Chapter 866: Black Darkness Spell Sutra

Qin Mu settled comfortably in the Grand Black Palace, spending his days cultivating and strolling around. He seemed completely at ease, showing no wariness towards Grand Black Heaven or the eerie, imposing palace.

Inside the Grand Black Palace, lights blazed, but outside, it was pitch black, as if all light was absorbed by the darkness, limiting visibility to only a short distance.

He ventured outside the Grand Black Palace several times without being stopped. However, Qin Mu would always return shortly after entering the darkness, a wide smile on his face, seemingly quite happy.

Only Dragon Qilin was unhappy. He was stern with the demoness who refined elixirs for him, criticizing her for the poor texture, incorrect flavor, impure ingredients, and improper refining techniques of her elixirs. He was constantly nitpicking.

The demoness was reprimanded to tears more than ten times, until finally, she couldn't take it anymore and ran off, crying profusely with her face covered.

"Cult Master," Dragon Qilin said to Qin Mu, munching on an elixir, "this girl has a bad temper. She can do anything, but she's good at nothing. She can't even refine elixirs properly."

Qin Mu picked up an elixir, tasted it, and nodded. "Her refining technique is indeed wrong. The ingredients aren't purified, and there are minor flaws in the heat control, timing, and ratios, leading to subtle deviations in texture, flavor, and potency."

Dragon Qilin felt a sense of camaraderie. "She made a mistake, and still had the nerve to cry. Shameless."

Just then, a voice from outside roared, "Who dares bully my cousin? Don't cry, cousin; I'll beat him to death for you!"

Qin Mu smiled. "Trouble has arrived."

Dragon Qilin wondered, "Cult Master, what trouble?"

The demoness who had been crying moments ago returned with a demonic youth. She pointed at Qin Mu, her face tear-streaked, and choked out, "It's him!"

The demonic youth glared at Qin Mu and sneered, "Did you bully my cousin? Even if you're my master Grand Black Heaven's guest, I won't tolerate it. Today, you must give me justice!"

Qin Mu ignored him and explained to Dragon Qilin, "Grand Black Heaven hasn't made a move these past few days. He kept me in the Grand Black Palace because he wants to gamble with me again, but he's not confident he can win. Even with the disciples he personally taught and promoted, he's unsure if they can defeat me. So, he needs to stir up trouble."

Dragon Qilin was still a bit confused.

Qin Mu smiled. "If his disciple initiates a challenge against me, then this battle won't be part of our wager. Even if his disciple dies by my hand, he won't lose our bet. Meanwhile, his other disciples can use this opportunity to observe my divine arts and techniques from the shadows, looking for ways to counter me."

Dragon Qilin suddenly understood, and the demonic youth who had rushed in full of bravado also felt a chill in his heart.

Dragon Qilin glanced at the youth and asked, "So, Cult Master, what fate awaits the first of Grand Black Heaven's disciples to stir up trouble?"

Qin Mu sighed. "He's being pushed out by his fellow disciples to die."

The demonic youth's face drastically changed, and he clenched his fists tightly.

Qin Mu continued unhurriedly, "After he dies, his fellow disciples will be able to observe a few of my divine arts. They'll study them, then send a second person to die, using the methods they've researched to continue confronting me."

Dragon Qilin asked curiously, "Cult Master, and then?"

Qin Mu said leisurely, "Then the second person will die, easily perishing in the flaws I deliberately left when killing the first troublemaker. I will intentionally leave vulnerabilities when I kill the first one, and they will study these flaws. That's why the second person will die incredibly swiftly and cleanly."

The demonic youth's face turned pale, his gaze bewildered. He turned helplessly to look behind him, unsure whether he should continue to provoke Qin Mu as planned.

Dragon Qilin continued eating elixirs and asked, "So, Cult Master, will you really kill Grand Black Heaven's disciples here in his Grand Black Palace?"

"Some people always imagine me as too benevolent, thinking I'm the Heavenly Saint Cult Master. But they don't know that the Heavenly Saint Cult is essentially the Heavenly Devil Cult."

