Tales of Herding Gods

Qin Mu and the dragon qilin traveled to the Azure Yang World. The Azure Yang World was one of the larger worlds in the thousands of worlds, and it was extremely prosperous.

Logically speaking, they only needed a Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge to reach the Azure Yang Realm. However, Qin Mu and the dragon qilin had first used a Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge to reach the Ten Thousand Port Realm, then changed the route from the Ten Thousand Port Realm to the Nether River Realm before entering the Azure Yang Realm.

"Why do you have to toss and turn so many times?"

Qin Mu couldn't help being bewildered and said, "Every time a merchant ship passes through a world, they have to pay a toll. The goods on the ship have to be unloaded and inspected once, which is time-consuming and exhausting. Why can't we just build a Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge that connects to the Azure Yang Realm so that it's easier to come and go?"

The dragon qilin said, "All the worlds in the heavens are under the rule of the celestial heavens, and only then does the celestial heavens have the right to build the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge of all worlds. Most of the worlds in the heavens and worlds that have trade and commerce with Eternal Peace have to pass through worlds like Ten Thousand Ports and Nether River. Cult Master, you saw the god city near the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge, right? There's a military camp there, and the celestial heavens' army is stationed there. Half of the taxes here have to be handed over to the celestial heavens."

Qin Mu thought about it. There were indeed many soldiers guarding beside the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge.

"The goods have been exploited by the celestial heavens layer by layer. The celestial heavens have extracted too much profit from this place, but the people doing business don't have much profit to speak of."

Qin Mu said, "It's fine for a short period of time, but as time goes by, the celestial coins will flow back to the celestial heavens, and Eternal Peace will be able to export goods without being affected. However, the other heavens will become poorer. If every world can have a Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge connecting to Eternal Peace and bypass the celestial heavens…"

"The celestial heavens will fight Eternal Peace to the death," the dragon qilin said with a smile.

Qin Mu laughed. The spirit energy bridge of each world was connected to Eternal Peace, so the celestial heavens would definitely fight with Eternal Peace. However, he still had to do this in the future.

Qin Mu walked through the Azure Yang Realm. The Azure Yang Realm was a world dominated by half-gods. The half-gods were high up in the sky while the other races could only do hard labor in the Azure Yang Realm.

He roamed around and saw that chaos had already broken out here. High-level half-gods firmly controlled all the resources in this world, and wine pools and forests of meat. Meanwhile, low-level half-gods were as bitter as the other races. Their lives were destitute and filled with resentment.

These half-gods had also become lazy because of the glory of their ancestors. They were unwilling to manage the livelihood of the lower races, so they became more tired.

Along the way, he had already seen no less than ten groups of bandits plundering in all directions. The ruler of Azure Yang World had sent troops to encircle and suppress them, but after one group was wiped out, another group rose up on the other side.

He came to the center of power in the Azure Yang World. There was a huge god city that was dazzling in gold and jade. Gods stood in great numbers, and it was extremely luxurious. It was completely different from the chaos that Qin Mu had seen on the way.

The gods were indulging in wine, singing and dancing everywhere, and their army was relaxed.

Qin Mu brought the dragon qilin out of the Azure Yang World and went to another medium-sized heaven, Fengxiao Realm.

As soon as they entered Fenxiao Realm, they encountered two armies fighting. The ruler of Fenxiao Realm had already been defeated by the volunteer army, and numerous gods and devils rebelled against the ruler of Fenxiao Realm.

The ruler of Fengxiao Realm couldn't defeat him, so he went to seek help from the celestial heavens. The celestial heavens sent a huge army to suppress the rebellion in Fengxiao Realm, causing smoke to rise.

Qin Mu and the dragon qilin came to the song stage world again.

On the other hand, the song arena world was peaceful, but he could acutely sense the undercurrents surging under the peace. There were many people who were resentful, and a disaster was stirring.

Qin Mu walked through the heavens one after another, and he saw that with the appearance of the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge and the rise of Eternal Peace's forging, the status of these worlds had also changed unknowingly.

Some of the heavens had declined because of the celestial currency flowing out, and the people had no way to survive. They could only rely on selling mines for a living, but their wealth was concentrated in the hands of the gods and devils that controlled power.

Some of the heavens could still maintain their former glory and not be crushed by Eternal Peace's forging.

There were also heavens that became a part of Eternal Peace's economy and gradually rose up to seek greater benefits.

The weak fell into internal strife, and the rising wanted more power.

And the key to all of this was the celestial currency.

"The celestial heavens can indeed forge countless celestial coins, but the reason why they are valuable is because he used the credit of the celestial heavens as a guarantee. If they were to forge infinite celestial coins, they would be worthless."

Qin Mu said with a smile, "Because it can't be forged indefinitely, the total amount of celestial coins is limited. The total amount is limited. When Eternal Peace and the new heavens rise up, the rainbow absorbs the wealth of the surrounding heavens, and the celestial heavens' celestial currency also decreases in trade. In order to maintain his rule, the celestial heavens' celestial coins have to maintain a certain amount, so he can only suck money from the other heavens. He also has to use celestial coins to buy goods from Eternal Peace, so he can only continue to absorb the other heavens to extend his life."

The dragon qilin said, "As you suck, the blood of the other heavens will be sucked dry by the celestial heavens, and chaos will arise. Many heavens that can't survive are already showing signs of rebelling against the celestial heavens."

Qin Mu walked around Jade Pot World and looked around. Flames of war raged in the sky as he said, "The celestial heavens has established a huge system. All the worlds in the heavens are protecting the celestial heavens. No matter if it's active or passive, all the worlds in the heavens must pledge allegiance to the celestial heavens. The celestial heavens has formed an unbreakable alliance!"

