The First Marquis of Daxuan

Inside the capital city of the Great Chu Dynasty.

A voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears, and even the Heavenly Venerables who were overseeing the situation did not know where the voice came from.

But no matter where they were, everyone heard that sound clearly.

Even the Great Celestial Venerable who is currently in seclusion.

"Great Celestial Venerable, I await your battle at Mount Daxing. If you are a man, then come forth."

A simple sentence caused a soaring aura to erupt from the Great Celestial Venerable's secluded cultivation place.

The powerful figures of the Great Chu Dynasty looked at each other in bewilderment.

For such a thing to happen within the capital city they were guarding was, strictly speaking, a dereliction of duty on their part.

But they didn't even know who was speaking or where they were, let alone try to stop them.

This is an absolute power gap.

Looking across the entire Great Chu Dynasty, perhaps only the Great Celestial Venerable could detect the other party's whereabouts.

In fact, the Great Celestial Venerable was indeed enraged by that voice.

Suddenly, the figure of the Great Celestial Venerable appeared in mid-air. With a mere split of his hands, a visible force enveloped the entire capital city.

boom!
Within the vast city, everyone was forced to their knees by that terrifying power.

While their hearts were filled with fear, their worship of the Great Celestial Venerable reached its peak.

What kind of power is this?
Even the strength of all the Celestial Venerables is somewhat insufficient in the face of such power.

Just as everyone was expecting the Great Celestial Venerable to bring out the guy who had challenged him, the Great Celestial Venerable's face turned gloomy.

The Heavenly Venerables of the Great Chu Dynasty looked at each other in bewilderment.

Even the Great Celestial Venerable couldn't find the person who spoke?

This is simply too shocking!

Is there really someone qualified to challenge the Great Celestial Venerable?

Their hearts were filled with doubt, but the Great Celestial Venerable's figure had already vanished in a flash. They had no chance, nor dared to ask the Great Celestial Venerable.

…………

A hundred miles outside the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty.

Su Mu's figure appeared in a flash.

He looked in the direction of the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"What a great Heavenly Venerable! Judging from the power he is currently unleashing, his strength is no less than that of the Yellow Yama King before his breakthrough."

Su Mu muttered to himself.

If he hadn't run fast, he might have actually been trapped inside the city by the Great Celestial Venerable.

Before fully understanding the strength of the Great Celestial Venerable, Su Mu did not want to actually encounter him.

"However, this is definitely not his limit. To find out the limit of the Great Celestial Venerable, we still need to see the level of Xu Gu, Jin Yi, and Sun Jifeng."

Su Mu muttered to himself.

The Great Celestial Venerable is stubborn and self-willed, and absolutely will not tolerate any provocation from anyone.

He had only issued a challenge, and the Great Celestial Venerable immediately emerged from seclusion and appeared.

Given the Great Celestial Venerable's personality, he would definitely go to the Great Xing Mountain.

At that time, Xu Gu, Jin Yi, and Sun Jifeng will also be in Daxing Mountain. When they meet, it will definitely be like thunder and lightning, and they will fight each other directly.

"If the Great Celestial Venerable leaves the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty, wouldn't there be no one in this vast city who could stop me?"

Su Mu rubbed his chin, thinking to himself, "The Great Celestial Venerable has amassed so many rare and precious materials, it's impossible that he carries them all with him, right?"
If I were to plunder the entire treasury of the Great Chu Dynasty…

Just before issuing the challenge, Su Mu concealed his aura and strolled around the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty.

He witnessed firsthand just how wealthy the Great Chu Dynasty truly was.

The Great First Dynasty, established by the Great Celestial Venerable, directly occupied 70% of the Saha World and annexed many of the forces that existed before the Great First Dynasty.

After establishing his dynasty, the Great Celestial Venerable subdued many Celestial Venerables and ordered them to collect resources throughout the world.

It is no exaggeration to say that most of the good things in the Saha world are in the hands of the Great Chu Dynasty.

Compared to the Great Chu Dynasty, the Great Xuan Dynasty and the Void Beast Royal Court were two penniless wrecks.

In fact, the Great Xuan Dynasty even had to rely on the things Su Mu brought back from the outer regions to make ends meet.

