The First Marquis of Daxuan

"Do we still have hope?"

Li Tianzun looked at Su Mu and asked with some excitement.

"I told you you had a plan! Tell me quickly, how can we turn this around?"

李天尊自己已经黔驴技穷了。

He knew very well that even if the Sky Dome Sect used all its resources, it could only temporarily hold off the Ruins Realm for a short time.

There is a fundamental difference in strength between the two sides. The Azure Sky Sect, or rather the Yang Realm, has absolutely no chance of winning.

但是苏牧既然说还有希望，那李天尊就信了。

Li Tianzun certainly wouldn't believe what others said, but Su Mu had proven his abilities more than once.

Just like not long ago, Li Tianzun was already prepared to die a heroic death, but the Void Realm inexplicably withdrew its troops.

Even now, Li Tianzun still doesn't know how this happened.

Since Su Mu was able to make the Void Realm retreat once, there is naturally a possibility that he could do it a second time.

Even if Su Mu said that he could destroy the Void Realm one day, Li Tianzun would applaud to celebrate.

"Kill Zhu Tongtian."

Su Mu spoke slowly.

"The reason why the Void Realm is so terrifying now is firstly because there are too many Void Beasts in the Void Realm, and secondly because of Zhu Tongtian, the common ruler of the Void Beasts."

Because of Zhu Tongtian's presence, these Void Beasts were able to gather together.

如果没有了朱同天，各大墟兽部落彼此之间不会服气，它们到时候就是一盘散沙，数量再多，也不足为惧。”

“I understand that principle, but killing Zhu Tongtian is not so easy.”

Li Tianzun said, "Back then, the Seventy-Two Thieves tried it, but they only managed to suppress Zhu Tongtian under the Five Elements Mountain, but they couldn't kill him."

Zhu Tongtian is now much stronger than he was back then. Even if the Heavenly Venerable were to take action now, he might not be a match for Zhu Tongtian.

Moreover, didn't you say that Zhu Tongtian possesses a spiritual treasure capable of easily suppressing a Heavenly Venerable?

It can even kill a Heavenly Venerable, so who can kill it?

Zhu Tongtian is no longer the same person he used to be.

Not to mention that Zhu Tongtian is constantly surrounded by countless powerful Void Beasts, even in a one-on-one fight, there are countless people in the world who could kill him.
"If we can really kill Zhu Tongtian amidst a vast army, then we won't be so afraid of the invasion of the Void Realm now."

"With that kind of strength, wouldn't we be able to easily defeat the army of the Void Realm?"

Li Tianzun said with a wry smile.

He once sparred with Shenhou Tianzun of the Void Realm, and to be honest, their strengths were roughly equal.

但申猴天尊被朱同天亲手斩杀。

In other words, Zhu Tongtian also has the strength to kill Li Tianzun.

李天尊心里虽然不愿意承认，但这就是事实。

It would be virtually impossible for someone of such strength to assassinate another.

This is similar to how the power of the Yang Realm couldn't stop the army of the Void Realm.

Is this so-called hope or despair?

“Su Mu, I don’t know what level of strength you have reached, but I dare say that even you would not be able to kill Zhu Tongtian in the midst of a massive army.”

Li Tianzun said.

"That's right, I can't do it yet."

Su Mu did not refute, but nodded in agreement.

"I can't do it, but some people can."

Su Mu continued.

"Someone can do that? Are you referring to Lei Tianzun or someone else?"

Li Tianzun asked.

He knew that among the Celestial Venerables who were on good terms with Su Mu, the strongest was Lei Tianzun, who was once known as the Second Celestial Venerable of the World.

“I admit that Lei Tianzun’s strength may be slightly stronger than mine, but he still couldn’t do this.”

别说他了，就算是你把绝天尊找来了，也不可能做到杀死朱同天这种事情。”

Li Tianzun said, "I know the strength of the Heavenly Venerable better than you do, so believe me, the hope you speak of is hopeless."

"It's neither Thunder Celestial Venerable nor Absolute Celestial Venerable."

