Qin Mu looked at Emperor Yanfeng, and the emperor looked like a tattered sack stuffed with grain. The sack leaked grain, but the emperor was leaking blood from everywhere, a dire situation.
His vitality was rapidly withering away. As his blood and energy drained, the divine treasuries inside his body also trembled, one after another, like the roar of heaven and earth collapsing continuously.
Yuan energy and blood flowing away, coupled with the collapse of the divine treasuries, if not treated in time, this emperor would not last an hour before dying.
"So it's the Zhongsan Official."
Emperor Yanfeng barely opened his eyes and said weakly, "Can I still be saved?"
Qin Mu carefully examined his injuries, his ten fingers moving swiftly as he quickly used the Creation Celestial Demon Technique to seal his divine soul, sealing his spirit and soul within his body. Emperor Yanfeng immediately couldn't even speak, and his eyeballs couldn't move.
Qin Mu took some Dragon Saliva, applied it to his wounds, and looked up to see that the Blind Man and Horse hadn't stayed but had walked away directly.
"Are they drawing away the pursuers?"
Qin Mu wondered, and said to the Dragon Qilin, "Return to Granny's courtyard."
The Dragon Qilin turned around. Qin Mu sat on the Dragon Qilin's back, gave Emperor Yanfeng more Dragon Saliva, and performed some massage on him to squeeze out the bruised blood. He pondered for a moment and took out several spirit pills.
Back then, when he comprehended the Great Unity Technique, due to its great drawbacks, his body suffered from deficiency of both blood and energy, and his spirit declined. At that time, he refined two types of spirit pills to save his life: one was the Spirit Buddha Pill to replenish his spirit, and the other was the Blood Glory Pill to replenish his blood and energy. Finally, he used the Spirit Restoration Pill and ate a red dragon carp king to make up for his body's deficiency.
The spirit pills in his hand were Blood Glory Pills.
Qin Mu hesitated. Now Emperor Yanfeng's blood and energy were withering, but he could still be saved. If he took the Blood Glory Pill, making his blood and energy surge suddenly, he was afraid it would instantly overwhelm his already precarious and collapsing divine treasuries!
Emperor Yanfeng's cultivation reached the heavens and penetrated the earth. If the energy in his divine treasuries suddenly erupted with nowhere to vent, it would cause this emperor to explode instantly, and even Qin Mu and the Dragon Qilin would be blown to bits by the uncontrolled energy.
But if he didn't replenish Emperor Yanfeng's blood and energy, his current situation would be extremely dangerous.
"I need to guide the energy out of his divine treasuries first, then replenish his blood and energy."
Qin Mu pondered for a moment. The best method should be to use silver needles to guide out the violent energy, but if silver needles were inserted into his divine treasuries, they would likely melt immediately, unable to guide out the dispersing energy in time.
The next best option was to use a seal, to still seal the energy in Emperor Yanfeng's divine treasuries within his body. But Qin Mu didn't have such powerful mana to seal Emperor Yanfeng's cultivation.
The third option was to use "spirit pills," or rather, power-dissolving poison, to dissolve Emperor Yanfeng's power. However, such spirit pills were often refined from highly toxic substances, and with the slightest mistake, even Emperor Yanfeng's body would be dissolved!
Qin Mu decided to use the second method. He didn't have the strength to seal Emperor Yanfeng, but Granny Si should.
"However, even if he's saved, he'll just be a useless person."
Qin Mu felt a twinge in his heart. Emperor Yanfeng was in his prime, in good health, and could live two or three hundred more years. But after this ordeal, he would be like an ordinary person, with only a few decades of life left.
A generation's mighty ruler, becoming an ordinary person. Presumably, Emperor Yanfeng himself couldn't accept it. He wondered what kind of disappointment he would feel when he woke up.
"The second method might be the best. Seal the energy in his divine treasuries within his body, and perhaps he might be able to repair his divine treasuries..."
Qin Mu shook his head. This possibility was very small.
The Dragon Qilin returned to Granny Si's courtyard in the mountain forest. Qin Mu burst out his yuan energy, carrying Emperor Yanfeng in his yuan energy, steady and smooth, without any bumps.