"The tiger has left the mountain, so I naturally cannot let go of the things in the mountain."

Su Mu's eyes gleamed as he thought to himself, "If Heaven grants something and I don't take it, I'll suffer the consequences."

After a moment's thought, Su Mu changed direction and headed back towards the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty.

…………

"Did the Great Celestial Venerable really go to Mount Daxing?"

The speaker was one of the celestial beings of the Saha world, whose honorific title was Song.

Opposite him was another Celestial Venerable under the Great Chu Dynasty, whose title was Hu.

The others were either Celestial Venerables or important officials of the Great Chu Dynasty.

They gathered together because they received a message from the Great Celestial Venerable, ordering them to jointly oversee the country.

"That's right. No matter who the other party is, he has come to provoke us. How could the Great Celestial Venerable tolerate him?"

Hu Tianzun said, "Everyone, now that the Great Celestial Venerable has emerged from seclusion, shouldn't we take this opportunity to destroy the Great Xuan Dynasty and the Void Beast Royal Court?"

"inappropriate."

Song Tianzun shook his head and said, "Didn't the Great Heavenly Venerable say before that keeping the two of them alive is still useful? If he wanted to eliminate them, the Great Heavenly Venerable would have already taken action."

"I really can't understand what use they are."

Hu Tianzun frowned and said, "Besides being an eyesore."

"How could we possibly comprehend the gaze of the Great Celestial Venerable?"

Song Tianzun shook his head and said, "What I'm worried about now is whether this challenge is a conspiracy by the Great Xuan Dynasty, since the Great Xing Mountain is under the control of the Great Xuan Dynasty?"

"In the face of absolute power, no conspiracy is of any use."

Hu Tianzun and the others said dismissively, "Even if the entire Great Xuan Dynasty comes out, what can they do to the Great Heavenly Venerable?"
Let's just follow the Great Celestial Venerable's instructions and do our own jobs well.

"We must expedite the collection of what the Great Celestial Venerable needs and ensure it is in place before his victorious return."

Another Celestial Venerable spoke up.

The group then began to discuss it enthusiastically.

After an unknown amount of time, everyone dispersed and went about their own business.

boom!
There was a muffled sound.

Song Tianzun's body slowly collapsed to the ground.

Standing before him was another Song Tianzun.

This second Song Tianzun was naturally Su Mu in disguise.

With his current cultivation level, even if the opponent is a Celestial Venerable, he would be almost powerless to fight back if he were to launch a sneak attack.

With a swift movement, Su Mu led Song Tianzun into the blessed land of the Heavenly Weapon.

More than half an hour later, Su Mu reappeared on the streets of the Great Chu Dynasty.

People greeted him from time to time on the street, and he responded to each one in the same way as Song Tianzun.

Using the information extracted from Song Tianzun, and posing as Song Tianzun, he wandered around the city for two days.

For Su Mu, the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty was no longer a secret.

A city without a Great Celestial Venerable overseeing it is practically undefended for Su Mu.

This is the destructive power of top-tier experts.

The Celestial Venerables of the Great Chu Dynasty weren't exaggerating. If the Celestial Venerables had truly wanted to destroy the Great Xuan Dynasty and the Void Beast King's Court, it would have been almost effortless.

Especially during the period when Su Mu was away.

The reason why the Great Celestial Venerable did not take action was certainly because he was in seclusion for cultivation, but there were other reasons as well.

"The Great Celestial Venerable said that the Great Xuan and the Void Beast King's Court are still useful, but I don't know what he really wants to do."

Su Mu thought to himself.

The Great Celestial Venerable probably never imagined that he had missed the best opportunity to annihilate the Great Xuan Dynasty and the Ruins Beast King's Court.

Now, if anyone wants to destroy the Great Xuan Dynasty and the Ruins Beast King's Court, they must get past Su Mu.

But Su Mu is no longer the same as before.

"Song Tianzun, you've come to deposit money again?"

Just as Su Mu was pondering, a voice suddenly rang out.

Two figures suddenly appeared out of thin air and blocked his way.

"We're lucky; we just happened to find some things that the Great Celestial Venerable listed."