Su Mu smiled faintly and said calmly, "It is the Great Celestial Venerable."

"Who?"

Li Tianzun thought he had misheard and asked in confusion.

"You heard me right, it's him."

Su Mu slowly said, "The first Heavenly Venerable of the Yang Realm, the founder of martial arts, the Great Heavenly Venerable."

Tian Cangchen and the others standing nearby widened their eyes in surprise.

Their shock was even greater than that of Li Tianzun.

What did they hear?
Is this something they can listen to?
Great Celestial Lord?
The legendary Great Celestial Venerable?
Is that person still alive?

"Don't be ridiculous, where are you going to find the Great Celestial Venerable?"

Li Tianzun said with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

千面神佛的事情就只有苏牧和雷天尊、古天尊等当时在场的人知道，他们都没有把这个消息泄露出去，所以哪怕是李天尊，也不知道千面神佛和大天尊的关系。

"I know that there has always been a legend in the mortal realm that the Great Celestial Venerable is still alive. Back then, the Seventy-Two Thieves were trying to awaken the Great Celestial Venerable."

But that's just a legend. Even a Celestial Venerable couldn't possibly live that long; the Great Celestial Venerable has long since vanished into the river of time.

Li Tianzun said, "I think you've been led astray by the Seventy-Two Thieves."

They say they can awaken the Great Celestial Venerable, but that's just wishful thinking.

Even if we take a step back and assume that we could actually awaken the Great Celestial Venerable, do you know what kind of personality the Great Celestial Venerable has?

How can you be sure that the Great Celestial Venerable will help us kill Zhu Tongtian?

A being like the Great Celestial Venerable cannot possibly be controlled by you.

Although Li Tianzun was quite certain that it was impossible to awaken the Great Celestial Venerable, he still tried his best to help Su Mu analyze the situation.

Unfortunately, Li Tianzun had limited information, so all his analyses were wrong.

"you're right."

Su Mu suddenly laughed and said, "I was just saying it casually."

Let's continue preparing to resist the army of the Ruins Realm.

"Sigh, all I can do is fight to the best of my ability. If I lose in the end, at least I can have a clear conscience."

Li Tianzun sighed and said.

…………

数日之后，墟界真的卷土重来了。

One after another, armies of Void Beasts appeared at various gaps in the Two Realms Mountain.

Fortunately.

The mortal realm had already made preparations in advance.

After a fierce battle, the Yang Realm withstood the first wave of attacks from the Xu Realm.

Just as the Void Beasts were preparing for their second wave of attacks, Su Mu led a few people and quietly infiltrated the Void Realm.

With the two realms at war, entering the Void Realm at this time is undoubtedly a very dangerous thing.

但苏牧还是这么做了。

In order to infiltrate the Void Realm, he even arranged for a large army from the Yang Realm to launch an attack on the Void Realm.

Taking advantage of the chaos on the battlefield, he successfully infiltrated the Ruins Realm.

"Do you really want to do this?"

Those following Su Mu were none other than some of the people he trusted most.

The one who spoke was none other than Ning Hongchen.

"Haven't you been hoping I'd do this all along? Why are you hesitant now that it's time to do it?"

Su Mu smiled faintly and said.

“We did want to awaken the Great Celestial Venerable before, but that was because we knew too little. Now that we know about the Great Celestial Venerable’s situation, I will naturally stop indulging in wishful thinking.”

I even think that using a divinely ordained weapon might not be enough to awaken the Great Celestial Venerable.

Ning Hongchen sighed and said, "Instead of wasting so many divine weapons on something so vague, it would be better to use them elsewhere."

“Su Mu, I also think what you’re doing is a bit risky.”

Mao Jiu said, "You might as well give these Heavenly Weapons to those martial artists; at least they can kill a few more Void Beasts."

"I asked you to come with me to help me, not to pour cold water on my efforts."

Su Mu said calmly.

"It's our duty to help you, but we feel that what you did was a bit impulsive."

Ning Hongchen said.

"I have never acted impulsively."

Su Mu shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the group.

