Chapter 1462 — A Long Sword Hangs Across the Sky, Slaying the God Emperor
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 3
This army of gods and demons was charged with escorting supplies and provisions and guarding divine weapons and great treasures. Among those treasures were the Four Emperors' artifacts—the Vermilion Bird, the Black Tortoise, the Azure Dragon and the White Tiger—two of each, and they must have come from the hand of Zaifu's Heavenly Palace. As for the other great treasures, such as Divine Cities, God-Slaying Terraces, giant seals, great formation diagrams, great cauldrons, formation banners and pill furnaces, each was immense beyond measure; a single artifact could fill an entire giant tower ship.
The supplies consisted of all manner of divine weapons and spirit medicines, and there were even several hundred ships packed with slaves, no doubt meant for the gods and demons at the front to enjoy. Now the Heavenly River surged with great waves, and the tower ships' progress slowed greatly; ahead, two great Heavenly Venerables pursued and battled each other, making it difficult for this supply army to advance. Shen Mu piloted his swift boat speeding through the air above.
Just as he passed over this fleet, he saw Shi Qiluo come flying back. Seeing him on the boat, she was startled and halted.
Shen Mu saluted; Shi Qiluo returned the salute, her voice like thunder: "Mu Heavenly Venerable, are you going to your death? " Shen Mu smiled.
"As Alliance Master of the Heavenly Alliance, to eradicate the Heavenly Duke, I must go in person to oversee it. " Shi Qiluo sighed.
"There is something about you that commands admiration.
On the battlefield of Xuandu, if you had blocked my way, I would not have shown mercy.
" Shen Mu smiled. "Madam.
.
. " Shi Qiluo glared at him, and Shen Mu corrected himself: "Shi Heavenly Venerable, I hope you will remember our past ties and show a little mercy.
.
. " Shi Qiluo spat at him and skipped away.
Zaifu and the others stared wide-eyed, dumbly watching this Heavenly Venerable depart in the form of a young girl, for a long while unable to speak. Shen Mu said, "This is Lady Yuanmu, the Goddess of Destruction of Guixu, the birth mother of Hao Heavenly Venerable. Because she was killed by Ling Heavenly Venerable, her three souls clung to a stone and over time became a spirit, yet she took the form of a man.
" Zaifu was silent for a while, then let out a turbid breath: "A true hero.
" Zhe Huali, Luo Wushuang and Tian Shu nodded again and again.
They continued on. The small boat flew for several days, and again they heard the sound of a zither.
Ahead were the Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court, each one the elite of the elite, their spirit piercing the rainbow.
The lowest of their cultivation was the Jade Capital realm, and among them were no few at Lingxiao Perfection.
All Ten Guards deployed—such was the importance placed on Xuandu.
"The Ten Guards of the Heavenly Court are going to deal with the Sun Guardian and Moon Guardian. " Shen Mu's gaze flickered.
The Ten Guards' strength was unmatched; even the Moon Heavenly Venerable's zither music blocking their way posed little threat to them. But the Ten Guards were escorting a treasure, blazing with fire—it was none other than the Ancestral Land of Dao Fire of the Southern Pole Heaven, the Ninefold Altar of Dao Fire where the Vermilion Bird, the Southern Emperor, was born.
Shen Mu's pupils contracted sharply.
Looking ahead, he saw that the one battling the Moon Heavenly Venerable was none other than the Fire Heavenly Venerable. The battle between Moon and Fire was far more vicious than Shi Qiluo's battle. Shi Qiluo had not wanted to fight the Moon Heavenly Venerable to mutual destruction, and so had not used her full strength, nor deployed her divine artifact, the Imperial Heavenly Venerable.