Tales of Herding Gods
Chapter 1456: Heaven's Heart Is Great

Celestial Venerable Gong raised her head, and in that instant, her hair had turned white. Twenty-four wrinkles appeared on her face.

Her corporeal body had aged.

Logically speaking, this was impossible. After cultivating to the god realm, one's lifespan would be as long as the heavens. The corporeal bodies of gods would always be at their peak condition. With boundless lifespan, it was impossible for them to age.

The lifespan of a god's corporeal body was limitless, and it was impossible to reduce it no matter what. Even if Celestial Venerable You cut her lifespan, she wouldn't age.

However, her corporeal body still inevitably aged.

This was the first time he had encountered a divine art that could reduce the lifespan of a Celestial Venerable since the establishment of the celestial palace cultivation system!

And this kind of divine art was created by Celestial Venerable You, who had opened up the Life and Death Divine Treasure!

He had opened up the boundary between life and death and opened up the gap between the netherworld and the world of the living, allowing divine arts practitioners to have endless lifespans when they cultivated to the god realm. Now that they had comprehended the Great Dao of Youdu to the extreme, they had the ability to take away the lifespan of a god's corporeal body!

Celestial Venerable Gong visualized with all his might and mobilized his consciousness. He tried his best to visualize the state of his body when he was young and recover the functions of his corporeal body.

After all, she was the divine king of the masters of creation in her previous life. The masters of creation could also live forever. They didn't rely on the system of divine treasures and celestial palaces. Instead, they visualized their own bodies to preserve their youth!

She still had a chance now. She could ambush Celestial Venerable You the moment he let down his guard and turn defeat into victory.

She had lived for far too long, so she no longer cared about honor or defeat. As long as she could win, it was worth it no matter what she did.

However, when she was secretly visualizing, she still found that her corporeal body couldn't help but slide into an even older abyss. Cold sweat broke out on Celestial Venerable Gong's forehead, and he couldn't help but feel despair.

Celestial Venerable You's primordial spirit raised his palm and raised a finger. His finger was like a spear that stabbed towards her heart.

The Benevolent Saintly King Equal to Heaven of Youdu was never a person who had tender and protective feelings for the fairer sex. He had destroyed countless worlds in his hands, and the long horns of Earth Count were proof of his ruthlessness!

Celestial Venerable Gong looked at the descending finger and sighed silently. This time, she was most likely doomed.

Right at this moment, she suddenly felt the aging mechanism of her corporeal body stop. Not only that, her corporeal body started to recover its vigorous life force, and her function was increasing in a straight line!

Celestial Venerable Gong, who was lying in the starry sky and waiting for death, immediately roused his vital qi to move away, avoiding Celestial Venerable You's attack.

Celestial Venerable You's primordial spirit stabbed into the air, and he suddenly had a feeling of being locked onto. This feeling was very bad, as if the Great Dao of Youdu had met its nemesis, giving him an extremely uncomfortable feeling.

Celestial Venerable You's primordial spirit retracted its finger and took advantage of the instant when the twenty-fifth Dao Realm burst forth to break free from this lock. He straightened his back and turned around to face the strong practitioner that had locked onto him.

The corners of the young Celestial Venerable You's eyes twitched as he saw the two ancient gods behind Heavenly Lady Yan.

The two ancient gods, one male and one female, had human heads, human bodies, and snake tails. They walked side by side, their snake tails swimming in the starry sky. Behind their heads stood a huge taiji sand table.

The ones that gave him a great sense of threat weren't Heavenly Lady Yan, but these two ancient gods with strange figures and beautiful appearances!

On the other side, Celestial Venerable Gong stabilized herself and felt the functions of her corporeal body recovering rapidly. Soon, she was filled with power again, and her corporeal body became even more agile and convenient.

"You are indeed one of the Nine Celestial Venerables of the Dragon Han Era. Compared to the current Celestial Venerables, you guys are peerless talents."

Heavenly Lady Yan moved and separated herself from the two ancient gods. She formed a triangle with Celestial Venerable Gong, trapping Celestial Venerable You in the center. She praised, "My forefather's vision is still unique and shrewd. I have long seen that the nine of you are extraordinary and conferred you as Celestial Venerables. As for us, the ten Celestial Venerables that came later, we are inferior to you."

Celestial Venerable Gong wiped away the blood on her mouth, and her voice was still slightly hoarse. "How many talents were there in the first year of the Dragon Han Era? Every one of the Nine Celestial Venerables of the Dragon Han Era was a rare character in history, yet they all appeared in the same era at the same time. As a result, for the next million years, there was no sight of so many geniuses appearing in the same era."

Celestial Venerable You looked at them silently and put on the crying mask.