He knew that if he didn't make things clear, although they would do as he said, they would still be somewhat unwilling, which would inevitably affect their efficiency.

Ning Hongchen and Mao Jiu were people he trusted, so it wasn't that he couldn't tell them some of the truth.

Su Mu looked thoughtful and said, "I chose to do this because it's our only chance."

"I know you want to use the Great Celestial Venerable to kill Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, but to be honest, we have no idea how strong the Great Celestial Venerable really is."

Even if you do manage to awaken him, you don't know how much power he can regain.

Even if we take a step back and assume that he has the power to kill Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, as soon as he awakens, would he still kill Zhu Tongtian?

I don't think the Great Celestial Venerable will listen to us.

Ning Hongchen analyzed rationally.

His statement was almost identical to that of Li Tianzun; neither of them believed that the Great Celestial Venerable would listen to them, or more precisely, they did not believe that the Great Celestial Venerable would listen to Su Mu.

“我不需要让大天尊听我的。”

Su Mu shook his head and said, "I can tell you that before the Void Realm breached the contract, Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, made a deal with Du Rongcheng."

It sent Du Rongcheng to kill the Thousand-Faced Buddha.

"What?" Ning Hongchen and Mao Jiu both exclaimed in surprise.

"You heard right. Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, ordered Du Rongcheng to kill the Thousand-Faced Buddha."

Think about it, Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, has decided to break the agreement and send troops to attack the Yang Realm.

If it has a grudge against the Thousand-Faced Buddha, then once it conquers the mortal realm, it will naturally have plenty of opportunities to kill the Thousand-Faced Buddha.

If that's the case, why would it go to the trouble of having Du Rongcheng kill the Thousand-Faced Buddha?
Getting Du Rongcheng to take action doesn't come without a price.

"So, Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, is afraid of the Thousand-Faced Buddha?"

Cat Nine pondered.

“It’s hard to say whether it’s afraid or not, but it’s at least wary,” Su Mu continued. “The Lord of the Void Beasts, Zhu Tongtian, has no connection with the Thousand-Faced Buddha, so why would it be wary of the Thousand-Faced Buddha?”
Although the Thousand-Faced Buddha is quite powerful, he may not be stronger than Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts.

Furthermore, Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, possesses the magical treasure, the Wutian Staff, making him a formidable opponent for most of the Thousand-Faced Buddhas.

"If you were Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, would you go to the extra cost of hiring someone to kill the Thousand-Faced Buddha?"

Ning Hongchen and Mao Jiu both looked thoughtful and involuntarily shook their heads.

"Now that we know the identity of the Thousand-Faced Buddha, it's highly likely that Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, is wary of the Thousand-Faced Buddha because of his identity?"

Ning Hongchen pondered, "What it truly fears is actually the Great Celestial Venerable?"

"No way."

Cat Nine muttered, "Could this Lord of the Void Beasts, Zhu Tongtian, be like the Martial Ancestor and Zhu Tianzun, reincarnated from a fragment of the Great Heavenly Venerable's soul?"

"this--"

Ning Hongchen's expression changed; he was stunned by Mao Jiu's wild imagination.

Is Zhu Tongtian, the ruler of the Void Beasts, the reincarnation of a fragment of the soul of the Great Celestial Venerable of the Yang Realm?

This is too ridiculous.

The Great Celestial Venerable was the founder of martial arts in the Yang Realm. His soul fragments were reincarnated and became the greatest enemy of the Yang Realm.

“The Great Celestial Venerable is the founder of martial arts in our Yang Realm. He must care more about the Yang Realm. If Cat Nine’s guess is true, then if the Great Celestial Venerable awakens, he will definitely take back his soul fragments. At that time, Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, will naturally cease to exist.”

Ning Hongchen pondered for a moment and said, "So, Su Mu, you think so too?"

"That's not it."

Su Mu said calmly, "The possibility that Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, is the reincarnation of a fragment of the Great Celestial Venerable's soul is not very high."

However, it's always right to do anything that the enemy fears.

I cannot guarantee that the Great Celestial Venerable will kill Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, after he awakens, but I am certain that Zhu Tongtian, the Lord of the Void Beasts, would not want to see the Great Celestial Venerable awaken.

