Chapter 1504: The Strongest Heavenly Craftsmanship

In the Ancestral Court, Mute watched the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire, his heart surging with emotion. This Ancestral Land of Dao Fire resonated with his aura, and suddenly, layers of Dao fire became blazing hot, shooting straight into the sky!

His dantian was like a mighty furnace. The Dao fire he had cultivated within it resonated with the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire, slowly rising from his dantian like a scorching sun.

After a moment, the sound of surging water suddenly emanated from his dantian. A celestial river circulated around the sun, revealing great Dao principles beyond pure Yang. Water and fire, though opposites, had fused into one within his body.

Qin Mu watched Mute, his heart stirring. Mute's Heavenly Palace was a Forging Heavenly Palace, and his cultivation method was also based on the Dao of Forging. His craftsmanship was divine, and his creativity magnificent.

However, Mute also cultivated the Dao of Pure Yang and the Dao of Fire, but Qin Mu had no idea that Mute had actually reached the stage where extreme Yang gives rise to Yin.

"With the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire, we still lack a place of extreme Yin."

Mute observed and sensed the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire, then said, "To forge your sword with so many treasures, the Dao fire can indeed melt them, but cooling them down will be difficult. Through repeated refining and quenching, the quality of these treasures will be greatly enhanced. The Heavenly Yin Realm has the Sea of Heavenly Yin, whose waters can be used for quenching."

Qin Mu said in a deep voice, "Then we shall go to the Heavenly Yin Realm!"

Mute shook his head and said, "I still need all the Heavenly Craftsmen from Eternal Peace who have entered the Dao to assist me. Besides that, I also need the best Heavenly Craftsmen in the world to help me with the forging."

Qin Mu hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Di Shitian Li Youran?"

Mute fell silent, unwilling to mention Di Shitian's name.

His surname was also Li; he was a descendant of Di Shitian Li Youran. However, Di Shitian Li Youran's actions troubled him deeply, and he couldn't move past them.

Qin Mu pondered, "I will send someone to invite him to the Heavenly Yin Realm."

Mute said, "I also need formation masters to help you imprint your Great Dao runes, Dao patterns, and domains during the forging process. Blind can assist me, but your cultivation is very strong, and he alone cannot accomplish it. Even all the formation masters in Eternal Peace combined, I'm afraid, won't be able to precisely imprint your Great Dao into the sword."

Qin Mu said, "Prince Youming is proficient in formations, and Yan Yunxi is also a grandmaster of formations."

Mute added, "During quenching, I will need the most powerful ancient gods to control the water energy and help me master the quenching techniques."

Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly, and he said, "The Two Emperors of Xuanwu, or perhaps I can invite them to assist."

Mute continued, "The Southern Emperor's Dao Fire Ancestral Land is now available, but the materials you're using are too astonishing; the metal energy is too abundant."

Qin Mu said, "The Western Emperor White Tiger has old ties with me; inviting her to assist me in forging the treasure won't be difficult."

Mute continued, "When imprinting your vital essence into the divine sword, with Eternal Peace's current capabilities, it will be difficult to achieve this step."

Qin Mu pondered, "Although the Eastern Emperor Green Dragon is arrogant, the Southern Emperor Vermillion Bird can persuade him to come and assist."

Mute pondered for a moment and said, "I also need the strongest sword Dao masters in the world. When the divine sword is about to be completed, they must use their own sword Dao to sharpen its edge!"

Qin Mu raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "Founding Emperor Qin Ye, whose sword Dao is unparalleled; Village Chief Su Muzhe, a living sword god; Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor Jiang Baigui, whose sword heart is clear. Plus King Yama's Fengdu Asura swordsmanship, my father Qin Hanzhen's sword Dao, and the Founding Human Emperor Qin Wu's Jade Brilliance swordsmanship. Is that enough?"

Mute shook his head and said, "The Founding Human Emperor's swordsmanship is mediocre; he didn't comprehend the Dao of Sword. He's just there to fill a position. I need everyone in Eternal Peace who has truly achieved the Dao of Sword to come together."

Qin Mu said in a deep voice, "I will have Emperor Yanxiu help me find these sword Dao prodigies, and we will surely find them all!"

Mute put down the blacksmith's furnace from his back, picked up the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire to carry, and, barefoot and carrying his box, said in a voice like a resounding bell, "You can go now and make preparations. I need to walk, carrying this sacred land on my back, to connect and integrate my vital essence and Great Dao with it."

Qin Mu immediately turned and left to make preparations.

Blind walked over and walked alongside Mute.

