Chapter 1131: Jiang Baigui Subdues Yan Yunxi (First Update)
Yan'er flew for several thousand li and finally found Qin Mu in a large cross-shaped cave on a great mountain. Qin Mu was embedded in the cliff wall, his legs spread apart and his arms stretched out, severely injured and unable to move.
When Yan'er arrived, the mountain god guarding this place was a mountain spirit, who was peeking into the cave, craning its neck to look around.
Yan'er drove away the mountain spirit god and quickly pried Qin Mu out of the cave.
Qin Mu coughed up blood repeatedly but suddenly burst into loud laughter, laughing and coughing blood at the same time. Soon, blood spurted out like a fountain, gushing everywhere.
Yan'er said hurriedly, "Young master, please stop laughing. If you keep laughing, all your blood will spray out!"
Qin Mu activated the Overlord Body Three Dan Art, stabilized his injuries, and barely managed to sit up. He laughed and said, "I'm fine. I only lost half my life; I won't die. I've already deciphered the first rune!"
Yan'er was startled. "Young master, it took you two years to decipher just the first rune? Then how long will it take you to fully unravel Ling Tianzun's divine ability?"
"Two years?"
Qin Mu was stunned. He thought at most a year had passed, but he didn't expect two whole years to have gone by.
This was the reason he disliked going into seclusion like other cultivators or gods.
Seclusion sounded impressive, but it often meant detaching from the real world. Going into seclusion for decades or even centuries would cause him to miss many people and many events, to miss the development of techniques and divine abilities. Once he emerged, he would be outdated.
This two-year seclusion was something he could barely tolerate. Fortunately, he had thoroughly comprehended Ling Tianzun's divine ability, and by using the counterattack of the Primordial Origin Egg, he had finally understood and deciphered the first Primordial Origin Dao rune!
Yan'er secretly felt happy again, thinking to herself, "If it took the young master two years to decipher just the first rune of Ling Tianzun's divine ability, doesn't that mean he'll have to stay here for a long time? That way, I can be with my beloved Pi for a long time..."
Qin Mu stood up, stretched his limbs, and said, "Yan'er, let's go back. It's time to leave the Southern Heaven."
Yan'er was a bit disappointed and asked, "Young master, why not stay here and continue to comprehend the divine ability?"
"I've already comprehended Ling Tianzun's divine ability. There's no benefit in staying here any longer."
They returned to where the Dragon Qilin was. Qin Mu put away the Primordial Origin Egg and said, "It's time to leave. I want to know how the Heavenly Court's attack on the Great Void is going, and the day I decipher the Ghost Ship's divine ability is also getting closer."
His injuries had not yet fully healed, so he could only sit on the Dragon Qilin's back as they headed for the Southern Heaven's Spiritual Energy Transfer Bridge. When they reached the bridge, Qin Mu turned back to look at this vast expanse of land.
The Southern Heaven was peaceful and harmonious, without war or chaos.
"The people here don't know that they could actually have another choice," Qin Mu said. "But they have been educated into deep servility and don't know how to resist."
He patted the Dragon Qilin, who carried him and Yan'er into the Spiritual Energy Transfer Bridge. Qin Mu's face was as calm as water, and he silently thought to himself, "They are just livestock raised by the demigods. At most, they will politely ask for permission before eating you. Death is not frightening. What is frightening is not fighting for a better future for future generations. Perhaps the people living here will still mock the Eternal Peace, laugh at our overestimation of our own abilities, just as Fire Heavenly Lord mocked me..."
He burst into loud laughter.
In the Great Void region.
One by one, the Four Emperor Artifacts suppressed the collapsing void. The Heavenly Court's vast army advanced mightily, charging straight into the Great Void region.
The Creators moved unpredictably in the void, trying to launch sneak attacks. They used the Four Emperor Artifacts seized by Jiang Baigui and Yanfeng Emperor to create chaos and disrupt the Heavenly Court army's advance.
However, this time the army was led by the Four Heavenly Masters of the Heavenly Court, along with the Four Emperors of the Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Heavens. The Four Heavenly Masters possessed supreme wisdom, while Black Emperor, White Emperor, Green Emperor, and Red Emperor were immensely powerful. Although the Creators achieved some gains, they also suffered heavy casualties and were forced to retreat.
Queen Langhuan brought Void Beasts and personally led the campaign, inflicting heavy losses on the Heavenly Court army. But soon, Fire Heavenly Lord and Hong Heavenly Lord descended, severely wounding Langhuan and forcing the Void Beast army to retreat.
The Creator race was completely at a loss and could only hold their ground in the Great Void, waiting for the great battle to come.
