Chapter 829: Going to Kill Someone

The Daoists were unconsciously influenced by his smile and didn't suspect anything. Pointing towards the Daoist temple on the mountaintop, they said, "The Celestial Court envoys are currently in the temple. They are high-ranking, so the sect master is personally hosting them."

Qin Mu quickly thanked them. He glanced at the array diagram on the circular platform, his heart stirring slightly. He smiled and said, "This array diagram is merely for the operation of celestial phenomena arrays. The arrays for individual celestial bodies, like the sun and moon, must be far more complex. Each star has a different orbit and different inherent power, so their arrays must also differ. You senior brothers have truly toiled hard. To be honest, I am also quite adept at calculations and could help you share the burden."

One of the Daoists shook his head, saying, "The star arrays have already been set up and don't need to be redesigned. Now, we only need to calculate the Celestial Chart and patch up its flaws."

Another Daoist disagreed, "You didn't hear clearly just now. The Celestial Court envoys want us to refine the Celestial Chart, making sure to integrate celestial phenomena abilities into it."

"So that's how it is," the first Daoist chuckled. "No wonder our fellow disciples in the Daoist Academy have been so diligent these past few days, completely immersed in their work. They must be designing the celestial phenomena arrays."

Another Daoist smiled, "I asked the sect master, and he said that by integrating celestial phenomena abilities into the Celestial Chart, there will be no need to ask the Four Emperors for help if another kingdom like Yankang emerges in the future, or if someone in the lower realm rebels. We can directly activate the Celestial Chart to unleash a tribulation. Although the Celestial Court looks down upon a tiny nation like Yankang and is too lazy to bother with it, they always have to deal with it, which is indeed troublesome. Refining the Celestial Chart will save a lot of effort."

"No wonder so many people from the Celestial Court came this time. It seems many of them are disciples of various Star Monarchs."

"More than that! Even the disciples of the Four Emperors have come. They are all in the Daoist Academy, guiding our disciples on how to design the celestial phenomena arrays!"

Qin Mu's eye twitched. He barely suppressed the urge to draw his sword and kill these several Daoists.

"Integrating celestial phenomena abilities into the Celestial Chart is indeed utterly vicious and sinister! If the Celestial Chart is completed, Yankang will have no chance of survival! Not only Yankang, but all future eras will also lose the power to revolt and any possibility of threatening the Celestial Court! The masterminds are the Celestial Court envoys; killing these Daoists would be useless."

Thinking this, Qin Mu said, "Senior brothers, where is the Daoist Academy?"

An elder Daoist pointed, "The Daoist Academy is in front of the Daoist Temple. The Celestial Court envoys are in the temple, and their subordinates are in the academy."

Qin Mu thanked him and exchanged a glance with Dao Master Lin Xuan. The two left the spot. Dao Master Lin Xuan asked, "Cult Master Qin, what are your plans?"

Qin Mu looked up at the Daoist Academy on the mountain and said in a low voice, "To kill people!"

Dao Master Lin Xuan was silent for a moment, then said, "We haven't even met the sect master of Qingyun Sect, and we're going to kill people directly?"

Qin Mu frowned, "Do you still have illusions about the Qingyun sect master?"

Dao Master Lin Xuan shook his head, his face expressionless. "I did, but after seeing the Celestial Chart, I have none left." His despair was profound, a complete loss of hope. He had come with the intention of helping fellow disciples and practitioners, but after seeing the Celestial Chart, his Dao heart was severely wounded again.

Lin Xuan composed himself and said solemnly, "If you kill the Celestial Court envoys, you won't be able to leave Qingyun Heaven alive."

"If these people complete the Celestial Chart, the lives of everyone in Yankang and the Primordial Realm will be predetermined, controlled by the Celestial Court from beyond the realm. That's when there will truly be no way out!" Qin Mu said calmly. "We once measured the height of the heavens to be a hundred thousand miles and its thickness three hundred *zhang*, so we formed the Heavenly Alliance. Isn't the Heavenly Alliance meant to overthrow this heaven? The opportunity is right before us! As for our safety, let's put it aside for now and worry about it after the task is done!"

