Chapter 806 — The Final Winner
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Shen Mu's mind was a muddle; the information Heaven Lord and the others had let fall was far too much, a furious bombardment he could not digest all at once. Suddenly something came back to him, and he said in haste, "What of Her Highness the Empress? Are not the Empress and her sister still in the Heavenly Court?
Whether it was Hao Tianzun or Yun Tianzun who took possession of the Heavenly Emperor's body, it could never have escaped the Empress and her sister. Why did they not expose it? " Heaven Lord said, "Shen boy, do you not wonder how the news of the Heavenly Emperor's reincarnation leaked out?
If the seizure of the Heavenly Emperor's body could not be hidden from the Empress and her sister, then neither could the matter of his reincarnation.
" Shen Mu pressed his right hand to his brow and paced round and round the stone table, until the Great Sun Star Lord was dizzy and his eyes swam. Suddenly he stopped and said, "Then the victor must be Hao Tianzun! Had it been Yun Tianzun, the Empress and her sister would surely have exposed him — after all, Yun Tianzun had no ties to them whatsoever!
" Suddenly Earth Lord said mildly, "Can you be certain Yun Tianzun had no ties to the Empress and her sister? Yun Tianzun might well be their son — many ancient gods were reincarnated in those days, after all. " Shen Mu was struck dumb, feeling his wits were no longer enough for the task.
Heaven Lord hesitated, then said, "In fact, before all this there was another matter — an attempt on the Empress's life.
Little Bird spoke of it earlier; he said there was something strange about it. .
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" The Great Sun Star Lord's face was a picture of misery. Heaven Lord was about to speak when Earth Lord suddenly said, "Fellow Daoist, you have said quite enough.
The matter of the Heavenly Emperor is finished; there is no need to stir up more trouble. " Heaven Lord came to his senses and urged him, "Shen boy, you should go. Do not keep coming to disturb our quiet.
You know enough already; knowing too much will do you no good either. " Shen Mu said hurriedly, "There is still one thing that puzzles me!
If Heaven Lord will but resolve this one doubt for me, I shall trouble none of you in your pure cultivation again.
" Heaven Lord said with patience, "Speak.
" "Since the Heavenly Emperor is dead and his body has been usurped, then what is Yan Qiling? " Shen Mu said rapidly, "Yan Qiling is plainly the Heavenly Emperor's heir, deeply versed in every kind of great dao, and she even possesses the great divine ability of the Dao One. Moreover, she came here this time because the Yuan Realm's seal was broken, bringing with her the Yuan Wood and a new Earth Mother Yuanjun — clearly the Yuan Wood and the new Earth Mother are not things she could have cultivated herself; it must be the Heavenly Emperor's hand behind it. So then, is the Heavenly Emperor truly still alive? " Heaven Lord glared, his eyes wide, and scolded, "How should I know?
These matters baffle me as well — you come asking me, and whom am I to ask? Away, away! If you do not go, I shall let your brother out and seal you up here!
" The big-headed doll was overjoyed, clapping its hands and cheering.
Shen Mu's face darkened; knowing he could get nothing more out of them, he had no choice but to withdraw his undying divine consciousness.
By the stone table, Heaven Lord and Earth Lord sat down again; the Great Sun Star Lord hastily yielded his seat and stood to one side.
Heaven Lord said, "The attempt on the Empress surely has few ramifications — why would you not let me speak of it, Fellow Daoist?
" The Molten Rock Earth Lord said, "Telling him so many things will only bring him greater peril. In this world, the more one knows, the sooner one dies. " With that he glanced at the Great Sun Star Lord.
The Great Sun Star Lord fell silent, rubbed his own back, opened his beak, and said nothing.
"Besides, Fellow Daoist, the things you know are capital.