Chapter 1744: Tianyu Hundred Weaving Chart

Lan Yutian examined the Coffin of Buried Paths and couldn't help but praise, "Brother, this coffin is much better than your old one. The wood is exquisite, the materials are superior, and every nail is perfectly placed."

Qin Mu was also very pleased. He chuckled, "This coffin is quite impressive, isn't it? Such a high-quality coffin is not something ordinary people can enjoy. Even my own coffin is a notch or two below this one."

Lan Yutian nodded repeatedly, examining it closely. He also noticed the difficulty, saying, "This coffin will be very difficult to open; it might take some time."

Qin Mu stated firmly, "Then there's no need to find a way. We'll go directly to Xing An. My coffin was crafted by him, so if he can make it, he can certainly unlock it."

Lan Yutian hesitated, "Who is inside this coffin? If we don't do our best to rescue them, will they be angry?"

"No, they won't. The one in the coffin is Grand Prime, and he is very magnanimous."

Lan Yutian recalled Grand Prime's past actions, which indeed showed great magnanimity, and thus he felt relieved.

Qin Mu mused, "It's just that Xing An is not easy to find. When it comes to locating people, no one surpasses Heavenly Venerate You, so he can certainly find him. However, Heavenly Venerate You has gone to the ancestral court to hunt down Heavenly Venerate Hao. Finding Xing An to rescue Grand Prime isn't urgent right now; he's been suppressed for countless eons, so a few more days won't matter. Our immediate priority is to send these three blood-sacrificed Dao Achievers back."

With a slight shift of thought, a sword light tore through the void and vanished.

Above the Primordial Realm, a sword light suddenly appeared, spanning tens of thousands of miles across the sky, a magnificent sight.

The sword light was incredibly bright, even outshining the sun's rays, causing people to look up and gaze at it.

Shang Jun, who was working at the Supervisory Manufacturing Plant in Bazhou, Yankang, looked up and gazed into the distance. Suddenly, his foreman yelled, "Little Shang, you're spacing out again! Hurry up and work, or you'll lose your wages this month!"

Shang Jun hesitated, then wiped the dirt from his face with a towel and said to the foreman, "Heavenly Venerate Mu has released sword qi, summoning me. Something important must have happened. I'll go quickly; just grant me two days off."

The foreman was so angry he laughed, "Heavenly Venerate Mu summoned you? Why don't you just say he asked you to go chop down Dao Achievers? You look honest, young man, but you're quite a sly one, always trying to shirk work! If you skip work again, you'll lose all your wages this month!"

Shang Jun's face turned red, and he stammered an explanation, "It's true, Heavenly Venerate Mu summoned me! I never lie!"

The workers around them burst into laughter. Shang Jun felt helpless; after arriving in Yankang, he had intended to experience life there, and initially, it was quite pleasant. However, Yankang, unfortunately, did not tolerate idlers.

In the past, not to mention gods and devils, even divine arts practitioners were revered by mortals as masters, never having to worry about food, clothing, or expenses wherever they went.

However, modern Yankang valued merit above all else; one had to earn their keep. It was no longer possible to live off one's status as a divine arts practitioner or a god/devil.

Shang Jun wanted to experience life in Yankang, but without money, it was impossible. He had no other skills, but fortunately, he possessed immense strength and precise blade techniques. So, he found work at the Supervisory Manufacturing Plant in Bazhou to earn some money for expenses, barely making ends meet.

"Little Shang, the goods must be delivered in two days. If you leave, it won't be finished."

The foreman waited for the laughter of his co-workers to die down, then whispered, "You're good at your job. I'll ask the factory supervisor to give you double wages."

He hadn't finished speaking when the sky suddenly churned violently. A colossal face appeared in the heavens, obscuring half of eastern Yankang—it was unmistakably the face of Heavenly Venerate Mu.

"Shang Jun! Shang Jun!"

The mouth of the qi-formed face opened and closed, and Qin Mu's voice resounded, "Prehistoric Dao Achievers have descended! I need your help. If you are still in Yankang, come quickly to where the sword light appeared! I am waiting for you!"

The foreman and the divine arts practitioners working alongside him were dumbfounded. They all stared at Shang Jun, muttering to themselves, "Could Little Shang actually be the Shang Jun that Heavenly Venerate Mu is looking for?"

Suddenly, Shang Jun broke through the air and sped away. Thirty-five thunderous booms echoed in the sky; "Little Shang" had indeed launched himself from the Supervisory Manufacturing Plant, traversing thirty-five layers of void in a single step!

"I'll take two days off first! I'll come back to finish the work!" "Little Shang's" voice echoed from beyond the heavens.

At the Supervisory Manufacturing Plant, everyone stared with wide eyes and open mouths, looking up at the sky, unable to recover from their shock for a long time.

In the thirty-fifth void, aboard the Golden Boat of Passage, Qin Mu and Lan Yutian waited quietly. Suddenly, a figure flickered, and a plain-looking young man appeared before them.

Qin Mu's spirits lifted. "Shang Jun has arrived," he said. "Brother Yu, in this battle, each of us three will face a prehistoric Dao Achiever. Among us, you are the weakest link. You don't need to kill anyone; just hold off your Dao Achiever until either Shang Jun or I have dealt with our opponents, then we will immediately come to assist you!"

Lan Yutian hesitated for a moment. "Then you two need to be quick," he said. "I definitely can't hold off a Dao Achiever from the Miluo Palace alone."

