Unlike Feng Yunsheng who inherited the Doomsday Heavenly Devil’s authority and obtained the Grand Abyss Destruction, the Incongruence Divine Mother and the other Daoism Heavenly Immortals would easily attract the Dao Ancestor’s attention.
As such, most of the time, they would hide within the void’s outskirts’ boundless outskirts and merge with the void, entering a half-slumber half-drifting state to prevent any Dao Realm bigwigs from targeting them. They were especially wary of the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord and the Future Buddha.
In recent decades, due to the Taiyi Nirvana Heavenly Lord obtaining the Humanly Essence Stone’s fragment, the Immeasurable Heavenly Lord and the Future Buddha were constantly fighting against each other.
The Incongruence Divine Mother and the other Daoism Heavenly Immortals were in a much better situation. They had more freedom of movement, and the time they could manifest their true form from the void was longer, resulting in more opportunities.
However, they still had to be careful and pay attention to their safety.
Yan Zhaoge entrusted Gao Qingxuan to deliver the Lord of Broad Accomplishment’s severed arm to the Incongruence Divine Mother, asking her to search for the Immortal Extermination Sword and Guangchengzi’s corpse.
The Incongruence Divine Mother succeeded, but she had remained in the current environment for a long time.
She didn’t return to the void and remained in her true form, observing the Immortal Extermination Sword and Guangchengzi’s corpse. She felt that something was amiss.
“I’ve seen the traces left behind from the great battle.”
The Incongruence Divine Mother said, “According to the past, Daoist Guangcheng fought his way out of the encirclement. However, he perished in the end. The Immortal Extermination Sword accompanied his corpse and was hidden deep within the void. Only when I found it today did it finally see the light of day.”
“However …” The Incongruence Divine Mother revealed a look of doubt, “I vaguely feel another Daoist’s aura from this sword.”
“Although it’s extremely weak, I wouldn’t be mistaken.”
Yan Zhaoge and the others’ gazes turned cold, and their expressions turned solemn.
“Earth Empress …” The Incongruence Divine Mother slowly uttered a word.
Yan Zhaoge turned to look at the Immortal Extermination Sword and repeated it, “Earth Empress …”
The Incongruence Divine Mother was referring to only one person.
In the past, she was one of the Four Imperials of the Dao Sect in the Heavenly Court’s Divine Palace, the Earthly Deity of the Earth Empress. Her full name was the Earthly Deity of the Bearing Heaven’s Law, Great Virtue, and Great Light of the Earth Empress. She was commonly known as the Earth Goddess among the people.
The so-called “Sovereign Heaven Earth Empress” referred to her along with the Jade Emperor.
A letter of hers had once been buried within the World beyond Worlds’ southeastern Yang Heaven Territory’s Royal Reed Sea that year, which had fallen into Yan Zhaoge’s hands afterwards.
During the great battle fifty years ago, in order to save Xue Fei, Yan Zhaoge had sacrificed the Later Earth Text. In the end, the intricate profoundness of the text had seeped into the three Golden Bodies of the Great Sage.
“If the Lady of Earth participated in the siege of Heavenly Lord Guangcheng back then, I don’t think so.”
Gao Qingxuan’s expression remained calm, “In other words, the Earth Goddess had found the Heavenly Lord Vast Accomplishment’s corpse and the Immortal Extermination Sword after his death?
But why didn’t she take the sword or bury Heavenly Lord Guangcheng? Why did she leave everything there?
Can’t or don’t want to? “
“I have no way of knowing.”
Goddess Wudang said, “There are more possibilities of being powerless. If I first obtained the Immortal Slaying Sword and then didn’t take it away and left it where it was, and I don’t want others to know that I was here, I can erase the traces. Only Dao Ancestors can detect it.”
As she spoke, the Incongruence Divine Mother suddenly frowned and fell silent.
Yan Zhaoge and the others were startled. After pondering, the Incongruence Divine Mother said, “I’ve just received news that the Jade Illusory Palace has reappeared.”
Everyone held their breaths.
Kunlun Mountain’s Qilin Cliff’s Jade Illusory Palace was no stranger to Daoism’s descendants.
