Chapter 1655: Lin Quan Palace Master
As the heavens of Tianhu continued to be converted into energy and sacrificed into the great cataclysm of the Sixteenth Era, the figure of the Lin Quan Palace Master emerging from the web of Dao chains became increasingly complete and clear.
The Lin Quan Palace Master had a peculiar appearance—a red face with fangs, hair at his temples growing upward like small wings, and a vertical eye in the middle of his forehead with blazing fire burning within it.
At his navel grew a dragon head, only the head exposed, fierce and vicious—it was actually a living creature.
Behind him, a green dragon coiled around his body like a flowing ribbon.
This Dao-achiever from a past universe had a ferocious visage, unlike any of the post-heavenly beings of the present world—whether gods, demons, or humans.
Xu Tianzun suppressed the shock in her heart, but her gaze involuntarily fell upon the navel of the Lin Quan Palace Master. The dragon head actually opened its eyes and glanced at her.
Xu Tianzun's heart leaped, and she averted her gaze.
"No need to fear."
The Lin Quan Palace Master spoke, his words carrying Dao language—extremely obscure and profound: "This dragon head is my umbilical intestine. I was born in the Thirteenth Era and achieved the Dao long ago. Because I have lived for so long, my physical body gradually became sentient. My intestines have transformed into a dragon, becoming an ancient god."
Xu Tianzun and Hao Tianzun's hearts shook violently. Was there such a cultivation path in this world?
How long had this Lin Quan Palace Master lived for his intestines to transform into an ancient god?
However, from the meaning of his words, the ancient gods on his body were not limited to just one. It seemed that every part of his physical body could separate from the main body and become an independent ancient god!
This was countless times more formidable than the Tai Emperor's ability to hide ancient god imprints in the various orifices of his body!
Lin Quan—the Heavenly Court also had similar official positions. Lin Quan officials were generally responsible for protecting the Dharma of the Heavenly Court and guarding it.
The Heavenly Court had five hundred Lin Quan officials, each with outstanding abilities—truly the elite among elites of the Heavenly Court, with extremely powerful combat strength!
This Lin Quan Palace Master should be the protector god of the Mi Luo Palace, and his strength was likely among the top existences among Dao-achievers!
When the heavens of Tianhu were completely dissolved and turned into sacrifices, the Lin Quan Palace Master's body finally escaped from the cataclysm of the Sixteenth Era and descended into Youdu.
The Lin Quan Palace Master stretched his body, and Xu Tianzun involuntarily retreated several steps. The power inadvertently leaked by the Lin Quan Palace Master was somewhat difficult for her to bear, forcing her to retreat to avoid the impact of this violent aura.
Hao Tian Emperor remained standing motionless. The oppressive feeling the Lin Quan Palace Master brought him was extremely strong, but not enough to make him retreat.
Whoosh—
The Lin Quan Palace Master bent down, his enormous face stopping before Hao Tian Emperor, his eyeballs rolling up and down, and the vertical eye on his forehead also rolling up and down as he examined Hao Tian Emperor.
"So you are the Heavenly Emperor of this universe?"
He straightened his waist again, his voice like a great bell, thundering through Youdu: "The Third Young Master and Fourth Young Master have always been very indulgent with you. Even when you play small tricks before them, borrowing their power but not doing things for them, the two young masters still tolerate you. Do you know why?"
He did not wait for Hao Tian Emperor to answer, speaking directly: "Because the two young masters know that you cannot defeat the Seventh Young Master!"
The corners of Hao Tian Emperor's eyes twitched, and his calm Dao heart suddenly stirred with ripples.
The Lin Quan Palace Master seemed to guess the change in his Dao heart and continued: "You cannot defeat the Seventh Young Master, so you will turn back to beg the two young masters. In the end, you will still obediently work for them! This is why the two young masters tolerate you playing small tricks before them."
"Your little schemes and tricks are truly nothing before the two young masters. The Seventh Young Master's schemes and methods are not something you can deal with either."
