The First Marquis of Daxuan

The celestial beings of the heavens jumped into the abyss.

This time, Su Mu did not stop the other party.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the celestial being.

The celestial beings in the heavenly realm wore expressions of envy.

The expressions on Huang Tiandao and the others' faces showed worry.

They worried that the celestial beings of that realm could actually absorb the power of Yang Tianjun.

Zhang Jiao and the others secretly glanced at Su Mu and found that Su Mu looked calm and confident.

They suppressed their impulses and stared intently into the abyss.

The celestial beings of that heaven approached Yang Tianjun's corpse without any hindrance.

From a distance, Yang Tianjun's corpse looked no different from an ordinary person's, but when the celestial beings from the Heavenly Realm arrived in front of him, everyone could see that the corpse was a hundred feet in size.

The celestial beings were as insignificant as ants before him.

Fortunately.

The power surrounding Yang Tianjun has been eliminated by the Heavenly Emperor.

The celestial being from the heavens went straight for Yang Tianjun's palm.

Yang Tianjun placed his hands on his lower abdomen, forming a hand seal. The little finger of his left hand was missing.

Everyone knew that the little finger of the left hand had fallen into the Heavenly Emperor's hand.

The Heavenly Emperor gained power far exceeding that of others because he obtained Yang Tianjun's left little finger.

That celestial being clearly wanted to replicate the Heavenly Emperor's path.

He raised his hand, took out a long knife, and slashed it down at Yang Tianjun's finger.

Ding-dong.

Amidst the crisp clang of metal clashing, the longsword was shattered.

Yang Tianjun's fingers were completely unharmed.

The celestial beings of that heaven kept attacking Yang Tianjun's palm.

In a short period of time, he used all sorts of methods.

But Yang Tianjun's palm remained completely unharmed.

He also tried to absorb Yang Tianjun's power, but still to no avail.

Even a powerful expert at the Primordial Realm was working up a sweat.

The celestial beings inside the Lingxiao Palace finally realized that something was wrong.

The corpse of Yang Tianjun was like a boulder.

The celestial beings of that realm were completely helpless.

"You already knew?"

All the celestial beings in the Heavenly Realm looked at Su Mu, their faces filled with anger.

"You knew this all along, yet you still dug a pit for Lao Xu to jump into?"

They shouted angrily.

"Bullshit."

Xia Zhizun acted as Su Mu's mouthpiece, cursing, "Who is shameless enough to try to steal someone else's spoils?"

Now that you yourselves are incompetent, are you going to blame others for not feeding you?

The celestial beings in the heavenly realm all looked extremely grim.

According to the agreement between Su Mu and Lao Xu, if Lao Xu cannot absorb Yang Tianjun's power, then he must die.

"Brother, why don't we each take a step back? Don't push people too far."

A celestial being from the heavens spoke.

"You've gone too far? Now you're scared?"

Xia Zhizun sneered, "If you're afraid of dying, then don't jump out and steal other people's things."

Yang Tianjun's body was taken from the Heavenly Emperor by Su Mu. What does that have to do with you?
When the Heavenly Emperor was alive, you all acted like cowards hiding in the mud.

The Heavenly Emperor is gone, and you all think you're all invincible now.

"You're not convinced? If you're not convinced, let's have another fight!"

"You have to accept the consequences of your bet."

Su Mu remained expressionless and coldly said, "Are you going to do it yourself, or should I send you on your way?"

He said this to that celestial being surnamed Xu.

That celestial being has stopped causing trouble.

He stared blankly at Yang Tianjun's corpse, then burst into laughter.

"We've wasted so many years in the Celestial Realm on this corpse."

But it turns out he was nothing but a clown!

He laughed loudly, "I don't need you to do anything. I've already become a laughing stock. What does it matter if I die?"

He spread his hands and laughed three times.

With a deafening roar, his body exploded, instantly turning into a cloud of blood mist that dissipated into the air.

His remaining life essence was scattered on Yang Tianjun's corpse.

It was absorbed completely, just like water meeting a sponge.

The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Is he dead or alive?

A celestial being from the heavens cried out in terror.

"The Heavenly Emperor?"

Zhang Jiao and the others looked at Su Mu, their expressions filled with terror.

They suddenly realized that since Yin Tianjun was still alive, who could prove that Yang Tianjun was dead?
Corpse?

Who said this is a corpse?

The thought that Yang Tianjun might still be alive, and that they had been plotting against him for so many years, sent chills down everyone's spines.

