Chapter 1451 — Five Elders Brave the World

The last time Shen Mu had come here, his understanding of the Dao of the blade had been too shallow for him to dare examine the God-Slaying Platform of the Ancestral Court. Now, however, his comprehension of the blade had reached a far deeper level, and as he looked upon the platform again, he discovered many things that had eluded him before. There were two blades, like twin dragons swimming through the murderous aura.

These two divine sabers possessed a peerless ferocity, having absorbed the baleful energy gathered over countless ages, until they had become sentient. Not only that, but the two blades naturally contained the great Dao of the God-Slaying Platform.

Logically, they should have given birth to beings similar to ancient gods, but for some reason, they had instead become two divine sabers. The saber aura they had sensed emanated from these two divine blades!

However, the two blades were still in the process of formation; they had form but not yet substance.

If they were to be classified by the five stages of cosmic formation, among the Five Primalities of the Primordial, these two blades belonged to the Taishi stage. Zai Fu's understanding of the Dao of the blade surpassed that of all the others, so he was the first to sense the two blades within the platform; the others could not detect them.

Shen Mu's Sage Eyes were peerless, so he could also see them. The five of them walked toward the platform.

Tian Shu, the Heavenly King, shivered as he gulped wine.

He was timid; only drinking could suppress his cowardice. The other Heavenly Kings of Kaihuang often mocked Tian Shu, saying that before drinking, Tian Shu would knead Kaihuang's shoulders and pound his back; after drinking, he would squint and order Kaihuang to knead his shoulders and pound his back.

At first, Tian Shu was the last among the five, but as he drank, he moved to the front, tore open his garments, bared his chest, and laughed, "That wench Qiang Tianfei is a pretty thing, pity I've never gotten close. .

. Eh, that wench is guarding an empty room; let her come out and give this old man some fun! " Qiang Tianfei's disciple, a being at the Imperial Throne realm named Fang Ziyan, frowned deeply and suppressed her anger, thinking, 'This shifty-eyed fellow seems to be the rebel Tian Shu, the one who dared to contend with the Nether Emperor. Mu Tianzun appears refined and elegant — how could he be mixed up with such a rebel?

' Her cultivation was extremely high, and she was leading the way, but the saber aura of the God-Slaying Platform posed a great threat to her. The closer she got, the harder it was to bear. The saber aura not only invaded her body but also her Dao-heart, causing great disturbance. Worse, countless saber energies invaded her primordial spirit, making it feel as if ten thousand blades were pressing upon it, bringing stabs of pain from time to time.

Moreover, the baleful aura in the blade made her restless; her temples throbbed, blood surged upward, and she wished she could chop the drunkard beside her to death with a flurry of blades! But hatefully, the drunkard Tian Shu kept pressing close to her, asking when Qiang Tianfei would come out to amuse Master Tian.

"If it weren't for Mu Tianzun's sake, your servant would slice you up fine, mince you into filling, and boil you into a broth! " Fang Ziyan said with a smile, her pearly teeth grinding audibly.

Her Dao-heart was no match for Shen Mu, Zai Fu, and the others; even Tian Shu was infinitely stronger than her.

When sober, Tian Shu was as timid as a mouse, but once drunk, his Dao-heart became unimpeded, his demonic nature was roused, and he feared nothing, his Dao-heart reaching the twenty-fifth heaven. When they arrived within ten li of the God-Slaying Platform, Fang Ziyan could no longer endure.

She hastily took out the protective talisman Qiang Tianfei had given her and hung it around her neck.

The jade talisman emanated a marvelous Dao resonance, repelling the saber might of the platform, preventing the two fierce blades' power from invading her body. When they reached the colossal platform, the jade talisman she had been granted by Qiang Tianfei seemed unable to bear it and emitted a fine crackling sound.

Fang Ziyan was terrified and hurriedly said, "The God-Slaying Platform is here, Mu Tianzun.

Your servant can only escort you this far! This platform is extremely perilous; be careful, Your Eminence.

" She was about to leave when Tian Shu, glancing sideways, noticed a palace nearby. The area around the platform was completely bare; even the self-renewing soil of the Ancestral Court had been chopped into extremely fine bits by the saber aura.

There was not a single plant, nor any mountains or rivers. The fact that this palace had survived in such an accursed place made him marvel, and he immediately intended to charge inside.

"This must be Qiang Tianfei's bedchamber, warm jade and fragrant incense!

" The drunken Heavenly King, dragging the Di Que divine saber, barged through the palace gate, shouting, "Qiang Tianfei is a rare beauty! Come out and give Master Tian a good time!

Heh heh, if the Heavenly Emperor can bed her, why not me? " Fang Ziyan could no longer restrain herself; her fury exploded, and she chased after him, crying, "The Empress's bedchamber—how dare a destitute wretch like you break in? " Suddenly, a heaven-shaking boom came from within the palace. Tian Shu was knocked flying backward.

Evidently, the palace contained extremely formidable prohibitions that sent Tian Shu flying back, hurtling toward Fang Ziyan.

Fang Ziyan was somewhat relieved. She raised her hand and pressed toward Tian Shu's back, exerting eighty or ninety percent of her strength, thinking, 'This wretch is a rebel.

Out of respect for Mu Tianzun, I won't kill him, but I'll still teach him a lesson. As long as he takes a minor wound, the God-Slaying Platform will drain all his blood and qi.

Even if Mu Tianzun lays blame, it won't fall on me. .

. ' Just as her palm was about to land on Tian Shu's back, the handle of Tian Shu's Di Que divine saber suddenly turned, moving after her yet arriving first, and gently struck Fang Ziyan's chest. The jade talisman on her chest gave a soft "ding" and then shattered with a series of crackling sounds! Fang Ziyan's heart lurched; in an instant, the baleful aura reached her body, and lines of saber wounds appeared on her skin—the platform's saber aura had wounded her flesh!

The moment the saber aura wounded her skin, the baleful aura invaded her body, harming her primordial spirit and damaging her Dao-heart! The instant her Dao-heart was damaged, the blood and qi within her body lost control, gushing from her wounds, drawn by the platform's baleful aura, and howling toward the God-Slaying Platform!

"I've been ambushed!

" Fang Ziyan knew something was wrong. She swiftly glanced at Shen Mu and the others, only to see Shen Mu, Zai Fu, Zhe Huali, and Luo Wushuang all watching coldly from the sidelines.

When she had attempted to ambush Tian Shu, none of the four had made a move to help.

Not only that, even the reeking drunkard Tian Shu now seemed seventy or eighty percent sober, watching her with unwavering eyes. "They wanted to shatter my jade talisman in order to observe the power of the God-Slaying Platform!

" With wounds multiplying on her body and her blood qi draining faster, Fang Ziyan let out a furious shout, and a heavenly palace manifested behind her.

Her primordial spirit sat on the throne of the Lingxiao Hall in the Jade Capital of her heavenly palace. At this moment, her heavenly palace was also filled with saber light everywhere; especially inside the Lingxiao Hall, the saber light was like a tide, leaving her primordial spirit covered in wounds!

Fang Ziyan mobilized all the power of her heavenly palace to forcibly resist the saber might of the God-Slaying Platform, then flew backward, racing wildly into the distance.