Chapter 1025 — The Venerable of the Human Race Who Comprehends Heaven's Secrets
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"Heavenly Venerable Xiao is a hero of your human race. Speaking of his identity, you ought to be quite fond of him. With Heavenly Venerable Ling's support, he once served as the first Heavenly Emperor of the Southern Supreme Heavenly Court. " Shen Mu was dumbstruck.
Seeing his astonished expression, Yun Chuxiu could not help but laugh. "What sort of look is that? Heavenly Venerable Xiao has another identity—he was a disciple of Heavenly Venerable Yun and Heavenly Venerable Yue, and followed them as early as the Longhan era. He could be called the most radical figure in the Heavenly Alliance.
In his early years he was bent on destroying the ancient gods, and even believed that Heavenly Venerable Hao, Divine Emperor Langxuan, and the Ancestral God King all had to be rooted out.
" Shen Mu felt as though struck by heavenly thunder, so shaken he could not speak. The Heavenly Emperor had been a disciple of Heavenly Venerable Yun and Heavenly Venerable Yue? And later became a disciple of Heavenly Venerable Ling? "Heavenly Venerable Xiao was very active in the Longhan and Chiming eras. He was deeply exclusionary, extremely hostile to half-gods and ancient gods alike, and so he was hardly welcomed by others. " Yun Chuxiu said, "Heavenly Venerable Yun and Heavenly Venerable Yue were quite helpless before his radicalism, and very much on the back foot. So over a matter neither great nor small, they expelled him from their school.
Unexpectedly, he grew very close to Heavenly Venerable Ling.
Later, when Heavenly Venerable Yun died and Heavenly Venerable Yue retired into seclusion, Heavenly Venerable Ling thought highly of him and supported him in becoming the Southern Supreme Sovereign.
" Shen Mu's mind was in a daze, and for a long while he could not speak. "It is precisely because he was a disciple of Heavenly Venerable Yun and Heavenly Venerable Yue, and also close to Heavenly Venerable Ling, that the other Heavenly Venerables did not much care for him. He too lived in deep seclusion, rarely showing his face.
" Yun Chuxiu said calmly, "I suspect that among the Heavenly Venerables who rescued you at the Jade Pool, he was one. " Shen Mu steadied himself, summoned the Dutian Demon King and the others, and said, "Let us go. We are going to Jingping. " Dragon Qilin probed, "Sect Master truly means to go to Jingping? And the Grand Emperor's corpse? " Shen Mu laughed.
"The Yuan Realm is Heavenly Venerable Xiao's territory.
What do I have to fear? Heavenly Venerable Xiao is human. He must surely take great care of his own people.
When the Jingping calamity broke out all those years ago, it was he who protected the humans of Jingping. If the Grand Emperor truly dares to come, I will see to it that he never returns!
" Dragon Qilin hastily said to Dutian, "Brother Dutian, we should return to the Heavenly Court at once! " Shen Mu kicked him and sneered, "Fool, do you not trust Heavenly Venerable Xiao of the human race?
With Heavenly Venerable Xiao here, there is no danger to me at all!
" Dragon Qilin muttered, "But Heavenly Venerable Xiao is not here. . . " Shen Mu pointed with his hand and laughed.
"Who says Heavenly Venerable Xiao is not here?
His divine artifact Yutianzun is suppressed right here in the Yuan Realm. If I meet danger, Heavenly Venerable Xiao will surely activate the divine artifact Yutianzun and come to my rescue!
" The Dutian Demon King returned with the travel permit and said, "Sect Master, it has been registered.
" Shen Mu laughed heartily, in high spirits, and waved his hand. "Heavenly Venerable Xiao already knows I have come. Since that is so, let us return to Jingping!
" The nine dragons cried out long, their dragon bodies growing larger and larger, transforming into divine dragons a hundred li in length.