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Chapter 614: I Desire Immortality!
Chapter 614: I Desire Immortality!
Inside the Taiyi Palace, the bloated flesh formed a human-like face, intertwining like dragons and snakes.
The shadow seated on the throne continuously twisted, sometimes resembling a human, other times like dragons and snakes entwining.
"I desire immortality!"
The shadow looked at Qin Muye in the palace and roared loudly.
"So, are you the First Emperor or the Dragon-Snake Deity?" Qin Muye stood quietly, the shadow behind him like an endless abyss reflecting the entire palace.
"What do you think, unknown being?"
The first part of the voice was a woman's, the second part a man's.
The Dragon-Snake Deity was not a deity that looked like a dragon or a snake, but a dual existence. The upper body of the female was human, the lower body a snake, while the upper body of the male was a dragon, the lower body human.
In this realm, the Dragon-Snake Deity's renown was no less than that of the First Emperor, considered a cultural ancestor. Apart from not being human, everything else about it was related to humans.
"I think you are the Dragon-Snake Deity, after all, the First Emperor is male," Qin Muye said casually, but reasonably.
"Ha ha ha~ Why can't the First Emperor have become the Dragon-Snake Deity? After all, I have already awakened." The shadow's laughter was a blend of male and female voices, as if they were laughing heartily.
"Alright, then you are the First Emperor. Actually, your identity doesn't matter to me," Qin Muye said indifferently.
Whether it was the First Emperor or the Dragon-Snake Deity, in Qin Muye's eyes, they were both Omega-level anomalies. There might be differences, but in the broader category, they were the same, both confined within the Taiyi Palace.
Long ago, the First Emperor, or the Dragon-Snake Deity, knew their situation and could not leave the Taiyi Palace. The bindings were not just the dragon veins and the Taiyi Palace but also the chains formed by the collective will of countless soldiers.
They bound the Dragon-Snake Deity, not the First Emperor. As long as the First Emperor contained the Dragon-Snake Deity's immortality, he could not leave the Taiyi Palace.
Even if the First Emperor was losing control and becoming the Dragon-Snake Deity, it would be the same.
The clay figures were loyal to the pure First Emperor, not to the First Emperor with the Dragon-Snake Deity.
Now, Qin Muye couldn't tell if the entity was the Dragon-Snake Deity or the First Emperor, or both.
"So, unknown being, why have you come here?" The figure, resembling a dragon and a snake, slowly approached and asked Qin Muye's purpose.
"Dr. Long sent me to devour you, but I always feel he has some other intentions," Qin Muye said without hesitation, betraying Dr. Long.
"Dr. Long? I remember, the young boy brought by the Chancellor of the Imperial Workshop two thousand years ago. He seems familiar, who was he again? Did he inherit the Imperial Workshop?"
"Later, he never stepped into the Taiyi Palace again, just lingering outside. Perhaps he is afraid of me?"
The First Emperor's tone carried a hint of nostalgia, as if his thoughts had returned to the scenes of three thousand years ago.
"You must be the First Emperor now," Qin Muye said.
The Dragon-Snake Deity and the First Emperor had distinct ways of self-reference. The deity used the first-person pronoun "I," whereas the First Emperor, speaking in a masculine tone, preferred the royal "We." It was the First Emperor who uttered the words, "We desire immortality."
A being with three personalities—this was Qin Muye's judgment of the First Emperor.
"I know he wants to extract immortality from me," the First Emperor's tone was low, as if gradually recovering.
The Dragon-Snake Deity was being suppressed bit by bit. A being capable of slaying a deity was not so simple.
"This has nothing to do with me; I just came to complete a deal," Qin Muye said.
"Haven't you ever thought about immortality?" the First Emperor asked.
"No, it's not a good thing. Life is like grass and trees, living a long time isn't always beneficial," Qin Muye said frankly, mainly because he was already immortal.
So, he was just spouting nonsense, pouring the poison of his words.
"You don't understand, immortality... immortality..."
"Since you can make a deal with Dr. Long of the Imperial Workshop, why don't we make a deal too?"
The first part was the First Emperor, the second part the Dragon-Snake Deity. They were fiercely competing for control of the body.
"A deal? What can you offer me? If it's immortality, forget it. I need something more substantial." Dealing with anyone was still a deal; he would agree verbally, but whether it would succeed was a matter for the future.
"A person, I need you to help me find a person!" the Dragon-Snake Deity said.
