Chapter 929: Dragon Pi Ancestor

Dragon Qilin looked up to see Qin Mu and Yun Chuxiu leaping rapidly across the broken palace, their figures crisscrossing at immense speed.

"Yun Chuxiu might be the Empress or her sister, Lady Yuan Mu."

Dragon Qilin said, "The wooden stick the Cult Master just took out is called the Primordial Wood Core. It has over fifty million years of growth rings and is incredibly powerful, a treasured artifact refined by Earth Mother Primordial Monarch. The Cult Master couldn't unleash its full power, but just now, the Primordial Wood Core's might erupted, so the Cult Master suspects Yun Chuxiu tampered with it."

"The Empress? Lady Yuan Mu?" Yun Jianli was horrified and somewhat regretful upon hearing this. He had actually become sworn siblings with such a being and even brought such a terrifying entity to monitor her and observe her plans.

Thinking about it now, he felt a chill down his spine! But he also couldn't help but wonder, asking curiously, "Brother Long Pi, how do you know Yun Chuxiu is the Empress or Lady Yuan Mu?"

Qi Jiuyi exclaimed, "How could such a beautiful woman be the Empress or Lady Yuan Mu?" At the same time, he was extremely curious. These days, Dragon Qilin had been with them, either eating or sleeping, seemingly dazed, and he hadn't seen him communicate with Qin Mu. Why could Dragon Qilin discern Yun Chuxiu's true identity while they remained completely oblivious?

Langxuan Divine Palace was almost reduced to ruins by the Primordial Wood Core. Countless palaces and halls broke free from their original formations, crashing around chaotically.

Qin Mu stood on a wildly flying divine hall, while Yun Chuxiu was extremely far from him, also standing on a divine palace. The two buildings flew in completely different directions; one soared skyward, the other plunged downward.

Between the two buildings were countless huge pillars, collapsed palaces crashing aimlessly, and many divine mountains also hurtling through the air, creating an extremely chaotic scene.

Yun Chuxiu had suddenly unleashed the power of a Celestial Venerable just now, activating the Primordial Wood Core's might and largely devastating Celestial Venerable Lang's Langxuan Divine Palace. This was why Qin Mu was greatly angered.

He had only intended to stir up a small conflict this time, not to completely fall out with Celestial Venerable Langxuan. As long as he wasn't in the wrong, Celestial Venerable Lang would be helpless against him.

Unexpectedly, Yun Chuxiu's action was equivalent to directly grabbing Celestial Venerable Lang by the neck and slapping him a dozen times! Even if he was Celestial Venerable Mu, one of the five founding elders of the Heavenly Alliance, Celestial Venerable Lang would certainly not sit idly by, shifting from covertly targeting him to openly confronting him.

This "pot of blame" was too big and too foul; he simply couldn't bear it.

Although Qin Mu was incredibly daring, seemingly fearless in braving the Heavenly Court and venturing deep into danger, he actually proceeded cautiously, step by step. Every seemingly perilous situation secretly contained a chance for survival. He could both tear apart the Heavenly Court's defenses and leave himself enough room to maneuver and save his own life.

However, Yun Chuxiu's action instantly pushed him to Celestial Venerable Lang's opposition, and what's more, he was in the wrong!

Qin Mu raised his hand and unleashed a palm strike, reaching across the erratically flying palaces towards Yun Chuxiu. As he struck, countless starlight points surged behind him, and instantly stars filled the sky, forming a dazzling galaxy behind him!

The starlight converged, and the primordial magnetic divine power between the stars instantly erupted. The galaxy transformed into a torrent, surging forward with Qin Mu's palm strike!

In the air, the erratically flying structures were immediately drawn in by this divine ability. The primordial magnetic divine power captured these colossal heavy objects, and endless geomantic primordial energy locked onto Yun Chuxiu's body, bringing these massive objects crashing down upon the maiden all at once!

The geomantic primordial energy was so powerful and terrifying that it distorted the space around Yun Chuxiu. The distorted space caused the maiden to fall, along with the huge palaces, crumbling stone pillars, and broken bricks and tiles, all plummeting towards Yun Chuxiu!

This scene was terrifying. Qin Mu, wielding primordial magnetic divine abilities, held both timing and terrain advantages. Besides the power of his divine ability, the structures of Langxuan Divine Palace, being made of divine metal, were also incredibly heavy, amplifying the power of his ability.

With all this weight combined, even a true god couldn't withstand it!

