Chapter 1119: Tian Dou Dao Gong

As Qin Mu was about to enter the miniature world, terrifying fluctuations of divine power radiated from outside, indicating extremely powerful presences were rapidly approaching the Cloud-Luo Heavenly Palace.

Qin Mu's heart stirred. He quickly put away the miniature world, then walked out of the grand hall. Behind him, the hall collapsed and disintegrated, becoming a pile of broken bricks and rubble.

Yan'er and Dragon Qilin also noticed someone approaching rapidly. They looked and saw six gods and devils pursuing a young man, employing exceptionally peculiar divine powers. The divine powers of the six gods and devils manifested as large, blood-green banners that stood tall in the sky, fluttering in the wind. As the banners unfurled, countless rusted iron swords shot forth from their surfaces, striking at the young man.

"The Blood-Green Rust Banner Scripture, the White Emperor's cultivation technique."

Qin Mu gazed from afar. The White Emperor of the Western Heavens, also known as the Gold Emperor, was skilled in manipulating golden energy. The Blood-Green Rust Banner Scripture, an extremely potent technique, had once even defeated Martial Heavenly Master Zhuo Cha. Qin Mu had previously faced Prince Qiu Ming, who practiced the Blood-Green Rust Banner Scripture, making him very familiar with the technique.

"Yu Chuduo, you can't escape. Stay here and return with me to the Heavenly Court to report!"

The young god resisted the siege of numerous Heavenly Court divine beings, fighting as he fled, intending to escape toward the Spirit Energy Transference Bridge. The White Emperor's disciples who were attacking him were incredibly strong, each a powerhouse at the Jade Capital realm. Their waists were adorned with heads, still dripping blood, seemingly severed not long ago.

The young god had multiple injuries, yet he was brave and skilled in combat. His divine powers were miraculous; with every move, he could make the Heavenly River appear upside down and the Heavenly Dipper suspend high in the sky.

"The Heavenly Dipper Dao Art! It's Senior Brother Wei Suifeng's disciple!"

Qin Mu's eyes lit up. The Heavenly Dipper Dao Art was an Emperor's Throne realm cultivation technique that Wei Suifeng had comprehended after mastering the Great Educational Heavenly Devil Scripture, integrating it with other techniques, the Dao of Xuandu, and ancient Xuandu and the Heavenly River. This young god had received Wei Suifeng's true teachings, indicating he was a trusted disciple. The Heavenly Court experts had come to capture him precisely to obtain the method for crossing the collapsing void.

This young god possessed immense strength, having cultivated the Heavenly Dipper Dao Art to the Jade Capital realm. Even with six Jade Capital experts from the Heavenly Court joining forces, they couldn't apprehend him immediately. However, having fled this far, he was severely wounded and found it increasingly difficult to escape.

Six Blood-Green Rust Banners completely encircled him, each positioned a hundred zhang away. Countless rusted swords crisscrossed, while the six White Emperor disciples stood firm in the air, not drawing closer. Wherever the rusted swords passed, the vibrating, rusted golden energy pulverized the entire enveloped area into dust.

Yu Chuduo's Heavenly Dipper Dao Art had reached an exceptionally high level, yet he was ensnared by the six Blood-Green Rust Banners. Though he repeatedly attempted to break through the banner formation's blockade, he would be trapped within it again moments later. The White Emperor's cultivation technique was extraordinarily peculiar, resembling a formation more than a mere skill. While it was an ordinary Emperor's Throne realm technique when performed by one person, its power intensified with more practitioners. Six Jade Capital realm gods combining their efforts could achieve combat power comparable to a Numinous Sky realm god or devil. Yu Chuduo's ability to resist thus far was already remarkable; his capture was only a matter of time.

Suddenly, Qin Mu felt something and looked up. He saw a tower boat approaching, coming to a halt above the Cloud-Luo Heavenly Palace. Numerous long spears were impaled into the boat, and each spear was laden with heads. The heads had their mouths agape, with spearheads piercing out from them, making the heads appear even more gruesome. The gods and devils of the Western Heavens displayed an indescribably barbaric way of operating, still retaining the customs of the primitive era from the dawn of civilization.

A man in purple stood at the bow of the boat, hands clasped behind his back, his gaze fixed on the young god. As Qin Mu looked up, the man in purple seemed to sense his gaze. He swept his eyes over, raised an eyebrow slightly, and called out loudly, "Heavenly Venerate Mu!"

The tower boat came to a halt. The man in purple stepped down from it, bowed, and declared, "Jing Baichuan, a disciple under Heavenly Venerate Hao and the Star Lord of Tusikong under the White Emperor, greets Heavenly Venerate Mu."

Qin Mu scrutinized the man in purple and asked in surprise, "You are Star Lord Tusikong, an ancient god of the Western Heavenly Palace's constellations? Why would an ancient god become a disciple under Heavenly Venerate Hao?"

