Chapter 1216: Incense on the Forehead (Second Update)
That Xue Lingren laughed and said, "Inform the two Celestial Venerables? If we tell them, won't we just be beaten to death by Heavenly Consort Niang when we return? The Consort ordered us to infiltrate this place and carry out a scheme of no small ambition. We are her close aides; she has taught us cultivation daily, treated us like disciples, and imparted divine powers and techniques. We must serve her wholeheartedly."
Their bodies gradually became ethereal, transforming into women composed of countless cubes—a very strange sight.
Xue Lingren continued, "The Celestial Venerables are not on good terms; each has their own agenda. Telling them would ruin the Consort's grand plan. On this mission, we carry the supreme treasure she refined. We can only succeed, never fail!"
Following the Void Beast, they entered the second layer of the Supreme Divine Sense Domain. Their bodies shifted from cubes to paper-thin human silhouettes with no thickness. Not long after, they transformed into flying specks of light.
Finally, trailing the Void Beast, they reached the inner perimeter of the Supreme Divine Sense Domain. Each resumed their true form and gazed into the distance at a lotus-shaped continent.
There, towering Creator beings floated in the air, their white robes billowing gracefully, yet they remained motionless, suspended in space.
The Great Emperor's physical form was the largest—an awe-inspiring, unmatched body. But it was pierced by countless thick roots, fixed to the lotus continent, unable to move or shift.
The hundred or so women each took out a small pouch, opened it, and retrieved a massive divine weapon.
The weapons they produced were all different, like individual components. These divine weapon parts were forged from the divine metal of the Ancestral Court, bearing a rustic luster, with ancient runes imprinted on them.
Just as these palace maids were about to assemble the weapon parts, Xue Lingren's expression suddenly changed. She whispered, "Someone's coming!"
The women quickly shed their clothes, spreading them out to transform into large banners that clung to the ground, merging with it.
The Void Beast also immediately concealed itself in the void, vanishing from sight.
The women were puzzled. Xue Lingren thought to herself, "Both Celestial Venerables know this place is dangerous, and few ever set foot here. How could someone come to this spot?"
As they pondered, the void suddenly trembled violently. An enormous, bizarre ship emerged from the depths of the void. The Void Beast, which had just hidden itself, was struck by the colossal vessel. Its bones broke, tendons snapped, and its six limbs clawed at the ship's edge, struggling helplessly.
Boom—
The giant ship slammed hard into the ground of the Supreme Divine Sense Domain, skidding for hundreds of miles before finally coming to a halt.
From the ground, over two hundred small eyes popped up, nervously staring at the sudden arrival of the giant ship. These were the women under Heavenly Consort Niang's command.
Their banners were extremely peculiar, allowing them to merge with the ground. Yet, with a single thought, they could separate from it.
Their eyes detached from the ground, appearing as if they were growing on its surface—one of Heavenly Consort Niang's signature techniques.
The giant ship was immense, even larger than the lotus continent that trapped the Great Emperor's body. Even the Supreme Divine Sense Domain couldn't assimilate it in an instant.
The ship was lodged diagonally into the ground, and what was even more shocking was that it carried an entire continent on its deck, equally vast!
The unfortunate Void Beast was crushed into two pieces by the ship, dying on the spot.
The women felt uneasy: "What kind of weapon is this?"
Just then, a booming voice rang out, filled with anger: "Monk, I told you it was hard to pinpoint the exact location, but you insisted on guaranteeing it would be fine! Now look—we've ended up in some godforsaken place!"
"This place is just right."
Another voice spoke, gentle and refined, like an erudite old scholar, unhurried: "Zhuo Cha, you don't always have to shout so loudly. War Heavenly King chose this spot because he was worried about crushing our comrades in the Tai Xu region. After all, this is now a battlefield."
A woman's voice chimed in: "Can't we enter the Tai Xu Nether Capital? It's vast and sparsely populated."
"My craving for wine is acting up again. Anyone got a drink? I feel like chopping someone up!"
"Does anyone know where this is?"
"Oh, strange—some unknown force is invading my body, turning me into a paper cutout! You've all become paper cutouts too!"
"This place has a similar effect to the realm of the dead in our Fengdu."
"Moo."
"Everyone, stop arguing and listen to me! This is the Supreme Divine Sense Domain. I've been here before. Over there is where the Great Emperor was buried!"
