Chapter 923: Tearing the Heavenly Court Apart (First Update!)
At that moment, even Qin Mu felt his scalp go numb, as if falling into an abyss!
Although the Heavenly Court realm was still incomplete, it was, after all, the supreme realm. Even an incomplete realm was terrifyingly powerful.
However, Nether Heavenly Venerable might not be a match for the mysterious figure on the sea surface.
Over the years, the Heavenly Court had been plundering various Imperial Throne cultivation techniques, intending to combine them all to create a complete Heavenly Court technique. Although they had yet to succeed, they had accumulated a vast number of techniques.
Nether Heavenly Venerable, however, had long since stepped out of the Heavenly Court's circle of power and retreated to the Nether Realm.
Although many Imperial Throne powerhouses had died in battle throughout history, and some of their souls had entered the Nether Realm after death, giving Nether Heavenly Venerable the chance to acquire many Imperial Throne techniques, the Nether Realm's role had been continuously weakened by the Heavenly Court for a long time. For instance, the Heavenly Court had ordered the Black Emperor, the Nether Sovereign, to create the Nether Capital, not only to weaken Earth Lord but also to intercept the souls of some deceased Imperial Throne beings.
Thus, it was impossible for Nether Heavenly Venerable to create a complete Heavenly Court realm technique!
Moreover, the Heavenly Court controlled far too many resources. The Dao Sect's patriarchs had used their classics and divinations to deduce the Dao runes of various ancient gods. Without these ancient god Dao runes, Nether Heavenly Venerable could not possibly be a match for the mysterious figure on the sea.
What's more, another Heavenly Venerable-level existence had arrived!
Cold sweat broke out on Qin Mu's forehead.
He had originally thought that his rescuer would be the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor. If the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor acted, tearing the Heavenly Court apart would be effortless.
But he never expected that Nether Heavenly Venerable would care so much about his safety as to personally intervene!
His heart was moved, yet he worried for Nether Heavenly Venerable's safety.
Nether Heavenly Venerable and the mysterious figure on the sea erupted almost simultaneously. Nether Heavenly Venerable raised his horse lantern and slammed it downward. In an instant, the sea and sky changed color. The entire Yao Sea seemed to flip over in an instant, and the next moment, it vanished from the Heavenly Court, appearing in a dark, desolate world.
The Heavenly Court's Yao Terrace and Yao Sea had been forcibly dragged into the Nether Realm!
At the same time, the mysterious figure on the sea made his move. Behind him, one heavenly palace after another connected the sky and the earth, rumbling as they appeared one after another, forming a vast and boundless Heavenly Court!
Simultaneously, another figure appeared on the surface of the Yao Sea in the Nether Realm. Light burst forth behind him, and heavenly palaces emerged one after another, also forming an incomplete Heavenly Court.
The two Heavenly Venerables simultaneously raised their feet and stamped heavily on the surface of the Yao Sea. The space violently trembled, and the pressure forcibly pushed the Yao Sea back into the Heavenly Court!
"Nether Heavenly Venerable absolutely cannot hold off these two at the same time!"
Qin Mu decisively acted, forcibly erasing the consciousness of the Creator on the altar. Then, he suddenly stood up, and a beam of light shot out from between his brows.
Qi Jiuyi, Yun Jianli, and the others were startled, unsure of his intentions. They thought Qin Mu had grown bold enough to attack those two Heavenly Venerables.
Unexpectedly, the divine light from Qin Mu's third eye shot toward Yun Chuxiu's direction, leaving them even more baffled.
The light from between Qin Mu's brows burst forth, and a coffin appeared beneath Yun Chuxiu's feet. Yun Chuxiu cried out in surprise and quickly stepped back two paces.
Qin Mu flicked his sleeve, and the coffin burst open with a bang. Divine light swirled inside.
Yun Chuxiu's heart leaped as she saw the corpse within the coffin.
Qin Mu strode toward the coffin and said in a deep voice, "If Nether Heavenly Venerable cannot hold them off, then I will use the Soul-Drawing Art to summon the soul of the owner of this corpse, reshape her spirit, and bring her back to life!"
Yun Chuxiu glanced at him, and their eyes met.
