Chapter 1113: Heavenly Dipper Dao Art (Third Update!)
Qin Mu was about to enter the bonsai when waves of terrifying divine ability fluctuations came from outside. An extremely powerful aura was rapidly approaching the Cloud Luo Heavenly Palace!
Qin Mu’s heart stirred. He flipped his hand and put away the bonsai, then walked out of the main hall. Behind him, the hall collapsed and crumbled into a pile of broken tiles and rubble.
Yan’er and the Dragon Qilin also noticed someone approaching rapidly and looked over. They saw six gods and demons chasing a young man, using extremely peculiar divine abilities.
The divine abilities of those six gods and demons were like huge banners of green blood erected in the sky, fluttering in the wind. As the banners rolled, countless rusty iron swords shot out from the banner surfaces, attacking the young man.
“The Green Blood Rust Banner Sutra, the White Emperor’s technique.”
Qin Mu observed from afar. The White Emperor of the Western Heaven, also known as the Metal Emperor, excelled at controlling metal qi. The Green Blood Rust Banner Sutra had once defeated the Martial Combat Heavenly Master Zhuo Cha, making it extremely formidable.
Qin Mu had once faced Prince Qiuming, who cultivated the Green Blood Rust Banner Sutra, and was very familiar with this technique.
“Yu Chudu, you can’t escape! Stay and return with me to the Heavenly Court to report!”
The young god resisted the siege of many Heavenly Court deities, fighting and fleeing, intending to escape to the Spiritual Energy Transfer Bridge.
The White Emperor’s disciples surrounding him were all extremely powerful, each a master at the Jade Capital realm. Their waists were hung with heads, still dripping blood, apparently freshly severed.
The young god was wounded in many places but fought valiantly. His divine abilities were superb, and with every movement, he caused the Heavenly River to hang upside down and the Heavenly Dipper to suspend high above!
“The Heavenly Dipper Dao Art! He’s Senior Brother Wei Suifeng’s disciple!”
Qin Mu’s eyes lit up. The Heavenly Dipper Dao Art was a technique at the Imperial Throne realm that Wei Suifeng had comprehended after cultivating the Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Sutra, combining it with other techniques, the Heavenly Dao of the Xuan Du, and the ancient Xuan Du and Heavenly River.
This young god had received his true teachings and should be one of Wei Suifeng’s trusted disciples.
The experts of the Heavenly Court were capturing him precisely for the method to cross the collapsed void!
This young god was extremely powerful, having already cultivated the Heavenly Dipper Dao Art to the Jade Capital realm. Even with six Jade Capital realm experts from the Heavenly Court joining forces, they couldn’t subdue him immediately.
But having fled here, he was heavily wounded and could hardly escape.
Six Green Blood Rust Banners surrounded him, each a hundred zhang apart, with countless rusty swords shuttling through the air. The six White Emperor disciples stood in the sky, not closing in.
Where the rusty swords passed, the rust-laden metal qi vibrated, turning the area within into powder!
Yu Chudu’s Heavenly Dipper Dao Art had reached an extremely high level, but trapped by the six Green Blood Rust Banners, he repeatedly tried to break through the banner formation’s blockade, only to be blocked back inside the formation each time.
The White Emperor’s technique was quite peculiar, more like a formation. When used by a single person, it was just an ordinary Imperial Throne technique, but the more people involved, the greater its power. With six Jade Capital realm gods joining forces, their combat strength rivaled that of a god or demon at the Empyrean realm!
That Yu Chudu had held out this long was already remarkable; his capture was only a matter of time.
Suddenly, Qin Mu sensed something and looked up. He saw a tower ship sailing in, stopping above the Cloud Luo Heavenly Palace. Long spears were planted on the ship, with heads hung on them.
Those heads had their mouths open, and the spear tips protruded from their mouths, making the heads look even more ferocious.
The style of these Western Heaven gods and demons was indescribably barbaric, still retaining the savage customs of the dawn of civilization!
A man in purple stood at the bow with his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the young god.
Qin Mu looked up. The man in purple sensed something and swept his gaze over, raising an eyebrow slightly. He said in a clear voice, “Pastoral Celestial Venerable!”
The tower ship stopped. The man in purple stepped off the ship and bowed, saying, “Jing Baichuan, disciple of Celestial Venerable Hao and Star Lord of Earth Controller under the White Emperor, pays respects to Pastoral Celestial Venerable.”
Qin Mu studied the man in purple and asked in surprise, “You are the Star Dou Ancient God of the Western Heaven Palace, Earth Controller Star Lord? Why did an ancient god become a disciple of Celestial Venerable Hao and take him as your master?”
