Chapter 1390 — Two Kings and One Emperor
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Granny Zhu departed swiftly with the lantern.
That lantern was a treasure of Celestial Venerable Moon; used for travel, it outpaced even a Celestial Venerable. When Shen Mu had left the lantern behind, he had said that Celestial Venerable Gong was Consort Qiang's natural bane, and had cast a glance at Long Qilin; Granny Zhu understood his meaning at once — she was to carry the lantern and fetch Celestial Venerable Gong, so that Long Qilin might send her into the back of the Ancestral Court. Passing over the domain of Divine Emperor Langxuan, Granny Zhu happened to glance down, and suddenly saw countless roots and tendrils whirling and flying as a massive altar took shape!
Rank upon rank of divine generals appeared upon the altar in perfect order, while Divine Emperor Langxuan worked his art, reversing the summoning divine art! "Just as Consort Qiang foresaw — it was no great feat for Divine Emperor Langxuan to deduce the reverse summoning art!
" Seeing space twist and figure after figure vanish from the altar, Granny Zhu knew the situation was urgent and tarried no longer.
When she reached the outside of the Ancestral Court, she crossed a spirit-energy transfer bridge into the Heavenly Court.
Each of the Ten Celestial Venerables had a spirit-energy transfer bridge of their own, running straight to their heavenly palace; the bridge Granny Zhu took led directly to Celestial Venerable Gong's palace in the Heavenly Court. She had scarce stepped off the bridge when the divine generals guarding the palace barred her way.
Granny Zhu announced herself and said, "Celestial Venerable Mu sent me.
I have urgent business to report to Celestial Venerable Gong. " Before long she was brought before Celestial Venerable Gong, and Granny Zhu said, "Celestial Venerable Mu has been coerced by Consort Qiang and has gone to the back of the Ancestral Court to subdue Long Xiao.
" Celestial Venerable Gong rose at once.
"That wretch thinks to overturn the heavens?
Take me there. " By the time the two of them returned to the Hundred Thousand Great Black Mountains of the Ancestral Court, Long Qilin and the others had already prepared the altar.
Celestial Venerable Gong stepped onto it, only to find Wei Suifeng, Crown Prince Youming, and the rest standing upon it as well.
Celestial Venerable Gong shook her head. "In a war of Celestial Venerables, can the likes of you lend a hand?
I will go alone. With so many of you, I would only have to look after you.
" Wei Suifeng hesitated. Celestial Venerable Gong left behind an hourglass and turned it over, saying mildly, "Stay here.
When the last grain of sand falls, you will have word.
" That said, she nodded to Long Qilin, who at once roused the reverse summoning art and set the altar in motion. Light blazed upon the altar, and Celestial Venerable Gong's divine consciousness immediately established a link with a giant beast far away in the Ancestral Court. She grasped at once how this reverse summoning art was worked, and said, "So it is a matter of building a summoning altar in the other's mind with one's divine consciousness. How ingenious — worthy of Celestial Venerable Mu. Only he could conceive of such a thing. But to summon me across, a thousand giant beasts would not suffice.
Better to use Long Xiao himself to build the summoning art! " Long Qilin suddenly felt his divine art severed and was struck with dread — Celestial Venerable Gong had cut off his divine consciousness and replaced it with her own, taking the initiative to seek out the giant beasts in the back of the Ancestral Court! "This Celestial Venerable Gong is a fierce woman indeed.
No wonder the Hierarch's tone cannot help but betray admiration when he speaks of her," Long Qilin thought to himself. At that moment, in the back of the Ancestral Court, Long Xiao's nine heads lay in slumber.