Chapter 1009: Heavenly Dragon Treasure Chariot

Qin Mu submitted a memorial requesting permission to leave the Heavenly Court and travel. Not long after, the Celestial Emperor approved his request, granting him the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Carriage to signify the dignity of a Celestial Venerable.

Qin Mu naturally knew that it wasn't the Celestial Emperor who had approved his departure, but rather the Ten Celestial Venerables. Grudges already existed among the Ten Celestial Venerables, who were constantly restraining each other. They had no time to spare for matters concerning Tai Xu or Wuyou Township. Whether he stayed in the Heavenly Court or not was irrelevant to them; they would simply send a few individuals to keep an eye on him.

As expected, Yun Chuxiu arrived. Qin Mu's expression was unsettled. He thought to himself, "This time, my departure from the Heavenly Court is not only to find the Creator's ancestral land and visit ancient gods across realms, but also to evade the Heavenly Court's watchful eyes and summon Celestial Venerable Yun's soul. Yet, you've chosen to provoke and monitor me. Heh heh, the Luoshen Blade has already struck you once; are you truly not afraid of it striking again?"

Qin Mu was quite pleased with the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Carriage. It was drawn by nine divine dragons of the Jade Capital realm, and the carriage itself was incredibly luxurious. While it couldn't compare to Divine King Lang Wo's Phoenix Chariot, it was certainly the most magnificent carriage Qin Mu had ever used.

"You're doomed!" Yun Chuxiu exclaimed, trembling with excitement as she gazed at the imperial carriage.

Qin Mu retorted indignantly, "You're the one who's doomed! I am Celestial Venerable Mu, after all. How dare you speak to me like that?"

"These nine heavenly dragons are the bloodline of the Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon. Aren't you heading to the Eastern Extremity to meet the Great Emperor Azure Dragon?"

Yun Chuxiu beamed with delight and chuckled, "The Eastern Emperor Azure Dragon will surely be furious when he sees his own bloodline being used to pull your carriage. Aren't you utterly doomed then?"

Qin Mu's heart skipped a beat. He stammered, "In that case, I invite the nine brothers to ride inside the carriage. I'll simply have Fatty Dragon pull it."

Yun Chuxiu examined the imperial carriage's canopy and chuckled, "You're still doomed. Look closely: the canopy is imprinted with the principles of the Heavenly Dao. The trajectories of the stars depicted there resemble the Celestial Master himself. When you arrive at the Celestial Master's domain, he will surely kill you!"

Qin Mu's face darkened. He stepped into the carriage, looked up, and indeed, the canopy displayed the principles of the Heavenly Dao, forming the likeness of the Celestial Master. Having the Celestial Master shield him from wind and rain would undoubtedly provoke severe anger.

"And underneath the carriage too." Yun Chuxiu bent down, peering under the carriage, and beckoned to him. "Come quickly! The patterns drawn beneath the carriage are Black Tortoise markings, representing riding the wind and waves. By having the Black Tortoise suppressed beneath the carriage, the Northern Emperor Black Tortoise will surely claim your life when he sees this vehicle!"

Qin Mu joined her, and together they bent over, peering underneath the carriage. True enough, there were Black Tortoise markings underneath the carriage, and Qin Mu's face grew even darker.

"The patterns etched into the gilded chrome of this carriage are White Tiger markings, representing invincibility and the ability to break through all obstacles. These White Tiger patterns extend all the way to the armrests." Yun Chuxiu then hopped back into the carriage, inspecting the seats, and exclaimed with unrestrained glee, "You'll be sitting on the Western Emperor White Tiger, with the armrests gripping her head! How could the Western Emperor White Tiger possibly tolerate that?"

Qin Mu shivered inwardly and asked, "Is there more?"

"At the rear of the carriage, there are Vermilion Bird markings, depicting the Vermilion Bird's colorful wings. When the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird sees her depicted as the tail of your carriage, how could she possibly tolerate that?"

Yun Chuxiu hopped onto the carriage shaft, swinging her legs, and picked up the whip hanging nearby. She chuckled, "The coachman sits here, holding a whip, yet the carriage shaft itself is adorned with the Grand Dao of Youdu, allowing this imperial carriage to disregard the Grand Dao of Youdu and travel directly into Youdu."

Qin Mu sighed in relief. "I have a good relationship with Earth Count, so drawing the Grand Dao of Youdu is no issue."

Yun Chuxiu sneered, "Earth Count wields a whip! Your coachman sits here, also wielding a whip. Do you think Earth Count will be pleased with that?"

Qin Mu's face was as dark as iron. He angrily retorted, "This carriage was given to me by you Ten Celestial Venerables; it has nothing to do with me! And you are one of the Ten Celestial Venerables, aren't you? It's highly likely you're behind this mischief!"

His actual intention for this trip was indeed to visit ancient gods from various realms, and his official reason submitted to the court was also to visit ancient gods and wander. The Heavenly Court giving him this carriage was clearly intended to cause him trouble.

