"The oasis a hundred *li* downstream?"
Qin Mu returned to Crippled Old Village as dusk settled. The treasures from the bamboo raft were unloaded and brought into the village, drawing surprised glances from the villagers who quickly gathered around, eager to hear his tale.
Qin Mu recounted his experiences, and Blind Man's face changed slightly. He gasped, "The temple in that oasis suppresses a lord-level otherworldly beast! It's a demon, skilled in transformation, and extremely fierce, named Wu Nu. You actually went into that temple? And you actually stole all her treasures?"
Granny Si also exclaimed, "That Wu Nu, you say? I once passed by that dilapidated temple and saw her devouring people. I even gave her a good beating. But she hid behind that Buddha statue. I found that statue strange, as if it wanted to pull me in, so I didn't kill her. That Buddha statue is very peculiar…"
"I've seen her too, very fierce. She's a Great Demon, comparable to a Seven Stars Realm powerhouse," Cripple added. "Mu'er, how did you steal Wu Nu's things and escape from her grasp?"
Seeing there was no hiding it, Qin Mu told them about learning the demon language in the valley ruins. He then recounted how he had used the clashing sounds of gods, demons, and Buddha to refine Wu Nu's treasures.
The villagers listened, utterly dumbfounded. After a long silence, Elder Ma exhaled a deep breath and said, "Promising young man, truly promising."
Cripple, Deaf, and the others also nodded in agreement, giving him thumbs-up incessantly.
Wu Nu, this Great Demon possessing the strength of a Seven Stars Realm expert, was actually blackmailed and robbed by Qin Mu. This was indeed a promising feat, not betraying their tutelage, and bringing them honor!
Mute picked up several pieces of armament, compared them, and shook his head. He gestured animatedly, indicating that the quality of these spirit weapons wasn't very good and they weren't of much use.
"We'll wait until tomorrow. I'll take these spirit weapons to Dragon Embossed City and sell them off," Granny Si said with a laugh. "While I'm there, I'll also buy some oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar, and some cloth and wine. Those livestock of mine are also due to be sold."
Qin Mu's spirit soared. Go to Dragon Embossed City?
He had grown up in Crippled Old Village since childhood and had only recently been allowed to venture out. He had only heard of Dragon Embossed City and had never been there!
"You can't come, you're still too young," Granny Si shook her head.
Qin Mu felt a pang of disappointment. He hesitated for a moment, then mustered his courage and said, "Granny Si, Elder Ma, there's one more thing."
"My Hegemon Body, it has awakened."
Silence fell over the surroundings.
After a moment, Elder Ma, Cripple, Blind Man, Granny Si, and the others cheered in succession. Mute also ‘ah-ah-ed' non-stop. Only Deaf Man hadn't seen what Qin Mu had said and didn't understand why these old folks had suddenly gone mad. It wasn't until he saw Qin Mu repeat himself that he understood what was being said and burst into laughter!
Blind Man excitedly stammered, "Village Chief, Apothecary! Come quickly! The Hegemon Body has awakened!"
Butcher was ecstatic, howling up at the sky, "Village Chief, Apothecary, the Hegemon Body has finally awakened!"
When Qin Mu returned to the village, the Village Chief was sitting in front of his house, with Apothecary seated beside him. They had brewed a pot of tea. Apothecary poured a cup for the Village Chief. Since the Village Chief had no hands, Apothecary held the teacup to his mouth.
The two often enjoyed tea like this, in a leisurely and comfortable manner.
The Village Chief had just drunk half his tea when he heard the clamor of Blind Man and Elder Ma. The tea water suddenly sprayed from his nose, eyes, and mouth. Two thin streams of water jetted out from the small holes beneath his eyelids, shooting upwards quite high.
*Pa!*
Apothecary's teacup also shattered in his hand, splashing tea water all over the Village Chief's face. The two stared at each other, wide-eyed and bewildered, their mouths unconsciously opening and refusing to close.
Apothecary recovered first, stammering, "He, Hegemon Body… awakened?"
The Village Chief's face was also blank, clearly still processing the news.
Cripple limped over, nodding heavily. He laughed, "No mistake, the Hegemon Body has awakened! I just checked, his vital energy is three times more vigorous than this morning, and purer. And the spiritual fetus in his brow center has awakened, emitting a strange fluctuation, clearly fused with his consciousness! This is precisely the sign of a spiritual fetus awakening!"
Qin Mu walked over and saw that Apothecary's mouth was open wider, as if stuffed with two large duck eggs, and the Village Chief's eyelids were still spraying water. He thought to himself, "Grandpa Village Chief and Grandpa Apothecary are indeed very surprised, but isn't this a bit too much?"
Apothecary closed his mouth and quickly asked, "Mu'er, has your Hegemon Body truly awakened?"
Qin Mu nodded, saying, "I wasn't careful and it just awakened."
Apothecary almost choked to death, stammering, "You weren't careful and it just awakened…"
The Village Chief finally recovered, chuckling, "Mu'er is a Hegemon Body, this is absolutely true and irrefutable. My knowledge is so profound, I would naturally not be mistaken. The awakening is a natural thing… cough cough cough!"
Apothecary's expression was extremely strange. He quickly coughed a few times to cover up and laughed, "The Hegemon Body awakening, this is a great good thing! But Mu'er, you've just awakened the Hegemon Body, you must not become arrogant. Your cultivation path has only just begun, understand?"
Qin Mu nodded in affirmation.
The Village Chief laughed, "Apothecary is absolutely right. The path of a Hegemon Body is extraordinarily arduous, you must never slack off. Apothecary, I'm a bit tired, send me back to my room first."
