Chapter 1605: Heavenly Lord Hao Rescues His Mother
Yu Cangqi fled all the way.
His body was covered in wounds, his primordial spirit was injured, and his own Great Way had suffered severe damage.
He panted heavily, warily looking back behind him.
Behind him, a slender figure clung to him like a bone-gnawing maggot, always difficult to shake off.
That was Wang Muran.
Yankang once had a supreme sacred land called Little Jade Capital, formed from fragments of the Kaihuang Heavenly Court. The people there called themselves immortals, and Wang Muran was the leader of those immortals, known as Immortal Wang.
Since the Yankang Reformation, whether it was the Daoist Sect, the Great Thunderclap Monastery, or the Heavenly Sage Sect, their techniques and divine abilities had undergone earth-shattering changes.
The Daoist Sect had the support of the Heavenly Court Daoist Sect and the Dao Ancestor, coupled with their mastery of numerology. The Daoists' attainments in numerology grew higher and higher, earning them great favor from Emperor Yankang.
The Great Thunderclap Monastery also had the support of the Buddhist Realm and the Great Brahma Heavenly King Buddha, as well as the backing of War Void Tathagata, a great Buddha unparalleled in Buddhist heart and nature, making it increasingly prosperous.
The Heavenly Sage Sect, on the other hand, penetrated deeply into both the court and the countryside. Moreover, since Qin Mu, the Heavenly Lord Mu, was the Yankang National Teacher, although the Heavenly Sage Sect's reputation was not prominent and the sect was rarely mentioned, its covert influence grew ever stronger.
Only the former supreme sacred land, Little Jade Capital, because it was unwilling to submit to the Kaihuang era and lacked the support of Kaihuang-era powerhouses, gradually fell behind.
However, Immortal Wang was stubborn by nature, determined to walk a different path. He not only wanted to catch up to his former enemy Jiang Baigui and defeat him soundly, but also to defeat Xu Shenghua and Qin Mu.
He integrated thousands of techniques from Little Jade Capital, seeking his own path. Though arduous, he had become one of the leaders of the Yankang Reformation over the years, achieving no small success.
Yu Cangqi, the reincarnated body of the Divine Emperor Langxuan, had also been absorbing the fruits of the Yankang Reformation over these years. As one of the Ten Heavenly Lords, he possessed the Great Heavenly Court techniques of the Thirty-Five Heavenly Palaces and was proficient in the Primordial Beginning's Way, but a learner was always a learner.
Facing a frontier figure like Immortal Wang, he suffered greatly.
Whether he used the improved Great Heavenly Court techniques or his Divine Origin Finger, he could not harm Immortal Wang.
His cultivation time was too short; he was still at the Heavenly River realm, while this Immortal Wang had already moved beyond the Nine Prison Platform realm and begun to touch the Jade Capital realm.
In terms of sheer magical power, he was far inferior, and in Dao techniques and divine abilities, he was also far behind.
Yu Cangqi, like a wounded leopard, moved stealthily through the lofty mountains and ridges, avoiding Immortal Wang. He felt even more like a mouse to Wang Muran, with Wang Muran being the cat, amusingly toying with him, waiting until he grew bored to swallow him in one gulp.
He arrived at the Yong River, intending to wash off the bloodstains, when he saw that Immortal Wang again.
Wang Muran sat by the riverbank, next to an old fisherman. This bored Immortal Wang tossed pebbles at the floating bobbers on the river surface, hitting them accurately every time.
The old fisherman dared not speak but glared angrily.
Yu Cangqi gritted his teeth and turned away.
A few days later, he sneaked into Yankang's Bazhou City. Before he could catch his breath, he saw Wang Muran again.
Wang Muran was drinking soybean milk by the street, aloof and stubborn, out of place with everyone else. His aura was so strange that when he sat there, the soybean milk shop had no other customers.
Yu Cangqi let out a cry and rushed toward Bazhou's Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge. He looked back and saw Wang Muran put down the money for the soybean milk and slowly walk toward the Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge.
