Chapter 569 22: Stop! We're All Family
The firelight illuminated a hundred thousand miles, connecting heaven and earth, a terrifying spectacle, as if a sea of fire descended from the sky, engulfing everything.
The divine light flowed around the Sun and Moon Gourd hanging at Lu Chengfeng's waist, humming violently, even becoming somewhat hot.
This treasure, though mystical and infinitely potent with even the hope of ascending to an Innate Spiritual Treasure, was fundamentally too fragile. Although the magical treasures and divine materials used initially were considered unmatched in the mundane realm, they now appeared quite superficial at this realm.
To elevate this magical treasure, countless resources and long years of nurturing are needed.
And at this moment, the flames fanned by the Five Fire Seven Bird Fan were not only a great supplement to the Sun and Moon Gourd, but could also be used to temper the gourd, expelling impurities within it and merging the various materials that were originally not tightly bound.
Thus, Lu Chengfeng was unhurried, continuously using the enemy's flames to refine his treasure, allowing the firelight to surge wildly without harming him in the least.
To prevent the enemy from noticing any clues, he took out the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber for the first time, with the blade flowing with the passage of time, rendering his figure hazy.
By this time, the celestial battle had alarmed more and more Immortal Gods, with many Great Divine Ability Users employing Divine Techniques to observe the battle.
If not for Divine Monarch Qingfeng sending out a message in advance, anyone daring to cause such havoc within the Divine Court would have been suppressed already.
But now, everyone knew it was about Cyan Nether Celestial Venerable's affair, so many watched with anticipation, unwilling to intervene.
"Didn't expect even Red Dog to be by Nine Heavens Demon Subduing Venerate's side; it seems Cyan Nether Celestial Venerable truly values this husband!"
"What husband? It's just the experience of the Celestial Venerable's reincarnated life, originally a mundane man. If he can become a Venerate in one leap, he should be satisfied. Trying to cling further is courting death."
"What mundane man can slay Giant Spirit Venerate and then suppress Fire Virtue Star Monarch? I think this one is not so simple."
"It's probably the love of Cyan Nether Celestial Venerable, granting him protective life-preserving treasures, otherwise, how can a mundane man annihilate the great powers of our Divine Court?"
"Now that the Celestial Monarch of the Year of Jiazi has taken action, his good days are over."
"If he hadn't struck down Giant Spirit Venerate and Fire Virtue Star Monarch before, the Celestial Monarch of the Year of Jiazi might have just humiliated him, making him suffer a bit, but since he dared to break the rules and kill ruthlessly, he deserves death."
The great powers of the Divine Court discussed fervently, but none thought highly of Lu Chengfeng. Almost everyone believed the protective life-preserving treasures granted by Cyan Nether Celestial Venerable allowed him to kill recklessly.
Yet, with a Celestial Monarch intervening, he will soon be exposed.
"After all, he's a mundane person, unaware of the vastness of heaven and earth, probably about to lose his life now, what's the point?"
While the Immortal Gods talked fervently, Celestial Monarch of the Year of Jiazi sensed something amiss as his mana surged intensely, even the void seemed aflame, rendering the sky resplendent and dazzling.
Yet the aura of that Nine Heavens Demon Subduing Venerate remained undisturbed, not even slightly diminished.
"How could this be?"
He withdrew the treasure fan from his hand, and the fire in the sky instantly dissipated like a tide, revealing Lu Chengfeng's figure.
Lu Chengfeng was seen riding a Golden Dragon, with a Three-Pointed Double-Edged Saber in his right hand and pressing a gourd with his left hand, devouring the last wisp of five-colored flame in the void. The gourd seemed extremely satisfied, glowing with a crimson radiance and emitting a joyful hum.
"Rogue! How dare you deceive me so?!" The Celestial Monarch of the Year of Jiazi was truly angered, for by now, he saw clearly that the other party was not afraid of his Five Fire Seven Bird Fan, merely seizing the opportunity to devour the flame essence and even refine his treasure.
This realization infuriated him, causing his Three Corpse Gods to jump, a hot breath rushing from his heart, shaking the jade talisman in his left hand, known as the Tai Sui Talisman, which is also the talisman decree of Celestial Monarch of the Year of Jiazi's divine position.
The Celestial Monarch of the Year of Jiazi governs the fortune of the Jiazi year in the human world, primarily responsible for leading the gods, overseeing directions, handling seasonal orders, ensuring success, ruling human sins and fortune, eliminating evils, and rewarding good and punishing evil.
Having a deep influence over the Nine States, bearing considerable power, he is a Celestial Monarch wielding actual authority.
He was angry now, urging the Tai Sui Talisman, employing its Great Divine Techniques, seeking fortune and avoiding disaster.
As the saying goes, tampering with the Tai Sui's domain invites misfortune, as Tai Sui governs human fortune and disaster; offending Tai Sui brings calamity.
This Great Divine Technique involves the Path of Destiny, the Path of Destiny, extremely mysterious. The gods, even if willing to offend celestial monarchs with greater killing methods, are reluctant to offend Tai Sui.
At this moment, the Tai Sui Talisman slightly shook.
Lu Chengfeng felt a dark cloud pressing overhead, eerie and terrifying, exuding boundless horror and oppression, enough to suffocate.
Yet only he could see this dark cloud, while other Immortal Gods only saw the Celestial Monarch of the Year of Jiazi slightly shaking the Tai Sui Talisman, whereupon Lu Chengfeng stood motionless.
In truth, were it not for Lu Chengfeng's insight into the Path of Time, he couldn't have seen the dark cloud above him.
"Misfortune has no gate, only man invites it himself, Nine Heavens Demon Subduing Venerate, you've brought this upon yourself."
"Ridiculous, how can a petty trick affect me!" At first, Lu Chengfeng was startled, but he soon realized that with his insight into the Path of Time, mastering past, present, and future, destiny was already in his hands, not to be swayed by mere Divine Techniques.