Dao Master Lin Xuan couldn't help but be infected by his heroic spirit, a smile appearing on his face. "Cult Master Qin, though we are friends, I've always had some prejudice against you, believing you to be unorthodox in your actions, behaving like a devil practitioner. Yet, despite thinking you're a devil practitioner, I admire you greatly, and sometimes I even fantasize about being able to act as freely as you, without being constantly cautious or worrying about consequences."

Qin Mu laughed heartily, "Dao Master Lin, do you still have a struggle between righteousness and evil in your heart?"

Lin Xuan chuckled, "I've been taught this way since childhood, and it's hard to shake off. After meeting Cult Master Qin, I actually stopped caring so much about the so-called righteousness and evil. I feel that although Cult Master Qin's actions are unconventional, his heart is pure and innocent. Once I realized this, the distinction between righteousness and evil faded even further. More often than not, I am simply impressed by your conduct."

Qin Mu praised him, "The old Dao Master certainly had unparalleled wisdom to choose you as the next Dao Master."

"And the Demonic Ancestor had truly peerless insight to choose you as the Heavenly Saint Cult Master."

The two laughed heartily, ascending the stone steps, chatting and laughing all the way.

Unbeknownst to them, they arrived at the Daoist Academy, which consisted of numerous grand palaces. Several old Daoists rushed out from inside in a panic, shouting, "Thieves! Thieves! Qingyang Hall has been robbed! Many treasures have been stolen!"

Qin Mu stopped, blocking an old Daoist, and asked, "Elder, are there thieves in Qingyun Heaven?"

The old Daoist nodded, saying, "We don't know what happened. The thieves seemed to have practiced our Daoist sect's wall-passing technique. The seals on Qingyang Hall were completely undisturbed, yet all the treasures inside were stolen! Also, several Daoists were stripped naked and tied to trees, and what's more, they were bound with their own crafted Golden Dragon Ropes, utterly unable to break free! These thieves must be among us; they are definitely disciples from within the sect!"

Qin Mu was momentarily stunned.

Suddenly, the old Daoist turned back, scrutinizing them, and asked cautiously, "Your faces are unfamiliar. Where are you from?"

Qin Mu smiled, "I am Qin Mu, the Yankang Hegemon Body, Heavenly Saint Cult Master, and Great Libation of Yankang Nation's Heavenly Academy. This is Dao Master Lin Xuan, Dao Master of Yankang's Daoist sect. We heard that the Qingyun Sect is a branch of the Daoist sect, so we came to pay our respects."

The old Daoist examined them from left to right, circling them twice, then sneered, "So, you're poor country relatives hoping to get rich. I doubt you have such capabilities."

Qin Mu smiled without speaking.

The old Daoist hurried away. Qin Mu suddenly paused, then quickly felt his waist. His face changed drastically, and he chased after the old Daoist who had just left, but couldn't find a trace of him!

Qin Mu stopped, his eye twitching.

Lin Xuan wondered, "Cult Master Qin, what's wrong?"

"One of my Taotie Pouches is missing," Qin Mu's face was ashen, his teeth grinding. "That old Daoist just now stole it!"

Lin Xuan was startled. He tentatively said, "Such a method doesn't seem like the work of a demigod from the Primordial Realm. Instead, it's more like the handiwork of one of the Cult Master's elders. But that old Daoist didn't seem like Cult Master Qin's elder... Wait a moment, I think I've also lost something!"

Daoist Cha quickly felt himself, exclaiming, "The steel trident hidden in my Daoist crown is gone!"

"I'm missing a lot of spiritual pills!" Long Qilin wailed, distraught.

Water Qilin's face changed drastically. He quickly fumbled for his spiritual pills, which were still there. Then he suddenly realized, "Where's my master? He was on my back just now, how did he disappear?"

Everyone quickly looked. Heavenly Venerate Yu, who had been on Water Qilin's back, had indeed vanished without a trace!

When did Heavenly Venerate Yu disappear? None of them had even noticed!

Everyone was aghast.

