Chapter 1673 — Your Life May Be in Peril

Shang Pingyin's hands and feet turned cold as ice. The Spirit-Nexus Transfer Bridges had suddenly all been severed—and plainly not from the Heaven Court's side.

Jingping did not have such audacity, and no one could have made insurrection within the Heaven Court.

Jingping had cut them at the other end.

A Spirit-Nexus Transfer Bridge needed two altars to create a passage of shifting spirit-energy for the convenience of travel. With those bridges gone, even an existence at the Imperial Throne Realm would need three to five years to go to another heaven; if the destination was one of the Four Pole Heavens, the time would be even longer.

Naturally, from Xuandu to all the myriad worlds the trip was relatively short, but from the Ancestral Court to Xuandu the journey was also very long! Jingping had clearly schemed for this for a long time.

The Heaven Court's Spirit-Nexus Transfer Bridges connected all the heavens and myriad worlds; for so many of them to break at the same moment, a plan had to be set, and a time appointed! "Even if the Heaven Court can immediately send a great host of divine demons flying to the various heavens and worlds to rebuild the bridges," Shang Pingyin thought, cold sweat beading on his forehead as he raced toward the Lingxiao Hall, his mind buzzing, "it will still take thirty, fifty, or even a hundred years before the bridges can be raised!

And with the celestial coins out of control, and the myriad worlds no longer in awe of the Heaven Court, thirty to fifty years will be enough for several full rounds of rebellion! " Losing contact with the myriad worlds was the most terrifying thing. The Heaven Court relied too heavily on the Spirit-Nexus Transfer Bridges; without them, it instantly lost its grip on all the worlds.

The celestial coins would soon be worthless. And worthless celestial coins could only mean one fate: chaos in all heavens! The unrest in the myriad worlds was even now hard to suppress; once the bridges were gone, it would surely erupt like a volcano, spewing the people's anger high!

Without divine demons from the myriad worlds to replenish its losses, the Heaven Court's punitive war against Jingping would become a war of attrition, in which every divine demon slain was one lost forever. And even more critical—resources!

The Heaven Court's resources came from the myriad worlds and from Jingping, and Jingping supplied the greater part of the Heaven Court's divine weapons!

"Why have all these things burst upon us at once?

" Shang Pingyin almost rushed into the Lingxiao Hall, only to find that the Haotian Emperor had already ascended the court, and many ministers had arrived—the severing of the Spirit-Nexus Transfer Bridges was so grave that it had drawn them there too. The Haotian Emperor's face was gloomy.

Shang Pingyin could not help hesitating; he suppressed the matter of the flooding celestial coins and thought to himself: "If I say that the celestial coin system has collapsed, I will be touching a cursed sore and be the first to suffer. The severing of the bridges makes the collapse of the coinage seem far less important; better to keep it hidden.

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Meng Yungui!

" He saw Meng Yungui among the officials, and his heart gave a violent shock; his gaze could not help fixing itself on Meng Yungui. Countless thoughts surged through Shang Pingyin's mind: "When he proposed issuing more celestial coins, did he ever consider that Jingping was also spreading coins through the myriad worlds?

After all, this boy is a human; perhaps he has already joined forces with Celestial Venerable Mu! And yet, his equations of numerology had not the slightest error—he simply lacked the data on Jingping's coin flow. Besides, the credit for issuing more coins was snatched away by me; it has nothing at all to do with him. .

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" Meng Yungui seemed to sense his gaze and turned his head toward him. Their eyes collided. Shang Pingyin gave a cold shudder. Meng Yungui's face was expressionless, and his eyes held no emotion at all—profound as the Great Abyss of Guixu, filled with darkness. He took a long breath. The devaluation of celestial coins and the severing of the Spirit-Nexus Transfer Bridges had happened at the same time; he could take advantage to conceal the matter.

If it were exposed, Meng Yungui would simply disclaim responsibility, and the Haotian Emperor would have no reason to punish him; moreover, he himself would be blamed—and the crime might be heavy enough to land him on the Execution Platform! Shang Pingyin took another long breath, steadied his heart, shifted his gaze away from Meng Yungui's, and pretended nothing was amiss. Meng Yungui also withdrew his gaze, lowered his head, and said nothing.

"Bureau of Celestial Surveillance, pass my order: have the Ancestral God King command the Solar Wardens to go to all the heavens and repair the Spirit-Nexus Transfer Bridges. " The Haotian Emperor issued the order, his voice still composed.

"Tell the Ancestral God King to comfort the sovereigns of all worlds: the Heaven Court is still here, I am still here; let them well tend to my realm. After the bridges are rebuilt, I shall reward them generously.

" An official of the Bureau hesitated, then braced himself and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the Heaven Court's Spirit-Nexus Transfer Bridges were all contracted to Jingping by the Zaofu Celestial Palace.

The Heaven Court's own manufactories have no ability to repair the bridges in the various heavens.

Even if the Solar Wardens reach each heaven, they cannot fix them. .

. " Before he could finish, thunderbolts and lightning crashed through the hall, and the official swiftly shut his mouth. "You mean to say that the Heaven Court cannot even build its own Spirit-Nexus Transfer Bridges?

" The Haotian Emperor's face was dark. "What did the Zaofu Celestial Palace do with their time? What did my Heaven Court's manufactories do with their time? " No one in the court dared to answer.

The Haotian Emperor's chest rose and fell violently.

He gave an angry snort, then his tone softened: "In that case, let the Ancestral God King command the Solar Wardens that wherever any heaven raises revolt, they are to bring down heavenly calamities.

And have the Ancestral God King bring down heavenly calamities upon Jingping! " His face was somber, and his voice cold: "Order the ghosts and spirits to descend to the Nether Capital, inform the Void Heavenly Venerable: slaughter every man and beast in Jingping—leave not a single one!

Slaughter every man and beast in Wuyou Township—leave not a single one!

" He rose abruptly, his tone biting cold: "If Celestial Venerable Mu dares to make trouble for me, I will slaughter everyone you care about! " The Bureau official immediately went to the Heaven Court's altar, lit incense, and prayed to inform the Ancestral God King. On the other side, the ghosts and spirits of the Heaven Court entered the Nether Capital to notify the Void Heavenly Venerable.

The Haotian Emperor sat down, looked around the hall, and said solemnly: "Then, notify the Four Emperors to mobilize their troops and hurry to the Primordial Realm. The Four Grand Celestial Masters, you shall each lead your armies as well.

The Seven Dukes, the Four Ministers, the Three Mentors, the Two Aides, and the Five Throne Stars will each bring the forces under their command to punish the Primordial Realm, using it as a base to cope with the unrest in the myriad worlds. I myself will deploy the Ten Court Guard Legions and personally lead the campaign to the Primordial Realm!

" The Four Grand Celestial Masters frowned. Shang Pingyin hesitated, then stepped forward: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the Primordial Realm sits there and cannot move, but the Four Pole Heavens are the true danger.