Chapter 917 — Truth and Falsehood Reversed

He examined Emperor Yanfeng and Imperial Teacher Jingping closely, yet could see nothing out of the ordinary. He hastily opened the cages and reached out to touch them; Emperor Yanfeng and Imperial Teacher Jingping were indeed bodies of flesh and blood, and he could sense nothing amiss.

A thunderclap went off in Yan Shaoqing's mind: "The fine wine I conjured with my spirit-consciousness divine art could make even a prodigy of the Lingxiao realm like Tian Shu drunk.

Heavenly Venerable Mu's spiritual divine art is rooted in my spirit treasuries, so that I can touch empty air and feel that I am touching living flesh.

. . I am finished.

I am truly finished.

. . " It was a long while before he came back to himself.

He turned to look, and Lou Yunqu had departed at some unknown time, plainly to report back to Yin Tianzi. All Yan Shaoqing's hopes turned to ashes.

He shut himself in a cage and waited in silence.

Not long after, from the heavenly palace in the crown of the Yuan Wood, deities descended and took him into custody. On the God-Slaying Platform of the Yuan Realm's heavenly palace, Yan Shaoqing was beheaded; the Heavenly Emperor himself presided over the execution, wielding the weapon known as Yutianzun.

The blade flashed, and the God-Slaying Dark Saber struck off his head. Yan Shaoqing's head rolled down; his primordial spirit gradually withered into silence. His three eyes closed one after another, and the world sank into darkness. He did not know how long had passed when he seemed to wake from a dream, and Shen Mu's voice came to his ears: "Zuo Shaobi, Zuo Shaobi!

" Yan Shaoqing's eyes flew open. He was lying on the ground; not far off, a jailer was dragging away a great wooden basin full of precious blood and setting another in its place to keep catching the blood.

In the blood river, a monster was born and burrowed into a cage, fastening onto a prisoner to drink his blood.

Before him, the Dragon Qilin slept soundly, the plump blue sparrow preened its feathers, and Imperial Teacher Jingping and Emperor Yanfeng were in their cages, bidding Shen Mu farewell. Shen Mu said with concern, "Zuo Shaobi, how did you fall asleep? I have finished my visit and am well content.

It is time I took my leave.

" Yan Shaoqing sat woodenly on the ground, then suddenly let out a piercing laugh that was half sob, half weeping: "False! It is all false!

And this too is false! "