Free Web NovelChapter 455: Chapter 83: Matter Concluded, Master of Biyou Palace, Houtu Enters the Game
South Pole Celestial Court.
The Immortal Mother watched the grand decree in her hand turn to ash. The past had been drastically altered, and a bone-deep chill ran down her spine.
The Primordial Celestial Venerable... had intervened!!
Her heart suddenly quickened, and her voice became hoarse.
"Profound Yellow Emperor..."
Lu Xuan said with a smile,
"Immortal Mother, I played the Fishing Drum to gather the myriad immortals. Have I done anything wrong?"
The Immortal Mother’s eyelids twitched wildly, her heart pounding with alarm. She opened her mouth to speak.
"You have not."
"Good." Lu Xuan smiled again. "Then is there anything else you wish to say, Immortal Mother? You arrived with such aggression. What is it? Do you seek a battle to the death?"
The several Emperors remained silent, their expressions grim to the extreme. After a long pause, the Immortal Mother looked up and said,
"Release South Pole Longevity, and this matter will end here."
"End here?"
An enigmatic smile appeared on Lu Xuan’s face beneath his mask as he lowered his hands.
"The myriad immortals shall return to their respective Celestial Courts, but let us be clear: from this moment on, the myriad immortals of the Shangqing Lineage will accept assignments but not direct summons. How about it?" freewebnovёl.ƈom
"Impossible."
The Immortal Mother refused decisively, her face filled with anger.
"Enjoy a stipend, receive merits, and hold a celestial position, yet not fulfill your duties? Where could one find such a sweet deal?"
"It’s not that they won’t fulfill their duties," Lu Xuan said patiently. "They simply won’t listen to orders from you lot."
"No."
The Immortal Mother stared at Lu Xuan.
"Emperor, we do not mind that you hold the Fishing Drum and can command the myriad immortals, but the Jie Sect must not re-emerge! Otherwise, what is the point of the Celestial Court’s existence?"
"Then shall I go ask His Majesty the Celestial Emperor for his instructions?" Lu Xuan said coolly.
The Immortal Mother’s eyelids twitched.
"Does the Emperor wish to tear away all pretenses?"
"Haven’t we already?"
At this moment, Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole suddenly frowned and spoke coolly,
"Enough. Let the Emperor do as he wishes. This matter ends here. But I would offer the Emperor a word of advice: the great curtain is about to be raised. Be careful not to make a single misstep, lest you lose everything."
With that, he acted. The Stars of the Celestial Sphere unleashed their killing intent in unison, forcing back the Ancestral Dragon and Tathagata Duobao.
Freed from his restraints, the Emperor of Longevity in the South Pole had but a thought. The river of time flowed, and in the space between birth and death, all his injuries were healed.
The Immortal Mother then declared,
"On behalf of the Central Celestial Court, I issue this decree! You all shall no longer belong to the Celestial Court! I hereby strip you of your celestial ranks and status!"
She was incomparably domineering, announcing to the heavens and the earth that the celestial posts of the myriad immortals had all been stripped away. Most of them had already died once before.
Now, having lost the protection of their celestial posts and their celestial status, even their true forms were becoming unstable. They showed signs of dissipating and entering the cycle of Reincarnation!
This all happened too quickly. The Immortal Mother was far too decisive. She had steeled her heart and, in one fell swoop, stripped the celestial posts of all the myriad immortals, save for those in the Thunder Division!
Lu Xuan’s expression suddenly sharpened.
"Immortal Mother, are you seeking death?!"
"Say no more, Emperor. You should think about how you’re going to deal with your myriad immortals! The Celestial Court has no shortage of immortals!"
As her words fell, the Immortal Mother and the other four Emperors acted in unison. Hundreds of thousands of years ago, they had personally descended to the Lower Realm to take on disciples and cultivate new immortals.
And looking at the present, as the years had passed, one New Immortal after another emerged!
Although their Cultivation was far inferior to the myriad immortals of the Shangqing Lineage, with very few Immortals among them, they were still numerous enough to maintain the operations of the various Celestial Courts!
Emperor Gouchen looked at the myriad immortals whose forms were beginning to collapse and sneered,
"Today, immortals fall like rain..."
His words were not yet finished when a sudden roar echoed from above the Thirty-Three Celestial Realms.
The various Daluo subconsciously looked up and saw a massive Daoist Palace come crashing down. It landed squarely on the South Pole Celestial Court, blasting the entire Southern Celestial Court into ruins!! freёwebnovel.com
As the dust settled, everyone got a clear look at the Daoist Palace.
It was suffused with Jade Universe Essence Qi, shimmering with a resplendent Immortal Light. On its main gate was an inscription, three grand characters that seemed to have existed since time immemorial.
Biyou Palace!!
Falling along with the Daoist Palace was a Shangqing Decree, which bloomed with divine radiance!
"Today, Biyou Palace emerges! The one who holds the Fishing Drum shall be the Master of Biyou Palace! All those of the Shangqing Lineage who have forsaken their celestial posts may re-enter Biyou Palace!"
The heavens and the earth trembled. Lu Xuan felt a sense of relief and laughed heartily.
"Palace, open!"
The gates of Biyou Palace swung open, receiving the myriad immortals. Once inside, the immortals were sheltered by the Daoist Palace, and their forms solidified once more!
The expressions of the Immortal Mother and the Four Extremes Emperors turned utterly foul, a mixture of shock and fury. First, it was the Primordial Celestial Venerable, and now, it was Shangqing!!
’These Dao Fruits... intervening time and time again, personally entering the fray...’
After a moment, the Immortal Mother’s expression returned to normal.
"My congratulations to the Profound Yellow Emperor. However, the myriad immortals cannot leave Biyou Palace. If they do, their bodies will perish and their Daos will scatter, sending them into Reincarnation. Heh..."
"I’d like to see just how long the Emperor can support these useless immortals!"
She turned and departed.
The other Emperors also departed one after another with ugly expressions. The South Pole Emperor gave a cold snort. Not daring to touch Biyou Palace, he instead used his Great Magical Power to move the entire South Pole Celestial Court away.
The Celestial Vault finally fell silent.
Inside Biyou Palace, the myriad immortals bowed to Lu Xuan in salute.
"Greetings, Palace Master!"
Lu Xuan acknowledged them with a smile.
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The Great Chaos.
"Tampering with the past, casting down Biyou Palace... The Three Pristine Ones, you have gone too far!"
Within the tides of Chaos, three Enlightened Ones voiced their accusation.
Houtu brandished the Six Paths of Reincarnation, her face grim.
"One cannot go back on a move. Supreme, this is the rule you set. What, are you going to violate it yourselves now?"
The Supreme lifted his eyelids, first glaring at the Lame Daoist, then chuckled dryly.
"It is true that one cannot go back on a move. But Primordial merely tore up a Decree. What does that count for?"
After a pause, he continued,
"As for Spirit Treasure casting down Biyou Palace... he deserves a beating!"
The Lame Daoist, who had been trying his best to reduce his presence, turned pale. In the next moment, Douluo Palace came crashing down on his head, making his skull buzz.
But although the Supreme was angry that the Lame Daoist had made Lu Xuan the Master of Biyou Palace, he also considered that the Lame Daoist had acted with good intentions. Thus, he didn’t pursue the matter further, retracting his hand after just one strike.
Then, he retrieved Douluo Palace and said with a beaming smile,
