Tales of Herding Gods

"I'm also returning to the Paramita Void. Celestial Venerable Mu, send me off," Divine King Lang Wo said softly.

Qin Mu hesitated for a moment and nodded.

The two of them walked on the sea, and the surface of the sea was very calm. Only when their feet landed would there be ripples.

Lan Yutian didn't follow him. Instead, he sat down. He felt that there was a marvelous Great Dao hidden in the sea, so he planned to comprehend it quietly first.

"You are stopping me from meeting with Celestial Venerable Gong," Divine King Lang said suddenly.

A wave subconsciously rose from Qin Mu's feet and surged into the distance. Divine King Lang looked at the wave that surpassed the other ripples and sighed softly. "As expected. In the battle of Xuandu, you kept standing between me and Celestial Venerable Gong. I felt a little astonished, so I had this guess. What are you worried about, Celestial Venerable Mu?"

She had always referred to Qin Mu as the holy infant, but ever since the battle of Xuandu, she had changed her title to Celestial Venerable Mu.

The holy infant represented the holy infant of the masters of creation, while Celestial Venerable Mu represented Qin Mu's high and mighty status as a form of respect.

Qin Mu didn't deny it. The Heavenly Sea was too marvelous, and even if he denied it, it would still be revealed by the Heavenly Sea due to the fluctuations of his Dao heart.

"I'm worried that after you interact with Celestial Venerable Gong, you will be persuaded by her to betray our alliance."

Qin Mu revealed his inner thoughts calmly and said, "The battle of Xuandu is extremely important. If you betray the alliance between us, we will suffer heavy losses, which is something I can't tolerate. Thus, I invited Founding Emperor to severely injure Celestial Venerable Gong, but I didn't expect Tai Su to heal Celestial Venerable Gong's injuries. She still appeared in Xuandu, so when you met her, I had no choice but to stop you."

Divine King Lang looked at him from the side, his skin like warm jade. He chuckled and said, "When did Celestial Venerable Mu become so lacking in confidence? You think that I will submit to Celestial Venerable Gong and the ten Celestial Venerables, becoming one of them. Do you think your charm is inferior to theirs?"

Qin Mu's face turned slightly red, and the ripples under his feet trembled like the wings of a butterfly.

"In my heart, the celestial heavens' ten Celestial Venerables are incomparable to Celestial Venerable Mu, who established the path with his divine arts. Celestial Venerable Xiao is Celestial Emperor Tai Chu, the greatest enemy of the masters of creation. Heavenly Lady Qiang is the Grand Emperor, and she has a blood feud with him. Now that Celestial Venerable Hong is dead, Lang, Zu, Huo, and Xu are too weak to protect themselves, much less protect me."

Divine King Lang said unhurriedly, "Heavenly Lady Yan, Shi Qiluo, has deep grudges with each other. They are entangled with each other endlessly, and this is a mess. If they can't determine the winner themselves, how can I submit to them? As for Celestial Venerable Gong…"

She smiled faintly. "Celestial Venerable Gong's life was a failure. She relied on men to accomplish things, but she didn't have much ability. She first borrowed the power of the Grand Emperor, then the power of Tai Chu, and now she wants to borrow the power of Celestial Venerable Hao. Yet, she's always been stingy and lax. If you think her words can make me bow my head and hand over the fate of the masters of creation to her, you're underestimating yourself and my judgment."

Qin Mu smiled. "I was wrong."

Even though Divine King Lang Wo had always been in a state of absolute rationality, interacting with her was something that was both pleasing to the eye. No matter what he talked to her about, it was always something that made him feel like he was enjoying himself.

"You should let me meet Celestial Venerable Gong. Maybe if I talk to her, not only will she not be able to convince me, she might even be convinced by me. That's a possibility," the girl said with a smile.

Qin Mu laughed and said, "That's indeed a possibility. I was too worried about my gains and losses."

Divine King Lang could hear the meaning in his words, but he didn't point it out. He said, "Now that you've resolved the knot in your heart, I can be at ease. When you and I captured the Grand Emperor's consciousness, we split it into three portions. You and Shu Jun each got a portion, but you haven't used your portion yet, right?"

Qin Mu was slightly stunned.

Divine King Lang looked into his eyes and said, "My path of cultivation has already reached its peak, so it's hard for me to advance any further. If you have no use for the Grand Emperor's consciousness, can I help you exchange for that treasure?"

Qin Mu shook his head and said, "Divine King, you have already used the Grand Emperor's consciousness once. If you use it again now, it will be even harder for you to achieve the Dao in the future! The reason why the Grand Emperor can't be invincible and can't use his consciousness to refine true Dao fruits is because he relied on the power of sacrifice to forcefully push his consciousness cultivation to the level of imprinting the Ultimate Void. I would be harming you by giving you the Grand Emperor's consciousness."

Divine King Lang smiled serenely and gracefully. "Do you think I still have room for improvement? My cultivation and aptitude have already reached the peak. For existences like you and Founding Emperor Qin Ye, there's still a path ahead, but for me, there's already no path ahead. Therefore, no matter what method I use, I have to give it a try."

Her eyes were as bright as the stars and moon as she said softly, "Your cultivation is improving rapidly, and Founding Emperor is even more astonishing. In the past, I could be on par with him, but now, I'm far from being his match. In the future, you will catch up to me and surpass me. My usefulness to you will decrease, and you will lose your sense of existence."

Qin Mu opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

Divine King Lang Wo said, "Celestial Venerable Mu, I used a million years to cultivate to this step. I already know where my limits are. Give it to me."

Qin Mu was silent for a moment. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he forced a smile. He took out the Grand Emperor's consciousness and handed it to her.

Divine King Lang took the jade bottle and said, "As an ally, I won't hold you back. Don't let us down."

Qin Mu nodded solemnly.

Divine King Lang Wo floated away.

Qin Mu watched as her figure vanished from the void before turning back to Lan Yutian.

At that moment, Lan Yutian was actually comprehending the Dao. Dao runes emanated from his body, and the sky sea was calm and peaceful. The Heavenly Dao was faint, and the Heavenly Dao in Xuandu was already empty. However, there was a Heavenly Dao rising in the sky sea.

This was the Heavenly Dao phenomenon caused by Lan Yutian. At that moment, he was like a celestial being that was sacred and solemn like the previous Heaven Duke.

Qin Mu came to his side and felt something in his heart. He had unknowingly fallen into the path.

One of them sat on the surface of the sea, while the other stood on the surface of the sea. As they leaned down, the Heavenly Sea and Xuandu seemed to have become one.

After an unknown period of time, Qin Mu woke up from entering the path. With his hands behind his back, he raised his head to look at the dilapidated sky and said in a low voice, "The big must cage the Heavenly Sea, the thin must not leave behind grass or trees. How can one enjoy the scenery but desire the heart of the Heavenly Sea? This is the heart of the Heavenly Dao, and also the heart of the Human Dao."

His gaze was bright as he looked at Lan Yutian, who had already stood up.

Qin Mu walked towards the sea.

"Let's go to Hundred Thousand Holy Mountain. Let's see what's inside this Hall of Fragrance!"