Chapter 1247: You Rebels (First Update)
Bai Yuqiong was startled. She had a good read on Qin Mu’s character, so she rejected his idea before he even voiced it. She never expected that when he actually spoke it, it would be so terrifying.
“Who said ‘we’? You rebel!”
She was exasperated, but her mind began to stir. Now that the Heavenly Venerate Hao was severely wounded, and the divine artifact Imperial Heavenly Venerate was nothing but a head, unable to move, this was indeed the best time to eliminate the Heavenly Venerate Hao!
Not only the Heavenly Venerate Hao, but also the Imperial Emperor and Qiang Tianfei—this was a golden opportunity!
If she could find them and take out the Heavenly Venerate Hao and the Imperial Emperor in one fell swoop…
Her heart pounded wildly. The temptation was too great. Even as a Celestial Master of the Heavenly Court, she found it hard to restrain herself in the face of such an opportunity.
“Take out the strongest of the ancient times and the strongest of the present in one go…” She seemed to hear her own thoughts, but then she realized it was Qin Mu whispering in her ear.
Bai Yuqiong pushed Qin Mu aside and said, “I am a Celestial Master of the Heavenly Court. I cannot act recklessly like you. However, as a Celestial Master of the Heavenly Court, I must take it upon myself to protect the Heavenly Venerate Hao. I cannot let a Heavenly Venerate fall into danger.”
She said calmly, “But if someone else kills the Heavenly Venerate Hao before I can, I can only wail and lament, helpless to do anything about it.”
Qin Mu laughed heartily.
Bai Yuqiong shot him a glare, both annoyed and amused. “Don’t get too happy too soon. I won’t collude with you… The head of the divine artifact Imperial Heavenly Venerate fell over there. Let’s head that way!”
Lan Yutian was still in the midst of enlightenment. Qin Mu opened the lantern door, stuffed him inside, and let him continue his meditation.
Although Lan Yutian was quite talented, his strength was too low to be of any use in hunting down the Heavenly Venerate Hao.
Bai Yuqiong shook her head. “You can’t use the lantern. If someone sees it, they’ll definitely guess our identities.”
Qin Mu thought for a moment and put the lantern away.
The lantern belonged to the Moon Heavenly Venerate. He had once traveled around with it, and Bai Yuqiong also had a close connection with the Moon Heavenly Venerate. The Fire Heavenly Venerate, the Dark Heavenly Emperor, knew that Bai Yuqiong was a disciple of the Moon Heavenly Venerate and the reincarnation of the Southern Emperor’s soul.
The lantern could indeed expose their identities.
At the Heavenly Court camp, the Fire Heavenly Venerate and the Void Heavenly Venerate arrived almost simultaneously. As they landed, both staggered.
The Fire Heavenly Venerate grunted, turned his head, and pressed his mouth, swallowing the blood that surged to his throat.
The flame wheel behind his head was tattered and nearly extinguished. Dozens of sword wounds covered his body, left by the Opening Emperor.
Besides the wounds from the Opening Emperor, there were also injuries from divine consciousness, inflicted by the Imperial Emperor.
These wounds appeared to be external, but the internal injuries were far more severe. Inside the Fire Heavenly Venerate’s body, within his divine treasures and heavenly palaces, countless sword lights rampaged, accompanied by the rampant destruction of numerous Divine Consciousness Great Luo Heavens.
The Fire Heavenly Venerate quickly walked into his own hall, raised his hand, and shook the palace bell. Soon, a palace maid arrived.
The Fire Heavenly Venerate ordered, “Summon the Red Emperor.”
Before long, the Red Emperor Qi Xiayu arrived at the hall and bowed to the Fire Heavenly Venerate.
The Fire Heavenly Venerate suppressed his injuries and said, “Although the void annihilation will affect this place, it won’t destroy the Tai Xu Realm. You don’t need to worry. Red Emperor, the Heavenly Venerate Hao and the Imperial Emperor fought, and the Heavenly Venerate Hao was severely wounded, falling into the Tai Xu Realm. Don’t make a fuss. Take some experts and find the Heavenly Venerate Hao. This is a great opportunity for you to earn merit.”
The Red Emperor Qi Xiayu was startled. She bowed and accepted the order, then prepared to leave and gather experts.
“Wait!” the Fire Heavenly Venerate called her back.
Qi Xiayu stopped and looked at the Fire Heavenly Venerate with confusion.
The Fire Heavenly Venerate stood up, swaying as he paced back and forth. After a moment, he made up his mind and said in a low voice, “Red Emperor, if the Heavenly Venerate Hao’s injuries are too severe, then… then…”
He raised his hand and made a slashing motion downward. “Do you understand?”
The Red Emperor Qi Xiayu’s heart tightened. She nodded solemnly.
