu had never heard of such a thing!

Moreover, with subtle changes in the medicinal power, the rune patterns within the spirit pill also changed, making it inscrutable.

Qin Mu had followed the Apothecary in his cultivation, learning medical and poison paths, and had made considerable achievements. However, ever since he cultivated the Three-Origin God Indestructible Divine Consciousness and the Flawless Creation Profound Art, he had neglected to further improve his medical and poison paths.

The Apothecary's attainments in the medical and poison paths had long ago reached the point of medical-poison confluence, where the two complemented each other.

Qin Mu could not discern what level he had reached now.

He couldn't even tell if the medicinal power of this spirit pill was curative or toxic!

The Apothecary watched him, smiling. Qin Mu's expression was uncertain, then he suddenly opened his mouth and swallowed the spirit pill!

The Apothecary burst into laughter.

Qin Mu's face dramatically changed. As soon as the spirit pill entered his stomach, he immediately felt an incredibly violent medicinal power erupt!

The moment the medicinal power erupted, he felt an all-destroying virulent poison instantly spread throughout his body, dissolving all his vital qi like melting snow!

Not only could his vital qi not resist it, but even his divine consciousness couldn't; his divine consciousness melted!

His physical body also began to grow numb and lose sensation!

At the same time, his Grand Dao runes began to disintegrate. The stars in his Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure dimmed, and their stellar power grew weaker and weaker!

All the ancient god phantoms in his Divine Treasure lost their original divine power, which had been dissolved by the potent poison. The halos behind the gods' heads were corroded, lost their luster, and slowly stopped rotating.

The bodies of the ancient gods decayed, disintegrated, and reeked of foul odors!

Qin Mu was startled. He immediately intended to take out the Taiji Divine Stone to activate the Yin-Yang Taiji diagram in his Divine Treasure, but his body completely disobeyed him, having utterly lost control over his muscles.

Qin Mu felt like a puddle of mud, as if he could completely turn into a pool of pus at any moment.

What hadn't been dissolved were his Spirit Embryo Primordial Spirit, the Taiji diagram, and his already complete Heavenly Palace.

"Oh?"

The Apothecary walked closer, examining him carefully. He let out a light "Oh?" and praised, "Mu'er, you truly are formidable. This pill of mine didn't completely dissolve your cultivation; it even left you with your primordial spirit. I thought it could dissolve all your Heavenly Palaces, then use your cultivation to reshape a Heavenly Palace, demonstrating the marvelous creation power of the Medical Dao Heavenly Palace..."

He frowned slightly. His objective was to make the Medical Dao Heavenly Palace superior to other Heavenly Palaces, to make Qin Mu "abandon darkness for light" and follow him in cultivating the Medical Dao.

He just hadn't expected Qin Mu's attainments to be so strong that even the highly potent poisonous pill he refined couldn't completely dissolve Qin Mu's Heavenly Palaces.

"I should have refined it more powerfully, but if it were too potent, Mu'er would have been poisoned to death..."

The Apothecary stepped forward, helped Qin Mu sit down, and smiled, "Mu'er, don't worry, I know my limits; I won't mess around. This poison will transform your vital qi and divine consciousness into pure true essence. With just a little effort, this true essence can be transformed into the Medical Dao Heavenly Palace... Oh dear!"

The Apothecary's expression changed dramatically. Qin Mu's two eyes had lost control, only his vertical eye between his brows rolled up, thinking, "You've been testing medicines on me since I was young. When has it not gone awry?"