Yanâer flew for thousands of miles before finding Qin Mu in a word-shaped cave in a large mountain. Qin Mu was stuck in its walls with his legs split open and his arms outstretched. He was heavily injured and immobilized.
When Yanâer arrived, the mountain god guarding the place, which was a mandrill, was peeking inside the hole.
Yanâer chased it away before quickly extracting Qin Mu.
Qin Mu coughed out blood before laughing. He coughed out blood while laughing as if he was a geyser spraying out blood.
Yanâer quickly said, âStop laughing, Master, or else your blood will be gone!â
Qin Mu utilized the Overlord Body Three Elixir Technique to steady himself. He could barely sit up as he smiled and said, âIâm fine. I just lost half my life, not my entire life. I cracked open the first rune!â
Yanâer was shocked as she said, âMaster, itâs been two years! You only cracked the first rune? How long will it take for you to fully crack open Celestial Venerable Lingâs divine art?â
âItâs been two years?â
Qin Mu was stunned. He believed that at most, a year had passed. Surprisingly, two years had passed.
That was why he disliked shutting himself in like other divine arts practitioners and gods.
While it sounded powerful, one would always leave the real world and shut themself in for dozens or even hundreds of years. Thus, one would miss a lot of things and people, like the development of paths, skills, and divine arts. Thus, one would become obsolete coming out.
Shutting himself in for two years was intolerable to him. The good thing was that with a clear comprehension of Celestial Venerable Lingâs divine art and the retaliation of the Tai Shi egg, he finally comprehended the first Great Dao rune of Tai Shi!
Yanâer became secretly happy as she thought, âIf Master took two years to comprehend the first rune of Celestial Venerable Lingâs divine art, doesnât that mean heâll need to stay here for a long time? If so, I can stay here with my darling for a long time...â
Qin Mu stood up, stretched himself, and said, âYanâer, letâs go back. Weâll leave Southern Heavens now.â
Yanâer disappointingly asked, âWhy canât you stay here to comprehend divine arts, Master?â
âI have comprehended Celestial Venerable Lingâs divine art. There are no benefits to staying here.â
They returned back to the dragon qilinâs place. Qin Mu retrieved the Tai Shi egg and said, âItâs time to leave. I want to learn about the attack on the Great Void by the celestial heavens. Also, weâre getting closer and closer to the day in which I break the ghost shipâs divine art.â
He hadnât recovered yet, so all he could do was sit on the dragon qilinâs back while he rushed towards Southern Heavenâs Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge. When they were beside it, Qin Mu looked back at the vast land.
It was peaceful and devoid of war and conflicts.
âThe people here donât know, but they actually have another choice. However, they have been educated to live in servitude, and thus they can no longer rebel.â
Qin Mu patted the dragon qilin, who brought him and Yanâer into a Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge. Qin Muâs face sank as he thought quietly, âThey are just livestock raised by half-gods. At best, theyâll politely ask how you are when they eat you. Death isnât terrifying. Whatâs terrifying, however, is not attaining a better future for their descendants. Perhaps theyâll mock Eternal Peace for overestimating its own capabilities just like Celestial Venerable Huo mocked me...â
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The Great Void.
Multiple divine weapon four deities suppressed the crumbling void as the army of the celestial heavens entered to attack the Great Void.
The masters of creation tried to ambush them like guerillas in the void. They used the divine weapon four deities stolen by Jiang Baigui and Emperor Yanfeng to try and cause chaos in an attempt to interrupt the advance of the army of the celestial heavens.
Yet, it was the four great heavenly teachers and the four deities of the poles who led the army this time. The four great heavenly teachers were highly intelligent, while Black Deity, White Deity, Green Deity, and Red Deity were strong. Although the masters of creation succeeded somewhat, they also suffered heavy casualties and had to withdraw.
Divine King Lang Wo brought void beasts with her and personally led the army, inflicting heavy casualties to the army of the celestial heavens. However, Celestial Venerable Huo and Celestial Venerable Hong arrived quickly and heavily injured Lang Wo, forcing the army of void beasts to withdraw.
The masters of creation were out of ideas. All they could do was guard the Great Void and wait for the grand battleâs arrival.
