Chapter 1340: Before Birth

暁 Heavenly Venerable was a being of immense wisdom. He foresaw the future tens of thousands of years away, observing the unstoppable rise of the acquired races and demigods, and the decline of the ancient gods.

He could not prevent this trend, but to maintain his own dominance and that of the ancient gods, he had to eliminate Heavenly Venerable Yu.

Without Heavenly Venerable Yu, he could still become the co-ruler of the world!

Qin Mu reflected on the methods of all Heavenly Venerables, including even entities like Heavenly Emperor, Earth Count, and Earth Mother. None could match Heavenly Venerable Yu.

Even Qin Mu's current path of diplomacy and alliances paled in comparison to Heavenly Venerable Yu's.

Qin Mu's path involved more schemes and human calculations; it lacked the magnanimity of Heavenly Venerable Yu's approach.

Heavenly Venerable Yu walked the path of true kingship and emperorship. Unfortunately, the ancient god Heavenly Emperor immediately recognized his power and struck him down.

He failed precisely because he was too outstanding, and his power had not yet caught up.

Heavenly Emperor Taichu possessed great tolerance, capable of enduring countless individuals, even Heavenly Emperor, Earth Count, Empress, and Yuanmu. He could even tolerate Qin Mu, who repeatedly undermined him.

However, any threat to his power was intolerable.

He would eliminate anyone who threatened his authority, even his own son!

"The dao wound left by Emperor Langxuan has also healed!" Apothecary suddenly exclaimed with joy.

Moon Heavenly Venerable's spirits soared. She fully activated her cultivation, feeling her techniques flow unhindered. She now had the confidence to take a gamble!

暁 Heavenly Venerable watched her, shaking his head. "You cannot escape. Even if you stand within Heavenly Venerable Mu's domain, you cannot escape my control."

Moon Heavenly Venerable took a deep breath. Her robes began to billow, and ribbons of fabric slowly moved in the air, accompanied by streaks of dazzling divine light.

暁 Heavenly Venerable raised an eyebrow. Behind him, the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu gripped the Primordial Wood. With a gentle turn of the wood, all the heavens and myriad worlds of the Primordial Realm shifted in accordance with the movement of its branches, leaves, and crown!

Such immense power was beyond even Earth Mother in her prime, yet 暁 Heavenly Venerable could achieve it!

The shifting of the heavens and myriad worlds in the Primordial Realm caused spatial alterations. 暁 Heavenly Venerable's goal was to disrupt space, preventing Moon Heavenly Venerable's escape!

Qin Mu spread his five fingers, palm flat. Moon Heavenly Venerable danced in his palm, her form graceful and ethereal. Threads of space emerged, plucked by the moving heavens and myriad worlds, emitting chaotic notes.

Moon Heavenly Venerable's figure danced upon these spatial threads, yet no matter how she moved, she could not escape the myriad worlds, nor leave the Primordial Realm, or even the peach forest!

She felt the space she could move in shrinking, until it was confined to the mere expanse of Qin Mu's palm!

*Zheng zheng zheng!*

The spatial threads vibrated violently. Suddenly, countless attacks surged from all directions towards 暁 Heavenly Venerable and the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu. 暁 Heavenly Venerable stood firm. The Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu roared, suddenly revealing three heads and six arms. His fists struck out in all directions, shattering Moon Heavenly Venerable's attacks!

He stepped forward, unleashing a monumental punch that shattered Qin Mu's divine treasure domain, aiming directly at Moon Heavenly Venerable in Qin Mu's primordial spirit's palm!

His punch was not aimed at Qin Mu, but at Moon Heavenly Venerable. However, the immense power impacted the divine treasure domain, causing it to ripple and fracture!

Within the domain, stars perished, the Xuan Du collapsed, You Du ceased to exist, and even the Ancestral Court was engulfed in earth, water, wind, and fire, on the verge of annihilation!

The Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu's power was overwhelming. He trapped Moon Heavenly Venerable with the Primordial Wood and then unleashed an unparalleled physical assault into Qin Mu's divine treasure domain. This ferocious attack left one feeling hopeless!

At this moment, Qin Mu's body shimmered, and a monumental gate rose behind him, connecting heaven and earth. Beyond the gate lay You Du!

暁 Heavenly Venerable's eyebrow twitched, and a faint smile played on his lips.

The Heavenly Connection Gate opened. In the darkness beyond, paper boats, each adorned with a lantern, began to gather. Their numbers swelled until, suddenly, all the paper boats merged into a single small boat. It sailed from You Du, passing through the Heavenly Connection Gate!

On the small boat, a gaunt old man looked up. His bony hand reached out to meet the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu's palm!

