Tales of Herding Gods

Lin Xiao was originally defending against Qin Mu’s seventy-two formations and Qin Mu had first suppressed him with his magnetism divine art. Next, the power of the formation burst forth and covered him with injuries.

However, he was a god after all and even if he had severed his cultivation from an extremely high realm to the realm of honored god, his horizons and knowledge were still there. He was just caught off guard by Qin Mu.

He quickly reacted and his severed cultivation was refined into a big sun by him. It wasn’t too difficult for him to use the power of the sun to break Qin Mu’s formations.

Even Village Chief’s Sword Picture couldn’t block the power of his sun, much less Qin Mu?

Yet, Zhe Huali’s knife had come at the right time and the knife severed his head!

In terms of coordination, only Xu Shenghua could catch up to Qin Mu. Zhe Huali’s change in thoughts wouldn’t be able to catch up to Qin Mu, thus Qin Mu had laid out the formations ahead of time and transformed his cultivation and divine art into formations, ambushing Lin Xiao.

The power of the formations was extremely strong and when the power of the seventy-two formations burst forth, it even surpassed Qin Mu attacking personally. However, the formations were dead so he could only control Lin Xiao for a moment, unable to kill him. That was where Zhe Huali had come in place.

The seventy-two formations were just to create a chance for Zhe Huali.

Zhe Huali could never pass through Qin Mu’s formations easily and grab hold of this chance. If it was Xu Shenghua, Xu Shenghua could understand the operation and marvel of these formations, so he could easily grab hold of the chance.

Thus, Qin Mu’s last formation was a teleportation formation which carried Zhe Huali through the power of those formations, delivering this best chance into Zhe Huali’s hands.

This was the reason why Zhe Huali said the battle of killing god was already ninety percent completed.

Right in the instant when Zhe Huali slew Lin Xiao, that sun lost control and blazing flames swept in all directions. The flames were like overflowing waves that toppled the mountains and overturned the seas. Qin Mu used the last of his magic power to execute a teleportation divine art to rescue Zhe Huali out.

The sea of flames pounced over furiously and drowned out Qin Mu. The flames were the light of teleportation and it passed by Qin Mu’s body with a swoosh. Qin Mu instantly vanished.

In the next instant, both of them appeared outside of the tunnel. They saw a pillar of flame shooting out from the tunnel and it was several hundred miles long. It was very astonishing.

After a moment, the pillar of fire vanished.

Qin Mu and Zhe Huali stumbled as they landed on the ground. Because Zhe Huali was too nervous and had used too much force, his body was trembling. His arms and legs were also trembling while the demon knife behind him was also shaking non-stop.

Qin Mu was weak because he had exhausted all of his vital qi and magic power, thus he had no choice but to sit and rest on the ground.

Zhe Huali popped his head to look into the tunnel and he could still see wisps of flame that were no extinguished.

However, a whiff of cooked meat spread over and raised their appetite.

Zhe Huali swallowed his saliva and took a glance at Qin Mu. “Cult Master Qin, you have eaten hen dragons before, right? In that case, have you eaten before a hen dragon that’s on god realm?”

Qin Mu’s spirit was raised and he shook his head. “I had not.”

Zhe Huali reminded him, “There’s one down there and it’s already cooked. I can even smell it burning.”

Qin Mu stood up shakily and said with a smile, “This hen dragon is very huge, we just need to cut off the burnt parts, the other parts must still be tender and juicy, I still have some salt, oil, sauce, vinegar and all other kinds of condiments.”

“Me too!”

Both of them looked at each other and they suddenly laughed loudly, their laughter traveling far into the distance.

When they stopped laughing, neither of them had much energy left. They supported each other to walk into the tunnel.

After a moment, Qin Mu’s astonished cries came out from inside. “Your demon knife eats as well? Is this still a knife?”

“This demon knife of my is actually a lifeform in my celestial heavens, it’s called Dragon’s Tooth. When I followed Teacher Luo to train in East Heaven, I received this knife on Numinous Treasure Mountain… Mmm, how delicious! Teacher Luo said that East Heaven was the territory of Great Emperor Qing Long, Great Emperor Qing Long’s vitality is vigorous and his teeth grow very fast, thus he has to grind his teeth frequently, thus he uses Numinous Treasure Mountain to grind his teeth. Numinous Treasure Mountain is very durable and would break off his teeth sometimes so it would form lifeforms like Dragon’s Tooth on Numinous Treasure Mountain. Most of the people learning knife in the celestial heavens mostly go there to seek treasures, hoping to get one. However, not many are fated.”

