Chapter 1069: Muyun Hao Reunites with the Five Bright Palaces

Amidst the dramatic upheaval in the Celestial Heavens, the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird stepped out of her Vermilion Bird Palace. She looked up with an indifferent expression at Ah Chou, who was slowly moving through the Celestial Heavens, dragging a massive world behind him, bound by countless great dao shackles. "Crown Prince Qi has gone too far," she mused. "But would he dare to do this without that person's implicit approval?"

She sneered, her gaze fixed on the Celestial Heavens' center of power. "What do you intend to do, Your Majesty?"

"The Celestial Heavens were established, and you've already consolidated the power of us gods into your hands. Do you still not trust us?"

She murmured to herself, "Yes, Earth Count and Heavenly Duke are too powerful; they are beyond your control. Once you find their weaknesses, you'll be able to control them, won't you? Heavenly Duke has already been taught a lesson; now it's Earth Count's turn."

Her expression turned desolate as she sadly concluded, "I'm afraid it will soon be the turn of Earth Mother, then Heavenly Yin, and then us Four Imperial Emperors, won't it? But I will not sit idly by and await my demise!"

On that day, the Celestial Heavens were fraught with shifting currents and hidden dangers. Ah Chou stormed the Celestial Heavens, causing the demise of many ancient gods and demigods, and inflicting countless casualties on the Celestial Heavens' armies.

Finally, he arrived at Jade Capital City, where he was struck down by the Celestial Emperor and fell into Youdu.

The Celestial Emperor extended his palm and caught the infant girl who had fallen from Earth Count's shoulder.

At this moment, Heavenly Venerable Hao and Heavenly Venerable Yun were escaping from Zhaoyang Hall one after another. As soon as they fled the treasured hall, they went their separate ways without a glance at each other.

Following them, Qin Mu, who was a step behind, also rushed out of Zhaoyang Hall. Along the way, he continuously transformed, evading the palace maids in the imperial harem, then sneaked into Jade Capital City, and finally transformed into the likeness of Luo Xiao to walk out of the city.

At the same moment, when the Azure Bird, bearing the palace, rushed into Youdu, it was still a step too late.

God King Gong Yun saw Earth Count awaken. Earth Count opened his eyes and gazed up at the Celestial Heavens from within Youdu, with no emotions visible in his three eyes.

Earth Count's eyes were not looking at them, but he raised his palm, and the River of the Dead surged violently, sweeping towards the Azure Bird and the palace.

His gaze fell on the Celestial Emperor's hand, where his daughter was.

God King Gong Yun was terrified and was about to resist when suddenly all the restraints on Da Hong shattered. The demon broke free, transformed into a large bird, flapped his wings, and laughed heartily, "Do not worry, my dear wife, with me here, Earth Count dares not harm you!"

Gong Yun forcefully endured an attack from the River of the Dead, her soul trembling from the impact. But at that moment, a terrifying power struck, blocking the River of the Dead. It was the true form of the Grand Emperor making a move, though he did not reveal himself.

Knowing the situation was hopeless, Gong Yun had no choice but to escape Youdu with the help of the Grand Emperor's true form.

"Though she is the daughter of the world's most powerful devil god, she was not born in Youdu but in the Yang World."

The Celestial Emperor's voice was lofty, yet it clearly reached Earth Count's ears. "A girl of the netherworld is 'Xu' (Void). So, let's call her Xu. Youdu's demonic and yin energy is too heavy. Let Xu stay in the Celestial Heavens. My friend, what do you think?"

Earth Count lowered his head, watching his reincarnated form, Ah Chou, continuously fall into deeper darkness.

"Your Majesty is wise," he said.

The Celestial Emperor smiled.

In Jade Capital City, Crown Prince Qi was horrified to witness the Celestial Emperor repelling Ah Chou. "It seems I don't yet have the power to eliminate Father God," he thought. "However, by striking at Earth Count and causing such a huge commotion, Father God will likely not tolerate me any longer. I have no choice but to rebel... I still have the demigod race, my Mother Empress, and many ancient gods supporting me! I might not lose to Father God!"

At this time, Qin Mu walked with light steps through the Celestial Heavens, heading towards the Vermilion Bird Palace. A drizzling rain fell from the sky, summoned by the Celestial Heavens' Rain Master God, washing away the bloodstains on the Celestial Street.

Undying deities on the streets were moving bodies.

Ah Chou, Earth Count, had mobilized the power of Earth Count's true form, causing immense destruction to the Celestial Heavens. However, Qin Mu was in a good mood. He sought fortune in danger, but what he truly sought was not wealth, but the Grand Emperor's Primordial Stones.

