Chapter 1319: Sending You Off

"Why has the Chaos Sea suddenly become turbulent at this moment?" Qin Mu felt a chill run down his spine and muttered, "This is bad." He immediately shot into the sky and, without hesitation, activated his most powerful divine ability, the Other Shore Divine Boat, attempting to escape into the void and avoid the four Heavenly Venerates' attacks.

The moment he made his move, the auras of the four Heavenly Venerates were instantly drawn to each other, colliding forcefully.

These auras, immense and powerful, contained the distinct magic power and divine sense of the four Heavenly Venerates. The instant they collided, Qin Mu immediately felt his vital qi and divine consciousness become sluggish.

His Other Shore Divine Boat ability couldn't even take shape, let alone carry him into the void!

"I'm in trouble..." Qin Mu's heart sank, and he immediately prepared for the worst. With a hum, his Divine Treasure Domain expanded. One hand grabbed Ling Tianzun's peach wood hairpin, while the other reached for the Chaos ore vein within his Divine Treasure Domain.

From the Chaos ore vein in his Divine Treasure Domain, the two halves of Grand Purity's eggshell flew up—this was his second contingency plan. If even the Indestructible divine ability proved insufficient, he intended to seal himself within Grand Purity's eggshell.

He had no idea if Grand Purity's egg could withstand the siege of the four Heavenly Venerates and protect him.

From the Grand Beginning ore vein, the Grand Beginning egg also awoke from refining the Grand Beginning primordial stone. Round like an egg, its two halves enveloped Qin Mu's Divine Treasure Domain, one above and one below.

"Heavenly Venerate Mu, do you need help?" it quickly asked.

Qin Mu didn't reply. At this moment, even Grand Beginning would be utterly useless; its power was not yet formidable enough to contend with the four Heavenly Venerates.

Just as he completed his preparations, a staff slowly rose from the Chaos Sea, pushing aside the chaotic qi.

The four Heavenly Venerates did not appear, but their divine abilities had already arrived!

Heavenly Venerate Xiao, Heavenly Consort Yan, Ancestral God King, and Divine Emperor Langxuan, despite having suffered severe injuries, unleashed divine abilities that were still incredibly formidable and terrifying.

The four Heavenly Venerates unleashed their full power in this strike, aiming to intimidate their opponent into retreating.

Had they revealed themselves, it would not have had the same intimidating effect!

Just as their divine abilities were about to reach Qin Mu, the unassuming staff struck heavily downward!

Qin Mu heard a tremendous boom as the entire Chaos Sea was violently churned up by the staff's strike!

The four Heavenly Venerates' divine abilities shattered like paper in the terrifying impact. The towering waves churned up by the Chaos Sea surged in all directions, crushing and collapsing the void.

Suddenly, the figures of the four Heavenly Venerates emerged, swept up by the Chaos Sea's waves and flung backward uncontrollably.

The four Heavenly Venerates each groaned, struggling to stabilize themselves, but they found it impossible against such power. They were profoundly shocked; this force even surpassed the physical body of the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, the complete form of Grand Emperor, and they felt its underlying realm transcended the very limits of the Heavenly Court realm!

Whoosh— The four Heavenly Venerates flailed helplessly, sent flying far away from the area.

The four landed, said nothing, turned and left, quickly disappearing in the four cardinal directions of the Ancestral Court.

Underground, Earth Mother Yuanjun had not gone far and was secretly observing the Chaos Sea. When she witnessed this scene, she couldn't help but shiver, immediately escaping underground with a burst of earth-burrowing speed.

Gradually, the waves churned up by the Chaos Sea subsided. Before long, this ocean of chaotic qi had completely restored its calm.

Qin Mu sighed in relief, hastily putting Grand Purity's two eggshells back into the Chaos ore vein. He wondered, "What was that staff about?"

The staff, having forced the four Heavenly Venerates to retreat, became quiet again, standing silently upright on the sea surface.

Qin Mu hesitated for a moment, then walked forward to examine the staff closely. He saw nothing unusual about it; it appeared to be carved from ordinary wood.

There were no runes on the staff, nor did any aura of the Great Dao emanate from it.

Yet it was this very ordinary staff that had just sent the four Heavenly Venerates flying and forced them to retreat!