"As long as I escape Yankang and return to the Heavenly Court, I'll make this brat die in a thousand different ways..."
Yu Cangqi broke through the checkpoint and dived into the bridge.
The other end of the bridge was Lancang Heaven, a heavenly realm in the Southern Heaven.
Yu Cangqi fled at top speed, rushing toward another Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge in Lancang Heaven. Behind him, Wang Muran was still following, suddenly striking out with a palm.
Yu Cangqi fought back with all his might but couldn't block it. He was sent flying, coughing blood, tumbling and rolling, then leaped up and continued fleeing.
He fled continuously through the various heavenly realms of the Southern Heaven, for who knows how long, covering who knows how far, passing through dozens of heavenly realms.
Suddenly, he tumbled out of a Spirit Energy Transfer Bridge and saw a towering divine statue before him.
It was a statue of Heavenly Lord Fire, majestic and magnificent. Behind the statue's head was a flame wheel ten thousand zhang high, with many cultivators climbing onto it to clean the dust.
This statue had once been burned down by Qin Mu but was later rebuilt, even taller and more imposing than before.
Yu Cangqi was both startled and overjoyed. Lying in a pool of blood, he hoarsely shouted, "I am the Divine Emperor Langxuan! I am the Divine Emperor Langxuan! Pursued here by a Yankang nobody! Yan Yazi! Yan Yazi! Where are you? Quickly notify Heavenly Lord Fire!"
This was the Fire Heavenly Palace of Heavenly Lord Fire in the Southern Heaven, extremely luxurious and splendid. Yan Yazi, Heavenly Lord Fire's senior disciple, was stationed here. Upon hearing the news, he rushed over immediately. When he heard Yu Cangqi announce his identity, his face changed drastically, and he shouted loudly, "Men, protect the Divine Emperor! Quickly notify Heavenly Lord Fire!"
Above the Guixu Great Abyss, two Heavenly Lords Hao stood together. One of them had a tattered body; he was Heavenly Lord Hao's Guixu incarnation, not yet having attained the Way.
During the Youdu War, he was severely wounded by Lord Lingyu, fled into Guixu, fell from the sky, and crashed heavily into the Empress's detached palace, shattering into a pool of mud.
At that time, his injuries were extremely severe. The mud writhed, just reforming into his body before shattering into a pool of mud again.
The Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Wheel was also battered by Lord Lingyu, spinning wildly around this pool of mud. He refined the Tai Su Divine Maiden, obtaining Tai Su's entire Dao techniques, using the Tai Su Way to repair the Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Wheel, gradually making it whole.
The Heavenly Wheel refined the power of the Primordial Beginning Way contained in Lord Lingyu's strike. After a long time, he barely managed to suppress his injuries, still shaken.
Just as he planned to return to Youdu to take charge of the battle situation, the violent light currents in the Guixu Great Abyss surged upward, and the tide erupted.
He saw the red rope knot.
Amid the tide, five red ropes were tied into a strange seal technique, seemingly sealing something, and even the Guixu tide could not destroy it.
The Twin Lotus rose slowly from the Great Abyss, its petals spinning and blooming. From within came the Empress's shrill cry: "Heavenly Lord Mu!"
Yuanmu's voice followed, laughing: "Sister, no matter how loudly you call, your lover won't come back to save you. Heavenly Lord Mu's red rope knot hasn't changed. Once I devour you, I can become the Guixu Divine Maiden and break free from his red rope knot! Sister, just die once!"
At that moment, Heavenly Lord Hao smiled. He knew he would surely rule the universe and achieve final victory, and no matter how powerful his father, the Primordial Beginning, was, he could not resist him.
Now, more than ten days had passed since the Youdu War. His incarnation that had attained the Way came personally to rescue his mother, Yuanmu.
The Guixu tide erupted again. The red rope knot remained motionless amid the light currents of the tide, with only the Twin Lotus rising slowly.
"Mother, your child has heard of your suffering and comes to rescue you!"
The two Heavenly Lords Hao merged into one, and with a splash, they knelt before the Twin Lotus, sobbing: "Your child is about to ascend the throne as emperor and has come especially to welcome you. Today is the day you escape your suffering!"
