Cao Ya didn't know the exact details of the Ten Heavenly Venerables' arrangements, but he could roughly guess them.
This time, due to his intervention, the overall story direction remained largely unchanged—he was not strong enough before to change too much and could not resist the Heavenly Court—but many minor aspects were significantly altered.
"Whoosh~~"
The Milky Way surges forth, flowing endlessly, spreading across all the heavens and myriad realms.
Not long ago, after the Ancestral Court opened, the Milky Way changed its course, flowing through the Ancestral Court before finally flowing out. At the top of Xuandu, it drew a beautiful arc, passed through Xuandu, and finally flowed into the Yuan Realm.
The Heavenly Army, aboard massive warships, led by countless deities, marched majestically along the Milky Way towards Xuandu under the command of powerful emperors.
The celestial beings on the imperial throne also mobilized.
Everyone knows that the Battle of Xuandu is of great importance. It will be a super war that is many times more dangerous and much larger in scale than the Yankang Calamity, the Kaihuang Calamity, and the Shanghuang Calamity!
Even the Dragon-Han Calamity cannot compare to it; only the protracted war between the ancient gods and the creator at the end of the primordial era can rival it.
Therefore, today's masters surpass those of the past; even the Supreme Emperor has the identity of a concubine.
If the Ancient God Emperor had not been banished, Xiaotianzun would definitely have been a key minister of the Heavenly Court and would have participated in this battle.
"After the destruction of Xuandu, Youdu, where Tubo and Youtianzun were stationed, was also doomed. In the end, it was Wuyouxiang, the Creator, and Yankang of the Yuan Realm." Qiangtianfei sighed.
Although her true form is the Supreme Emperor, a member of the Creator, after becoming one of the Ten Heavenly Venerables for many years, she has long since formed a community of shared interests, and the growth of the Heavenly Court is something that Consort Qiang is happy to see.
Gong Tianzun was in the same boat as her.
He was one of the three great god-kings of the ancient creator race, but now he is only a celestial venerable in the Heavenly Court and no longer belongs to the creator.
The Creator race has long since perished; its current leader is none other than the newly risen Langwan God-King.
"That God-King chose the wrong path. Allying with Wuyou Township and Yankang was suicide. Who can withstand the Heavenly Army's advance? The last creator is about to be wiped out."
Consort Qiang shook her head, but she didn't feel much sadness.
Although the Supreme Emperor was the leader of the ancient creators, the two had long since broken ties. The death of the Supreme Emperor's physical body was inseparable from the efforts of the creators—even though it was Yun Tianzun's scheme!
"With Yun Tianzun dead, the Creator will soon follow. Who will be my enemy left?"
Consort Qiangtian leaned against the soft interior of the chariot, her eyes smiling.
Anyone who opposes the Emperor Tai will perish!
She has plenty of time to slowly humiliate her opponents, plotting against them until their families are destroyed and their wives and children are torn apart!
“My foundation lies in the ultimate void. A brief failure is nothing. After casting a distraction, I can start over quickly.” Qiang Tianfei narrowed her eyes and a smile appeared on her lips.
"Only those who have attained the Dao and reached the thirty-sixth level of the Dao Realm are truly invincible!"
"The Kaihuang of Wuyou Township, though he has cultivated to the thirty-fifth level of the Dao Realm, is the number one swordsman in history, a mountain of swordsmanship in the hearts of countless swordsmen, which is difficult to surpass."
"But compared to me, Kaihuang is nothing."
"The difference between the first level of heaven is the difference between whether one has attained enlightenment or not."
Consort Qiangtian remained calm.
As a supreme emperor who attained enlightenment through divine consciousness, she had the confidence to do so.
"However, my attainment of enlightenment through divine consciousness relied on the sacrifices of the ancient creator, and it is not perfect; it has flaws..."
Consort Qiangtian pondered; she had to find a way to reverse this weakness.
She understood one thing: with the development of the times, many enlightened beings would inevitably emerge in the future. In the ultimate void of the Thirty-Six Heavens, various Great Daos would shine, with Dao trees, Dao flowers, and Dao fruits, dazzling and illuminating the universe.
If she continues to have this flaw, it will cause the Emperor Tai to suffer a great setback in the future!