Yun Chuxiu swung her legs and giggled. "That's right! I strongly recommended the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Carriage to them, and everyone agreed it was an excellent choice, so they gave it to you."

Qin Mu let out an angry snort. Divine King Lang Wo had already approached, gracefully ascended the imperial carriage, and settled into the seat beside the main one. "This carriage isn't bad," she remarked. "Celestial Venerable, when shall we depart?"

Yan'er stood atop Dragon Qilin's head as Dragon Qilin swiftly approached. Dutian Devil King, his four legs splayed, sat on Dragon Qilin's back, then leaped up to the carriage and settled onto the shaft. With a mischievous grin, Yun Chuxiu handed him the whip. Dutian Devil King took it, praising, "This carriage is excellent; it must be incredibly fast!"

Yun Chuxiu raised a delicate hand and drew it across her own neck. Qin Mu gave her a double eye-roll and asked Yan'er, "Sister Yan'er, have you seen Big Head?"

Yan'er replied, "Big Head has been studying with Qi Jiuyi these past few days. I've already sent someone to find him, and he should be arriving soon."

Dragon Qilin leaped onto the imperial carriage, entered the compartment, and settled down on the cloud blanket to sleep. Yan'er then flew from his head, landed on a carriage pillar, and ruffled her feathers.

A moment later, Shu Jun arrived swiftly. From a distance, he spotted the Heavenly Dragon Imperial Carriage and exclaimed, "What a magnificent carriage! Truly splendid!" With that, he boarded the imperial carriage and took a seat to the right of the main position.

With no other choice, Qin Mu reluctantly boarded the imperial carriage and took the main seat. Yun Chuxiu also climbed into the carriage. Noticing there was no vacant seat for her, she made to sit on Qin Mu's lap. Just as Qin Mu was about to kick her off, Divine King Lang Wo chuckled, "Sister, please come sit here. This seat is quite spacious."

Yun Chuxiu squeezed into the seat beside her and giggled, "Sister Lang Wo, we look as if we were born from the same mother. It's rare to resemble each other so closely."

Divine King Lang Wo smiled serenely. "Indeed."

Yun Chuxiu blinked, gazing at the willow leaf between Divine King Lang Wo's brows. "What is beneath your willow leaf, sister?" she asked curiously.

"You wouldn't want to know," Divine King Lang Wo replied with a gentle smile.

Outside, Dutian Devil King cracked the whip, and the nine heavenly dragons instantly ascended into the sky. The nine dragons pulled the imperial carriage out of the mansion. As the carriage wheels began to turn, a Black Tortoise apparition immediately materialized, stepping upon a celestial river that meandered into the distance.

"Cult Master, where shall we go?" Dutian Devil King's voice came from outside. "There are many spirit energy transfer bridges in the Heavenly Court that connect to myriad realms. Using them can save us a considerable amount of travel time."

Qin Mu was about to speak when Yun Chuxiu excitedly interjected, "Let's go to the Eastern Extremity first!"

Qin Mu's face darkened, and he could no longer contain himself. With a trembling finger, he pointed at the woman, laughing in exasperation. "Yuanmu, you have truly fallen now, acting like a broken jar that has completely given up. Where is your former dignity? Don't forget, I was the one who beat your illegitimate son with the Celestial Emperor, Celestial Venerable Hao, so severely that he couldn't care for himself for a thousand years! And I did it right in front of you, yet you were powerless!"

Yun Chuxiu quickly darted to his side, carefully massaging his legs, and looked up at him with a pitiable expression. "Celestial Venerable, please calm your anger. How did you know I was Yuanmu? Did I reveal myself in Tai Xu? Celestial Venerable, I truly adore your angry expression..."

Qin Mu, with no outlet for his fury, merely snorted.

Yun Chuxiu giggled. "Hao'er is truly terrible. He plotted against his father and against me, but he couldn't act directly, so he invited Celestial Venerable Ling to deal with me. Fortunately, I was cunning and had already guarded against Celestial Venerable Ling. I simply feigned my death using Celestial Venerable Ling's actions to escape, and she unwittingly helped me. I was initially very angry when you beat him, but then I became quite pleased."

While massaging Qin Mu's legs, she exclaimed excitedly, "During this trip, many Celestial Venerables will surely move against you, and Hao'er will be among them! You offended him so severely that he wants to personally witness your death at his hands!"

Qin Mu said dejectedly, "Just let Celestial Venerable Hao kill me then. You don't need to massage anymore; go back to your seat and rest. Dutian, let's not go to the Eastern Extremity first. Let's head to the Primordial Realm, and from there, we can go to the Eastern Extremity. I haven't returned to the Primordial Realm in a long time; I want to visit my hometown and relatives first."

Dutian Devil King acknowledged this, commanding the nine dragons to pull the imperial carriage towards a spirit energy transfer bridge. Yun Chuxiu, naturally lively and capricious, ran outside the carriage once more, holding onto a pillar to observe.

