933 The Real and Fake Celestial Venerable Mu (1/2)
The aim behind the formation of the Heaven Alliance was to overthrow the rule of the ancient gods, to overthrow ”Heaven”, which referred to the ancient gods during the Dragon Han Era.
Back then, as the leader of the Heaven Alliance, Celestial Venerable Yun had to unite all forces, regardless of whether they were half-gods or lifeforms after the beginning. As long as they had the same will to overthrow the ancient gods, they could join the Heaven Alliance.
By the time they eliminated the ancient Celestial Emperor, the power of the Heaven Alliance had increased greatly, and finally, one day, Celestial Venerable Yun realized that when they overthrew ”Heaven”, they also became ”Heaven”.
However, by that time, he was already helpless to turn the present Heaven Alliance around, and he became an obstacle to the Heaven Alliance in their pursuit to rule over the world.
He was aware that his death was definite, and thus, for the future, he created a plan that would be carried out by Dao Ancestor on his behalf.
”Celestial Venerable Yun was trying to make use of the ancient Celestial Emperor to divide the Heaven Alliance. If it was necessary, the ancient Celestial Emperor could also be exposed so that the Heaven Alliance would temporarily give up on suppressing the lower bound and shift their attention to fighting the ancient Celestial Emperor instead.”
Dao Ancestor continued, ”By doing that, the lower bound would have a chance to develop.”
Qin Mu's heart trembled violently.
Celestial Venerable Yun truly had great foresight!
The Heaven Alliance wouldn't allow the ancient Celestial Emperor to be revived no matter the circumstances. Only when the ancient Celestial Emperor was dead would they be invincible. If the ancient Celestial Emperor was revived, all their efforts would be for naught.
This was because any of the other ancient gods had their own shortcomings and weaknesses, and they also had to follow the rules of the Great Dao. However, the ancient Celestial Emperor didn't.
He wasn't restrained by the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
This sort of Celestial Emperor was the most terrifying.
If they knew that the ancient Celestial Emperor hadn't been completely eliminated, that his soul had reincarnated and infiltrated into the ten Celestial Venerables, the alliance that was formed by them would immediately crumble and disintegrate.
If they knew who the ancient Celestial Emperor was, they would drop all the grudges amongst themselves to come together and eliminate him.
”Then, during the outbreak of the Eternal Peace Calamity, why didn't Dao Ancestor announce the identity of the ancient Celestial Emperor?” Qin Mu questioned.
He felt a pang of sorrow in his heart. So many had died during the calamity of Eternal Peace, and it was also his most helpless period, his most demoralizing period. He was almost unable to recover from this setback, but for the sake of those who had survived, he too had pulled through and walked out a brand new path.
However, if Dao Ancestor had announced the identity of the ancient Celestial Emperor back then and diverted the attention towards the ancient Celestial Emperor instead, perhaps the calamity of Eternal Peace wouldn't have occurred.
Dao Ancestor shook his head. ”It wasn't the right time.”
Qin Mu's voice was hoarse. ”Not the right time? Then when will be considered the right time? How many lives must be taken before it's the right time?”
Dao Ancestor had a deep gaze. ”During the Founding Emperor Calamity, I didn't expose the ancient Celestial Emperor, and the Eternal Peace Calamity wasn't the right time either. The crucial problem here is that the abilities of the ancient Celestial Emperor aren't sufficient to go up against the Heaven Alliance of today. To pit him alone against the other nine, he wouldn't be able to withstand it. After he dies, the lower bound won't have any capabilities or measures to resist the Heaven Alliance. The lifeforms after the beginning need to have sufficient abilities to go against the Heaven Alliance, and the ancient Celestial Emperor must also have sufficient abilities to tear the Heaven Alliance apart. Only then will it be the best time.”
His expression was apathetic. ”As the executor of Celestial Venerable Yun's plan, I have to be completely rational and wait for this moment to arrive. Before that, regardless of the number of deaths, I still have to continue waiting.”
Qin Mu was silent for a moment. ”Which Celestial Venerable is the ancient Celestial Emperor?”
”Celestial Venerable Mu, I won't reveal it to you.”
