Chapter 1025 — The Venerable of the Human Race Who Comprehends Heaven's Secrets

At the same time, in the south of the Yuan Realm, where mountains stood towering, there was a range called Heavenly Venerable Ridge. It was unfathomably deep, wreathed year-round in rosy mists. Even if gods or demons strayed into it by mistake, they entered and never came out.

It was said that a Heavenly Venerable was buried here. All around were more than a dozen heavens, great and small, guarding the place—yet no one dared enter.

On this day, light and flame billowed within Heavenly Venerable Ridge, and ten thousand strange phenomena appeared. Rays of every color burst forth from deep within the mountains. The gods of the various heavens stationed here by order all stood atop the clouds and peered down, and saw the ridge wreathed in pearl-light and jeweled radiance—as though some treasure were about to emerge into the world.

Many gods and demons were greatly stirred, saying, "They say a Heavenly Venerable is buried in Heavenly Venerable Ridge. Could it be that the Heavenly Venerable's treasure is to be unearthed today?

We were ordered to guard this place—and it turns out to be to our advantage! " The many gods and demons flew toward the ridge in a rush, trying to seek the treasure. But Heavenly Venerable Ridge was indeed perilous. The gods and demons of the various heavens entered and vanished without a sound—only a belch came from within the ridge.

"With these fools sacrificing themselves to me, I can at least somewhat replenish my dried-up qi and blood. " From within Heavenly Venerable Ridge, a great many white-bone gods and demons flew out. Clad in long robes with wide sleeves, they carried a huge bronze coffin out of the ridge.

Their wide sleeves fluttering, the white-bone gods and demons rode the wind and clouds away.

Yuandu City. The general guarding Yuandu City hurried to the heavenly palace in the crown of the Yuanmu, strode quickly into Yujing City, entered the Lingxiao Hall, bowed before a divine statue enshrined on the throne there, and reported the matter of Heavenly Venerable Mu's arrival.

The statue was of clay, yet upon hearing this it opened its eyes and said, "I already know. You may withdraw.

" The general withdrew. The clay statue sneered, "This brat does nothing but make trouble for me! You should have gone to the Eastern Extremity—but no, you insist on returning to the Yuan Realm.

How could the Grand Emperor let you go?

If I save you, the other Heavenly Venerables will know that I am one of the three who acted at the Jade Pool that day. If I do not save you, I fear you are as good as dead! Wretched, wretched! " The divine artifact Yutianzun, floating above the Yuan Realm, was slowly reviving, its aura gradually rising.

Just then, a doorway abruptly appeared out of thin air in the Yuanmu heavenly palace. The clay statue was taken aback.

"This door has opened again!

The last time it opened, it was rumored that someone saw Heavenly Venerable Mu, and moreover a demon fiend burst in through this door and slaughtered freely, killing no small number of experts in my heavenly palace. My palace's great army surrounded and attacked him, yet could not keep him! Now this door opens again—could there be some new mischief? " He had scarcely thought this when the door opened, and a middle-aged man stepped out. Thick-browed and large-eyed, of uncommon bearing, with graying temples, his gaze revealed the vicissitudes of time.

His clothes were plain, a sword hanging at his waist. Just so, he appeared out of thin air in the Yuanmu heavenly palace, raised his head to gaze at the sky, seemingly overcome with emotion, his lips moving as though he had a thousand words to say. "My spirit wanders the old kingdom; the sentimental must laugh at me, white hairs growing early.

. . " He sighed ruefully. His gaze swept out, and across several hundred li, the statue of Heavenly Venerable Xiao in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall exploded with a crack into fragments. The middle-aged man seemed to feel a touch of the chill of early spring. He tightened his collar, crossed his arms over his chest, and turned to leave.

"This heaven and earth have at last returned to their original state. A pity that the people of those years are no longer here, and the hearts of men are no longer here either. .

. " He sighed again and again, and his form vanished without a trace. In the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the clay statue immediately reassembled, quickly becoming a clay man.

It leaped down from the throne, dashed out of the Lingxiao Hall, came to the front of the hall, and gazed intently—the middle-aged man had already vanished without a trace.

"Shen Ye, Heavenly Venerable Shen! " A human voice came from the clay man's mouth, murmuring, "He has come out of the Carefree Village?

This is no small matter. The rebel could not sit still in the Carefree Village.

. . " He looked up at the divine artifact Yutianzun, hesitating somewhat.

To deploy the divine artifact Yutianzun to kill Kaizhuang Shen Ye would not serve his interests. There was no need for him to fight Kaizhuang to the death. "Should I inform the other Heavenly Venerables of Heavenly Venerable Shen's appearance? " The clay man paused, then returned to the throne in the Lingxiao Hall and closed his eyes.

"No need to pay him any mind.

Pretend I do not know. With Shen Ye appearing, he will not stand by and watch Heavenly Venerable Mu be killed by the Grand Emperor. Since that is so, I will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!

" "Stop the carriage. " When the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot flew to the upper reaches of the Yong River, Shen Mu suddenly spoke and laughed. "Dutian, we are almost at my homeland.

I am timid with hometown affection.

Let us travel on land. " The Dutian Demon King was greatly puzzled and laughed. "Even the Sect Master feels timid approaching his homeland? If we travel on land, I fear it will take more than ten days longer to reach Jingping.

" "No matter," Shen Mu laughed.

The Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot descended and raced along the Yong River on the water's surface. Shen Mu stepped out of the chariot, took out a jade bottle, and let fall a drop of Hongmeng Primordial Liquid, saying with feeling, "I offer a drop to my homeland. " The drop of Hongmeng Primordial Liquid fell into the river.

After a moment, the mountains on both banks of the Yong River trembled, as though some enormous thing were churning underground, shaking the mountains until they could not stay still.