The First Marquis of Daxuan

There was a loud bang.

A dazzling beam of light shot straight into the sky.

The beam of light was clearly shining from the ancient mirror in Su Mu's hand.

As the pillar of light shot into the sky, Su Mu's aura also reached its limit.

The powerful aura brought a strong sense of oppression, causing Lei Tianzun, Gu Tianzun, Dao Tianzun, He Tianzun, and others to involuntarily take a half step back.

All the Celestial Venerables wore expressions of shock.

Just then, Su Mu suddenly took to the air.

As he flew into the air, a divine weapon suddenly appeared behind him.

He Tianzun and Dao Tianzun exchanged a glance and couldn't help but speak at the same time.

"armillary sphere!"

The Celestial Instrument obtained from the Azure Sky Sect!

The celestial globe hovered behind Su Mu, suddenly emitting a blinding light.

The light emanating from the mirror merged with the light emitted from the heart-reflecting mirror.

Suddenly, the sky turned completely dark.

At the same time, twinkling stars appeared in the sky.

Starlight in broad daylight!

The celestial beings stared wide-eyed, their breathing rapid.

Even with their extensive experience, they had never witnessed such a scene before.

The celestial beings could even see that the sky was as black as if it were transparent, and they could see that the starlight outside the sky was actually a world exactly like their own.

This scene stunned all the Celestial Venerables.

Fortunately, this scene did not last long.

Suddenly, Su Mu turned the Mirror of Reflection around.

Swish!
A beam of light fell straight down a hundred miles away.

A man was watching Su Mu and his group from afar, a mocking expression on his face.

suddenly.

A beam of light fell upon him.

The beam of light had no offensive power, but its dazzling light illuminated the surrounding area.

With the sky darkening, this brightness seemed exceptionally dazzling.

All the Celestial Venerables turned their gazes in that direction.

Even from a distance of a hundred miles, the Celestial Venerable could see it clearly at once.

A thousand-faced deity!

No one needs to explain.

All the Celestial Venerables immediately understood the other party's identity!
They had considered that the Thousand-Faced Buddha was hiding nearby, but they never expected that the other party would actually be so bold!

The other party had been observing them from such close range the whole time!

Judging from the other party's astonished expression, he probably didn't expect that Su Mu would refine the Heart-Reflecting Mirror so quickly.

Furthermore, they used the Heart-Reflecting Mirror and the Armillary Sphere to directly pinpoint his location!

"Now that you're here, don't leave!"

Lei Tianzun is the strongest and has the fastest reaction time.

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

He had already pounced out, his figure as fast as lightning, accompanied by a sky full of thunder, rushing towards the thousand-faced Buddha.

"Brothers, come together!"

"The Heavenly Thief Lord shouted."

He didn't even need to shout; He Tianzun, Gu Tianzun, Zeng Tianzun, Qi Lingyun, and even Mao Jiu and others had already made their moves.

The Heavenly Venerables who protect Su Mu include Thunder Heavenly Venerable, Qi Lingyun, Cat Nine, Ancient Heavenly Venerable, Thief Heavenly Venerable, and He Heavenly Venerable, making a total of nine Heavenly Venerables.

Now that the Thousand-Faced Buddha has appeared, the Nine Heavenly Venerables did not hesitate at all and attacked at the same time!

They knew very well that this Thousand-Faced Buddha might be the murderer who killed Zhu Tianzun. Faced with a powerful figure capable of killing a Tianzun, the Nine Tianzun showed no mercy.

From the very first move, they used their full strength.

Rumble!
Amidst the earth-shattering roar, clusters of mushroom-shaped lights shot into the air.

The sky collapsed.

The loud noise lasted for a full half hour.

Once the sound faded and the dust settled,

The nine Heavenly Venerables stood in mid-air, looking at the shocking crater below, their faces turning extremely grim.

When they looked back, Su Mu had already arrived in front of them.

The armillary sphere still hovered behind him, and he held a mirror in his hand. The mirror faintly emitted light, but it did not shine outwards.

"Is it still possible to pinpoint his location?"

Lei Tianzun looked at Su Mu and said in a deep voice, "We were careless just now, and we let him escape!"

The nine Heavenly Venerables attacked simultaneously, yet the Thousand-Faced Buddha managed to escape!

Now, all nine Heavenly Venerables feel ashamed.

