The First Marquis of Daxuan

"Perhaps it has something to do with Su Mu."

He Tianzun looked at the Void Beast Tianzun that was flying by in the sky from time to time, and said in a deep voice.

With the Primordial Cloak separating them from the outside world, it would be difficult for them to be detected unless a Void Beast passed by.

The Thief of Heaven is the ancestor of all thieves in the world. He is even more skilled than Su Mu in this ability to hide his identity.

They made ample preparations for this deep dive into the Void Realm.

He even borrowed the Primordial Chaos Cloak, the most treasured item of the Azure Sky Sect. If he still couldn't do this, then he wouldn't deserve the title of Heavenly Thief Venerable.

"This kid is always a worry wherever he goes."

Dao Tianzun muttered under his breath, "A mere Heavenly Fate Realm cultivator has all the Void Beast Heavenly Venerables in the entire Void Realm revolving around him."

To be honest, for so many Void Beast Celestial Venerables to take action, even death would be worthwhile for him.

"He cannot die."

He Tianzun spoke seriously with a solemn expression.

"I didn't say he would die."

Dao Tianzun said helplessly, "Old He is good in every way, except that he is too serious and can't even understand jokes."

"However, we need to speed things up. Judging from the state of the Void Realm, Su Mu has probably done something big again. If we don't hurry up and rescue him back to the Yang Realm, he might turn the Void Realm upside down."

Even the Heavenly Thief was somewhat helpless.

The sight of the Void Beast Celestial Venerable flying through the air from time to time sent chills down his spine.

He didn't know what Su Mu had done to provoke so many Void Beast Celestial Venerables to attack at the same time.

But he knew that it would be difficult to bring Su Mu back to the mortal realm now.

With so many Void Beast Celestial Venerables, if their whereabouts were exposed, even he and Celestial Venerable He might not be able to return to the Yang Realm unharmed.

"Since these Void Beast Celestial Venerables are chasing Su Mu, let's follow them."

He Tianzun said, "Following them will definitely lead us to Su Mu."

"What happens after you find it?"

Thief Celestial said, "This is different from our previous plan. We were thinking of finding him and secretly bringing him back to the Yang Realm. We never thought of fighting the Void Beast Celestial of the Void Realm head-on."

It seems like we have no choice but to give it our all.

The Heavenly Thief was already having second thoughts.

To save Su Mu, facing so many Void Beast Celestial Venerables at the same time, it seems highly unlikely that he would succeed.

We can't risk our lives to save Su Mu.

"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain."

He Tianzun said, "Let's find Su Mu first. We've come all this way, we can't give up halfway."

Think about it, if Su Mu dies, who will we find to refine the Heart-Reflecting Mirror?

"Who knows when someone with weapon-making skills comparable to Su Mu will appear."

"Ugh--"

The Celestial Thief couldn't help but sigh and said helplessly, "Then we have no choice but to give it a try."

…………

"Something's wrong."

Su Mu looked at Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, who was surrounded by hundreds of Void Beasts in the center, with a very solemn expression on his face.

Hundreds of Void Beasts guarded the area, making it quite a formidable force.

But it still doesn't match the pomp and circumstance of Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts.

"The explosion of the fake Five Elements Mountain must have severely injured Zhu Tongtian. Now is definitely the weakest time for him. He only has a few hundred Void Beasts guarding him, and not even a single Heavenly Venerable-level Void Beast."

Su Mu thought to himself, "Something's fishy! No matter how confident Zhu Tongtian is, he shouldn't be risking his life like this."

Unless it is—

Putting himself in Zhu Tongtian's shoes, Su Mu felt that if he were Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, he would definitely need to find a group of experts to protect him.

After all, even Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, couldn't be without enemies and rivals in the Void Realm.

What if someone takes advantage of its weakness and attacks it?

The protective forces surrounding Zhu Tongtian, the current ruler of the Void Beasts, are unbelievably weak.

Su Mu even felt that if he made a move now, there was a high chance he could kill Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts.

is it possible?

impossible!
With such obvious bait, Su Mu wasn't stupid; how could he possibly bite right away?

That's right.

While the entire Void Realm mobilized to search for Su Mu, Su Mu quietly sneaked back to the site of the explosion of the counterfeit Five Elements Mountain.

