Chapter 284: The Temple

Speaking thus, Si Yunxiang herself was taken aback. She murmured, "Could this place have been dry land in the past? No, the history of my Sacred Cult has no record of such an absurd geographical shift..."

The Heavenly Demon Cult had existed for two thousand years, a considerable span of time. Yet, throughout these two thousand years, the East Sea had remained the East Sea; never had there been any mention of it once being land.

As for the history of Yan Kang Country, it was even shorter, making it all the more impossible for them to know when the East Sea might have changed.

"This sea domain is extremely deep. Even divine ability practitioners of the Six Harmonies realm like us struggle to bear the pressure at these depths. I fear the minimum depth reaches a thousand *zhang*."

Qin Mu approached the large cauldron. He extended a finger, sending out a stream of vital energy straight upwards. After a moment, he retracted his vital energy, his face solemn. "It's deeper than I expected, one thousand six hundred fifty-two *zhang*. Since it is a mountain god, there should be a mountain. This divine temple should have been built on Qu Mountain. A mountain capable of sealing a god must be at least a thousand *zhang* tall..."

Si Yunxiang and Ling Yuxiu immediately grasped his meaning. The location of the Qu Mountain temple should have been Qu Mountain, with a vast expanse of land nearby.

Then, a drastic change occurred, and the land transformed into a great sea!

And the land upon which Qu Mountain was situated had likely sunk two to three thousand *zhang* to the bottom of the sea!

Imagine, if the entire Yan Kang Country were to suddenly experience an earthquake, sink three thousand *zhang*, and be submerged by surging great waters – what a situation that would be?

And the continent where the Qu Mountain temple was located must have encountered such a terrifying event.

Qin Mu looked around. From the appearance of this unbelievably large cauldron, the master of this place must have been refining pills when the drastic change occurred. The spirit pills within this cauldron, he had not even managed to retrieve.

Qin Mu peered into the cauldron, only to see some broken metal fragments inside; they appeared to be shattered weapons.

Qin Mu jumped back into the cauldron to inspect it. The weapons within were thoroughly shattered, and he found nothing useful. Instead, the patterns on the cauldron walls caught his attention. These patterns were runes, but they were different from the runes he had seen before, possessing a peculiar beauty.

"This cauldron is not from this era. It is somewhat similar to the runes found within the Great Ruins, but there are also differences."

He inspected it for a while before jumping out again.

Qin Mu dried the water from his body and took a step forward, saying, "Our spirit weapons were all seized by Long Jiaonü, and we have no handy weapons. I fear there will be danger. Everyone, be careful."

Ling Yuxiu and Si Yunxiang followed him. Ling Yuxiu said, "Spirit weapons born from the Six Harmonies divine treasure are more convenient than others' spirit weapons. If we can refine Six Harmonies spirit weapons, we should be able to protect ourselves."

Qin Mu was slightly startled and asked, "How can spirit weapons be born?"

He had once heard the great monster Xian Qing'er speak of this matter. Xian Qing'er said that spirit weapons were treasures born from the Six Harmonies divine treasure, but he had never understood how spirit weapons could be born within the divine treasure.

His understanding of the Six Harmonies realm was still too limited.

Si Yunxiang said in surprise, "Cult Master, you don't even know this? Hongfa Master of the Six Harmonies Hall has already lectured on the matter of spirit weapons being born from the Six Harmonies divine treasure."

Qin Mu shook his head. "I've only been to the Six Harmonies Hall once, and as soon as I arrived, I was driven out and stood in the corner with you."

Si Yunxiang thought of herself and him standing in the corner together and couldn't help but laugh.

Ling Yuxiu said, "Spirit weapons being born from the Six Harmonies divine treasure is actually a general statement. What is born from the Six Harmonies divine treasure is the form of spirit weapons, with form but no substance. As long as you activate your cultivation method, you can see the vital energy within the Six Harmonies divine treasure gather and turn into the form of a spirit weapon."

