Chapter 919: Roads End in Poverty, Building a Divine Bridge

Yun Jianli and Yun Chuxiu covertly scrutinized Qin Mu. Qin Mu, using his third eye on his forehead, had been observing Yun Jianli for a long time but had not made any movement or sound.

Yan'er and the Dragon Qilin were also astonished; Qin Mu had not spoken or moved for a considerable period, as if he were frozen in place.

Unbeknownst to them, Qin Mu was comprehending the technique Shu Jun had taught him, attempting to cultivate his divine consciousness using the Primordial Stone.

This exquisite method for refining divine consciousness, used by the Creation Masters, would be called the Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness in modern terms. It involves utilizing the Primordial Stone to visualize the Taiwei Enclosure.

Qin Mu had originally expected the Creation Masters' cultivation techniques to be simple and crude. However, to his surprise, the Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness proved to be exceedingly intricate.

This divine consciousness technique cultivates by visualizing the forms of ancient astral gods. Within the Primordial Stone, the divine consciousness manifests twenty constellations and seventy-eight ancient star deities, collectively forming the Taiwei Enclosure and illuminating the space within the Primordial Stone.

Cultivating in this manner allows one's divine consciousness to expand.

However, upon closer examination, Qin Mu felt that the Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness could only illuminate a portion of the Primordial Stone. He suspected it was merely a fragmented part of a technique, not the complete method.

Clearly, Shu Jun had still held back, not imparting the complete method for cultivating divine consciousness.

"Our method for cultivating divine consciousness might not be suitable for you, given the difference in races," Shu Jun said.

Shu Jun continued, "Furthermore, your divine consciousness is still weak. You are currently unable to unravel this youth's bloodline curse, and you will need to cultivate for some time."

Qin Mu, full of confidence, immediately activated the Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness. "I am a Hegemon Body; I will certainly be able to cultivate it!" he declared.

Shu Jun was stunned. "Hegemon Body? What kind of race is that?"

Qin Mu did not answer. On the altar of the Primordial Stone, the large fleshy sphere rolled slightly, and two flaps of flesh parted, revealing a gigantic eyeball that surveyed its surroundings.

Within the space permeated by the stone's red light, stars suddenly began to illuminate, dotting the Primordial Stone's interior. Soon, they formed the twenty constellations.

"This boy's comprehension isn't bad," thought the large eyeball. "But illuminating the twenty constellations of the Taiwei Enclosure is easy; visualizing the seventy-eight true gods within those twenty constellations—that will be difficult. I haven't even taught him the visualization diagrams..."

Just as it thought this, the large eyeball's eyelid twitched violently. It saw the starlight growing brighter and countless streams of vital qi surging in, mixing with Qin Mu's divine consciousness!

"This isn't the Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness I taught him! This fellow altered the technique I imparted..."

Just as he thought this, he saw Qin Mu's vital qi combining with his divine consciousness, forming various Great Dao runes!

The large eyeball was furious and nearly sprang up. It sneered, "Brat, you arbitrarily altered my race's cultivation technique! If anything goes wrong, you won't even know how you died!"

At this moment, the phantom image of an ancient astral god appeared in the Primordial Stone's space: it was Siku, the ancient god of the Three Ducal Constellations!

The large eyeball was startled and suddenly realized that Qin Mu was using knowledge from his own era to fill the deficiencies in the Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness.

While the Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness merely visualizes ancient gods, Qin Mu was blending vital qi with divine consciousness, not just visualizing, but reconstructing the Great Dao of the ancient gods using classic numerology and Taiwei numerology!

Although the Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness was very complex, even its ancient god visualization diagrams were merely simple visualizations. They paled significantly in comparison to Qin Mu's Great Dao runes of ancient gods.

After all, the Great Dao runes of ancient gods were the crystallization of millions of years of wisdom, and they even encompassed nascent numerologies like Qin Mu's Taiwei Calculation Scripture.

As the seventy-eight stellar true gods took shape, Qin Mu immediately felt his divine consciousness continuously condensing and rapidly enhancing!

"If I add the Three Primordial Spirits' Indestructible Divine Consciousness, will the cultivation speed be even faster?" he wondered.

He acted on the thought, immediately activating the Three Primordial Spirits' Indestructible Divine Consciousness. Shu Jun immediately saw three layers of starry skies and triple Taiwei Enclosures appear within the Primordial Stone's space, with the forms of the ancient gods appearing threefold as well!

Then, the triple Taiwei Enclosures overlapped, and the ancient gods successively overlapped as well!

"This boy..."

The large eyeball's eyes widened. "The Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness, after his alterations, is no less impressive than the complete Three Enclosures Consciousness!" it thought to itself. "The Three Enclosures Consciousness includes the Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness, the Ziwei Enclosure Consciousness, and the Tianshi Enclosure Consciousness; these three collectively form the complete technique. He can achieve this much with just the Taiwei Enclosure Consciousness. Could he be Emperor Tai, Ju Yu?"

