Chapter 1204: Two Paintings

In this battle, Moon Celestial Venerable had learned from the previous one. Instead of fighting independently, she focused on coordinating with Ling Celestial Venerable, Fire Celestial Venerable, and Xiao Wusu.

She had established her path through space, demonstrating astonishing mastery of spatial arts, unmatched by anyone. Her spatial techniques, whether used for combat or to support others, played an extremely crucial role.

In the previous battle, the four of them had not coordinated. But in this battle, with Moon Celestial Venerable orchestrating their efforts, their threat to Earth Mother Yuanjun significantly increased.

Earth Mother Yuanjun was severely wounded. Just as everyone was preparing to finish her off, she suddenly healed completely, pulled out her roots, and fought them to the death.

Ultimately, Ling, Fire, and Xiao all perished in this battle, with only Moon Celestial Venerable escaping unharmed.

"Absurd!" Moon Celestial Venerable returned to Qin Mu, complaining angrily, "This is clearly a trick! How can someone suddenly heal completely in the middle of a fight?"

"Earth Mother Yuanjun can," Qin Mu replied. "Earth Mother Yuanjun is rooted in the earth; her roots spread throughout the Yuanjie, with her root systems present almost everywhere. She can draw nutrients from all over the Yuanjie in an instant. Furthermore, she possesses Primordial Grandmist Liquid; consuming it allows her to instantly recover to peak condition!"

Moon Celestial Venerable suppressed her anger and said, "It's truly not easy to get rid of Earth Mother. Let me think."

She pondered for a long time, then resolutely declared, "Let's try again!"

This time, Moon Celestial Venerable separated the Yuanjie's land from the Primordial Tree, preventing Earth Mother's roots from connecting to it. She also assisted and coordinated with others' attacks, altering space to allow everyone to attack Earth Mother from all directions, appearing and disappearing unpredictably.

In this battle, they finally managed to kill Earth Mother Yuanjun.

All four of them breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, Ling Celestial Venerable's head suddenly exploded, and Moon Celestial Venerable felt a sudden chill in her chest. She quickly activated her spatial techniques and dodged far away.

She looked back and saw Fire Celestial Venerable had punched Ling Celestial Venerable's head apart, and Xiao Wusu, holding a divine sword, was attempting to assassinate her.

The dream shattered.

"Celestial Venerable Mu!" Moon Celestial Venerable returned to Qin Mu, seething with rage and demanding an explanation. She fumed, "It was one thing for Earth Mother Yuanjun to recover instantly from her severe wounds; she has that ability. But why did Fire Celestial Venerable and Xiao Wusu kill us? You must explain this today!"

Qin Mu's expression was gentle, and his gaze was tender as he looked into her eyes. He softly said, "Moon, this is your dream. I'm only allowing your dream to loop; I haven't interfered with it. What you think in your heart will be reflected in the dream. Isn't it your own apprehension that Fire Celestial Venerable and Xiao Wusu would kill you?"

Moon Celestial Venerable was captivated by his gaze, nodding repeatedly. Her voice softened considerably. "I forgot, even you are just as I imagine you: handsome, dashing, gentle, and much more attractive than the real you."

Qin Mu looked at her with a smile and said, "However, the real me isn't quite that handsome or tall and imposing."

Moon Celestial Venerable's heart fluttered. With a hint of shyness, she gave him a playful look, and giggled, "Originally, the you in my mind was quite similar to the real you, but you've been gone for so many years, my memories of you have become increasingly blurred, and so you're not as similar anymore. Don't you paint? When you're better, paint a portrait of yourself for me. That way, I won't remember you as quite so handsome."

She braced herself, and another dream unfolded.

At the end of this battle, Moon Celestial Venerable fended off Xiao Wusu's sneak attack. However, on the other side, Fire Celestial Venerable killed Ling Celestial Venerable.