She activated the Nine Dragons Emperor Skill and said, "I cultivate under Ba Mountain Sacrificial Wine, walking the path of the unification of war and law. My spirit weapon takes the form of nine dragons."

She released the form of her spirit weapon. Dragon roars could be heard as nine dragons flew around, circling and dancing around her. Then, the dragon heads gathered behind her, and the dragon bodies coiled, transforming into a large hammer about one *zhang* and six or seven *chi* long, with a hammerhead resembling a small mountain.

Si Yunxiang's expression was strange. "Princess, your spirit weapon is a hammer?"

"Not just."

Ling Yuxiu said, "I walk the path of the unification of war and law, researching whether the war skills and spells in the Nine Dragons Emperor Skill can be unified. So, this Nine Dragons Hammer is one form of my spirit weapon; the nine dragons can separate and transform into other forms. Holy Maiden Fragrance, what form does your spirit weapon take?"

Si Yunxiang smiled lightly, activating her cultivation method. The vital energy from her Six Harmonies divine treasure flew out, turning into a silk thread. That single silk thread changed thousands of times, intertwining and flying around her like a chain. She laughed, "This is the form of my spirit weapon. Cult Master, what is the form of your spirit weapon?"

Qin Mu shook his head. "My Six Harmonies realm cultivation method is not yet complete, so I do not yet know the form of my spirit weapon. You two only have the form of spirit weapons, so how can they be refined into spirit weapons?"

They walked to the palace in the fog. Ling Yuxiu said, "This requires skilled craftsmen to forge spirit weapons. A good spirit weapon, one that perfectly fits the form of your spirit weapon, will maximize its power. If the craftsmanship is not good, the forged spirit weapon might even be less powerful than divine abilities. I plan to invite the Minister of Works and others to help forge my spirit weapon after the form of my spirit weapon stabilizes over a period of time. However, the structure of my spirit weapon is complex, and I fear it will be difficult to refine. Cultivating sword arts is better; there's no need to deliberately forge one's own spirit weapon, a casual sword pill can be used."

Si Yunxiang said, "The Heavenly Work Hall Master's skill is high. I also plan to invite him to forge my spirit weapon. My kind of spirit weapon changes too much, and it's also very difficult to refine."

They were both referring to the same person, the Heavenly Work Hall Master, who was also the Minister of Works, Shan Youxin.

Qin Mu opened his Qingxiao Heaven Eye, walked into the hall, and said, "I can help you two forge. I am not weak in forging. I can forge both of your spirit weapons. If we can find some profound gold and profound iron here, I can refine them for you in just one or two days."

Ling Yuxiu said in surprise, "Divine Doctor Holy Hand, good at painting, could it be that you are also good at forging?"

Si Yunxiang was also very surprised. "Cult Master, you also have achievements in forging?"

"Achievements are out of the question."

Qin Mu humbly said, "I only know how to strike iron and exert a bit of brute force. In the village, I passed Grandpa Dumb's examination. Grandpa Dumb is the most outstanding blacksmith in our village within ten *li* and eight villages, and his examination is very strict."

The two women looked at each other, somewhat between laughing and crying.

The space within this large hall was vast. Qin Mu glanced around, a look of horror appearing on his face. Then he exited the hall again and circled it, measuring its length.

"So big!" Ling Yuxiu poked her head into the hall and cried out in a hushed voice.

Si Yunxiang also looked into the hall, her eyes wide as she exclaimed, "How can it be so big inside?"

Qin Mu returned to the hall and walked rapidly along the corner of the wall, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Herder, how is it?" Ling Yuxiu asked, puzzled.

"The hall is ninety paces long and fifty paces wide. Inside, it is nine thousand paces long and five thousand paces wide."

Qin Mu lifted his head, looking towards the ceiling of the hall. He saw that the ceiling was as high as the sky, with huge gems carved into brilliant stars. The star patterns were completely different from the current star patterns, and the star clusters were about two to three thousand *zhang* high.