With the combined strength of nine of them, it would be embarrassing enough for them to attack one person at the same time.

What's even more embarrassing is that despite all nine of them attacking at the same time, the other side still managed to escape.

If this gets out, what will become of their Celestial Venerable's reputation?

Now all the Celestial Venerables have only one thought: to find the Thousand-Faced Buddha and tear him to pieces.

"No."

Su Mu shook his head and said, "The Thousand-Faced Buddha was careless just now, so I used the Heart-Reflecting Mirror and the Celestial Instrument to lock down his supernatural powers."

Now that he's on guard, even if I continue to use the celestial globe and the mirror of the mind to illuminate the heavens, it will be difficult to find his whereabouts.

"Even the armillary sphere and the mind-reflecting mirror won't work?"

He Tianzun frowned and said, "I think your Heart-Reflecting Mirror is even more powerful than we imagined."

"This has nothing to do with whether something is powerful or not."

Su Mu shook his head and said, "However, with the Mirror of Reflection, as long as the Thousand-Faced Buddha dares to appear within a hundred miles of me, I can make him have nowhere to hide."

"Su Mu, what is your current cultivation level?"

The Ancient Celestial Venerable looked at Su Mu and asked in a deep voice, "Is the Thousand-Faced Buddha the same as you?"
I just realized that he was clearly not a Celestial Venerable, but the strength he displayed was no less than that of any Celestial Venerable, and he was even able to escape from the combined attack of the nine of us.

What kind of path have you taken?

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, the Thousand-Faced Buddha, Su Mu, and the Ancient Celestial Venerable all felt that this world was becoming increasingly unfathomable to them.

They had always believed that the Celestial Venerable was the most powerful person in the world.

Now it turns out that this is not the case.

Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, is not a Celestial Venerable, yet he is able to kill a Celestial Venerable.

The Thousand-Faced Buddha is not a Celestial Venerable, but he was able to escape from the combined attack of the Nine Celestial Venerables.

Although Su Mu has not yet achieved similar feats, they all know that Su Mu's strength is no less than that of the former two.

"I don't know what path they're on."

Su Mu shook his head and said, "However, the path I took was a shortcut, not the right one."

"Taking advantage?"

Qi Lingyun frowned and said, "Can a trick really give a Heavenly Fate Realm martial artist power comparable to a Heavenly Venerable?"

If this is considered taking a shortcut, then every martial artist in the world would be willing to take this shortcut.

Just as Su Mu was about to speak, his expression suddenly shifted slightly.

"What a thousand-faced deity!"

Su Mu said in a low voice, "They're so confident! They know I've already mastered the Mind-Reflecting Mirror, yet they still dare to show themselves near me!"

"He hasn't run away yet?"

All the celestial beings showed surprise on their faces.

Su Mu nodded and took the lead.

"In that case, let's give it a try and see if we can kill him today!"

The expressions of all the Celestial Venerables turned solemn, and they all followed.

They were careless just now. This time, they absolutely will not allow the other side to escape from their grasp again!

…………

Su Mu led the nine Heavenly Venerables on a hundred-mile raid. As he landed from the sky, he saw the Thousand-Faced Buddha entangled with someone.

The Thousand-Faced Buddha is an ordinary-looking fellow, clearly not his true face.

His opponent, however, was someone who looked somewhat familiar to everyone.

"If I remember correctly, this guy's name is Du Rongcheng, right? He's from the Great Qian Dynasty, and he has a father who is the Minister of Works?"

Cat Nine muttered to himself.

"That's him! Why is he fighting with the Thousand-Faced Buddha?"

Qi Lingyun said, "I must say, the foundation of the Great Qian Dynasty is indeed extraordinary. This Du Rongcheng is only at the Heavenly Fate Realm, yet he was able to entangle the Thousand-Faced Buddha with just a weapon in his hand."

Everyone watched with great interest.

They also noticed that the Thousand-Faced Buddha's face was full of helplessness, and Du Rongcheng looked like he was about to cry.

This battle, which was not evenly matched, kept Su Mu and the others entertained.

At this moment, Du Rongcheng also noticed the arrival of Su Mu and the others.

"The Thousand-Faced God and Buddha, it's all a misunderstanding, let's stop."

Du Rongcheng shouted loudly.

He frantically waved the heavenly soldiers in his hands, fearing that if he was even a little slow, he would be injured by the Thousand-Faced Buddha.

