Chapter 1773 — Upheaval at the Ancestral Shrine
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
You old dog of Mu, angling for fame and praise, you have ruined the whole cosmos, you have ruined everyone, you ought to take your own life to answer to the world! You will come to a wretched end! " Just then the voice of the Third Young Master came from the Lingxiao Treasure Hall behind his head, saying mildly, "Those powerhouses were released by the Hall Master Lingguan at my order.
That is how we win.
" Haotian at once stopped crying and said with the utmost reverence, "The Young Master must have deep purpose in such a move. Dare I ask what it is?
" The voice of Lingxiao, the Third Young Master, came to him: "Not all the powerhouses beneath the World Tree are Dao-achievers; Dao-achievers are, after all, few.
Lingguan risked death in that battle to set them loose, and his merit is great. Those prehistoric powerhouses can be subdued with ease, and the more of them die, the easier my blood sacrifice becomes.
" Haotian bowed, his body bent, and listened quietly, and joy gradually came onto his face. The Third Young Master went on: "To bend them to your will, the key is to enter the Jade Capital City in the Ancestral Court. When you arrive there, in the Chaos River of the Sixteenth Epoch, the Fourth Young Master Zixiao will give you a single string.
Hold that string, and you may reap countless lives.
Whoever dares refuse, one string destroys him.
" Haotian was overjoyed.
The Third Young Master continued: "Meanwhile, the blood sacrifice in the Yuan Realm has reached its critical stage. Within two years, three Hall Masters, Huanxi, Changfeng and Chuge, will descend. With those three to assist you, the outcome is assured. " Haotian bowed low and said, his voice choking, "The Young Master's favor and kindness, Hao will never forget while he has teeth! " "There is no need for that.
" The Third Young Master Lingxiao said indifferently, "The Miluo Palace has ever held the virtue of cherishing life. Had you not harbored treacherous designs in those years and kept a divided heart toward the Miluo Palace, you would never have come to your present pass. Yet the fault is not yours; the fault lies with Old Seven.
He is a stone in a latrine, stinking and hard, and he insists on defying me; that is what has brought about so many miseries and so much slaughter. But this time, the outcome is settled.
" Haotian straightened his back and said through gritted teeth, "Tianzun Mu does evil without restraint; he will surely come to a bad end! " The Third Young Master seemed somewhat at a loss. He said, "If he could be killed, he would have died long ago. You did well to send him back into a past cosmos.
" Haotian hesitated, then steeled himself and said, "To answer the Young Master: Tianzun Mu was not sunk in the river.
Malefactors intervened and released him along the way. . . " The Third Young Master was silent for a moment.
"Unable to accomplish anything, amply able to spoil everything.
" Haotian hurriedly flung himself down and knocked his head on the ground again and again. "Get up. Have some backbone.
" There was a note of displeasure in the Third Young Master's voice.
"In the Miluo Palace there is no distinction between master and servant.
Whoever enters the Miluo Palace is a fellow of the Dao. When the Miluo Palace descends, if you still kneel and bow to me, you will be laughed at. The knees of a Dao-achiever are not so soft. " Ashamed, Haotian scrambled to his feet. "Make ready at once, and go to the Jade Capital City.
Draw out that string which crosses two cosmos and the kalpa of destruction!
" Haotian composed himself and said to the Empress, "We have come to the Ancestral Court, and the Heavenly Court has been seized by prehistoric powerhouses. Our enemy has five Dao-achievers and the aid of so many prehistoric powerhouses; they are strong, and it will not be easy to send armies against them.
And we must work alongside them in the days to come. Mother, stay here, and do not come into direct conflict with them.