Yun Chuxiu giggled, "The Great Mage truly lives up to his reputation."
She said no more. Just then, the sky trembled violently again. Another Heavenly Venerable descended, his aura exploding as a series of heavenly palaces appeared, the Dao sound ringing without end!
However, this Heavenly Venerable was not targeting Nether Heavenly Venerable. Instead, he was targeting the two Heavenly Venerables from before.
The two Heavenly Venerables were momentarily stunned, finding it hard to believe.
But since they had both concealed their true identities, unwilling to bear the blame for killing the Shepherd Heavenly Venerable, they could not tell who this newly arrived Heavenly Venerable was.
Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. He closed the coffin and sent it back to the Qin Continent within his eye, nervously watching the situation.
Yun Chuxiu came to his side, also watching the situation on the Yao Sea. She whispered softly, "Do you know who I am?"
Qin Mu nodded slightly, his voice barely audible: "Yes. On the ghost ship, I once performed a soul-summoning ritual for the Empress."
Yun Chuxiu chuckled, "I've been wondering who summoned my soul hundreds of thousands of years ago. Later, I heard about a Great Mage who was impervious to calamities, and I guessed it was you. And indeed, it was."
Qin Mu laughed heartily.
Yun Chuxiu lowered her eyes, shy and timid, twisting the corner of her clothes like a maiden in love. She whispered, "Keep my sister's corpse safe, or I won't let you off! Other ancient gods need your soul-shaping technique, but I don't. My soul is complete, and I have already broken free from the constraints of the ancient god's physical body!"
In the pavilion, Qi Jiuyi and Yun Jianli saw this scene, and a wave of bitterness rose in their hearts.
Although Yun Jianli knew this woman harbored ill intentions, he couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.
They had no idea that Qin Mu and Yun Chuxiu were not flirting at all. On the contrary, they were in extreme danger!
Qin Mu was merely using "Yun Chuxiu's" weakness—threatening to revive Lady Yuanmu—to coerce her. Meanwhile, "Yun Chuxiu," though helping Qin Mu escape his predicament, was also threatening him.
However, Qin Mu could finally confirm one of his suspicions: the Empress's sister, Lady Yuanmu, was indeed dead, and she had died at the hands of the Empress.
The incident of the Empress's assassination during the Longhan Era was a great mystery, but now it could be closed.
Yet, there was still one point of doubt: why was Ling Heavenly Venerable's hairpin stuck in the back of Lady Yuanmu's head?
According to Qin Mu's speculation, back then, the Empress had already reached an agreement with the Heavenly Alliance. When she returned to her hometown, she incited the Longbo Kingdom to rebel and besiege the Guixu Abyss.
The Heavenly Emperor sent the Imperial Guard to rescue her. In front of Wei Suifeng, the Empress created the illusion of another Empress attacking her, making the world believe that the victim was herself.
In reality, she had killed Lady Yuanmu and faked her own death to escape.
Afterward, Ling Heavenly Venerable acted, turning the Imperial Guard and their warship, who had witnessed the entire event, into a ghost ship. She created a time-travel incident for the Imperial Guard, erasing all traces.
At that time, Lady Yuanmu's corpse was probably not placed in the twin lotus flowers of the Guixu Abyss. The Empress's primordial spirit entered Lady Yuanmu's body and returned to the Heavenly Court, announcing to everyone that the Empress was not dead.
The Ancient God Heavenly Emperor had a fondness for Lady Yuanmu and was happy to help her conceal the fact that she was not the real Empress. Little did he know that the person inside Lady Yuanmu's body was indeed the Empress.
Thus, the Empress eliminated her disobedient sister and completed the process of replacing her.
Then, she conspired with Ling Heavenly Venerable to create Jue Wuchen, using him to scheme against the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, burying the betraying couple together!
After eliminating the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, she, along with Yun Heavenly Venerable and Hao Heavenly Venerable, immediately rushed toward the Heavenly Court, intending to seize the Heavenly Emperor's physical body. Who ultimately succeeded remained unknown.
Qin Mu connected these events, leaving only one unresolved matter: why was Ling Heavenly Venerable's hairpin stuck in the back of Lady Yuanmu's head?
