Tales of Herding Gods

In the second river of chaos, everyone used their own methods. These Celestial Venerables had Dao Trees in their hands and used them to cross the river. However, Heavenly Lady Qiang didn't have any Dao Trees. Luckily, Qin Mu kindly invited her, and the two of them stood on the small boat.

There were all kinds of strange phenomena in the long river of chaos, so Qin Mu had Heavenly Lady Qiang help him block the skeletons and souls of the prehistoric Daoists. He was happy to be free.

He looked around and saw that Celestial Venerable Hao and Celestial Venerable Xiao didn't make a move. Instead, they let the other Celestial Venerables defend against the peculiarities.

The gazes of these Celestial Venerables fell on the small boat under Qin Mu's feet. This small boat was formed by the Taiyi walking stick. Celestial Venerable Xiao, the ancient god of taiji, and Tai Su were all extremely respectful of the owner of this walking stick, so they couldn't help but be curious.

Qin Mu raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, 'It's too easy to be reduced to the fourth universe of prehistory. Now that the black mountain has no one to rely on, I definitely can't let them know about this, or else I'll face a disaster. Hmm, it's good to let them think I have a huge backer…'

"Celestial Venerable Mu, this sword of yours is the treasure sword of a person who has achieved the Dao, right?"

Heavenly Lady Qiang blocked a skeleton that had achieved the Dao and knocked it into the river. She suddenly said, "It looks like you have benefited greatly from the Jade Capital City. You are very lucky! Celestial Venerable, why don't you take out the Dao weapon that you obtained to broaden our horizons?"

Qin Mu's gaze landed on her while Heavenly Lady Qiang's gaze landed on the Calamity Sword.

Qin Mu understood and secretly covered the hilt of his sword. He laughed loudly and said, "Where is there a Dao weapon of a Dao practitioner? This sword of mine was personally forged by me. It's a shallow item and can't be considered elegant, so I won't take it out to embarrass myself."

Celestial Venerable Hao, Celestial Venerable Xiao, and the rest looked at the Calamity Sword in Qin Mu's hand, their gazes flickering.

From the outside, they couldn't see anything special about this sword, but the sheath made them pay more attention.

This was because this sword sheath was made from ordinary wood, unlike other sword sheaths that were extremely luxurious.

Using wood as a sheath was more like a cover!

Heavenly Lady Qiang sneered. "Even if you have a small boat that can ferry people, you don't have the ability to deal with the strangeness of the river. Without this Dao weapon, you would have died in the river! Celestial Venerable Mu is indeed the alliance master of the Heaven Alliance. We didn't find a Dao weapon, only you."

"My sword is really not a Dao weapon!"

Qin Mu said seriously, "If I lie, the heavens will strike me with lightning!" After he said that, the corners of his eyes couldn't help raising as he took a glance at the sky.

Heavenly Lady Qiang stopped talking.

God Emperor Lang Xuan sighed. "Celestial Venerable Mu is really lucky to have received a Dao weapon. I'm envious."

'Using a wooden sword sheath to cover it up, Celestial Venerable Mu is making it too obvious.'

Shi Qiluo laughed. "Making a fool out of yourself. Are you worried that we'll snatch yours?"

Qin Mu laughed loudly, and his expression turned grim. However, he was very happy in his heart. 'The Grand Emperor is truly loyal. After suffering a loss at my hands, he even helped me plot against the other Celestial Venerables! In the future, I will definitely let him die a quick and painless death.'

The small boat approached the Dao Tree under Celestial Venerable Hao's feet. In the long river of chaos under the Dao Tree, a skeleton slowly rose from the water and hugged the Dao Tree, trying to drag it into the river.

Suddenly, a beam of fire shot into the river. It was Celestial Venerable Huo who had helped Celestial Venerable Hao knock down the skeleton.

Qin Mu smiled. "Celestial Venerable Huo is truly a considerate man."

Celestial Venerable Huo snorted and didn't reply. If he did, Qin Mu wouldn't be able to stop himself from humiliating him.

Qin Mu then looked behind Celestial Venerable Hao. Goddess Tai Su felt his gaze and felt slightly uncomfortable.

Qin Mu said with a smile, "Brother Hao's Dao Seeking divine art has reached perfection, catching me off guard. Your cultivation in the Dao Realm is no weaker than mine."

Celestial Venerable Hao's gaze landed on his face. Suppressing the waves in his Dao heart, he asked, "What is Alliance Master trying to say?"

Qin Mu smiled at Goddess Tai Su. "Goddess, do you feel that there are others behind Brother Hao?"