Yet, everyone knew that the battle would be brutal and bloody. There were few masters of creation in the Great Void to begin with, and even fewer among them would survive.
âThe first heavenly master of Eternal Peace, how do you think we should block the army of the celestial heavens and reduce their power?â Yan Yunxi asked.
Jiang Baigui said, âSimple, weâll base our defense on treachery. The most treacherous place is the crumbling void.â
Yan Yunxiâs eyes flashed as she said, âDivine King Lang Wo led the void beast army to fight and returned with heavy casualties. The strong practitioners of the masters of creation can do nothing either. How will you do that, Heavenly Master of Eternal Peace Empire?â
Jiang Baigui peculiarly asked, âAre you testing me? You should know it yourself. Are you probing my intelligence?â
Yan Yunxi deployed her fan with a woosh sound and said, âYouâre the first heavenly master of Eternal Peace, here to reinforce us. State your solution. I want to see your worth.â
Jiang Baigui plainly said, âHow much Iâm worth? When the Eternal Peace Calamity happened, I was worth nothing.â
The smile on Yan Yunxiâs face froze.
During the Eternal Peace Calamity, Founding Emperor ordered that Fengdu be shrunk, and thus, the gods of Eternal Peace didnât help Eternal Peace save people. Jiang Baigui bringing this up caused her to feel guilty.
âHowever, Iâm not you lot, so Iâm here to help.â
Jiang Baigui said, âIf I were you, I would pick 3000 human trash and send them to the crumbling void. Their Dao hearts must be corrupt and filled with fear. The devils in their hearts will be born endlessly to form a terrifying army that can block the army of the celestial heavens.â
Yan Yunxiâs eyes lit up as she smiled and said, âI agree with that.â
âThen, Heavenly Teacher Zi Xi, how much am I worth?â Jiang Baigui asked.
âEven the Celestial River Navy, with a million-strong force, is no match for you.â
Yan Yunxi violently slapped her fan to summon the junior protector of the crown prince, Fang Youji. She ordered, âOld Fang, get me 3000 people from Carefree Village that are bootlickers, stagnant, and indulgent. Send them to the crumbling void to block the army of the celestial heavens.â
Fang Youji was the old god who cleaned his coffin until it was shiny with oil. He was happy when he heard that and said, âHow can 3000 be enough? How about 30,000 instead?â
Yan Yunxi replied, âThe more, the better, but not too many. Just in case their families make a ruckus.â
Fang Youji left hastily.
Yan Yunxi glanced at Jiang Baigui and asked, âDo you think you can block the army of the celestial heavens, Heavenly Master Jiang?â
Jiang Baigui shook his head and said, âNo. Although this plan can inflict casualties on the celestial heavens, it canât block them. The celestial heavens will send more Celestial Venerables to suppress the void. By then, the army of the celestial heavens will attack and engage in combat with us. They will have ten Celestial Venerables, and we will lose.â
Yan Yunxi asked, âHow do we break this?â
âGet Founding Emperor and Lang Wo to attack the celestial heavens by surprise via the Void Bridge!â
Jiang Baigui said, âIf the celestial heavens are disturbed, the Celestial Venerables wonât dare to commit fully to the attack on the Great Void. A stalemate can be caused this way.â
Yan Yunxi shuddered, bowed, and said, âIâm won over. Mister, please wait.â
She left quickly.
Emperor Yanfeng came to Jiang Baiguiâs side and whispered, âSheâs interested in you since you won against her. I heard that this Heavenly Teacher Zi Xi swore to wear feminine clothes when she meets someone she likes and to marry no one else but him. Imperial Preceptor, I think she went to change into feminine clothes. Her name is Yun Xi, not Zi Xi. Itâs the name of a female.â
Jiang Baigui glanced at him, shook his head, and said, âYouâre talking nonsense again, Emperor. Iâm forever loyal to my cheap wife until my death.â
As they were talking, Yan Yunxi came out in feminine clothes. She was elegant and attractive, a rare beauty.
She went to Jiang Baiguiâs side and was about to speak when Jiang Baigui bowed and said, âSenior Uncle Yan.â
Yan Yunxiâs face became completely pale.
âYou really are ruthless, Imperial Preceptor!â Emperor Yanfeng sneakily gave him a thumbs up.