Qi Jiuyi and the others looked up at this scene, seeing broken walls and crumbling ruins hurtling towards Yun Chuxiu like meteors. The space was warped by the geomantic primordial energy, making these ruins accelerate, their power no less than that of divine weapons!

Dragon Qilin said, "Sister Yan'er, do you still remember the twin lotus flowers at Returning Ruins? There's a crystal coffin there, and inside is a woman the Cult Master said was the Empress's sister, Lady Yuan Mu."

Yan'er nodded repeatedly; of course, she remembered. She had even caught a large bug in the flower world of Returning Ruins and eaten it for a long time.

Although Qin Mu told her that the beautiful snake wasn't a bug but an ancient god born in Returning Ruins, a Great Dao spirit formed from the pistils of the twin lotus flowers, Yan'er still considered it a bug. She ate that beautiful snake ancient god and still hadn't fully digested it, which was why she remained chubby.

Dragon Qilin continued, "During the Jade Pool incident, two Celestial Venerables ganged up on Celestial Venerable You. The situation was critical, so the Cult Master took out this crystal coffin and placed it before Yun Chuxiu, intending to revive Lady Yuan Mu. After that, a Celestial Venerable arrived, restoring balance and creating a stalemate, so the Cult Master didn't revive Lady Yuan Mu. So, who was it that came to help?"

Qi Jiuyi and Yun Jianli looked at the Dragon Qilin in astonishment.

Dragon Qilin said, "Naturally, it was Yun Chuxiu who helped. Therefore, Yun Chuxiu can only be Lady Yuan Mu or the Empress."

As soon as he finished speaking, the maiden Yun Chuxiu spread her hands and made a sweeping motion, and a bottomless abyss appeared, completely dissolving Qin Mu's seemingly immensely powerful move!

Yun Chuxiu stood atop the abyss, which was the Great Abyss of Returning Ruins formed by her divine ability. It seemed capable of swallowing all things in heaven and earth. Even the surging galaxy unleashed by Qin Mu's divine ability, the distorted primordial magnetic divine power, and countless broken walls, crumbling ruins, and shattered palace halls, all plunged into the Great Abyss of Returning Ruins!

Qi Jiuyi, Yun Jianli, and others were greatly shaken upon seeing this scene. This divine ability was precisely the one rumored to be mastered by the Empress's sisters! It seemed that Yun Chuxiu indeed might be one of them!

Qi Jiuyi exclaimed, "Second Brother, weren't you sleeping all this time? How do you know so much?"

Dragon Qilin gave him a disdainful glance and said sagely, "You only saw me sleeping, but you don't know how diligent and studious I am. I was cultivating in a false sleep! The most diligent person in this world is the Cult Master, and the second most diligent is me."

Yan'er praised him heartily and took out a spiritual pellet. Dragon Qilin opened his mouth at the opportune moment, and Yan'er's pellet was delivered right into his mouth.

Eating the spiritual pellet, Dragon Qilin narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "I've followed the Cult Master for so many years and met all sorts of renowned deities, some with unfathomably deep cultivation, others with profound wisdom, some strong reformers, and some sacred Celestial Venerables. My vision and knowledge have naturally grown with experience!"

Yun Chuxiu's Great Abyss of Returning Ruins divine ability swallowed Qin Mu's divine ability along with the broken structures. The great abyss vibrated and distorted, then suddenly erupted. The swallowed things turned into a dark torrent, about to spray towards Qin Mu, when suddenly the subsequent galaxy transformed into a phantom image of Heavenly Duke, punching into the Great Abyss of Returning Ruins!

Yun Chuxiu's expression slightly changed. Qin Mu had first used primordial magnetic divine power to cast his ability, and the primordial magnetic divine power between stars was extremely powerful. She hadn't expected him to then manifest Heavenly Duke through the stars. His previous move seemed like one ability, but it was actually two!

There were already many unclear connections between Earth Mother Primordial Monarch and Heavenly Duke. Earth Mother had even secretly infiltrated Xuandu to steal Heavenly Duke's essence and bore several children.

The Great Dao of these two ancient gods had complementary effects. However, Earth Mother Primordial Monarch also had unclear relations with other ancient gods. This Earth Mother had also infiltrated Youdu to steal Earth Overlord's essence and bore several children, and other ancient gods had also repeatedly experienced her stealing their essence. Therefore, Heavenly Duke wasn't particularly fond of Earth Mother.

