Chapter 924: Heavenly Creator

The woman's beauty was like incredibly pure lake water, utterly free of impurities. Her smile seemed to reflect her inner self, so pure and flawless that any excessive imagination felt like a desecration.

Qin Mu withdrew his gaze, a smile on his face. He suppressed his rapidly beating heart, thinking, "She's even more formidable than that monster, the former cult master Li Tianxing. When it comes to manipulating hearts, Li Tianxing is still just a beginner. If I hadn't met Jue Wuchen, she truly would have captivated me. This woman has only one flaw: her chest isn't big enough..."

The Yao Sea churned with wind and waves, and terrifying roars echoed endlessly. The two divine demons, hidden in the darkness, clashed with their divine abilities in secret, making the Yao Sea outside the Winding Corridor Pavilion resemble a world in the midst of destruction.

Qin Mu turned and walked back into the pavilion, smiling. "Brother Yun," he said, "it's only going to get livelier here. Since we're idle anyway, why don't I take this opportunity to remove the Bloodline Grand Curse from you?"

Yun Jianli quickly followed him. The two arrived at the Winding Corridor Pavilion's seaside gazebo. Qin Mu sat down and asked, "Who is that Divine King in the sky? Do you recognize him, Brother Yun?"

Yun Jianli replied, "That person is using a Dharmakaya, not their true face. However, their divine abilities reveal their identity; such powers are easily recognizable for beings of their stature. He is the Southern Bright Divine King, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Heavenly Court. The one in the sea is the Northern Emperor, the Black Tortoise Ancient God. With Southern Bright Thunderfire clashing against Five Great Cloud Thunders, they may hide their faces, but they cannot deceive each other."

Qin Mu's third eye on his forehead opened. He activated the Taixu Yuan God and mobilized his divine consciousness. In an instant, his divine consciousness became incredibly powerful!

Hum—

From the rhomboid pupil of his third eye, his divine consciousness transformed into a beam of light that shone directly onto Yun Jianli's glabella!

Just then, a dim great sun suddenly lit up in the sky. The sun appeared unusually faint through layers of mist.

However, with a gentle sway of that sun, countless more suns appeared behind the dark clouds in the blink of an eye. One after another, they hung in the sky, hidden behind the clouds.

Then, countless black three-legged birds flew out from those suns. They swooped towards the dark clouds, passed through them, and arrived at the dark Yaochi!

Various shrill cries came from the sky. Countless three-legged Golden Crows, trailing bright flames in the darkness, charged towards the Winding Corridor Pavilion's gazebo, effectively blotting out the sky!

Yun Jianli couldn't help but turn his eyes to look outside, his voice hoarse. "It's the Great Sun Star Lord!" he exclaimed.

Yan'er, Dragon Qilin, and others quickly rushed over. As they neared the gazebo, Yan'er suddenly transformed into a Dragon Sparrow. She flapped her wings, flew up, and landed on the tip of the gazebo, nervously watching the Golden Crows swooping from all directions.

Qi Jiuyi was about to rush over when Yun Chuxiu smiled. "Young Master Qi," she said, "that place is dangerous. Why risk yourself?"

Qi Jiuyi's gaze was gentle. "Being by your side is more dangerous," he said. "You've affected my Dao heart." With that, he walked towards the gazebo where Qin Mu was.

Yun Chuxiu pouted and followed him.

Suddenly, dim, indistinct stars appeared in the sky. Then the stars began to shake, as if space-time was unstable. One after another, they ceaselessly fell downwards, plummeting into the Yao Sea with thunderous roars.

The stars in the sky pierced through the immensely thick dark clouds, trailing long fiery tails. After smashing into the Yao Sea, the surface exploded, and ancient, majestic deities slowly rose in the darkness within the sea, reaching out to grasp the Golden Crows flying across the sky.

The giants in the sea were countless, as were the Golden Crows flying in the sky. They battled each other, making it difficult for others to approach the Winding Corridor Pavilion.

Qin Mu purified the source, his divine consciousness tracing along Yun Jianli's bloodline directly to the origin of the Bloodline Grand Curse, finally finding the spell hidden within the bloodline.

Just then, a furious roar came from the sky. A giant hand swept aside the suns, stars, and dark clouds filling the sky, descending from above and pressing down towards the Winding Corridor Pavilion!

The hand rubbed against the air, igniting fierce flames. It was bound to crush the island where the Winding Corridor Pavilion stood, burning it to ashes!

At this moment, a metallic clang sounded. To the west of the island, golden light flared intensely. A spherical mass of light came from the west, rapidly rolling to a stop above the Winding Corridor Pavilion.

The golden light rapidly spun. Within it, a white tiger could vaguely be seen joyfully leaping. Countless golden sword energies shot up into the sky, and in an instant, the fiery giant hand was riddled with holes!