Perhaps he could piece together a complete Primordial Stone from these fragments!

Now, all he needed to do was meet the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird and obtain one of her treasures, or inform her in advance to split off a soul for reincarnation, which would allow him to avoid future death calamities.

He walked faster and faster. As he passed the Five Bright Heavens Palace, a figure leaned against the palace gate and calmly said, "Luo Xiao, long time no see."

Qin Mu was deeply shaken and turned to look at the person. "Heavenly Venerable Yun, long time no see."

Heavenly Venerable Yun snorted and walked into the Five Bright Heavens Palace. "Come in," he said. "The Five Bright Heavens Palace is where the Five Bright Ancient Gods resided, but they have all died at the hands of Heavenly Venerable Mu, so this place is long empty."

Qin Mu suppressed the joy in his heart and followed him into the Five Bright Heavens Palace. He was about to reveal his true form when he accidentally caught sight of Heavenly Venerable Hao lingering behind him.

Qin Mu's heart stirred slightly, and he restrained himself.

The two walked into the Five Bright Heavens Palace, and Qin Mu approached Heavenly Venerable Yun.

"I saw you die with my own eyes. You died on the Heavenly River, and your body was swept away by it."

Heavenly Venerable Yun suddenly stopped and said, "It's impossible for you to have survived, yet I see you again."

Qin Mu sensed that Heavenly Venerable Hao had also entered the palace and said, "I was rescued."

Heavenly Venerable Yun said, "You entrusted me to take your eyes and divine consciousness to the Great Void. I saw your people there and witnessed you become a Primeval Spirit. I can't understand how your divine consciousness became a Primeval Spirit, yet your physical body could still be alive."

Qin Mu said, "We Creators are different from you. For us, the death of the soul is not true death; the annihilation of divine consciousness is."

"Perhaps."

Heavenly Venerable Yun nodded. "I've been to your people's place and seen their cultivation methods," he said. "They are indeed very peculiar and different from ours. Your people don't understand schemes or the treachery of human hearts; they don't know how to deceive. People communicate by touching with their divine consciousness, and with a gentle touch, they understand each other's intentions, like a pure land. I go there occasionally, and it brings me inner peace. But you are different; you would deceive me."

He suddenly felt something and clearly sensed that Heavenly Venerable Hao had also sneaked into the Five Bright Heavens Palace. His divine consciousness was not as powerful as Qin Mu's, but it was not weak either; strong divine consciousness allowed for premonitions and foresight.

Qin Mu also yearned for the Great Void Heavenly Venerable Yun spoke of. However, that Great Void had already been destroyed by the Grand Emperor, and Qin Mu himself was not the Luo Xiao who would never deceive others.

"When I died on the Heavenly River, what happened to the giant beast that was with me?" he asked.

Heavenly Venerable Yun said, "I sent it to the Great Void."

Qin Mu sighed inwardly. The Grand Emperor finally knew the location of the Great Void.

His divine consciousness fluctuated, transmitting into Heavenly Venerable Yun's mind. "I cannot return," he said. "So I will trouble you to take these Primordial Stones to my people, to help them build the Void Bridge and the World on the Other Shore. You should also know the origin and use of this Grand Emperor Seal and Grand Emperor Altar. I will lend them to you, and you can return them to me in the future."

He suddenly turned around, his gaze sweeping towards Heavenly Venerable Hao's hiding place, and his divine consciousness erupted.

Heavenly Venerable Hao was suddenly stunned. All the scenery before him disappeared, leaving only an incomparably colossal ancient god, the Celestial Emperor, standing before him.

Heavenly Venerable Hao's hair stood on end, and he immediately realized it was an illusion. He bit his tongue fiercely, and a mouthful of blood gushed out.

His blood contained the bloodlines of two great ancient gods, instantly melting Qin Mu's divine consciousness illusion and breaking his divine consciousness ability!

Meanwhile, Heavenly Venerable Yun's hand held a Primordial Stone, as well as the Grand Emperor Seal and the Grand Emperor Altar.

He flipped his palm, putting away the three items. When he looked up again, Qin Mu had already left.

Heavenly Venerable Yun's eyes were filled with doubt and confusion. This Luo Xiao seemed different from the Luo Xiao who died in battle on the Heavenly River; although this Luo Xiao's divine consciousness was also very powerful, his personality did not seem to be the same.

Heavenly Venerable Hao walked over, looking around but finding no trace of Qin Mu, feeling puzzled.

"I knew the third person in the hall was you, Heavenly Venerable Yun," Heavenly Venerable Hao said leisurely.

Heavenly Venerable Yun calmly said, "I also knew one of them was you."

