Chapter 884 — Conquering Myriad Realms
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"Someone has seen that treasure — it looks like a three-legged golden crow. The Constabulary rides it to the various worlds to investigate cases and enforce the law.
" "A three-legged golden crow?
Could it be the body of the Great Sun Star Lord?
" Shen Mu was startled. The Great Sun Star Lord had been chief among the true gods of the celestial stars, master of the Net of Heaven and Earth, commander of the Heavenly Court's army of stars, overseer of all the heavens — a being of immense power. Could his corpse have been refined into a treasure after his death and sent to the Divine Constabulary? Yuchenzi went on, "The Heavenly Court has sent people down again to oversee the forging of the new Heaven Diagram.
The Azure Cloud Heaven is to design it, while the forging is entrusted to the Yingzao Heaven. " Shen Mu frowned. "The Yingzao Heaven is.
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? " "The Kaiwu and the Yingzao are the two great heavens under the Heavenly Court charged with refining tools and treasures; the gods there smelt and forge precious things.
They have some connection to the Heavenly Artisan God Race of Kaihuang's age, and resemble Jingping's Heavenly Artisan Hall.
The new Heaven Diagram will certainly be forged, to replace the old one — it cannot be avoided.
" Something stirred in Shen Mu. "How strong are the Yingzao and Kaiwu heavens?
" "These two heavens are called the war heavens; they have been forged into war machines.
In Kaihuang's day the Taiming Heaven was where the Heavenly Artisan God Race dwelt, but beside these two it falls short. To destroy them, a million gods and demons, with the Emperor's Throne thrown in, might not be enough!
" Yuchenzi said, "My Azure Cloud Heaven often helps these two war heavens design great treasures.
Over a million years of growth, they may well have come alive, and become world-destroying divine weapons of dreadful power! " Shen Mu and the others clicked their tongues.
The Heavenly Court's might was terrifying!
"The Shakra Heaven-King Buddha is Kaihuang's king of artisans and of war, yet he alone may not be able to slip into the Yingzao Heaven and wreck the new Heaven Diagram. " Shen Mu could not help but fret, thinking, "Once the new Heaven Diagram is made and spread across the sky, Jingping is finished. " The Imperial Preceptor said suddenly, "When the new Heaven Diagram is made, the ones with most to fear are not Jingping, but the two Earth Mothers, the Great Dark Heaven, and other mighty ones of Yuandu. " Something stirred in Shen Mu, and he nodded slightly.
"Only if the Earth Mothers, the Great Dark Heaven and their like surrender or die will the new Heaven Diagram be hung in the sky.
" The Imperial Preceptor said with a smile, "So we need not worry over the new Heaven Diagram. As for this old one, it could well serve Jingping — only there is no mighty one to guard this treasure. . .
" Bai Qu'er said with a smile, "I am not used to the clamor of the mortal world. I mean to stay here in the Moon Palace of the Heaven Diagram. " The Imperial Preceptor hurriedly bowed his thanks.
Shen Mu said, his manner earnest, "I would like to ask the Supreme Emperor's Sword Goddess about a few knotty points of swordsmanship, if I may.
" Bai Qu'er was quite grave.
"I would not presume to be asked. The Sect Master may stay here a few days, and we shall exchange views for a few days.
" Shen Mu was overjoyed and followed her into the Moon Palace.
The Imperial Preceptor and Yuchenzi watched the two go in; then they saw Shen Mu make to take the Sword Goddess's hand, and Bai Qu'er slapped it away. The two men stared at each other.