Su Mu put away the thoughts in his mind and said with a smile, "I'll put it in the warehouse first. I can only feel at ease if it's placed here."

This is a secret vault of the Great Chu Dynasty, specifically used to store all kinds of rare and precious materials needed by the Great Celestial Venerable.

Whenever Song Tianzun and his group collect any rare and precious materials, they will send them here.

This place is guarded by the Great Celestial Venerable's trusted confidants, and the Great Celestial Venerable comes to clear it out every once in a while.

Su Mu learned all of this from Song Tianzun and others.

Few people know about this secret vault, and it is heavily guarded.

If Su Mu hadn't taken Song Tianzun right away, he might not have been able to find this place.

With a discreet glance around, Su Mu had already discovered that there were at least a dozen Heavenly Venerable level experts hiding nearby.

Even with his current strength, it wouldn't be easy for him to escape once his identity is exposed, given that there are more than a dozen Celestial Venerables among them.

Fortunately, these celestial beings still cannot see through his Eight-Nine Mysterious Techniques.

"Song Tianzun, give me the thing."

One of the two Celestial Venerables who appeared spoke up, and then he said to the other Celestial Venerable, "Take Celestial Venerable Song to register, so that we can reward him according to his merits when the Great Celestial Venerable returns."

Su Mu frowned almost imperceptibly.

Are they not even letting us in through the door?
The defenses here are really tight.

"This item is too valuable. I think I should put it into storage myself."

Su Mu said slowly.

"Celestial Venerable Song, this is a rule set by the Great Celestial Venerable, you—"

The celestial being spoke, and suddenly, his expression changed.

"You are not Song Tianzun!"

The next moment, he let out a long howl.

It's too late, but it's soon.

More than a dozen powerful auras instantly erupted around them.

Immediately afterwards, the two Celestial Venerables who appeared did not hesitate to unleash their weapons and slash at Su Mu.

Their decisive and efficient manner suggested they didn't care at all about killing the wrong person.

Su Mu frowned.

He didn't know where he had slipped up, just because he wanted to put the treasure into the vault himself.
But there's no time to think about that now.

He stomped his foot, and his body flew backward instantly.

At that very moment, countless attacks landed on the spot where he had just stepped.

Boom!

There was a loud bang.

The earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

A series of urgent gong sounds rang out.

The entire capital of the Great Chu Dynasty began to bustle with activity.

Countless whooshing sounds, running sounds, and roars filled Su Mu's ears. Countless powerful figures were arriving from all directions.

The dozen or so Celestial Venerables responsible for protecting the secret vault had already completed their encirclement in an instant, completely surrounding Su Mu in the center.

Moreover, without the slightest hesitation or a single wasted word, they launched a fierce attack right from the start.

Su Mu's figure flickered, weaving back and forth like a fish or dragon.

With more and more powerful figures surrounding him, he dared not delay for a moment. His power exploded, and he soared into the sky.

As he flew into the air, a long sword appeared in his hand.

Swish swish!
With straight lines, he unleashed several sword strikes in an instant.

The sword light sliced ​​through the earth, cutting off a section of land within a radius of several hundred feet where the secret vault was located.

With a loud bang, the earth supporting the secret vault rose into the air.

Everyone in the Great Chu Dynasty went mad.

One by one, they roared and flew into the air.

Strength transformed into ropes, pulling the land together.

The two sides were locked in a struggle when a horrible creaking sound was heard, followed by the ground cracking open.

As a result, a secret vault also fell apart.

Countless rare and precious materials fell from the sky as if rain.

Su Mu had already left the encirclement, but upon seeing this scene, he gritted his teeth, pounced down, and continuously collected the rare and precious materials in the air.

While Su Mu was vying for rare and precious materials, the Heavenly Venerables of the Great Chu Dynasty were also vying for them.

They didn't even bother to surround and kill Su Mu.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
Both sides were moving at their maximum speed.

In just a few dozen breaths, all the rare and precious materials in the sky had been looted.

At this moment, all the Heavenly Venerables of the Great Chu Dynasty turned their gazes to Su Mu.

Su Mu, who had originally escaped the encirclement, has now reappeared within it.