Besides the star clusters, there was also a bright moon and a sun. It was unclear what spells or divine abilities were used to refine these treasures. The sun was still burning, illuminating the grand hall.

This was no longer a grand hall; it was clearly a small world!

"The space inside the hall appears ten thousand times larger than the outside!"

Qin Mu suppressed the throbbing in his heart and said in a low voice, "The positions of the sun and moon on the ceiling are the eye sockets of a Taotie divine beast! This grand hall is built upon the god bone of a Taotie, perhaps the god bone of a Taotie that has already become a god! It is even more fierce than my Taotie bag, a true pure-blood Taotie! Sister Yuxiu, the suppression you feel is likely due to this reason."

Si Yunxiang's eyes lit up, then immediately dimmed. "What a pity this grand hall is truly too big to move..."

Qin Mu deeply felt the same. "What a pity..."

His gaze fell upon the sun. Suddenly, his heart stirred slightly. "This sun is also man-made. I wonder if it can ignite the sun on the Sun Ship?"

His heart thumped. If he could ignite that sun, the Sun Guard Yan Jingjing would not need to be eaten by the Sun Ship.

Qin Mu had once become a Moon Guard and deeply knew how terrifying it was to be swallowed by the Moon Ship. He had always been very concerned about that Sun Guard and did not want her to die like this.

If he could ignite the sun on the Sun Ship, he would certainly do so.

He soared upwards, rushing rapidly towards the ceiling of the hall, intending to take down that sun. Unexpectedly, the closer he got to the sun, the more scorching it became, making it unbearable!

Qin Mu's body shook. He activated the Yinghuo Star Lord Fire Marquis True Skill, transforming into the form of Yinghuo Star Lord with an ox head, human body, and feet treading on double dragons, and continued to approach the sun.

The closer he got, the higher the temperature. Qin Mu's eyes were so stung by the bright light that tears streamed down, but the tears immediately evaporated.

He stared with wide eyes at the sun that was getting closer and closer, and yet he saw that this treasure was a huge bead, emitting roaring fire power, as if refined from the eyes of a strange beast. He could still see the pupil, which was perfectly circular. Terrifying fire power and piercing light shot out precisely from the pupil of this eye bead!

He was about to get closer when his skin suddenly felt a stinging pain, as if countless needles were pricking his body.

Qin Mu hurriedly descended. The light shooting out from that pupil was like scorching hot needles. Recklessly approaching would likely not only melt him with high temperature but also shoot him dead with sunlight.

Qin Mu landed, shook his ox tail, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

Si Yunxiang and Ling Yuxiu were surprised, sizing him up from head to toe. Si Yunxiang was bold and reached out to touch Qin Mu's fat, plump ox buttocks, which resembled a hippopotamus. She said in surprise, "They're real buttocks! Princess, you should touch them too!"

"I don't want to."

Although Ling Yuxiu said so, she also reached out and touched Qin Mu's ox buttocks.

"They're real buttocks!"

The Princess exclaimed in shock, "So fat!"

Qin Mu shook his tail, sending the two girls' hands flying away. He stepped towards the outside of the hall. The two girls covered their hands and continuously cried out in pain. They watched the Great Cult Master Qin transform into an ox. When he walked, his two plump buttocks shook back and forth, and they still couldn't help but want to touch them again.

Qin Mu came to the outside of the hall, suddenly his feet trod on double dragons and he soared up, flying to the top of the hall, and lifted open a glazed tile.

This grand hall was extraordinary. Every brick and tile on it was imprinted with runes and markings, making it difficult to damage even when encountering attacks from divine abilities and spirit weapons.

After a moment, Qin Mu removed many glazed tiles. A bright light shone from within, and he laughed, "Indeed, the eyes behind don't emit light."

Si Yunxiang looked up and saw an ox head probing over from outside the sky, appearing behind that sun, incomparably huge. Next, a large hand reached over and grabbed towards the air behind that sun, then gently shook it, and that sun immediately extinguished.