“Numinous Treasure Mountain? The Numinous Treasure Mountain that can break East Heaven’s Great Emperor Qing Long’s teeth is then the treasure! Once I go to East Heaven, I will definitely take Numinous Treasure Mountain away to turn it into a treasure!”

“You can’t lift it, that mountain is not smaller than Mount Meru… This is the dragon’s liver, don’t eat it first, it has a gamey taste, I have some onion and ginger here… Do you have things like sour green bean and sour chili?”

“Zhe Huali, your cooking skills are not bad at all!”

“I had also train myself to cook. When I was cultivating with Fu Riluo, the food of the devil race is different from the food of the human race, thus I need to cook myself.”

…

Quite a long while later, both of them supported each other with their round bellies and walking shakily out of the tunnel. They sat down on the ground, huffing and puffing from being stuffed.

When they were eating, they had experienced another cycle and the palace where Celestial Empress’ coffin was placed had recovered. Qin Mu and Zhe Huali’s bellies were round from being stuffed and even Zhe Huali’s demon knife got fatter. He didn’t know if the blade had gotten fatter as well.

Qin Mu stumbled out of the hall and leaned against a pillar. He narrowed his eyes and looked outside.

Celestial River flowed and at this moment, the sun was currently setting in the west and it lighted up this huge river beautifully. The red tinge on the river was like the rouge of a woman and the color of the sunset was the red lips of a girl.

“I wonder which era is outside.”

Zhe Huali was too stuffed until he found it hard to walk. He walked over on to the stone steps and just sat down. “Cult Master Qin, if you don’t know which cycle is the initial cycle, do you still have the confidence to solve Celestial Venerable Ling’s divine art?”

“The cycle when the four deities board the ship, that would be the initial cycle.”

Qin Mu said with a calm expression. “The moment the four deities board the ship, it is the same time when Feathered Forest Guards turns into the void. When we see figures turning from the void into reality, that would mean it’s the initial cycle. Meanwhile, the four great deities will also appear soon.”

Zhe Huali’s heart tightened and he said solemnly, “You said earlier that you have a way to borrow power from the four deities to break Celestial Venerable Ling’s divine art, how powerful are the four deities? Are you sure you can do it?”

Qin Mu revealed a smile and said leisurely, “The four deities weren’t trapped on this ship, they still descended disaster on us afterward and Di Yiyue sought knowledge under them, this meant that we had succeeded.”

Zhe Huali was stunned and he thought of a crucial point. “What about Lin Xiao? He will board the ship before the four deities, am I right? Which cycle would he board the ship? This guy’s abilities are so high, if he boards the ship again, we might not be his match. If he can escape out of Celestial Venerable Ling’s divine art, it would be bad for us!”

“It’s very easy if we want to know when he boards the ship.”

Qin Mu touched his bulging belly and said with a smile, “When our bellies deflate, that means the cycle where Lin Xiao boards the ship has come. Even if he can leave this ship, he won’t have the memory he had on this ship. The most terrifying point is still…”

Zhe Huali looked at Qin Mu and saw his smile. He felt a chill even though it wasn’t cold.

Qin Mu said indifferently, “He is here on a mission to hide Jue Wuchen properly. Even if Celestial Venerable Ling’s divine art is broken, he will still return to this ship time and time again, falling into the cycles. He will still become the tiny human in the lantern! He will be forever trapped in this ship! Not only him, as long as everyone in the thirty-six cycles doesn’t have the memory onboard this ghost ship, they will repeat what they had done before and board that ship again.”

He said softly, “They will go through continuous cycles, board the ship continuously, die continuously, revive again continuously, and board the ship again. There will be no end. The only way to escape is not to board the ghost ship when it comes.”

Zhe Huali’s face changed drastically and he stuttered, “What you say is I won’t have the memory during this period of time? I will still board this ship? That’s not right, that’s not right, didn’t you say you can borrow the power of the four deities to solve Celestial Venerable Ling’s divine art? You even said the people already dead would revive and the people turned into the void will break free, returning to their respective eras!”