"In this Xuandu War, I can try to comprehend the Heavenly Dao... But, even the Heavenly Emperor himself has not yet attained the Heavenly Dao, so he is still far from it."
Consort Qiang said softly, "Let's rely on my reincarnation in Yankang! I must say, the reforms in Yankang have many good things. The other Heavenly Venerables must all have reincarnations who are lying low in Yankang, learning the results of the reforms."
"Even the seemingly most reckless Fire Celestial Venerable is no exception!"
Qiang Tianfei stretched lazily. Reborn as a woman, her body had become completely feminized over hundreds of thousands of years.
“I don’t need to be in a hurry. The people who are most hostile to Yankang, Youdu, Xuandu, Wuyouxiang, and the Creator are all other people.”
“Haotian Venerable, Xutian Venerable, Ancestral God King, Huotian Venerable, Xiaotian Venerable and these guys are much more eager than I am.”
Suddenly, Consort Qiangtian lifted the curtain woven from divine silk and looked out. The sound of a zither filled the air, and the Moon God appeared, blocking her way.
"I'll do it!"
On the other side, from the army, Shi Qiluo, the Heavenly Venerable of the Heavenly Palace of the Creator, charged out and clashed with the Heavenly Venerable of the Moon.
The Dao of Returning to the Void and the Dao of Space shone brightly on the Milky Way, shaking the surrounding heavens with their immense and unparalleled power.
Everyone knows that Shi Qiluo is Lady Yuanmu, the younger sister of the Twin Lotus of the Ancient God of Guixu, so no one showed any surprise at the appearance of the Guixu Dao.
Especially recently, after Shi Qiluo's identity was exposed, all the Celestial Venerables finally realized the hidden background of Madam Yuanmu.
Prior to this, it was only known that Lady Yuanmu was hiding in the Heavenly Court, but no one knew exactly who she was.
However, if she wanted to control the highest power, Lady Yuanmu had to expose herself; otherwise, the Ten Heavenly Venerables would not allow the mere head of the Creator Heavenly Palace to enter the highest power level.
Of course, Qin Mu also played a role in fueling the flames.
As far as Qin Mu was concerned, the more chaotic the Heavenly Court was, the better.
Only then did Yan Kang have the opportunity to snatch chestnuts from the fire.
Leaving aside the other Heavenly Venerables, who might even be happy to see Lady Yuanmu become the new Heavenly Venerable and strengthen the Heavenly Court, Consort Yan, as the Empress, is definitely the one who is dissatisfied!
Empress and Lady Yuanmu are twin lotuses from the Void, born ancient gods, one the elder sister and the other the younger sister, yet they have no good relationship. Instead, they are hostile to each other and regard each other as enemies.
“You little bitch…” Inside Yan Tianfei’s carriage, her expression was gloomy as she looked at Shi Qiluo, a mocking glint suddenly appearing in her eyes.
"Mother..." Haotianzun's face was calm. He was the child of the ancient god emperor and Lady Yuanmu, but where was the affection in the imperial family?
For the sake of power, he would kill the Ancient God Emperor; if Lady Yuanmu stood in his way, Haotianzun would do the same!
The Venerable Void, the Ancestral God King, the Divine Emperor of Langxuan, the Venerable Palace, and the Venerable Hong all reacted in different ways, some indifferent, others scrutinizing.
Only the Fire Celestial Venerable was the most radical. He suddenly leaped out, and a divine fire pierced through the sky, making the entire Milky Way seem to boil!
"Stone Celestial Venerable, I'm here to help you! All villains like Moon Celestial Venerable should submit!" Fire Celestial Venerable roared, launching a fierce and ruthless attack.
Shi Tianzun's eyes flashed, he took two steps back, retreating to a distance of a million miles, and laughed: "Huo Tianzun, then Yue Tianzun is entrusted to you. Xuandu is vast, and the Heavenly Dao is powerful. As the master of Zaofu Heavenly Palace, I have other important responsibilities."
Shi Tianchong has returned to the army.
At this moment, on the Milky Way, only the Fire Celestial Venerable and the Moon Celestial Venerable are engaged in a fierce battle, and the situation is perilous.
