Chapter 1341: Sealing

An inexplicable fear arose in Xiaotianzun’s heart. Qin Mu’s sudden attack was something he had not anticipated.

He had originally intended to seize this opportunity to subdue Moon Herder, defeat You Herder, and make Earth Count retreat, deterring him from any further disloyalty. With his current strength, he was confident he could achieve this.

If he could subdue Moon Herder and defeat You Herder, compelling these two Celestials to pledge allegiance, then he wouldn't need to conceal his identity among the Ten Celestials.

Given his power, making Fire Herder submit and his illegitimate son, Lang Xuan, pledge loyalty would be effortless.

Furthermore, with the ancient gods on his side, Heaven Duke and Earth Count wouldn't dare challenge him. Xuanwu, Qinglong, and Baihu would be easily subdued. Who among the other Celestials would dare oppose him?

Supreme Emperor would only continue to hide; emerging would lead to certain death.

Hao Herder would have no choice but to dutifully act as his son. Ancestral God King would only dare to curse his father, not act recklessly, and would be used as a tool to restrain Heaven Duke, while Void Herder would be used to restrain Earth Count.

Founding Emperor Qin Ye would still be confined to his Carefree Village, not daring to show himself.

As for the Empress and Yuanmu, they would meekly remain his women, not daring to harbor any second thoughts!

The situation was looking extremely promising. With just the subjugation of these two Celestials, he could reclaim his imperial throne!

However, Qin Mu's attack struck him with terror. As the attack unfolded, he felt his primordial spirit throb and his Great Dao hum, instinctively wanting to retreat back into his eggshell.

The material of his body was also changing, making it almost impossible for him to suppress.

His physical body was not his original form, merely a reincarnation. However, his primordial spirit was integrated with this body. As his primordial spirit and Great Dao were imprinted onto Qin Mu's eye, he, too, was drawn towards Qin Mu's eye.

More critically, Qin Mu instantly withdrew his magic power and divine consciousness from the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu, causing it to lose control!

The divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu was his most powerful weapon at the moment, far stronger even than his current physical body. Losing this divine artifact immediately put him on the defensive.

"Well done, Mu'er!" Apothecary exclaimed with delight.

*Boom!*

Qin Mu's head suddenly exploded. Everything above his neck vanished, and blood splattered across Apothecary's face, leaving him stunned.

Along with Qin Mu's head, his vertical eye exploded, as did the Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure hidden within his brow.

The Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure is located in the brow of both divine arts practitioners and gods. Xiaotianzun's attack was so powerful that when he pierced Qin Mu's vertical eye and head, Qin Mu's Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure also couldn't withstand the force and exploded.

The instant the vertical eye and Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure exploded, countless treasures flew through the air: blocks of Grand Purity divine stone, Grand Ultimate divine stone, Grand Beginning divine stone, and Grand Beginning raw stone!

There were also mountains of ancestral court divine gold and divine minerals, a large bow, half of a Grand Initial eggshell, two Grand Easy eggshells, and primordial chaos qi.

In addition, a perfectly spherical Grand Beginning egg also flew out.

Furthermore, Grand Ultimate raw stones erupted from the divine eye, the shattered Qin-character continent, and Lady Yuanmu's crystal coffin. With the coffin broken, Lady Yuanmu's corpse also flew out.

Lady Yuanmu's corpse had already given birth to a corpse demon, which had been suppressed by Wei Suifeng's seal. Now, suddenly freed, it joyfully scurried away.

As for the other treasures, they were countless and dazzling.

Xiaotianzun, relieved after exploding Qin Mu's head and vertical eye with a single finger, retracted his magic power and divine consciousness. He reached out to grab his eggshell, thinking, "I must get my eggshell back no matter what... Qin Herder's other treasures aren't bad either. This brat has amassed so many treasures! And that fellow daoist in the divine egg is also with him..."

His divine consciousness and magic power surged towards the toppled divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu behind him, while his palm enveloped all the treasures that had burst from Qin Mu's head.