"Can I tell Ling Celestial Venerable that Fire Celestial Venerable and the others are plotting against her?" Moon Celestial Venerable asked Qin Mu, returning to his side.

Qin Mu nodded and said, "You can."

Another dream began.

Moon Celestial Venerable dodged Xiao Wusu's sword, and Ling Celestial Venerable dodged Fire Celestial Venerable's punch. Just as the two women stabilized themselves, Celestial Venerable Hao, God Emperor Lang Xuan, Ancestral God King, and others suddenly appeared.

Moon Celestial Venerable watched this scene in despair. In the end, she alone managed to escape, while Ling Celestial Venerable still fell under the blades of Celestial Venerable Hao, Fire Celestial Venerable, and the others.

Moon Celestial Venerable returned to Qin Mu. This time, she didn't question Qin Mu about why Celestial Venerable Hao and the others had appeared so coincidentally; instead, she fell into quiet contemplation.

Qin Mu didn't disturb her, allowing her to ponder deeply.

After an unknown period, Moon Celestial Venerable smiled again and said, "Let's try one more time!"

This time, Ling Celestial Venerable still died, and only Moon Celestial Venerable escaped again.

As a Celestial Venerable who mastered the path of space, it was exceedingly difficult to kill her.

"One more time!" Moon Celestial Venerable's voice trembled slightly as she tried to compose herself.

Yet the result was always the same. She could never change Ling Celestial Venerable's fate of dying. No matter how many times she tried, after killing Earth Mother Yuanjun, Ling Celestial Venerable would always die under the siege of the others.

She tried again and again, failing time after time. Each time, she was unable to save Ling Celestial Venerable.

"Let's try again," she said to Qin Mu, her voice a little hoarse.

This time, she didn't try to save herself, but instead used all her power to unleash her divine abilities, sending Ling Celestial Venerable away from the place.

Her spatial divine abilities were infinitely profound. Despite Celestial Venerable Hao, Lang Xuan, Ancestral God King, and the others trying every possible obstruction and attack, they couldn't stop Ling Celestial Venerable from leaving.

However, with Ling Celestial Venerable sent away, Moon Celestial Venerable found herself in grave danger. As she tried to escape, Xiao Wusu's sword grazed her waist, Fire Celestial Venerable's punch struck her cheek, and Celestial Venerable Hao's seal impacted her back.

Lang Xuan's divine sense assault blurred her consciousness, and Ancestral God King's strike shattered the top of her skull.

"This outcome is already very good," Moon Celestial Venerable said upon waking from the dream. Time and again, she had tried, realizing that after sending Ling Celestial Venerable away, she would inevitably die. However, in later attempts, while still severely wounded, she managed to preserve her life, though no matter how hard she tried, Xiao Wusu would always cripple her legs. And her face would always be disfigured by Fire Celestial Venerable.

"This is just my dream; none of this might actually happen." She smiled at Qin Mu and said, "Let's leave it at that. No matter what, Earth Mother must die! Mu, is this truly a dream?"

Qin Mu nodded.

Moon Celestial Venerable suddenly stood on tiptoes, leaned in, and kissed his face, then, overcome with shyness, ran away, giggling, "It's just a dream anyway! Kissing a lover in a dream doesn't count for anything!"

She stopped again, turned around, and said, "Celestial Venerable Mu, you are a great artist with a magical brush. Can you paint my current appearance? I want to engrave my current appearance in my mind, so I won't forget it if I become ugly later."

Qin Mu picked up his brush. Under the moonlight, the young woman appeared a little shy from having just secretly kissed her beloved.

Qin Mu painted this scene.

This scene was exactly like the painting Moon Celestial Venerable had given him; the scenery in the painting was dreamlike, and now they were in Moon Celestial Venerable's dream.

Moon Celestial Venerable quietly approached him and watched him paint her in the picture. In the painting, her beautiful hair cascaded down; the girl was as quiet and captivating as the moon, with just a hint of shyness lingering at the corner of her lips.