Chapter 1203 — Taming the Beast Mother

Shen Mu thought it over and held his patience.

The nine elders of Hidden Remnant Village had always raised him with a loose rein; though they worried about him, they let him roam the martial world and rarely interfered. He himself worried about the younger generation of Jingping, but the young needed trials to grow.

Mocraft was again searching with his head bowed, and found several more stubborn stones.

Astonished, he said, "This ore vein is far too ancient. Even these divine metals have gained a spirit and formed natural divine weapons! There must be something big in this vein!

" He cracked open several more stubborn stones, and as the stones split, various treasures flew out: pearls, tablets, cauldrons, blades, and even a golden ox, which grew upon meeting the wind, transforming into a colossal creature that charged wildly about, knocked the Alchemist over, and then galloped off! Jiang Yunjian and the other young ones were so excited they shouted and yelled; though some were injured, their wounds were not serious. Mocraft let out a breath and said in a low voice, "Blind Elder, your eyes are the sharpest.

Take a look—where does this ore vein lead?

Can you see the big thing at the deepest part of the vein? " The Blind Elder's eyes suddenly blazed with divine light, piercing the underground, searching along the ore vein.

All at once his body shook, he let out a great cry, and flipped backward. A divine light broke through the surface, nearly piercing him through!

Everyone's heart lurched, but then they saw that divine light shoot through the outer heavens of the Glazed Azure Heaven Canopy with a sharp thud, fly outside, and transform into a brilliant rainbow—most magnificent!

Shen Mu's gaze was somewhat dazed. That divine light just now was a phenomenon caused by the Blind Elder's holy pupil spying on the treasure deep within the ore vein, and the treasure automatically counterattacking.

That treasure could actually pierce through the outer heavens of the Glazed Azure Heaven Canopy—its power was truly terrifying. The Divine King Shujun was also stunned.

He scratched his head and muttered, "Isn't this the most dangerous and poorest place in the Ancestral Court?

How can there be so many treasures? " He was greatly perplexed.

The Creators had lived in the Ancestral Court for countless eons, and every race knew that the most dangerous place in the Ancestral Court was not the five oldest ore veins, but the Great Blackwood Mountains!

Though the five ancient ore veins produced endless bizarre phenomena, compared to the Great Blackwood Mountains they were but a minor sorcerer before a great one. At least the Creators dared to mine the five ancient ore veins, but here they did not dare touch it at all.

"There's a bow inside! " The Blind Elder, having barely recovered from the shock, said, "A very large and very powerful bow.

I only glanced at it once, and saw rosy clouds filling the sky, stuffing my holy pupil full!

If I had been a moment slower, I would certainly have died!

" Shen Mu's heart stirred slightly, and he asked, "How powerful is that bow? " The Blind Elder shook his head. "Not yet clear.

" Mocraft found another divine stone and cracked it open with force.

A small flying blade flew out from the stone.

Shen Mu spread his five fingers and lightly caught the flying blade. The flying blade was like a silver fish jumping about in his palm, but it could never escape his control.

Shen Mu surged his vital essence and divine stone power into the flying blade.

Swish— Flying blades shot out in all directions across the sky.

Everyone hurried to dodge; only the Alchemist, whose cultivation was still shallow, was struck by dozens of blades. Shen Mu was startled and hurriedly treated the Alchemist.

The Alchemist's body trembled; he pointed at Shen Mu, unable to speak.

Shen Mu's face reddened slightly.

He coughed and said, "The power of this flying blade is not bad—it can be compared to the divine weapons of gods and demons at the God-Slaying Platform realm. However, the rune imprints within the flying blade are all naturally formed, not particularly exquisite, so its power is not too strong. " Mocraft said, "Yet the quality of this divine weapon is astonishingly high! I forged divine weapons in Jingping for over ten years, and only the Ancestral Court divine metal that Shen'er brought was of the best quality—but compared to the divine weapons born from this ore vein, its quality is still somewhat inferior.

" His eyes shone. "These naturally born treasures, with a little forging and the imprinting of Jingping's Great Dao runes, will have their power greatly increased! Shen'er, the Ancestral Court divine metal you brought last time could not even withstand your Great Dao runes—the divine sword exploded and became a broken blade.

If forged with the divine metal here, it will not explode. " Everyone praised him. "Shen'er, you have indeed found a good place! " The Divine King Shujun finally could not hold back.

"This is absolutely not a treasure land!

Not only is it not a treasure land, it is instead the most dangerous and sinister place in the Ancestral Court! This place is not suitable for a long stay, much less for establishing a base! " Shen Mu laughed.

"Divine King, you saw it yourself—we've only found one ore vein and there are already so many exotic treasures. If we search the whole place, there will surely be countless treasures! How can it not be a treasure land?

" The Divine King Shujun was frantic with rage.

He shouted, "Even the Void Beasts dare not enter here—that shows how dangerous it is! " Shen Mu shook his head and laughed.

"When I occupied this place, millions of Void Beasts attacked the Great Blackwood, and I killed countless of them. " The Divine King Shujun was stunned for a moment, then raged, "In any case, this is no proper place!

All the Creators are silent as cicadas in winter about this place—they don't even dare mention it! " Shen Mu patted his shoulder and laughed.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Grandpa Alchemist, there is still some vegetation over by Great Black Peak—there may be spirit medicines of the Ancestral Court.

" The Alchemist's eyes lit up.

"If there are rare and exotic herbs, I will not pursue the matter of the blades. If there are none. . .

" His face instantly darkened, and Shen Mu shivered several times.

Jiang Yunjian and the younger generation, after great effort, finally captured several divine weapons. Those divine weapons were subdued by them and only then calmed down, but some divine weapons still escaped—for example, that golden ox, relying on its incomparably hard body and immense strength, knocked everyone over and escaped. Fortunately, the Glazed Azure Heaven Canopy guarded this place, so it could not escape to the outside world. Everyone boarded the swift boat and headed for Great Black Peak.

Before they reached it, they saw a colossal Void Beast coming toward them. Shen Mu's heart lurched, thinking that Long Qilin and Yan'er had met with disaster—but then he saw that standing on that Void Beast's head were none other than Long Qilin and Yan'er! He relaxed, but wondered, "Was this Void Beast subdued by Long Pi or Yan'er?

Yan'er doesn't seem to have specially cultivated her divine sense, so it should be Long Pi. But when did Fatty Long's divine sense become this powerful?

" Long Qilin was extremely excited. He jumped down from the Void Beast's back. "Sect Master, you're finally back.

A lot has happened these days!

" He quickly recounted the strangeness of the Great Blackwood at night, and also told the story of the old man who could transform in a thousand ways repairing the black mountain.

He said, "I also followed his guidance and captured this Void Mother Beast. " Shen Mu was astonished.

"Could that old man be.

. . wait, you're saying this is a Void Mother Beast?

" Long Qilin's tail stood straight up, and he nodded repeatedly. Shen Mu was dumbstruck.