The green dragon behind his head, like a ribbon, drifted gracefully. The dragon extended its claw and rested on his shoulder, curiously examining Hao Tian Emperor and Xu Tianzun. The Lin Quan Palace Master continued: "That Seventh Young Master roamed through past universes one after another. Countless people have suffered losses at his hands, unable to speak of their grievances, unable to defeat him in battle—how troublesome he is. The two young masters only need to grasp this point, and they have you firmly in hand. Hao Tian Emperor, do you understand?"
Hao Tian Emperor composed himself and bowed: "I... I understand."
The Lin Quan Palace Master revealed a smile and took a long breath. Suddenly, the space-time behind him shook violently, and a Dao tree slowly emerged. On that Dao tree hung three Dao fruits and one Dao flower, full of spirituality and imposing Dao charm—yet it could never enter the present universe from the past world!
The Lin Quan Palace Master tried once, frowned deeply, and no longer forcibly summoned his Dao tree, saying: "Sacrificing one heaven only allows my physical body to come over, but cannot bring my Dao tree and Dao fruits. At minimum, I need three more heavens to restore me to my peak state."
His gaze fell on Hao Tian Emperor, who turned his head to look at Xu Tianzun and said: "The Lin Quan Palace Master's magical powers are boundless—he is the number one combat power of my Heavenly Court! Xu Aiqing, you will sacrifice the four great heavens of Yuji, Shixiu, Lingshu, and Lingyuan to ensure the Palace Master's Dao tree comes over. This matter is of great importance—go handle it immediately."
Although Xu Tianzun was somewhat reluctant, she still went to handle it immediately.
The beings in the four great heavens of Yuji, Shixiu, Lingshu, and Lingyuan had all died at Xu Tianzun's hands. The four heavens had also been demonized by her and dragged into Youdu, covered with numerous ghosts, gods, and demons—they were already her territory.
Hao Tian Emperor asking her to hand over her territory for sacrifice naturally made her somewhat unwilling.
"Just one Palace Master requires the sacrifice of five great heavens to fully descend. If all seventy-two Palace Masters of Yujing City were to descend, I fear it would require sacrificing three hundred and sixty heavens!"
Xu Tianzun was secretly shocked. What if the Young Masters of Mi Luo Palace descended?
What if all the Dao-achievers of the ancestral court Yujing City descended?
Wouldn't they have to sacrifice all the heavens and myriad worlds!
Hao Tian Emperor took out the Lin Quan Treasure Hall and presented it to the Lin Quan Palace Master, laughing: "This hall is Your Excellency's treasure hall. I have borrowed it for a long time and benefited greatly. Since the rightful owner has arrived, it naturally should be returned to its original master."
The Lin Quan Palace Master accepted the treasure hall and praised: "You are very sensible and know how to show respect. I originally thought you would be difficult to get along with—it seems I was mistaken. Heavenly Emperor, for this descent, none of the seventy-two Palace Masters were willing to come. Do you know why? Offending the Seventh Young Master! Offending him is like poking a hornet's nest—bad luck for a lifetime! After he returns to the past, he will surely torment the descended ones in every way possible. It's still me who is honest, choosing to descend to your side. However, I will not confront the Seventh Young Master head-on. You understand the reason."
Hao Tian Emperor was furious inwardly: "Not confront Mu Tianzun head-on? Haven't I just invited a lofty lord to come and throw his weight around?"
Although angry, he said respectfully: "The Palace Master is worried that the Seventh Young Master will return to the past and give the Palace Master a hard time. After all, the Palace Master and the Seventh Young Master have lived together in Mi Luo Palace for several cosmic eras."
The Lin Quan Palace Master laughed heartily: "You are an interesting person! I am beginning to like you! The Seventh Young Master does not follow the rules and is restless. In Mi Luo Palace, who besides the Eldest Young Master has not suffered losses at his hands? It is only because he is the Seventh Young Master and the Master dotes on him that no one bothers to argue with him. He relies on the Master's favor to do as he pleases—who is actually afraid of him?"
Hao Tian Emperor felt much more comfortable hearing these words: "Although this Lin Quan Palace Master is a crude person, his evaluation of Mu Tianzun is quite accurate. At least we have some common ground—it won't be difficult to get along in the future."