The sound of the zither echoed, and the space shifted. Yue Tianzun was solemn. Her previous exchange with Shi Tianzun was just a normal sparring match, and both sides had held back.
But the Fire Celestial Venerable went all out from the start, his Dao Fire burning so intensely that it almost covered multiple worlds.
The spatial laws of the Moon Celestial Venerable were burned through by the Dao Fire and collapsed. She had to change her position constantly, otherwise she would be in danger.
"Fire Celestial Venerable, you are always at the forefront when slaughtering humans!" Moon Celestial Venerable's voice was filled with anger.
The Fire Celestial she was facing at this moment was so fierce. The previous Celestial Venerable Ling and Celestial Venerable Yun had also faced such a Fire Celestial Venerable.
"I am doing this for the sake of humanity! Yue, only when you are dead will humanity be better off. Are the people in my territory not at peace?" Fire Celestial said coldly, his divine fire blazing, sweeping across the Milky Way, and the mist was thick.
Moon Celestial Venerable traversed space, avoiding the divine fire.
"Bang!!"
Suddenly, the Fire Celestial Venerable unleashed his ultimate weapon—the divine artifact, the Celestial Venerable!
That was a divine artifact specially developed by the Heavenly Court to house the many Heavenly Palaces of the Heavenly Venerables, in order to bear their immense magical power.
The Fire Celestial Venerable and his divine artifact, the Imperial Celestial Venerable, joined forces, greatly increasing their destructive power. If the Moon Celestial Venerable hadn't possessed unfathomable spatial abilities, he would have been injured long ago.
Even so, it was still dangerous, and he was almost severely injured by the Fire Celestial on several occasions!
Everyone knows that, given the Fire Celestial Venerable's temperament, he will not give the Moon Celestial Venerable any chance of survival!
It should be noted that Shi Tianzun did not use her divine artifact, Yu Tianzun, previously.
"Boom..."
The Fire Celestial Venerable was ruthless. Both his true form and the divine artifact, the Celestial Venerable, erupted in full force, unleashing boundless flames and striking with the Great Dao, suppressing all the heavens.
Under the fierce attack of the Fire Celestial Venerable, the Moon Celestial Venerable's situation is extremely dangerous.
"Fire Celestial Venerable, he is still at the forefront."
In the distance, Qin Mu, Butcher, Tian Shu, Luo Wushuang, and Zhe Huali passed by. They were also on their way to Xuandu and witnessed the great battle between the Heavenly Venerables on the Milky Way.
These individuals are all powerful figures in the art of the sword. If they join forces, they are capable of pushing the sword path to the thirtieth level or higher!
Because of Cao Ya's existence, people like Qin Mu and Butcher are more powerful than their contemporaries.
"In order to gain power, the Fire Celestial Venerable is the most ruthless towards his own kind!" the Butcher said.
"The Fire Celestial Lord said that people live very comfortably under his rule. Celestial Lord Shepherd, is this true?" Zhehuali asked.
"I've been to the Fire Celestial's territory... Ha, like animals, when the time comes, they willingly jump onto the altar and become sacrifices to the demigods." Tian Shu sneered, his voice filled with contempt for the Fire Celestial.
"The humans there have been tamed by the Fire Celestial, they know nothing of resistance, and have been completely enslaved," Qin Mu murmured.
"With the deaths of Cloud Celestial Venerable and Ling Celestial Venerable, Fire Celestial Venerable was at the forefront. Now, it's the same again, leading the charge to suppress Moon Celestial Venerable..."
Tian Shu scoffed.
Even though the Fire Celestial Venerable is a Celestial Venerable of all realms and extremely powerful, he is no match for him at all.
But Tian Shu just looks down on trash like Huo Tianzun!
As a subordinate of the Kaihuang Emperor, Huo Tianzun was also at the forefront when the Kaihuang Emperor, the previous era before Yankang, stirred up a calamity in the Heavenly Court and attempted to destroy the Kaihuang Emperor!
“Among the Nine Heavenly Venerables of Dragon Han, in terms of strength, Fire Venerable may not be the worst, but in terms of character, Fire Venerable is definitely the most despicable!” Luo Wushuang said.
