Chapter 804: The Virtue of the Saint King

The Heavenly River Divine Treasure can connect with the other six divine treasures, integrating them to consolidate all their power within a single individual.

Qin Mu let out a low cry and activated the divine treasures within him, which then projected as a series of images behind him.

Everyone quickly looked on, witnessing the Heavenly River descend from above, following the Divine Tree downwards, and piercing through each divine treasure, forming an internal circulatory system.

"What's more, and most crucially, the Heavenly River connects to the Celestial Palace. The power of the Celestial Palace merges with that of the divine treasures. The divine treasures you previously opened perfectly integrate with the Celestial Palace, making it easier and more convenient for deities to draw upon the divine treasures' power. This can be considered a benefit for deities."

Qin Mu had not yet cultivated to the Celestial Palace realm, so people could only vaguely perceive his Heavenly River connecting to the Celestial Palace at an extremely high altitude, with the Heavenly River flowing forth from the Celestial Palace itself.

"However, the greatest beneficiaries are those who practice divine arts."

Qin Mu continued to showcase his achievements to the crowd, beginning to circulate his vital energy and unleash various divine arts. The speed at which these Daoist divine arts were activated in his hands was astonishingly fast, leaving onlookers dazzled.

Because all divine treasures were interconnected, the power from each one could be activated almost instantaneously, and his primordial spirit was incomparably strong, surpassing the traditional divine treasure system by several folds!

"With all divine treasures connected, practitioners of divine arts will have more than double the magical power they previously possessed. Their vital energy can be mobilized at half the time it used to take, or even faster. Divine arts activate more quickly, and their primordial spirits are stronger!"

Qin Mu demonstrated various divine arts one by one, stating in a deep voice, "Once a divine arts practitioner cultivates to the Life and Death realm, breaking through again leads to the Heavenly River realm. At this stage, the seven great divine treasures become one, enabling them to fight against the false gods who have crossed the Divine Bridge and arrived outside the Southern Heavenly Gate!"

Inside the residence, everyone fell silent, but their hearts pounded wildly.

Qin Mu's Heavenly River Divine Treasure was indeed immeasurably superior to the Divine Bridge Divine Treasure!

They saw the hope for the future in the Heavenly River Divine Treasure, an era of unparalleled prosperity!

Emperor Yanfeng's voice was hoarse as he said, "My dear Qin, this Heavenly River Divine Treasure is so outstanding and perfect, but is it difficult to open? Currently, human bodies do not possess a Heavenly River Divine Treasure, only the incomplete Divine Bridge Divine Treasure. If the Heavenly River is too difficult to open, it would not be of much use to the world."

Qin Mu smiled and replied, "It shouldn't be difficult to open the Heavenly River Divine Treasure; one merely needs to go to the bank of the Heavenly River and draw upon its power. I will organize the specific method for opening it later and request Your Majesty to promote it."

Emperor Yanfeng looked bewildered. "The Heavenly River? Where is the Heavenly River?"

"It's the Surging River. The Surging River is the Heavenly River of the ancient Dragon Han Celestial Heavens. For some unknown reason, it flowed here and became the Surging River."

Qin Mu did not elaborate further, continuing, "One only needs to go to the Surging River and perceive its power. This force can then be drawn upon to forge the Heavenly River Divine Treasure within oneself. I can already sense the potent power of the Heavenly River even in the capital; by the Surging River, this power will undoubtedly be stronger, and comprehension will be much simpler. I shaped the Heavenly River by mobilizing the power of heaven and earth, a method that is too difficult, with likely very few successes. Perceiving the Heavenly River and borrowing its power, however, is infinitely simpler."

Emperor Yanfeng grew even more bewildered, muttering, "The Surging River? Is that the Surging River where the Dragon Herder Lord resides?"

When he mentioned this, Qin Mu's face instantly turned ashen, and he said testily, "Yes, that very Surging River."

Qin Mu was the one who had appointed the Dragon King of the Surging River to the Dragon Herder Lord. Furthermore, he had signed an agreement with the Dragon Herder Lord, the Earth Lord's Pact, which stipulated that the Dragon Herder Lord would maintain the Surging River's water systems, and in return, the Dragon Herder Lord could enjoy sacrifices offered at the Surging River, which also included some of its aquatic products.

"As for eliminating the incomplete Divine Bridge Divine Treasure that practitioners of divine arts currently possess, that is even simpler."

Qin Mu stated confidently, "The Martial Arts Heavenly Master can easily destroy the Divine Bridge Divine Treasure. Sister Di Yiyue, Heavenly Master Zixi, King Buddha, the First Ancestor, King Yama, Uncle Fisherman, and Tian Shu should all possess this ability."