*Boom—*

A terrifying tremor erupted. Behind the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu, layers of Heavenly Palaces suddenly manifested, a magnificent sight, forming a complete Heavenly Court. This amplified the divine weapon's power, actually pushing the gaunt old man back towards the Heavenly Connection Gate.

"Heavenly Venerable You, though you are also a Heavenly Venerable, you are no longer at the center of the Heavenly Court's power. You have had too little exposure to various divine arts and methods!"

暁 Heavenly Venerable remained standing there, unmoving, and smiled. "You are outdated."

That old man was indeed Heavenly Venerable You. Just as he was about to fall back into You Du, an incredibly massive hand reached out from behind him, supporting Heavenly Venerable You.

Behind that hand were a pair of colossal eyes, burning like the demonic fires of You Du. Then, a third eye appeared, gazing from You Du towards the Primordial Realm.

After supporting Heavenly Venerable You, that hand transformed into a fist, punching through the Heavenly Connection Gate and directly clashing with the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu.

Simultaneously, Moon Heavenly Venerable flew from Qin Mu's palm. Threads of light unfurled in all directions, coiling around the crown of the Primordial Wood. Her full divine abilities erupted!

暁 Heavenly Venerable's eyebrows lifted in a smile. He rose gracefully and landed on the shoulder of the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu, who was staggering backward.

He let out a low roar, and a Heavenly Palace behind his head sprang forth, integrating into the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu's Heavenly Court.

The Heavenly Court behind the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu had thirty-five Heavenly Palaces. With his own Heavenly Palace integrated, it instantly formed a perfect Great Heavenly Court of thirty-six Heavenly Palaces!

He had not yet cultivated the Heavenly Court realm, lacking one Heavenly Palace. Therefore, he could only borrow the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu's body and use his own Innate Heavenly Palace to make up for the final deficiency, barely reaching the Heavenly Court realm.

Doing so would momentarily bring his power to a level comparable to his peak, but it carried a significant hidden danger: his own physical body could not withstand it!

But now, it was not his physical body that was manifesting the Great Heavenly Court, but the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu!

With this one Heavenly Palace completing the Heavenly Court, divine light burst forth instantly, myriad daos resonated, and the light was blinding!

Apothecary felt a sharp pain in his eyes; both instantly went blind. Panic surged through him. Suddenly, he felt himself being swept up and involuntarily flying away.

"My eyes..." Apothecary's heart raced. He sensed Qin Mu's aura, realizing that Qin Mu had saved him immediately.

But with his eyes blind, he couldn't see anything outside, only feeling himself constantly jolting.

He had also cultivated the Creation Divine Art, but Apothecary's creation technique was not very advanced. He usually used it to ripen spirit herbs, or at most, to perfectly repair his own face.

He had never tried to restore his own eyes.

He activated his divine art, gradually feeling a little sight return to his eyes. He vaguely saw the giant skeletal hand of Earth Count, reaching from You Du, break apart. Incredibly thick fingers detached from the palm and flew into the air.

He also saw the branches of the Primordial Wood, under Moon Heavenly Venerable's attack, flying wildly, its leaves scattering.

Apothecary painstakingly rotated his eyeballs and saw Heavenly Venerable You standing on the shoulder of the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu, battling 暁 Heavenly Venerable, steadily losing ground.

His heart turned cold. 暁 Heavenly Venerable's Great Heavenly Court system was complete; it was truly so powerful.

At this moment, his vision could focus, and he saw Qin Mu blocking him. Qin Mu had dug out the vertical eye from his forehead.

"Mu'er, what are you doing?" Apothecary spoke, but he couldn't hear his own voice.

He only saw Qin Mu activate this vertical eye, offering it up into the air. The vertical eye instantly expanded, its eyeball rotating to reveal half of a giant eggshell.

Qin Mu held Heavenly Venerable Ling's hairpin and activated the Difficult-to-Change divine art. The hairpin touched the back of the eggshell!

暁 Heavenly Venerable had already suppressed Heavenly Venerable You, and the Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu was about to invade You Du. At this very moment, the eggshell behind Qin Mu's eye radiated brilliant light!

The Taichu eggshell floated up. From Qin Mu's vertical eye, countless Taichu runes shot out, buzzing as they imprinted themselves across the entire peach forest. The myriad runes swirled, then whooshed back into the pupil of Qin Mu's vertical eye.

The Divine Weapon Heavenly Venerable Yu crashed to the ground. The divine consciousness and magic power within Heavenly Venerable Yu's body roared out, pulled into this eyeball!

暁 Heavenly Venerable also found himself involuntarily flying up, irresistibly drawn towards this vertical eye!

"Taichu, you've angered me! I'll beat you back to your pre-birth state!" Qin Mu roared.