903 Celestial Venerables Prisoner Rescue (2/2)
A prisoner with a qilin head and human body gave off a few furious roars and shouted, ”If I manage to escape, I'll have you chopped into a thousand pieces!”
Yan Shaoqing laughed loudly. Suddenly, an eye appeared at the heart of his brows, and a lotus flower flew out of it, entering the mind of the leader of the qilin race.
The leader of the qilin race instantly seemed dazed. Then, a gentle expression appeared on his face, and he stopped making a din.
”Consciousness divine arts can make him forever be entranced in a blissful and mesmerizing dream state.”
Yan Shaoqing explained to Qin Mu, ”I used my divine art to create a realistic-looking fantasy world within his consciousness. In that world, he gets whatever he wants, so he will never escape out of it. Through great struggles and effort, he can even become the celestial emperor in the fantasy world I have given him, making him very happy. Through this, his pain will be lessened, allowing him to happily produce the coloring.”
The dragon qilin shuddered. He could recognize the leader of the qilin race. Previously, at Mother Earth's earthly palace, the leader of the qilin race had guided him on cultivation.
Never did he expect such a powerful existence would end up in such a state.
In name, this place was a great prison. However, this was actually a production factory for god blood and devil blood!
”The cages of Jiang Baigui and Emperor Yanfeng are right in front.”
Yan Shaoqing led them to two cages. Qin Mu peered inside and saw Emperor Yanfeng and Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor. They were trapped in the cages but hadn't been pierced by the roots.
Emperor Yanfeng held a monster that was screeching noisily. He opened his mouth and was about to eat it when he saw Qin Mu outside the cage and was stunned. He quickly stuffed the monster behind his back and sat upright.
In the other cage, Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor was executing his flame divine art, roasting a monster until it was half-cooked. He, however, was calm when he saw Qin Mu and didn't hide the monster.
”Left Assistant Minister, could you allow me some private time?”
Qin Mu smiled. ”I have some words that aren't convenient to say in front of outsiders.”
Yan Shaoqing didn't move, smiling faintly. ”Celestial Venerable has the title of Great Wizard, so I'll be worried if I leave you alone here. I'm not sure whether others would dare to release my prisoners, but Celestial Venerable would have the courage to. Celestial Venerable was brave enough to cause chaos at the Jade Pool Meeting, much less at this tiny prison of mine.”
Qin Mu had no choice, so he turned towards Emperor Yanfeng and Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor and asked, ”How are the two of you getting on here?”
Emperor Yanfeng said angrily, ”Why don't you try staying here for a few days and see if it's good!”
Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor, on the other hand, was indifferent towards the hardship and appeared calm. He said, ”Senior Brother, why are you here?”
”I'm here to report that I am safe and sound.”
Qin Mu smiled. ”All is well with Eternal Peace, so there's no need for you to worry. I plan to leave the Primordial Realm and head towards the celestial heavens. I'm not sure if I will survive this trip, so I decided to see you beforehand.”
Emperor Yanfeng was quiet for a while before replying with a choked voice, ”Head towards the celestial heavens? To be their hostage?”
Qin Mu laughed loudly. ”I'm a Celestial Venerable, so how can I be a hostage of the celestial heavens? Your Majesty must be joking. No, I'm going to the celestial heavens to visit an old friend.”
Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor's gaze sparkled. ”It's a good idea for Senior Brother to head towards the celestial heavens. One will fight fiercely in a desperate situation, and this may be the only path of survival. Except, your body…”
Qin Mu yawned and said, ”My body is deteriorating with each passing day. Without a soul, my cultivation abilities are decreasing every day. I can barely hang on to my life and not die. Often, I pass out when I'm walking, with each coma lasting three to four days.”
Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor frowned. ”Given your condition, isn't heading towards the celestial heavens courting death?”
Qin Mu's spirit was becoming poor, and he became sleepy-eyed. ”I plan to…”
He suddenly started snoring, falling asleep just like that.
Yan Shaoqing was smiling by the side. He didn't speak a word, and neither did he support Qin Mu. Instead, he allowed him to lie down.
The dragon qilin and Yan'er looked as though they had grown used to this sight and weren't alarmed.
Emperor Yanfeng was choked with tears. ”Looks like Cult Master Qin is unable to hold on much longer…”
Yan Shaoqing waited around three to four days until Qin Mu gradually woke up. He cried out, ”I fell asleep again? How long did I sleep?”
Yan Shaoqing said, ”Celestial Venerable slept for 3 days and 10 hours.”
Qin Mu said apologetically, ”I actually slept for so long, holding up Left Assistant Minister's matters. Oh well, this is the end of my visit, I should be leaving. Your Majesty, Junior Brother, farewell!”
Emperor Yanfeng and Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor rose and bid farewell to him.
Yan Shaoqing sent Qin Mu out of the great prison. As the wooden door closed, sealing up the great prison underground, Yan Shaoqing meticulously checked the runic lock on the door. Only then was he satisfied.
He then sent Qin Mu out of White Bone City. Qin Mu turned and said, ”Left Assistant Minister, there's no need to send me further.”
Yan Shaoqing bowed. ”Farewell, Celestial Venerable.”
He looked on as Qin Mu flew off on the head of the dragon qilin, disappearing over the horizon. He then returned to the Judgment Throne Hall, wanting to write down the details of Qin Mu's visit. Suddenly, he got a shock.
Yan Shaoqing's expression changed slightly. He put down his pen and quickly flipped open his booklet, only to see that the rest of the pages were blank!
Yan Shaoqing broke into a cold sweat. This official booklet should have contained records of his writings, detailing down all sorts of matters of the great prison. Now, they were all gone!
”Celestial Venerable Mu, my consciousness divine art has already reached its peak, attaining Three Primordial Spirit Undying God Consciousness, and it is only half a step away from the Emperor's Throne Realm. You dare to show off your skills in front of me, the master?”
Yan Shaoqing's consciousness surged forth from the heart of his brows, and he shouted, ”Break!”
His consciousness divine art trembled and burst out in four directions. In the next instant, heaven and earth abruptly changed. It was as though the surroundings had lost color, going from a colorful picture to just black and white!
Following this, the black and white faded away. Then, Yan Shaoqing found himself not within the Judgment Throne Hall but still standing in the great prison, in front of Emperor Yanfeng and Eternal Peace Imperial Preceptor's cages!