Chapter 691: Yin Tianzi Attacks

The Kaihuang god couldn't help but feel anxious. He hastily tugged at him, wanting to pull him away from the Yin World as quickly as possible to avoid unforeseen disaster, but he couldn't budge him.

Qin Mu turned his head and dimly saw the black sands of the Yin World suddenly becoming denser and more violent. The air was filled with streams of black, circular arc-shaped airflow formed by frantically surging black sand, thick as dragons, wantonly traversing heaven and earth.

However, the Yin World was full of such phenomena, so much so that his vision couldn't reach far.

"Empress, take care!"

Knowing he wasn't even qualified to watch the battle, Qin Mu immediately picked up two treasure pouches, carried the Heavenly Flame Prism, and walked with the Kaihuang god out of the Yin World, into the long fissure in the cliff face.

The Kaihuang god swayed precariously, looking drowsy.

Qin Mu frowned. His primordial spirit appeared behind him, and he handed the treasure pouches and the Heavenly Flame Prism to it. He then activated the Creation Demonic Art from the Grand Creation Demonic Scripture, using his vital qi as needles to repeatedly tap points on the Kaihuang god's body. He said in a deep voice, "The seal Master Woodcutter left for you is too heavy, suppressing your soul too fiercely. He didn't anticipate you would be this weak. I'll help you undo a bit of the seal first!"

His spellcasting was swift, and the Kaihuang god felt a little better. Just then, a very gentle voice came from the Yin World: "Empress, long time no see."

When Qin Mu heard this voice, his mind suddenly became hazy and confused. He couldn't help but feel a jolt of alarm: "The Yin Emperor's voice contains divine arts that confuse souls!"

He hastily pulled the Kaihuang god and walked outwards along the mountain fissure, using the effort to keep himself clear-headed. His primordial spirit followed closely behind them.

"Empress, your resurrection is truly joyous and congratulatory. May I ask where the fellow Daoist who resurrected you is?"

The Yin Emperor's voice continued, gentle and delicate. It not only carried divine arts that confused souls but also conveyed a feeling that he was the most intimate and understanding lover. Of course, it had no effect on men.

"This fellow Daoist is truly remarkable. To think he could create a divine art that can reunite shattered souls. A person of such unparalleled talent is worthy of exchanging titles of 'fellow Daoist' with me. I naturally must personally pay my respects and seek guidance. Empress, why not introduce him?"

The Empress of Heavenly Yin's voice came: "That revered expert has already left. Yin Emperor, you don't need to trouble yourself over him. You and I haven't seen each other in a long time; it's time we had a proper chat."

Her voice suddenly brought Qin Mu to full awareness. He looked around, feeling a chill run down his spine, his body drenched in cold sweat.

In front of him, the Heavenly Yin Boundary Stele stood silently!

He had just thought he was walking outwards along the fissure, but he hadn't realized he had somehow returned to the Heavenly Yin Boundary Stele!

Clearly, he had inadvertently fallen victim to the trick, bewildered by the Yin Emperor's voice.

He thought he was leaving, but the divine art hidden within the Yin Emperor's voice had caused him to lose perception of his surroundings, so much so that he didn't even know when he had turned around.

If the Empress of Heavenly Yin hadn't broken the Yin Emperor's divine art with her voice, he might have already returned to the Yin World by now.

"This person's mastery over souls is vastly superior to Lou Qianchong's!"

Taking advantage of the brief moment of clarity, Qin Mu immediately pulled the Kaihuang god and frantically ran forward.

From behind, the Yin Emperor's voice came again: "We should indeed have a good chat. However, this expert creating a divine art on the spot to condense souls, causing changes in the Dao of heaven and earth—one cannot help but be curious."

Qin Mu's mind became muddled again. He immediately stopped, not daring to take another step, for fear that walking would mean falling into the Yin Emperor's trap.

The Empress of Heavenly Yin chuckled: "No problem, no problem. If there's an opportunity, I will certainly introduce him."

As her voice sounded, Qin Mu immediately seized the chance to run frantically. With one burst of effort, he dragged the Kaihuang god and rushed out of the mountain fissure. Light shone ahead. Qin Mu leaped, lightly tapped the stone gate in front of the fissure, changed direction, and soared out from the broken cliff.

Behind them, the Kaihuang god, struck by the sunlight outside, immediately spewed black smoke from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, turning into a human skin. Qin Mu still held his hand firmly, and the person and the skin floated and swayed, descending from the air.

Qin Mu's primordial spirit also rushed out of the fissure and floated down with them.

Yan Jingjing, He Yiyi, and others had been waiting anxiously outside the broken cliff for several days and nights. The Grand Emperor Heaven had also been cleared and pathways laid out by Yan Jingjing and He Yiyi. However, Qin Mu had not appeared, causing some worry.

Yan Jingjing asked, "Fatty Dragon, you really didn't see which fissure Brother Herder entered?"

The Dragon Qilin shook his head: "I was dozing. I had just heard the Cult Master's words and was about to open my eyes to see where he was, but I felt someone pressing my eyelids down, so I didn't open my eyes..."

Just then, Qin Mu suddenly flew out from the cliff, carrying a person, surprising and delighting them. Then they saw the person beside Qin Mu cry out in agony, black smoke spewed from his facial features, and he turned into a human skin, startling everyone once more.

Qin Mu landed, still gripping the Kaihuang god's hand. He looked back, seeing no unusual movement from the fissure and no longer hearing the voices of the Empress of Heavenly Yin and the Yin Emperor. Only then did he sigh in relief.