Qin Mu was completely unaware of his thoughts. In just a short while, he felt his divine consciousness make an astonishing leap.

"This prehistoric cultivation technique is truly extraordinary," he couldn't help but exclaim.

Suddenly, his third eye swiveled, finally shifting from Yun Jianli to Yun Chuxiu.

Yun Chuxiu gave him a sweet smile.

Qin Mu returned the smile. He used his third eye to examine Yun Chuxiu but could not discern anything suspicious about her.

This woman was like the purest maiden, exuding youthful vitality. Furthermore, she possessed her own soul, primordial spirit, divine treasures, Celestial Palace, divine consciousness, and vital qi—all of which were perfectly normal!

Her primordial spirit was very lively, as active as a young girl.

"Shu Jun, can you tell if there's anything wrong with this woman?" Qin Mu asked through his divine consciousness.

On the altar of the Primordial Stone, the large eyeball suddenly contracted, transforming into a large fleshy sphere. Shu Jun's voice came from within: "I want you to continuously provide me with blood and divine consciousness for three months, an uninterrupted supply, so I can grow a head! Then, I'll tell you if there's anything wrong with this woman."

"Hmm, forget about it then," Qin Mu replied.

Shu Jun was furious; the large fleshy sphere nearly leaped up.

Qin Mu gave Yun Chuxiu a deep look, then withdrew his gaze, slowly closing his third eye. After a moment of contemplation, he said to Yun Jianli, "A bloodline curse is hidden within your body, one that will be inherited through generations of your bloodline. There might be a way to cure it, but I haven't encountered this kind of curse before, so I need some time to prepare."

"A bloodline curse? Celestial Venerable, you have a way to cure it?"

Yun Jianli was both surprised and delighted. He was so overly agitated that his divine consciousness suddenly became chaotic, and he nearly lost control of his vital qi. He quickly took out several spirit pills and swallowed them.

Yun Jianli activated the medicinal power, and only then did his chaotic divine consciousness calm down. "Celestial Venerable, please forgive my lapse in composure," he said. "If you don't mind, you are welcome to stay at my Yun family's residence. After all, the Yun Residence is also a Celestial Venerable's Residence. Anyone who wishes to harm it would have to weigh the consequences carefully."

He said with a wry smile, "Although the men of our Yun family are not particularly capable, the wives they marry are exceptionally formidable. To be honest, my wife is also a formidable individual, far more capable than I am. Our ancestral grandmothers and great-grandmothers throughout the generations were also powerful and formidable individuals; they just spoil me a bit too much."

Qin Mu laughed. "I am a Celestial Venerable myself. If they wish to kill me, your Yun family's Celestial Venerable Residence cannot protect me. If they dare to kill a Celestial Venerable, why would they even care about the Yun family?"

Yun Jianli frowned slightly and said to Yun Chuxiu, "Sister, I'll stay here for a few days. You should return to the Yun Residence first and report your safe arrival to our mother, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers."

Yun Chuxiu replied affirmatively, stood up, and smiled. "I also wish to stay here and intend to seek Celestial Venerable's advice on cultivation difficulties. I'll be back shortly; Celestial Venerable won't send me away, will you?"

Qin Mu shook his head. "No, you won't. There are plenty of rooms here; you two are welcome to stay."

Yun Chuxiu walked out of the intricate corridor pavilion.

Qin Mu stood up and smiled. "I'll take you to find a place to stay."

Yun Jianli followed him. The two of them, along with Qi Jiuyi, Yan'er, and the Dragon Qilin, exited the intricate corridor pavilion.

The scenery of Jade Pool was breathtakingly beautiful, even more magnificent and vibrant than when Qin Mu had first arrived here years ago. Qin Mu walked slowly, enjoying the scenery along the way, when he suddenly asked, "Brother Yun, how did you meet Yun Chuxiu?"

Yun Jianli smiled. "Celestial Venerable, are you interested in her?"

Qin Mu laughed heartily. "A fair maiden is a worthy pursuit for a gentleman. Even though I'm close to death, I believe I can still pursue someone once more."

Yun Jianli's expression gradually grew serious. "To be honest with Celestial Venerable, I don't know her true origins."

Qin Mu was slightly startled. "She's your sworn sister, and you don't know her background?"

Yun Jianli continued, "I had never heard of this person before. She suddenly appeared in the Celestial Heavens not long ago, and her arrival caused a sensation, attracting innumerable admirers. Yet, she grew very close to me, repeatedly hinting at a romantic interest, which almost brought about my demise. Not long ago, I was challenged countless times by her admirers! Fortunately, I had some ability and survived. That's when I became vigilant."

Qin Mu smiled. "Brother Yun, why did you become vigilant?"

"I am a dying man," Yun Jianli replied. "She is a beautiful woman with countless admirers; even exalted God Kings favored her. She has a bright future, yet she approached me, a dying man."

