Chapter 1363: The First Divine Eye

Tian Gong and Tu Bo exchanged glances, each frowning. They were exceptionally intelligent and understood why Qin Mu was so disheartened. Tai Yi had not answered Qin Mu's question. Although there were two possible interpretations for this — either success or failure — Tai Yi's demeanor suggested failure was more likely. This was because Tai Yi had answered "success" to both Tian Gong's and Tu Bo's questions. If Qin Mu were also destined for success, Tai Yi wouldn't have needed to withhold an answer.

They knew Qin Mu had also deduced why Tai Yi hadn't answered, which was why he was so dejected. They were at a loss on how to comfort Celestial Venerable Mu. After all, this was the goal Qin Mu had striven for his entire life. From the moment the young boy arrived at Disabled Elderly Village, from the instant he and the blind man urinated on the statue, he had begun to dismantle the "gods" in his heart.

From the time he left the Great Ruins and entered Eternal Peace, learning about the philosophies of the Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor and Emperor Yanfeng, and understanding the doctrines of the Heavenly Saint Cult, he had chosen his life's objective. All his actions throughout his life had been directed towards achieving this goal. Tai Yi's silence was a devastating blow, almost shattering his Dao heart. If it had been anyone else, he wouldn't have been so utterly crestfallen. It was precisely because it was Tai Yi that his Dao heart was damaged.

Qin Mu's eyes flickered slightly, seemingly regaining some of their vigor. He offered a faint smile and said, "Dao Brothers, I'm fine. You can begin."

Tian Gong and Tu Bo exchanged another look. Tu Bo took out the refined Horn of Primordial Essence. This piece was also from Tu Bo's own horn, which he had long refined using the Great Dao of Youdu. The refined Horn of Primordial Essence displayed sixty-four intricate patterns of the Great Dao of Youdu. These sixty-four Dao patterns radiated outwards from its hollow center, resembling wheel tracks or the radial patterns in a human eye.

The last "Qin" character continent Qin Mu received was also a piece of Tu Bo's horn. However, Tu Bo had refined the "Qin" continent not to be Qin Mu's eye, but to seal his demonic nature. And that particular horn was just an ordinary piece of Tu Bo's horn. This time, however, Tu Bo was personally refining an iris for Qin Mu using his own Horn of Primordial Essence, which was naturally far more powerful.

Tian Gong also took out the Heavenly Dao crystal from his own divine eye. This crystal was not jade; on the contrary, it was extremely soft and transparent, almost as clear as the azure sky itself.

With both of them prepared, Qin Mu opened his third eye in his glabella and took out the Grand Beginning Egg. His expression was still somewhat dazed as he murmured, "Things are determined by human effort, aren't they? If the outcome is already fated, then what pleasure is there in striving? I am a Hegemon Body; I will never surrender!"

Tu Bo interjected sternly, "Celestial Venerable Mu, at such a crucial moment, don't let your mind wander! Be careful, or your eye might be ruined during refinement!"

A smile appeared on Qin Mu's face, as if a great weight had suddenly been lifted. He hesitated for a moment, then put down the Grand Beginning Egg. After all, the Grand Beginning Egg was the birthplace of Heavenly Emperor Grand Beginning. If he were to encounter Celestial Venerable Xiao again in the future, wouldn't he have to gouge out his own eyeball to seal Celestial Venerable Xiao?

"If I'm going to do it, I'll do it big!" From the ancestral mine veins within his Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure, he dug out two Grand Change Chaos Eggs. He took one, circulated his magic power, and inserted it into his third eye. Tai Yi had not told him the outcome he wished to know, so his action was somewhat retaliatory, even though this chaotic eggshell held no significance for Tai Yi anymore.

After he had properly placed the chaotic eggshell, Tu Bo made his move second. He launched the Horn of Primordial Essence, sending it into Qin Mu's third eye. With a gentle flick, the radiating patterns began to spin like gears, then slowly came to a halt. Qin Mu then took out the Grand Ultimate Primordial Stone, which flew into his third eye and transformed into a pupil.