"Brother Grand Purity!" Qin Mu bowed deeply to the ground, sincerely stating, "Thank you for your assistance. The Grand Primeval primordial stone must have fallen into your hands, correct? With the primordial stone in your possession, I can rest assured."

He waited for a moment, but the staff showed no fluctuations and remained unresponsive.

Qin Mu smiled. "Since Brother doesn't wish to speak, I won't disturb you further. Farewell." With that, he turned and departed.

Moments later, the Chaos Sea parted, revealing a passage. Xu Shenghua, Lan Yutian, and others emerged, and the elderly Grand Purity waved his hand, causing the staff to fly back to him.

Lan Yutian wondered, "Why was Big Brother talking to the staff just now?"

The elderly Grand Purity's expression was peculiar as he explained, "He mistook me for the staff, thinking I had transformed into its appearance today."

Both of them were puzzled, unable to fathom why Qin Mu would have such a strange notion.

What they didn't know was that Grand Purity possessed the 'Yi' (Change), meaning he had no fixed form or state and could transform into anyone or anything. Thus, when Qin Mu saw the staff scare away the four Heavenly Venerates, he assumed Grand Purity had transformed into it, which was why he addressed it in that manner.

The elderly Grand Purity, leaning on his staff, smiled. "You've witnessed the dangers of the Ancestral Court and obtained the primordial stone. It's time to go to the Hundred Thousand Sacred Mountains to meet Heavenly Venerate Mu. Heavenly Venerate Mu has an abundance of this kind of wood; the Hundred Thousand Sacred Mountains are filled with such divine wood."

Xu Shenghua and Lan Yutian repeatedly expressed their gratitude. Xu Shenghua asked, "May I ask, friend, how do we get to the Hundred Thousand Sacred Mountains?"

"The Hundred Thousand Sacred Mountains are right there. Just keep walking in that direction. The Sacred Mountains are incredibly peculiar, extraordinarily sacred, and unique; you'll recognize them the moment you see them!"

The elderly Grand Purity pointed casually. Everyone looked in the direction he indicated but saw nothing. By the time they turned back, the elderly Grand Purity had vanished.

"What an extraordinary person," Xu Shenghua remarked.

They continued onward. Xu Shenghua observed the mountains and geography of the Ancestral Court, becoming increasingly surprised. He couldn't help but stop to study the geographical trends, remarking, "The mountains and geography here seem to contain the Daoist magic of Earth Mother Yuanjun. All thirty-six Great Daos of Yuandu can actually be traced back to the Ancestral Court!"

Lan Yutian hadn't noticed these details until Xu Shenghua pointed them out. Both then immersed themselves in their respective studies, exchanging their findings, and unconsciously slowed their pace again.

Meanwhile, Qin Mu rushed toward the Hundred Thousand Great Black Mountains. Just as the Black Mountains came into view, the void before him suddenly swayed. He immediately stopped, let out a cold laugh, and unleashed his divine sense!

Boom— His divine sense blasted open the void. The Hundred Thousand Great Black Mountains before him vanished without a trace, replaced by an incredibly massive head with disheveled hair, its back turned towards him.

"Grand Emperor, your injuries are too severe. You set up an illusion to lure me, yet I still saw through it."

Qin Mu smiled, calmly stating, "You're so heavily wounded, yet you still dare to come looking for me? Aren't you afraid I'll slaughter you?"

"Hahaha, Heavenly Venerate Mu, you really do think highly of yourself!" Grand Emperor's colossal head turned, its face covered in scars, a large hole gaping in its forehead. He laughed, "These minor injuries are nothing to me. As long as I have the Grand Primeval primordial stone, I'll recover in no time. Heavenly Venerate Mu, hand over the remaining quarter of the primordial stone, and I'll spare your life!"

"I've already given that primordial stone to Heavenly Venerate Xiao," Qin Mu said with an enigmatic smile. "Furthermore, sparing my life is likely beyond your current capabilities. Grand Emperor, I pursued Heavenly Venerate Hao for sixty thousand miles; he was saved by Grand Simplicity—that was his good fortune. Today..."

He slowly drew his broken sword, calmly stating, "I'm afraid you won't be so lucky."