Dao Ancestor continued with a calm expression, ”You aren't suitable to be the executor of Celestial Venerable Yun's plan. You are too rash, and you tend to reveal your aces in a moment of spite. But I will not. I am able to ignore the deaths of billions. You are a Celestial Venerable who is held in high esteem by many. Celestial Venerable, you don't have to carry this foul reputation and these sins. Such sins and such a foul reputation are to be borne by the executor of Celestial Venerable Yun's plans.”
His old face revealed a trace of a smile. ”I have been preparing for this for over five hundred thousand years, Celestial Venerable Mu, don't steal my credit.”
Qin Mu clasped his hands and bowed to the ground, and Dao Ancestor hurriedly returned his bow.
”I'm just a reckless brute, a nobody. By some stroke of fate and chance, I transmigrated to the first year of the Dragon Han Era and was merely lucky to be able to meet the seniors and distinguished predecessors of that era, even eventually becoming a Celestial Venerable. Yet, I hold the title of Celestial Venerable with nothing to back it up. I accomplished nothing before I returned to the present times.”
Qin Mu sighed ruefully. ”Comparatively, you have all fought for your cause, sacrificing yourselves and bleeding for it. I am unworthy of the title of Celestial Venerable, it is you all who are worthy of it.”
Dao Ancestor replied, ”Imparting the way to become a god and letting the world know that there is still a Celestial Heavens Realm, just this alone makes you worthy of the title of Celestial Venerable. Moreover, what Celestial Venerable has done isn't limited to this. Celestial Venerable Mu, perhaps you should leave the celestial heavens soon.”
Qin Mu jolted slightly, not knowing what he meant.
Dao Ancestor continued, ”Celestial Venerable Hao has come to visit me to inquire about something. He asked if it was possible to make use of the creation divine weapon in the Patriarch Creation Palace to forge a Celestial Venerable Mu. He wanted me to create a Celestial Venerable Mu. At the Jade Pool incident the other night, I was there too, and I observed you for a long time. A few days ago, I handed over the blueprint of Celestial Venerable Mu to him.”
Qin Mu was tongue-tied. ”Dao Ancestor, you, you…”
Dao Ancestor replied calmly, ”Even if I hadn't given him the blueprint of Celestial Venerable Mu, he would have been able to find others skilled in algebra to create a Celestial Venerable Mu for him. Thus, I gave it to him. After Celestial Venerable Hao has made use of the creation divine weapon to create a new Celestial Venerable Mu, he will find an opportunity to kill you and then replace you with the Celestial Venerable Mu that he created. He will be able to get his revenge and make use of your prestige to do many things.”
Qin Mu's eyes widened, and he let out a shallow breath.
Dao Ancestor continued, ”To deal with you, the celestial heavens is full of such tricks. Celestial Venerable Hao looks to be reckless, but he's actually very scheming. At the Jade Pool incident that night, he was also there, yet his goal wasn't to kill you but merely to make a show of it to see how many people in the celestial heavens were against him. He has already achieved his goal. I have also recorded data of your corporeal body to create an obedient Celestial Venerable Mu.”
Qin Mu felt his heart tremble. The Celestial Venerable Hao that Dao Ancestor spoke of and the Celestial Venerable Hao in the impression of others seemed to be two different people!
”Thus, it's time for you to leave the celestial heavens.”
Dao Ancestor said, ”I can send you back to the lower bound.”
Qin Mu composed himself and shook his head. ”The celestial heavens have yet to be thrown into great disorder, so how can I return? If I suddenly vanish after coming to your place, anyone who is bright enough will be able to tell that it was you who sent me away. I cannot implicate you.”
He smiled. ”It's also not that easy for Celestial Venerable Hao to kill me. I still have something I would like to consult Dao Ancestor on. Does Dao Ancestor know how to get to the Great Void?”
Dao Ancestor shook his head. ”Don't cause any trouble, you should still hurry and leave the celestial heavens.”
Yan'er and the dragon qilin were currently outside the small temple and conversing with those two toads. The two toads were lazy in nature, and they spoke to them with their eyes buried within their heads flatly. It was only when Yan'er took out spirit pills to tempt them that their eyes bulged out from their heads.
”These two toads would definitely taste good.” Qi Jiuyi laughed.
Suddenly, the two toads bulged their eyes out and glanced at him. Qi Jiuyi felt as though he had fallen into an icy pit, and all sights vanished before his eyes, leaving only four massive eyes surrounding him.