Chapter 1062 — All of You Are My Disciples

In the past, they had suffered birth, aging, sickness, and death, but now that the nine human Heavenly Venerables had created the seven realms of the Heavenly Palace, they needed only to cultivate to the Venerable God realm to live forever and remain at their peak eternally. The sight of thousands upon thousands of demigods charging was enough to make one shudder, and despair rose in Heavenly Venerable Moon's heart.

Though she was one of the human race's Heavenly Venerables, she too was still groping through the Heavenly Palace realms; the Heavenly Venerables of this age were not the strongest beings in the world.

On the contrary, demigods whose strength surpassed the Heavenly Venerables were too numerous to count, as many as the hairs on an ox. Luo Xiao, the Creator, also changed color.

According to the memories of the Creators' ancestors, the campaign in which the Ancient Gods had strangled the Creator race had indeed used countless demigods to charge into them! He had not personally experienced the dreadful scene of mature demigods who commanded the laws of the Dao surging toward the Creators, but he had seen it in the memories of his forebears.

"No wonder we lost. .

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" he thought. "Demigods reproduce more quickly than we do, their Dao is manifold, their races are many, and they mature with frightening speed. For our Creator race to return to our homeland, I fear it will be exceedingly difficult.

" Just as this thought occurred to him, Shen Mu's voice rang out: "Heavenly Venerable Yu did not teach me the seven realms of the Heavenly Palace while he was alive, nor did he teach me how to become a god. " He raised his hand, darkness surged through the Langxuan Divine Palace, and the power of the Great Dao of the Nether Capital appeared in the Primordial Realm.

Shen Mu said calmly, "I was the one who created the path to godhood, comprehended the realms of the Heavenly Palace, and taught them to sentient beings.

You. . .

" A bit of pride showed on his face.

"Were taught by me!

" The fingers of his hand spread open, and the Heaven-Bearing Gate stood within the Langxuan Divine Palace. Wherever it passed, countless demigods who had seemed immensely powerful instantly lost their primordial spirits, their souls were cast into the Nether Capital, and they died unnatural deaths. A rain of corpses fell, smashing through one palace after another and toppling wall after wall in the Langxuan Divine Palace.

Shen Mu closed his five fingers heavily, the demonic qi of the Nether Capital howled into the Heaven-Bearing Gate, and the gate vanished. He continued forward, walking along the Divine Emperor's arm until he stood before the Divine Emperor Langxuan, and said with no expression, "Langxuan, even your Heavenly Palace was taught by me. " A flicker of panic appeared on the Divine Emperor's massive face; then his body shrank at tremendous speed, his aura grew stronger and stronger, and streams of Dao-light burst from his body, flinging Shen Mu and the others away.

His power was indeed terrifying, far surpassing Shen Mu's, but he had not the slightest confidence that he could deal with Shen Mu, because any attack he made was a flaw in Shen Mu's eyes. And Shen Mu's divine arts—he could not understand them! If it truly came to a fight, he had faces on all four sides and eight arms, and with his combat power he had no fear of Shen Mu; yet Shen Mu had no need to fear him either!

Light flashed around Shen Mu and the others, and they appeared before him again.

"Can we talk now? " A smile appeared on Shen Mu's expressionless face, then spread wider, and he spoke with complete amiability.

The Divine Emperor Langxuan was startled and uncertain: "Talk about what? " Shen Mu became even more kind and genial: "After the Jade Pool Gathering, Heavenly Venerable Shen and I have been in seclusion, cultivating and pondering divine arts.

Now that the human race has established its Heavenly Court, I have come out to stretch my limbs.

In the past, when the human race had no Heavenly Court, we troubled the demigods under Your Majesty to care for us; but now that there is the Xiaohan Heavenly Court, we can no longer continue to trouble Your Majesty. " The Divine Emperor Langxuan settled himself and laughed. "So that is it.

Why did you not say so earlier, Heavenly Venerable Mu? With such a great show of force, I thought you had come to annihilate my divine race.

" Shen Mu laughed heartily.

"In my affairs, I first use courtesy and only then force. " "First courtesy and then force?

" The Divine Emperor Langxuan looked at the nearly destroyed palace, the countless corpses lying askew on walls and halls, and even the dried-up Jade Pool full of demigod corpses.

The corners of his eyes jumped. He gave a wry smile. "Is this Heavenly Venerable Mu's 'courtesy before force'?

" "Yes. " Shen Mu clasped his hands behind his back and said idly, "If we cannot reach an understanding, the scene will only be a hundred times worse.

Hence courtesy first, force after.

Your Majesty knows that I established my path through divine arts and was titled Heavenly Venerable by the Heavenly Emperor. All the demigods under your command who cultivate the Heavenly Palace were taught by me.

If my divine arts were fully unleashed. . .

" He looked around at the demigod deities who had escaped death in the Langxuan Divine Palace and smiled. "They would all die.

Your race would likewise be wiped out.

I cannot kill you, and you cannot do anything to me, so I came, with courtesy first and force after, to discuss the future of our two houses. " The Divine Emperor Langxuan swallowed his anger and laughed.

"What would Heavenly Venerable Mu like to discuss?

Be frank. " "What belongs to humans is governed by humans.

What belongs to gods is governed by gods.

" Shen Mu said, "From now on, the humans sheltered by the demigods under your command shall move to the territories of the Xiaohan Heavenly Court, and the demigods within the Xiaohan Heavenly Court's jurisdiction shall return to demigod territory. What do you think, my Dao brother? " The Divine Emperor Langxuan said with a half-smile, "My divine race has planted these crops for many years, from the most ancient times until now, eating and drinking in this way all along. It is a rule handed down. Before this season's grain is even harvested, Heavenly Venerable Mu has come to harvest it for us.

If I agree, I fear I cannot answer to the divine races under my command. " Shen Mu said indifferently, "If the divine race dies out completely, Your Majesty will not need to answer to anyone.

Archaic rules that have been handed down to the present are no longer fit for the times.

What ought to be changed, change.

" The Divine Emperor Langxuan raised an eyebrow and laughed heartily. "I have not yet congratulated the establishment of your Xiaohan Heavenly Court.

In that case, I will grant Heavenly Venerable Mu a face.

These crops are yours.

Heavenly Venerable Mu, in those days you were at the Jade Pool Gathering and I at the Heavenly Court Gathering, and we never met. Now that I have met you today, you truly live up to the title bestowed by His Majesty for your divine arts. Why not go inside and talk at length? " Shen Mu said with great politeness, "No.

I have already troubled Your Majesty for so long that I feel quite apologetic. I had better not disturb you further. I take my leave. " The Divine Emperor Langxuan returned the courtesy.

"Then I shall not keep Your Majesty.

" Shen Mu said, "Stay your steps.

" He turned and walked away. The Divine Emperor Langxuan stared at his back, murderous intent surging on all four of his faces. Suddenly, the countless ruins within the Langxuan Divine Palace flew upward, as if time were flowing backward, and the entire heavenly palace was rapidly restored to its original state!