Goddess Tai Su was slightly stunned, and she tried to sense his thoughts from his gaze. However, Qin Mu's thoughts were too complicated, and she was unable to grasp what his true thoughts were.

"How many heavens of Dao Realm has Brother Hao cultivated?"

Qin Mu changed the topic and said, "How many levels do you think the God Execution Stage has? Are there thirty levels? The Grand Emperor trapped your primordial spirit in his divine art and your consciousness in the Great Overarching Heaven. You must have escaped, right? You are twenty years earlier than I expected. Calling you a peerless genius isn't an exaggeration."

Goddess Tai Su's heart trembled as she tried to figure out the meaning behind Qin Mu's words.

Celestial Venerable Hao's recovery speed had indeed exceeded her expectations. The speed at which Celestial Venerable Hao's primordial spirit escaped the Grand Emperor's Great Overarching Consciousness and Great Overarching Heavenly Ability had also exceeded her expectations.

She had originally predicted that with her power, Celestial Venerable Hao would be able to heal his Dao injuries in fifty years. He would be able to break through the Great Overarching Consciousness Heaven divine art and retrieve his primordial spirit.

However, even though Celestial Venerable Hao's celestial palace was still in ruins, and there were many celestial palaces that required her help to reconstruct his celestial palace with divine arts that fulfilled every request, his primordial spirit had already escaped from the Great Overarching Consciousness Heaven!

What was even more terrifying was that Celestial Venerable Hao's cultivation wasn't weaker than before he was injured. It was even stronger!

This power came from his elevation in the Dao Realm!

After Qin Mu's reminder, Tai Su realized that he had underestimated Celestial Venerable Hao.

'In that case, does the person behind Celestial Venerable Hao that Celestial Venerable Mu mentioned really exist?'

Goddess Tai Su recalled Celestial Venerable Hao's Dao Querying divine art. To use the Dao language to form the divine art to drink Dao heart, one had to have outstanding attainments in the Dao language. Was this divine art comprehended by Celestial Venerable Hao himself, or was it imparted to him by someone?

However, Tai Su had always been hiding behind Celestial Venerable Hao, and he had never seen anyone who had achieved the Dao interact with Celestial Venerable Hao. It was obvious that the first possibility was higher!

"In that case, his Dao language only has one source!"

Tai Su had a hair-raising feeling. "That is, he comprehended it from me! Can I really control such heaven-defying aptitude and comprehension?"

Qin Mu was still looking at her when he suddenly smiled. Tai Su could sense his thoughts from his gaze, but as an existence that was proficient in the Dao of Tai Su, he could also observe Tai Su's thoughts.

Now that Tai Su was suspicious, his goal was achieved.

He could also see many things from Tai Su's reaction, and he thought to himself, 'It seems like Tai Su thinks that Celestial Venerable Hao doesn't have anyone who has achieved the Dao in the prehistoric universe behind him. In that case, Celestial Venerable Hao's Dao language divine art and attainments in the Dao Realm were all comprehended by Celestial Venerable Hao himself when he was injured. In the first year of Dragon Han, he founded Celestial Venerables that influence the various realms of the later generations. None of them can be underestimated!'

Celestial Venerable Hao's gaze was cold as it landed on Qin Mu's face. The small boat under Qin Mu's feet suddenly sped up and sailed in front of him.

"Tai Su, there are some people that you can't control."

Qin Mu's voice came from the front, and he said leisurely, "During the first year of the Dragon Han Era, Celestial Venerable Qin, Founding Emperor, saw Celestial Venerable Hao and observed him for a long time. He said, 'I will fight with this man for the ruling of this world. Do you think you can control Founding Emperor? You can't control Founding Emperor, yet you still want to control Celestial Venerable Hao, who is on par with Founding Emperor? You are too naive!"

Behind Celestial Venerable Hao, the qi stirred, and only after a moment did it calm down.

Celestial Venerable Hao said indifferently, "Aunt trusts his words? Have you forgotten? My life is in Aunt's hands, and everything I have today was given to me by Aunt. Without Aunt, my celestial palace will collapse, and my Dao injuries will relapse. Not only will my position be lost, but even my life will be lost! Aunt, based on his words, you suspect my loyalty to you?"

"Hao'er, turn around and look at me!" Tai Su suddenly said.

Celestial Venerable Hao turned his head around, and his gaze landed on that ball of Tai Su Qi. He revealed an infatuated expression.

Tai Su immediately sensed that he was looking at Mistress Yuanmu and felt slightly relieved.

Right at this moment, Celestial Venerable Xiao controlled the Dao Tree to float past them. Celestial Venerable Xiao stood on the Dao Tree and said leisurely, "My son's methods are truly remarkable. Not only did he kill his father, but he also played with Aunt! Sister Su, take care of yourself."