Apothecary understood and helped him back to his room.
Inside the room, the two old men faced each other. After a long time, Apothecary lowered his voice with effort, "Village Chief, is Mu'er really a Hegemon Body?"
"Naturally not!" The Village Chief stated flatly.
"Then how did he awaken…"
"How would I know?"
The two old men faced each other again, not knowing how to explain Qin Mu's phenomenon. After a long time, Apothecary cautiously asked, "Can a mortal body break through the spiritual fetus wall?"
"Mortal body breaking the wall? I've never heard of it. Mu'er is the first."
The Village Chief suddenly chuckled, "Apothecary, perhaps Mu'er will truly become a Hegemon Body and forge an extraordinary path. Wasn't our original intention just this?"
Apothecary also laughed, "Mortal body is the Hegemon Body. Mu'er has already allowed the mortal body to awaken, his path as a Hegemon Body is about to begin. I feel as if I can already see him punching a dragon to death!"
The Village Chief nodded, laughing, "Exactly so. Perhaps, he can rely on this spirit, this will, to go further than us."
The two old foxes smiled inwardly, then walked out of the room again.
The Village Chief cleared his throat and summoned Qin Mu, inquiring about how he had awakened his spiritual fetus. Qin Mu recounted how, during the clash between the sounds of gods, demons, and Buddha, his vital energy had surged and collapsed the spiritual fetus wall, leading to his successful breakthrough.
The Village Chief's gaze was blank. He murmured, "There's still this kind of operation?"
He couldn't help but sigh. Qin Mu's opportunity was something others would likely be unable to replicate. The clash of divine sound, demonic sound, and Buddha sound was a chance encounter, coupled with Qin Mu's sheer audacity to actively learn the demonic language and demonic sound to contend with the divine sound!
This act was truly audacious beyond measure, proving he didn't know the meaning of death!
Even if someone else had this opportunity, they would likely not be able to break through the spiritual fetus wall, but would instead be harmed to death by the power contained within the demonic sound, divine sound, and Buddha sound!
Others didn't know the danger within this, but he knew clearly. That was the power of gods and demons, how could a mortal possibly covet it? A mortal coveting the power of gods and demons would only find death!
Yet, Qin Mu had unexpectedly succeeded, succeeding in a mysterious way that left him somewhat perplexed.
Only he didn't know that Qin Mu had also been almost harmed to death by the struggle between the divine and demonic sounds. Fortunately, the jade pendant on his chest had protected his life, allowing him to survive.
The Village Chief carefully probed Qin Mu's cultivation progress, revealing a look of shock, which he quickly concealed. He then encouraged him, saying, "Mu'er, cultivate well, don't disappoint our expectations. You have now awakened the Hegemon Body, you are a warrior, not a small child."
Qin Mu nodded heavily.
By this time, the sky had turned dark. Bonfires were lit in the village, and Elder Ma and the others were roasting the captured otherworldly beast to celebrate Qin Mu's achievement. Granny Si trotted over on her small feet and pulled Qin Mu back, saying, "Village Chief, Apothecary, you two come over too, let's eat and drink together!"
"You two go ahead, Apothecary and I will be right there."
The Village Chief watched Granny Si and Qin Mu walk away, then said in a low voice, "Apothecary, Mu'er's vital energy is incredibly dense. In the Spiritual Fetus realm, he's almost the warrior with the deepest cultivation I've ever seen."
Apothecary looked at the lively crowd by the bonfire and asked in a low voice, "How dense?"
"My cultivation during my Spiritual Fetus realm was almost the same as his, possibly even slightly inferior."
The Village Chief said indifferently, "I'm talking about my cultivation at the peak of my Spiritual Fetus realm, and he has just entered the Spiritual Fetus realm and will continue to grow."
Apothecary's body trembled violently. He looked at him with disbelief and gasped, "Neck and neck with you during your Spiritual Fetus realm? What kind of existence were you? How is that possible for him…"
"But he unexpectedly did it."
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Regarding Samoyed, some fellow readers have been discussing it and treating it as a pet dog. Here, the author will briefly introduce a bit. The author borrowed from Sanskrit. Samoyed consists of two words: Sa means "to produce" or "to create," and Mo Ye means "illusory world," extending to the meaning of "free heaven."
Together, Samoyed means "to create a free heaven." The demon language phrase "Qi Ke Duo" was created by the author, meaning "demonic god of great power." The entire sentence together means: "The demonic god of great power creates a free heaven, the ultimate wisdom opens a free heaven, the demonic god of ultimate wisdom uses great power to open a free heaven." Used in the struggle in the valley ruins, the dark presence within was planning to open a free heaven territory within the ruins that would allow the demonic god to enter and devour the ruins.
In the ancient temple, why did the Buddha statue explode upon hearing this sentence?
Because the Buddha's mother was named Maya, which means "Great Free Heaven." The demon language saying that the demonic god of ultimate wisdom used great power to create a free heaven was implying that the demonic god created the Buddha's mother, and only then was the Buddha born. This was an insult to the Buddha, which is why the Buddha statue instantly exploded.
The author doesn't understand Sanskrit and just cobbled it together, so I don't know if it's correct. Those who understand Sanskrit, please don't laugh.
As for the divine language phrases "heaven, time, dui, xi, wei, ling, nu," these are from the *Songs of Chu*, a rather brutal sentence: "Heaven and earth are dim, the majestic heavenly god is enraged, all living beings are exterminated, corpses pile up across the wilderness."
When the author wrote the divine language, demonic language, and Buddha language, it wasn't random or just typing gibberish. There is actually some knowledge behind it.
