Tales of Herding Gods
Chapter 1540: The First Battle

At the source of Surging River, the celestial river had already changed its course along with the celestial heavens' migration to the ancestral court, returning to its original position. At this moment, there were no longer any magnificent currents in Surging River Dao.

The river was still there, but the celestial river had already floated into the sky.

There was still water in the river, but it was shallow and murky. There were only fish, prawns, and water dwellers in the water. The dragons that had originally lived here had already migrated into the sky with the celestial river and built gorgeous palaces in the sky.

However, there were many gods and devils stationed around the river, waiting for them.

When the seven Celestial Venerables visited the sacred grounds of Black Mountain, Celestial Venerable Huo, Celestial Venerable Gong, and Celestial Empress Yin heard that Qin Mu had come to rescue Celestial Venerable Ling, so they rushed over in a hurry. However, they didn't manage to find him.

Their positions were extraordinary, and they had been waiting for Qin Mu for a long time, so they naturally couldn't stay here forever. The gods and devils that were stationed here were their subordinates.

Qin Mu looked around and saw that the gods and devils had already set up camp here and built small god cities. They looked like they were facing a great enemy.

In those camps and god cities, god messengers left quickly, probably to inform Celestial Venerable Huo and the rest.

Qin Mu didn't mind and came to the side of a god city. He smiled and said, "Who's going to inform Celestial Venerable Xiao with me?"

The general in the city trembled in fear and shouted, "Celestial Venerable Mu, don't be so arrogant. This isn't a place where you can behave atrociously…"

Qin Mu swept his gaze over and saw a abyss of the Ruins of End above that god city.

The guard general's face was pale, and all the gods and devils in the city didn't dare to move.

The abyss of the Ruins of End spun, and a huge gravitational wave locked onto all of them. As long as the power of the abyss burst forth, it could swallow them whole!

Qin Mu had a kind expression and smiled. "There's no need to be afraid. I'm a Celestial Venerable after all, not a devil that kills gods without blinking. Who will go with me to learn about Celestial Venerable?"

"I'll go now!"

The general hurriedly transformed into a beam of divine light and escaped into the distance, heading straight for the nearest Spirit Energy Mutual Shift Bridge.

Qin Mu dispersed the divine art of the Ruins of End and walked into the god city. He sat down on the city tower, and the gods and devils in the city were silent like cicadas in the winter. They didn't dare to speak. A few of the gods and devils were quick-witted, and they hurriedly served fragrant tea, fine wine, and dried fruits. They then ordered the songstresses to come forward and play silk bamboo, singing and dancing to cheer the Celestial Venerables up.

Qin Mu opened his mouth, and the goddess beside him hurriedly placed the peeled purple jade grape into his mouth. Even the seeds were picked out.

Qin Mu ate the grapes and pursed his lips. Immediately, a goddess brought a cup of fragrant tea to his mouth.

Qin Mu drank his tea and saw the graceful figure of the dance girl. Her dance was elegant and moving, and her singing was also heartfelt. He couldn't help raising his hands.

The goddesses on both sides hurriedly grabbed the hands of this Celestial Venerable and applauded him.

Clap clap clap!

Qin Mu clapped his hands and praised, "This is great. This song praises the soldiers that sacrificed themselves for the celestial heavens in the battle of Yang Valley, right? This song praises the loyalty and filial heart of the soldiers of the celestial heavens. They are loyal, righteous, and courageous. They would rather die than bend, they would rather die than submit. This is great! This song is so good, I almost cried!"

The celestial heavens' divine generals in the city tower laughed awkwardly. A divine general said, "The one singing is my daughter. Shall we send her to your room tonight, Celestial Venerable?"

Qin Mu turned sideways and said, "Your daughter has a good voice, so her mother isn't bad either…"

That divine general hurriedly said, "If Celestial Venerable likes it, you can also send it to Celestial Venerable's room…"

Qin Mu laughed loudly, and the divine generals in the city tower also laughed along with him. Suddenly, Qin Mu's face turned cold, and the smiles on the faces of the soldiers also vanished. The city tower was silent, and even the sound of silk bamboo had stopped.