If Yang Tianjun hadn't died, but had simply watched them escapist for so many years...

"Perhaps he's dead, perhaps he's still alive."

Su Mu said calmly, "The truth is perhaps only known to the Heavenly Emperor."

However, if it were so easy to obtain Yang Tianjun's power, the Heavenly Emperor wouldn't have left so readily.

He knew we couldn't do anything to Yang Tianjun, which is why he left so decisively, avoiding a mutually destructive outcome.

As he spoke, Su Mu ignored the celestial beings of the Heavenly Realm and walked straight down into the abyss towards Yang Tianjun.

"Even you, Heavenly Lord, can't do anything about it?"

Zhang Jiao, Xia Zhizun, and the others quickly followed, unable to resist asking.

If even Su Mu can't absorb Yang Tianjun's power, then they're completely out of options.

Su Mu did not answer, but landed in front of Yang Tianjun and slowly stretched out his hand.

hum!
As Su Mu moved, visible vortexes appeared in front of him.

The vortexes spun rapidly, creating a gust of wind, and slowly descended towards Yang Tianjun.

Despite the short distance, those whirlpools took the time it takes to brew a cup of tea to subside.

boom!
The moment the vortex touched Yang Tianjun's skin, a series of sounds, like firecrackers, echoed in the air.

The vortex vanished without a trace, and Yang Tianjun's skin remained completely intact.

Zhang Jiao, Xia Zhizun, and the others turned deathly pale.

Su Mu didn't speak, but he showed them the answer through his actions.

Su Mu was also helpless against Yang Tianjun's corpse.

They could all sense the terrifying power contained in the vortex that Su Mu had just created.

If it were them facing Su Mu's attack, none of them would be confident that they could escape unscathed.

But even with such immense power, when it landed on Yang Tianjun's corpse, it didn't even break the skin.

"That's not right. If Yang Tianjun's body is so solid, how did the Heavenly Emperor manage to cut off his left little finger back then?"

Back then, the Heavenly Emperor's cultivation level was not even at the Primordial Realm.

And how did the blood we were bathing in come out?

Xia Zhizun was quick to speak, and his words slipped out.

The celestial beings looked at each other in bewilderment.

For so many years, they have been thinking about seizing Yang Tianjun's power for themselves, but they have never thought about how they obtained their original opportunity.

Back then, it was the Heavenly Emperor who organized these people to break into the Heavenly Realm together.

Actually, there were more people at the beginning, but only 360 survived in the end.

They were all summoned by the Heavenly Emperor, and they didn't even know each other before they came here.

They also did not know how the Heavenly Emperor discovered the Heavenly Realm.

But everything the Heavenly Emperor said was true. They really did find the Heavenly Realm and discovered the Blood Pool and countless powerful cultivation techniques.

After bathing in the blood pool, they did indeed awaken various extraordinary abilities, and then cultivated those techniques, gradually becoming powerful beings in the Primordial Realm.

Now that I think about it carefully, it all seems like it was all arranged by the Heavenly Emperor.

It was the Heavenly Emperor who personally delivered this opportunity to them.

They didn't even consider whether these opportunities were reasonable or not.

"Why is the Heavenly Emperor doing this?"

Zhang Jiao felt a chill run down his spine and muttered to himself.

No one could give him the answer.

Everyone shared the same thought.

They owe their current success to the Heavenly Emperor.

But they felt no gratitude toward the Heavenly Emperor, only endless fear.

Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor did kill some of them before, using their essence to dissolve the power protecting Yang Tianjun's corpse.

"Did he give us this opportunity just to plunder our very essence?"

A celestial being murmured, "When our cultivation level was low, we had too little source energy, so he wanted to make us stronger first."

This is just like raising pigs—

An unnatural look flashed across the faces of all the celestial beings.

Wouldn't it be too harsh to describe it as pig farming?

But the truth is, the Heavenly Emperor really does seem to be raising pigs.

First fatten them up, then slaughter them.

"Zhang Jiao, why did you rebel against the Heavenly Emperor back then? Logically speaking, the Heavenly Emperor has been very kind to you."

"If it weren't for the Heavenly Emperor, you wouldn't have been able to reach the Primordial Realm." A celestial being from the Heavenly Realm suddenly asked Zhang Jiao.

When the Heavenly Realm split, Zhang Jiao led the Yellow Heavenly Path to oppose the Heavenly Emperor and then fought his way out of the Heavenly Realm.