He did want to come back and see if there was a chance to get something for nothing, but once he got here and saw the state of Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, Su Mu already understood that he had no chance.

The treacherous and cunning ruler of the Void Beasts, Zhu Tongtian, actually used himself as bait to lure him into his trap.

"Pity."

Su Mu felt a pang of regret; scheming against Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, was no easy task.

The method of using the fake Five Elements Mountain to ambush someone can only be used once; it won't work the second time.

It's rare to see Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, in such a weakened state. If we can't kill him this time, who knows when we'll have another chance?

Just as Su Mu was pondering, a whooshing sound suddenly came from behind him.

Immediately following was a loud roar.

"Su Mu is here!"

call!
A strong gust of wind swept towards Su Mu from behind.

A Void Beast was seen attacking Su Mu from dozens of feet away.

Su Mu felt somewhat helpless.

The Void Realm is vast, and there are countless Void Beasts, many of which possess strange and wondrous supernatural abilities.

Just like the Void Beast in front of him, it was only at the initial stage of the Heavenly Fate Realm, yet it was able to approach Su Mu silently, and Su Mu didn't even notice its presence.

Without time to think, Su Mu threw a punch, dispersing the powerful wind emitted by the Void Beast.

He didn't even have time to turn around and kill the Void Beast before he soared into the sky and disappeared into the horizon in an instant.

As it turned out, Su Mu's reaction was correct.

If he really turns back to kill that Void Beast, even if it only takes a moment, he might never be able to leave again.

As soon as he soared into the sky, Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, emitted a ball of light from his hand, which shot towards Su Mu's location.

There was a loud bang.

The spot where Su Mu had just stood was instantly leveled by that ball of light.

Su Mu, who had already taken to the skies, looked back and was secretly shocked.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, is indeed no ordinary person; he has a multitude of trump cards up his sleeve.

Seeing countless Void Beasts surging in from all directions, Su Mu dared not delay. He sped up and broke through before the Void Beasts could surround him.

…………

Rumble!
A sound like muffled thunder came from the sky.

Even from hundreds of miles away, the lightning and thunder could still be seen.

He Tianzun and Dao Tianzun stopped again and looked up in the direction from which the sound came.

"That's right, it's Su Mu!"

The Celestial Thief said in a deep voice, "It is his Law of Heaven and Earth!"

"We were too late; he was surrounded."

He Tianzun's expression was serious, his eyes fixed on the front without blinking.

He could see that Su Mu had already used the Law of Heaven and Earth, but he was still being relentlessly pursued and attacked by countless Void Beasts.

Meanwhile, at least four or five Void Beast Celestial Venerables were watching the battle from the air.

Those Void Beast Celestial Venerables have not yet made a move.

However, if the other Void Beasts cannot defeat Su Mu, those Void Beast Celestial Venerables will definitely take action.

From He Tianzun's perspective, Su Mu was completely trapped in a dead end.

He could hardly imagine how Su Mu could escape from this situation.

If he were currently at the Heavenly Fate Realm, and were in Su Mu's current situation, he would undoubtedly die.

Even if he were in this situation now, his chances of surviving would only be 50%.

"Do you want to take action?"

The Heavenly Thief hesitated.

At this moment, there are only four or five Void Beast Celestial Venerables. If the two of them were to make a move, they would have a 70-80% chance of escaping with Su Mu.

If this drags on any longer, the number of Void Beast Celestial Venerables will likely increase.

They still had hope of saving people if they faced four or five Void Beast Celestial Venerables, but if the number of Void Beast Celestial Venerables doubled, they would have no hope at all.

"Take action!"

"He Tianzun said in a deep voice."

They both took a step forward at the same time, preparing to make their move.

suddenly.

Su Mu forced back the Void Beasts that were attacking him with a single move, and then suddenly pounced on a Void Beast Celestial Venerable.

It's too late, but it's soon.

Su Mu rushed to the Void Beast Celestial Venerable like lightning, and then exploded with a bang.

He Tianzun and Dao Tianzun stopped in their tracks, staring ahead in disbelief.

Before the wisps of blood mist had completely dissipated, Su Mu had vanished without a trace, leaving no trace of his remains.

The Void Beast Celestial Venerable was covered in dust and dirt from Su Mu's self-destruction, his face ashen.

Some nearby Void Beasts were also caught in the crossfire, killed instantly by the force of Su Mu's self-destruction.