Just as he was about to succeed, the world suddenly spun. Moon Herder directly teleported all of Qin Mu's treasures, hiding them deep within space. For a moment, Xiaotianzun couldn't locate where they were hidden.

You Herder let out a soft cry, and the yellow talismans split into two, then four, then eight, instantly covering the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu from head to toe.

Xiaotianzun's divine consciousness and magic power couldn't penetrate the talismans. His heart sank, realizing instantly that Qin Mu had tricked him, causing him to completely lose the initiative.

*Whoosh!*

Earth Count's severed hand slapped towards him. The detached fingers that had been flying through the air rolled back onto his palm.

Xiaotianzun's expression darkened. With a long howl, he brought his hand back to meet Earth Count's massive hand.

Behind his head, celestial palaces emerged, interlocking perfectly to form a grand Celestial Court!

This Celestial Court comprised thirty-five celestial palaces. The Grand Celestial Court formed by these thirty-five palaces caused his magic power to surge. Although not as powerful as the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu, it was still extraordinary, certainly no less formidable than the strength Hao Herder displayed during his battle with Supreme Emperor!

However, the moment his hand collided with Earth Count's palm, he still felt an unmatchable force, compelling him to take two steps forward.

He used the momentum to charge towards the Primordial Tree. With the Primordial Tree in hand, it would be as if he wielded Earth Mother Yuanjun at her peak as a divine weapon.

Earth Mother Yuanjun was unable to fully exert her power, a reason even she herself didn't understand, but Xiaotianzun knew it perfectly well.

Earth Mother Yuanjun was a grand tree born in the ancestral court, a spiritual root of heaven and earth. The Creators had watered her with primordial essence liquid from the ancient Jade Pool, allowing her to absorb the spiritual energy of the ancestral court, thus giving birth to life and becoming Earth Mother.

She was uniquely blessed, the most powerful god born from heaven and earth.

However, precisely because the Primordial Tree was so immensely tall and vast, the Creators of the ancient era developed a custom of Primordial Tree worship. They offered sacrifices to this tree, causing millions upon millions of Creators' sacrificial power to accumulate within Earth Mother's body.

Thus, although Earth Mother was born of heaven and earth, she also absorbed the sacrificial power of the Creators, rendering her Dao impure. This was the biggest reason limiting her power.

Celestial Emperor Grand Initial was similarly limited in the past. While this sacrificial power could indeed allow the recipient to grow quickly and gain immense strength, it would also make their Dao impure, even affecting their thoughts, consciousness, and judgment.

For example, Supreme Emperor, once wise and mighty, slaughtered his own race after accepting sacrificial power.

However, as an oviparous ancient god, Celestial Emperor Grand Initial's sacrificial power also originated from the Grand Initial divine stones and raw stones of the Grand Initial ore vein. If the Primordial Tree fell into his hands, he could unleash its power to the absolute fullest, surpassing even Earth Mother Yuanjun's own strength!

If Earth Mother's full power were unleashed, she would certainly be no weaker than beings like Heaven Duke or Earth Count!

Just as his hand was about to grasp the Primordial Tree, Earth Count and You Herder's attacks followed one after another. In the shadow beneath Xiaotianzun's feet, You Herder moved alongside him, like a reflection in a mirror.

As both of them took their first step simultaneously, Xiaotianzun's palm had already touched the trunk of the Primordial Tree. However, in the next instant, he found his primordial spirit plummeting into Youdu, appearing beside You Herder.

You Herder held a horse lamp, which burst forth with light, and a beam of light slammed into Xiaotianzun's primordial spirit!

Terrifying fluctuations emanated from Youdu. All the demon gods and demon kings in Youdu were greatly alarmed and scattered in fear. At the center of this terrifying commotion, Xiaotianzun's primordial spirit roared, forcefully withstood You Herder's blow, and compelled itself to leave Youdu and return to his body.

However, what awaited him were Moon Herder's individual zither strings.

Moon Herder's zither strings had already completely wrapped around the tree trunk. Each string's other end was connected to Moon Herder's ten fingers. As the first string was plucked, Xiaotianzun had no time to react before it sliced across his throat.

He felt no pain.