Chapter 1334: The Unification of All Paths

Fire Celestial Venerable's Path of Fire: simply removing a basic flame rune could drastically alter the divine art, thereby creating a flaw in the soul. Judging by the actions of the human divine arts practitioners and gods from the Southern Heaven, no one knew about the existence of this flame rune in Fire Celestial Venerable's technique. This means that, apart from Fire Celestial Venerable himself, no one realized that he not only had no weakness in his soul, but on the contrary, his soul was exceptionally powerful. A powerful soul implies an extremely potent primordial spirit. If anyone were to try to use the soul against Fire Celestial Venerable, they would undoubtedly suffer a great loss.

"I wonder if Fire Celestial Venerable passed his technique to Hao Celestial Venerable," Qin Mu mused, lost in thought. If Fire Celestial Venerable had indeed given his technique to Hao Celestial Venerable, this flaw would follow Hao Celestial Venerable, preventing him from refining his soul to an extremely powerful level through this method, or even realizing that Fire Celestial Venerable had this weakness. Of course, Hao Celestial Venerable possessed other divine arts that could refine the soul, but the critical point was that if he believed he had grasped Fire Celestial Venerable's weakness, he would certainly face a heavy setback.

"None of the Ten Celestial Venerables are simple individuals," he couldn't help but sigh. Among the Ten Celestial Venerables, Fire Celestial Venerable and Ancestral God King appeared to be the most straightforward. Fire Celestial Venerable hated evil as if it were a personal enemy, and Ancestral God King had a fiery temper; both seemed to be simple-minded characters. However, how could a simple person become one of the Ten Celestial Venerables? "The simple ones are all dead."

He calmed his mind and began explaining the sequence of dao markings within the dao injury caused by Fire Celestial Venerable to the Apothecary. The Apothecary listened intently, meticulously recording everything, then selected the spirit herbs he needed. Qin Mu couldn't resist asking, "Grandpa Apothecary, you were never this careful when you concocted medicines for me before!" "You have thick skin and flesh, and you grew up immersed in various spirit herbs, so you're resistant to medicine," the Apothecary replied nonchalantly. Qin Mu fell silent for a moment, recalling his childhood. Memories of the other villagers in Disabled Elderly Village were filled with joy, but thoughts of the Apothecary always brought back painful experiences from various medicine trials. At that time, he was far from having thick skin; instead, he was skinny due to malnutrition. Grandma Si would carry him around to other villages to get milk, eventually even abducting the City Lord's wife of Xianglong City to act as a wet nurse for him. Yet, at that time, the Apothecary was already testing medicines on him in a herbal tub, claiming it was for "strengthening" him and making the little one more likely to survive. He shook his head, casting these unbearable memories aside. "So, next up is Light Celestial Venerable's sword, right?"

Light Celestial Venerable's sword was the second attack; it was swift, severing Moon Celestial Venerable's lumbar vertebrae and piercing through her. Qin Mu examined it carefully. The divine art contained within Light Celestial Venerable's sword was not Innate Primordial Qi, but rather Cloud Celestial Venerable's technique, the Purple Heavens and Jade Azure Technique. Qin Mu had witnessed Cloud Celestial Venerable's Purple Heavens and Jade Azure Technique through Yun Jianli. The most significant characteristic of this technique was its all-encompassing nature and extreme plasticity. Although the Purple Heavens and Jade Azure Technique differed significantly from Qin Mu's Overlord Body Three-Dan Technique, both shared a common trait: proficiency in absorbing strengths from other schools and techniques for their own use. Qin Mu's ability to quickly integrate eighteen heavenly palaces and elevate his Overlord Body Three-Dan Technique to the Grand Heavenly Court level was related to the fundamental nature of his technique. The Purple Heavens and Jade Azure Technique also possessed this unique quality. The sword strike from Light Celestial Venerable contained numerous Emperor's Throne techniques, and they operated together without any hindrance or friction.

He examined it for a long time, pondering indecisively, his expression shifting between clear and clouded. The Apothecary waited quietly by his side. Qin Mu stood up, pacing back and forth, then suddenly stopped and said, "Moon Celestial Venerable, I need two people to assist. One is Emperor Yunluo, Wei Suifeng, and the other is Yun Jianli, a descendant of Cloud Celestial Venerable. Both are currently in Yankang." He channeled his divine sense.

