1005 Dutians Dream (1/2)
Although Dutian Devil King planned to head towards the Great Void to achieve deeds of merit, he was, in fact, seeking his own death. However, he had already entrusted his people to Qin Mu, and if he died in the Great Void, Qin Mu would have no choice but to take care of them. To him, this was also considered as his wish being fulfilled.
In his heart, he knew that the high and mighty Celestial Venerable Mu would have the means to settle his people in a safe place.
Qin Mu may not provide the utmost care to his people after his death. However, based on their past relationship, he would at least give them a place to settle down so that they wouldn't be drifting in the universe, putting themselves in unpredictable and dangerous environments.
The heavenly devil people had enough of their years of wandering.
After the Dutian World was destroyed, he and his people drifted around, as there were no heavens or worlds willing to take them in. From time to time, they were even plundered by some of the stronger heavens, who pursued them and captured them as slaves.
If that were to continue, the devil race of the Dutian World would go extinct.
Dutian Devil King was indeed at his wit's ends. He was a smart man. The year he invaded Eternal Peace, he originally thought that it was only a small heaven. However, when he saw the stone statues in the Great Ruins, he immediately knew he had encountered a strong foe. Hence, he dispelled his thoughts of invading Eternal Peace.
Qin Mu had great attainments in devil language and algebra, and so did Dutian Devil King. He was particularly skilled in algebra.
He knew that going to the Great Void would mean death for him, but he had no alternatives.
Qin Mu already knew this in his heart. He raised his head to look at Dutian Devil King. The hardship on his face was like knives. Tribulations were indeed a form of weapon that would make one old. The heavenly devils were immune to aging, but Dutian Devil King clearly became older, and his ambition was unlike before.
His ambition died as he struggled to survive after being forced to leave his homeworld.
\”How many Dutian World devils are left?\” Qin Mu asked.
Dutian Devil King revealed a happy expression, but only a little. He hurriedly replied, \”There aren't many of them, only a million devils. We only need a small place to live in, with plenty of water and flora. There's no need for a big piece of land, they would be able to survive on a small one…\”
\”A million is definitely not many. However, although I have the title of Celestial Venerable, I have no power in the celestial heavens. I'm unable to find a place for them.\”
Qin Mu said, \”Where are they now?\”
\”On the celestial river outside the celestial heavens. They aren't qualified to enter the celestial heavens.\”
Dutian Devil King smiled apologetically and said, \”I asked them to remain outside by the shore so that they wouldn't be smashed by any incoming ships. Celestial Venerable…\”
Qin Mu interrupted him. \”Oh well. Sister Yan'er, Fatty Dragon, come over.\”
Yan'er stood on the head of the dragon qilin as they rushed over. Qin Mu took out a tiny bottle and said, \”Take this treasure with you and go outside of the celestial heavens with Dutian Devil King. After which, put the million devils under his charge into this bottle.\”
This bottle was the Bottle of Flask World, a treasure of the Hidden Mountain Tribe of the masters of creation. Qin Mu and Luo Wushuang encountered the heroic spirit of the Hidden Mountain Tribe's chief in the Land of the Great Void. He promised her that he would establish Youdu there. In return, the people of the Hidden Mountain Tribe gave him this treasure.
The interior of the Bottle of Flask World was vast. It contained a giant heaven and was extremely vast.
Qin Mu used this Bottle of Flask World to hold the primordial liquid for his cultivation purposes. He could use a planet from the Bottle of Flask World as a temporary resting place for the devil race.
Dutian Devil King was extremely grateful. The dragon qilin glanced at him and asked puzzledly, \”Old Brother Dutian? When did you age like this?\”
Dutian Devil King smiled bitterly and said, \”Dragon Brother, quit joking around.\”
He led the way, leading the dragon qilin and Yan'er outside of the celestial heavens. They saw devils in ragged clothing standing onboard a ruined black ship. However, there weren't too many of them. They should be the divine arts practitioners of the devil race. There was also a devil god.
A few damaged divine treasures were also onboard. The dragon qilin took a look and saw that it was the devil god's Six Directions Land. In it, there were tens of thousands of devils. It appeared that the dead devil god offered his Six Directions Divine Treasure to give his people a temporary place to stay.
Yan'er placed these devil refugees on one of the planets inside the Bottle of Flask World. It was a fertile place with verdant hills and clear waters. These refugees could settle there without worrying about survival.
Dutian Devil King heaved a long sigh of relief and followed the two back to the residence of Celestial Venerable Mu. Yan'er and the dragon qilin went in to report while he waited outside.
After some time, Yan'er came out and said, \”Master said he won't be seeing you. He also said he will have tough times ahead and asked you to take care.\”
Dutian Devil King prostrated in front of the residence, kowtowing as he said, \”I will repay Celestial Venerable's debt of gratitude in my next life!\” He left after saying that.
When he arrived at the Western Heavenly Gate, the celestial heavens were recruiting soldiers and buying horses. Many gods and devils from the various great heavens came forth to enlist themselves, preparing to go to war with the Great Void.
Dutian Devil King also enlisted himself. The god official in charge saw that he was someone proficient in battle and had a high cultivation realm. After all, he was considered to have reached the peak of the Jade Pool Realm. Hence, he was made a captain and had hundreds of gods and devils under him.
The celestial heavens recruited gods and devils from all over the various great heavens. After two months, they gathered millions of gods and devils, as well as countless large ships with fluttering flags. It was a majestic sight.
On the ships, the various generals passed down the order of Neither Thought nor No Thought to deal with the peculiarities of the Great Void.
They traveled for a few months before finally arriving at the Great Void.
Under the attacks of the various peculiarities of the Great Void, millions of gods and devils of the great army died. The troops led by Dutian Devil King fought valiantly. It was lucky that they ran into the walking corpses of the Great Void and managed to survive until they reached the Land of the Great Void.
However, there were all sorts of other peculiarities in the Land of the Great Void. The millions of gods and devils had been dwindled down to half a million. Dutian Devil King was lucky enough to have survived and had been promoted to Guerrilla General, as many other leaders had died from the attacks.
Dutian Devil King led his men, fighting fiercely as they combated various peculiarities. Finally, they established a stronghold in the Land of the Great Void.
Over time, his warriors were becoming fewer and fewer. Before his army was decimated and their food supplies were depleted, reinforcements arrived.
The great army of the celestial heavens came, led by Crown Prince Ming Ya of Celestial Emperor's family. He was assisted by the three councilors who were leading the great Celestial River Navy.
Crown Prince Ming Ya and the three councilors greatly rewarded Dutian Devil King for his bravery, promoting him to the position of the fourth-ranking General of Loyalty and Martial on the spot. They gave him an army to lead, battling alongside the crown prince.
Fighting in the Great Void was extremely dangerous. However, it was as though Dutian Devil King was blessed by the heavens, delivering outstanding achievements over and over again. Also, his cultivation improved tremendously, breaking through the God Execution Stage Realm and Jade Capital Realm. He gained recognition from Crown Prince Ming Ya and was promoted repeatedly.
Unknowingly, a thousand years of fighting passed. Under the leadership of the crown prince and the three councilors, Dutian Devil King encountered a counterattack by the masters of creation and soundly defeated them, therefore contributing distinguished service to the war efforts.