Chapter 1386 — How Cruel the Truth Is

"If a clash with an existence like Long Xiao can be avoided, then by all means avoid it.

" Shen Mu could not help but feel a measure of worry. Long Xiao was too powerful; when the Earth Mother Yuanjun summoned him, those nine heads had blotted out the sky, a sight truly awe-inspiring, and Shen Mu had no wish at all to offend such a mighty being.

He pressed on, following the trail of Shu Jun's soul.

Shu Jun's soul aura grew ever clearer, and Shen Mu's spirits soared; his sense of Shu Jun likewise sharpened, until now he could pinpoint Shu Jun's exact location. "Alive after all!

" Shen Mu relaxed a little.

He sensed that many others were with Shu Jun, and they must be Lan Yutian, Xu Shenghua, the First Ancestor and the rest.

So long as these people still lived, he had a way to first get them out of the reverse side of the Ancestral Court, and then plan at leisure.

Whoosh — Shen Mu led the others' divine consciousness in a mighty surge, and soon they drew near Shu Jun and his companions.

Once close enough, he could at once weave a summoning divine ability with his divine consciousness and sweep Shu Jun and the rest away in one go, summoning them to the Great Black Mountain! Just then, Shu Jun's divine consciousness abruptly brushed against Shen Mu's, and in that single instant Shu Jun understood his purpose.

His divine consciousness filled with panic: "Heavenly Venerable Mu, go, quickly —" Shen Mu was briefly startled, puzzled by his meaning, and was about to ask when Shu Jun's divine consciousness rippled violently: "Long Xiao is here, he has trapped us all! He noticed you long ago, and is waiting for you to walk into the net!

" Shen Mu was aghast, and without hesitation withdrew his divine consciousness! Suddenly the void quaked violently, and a dreadfully terrifying wave of divine consciousness cut across in the very instant Shen Mu's and Shu Jun's consciousness touched, separating the two!

Divine consciousness has no substance, being only awareness and thought, yet this fearsome consciousness was as though solid, like a mountain range spanning heaven and earth, barring the way before Shen Mu and the others.

Shua — A radiance of incomparable brilliance shone forth, and Wei Suifeng, Granny Zhu, Crown Prince Youming and the rest felt their own consciousness and thought begin to melt away swiftly, like ice and snow beneath a blazing sun. They seemed to behold a sight at once supremely magnificent and supremely terrifying: nine dragon heads filling heaven and earth crammed their consciousness's field of vision, causing their consciousness to crumble and dissolve without cease!

Long Xiao, that dread ancient creature whose strength approached the Great Emperor's, merely by letting his divine consciousness surge forth, left them unable to withstand it! "The Great Luo Supreme Divine Consciousness!

" Shen Mu's imitation of the Great Emperor's supreme divine consciousness domain erupted.

The domain unfurled, and at once everything became immeasurably slow, as though time itself were congealing! Long Xiao's terrifying consciousness was affected as well; the process of its invading his supreme divine consciousness domain was stretched out infinitely, so that it could not destroy their consciousness in one breath!

Of course, time did not truly exist there; this was merely an illusion wrought by the supreme divine consciousness domain, the suppression the domain imposed upon an intruder's consciousness. The pressure was mutual.

Shen Mu's supreme divine consciousness domain was only a false supreme divine consciousness domain; his Dao of divine consciousness had not been cultivated to the Great Emperor's level. Even as he restrained Long Xiao's invasion, his own burden swelled violently!

His supreme divine consciousness domain gave off crackling reports; one horrifying crack after another appeared in the void of the domain, and the pressure was such that cracks appeared in his very consciousness!

Long Xiao was strong beyond all suppression! Yet Shen Mu had at last won a sliver of opportunity, and at once sent the divine consciousness of Wei Suifeng, Granny Zhu and the others back to the Great Black Mountain.

The group awoke upon the altar of the Great Black Mountain, each consciousness returning to its own body. Granny Zhu, Patriarch Wenyuan and the others immediately examined Shen Mu's body, only to find that his primordial spirit was still there, but his divine consciousness had not returned!

"Wretched luck. Surely Heavenly Venerable Mu's divine consciousness has not been trapped by that invincible creature?

" "Things look bad. That creature is too terrible! " .

. .

The group fell into a panic, until Wei Suifeng said in a low voice: "No one panic!

If my junior brother could send us back, he can surely extricate himself as well.

The reason he did not return directly is likely that he wishes to meet Long Xiao. " Granny Zhu, Patriarch Wenyuan and the rest breathed a sigh of relief.

Concern breeds confusion; this possibility had not occurred to them, and so they had lost their composure.

Since Shen Mu could send them back, he could certainly extricate himself.

"That boy's nerve is far too great," Granny Zhu ground her teeth and said angrily.

"He deserves a good hard spanking! " At these words everyone's eyes turned bright. Crown Prince Youming coughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Si, your words must count for something.

You cannot talk big and then never strike.

" Wei Suifeng, Yu Chudu and the others nodded one after another: "As one who entered the Dao through divine abilities, your words are law.

You cannot go back on your word.

" The Dragon Qilin too wagged its tail in excitement, wanting to speak, yet fearing Shen Mu might notice.

The little azure sparrow on its forehead, however, raised its wings in agreement. Granny Zhu still could not bring herself to do it, and could only say: "We will speak of it once he returns.

. .

" Suddenly the nine-tiered altar quaked violently, and a vast, profound divine consciousness reached the Great Black Mountain straight from another space, pulling Shen Mu's body up from the altar; even the nine-tiered altar was pulled up, about to fly off toward that other space! The people on the altar lost their footing.

Crown Prince Youming and Wei Suifeng were the first to react, each reaching out to seize one of Shen Mu's legs, lest he be dragged into the reverse side of the Ancestral Court!

They were aghast in their hearts. The master of this divine consciousness was none other than Long Xiao; the dreadful creature had followed the trail, tracing Shen Mu and the others' divine consciousness back here, attempting a reverse summoning to call Shen Mu's body to the reverse side of the Ancestral Court! Though both Wei Suifeng and Crown Prince Youming were existences at the great perfection of the Emperor Throne realm, at this moment they could not withstand Long Xiao's terrifying summoning.

The two were hauled up, floating helplessly in the air. "Hold him!

" Wei Suifeng roared, his primordial spirit erupting. Behind him the heavenly palace drifted, and his primordial spirit rose thunderously from the Emperor Throne, all his mana fully mobilized. On the other side, Crown Prince Youming's Black Tortoise primordial spirit floated in the air, and he too exerted himself to the utmost, straining to hold Shen Mu's body back.

The others struck out as well, and at last they dragged Shen Mu's body down, landing upon the nine-tiered altar! Yet to their horror, the nine-tiered altar itself flew up, speeding toward that other space!

The instant Shen Mu's feet touched the altar, his eyes suddenly opened.

His primordial spirit whooshed up and settled behind him, and he bellowed: "Divine Treasury Domain!

" His primordial spirit became immeasurably vast.

In the moment it settled upon the altar, all the runes on the nine-tiered altar lit up at once.