Chapter 1565 — The Treasure Ship's Peculiar Quirk

. " His divine consciousness rippled, telling the ship that this was not the end of the world, that this universe was still young, that the great calamity of destruction had not yet come, and that there was no need to gather these living things aboard. The Ship of Salvation grew restrained. It flew through the air, golden light streaming in every direction, but it no longer seized the living creatures of the Ancestral Court below. Shen Mu's vital essence surged out and swept up that giant beast which still dared not eat with a tree in its mouth, meaning to send it back to land — but no sooner had he sent the beast off the ship than golden light coiled in and caught it.

Shen Mu strove to drive his vital essence, and still could not send the beast away. Helpless, he said, "The great calamity of destruction is still who knows how many hundreds of millions of years off.

There is truly no need now to gather living things aboard. " The golden light slackened a little; Shen Mu hurriedly drove his vital essence and sent the giant beast down below the ship.

Suddenly the golden light turned again and caught the giant beast back up onto the deck. Shen Mu laughed in fury — and then saw that the golden light was gently stroking the beast's head, as if soothing it. The giant beast, tree clamped in its mouth, did not dare move a muscle.

Shen Mu did not know whether to laugh or cry. He thought, "Enough. When we are back at the World Tree, I will let these giant beasts out.

" The Ship of Salvation gradually picked up speed, faster and faster.

Shen Mu stood at the prow, his spirits high, thinking, "Of the Ten Venerables only seven remain; the situation improves by the day.

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" Then he frowned.

Though only seven of the Ten Venerables remained, they were no longer the scheming, mutually betraying lot they had once been; the seven now split into two factions — Venerable Hao's faction, and Venerable Xiao standing alone. What was more, Venerable Hao and Venerable Xiao had both solved the riddle of the Heavenly Court realm, and had received the guidance of the Fourth Young Master and the Third Young Master of Miluo Palace — no doubt they had gained enormous benefits there!

Once they came out of Miluo Palace, there would surely be a final contest for power! And that contest would decide which of them, Venerable Hao or Venerable Xiao, was the true sovereign of this heaven and earth! Whichever of them won, it would be no good thing for Jingping, no good thing for Carefree Land!

His heart lay heavy. He turned and looked back at Jade Capital City.

"Jade Capital, Miluo — I must cultivate both of these realms!

But some of the seventy-two treasure halls have fallen into the hands of the various Venerables, and that will be difficult.

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" He closed his eyes and carefully recalled what he had seen in the Sixteenth Universe: the master of Miluo Palace forging Jade Capital City, using the divine city to pass through the great calamity of destruction. He was like one who had been there in person, taking part himself in the forging of the divine city and the branding of the Dao; and like one who had lived through the great calamity of destruction again and again, standing within the city, watching a thousand palaces and ten thousand halls burst forth with every kind of Dao light to withstand the catastrophe.

He sat quietly in comprehension, and how long he sat he did not know, until the Ship of Salvation gave a gentle lurch — they had come beneath the World Tree. Shen Mu raised his head and looked.

The World Tree of the Ancestral Court had grown taller and more majestic than before; its crown covered the hundred thousand black mountains. The gods of Jingping had found a sun from somewhere, it seemed, and set it to circle the World Tree, giving light to the hundred thousand great mountains. "In the years I have been gone, it seems nothing has gone wrong.

" Shen Mu breathed a sigh of relief and jumped down from the ship.

The people of the Holy Mountain had long since noticed the vessel and came crowding up to stroke the golden ship. Anxious to see Xu Shenghua and Lan Yutian, Shen Mu said hurriedly, "Do not come too close — this ship has a strange temper. " With that he hurried off.

The Blind Elder stroked the golden ship and laughed.

"This ship has a temper, does it? " Before the words were out of his mouth, a beam of golden light fell with a swish and bound him tight, and the next moment the Blind Elder stood upon the ship. The Blind Elder cried out in alarm and looked around, and saw that everyone below the ship had been brought aboard by the vessel as well! The crowd cried out again and again, wanting to leave the ship, but for all their heaven-shaking powers, none of them could escape from it.