Chapter 1199: The Era of the Former Emperor

Qin Mu and the others followed Heavenly Venerate Yue to the land of the Primordial Realm. Their group was too conspicuous, each member a glowing energy body, attracting a lot of attention.

To avoid this, Heavenly Venerate Yue used spatial magic to distort the space around them, making them invisible to others.

However, Qin Mu and his companions could still observe their surroundings. They saw that the people in the Southern Emperor's domain lived in prosperity, with numerous divine cities, large and small, where gods protected the local populace.

The deities of the Southern Emperor's reign were not exclusively human; various races intermingled. Many divine beings originated from post-celestial races, and a large portion of the populace consisted of other species, with humans forming only a part of it.

Humans lived alongside other races, and scenes of harmonious coexistence were visible everywhere, from the bustling streets to the tranquil fields.

As they passed a divine city, they noticed a stone monument erected outside its walls, bearing the inscription: "Human life surpasses heaven."

"Here, 'human' doesn't solely refer to the human race," Heavenly Venerate Yue explained. "It encompasses all intelligent life forms and races."

She chuckled, "This is the philosophy of the current Emperor. He is a very insightful and capable individual, and he has done exceptionally well."

Qin Mu paused, gazing at the stone monument for a long time before eventually catching up to her.

Heavenly Venerate Yue led them for a considerable distance, a joyful smile perpetually on her face.

She must have endured a long period of adversity. After the death of Heavenly Venerate Yun, she announced her retirement and ceased to appear in public.

Qin Mu could well imagine the immense blow she suffered from Heavenly Venerate Yun's death and the fall of the High Heavens. Yet, she emerged from that defeat, supporting the Emperor's Era alongside Heavenly Venerate Ling and establishing the Emperor's Heavenly Court.

The Emperor's Heavenly Court was the culmination of their efforts. However, Heavenly Venerate Ling was a research fanatic, dedicating her energy to studying the Indestructible Divine Arts. Especially in the later period of the Emperor's Era, as Heavenly Venerate Ling's divine arts neared completion, she would not divert her attention.

Consequently, she bore the responsibility for managing all the affairs of the Emperor's Era, handling the relationship between the Emperor's Heavenly Court and the Outer Heavenly Courts, and confronting the forces of the Northern Emperor's Heavenly Court and Earth Mother Sovereign.

Qin Mu could visualize the immense dedication and effort she had poured into this.

Naturally, thanks to her meticulous management, the Emperor's Era could be considered the most brilliant. In contrast, the Northern Emperor's domain was more savage and tyrannical, adhering to the primitive rules of the ancient gods.

When the Red Emperor's son dispatched envoys to the Primordial Realm to seek the Emperor, they likely visited the Northern Emperor. Witnessing incredibly terrifying and barbaric scenes, they were too frightened to engage with the Emperor's Era.

The Southern Emperor's civilization, however, was highly advanced, achieving much. It produced far more Emperor's Throne realm experts than the Dragon Han Era and left behind various Emperor's Throne cultivation techniques.

Moreover, the spirit of this era was passed down, influencing the Founding Emperor Era and even the Eternal Peace Era!

In all of this, Heavenly Venerate Yue's contribution was immense.

Qin Mu looked admiringly at the woman ahead; she had sacrificed so much for this era.

However, the Outer Heavenly Courts' harvest was imminent. The Emperor's Era was on the verge of annihilation, set to vanish with Earth Mother Sovereign's death, Heavenly Venerate Ling's disappearance, and Heavenly Venerate Yue's disability!

A faint ache resonated in his heart.

Heavenly Venerate Yue, who had been chatting cheerfully, suddenly smiled mysteriously. "My residence is just ahead. And I have something astounding to tell you, something you'll never guess..."

Unable to contain herself, she revealed it directly to Qin Mu, giggling, "Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird, I don't know with whom, had a child. She hastily sent the egg to me before it even hatched, saying her location was no longer safe and asking me to raise the child for her. The child was born quite early, a girl, and she ate her entire eggshell..."

