The Legend of the Shepherd God: Ten Thousand Paths Bookstore, Starting with an Ancient Holy Body

Within the Great Ruins, mountains stretch endlessly, towering majestically.

Qin Mu, a handsome young boy of about eleven or twelve years old, was running wildly along a great river.

He ran and then slowly came to a stop.

"We've already run twelve miles out of the village. We can't go any further, or Grandma and Grandpa Village Chief will definitely scold me when we get back!"

Just as Qin Mu was about to return, he suddenly saw a house standing on a hillside not far away.

"Um?"

Qin Mu scratched his head, looking puzzled, and said, "I was here yesterday afternoon, and I clearly remember there being no houses here!"

"Could I be mistaken, or perhaps this house was only built today?"

"There are no statues of gods to protect this place, and it's dangerous at night. I have to go check on this person. It would be terrible if he didn't know and got hurt by the darkness."

Thinking of this, he immediately rushed towards the hillside.

"I will crush Mount Sumeru!"

Qin Mu ran, his feet slamming into the ground, and he leaped into the air, quickly rising higher.

After several attempts, Qin Mu finally landed in front of the house on the hillside.

Qin Mu looked up and saw a plaque hanging in front of the house.

Above, four large characters are written in bold, elegant strokes: "Wandao Bookstore"!

These four characters possess an inherent sense of profound mystery and are clearly extraordinary.

"Wandao Bookstore?"

Qin Mu scratched his head, a puzzled look on his face, and asked, "Could this be a bookstore?"

"Creak!"

Qin Mu pushed open the door and entered.

As soon as he entered, he saw the counter in front of him and the empty bookshelves to the side.

It can't be said to be completely empty.

There is only one book on this bookshelf.

The book, made of some unknown material, emitted a faint fluorescent glow, making it quite extraordinary.

The words "Covering the Sky (Volume 1)" are written on it.

On the cover, a series of images appear.

Or perhaps it is a majestic and domineering young man with black hair, standing on the Xuanhuang Emperor's Cauldron;

Or perhaps it is a stunningly beautiful woman in white, wearing a bronze mask;

Or perhaps it is the majestic figure with the Chaos Emperor's Bell hanging above his head, his back to all living beings.

"These figures...could they be gods?"

Out of curiosity, Qin Mu was about to pick up the book.

"Buzz!"

However, the moment his hand touched the book, a gentle force surged forth, sending him flying.

"What's going on?"

Qin Mu was somewhat stunned.

Since his "Overlord Body" awakened, he has become so strong that he can kill a bull with one punch!

But to everyone's surprise, he couldn't even lift this small book.

"yawn!"

Suddenly, a yawn rang out.

Qin Mu saw two arms stretched out behind the counter, clearly indicating that someone was lying there stretching.

Immediately afterwards, a handsome young man with striking eyebrows and bright eyes stood up from behind the counter.

"hello!"

The young man introduced himself: "My name is Ye Hao, and I'm the owner of this Wandao Bookstore. You can call me Manager Ye or Boss Ye."

"The books here are for rent only, not for sale, and only those who pay a fee can view them."

As he spoke, his gaze fell upon the newcomer, and the other person's information naturally came to mind.

Name: Qin Mu

[Physical Constitution]: Overlord Body (Mortal Body)

[Cultivation Level]: Peak Martial Artist, Spirit Embryo Divine Treasury Not Yet Activated

[Identity]: The first viviparous being born in Youdu, and the second consciousness after it was sealed.

"Manager Ye!"

Qin Mu bowed and began to inquire, "May I ask how much you charge for the books here?"

With a casual wave of his hand, Ye Hao conjured up a crystal ball that was crystal clear and shimmering with light, which floated in mid-air above the counter.

"My fees vary from person to person!"

Ye Hao pointed to the crystal ball and said, "Come here and place your hand on this crystal ball, and you will naturally know what you need to give up."

"Wow!"

Qin Mu's eyes lit up as he looked at the crystal ball floating in mid-air.

He has only come into contact with the people of the Remnant Village and has not yet come into contact with cultivators from the outside world, so he is naturally curious about everything outside.

Qin Mu placed his palm on the crystal ball, and a dazzling golden light appeared, transforming into a line of text.

A single drop of blood can provide enough reading time for half an hour!

"It's just a drop of blood!"

Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

He is now penniless.

He really couldn't afford to pay the shopkeeper, but blood was a different story.

Qin Mu bit his fingertip, handed it to Ye Hao, and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper, give me five hours' worth first!"

Ye Hao said, "Just hand it to the crystal ball; it will collect the fee itself!"

Qin Mu extended his finger toward the crystal ball, and a gentle force appeared, taking away ten drops of his blood.

Qin Mu activated the Overlord Body Three Pill Technique, and his wounds healed instantly.

"hey-hey!"

Qin Mu rubbed his hands together and asked with a smile, "Shopkeeper, can I read now?"

"nature!"

Ye Hao nodded and casually waved his hand, and "Covering the Sky (Volume 1)" automatically flew into Qin Mu's hand.

As soon as he got the book, Qin Mu couldn't wait to start reading it.

In the cold, dark depths of the universe, lie nine enormous dragon corpses...

[Will the nine dragons pulling the coffin return us to ancient times, or will we reach the other side of the starry sky?]

[Ascend the Heavenly Road, sing as you go, and with a flick of your finger you can blot out the sky!]

What is the universe?

"And there are space probes that can capture images on their own—could they be treasures of the gods?"

"My God, someone is using nine dragon corpses to pull a coffin! What kind of being is buried inside?"

"Could it be a god?"

After reading just the synopsis, Qin Mu saw a bizarre and wonderful world.

Driven by intense curiosity, he opened the main text.

Chapter One: The Giant Bronze Coffin in the Starry Sky

Life is the greatest miracle in the world.

The four directions and the space above and below are called the universe. Although the universe has a physical form, it is not...

As Qin Mu read, he resonated with the books.

Auspicious rays of light emerged from within the book, enveloping Qin Mu.

Qin Mu discovered that his location had changed.

Previously, he worked at a bookstore in Daxu.

But now, they suddenly found themselves in a vast, boundless, pitch-black universe.

In the distance, the sky is filled with stars, constantly twinkling.

"Wow!"

Qin Mu was immediately delighted and said, "I heard Grandpa Cripple mention that in the past, before the gods abandoned the Great Ruins, people in the Great Ruins could look up and see the stars in the sky."

"I never imagined that just by reading a book, I could fly up into the sky and be accompanied by the stars. It's truly a miracle!"

"That's the sun, that's the moon, and that blue planet—it's so beautiful!"

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Qin Mu saw many flying machines floating on the outer edge of Blue Star.

They have a metallic sheen and are clearly man-made.

"These must be space probes; they can actually fly in the sky!"

"Splash!"

The sound of chains echoed through the vacuum of space, where there should have been no sound, catching Qin Mu's attention.

He looked into the distance.

In the desolate universe, nine enormous dragon corpses, resembling a continuous mountain range, dragged a bronze coffin at an incredible speed toward the blue planet.