Moon Celestial Venerable said, "Please wait a moment." Soon after, Moon Celestial Venerable summoned a palace maid and instructed her, "Two distinguished guests have arrived in the peach forest outside and are looking for a path. Go to the palace gate, take a lantern, and bring them here." The maid affirmed, walked out of the palace, took a lantern, and went to the peach forest. She then heard two male voices from within the peach grove, exclaiming in surprise, "Strange, strange! Where is this place? How did I suddenly end up here?" "Which divine being used their power to bring us here? We humbly request the divine being to reveal themselves." The maid raised the lantern, its light illuminating their faces. It was already night outside. Wei Suifeng and Yun Jianli stood in the peach forest, their expressions cautious.

A moment later, Wei Suifeng and Yun Jianli followed the maid into the palace. Both were surprised to see Qin Mu and the Apothecary, but they remained silent. Qin Mu said, "Brother Yun, Senior Brother, this is Moon Celestial Venerable. She has an injury and needs your help." Yun Jianli immediately stepped forward and bowed profoundly, saying, "According to my ancestor's dying instructions, if one ever encounters Moon Celestial Venerable, one must perform a great kowtow to express gratitude for her selfless and powerful assistance back then." "Rise," Moon Celestial Venerable sighed softly, recalling the past once more. Wei Suifeng also stepped forward to pay his respects, saying, "Moon Celestial Venerable, by opening the Seven Stars Divine Treasure, bestowed immense kindness upon all future generations." Moon Celestial Venerable smiled, "I merely spotted the deficiencies of Imperial Celestial Venerable, Hao Celestial Venerable, and Ling Celestial Venerable and made a few minor adjustments. It wasn't such a great merit, Emperor Yunluo, there's no need for such formality."

Qin Mu then described the sword injury caused by Light Celestial Venerable, saying, "Senior Brother has collected the most Emperor's Throne techniques, and Brother Yun is the legitimate successor of Cloud Celestial Venerable. You two are best suited to decipher the dao markings contained within Light Celestial Venerable's sword strike." Wei Suifeng and Yun Jianli, who had already met in Yankang, exchanged a glance. Wei Suifeng coughed once and said, "Junior Brother, you've searched the geographical maps I left for you, haven't you? Didn't you find the Emperor's Throne techniques I hid?" Qin Mu's face flushed slightly, attempting to brush it off. Wei Suifeng sneered, "As expected, you didn't go. All those Emperor's Throne techniques were recovered by me. My Imperial Forest Army soldiers needed higher-level techniques, which is why I risked exposure, ran to those places, and dug frantically for ages to unearth the treasures I had hidden. You didn't go there at all!" Qin Mu stammered, "I had more important matters to attend to. I brought out the Ancestral Court." Wei Suifeng's expression softened slightly, and he didn't dwell on the matter. "I've handed those Emperor's Throne techniques to Emperor Yanxiu. Emperor Yanxiu found some exceptionally talented individuals and established the Hall of Inquiry, planning to revise these techniques, replacing the divine bridge with the Heavenly River. I'm also involved, and so is Brother Yun. If you have time, come back and help with the revisions." Qin Mu nodded repeatedly, his gaze flickering. Wei Suifeng snorted, knowing Qin Mu found it troublesome. In fact, Wei Suifeng himself found it bothersome. Yankang's reform and transformation were not just about abolishing the divine bridge and divine treasures; the Innate Divine Bridge of Jianmu, and all the divine arts of the Emperor's Throne techniques, all required extensive revision and overhaul. What was more crucial was that in recent years, after Yankang's reforms, various divine treasures had undergone subtle changes, requiring an immense number of details to be revised. Furthermore, even the Heavenly Palaces within the Emperor's Throne techniques needed significant modifications. Ever since Emperor Kai's single sword strike split open the Heavenly Court, some audacious individuals in Yankang had grown suspicious of the Heavenly Palace system itself, wanting to improve the various realms of the Heavenly Palace. They had recently achieved many results. The Hall of Inquiry was established precisely for this purpose, filled with lawless individuals.

"The dao injury left by Light Celestial Venerable utilizes post-celestial dao runes!" Yun Jianli was already examining Moon Celestial Venerable's dao injury, his surprise growing increasingly evident on his face. He blurted out, "Doesn't Light Celestial Venerable cultivate the Innate Dao? Why does his Purple Heavens and Jade Azure Technique integrate only Emperor's Throne techniques of the Post-Celestial Dao?" "Because he is the Celestial Emperor," Qin Mu added from the side. "His Innate Primordial Qi governs all innate daos under heaven. He doesn't need to use the Purple Heavens and Jade Azure Technique to integrate innate daos." Wei Suifeng and Yun Jianli's expressions changed drastically. "Are you implying...?" Qin Mu stated gravely, "Precisely. Celestial Emperor Tai Chu intends, in this era, to gather all innate daos and all post-celestial daos under heaven, achieving the unification of all daos!"