"Take him!"

The Heavenly Venerables of the Great Beginning Dynasty also realized what was happening and roared in anger.

Fighting breaks out again.

The booming sound echoed throughout the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty.

If it weren't for the light of the city-protecting array enveloping the capital, this city would probably have been razed to the ground.

Even so, the intense aftershocks of the battle made the capital city feel as if it had been struck by a major earthquake.

The commotion lasted for an entire day.

After everything calms down.

All the Celestial Venerables of the Great Chu Dynasty lay on the ground, covered in wounds.

They stared at the few remaining corpses on the ground, exchanging bewildered glances.

Dozens of Celestial Venerables, and countless other powerful figures.

They surrounded and attacked one person, but instead of killing him, he killed several Celestial Venerables.

"Su Mu."

Hu Tianzun gritted his teeth and said, "I know who he is. To be able to change one's appearance and possess such strength, there is no one else in the world but Su Mu!"

"A diversionary tactic! If the Great Celestial Venerable were here, Su Mu wouldn't dare to cause trouble here, no matter how bold he is."

Another celestial being said, "We've fallen for his trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain!"

Everyone looked at each other.

Regardless of whether it was a diversionary tactic or not, now that the secret vault has been destroyed by Su Mu and most of the rare and precious materials have been stolen, they will likely face punishment when the Great Celestial Venerable returns.

"Chase!"

Hu Tianzun said in a deep voice, "If we bring Su Mu back, we can make amends!"

The group looked at each other in bewilderment. With so many of them attacking together, Han had the advantage of terrain, yet Su Mu still managed to escape. Who gave you the confidence to think you could bring Su Mu back?

"He was seriously injured after being attacked by so many of us. Now is the best time for us to seize him!"

Hu Tianzun looked serious and analyzed, "Everyone, on the territory of our Great Chu Dynasty, can we let him bully us?"

Mobilize the army, blockade all sides, and absolutely do not let Su Mu escape from the Great Chu Dynasty!

"There's no other way now, let's give it a try."

The group exchanged glances and finally reached a consensus.

…………

Su Mu's figure appeared out of thin air, staggered, and couldn't help but spit out a small mouthful of blood.

"I was a bit too confident."

Su Mu couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself.

He thought that with his peak Dao Origin Realm cultivation, he could go anywhere in the world.

Unexpectedly, I suffered such a big loss on my very first attempt.

To be honest, since he broke through to the peak of the Dao Source Realm, he has never really fought anyone with his full strength.

In this world of illusion, those at the Dao Origin Realm are actually suppressed.

The strength he displayed here was only about 70-80% of what it was during the Great Qian Dynasty.

Of course, even so, ordinary celestial beings are no match for him.

However, when the number of Heavenly Venerables increased, just as ants can kill an elephant, he still couldn't withstand it.

That's exactly what happened.

He also suffered considerable losses when faced with the siege of dozens of Celestial Venerables and the protective formation of the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty.

The peak cultivation of the Dao Source Realm is indeed very strong, but it still hasn't reached that state of being able to act without restraint.

Just as he was thinking this, Su Mu saw plumes of smoke rising from all directions.

Clearly, the Great Chu Dynasty has not given up; they still want to turn the tide.

"Why do I feel like I've stirred up a hornet's nest?"

Su Mu muttered to himself, "I didn't steal that much, why are you all fighting so hard?"

Feeling the injuries on his body, Su Mu's face flashed with helplessness.

He wasn't afraid, but he felt there was no need to fight to the death with these people from the Great Chu Dynasty.

If he had actually looted the treasures of the Great Chu Dynasty, that would be one thing.

We've only grabbed some scraps; is it really necessary to go to such lengths?
Not a good deal!
Su Mu couldn't help but spare some thoughts for his storage space.

He was stunned when he saw it.

"No wonder these guys are fighting so hard."

I see……

If it were me, I'd probably fight to the death too. How could the Great Celestial Venerable possibly forgive them for losing these things?

Su Mu said to himself.

To describe his current feelings, the only word to describe them is "surprise".

Just now, when he was in the capital of the Great Chu Dynasty, he was so focused on looting that he didn't even have time to look closely at what he was stealing.