"Could it be that Ling Heavenly Venerable wanted to eliminate the Empress and used the hairpin to kill her, but the Empress was one step ahead and took the opportunity to escape that body?"
Qin Mu had his guesses, but whether this was the truth of history was impossible to know.
On the Yao Sea, four Heavenly Venerables faced off, the atmosphere extremely oppressive, making it almost impossible for the people on the island to breathe.
Besides them, there were many palace maids on the island, huddled together. Although they were all divine maidens, some from half-divine races with extraordinary bloodlines, if the four Heavenly Venerables attacked, none of them would survive!
"Shujun, can you now identify this Creator?"
Qin Mu used his divine consciousness to communicate with the large meatball on the Primal Chaos Origin Stone altar. "My deal with you is complete."
The Creator he referred to was the third Heavenly Venerable to appear on the Yao Sea.
This person was the prehistoric Creator hidden within the Heavenly Court, the one who had placed the bloodline curse on Yun Heavenly Venerable's descendants!
His arrival had broken the balance between Nether Heavenly Venerable and the mysterious figure, forcing Nether Heavenly Venerable to act first.
On the altar, the large meatball had transformed into a giant eye, observing that person through Qin Mu's vision.
That Heavenly Venerable had a majestic figure, his face shrouded in layers of light, making it impossible to see clearly.
"Not complete. I can't see his face," Shujun said.
Qin Mu sneered, "I've found this Creator for you. The deal is naturally complete! As for your inability to see his face, that's your lack of skill, not my concern!"
Shujun said coldly, "It's not my lack of skill, but yours! I am using your eyes to see him. I can't see his face because your cultivation and strength are too weak to see through the divine light on his face! Not knowing which Heavenly Venerable of the Heavenly Court he is means our deal is not complete."
Qin Mu was furious but had no retort.
At this moment, the four Heavenly Venerables were locked in a standoff, forming a strange balance. None of them made the first move.
"Nether Heavenly Venerable has come from afar, unexpectedly causing internal strife in my Heavenly Court."
Suddenly, a loud voice came from beyond the heavens. A divine being with white eyebrows, white beard, and white eyes descended, surrounded by layers of radiant light. He laughed heartily, "You hide your faces, not daring to reveal your true identities, but I, Ancestral God King, am not afraid. I even wanted to kill my old father, the Heavenly Duke, let alone a mere Shepherd Heavenly Venerable?"
The sky brightened as an extremely thick beam of light descended from the heavens, striking the surface of the Yao Sea. The light trembled, and then the white-haired Heavenly Duke appeared on the water. His body slowly rose, growing taller and larger.
"Old man..." Ancestral God King's eyes twitched violently when he saw the Heavenly Duke descend.
The Heavenly Duke remained silent.
Just then, the space shook violently. Another Heavenly Venerable arrived, concealing his true face, and laughed, "The Heavenly Duke has come from afar, gracing the Heavenly Court with his presence."
The balance was broken again.
The Heavenly Duke snorted, his voice rolling like thunder, "Earth Lord, will you just stand by?"
Everyone was startled. They saw black gas rolling from the depths of the Yao Sea, and then the sea split open. Earth Lord's twin horns pierced the sea surface as he slowly rose!
"Even Earth Lord can't sit still!"
In the pavilion, Yun Jianli suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "The more people come, the safer we are. Because if these people fight, it's hard to say who will win, and even the Heavenly Court could be shattered! They won't fight!"
Qi Jiuyi also breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "But the Heavenly Court will split because of this."
"Earth Lord and Heavenly Duke have come together. Why didn't you inform us earlier?" Another Heavenly Venerable appeared on the Yao Sea, also concealing his face.
Before he could stop, flames blazed as the Southern Emperor, Vermilion Bird, walked in, standing among these beings. She held a peach blossom in her hand and said with a smile, "Everyone, my abilities are slightly weaker than yours, but I am only here to deliver something. I have no intention of interfering in your affairs."
She inserted the peach blossom into the sea, and suddenly, countless peach trees emerged, covering the surface of the Yao Sea for thousands of miles.
Within the peach forest, palaces stood clearly. A few young girls carried lanterns, hanging them under the eaves of the palace before returning inside.
Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Moon Heavenly Venerable had also arrived.
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