Qin Mu smiled faintly. "When I sent out a battle challenge to the Northern Heavens, I don't know how many divine art practitioners there died trying to decipher it. How could Grand Black Heaven's disciples not know? If so many practitioners died because of my challenge, would it be considered heinous for me to personally kill a few of Grand Black Heaven's disciples?"

The demonic youth's face was ashen, looking at him as if he were a terrifying demon king ready to devour people.

He had arrived full of bluster, but now all his fighting spirit had vanished.

To become a disciple of Grand Black Heaven, one must naturally be chosen from among thousands of youths in the Northern Heavens, selected for the best aptitude, and undergo various trials of life and death, stepping over the corpses of countless peers, before earning Grand Black Heaven's regard.

Therefore, every one of Grand Black Heaven's disciples was more formidable than Feng Huayu!

They possessed extraordinary qualities, exceptional abilities, and immense confidence and pride.

However, at this moment, the demonic youth's pride and confidence had vanished, replaced only by fear, confusion, and helplessness.

He felt like a newborn lamb, with Qin Mu, a fierce and terrifying black dragon, eyeing him. Thunder crashed in the darkness, and torrential rain poured down, chilling him to the bone.

He could become an appetizer for this evil dragon at any moment!

Qin Mu calmly said, "Esteemed Senior Brother, weren't you going to stand up for her?"

The demonic youth's face twisted, and his body trembled.

Qin Mu glanced at him. "Fight or not fight, retreat or not retreat, you're making things difficult for me."

Sweat poured from the demonic youth's body. He suddenly raised his head and gritted his teeth. "If I back down, my Dao heart will be ruined. My master, Grand Black Heaven, will also expel me from the sect. I'll never be able to hold my head high in the Northern Heavens; my entire life will be destroyed!"

His voice hoarse, he rasped, "Therefore, I must fight, even if it means death! Only then can I stabilize my Dao heart, secure my position in the Northern Heavens, and avoid being ridiculed. Only by enduring your attacks can I continue steadfastly on my path!"

Qin Mu showed a look of appreciation. "What is your name?"

The demonic youth replied, "Mo Santong!"

Qin Mu nodded. "Mo Santong, what are you most skilled at? What 'Dao' have you entered?"

Mo Santong paused, then said, "I cultivate the Dark Magic Sutra under Master Grand Black Heaven, from which I comprehended the Grand Black Heaven Battle Art, achieving 'divine arts entering the Dao'. I also studied Yan Kang's reform achievements with Senior Brother Luandi, gaining some understanding of Yan Kang's reforms."

"The Dark Magic Sutra, the Grand Black Heaven Battle Art, divine arts entering the Dao."

Qin Mu smiled. "That's quite impressive. I haven't achieved 'divine arts entering the Dao.' It's very difficult; I've only managed 'sword arts entering the Dao' and 'martial arts entering the Dao.' However, the Yan Kang reforms that Khan Luandi studied are outdated. The reform achievements he taught you are long obsolete. Display what you've learned and attack me; I'll use my divine arts to defend. I appreciate you. After you don't die, go and explain to your fellow disciples."

Mo Santong's eyes lit up, and his aura exploded.

Behind him, demonic wheels rose. His primordial spirit appeared before the massive demonic wheels, slowly standing up, growing increasingly grand.

This primordial spirit was in the form of a pot-bellied demon god, with four arms and eight eyes arrayed across its forehead. Ribbons made of Youdu runes floated around it.

Using a primordial spirit to unleash divine arts maximized their power. To achieve 'divine arts entering the Dao' and manifest one's primordial spirit clearly showed extraordinary accomplishment!

Mo Santong roared, and the four-armed, eight-eyed demon god primordial spirit activated the Grand Black Heaven Battle Art, attacking Qin Mu!

At this moment, the power of the Dark Magic Sutra was fully displayed!

Demonic divine arts were inherently unpredictable, but the Dark Magic Sutra also possessed a grand and magnificent aspect!

The four-armed, eight-eyed demon god primordial spirit unleashed divine arts: demonic wheels, guided by its four arms, blasted towards Qin Mu. Moreover, demonic wheels also flew from the eight eyes of the demon god's primordial spirit towards Qin Mu.