Xu Tianzun transported the four great heavens and began the sacrifice. However, sacrificing these four heavens would take some years, and the Lin Quan Palace Master's Dao tree could not descend in a short time.
Hao Tian Emperor took his leave, saying: "Dao Brother, rest assured. If four heavens are not enough, I will have Xu Aiqing sacrifice a few more." With that, he left Youdu.
"Lin Quan Dao Brother, in your previous life, why did you only cultivate a Dao flower and not a Dao fruit?" Xu Tianzun asked.
The Lin Quan Palace Master glanced at her, and after a moment, said: "Not enough time, insufficient spiritual energy."
Xu Tianzun did not understand his meaning.
The Lin Quan Palace Master said: "During the Sixteenth Era, there were too many stowaways, causing spiritual energy to be exchanged into the cataclysm of the Fifteenth Era. The Sixteenth Era universe was extremely small in scale, and the ultimate void could not expand either. The entire ultimate void was filled with Da Luo Heavens."
Xu Tianzun widened her eyes, unable to imagine such a situation.
"In the Sixteenth Era, there was only one ancestral court continent, plus the various heavens of the Dao-achievers—there was nothing else."
The Lin Quan Palace Master said: "The entire Sixteenth Era had a pitifully small universe, with insufficient spiritual energy and severe congestion. Not just me—no one could form Dao fruits in such a place. I cultivated a Dao flower, which was already quite impressive. Some senior brothers could not even cultivate a Dao flower. The Sixteenth Era universe only lasted six hundred million years before it collapsed into the great cataclysm."
He chuckled: "In those six hundred million years, only one native achieved the Dao. Do you know how he did it?"
Xu Tianzun shook her head.
"He achieved the Dao through killing!"
The Lin Quan Palace Master said: "That fellow, heh heh, was truly a ruthless character, with unparalleled talent—hard to imagine! He knew the universe would be destroyed, that spiritual energy was insufficient, that he could not achieve the Dao and would surely die. So he fell into the path of killing. He slaughtered the heavens of many Dao-achievers, then ambushed and killed a Dao-achiever. Finally, before the universe was destroyed, he achieved the Dao, entered the ultimate void, imprinted the path of killing, and established his Da Luo Heaven!"
He clicked his tongue in admiration: "His Dao tree and Dao fruits had just been cultivated when the ultimate void collapsed under his weight. The ultimate void could not bear so many Da Luo Heavens to begin with. His achievement of the Dao crushed the ultimate void, causing the destruction of the Sixteenth Era."
Xu Tianzun was stunned: "Did no one stop him?"
The Lin Quan Palace Master shook his head: "Some people originally planned to stop him, but the Master held them back. The Master said we owe the beings of this universe, and should not interfere—so they did not stop him."
He shook his head, clearly disapproving of the Mi Luo Palace Master's actions.
Xu Tianzun felt a chill in her heart: "If all the Dao-achievers of the ancestral court Yujing City were to descend, how long could our universe last?"
"That ruthless character who achieved the Dao through killing was called Shang Jun. In the end, he still aroused public outrage. Even during the great calamity, he refused to stop, hunting down other Dao-achievers crossing the tribulation, killing without count, hoping to advance further."
The Lin Quan Palace Master said calmly: "The more he killed, the higher Shang Jun's cultivation became. Later, the Eldest Young Master could not bear it anymore and suppressed him, sealing him together with some terrifying existences. Whether he is alive or dead now, no one knows. Heh heh, in the great cycle of birth and destruction, he most likely cannot last until this era..."
Even so, he still showed a worried expression, clearly indicating that Shang Jun's strength was not so simple.
In the abandoned place of the ultimate void, that gate drifted alone in this filthy realm. The world behind the gate was extremely vast, but no strange "treasures" in this void dared to intrude here. On the contrary, these strange "treasures" avoided the world behind the gate as if fleeing from disaster.
Qin Mu twitched his nose, suddenly smelling the scent of blood rust, filling his nostrils, making him feel as if he were holding a piece of dried fish and a rusty iron plate in his mouth.
This smell made him very uncomfortable.
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