Within a radius of several miles, there were severed limbs and a scene of utter devastation.

Neither Thief Celestial Venerable, He Celestial Venerable, nor those Void Beast Celestial Venerables expected such a scene to occur.

Su Mu hadn't been completely defeated yet, so why did he self-destruct?
How could he self-destruct?

He Tianzun and Dao Tianzun were filled with doubt.

Just then, a Void Beast suddenly shouted.

There are two more humans here!

Just now, Dao Tianzun and He Tianzun were preparing to rescue people, so they put away the Hunyuan Cloak.

Because of Su Mu's self-destruction, their pause unexpectedly allowed the Void Beast to discover their whereabouts.

"Kill them!"

The Void Beast Celestial Venerable, who was left in a sorry state by Su Mu's self-destruction, was filled with resentment and had nowhere to vent it. Now, seeing two humans, he couldn't help but feel angry and shouted.

The beasts roared and pounced on it.

Desperate, Thief Celestial Venerable and Congratulatory Celestial Venerable could no longer consider anything else and could only fight and retreat.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Su Mu's figure quietly appeared in the distance.

Gently wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth with his thumb, Su Mu smiled.

"Lord Thief, Lord Congratulations! I knew I was right, you really did come."

Su Mu muttered to himself in a voice only he could hear, "If you had come a little earlier, I wouldn't have had to sacrifice my avatar."

It wasn't easy for me to cultivate even one avatar.

The one who just self-destructed was certainly not Su Mu's true form. That was an avatar he cultivated using the avatar technique he learned from Ning Hongchen.

That is now his only incarnation.

He originally wanted to fake his death and then escape back to the mortal realm.

Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Thief and the Heavenly Congratulations arrived late.

"It seems that this Heart-Reflecting Mirror is more important than I thought, otherwise the two of them would not have risked venturing into the Ruins Realm."

Su Mu thought to himself.

The fact that Thief Celestial Venerable and Congratulatory Celestial Venerable appeared here proves that his previous guesses were correct.

However, what their true purpose is remains to be seen.

"Humans have a hard time completely hiding in the Ruins Realm, yet these two managed to get here silently. Just now I saw that the Thief Celestial Venerable seemed to have put away a cloak. Was it that cloak that allowed them to get here?"

Su Mu pondered to himself.

It is very dangerous for humans to enter the Void Realm, especially for Celestial Venerables.

The aura of the Celestial Venerable was so powerful that it was almost impossible to conceal.

Back then, when Bai Tianzun was nearing the end of his lifespan and even the Void Beast Heavenly Venerable was afraid of him, he dared to venture into the Void Realm.

Under normal circumstances, the Celestial Venerable of the Yang Realm will not easily step into the Void Realm, nor will the Celestial Venerable of the Void Realm easily step into the Yang Realm.

After all, it's not easy for anyone to cultivate to the Celestial Venerable realm, and no one wants to casually throw away their life.

Theoretically speaking, it was impossible for Celestial Venerable He and Celestial Venerable Dao to have come to the depths of this Void Realm without the knowledge of those Void Beast Celestial Venerables.

The reason they were able to arrive here so quietly is most likely related to the cloak in the hands of the Heavenly Thief.

"The cloak in the hands of the Celestial Thief can conceal the Celestial's aura. If I can get my hands on it, wouldn't I be able to become invisible in this Void Realm?"

Su Mu's heart stirred slightly.

Seeing that Dao Tianzun and He Tianzun instantly killed dozens of Void Beasts and then got entangled with those Void Beast Tianzun, Su Mu no longer concealed his presence.

He darted away in a flash.

"Two Celestial Venerables, do not be afraid, I am here!"

Su Mu immediately opened the Heavenly Net Umbrella.

Hundreds of strange beasts flew out from the umbrella surface, instantly transforming into fish-dragon-like beasts and charging into the horde of beasts.

Seeing that Su Mu was still alive, both He Tianzun and Dao Tianzun showed expressions of joy and surprise.

"Good lad, you really aren't so easy to kill!"

The Heavenly Thief laughed heartily.

"Lord Thief, I am not dead yet, but if you cannot break out of here, I will soon die."

Su Mu spoke as he fought.

"Don't worry, with the two of us here, you won't die!"