"why?"

Zhang Jiao looked bewildered; why couldn't he suddenly remember?

He only remembered that Huang Tiandao and the Heavenly Emperor were sworn enemies, and he was determined to kill the Heavenly Emperor to avenge himself.

But what was the origin of this feud?

He simply couldn't remember.

And all these years, he hadn't even thought about it carefully.

"I have no idea."

Zhang Jiao said with some shock.

The celestial beings looked at each other, all of them pale and terrified.

Was even Huang Tiandao's rebellion a deliberate act by the Heavenly Emperor?
Were these people always just pawns in the hands of the Heavenly Emperor?

They have been manipulated all along.

The celestial beings who were about to leave dared not move an inch.

The thought that they were all puppets of the Heavenly Emperor filled them with immense fear.

Now, staying by the side of the "Yin Tianjun" mentioned by Huang Tiandao gives them a slight sense of security.

Having been schemed against for so many years, they still don't know what the Heavenly Emperor's purpose is.

This kind of fear born of ignorance is the most frightening.

Now Su Mu has become their lifeline.

Su Mu was able to fight the Heavenly Emperor, and it seemed that he even had the upper hand, forcing the Heavenly Emperor to retreat.

Such a person might be able to save them.

But even the celestial beings in the heavens know why others want to save them.
They were just trying to take advantage of Su Mu.

If Su Mu hadn't been so powerful, they might have already snatched Yang Tianjun's corpse.

If we ask them for help now, do you think they can win?

For a moment, everyone was caught in a dilemma, unsure of how to save face.

"Heavenly Lord—"

Zhang Jiao looked at Su Mu, his eyes no longer showing any of the confidence and scheming he had before.

He no longer had any thoughts of being the one to stalk the cicada in the rear; he just felt like a fool who had been played by the Heavenly Emperor for so many years.

What's even more terrifying is that he only realized it now, and he has no idea what the Heavenly Emperor's purpose was!
Zhang Jiao's tone was full of pleading.

The only one who can save him now is Su Mu.

Although Xia Zhizun and the others were not as afraid as Zhang Jiao, they still glared angrily at Su Mu.

With the reappearance of Yang Tianjun's corpse, everything seemed to have come to light.

But everything became unpredictable and confusing.

They are all confused now.

Becoming stronger is certainly their goal, but now they all want to know what exactly is going on.

What exactly does the Heavenly Emperor want to use them for?
"There is nothing wrong with the cultivation technique you practice."

Su Mu thoughtfully withdrew his gaze from Yang Tianjun's corpse and calmly said, "The Heavenly Emperor is not a fool. He would give you a problematic cultivation technique. You are all genius martial artists, so how could you not discover the problem?"

"That--"

Zhang Jiao frowned, but when the Heavenly Emperor killed the celestial beings of the Heavenly Realm, he did indeed know their weaknesses.

"It is the blood of Yang Tianjun."

Su Mu said, "There is no problem with the cultivation technique or Yang Tianjun's blood, but there is a problem when these two things are combined."

After you bathed in the blood of Yang Tianjun, your bodies changed and you gained special abilities.

And this ability, when combined with the cultivation techniques you practice, becomes the Heavenly Emperor's leverage against you.

"Is there a way to solve this? I'd rather give up my special abilities and no longer be a Celestial..."

Zhang Jiao said in a deep voice.

How could someone like him want to have his weaknesses exposed by others?
He would rather cut off his own arm than lose his freedom.

There's nothing we can do for now.

Su Mu shook his head and said.

He continued to examine Yang Tianjun's corpse, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He is now also curious about how the Heavenly Emperor managed to do it back then.

Yang Tianjun's corpse is indestructible. Even with his current strength, he cannot harm the opponent in the slightest. How did the Heavenly Emperor manage to cut off one of Yang Tianjun's fingers back then?
Moreover, the Heavenly Emperor was absolutely certain that he was not Yin Tianjun, while Yang Tianjun's reaction at the time was too certain, which was also problematic.

Logically speaking, since the Heavenly Emperor doesn't know Yin Tianjun, why is he so sure that he is not Yin Tianjun?
unless--

Unless the Heavenly Emperor knows Yin Tianjun, or the Heavenly Emperor knows who Yin Tianjun is.

Zhang Jiao and the others were unaware of the existence of the Heavenly Realm; it was the Heavenly Emperor who brought them here.

