Chapter 1145 — Exterminate Them All
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 3
Yet Longshan the Wanderer, with only the ten-thousand-odd scattered divine-ability users and gods and demons of the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace, cut those four armies of gods and demons down until half were dead and gone! " The other two ancient gods could not help but show the same dread. The more one knew of the Heavenly Court's strength, the deeper one's awe — and the less one dared to harbor a thought of resistance. They too had lived through the Heavenly Court's division in those years, and well they knew how strange and treacherous the situation had been then.
The Heavenly Court had sent great armies to bar the four ancient god emperors from leaving, and every one of those armies had been beaten; the Fire Heavenly Venerable had even been gravely wounded by the Vermilion Bird, the Southern Emperor.
But the most soul-shaking battle of that time had taken place on the Heavenly River, in the interception of the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace: the Heavenly Court's forces had suffered grievous losses and had not caught their breath for many years after.
And what stirred men's hearts even more was the theft of the Glazed Azure Heaven Banner, the greatest treasure under heaven; at the time opinions differed wildly, but those who knew the inside story were very few.
"At that time, after Longshan the Wanderer had beaten back the Heavenly Court's armies, he stole the Glazed Azure Heaven Banner and vanished without a trace.
" The Third Pillar Ancient God said: "Because Yin Tianzi was in the Xuanwu Heavenly Palace at the time, he knew much of what lay behind it all; the youngest brother heard him speak of this matter once, unguardedly. " The Pillar Heaven Ancient Gods numbered eight in all, called the Eight Pillar Heavens: the Western Heaven held three, the Eastern Heaven four, the Northern Heaven one — and the ancient god of the Northern Pillar Heaven was the youngest of them all.
"It was for that battle that Longshan the Wanderer was hailed as the greatest Celestial Master under heaven. He vanished together with the Glazed Azure Heaven Banner, and for six hundred thousand years no trace of him was seen; it became one of the unsolved cases of the Longhan Era.
Who would have thought that when he appeared again, it would be to come for us ancient gods?
" The Third Pillar Ancient God said: "We cannot sit here waiting for death! " The other two ancient gods frowned and said: "Longshan the Wanderer was already so formidable six hundred thousand years ago; now he can only be more so.
With the Glazed Azure Heaven Banner, the greatest treasure under heaven, in his hands, we have nothing but the road to death before us. How can we be his match?
He may already be on his way here to kill us! " The Third Pillar Ancient God laughed: "Which is why we take a step ahead of him! " He rose and said: "We abandon our ancestral grounds and shift from Bai Earth to the White Emperor in the Western Heaven.
Even if Longshan the Wanderer's powers reach the heavens, would he dare to cross swords with the White Emperor?
" "Abandon our ancestral grounds. . .
" The two ancient gods both looked troubled.
The Third Pillar Ancient God said: "Stay, and we die; leave, and there is still a road to life. Are you coming or not?
" The two ancient gods rose and said with one voice: "Our lives matter more than any ancestral ground.
We go together!
" The three ancient gods at once shrank their forms, flew out of the Third Pillar Heaven, and became three streams of flowing light, speeding straight toward the spirit-energy translocation bridge of Bai Earth.