Chapter 1273 — You Traitors
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Red Emperor Qi Xiayu was startled. She bowed in obedience and prepared to leave in search of experts.
"Wait!" Lord Fire called her back.
Qi Xiayu halted, looking at Lord Fire with suspicion.
Lord Fire rose to his feet and paced unsteadily back and forth. After a moment, he made up his mind and said in a low voice, "Red Emperor, if Lord Hao's injuries are too severe, then... then..."
He raised his hand and made a slashing motion downward. "Do you understand?"
Red Emperor Qi Xiayu felt a chill in her heart and nodded solemnly.
"Go quickly." Lord Fire waved his hand.
In another great hall, Lord Void had also suppressed his injuries and was instructing his trusted Heavenly King, Xi Muhong, Celestial Lord Xi. "Lord Hao was gravely wounded by the rebel Great Emperor. His life or death is now unknown. Celestial Lord Xi, take some trusted men and go look for Lord Hao, but do not attract attention."
Xi Muhong, Celestial Lord Xi, was a handsome man, though his aura seemed a little sinister. He said, "Lord, I am a commander of troops. This sort of matter is better left to Meng Yungui, Celestial Master Meng."
Lord Void glanced at him and said unhurriedly, "Meng Yungui may be clever, but he is full of selfish motives. Your mind is purer than his. Go. Wait!"
She fixed her gaze on Celestial Lord Xi. "If Lord Hao's injuries are too severe to cure, you understand what you should do, don't you?"
Celestial Lord Xi felt a chill in his heart, but he smiled and said, "Lord, you should have done this long ago! I shall take my leave. I will certainly handle this great matter well and will not disappoint you!"
Lord Void let out a breath and said softly, "There should be quite a few people going to find Lord Hao now, I imagine. Besides Lord Fire and myself, I fear Kaihuang, Lord Shen, and that Creator God King called Langwan will each send their elite forces, determined to take this chance to eliminate Lord Hao. But then again, now truly is the best opportunity to eliminate Lord Hao!"
Just as she had expected, Yan Yunxi received Kaihuang's summons, immediately called for the donkey Lü Zheng, and was about to set out riding it.
Just then, many elders of the Creators came rushing out, heading in all directions.
Yan Yunxi withdrew her gaze, only to see an old ox charging over. The Martial Celestial Master Zhuo Cha sat on its back and said in a deep voice, "Celestial Master Zixi, I have come to aid you."
Yan Yunxi was somewhat displeased, but then a black tiger came charging over. The Woodcutter Celestial Master sat on its back and said, "I will lend my aid as well."
Yan Yunxi's gaze shifted, moving back and forth between them. One was unmatched in valor, the other unmatched in wisdom. Both were figures she liked, but neither was perfect.
"Only Jiang Baigui..." She shook her head.
Bai Yuqiong and Shen Mu hurried toward the place where the head of the Divine Artifact Lord Yu had fallen. As the two searched the surroundings, Bai Yuqiong observed his techniques and divine abilities as they traveled and asked, "Did Master Moon not teach you the arts of space, the methods of space?"
Shen Mu shook his head. "Every time I went to see her, I never saw her. She always hid behind a screen. Have you been to see her?"
Bai Yuqiong also shook her head. "I wanted to see her, but I did not dare. She... was she injured by Lord Fire?"
Shen Mu recalled the time he had helped Lord Moon enter the Dao in a dream and said, "Her appearance was ruined by Lord Fire."
Bai Yuqiong fell silent and said no more.
Suddenly, the two stopped in their tracks. Before them lay a bizarre world like something out of a nightmare, filled everywhere with twisted inner demons. These inner demons were monstrous in form—they were the terrors in the hearts of divine and demonic cultivators.