Yun Jianli said calmly, "I'm not as self-absorbed as Qi Jiuyi. I knew she had another motive for approaching me, so I simply swore an oath of brotherhood with her and kept her by my side to see what she truly intended."

Qi Jiuyi was still in a daze, not having fully woken up from Yun Chuxiu's beauty, when he suddenly chuckled softly, "What should we name our children?"

Qin Mu glanced at him in surprise, unsure what Qi Jiuyi was spacing out about.

"Brother Yun, have you discovered Yun Chuxiu's purpose?" Qin Mu asked.

Yun Jianli smiled faintly. "Yes, I have. Her purpose in approaching me is Celestial Venerable Mu."

Qin Mu paused in surprise, then let out a chuckle. "Yun Chuxiu's purpose is me? How is that possible? Brother Yun, don't joke!"

Yun Jianli said earnestly, "When Celestial Venerable Mu came to the Celestial Heavens, as the only male descendant of the Yun family, I would certainly come to pay my respects according to ancestral teachings. Meeting Celestial Venerable Mu through me is the best way. Moreover..."

He stopped, and Qin Mu also halted, smiling. "Moreover, what?"

"And as one of the strongest in the Divine Bridge realm in the Celestial Heavens," Yun Jianli continued, "if I were to kill Celestial Venerable Mu due to rivalry over affection, it would be very disadvantageous to the Yun family."

Yun Jianli smiled. "If I, the Yun family's only eldest son, were to die by Celestial Venerable Mu's hands, that would be even more interesting. The Yun family's grandmothers and great-grandmothers would then furiously kill Celestial Venerable Mu. In that case, Celestial Venerable Mu would be dead, and the Yun family would also be annihilated, killing two birds with one stone."

Qin Mu laughed heartily. "Would you get jealous?"

Yun Jianli took a few breaths and shook his head. "No. I have long since come to terms with life and death; how could I be provoked by her? I was merely worried that Celestial Venerable Mu might not withstand her provocations."

Qin Mu said, "That's not necessarily the case. Although she is very beautiful, in my heart, she is not the most beautiful."

Yun Jianli asked curiously, "Then, Celestial Venerable Mu, what do you consider to be the most beautiful woman?"

Qin Mu said without hesitation, "She must have large breasts, a shapely backside, be plump and robust—very strong and sturdy!"

Yun Jianli was dumbfounded.

After a long while, he recovered and smiled. "Celestial Venerable Mu, your view on a beloved is truly unique. To be honest, sending Yun Chuxiu away also had another purpose. It was another dying wish of my ancestor."

Qin Mu said solemnly, "What did Celestial Venerable Yun's dying wish say?"

Yun Jianli said, "My ancestor had repeatedly appeared as Celestial Venerable Mu, impersonating him and traversing the Dragon Han era. At that time, some people said Celestial Venerable Mu had become weaker, believing my ancestor was inferior to him. My ancestor was a proud and arrogant person."

He did not continue speaking.

Qin Mu smiled. "Celestial Venerable Yun is no weaker than I am."

"But the world did not see it that way," Yun Jianli sighed.

Yun Jianli sighed and said, "My ancestor left behind a dying wish before his death. First, to kowtow and apologize to Celestial Venerable Mu for using his identity—which I have already done. Secondly, my ancestor greatly wished to know if his cultivation technique could truly surpass Celestial Venerable Mu's. His dying wish instructed his descendants, upon meeting Celestial Venerable Mu, to demonstrate his cultivation technique to him."

Qin Mu smiled faintly. "However, your health is not good; will that be feasible?"

Yun Jianli had a broad smile on his face. "Celestial Venerable Mu, your health isn't good either. I'm worried Celestial Venerable might not be up to it."

Qin Mu laughed heartily. "If it were in front of outsiders, my body certainly wouldn't be up to it, but if it's you, my body is perfectly fine. What is Celestial Venerable Yun's cultivation technique called?"

Yun Jianli leaned on the railing, gazing out at the Jade Sea. This sickly young master recited loudly: "Ten thousand zhang peaks pierce the violet sky, / Where the path ends, a divine bridge is built. / Looking up, the azure heavens and stars are near, / Looking down, the mortal world is distant!"

"Where the path ends, a divine bridge is built?"

Qin Mu comprehended the meaning of this line and finally understood why Celestial Venerable Yun had pioneered the Divine Bridge Divine Treasure.

"In that era, after Celestial Venerable You pioneered the Life and Death Divine Treasure, there was no longer a path forward for divine arts practitioners. Celestial Venerable Yun built a Divine Bridge Divine Treasure where the path ended. It was also this divine bridge that inspired Celestial Venerable Yu, who thus pioneered the Celestial Palace at the end of the Divine Bridge."

He clapped his hands in praise. "Where the path ends, a divine bridge is built—good, truly good! Alas, it's outdated now."