不管是真正的大天尊，还是大天尊的那一缕邪念。

Even if we disregard the matter of awakening the Great Celestial Venerable, the arrival of the 360 ​​Heavenly Decree Divine Weapons will allow us to transform the Void Realm from Yin to Yang, turning our Saha World into a pure Yang world.

I have a feeling that once the Saha world becomes the Pure Yang world, some unimaginable changes may occur.

Whether this change is good or bad for us is uncertain, but it is definitely not a good thing for the Void Beasts of the Void Realm.

Therefore, from any perspective, now is the best time to deploy the 360 ​​Heavenly Decree Weapons.

"We understand."

Ning Hongchen and Mao Jiu nodded and said in a deep voice, "We must put ourselves in a desperate situation to survive."

The situation in the mortal realm is already like this; it can't get any worse.

We are now fighting for survival.

"It's fine if you want to interpret it that way."

Su Mu said slowly, "The reason I'm explaining all this to you is to tell you that this operation is not something I did on a whim. Since we've risked coming to the Void Realm, we must make this happen."

"Yes! We will do everything in our power to help you accomplish this."

Ning Hongchen and Mao Jiu said solemnly.

"Okay, now let's assign tasks."

Su Mu said in a deep voice, "Time is of the essence, we must split up and act separately..."

He waved his hand and took out all the divine weapons he had prepared over the past few days.

A total of one hundred and eighty items.

One hundred and eighty divine weapons of destiny—this is an incredible number.

当年七十二贼费尽心机，最终也不过铸造了七十二件天命神兵而已。

There were seventy-two of them.

Even so, it took them hundreds of years to accumulate seventy-two divine weapons of destiny.

Su Mu single-handedly forged 180 divine weapons of destiny in just a few years.

Ning Hongchen couldn't help but sigh inwardly, realizing that there's really no way to compare people.

No, Su Mu is no human being.

Of the 180 divine weapons destined for heaven, Su Mu didn't keep a single one; he distributed them all to Ning Hongchen, Mao Jiu, and others.

“Su Mu, we only have 180 Heavenly Weapons right now. Even if we add our 72, we only have a little over 200, which is still far from 360.”

"The divine weapons of destiny are useless if you can't collect all 360 of them."

Ning Hongchen couldn't help but say.

"That's something I'll consider."

Su Mu said slowly, "You only need to place these divine weapons of destiny in their corresponding positions, and I will take care of the rest."

Over the years, he has exhausted all his efforts to collect 180 divine weapons of destiny. There was no other way; he had too many things to do on a daily basis and could not devote all his time to forging weapons.

Moreover, he also had to forge Chaos Divine Weapons for Lei Tianzun and the others.

Having accumulated 180 pieces of divine weapons of destiny is already a testament to his diligence.

He hadn't expected to use 360 ​​Heavenly Weapons so quickly; he thought he was fast enough at forging them.

Who would have thought that the Void Realm would be so shameless, openly breaching the agreement and starting the war ahead of schedule?

Su Mu had no other choice but to forge weapons while simultaneously making arrangements.

With him going all out, he should be able to forge the remaining divine weapons of destiny very quickly.

The only problem is that forging a divine weapon of destiny is extremely costly, and Su Mu is worried that he may not have enough forging materials.

Fortunately, Du Rongcheng was in the ruins.

If he really runs out of materials for forging weapons, he can borrow some from Du Rongcheng.

Du Rongcheng should have succeeded by now.

…………

After Su Mu, Ning Hongchen, Mao Jiu, and the others split up, he rushed to a location recorded in the Great Celestial Venerable's Divine Weapon Chart.

一到位置，他立了就布下障眼法，然后开始原地铸兵。

Amidst the raging flames, dozens of rare and precious materials fused together to form a divine weapon.

In just a few days, a divine weapon was forged and placed in its proper place by Su Mu.

To forge a divine weapon in just a few days—if other weapon-smiths knew this, they would be absolutely astonished.