“Go quickly.” The Fire Heavenly Venerate waved his hand.
In another hall, the Void Heavenly Venerate also suppressed her injuries and instructed her trusted subordinate, the Heavenly King Xi Muhong, the Xi Heavenly Lord, “The Heavenly Venerate Hao was severely wounded by the rebel Imperial Emperor. His life or death is unknown. Xi Heavenly Lord, take some trusted men and don’t make a fuss. Go find the Heavenly Venerate Hao.”
Xi Muhong, the Xi Heavenly Lord, was a handsome man, though his temperament seemed somewhat sinister. “Heavenly Venerate, I am a military commander. This kind of task is better left to Meng Yungui, the Meng Celestial Master.”
The Void Heavenly Venerate glanced at him and said unhurriedly, “Although Meng Yungui is clever, he has many selfish motives. He is not as pure-hearted as you. Go. Wait a moment!”
Her gaze fixed on the Xi Heavenly Lord. “If the Heavenly Venerate Hao is beyond recovery, do you understand what to do?”
The Xi Heavenly Lord’s heart trembled, and he smiled, “The Heavenly Venerate should have done this long ago! Xi will take his leave and handle this matter well. I will not disappoint the Heavenly Venerate!”
The Void Heavenly Venerate breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, “There should be quite a few people looking for the Heavenly Venerate Hao now, right? Besides me and the Fire Heavenly Venerate, the Opening Emperor, the Qin Heavenly Venerate, and that Creator God King named Lang Wan will each send their own elite forces, determined to take this opportunity to kill the Heavenly Venerate Hao. But then again, this is indeed the best time to kill the Heavenly Venerate Hao!”
As she expected, Yan Yunxi received the Opening Emperor’s order and immediately called for the donkey Lu Zheng, preparing to set off on its back.
Just then, she saw many Creator elders rushing out, scattering in all directions.
Yan Yunxi withdrew her gaze and saw an old ox running over. The Martial Combat Celestial Master Zhuo Cha sat on the ox’s back and said solemnly, “Zixi Celestial Master, I will assist you.”
Yan Yunxi was somewhat reluctant, but then she saw a black tiger running over. The Woodcutter Celestial Master sat on the tiger’s back and said, “I will also help.”
Yan Yunxi’s gaze flickered between them. One was unmatched in bravery, the other unmatched in wisdom—both were people she liked, but neither was perfect.
“Only Jiang Baigui…” She shook her head.
Bai Yuqiong and Qin Mu headed toward where the divine artifact Imperial Heavenly Venerate’s head had fallen. As they searched the area, Bai Yuqiong examined the techniques and divine abilities he used while traveling and asked, “Did the Moon Master not teach you spatial techniques or methods?”
Qin Mu shook his head. “Every time I went to see her, I never actually saw her. She always hid behind a screen. Have you gone to see her?”
Bai Yuqiong also shook her head. “I wanted to see her, but I didn’t dare. She… was she injured by the Fire Heavenly Venerate?”
Qin Mu recalled how he had helped the Moon Heavenly Venerate enter enlightenment in her dreams and said, “Her face was ruined by the Fire Heavenly Venerate.”
Bai Yuqiong fell silent and said no more.
Suddenly, the two stopped. Ahead lay a bizarre world like a nightmare, filled with twisted heart demons. These heart demons were grotesque, the fears of gods, demons, and cultivators made manifest.
The Tai Xu Realm had always had heart demons, but those were strange, not entirely born from the fears of those who came to the Tai Xu Realm. Many were the heart demons of the ancient Creators.
These heart demons originated from the battle when the Imperial Emperor suddenly attacked the Tai Xu Realm.
The Imperial Emperor was defeated by Yun, Ling, and Yue, breaking his supreme divine consciousness domain and dying on the Lotus Continent. The Tai Xu Realm fell into collapse. The Creators at the time tried to restore the Tai Xu Realm to its original state but found it impossible.
Their visualization had turned the Tai Xu Realm into a place that would always return to its original state no matter how much it was destroyed. Even if the heart demons were killed, they would reappear.
Unable to survive in this place, the Creators planned to migrate to the other shore void.
But the current heart demons came from the collapsing void and were different from the native heart demons of the Tai Xu Realm.
Boom, boom, boom. A colossal Creator corpse, crawling on all fours, emerged from the mountains. Its hands and feet crushed the rocks and sent debris flying. Countless heart demons swirled around the giant corpse.
“The void annihilation has caused changes in the Tai Xu Realm again!” Qin Mu’s expression grew serious. The Tai Xu Realm was now more dangerous than before.
The corpse walker let out a roar, and all the heart demons turned to look at Qin Mu and Bai Yuqiong.