Qin Mu's eyes lit up.

Heavenly Venerate Yue chuckled, "Her name is Yan'er! She's a thoughtful girl, but quite clingy! Everyone in my palace has been fed plump by her. If I don't restrain myself, I'll end up plump too! I even have a disciple named Xia Yu, who was fed so much by her that she almost couldn't fly..."

Qin Mu nodded with a smile, involuntarily imagining the Red Emperor Qi Xiayu, the nine-headed phoenix, becoming plump and unable to fly because Yan'er had fed her so much.

"But she can't meet you," Heavenly Venerate Yue said, suddenly looking worried. "It would be terrible if you got excited and exploded."

She added with a worried expression, "I'll keep a close eye on her and won't let her come near you. This girl is clingy and loves to mouth-feed people. It's fine for girls, but boys definitely can't resist such temptation..."

They arrived at her palace. Heavenly Venerate Yue led them inside, saying, "I'll fold some space for you to stay temporarily, so Yan'er won't run in. I'm staying here to suppress Earth Mother Sovereign; as long as I'm here, she won't dare to act presumptuously. Once you're free from this peculiar state, I'll take you for a tour of the Emperor's Heavenly Court. Sister Ling is there. When she sees you, she'll be uncontrollably excited, perhaps even ecstatic."

Qin Mu nodded with a faint smile.

"You can't get excited, it's truly boring. You should settle down here for now. If you can't resolve your current state, I'll go find Sister Ling and pull her out of her study, no matter what."

Heavenly Venerate Yue rolled her eyes, then playfully nudged Qin Mu's body. Qin Mu said helplessly, "Sister Yue, stop playing."

Heavenly Venerate Yue giggled, then turned and left, saying, "I still have some state affairs to attend to, so I don't have much time to stay in the palace. I'll visit you again after I'm done. Oh, and one more thing!"

She waved her hand, conjuring a doorway, and smiled, "Don't run out through this door. If you do, people will be scared half to death by your forms. Also, this space moves with the sun, so there will never be night. You don't have to worry about returning to your own era."

Qin Mu nodded gently. This place wasn't bad; it had a sky, land, beautiful mountains, and clear waters, and with no outsiders to disturb him, he could calm his mind and focus on studying his peculiar current state.

Heavenly Venerate Yue closed the door and left.

Wei Suifeng immediately went to settle the Feathered Forest Army soldiers. Dragon Lord King and the seven Dragon Lords also found their own temporary resting places, leaving Qin Mu undisturbed.

Qin Mu attempted to activate his divine arts and found that they were still usable. Not only that, but the activation speed was even faster!

"Divine arts are inherently unique spells created by people using the laws of the Great Dao, transforming into powerful energy. Since we've become glowing energy bodies, our speed in using divine arts is naturally faster."

Qin Mu pondered for a moment, then tried to activate the Hegemon Body Three Elixir Technique. To his surprise, it could also be activated, though the energy within his body became unstable during its operation, threatening to explode at any moment.

He quickly stopped, murmuring, "The fact that the Hegemon Body Three Elixir Technique can be activated indicates that my Primordial Spirit, Spirit Embryo, Divine Treasures, and Celestial Palace still exist; they have merely transformed into an energy state, no longer physical matter."

Suddenly, Qin Mu froze. He abruptly realized that there was something within his body that had not been assimilated by the Grand Beginning divine art!

It was his third eye!

This eye of his had not been assimilated!

"My eye contains fragments of the Grand Initial divine egg, the Qin character continent of Earth Overlord, Grand Initial divine stone, and also the egg of Grand Primordium, half of the Grand Essence egg with its albumen, various treasures, and even Madam Yuanmu's coffin and physical body!"

Qin Mu's heart pounded wildly. He then felt the tendency to explode again and quickly composed himself. "And the Grand Ultimate divine stone and Grand Ultimate primordial stone! That's it, the Grand Ultimate primordial stone!"