He felt helpless.

Who knew that this Thousand-Faced Buddha would be so powerful?
He was even thinking of killing the Thousand-Faced Buddha to persuade Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, to surrender.

They finally found the Thousand-Faced Buddha, but it turned out he was incredibly strong!
If he hadn't asked his father for a few more life-saving heavenly weapons this time, he would probably have been hammered to death by the other party by now.

What kind of wretched place is this Saha world anyway?

We're all at the Heavenly Fate Realm, how come you're all so outstanding?
It's one thing to have Su Mu, but how come a relatively unknown Thousand-Faced Buddha is so terrifying?
Seeing that the Thousand-Faced Buddha showed no sign of stopping, Du Rongcheng shouted loudly again.

"Su Mu, help me! If you kill this guy for me, I'll give you the Heavenly Soldiers I have!"

Du Rongcheng was shouting at Su Mu this time.

He and Su Mu were old acquaintances, and he knew Su Mu's character well.

The heavenly soldiers he brought this time are no less powerful than the Heavenly Net Umbrella.

Su Mu's lips curled up slightly.

What about this good thing?

They came here to deal with the Thousand-Faced Buddha, but someone actually offered them heavenly soldiers.

In that case——

Su Mu smiled faintly, "Fellow Celestial Venerables, stop watching the show and let's all take action together."

"I've been holding back for ages!"

Lei Tianzun snorted coldly, his body crackling with lightning, and with a stomp of his foot, he soared into the air.

The other eight Celestial Venerables also took action. Having learned their lesson last time, this time they completely sealed off all four directions.

Su Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, and with a wave of his hand, the Heart-Reflecting Mirror appeared in his hand.

Suddenly, his power surged, and a beam of white light shot out from the Mirror of the Mind.

That beam of white light instantly transformed into a giant over a thousand feet tall.

The giant's face was exactly the same as Su Mu's, and his aura had reached the level of a Celestial Venerable.

Su Mu slowly raised his hand.

At the same time, the white giant made the exact same move as him.

"The Secret of Harmony Between Man and Nature".

Su Mu muttered to himself, "Today I'll use you to test my blade."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Mu waved his hand.

The giant formed from the white light suddenly appeared on the battlefield with a speed completely disproportionate to its size, and punched the Thousand-Faced Buddha.

The Thousand-Faced Buddha's pupils contracted slightly, and he raised his hands upwards.

There was a loud bang.

The Thousand-Faced Buddha was instantly smashed into the ground by the giant.

The next moment, he broke free and fought against the giant formed from the white light.

When Su Mu and the Nine Heavenly Venerables made their move, Du Rongcheng seized the opportunity and staggered back to Su Mu's side.

He stood beside Su Mu, watching Su Mu command the white giant to fight fiercely against the Thousand-Faced Buddha with every move he made, and couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Monster!"

He had just fought against the Thousand-Faced Buddha and knew very well just how powerful the Thousand-Faced Buddha was.

Now, even without Su Mu's main body making a move, relying solely on an avatar, he is able to fight the Thousand-Faced Buddha to a standstill. Such strength is monstrous even in their Great Qian Dynasty.

"Du Rongcheng, didn't you go back to the Great Qian Dynasty? Why are you back again?"

While controlling the white giant to fight against the Thousand-Faced Buddha, Su Mu still had the energy to speak to Du Rongcheng.

"that--"

Du Rongcheng's eyes darted around as he quickly thought of what to say.

"Was it you who spread that rumor about recruiting people to subjugate the Saha world?"
"If we don't submit to your Great Qian Dynasty, and your army descends, will you leave no one alive?"

Su Mu asked with a half-smile.

"Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings."

Du Rongcheng chuckled awkwardly.

"Misunderstand?"

Su Mu said calmly, "Does your Great Qian Dynasty not want to take over our Saha World?"

Du Rongcheng just chuckled awkwardly, not understanding what Su Mu meant.

“Su Mu, we all serve our own masters. What’s the point of making things difficult for me? I’m just a minor Heavenly Fate Realm cultivator. I swear to God, I have absolutely no hostility towards you.”

Du Rongcheng said with a hint of helplessness.

He steeled his resolve and said in a deep voice, "Our Great Qian Dynasty does indeed wish to subdue the Saha World. If you are interested, I can introduce you to it. I guarantee that our Great Qian Dynasty will offer you the most favorable terms!"

