Chapter 1571: Bo Yang's Skeletal Remains
Standing on the lotus leaf, the two of them couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
On this chaotic ocean floated countless lotus leaves, with paired twin lotuses plunging deep into the pure darkness, connecting to ancient universes one after another. From time to time, streams of light surged upward.
Only by coming here in person could one experience this grandeur and majesty, comprehend the mysteries of the myriad worlds, and be utterly shaken by it.
"So, this means we were born even earlier than Heavenly Duke and Earthly Lord, and perhaps even much earlier than the so-called Primordial Five Tais..."
Suddenly, Yuanmu's voice came through, murmuring: "Sister, marrying that lecher Tai Chu was indeed a loss for you."
Empress Dowager snorted: "I lost out, then what about you? You threw yourself at him, utterly shameless."
Yuanmu giggled endlessly.
Qin Mu's eyes flickered as he looked around, and suddenly his gaze fell upon a skeleton.
It was an extremely massive skeleton, lying on another lotus leaf. The bones were like mountains, but compared to the lotus leaf, they appeared much smaller.
On the forehead of that skeleton was a piece of Primordial Divine Stone, still glowing faintly, its power not entirely eroded by the Guixu.
"Creator Lord? Could it be Bo Yang?"
He suddenly leaped up and landed beside the skeleton.
Empress Dowager also jumped over, examining the skeleton, and praised: "King Bo Yang was thrown here by us to fill the sea eye back then. I didn't expect he didn't die during the fall and managed to hold on until reaching here before dying. Truly the number one divine king of the ancient times. Such strength would still be formidable even today."
Qin Mu approached King Bo Yang and looked him over. As the first Creator Lord, King Bo Yang's life was full of legendary tales.
He was the first to collect Primordial Divine Stone and discover its secrets.
In that era, Creator Lords were not yet Creator Lords but giants of the ancient times. Though they were born strong and became a wise race, they appeared weak in the face of ancient giant beasts.
Floods and fierce beasts made survival difficult for the people of that time. After Bo Yang discovered the secrets of the Primordial Divine Stone, he selflessly taught this method to the world, giving people the strength to fight against floods and beasts, the power to subdue ancient gods, and the ability to create gods.
In that ignorant age, they created a brilliant civilization of divine consciousness, which was no easy feat, and this depended on the selfless dedication of this ancient divine king.
"That old fellow was a tough nut to crack. Killing him took a great deal of effort."
Yuanmu kicked Bo Yang's skeleton and said: "Dealing with the Heavenly Emperor was simple—just needed brother-in-law to sleep with Gong Yun, and Gong Yun would betray him, shattering the Primordial Divine Stone on the Heavenly Emperor's brow. But dealing with this old thing was difficult. He was an old hand, with boundless divine consciousness that could see through all our schemes. If not for us sisters joining forces, I doubt any other ancient god could have handled him!"
Empress Dowager also recalled those turbulent times and sighed: "That should have been the last time we sisters worked together, and also our most glorious battle."
Yuanmu felt the same, reminiscing about those days, and then thinking about the current irreconcilable state between the sisters, she was indeed filled with emotion.
But spilled water cannot be gathered, and a broken mirror cannot be mended. They could never return to the past.
"Sister, this stalemate between us is no solution. You can't refine me to death, and I can't refine you to death."
Yuanmu proposed: "How about this: you control this body for one day, and I control it for the next. We'll take turns. As long as we don't meet, we'll slowly remember each other's good qualities, gradually wear away the resentment between us, and recall our sisterly bond. Perhaps we can return to the past! What do you think?"
Empress Dowager seemed quite tempted and sighed: "I was thinking the same. We sisters can't keep fighting. If we could reconcile, who in this world would be our match? Since you have this intention, sister, let it be settled."
Yuanmu blinked and transmitted her divine consciousness to Qin Mu: "My dear, when that old hag falls asleep, you pass the reincarnation technique to me, and I'll refine her to death!"
Qin Mu's divine consciousness rippled slightly: "Rest assured, Yuanmu, I understand."
Suddenly, Empress Dowager's divine consciousness rippled, transmitting a message: "That little wench is fickle. Do you think, Mu Tianzun, it's better to have a madwoman in the world, or a rational person? Mu Tianzun should be able to judge."
Qin Mu's divine consciousness rippled: "Rest assured, Your Majesty, I understand."
He suddenly showed a puzzled expression, looked at Bo Yang's skull, and then followed the direction of the skull's eye sockets, asking in surprise: "What was Bo Yang looking at before he died?"
Empress Dowager climbed onto Bo Yang's massive skull and looked in the direction he had been gazing at before death. She saw only the vast chaos, with thick lotus roots rising from the chaotic mist and plunging into the rotating darkness.
Qin Mu opened his vertical eye on his brow and looked there, his heart skipping a beat.
He finally saw what Bo Yang had seen before his death!
Under that twin lotus, several incredibly thick chains of the Dao spun and descended, stretching from the entrance of a Guixu abyss in a past universe all the way here.
The chains plunged into the chaotic sea, seemingly connected to the roots of the twin lotus!
Suddenly, those chains shook violently, scattering the surrounding chaotic mist, as if a massive creature in the chaotic sea was stirring up a storm!
Above the chaotic sea, the wind of heat death howled and surged, waves towering to the sky, lifting the lotus leaves on the sea!
Qin Mu and Empress Dowager, standing on a lotus leaf, immediately felt unsteady and were nearly thrown off.