The Village Chief shook his head and said, "Mu'er, you are strong and robust, so having your Divine Bridge destroyed wouldn't be a big deal for you. But for others, it's hard to say; they might not die, but they'd surely lose a layer of skin. We need to find someone less robust than you to try it on." After saying this, he looked at Human Emperor Qikang.

Human Emperor Qikang was horrified. "Su Muzhe, I am your master, your *actual* master! Your grand-master Yishan is robust; use him for the experiment!"

Human Emperor Yishan was furious. "Am I not also one of your actual masters?"

Qin Mu mused for a moment, then said, "Using Grand-Master and Ancestor for the experiment is indeed not a bad idea. They are not weaker than me; they should survive..."

Imperial Preceptor Yankang pondered, "Can deities who have already cultivated to the Celestial Palace realm also destroy their Divine Bridge Divine Treasure and instead open the Heavenly River Divine Treasure?"

Everyone's hearts tightened. The Imperial Preceptor Yankang had asked the crucial question!

Currently, there were two to three hundred deities in Yankang, while the Woodcutter and others were deities from the Emperor's Era whose primordial spirits had long since bypassed the divine treasures and entered the Celestial Palace.

Judging by the effects of the Heavenly River Divine Treasure opened by Qin Mu, the Divine Bridge Divine Treasure would certainly be phased out by the Heavenly River Divine Treasure in the future, and those who cultivated it would be called old gods.

The battle prowess of old gods at the same cultivation level would be inferior to new gods. This was one aspect. Another was that their descendants, inheriting their divine treasures, would also be inferior to the descendants of new gods, and even to the descendants of divine arts practitioners who had opened the Heavenly River Divine Treasure.

Although their descendants could also destroy the Divine Bridge and open the Heavenly River Divine Treasure, not everyone would be able to open the Heavenly River; some descendants would inevitably fail to achieve this.

And these individuals would be phased out by the era, just like them.

"If the Divine Bridge Divine Treasure is destroyed, will the power of the Celestial Palace descend upon them?"

Qin Mu also wasn't entirely sure about this, saying, "I'm not clear what the effects would be if the Divine Bridge Divine Treasure is directly destroyed..."

The Old Farmer suddenly spoke, "There won't be much impact. I don't have a Divine Bridge myself."

Everyone looked towards him. The Old Farmer continued, "Indeed, without the Divine Bridge, other divine treasures would bear immense pressure, but it can be endured."

Imperial Preceptor Yankang said, "Uncle's physical body attainment is exceptionally high, which is why he can withstand it. But not everyone possesses a physical body as powerful as Uncle's. To be safe, I think it's better to first seal the Southern Heavenly Gate before severing the Divine Bridge. I will create a cultivation method for sealing the Southern Heavenly Gate; it shouldn't be too much trouble."

Qin Mu continued, "Xusheng Hua and I have been researching how to merge the divine treasures into one, and we've made significant progress over the years. The Divine Tree Innate Divine Bridge was created by Xusheng Hua. If one possesses the Divine Tree Innate Divine Bridge, it can make the divine treasures even more stable, and their cultivation would be more powerful than divine arts practitioners without the Divine Tree. However, the Divine Tree Divine Bridge requires profound mathematical attainments, so it's likely very few will be able to cultivate it successfully."

Everyone praised him, saying, "Xusheng Hua is indeed a talent beyond compare."

"First, let's deposit the Divine Tree Innate Divine Bridge in the various grand academies and the Imperial College. Whoever can cultivate it may do so."

Emperor Yanfeng said, "If one cannot cultivate it successfully, there's no need to force it."

Qin Mu nodded, hesitated for a moment, then said, "Please, take another look at my divine treasures."

His aura flared, and suddenly, beneath the divine path divine treasures that had just appeared, a series of inverted reflections emerged. The demonic path divine treasure system instantly manifested, complete with a Divine Tree Innate Divine Bridge, along with divine treasures such as the Spirit Embryo, Five Qis, and Seven Stars. There was even a Heavenly River inverted, connecting to the Heavenly River within the divine path divine treasures!

The crowd erupted in an uproar, utterly shocked, then descended into a chaotic medley of murmurs and discussions.

Suddenly, the Village Chief cast a disdainful glance at everyone and sneered, "It's the Hegemonic Body."

Granny Si, the Deaf Elder, the Butcher, Old Man Ma, the Blind Elder, and other villagers from Disabled Elderly Village understood instantly, chuckling, "These seniors may have earth-shattering abilities, but their knowledge is shallow, not even comparable to ours. They don't know the might of the Hegemonic Body."

They were quite pleased, having long been accustomed to such sights due to the Village Chief's influence.

"How did you refine this?" the Scholar stepped forward to examine it, asking in surprise.

The Woodcutter, Di Yiyue, the King Buddha Sakra Devanam, and others also crowded closer to investigate, exclaiming in surprise, "It's a real divine treasure, not just a reflection!"