Heavenly Venerable Hao's eyes flickered as he asked curiously, "Then who was the other person? To be able to seize the opportunity of Ah Chou, Earth Count, wreaking havoc in the Celestial Heavens so precisely, there was a third person besides you and me. It makes me incredibly curious."

"There are countless extraordinary people in the world; it was likely an extraordinary person. The conflict between Crown Prince Qi and Earth Count—was that your scheme? It was very well executed."

Heavenly Venerable Yun genuinely praised, "You secretly plotted against Earth Count, against Crown Prince Qi, and also against the Celestial Emperor's treasury. Heavenly Venerable Hao, you are truly remarkable."

Heavenly Venerable Hao smiled slightly and said leisurely, "I merely went with the flow. I am the leader of the demigods in the Primordial Realm, but the leader of the demigods in all the heavens and myriad worlds is the Crown Prince. I am just a minor feudal lord, like you. I only needed some demigods to tell the Crown Prince that Earth Count had reincarnated and his opportunity had come; he would naturally act. Moreover..."

He revealed a playful smile. "His Majesty the Celestial Emperor actually doesn't really wish for the Crown Prince to live," he said. "In recent years, the Crown Prince's ambition has grown too vast, and he's gotten too close to other ancient gods."

"After this incident, Crown Prince Qi will have no choice but to rebel. However, if he rebels, he will die, and no one will be able to contend with you for the position of Crown Prince. But no matter how well executed your schemes are, they are merely minor plays."

Heavenly Venerable Yun looked in the direction of the High Heavens Palace and said, "You cannot contend with that one."

Heavenly Venerable Hao felt the same way. He stood shoulder to shoulder with Heavenly Venerable Yun, looked at the High Heavens Palace, and whispered, "Every time I see him, I feel a sense of powerlessness to resist. I know how terrifying he is; the more I learn about him, the more I realize how invincible he is. He has only one weakness. If he didn't even have that weakness, then..."

He shivered repeatedly.

Heavenly Venerable Yun's eyes flickered. "In this era, only you are worthy of my attention," he said. "Your birth seems noble, but in reality, you are an illegitimate child with no name or status. You endured a blow that shattered your Dao heart, yet you were able to rise again, voluntarily abandoning your seemingly noble and luxurious position in the Celestial Heavens, willing to descend to the lower realm and become a commoner."

He clasped his hands behind his back. "I have seen infinite ambition and endless drive in you," he said. "You befriended demigods, befriended Heavenly Venerable Huo and Heavenly Son Yin, and even Divine Emperor Lang Xuan and Ancestral God King spoke highly of you. And in the numerous wars between Dragon Heaven and Han Heaven, I also witnessed your wisdom and talent. There are only two heroes in this world."

He raised his hand, pointing at Heavenly Venerable Hao, then at himself.

Heavenly Venerable Hao laughed heartily, and as his laughter subsided, he said, "We have a common enemy. You need my strength to deal with him, and I need your wisdom and talent to restrain him. Yun, in this world, besides Lan Yu Tian and Heavenly Venerable Mu, you are the person I admire most. I can rally a group of the most powerful demigods, and you can rally a group of the most powerful humans. We must plan this carefully."

Heavenly Venerable Yun nodded, and the image of the Creator girl named Lang Wo involuntarily appeared in his mind. "I already have an idea in mind," he said, "but it requires many years of patience. Once you all cultivate to the Emperor's Throne realm, and I am fully prepared, then we can act. He has only one weakness, and we have only one chance. We must make sure it's foolproof, no matter what!"

His gaze was far-reaching. "And before that," he said, "I still need to deal with another person, another extremely powerful existence, no less formidable than your father!"

Heavenly Venerable Hao's heart stirred as he thought of a terrifying existence. "The one you intend to deal with is?"

"The Grand Emperor."

Heavenly Venerable Yun turned and departed. "Only by eliminating him first can we ensure that after your father is dealt with, he won't cause trouble," he said. "Otherwise, the Grand Emperor would become another Celestial Emperor, and we would merely be doing his bidding! The Grand Emperor must die before your father!"

Heavenly Venerable Hao watched him leave, unable to help but admire him.

"Heavenly Venerable Yun is indeed a formidable rival of mine," he mused. "What I can think of, he can also think of, and what I haven't thought of, he has also considered. However, who will have the last laugh depends on the momentum."

He walked out of the Five Bright Heavens Palace. "The human race's momentum is miles behind that of the demigods," he stated. "After Crown Prince Qi's death, the demigods will be under my control. My momentum will be greater than yours, so the one who wins in the end will be me!"