Chapter 1113: Divine Artifacts The Four Guardians

In the place where the High Heavens Palace should have been, a gigantic divine artifact stood. It comprised eight colossal interlocking wheels, devoid of visible axles. Instead, ingenious mechanisms allowed these eight wheels, as they rotated, to continuously imprint creation runes onto the object at their center.

The eight wheels were covered in incredibly intricate creation runes. When the artifact was in operation, the runes would light up, and the power of creation would emanate from the wheels.

From the structure of Jade Capital City, it was clear that the city housed thousands of celestial furnaces. These furnaces were connected by pipes paved with divine metal, and these pipes, covered in conduction runes, could transport the energy from the furnaces to the eight wheels.

To activate such a colossal artifact, all the celestial furnaces in Jade Capital City had to be ignited, requiring an immense amount of energy!

"This is the creation artifact designed and created by Heavenly Venerate Ling, also the physical body of the Creation Master and the treasure of Divine Artifact Heavenly Venerate Yu," Qin Mu thought to himself, gazing at the creation artifact. "After Heavenly Venerate Yun's death, this treasure was sent to the Heavenly Court."

The Heavenly Court's greatest legacy was this creation artifact!

Just then, in Jade Capital City within Zaofu Heavenly Palace, huge celestial furnaces roared to life, and the creation artifact actually began to operate!

Qin Mu's heart leaped. He looked in that direction, utterly astonished. "What is the Heavenly Court planning to create by activating the creation artifact?"

The runes on the eight wheels of the creation artifact lit up one by one, their glow growing progressively brighter.

Qin Mu instructed Dragon Qilin and Yan'er to approach. From a distance, they saw giant Heavenly Court strongmen pulling a large cart containing a huge lump of flesh, like a mountain of meat.

"Cult Master, it's a Tai Sui!" Dragon Qilin exclaimed.

Qin Mu nodded. The Tai Sui was brought near the creation artifact by the cart. Several Daoists got off the cart, lifted the Tai Sui, and placed it in the center of the artifact.

The Tai Sui was inert and unresponsive.

At that moment, the eight wheels slowly began to turn. The light on the wheels intensified, and brilliant runes illuminated the Tai Sui!

*Buzzing!*

The creation artifact's rotation sped up, and the rune light projected faster and faster. As creation runes struck the Tai Sui, it gradually began to transform, growing a head, limbs, and a body!

Amidst the countless projecting runes, Qin Mu vaguely saw that some were not creation runes but ancient god Great Dao runes, emitting a dazzling crimson light.

The announcing divine official reminded him, "Heavenly Venerate Mu, His Majesty is still waiting for us."

Qin Mu watched the creation intently and said, "Wait a moment. Those are... the Great Dao runes of the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird!"

Qin Mu was momentarily stunned. The Tai Sui, transformed by the creation runes, gradually began to resemble the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird in form!

As time passed, the resemblance grew stronger. Moreover, the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird's ancient god Great Dao was also imprinted on this created body, making the nascent Southern Emperor within the creation artifact increasingly powerful!

Sacred Vermilion Bird flames emanated from the body, blazing around the created Southern Emperor, turning the creation artifact incandescent red!

Qin Mu was profoundly shaken. The Ten Heavenly Venerates were actually attempting to recreate a Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird!

However, they were not truly recreating the Southern Emperor, but rather forging a divine artifact Southern Emperor!

Why would the Heavenly Court recreate the Southern Emperor?

"Mother..." Yan'er murmured.

Dragon Qilin gently comforted her nearby.

Qin Mu composed himself and said gravely, "Yan'er, Dragon Pi, let's head to Jade Capital City."

The imperial carriage moved forward, albeit slowly. Yan'er kept looking back at the formed Southern Emperor; although she knew it wasn't real, she couldn't tear her eyes away.

"Divine official, why is Zaofu Heavenly Palace creating a Southern Emperor?" Qin Mu asked.