Although Su Mu already knew from the interrogation of Song Tianzun that the rare and precious materials in that secret vault were all things that the Great Celestial Venerable had specifically requested, Su Mu did not expect that the secret vault would contain even such good things.

"These guys are really something, they even managed to find something like this."

Su Mu was filled with emotion.

He was quite familiar with this world, having traveled to many places in the past, but had never obtained these things.

"The Primordial Chaos Spirit Embryo, this is something that was born from the rift in chaos at the beginning of the world."

Su Mu pondered to himself.

He had seen this kind of thing in the scriptures of the Yokoyama sect.

In theory, there is only one such thing in a small world.

Su Mu never expected that the Chaos Xuanhuang Spirit Embryo of the Saha World would be found by these Heavenly Venerables of the Great Chu Dynasty.

"The Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo is an essential item for comprehending the creation of heaven and earth. According to the Hengshan Sect's records, the Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo is a must-have for breaking through to the Primordial Realm. One of the important purposes of the Great Qian Dynasty's conquest of many small worlds was to collect the Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryos from each small world."

Su Mu thought to himself.

Even in the Great Qian Dynasty, a Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo would be a priceless treasure.

It's no exaggeration to say that a Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo can be exchanged for a noble title in the Great Qian Dynasty!
The titles of nobility in the Great Qian Dynasty were extremely prestigious.

The sect leader of Hengshan Sect had always wanted to obtain a Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo but had failed, which shows just how precious this thing was.

Su Mu flipped his wrist, and a semi-transparent sphere the size of a fist appeared in his palm.

The surface of the sphere was filled with a dark yellow aura, and inside, a vortex shaped like a yin-yang fish could be vaguely seen.

Su Mu only glanced at it, but he was immediately captivated by it.

"The Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo has great benefits even for Dao Extreme Realm experts."

Putting everything else aside, you could use it to gain the favor of a Dao Realm expert.

Su Mu carefully put away the Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo.

This one gain alone makes all the injury he suffered worthwhile.

Even if everything else he snatched was trash, he still made a profit this time.

Moreover, while other items may not be as valuable as the Chaos Profound Yellow Spirit Embryo, they are still priceless treasures.

"The Primordial Chaos Spiritual Embryo is essential for breaking through to the Primordial Beginning Realm. Could it be that the Great Celestial Venerable has already reached the Dao Extreme Realm?"

After Su Mu put away the Xuanhuang Chaos Spirit Embryo, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

"He shouldn't be at the Dao Extreme Realm yet."

However, he shook his head and rejected the idea.

If the Great Celestial Venerable was at the Dao Extreme Realm, he wouldn't have been able to escape from under the Great Celestial Venerable's nose when he issued the challenge.

"If you want to know what level of cultivation the Great Celestial Venerable is, just look at the result of the battle at Mount Daxing."

Su Mu thought to himself, "Now I need to get rid of the Great Chu Dynasty's encirclement and suppression before I can go to the Great Xing Mountain to see the result."

…………

In the Daxing Mountains.

The figure of the Great Celestial Venerable descended from the sky.

He looked around with his hands behind his back, his expression as if he were surveying his own territory.

Jin Yi and Sun Jifeng's expressions turned serious, and they involuntarily looked at Xu Gu not far away.

Xu Gu happened to be looking over as well.

Their eyes met.

They all assumed that the Great Celestial Venerable was brought there by the other party.

"Let's kill him together!"

Xu Gu said in a deep voice.

The Great Celestial Venerable's gaze fell on Xu Gu, and he slowly said, "When we first met, I told you that if you can behave yourself, I wouldn't mind giving you a place to stand."

But since you can't control your ambition, then die.

Before the Great Celestial Venerable could finish speaking, his figure suddenly vanished.

When he reappeared, he was already in front of Xu Gu, and threw a punch with swift and decisive motion.

Xu Gu's expression changed, and he also threw a punch.

The two fists collided with a deafening roar, and Xu Gu was sent flying backward.

Xu Gu, born into the Hengshan Sect and trained in body refinement, was completely defeated in a single move by the Great Celestial Venerable. (End of Chapter)