Tales of Herding Gods

The white cat was the cat that concubine Yan often carried in her arms. With light and silent steps, it raised its tail and walked in front of Qin Mu. Without turning its head, it said, “Heavenly venerate mu, I’ll lead the way for you. Please come in.”

Qin Mu smiled and followed behind it.

Little seven walked forward unhurriedly, “This mine is extremely dangerous,”he said indifferently. “Even if an emperor’s throne realm entered this place, they wouldn’t be able to last long. “The people who came here to mine are all strong practitioners among gods, but because they entered this place and stayed for too long, they were assimilated by the mine.”

Qin Mu heard the sound of mining and focused his gaze to look. He saw a god mining divine stones on the mountain wall.

Around the divine stone were all sorts of strange runes. There were also mirrors on both sides of the mountain wall that shone on the divine stone as if they were afraid it would escape.

The God held a pickaxe and knocked on it again and again, making clanging sounds.

Qin Mu looked at it for a moment and saw that every time the god knocked on it, his body would become fainter. However, he didn’t seem to feel it and continued to try to excavate the divine stone.

Little seven turned its head back, and Qin Mu went forward to see some god miners.

They were also like walking corpses, minding their own business to excavate the divine stone. The stone walls in front of everyone were painted with all kinds of strange runes, and there were two mirrors on the side that shone on the divine stone on the stone walls.

They buried their heads in their work and waved their pickaxes in a dull manner, knocking on the stone walls.

All of a sudden, a man was so happy that he was crying. He was holding a god stone and crying. He sobbed, “I got it! I Got a God stone! This is my third God stone. I can finally go home!”

Whoosh --

A pickaxe was raised from his back. A pickaxe pierced through his head. That God died instantly!

The one who ambushed him was also a god miner. After killing that man, he immediately grabbed the incipient god stone on the ground and laughed, “I’m the one who should go home! I’ve had enough of living here!”

He was overjoyed and ran out of the mining area frantically while shouting, “Supervisor, supervisor! I’ve dug up a divine stone --”

The other mining gods seemed to have disappeared as they continued to knock on the stone wall numbly.

Qin Mu frowned.

“Empress Tian Fei still has the virtue of kindness and compassion. These miners are all prisoners on death row in the great prison of the Heavenly Court.”

Little seven the white cat said, “They have committed capital crimes, but Empress has promised them that as long as they mine three divine ores, they will be absolved of their crimes and return home in Glory!”

Qin Mu sized up the mining gods in the fog and said, “Their cultivation probably won’t be able to support three pieces of divine stones.”

Little seven the white cat took a glance at the mining gods and revealed a look of disdain, “Three pieces of divine stones?”? To be able to gather one piece of divine stone without being assimilated was already an expert of God execution stage realm. To be able to gather three pieces without dying required at least jade capital realm. Even if they were strong practitioners of skyscraping realm, after gathering three god stones, their bodies would become half-empty. “After they leave, they will also become a crippled God.”

Qin Mu said with a smile that wasn’t a smile, “Can they really leave?”

Little seven sneered, “Empress is a person of her word, why would she lie to them? However, up till now, no one has left the mining area alive. That person just now might be the first one.”

They continued to go deeper, and there were sounds of digging in the depths of the mining area. The gods in the depths were there to dig raw stones, and Qin Mu saw fetters and iron chains hanging on the feet of the miners.

They dragged long chains as they walked in the mining area and raised mirrors. The light in the mirrors dispersed the fog, and the mirror light shone on the mountain walls.

If a divine stone was illuminated by the mirror light, the miners in shabby clothes would drag their fetters and make rustling sounds as they rushed over in a hurry. They bit the tip of their tongues and used their blood to draw runes on the walls around the divine stone to trap it, this was to prevent the divine stone from escaping.

The absolute beginning divine stone had a magical feature that was both tangible and intangible. It was different from other divine stones. This kind of divine stone didn’t have any material components, so it could move around.

Without runes or mirrors, it was impossible to dig out this kind of divine stone.

They were in charge of searching for the divine stone.

“These people are not prisoners of death in the prison, but prisoners of death in Heaven Prison. They have committed more mistakes and sinned more.”

Little seven the white cat said, “Their cultivation and abilities are also higher. They need to find a hundred divine stones before they can leave.”