Mute said, "This is the last thing I'll say before forging the divine sword. For the next few days, I need to remain silent, diligently communicating with the Great Dao of the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire, striving to become one with man, fire, and earth. Don't deliberately try to make me talk, otherwise, all our previous efforts will be wasted! From now on, I will be Blind, and you lead me to the Heavenly Yin Realm."

Blind quickly and solemnly nodded.

Mute closed his eyes, letting Blind lead him forward, completely entrusting himself to him.

As Blind guided him, he saw that Mute's Dao heart had already resonated with the Great Dao of the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire. Layers of Dao fire formed howling, swirling wheels of flame behind him, an incredibly astonishing sight.

"Mute letting Blind lead the way... aren't you afraid of being led into a ditch?" Blind muttered inwardly.

He was originally a talkative and gossipy person, and Mute was also someone who couldn't keep quiet and was full of mischievous ideas. Therefore, Blind usually got along well chatting with Mute.

Now that Mute wasn't saying a single word, Blind could endure it for the first few days, but later he became withered and listless from being stifled.

Meanwhile, Qin Mu and Granny Si arrived at the Heavenly Court above the Ancestral Court. As the Ten Heavenly Venerates had not yet returned, the Heavenly Court guards, upon seeing Qin Mu, dared not be neglectful, bowing respectfully and calling him Heavenly Venerate.

During the Battle of Xuandu, although Qin Mu was masked, most people knew it was Heavenly Venerate Mu who had stirred up trouble, and many Heavenly Court soldiers had died because of him.

Qin Mu didn't mind. There were many in the world who could contend with him, but currently, no one in the Heavenly Court could.

He went directly to his Heavenly Venerate's mansion, contacted Eternal Peace, and invited its deities to come to Zaofu Palace via the spirit energy displacement bridge. From Zaofu Heavenly Palace, they would then travel to the spirit energy displacement bridges leading to Northern Pole Heaven and Western Pole Heaven to invite the Western Emperor and Northern Emperor.

Ling Yuxiu received his message and immediately gathered all the Heavenly Craftsmen, formation masters, and sword Dao masters from Eternal Peace, rushing to the Heavenly Yin Realm.

At the same time, Granny Si rushed to Carefree Village to invite Di Shitian and Yan Yunxi. Qin Mu stood on the Heavenly Court's Heaven-Monitoring Platform, searching. The Heaven-Monitoring Department dared not speak much and could only stand obediently by the side, watching.

Qin Mu located Jiang Baigui and Emperor Yanfeng, and immediately set off to find them.

Jiang Baigui and Emperor Yanfeng had already arrived at the back of the Ancestral Court, passing through the Northern Heavenly Gate to comprehend the Great Dao laws within it. This was the fourth Heavenly Gate. When the two walked out, Jiang Baigui let out a long whistle, and Heavenly Palaces rose from the ground one after another, each treasure hall vying for brilliance. A perfect, flawless Grand Heavenly Court finally formed!

He felt that his Heavenly Court was stable, with no possibility of being shaken again!

Jiang Baigui exhaled a long breath of true essence, which transformed into sword qi, forming a long rainbow in the sky.

Emperor Yanfeng, seeing this, was both surprised and envious. Jiang Baigui's path was different from his own, and he couldn't cultivate it.

As the two walked out of the Ancestral Court's Northern Heavenly Gate, they saw Qin Mu waiting outside.

Qin Mu explained his plan to forge a sword. Jiang Baigui said, "My foundation is not yet complete; I need to make a trip to Jade Pool. Will I be able to make it in time?"

Qin Mu said, "I will await your esteemed presence! In three months, we shall meet in the Heavenly Yin Realm."

The two departed.

Only then did Qin Mu rush to the Heavenly Yin Realm to meet with the Southern Emperor Vermillion Bird and explain his idea.

The Southern Emperor Vermillion Bird hesitated and said, "The Eastern Emperor Green Dragon and I had a fleeting romance. Back then, I could barely protect myself, and wanting to join forces with him, I haphazardly got involved with him and gave birth to Yan'er. I don't really want to see him, but Brother is my benefactor, so since you have asked, I will definitely invite the Green Dragon to assist."

Qin Mu bowed and thanked her. The Southern Emperor Vermillion Bird called Yan'er over and said, "Come with me to see your unfeeling and unrighteous father." The two women quickly departed.

In the Heavenly Yin Realm, Heavenly Yin Lady sat by the sea, resting her chin in her hand, staring boredly at the sea surface, occasionally picking up a mountain peak and tossing it into the sea.

Her form was too massive; mountain peaks were just small pebbles to her.

These past few days, her Heavenly Yin Realm had become increasingly lively. Strange-looking individuals from Eternal Peace and the Ancestral Court kept arriving, noisy and boisterous, making her somewhat unaccustomed.

