906 Xu Shenghua of West Earth (1/2)
West Earth.
A huge city dashed past in front of Qin Mu. He was stumped and quickly shouted, ”Are you Sister He Yiyi?”
The city slowed down. At the top of the city stood a few gods, and they popped out their heads and said, ”This is the carriage of White Deity City, not your so-called sister. Who are you?”
Qin Mu said, ”Celestial Venerable Mu. May I ask whether High Heavens Academy has returned under White Deity?”
A god at the top of the city said, ”High Heavens Academy? Are you referring to High Heavens? That power isn't under White Deity City. There is someone called Qi Jiuyi over there, a disciple of Red Deity Qi Xiayu. Red Deity negotiated with White Deity, agreeing to split West Earth between them. Red Deity also gave half of South Earth to White Deity… Who did you say you are?”
”Celestial Venerable Mu.” Qin Mu smiled.
Those gods came to their senses and looked at each other, speechless.
Qin Mu asked, ”In that case, how do I get to High Heavens Academy?”
Those gods talked for some time before one of them said, ”Celestial Venerable, please look over there where the heaven is pale green. That is the High Heavens. When you get there, you can ask for the exact location of High Heavens Academy.”
Qin Mu gave his thanks as the dragon qilin headed in the direction of the High Heavens. He said, ”I used to think the High Heavens was a mysterious place, supervising all movements in the Great Ruins and Eternal Peace. Now I realize that it's just one of the Primordial Realm's many heavens, not amounting to anything significant.”
The dragon qilin said, ”Cult Master, you used to be a small divine arts practitioner, thinking that the High Heavens was a gigantic, terrifying creature. Now that you are Celestial Venerable Mu, High Heavens is nothing much to you.”
Qin Mu laughed. ”Fatty Dragon is getting wiser. You have grown too.”
Those gods watched them as they left, then faced each other blankly. A god asked, ”Celestial Venerable Mu has arrived at West Earth of the Primordial Realm. Should we notify White Deity City?”
”He's going towards Red Deity. If our White Deity City's strong practitioners intercept him midway, wouldn't we offend Red Deity?”
An older-looking god maturely said, ”Moreover, he is a Celestial Venerable. Who dares to touch him? Just let him be.”
Those gods agreed, and the huge city started moving again, dashing off as thick smoke rolled.
Over the course of his journey, Qin Mu had met many of these flying cities on land. They were fast and were used as transportation by the gods and devils of West Earth to move about quickly. They served as a convenient way to transport armies around to quell rebellions.
”This is the spell of True Heaven Palace. However, True Heaven Palace came from the extraterritorial celestial heavens.”
Qin Mu lowered his voice. ”True Heaven Old Mother is a true god of the extraterritorial celestial heavens. She is now likely to be under White Deity.”
Because West Earth had High Heavens and True Heaven Palace, the flames of war they experienced weren't as horrifying as Eternal Peace. Here, people could still maintain their basic living needs.
When Qin Mu arrived at the territory of Red Deity, he discovered it was better governed than White Deity's territory. Here, the people of West Earth lived and worked in peace, no different from the past.
Some of the little girls saw him and unexpectedly recognized him, so they took the initiative to call out to him.
”High Heavens Academy is gone, there is only the High Heavens Divine Sect. The sect master is Xu Shenghua, who used to be the grand chancellor of High Heavens Academy.”
Those girls told him, ”As for Qi Jiuyi, he is doing even better. He holds the sect master of the High Heavens Divine Sect in disdain. Now, he lives within the temporary imperial residence of Red Deity. He is a young master of West Earth, controlling half of West Earth's gods and devils, very impressive!”
The dragon qilin excitedly said, ”Qi Jiuyi is my younger brother!”
”Xu Shenghua is indeed smart. He changed High Heavens Academy to High Heavens Divine Sect, hence transforming it into a sect.”
Qin Mu exclaimed in admiration, ”When a man like him puts his mind to cultivation, he improves by leaps and bounds. When he puts his mind to feelings, he's extremely emotional. When he puts his mind to the ways of the world, he becomes a smooth and slick person. Compared to me, he isn't far behind…”
He bid farewell to the girls after learning the location of the High Heavens Divine Sect and Red Deity's temporary imperial residence, continuing on his way towards the High Heavens Divine Sect.
The High Heavens Divine Sect was the High Heavens Academy of old, and it was situated beside Red Deity's temporary imperial residence. The temporary imperial residence was established in the sky, so the High Heavens Divine Sect was set up in the vicinity of the True Heaven Palace.
After a few days, the dragon qilin arrived at the High Heavens Divine Sect. He immediately abandoned Qin Mu and charged towards Red Deity's temporary imperial residence in the sky. He exclaimed, ”Cult Master, I'm going to visit my sworn brother!”
”Be careful not to anger Qi Jiuyi, or else he will roast and eat you!” Qin Mu shouted.
The dragon qilin shouted, ”Don't worry, we have a Pact of Earth Count. We won't ask to be born on the same day but hope to die on the same day. Sister Yan'er, are you coming?”
Yan'er immediately flew over and said, ”Young Master, I will accompany Fatty Dragon, in case he really ends up being eaten!”
Qin Mu shook his head as he arrived at the High Heavens Divine Sect. Xu Shenghua immediately came forward to welcome him after hearing that he had come. ”Cult Master, we haven't seen each other for a few years. You've lost a lot of weight. How is everything with Eternal Peace?”
Qin Mu said, ”It's difficult to explain in a few words. I came to see if you and West Earth had endured and survived. Seeing that you and the people of West Earth are safe, I can rest easy now.”
”It's all thanks to Qi Jiuyi. Without him, West Earth would have faced great calamity.”
Xu Shenghua said, ”Although West Earth has relationships with the High Heavens and True Heaven Palace, if the celestial heavens wanted to destroy West Earth, they wouldn't care about these relationships. Qi Jiuyi is the disciple of Red Deity, and it's because of him stepping in that we managed to protect West Earth.”
Upon hearing about Red Deity Qi Xiayu, Qin Mu fell silent.
When the celestial heavens circled and suppressed him, Qi Xiayu was among them. The four deities attacked together, forcing him into a desperate situation, giving him no other choice but to leave his elder brother.
He had never spoken of the pain he endured when his soul was cut off. The pain was a hundred times worse than a knife scraping one's bones!
However, the most painful thing to him was that, after severing his soul, he had to leave his elder brother Qin Fengqing, forsaking their brotherhood and no longer being the son of Qin Hanzhen and Princess Consort Zhen.
He was just a walking corpse.
Red Deity Qi Xiayu had played a part in all of this.
Xu Shenghua didn't know about his predicament, nor did he know the amount of pain and suffering he had endured.
The people of West Earth also didn't know about the pain endured by Eternal Peace. This calamity had withered Eternal Peace's population from over 10 billion to a few billion. Some died when they were trying to escape, and many were captured by gods and devils to be eaten. Others were harmed by demons and monsters, and even more of them were taken as slaves.
The survival rate was one out of ten. This was the situation Eternal Peace was facing at the moment.