Chapter 1738: Chapter 577: The Battle of Heavenly Dome Mountain
The white-haired old man instinctively wanted to scold him in anger, but then remembered that the fellow before him had already been chosen by the Sect Master as one of the candidates for the next Sect Master, so he held his tongue.
This fellow did indeed need prestige; he couldn’t have his face slapped in front of the Disciples.
And Ren Zhongshou had indeed put in bitter effort on the "Qiu Niu" dharma gate.
Qiu Niu was the most gentle-tempered among the Nine Dragon Sons; it did not revel in slaughter or ferocity, and was especially fond of music.
It could discern the sound of all things, and could also use sound to destroy all things.
If one were to speak of the Heavenly Rules and Laws between heaven and earth, of which Heavenly Rule could rival Vengeance in killing power, the Divine Beast "Qiu Niu" would certainly be one of them.
He shook his head and looked to the front, his gaze solemn.
"Enough nonsense, hurry up and regulate your Breathing, restore your True Yuan. I fear a bitter battle is coming; for the next two days and nights we likely won’t get any rest. If our luck is bad, we might never have a chance to rest again."
They had set out five hours ago, rushing over from the northern part of Iron State, crossing twenty-four thousand li in just five hours.
Although they had ridden a Magic Artifact flying boat, the artifact itself had still consumed a large amount of their True Yuan, which now urgently needed to be restored.
A trace of doubt appeared in Ren Zhongshou’s eyes.
He regulated his Breathing as he asked, "I still don’t quite understand. Back then, why didn’t the Three Generation of Saint Emperor simply kill all these ants? It feels like slaughtering this Daluo Ant Clan would be much simpler than Sealing them."
"You think the Three Generation of Saint Emperor didn’t want to wipe them out? The reason he chose Sealing was naturally because they couldn’t be killed."
The white-haired old man frowned, his expression helpless as he said, "Before I set out, I checked the origins of this Daluo Ant Clan. They were born in the Chaos Era, and may even predate the Innate Divine Beings.
Legend has it they once devoured the root system of the Creation Mother Tree, gaining a portion of the Creation Mother Tree’s life Origin, entering Symbiosis with the Mother Tree. So unless the Creation Mother Tree is chopped down, or a Saint Level Death Heavenly Rules Annihilation is used on them, their insect souls will not die, and will revive within various trees in the surroundings."
Ren Zhongshou’s expression tightened.
The Creation Mother Tree was a gigantic tree located in the central region of the Four Great Divine Mountains in Central Earth, hailed as the origin of all trees, the Origin of Life; some even believed it to be the source of all Life between heaven and earth.
It was also said that it had no intelligence, only instinct, yet it held the highest authority over Life in this world.
The Creation Mother Tree was incomparably enormous; it was at least three hundred thousand zhang tall, reaching above the nine realms of Cloud Sky, and its canopy covered land equivalent to eight Ice States.
That was also where the Divine temples of the various Eternal Gods gathered.
The followers of All Gods built the Divine Temple upon the branches of the Creation Mother Tree, believing that doing so brought them closer to the Gods.
That was also the most densely populated area for humans within Central Earth.
Hundreds of millions of the Human Clan lived surrounding the Creation Mother Tree. They sought protection from the Eternal Gods, and were the most devout of the Gods’ believers.
"Since they are Undying, then why do they fear the Blood Vengeance Blade Lord?"
Ren Zhongshou still had doubts unresolved. "I’ve heard that eight hundred years ago, many of the Daluo Ant Clan, out of fear of Blood Revenge, ran back to Ten Thousand Cave Mountain and Sealed themselves?"
The white-haired elder let out a mute laugh. "They may be Undying, but that doesn’t mean that after resurrection they can retain all their power. The Primordial Qi they lose in death also needs time to recover.
Besides, the number of the Daluo Ant Clan is not infinite. After they gnawed on the roots of the Creation Mother Tree, they became Undying, but also lost the ability to reproduce freely and expand their population. Of course, that is still terrifying enough.
In their heyday, the Daluo Ant Clan had six with power at Upper God Level alone, yet they were slain by the Three Generation of Saint Emperor, who gathered the era’s many Human Clan Heavenly Pride and Divine Generals, to the point that not a single Fourth Grade could be found among the entire clan. After that, it took a full seven thousand years to Sealing each resurrected Daluo Ant, one by one, into Ten Thousand Cave Mountain.
And now, seventeen hundred centuries have passed since the Three Generation of Saint Emperor Sealed the Ant Clan. Their Innate Divine Bodies have gradually recovered, yet eight hundred years ago they ran into Blood Revenge!"
An involuntary hint of emotion and admiration emerged in the white-haired elder’s tone. "Blood Revenge alone, with one blade, was enough to grind away the power they had accumulated. Rather than let the Primordial Qi they’d built up over a hundred and seventy thousand years be worn away in the Blood Revenge Blade, being killed over and over, they’d rather run back to Ten Thousand Cave Mountain.
They used the Three Generation of Saint Emperor’s Sealing Array to cut off the Divine Intent Touch Death Blade. Ironically, the Formation that the Three Generation of Saint Emperor used to Sealing them actually became a sanctuary for preserving their own power. But now—"
The white-haired elder’s voice paused. He lifted his head to look at the swarming ants across the sky, his expression complicated. "Blood Revenge already has a successor, yet they still dare to voluntarily break away from the Sealing. They are clearly making a prepared move."
Ren Zhongshou’s heart trembled, and he furrowed his brows.
These Daluo Ants must be confident in dealing with Chu Xisheng; only then would they dare break the seal and escape.
Who knew whether Chu Xisheng would be able to hold the line this time.
The sky has no second sun, transcending ancient and modern— that fellow should not be one to let people down.
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At this very moment, in Ten Thousand Cave Mountain, Consort Zhuang also wore a deeply furrowed frown.
Within the body of Ten Thousand Cave Mountain, more and more of the Daluo Ant Clan were flying out through various channels. Their numbers were in the thousands and tens of thousands, and the buzzing of their flapping wings was enough to rupture a person’s eardrums.
Yet there was no joy at all in Consort Zhuang’s heart.
At this moment, the Ant Queen’s consciousness entered her mind. "Has that Chu Xisheng still not appeared?"
"Not yet!"
Consort Zhuang shook her head. "There is word that this person has already arrived in Liang State, but we still do not know his exact location."