Jing Baichuan smiled. "Heavenly Venerate Mu, you may not know, Star Lord Tusikong is dead. I killed him, and so I took his place as the Star Lord of the Tusikong stellar domain. I removed his head and refined it into a divine weapon, and I also ate his flesh. The flesh and blood of an ancient god are incredibly delicious. Heavenly Venerate Mu, have you ever tasted it?"

Qin Mu shook his head. "Many ancient gods have died by my hand, but I have never tasted their flesh and blood."

Jing Baichuan laughed heartily. "I've heard that Heavenly Venerate Mu once killed ancient gods, but that was back in the Dragon Han era. The ancient gods of that time were savage and brutal; although born from the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, they didn't truly understand their own Dao. Today's ancient gods delve deeply into their own Dao, and their abilities far surpass those of the Dragon Han era."

Qin Mu acknowledged him with an "Oh" and then said, "Nephew, for you to be able to topple Star Lord Tusikong and take his place, your abilities are naturally superior."

Jing Baichuan smiled, watching the six masters besiege Yu Chuduo. "Heavenly Venerate Mu," he asked leisurely, "if I were to travel back to the early years of the Dragon Han era, do you think I could become Heavenly Venerate Jing?"

Qin Mu smiled. "Perhaps. Or perhaps you would die without a burial place. Nephew, the heads on your boat..."

"They are disciples of Emperor Yun Luo."

Jing Baichuan spoke leisurely, "Emperor Yun Luo rebelled and was captured. His disciples, ungrateful for heavenly grace, actually defected to the Nine Provinces World and became bandits. I originally couldn't be bothered, but the Heavenly Court issued an order, so I had no choice but to clean up the mess. These heads are what I'll use to exchange for military merits at the Heavenly Court. If Heavenly Venerate Mu's head could earn military merits, I would gladly hang it there, but unfortunately..."

Qin Mu smiled. "My head is very valuable; at least seven of the Ten Heavenly Venerates want it. As the saying goes, 'fortune favors the bold.' Nephew, you could face utter ruin or achieve great success. Don't you want to try?"

Jing Baichuan raised an eyebrow, chuckling. "Heavenly Venerate, please don't tempt your humble nephew; my resolve is quite poor."

Qin Mu smiled faintly, then suddenly recited loudly: "Purple Han turns the Heavenly Dipper's handle sideways, rustling emaciated horses trapped on a rapid expedition!"

Hearing this, Yu Chuduo, who was trapped in the banner formation, suddenly had a flash of inspiration. His moves and divine powers drastically changed: purple energy filled the sky, and the Heavenly River hung suspended. Using the Heavenly Dipper as a handle, the power of his divine abilities surged! The six White Emperor disciples had initially trapped him, but at this moment, the six Blood-Green Rust Banners suddenly became sluggish in their operation. A Heavenly River gathered the Heavenly Dipper, then wrapped around the surfaces of all six large banners! Their divine powers instantly fell into disarray, broken open by Yu Chuduo's Purple Han Turns the Heaven!

Jing Baichuan's eye twitched, and his gaze fell upon Qin Mu.

Qin Mu leisurely recited: "A myriad of stars twinkle like countless gems in a stream, a single moon in the long sky falls to the treetops!"

Inspired, Yu Chuduo activated the Heavenly Dipper Dao Art. With a sweep of his hands, a Heavenly Chasm appeared, from which brilliant stars leaped out, cleanly severing a Jade Capital realm master, a White Emperor disciple! The master's primordial spirit escaped, but moonlight shone brightly above his head. Looking up, he saw a bright moon falling from the sky, smashing his primordial spirit to pieces!

Yu Chuduo broke out of the formation. Without waiting for Qin Mu's further guidance, his moves drastically changed; the Heavenly River coiled around him, and brilliant stars suppressed the blood-iron banners. He was clearly a brave and sharp-minded fighter who showed no mercy once he gained the upper hand. After suppressing one blood-iron banner, the Heavenly River coiled around him. He then locked down another Jade Capital realm god and devil and, with a powerful palm strike, sent countless stars rushing into their body, piercing straight through their back! The god and devil's body convulsed violently; the stars had almost entirely drained his qi and blood, and his primordial spirit was shattered beyond repair, resulting in his untimely death.

Yu Chuduo, successful with one strike, immediately evaded the siege of the other four. His body transformed into the form of the ancient god, Star Lord Zhen, and he attacked another person's primordial spirit. That god and devil became disoriented as their primordial spirit was pulled from their body. Fortunately, the other three swiftly intervened, saving them from certain death.

Jing Baichuan could no longer sit still. He suddenly erupted, and in a single swift movement, his figure vanished!