Chapter 1358: Men Are All Unfaithful

The latter part of the booklet detailed more reincarnation candidates among the people of Eternal Peace. Besides suspected reincarnations of ancient gods like the Western, Eastern, and Northern Emperors, it also listed reincarnations of many other Heavenly Court magnates, and there were quite a few of them!

Qin Mu was dumbfounded. These lofty beings, who usually scoffed at Eternal Peace's reforms, had even gone to great lengths to suppress them, showing utter disdain, creating numerous difficulties, and strictly forbidding their disciples from engaging with the reforms.

Anyone found engaging with the reforms was executed without exception!

Yet, they themselves had secretly split off a part of their soul and infiltrated Eternal Peace to absorb the essence of the reforms!

If hypocrisy were a contest, it would be hard to find anyone more hypocritical than them!

"They had already made two sets of preparations. If they won, then so be it."

Qin Mu clasped his hands together, closing the booklet with a soft thud. "But if they lose," he mused, "they'll simply transform themselves into heroes of Eternal Peace's reforms, stealing the fruits of the transformation and remaining in high positions! Their power will never fall into others' hands!"

His face was grim for a moment. After a while, the grimness faded, and his expression became calm.

If the Heavenly Court magnates' split souls reincarnated in Eternal Peace and didn't occupy high positions, then he wouldn't bother with them.

However, if they attempted to climb to high positions and seize power in Eternal Peace, they would have to be eradicated!

The Village Chief and the Apothecary watched his expression while sipping their tea. The Village Chief whispered, "For something that can be resolved with a single sword stroke, Mu'er's face is still changing. He's not living up to his title of Celestial Master."

The Apothecary nodded. "It's just a matter of one packet of medicine; no trouble at all."

"If Butcher were here, it would be a single slash."

"Even Deaf could flatten them."

The two of them continued to mock Qin Mu, one after another. Qin Mu, long accustomed to their teasing, silently memorized the booklet's contents, then tossed it to them. "You say it's simple," he said, "then I'll leave it to you two elders to handle."

The Village Chief and the Apothecary's expressions subtly changed. This booklet was like a hot potato; they couldn't take it, nor could they refuse it.

Killing the reincarnations of Celestial Masters was simple, but the Celestial Masters' retaliation would be terrifying!

Qin Mu said gravely, "Celestial Master You hasn't confirmed the true identities of the Ten Celestial Masters' reincarnations, so we don't need to deal with them for now, to avoid killing the wrong people. As for the others, just monitor them; there's no need to pay them any mind unless they step out of line. Also, this matter must be told to Emperor Yanxiu so she can be mentally prepared."

Only then did the Village Chief relax, taking the booklet. "After you killed the two reincarnations of Celestial Master Xiao," he said, "the other Celestial Masters will be alerted and won't dare to provoke you. They shouldn't do anything out of line."

The Apothecary nodded.

Qin Mu's feat of killing Celestial Master Xiao's two reincarnations with ten arrows was such a thunderous display that even the Ten Celestial Masters would have to carefully consider whether to seize power in Eternal Peace right under Qin Mu's nose.

"There's one more thing, Mu'er, that you need to carefully consider," the Village Chief said slowly.

The Village Chief continued slowly, "The death of the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird was due to the Ten Celestial Masters quietly and slowly eroding the influence of the Southern Extremity Heaven. They gradually replaced the middle and lower ranks with their own people. Eventually, even the high-ranking officials of the Southern Extremity Heaven were replaced, so when Celestial Master Huo invaded, he met almost no resistance. They have endless patience."

Qin Mu's expression turned stern. "I understand," he replied.

Wei Suyin, Granny Si, and the others were ready. Eternal Peace's longboat was preparing to set sail, and as Qin Mu was about to board, a flash of light suddenly appeared from the Spirit Energy Transference Bridge. Someone had descended from the Heavenly Court to Eternal Peace.

Qin Mu stood at the bow, gazing intently at the Spirit Energy Transference Bridge. From the light on the altar, a beautiful girl emerged, bouncing and skipping down from it, her two long ponytails swaying back and forth, brushing against her hips.