The two quickly steadied themselves, and then they saw the chaotic qi disperse. From beneath the roots of the twin lotus plunging into the chaotic sea, a disheveled head floated up, countless white hair like silver threads drifting on the surface.
Those silver hairs seemed alive, swimming in the sea, rising, and constantly stabbing at those Dao chains, trying to cut them off!
Countless dense Dao patterns emerged on the chains, vibrating continuously. From all directions in the chaotic sea came sounds of the Dao like bells and chimes, as if an immensely powerful and majestic being was chanting the supreme Dao!
Boom!
A massive head slowly rose from the chaotic sea, hair flying wildly, resisting the suppression of the Dao chains. The chains passed through her face, entering and exiting through her nostrils, mouth, and ears, locking her tight.
It was a woman, her physique no smaller than King Bo Yang's. Having been sunk in the chaotic sea for too long, she had been eroded by the chaotic sea until her features were hard to distinguish.
The woman grabbed a lotus leaf, resisted the suppression of the Dao chains, forcibly climbed onto the leaf, and took the opportunity to gasp for breath.
Qin Mu and Empress Dowager stared wide-eyed. There was actually another person suppressed in this Guixu abyss, and this person was still alive!
Moreover, this woman should be a Dao-achiever from prehistory, suppressed until the universe was destroyed and a new one was born, yet she still survived intact. What an astonishing anomaly!
"The Dao patterns forming these chains are Miluo Palace Dao patterns!"
Qin Mu's heart leaped as he looked at the countless Dao patterns flying in the air. The patterns were composed of Hongmeng runes!
"In other words, it was the master of Miluo Palace who sank this woman into the Guixu abyss. Fearing she wouldn't die, he used immense power to suppress her here, hoping to wear her down!"
He was horrified: "Who is she? Why couldn't even the master of Miluo Palace kill her and was forced to suppress her?"
The woman caught her breath, was pulled by the Dao chains again, sneered, reached out to grab the roots of the twin lotus, and tried to tear it down to use against the chains!
Her Dao techniques were incredibly powerful, belonging to the Guixu Dao lineage, but far more profound and mysterious than those of Empress Dowager and her sister!
The twin lotus was pulled into her hands, and when she activated it, its power was overwhelming, devouring everything and stirring the entire chaotic sea!
"A Guixu goddess from a prehistoric universe!"
Qin Mu was startled, and Empress Dowager and Yuanmu said in unison: "It's us from a prehistoric universe!"
"No! She's more perfect than us!"
"She has perfectly merged!"
Both women were overjoyed. Clearly, the woman locked and suppressed here was extremely powerful, having solved the drawbacks of the Guixu sisters' fusion, much more reliable than Qin Mu's reincarnation Dao!
Qin Mu's heart pounded wildly, and then he thought: If this woman is more reliable than me and solves the problem of the Empress Dowager sisters, can I still keep my life?
The woman wielded the twin lotus in battle, doing her utmost to resist the Dao chains, but soon she was on the defensive, falling into a disadvantage.
Although the master of Miluo Palace was dead, the Dao chains he left behind still possessed supreme power. His Miluo Palace Dao patterns were mysterious and unfathomable, beyond even the Guixu's ability to devour and refine.
Suddenly, the woman spoke in Guixu Dao language, shouting: "Are you two just going to keep watching? Won't you come and help?"
Empress Dowager was stunned. Qin Mu clenched his fists, his palms drenched with cold sweat.
Whoosh—
The woman stirred the chaotic sea, and a lotus leaf was involuntarily swept toward them. The woman called out: "Step onto this chaotic lotus leaf and come quickly!"
Qin Mu hesitated, but Empress Dowager had already leaped onto the leaf.
He gritted his teeth and jumped on as well.
The master of Miluo Palace must have had a reason for suppressing this prehistoric Guixu goddess. If Empress Dowager really released her, it would be a catastrophic disaster for Yikang and the entire universe.
No matter what, he had to stop Empress Dowager from doing this!
The lotus leaf drifted toward the woman, soon arriving beside the leaf she was on. Countless white hairs flew out, wrapping around the two of them. The next moment, Qin Mu and Empress Dowager landed at the woman's feet.
The woman struggled more and more fiercely against the Dao chains. Suddenly, countless Dao patterns swished and imprinted onto her body, locking all her divine abilities. The woman involuntarily released the twin lotus and was dragged into the chaotic sea.
Empress Dowager was filled with disappointment. Yuanmu lay on the lotus leaf, calling out: "Senior, how can we save you?"
Qin Mu's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He immediately planned to draw his sword and cut off her neck, sending her head into the chaotic sea.
At that moment, Empress Dowager's face appeared on the back of Yuanmu's head, staring coldly at him.
Qin Mu's hand, which had been reaching for the Calamity Sword, slowly relaxed, a smile on his face.
On the surface of the chaotic sea, beneath the massive lotus leaf, the woman's pale face emerged, and her Dao language came through: "I am the Second Young Master of Miluo Palace, in charge of the Wuji Hall of Miluo Palace, suppressed here. You only need to follow this twin lotus, climb up, and when you reach the entrance of the Guixu abyss, you will see several red ropes hanging down. Cut those red ropes, and I can escape. Those red ropes are what the master of Miluo Palace used to bind me."
Qin Mu smiled: "The young masters of Miluo Palace are all men, aren't they? How can a woman be called a young master?"
The woman's face beneath the sea was surrounded by flying white hair, and her Dao language came: "When a woman's status is noble, she can be called a young master, or even a lord if she wishes... Wait a moment, you look somewhat familiar..."
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