Chapter 884 - 319: Soul of the Dan God (2 Updates)
"No grave, no tombstone... There is only one possibility: the body was not collected, and only the Divine Status, carrying a trace of soul, returned here," Mu Qingge muttered, her gaze calm as water.
She always felt that the Divine Status made her feel incredibly close, and that subtle connection was inexplicable to her.
Suddenly, the Divine Status emitted a brilliant light.
A beam of light shot out from the Divine Status, falling to the ground, transforming into a figure that stood before Mu Qingge.
This person wore simple cloth garments, devoid of luxury. His head was full of silver hair, yet his appearance was exceptionally youthful. He was not strikingly handsome, but he was clear and neat, giving an impression of purity and transparency.
The aura around him seemed capable of purifying the soul, allowing one’s mood to attain peace.
"Seeing your master, you don’t bow?" The phantom image smiled slightly and said to Mu Qingge.
This sentence caused Mu Qingge’s eyes to shrink abruptly, her body struck as if by lightning.
Master?
Her master?
Seeing her so delayed, the figure again showed a gentle and kind smile, "You’ve received my inheritance, now a Holy Level Alchemist, evidently your talent and perseverance are remarkable. Why, do you refuse to acknowledge me as your master?"
Dan God!
Mu Qingge was shocked.
She truly hadn’t expected to encounter the Divine Status of the Dan God.
But the truth was, the Dan God was not wrong. Her path in Alchemy was inspired by him, and in her heart, she always considered him her teacher.
With a ’thud,’ Mu Qingge knelt down, bowing three deep bows to the phantom image. She called out, "Disciple Mu Qingge, pays respect to Master."
"Good child, rise." The phantom lightly assisted her, allowing Mu Qingge to stand.
Mu Qingge did not feel embarrassed, she rose as instructed, her eyes still shocked, sizing up the Dan God. At this moment, she finally understood where that subtle feeling originated.
Because this Divine Status belonged to her master. Having received the Dan God’s inheritance, she was naturally familiar with his aura.
"I have had two disciples in my life, one I accepted while alive, and the other is you. However, compared to your senior, your talent truly surprised me. If you and I lived in the same era, I think the name of Dan God would have a different owner," the residual soul of the Dan God said comfortingly.
Mu Qingge remained silent, knowing the time for such communication was limited, she was unwilling to take more time, hoping her master would convey all he had to say clearly.
"Oh? You’ve actually obtained the Heaven-Burning Furnace too. Child, it seems we are indeed destined!" Suddenly, the Dan God said.
Mu Qingge was stupefied, her mind exploding with a ’boom’.
At this moment, previous mysteries had all been unraveled! It turns out, the one who taught her the path of Alchemy, the Dan God, was the one Lian Qiao had been waiting for. The previous owner of the Heaven-Burning Furnace was the Dan God. So, the Heaven-Burning Furnace automatically chose her as the new owner, perhaps sensing she had received the Dan God’s inheritance, being his disciple? And... that senior must certainly be the head of the Alchemy Institute!
In that case... Yao Xinghai is indeed her master’s nephew?
Mu Qingge calmed the shock in her heart, she spoke, "Lian Qiao has been waiting for you all along."
"Lian Qiao!"
Mu Qingge saw the residual soul of the Dan God shaking upon hearing this name. That clear and unconflicted face showed a trace of distressed pain.
He said, "I ultimately failed her. I promised I would return, but I couldn’t."
"What exactly happened back then? Why did you fall, Master?" Mu Qingge asked. This question not only she wished to know, but Lian Qiao and the head of the Alchemy Institute would want to know as well.
The Pill Master shook his head, "It’s over now, what’s the use in knowing? Child, promise me one thing."
Mu Qingge remained silent.
He continued, "After you return, do not tell Lian Qiao that I have fallen. Otherwise, with her nature, she will surely return to that place full of greed and ugliness, to perish together with those filthy people."
Mu Qingge sighed inwardly, feeling that the Dan God truly understood Lian Qiao’s fiery temperament.
"Master, please tell your disciple, how did you fall?" Mu Qingge insisted. Since she inherited the Dan God’s legacy, recognized him as her master, it’s unjust not to address the hatred for the killer of her teacher.
The Dan God smiled wryly and shook his head, "Foolish child, why so persistent? Life and death are but a dream of a southern branch. Since I have fallen, all resentment should dissipate, why burden yourself for a fallen person with unneeded responsibility?"
"It is what I must do. If my master is unwilling to say, I too will not force it. Upon arriving at the Divine Demon Continent, I will naturally find out just who harmed my master," Mu Qingge said.
"You..." the Dan God helplessly.
He sighed, "In the past, I was like you too, too persistent, too arrogant, too fearless. My Alchemy Dao is a Heaven-defying Dao. Lian Qiao was born because of me, I swore, never let anyone get her, for this, I was willing to drop the medicine cauldron and take up the butcher’s knife."
In the Dan God’s words, a vision seemed to appear before Mu Qingge’s eyes.
A man dressed simply, with fair features and a proud spirit, took to the heaven-defying path, holding the scale of life and death, wielding the power to slay spectral souls, all to uphold his inner conviction, to prove his defiance against destiny.