Qin Mu slowly opened his mouth, and the goddess beside him hurriedly placed the peeled grapes into his hands. Only then did the generals of the celestial heavens let out a sigh of relief and started to play the zither again.

Suddenly, Qin Mu stood up and laughed. "Grand Emperor, you're finally here!"

Si Zhu's voice stopped, and everyone in the city tower looked at Qin Mu in unison. "Celestial Venerable Mu, you are seeking your own death!"

"I've already warned you not to be delusional!"

"Don't try to save Celestial Venerable Ling!"

Qin Mu laughed loudly as he walked out of the city tower. He saw all the gods and devils of the celestial heavens looking at him. There were a thousand people and a thousand faces, but they were all from the Grand Emperor alone.

"Yet you insisted on going your own way and courted death in every way possible!"

Over ten thousand gods and devils in the city let out world-shaking shouts. "I don't even need to do it personally, the other Celestial Venerables will kill you!"

Qin Mu looked at the camps of the other Celestial Venerables in the distance. In those camps and god cities, gods and devils turned their necks to look at him. The scene was extremely strange.

On both sides of the Surging River, the army of the celestial heavens said in unison, "In the past, I could tolerate you, but now, I can't tolerate you!"

Qin Mu raised his hand, and the God Execution Stage flew out from his Spirit Embryo Divine Treasure. The two God Execution Mysterious Knives were like two evil dragons entangling each other on the God Execution Stage, giving off an overflowing baleful aura.

"Grand Emperor, have you seen the God Execution Stage and the God Execution Mysterious Knife?"

Qin Mu smiled and said leisurely, "Heavenly Lady Qiang's reincarnation has already been killed by me, and the God Execution Stage and God Execution Mysterious Knife are in my hands. Don't you understand?"

In the surroundings, the gazes of the countless gods and devils in the camp and the god city fell on the God Execution Stage and God Execution Mysterious Knife, revealing astonishment and fury.

"I sank Heavenly Lady Qiang bit by bit into the long river of chaos in the Jade Capital City of the ancestral court and watched her slowly disintegrate into ashes."

Qin Mu said with a smile, "Grand Emperor, you are old and useless. Even if you ensconced your consciousness in the Great Overarching Heaven, so what if it's undying and indestructible? You can only hide there and wait silently. When someone grows to a level that surpasses you, they will kill their way into the Great Overarching Heaven and wipe you off completely!"

The tens of thousands of soldiers of the celestial heavens snorted in anger.

"Do you know that you are outdated? There are no less than four people who can kill you in the Great Overarching Heaven!"

Qin Mu smiled faintly. "Give up on resisting me, return Celestial Venerable Yun to me, and let me save Celestial Venerable Ling. I won't make things difficult for your primordial spirit, Fang Yu. You can also take Celestial Emperor's corporeal body. Otherwise, you won't be able to escape this calamity. You will definitely turn into ashes like Heavenly Lady Yan!"

Just as his voice fell, the sky suddenly distorted, and flames surged from the south. A vermillion bird flew over, and its overflowing divine might instantly caused the water of Surging River to boil. The fishes, prawns, and the water dwellers in the water were all scorched red, dying unnatural deaths!

'Celestial Venerable Huo isn't here yet, but South Deity Zhu Que's corporeal body is.'

Qin Mu revealed a mocking expression. "When Celestial Venerable Huo was killing his own kind, he was indeed the fastest."

"It's just a gift from a boy!"

The tens of thousands of soldiers of the celestial heavens shouted in unison, and an incomparably terrifying consciousness descended from the sky. It surged over from the Ultimate Void, Great Overarching Consciousness Heaven, and it rushed towards South Deity's corporeal body that was flapping its wings!

South Deity's corporeal body was refined by Celestial Venerable Huo. When Celestial Venerable Huo learned that Qin Mu had reached the source of the Surging River, he knew that it would take some time for him to reach there, so he executed South Deity's corporeal body as he traveled.

South Deity's corporeal body was the body of South Deity Zhu Que, and it was born from Dao fire. Wherever it passed, the sky would melt, and space would crumble. Distortions would appear in the distance, and layers of spatial halos would form around the vermillion bird. They were incomparably scorching and bright.

The power of this corporeal body was too strong, comparable to a Celestial Venerable.

