Chapter 3734: Heavenly Mother Arrives
“It’s over!”
Xiao Hei’s face was ashen.
He had never dreamed that Void Heaven would be so bold as to venture alone into the Heavenly Court.
Void Heaven discerned something amiss and asked suspiciously, “Why are you so terrified?”
“Lord Void Heaven, this is the Heavenly Court, where gods stand in multitudes. Even the Heavenly River alone is impassable for Hell Realm deities, with Bian Zhuang War God stationed there! Moreover, the Five Elements Temple’s Temple Master, the Red Cloud Flying Immortal Valley’s Valley Master, the Truth Temple’s Temple Master, and other Heavenly Venerable-ranked powerhouses are permanently stationed in the Heavenly Court. As far as I know, the Heavenly Court also possesses terrifying killing formations capable of slaying Heavenly Venerables…”
Void Heaven thought Xiao Hei was afraid of being implicated, so he spoke sternly, “A mere Heavenly River—I, this Heavenly Venerable, can cross it at will. Does Bian Zhuang think he can see through my aura and heavenly secrets? Though the Heavenly Court has many strong ones, not a single one is worth my regard. Spare me the nonsense—lend me your Divine Realm World.”
Void Heaven vanished before Xiao Hei’s eyes, all aura and heavenly secrets dissipating.
Xiao Hei had no idea how Void Heaven had entered his Divine Realm World, nor where Void Heaven was hiding, nor even if Void Heaven had truly entered his Divine Realm World at all. In any case, his heart was heavy, as if mourning the dead.
This journey to the Heavenly Court felt like heading to the execution ground.
“This time, it really can’t be blamed on me, the Emperor! I’m out of options. Zhang Ruochen, I hope you have a plan on your end!” Xiao Hei thought to himself.
Feng Tian stood at the mountain gate of White Clothes Valley, watching Xiao Hei depart.
“What is that old ghost Void Heaven up to, storming the Heavenly Court? What’s happened on Zhang Ruochen’s side that, after receiving his message, these two are acting more abnormal than the other?”
Feng Tian hesitated.
Nutian Shenzun could ignore the safety of the Destiny Temple, and Void Heaven had always been a lone wanderer, willing to abandon everything for cultivation, but she could not neglect the Destiny Temple.
She aspired to become the Temple Master of the Destiny Temple, pursuing the path of the Ancestor through the Way of Fate.
Now, the Destiny Temple faced unprecedented challenges. If she, too, recklessly left the Hell Realm, the Destiny Temple would surely be seized by Ba’er and Kui Liang Huang. Then, among the three pillars of the Hell Realm, only Yama Heaven Beyond Heaven would remain, likely unable to stand alone.
Before this, Fengdu Ghost City’s cohesion over the Hell Realm had already been shattered by Fengdu Dadi’s exile.
Feng Tian knew she had to return to the Destiny Temple.
This journey would likely be fraught with danger, but no matter how perilous, she had to face it. As the Death God Venerable, as the future Temple Master of the Destiny Temple, as one pursuing the Ancestor’s Great Path, she could not retreat.
Once the goal was set, there was only forward.
Until the goal was achieved, or until death.
“Chi!”
A black spatial rift, like an eye opening, appeared outside the mountain gate of White Clothes Valley.
Two stunning figures, one after the other, stepped out from the spatial rift.
The woman in front had red robes and white hair, her aura restrained, but the moment she emerged, she still alarmed all the deities in White Clothes Valley.
“Hua!”
“Hua!”
…
Divine light flickered as Nie Cang Venerable, Yan Shu Chan Master, Jue Miao Chan Nu, Wu Yue, and other deities appeared atop the stone steps, standing behind Feng Tian, each radiating divine might and formidable power.
Seeing the red-robed, white-haired woman, they all bowed in unison.
“Greetings, Heavenly Mother! We welcome Heavenly Mother’s arrival at White Clothes Valley.”
The deities spoke in unison.
Heavenly Mother ascended the stone steps step by step. The wind stirred the branches, scattering leaves across the ground. Her long white strands floated in the air, emitting faint divine light.