Yet, in the end, he still fell.
"Master, the heaven-defying Dao is filled with obstacles and thorny paths. I want to ask, have you ever regretted?" Mu Qingge slowly lifted her eyes and asked.
The remnant soul of the Dan God paused upon hearing her question, then suddenly burst into laughter.
The arrogance and defiance in that laughter seemed at odds with his appearance. However, these two starkly different feelings blended seamlessly on him.
He was a genius of defiance, unyielding to the heavens; he viewed the heavens as mere straw dogs. He wanted to control his destiny, refusing to accept the arrangements of heaven and earth.
This was his unyieldingness!
His life’s achievements were also related to this defiance, refusal to yield, refusal to bow to fate.
After laughing, he said to Mu Qingge, "Disciple, listen well! The thing I least regret in my life is walking the heaven-defying path! Even if I were to be crushed to bits, I would not regret it. Your Alchemy Dao, I see it, you’re indeed worthy of being my disciple. I originally didn’t want to tell you too much, not wanting to add unnecessary pressure on this path of yours. But now, I have changed my mind. Since you’ve already embarked on this path, some things you will face sooner or later. Remember, the ones who set up the Heavenly Net Seven Kill Star Formation to trap and kill your master, obliterating my flesh and destroying my body, are the Young Divine Emperor of the Four Seas Divine Land, Valley Wind God Emperor, and Xuan Ce God Emperor!"
’Young Divine Emperor, Valley Wind God Emperor, Xuan Ce God Emperor... Young, Young...’ Mu Qingge silently memorized these names.
That Young Divine Emperor made her connect the incomplete sentence left by the Sang Clan ancestor.
But now, she couldn’t confirm if there was any connection between the two.
The remnant soul of the Dan God gradually grew thin, seemingly ready to dissipate at any moment.
He looked at Mu Qingge, that peaceful and uncontroversial face, and yet possessed eyes that were rebellious and defiant of the heavens. He said, "Child, my time has come. I ask for nothing else, but only for one thing, protect Lian Qiao well for me, do not let her do anything foolish. If she can forget me, that would be best..."
The remnant soul of the Dan God eventually disappeared, and the divine status belonging to the Dan God flew directly toward Mu Qingge’s forehead, entering her spiritual sense.
Mu Qingge’s body trembled, as if she suddenly entered her own spiritual sense, seeing the six divine statuses floating within it.
Four of them were meant for Mei Zizhong and the others, temporarily stored within her spiritual sense. And the remaining two, one was the divine status of the Sang Clan ancestor, the other was the divine status of the Dan God.
The divine status of the Dan God was an unexpected gain. Now, Mu Qingge feels that her purpose for entering the Divine Tomb is solely for that Chaos Divine Status.
To find the Chaos Divine Status, she must first find Long Sheng Elder!
A ghostly light flashed in Mu Qingge’s eyes.
Without dwelling here further, after collecting all the medicinal materials, she left the cemetery of the Alchemist.
Not half a day after she left, Yao Xinghai appeared here.
However, he was a step too late, seeing only a messy ground.
"The Jade Pendant isn’t sensing... Has someone beaten me to it?" Yao Xinghai held the jade pendant in his hand, puzzled.
Coming here, he also noticed it was the resting place of the Divine Clan Alchemists. Losing the clues, he didn’t leave immediately but instead searched for a divine status suitable for himself.
...
Mu Qingge walked in the Divine Tomb; the cemetery was too vast to discern direction. She could only rely on her spiritual sense to vaguely identify the central location of the tomb, constantly drawing nearer to it.
Yet, she never expected to encounter a difficult adversary.
"Southern Dipper Old Monster!" Mu Qingge placed her right hand behind her back, fingers lightly gripping, ready to summon the Linglong Spear.
Southern Dipper Old Monster blocked Mu Qingge’s path, upon seeing her, he grinned maliciously. "Didn’t expect this! Enemies indeed meet on narrow roads, old me running into you here! Where’s the Goddess of the Divine Hall?"
Mu Qingge squinted her eyes, coldly chuckling, "I’m afraid to disappoint you, she’s not with me."
Southern Dipper Old Monster had his sights set on Xi Qianxue, believing her to be the Goddess of the Divine Hall, knowing more secrets than usual, wanting to possess her to gain the secrets.
Upon hearing Mu Qingge’s words, his expression instantly turned cold.
A vicious gleam appeared in his eyes, he spoke to Mu Qingge, "She’s not here, capturing you is just as good! You’re all in cahoots; capturing you will sooner or later reveal her!"
With that, he stretched his withered, iron-like hand, reaching for Mu Qingge.
Mu Qingge twisted her right hand, grasping the Linglong Spear tightly; she fiercely thrust it toward his extending claw.
Southern Dipper Old Monster hurriedly withdrew his hand, eyes gleaming with joy, "Old me is lucky today! This little girl actually has a Holy Artifact in hand! Hahahaha—, both you and this Holy Spear belong to old me now!"
As he spoke, he attacked Mu Qingge once more.
Here, with no restrictions to stop them, facing the enemy head-on, Mu Qingge felt the overwhelming power of a Transcendance Tribulation Stage expert, like countless blades, coming to cut towards her...