Granny Si heard the noise and came out, surprised: "Mu'er, what are you doing again... The emperor? You're planning to skin the emperor and become emperor yourself? You brat, you're getting more and more promising!"
Granny Si was delighted, then worried: "But the emperor's harem has three thousand beauties, all little fox spirits. Be careful they don't charm you to death."
Qin Mu helplessly said: "I'm not going to skin him and become emperor myself. Granny, help me seal the energy in the emperor's divine treasuries, don't let him explode. I'm going to buy some medicinal herbs, don't process the emperor!"
Granny Si looked worried: "You must be back before dark, otherwise that little bitch Li Tianxing will happily skin the emperor and run off to be emperor!"
Emperor Yanfeng woke up and heard their conversation, thinking: "Who is this Zhongsan Official's granny? So vicious. And wasn't Li Tianxing dead? How is he also here..."
His injuries were too severe, and he fell into a deep sleep again.
Qin Mu quickly went out, identified the direction, and ran towards the nearest city.
The nearest city was Yan City. The city wasn't large, and because of the disaster, the medicinal herbs in the city's pharmacies were often incomplete. Qin Mu visited several pharmacies before gathering enough herbs to replenish blood and energy, and immediately ran back.
When he arrived at the courtyard, it was not yet dark. Qin Mu heaved a sigh of relief and checked. He saw that Granny Si had already sealed the energy in Emperor Yanfeng's divine treasuries within his body, hidden in his flesh. Emperor Yanfeng was still alive, but his bodily functions were beginning to disintegrate. His soul was, however, unharmed.
"When you undo the Creation Celestial Demon Technique, his flesh won't be able to hold his soul, and he will surely die!" Granny Si said.
"He won't die!"
Qin Mu said in a deep voice: "I can keep his soul in the mortal world. As long as his body has one breath left, I can save him!"
Granny Si shook her head: "I'm going to cook first. After dinner, you need to be careful. The old demon is about to come out."
Qin Mu's heart tightened, and he immediately gave Emperor Yanfeng some Blood Glory Pills and Spirit Buddha Pills, using his yuan energy to help Emperor Yanfeng dissolve the medicinal power. He then inserted silver needles all over Emperor Yanfeng's body to guide the medicinal power, and then refined some more spirit pills.
Granny Si finished cooking dinner and called Qin Mu to eat.
After they finished dinner, Granny Si turned and walked into the room. Qin Mu continued to care for Emperor Yanfeng. After a moment, a rustling sound came from outside, and Granny Si's charming voice rang out: "Mu'er, how is His Majesty?"
Qin Mu was distracted by this voice, but remained calm and said: "Cult Master Li, you are also the Cult Master of our Holy Cult. Why act like this?"
The voice immediately became old and hoarse, laughing: "I'm already dead, no longer part of the Celestial Holy Cult. The Great Nurturing Celestial Demon Scripture has also been passed to you. Now I can do whatever I want—do I need your approval? Give me the emperor, I'm going to be emperor, then abdicate to myself. I want to be an empress!"
Qin Mu didn't answer.
Suddenly the door swung open, and Granny Si burst in, sneering: "If you won't give me the emperor, I'll take him myself!"
She looked intently and was slightly stunned. She saw Qin Mu had planted the emperor in the soil, and Emperor Yanfeng stood straight like a pine tree.
Qin Mu was walking around Emperor Yanfeng, activating his technique, striking Emperor Yanfeng with palm after palm.
"Creation Earth Essence Technique? Creation Spirit Technique? Hmm, and also Creation Ghost God Technique!"
Granny Si watched. She saw Qin Mu's techniques changing a thousand ways, each move and stance perfectly clear, using the Creation section of the Great Nurturing Celestial Demon Scripture to treat Emperor Yanfeng's injuries.
This was also a desperate measure. Without enough spirit pills and miraculous medicines, Qin Mu could only use the Creation Technique to reverse creation, seize the secrets, and treat Emperor Yanfeng's injuries.