He Tianzun said in a deep voice. Seeing that Su Mu was not dead, his fighting spirit surged and his combat power increased significantly. In a short time, he fought against two opponents and forced the two Void Beast Tianzun to retreat step by step.

"Two Celestial Venerables, I am injured and cannot hold on for long. Do you have any methods to conceal myself in the Void Realm?"

Su Mu staggered back two steps, pretending to spit out a mouthful of blood, and shouted loudly.

"Brother Thief, give him the Chaos Cloak and let him go first. You and I will cover the rear!"

"He Tianzun shouted loudly."

"We gave him the Primordial Cloak, what are we going to do now?"

"That's what the Heavenly Thief replied."

Su Mu's heart skipped a beat; so that cloak was the legendary Hunyuan Cloak.

Unexpectedly, these two Celestial Venerables not only stole the Meteor Shuttle from the Azure Sky Sect, but also the Primordial Chaos Cloak.

What a brilliant move! I'm truly envious.

Su Mu was unaware that the Hunyuan Cloak was not stolen by He Tianzun and Dao Tianzun, but borrowed.

"We'll meet up with him later."

He Tianzun shouted, "Don't hesitate any longer, there's no time left!"

Thief Celestial gritted his teeth and casually tossed a cloak to Su Mu.

"Take the Hunyuan Cloak and go first. We'll meet up three hundred miles to the southeast!"

The Heavenly Thief transmitted his voice to Su Mu.

He unleashed his power, attempting to force back the several Void Beast Celestial Venerables.

Su Mu grabbed the Hunyuan Cloak, and his previously staggering steps suddenly became agile. In the blink of an eye, he had already slipped out of the encirclement of many Void Beasts.

Without the intervention of a Celestial Venerable-level Void Beast, the other Void Beasts were simply unable to stop Su Mu.

Su Mu flew several hundred feet away and then put on the Hunyuan Cloak.

With a flash of light and shadow, Su Mu's figure had vanished into thin air.

This scene made Dao Tianzun and He Tianzun blink in disbelief.

Especially the Heavenly Thief, who wanted to tell Su Mu how to use the Primordial Chaos Cloak, but before he could even speak, Su Mu had already mastered how to use it.

"Damn it, does that mean the weapon forging division can be this unreasonable?"

The Heavenly Thief cursed inwardly, "Something feels off."

In that moment of distraction, Thief Celestial Venerable was almost seriously injured by a Void Beast Celestial Venerable.

He composed himself and resumed his fight with his opponent.

"Brother Thief, don't linger. Force them back, and let's go!"

"He Tianzun exclaimed."

Thief Celestial rolled his eyes. "Do you need to tell me? Don't I want to force them back?"
The opponent is a Void Beast Celestial Venerable; how could he be so easily forced back!

I sighed inwardly.

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to pay a huge price today."

"I am a thief," he thought to himself. With a flick of his wrist, he pulled out a dazzling divine weapon from his robes.

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While He Tianzun and Dao Tianzun were locked in battle with those Void Beast Tianzun, Su Mu had already traveled over a hundred miles away.

He touched the cloak draped over his body; it felt smooth and delicate.

After donning the Hunyuan Cloak, his unique ink-wash color, so different from that of the Void Realm, completely disappeared. Moreover, he entered a state of nothingness.

Not to mention their aura, even their figures have become invisible.

This is truly hiding one's identity completely.

Su Mu felt that even a Celestial Venerable-level Void Beast might not be able to detect his presence in person.

"This is truly a treasure. No wonder Celestial Venerable He and Celestial Venerable Thief dared to venture deep into the Ruins Realm to rescue me."

Su Mu sighed inwardly.

After his initial reflections, he couldn't help but admire the profound foundation of the Azure Sky Sect.

The Azure Sky Sect's foundation is indeed profound, with items like the Meteor Shuttle, the Celestial Sphere, and the Primordial Chaos Cloak...

This is not all that the Azure Sky Sect has to offer.

Even Su Mu, a weapon forger, didn't possess that many valuable treasures.

"This Primordial Cloak is definitely a Heavenly Weapon of the highest caliber. I wonder how many more divine weapons of this caliber the Azure Sky Sect has."

Su Mu thought to himself, he couldn't help but want to follow the example of the Heavenly Thief and visit the Azure Sky Sect.

However, this matter was best left unsaid. Although Su Mu was confident, he did not think he could compare with the Heavenly Thief.

