Chapter 947 — Hard to Tell the True Heavenly Venerable from the False
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
"The Heavenly Court has not yet fallen into chaos. How can I go back? If I vanish the moment I arrive at your place, anyone with eyes will know you sent me away. I cannot bring trouble on you. " He smiled. "It will not be so easy for Heavenly Venerable Hao to kill me. There is one more thing I would ask the Dao Ancestor: do you know the way to the Great Void?
" The Dao Ancestor shook his head. "Do not stir up trouble.
Leave the Heavenly Court as soon as you can.
" Yan'er and the Dragon Qilin were outside the little temple, chatting with the two toads.
The two toads were lazy by nature; when talking with them, their eyes sank flat into their skulls. Only when Yan'er brought out spirit elixirs to tempt them did their eyes push up out of their heads. "Those two toads must be delicious," Qi Jiuyi said with a laugh.
Suddenly the two toads bulged their eyes and shot him a glance. Qi Jiuyi felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave; all the scenery before him vanished, leaving only four enormous eyes surrounding him. Shen Mu walked out of the little temple and glanced in surprise at Qi Jiuyi, whose body had gone rigid.
Only then did the strange vision before Qi Jiuyi's eyes disappear.
He could not help shivering several times, a flicker of dread in his eyes. The two toads' abilities were so high that he could not hope to match them. The Heavenly Court's Dao Lord saw them off, escorting them out of the Jade Pure Heavenly Palace. Shen Mu pondered for a moment, then said to Yun Chuxiu, "I hear the Heavenly Court has a Zaofu Heavenly Palace, and within it a Creation Artifact.
Would my dear sister take me to see it?
I mean to borrow Zaofu Heavenly Palace to build a few Spirit-Energy Translocation Bridges, to make travel between the Heavenly Court and the lower world more convenient. " Yun Chuxiu shot him a glare, then burst out laughing. "Calling me your dear sister.
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" Qi Jiuyi and Yun Jianli broke out in a cold sweat, staring at the two in alarm. This woman was either the Empress Consort or Lady Yuanmu—and Shen Mu dared to call her his dear sister.
"Does this Heavenly Venerable Mu, come up from the lower world, know how many ways there are to write the word 'death'?
" Yun Jianli's heart pounded. He thought, "That's right—I once called Yun Chuxiu my sister too. I too have no idea of death. .
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I should head down to the lower world soon! " "Spirit-Energy Translocation Bridge? " Yun Chuxiu asked curiously, "To make travel between the lower world and the Heavenly Court more convenient?
Is the Heavenly Venerable not afraid that the gods and demons of the Heavenly Court will descend and ravage the people of Jingping?
" Shen Mu's face was grave. "Jingping has already submitted to the Heavenly Court, is its subordinate, and is utterly loyal.
Dear sister, the Heavenly Court will not move against loyal ministers and righteous men!
" "Believe you? Only a ghost would!
" Yun Chuxiu burst out laughing, then her eyes rolled and her expression turned serious. "Give me the blueprints for the Spirit-Energy Translocation Bridge, and I will help you build a few. Breaking through the world barrier between the Heavenly Court and the lower world is a matter of great importance.
You have not yet established yourself in the Heavenly Court; this is not something you can decide.
A Heavenly Venerable must give the nod. " Shen Mu took out the blueprints for the Spirit-Energy Translocation Bridge and handed them all to her—blueprints like a mountain, vast in number. Yun Chuxiu pulled out a few sheets and saw the runes of calculation upon them, and could not help knitting her brows. Faced with so many blueprints, she grew impatient and flustered. "Better leave this to the Dao Sect—let them take the blueprints to Zaofu Heavenly Palace and build a few Spirit-Energy Translocation Bridges.