Qin Mu took a long breath, forcing himself to calm down. He sneered, "When that old thief strikes, he never comes up empty-handed! A frequent thief naturally rarely lets others see his true face. His disguise techniques are extremely clever; he can alter bones and appearance, changing height and build. Moreover, after I taught him the Creation Technique, even if he stood in front of me disguised as a woman, I wouldn't recognize him!"

Dao Master Lin Xuan's expression was awkward. He coughed, "Our Daoist sect is also frequently visited by that senior."

"He's such a worry! He'll get caught and have his legs broken eventually!" Qin Mu was furious. He continued walking towards the Daoist Academy. "This old thief has long since stolen from all over Yankang, and every day he pretends to be a good person with Grandpa Cripple, as if he's turned over a new leaf! Now that the Primordial Realm is unsealed, he's the happiest. No wonder I didn't meet him in the capital earlier. It goes without saying that Qingyun Heaven is definitely not the first place he's victimized. This old thief must have stolen from countless heavens and sacred lands! By the way, what did you lose?"

Dao Master Lin Xuan kept a grim face and said nothing. He walked strangely, for his underpants had been stolen by that old Daoist, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

As they entered the Daoist Academy, they saw a group of Daoists rushing out from inside, shouting, "Have you seen those old Daoists from just now? After they arrived, we lost a lot of things in our academy, and even the guests from the Celestial Court were robbed!"

Qin Mu raised a hand and pointed, "Those Daoists went that way!"

"Thank you!"

The Daoists swarmed out, radiating murderous intent, shouting, "Find those old Daoists! First, break their shins so they can't run away!"

"But those old Daoists just now were all martial uncles from the Daoist Temple. Should we break their shins too?"

"They stole from our Daoist Academy, so their shins should be broken!"

Soon, the Daoist Academy became sparsely populated, with only a few strange-looking demigods remaining, staring at them.

Qin Mu turned around, leaving Long Qilin and Water Qilin outside the academy to keep watch. He closed the main gate of the Daoist Academy and smiled at these demigods, "Greetings, everyone. I am Qin Mu, one of the Three Heroes of Yankang's Reforms, known as the Yankang Hegemon Body and Heavenly Saint Cult Master. This is Dao Master Lin Xuan, Dao Master of Yankang's Daoist sect. Have you heard of our names?"

These demigods exhibited various divine manifestations of ancient star gods: the disciple of Zhenxing Monarch had a human head and snake body, the disciple of Yinghuo Monarch had an ox head and human body, and the disciple of Great Sun Monarch had a bird head with three legs. Each was different, with few having a complete human form.

These demigods' gazes swept over Qin Mu and Dao Master Lin Xuan. A demigod with a wolf's head and human body, likely a disciple of Kuimu Wolf Monarch, said casually, "Yankang's Qin Hegemon Body? Never heard of him."

From Qin Mu's sole remaining Taotie Pouch, a sword pellet slowly rose. He lightly grasped it, and the sword pellet transformed into a whisk in his hand. With a full smile, he said, "You will soon hear of it, but it will also be the last time you ever hear of it."

Dao Master Lin Xuan cast aside his whisk, drew his sword, and with a flash of sword light, immediately unleashed the fourteenth chapter of Dao Sword!

*The Dao nurtures all heavens and earth, enabling all myriad laws to become one!*

At the same time, the whisk formed from Qin Mu's sword pellet suddenly expanded explosively in the wind. Its strands extended wildly, the fine swords, like slender swimming dragons, instantly stretching for dozens of miles, winding through the various corridors and palaces of the Daoist Academy!

The strands were swords, and each strand executed a different sword technique!

Daoist Cha, without his steel trident, could only guard the rear.

Inside the Daoist Academy, roars echoed continuously. Celestial phenomena of the entire heavenly constellation of stars rose above the academy. Just as they ascended and transformed into a galaxy, geomagnetic energy suddenly erupted, pulling the galaxy down from the sky and smashing it hard onto the ground. Not a single person could escape the Daoist Academy!

After a moment, everything fell silent.

Qin Mu opened the academy gate and walked out, followed by Lin Xuan, with Daoist Cha behind them, who turned to close the large gate. Blood seeped out from under the door.