...
The giant ship was full of strange people. The hundred or so palace maids felt a chill of fear and quietly closed their eyes, merging further with the ground.
Qin Mu stood on the Ark of the Other Shore and explained the origins of the Supreme Divine Sense Domain to the group. "Choosing this spot was my idea. The Tai Xu Nether Capital is also a battlefield. If I were the enemy, I would concentrate my forces to take the Nether Capital, making it easy to seize Tai Xu afterward. To avoid crushing our comrades there, we couldn't land in the Nether Capital either. So this place is the only safe landing spot—no need to worry about harming anyone here..."
Martial Combat Heavenly Master Zhuo Cha pointed at the Void Beast's corpse and sneered, "No living beings? Then what about this big fellow? It just popped up out of nowhere, and we ran it over."
Qin Mu glanced at the Void Beast's corpse below the ship, a bit embarrassed, and smiled. "This is a Void Beast, the Great Emperor's mount, left here to guard his body. Don't worry, there won't be anyone else..."
Suddenly, Yan Wang pushed back his cloak, sniffed the air, and said, "There's the scent of living people here. About a hundred... a hundred and eight of them!"
Qin Mu's face darkened.
Yan Wang continued, "It's not from the people on the ship. There are indeed others here."
Di Yiyue activated her divine eye and scanned the surroundings but found nothing. She shook her head. "I don't see anyone here."
Mingdu Heavenly King Tian Qu took out the Divine Que Saber, its blade gleaming brightly, and reflected it in all directions. "If anyone is here, they'll surely be caught by my saber's light... Huh!"
He let out a soft exclamation and shook his head. "My Divine Que Saber can't detect them either."
Yan Wang drew a finger across his brow, splitting it open to reveal a third eye. "This eye of mine is refined from the Nether Capital's Great Path. It can see through the void and examine souls. Anything with a soul can't escape my sight."
He looked around but shook his head. "I smell living people, but I can't see anyone here."
Everyone tried various methods but couldn't find where the hundred and eight people were hiding.
Qin Mu's heart stirred. He opened his vertical brow eye and scanned the area, then laughed. "Since no one's here, let's leave this place first and rendezvous with Carefree Village. If Fire Celestial Venerable or Void Celestial Venerable detect us, we won't be able to stop them, and we'll likely be wiped out... Wait, since we're here, how can we not offer some incense to the Great Emperor?"
He took out a bundle of incense, about a hundred sticks, lit them in the wind, and with a flick of his wrist, the incense sticks shot out with a swish, embedding themselves in the cliffs of the Supreme Divine Sense Domain.
Where the incense sticks landed, blood immediately gushed out!
Large banners emerged from the ground, each covering a corpse beneath. On the foreheads of these female corpses, a stick of incense was planted, still burning faintly.
Everyone on the Ark of the Other Shore was startled. They had looked at that spot earlier but seen nothing. They hadn't expected Qin Mu to detect it.
Qin Mu gazed into the distance and murmured, "Judging by their attire, they should be from the Celestial Palace's inner court. Why would palace maids from the rear palace come here?"
"I'll go check!"
Martial Combat Heavenly Master Zhuo Cha leaped off the Ark of the Other Shore. But as soon as he left the ship, his body began to change, assimilated by the Supreme Divine Sense Domain, turning into a thin paper cutout.
Zhuo Cha marveled at the phenomenon. He circulated his cultivation and divine power, and with a thunderous boom, he reverted from a paper cutout to his original form.
He was at the Imperial Throne realm. Though suppressed here, his cultivation and strength were immense—the foremost Martial Emperor of the age, with an incredibly powerful physical body.
Di Yiyue also jumped off the ship and let out a soft exclamation as she too turned into a paper cutout.
But her cultivation was profound and her divine power vast; with a single cycle of energy, she returned to normal.
The Woodcutter Sage also leaped off the ship, turning into a paper cutout with a pop. However, he couldn't break free from the suppression and floated forward unsteadily. Then, Qin Mu walked past him, strolling leisurely, his body completely unchanged.
Qin Mu turned and gave him a bright smile. The Woodcutter Sage flew into a rage, raised his paper axe, and swung it at him. But the paper axe bent upon hitting Qin Mu, having no force at all.
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