Tian Gong followed immediately, filling the anterior chamber of Qin Mu's third eye with the Heavenly Dao crystal, repeatedly imprinting it with his own Heavenly Dao cultivation.

Tu Bo said gravely, "Celestial Venerable Mu, activate your eye pupil. I will lend you a hand."

Following his instructions, Qin Mu activated the pupil of his third eye. The Grand Ultimate Primordial Stone within the pupil immediately began to spin, and the two energies of Yin and Yang rotated faster and faster, transforming into the Dao of Grand Ultimate. At the same time, Tu Bo activated the sixty-four Great Daos of Youdu, repeatedly imprinting them. Together with Tian Gong, he worked to enhance the power of Qin Mu's third eye.

After an unknown duration, the two divine beings each dispersed their magic power and stepped back. The Yin and Yang energies swirling in Qin Mu's pupil also gradually subsided. This eye was filled with the essence of the Heavenly Dao, the Great Dao of Youdu, and the Dao of Grand Ultimate. The sheer power emanating from a single eye felt no less formidable than a Celestial Venerable's treasure.

Tian Gong and Tu Bo showed expressions of delight. Tian Gong smiled and said, "Celestial Venerable Mu, how is the power of this divine eye? Can it rival your original divine eye?"

Tu Bo also looked expectant, saying, "Why not activate it and let us witness the combined power of Tian Gong's strength and Tu Bo's strength?"

"Alright!"

Qin Mu instantly shed his previous despondency. He closed his two eyes and activated only his third eye in his glabella. As it opened, his magic power surged into the eye, first activating the power of the chaotic eggshell. Tian Gong and Tu Bo waited for a moment but saw no movement from the eye, which left them puzzled.

Tian Gong coughed and said, "Celestial Venerable Mu, you can activate the power of this eye now."

Qin Mu remained motionless. Tian Gong reminded him again, only to see Qin Mu looking utterly bewildered. He murmured, "I'm blind! This eye of mine sees nothing at all, only a vast expanse of chaos!"

Tian Gong and Tu Bo were startled. They quickly checked their work. The iris and crystal they had refined for Qin Mu were faultless, and the Grand Ultimate Primordial Stone was also fine. Yet, Qin Mu still couldn't see anything. Not only that, but wisps of chaotic energy even seeped out from the depths of his pupil, gradually causing the Great Dao of Youdu to fall into chaos. The Heavenly Dao also quickly succumbed to chaos, becoming vast, indistinct, and utterly turbid.

"Could it be the effect of that eggshell just now?" The two divine beings were at a loss. Tian Gong tentatively suggested, "Celestial Venerable Mu, how about you take out this eye, remove that eggshell, and replace it with another Grand Beginning eggshell?"

Qin Mu hesitated. Just then, Little Green Sparrow, transformed from Yan'er, flew over with a leaf in her beak, fluttering her wings as she hovered before Qin Mu. A clear, glistening drop of water hung from the tip of the leaf. The drop of water detached and slipped into Qin Mu's eye.

As this single drop of water entered his eye, the chaotic energy in Qin Mu's third eye immediately began to dissipate. The Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao of Youdu restored their clarity, and the Dao of Grand Ultimate within the Grand Ultimate Primordial Stone also became clearly visible. Qin Mu shook his head. His third eye could now see everything around him, even through layers of void and all that lay beneath the Great Blackwood, all with perfect clarity. He could even perceive the Dao compositions of Tian Gong's primordial spirit and Tu Bo's primordial spirit.

The eyelids of his glabella eye slowly merged towards the center, closing his third eye.

"Thank you, Dao Brother Tai Yi!"

Qin Mu bowed deeply. As he did so, he reached out to take the leaf from Yan'er's beak. Little Green Sparrow quickly flew away, still holding the leaf, and chuckled, "Tai Yi said this leaf can't be given to you! It's a leaf from his Dao tree; giving it to you would cause a huge problem!"