Chapter 1374: Punishing the Earth Mother

"Hypocrite!" the Earth Mother Monarch sneered, then fiercely attacked. Above Wei Suifeng's head, a firmament materialized. An inverted celestial dipper hung, with the Heavenly River flowing within it. Beneath the dipper lay his Celestial Palace.

His path of cultivation was unique. It originated from the Great Nurturing Demonic Scripture, which he used to integrate various Emperor's Throne cultivation methods, thereby comprehending his own Dipper Dao art.

The path he walked was not to refine different Celestial Palaces and merge them to form a Celestial Court, but rather the path of the Dao Realm.

After all, he was the disciple of Sage Wen Tian, the woodcutter. Among Wen Tian's three disciples, he was taught with the most care and for the longest time. When Emperor Kaihuang pioneered the Dao Realm, Wen Tian also imparted the Dao Realm to him.

If one were to examine his celestial dipper closely, one would see layers of celestial dippers and Heavenly Rivers above the Dipper's Heavenly River!

Wei Suifeng let out a long roar and clashed head-on with Earth Mother Monarch, immediately feeling overwhelmed and staggering backward.

Prince You Ming attacked. The two, one in front and one behind, were both peak Emperor's Throne realm existences in the current world. One was known for his vast magic power, though slightly less dazzling in divine abilities, while the other was known for his varied divine abilities, but with slightly weaker magic power.

Yet, both of them were existences comparable to the Celestial Court's Four Great Heavenly Masters and Four-Color Great Emperors. Their strength, even within the Celestial Court, would have few rivals!

Earth Mother Monarch faced both, fearless. Even the combined strength of two perfected Emperor's Throne experts could not harm her in the slightest!

She pressed on relentlessly, getting closer and closer to Qin Mu beneath the jade pillar of the Azure Heaven Pagoda.

Her Primordial Wood had completely stabilized the twenty-eight Heavens of the Azure Heaven Pagoda, causing them to become sluggish and unable to operate.

Her Primordial Wood roots also penetrated through the twenty-eight heavens, entangling the various precious treasures.

She now had a full certainty of victory!

At this moment, beneath the jade pillar supporting the twenty-eight Heavens of the Azure Heaven Pagoda, Qin Mu bowed to Earth Mother Monarch.

Earth Mother Monarch chuckled, "Heavenly Venerate Mu, you're also a hypocrite, just a false gentleman!"

Qin Mu rose from his bow, taking a long breath. Suddenly, Celestial Palaces burst forth behind him. One by one, Celestial Palaces appeared, perfectly integrated, forming nineteen Celestial Palaces that connected to create a grand Celestial Court!

Within those Celestial Palaces, Primordial Spirits stood, looking up at the twenty-eight heavens, each activating their magic power. And behold, one by one, the precious treasures within the twenty-eight heavens were instantly activated by him!

*Dong—*

The ringing of a large bell vibrated, instantly severing the Primordial Wood roots entwined around its body.

A thirty-three-layered Heavenly Pagoda radiated light. Each layer rotated in different directions, and various array patterns imprinted within the pagoda erupted, forming thirty-three different killing arrays that shredded the Primordial Wood roots!

An ancient zither played itself, flying through the air. Its zither notes were piercing, severing the Primordial Wood roots with overwhelming force!

The power of various precious treasures bloomed at this moment, instantly severing all the roots within each of the heavens!

Suddenly, the power of all the precious treasures in all heavens bloomed simultaneously. Countless Dao patterns and Dao chains appeared around these treasures, transforming into various divine abilities and killing arrays, all striking down together!

Earth Mother Monarch was startled. She hastily forced back Wei Suifeng and Prince You Ming. Looking up, she instantly saw a scene that filled her with immense horror!

The thousands of precious treasures in the twenty-eight heavens gathered all their power and bombarded the core of the Primordial Wood from all directions, directly flattening the crown of the Primordial Wood, which she had painstakingly cultivated, and severing all its roots!

Even the bark of the Primordial Wood was stripped away in a single strike!

The Primordial Wood now reverted to its original form as the core of the Primordial Wood, becoming a bare stick!

"Earth Mother Monarch," Qin Mu's voice drifted, somewhat indifferent, clearly entering Earth Mother Monarch's ears, "the core of the Primordial Wood was a gift from you to me. Later, seeing you had no body, I returned this treasure to you."

"Heavenly Lord stepped in and asked me to spare your life, which I did. Logically, the grievances between us should have been resolved. In fact, I didn't kill you, so you should thank me for sparing your life. Yet, you have repeatedly opposed me."