Divine King Lang Wo showed a puzzled expression and glanced at Qin Mu. Qin Mu's divine sense fluctuated as he transmitted a message: "She is Lady Yuanmu, one of the Ten Celestial Venerables, though I'm not sure which one. Lady Yuanmu is also an ancient god, born in the Gui Xu, the Celestial Emperor's concubine, and the Empress's sister."

"Her temperament is quite peculiar."

Divine King Lang Wo said in surprise, "As Lady Yuanmu of Gui Xu, shouldn't she be dignified, generous, and possess proper manners? Why is her personality like this?"

Qin Mu sighed. Ever since Lady Yuanmu transformed into the likeness of Jue Wuchen, her personality had become truly unfathomable.

Shu Jun's divine sense fluctuated, interjecting into their conversation. "Ancient God Yuanmu wields the power to destroy everything. In the primordial era, she already possessed this temperament—both annoying and endearing."

Qin Mu glanced at him and asked, "Divine King Shu Jun, do you know if the Ancient God Celestial Emperor was born from an egg?"

Shu Jun nodded. "Yes, I do."

Qin Mu quickly pressed, "If the Celestial Emperor was born from an egg, then where did the egg come from?"

"That, I do not know." Shu Jun shook his head. "We also don't know the origins of the Grand Beginning Divine Stone or the Grand Beginning Primordial Stone, nor where the Primordial Chaos Primordial Liquid came from, let alone the origin of those ancient colossal beasts. The Ancient God Celestial Emperor's egg was found by the Tai Emperor tribe in a treasure ground within the ancestral court. My knowledge of this is limited."

Qin Mu frowned.

Shu Jun continued, "It is said that after the Tai Emperor tribe discovered this egg, they found it to be exceptionally massive, containing a life even more ancient than the Creator race, though it remained in a deep slumber. In earlier times, they even worshipped this egg as a divine artifact. Later, with the emergence of the Grand Beginning Divine Stone, the Creators themselves became gods, and they discarded the egg into a corner. Who knew when they would retrieve the egg again to continue their worship, and then an Ancient God Celestial Emperor was born from it! They truly brought it upon themselves."

He shook his head and sighed. The hatching of the Ancient God Celestial Emperor marked the beginning of the Creator race's downfall.

"Which Celestial Venerable do you think will make a move against you during your departure from the Heavenly Court?" Divine King Lang Wo inquired, "Just now, Yuanmu mentioned that Celestial Venerable Hao wouldn't be able to sit still. Besides Celestial Venerable Hao, who else might try to harm you?"

Yun Chuxiu poked her head inside and chuckled, "We've entered the spirit energy transfer bridge! What are you two discussing?"

Qin Mu composed himself, watching the whistling streams of light outside the window. "We were discussing who might attempt to harm me on my journey after leaving the Heavenly Court. Lady Yuanmu, do you think anyone will try to kill me this time?"

"Please don't call me Yuanmu. I'm currently Yun Jianli's sister, and this time, I'm accompanying Celestial Venerable to the lower realms to search for my brother." Yun Chuxiu considered for a moment. "It seems every Celestial Venerable has a reason to act, even I have a reason to kill you while you're departing the Heavenly Court. However, there are many secrets within the Heavenly Court that you're unaware of. The one you harmed the most wasn't actually Hao'er, but the Grand Emperor. He was well-hidden, but you revealed that the Grand Emperor was among us. I imagine he won't be able to sit still."

Qin Mu asked, perplexed, "If you can deduce that the Grand Emperor will make a move, then surely the other Celestial Venerables can too. Will the Grand Emperor still attempt to harm me?"

Yun Chuxiu blinked, and after a moment, said leisurely, "There was an eleventh Celestial Venerable in the Heavenly Court, but he died over forty thousand years ago. It was he who controlled the Ancient God Celestial Emperor's physical body to attack Celestial Venerable Ling and was subsequently trapped and killed by Celestial Venerable Ling within a divine ability. After forty thousand years, his physical body should not have decayed yet. If he is the Grand Emperor, and if the Grand Emperor is indeed still alive, then his physical body will be deployed." She smiled faintly. "By using this physical body to kill you, no one will be able to expose his true identity."

Qin Mu's mind reeled, and he exhaled a deep breath. "That's truly clever. If the physical body of this eleventh Celestial Venerable leaves the Heavenly Court, then he certainly won't be able to evade your senses. In that case, you all..."

Yun Chuxiu shook her head. "His physical body is not in the Heavenly Court."

Qin Mu paused, slightly taken aback.

Yun Chuxiu giggled. "He was buried in the Primordial Realm. I already told you to go to the Eastern Extremity first, but you insisted on going to the Primordial Realm. Isn't that just walking into your death?"

Qin Mu's mind buzzed. Suddenly, the imperial carriage came to a halt, and Dutian Devil King's voice rang out: "Cult Master, we've arrived at the Primordial Realm!"