Chapter 1631 — The Tide Has Turned
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
Wherever the dao of Taiji passed, every divine power of God King Langwan's consciousness froze solid, becoming a sky full of star-sand that drifted and swirled in the starfield. Her way of consciousness attacked chiefly through visualization, visualizing matter into being; but the dao of Taiji gave birth to and transformed all things, altering the structure of matter, so her divine powers of consciousness had not even room to unfold before they were broken outright.
The Taiji Starfield shrank, suppressing this female Creator, compressing her body ever smaller.
"God King, forgive the offense—Hao Tianzun wants us to bring you back.
" The two Taiji ancient gods swept their four arms like weavers at a loom, rousing their mana to bind Langwan fast; the Taiji Starfield gradually became a Taiji sand table that fettered her. The two ancient gods beckoned, and the Taiji sand table flew up and fell behind their heads.
Just then a golden ship suddenly rammed over.
With a thunderous crash it shattered the Taiji sand table, and countless star-sands flew whirling through the sky! The two ancient gods were startled, and hastily roused their mana to gather the sand table, crying out in dismay, "Mu Tianzun? " After shattering the sand table, the golden ship carried Langwan flying out, yet there was no trace of Shen Mu aboard.
The two ancient gods exchanged a glance. "Were Mu Tianzun aboard, we would be hard put," they said.
"We promised him we would not be his enemy—but since he is not aboard, then we cannot be blamed!
" The Taiji sand table condensed once more, spreading out with a roar and becoming the Taiji Starfield, making the golden ship's passage difficult. The two ancient gods' serpent tails swam as they gave chase—and suddenly a large, round thing tumbled from the ship and crashed into the Taiji Starfield.
That round thing was a vast primordial egg of perfect spherical form. Complex dao patterns emerged across its surface; the patterns flashed with a hum, and at once the stars surging in from all sides were swatted away!
Seizing her chance, the golden ship carried Langwan and burst out of the Taiji Starfield.
The two Taiji ancient gods roared in fury and were about to give chase when suddenly a heavy voice came from within the round egg: "Fellow daoists, Taishi pays his respects!
" The ancient gods Taiyin and Taiyang halted at once, and Lady Taiyin probed, "You in the shell—might you be Taoist Brother Taishi? " From the round egg came Taishi's voice, chuckling, "It is indeed Taishi.
Fellow daoists, you emerged into the world early, before I had emerged into the world at all, so by rights I ought to call you Taoist Brothers.
But I was born earlier than you, and so, shamelessly, I call you fellow daoists.
" The Taiyang ancient god said, "The Five Supreme Ones of the primordial are ranked by birth, not by emergence into the world.
Taiyi came first, Taichu second, Taishi third, Taisu fourth; we are the youngest of the Five Supreme Ones, so we ought of course to call you Taoist Brother.
Why do you block our way, Taoist Brother? " Taishi in the egg said, "I am saving you.
I have been cultivating under Mu Tianzun, and my vision and knowledge grow broader by the day.
I know not only of the struggle between Mu and Hao, but also of the designs of the primeval universe. It would be one thing for you to help Taichu—but why sink so low as to help Hao Tianzun?
What good could Hao Tianzun possibly be? He has colluded with the young masters of the primeval universe, meaning to bring them down upon us!
When that day comes, all living beings will be enslaved!
You will fare no better! " Lady Taiyin frowned.
"Do not block us, Taoist Brother.
We seek only to attain the dao, nothing else. To block us is to block our attainment of the dao. The enmity of one who blocks another's attainment of the dao cannot be borne under the same sky.