These demonic wheels contained incredibly complex Youdu runes, their hidden power immensely terrifying!

Qin Mu raised his hand, activating the Primordial Magnetic Grand Divine Art created by Granny Si. Starlight swirled around him, and primordial magnetic force erupted, clashing head-on with the attack.

Qin Mu had not yet achieved 'divine arts entering the Dao,' but Granny Si was a master who had. He simply learned and effortlessly applied Granny Si's grand divine art of entering the Dao.

In the Grand Black Palace's backyard, storms instantly raged. Within the storm, Mo Santong was sent flying backward, crashing hard against a thick pillar.

Then came another deafening roar. He was pressed to the ground, and suddenly a massive pit, dozens of zhang in circumference and dozens of zhang deep, appeared in the earth!

The power contained within the Primordial Magnetic divine art distorted space, stretching and flattening his body and primordial spirit countless times in an instant. Mo Santong at the bottom of the pit felt extreme discomfort, nearly torn apart.

Qin Mu dispersed his divine art, and the surrounding starlight faded. He stepped to the edge of the pit and said, "I'm not as refined as you in divine arts, but my magic power is several times more abundant than yours. However, because you've achieved 'divine arts entering the Dao,' it's difficult for me to kill you with divine arts. Now, you can go back and explain to your fellow disciples."

Mo Santong struggled to his feet, climbed out of the pit, and bowed to Qin Mu.

Qin Mu returned a slight bow and said, "Your Youdu runes are still lacking; you can't fully unleash the power of the Youdu Grand Dao runes."

Mo Santong had been about to leave, but hearing this, he paused slightly, then bowed and said, "Dare I ask for guidance from Hegemon Body?"

Qin Mu happily said, "There's nothing to it to guide you. Manifest your demon god primordial spirit again and activate the Grand Black Heaven Battle Art."

Mo Santong activated the Grand Black Heaven Battle Art as instructed. Qin Mu went to his primordial spirit, plucked dozens of Grand Dao runes from the demonic wheels, and with a slight thought, transformed his own vital qi into demonic energy, altering the structure of these Grand Dao runes. "Try activating your grand divine art again," he said.

Mo Santong activated the Grand Black Heaven Battle Art, and instantly felt the power of his 'entering the Dao' grand divine art increase by 20 to 30 percent. He was both surprised and delighted, and quickly asked for guidance, "May I ask, Hegemon Body, why such a modification?"

Qin Mu looked around at the messy surroundings and smiled. "It's too chaotic here. Let's find a clean place to talk leisurely."

Mo Santong accompanied him to a pavilion inside the palace. Mo Santong wanted to activate the Grand Black Heaven Battle Art again, but his cultivation was insufficient to do so.

Qin Mu refined a furnace of Demonic Essence Pills for him and said, "After you take these, activate the Dark Magic Sutra, and you can quickly recover your cultivation."

Mo Santong activated the Magic Sutra as instructed, and indeed his cultivation recovered rapidly, filling him with admiration for Qin Mu.

Qin Mu guided him on the Youdu Grand Dao runes. Mo Santong found his words like pearls of wisdom and felt even deeper admiration. He also raised the difficulties he encountered in his cultivation, and Qin Mu, after a brief thought, casually provided solutions.

Mo Santong was utterly impressed.

The two chatted for half a day. Mo Santong was completely convinced. He stood up and bowed to Qin Mu, saying, "A great name truly means a great person. Hegemon Body Qin's knowledge is profound. I am utterly convinced."

Qin Mu quickly helped him up and smiled. "I should thank you too. You can go back and see your fellow disciples now."

Mo Santong was puzzled but didn't ask further, turning to leave.

He rounded a few corridors and was soon blocked by some of his fellow disciples. Mo Santong quickly said, "He guided me for half a day, and my divine arts are even more perfect than before!"

Not long after, an enraged voice echoed, "Qin Hegemon Body of Yan Kang, you bullied my junior brother! I've come to avenge him!"

Qin Mu stood up and smiled. "May I ask who you are?"