To steal a divine weapon from the Azure Sky Sect, perhaps only the Thief Celestial Venerable could accomplish such a feat.

"I can't steal from the Azure Sky Sect, but—"

Su Mu suddenly looked in one direction, a slight smile playing on his lips.

The Azure Sky Sect is not the only one with profound heritage.

And there's also Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts!
Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, is also an old fellow who has lived for countless years. His foundation may not be much worse than that of the Azure Sky Sect.

"I've long heard that Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, has a divine palace. He's still hunting me down, so that palace should be empty right now. Luckily, I have this Primordial Cloak. If I don't go and visit Zhu Tongtian's divine palace, wouldn't that be a waste of all my hard work these past few days?"

Su Mu thought to himself.

Without hesitation, Su Mu changed direction and flew towards the divine palace of Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts.

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As the ruler of the Void Realm, the Void Beast Lord's divine palace covers an extremely vast area.

Magnificent palaces stretch for miles.

Although it is only black and white, its magnificent presence is in no way inferior to the most exquisite buildings in the mortal realm.

Even when Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, was suppressed by the Five Elements Mountain, this divine palace was still managed by dedicated personnel and was never abandoned.

After Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, escaped his predicament, he even received the homage of the various Void Beast tribes in this divine palace.

When Su Mu sneaked into the Divine Palace, he could still vaguely see some of the grand scenes of the various Void Beast tribes paying homage to him in the past.

With the Chaos Cloak on, the patrolling Void Beasts were completely unable to detect Su Mu's whereabouts.

Su Mu strolled around the divine palace as if he were in his own garden, picking up anything of interest he saw.

After wandering around for a while, and although he had taken quite a few things along the way, Su Mu was still somewhat disappointed.

This was nothing like the shrine he had imagined.

He imagined the divine palace to be filled with treasures, each one a rare gem that would be found only once in a thousand years.

As far as Su Mu knew, the Void Beast tribes of the Void Realm had to pay tribute to Zhu Tongtian, the Void Beast Lord, every year.

Over the years, Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, should possess countless rare and precious treasures.

But now, this divine palace is all show and no substance; the treasures inside are not even comparable to those of the Great Xuan Dynasty.

"Could it be that Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, carries all the good things with him?"

Su Mu looked at the empty palace and frowned in thought.

There is no doubt that Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, possesses a storage weapon, but Su Mu does not believe that this vast divine palace has no treasure vault.

"It must be because I haven't found the location of the treasure vault yet."

Su Mu thought to himself.

Just as he was hesitating about whether to capture a Void Beast to search its soul, he suddenly saw a familiar figure walk in from the entrance of the Divine Palace.

"Zha Haishan?"

Su Mu was slightly taken aback. "Shouldn't he be cooperating with Zhu Tongtian to hunt me down right now? How come he suddenly came here?"

With a hint of doubt, Su Mu moved closer.

"General Cha, our lord has said that the Wutian Staff is the most precious treasure of the Divine Palace and cannot be touched lightly—"

A Void Beast followed Cha Haishan, and Su Mu heard it speak as he approached.

"He Tianzun and Dao Tianzun from the Yang Realm broke into the Ruins Realm with the intention of rescuing Su Mu, which thoroughly enraged our lord."

Cha Haishan said, "So the lord ordered me to retrieve the Wutian Staff in order to kill He Tianzun, Dao Tianzun, and Su Mu together."

"They're just two Heavenly Venerables from the Yang Realm. Can't our many Heavenly Venerables from the Void Realm handle them? Do we really need to use the Wutian Staff?"

The Void Beast said with a hint of disdain.

If twenty Yang Realm Heavenly Venerables came, the Void Realm might be afraid, but with only two, they can't cause much of a stir in the Void Realm.

They have so many Void Beast Celestial Venerables in the Void Realm, how could they be afraid of two Celestial Venerables from the Yang Realm?
"If the Celestial Venerables of the Void Beasts were to make a move, they would surely be captured easily. However, this time, our lord intends to take action personally and use them as a warning to others."

But my lord's injuries haven't fully healed, so he needs to use it, which is why he sent me back to retrieve the Wutian Staff.

"I see. General Cha, please come with me. The Wutian Staff is in the back hall."

The Void Beast suddenly realized. (End of Chapter)