Enter the Tao by Gnawing

Chapter 1638: Entering Tao by Gnawing

"Are the talks going to break down so soon?"

Although Qin Mu had anticipated this day, he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

His goal was to delay time as much as possible to give Yankang a chance to catch its breath. Now only a small part of Yankang had migrated to the chaotic void. More importantly, Yankang's war preparations were not yet ready.

"How did Yuchenzi's negotiations with the Heavenly Court go in detail?"

He frowned slightly. The negotiations with the Heavenly Court required careful attention to details. The negotiations between the Heavenly Court envoy and the Yankang envoy relied on details to delay time, and the longer the delay, the better.

"It's actually a good thing that the Heavenly Court wants to tear up the agreement."

He pondered for a moment and thought: "Yankang had no intention of signing those agreements. However, we can lower our stance and negotiate a new agreement with the Heavenly Court. In the second negotiation, let Yuchenzi sell out more interests for Yankang."

The village chief and the pharmacist frowned.

Qin Mu continued, "This should delay some time. No matter how humiliating the agreement that Yu Chenzi negotiates is, it still has to go through my hands. As long as I don't sign it, it will be a piece of waste paper."

The frowns on the village chief and the pharmacist's face relaxed, and the pharmacist said with a smile, "Yu Chenzi will bear the blame."

Qin Mu nodded and said, "He has already realized this. When I asked him to go to the Heavenly Court to seek peace, he already realized that he might be cursed and even beaten to death by the angry people. He has already prepared for this. While he is in the Heavenly Court to negotiate, he also needs to prepare the spiritual energy bridge with other gods, so that he can directly contact those gods and bypass the Heavenly Court."

He walked back and forth, thinking: "During the second negotiation between Heaven and Yankang, Heaven was short of Heavenly Coins, so Heaven would definitely take action against other Heavens. Heaven was short of money, and distant water could not quench nearby fire. It would be the fastest to suck the blood of Heavens controlled by Heaven, but it would take longer to suck the blood of other Heavens not controlled by Heaven."

He raised his head and murmured, "The people of the heavens are living in misery, so resistance is inevitable. How can the Heavenly Court tolerate the rebellion of the heavens? Lord Haotian has just been crowned emperor, and he has used both kindness and power. Now is his chance to establish his authority. He will definitely destroy a few of the heavens and shock the world. But destroying the heavens that are dependent on the Heavenly Court will only frighten the other heavenly worlds and alienate the subordinates. When Yankang stands up to confront the Heavenly Court, with Yankang as the leader, will it form a trend of sparks spreading across the prairie?"

The army of gods and demons in heaven comes from all the heavens and worlds. The geniuses from all the heavens and worlds are honored to enter heaven.

If Heaven goes against the grain and loses the support of the people, it will lose its source of talent.

Emperor Haotian can certainly rely on the powerful military force of Heaven to coerce all the heavens and worlds, but the people's support will also lead to more and more people rebelling against Heaven.

There might even be many geniuses from all the heavens who would form an alliance with Yankang, or geniuses from all the heavens and worlds who would join Yankang!

In this way, Yankang and the middle-level forces of Heaven will be much closer, and they will not be as desperate as they are now.

The village chief asked, "What if Yankang is not ready yet, and the Heavenly Court forces Yankang to sign? Sucking the blood of other gods can only delay the decline of the Heavenly Coin, but sucking Yankang's blood will solve the problem once and for all for the Heavenly Court! You want to delay time, but Emperor Haotian may not give you the opportunity to delay time! Can you bet with the lives of everyone in Yankang?"

Qin Mu shook his head and said, "I can't, so when the Heavenly Court brings the agreement to me, I will sign it. But the contract I have signed is also a piece of waste paper and can be torn up at any time."

The village chief and the pharmacist stared with wide eyes at his back as he walked into the palace.

"In the face of Yankang's survival, what does personal honor and disgrace matter? Mu'er has really grown up."

The village chief stood up and said with a smile, "I also have to go to Yankang to negotiate with the envoys from the Heavenly Court. Pharmacist, please come with me. You have a very good relationship with Madam Yuanmu. If you come forward and get in touch with Madam Yuanmu, you will definitely be able to delay the war for a while."

The pharmacist's face turned bitter. The village chief wanted him to sell his body.

He had finally taken advantage of the Battle of Nantian to escape from Madam Yuanmu, and now he wanted to go back?

"Mu Tianzun."

