Chapter 1513 — We Are One Family, After All

Without a tree, where would the fruit come from? " Heavenly Lord Hao walked over to the Primordial Sage's Dao tree and said unhurriedly, "Most of the Dao trees here have already withered, their Great Dao erased, no longer of any use. But this one remains perfectly intact, which suggests that the power of its master was extraordinary, far outshining the others. " The four Heavenly Lords said nothing, their eyes resting on the tree. They too wanted the tree and the fruit, but dared not show it.

"A Dao fruit can raise one's Dao realm. My elder brother Langxuan obtained one and raised the cultivation of his Dao realm to the twenty-eighth heaven. But his Dao realm is false, raised by a Dao fruit.

It looks impressive, yet it is hollow within. " Heavenly Lord Hao went on. "A Dao tree is different.

The tree records the entire process of attaining the Dao. Plucking the fruit is all very well, but the foundation is unsteady.

Only by witnessing the process by which another attained the Dao can we gain the greatest benefit! " This speech set the other four Heavenly Lords thinking; they nodded again and again. Even the Goddess Taisu could not help praising him inwardly: "The Taiji Ancient Gods told me to choose Heavenly Lord Hao—this was indeed a fine move!

Hao's talent and skill are far above those of the other Heavenly Lords! But when the Taiji Ancient Gods came into the world, they chose Consort Yan instead—that was a blunder.

Strange.

Why did those two choose Consort Yan? " She could not fathom the intent behind the Taiji Ancient Gods' action. Heavenly Lord Hao raised his hand and tossed the Dao fruit to Heavenly Lord Fire.

Fire was startled and overjoyed, almost not daring to accept it. Hao said coolly, "The Battle of Xuandu brought you no benefit. The benefit from this Dao fruit is no less than Xuandu's Heavenly Dao—consider it compensation.

" Heavenly Lord Fire was moved to tears of gratitude. Hao plucked the Dao flower and gave it to Heavenly Lord Void, smiling.

"There will be other days.

When we smash our way into the Nether Capital, Friend Void will get something even better. " The Ancestral God King laughed.

"I gained the greatest benefit at Xuandu. This time I will not take a single share. " Heavenly Lord Hao laughed heartily. "This Jade Capital is itself the greatest benefit—nearly inexhaustible!

How could the God King's share be lacking? Let it be owed; let it be recorded as owed for now.

" The Ancestral God King smiled and agreed. Heavenly Lord Hao then brought the entire Dao tree before Heavenly Lord Gong. Gong was taken aback.

If Hao gave her the tree, then had he not gotten nothing for himself? "I would like to exchange this Dao tree for your mineral vein, Friend Gong. What do you think?

" Heavenly Lord Hao asked with a smile.

Taisu felt deeply pleased when she heard this: "I was right about him. Heavenly Lord Hao has completely submitted to me. He knows that the stronger I am, the more he gains, and now he is devoting himself wholeheartedly to preparing Taisu Divine Stone for me. " Heavenly Lord Gong gave a slight start and bowed. "How dare I refuse?

But one-tenth of the yield from my mineral vein belongs to Heavenly Lord Mu.

I promised him that, and I cannot go back on it.

" Heavenly Lord Hao smiled, unconcerned. "What you promised him must of course be given.

Once the vein is mine, I will give him his tenth.

Rest assured, I will not make things difficult for you. " Heavenly Lord Fire said, "Brother Hao, just now in the Pixiang Hall we found no trace of Heavenly Lord Mu.

Most likely he lured us here, hoping to use that old monster in the hall to get rid of us. .

. " Hao shook his head.

"He is not so shallow as to think an old monster in a hall can kill us.

He probably had other plans. .

. " He frowned and looked around, and he noticed that this divine city was in fact rather similar to the Jade Capital of the Heavenly Court.

He thought to himself, "That scoundrel Heavenly Lord Mu must have long since rescued the remnant soul of the Imperial Heavenly Lord and the soul of the Southern Emperor. Since he had discovered this place, why would he lure us here. .

. " Clever as he was, he absolutely could not guess the reason Shen Mu had brought them here. But to Heavenly Lord Hao, this place was strewn with treasures.

A single Dao tree and two Dao fruits could not satisfy him; the true wealth was the entire divine city! "If I could move this divine city to the Heavenly Court and make it the Heavenly Court's own Jade Capital, what majesty that would be—how could the Supreme Emperor or my father, Taichu, ever compare? That would be the true Eternal Emperor!

" He walked forward and continued to explore the divine city. Heavenly Lord Fire clutched the Dao fruit, his gaze flickering, staring at another Dao fruit hanging on another tree. That fruit was tattered and broken, and inside it lay a beautiful female corpse—the very one that had been blasted by the seal in the Pixiang Hall.

"Heavenly Lord Fire, let's go! " Heavenly Lord Void turned and smiled.

"That tree has withered and that fruit is ruined—useless. " Heavenly Lord Fire turned his gaze away and followed the other four Lords. Not long after they left, Consort Qiang came walking over, coughing blood. She stopped beneath the withered Dao tree, looked up at the tattered Dao fruit, and bowed.

"Dao friend.

" The woman inside the Dao fruit suddenly sat bolt upright and turned her head toward her. "An existence that attained the Dao, yet swims with fish and shrimp.

Pitiful. Lamentable. " Consort Qiang sneered.

"You are also an existence that attained the Dao, and yet you were beaten by the divine abilities of fish and shrimp until you had to feign death to escape? Dao friend, you cannot even save yourself—spare me your mockery. I came to you because I want to join forces with you. .

.

" The woman inside the Dao fruit said, "Supreme Emperor, the position you hold now was given to you by the Miluo Palace. Now is the time for you to repay the Miluo Palace.

" Consort Qiang's heart leaped.

"You know me? " "The Lord of the Miluo Palace captured the strange beasts of the world and created the Void Beast, then gave it to you. Did you truly think you had such vast fortune as to obtain a Void Beast on your own?

" The woman inside the Dao fruit sneered. "The Lord of the Miluo Palace expected you to sacrifice more living beings, yet you were so incompetent that you ruined the splendid situation he had created for you!

" Consort Qiang's face changed drastically. "The Lord of the Miluo Palace? This Jade Capital.

. .

" "This city is the Miluo Palace!

" Meanwhile, the Taiji Ancient Gods fled swiftly out of the Jade Capital of the Ancestral Court with Consort Yan. Before long they caught up with Shi Qiluo, who had fled before them.

Seeing these three divine beings, Shi Qiluo felt a jolt of alarm and knew it boded ill. Suddenly, Divine Emperor Langxuan flew through the air and landed beside her.

Only then did Shi Qiluo breathe a sigh of relief.

The Taiji Ancient Gods were also wary when they saw Divine Emperor Langxuan arrive, and they did not strike Shi Qiluo down.

The three Heavenly Lords, each bearing wounds, looked at one another and all smiled bitterly. "Heavenly Lord Hao's power has become a great tide, while we are still guarding against one another! This setback is a warning!

" Divine Emperor Langxuan glanced at Consort Yan and Shi Qiluo and sneered.

"If we continue to fight each on our own, Heavenly Lord Hao will break us one by one. In the end he will unify the world and become the Heavenly Emperor!

As for us, we will either become prisoners or die without a place to be buried!

" Consort Yan said calmly, "If the Divine Emperor will help me subdue Shi Qiluo, then we need not fear Heavenly Lord Hao. " Shi Qiluo laughed.