Qin Mu seized the opportunity. His body had already reached above Yun Chuxiu. His great martial divine ability erupted, striking downwards with a punch!

"Didn't you say you've escaped the shackles of ancient gods?" Qin Mu's cultivation burst forth powerfully, and he sneered, "Why are you still using ancient god divine abilities?"

The great hall beneath Yun Chuxiu shattered into pieces. With a whoosh, the two broke through the hall and plummeted like meteors, disappearing from everyone's sight.

The next moment, a long river appeared. Yun Chuxiu stood upon the long river, and the Five Great Cloud Thunders transformed into fiery bell divine soldiers. Huge bells vibrated around Qin Mu, and the Celestial River coiled around him, tightly locking him in place.

Behind her, a Dragon Tortoise and a Soaring Serpent coiled and roared furiously. The Thousand-Feathered Great Serpent merged with the Celestial River, and the great river spun, its wings like blades, slashing swiftly through the river water, aiming at Qin Mu trapped in the center, fast as lightning, mighty as thunder!

And the fiery bell divine soldiers formed by the Five Great Cloud Thunders vibrated ceaselessly, making the space around Qin Mu constantly crumble and crack.

The Dragon Tortoise shook its body, and one by one, its tortoise shells flew into the air, assembling with bangs to form an incredibly thick cuboid seal, trapping Qin Mu within, making him unable to escape, only to be refined to death by the Five Great Cloud Thunders and the Celestial River Soaring Serpent!

"If Yun Chuxiu truly is the Empress or Lady Yuan Mu, then she really has broken free from the shackles of ancient gods!" Qi Jiuyi's expression changed slightly, and he turned to Yun Jianli: "Sick Young Master, how did you meet her and become sworn siblings?"

Yun Jianli's face was pale, and he gave a wry smile, saying, "How was I to know her strength was so great? In a battle at the same realm, even Celestial Venerable Mu couldn't defeat her..."

Just then, Celestial Venerable Lang's senior disciple, Chang Xiting, flew through the air, rushing from afar towards Qin Mu and Yun Chuxiu. He had been severely injured by the Primordial Wood Core, and Langxuan Divine Palace was shattered, suffering immense losses. He was engulfed in rage, with no other thought than to kill Qin Mu!

Yan'er flapped her wings and transformed into a Dragon Sparrow. Her primordial spirit flew out, forcefully blocking his attack.

Chang Xiting was furious and about to fight Yan'er to the death, when suddenly Yun Jianli loudly exclaimed, "Brother Chang, calm down! It wasn't Celestial Venerable Mu who destroyed your Langxuan Divine Palace, but the Empress who made the move!"

"Damn your..." Chang Xiting was about to curse but suddenly felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him, chilling him to the bone. He stammered, "Sick Young Master, what did you say?"

Yun Jianli said indifferently, "The Empress used Celestial Venerable Mu's divine weapon to destroy your Langxuan Divine Palace."

Chang Xiting's face drastically changed. He looked at the maiden and Qin Mu fighting in the chaotic ruins and stammered, "The Empress?"

Dragon Qilin glanced at him and said slowly, "You're trying to escape now, I wonder if it's still in time. Langxuan Divine Palace was destroyed, your master Celestial Venerable Lang won't let you off. And now you know it was the Empress who secretly caused trouble, so the Empress won't let you off either..."

Chang Xiting's hands and feet turned cold. He immediately flew away, speeding off. He knew the gravity of the situation. Celestial Venerable Langxuan might not "not let him off," but he would make him wish he were dead, trapped for who knows how many years before being released. After all, with Langxuan Divine Palace destroyed, that Celestial Venerable's face was severely damaged, and he would definitely be punished.

However, knowing that the Empress had made the move, that was a matter of extreme seriousness. The Empress would definitely not let him go and allow him to reveal the truth to Celestial Venerable Langxuan! So he decisively abandoned Langxuan Divine Palace and fled for his life.

On the other side, the Black Tortoise seal suddenly exploded. Qin Mu, holding two knives, forcibly cleaved through Yun Chuxiu's great divine ability and struck at the maiden, his magic power becoming incredibly violent.

"You Qin fellow, don't be ignorant of what's good for you!" Yun Chuxiu barely avoided being hit by his blade on her forehead and grew angry. She lowered her voice, "I already gave you leeway, otherwise how could you withstand my magic power? I'm giving you this blame; you just bear it!"