Under normal circumstances, it takes several years to forge a divine weapon of destiny, or at least several months.

It would be difficult to forge even an ordinary weapon in just a few days.

Under heaven, only Su Mu could forge a divine weapon of destiny in just a few days.

Even at this speed, Su Mu was still not satisfied.

It takes several days to acquire one Heavenly Weapon, and he would need at least nearly a hundred more, which would take several hundred days.

The army of the Void Realm is currently attacking the Yang Realm. In a few hundred days, it's uncertain whether the Yang Realm will still exist.

Every day he delays, the danger to the mortal realm increases, and countless more mortal warriors die.

After placing the first Heavenly Weapon, a fierce look appeared on Su Mu's face.

He carried the Yin-Yang Cauldron as he traveled.

If anyone could see inside the Yin-Yang Cauldron at this moment, they would surely be terrified.

Inside the Yin-Yang Cauldron, countless materials for forging weapons melted in the raging flames, then continuously fused and transformed into one another.

These forging materials were divided into more than ten bundles, each of which was a divinely ordained weapon.

他竟然在同时炼制十余件天命神兵！
Even a weaponsmith who focuses on forging a single divine weapon might fail, let alone forging more than ten divine weapons at the same time. This is no longer a question of whether it is possible or not.

This completely violates the common sense of weapon making.

As the world's strongest weapon forger, how could Su Mu not understand this principle?
He was more aware of the risks of doing so than anyone else.

Even with his mastery of weapon forging, the chance of failure when forging more than ten divine weapons at the same time was still more than 50%.

But he did it anyway.

Because he had no choice.

If he forges each weapon one by one, with his expertise in weapon forging, the success rate can be guaranteed to be 100%.

However, forging a divine weapon of destiny takes at least several days, and this speed cannot be increased any further.

What he lacks most right now is time.

He really couldn't afford to waste hundreds of days.

So even if it's risky, he has to give it his all.

At the same time, more than ten divine weapons of destiny can be forged. If successful, more than ten divine weapons of destiny can be obtained in a few days.

A hundred divine weapons of destiny could be forged in a few dozen days.

Compared to hundreds of days, several dozen days is still acceptable.

Even if the Yang Realm is not as strong as the Xu Realm, it can still hold out for several dozen days.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Su Mu has arrived at the second location.

suddenly.

A soft tinkling sound emanated from the Yin-Yang Cauldron, and the cauldron itself began to tremble violently.

Su Mu's expression was solemn as he continuously changed hand seals, sending streams of power into the Yin-Yang Cauldron.

Sweat was already beading on his forehead, dripping down in a steady stream.

After an unknown amount of time, the Yin-Yang Cauldron finally calmed down.

The next moment, more than ten divine weapons of destiny flew out from the Yin-Yang Cauldron.

Su Mu reached out and grabbed the dozen or so divine weapons of destiny, a smile involuntarily appearing on his face.

“不愧是我，我就知道，这个方法一定行得通！”

After inspecting the dozen or so divine weapons he had acquired and confirming that their quality was not a problem, Su Mu couldn't help but mutter to himself.

To be honest, he was on tenterhooks the whole time.

Forging more than ten divine weapons at the same time was also a first for him, and he wasn't very confident.

But he had no choice; he had to give it his all.

Now that more than ten divine weapons have been successfully forged, Su Mu is certain that his idea is feasible.

"With this method, my speed in forging divine weapons has increased by at least tenfold."

Su Mu muttered to himself, "It's not too late."

The 360 ​​divine weapons of destiny will soon be fully deployed in their respective positions.

As long as Ning Hongchen and Mao Jiu don't make any mistakes, my plan will definitely succeed.

"I've managed to forge more than ten divine weapons at the same time, so what else can't I, Su Mu, do?"

Su Mu deployed a divine weapon of destiny and then rushed to the next location without stopping.

He is now full of confidence that he can turn the situation around.

He was confident enough to protect the mortal realm!
Do not!
不是守住阳界，是击败墟界，让这婆娑世界，变成真正的纯阳世界，变成他苏牧的世界！(本章完)