Silence came from within the Twin Lotus.
After a moment, Yuanmu's voice rang out, giggling: "Sister, my Hao'er is here. You have no hope now, do you? You still have one way out: use the Reincarnation Way to hide yourself, the deeper the better, and don't let me find you..."
The Empress's voice faded. After a while, Yuanmu giggled again: "That little wench has indeed hidden herself, hehe. Hao'er, untie the red rope knot, and your mother can break free!"
Heavenly Lord Hao was silent for a moment, then said: "Mother, forgive me, but I cannot untie this red rope knot."
Silence came from within the Twin Lotus.
Heavenly Lord Hao tested: "Didn't Mother just say she could break free from the red rope knot?"
Yuanmu said angrily: "Heavenly Lord Mu's knot imitates the seal technique of the Miluo Palace Master. I was just fooling my sister earlier; how could I possibly untie it?"
Heavenly Lord Hao's eyes rolled: "Then can Mother withstand the power of the red rope knot?"
Yuanmu immediately became tense and shouted sharply: "What do you plan to do? Hao'er, I am still your birth mother!"
Heavenly Lord Hao's hand had already landed on the red rope knot, activating its power!
Countless Dao patterns burst forth from the knot. These were Miluo Palace Dao patterns, combining above the Twin Lotus into a giant hand shrouded in purple energy!
This palm completely filled the Guixu Great Abyss. At this moment, even Heavenly Lord Hao felt a heart-stopping, despairing aura!
The red rope knot was not a simple knot but a seal technique!
It was a seal technique from the Miluo Palace Master. Although Qin Mu had grasped only a little, when this seal was executed, it was as if someone stood at the end of time and space, pressing down with a palm!
Heavenly Lord Hao's hair stood on end. Even without facing this strike directly, he felt an unparalleled threat, let alone Yuanmu, who was within the Twin Lotus beneath the seal!
She would have to bear this terrifying power alone!
"This is not a technique that Heavenly Lord Mu could possibly execute!" Heavenly Lord Hao exclaimed.
"Indeed, it is not a technique Heavenly Lord Mu could execute, because this technique was created by the Miluo Palace Master!"
From the Great Abyss came Yuanmu's scream: "Heavenly Lord Mu's hand seal has no variation! Hao'er, I need your help! Don't use Guixu techniques—this seal greatly suppresses Guixu techniques!"
Heavenly Lord Hao immediately soared into the air, swooping down to catch up with the giant hand, and attacked it with all his might!
He was the most powerful being in the world; his attack power was astonishing! But no matter how many attacks he launched, he could not shake the palm-shaped seal technique!
"This is bad!"
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. The seal had already pressed down on the Twin Lotus. Yuanmu beneath the palm let out a piercing scream. The Twin Lotus was nearly flattened, with lotus leaves flying everywhere, knocked off!
Even though the Guixu tide was erupting at this moment, this seal was still pressing the Twin Lotus down toward the bottomless abyss of Guixu!
Suddenly, Heavenly Lord Hao's heart stirred: "This seal technique formed by Dao patterns indeed has little variation. This might be the only chance for survival!"
He exerted all his strength, grabbed one of the fingers of the palm, and struggled to pry it upward.
If this seal technique were a complete divine ability, it would have infinite variations and could not be pried open by brute force alone. But because Qin Mu's red rope knot had no variation, it gave him an opportunity.
Boom!
The sky above Heavenly Lord Hao split open, and the One Qi Great Luo Heaven appeared. Countless roots of the Dao Tree extended, wrapping around this finger, finally prying it open.
"Mother, now!" Heavenly Lord Hao shouted loudly.
Yuanmu did not respond.
He looked down and saw Yuanmu pressed flat within the Twin Lotus, half of her body mangled and bloody, unable to move.
Heavenly Lord Hao roared in fury. The branches of the Dao Tree above his head fluttered, wrapping around Yuanmu and pulling her out with all his might!
I'm really sorry for being a bit late; the update is delayed.