That was the location of the Jade Clear’s Primordial Heavenly Lord’s dao arena. Ever since the Primordial Heavenly Lord transcended and the end of the Ancient era, it had vanished without a trace.
Now, news of the Jade Illusory Palace’s reappearance had arrived. How could Yan Zhaoge and the others not be shocked?
The news came from the Incongruence Divine Mother. If she wasn’t confident, she wouldn’t speak of it.
Since the Incongruence Divine Mother said so, the news should be true.
“However, it was just a glimpse, and it disappeared in an instant.” The Incongruence Divine Mother frowned and said, “I came to look for the Immortal Extermination Sword, but I missed it.”
Yan Zhaoge asked softly, “Did someone else enter?”
“I’m not sure yet.”
The Incongruence Divine Mother answered, “However, with the Jade Illusory Palace and Roving Jade Palace’s current state, unless a Dao Ancestor makes a move, even if someone enters, they would be thrown out when the Jade Illusory Palace disappears. Even if they stay there for a short period of time, they would only stay there for a short period of time.”
In a place like the Jade Illusory Palace, the flow of time was abnormal. Even a Grand Heavenly Immortal who jumped out of the river of time would be dragged back to the normal flow of time.
Yan Zhaoge and the others subconsciously looked at the Immortal Extermination Sword that was hovering in mid-air.
“I wonder if this proves that the Earth Goddess is still alive?” asked Feng Yunsheng.
Xue Fei took off his wine pouch and slowly took a sip, “If even the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor couldn’t find the Jade Illusory Palace, how did the Earth Goddess find it?”
The Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor was of the Jade Clear lineage. Only, he rarely made a move during the Ancient era, which was why he wasn’t listed as one of the Twelve Jade Illusory Immortals like Yun Zhongzi. However, even the Lord of Broad Accomplishment, the leader of the Twelve Immortals, had to address him as “Southern Extremity Senior Brother”.
“That’s hard to say.”
The Incongruence Divine Mother said, “Although it’s already gone, I still have to take a look at the place where the Jade Illusory Palace once appeared.”
“Keep the Immortal Extermination Sword.”
She looked at Yan Zhaoge, “You’ve received Daoist Earth’s letter in the past. Perhaps you’re fated with her. Why don’t you take a look at it?”
Yan Zhaoge nodded, “You’re right, Divine Mother. I’ll take note of it.”
The Incongruence Divine Mother’s figure disappeared within the void, dissipating into specks of sword-lights, which flowed towards the surroundings.
The sword-light world that enveloped Yan Zhaoge and the others shattered and disappeared, vanishing without a trace.
“Just like what the Divine Mother has said, there’s something strange going on.” Xue Fei turned his head and looked at Yan Zhaoge.
“No matter what, with three of the Immortal Extermination Four Swords in hand, our years of planning didn’t go to waste.” Yan Zhaoge asked the North Ocean Clone to keep the Immortal Extermination Sword, “Let’s talk while we walk.”
Gao Qingxuan’s sword-lights expanded, enveloping everyone within. Then, she transformed into a rainbow and left.
Yan Zhaoge’s North Ocean Clone said to Xue Fei and Pan-Pan, “Let’s take a look at it.”
After the previous battles, he had exhausted quite a bit of his strength. Fortunately, he didn’t have to reveal his Golden Body of the Great Sage to achieve his goal.
The North Ocean Clone and Xue Fei each extended their right hands, while Pan-Pan also raised his front claw.
Three radiances flew up and formed clumps of light above everyone’s heads.
Within the clumps of light, words were faintly discernible.
It was the contents of the Later Earth Text.
The radiance shone upon the Immortal Extermination Sword. Yan Zhaoge walked forward and earnestly observed it.
“Just like what the Incongruence Divine Mother has said, there really are some traces of the Earth Goddess’s hands …” Yan Zhaoge stared at it for a while and muttered.
After pondering for a long time, Yan Zhaoge asked Gao Qingxuan to temporarily keep the Immortal Trapping Sword and switch it to the Immortal Extermination Sword.
Then, he slowly deduced and copied the Later Earth Text floating in mid-air, inscribing runes onto the Immortal Extermination Sword.