However, in the next moment, South Deity's corporeal body was invaded by the Grand Emperor's consciousness. He erased Celestial Venerable Huo's imprint and controlled South Deity's corporeal body!

The vermillion bird flapped its wings, and the flames became denser. Its speed became faster, and in the next instant, it reached Surging River. Its claws tore through the air as it grabbed towards Qin Mu who was on the city tower!

Celestial Venerable Huo, who was rushing over, couldn't help but fly into a rage. "Grand Emperor, how dare you come and fight with me?"

He was truly furious. At that moment, an incomparably bright sword light suddenly rose from the Land of the Great Void. The sword light pierced through the terrifying space formed by the destruction of the thirty-five voids of the Void Bridge and pierced through the main camp of the celestial heavens that was guarding it. Wherever the sword light passed, the soldiers of the celestial heavens would be pulverized.

Celestial Venerable Huo saw this sword from afar, and his heart jumped.

That sword light was Founding Emperor's Sword Dao. It was obvious that Founding Emperor Qin Ye had suddenly risen in revolt at this crucial moment!

The army of the celestial heavens guarded the Void Bridge in front of the Great Void. Heavenly teachers, heavenly kings, and soldiers guarded it. With the four deities of the ancient gods' weapons suppressing it, everything had been peaceful.

At this moment, Founding Emperor had slaughtered his way out of the Paramita Void to the Great Void. Could he be planning to take advantage of the absence of the Celestial Venerables to attack the army of gods and devils of the celestial heavens?

Just as he thought that, he saw another spectacular sight.

In the Paramita Void, a magnificent ship carrying the 33 heavens of Carefree Village crossed the Void Bridge and came to the opposite side of the celestial heavens' army!

Celestial Venerable Huo's heart trembled violently. 'Qin Ye is crazy! How dare he leave the Paramita Void? Is he trying to commit suicide?'

Now, he was hesitant and didn't know if he should go to the source of the Surging River or to the Void Bridge.

Founding Emperor and Qin Mu were both humans, and they had repeatedly opposed the celestial heavens and the half-gods, making it hard for him to be a human in the celestial heavens. Thus, he wanted to get rid of both of them.

However, now that both of them were making a big move at the same time, he couldn't decide who to kill first.

'Qin Mu's danger is even greater! If he succeeds, another Celestial Venerable Ling might appear!'

Celestial Venerable Huo's gaze flickered, but he flew towards the Land of the Great Void and thought to himself, 'However, Celestial Venerable Mu has the Grand Emperor to hold him back, so he won't be able to succeed. Thus, Founding Emperor Qin Ye is the most dangerous!'

At the same time, Celestial Venerable Hao frowned. He was also on the way to the Surging River, traveling with Celestial Venerables like Gong, Xu, Zu, Lang, and the rest. However, the changes in the Land of the Great Void troubled him.

'The army of the celestial heavens can't be wiped out by Founding Emperor and Carefree Village. Otherwise, the control of the celestial heavens over the thousands of worlds will be greatly weakened.'

Celestial Venerable Hao made up his mind and continued to rush to the Surging River. "However, compared to Founding Emperor Qin Ye, Celestial Venerable Mu is more important. Furthermore, Celestial Emperor's corporeal body cannot fall behind Celestial Venerable Xiao's! His incomparably strong corporeal body is the strongest weapon in the world!"

Others didn't know how terrifying Celestial Emperor's corporeal body was, but he knew it clearly.

The corporeal body of Celestial Emperor Tai Chu had never been injured!

Even existences like Heaven Duke and Earth Count couldn't injure Celestial Emperor's corporeal body.

If Celestial Venerable Xiao seized the corporeal body, his celestial palace would be perfected. He would directly ascend to the ultimate void and imprint his power into the Great Overarching Heaven.

Other people's corporeal bodies couldn't enter the ultimate void and would be assimilated by it. However, the corporeal body of Celestial Emperor Tai Chu couldn't.

'If Celestial Venerable Xiao sat on the throne before me, he would definitely kill us and tear us apart!'

Just as South Deity's corporeal body flapped its wings and flew over, Qin Mu had already taken out his hairpin. With a stroke of his hairpin, a celestial river reappeared from the past forty thousand years ago!