"This alliance is led by the celestial heavens. All of the worlds and heavens have to listen to the celestial heavens' orders and provide all kinds of resources for the celestial heavens, including manpower! The most outstanding geniuses of the worlds and heavens will head to the celestial heavens to seek their own development and become superior! Under such circumstances, the celestial heavens will become stronger! In the other worlds and heavens, just one or two geniuses won't be able to overturn the heavens and fight against this alliance!"

"It's almost impossible for Eternal Peace to rise in such a situation. No matter how many geniuses appear, they can't be compared to the worlds in the heavens. Unless we break this seemingly unbreakable alliance!"

"It's the simplest way to start economically. This isn't a scheme, it's an open scheme."

He walked among the ruins and said, "The heavenly master who is in charge of the finances of the celestial heavens should be in a terrible fix."

The dragon qilin caught up with him and said, "What if the celestial heavens abolishes the celestial coin in exchange for a new one?"

"If the celestial heavens abolishes the celestial currency, they will be crippling their own martial arts."

Qin Mu said calmly, "Great abundance coins can then take the chance to rise up and swallow the heavens that circulate the celestial coins, replacing them to become new celestial coins. Thus, the celestial heavens can neither allow the celestial heavens to overflow the celestial coins nor abolish them."

The dragon qilin pondered for a long time before saying, "In that case, the celestial heavens can abolish the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge and cut off the trade with Eternal Peace and the emerging heavens."

Qin Mu said with a smile, "If the celestial heavens wants to suppress the chaos in the thousands of worlds, they need to continue buying goods from Eternal Peace. How can it be so easy to cut off trade? The moment Mistress Yuanmu moved the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge to the celestial heavens, the chaos in the thousands of worlds was already destined!"

The dragon qilin revealed a look of admiration. The Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge was a creation that Qin Mu had proposed along with the black tiger god. It was also Qin Mu who had sent the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge to the celestial heavens, and it was controlled by Mistress Yuanmu, who was the Patriarch Creation Palace Master at that time, pushing it to the myriad worlds in the heavens.

Mistress Yuanmu probably didn't expect that the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge would become a weapon that could shake the foundation of the celestial heavens' rule!

Back then, she had pushed the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge just to stabilize the celestial heavens' rule over the worlds.

"In that case, the celestial heavens can only use force to extend their lives."

The dragon qilin gave it some thought and said, "The celestial heavens has supreme martial power, and they have troops stationed in all the worlds and heavens. Currently, they control the strongest power in the entire universe! If the celestial heavens were to use force on Eternal Peace…"

"This is what I'm worried about."

Qin Mu walked into the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge and headed to Eternal Peace. He said, "Eternal Peace, Carefree Village, and the newly risen heavens have joined forces. Although their military power is still inferior to the celestial heavens, they already have the power to intimidate the celestial heavens. Founding Emperor, Lang Wo, Celestial Venerable Ling, Celestial Venerable Yue, Celestial Venerable Yun, Celestial Venerable You, and me, as well as Heavenly Yin, Green Dragon, Black Tortoise, White Tiger, Gongsun Yan, and Crimson Emperor, the high-level combat power can already threaten the celestial heavens. However, the middle and lower levels are still far inferior to the celestial heavens. As long as the high-level powerhouses of the celestial heavens obstruct us, Eternal Peace will still be easily destroyed. Only when the alliance of the thousands of worlds in the heavens collapses will there be a chance to resist the celestial heavens. However, Youdu is about to fall into the hands of the celestial heavens…"

He frowned again. If Youdu fell into the hands of the celestial heavens, there would really be no possibility of a comeback!

If Earth Count could give him another hundred years, perhaps he wouldn't have made things so difficult for him.

Unfortunately…

"Fatty Dragon, go back, go to the Beast World."

Qin Mu walked out of the Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge and said, "When we reach the beast world, be careful. Also, be on guard against your godfather, Long Xiao. Long Xiao isn't reliable. He's a fence sitter. If he betrays the agreement between us in the future, you have to have the means to deal with the unexpected."

"Cult Master, don't worry. I have learned many things from Cult Master's cultivation. I won't disgrace Cult Master's reputation!" The dragon qilin transformed into a human and stood up, cupping his fists and bowing.

Qin Mu hugged him tightly.

A whirlpool of profound light appeared in the sky, revealing the vast and boundless land of the beast world. The dragon qilin's body gradually rose and vanished into the whirlpool.

The whirlpool vanished, and Qin Mu retracted his gaze and walked into Gongsun Yan's Virtuous Earth Celestial Palace.

In the Earth Virtue Heavenly Palace's Dao Academy, Lang Wo and Celestial Venerable Yue were already waiting there, chatting with each other. Celestial Venerable Ling sat at the side, flipping through the books of the Dao Academy, paying no attention to the others.

Founding Emperor was flipping through the Sword Canon compiled by Village Chief and the other experts of the sword path in Eternal Peace. Village Chief stood at the side, waiting for his pointers.

When Qin Mu arrived, Founding Emperor raised his eyebrows and shifted his gaze away from Sword Canon to Qin Mu.

Qin Mu touched his face and asked in astonishment, "I look better than before?"

"No, it's equally ugly."

Founding Emperor lowered his head and continued to flip through the Sword Canon, but the corners of his mouth twitched.

Even though his gaze was on the exquisite ultimate arts of the sword path in the 'Sword Canon', he couldn't help but recall his encounters in the Jade Capital City of the ancestral court.

That day, he followed an old woman and passed through sixteen long rivers of chaos. They came to the Miluo Palace that stood above the destruction of the first universe and walked into the hall of chaos.

There, he saw the seventh young master, a seventh young master who had experienced the vicissitudes of life and was filled with wisdom. The seventh young master who shocked him speechless.

Seventh young master Qin Mu.