"The Heavenly River is real too!" Heavenly Master Fisherman exclaimed.

The Old Farmer blurted out, "The other Life and Death Divine Treasure is different from the previous one!"

"Truly ignorant," the Second Ancestor scoffed, crossing his arms.

The other Human Emperors also crossed their arms, sneering, "We already knew about this when he beat us up. Isn't that right, First Ancestor?"

First Ancestor Human Emperor's expression remained unchanged as he said, "Don't talk nonsense."

The Second Ancestor reminded him, "Teacher, you were also beaten by him."

The First Ancestor's face instantly turned ashen, and he stammered, "I did not..."

"Nonsense! You were beaten in front of the Human Emperor Hall and even cried."

"I believe everyone can cultivate both the positive and negative divine treasures. These positive and negative divine treasures can also be linked together through the Heavenly River Divine Treasure, differing only in the Life and Death realm: one is the Life and Death Divine Treasure, and the other is the Xuantu Divine Treasure."

Qin Mu explained, "The primordial spirit's head is heaven, and its feet are earth. One ascends to become a god, or descends to become a demon. We, as humans, are neither gods nor demons, and there's no need to solely cultivate the divine path. I believe we might be able to cultivate both divine and demonic aspects to achieve the human path. Gods and demons have many restrictions, but we don't need to impose those limitations on ourselves. By stepping outside, we might find a broader perspective."

The crowd circled him, pondering intensely how to open another set of demonic path divine treasures.

While Qin Mu was correct, achieving it seemed exceedingly difficult, and they couldn't come up with a method in the short term.

The Woodcutter suddenly asked, "How did you open the demonic path divine treasures?"

Qin Mu replied, "My other identity is the God Child of Youdu. I opened them inadvertently; I'm not entirely sure how exactly I did it. However, this path is indeed viable."

The Woodcutter frowned deeply, continuing to circle him. "Not everyone is the God Child of Youdu. You can open them, but others don't have that prerequisite. Nevertheless, it is indeed possible to open demonic path divine treasures..."

The others also furrowed their brows in deep thought.

Qin Mu felt dizzy from their circling and intended to push past them and leave, but they quickly stopped him. "You can't leave. You can only go once we've thoroughly studied you."

Qin Mu said awkwardly, "I merely presented a topic for you all to refine. I have other matters to attend to."

The Scholar said, "Currently, only you have succeeded. We can only study you. If you leave, who will we study?"

Qin Mu had no choice but to sit down.

Not far away, Heavenly Venerate Haotian finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been truly exhausted these past days, constantly being watched, but now he could finally escape.

Qin Mu was studied by these individuals for over half a month. Dao Master Lin Xuan and other Daoists even climbed inside his divine treasures to chart detailed data and record it.

His demonic path divine treasures had been thoroughly analyzed by everyone. After some discussion, they produced a comprehensive plan.

Granny Si said, "Not everyone is the God Child of Youdu, so it will first be necessary to cultivate demonic seeds. These demonic seeds will then be used to cultivate the Divine Tree Divine Bridge, implanting demons into the Dao heart to foster a demonic mind."

Imperial Preceptor Yankang added, "Once the demonic nature is profound, one can open the demonic path Spirit Embryo and foster a demonic path primordial spirit."

"After that, one can open the demonic path Five Qis and Seven Stars. However, the most challenging part remains the Xuantu Divine Treasure."

"Those capable of reaching this stage will likely be one in a billion. There's another hurdle after that: the Heavenly River Divine Treasure. And after the Heavenly River Divine Treasure, there's yet another problem: who will open the demonic path Celestial Palace? We don't have a demonic path Celestial Palace within us, do we?"

"But accomplishing all of this would be enough to be revered as a Demonic God King or Demonic Saint King!"

Qin Mu, meanwhile, continued to cultivate the Hegemonic Body Three Elixirs technique on his own, sitting there in arduous practice for over half a month. Seeing him like this, everyone sighed inwardly.

Emperor Yanfeng, ever kind-hearted, quietly reminded him, "My dear subject, if you can compile these cultivation methods, the world will revere you as a Saint King. Countless generations of divine arts practitioners will address you as Saint King."

Qin Mu asked, "Is the title of Saint King as high as Heavenly Venerate?"

Emperor Yanfeng shook his head. "No. Heavenly Venerate holds the greatest contribution and the greatest merit. A Saint King is somewhat inferior, and while God King is also an honorable title of great merit, it is still a step below Saint King."

"Not interested, too much trouble."

Qin Mu declared, "I'd rather be a Heavenly Venerate."

Emperor Yanfeng huffed, but since his little eunuch wasn't by his side, he had no one to record this, so he thought to himself, "I'll make a note of this later."