Qin Mu revealed a smile. The sun set in the west and vanished beneath the horizons. The light on the ship lit up and his face was flickering between light and dark.

“I’m solving Celestial Venerable Ling’s divine art, not destroying it. Celestial Venerable Ling’s divine art will still reassemble itself, her divine art won’t vanish.”

“To Celestial Venerable Ling, her divine art doesn’t have the concept of what is called time, everything in this world is substance. Even living things are also substances. Her divine art can break down any life and also reassemble the substances that were broken down into the original life. This is the highest realm in creation.

Under the flickering light, Qin Mu’s had a dark gaze. “Even if I borrow the power of the four deities, I can only solve her divine art temporarily, I can’t erase her divine art completely. After I solve this divine art, everyone will be able to break free from the void, the people who had died will also revive. Prince Qiu Ming who was killed by me will also revive. They should still board this ship again and repeat what they had done. However…”

He said with a smile, “You will preserve your memory because you are still alive. You and I will leave this ship the instant we borrow the power of the four deities to break Celestial Venerable Ling’s divine art, returning back to our own era. You would be reassembled by Celestial Venerable Ling’s divine art so your memory will be preserved.”

Zhe Huali let out a sigh of relief. He suddenly said, “I will stop Teacher Luo from boarding this ship.”

Qin Mu was slightly stunned.

Zhe Huali said, “He is still my teacher after all. He has taught me and raised me up so I owe him a mountain debt of gratitude. I will stop him.”

“I understand.”

Qin Mu nodded his head and said, “You are such a person.”

Zhe Huali revealed a smile. “After I stop him from boarding the ship, I will cut ties with him. I will go to Eternal Peace.”

Qin Mu nodded once again, “Be careful in what you do.”

Zhe Huali said, “You have to be careful too, once Prince Qiu Ming is revived, he will definitely attack you again.”

Qin Mu smiled, “He will die even faster.”

The light of the ship burst forth and drowned them.

Qin Mu gently touched his belly and said, “Lin Xiao is bringing Jue Wuchen over and he’s going to board soon. Let us go, we need to avoid them! After Lin Xiao boards the ship, the four deities will be boarding in a few more cycles!”

Zhe Huali hurriedly touched his belly and his round belly earlier had deflated immediately.

Both of them left quickly.

After the light faded, the sun rose from the east. A group of gods brought a coffin and boarded the ship in a hurry. They rushed straight for the palace hall where Celestial Empress’ coffin was placed.

Not long later, both of them heard sounds of fighting coming from the palace hall. It was obvious that Lin Xiao had discovered he couldn’t leave this ship, thus he started a massacre to kill his companions.

Zhe Huali asked, “Cult Master Qin, will Celestial Venerable Ling board the ship?”

“She will. But we won’t see her.”

Qin Mu listened to the sounds of fighting quietly and he looked at the pillar in front. On the pillar was the poem that Celestial Venerable Ling had left behind and Qin Mu said calmly, “She is not in her own divine art. The poem she leaves behind will forever stay on that pillar.”

“After killing you guys, no one will leak any pieces of information.”

In the distance, Lin Xiao’s voice traveled over and he clucked. “Celestial Empress will take care of my descendants and let all of my descendants achieve meteoric success!”

The light burst forth again and when the light faded, Qin Mu looked at the training field in front of the palace hall and he saw the figures of the gods slowly appearing on the empty field.

Qin Mu took a step forward and faced the strongest army of Dragon Han Celestial Heaven. He raised the commander’s seal of Feathered Forest Guards high up.

The incomparably powerful gods turned around and looked at this youth walking in their faces.

Zhe Huali felt uneasy and followed behind him.

Feathered Forest Guards, one of the ten armies of Dragon Han Celestial Heavens, it was the strongest combat power in Dragon Han Celestial Heavens!

If the killing intent of these gods stirred, they didn’t even need to move to overwhelm them to death!

Suddenly, all of the gods lowered their heads and knelt down on one knee. With their fists cupped above their heads, they boomed in unison. “Feathered Forest Guards, pays our respects to Right Commander!”

“Rise.”

Qin Mu stretched out his palm. “Follow me to battle!”

In the distance, a lantern flew up silently and the door of the lantern opened up. The tiny human transformed from Lin Xiao looked at this sight in utter fear.