Chapter 1177 — The Twofold Ore Belt
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"Could this ore vein have fallen into Yan Tianfei's hands already?
" Shen Mu was rather disappointed. Yan Tianfei was either the Empress or Lady Yuanmu, and she surely knew the Ancestral Court well, so she would naturally have chosen the finest treasure site at the first opportunity. Yan Tianfei sensed his arrival and walked out from her palace, standing before the hall with a white cat in her arms, gazing about.
Shen Mu bowed in greeting, and Yan Tianfei hastily returned the courtesy, saying with a smile, "Heavenly Venerable Mu, parading the foremost treasure under heaven everywhere you go - are you not afraid the Void Beasts will covet it and devour you? " Shen Mu laughed.
"I do not fear the Void Beasts. I fear only the Heavenly Venerables of the Ancestral Court. " Yan Tianfei could not help but smile.
"Without your spells and divine powers, no one else could leave even if they wished.
And since they dare not break the Ancestral Court's seal outright, they can only watch helplessly as you flaunt the Lapis Azure-Sky Banner. " Her lovely eyes blinked. "Does Heavenly Venerable Mu know the origin of the treasure upon the Lapis Azure-Sky Banner? " Shen Mu's heart stirred slightly, and he humbly sought instruction.
"Please, elder sister, enlighten me. " The white cat in Yan Tianfei's arms let out a mewl, its face threatening.
Shen Mu laughed.
"I am not competing with you over her affections, so why do you try to frighten me? " Yan Tianfei gathered the cat closer and said with a smile, "Little Seven is no ordinary cat, but a spirit cat that knows right from wrong and tells good from evil. It must think Heavenly Venerable Mu is not a good man, and so warns me.
Is this cat white? " Shen Mu nodded without thinking. "Especially white! And big!
" Yan Tianfei burst out laughing, and Long Qilin hurriedly coughed.
Coming to his senses, Shen Mu said hastily, "Let us not speak of the cat.
Elder sister has still not told me the origin of this treasure. " "This treasure was forged by Northern Emperor Xuanwu, who plundered the treasury of Grand Emperor Juyu and refined it from countless exotic treasures of the Ancestral Court.
The celestial sphere upon it was mined from the ore veins in the territory of the Nüxin Clan, and was originally called the Wish-Granting Stone," said Yan Tianfei. "This treasure grants every wish and can command all the treasures in the world, unleashing their power. It can transmute matter, more wondrous even than a Creator's visualization. It can turn soil into gold, women into men, flowing water into flying fish.
This treasure helped the Nüxin Clan flourish until they stood shoulder to shoulder with the Juyu Clan. Yet the being within this egg is nothing more than another Heavenly Emperor. " Shen Mu thanked her. "Many thanks for your guidance. " Yan Tianfei smiled. "Do not play with fire. The Grand Emperor hatched an Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, and he came to no good end.
" Shen Mu's heart turned cold.
Yan Tianfei said, "This is my domain. Heavenly Venerable Mu had best seek another treasure site.
" Shen Mu took his leave and departed, then suddenly halted.
"Does the Heavenly Consort know who Lady Yuanmu is, and who the Empress is? " Yan Tianfei was briefly taken aback, then shook her head with a smile.
"Does Heavenly Venerable Mu know? " Shen Mu said, "I believe Lady Yuanmu and the Empress would never pass up the Ancestral Court.
No matter whom they have been reborn as, they will come to wade into these murky waters.
I possess a treasure - the very body of Lady Yuanmu - which may be able to summon Lady Yuanmu's soul. If so, I will know who Yuanmu truly is. " Yan Tianfei smiled. "I too would very much like to know where Yuanmu hides and whom she has become. So why does Heavenly Venerable Mu not give it a try? " Shen Mu laughed heartily and turned to leave.
"I only said it in passing. Where would I get Lady Yuanmu's body?