Chapter 927: Long Pi Ancestor (Second Update!)
Long Qilin looked up and saw Qin Mu and Yun Chuxiu leaping swiftly across the shattered palace, their figures crossing and striking at each other at incredible speed.
"Yun Chuxiu might be Empress Dowager or her sister Yuanmu Furen."
Long Qilin said: "The wooden staff that the Cult Master just took out is called Yuanmu's Core. It has growth rings of over fifty million years and is incredibly powerful—a heavy treasure refined by Dimu Yuanjun. The Cult Master couldn't unleash the full power of this ancient god's treasure, yet just now Yuanmu's Core erupted with might, so the Cult Master guessed that Yun Chuxiu was the one who tampered with it."
"Empress Dowager? Yuanmu Furen?"
Yun Jianli was horrified upon hearing this, feeling a chill of fear. He had actually sworn brotherhood with such an existence, and had even brought such a terrifying presence along to monitor her, to see what her intentions were.
Thinking about it now, it made his hair stand on end!
But he couldn't help feeling puzzled, and asked curiously: "Brother Long Pi, how do you know that Yun Chuxiu is the Empress Dowager or Yuanmu Furen?"
Qi Jiuyi exclaimed: "How could such a beautiful woman possibly be the Empress Dowager or Yuanmu Furen?"
At the same time, he was extremely curious. All these days, Long Qilin had been by their side the entire time—either eating or sleeping, muddle-headed. They had never seen him communicate with Qin Mu.
Why could Long Qilin see through Yun Chuxiu's true identity, while they remained completely oblivious?
Langxuan Divine Palace had been reduced to near ruins by Yuanmu's Core. Countless palaces and halls had broken free from their original formations, colliding chaotically in all directions, in utter disarray.
Qin Mu stood atop a palace flying erratically, while Yun Chuxiu was extremely far away, also standing atop a divine palace. The two buildings flew in completely different directions—one soaring toward the sky, the other plummeting down.
Between the two buildings were countless enormous pillars, collapsed palaces, and halls carelessly crashing into each other. Many divine mountains were also whistling through the air, the scene in extreme chaos.
Yun Chuxiu had suddenly unleashed her Heavenly Venerable's magical power, activating Yuanmu's Core's might and destroying more than half of Lang Heavenly Venerable's Langxuan Divine Palace. This was the reason Qin Mu was so furious.
He had come this time merely intending to stir up a small conflict, not wanting to completely break ties with Langxuan Divine Emperor Lang Heavenly Venerable. As long as he wasn't in the wrong, Lang Heavenly Venerable could do nothing to him.
Unexpectedly, Yun Chuxiu's actions were equivalent to grabbing Lang Heavenly Venerable by the neck and slapping him back and forth more than a dozen times!
Even if he was Mu Heavenly Venerable, one of the five founding elders of the Heavenly Alliance, Lang Heavenly Venerable would absolutely not sit still—he would change from secretly targeting him to openly attacking him.
This shit-stained hat was too big and too smelly; he simply couldn't bear it.
Although Qin Mu was bold and audacious, seemingly daring to charge into the Heavenly Court without regard for life and death, fearless in the face of dragon pools and tiger dens, in truth he advanced step by step, each seemingly perilous move concealing a path to survival.
He could tear apart the Heavenly Court while also leaving himself enough room to maneuver and preserve his life.
But Yun Chuxiu's actions had suddenly pushed him into direct opposition with Lang Heavenly Venerable—and on the losing side of the argument at that!
Qin Mu raised his hand and sent a palm strike flying, crossing over the chaotic flying palaces toward Yun Chuxiu. As his palm struck out, countless starlight gathered behind him, and in an instant, stars filled the sky, transforming into a brilliant galaxy behind him!
Starlight converged, and the magnetic divine power between the stars erupted. The galaxy turned into a torrent that surged forward with Qin Mu's palm strike!
In the air, the erratically flying buildings were immediately drawn by his divine technique. The magnetic power captured these massive heavy objects, and boundless geomagnetic force locked onto Yun Chuxiu's body, bringing all these enormous objects crashing down upon the young woman!
The geomagnetic force was so powerful, so terrifying, that the space around Yun Chuxiu twisted. The distorted space made the young woman fall, and together with the giant palaces, the shattered stone pillars, broken bricks, and rubble all smashed toward Yun Chuxiu!
The scene was terrifying beyond measure. Qin Mu's magnetic divine technique seized the advantage of time and place. Besides the power of his technique, the buildings of Langxuan Divine Palace were made of divine metal, extremely heavy, further amplifying his technique's might.