The twenty-eight heavens, with their thousands of precious treasures, began to move, gathering at the zenith of each heaven. The treasures radiated brilliant light; their bell mouths faced down, cauldron mouths faced down, zither surfaces faced down, and pagoda bases faced down. Suddenly, the power of all treasures erupted!

This terrifying wave of power struck from the first heaven to the second, then combined with the power of the second heaven's treasures to strike the third heaven, and then joined with the power of the third heaven's treasures to strike the fourth heaven!

"Even just now," Qin Mu continued, "my senior brother, the Prince, and I tried to persuade you to let go of your grievances and seek out Great Brahma. Yet, you never listened."

Qin Mu indifferently activated the Azure Heaven Pagoda. The power of thousands of treasures gathered and blasted the top of the upright Primordial Wood core.

This power was so immense, it directly blasted open and shattered the top of the Primordial Wood core, destroying all its internal structure as it continued to strike downward!

Earth Mother Monarch shrieked and lunged like a swift bird towards the Primordial Wood core.

"What needed to be done, I have already done," Qin Mu said calmly.

Prince You Ming showed a look of reluctance and suddenly said, "Heavenly Venerate Mu has the virtue of cherishing life, Earth Mother Monarch, why don't you surrender?"

Wei Suifeng also showed reluctance, saying, "Junior Brother, Earth Mother Monarch's crime isn't punishable by death..."

*Boom—*

The power of the Azure Heaven Pagoda struck down, completely shattering the Primordial Wood core!

Earth Mother Monarch rushed to that spot and was sent flying by the surging power.

Her physical body began to disintegrate, turning into ashes. Soon, only her spirit remained, and her cultivation also rapidly dissipated.

At this moment, the myriad treasures of the Azure Heaven Pagoda once again activated their power. Dao chains from the precious treasures descended from the sky, locking down Earth Mother Monarch's spirit.

Prince You Ming suddenly shouted, "Heavenly Venerate Mu, think twice! Earth Mother Monarch has contributed to the Primordial Realm!"

"But she also brought disaster upon the Primordial Realm," Qin Mu replied.

The Primordial Spirits in Qin Mu's Celestial Palaces simultaneously activated their magic power. The power of the myriad treasures from all heavens struck down, converging into a single force and blasting towards Earth Mother Monarch's spirit.

"During the thirty thousand years of the High Emperor era, countless beings died; Earth Mother cannot escape responsibility," Qin Mu stated.

Qin Mu closed his eyes. He also felt a pang of reluctance in his heart and simply chose not to look at the scene.

The power of the Azure Heaven Pagoda struck down, landing directly above Earth Mother Monarch's spirit. Earth Mother Monarch shrieked, "Heavenly Venerate Mu, I concede! Please, for Heavenly Lord's sake, and considering how I've protected the beings of the Primordial Realm for so many years—"

A destructive tremor arrived, completely engulfing her spirit. The terrifying power surged back and forth within the twenty-eight heavens, forming world-shaking waves that swept across all the heavens.

Wei Suifeng and Prince You Ming stood there, their clothes fluttering in the fierce wind. Their hearts remained unsettled for a long time.

They saw Earth Mother Monarch's spirit, now black sand, swirling through the various heavens, unable to gather.

Earth Mother Monarch was utterly annihilated, body and spirit.

"Heavenly Venerate Mu, you..." Prince You Ming's expression was complex.

Qin Mu's face was as calm as an ancient well, and he said, "It was Earth Mother Monarch who protected the Primordial Realm, and it was also Earth Mother Monarch who massacred the Primordial Realm. She has merits, and she has faults. One cannot ignore her crimes simply because of her past contributions. I believe I did nothing wrong."

Wei Suifeng said, "Junior Brother, but you should know that when future generations mention you killing Earth Mother Monarch, many will surely call you ruthless, vicious, and say you gave her no chance."

Qin Mu grasped the jade pillar of the Azure Heaven Pagoda, his face expressionless: "Right or wrong, merits or demerits, let future generations judge. But future generations are often just a bunch of mediocre people who have the heart of a saint but none of a saint's abilities. They only excel at wagging their tongues, lacking true capability."

*Clang, clang, clang—*

The twenty-eight heavens retracted, forming layers of canopies, drawing all the myriad treasures within them.

He leaned on the Azure Heaven Pagoda, his face shrouded in the shadow of the canopies, only his thin lips visible.

He pressed his thin lips together and said softly, "What right do mere vulgar people have to criticize me? Gossip and rumors cannot defeat enemies or bring peace to the world. They only destroy righteous individuals. But I no longer fear them."