Some of these individuals were deities, others were divine arts practitioners of the Heavenly River realm. The blacksmiths liked to work bare-chested, loud-voiced and powerfully built. Those cultivating formations liked to run around, measuring everywhere. Some even stared at her, intending to measure the Heavenly Yin runes on her body.

As for those cultivating the Dao of Sword, they were even more detestable, constantly practicing swordplay there, their sword lights disturbing the peace.

Currently, there were already thirty to fifty thousand Eternal Peace gods and devils who had come to her Heavenly Yin Realm, with more continuously arriving.

After a few more days, King Yama arrived. Only then did Heavenly Yin Lady's spirits lift; after all, King Yama had once fought alongside her and was an old acquaintance, so she finally had someone to chat with and relieve her boredom.

King Yama, however, was not a good conversationalist; always hidden beneath his cloak, he spoke little with her.

A few more days passed, and Di Shitian Li Youran arrived. Heavenly Yin Lady glanced at this handsome man, only to feel that his appearance was on par with Yin Heavenly Son's. She immediately found him detestable and couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind.

Then Founding Emperor Qin Ye arrived. Heavenly Yin Lady felt quite favorably towards this human Heavenly Venerate Qin; however, Founding Emperor's sword Dao was too powerful, and she felt uncomfortable before even getting close, so she had to keep her distance from him.

Heavenly Yin Lady always felt strange talking with him.

After more than ten days, a lovely, energetic, and robust big girl excitedly ran into the Heavenly Yin Realm. Only then did Heavenly Yin Lady breathe a sigh of relief; this girl was the Western Emperor, very cheerful and quick-tongued, so she could finally relieve her boredom.

A few more days passed, and the Northern Emperor Xuanwu and his wife arrived. Heavenly Yin Lady became happy; old acquaintances had finally come, and naturally, there was much to talk about.

The Eastern Emperor Green Dragon also arrived, his face covered by a black scarf. Heavenly Yin Lady immediately darkened her expression. Green Dragon was arrogant and naturally lecherous, qualities she had always disliked.

The Southern Emperor Vermillion Bird's expression also looked somewhat unpleasant; clearly, inviting the Eastern Emperor Green Dragon to assist had caused her no small amount of vexation.

"I only came to help."

The Eastern Emperor Green Dragon glanced around. After greeting the Two Emperors of Xuanwu and the Western Emperor, he then greeted Heavenly Yin Lady and said unhappily, "We who are here to assist have arrived, but the person forging the sword hasn't arrived yet? What kind of proper decorum is this!"

Founding Emperor Qin Ye walked over, and the Eastern Emperor Green Dragon felt a chill in his heart. He stepped forward to greet him and said politely, "Heavenly Venerate Qin, when did you arrive?"

Founding Emperor said indifferently, "A month before you. It's quite good here."

"Indeed."

The Eastern Emperor Green Dragon laughed, "It is indeed not bad here."

After some more days, a great monk and a Daoist arrived, sitting down silently without making a sound. The Eastern Emperor Green Dragon didn't recognize the two, but saw many people from Eternal Peace step forward to greet them warmly, showing great respect. He couldn't help but wonder inwardly, "Are this monk and Daoist Great Brahma and Dao Ancestor? They don't look like them. I've seen them... I thought Heavenly Venerate Mu had only invited me to assist him in forging the sword, but I didn't expect him to invite so many prominent figures!"

Everyone waited for ten more days, then Blind, leading the blindfolded Mute, finally arrived.

Mute carried the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire on his back. At this moment, the Dao fire from the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire blazed furiously, incinerating the void and becoming extremely intense, causing the Southern Emperor Vermillion Bird to inwardly flinch upon seeing it. "This person's Dao fire and Dao realm are of extremely high cultivation!" she thought.

Blind led Mute to the Sea of Heavenly Yin in the Heavenly Yin Realm. Suddenly, Mute opened his eyes, and the power of the Dao fire from the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire instantly surged, burning through the Heavenly Yin Realm and revealing the Xuandu world!

Mute set down the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire, which then spread out. The Nine Heavens twisted the cosmic void, making all the heavens and myriad worlds appear to hang from them, a sight of indescribable profundity!

Mute's body shook, his upper body muscles bulged, completely transforming from his usual wretched and eccentric blacksmith image. He was like a giant using the world as a furnace and the earth as an anvil to transform all things in heaven and earth!

At the same time, Qin Mu, bare-chested and with his bared upper body, walked across the sea surface, bathing in the Dao fire with Mute.

Qin Mu's divine consciousness erupted, activating the Ancestral Land's Dao fire and increasing the power of the Dao fire's Nine Heavens even further