Chapter 922 — The Calamity of the Third Eye
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
"Would I lie to you?
" Shen Mu rolled up the map and said, "I have a senior brother who loves to wander about, hunting down historical riddles and uncovering the truth of history. He left me many maps; this is one of them. " Qi Jiuyi ordered the deities aboard the ship to draw near the ruined continent, and said, "That senior brother of yours is even more bent on courting death than you.
He could leap out of the Yuan World and come here, and then withdraw unscathed—clearly his cultivation is no small thing. He is no nameless nobody. What is his name? " "Wei Suifeng.
" "Wei Suifeng?
" Qi Jiuyi thought it over, then shook his head.
"Never heard of him.
" A deity aboard the ship who served under the Red Emperor heard the name Wei Suifeng, and his expression shifted subtly. He said in a low voice, "Young Master, Wei Suifeng is no nameless nobody. He is the Emperor of the Yunluo Heavenly Palace.
" Qi Jiuyi was startled and turned his head, speaking in a whisper. "The Emperor of the Yunluo Heavenly Palace? This Wei Suifeng is the sovereign of the Yunluo Heavenly Palace, one of the thirty-six Heavenly Palaces? What lofty rank and heavy authority is that? In the Heavenly Court his standing would be only a single notch below my own master.
How is he a fellow disciple of the rebel Shen Mu? " That deity said quietly, "This Yunluo Emperor is a rebel as well! He turned traitor thousands of years ago.
I hear a Heavenly Venerable of the Heavenly Court saw through him, seized him, and suppressed him, leaving him in a state worse than death. " Qi Jiuyi suddenly understood, and laughed.
"He who stays near vermilion is stained red; he who stays near ink is stained black.
Cult Master Shen's whole household are rebels born and bred. " Shen Mu coughed to remind him. "Brother Qi, I am listening.
" Qi Jiuyi pretended not to hear. The Phoenix Ship slowed more and more.
Shen Mu opened the map and found the place Wei Suifeng had marked on it; matching it to this continent, he located the spot where Wei Suifeng had hidden his treasure. The Phoenix Ship flew over the continent and gradually descended, when suddenly it shuddered violently, heaved up by a savage force, and tumbled over and over! The more than six thousand deities aboard roared in unison, marshaling all their dharma power.
In an instant all manner of Heavenly Palaces surfaced upon the treasure ship, and countless primordial spirits stood within those palaces, unleashing every shred of power to rouse the full might of the Phoenix Ship! The ship's phoenix wings whirled and sliced, and in truth they burst forth blade-light, cleaving that uncanny force into countless pieces in an instant and steadying the ship once more! Just then, a vast sound rose from the ruins of the continent below.
The sound carried a strange rhythm, as though countless people were offering sacrifice to something. Light erupted from the source of the sound.
The light grew brighter and brighter, so thick it seemed about to condense into substance, and it rushed at the Phoenix Ship that had just steadied itself! Under the stupefied gazes of everyone aboard, the light condensed and took shape as a colossal god of incomparable majesty.
He seemed a spirit body without flesh, and shifting light and darkness wove strange patterns across the surface of his form. His body was far more enormous than the Phoenix Ship. His head rose from the ship's left side, halos of light spinning madly behind his head, and he reached out a hand to smite the Phoenix Ship!
A roar thundered through Shen Mu's mind. He stared blankly at the colossal, majestic god.
"The Lord of Heaven.
.