Qin Mu stated firmly, "Don't worry, Shang Jun and I are more than fast enough. Shang Jun..."

His gaze fell on Shang Jun, and he said solemnly, "This time, we don't know who has arrived from the Miluo Palace, but since the eight years haven't fully passed yet, the newcomers are certainly not ordinary; they are most likely Hall Master level beings. Your objective in this battle is to kill your opponent. If you cannot kill them..."

Shang Jun understood his meaning. "I will ensure he leaves crippled," he said. "Under my blade, it's impossible for anyone to escape unscathed. Once I inflict a Dao injury on him, you can easily trace the injury and find him."

Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "With your assurance, I'm at ease. Brother Yu, the locations of these three Miluo Palace Dao Achievers..."

Lan Yutian immediately transformed his vital qi into a map of the Primordial Realm, marking the arrival locations of the three Miluo Palace Dao Achievers. "These three Dao Achievers have almost fully descended," he explained. "If we startle them, they will become alert and might escape. If a Dao Achiever gets away, it will be difficult to find them again. What's even more terrifying is that if they manage to project their Great Dao into the void, their strength will recover to its peak, and then it's unlikely any of us can contend with them."

Qin Mu scrutinized the three marked locations on the map and said gravely, "Therefore, we cannot disturb these sixteen blood sacrifice altars; destroying even one would alert them. We need to reach all three locations simultaneously. Brother Yu, take the Golden Boat of Passage to the farthest one. The Golden Boat will continuously accelerate along the way, reaching its maximum speed by the time it gets there. You will then directly propel the boat to ram into your target. Shang Jun..."

His eyes gleamed. "You go kill the closest one. The location where this Dao Achiever descended is extremely peculiar—it's in Great You City, in the southwest of Yankang. Great You City has a large population, and judging by his landing spot, he should be in a bustling market. Killing him without destroying Great You City or harming its citizens will depend on your skill. You are the closest to him, so you can adjust your breath and plan your strategy on the way."

Shang Jun nodded silently.

Qin Mu's gaze then fell on the third location. "I will observe your speeds and calculate the optimal timing to kill the third Dao Achiever. The moment you each find your opponent will also be the moment I act!"

He rose to his full height, put Grand Prime's coffin into his divine treasure domain, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"

The Golden Boat of Passage, carrying Lan Yutian, was the first to sail out of the thirty-fifth void.

Qin Mu looked at Shang Jun, who began walking unhurriedly towards Great You City.

Qin Mu calculated Shang Jun's speed, then propelled the Golden Boat of Passage, making it accelerate uniformly. By the time Shang Jun reached Great You City, the Golden Boat would also arrive before the farthest Dao Achiever.

After confirming their speeds, he flickered and vanished.

Half a day later, Shang Jun finally arrived at Great You City. The city was bustling with people coming and going, very lively.

Great You City was not only home to Yankang's original inhabitants but also a gathering place for the people of Wuyou Township arranged by Yankang, and many citizens from the Scarlet Light Hanging Realm resided there too.

Commerce here was also thriving, with spirit energy transfer bridges connecting it to other heavens, making this divine city extraordinarily vibrant.

Shang Jun walked through the bustling market, subtly sensing the unusual. Before long, his steps halted. He looked across the street, past the crowds, at a cloth shop.

His gaze fell upon a painting hanging on the wall directly opposite the cloth shop's entrance. The painting depicted the "Hundred Weavings of the Feathered Heavens."

The Feathered Heavens Tribe excelled at weaving and tailoring clothes, arguably the finest weavers under heaven. From Heavenly Venerate Mu down to the common people, everyone considered it an honor to own a piece of clothing made by the Feathered Heavens Tribe.

Qin Mu's own garments were personally crafted by Yu Zhaoqing, the chieftain of the Feathered Heavens Tribe, and served as a hallmark of their craftsmanship.

This particular cloth shop was run by members of the Feathered Heavens Tribe. Mostly women came and went, with few men, bustling about as they selected fabrics and haggled with the shopkeepers.

Shang Jun, staring at the "Hundred Weavings of the Feathered Heavens" painting, entered the cloth shop. As its name suggested, the painting depicted a hundred women of the Feathered Heavens Tribe engaged in weaving and dyeing cloth, each woman with a different expression.

However, at some unknown point, a lame woman had appeared in the painting, hidden behind the other women.

The painting had hung in the cloth shop for so long that no one had ever noticed an extra woman had been added to it.

The veins on Shang Jun's right hand bulged, then receded, then bulged again. As he moved through the crowd, his movements constantly shifted as he subtly dodged various women.

By the time he reached the painting, his physical functions were adjusted to their peak state. Suddenly, his figure flickered and vanished.

At that very moment, a man suddenly appeared in the "Hundred Weavings of the Feathered Heavens" painting.

The other women in the painting remained motionless, yet two figures, one male and one female, intertwined, clashing hundreds of times in an instant. Meanwhile, inside the cloth shop, the girls choosing fabrics remained completely oblivious to this scene, captivated by the exquisite textiles of the Feathered Heavens Tribe.

A faint sound suddenly emanated from the "Hundred Weavings of the Feathered Heavens" painting, followed by a flush of red spreading out from within it, and then a red light shot through the air.

Shang Jun emerged from the painting and departed silently.

Behind him, the hundred Feathered Heavens Tribe women were still in the "Hundred Weavings of the Feathered Heavens" painting, but now there were two extra legs in the image.

A woman's legs.

"If I rush back to work now, I should still make it," Shang Jun thought to himself.