Chapter 1686 — Jingping's World-Suppressing Artifact
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In all the growth of these hundred-odd years, the count of deities in Jingping still falls far short of the Celestial Court's. " "My Wuyou Township needs a set of Grand Celestial Court diagrams," said Emperor Yiyue hastily, "and they must be able to form a perfect Celestial Court! " A smile spread over Emperor Yanfeng's face. "That is not difficult.
The foundry at the Tiansheng Academy has also built a number of cloud chariots. Each chariot is fitted with sword pagodas; every pagoda holds five thousand sword-pills, and within every pill lie hidden two thousand swords.
These chariots are meant to scour the ground and seal the sky. Does Kaihuang need some as well?
" "Yes!
" Emperor Yiyue said without hesitation. "The more the better!
" "The Lanjiang Foundry still has some fine things to offer. Kaihuang, if you please! " Emperor Yanfeng raised his hand in invitation. "There is still more?
" Suppressing the shock in her heart, Emperor Yiyue followed him through the teleportation portal leading to the Lanjiang Academy. "The climate here on the Lan River is mild and agreeable, and its foundries are given over chiefly to alchemy, with other foundries to assist.
" Emperor Yanfeng led her into the Lanjiang Foundry, where enormous alchemical furnaces blazed day and night, and a host of alchemists labored diligently, refining every kind of spirit elixir and laying it up in store.
"This place is in the charge of the Medicine King God, the Poison Master Mu Yingxue, and the Young Poison King Fu Yuanqing," said Emperor Yanfeng. "It is devoted to refining every sort of miraculous elixir and every sort of poison.
On the battlefield, deaths and wounds are unavoidable, and so life-saving elixirs are indispensable.
" "We shall take them! " Emperor Yiyue said decisively, and then, coloring slightly, asked: "Your Majesty, can the poisons slay gods and demons? " Emperor Yanfeng smiled. "There is no difficulty.
When battle is joined, wounds are inevitable; one need only smear a little of the dire poison upon one's divine weapon.
Does Kaihuang want some as well?
" "The more the better!
" Emperor Yanfeng then asked: "Has Kaihuang heard of the Way of Painting?
Let me take you to the Pavilion of the Painting Sage.
The Painting Sage is at this moment painting a chart of the mountains, rivers, and lands of the myriad heavens. "
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Above the Guixu, the thirty-six strata of the void gaped open, and the Daluo Heaven of Divine Consciousness emerged.
The Celestial Venerable Cloud stood beneath his Dao tree, gazing at the Guixu, when suddenly his frame wavered and he was nearly drawn into the Guixu together with the Daluo Heaven itself.
He could not help but start in alarm.
"The Celestial Venerable Mu sent me to rescue the Celestial Venerable Void — he truly thinks highly of me. This Guixu is a place of utter despair even to one who has attained the Dao; it can devour even the ultimate void!
" He steadied his frame and looked down, and saw layer upon layer of void captured by the Guixu and dragged into its depths.
His instincts sensed the peril. The Guixu, this place of deepest mystery, could destroy even the ultimate void and dealt ruinous harm to the Daluo Heaven and Dao tree of accomplished ones; he had no choice but to proceed with the utmost caution.
After a while, seizing the eruption of the Guixu's tide, the Celestial Venerable Cloud stepped out of the void, came to the brink of the Great Abyss, and gazed down — yet he could not tell how deep the Guixu truly was.
"The Celestial Venerable Ling has been here; traces of her divine abilities remain. " The Celestial Venerable Cloud mused a moment. His Dao fruit flew over and sank into the Primal Stone at his brow, and he cast himself into the Great Abyss.