The two ancient gods of taiji looked at the young Celestial Venerable with admiration and couldn't help but say, "An outstanding person like you should be able to see that you have no chance of winning. It's not too late for you to leave now. The two of us entered the world to sharpen our Dao hearts, and we don't want to kill this dazzling star in the mortal world. If you are willing to leave, let us open up a path."

Heavenly Lady Yan frowned but didn't say anything.

The Yin Goddess said, "You control the Great Dao of Youdu and are still climbing the Dao Realm continuously. You have yet to reach the end of your potential. However, even if you reach the end of your potential, you are still no match for the two of us. Our Dao is the perfect counter to you. Leave now, there's still time. Don't be stubborn."

The Yang God said, "Ever since the heaven and earth were created, we have already been born, and we have only come into being today. We are doing this to train in the mortal world like you all, to seek the path of transcendence. Ever since we were born, our hands have not been stained with blood. We are all Dao seekers on this path, and we don't want to be tainted by your blood."

Under the mask, Celestial Venerable You blinked his faint eyes and looked at them calmly. Suddenly, his eyes curved, and the face under the mask should be smiling.

"I promised my friend to guard here, so I cannot leave."

His primordial spirit gathered qi into a wall, and with a wave of his hand, a wall that stretched across Xuandu appeared. It was like a barrier in the sky, and it stood in front of the three of them.

Celestial Venerable You raised his chin proudly. "If you guys want to cross the minefield, you'll walk over my corpse!"

After saying this, he no longer wanted to say anything to them.

Heavenly Lady Yan's gaze landed on the two ancient gods of Taiji, and she said softly, "Dao brothers, now you have nothing to say, right?"

The two ancient gods sighed, and a tear rolled down the corner of their eyes. They said in unison, "We can only do this."

The ancient gods of Taiji, Celestial Venerable Gong, and Heavenly Lady Yan attacked at the same time. Four auras shook the heavens and earth, shaking the entire Xuandu as they attacked Celestial Venerable You!

At that moment, Qin Mu brought Butcher and the rest to fight with Celestial Venerable Yue and Divine King Lang into Heaven Duke's battlefield. Heaven Duke's situation was already extremely critical. He was surrounded by the four Celestial Venerables and the three divine weapons Celestial Venerable Yu. Even if he shrunk his corporeal body and increased his speed, he couldn't avoid getting injured repeatedly.

At this moment, the will of the Heavenly Dao was pressing forcefully on Heaven Duke's body. The will of the Heavenly Dao was extremely strong and suppressed Heaven Duke's consciousness.

The changes in the Heavenly Dao had been figured out by Celestial Venerable Hong, Heavenly Lady Qiang, God Emperor Lang Xuan, and Shi Qiluo. The Heavenly Dao had no creativity, no subjectivity, only objectivity.

The consciousness of the Heavenly Dao that was forcefully added to Heaven Duke's body was usually used to defend against attacks and counterattack accordingly. In terms of creativity and change, he was far inferior to others.

This was the weakness of the Heavenly Dao.

With Celestial Venerable Hong, who knew everything about the Heavenly Dao and Heaven Duke, the speed at which Heaven Duke died was beyond everyone's expectations. Even Lang Xuan, Heavenly Lady Qiang, and the rest didn't expect it to be so easy.

However, Celestial Venerable Yue and Lang Lang's joint attack still created some trouble for them. With Qin Mu and the rest, even if they couldn't threaten their lives, it still gave them a headache.

Shi Qiluo left the battlefield on his own to stop them. He controlled the three divine weapons Celestial Venerable Yu, and his abilities were powerful. In addition to his ever-changing body, he could transform into all kinds of rare treasures with a shake of his body. He was also a person with monstrous battle prowess.

However, Celestial Venerable Yue didn't fight him head-on. She dodged and continued to attack Celestial Venerable Hong, Heavenly Lady Qiang, and the rest. This made the Stone Qiluo Sect sigh.

What made it even more strenuous for Shi Qiluo was Divine King Lang's consciousness invading the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu to fight for control of the divine weapon. It even invaded his body to try and control him, using him as a divine weapon to attack Lang Xuan and the rest.

Luckily, he was the ruler of the Patriarch Creation Palace, and he had left all kinds of hidden doors in the body of the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu. Even his own body had hidden countless of them. Divine King Lang saw that he couldn't seize control, but he still continued to harass him, driving him crazy.

"Let me do it!"

God Emperor Lang Xuan's consciousness suddenly burst forth, colliding head-on with Divine King Lang Xuan. His divine essence finger pierced through layers of space, forcing Celestial Venerable Yue out. With a flick of his sleeve, Qin Mu and the rest were forced out of thirty voids. He said indifferently, "Shi Qiluo, go help Celestial Venerable Hong."

