Chapter 709 — An Ageless Friendship with the Old Man of the Netherworld

Entering the divine blade Dique, the outer structure of the blade is a dual world. But here, because Emperor Shakra Heaven King Buddha discovered his flaw during forging, he created a room for storing miscellaneous things. This is a singular space, so anyone who enters here becomes flat. " Gear-like spatial fragments drifted silently past them, bizarre and kaleidoscopic.

These spatial fragments contained many strange and curious runes. They must be Kaihuang's runes.

Kaihuang designed the divine blade Dique and had Emperor Shakra Heaven King Buddha forge it. Kaihuang was the designer and should not have made any mistakes, but Emperor Shakra Heaven King Buddha's forging skills had failed to achieve perfection, and so this storage room had been created. It was precisely this storage room that gave Shen Mu and the others their chance to escape. It was not that Kaihuang could not forge the divine blade Dique himself, but specialization has its own masters. Kaihuang's methods of refining treasures were certainly inferior to Emperor Shakra Heaven King Buddha's, so he had no choice but to entrust the forging to him. —In Jingping, there were many divine ability users who specialized in the trade of heavenly craftsmanship, refining primordial weapons for others to earn money. Shen Mu examined the runes in these spatial fragments, his heart stirred. These runes were Kaihuang's wisdom. If he could comprehend their mysteries, it would undoubtedly be a tremendous fortune.

"We can't linger here too long, or our bodies will die," he murmured. But his gaze was hard to tear away from the runes.

"Brother Shen, we truly cannot wait any longer! " Qi Jiuyi urged.

"Three days have passed outside. What if our bodies have been ravaged by wild beasts? " Tian Shu sighed. "My body may already be dead. .

. " "I believe I have seen your body, Senior.

" Shen Mu activated the Three Elixirs of the Mystic Body. A paper-thin Gate of Heaven's Mandate appeared in the storage room. The gate opened, and Youdu's demonic qi poured out in sheets. He said, "In the Nether Valley, I saw a god-devil who seemed to possess a Tyrant Body.

Behind him was a honeycomb-like seal, somewhat similar to my Gate of Heaven's Mandate. " Tian Shu was briefly stunned. He shook his head.

"What place is the Nether Valley? When I cut off Tubo's horn, Tubo came to hunt me down. A hand reached for me, and I fled in haste. But he was truly formidable.

I escaped Youdu through the Gate of God-Slaying, yet still could not shake him off, so I transformed into a stone statue. " His small eyes were filled with terror. "Tubo's hand reached out from Youdu and seized my body.

I transformed into a stone statue and my primordial spirit fled, but a small portion of my primordial spirit was trapped in the stone statue.

. . I fled into Fengdu, and only after evading him did I come out.

But I cannot return to my body either.

If I go back, I'll be caught.

A small portion of my primordial spirit clone is still in the stone statue. I can always feel Tubo still gripping me. . . " He shuddered several times and hastily changed the subject. "By the way, you mentioned the Gate of Heaven's Mandate—is this it? This gate is somewhat similar to my Gate of God-Slaying, but not quite the same.

Strange. Also, what is a Tyrant Body? " Shen Mu said, "The matter of the Tyrant Body is hard to explain in a few words. You are a Pseudo-Tyrant Body. I'll explain in detail later. You go in first. I'll be last.

" Qi Jiuyi stepped through the gate first. Long Qilin hesitated, then jumped in. Tian Shu's goat horns trembled. He suddenly felt timid. "Entering Youdu, I'll surely see Tubo. I think I'd better stay here. . . " Shen Mu hastily reassured him.

"Senior, rest assured. I truly have a friendship with Tubo! " Tian Shu tremblingly walked into the Gate of Heaven's Mandate. His voice shook. "Tubo is heartless.

How could you possibly have a friendship with him. . .

" He went in. Shen Mu looked around, sighed, and walked into the Gate of Heaven's Mandate. "Kaihuang's runes are exquisitely refined, showing the profound and unfathomable nature of the Dao. How could a man of such supreme intellect be a doddering old man hiding in a Carefree Land, afraid to come out. .

. " He suppressed his confusion and passed through the Gate of Heaven's Mandate, arriving in Youdu.

He had just steadied himself when a beam of lamplight suddenly shone toward them. A small boat approached, a lantern hanging from its prow. Beneath the lantern sat an old man whose features could not be seen clearly.

All around was boundless darkness. Only this beam of lamplight shone on their faces. The old man beneath the lantern stood and bowed from afar. "The Benevolent Sage King of Tianqi pays his respects to the Heaven King of the Nether Capital and the Divine Son of Youdu! " "The Divine Son of Youdu? " Tian Shu glanced at Shen Mu, was briefly stunned, then suddenly burst into laughter.

The dejection and unease of moments before were swept away.

A matchless aura erupted from him. His body grew more and more imposing, his primordial spirit vast, making Shen Mu and the others seem utterly tiny beside his goat hooves. He declared loudly, "Tian Shu, Left Junior Assistant of the Kaihuang Divine Dynasty, pays his respects to the Lord of Tianqi! " The underworld courier old man smiled.

"Heaven King, Tubo has been waiting for you a long time. Please board the boat.

" Tian Shu's aura immediately wilted. His primordial spirit shrank rapidly.

His goat horns twitched.

He grinned. "I had also intended to go apologize to Tubo. I never expected to be trapped for so many years and never had the chance. " He quietly poked Shen Mu and said in a trembling voice, "Do you really have a friendship with Tubo? " "Rest assured. " Shen Mu patted his chest heavily. "Tubo and I are friends across age, friends beyond form, friends of the gentlemanly kind.

He will give me some face. " The small boat drifted over.

The underworld courier old man's gaze fixed on him. He sneered. "When I sensed someone opening the Gate of Heaven's Mandate, I knew it was you! You've come to cause trouble again!

If you cause trouble again, Tubo will swallow you whole! " Tian Shu's face turned ashen.

He slumped.

He thought, "This friendship. . .

it seems it's not what I imagined. . . I'm doomed!

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