"Gongjun God King discovered that Dahong was dead and his divine consciousness erased, so she left. But Heavenly Duke still split off a soul to take possession of Dahong's corpse and became the demon race's Heavenly Venerable. " "That does not add up. " Long Qilin suddenly cried out, "If Hong Heavenly Venerable is Heavenly Duke, then there would have been five Heavenly Venerables who acted to save you at the Jade Pool: Xiao the Heavenly Emperor, Lady Yuanmu, Fire Heavenly Venerable, Hong Heavenly Venerable, and Gongjun God King!

" Shen Mu glanced at him and shook his head. "Xiao the Heavenly Emperor would not save me. He greatly fears exposure.

If everyone suspects he acted to save me, then he would not, precisely because he is the human race's Heavenly Venerable in name.

Fire Heavenly Venerable would not either. Among those who saved me at the Jade Pool gathering, there were only Hong, Gong, and Lady Yuanmu. And Lady Yuanmu is not among the Ten Heavenly Venerables, but in the Heavenly Court.

I estimate. . . " He pondered and said, "Xiao Heavenly Venerable discovered at the time that there were already ten Heavenly Venerable-level beings at the Jade Pool, and that he was not among them, so he did not show himself, but quietly watched how things unfolded. As the ancient god Heavenly Emperor, what am I worth?

He would not risk exposing his identity for the sake of my life. " Long Qilin said in disbelief, "Then Fire Heavenly Venerable. . .

" Shen Mu looked around and continued, "When I returned to the Longhan era, every time I sought out Yun Heavenly Venerable I failed to find him; each time, Yun Heavenly Venerable had gone to see Fire Heavenly Venerable, yet I could never gain Yun Heavenly Venerable's support.

Yun Heavenly Venerable and Fire Heavenly Venerable are close friends. If even he could not persuade Fire Heavenly Venerable, how would Fire Heavenly Venerable ever help me? " In the distance, the Ancestral God King swept away numerous void beasts with a Heavenly Dao ability, a terrifying sight. He too had found a treasure site and intended to claim it.

Forty-nine treasures of the Heavenly Dao hung high in the sky, guarding that place so thoroughly that even void beasts could not slip inside.