Yan Jingjing stared blankly at the Kaihuang god, who was held by Qin Mu and limp on the ground. She couldn't help but stammer, "Brother Herder, what is that in your hand...?"

Qin Mu quickly laid the Kaihuang god flat on the ground, swiftly rolled him up like a few pieces of clothing, and said, "This is a god-man from the Kaihuang era whom I met in the Yin World. He was sent by Master Woodcutter to enter the Yin World and explore the source of darkness. He has no physical body; his soul is sealed within his skin. I'll roll him up for now, and he'll revive when night falls."

"Yin World? Source of darkness?"

Yan Jingjing and He Yiyi widened their eyes, completely bewildered by what he was saying.

Qin Mu took out a small rope, rolled up the Kaihuang god and tied him securely. He said, "Fatty Dragon, keep him safe. Fatty Dragon?"

The Dragon Qilin had his head buried in the mountain stream, with his rear end sticking out, trembling.

Qin Mu shook his head, tied the Kaihuang god to his back, and asked, "Has the cave been cleared?"

He Yiyi replied, "With Sister Jingjing's help, the Grand Emperor Heaven has been cleared. This cave is huge; even the Sun Ship can enter, though we'll need to retract the sun first. This human skin..."

She also felt a bit of a chill.

Qin Mu chuckled, "Don't be afraid. He's actually a very easy person to talk to. It's just like Grandpa Mute; both of them are a bit talkative."

His primordial spirit stepped forward, put down the Heavenly Flame Prism and the treasure pouches. Qin Mu immediately took out some Heavenly Yin Gold and said, "It's just that his current state is a bit strange. Once I forge a container that can store darkness for him, he'll be normal... well, he'll still be very strange."

The two girls exchanged glances, a look of confusion on their faces.

A human skin, a bit talkative?

As talkative as Grandpa Mute?

That is indeed very strange.

Qin Mu pulled out a medium-sized smelting platform from a treasure pouch, placed the Heavenly Yin Gold on it, and inserted the Heavenly Flame Prism into the furnace. Carefully controlling his vital qi, he activated the Heavenly Flame Prism. Suddenly, a flash of fire melted the smelting platform, evaporating it, leaving nothing behind.

Qin Mu's eyes widened, utterly bewildered. The space in front of him was empty, including the Heavenly Yin Gold, which had also been completely evaporated!

"Using this kind of flame to clear a path is exceptionally fast!" Yan Jingjing said delightedly.

He Yiyi's eyes showed fear. She quickly shook her head and whispered, "If we're not careful with this fire, it'll burn us to nothing too!"

Yan Jingjing was puzzled. She said, "Then just control the heat."

She looked as if it were obvious, thinking that controlling the heat should be very simple.

Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly. He said, "Sister Jing, this is Heavenly Fire from Xuandu. I'm not as skilled as you at controlling the heat, why don't you give it a try?"

Yan Jingjing stepped forward, using her vital qi to activate the Heavenly Flame Prism. The flames seemed to come alive, stretching their forms and separating into various crystal-like tendrils of fire, very serene.

Qin Mu cautiously took out some more Heavenly Yin Gold, controlling the sand-like divine gold to place it on the flame. The Heavenly Yin Gold slowly melted.

"See, it's simple, right?" Yan Jingjing chuckled.

Qin Mu was overjoyed. He chuckled, "Sister Jing's fire control is indeed superior; I'm far from being able to match it. In the future, you can wander the streets with me, making and sharpening knives and scissors for people, forging spoons and ladles, hammering out hoes and shovels. You'd be excellent at all of it!"

Using the melted Heavenly Yin Gold, he forged a delicate hourglass. The hourglass also had hour markings, and he imprinted many rune marks upon it.

This hourglass was somewhat similar to the Yin Emperor's Heavenly Ladle; it was merely a replica.

The Yin Emperor's arranged circulation system was relatively complex, with soul black sand circulating between the Great Ruins, the Yin World, and various heavens.

Qin Mu, on the other hand, intended to use an hourglass made of Heavenly Yin Gold to store some soul black sand and allow the soul black sand to flow back and forth between the Kaihuang god's body and the hourglass.

This would create a small circulation system. As long as there were no errors in the time markings, the Kaihuang god would switch between his human skin and human form with the alternation of day and night.

Heavenly Yin Gold was a divine metal from the Yin World, and one of the few materials capable of containing black sand; thus, it was ideal for forging this item.

Then Qin Mu forged a small tray. Inside the tray, many gear components provided precise time markings, which followed the sunrise and sunset, not ordinary daily time.

Furthermore, each gear was imprinted with rune marks, which would resonate with the Kaihuang god and were used to maintain this circulation system.

This would create a small Yin World circulation system.

After he finished forging, he placed the hourglass on the tray and continuously refined these two treasures to make them even smaller, only two or three fingers high, extremely delicate.

Qin Mu then forged a circular ring, securing the hourglass tray in its center, resembling a slightly larger pendant. As long as a necklace was made to hang it around the Kaihuang god's neck, this circulation system could be maintained.

After completing the forging, he sighed in relief and stretched.

Yan Jingjing took the strangely shaped necklace. She saw that besides its function, the necklace was also aesthetically pleasing, making it hard to put down.

Qin Mu looked back at the cliff face, thinking, "I wonder how the battle between the Yin Emperor and the Empress of Heavenly Yin is going? If the Empress of Heavenly Yin cannot stop the Yin Emperor from leaving the Yin World, I'm afraid she will still die..."

In the Yin World, above the great ocean, a towering woman stood at the ocean's center, activating an immeasurably tall pagoda, engaging in a magical battle with the Yin Emperor across worlds.