Yet everyone knew that this battle for the Great Void would be extremely brutal and bloody. The Great Void Creators were already few in number, and no one knew how many would survive.
"First Heavenly Master of the Eternal Peace, how do you think we should block the Heavenly Court army and weaken their forces?" Yan Yunxi asked with a smile.
Jiang Baigui said, "Simple. Defend by relying on a strategic stronghold. The collapsing void is the greatest strategic stronghold."
Yan Yunxi's eyes flickered, and she said, "Queen Langhuan led the Void Beast army to launch a surprise attack, but they returned heavily wounded. Even the strong among the Creator race are helpless. Heavenly Master of the Eternal Peace, how do you plan to defend by relying on a strategic stronghold?"
Jiang Baigui asked in surprise, "Are you testing me? You yourself know how to defend by relying on a strategic stronghold. Are you trying to probe my wisdom?"
Yan Yunxi snapped open her folding fan with a swoosh, laughed, and said, "You are the First Heavenly Master of the Eternal Peace, here to lend assistance. Tell me your plan. I want to see how many troops you are worth."
Jiang Baigui said calmly, "How many troops am I worth? When the Eternal Peace Calamity broke out, I wasn't worth a single soldier."
The smile on Yan Yunxi's face froze.
When the Eternal Peace Calamity broke out, Kai Huang gave the order for Fengdu to contract, and the gods of the Eternal Peace did not help the country save its people. Now that Jiang Baigui brought this up, it made her feel guilty and uneasy.
"But I am not like you, so I have come to help."
Jiang Baigui said, "If I were you, I would select three thousand useless people and send them into the collapsing void. These useless people must have corrupt Dao hearts and be filled with fear. Their inner demons will continuously multiply, forming an incredibly terrifying army of inner demons that will block the Heavenly Court army's path."
Yan Yunxi's eyes lit up, and she laughed, saying, "Great minds think alike."
"So, Heavenly Master Zixi, how many troops do you think I am worth?" Jiang Baigui asked.
"The Heavenly River Naval Forces, a million elite soldiers, are not worth as much as you."
Yan Yunxi slapped her fan shut with a bang, summoned the Crown Prince's Junior Guardian Fang Youji, and instructed, "Old Fang, find me three thousand people from Carefree Village who are good at flattering, sycophantic, indulging in pleasure, and lacking ambition. Send them into the collapsing void to block the Heavenly Court army's path."
Fang Youji was the old god who had polished a coffin until it was shiny and smooth. When he heard this, he was overjoyed and laughed, "Three thousand? That's not enough! How about I prepare thirty thousand for the Heavenly Master?"
Yan Yunxi scolded him with a laugh and said, "The more, the better, but don't make it too many, lest their families cause a commotion."
Fang Youji hurriedly left.
Yan Yunxi glanced at Jiang Baigui and asked, "Then, Heavenly Master Jiang, do you think this can block the Heavenly Court army?"
Jiang Baigui shook his head. "It won't hold. Although this strategy can make the Heavenly Court suffer losses, it cannot stop them. The Heavenly Court will send a few more Heavenly Lords to suppress the void. Then, the Heavenly Court army will charge straight in, and both sides will fight a bloody battle. The enemy has ten Heavenly Lords; we are no match."
Yan Yunxi asked, "How do we resolve this?"
"Invite Kai Huang and Langhuan to launch a surprise attack on the Heavenly Court through the Void Bridge!"
Jiang Baigui said, "If the Heavenly Court is disturbed, the Heavenly Lords will not dare to send all their forces to attack the Great Void. This way, a stalemate can be achieved."
Yan Yunxi's mind was greatly shaken. She bowed and said, "Yunxi is convinced. Please wait a moment, sir."
She hurried away.
Yanfeng Emperor came to Jiang Baigui's side and whispered, "This woman has taken a liking to you; you have impressed her. I've heard that this Heavenly Master Zixi has a vow: when she meets the one who captures her heart, she will change into women's clothing and marry no one else. Imperial Preceptor, I... I think she has gone to change into women's clothing. She calls herself Yunxi, not Zixi; that is a woman's name."
Jiang Baigui glanced at him, shook his head, and said, "Your Majesty is talking nonsense again. I am utterly faithful to my wife, unwavering until death."
Just as he finished speaking, Yan Yunxi actually came out having changed into women's clothing. She was peerlessly elegant, graceful and charming, a rare beauty.
She came before Jiang Baigui and was about to speak when Jiang Baigui bowed and said, "Aunt Yan."
Yan Yunxi's face instantly turned deathly pale.
"Imperial Preceptor is indeed ruthless enough!" Yanfeng Emperor silently gave a thumbs up.