Qin Mu looked at the ore seekers who were running around and asked, “Has anyone left this place alive?”

The white cat shook its head. “The strangeness of this mine lies here. Searching for divine ores and excavating divine stones seems to be cursed by this mine. The more you find, the more you dig out, the faster you assimilate! Look at that one over there.”

Qin Mu looked over and saw a hunched old God who was about to completely turn invisible. However, he was still dragging the chains and raising the mirror to search around.

“He’s a strong practitioner of skyscraping realm, the ruler of the heavens of Batu. He was sentenced to death for resisting the heavenly court and was thrown into the heavenly prison to suffer. “He only found sixty-two divine stones and just by trapping them, he was already on the verge of death.”

The white cat revealed a strange smile. “The most important thing is that he didn’t know he was on the verge of death. This is the beauty of the mine. To let these fellows work for His Majesty even when they were on the verge of death!”

He smiled. “These are only divine stones. If you find the original stone, just finding it and not trapping it would be enough to make people turn invisible in an instant! Do you know why Xiu Hongsu didn’t dare to come here?”

Qin Mu shook his head.

“She has seen the original stone three times!”

The white cat smiled and said, “The first time, she almost died just by looking at it. She escaped in a panic and didn’t dare to try to trap the original stone! The second time, she made sufficient preparations to go deeper into the mine. However, just like the first time, when she saw the original stone, she knew that her preparations were completely useless and could only run for her life again! The third time, she asked for a treasure from the empress before daring to come in.”

Qin Mu asked curiously, “And then?”

The white cat let out a giggle, it was very strange. “Heavenly venerate mu, don’t you know? You have always had one biggest weakness, and that is being too curious! This weakness will sometimes let you have many fortuitous encounters, but sometimes it will also let you die an incomparably miserable death!”

Qin Mu nodded, “Someone once told me that my curiosity would kill me. “However, if a person doesn’t have curiosity, they won’t improve. “If a race doesn’t have a good heart, they won’t improve either. “Therefore, whether it’s good or bad, I have my own choices.”

The white cat said, “She entered this place for the third time and found the original stone. She executed the protective treasure given to her by empress to try to fix the divine stone, but she discovered that the treasure of Empress was also rapidly turning into nothingness. Before she could stabilize that miraculous original stone, the treasure would turn into nothingness. Hence, Xiu Hongsu could only retreat back. “Look over there, that’s the treasure that Her Majesty has refined.”

Qin Mu looked over and indeed saw the shape of a treasure. It was a flying shuttle that had already turned into nothingness.

Even a treasure refined by a heavenly venerate wouldn’t be able to withstand the strangeness of this place!

He sighed and said, “Xiu Xiu lost a chance. Thank you for telling me so much, little seven.”

They had already arrived at the deepest part of the mining area. The fog here was even thicker, and they could no longer see the celestial beings who were searching for the ore. Occasionally, they could pass through the bodies of the celestial beings who had already turned into phantoms.

These celestial beings stood there without moving. They were ignorant and had no desires.

The white cat chuckled. “The reason why I’m telling you so much is because you’re going to die, heavenly venerate mu!”

Qin Mu said with a sincere expression, “Even though your words aren’t pleasant to hear, they are real. If I find that original stone, I’m afraid I’ll immediately turn into nothingness and cease to exist.”

The white cat shook its head and suddenly stood up slowly, turning into a silver-armored silver spear god General with a delicate and handsome appearance. It turned around and pointed the silver spear at Qin Mu, “That’s not what I meant,”he said with a smile. “What’s The Fun in letting you die in the hands of a raw stone? My goal is to get rid of you personally!”

He said indifferently, “You once played me and made me think that I had obtained the vertical eye between your brows and the eggshell of the heavenly emperor. You caused me to be fought over by the six heavenly venerates and almost lost my life! “It’s never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. I want to take revenge myself!”

His eyes revealed a gaze of hatred as he said coldly, “Furthermore, you are too close to Empress! Empress is mine! You took advantage of your pretty looks to snatch empress away from me, so you can only die!”

“I’m Pretty?”

Qin Mu was overjoyed and couldn’t help touching his face. He had almost lost his confidence after being struck by Heavenly Consort Yan, but Little Seven’s words had filled him with confidence.