"Sure, but what’s in it for me?" Qin Muye felt that this entity was just dreaming, making demands without offering any real benefits.
"Xuanpin Jieying Method as payment and the technique for creating dragon veins," the Dragon-Snake Deity immediately said.
Qin Muye wasn't particularly interested in the Xuanpin Jieying Method, but he was intrigued by the technique for creating dragon veins. This was the first time he had heard that dragon veins were man-made, which was quite fascinating.
"The Ge Wu Fu only has the Xuanpin Jieying Method, not the technique for creating dragon veins. Therefore, if you want to know the truth about the dragon veins, you must make a deal with me," the Dragon-Snake Deity said firmly.
The Ge Wu Fu was the predecessor of the All-Realm Protectors.
Unlike the Shadow Administration, which had experienced fragmentation and weakening, the All-Realm Protectors had continuously expanded, centered around the principle of Ge Wu Zhi Zhi, forming the vast organization it is today.
"Finding a person isn't a big deal. I'll agree, but you need to give me a deposit first. Use the technique for creating dragon veins. Once I find the person, you can give me the Xuanpin Jieying Method," Qin Muye thought he could get something for nothing.
He didn't want the Xuanpin Jieying Method; it was the method the First Emperor used to seek immortality, which he didn't need.
"No, use the Xuanpin Jieying Method as a deposit. Once you find the person, I'll give you the technique for creating dragon veins." The Dragon-Snake Deity had seen through Qin Muye's desire for the dragon veins and offered the Xuanpin Jieying Method as bait.
"What if you break the deal? I'm known as the Honest Young Man, very shy and easily deceived," Qin Muye said, completely shameless, though being honest wouldn't help much in this situation.
What mattered most was getting the benefits, not maintaining some facade of honor.
"Right, what if I break the deal?" The Dragon-Snake Deity's tone was a mix of amusement and insight, seeing through Qin Muye's thoughts.
This shameless existence was something he had never encountered before. Even when he and the First Emperor had their final confrontation, the First Emperor had been very dignified, unlike Qin Muye who could spout lies without hesitation.
"Seems like there's no deal then. I won't make the transaction." Qin Muye wasn't losing anything; he could take the information about the person the Dragon-Snake Deity wanted to find and trade it with Dr. Long to see if he could get more benefits.
"Dragon veins have the power to condense the essence of heaven and earth, enabling one to become a deity!" the Dragon-Snake Deity said.
The essence of heaven and earth? Qin Muye couldn't help but think of the Origin of the World.
"Just like the Many Lives Realm, which can give birth to children of destiny and children of fortune, dragon veins are one of the foundations of the Ge Wu Fu, suppressing and prolonging the flow of fortune so that the nation remains prosperous and unbroken."
Hearing this, Qin Muye understood. Dragon veins could indeed condense the Origin of the World. The innate talents of the main characters in the Ghost Realm represented the partial transfer of the Origin of the World to them. The Many Lives Realm was a type of anomaly similar to the Ghost Realm.
In ancient times, there had been more than just the Ghost Realm.
So, the Dragon-Snake Deity naturally knew.
The All-Realm Protectors had contained the Ghost Realm within the dragon veins, effectively transferring the fortune or Origin of the World from the Ghost Realm to the dragon veins, combining both science and mysticism.
Understanding the significance of the dragon veins, Qin Muye was intrigued. Helping to find a person wasn't a big deal.
If he had the technique for creating dragon veins, he could extract the Origin of the World from another world and create a dragon vein himself if this world couldn't provide a complete unit of the Origin of the World.
"Who are you looking for?" Qin Muye didn't play games. With the terms laid out, his question indicated that he had already agreed.
"Someone with double pupils, long arms, a prominent forehead, or unusual bones that signify imperial destiny."
"This scroll of the Xuanpin Jieying Method contains the description of the person I seek."
As the Dragon-Snake Deity spoke, a snake's shadow hanging from the ceiling dropped a scroll, landing in front of Qin Muye.
"I figured. You're offering me an extra scroll of the Xuanpin Jieying Method to help you find this person," Qin Muye said, reaching out to take the scroll. "Since that's the case, I'll find the person as soon as possible."
"But you need to be careful. I've already made a deal with Dr. Long to clean up your instability. Do you want to handle it yourself?" Qin Muye teased.
"Of course, no need for you to trouble yourself."
In the next moment, countless pieces of flesh burst into flames, and horrifying screams echoed continuously within the Taiyi Palace.
(End of Chapter)
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