It was also the Heavenly Emperor who told them that bathing in the blood of the Heavenly Lord Yang could awaken special abilities.

They were both Heavenly Emperors, and they were told that by obtaining the power of Yang Tianjun, they could become immortal.

All of this proves that the Heavenly Emperor has a great understanding of the Heavenly Realm, and even of the Yang Heavenly Lord and the Yin Heavenly Lord.

"Zhang Jiao, do you know the origin of the Heavenly Emperor?"

Su Mu asked thoughtfully.

Zhang Jiao, Xia Zhizun, and the others exchanged glances and shook their heads.

They recalled that they had all traveled far and wide in their youth and had met the Heavenly Emperor by chance.

As for the origins of the Heavenly Emperor, they really didn't know much about it.

"I know the origin of the Heavenly Emperor!"

suddenly.

A celestial being from the heavens spoke.

"I can tell you about the origins of the Heavenly Emperor, but I have a request."

The celestial being from that heaven looked at Su Mu and said solemnly.

"explain."

Su Mu said calmly.

"We want to form an alliance with you."

The celestial being from that heaven said solemnly, "We want to form an alliance with you to fight against the Heavenly Emperor."

We can obey your orders, and if you agree, I will tell you everything I know.

Huang Tiandao and the others couldn't help but curl their lips.

These guys are really trying to have their cake and eat it too.

They clearly want to curry favor with powerful figures, yet they talk about forming an alliance.

These guys are just too pretentious!

People like Huang Tiandao had already come to terms with reality long ago.

"can."

Su Mu gave those celestial beings a meaningful look.

If they want to save face, then let them have it.

Su Mu only values ​​practical benefits.

Since these celestial beings are willing to obey his orders, he doesn't mind having more Primordial Realm experts under his command.

The Heavenly Emperor has indeed retreated.

But Su Mu knew very well that the Heavenly Emperor had not been defeated.

The Heavenly Emperor has planned so much; he must still have many tricks up his sleeve.

The reason they retreated earlier was simply because the incident happened suddenly, and the Heavenly Emperor didn't want to get entangled with them.

The Heavenly Emperor will not abandon Yang Tianjun's corpse; he could return to kill him at any time.

With these celestial beings as helpers, Su Mu certainly wouldn't refuse.

Even if he were extremely confident, he wouldn't mind if he had a bit more strength in his hands.

Before the people of the Great Xuan Dynasty have fully matured, these celestial beings can still play a role.

"The Heavenly Emperor is not human."

When the celestial beings of that realm saw that Su Mu had agreed, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He said in a deep voice, "The Heavenly Emperor is a tree demon."

"Tree spirit?"

Su Mu frowned slightly, and Huang Tiandao and the others were also surprised.

The other celestial beings in the heavenly realm were also hearing this for the first time, and their faces showed surprise as well.

The people come from different places in the universe, and in their respective worlds, there are also demons and monsters.

It is not surprising that creatures of heaven and earth can become spirits and transform into strange beings.

Powerful monsters are not uncommon.

But they have never seen any demon that has cultivated to the Primordial Realm.

The peerless powerhouse who has been suppressing them for so many years is not human, but a demon?
"I also discovered it by accident when I first met the Heavenly Emperor. At that time, I had a brother who asked the Heavenly Emperor indirectly."

Then, not long after, my brother died.

The celestial being from that realm said in a deep voice, "After that, I never mentioned this matter to anyone again."

We witnessed the Heavenly Emperor reveal his true form and absorb the essence of a planet completely.

He is undoubtedly the tree spirit.

The group looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Tree demon..."

Su Mu's face showed a thoughtful expression. A tree that can cultivate to the level of Heavenly Emperor is probably not an ordinary tree. At the very least, it must be a spiritual root of heaven and earth.

But that's not important. What Su Mu wants to know is what the relationship is between the Heavenly Emperor and the Heavenly Realm.

Whether the Heavenly Emperor is human or demon is not important.

Now that things are different from when he was in the Great Xuan Taiping Division, there is naturally no need for him to slay demons and monsters.

“Plant transformation is different from animal transformation. When a plant becomes a spirit, it will leave a section of its root in the place where it grew. That is its root and its lifeline.”

Zhang Jiao pondered and said, "If the Heavenly Emperor really is a tree demon, then if we find the place where he originally grew, wouldn't we be able to sever his lifeline and take his life?"

Everyone looked at the celestial being.

"Do you know where the Heavenly Emperor was originally born?" (End of Chapter)