Jing Baichuan smiled and said, “Pastoral Celestial Venerable may not know this, but the Earth Controller Star Lord is dead. I killed him, so I took his place and became the Star Lord of the Earth Controller Star Domain. I cut off Earth Controller’s head and refined it into a divine weapon. I also ate his flesh. The flesh of ancient gods tastes excellent. Pastoral Celestial Venerable, have you ever tasted it?”
Qin Mu shook his head. “I’ve killed quite a few ancient gods, but I’ve never tasted their flesh.”
Jing Baichuan laughed heartily. “I’ve also heard that Pastoral Celestial Venerable once killed ancient gods, but that was during the Dragon Han era. The ancient gods back then were brutal and tyrannical. Although they were born from the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, they didn’t understand their own Dao. The ancient gods of today study their own Dao, and their abilities surpass those of the Dragon Han era by an unknown margin.”
Qin Mu said, “Oh? Nephew, since you were able to kill the Earth Controller Star Lord and take his place, your skills must naturally be a cut above.”
Jing Baichuan smiled, watching the six experts besiege Yu Chudu, and said leisurely, “Pastoral Celestial Venerable, if I were to travel back in time to the early Dragon Han era, do you think I could become Jing Celestial Venerable?”
Qin Mu showed a smile. “Perhaps. Or perhaps you would die without a burial place. Nephew, those heads on your ship…”
“They are disciples of Cloud Luo Emperor.”
Jing Baichuan said unhurriedly, “Cloud Luo Emperor rebelled and was captured. His disciples, ungrateful for the Heavenly Court’s grace, actually defected to the Nine Provinces world and became bandits. I originally couldn’t be bothered, but the Heavenly Court issued an order, so I had to come and clean up the mess. These heads are my capital to exchange for military merits at the Heavenly Court. If Pastoral Celestial Venerable’s head could earn me military merits, I’d gladly hang it up too. It’s just a pity that…”
Qin Mu laughed. “My head is very valuable. At least seven of the Ten Celestial Venerables want it. As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger. Nephew, you might face utter ruin, or you might rise to great heights. Don’t you want to give it a try?”
Jing Baichuan raised an eyebrow and chuckled. “Celestial Venerable, don’t tempt your nephew. My willpower is very weak.”
Qin Mu smiled faintly and suddenly recited loudly, “The purple river turns, the Dipper’s handle lies across; the weary horse struggles on its journey, trapped in its course!”
Yu Chudu, trapped in the banner formation, heard this. Suddenly, inspiration struck, and his techniques and divine abilities changed dramatically. Purple qi filled the sky, the river stretched long, and he used the Heavenly Dipper as a handle, causing the power of his divine abilities to surge!
The six White Emperor disciples had originally trapped him, but now the operation of the six Green Blood Rust Banners suddenly became sluggish. A Heavenly River converged into the Heavenly Dipper, rolling up the surfaces of the six banners!
Their divine abilities immediately fell into chaos, and Yu Chudu broke through using the Purple River Turning!
Jing Baichuan’s eyelids twitched, and his gaze fell on Qin Mu.
Qin Mu said leisurely, “A river of stars, countless and bright; the long sky’s moon falls into the treetops at night!”
Yu Chudu’s mind was enlightened. He activated the Heavenly Dipper Dao Art, parted his hands, and a heavenly moat appeared. Stars shone brilliantly as he leaped out from the moat, cleaving a Jade Capital realm master among the White Emperor’s disciples in two!
That expert’s primordial spirit tried to escape, but moonlight shone brightly overhead. He looked up and saw a bright moon falling from the sky, smashing his primordial spirit to pieces!
Yu Chudu broke out of the formation. Without waiting for Qin Mu’s guidance, his techniques changed abruptly. The Heavenly River coiled around him, stars glittered, suppressing the iron-blooded banners.
He was clearly a valiant fighter with a sharp mind. Seizing the advantage, he suppressed one iron-blooded banner, then the Heavenly River coiled around another Jade Capital realm god or demon, locking him in place. He struck down with his palm, and countless stars rushed into that person’s body, bursting out from his back!
That god or demon’s body shook violently. Those stars almost carried away all his blood and qi, and his primordial spirit was also riddled with holes, dying on the spot!
Having scored a hit, Yu Chudu immediately dodged the attacks of the other four. His body transformed, taking the form of the ancient god Suppressing Star Lord, and attacked another person’s primordial spirit.
That god or demon was dazed, his primordial spirit pulled out of his body. Fortunately, the other three rushed to save him, barely sparing his life.
Jing Baichuan could no longer sit still. He suddenly burst into action, and in one stride, his figure vanished!