A cold snort came from the sky. Suddenly, flames erupted, and a brilliant golden pillar descended from the heavens, plunging straight into the Yao Sea. The pillar was immeasurably tall, and using the Winding Corridor Pavilion as its center, it began to churn, turning the rivers and seas upside down!

Meanwhile, the golden light floated above the Winding Corridor Pavilion, radiating intensely. Daoist sounds resonated, and within the golden light, the white tiger repeatedly pounced, blocking the pillar.

The pillar rapidly shrunk, becoming like a golden needle. It appeared and disappeared unpredictably, making it impossible for the golden light to resist.

Just then, a golden scroll flew from the night, fluttering in the wind. The golden needle pierced into the scroll with a 'ding' sound, barely managing to pull free.

The golden scroll and the golden needle collided in the air, unleashing terrifying power. This made everyone on the island tremble with fear, as any one of these attacks, if it landed on the island, would be enough to evaporate the island along with them, leaving not even their souls!

Even Yan'er, who was at the Numinous Sky realm, would be utterly unable to resist; it would be a sure death!

"Brother Yun, don't be distracted." Qin Mu sensed Yun Jianli's divine consciousness was somewhat scattered and reminded him, "Your mind is disturbed, which interferes with my removal of the Bloodline Grand Curse from your body."

Yun Jianli couldn't help but say, "Can Heavenly Venerable truly be so composed? Aren't you afraid? If those strong protectors guarding you cannot hold them off, any single divine ability would be enough to kill us thousands of times over!"

Qin Mu's divine consciousness surged into Yun Jianli's Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure, like a golden torrent impacting the Lingtai, transforming into a dazzling golden altar. He smiled and said, "Of course I'm afraid. But they have their limits. Those who wish me dead won't completely reveal their intentions, for that would mean tearing apart the Heavenly Court. And those who wish me alive will protect me at all costs. That's where the opportunity lies. Brother Yun, weren't you already prepared for death? Why are you still afraid?"

Yun Jianli's primordial spirit gazed at the divine consciousness altar within his Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure. Qin Mu's divine consciousness had actually solidified into a tangible object; such powerful divine consciousness was something he had never seen before.

"Because of the Bloodline Grand Curse, I couldn't live to become a god, which is why I wasn't afraid of death," he said. "But now that death is truly imminent, I am still afraid." He couldn't help but chuckle.

Outside, even more terrifying fluctuations emanated. Again, a fiery light came from unknown origins, like an incomparably massive fire bird streaking through the darkness.

On the gazebo, Yan'er, in her form as a chubby Dragon Sparrow, couldn't help but cheer and hop around excitedly, almost collapsing the structure.

The chaos here intensified, with new powerful entities constantly joining the battle.

In the darkness, another Underworld Heavenly Gate slowly rose from the Yao Sea. A scroll of the Book of Life and Death flew out from the gate, radiating immense light and shining towards this direction.

No sooner had the Book of Life and Death appeared than a massive dragon head emerged from behind the island where the Winding Corridor Pavilion was located. Its long neck arched over the island, and the dragon head positioned itself in front of the Winding Corridor Pavilion, allowing the Book of Life and Death to shine upon it.

The giant dragon exhaled, and thunder rumbled for thousands of miles into the Underworld Heavenly Gate.

Suddenly, an ancient tree descended from the sky, crashing down on the giant dragon's head with a thud. The dragon's head was pressed into the Yao Sea, and it rolled its body, avoiding the island to prevent crushing the people on it.

The giant dragon coiled, trapping the ancient tree. The tree's roots suddenly surged, climbing onto the dragon's body, and they tumbled and battled in the sea and among the clouds.

Yun Jianli, Qi Jiuyi, and others watched, dazzled and shaken, with waves of terror rising in their hearts. The island where the Winding Corridor Pavilion stood was truly too dangerous; it could be blasted into dust at any moment.

Even so, those engaging in battle were still not the strongest beings. The most powerful existences in the Heavenly Court were the Ten Heavenly Venerables!

Those ten most powerful beings in history!

The rhomboid pupil on Qin Mu's forehead grew increasingly bright. He fully activated the Primordial Stone, and the golden altar he had laid out in Yun Jianli's Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure immediately activated!

The curse within Yun Jianli's bloodline was meticulously unraveled by this altar, slowly being drawn out from his bloodline!

At this moment, the sky violently trembled. Daoist sounds filled the air, resonating continuously, momentarily overwhelming all the hidden figures battling in the Yao Sea!

This power was so terrifying, so immense, that it almost extinguished any desire for resistance!

Not only were the people on the island startled, but even the terrifying entities engaged in battle quieted down.