The brawny demon, striding forward, placed his hands on his hips and sneered, "Xue Taidou, a disciple of Grand Black Heaven!"

Qin Mu smiled faintly. "Brother Xue, what 'Dao' have you entered?"

Xue Taidou coldly replied, "I've achieved 'demonic blade entering the Dao'."

Qin Mu showed a troubled expression. "My blade arts haven't entered the Dao yet. How about this, Brother Xue: you display your 'entering the Dao' divine art, and I'll meet it with my blade arts."

Xue Taidou stared at him with wide eyes, then suddenly brightened and smiled. "After you defeat me, will you also guide me?"

In the main hall of the Grand Black Palace, Grand Black Heaven sat on the main seat, calmly sipping tea. From behind, he heard the booming sounds of divine arts erupting. Before him, a massive black pond, like a mirror, clearly revealed the scene of Qin Mu battling his disciples, even allowing for different angles to observe every aspect of Qin Mu's divine arts.

"Grand Black Heaven, although he's guiding your disciples, he's actually secretly learning your Dark Magic Sutra."

Suddenly, a young voice chuckled, "You wouldn't fail to see that, would you?"

Grand Black Heaven put down his teacup, frowning slightly, black light brewing in his eyes. "We came to observe his divine arts and techniques, but he's learning my unique arts from my disciples. Could there really be a Hegemon Body in this world?"

"The talk of the Hegemon Body has existed for a long time."

The young voice in the darkness approached, saying, "There were rumors of the Hegemon Body in the early years of Long Han. This Qin Hegemon Body is indeed formidable. Your disciples are receiving his guidance, and he'll soon grasp your Magic Sutra completely!"

Grand Black Heaven smiled faintly. "However, he thinks I'm using my disciples to deal with him, but he doesn't realize that the person I'm truly using to deal with him is you. His schemes for my Magic Sutra are a waste of effort; instead, he's teaching my disciples for me."

The young man fully emerged from the darkness, looking at Qin Mu's reflection in the black water pool with interest. He chuckled, "That's why you're so cunning and managed to survive from ancient times until now."

His face was illuminated, resembling Imperial Heavenly Venerable Lan Yutian, just slightly thinner.

"Imperial Heavenly Venerable" chuckled, "If you let him continue, your Magic Sutra will be completely exposed to him. If that happens, your Magic Sutra will lose its value."

Grand Black Heaven called someone over, whispered a few instructions, and the person quickly left.

"You've been searching everywhere for Emperor's Throne cultivation methods, haven't you always wanted my Magic Sutra?"

Grand Black Heaven smiled. "Now is your chance. Defeat him, and I'll give you my Magic Sutra!"

"Imperial Heavenly Venerable" stared at Qin Mu in the black water pool. He saw that there was no one else around Qin Mu. In the black water, Qin Mu was actually activating the Dark Magic Sutra, and black wheels revolved behind him. The wheels became increasingly dense, transforming into a black sun, somewhat similar to Grand Black Heaven's own black sun!

Even Grand Black Heaven couldn't help but twitch his face at this moment, staring intently at Qin Mu in the pool.

At this moment, Qin Mu in the pool seemed to sense something. He suddenly looked up at them, meeting their gaze.

"Imperial Heavenly Venerable" was startled. He then saw the black water in the pool rise, slowly forming Qin Mu's likeness before them!

"Qin Mu" stepped forward, emerging from the black water pool. The black water on him receded like black oil, quickly disappearing.

"Grand Black Heaven, has the helper you invited arrived?"

The black oil completely receded from his body, and he smiled, looking at Grand Black Heaven and "Imperial Heavenly Venerable."

The two stared intently at him, unable to tell if this Qin Mu who emerged from the black water was real or fake.

Suddenly, Qin Mu's voice came from outside the hall, laughing, "Since you've arrived, please."

The two were startled. They then saw the "Qin Mu" before them give a strange smile, suddenly collapse, and turn into a puddle of black oil on the floor.

"The Hegemon Body is bizarre and unpredictable. You must be careful!"

Grand Black Heaven said in a deep voice, "I've never seen such an evil person! He's even more sinister than a demon god!"