Qin Mu was slightly startled. "Yun Chuxiu… why has she come to Eternal Peace again?"

The girl was none other than the reincarnation of Primordial Mother Sovereign, Yun Chuxiu, who had taken the appearance of Divine King Lang Wo. Seeing Qin Mu and the longboat from a distance, her eyes lit up, and she immediately raced over.

"Jue Wuchen!"

Wei Suyin's hair stood on end, and he felt a shiver down his spine. He had seen Jue Wuchen countless times on the ghost ship and would never mistake her!

Qin Mu whispered, "It's Primordial Mother Sovereign. Jue Wuchen is currently in Celestial Consort Yan's hands."

Wei Suyin paused slightly. Qin Mu had already flown off the longboat to meet Yun Chuxiu, smiling gently. "Sister Chuxiu," he said, "what brings you here? It's a pity you weren't part of the recent excitement in the Yuan World."

Yun Chuxiu peered past him toward the longboat behind him, but Qin Mu blocked her, obstructing her view.

"Sneaking around like that, you're definitely not up to anything good!"

Yun Chuxiu giggled. "I had originally planned to come too. I'd prepared a Divine Weapon Celestial Venerable, intending to make a grand entrance, awe the Ten Celestial Masters, and dominate the Yuan World!"

Qin Mu was startled. Each of the Ten Celestial Masters' Divine Weapon Celestial Venerables had its own unique use. If Primordial Mother Sovereign had directly descended with a Divine Weapon Celestial Venerable, she would certainly have outshone everyone, making the Ten Celestial Masters hesitant to contend with her for the Yuan World!

Yun Chuxiu sighed. "But then I thought, if I had descended with a Divine Weapon Celestial Venerable, the Ten Celestial Masters would discover there were eleven Celestial Masters in the Heavenly Court, and that would be disastrous. They would expose me. So, I had to give up that idea and watch you guys show off."

She sighed repeatedly, annoyed that she couldn't participate in such a fun affair.

Qin Mu smiled slightly. "Then why has Sister Chuxiu come to the Yuan World again?"

Yun Chuxiu's face was filled with sorrow, and she looked as if she were about to cry, speaking with a choked voice. "I heard in the Heavenly Court that my true body has escaped!" she whimpered. "That wretched darling let my true body out, and it's been causing trouble everywhere. I don't know how many people are watching my true body, intending to give me a hard time!"

Qin Mu's eyelids twitched.

Primordial Mother Sovereign's true body had indeed gone missing. Of course, he hadn't intentionally released it; rather, a corpse demon had been born within Primordial Mother Sovereign's true body and had escaped on its own.

"That wretched darling occupied my true body for over a decade, and once he got tired of it, he discarded it like trash! Men are all heartless!"

The more Yun Chuxiu spoke, the sadder she became. Wiping away tears, she continued, "There's also a little imp inside my true body, causing trouble under my name, asking everyone it meets, 'Am I beautiful?' It's ruining my reputation. Of course, I am exceedingly beautiful."

Qin Mu's expression was odd. Did that Primordial Mother Corpse Demon actually have such a peculiar habit?

Yun Chuxiu sighed. "If you say 'beautiful,' she gets very happy and then eats you. If you say 'ugly,' she gets very angry and also eats you. If you don't answer, she still eats you. It's truly damaging my reputation!"

She shook her head repeatedly, then peered again to see who was on Qin Mu's longboat.

Qin Mu still stood in front of her, blocking her view, and chuckled. "Then why aren't you hurrying to deal with it? Your true body doesn't have your consciousness or your primordial spirit. If someone realized that, wouldn't they seize your physical body to threaten you?"

Yun Chuxiu blinked, then giggled. "I'm not in such a hurry now. I'm more interested in seeing where you're going. You're so careful to guard against me; you must have some scheme in mind."

Qin Mu said seriously, "I plan to go to the Ancestral Court. There's one more thing I forgot to tell you, sister: I've already returned Empress's physical body to her, and as a bonus, I also gave her Jue Wuchen's physical body."

Yun Chuxiu's face changed drastically, and she said coldly, "She got her physical body back? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"