"Cult Master Qin, your Creation Earth Essence Technique is wrong!"
From Granny Si's mouth came Li Tianxing's rough voice, sneering: "It's not executed like this! A perfectly good demonic technique is performed by you in a messy way, like a righteous technique. You're really disgracing our Celestial Holy Cult!"
After a moment, she couldn't help but say: "The Creation Spirit Technique is also wrong. Is the Creation Spirit Technique meant to save people? You're using it to change his physical structure... Bastard, is this how you perform the Creation Ghost God Technique? A perfectly good technique used to stabilize his soul... Hmm, wait a minute! That's interesting, that's interesting..."
She became more and more engrossed as she watched. Qin Mu's Creation Technique followed a completely different path from hers. Clearly a demonic technique, yet it was majestic and noble. Clearly meant to harm, yet it was used to save.
Qin Mu used the Creation Earth Essence Technique to gather the earth's mother qi and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish Emperor Yanfeng's primordial spirit. He used the Creation Spirit Technique to refine away the hidden illnesses in his body, and the Creation Ghost God Technique to stabilize Emperor Yanfeng's soul.
As the former Cult Master, Li Tianxing had also practiced these techniques, but he followed the demonic path, plundering the creation of heaven and earth, plundering the creation of others. Granny Si's techniques were infused with the demonic path, also taught by him.
Her eye was extremely sharp. She could see that Qin Mu's path was the exact opposite of hers. She took from the outside, while Qin Mu took from the inside. If cultivated using Qin Mu's method, the speed might be slower, but one's soul, primordial spirit, and physique would become incredibly stable, firm, and strong!
The most wonderful point was that the Creation section contained the word "creation," which would give qualitative improvement to his soul, physique, primordial spirit, and divine treasuries. For example, aptitude. A person's aptitude is innate and difficult to change, but if cultivated this way, the Creation Technique could change one's own aptitude, making it better and better.
Li Tianxing was a master, otherwise he wouldn't have become the Celestial Holy Cult's Holy Cult Master. Seeing the same technique lead to a different path, he couldn't help but become immersed, fascinated.
Every change in Qin Mu's moves held immense attraction for him. He wanted to kill Emperor Yanfeng right now and take the emperor's skin to become emperor, but he always wanted to see one more change of the Creation Technique.
Unknowingly, suddenly a rooster crowed, and a ray of sunlight spilled through the window lattice. Li Tianxing sighed: "You've dodged one night, but tomorrow night I'll kill you all..."
Her body swayed, and Granny Si woke up, quickly saying: "Mu'er, the old demon didn't harm you?"
Qin Mu also heaved a sigh of relief, drenched in cold sweat, and shook his head: "She was only focused on watching my Creation Technique, and I got by. Granny, I need to rest. Tonight I'll use other techniques from the Great Nurturing Celestial Demon Scripture to muddle through."
Night came again. Emperor Yanfeng's injuries were much better, and he woke up. Qin Mu heaved a sigh of relief and said: "Your Majesty, I'm going to undo the Creation Celestial Demon Technique on you and see if your body can hold your soul."
The moment he undid the Creation Celestial Demon Technique, Emperor Yanfeng's body suddenly felt empty, and he collapsed to the ground with a thump. Two of his three souls and seven spirits flew out of his body, ready to enter the Netherworld.
Qin Mu quickly used the Soul-Invoking Technique to pull his soul back and打入 his body, frowning.
Emperor Yanfeng's body was now too weak and still couldn't hold his soul.
Suddenly, a charming laugh came from outside: "Cult Master, I've come again! Today if you can't show any new tricks, I'll kill the emperor!"
Emperor Yanfeng said weakly: "What kind of enchantress speaks so seductively..."
Qin Mu quickly sealed his five senses, his body swaying as he transformed into the form of the Saturn Lord. Behind him appeared the Gate of Heaven. Granny Si burst into the room and exclaimed in surprise: "Saturn Lord's Earth Marquis True Art? What character is on the door? How does your Earth Marquis True Art also have a book? It's different from mine."