Celestial Venerable Hao couldn't hide the killing intent in his eyes as his gaze landed on Celestial Venerable Xiao and Qin Mu's backs.

Celestial Venerable Xiao didn't mind. He followed Qin Mu's small boat and was on par with him.

Qin Mu glanced at him and gave Celestial Venerable Xiao a kind smile.

When Celestial Venerable Xiao saw his smile, he couldn't help but think about how he had killed two of his reincarnations. He also thought about how he had been exiled by Qin Mu, Celestial Venerable Yue, Celestial Venerable You, and the rest. An unknown flame rose in his heart, and he suppressed it.

'Celestial Emperor's eggshell, both of them are in Celestial Venerable Mu's hands, right?'

Celestial Venerable Xiao asked, "Celestial Venerable Mu was also the one who stole the treasury of the celestial heavens twice, right? After you stole the celestial heavens, you brought the Hall of Fragrance here and used the Dao fruits of the Dao Tree here to break the seal of the Hall of Fragrance and save Celestial Venerable Yu's soul. You then used the Hall of Fragrance to lure us here in an attempt to wipe us out in one fell swoop."

Qin Mu was filled with fear and trepidation. "Why does Your Majesty say that?"

Celestial Venerable Xiao snorted and said, "You stole Celestial Emperor's eggshell to deal with the Grand Emperor trapped in the unchanging divine art, right?"

Heavenly Lady Qiang's heart tightened, and her gaze landed on the back of Qin Mu's heart.

Celestial Venerable Xiao didn't hide this from her, as if she didn't exist. However, her words reminded her that if both eggshells were in Qin Mu's hands, his motive would be obvious!

Qin Mu laughed loudly and said loudly, "That's right! The reason I stole the two pieces of the eggshell was to send the corporeal body of Celestial Emperor Tai Chu back into the eggshell to save Celestial Venerable Ling! As for whose primordial spirit is in the corporeal body of Tai Chu, it has nothing to do with me. No matter who it is…"

He glanced at Heavenly Lady Qiang, his tone filled with murderous intent and warning. "…As long as you stop me from saving Celestial Venerable Ling, I don't mind sealing him in the egg as well! If that person is smart, he will leave when I save Celestial Venerable Ling. Don't resist me."

Even though he said that, Qin Mu's heart was still twitching.

The eggshell no longer existed. When he saved the World Tree, the World Tree shattered the two eggshells and devoured them as energy!

"Looks like I still need to fake two eggshells to scare the Grand Emperor."

He thought to himself, 'The Grand Emperor's primordial spirit might not dare to fight me head-on if it's scared of me. Otherwise, if I save Celestial Venerable Ling, it will probably be a bloody battle…'

The Grand Emperor's primordial spirit and the Grand Primordium corporeal body were simply a hopeless situation!

It would be best if he could scare the Grand Emperor's primordial spirit away and win without fighting.

However, the biggest variable wasn't Heavenly Lady Qiang, but Celestial Venerable Xiao. He had to take back the primordial body no matter what!

Heavenly Lady Qiang didn't reply, and Celestial Venerable Xiao didn't say anything else.

Qin Mu was anxious and didn't know what these two people were thinking.

On the river surface, the eleven Celestial Venerables each had their own ulterior motives. At that moment, dense primordial qi flooded over and drowned them out. Everyone on the river immediately lost their positions.

"Ah—" Qin Mu gave off a miserable shriek, and the sound of something heavy falling into the water rang out.

The Celestial Venerables were shocked. 'Celestial Venerable Mu was killed by Heavenly Lady Qiang and thrown into the Chaotic River?'

On the small boat, Heavenly Lady Qiang coldly watched as Qin Mu threw a lump of divine metal into the river. She sneered and said, "Celestial Venerable Mu is indeed an expert at swindling. However, your screams are a little too miserable. If I wanted to kill you, I would be fast and wouldn't let you scream for so long before dying."

Qin Mu took a glance at her and said with a smile, "This lump of primordial qi came at the right time. We are being held hostage by them, so even if we rush through, they will still kill us when we reach our destination. Why don't we take this chance to fake our deaths and escape?"

Heavenly Lady Qiang snorted and said plainly, "Even If I fake my death, I wouldn't be able to hide it from Celestial Venerable Gong's consciousness. She's my wife, and her consciousness is incomparably strong…"

"She's also the wife of Celestial Emperor Tai Chu."

Qin Mu reminded her kindly, "She's Celestial Venerable Hao's woman now."

Heavenly Lady Qiang gritted her teeth, wishing she could chop him into mincemeat.