Chapter 1130 Treasure of Creation
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 3
shed away our memories, we would die of it all the same. Therefore we choose to remain in Yankang; in days to come, we may also carve out a place for ourselves." Shen Mu took out the Register of Life and Death and said: "In that case, I will do you this one favor—strike your names from the Register of Life and Death, so that the Heavenly Court will never be able to trace your whereabouts." He shone the Register's light upon the nine, worked the divine power of the Nether Capital, and erased the nine names from between heaven and earth. The nine suddenly felt a wonderful sense of relief and bowed in gratitude. "Since I am returning to the Heavenly Court, I should also return the Glazed Azure-Heaven Banner to Crown Prince Youming." With that thought, Shen Mu's spirit-consciousness entered the Qin-character Continent. He was just about to take out the Glazed Azure-Heaven Banner when, all at once, he heard a strange sound, and his heart stirred despite himself. At that moment he saw, within the Qin-character Continent, the ancient god egg atop the Glazed Azure-Heaven Banner giving forth a strange Dao-tone; and not far away, the bizarre runes on the surface of the Grand Beginning Egg shifted endlessly, likewise sending out a wondrous Dao-tone—as if the two ancient god eggs were conversing with one another! Shen Mu's hairs stood on end, yet he betrayed nothing; he raised a treasure from the Qin-character Continent and withdrew. When he had come to fetch the treasure, the sounds from those two great ancient god eggs had instantly died away, restoring an utter stillness. But once Shen Mu had taken the treasure, the strange Dao-tones of the two ancient god eggs sounded out once more! Shen Mu's scalp went numb and his heart thumped wildly: "The Grand Beginning Egg and that other ancient god egg have both already given birth to sentience—the beings inside can communicate with each other! What are they discussing?" A chill of dread crept through his bones. "I cannot hand the Glazed Azure-Heaven Banner to Crown Prince Youming yet!" Shen Mu steadied himself. Two ancient gods not yet born, holding converse within their eggs, could not but arouse dark fancies in his mind. Among oviparous ancient gods, there was as yet only one—the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor. If the ancient gods born of these two eggs should come into the world, would that not make two more Ancient God Heavenly Emperors? A single Ancient God Heavenly Emperor had already been frightful beyond measure—dead, yet never truly gone, he had committed countless evils throughout history. Should these two ancient gods join forces, the calamity they could wreak would surely be even greater and even broader! "I must not disturb them yet." Shen Mu's eyes flickered. He summoned the Dragon Qilin and Yan'er and said: "The Heavenly Dragons are staying in the Yuan Realm, so I must trouble you two to draw the carriage." The Dragon Qilin voluntarily slipped into the traces, and Yan'er ran over and harnessed herself as well, saying: "Young Master, when do we depart?" Shen Mu had only just boarded the jeweled palanquin when an envoy of the Heavenly Court arrived, proclaiming the Heavenly Emperor's decree summoning Gongsun Yan to the Heavenly Court. In recent days, Gongsun Yan had been cultivating with Granny Zhu to consolidate her cultivation and had also studied the Heavenly Court's etiquette under Ling Yuxiu, moving with proper measure in all she did; but now that she was to ascend to the Heavenly Court and await the Heavenly Emperor's summons, her heart was filled with panic. Shen Mu let her board the palanquin and, carrying her along with the divine official bearing the decree, set out for the Heavenly Court. He said with a smile: "You are not flustered when you see me, so there is even less need to be flustered at the prospect of seeing the Ten Heavenly Venerables. In the order of seniority, my position in the Heavenly Court is still above that of the Ten Heavenly Venerables." Cold sweat coa