Shi Qiluo felt as if a burden had been lifted off his shoulders, and he immediately controlled the divine weapon Celestial Venerable Yu to attack Heaven Duke.

God Emperor Lang Xuan was the strongest among the ten Celestial Venerables. Even if he fought with Heaven Duke, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage. Even Celestial Venerable Hong, who had the strongest magic power, was much weaker than him in terms of attack power.

"Celestial Venerable Yue, I'm your natural nemesis."

God Emperor Lang Xuan had a proud expression as he looked at Celestial Venerable Yue and said indifferently, "Your space path is in front of me. I can't unleash it with just a move of my consciousness. You were heavily injured for forty thousand years because of me."

His gaze then landed on Divine King Lang, and he said leisurely, "Divine King Lang, your consciousness path is naturally weaker than my Absolute Beginning Dao. If you fight me, I can severely injure you in the first move and take your life in the second. Submit to me, and I will confer you the title of imperial concubine."

His gaze then landed on Qin Mu and the rest, and he frowned. "Celestial Venerable Mu, I can recognize you even if you cover your face. In front of me, you are just trying to cause trouble with your bare buttocks. What's the use of covering your face? When the five of you work together, your abilities are merely at the edge of the Celestial Venerable's combat power. You can't even withstand a single blow!"

Tian Shu was so angry that he laughed and said to the others, "How vulgar, this beast actually said we were making trouble with our buttocks bare! His grandmother's mouth…"

Suddenly, the Heavenly Dao trembled violently, and the entire Xuandu's Heavenly Dao roared as it rushed into Heaven Duke's body!

Qin Mu's heart sank, and he felt the power of the Heavenly Dao in his body draining away frantically. The Xuandu Heavenly Dao probably knew that Heaven Duke's situation had reached the most crucial moment, so it retracted all the power of the Heavenly Dao that had shrouded the entire Xuandu and strengthened Heaven Duke!

Heaven Duke had already reached the most dangerous moment!

Heaven Duke's power increased, but his adaptability didn't improve at all. In that case, no matter how strong Heaven Duke was, he would still die in the hands of Celestial Venerable Hong and the rest.

He was probably going to lose this battle.

Tian Shu and the rest immediately felt the power of the Heavenly Dao rushing by, causing their expressions to change. The reason why they were able to fight until now without being killed by the Celestial Venerables was because of the power of the Heavenly Dao.

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Now that they had lost this power, their battle prowess would decline, and the danger would also increase exponentially.

At this moment, an incomparably intense throbbing came from afar. The eye in the heart of Qin Mu's brows opened up and looked over. He saw Celestial Venerable Gong, Heavenly Lady Yan, and the ancient god of taiji attacking Celestial Venerable You!

Celestial Venerable Gong's divine whip and bugle horn, Heavenly Lady Yan's hairpin and the Ruins of End, and the Taiji sand table of the ancient gods had all been mobilized!

Under such an attack, Celestial Venerable You was most likely dead!

Qin Mu's mind was muddle-headed when he suddenly felt a sweetness in his throat. A mouthful of fresh blood rushed into his mouth, but he swallowed it back down.

"Heaven Duke, You…" His heart suddenly ached, and his heart felt like it was being sliced by knives.

Suddenly, in the heart of Heaven Duke's brows, a boundless aura rose up. The Heavenly Dao rumbled, the heavenly music shook, and the bell rang!

Celestial Venerable Hong, who was attacking Heaven Duke, had a huge change in expression. Shi Qiluo and Heavenly Lady Qiang immediately felt that Heaven Duke was different from the previous one!

God Emperor Lang Xuan's heart trembled violently, and he looked at Heaven Duke.

Over there, at the heart of Heaven Duke's brows, his primordial spirit rose up. In an instant, the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao retreated, and Heaven Duke's consciousness took over his body.

In the distance, a shocking sword light suddenly rushed into the sky and shone on the billions of stars in Xuandu.

Heaven Duke revealed a smile, and his grand voice reverberated in Xuandu.

"Heaven's Heart is vast, dry and small, having one or two pitfalls along to the way to the mind!"

In that instant, Qin Mu's face was covered in tears, and he was wild with joy.

Butcher glanced at him coldly and snorted. "Great sorrow and great joy will damage your Dao heart. Mu'er, you should be ashamed to be a Celestial Venerable!"

Even so, his hand that was holding Heaven Knife was trembling from excitement.

Heaven Duke had finally walked out of the Nine Hells Stage and comprehended Heaven's heart. Founding Emperor had also rushed over from the ancestral court, so how could he not be excited?