Chapter 1024 — The Heavenly Dragon-Drawn Treasure Chariot
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Shen Mu sent his memorial petitioning to leave the Heavenly Court and wander the four corners of the earth to the Lingxiao Hall in Yujing City, and before long the Heavenly Emperor's rescript granted it, bestowing on him the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot to make manifest the majesty of a Heavenly Venerable. Naturally, Shen Mu knew that it was not the Heavenly Emperor who had allowed him to leave, but the ten Heavenly Venerables. There were already rifts among the ten Heavenly Venerables, each checking the other; with no leisure even for Taixu and the Carefree Village, whether he stayed in the Heavenly Court or not was of no use to them—sending a few men to keep watch over him would suffice.
And sure enough, Yun Chuxiu came.
Shen Mu's expression shifted, now dark, now bright, and he thought to himself, "This time I leave the Heavenly Court not only to seek the ancestral court of the Creator and to call upon the ancient gods of every realm, but also to slip past the eyes and ears of the Heavenly Court and summon the soul of Heavenly Venerable Yun. Yet you insist on coming to provoke me and spy on me. Heh heh—the Luoshen Blade has already cut you once; I don't mind cutting you again!
" As for the Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot, Shen Mu was rather pleased with it: nine divine dragons at the Yujing realm, and the chariot itself was extremely luxurious.
It could not, of course, match Divine King Langwo's phoenix chariot, but it was the finest chariot Shen Mu had ever ridden. "You're dead! " Yun Chuxiu trembled all over with excitement at the sight of the chariot. "You're the one who's dead!
" Shen Mu retorted crossly. "I am, after all, Heavenly Venerable Mu—how dare you speak to me like that? " "These nine heavenly dragons are of the bloodline of the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon.
Aren't you going to the Eastern Extremity to meet the Azure Dragon Great Emperor?
" Yun Chuxiu was brimming with glee. "When the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon sees his own blood put to work pulling your carriage, he will surely fly into a rage—so aren't you dead?
" Shen Mu's heart jumped.
"Then let the nine worthies take their seats in the carriage," he stammered, "and I'll have Fatty Dragon pull it. " Yun Chuxiu examined the canopy above and laughed.
"That will kill you too. Look—branded on this canopy is the Great Code of Heaven's Way, and the tracks of the stars upon it are the very likeness of the Heavenly Duke.
When you reach the Heavenly Duke, he'll do you in! " Shen Mu's face went black. He stepped into the carriage and looked up, and sure enough, the Great Code of Heaven's Way had taken the form of the Heavenly Duke—to make the Heavenly Duke shelter him from wind and rain was a grave offense indeed. "And under the carriage.
" Yun Chuxiu stooped, stuck out her bottom, and peered beneath, beckoning to him. "Come quick! The markings underneath are Xuanwu patterns—riding the wind and taming the waves, crushing Xuanwu beneath the wheels.
When the Northern Emperor Xuanwu sees this carriage, he will take your life too!
" Shen Mu came to her side, and the two of them bent down together to look underneath. Beneath were indeed Xuanwu patterns, and Shen Mu's face grew darker still. "The markings painted on the golden rails of this carriage are White Tiger patterns—unbreakable, cleaving through every obstruction—and they run all the way down to the armrests.
" Yun Chuxiu jumped aboard again, inspected the seats, and announced with delight, "You sit on the Western Emperor White Tiger with your backside and grip her head with the armrests—how could the Western Emperor White Tiger ever forgive you?
" Shen Mu's heart quivered.
"Is there more? " "At the rear of the carriage there are Vermilion Bird patterns, painted with rainbow wings.