Reaching Feng Tian’s side, Heavenly Mother paused and said, “You’ve broken through to the middle stage of Indestructible Infinite—excellent. Then let’s go together. What do you think—strike down Lei Fa first, or destroy Ba’er first?”
Feng Tian’s aura was already extremely powerful among the current Heavenly Venerables.
But in Heavenly Mother’s calm yet infinitely murderous voice, everything in the world seemed leveled, including Feng Tian’s heavenly might and divine presence.
Feng Tian met Heavenly Mother’s gaze, her eyes filled with divine light of life and death creation, and asked, “Strike now?”
“Qiangshake has been completely ground away, leaving no lingering concerns. The sooner we act, the better. All unstable factors must be cleansed. We can’t let them continue,” Heavenly Mother said as she walked into White Clothes Valley.
Heavenly Mother had been able to completely grind away Qiangshake, one of the Four Supreme Pillars, so quickly because she had borrowed the Wu Ding—the Jade Emperor Cauldron—held by Moon God.
After Feng Tian and Heavenly Mother left, the deities atop the stone steps of White Clothes Valley were all stunned into silence, knowing that a great upheaval was about to unfold.
If Heavenly Mother, Nutian Shenzun, and Feng Tian joined forces, who in the current world could stop them?
Nie Cang Venerable, fully aware of the gravity of the matter, immediately sealed off the heavenly secrets and issued a gag order to all deities present.
Wu Yue’s gaze, however, fell on the other woman who had come with Heavenly Mother.
That woman was dressed in flawless white robes, with celestial hair and cloud-like garments, a veil covering her peerless face, yet she still radiated a sacred and pure aura, giving an ethereal and breathtaking impression of one untouched by worldly affairs.
Moon God’s eyes met Wu Yue’s.
Instantly, a strange spiritual fluctuation appeared in the space between the two women.
“Such a strong spiritual connection—could these two women be the same person?” Nie Cang Venerable sensed it and glanced at them, but out of respect for figures of the God Venerable rank, he did not release his spiritual power to probe deeply.
…
The bamboo grove swayed, rustling.
Below the cliff, a thatched cottage stood by a babbling stream.
Nutian Shenzun faced the steep cliff wall, staring at the two tombstones below. His hands were clasped behind his back, but he lacked his usual majestic and sacred demeanor, instead filled with desolation and loneliness.
“You two go. I cannot act for now, I’m afraid I won’t be able to help you,” Nutian Shenzun said.
Feng Tian could feel Nutian Shenzun’s dejection, as if he had transformed from a spirited, world-defying war god into a decrepit old man.
Even someone of his level could have a heart tribulation he couldn’t overcome?
Feng Tian asked, “What exactly did Zhang Ruochen’s letter say? Is Xumi still alive?”
Feng Tian had visited White Clothes Valley many times, all to pay respects to Kong Faning, so she naturally knew that the nearby wordless stele was Xumi Saint Monk’s cenotaph.
After reading the letter, Nutian Shenzun had come here, which must be related to Xumi.
All along, Feng Tian knew that besides their severe ideological differences, the greatest conflict and rift between her and Zhang Ruochen was Xumi’s death back then.
If not for her feelings, she might have already killed Zhang Ruochen to eliminate the hidden danger.
Just like Qingtian, who struck decisively, never giving Zhang Ruochen the chance to grow and take revenge.
One hundred thousand years ago, outside the Kunlun Realm, Feng Tian had never felt she was wrong to participate in the Hell Realm deities’ siege of Xumi. She had to avenge Kong Faning.
It was Xumi who had caused Kong Faning’s death.
But now, she somewhat hoped Xumi was still alive, so that…
Nutian Shenzun said, “It’s not that Xumi is alive—it’s that Faning is alive.”
Not only Feng Tian, who was close to Kong Faning, but even Heavenly Mother showed surprise in her eyes at this news. Her brows furrowed as she thought of many things.
How could Feng Tian believe such a thing?
The impact on her heart was beyond measure.
“Boom!”
Nutian Shenzun struck out with a palm, shattering the tombstone, revealing a nearly ten-foot-long white jade coffin beneath the ground.
(Chapter End)