In just an instant, the Yao Sea became calm. Giants with hidden faces disappeared into the dark clouds, and suns and moons rose from the sea, concealing themselves behind the dark clouds.

Stars floated up into the sky, disappearing from sight.

The golden light flew away, the golden scroll receded, the white banner vanished, the golden needle flew back, the divine dragon dove into the sea, and the black tortoise fled. Only the quiet Yao Sea remained, as if the cataclysmic battle that had just occurred had never happened.

The sky remained overcast, blocking out the daylight, plunging the Yao Sea into deep darkness. Only the Winding Corridor Pavilion remained brightly lit.

At this moment, a figure walked across the sea surface. It was he who had unleashed an aura surpassing the Emperor's Throne realm, startling everyone and causing them to retreat.

He possessed this power.

If he wished to kill, no one in the Heavenly Court could stop him!

Now, he had come to kill!

He still hid his face, not wanting his true identity to be seen.

After all, the person he intended to kill was Heavenly Venerable Mu, a Heavenly Venerable who had taught the method of becoming a god to all beings, making the divine realm accessible to the mortal world.

He didn't want to leave many traces, lest cunning individuals find a pretext to suppress or eliminate him.

Now, he had no one blocking his path.

He was already very close to the Winding Corridor Pavilion.

Yun Jianli hurriedly turned his head, his voice hoarse. "Heavenly Venerable Mu!" he exclaimed.

Qin Mu, still fully focused on removing the Bloodline Grand Curse for him, calmly said, "Don't be agitated. That was merely the prelude; now comes the main event."

Cold sweat beaded on Qi Jiuyi's forehead, and despair filled his heart. Yan'er also flew back into the gazebo, uneasily shaking her feathers. She pulled out a lantern from somewhere, but even while holding it, she was still trembling slightly.

This was the lantern given to her by Heavenly Venerable Yue, containing Heavenly Venerable Yue's divine abilities. However, Yan'er herself wasn't sure if she could use Heavenly Venerable Yue's divine abilities to save their lives.

Only Dragon Qilin was still sprawled at the base of the gazebo, squinting his eyes and dozing.

Just then, light shone from beneath the sea surface.

That person suddenly stopped, looking down beneath the sea surface.

Beneath the sea, a paper boat was sailing close to his feet, following him like his reflection. On that paper boat, an old man held a horse lantern.

That person stopped, and the paper boat also ceased its movement.

Inside the Winding Corridor Pavilion, Qin Mu smiled and said, "Do you all wish to witness a clash between beings who have cultivated to the incomplete Heavenly Court realm?"

"No!" Qi Jiuyi unequivocally declared, "Absolutely not! This situation is already out of control!"

Cold sweat poured down his forehead, and despair filled his heart.

The elderly Soul Messenger, the Benevolent Sage King of Youdu, was also Heavenly Venerable You, one of the Nine Heavenly Venerables of the Dragon Han era, and the pioneer and creator of the Life-and-Death Divine Treasure!

As for the other person, his identity was unknown, but he was certainly a Heavenly Venerable from the Heavenly Court.

If two Heavenly Venerables were to fight a great battle here, what terrifying waves would they stir up?

Not to mention the small gazebo, the small Winding Corridor Pavilion, or the small island, it would be hard to say if even the Yaochi itself could be preserved; it was even possible that the entire Heavenly Court would be shattered!

That person did not make a move but looked at the calm sea surface. Beneath the surface, the paper boat floated quietly in another world, as if that side was the sea surface and this side was the seabed.

On the paper boat, Heavenly Venerable You remained silent, making no move.

Both sides were wary, unwilling to easily break this balance, nor did they wish to shatter the Yaochi or even the Heavenly Court.

Just then, Qin Mu finally extracted all the Bloodline Grand Curses from within Heavenly Venerable Yun's body. It was a blood-colored divine consciousness, which he forcibly bound onto the altar in Yun Jianli's Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure.

Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, the blood-colored divine consciousness on the altar condensed, forming a vague figure that let out an eerie, indistinct chuckle. "Hehehe," it said, "which Creator is removing my Bloodline Grand Curse? I never thought there would be other Creators in the Heavenly Court besides me..."

Qin Mu transmitted his voice with his divine consciousness, smiling. "It's me," he said.

"So it's Heavenly Venerable Mu." The figure said in surprise, "You actually understand my clan's spells. You are indeed worthy of the name Heavenly Venerable. However, you can barely protect yourself, yet you dare to ruin my plans. Ah, you truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth! You only need to save your own life here, but you insist on provoking me."

The sky above Yaochi suddenly violently trembled. It was clear that a second Heavenly Venerable had descended!

The delicate balance between the person on the sea surface and Heavenly Venerable You was instantly broken by this uninvited guest!