With all this weight combined, even a True God couldn't lift it!
Qi Jiuyi and the others looked up at this scene, watching as the broken walls and pillars shot toward Yun Chuxiu like meteors. Space was compressed and twisted by the geomagnetic force, making the debris fly even faster, its power no less than divine weapons!
Long Qilin said: "Sister Yan'er, do you remember the twin lotuses in Guixu? There was a crystal coffin there, with a woman buried inside. The Cult Master said she was the Empress Dowager's sister, Yuanmu Furen."
Yan'er nodded repeatedly. Of course she remembered.
She had even caught a big bug in the flower world of Guixu and spent a long time eating it before finishing.
Although Qin Mu had told her that the beautiful snake wasn't a bug but an ancient god born from Guixu, a Dao spirit formed from the pistils of the twin lotuses, Yan'er still treated it as a bug. She had eaten that beautiful snake ancient god and still hadn't fully digested it, which was why she remained chubby.
Long Qilin said: "During the Yaochi incident, two Heavenly Venerables jointly attacked You Heavenly Venerable, and the situation was critical. The Cult Master took out that crystal coffin and placed it before Yun Chuxiu, planning to revive Yuanmu Furen. After that, a Heavenly Venerable came to help, restoring balance to the situation, making it evenly matched. The Cult Master then didn't revive Yuanmu Furen. So who was it that came to help?"
Qi Jiuyi and Yun Jianli were stunned, staring blankly at this qilin.
Long Qilin said: "Naturally, it was Yun Chuxiu who came to help. Therefore, Yun Chuxiu can only be Yuanmu Furen or the Empress Dowager."
Just as he finished speaking, the young woman Yun Chuxiu spread her arms and traced a circle in the air. A bottomless abyss appeared, and Qin Mu's seemingly unstoppable technique instantly collapsed!
Yun Chuxiu stood above the abyss—it was the Guixu Great Abyss formed by her divine technique, seemingly able to devour all things in heaven and earth. Even the surging galaxy unleashed by Qin Mu's technique, the twisted magnetic divine power, and the countless broken walls and ruined palaces all plunged into the Guixu Great Abyss!
Qi Jiuyi, Yun Jianli, and the others saw this and their hearts shook violently. This divine technique was precisely the one rumored to be mastered by the Empress Dowager and her sister!
It seemed that Yun Chuxiu truly might be one of the two sisters!
Qi Jiuyi exclaimed: "Second Brother, haven't you been sleeping all this time? How do you know so much?"
Long Qilin glanced at him with disdain and said calmly: "You only saw me sleeping, but you don't know how diligent and eager to learn I am. I was meditating in disguise! The most hardworking person in this world is the Cult Master, and the second most hardworking is me."
Yan'er praised him greatly and took out a spirit pill. Long Qilin opportunely opened his mouth, and Yan'er's spirit pill arrived just in time, delivered into his mouth.
Long Qilin chewed the spirit pill, squinted his eyes, and said calmly: "I have followed the Cult Master for so many years. The people I've met are all famous deities—either with profound cultivation, unfathomable wisdom, or being reformist powerhouses, or Heavenly Venerables and sages. Naturally, my vision and experience have risen with the tide!"
Yun Chuxiu's Guixu Great Abyss technique devoured Qin Mu's technique along with those broken buildings. The abyss trembled and twisted, then suddenly erupted. The swallowed things transformed into a dark torrent, about to spray toward Qin Mu, when suddenly the following galaxy transformed into the phantom of Heavenly Duke, punching straight into the Guixu Great Abyss!
Yun Chuxiu's expression changed slightly. Qin Mu had first used magnetic divine power to unleash his technique—the magnetic power between stars was extremely strong—but she hadn't expected him to use the stars to evolve into Heavenly Duke.
His earlier technique appeared to be one move, but it was actually two!
Between Dimu Yuanjun and Heavenly Duke, there had always been many unclear relationships. Dimu had even once infiltrated Xuan Du, stolen Heavenly Duke's essence, and given birth to several offspring.
These two ancient gods' Daos complemented each other. However, Dimu Yuanjun also had unclear relationships with other ancient gods. This Dimu had also infiltrated You Du, stolen Tubo's essence, and given birth to several children. Other ancient gods had also frequently experienced her stealing their essence, so Heavenly Duke didn't think too highly of Dimu.
Qin Mu's move succeeded, and his body had already arrived above Yun Chuxiu. His martial Dao great divine technique erupted as he punched down!