The woodcutter Wen Tiange, the scholar Yan Yunxi, the old farmer Zhuocha and the fisherman Hantang greeted Qin Mu. Qin Mu returned the greeting and asked the woodcutter, "Teacher, why are you here?"

The woodcutter said, "The First Heavenly King, Emperor Yiyue, succeeded the Kaihuang position, so we came to inform Lord Mu Tianzun. Would Lord Mu Tianzun like to go and watch the ceremony?"

"Emperor Yiyue became the second Kaihuang?"

Qin Mu thought for a moment and said, "Her strength can be said to be the best in Wuyou Township, but she is still far inferior to the heyday of Kaihuang. I am now living in seclusion and will not go there."

The woodcutter said, "If Emperor Yiyue becomes the second Kaihuang, then the Heavenly Court will definitely take action against Wuyou Township. Can Wuyou Township delay the situation for Yankang for a while?"

Qin Mu looked at him deeply, shook his head and said, "If Wuyou Township can hold out for a year with all its might against the Heavenly Court, it will be good enough. A Heavenly Lord descending to the mortal world, leading a million gods and demons, is enough to defeat Wuyou Township within a year!"

The old farmer was washing his tea and asked, "Is one year enough?"

"The shortest time I need is 20 years."

Qin Mu said: "Wuyouxiang doesn't have to die in vain. If you really want to help Yankang, then send all the skilled craftsmen from Wuyouxiang to Yankang to help Yankang build heavy weapons for the war in twenty years! In forty years, Kaihuang Qinye will appear."

The four Heavenly Masters were greatly shocked and looked at each other.

Qin Mu smiled and said, "If you trust me, then leave the future of Wuyou Township to me. When Yu Chenzi negotiates, Wuyou Township can also be used as a bargaining chip to be sold."

The old farmer was furious, but the woodcutter sage understood what he meant and said with a smile, "Wuyou Township is indeed a good bargaining chip. Then, it's settled."

After he spoke, the other Heavenly Masters shut up and stopped arguing.

Qin Mu asked curiously, "The four Heavenly Masters came together, surely they didn't come just for Emperor Yiyue to become the second Kaihuang? Is there anything else?"

The woodcutter sage said, "I came here for a personal matter. After all, you are my disciple, and as a teacher, I should come and see it in person. Have you seen the gift I sent you when you got married?"

Qin Mu nodded: "I saw it."

The Woodcutter Sage showed an expectant look: "Can I make up for the deficiencies in your skills?"

Qin Mu smiled: "It should be possible, but I found something better!"

The woodcutter's beard trembled, and he reached out to grab the axe behind him. Qin Mu laughed and said, "Teacher, I was just joking with you. Look how anxious you are. Even if you four great celestial masters come at me together, you can't even take a single move from me. Don't get angry."

When he said this, Yan Yunxi, Zhuocha and Hantang couldn't help but get furious.

Qin Mu said quickly, "It's rare that four Heavenly Masters come together. I have a difficult problem that I can't solve for the time being. You four are so talented, please help me solve it."

He raised the difficulties he encountered when he ascended to the Chaos Palace, and explained in Taoist language the difficulties in the evolution of the Way of Tai Chi, which involved the evolution of Yin and Yang and was profound and obscure.

Although Qin Mu had achieved great accomplishments in Tai Chi, he was unable to solve it for a while.

When the four Heavenly Masters heard this question, they all frowned. The old farmer Zhuocha whispered, "What is he talking about?"

"He asked a question in Taoism."

Fisherman Hantang hesitated for a moment and said, "It's about the evolution of Tai Chi."

The old farmer Zhuocha blushed and said, "Why do we need these weird things? Martial arts are simpler!"

Yan Yunxi, Qiaofu Shengsheng and Hantang each thought about it, and after a while they began to communicate with each other. They also absorbed the results of the Yankang Reform and made considerable achievements.

Han Tang practiced the Yin-Yang Tai Chi, so there were two little red fish in the fish basket, representing his Yin-Yang.

Yan Yunxi has mastered the art of formations and various miscellaneous studies, and has achieved great accomplishments. She has also studied Yin and Yang, Tai Chi, the Four Phases and the Eight Trigrams.

The woodcutter sage’s learning is even more diverse.

The three of them thought hard for a long time but still could not solve the problem. Qin Mu looked disappointed. Even he could not solve this problem, so the four great heavenly masters of Wuyou Township might not be able to solve it either.