The divine official replied, "How would a humble subordinate like myself know such things? However, I've heard a rumor that they are weapons created by the Heavenly Venerates. Not just the Southern Emperor, but also the Eastern, Western, and Northern Emperors have been created, said to be for the assault on the Great Void."

Qin Mu glanced at him and chuckled, "You seem to know quite a lot."

The divine official chuckled apologetically, "A while ago, the Heavenly Court attacked the Great Void, suffering heavy casualties and losses without even discovering a clear path into it. His Majesty was enraged and commanded the Ten Heavenly Venerates to conquer this rebellious territory. Therefore, the Ten Heavenly Venerates ordered Zaofu Heavenly Palace to forge the Four Emperor divine artifacts, intending to use them to suppress the dangers of the Great Void. This is not really a secret in the Heavenly Court."

Qin Mu laughed heartily and handed him a pouch of celestial coins.

The divine official quickly tucked the celestial coins into his sleeve, instantly appearing much more at ease. He smiled and said, "Recently, a path to the Great Void has been explored. However, the Ten Heavenly Venerates haven't figured out how to safely reach the Great Void. Having every soldier in the Heavenly Court army cultivate the 'Neither Thought Nor Non-Thought' technique is too troublesome, and not everyone can master it. Each time reinforcements are dispatched, more than half are lost before even reaching the Great Void, with only remnants arriving. So, someone remembered Emperor Yunluo."

Qin Mu grew interested and asked, "Emperor Yunluo?"

"This Emperor Yunluo was a traitor," the divine official said.

The divine official continued, "However, he had visited the Great Void in the past and possessed methods to counteract its strange properties. Unfortunately, when the Ten Heavenly Venerates summoned Emperor Qing to inquire, Emperor Qing stated that by the Heavenly Emperor's command, he had already sunk Emperor Yunluo into a river. The Ten Heavenly Venerates then ordered a search for Emperor Yunluo's disciples and students, but I don't know their current status."

Qin Mu recalled indeed seeing his senior disciple Wei Suifeng's divine arts in the Great Void, and it was precisely Wei Suifeng's guidance that allowed him to locate the Great Void within it.

Clearly, Wei Suifeng possessed unique methods to counteract the Great Void's strangeness.

"So, did Emperor Yunluo have disciples?" Qin Mu inquired.

"Of course he did," the divine official replied.

The divine official chuckled, "As the Great Emperor in charge of Yunluo Heavenly Palace, Emperor Yunluo guarded Pillar One, Pillar Two, Pillar Three, and star systems like the Nine Provinces. The ancient gods of Pillar One, Pillar Two, Pillar Three, and the Nine Provinces are all formidable figures, with their own races producing many powerful individuals. He protected that region for the Heavenly Court; without disciples or students, it would have been impossible for him to contend with these ancient gods."

Qin Mu took out another pouch of celestial coins and said, "Can you procure a geographical map of Yunluo Heavenly Palace?"

The divine official silently accepted them, his speed no less than that of the Cripple. He chuckled, "Once we reach the High Heavens Palace, this humble subordinate will obtain a geographical map of Yunluo Heavenly Palace for Your Heavenly Venerate."

Qin Mu nodded slightly: "Please also inform me how to get to Yunluo Heavenly Palace."

The divine official hurriedly replied, "Since Your Heavenly Venerate asks, this humble subordinate will naturally answer everything I know."

The imperial carriage drove into Jade Capital City, arriving before the High Heavens Palace. Qin Mu and Gongsun Yan alighted. The divine official quickly entered the hall to announce their arrival. Gongsun Yan was still a bit nervous, so Qin Mu chuckled, "I'm with you; there's no need to worry."

His divine consciousness entered Gongsun Yan's glabella, settling into her divine treasures. Only then did he discover Gongsun Yan's immense power; her vital qi was as vast and boundless as the ocean of the Primordial Realm.

However, Gongsun Yan's power was not within her divine treasures and Heavenly Palaces, but rather within her bloodline.

"Announce, Gongsun Yan to enter for an audience!"

Gongsun Yan composed herself and gracefully walked into the High Heavens Palace.