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In the past, he was a divine swordsman of the Heavenly Court, but later he broke away from the Heavenly Court and sided with Yan Kang in order to protect himself.
Qin Mu didn't speak, he just watched silently.
"boom!!!"
The flames scorched the sky, and billions of fires burst forth. The Fire Celestial Venerable used almost every means at his disposal, launching an extremely fierce attack. The divine artifact, the Heavenly Venerable, struck horizontally, cooperating with the Fire Celestial Venerable to besiege the Moon Celestial Venerable!
The battle between the two Celestial Venerables shook the Milky Way, causing the surrounding realms to tremble, and countless beings to live in fear and unease.
"Back then, the death of the Heavenly Venerable Yu Tian led to the death of the Heavenly Venerable Huo Tian. The one who is alive now is no longer the original Heavenly Venerable Huo Tian. He is just a cowardly piece of trash who is greedy for life and only cares about power."
Qin Mu withdrew his gaze.
He knew that the Moon Celestial Venerable was temporarily unharmed thanks to the laws of space.
The remaining nine Celestial Venerables still require the Celestial Venerable forces of our side to stop them one by one.
If we can't stop it...
That day, the old man was truly not far from death!
"Although I am the 'Undying Grand Mage,' I need a medium to resurrect living beings. Some places in the Heavenly Court, such as the Hall of Fragrant Breeze, are enough to suppress a person's soul and isolate the inside from the outside. Even I cannot break the seal of the Hall of Fragrant Breeze to resurrect the dead."
"When that time comes, I won't be able to bring the Heavenly Emperor back to life... he will truly be dead!"
"Does the Heavenly Emperor not know the Heavenly Court's trump card?!"
Qin Mu was furious. As allies, Tian Gong had not consulted them at all and had acted unilaterally. What kind of ally was this?
If it were a decision made after discussion, Qin Mu wouldn't be this angry even if he disagreed.
Does the Heavenly Emperor think that Qin Mu must resurrect him? Is he certain that he can resurrect the Heavenly Emperor?
The Heavenly Court must have taken this into account, and has used all means to discredit Qin Mu's title of "Grand Master of Eternal Calamity".
Qin Mu wasn't very confident.
"Buzzing..."
Suddenly, outside the Milky Way, several figures descended, their auras rising and permeating the heavens, creating an extremely terrifying sight.
Because that's the power of a Celestial Venerable!
Everyone knew that the Kaihuang, Langwan God King, and Youtian Venerable had arrived.
"Kaihuang of Wuyou Township, I will fight you!" Haotianzun flew out to meet Kaihuang in battle.
Emperor Kai frowned. His target was not actually Haotianzun, but Gongtianzun.
However, Haotian Zun was a formidable enemy, extremely powerful. Even without activating his divine artifact Yutian Zun, Kaihuang dared not underestimate him when he took the initiative to attack. He drew his divine sword and engaged in a fierce battle with Haotian Zun, whose magical power was so great that he was almost proving his Dao through force.
"Langwan God-King, the most beautiful woman in the world..." Yan Tianfei suddenly jumped out and intercepted the Creator's Langwan God-King.
"Your Majesty the Emperor and Empress!"
The God King Langwan recognized Consort Yan's true identity, which was no secret in the current situation.
"New Creator God-King, your choice is destined to bring disaster to your people," Consort Yan said calmly.
"If you pledge allegiance to the Heavenly Court, I can decide to make you the new Heavenly Venerable!"
The God-King Langwan paused for a moment, shook his head, and said, "The Creator and the Land of No Worries are already allies; we will not betray them."
Consort Yan said regretfully, "That's a real pity. The last creator is also going to be destroyed."
The God-King Langwan suddenly laughed and said, "Your Majesty, do you think you've got me cornered?"
Consort Yan said indifferently, "In ancient times, the three chief gods of your Creator Clan all died at my hands. Although you are a powerful god-king, you are still inferior to that Boyang God-King, and even... not as good as Shujun in his prime."
She did not mention Gong Yun, one of the three great god-kings.
Only the strongest, Boyang, and the weakest, Shujun, were mentioned.
Because Gong Yun, who was second, is now the Heavenly Venerable Gong among the Ten Heavenly Venerables!
They're considered to be in the same camp!
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