Rumble!
A huge noise was heard.

The white giant in front of them staggered back a few steps.

The Thousand-Faced Buddha also slid backward several feet while half-crouching.

On the surface, the two sides were almost evenly matched.

But don't forget, this isn't Su Mu fighting the Thousand-Faced Buddha alone.

Lei Tianzun and the others were not just watching the show.

Before the Thousand-Faced Buddha could regain his footing, attacks from the Heavenly Venerable completely engulfed him.

The Thousand-Faced Buddha roared, and in an instant, a seven-colored ray of light flew out, transforming into a seven-colored auspicious cloud, which actually blocked the attack of all the Heavenly Venerables.

"Su Mu, bring me the Heart-Reflecting Mirror."

The Thousand-Faced Buddha shouted loudly.

The seven-colored auspicious cloud instantly grew larger, and the Thousand-Faced Buddha flew out, directly bypassing all the Heavenly Venerables, and grabbed towards Su Mu's true form.

"presumptuous!"

Lei Tianzun roared and brandished countless bolts of lightning with both hands, lashing forward like whips.

The Thousand-Faced Buddha sneered and waved his hands forward.

Countless bolts of lightning suddenly appeared out of nowhere and collided with Thunder God's lightning in an instant.

Bang bang bang!
With a few muffled thuds, Lei Tianzun took a step back, his face filled with surprise and uncertainty.

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

Without turning his head, the Thousand-Faced Buddha, with a cloud of seven-colored auspiciousness behind him, blocked the attacks of the other Heavenly Venerables and had already arrived in front of Su Mu's true form.

Du Rongcheng's expression changed, and he flashed away several miles away, leaving Su Mu alone to face the Thousand-Faced God.

At this moment, the white giant condensed by the Mirror of the Mind was still hundreds of feet away and had no time to rescue Su Mu.

The expressions of Lei Tianzun, Qi Lingyun, Mao Jiu, and other Tianzun also changed drastically.

Su Mu just said that he obtained the power of a Heavenly Venerable by taking a shortcut.

Now everyone can see that his so-called trickery is clearly just a trick using the mirror of self-reflection.

The white giant condensed by the Mirror of the Mind is still outside. How could Su Mu's true form be a match for the Thousand-Faced Buddha?

None of the Celestial Venerables expected that this Thousand-Faced Buddha would be so troublesome, and that he could still manage to attack Su Mu even when surrounded by the nine Celestial Venerables.

What exactly are those seven-colored auspicious clouds?
Also, how come the lightning magic of the Thousand-Faced Buddha seems stronger than that of the Thunder God?
All these doubts turned into one thought: to save Su Mu!

The nine Heavenly Venerables roared in anger, each unleashing their most powerful and secret techniques.

boom!
That cluster of colorful auspicious clouds was finally blasted away.

The nine celestial beings simultaneously launched attacks on the back of the Thousand-Faced Buddha.

The Nine Heavenly Venerables were already very fast, but the Thousand-Faced Buddha was even faster; he had already reached out to grab Su Mu.

It seemed that the attacks of the nine celestial beings were too late to stop him.

Just then, a smile suddenly appeared on Su Mu's face.

The next moment, Su Mu threw the Mind-Reflecting Mirror out of his hand.

Without hesitation, the Thousand-Faced Buddha reached out and grabbed the Mirror of Reflection.

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

The moment the Thousand-Faced Buddha grabbed the Heart-Reflecting Mirror, Su Mu had already made his move.

With a soft shout, Su Mu's body began to expand at a visible speed.

The Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques, which follow the laws of heaven and earth!

Su Mu had not used the Law of Heaven and Earth in public for a long time, and many people had even forgotten that Su Mu was the most powerful physical martial artist in the world.

Having reached the Great Perfection of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques, one possesses the power to fight against the Heavenly Venerable.

Even without resorting to tricks, Su Mu was still one of the strongest beings in the Saha World, the kind that even a Heavenly Venerable couldn't underestimate.

Even a Celestial Venerable would absolutely not want to engage in close-quarters combat with Su Mu.

By the time the Thousand-Faced Buddha realized this, it was too late.

boom!
Su Mu delivered a powerful shoulder strike, slamming heavily into him.

Immediately afterwards, he felt as if he had been hit countless times in the chest, back, and all over his body.

The immense force propelled his body into the air.