"Didn't you say you had already leaped beyond the shackles of the ancient gods?"
Qin Mu's cultivation erupted in full, unrestrained, as he sneered: "Then why are you still using ancient god divine techniques?"
The great hall beneath Yun Chuxiu's feet shattered into pieces. With a whoosh, the two of them crushed the hall and fell like meteors, disappearing from everyone's sight.
The next moment, a great river appeared. Yun Chuxiu stood atop the river. The five great cloud thunders transformed into fire bell divine weapons—enormous bells resonating around Qin Mu. The Heavenly River coiled around, locking Qin Mu tightly within.
Behind her, a dragon-turtle and soaring serpent coiled, roaring in fury. The thousand-feathered great serpent merged with the Heavenly River. The river spun, its feathers like blades, slashing rapidly through the water toward the trapped Qin Mu—fast as lightning, fierce as thunder!
Meanwhile, the fire bell divine weapons formed from the five great cloud thunders resonated without cease, blasting the space around Qin Mu until it continuously crumbled and cracked.
The dragon-turtle shook its body, and pieces of turtle shell soared into the air, clanging together to form an extremely thick cubic seal, trapping Qin Mu within, leaving him no escape—only to be refined to death by the five cloud thunders and the Heavenly River serpent!
"If Yun Chuxiu really is the Empress Dowager or Yuanmu Furen, then she truly has leaped beyond the shackles of the ancient gods!"
Qi Jiuyi's expression changed slightly as he turned to look at Yun Jianli: "Sick Young Master, how did you come to know her and swear brotherhood with her?"
Yun Jianli's face was somewhat pale. He smiled bitterly and said: "How would I know her strength was this formidable? In a battle at the same realm, even Mu Heavenly Venerable cannot defeat her..."
At that moment, Lang Heavenly Venerable's senior disciple Chang Xiting flew through the air, charging from afar toward Qin Mu and Yun Chuxiu. He had been severely wounded by Yuanmu's Core, and the Langxuan Divine Palace had been shattered as well. He had suffered enormous losses and was now consumed by rage, with no other thoughts in his mind—he only wanted to kill Qin Mu!
Yan'er spread her wings and soared, transforming into a dragon-que. Her primordial spirit flew out, forcibly blocking his attack.
Chang Xiting was furious beyond measure, about to fight Yan'er to the death, when suddenly Yun Jianli called out loudly: "Senior Brother Chang, calm down! It wasn't Mu Heavenly Venerable who destroyed your Langxuan Divine Palace—it was the Empress Dowager who made her move!"
"Fuck your—"
Chang Xiting was about to curse, but suddenly it was as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him, chilling him to the bone. He trembled and said: "Sick Young Master, what did you say?"
Yun Jianli said nonchalantly: "The Empress Dowager borrowed Mu Heavenly Venerable's divine weapon to destroy your Langxuan Divine Palace."
Chang Xiting's expression changed drastically. He looked at the young woman and Qin Mu fighting amidst the chaotic ruins, and said with a trembling voice: "The Empress Dowager?"
Long Qilin glanced at him and said slowly: "If you run away now, I wonder if it's still too late. The Langxuan Divine Palace has been destroyed; your master Lang Heavenly Venerable won't let you off. And now that you know the Empress Dowager was the one secretly causing trouble, the Empress Dowager won't let you off either..."
Chang Xiting's hands and feet turned ice-cold. He immediately flew away, speeding off into the distance.
He knew the stakes. Langxuan Divine Emperor wouldn't necessarily kill him, but he would make his life worse than death—he didn't know how many years he would be suppressed before being released. After all, the Langxuan Divine Palace had been destroyed, greatly shaming this Heavenly Venerable, who had to punish him.
But knowing that the Empress Dowager had made her move was an entirely different matter.
The Empress Dowager would definitely not let him go, allowing him to tell Langxuan Divine Emperor the truth!
So he made an immediate decision—abandoning Langxuan Divine Palace and fleeing for his life alone.
On the other side, the Black Tortoise seal suddenly exploded. Qin Mu held a blade in both hands, forcibly splitting open Yun Chuxiu's great divine technique and slashing toward the young woman, his magical power becoming incomparably wild and ferocious.
"Qin, don't you know when to back off!"
Yun Chuxiu was nearly struck on the head by his blade and grew angry, lowering her voice: "I have already let you off! Otherwise, how could your power possibly contend with mine? This shit-stained hat—I'm giving it to you as a gift. Just carry it firmly!"
—Second update has arrived, there will be a third update tonight!