Suddenly, the woodcutter sage whispered, "Zi Xi, can we use the Yang Yao and Yin Yao in the Eight Diagrams to replace zero and one? In this way, the evolution of Yin and Yang can be solved by numerology. Although I have an idea for solving the problem, my attainments in numerology are not as good as yours..."

Yan Yunxi's eyes lit up, and she quickly concentrated on the calculation. After a moment, she clapped her hands and said with a smile: "I have solved this problem!"

Qin Mu was surprised and delighted. Yan Yunxi repeated her solution process with the evolution of Yuan Qi. The air was full of Yin Yao and Yang Yao, which kept changing, forming any number with zero and one, and evolving infinitely!

Qin Mu suddenly understood and clapped his hands in admiration.

He immediately fell into a state of meditation, and his soul took a step towards the Chaos Hall. Questions from the Chaos Hall came in, and Qin Mu's soul answered them in Taoist language, and he passed the test smoothly!

His soul took another step forward, and new questions came from the Chaos Hall.

This question is about the changes in the three states of form, quality and body of the Tai Su Dao, and it is also extremely difficult.

Qin Mu thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, so he retreated again.

The woodcutter and the other four heavenly masters were all extremely surprised to see that he had entered a state of meditation and that his cultivation strength had greatly improved in just a short moment.

Yan Yunxi whispered to the woodcutter, "He is cultivating the Lingxiao realm. After reaching the Lingxiao realm, there are 999 questions on the 999 stone steps of the Lingxiao realm. Only after answering them can one ascend to the Lingxiao Palace and advance to the next realm. When one question is answered, the realm of cultivation will be improved."

The woodcutter's face flushed slightly. Among the four great heavenly masters, he was the most intelligent and wise, but his cultivation level was the lowest. Although he had gained the benefits of the Yankang Reform and passed the Tianhai realm, he still did not dare to enter the God-Slaying Platform realm, let alone the Lingxiao realm.

Qin Mu opened his eyes and excitedly asked the question he had heard from Tai Su Dao, looking forward to the four people's answers.

The four of them did not know much about the Way of Tai Su. They were completely in the dark and unable to decipher the three states of physical form.

The woodcutter's eyes flickered, and he reminded him, "Why not gather the wisdom and talents of the world to solve this problem? Why do you have to pick on the four of us? Why not pick on everyone in the world?"

Qin Mu suddenly realized, bowed deeply to the ground, thanked the woodcutter, and said with a smile: "There are countless talented people in the Yankang Reform. I can ask for advice from people all over the world! I can't figure it out, but someone will!"

He recorded this question in a magic mirror. As long as one stood in front of the mirror, the question would come out of the mirror.

Qin Mu ordered someone to send the mirror to Yankang Wendao Temple and wait quietly.

More than ten days later, Emperor Yanfeng ordered people to bring back the mirror, accompanied by several young gods.

"I, your junior uncle Tongwen, together with these friends, have solved the question asked by the Heavenly Venerable." The young god bowed and said.

Qin Mu was overjoyed and humbly asked for advice.

After a long time, Shu Tongwen and his companions left with another mirror, returned to Wendaoyuan, and hung the new mirror in front of the door.

In the clear mirror are new questions about the Tao, questions about the Tao of the beginning.

Tai Shi came upon hearing the news, listened to the questions, took off the mirror and went to Yongjiang Palace.

Two days later, Tai Shi returned from Yongjiang Palace and hung a bright mirror in front of the gate of Wen Dao Temple.

A few days later, Xu Mengqing, who came to study, took off the mirror and said with a smile: "My father told me about this question two days ago!"

A few days later, Xu Mengqing returned to Wendao Temple with new questions. National Master Yankang also heard about this and came to listen to the questions. After listening, he smiled and said, "I can answer it." After that, he took off the mirror and went to Yongjiang Palace.

In the Yongjiang Palace, Qin Mu was in high spirits and kept refining new mirrors, asking those who solved the difficult questions about Taoism to return to Yankang Wendao Temple with new mirrors.

Usually within a dozen days, someone would find the answer and come to Yongjiang Palace.

This has almost become a major event in Yankang Wendao Temple. It is very lively. Every time a new mirror is hung up, countless young talents and long-established people will come and try to solve the problem!

Once a question is answered, it will surely cause cheers.

Finally, one day, as the last question of the Tao was answered, Qin Mu's soul also stepped onto the topmost stone steps of the Chaos Palace, and no new stone steps appeared.

He calmed himself, suppressed his excitement, and looked towards the Chaos Palace.