Su Mu followed closely, unleashing hundreds or even thousands of punches in an instant.

By the time the Thousand-Faced Buddha realized what was happening, countless bones in his body were broken.

puff!
The Thousand-Faced Buddha spat out a mouthful of blood, and his power suddenly erupted, forcefully sending Su Mu flying.

Then, without looking back, he transformed into a golden light and fled into the distance.

The nine Heavenly Venerables shouted repeatedly and took action to stop them.

But the Thousand-Faced Buddha endured several blows before finally disappearing.

The nine celestial beings looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Last time you could say you were careless, but what can you say this time?
This time they were not careless, but the Thousand-Faced Buddha still managed to escape!
Not only did they escape, but they also stole the Heart-Reflecting Mirror!

However, to be honest, even they couldn't hurt such a powerful Thousand-Faced Buddha, yet Su Mu beat him until he vomited blood.
The nine Heavenly Venerables couldn't help but look at Su Mu, only to see him standing beside the mouthful of blood spat out by the Thousand-Faced Buddha, his face showing a hint of dejection at losing the Mirror of the Heart.

Du Rongcheng watched in stunned silence. The terrifying Thousand-Faced Buddha had actually been injured by Su Mu.

Sure enough, Su Mu is that kind of freak!
I knew I hadn't misjudged him!
Du Rongcheng couldn't help but feel a little fortunate. Luckily, he hadn't tried to persuade Su Mu to surrender himself. Otherwise, if Su Mu were to get angry, it was hard to say whether the heavenly soldiers on his body could have protected him.

Su Mu is just too monstrous.

However, even someone as extraordinary as Su Mu had his weapon snatched away.

Thinking about it this way, it's not a failure that I failed to kill the Thousand-Faced Buddha.

It was all that damned Lord of the Void Beasts, Zhu Tongtian, who misled me!
Du Rongcheng cursed inwardly.

At this moment, the nine Heavenly Venerables had arrived beside Su Mu, and their expressions were somewhat awkward.

He had previously sworn to Su Mu that he would never let the Thousand-Faced Buddha escape again.

Ironically, the biggest achievement in this battle was actually Su Mu's.

They, the dignified Celestial Venerables, seemed to be just there for show.

"This thousand-faced deity's methods are too bizarre, and he seems to know everything about our attacks."

Lei Tianzun couldn't help but say, "But we know nothing about him."

But don't worry, we'll definitely get the Heart-Reflecting Mirror back for you.

"Take it back?"

Su Mu shook his head and said, "Why did you want to take it back?"
I let him take it on purpose.

"You deliberately let him take it?"

Thief Celestial said, “Su Mu, we are all family. There’s no need for you to put on a show in front of us.”

None of us managed to keep the Thousand-Faced Buddha, and none of us Celestial Venerables made excuses for that. You only lost the Mirror of Reflection; there's nothing shameful about that.

"You think I said that because I was afraid of losing face?"

Su Mu said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"Isn't it?"

The Heavenly Thief asked in return.

"of course not."

Su Mu said, "If I don't let him take the Mirror of Reflection, how will I know what his purpose is?"
As you've probably noticed, even if we all attacked simultaneously, it would be impossible to kill the Thousand-Faced Buddha.

The nine Heavenly Venerables all nodded. This Thousand-Faced Buddha was indeed terrifyingly powerful and extremely strange.

They acted as if they had no secrets from each other, and their opponents were fully aware of their attacks, which made them feel extremely frustrated.

Only Dao Tianzun and He Tianzun exchanged a glance and thought to themselves, "We were right after all. The Thousand-Faced Buddha is very likely that person!"
“Su Mu, as far as we know, the Mind-Illuminating Mirror may be of great importance to the Thousand-Faced Buddha, just like the Five Elements Mountain was to Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts. You may have wanted to use the Mind-Illuminating Mirror to lock down his location, but what if you make a mess of things and lose everything?”

The Thief Celestial Venerable pondered, "The Thousand-Faced Buddha is no ordinary person."

He's the legendary person!

The Heavenly Thief did not utter these words aloud.

"I've said it before, the weapons I forge myself, I won't give away, and no one can take them away from me."

Su Mu smiled faintly and said, "Even if he is the legendary—Great Celestial Venerable."

"Great Celestial Venerable?"

Lei Tianzun and the others' expressions changed. (End of Chapter)