The Power of One String

Chapter 1749: The Power of One String

"Seventh Young Master, the five elders Feng Shu are known as the immortal monsters under the tree. The eldest brother is Feng Hualian, the second is Huang Tang, the third is Cang Yancui, the fourth is Yan Xiu Ge, and the youngest is Li Shu, who is the one in front of you."

The voice of the Joyful Hall Master came, saying: "These five monsters have been entrenched under the World Tree, guarding the World Tree, fearing that they will not be able to occupy a place in the future when the universe is destroyed, and rarely take the initiative to leave the World Tree. In the past few cosmic eras, whenever you go to the edge of the World Tree, you can see this great wonder."

Elder Li Shu, one of the five elders of Feng Shu, laughed and said, "Palace Master, you are joking. We are incompetent and will definitely not be able to rob others, so we can only occupy the pit first. When the catastrophe of the destruction of the universe comes, it will be convenient for us to sneak into the next era."

Qin Mu was puzzled and asked, "Then why did the five of you leave the World Tree and settle in the Heavenly Palace in this era?"

He glanced to both sides and said leisurely, "This Heavenly Palace imitates the ancestral palace, Jade Capital City, and symbolizes supreme power. I just heard from the Happy Palace Master that the five of you should be otherworldly masters who are indifferent to fame and gain. Why did you become greedy for power in this era?"

Li Shu said quickly, "Seventh Master, you have misunderstood! We, the five elders of Feng Shu, are five cowards, how dare we have the desire for power? We are not the masters, we are not the masters! We just see that this place is empty, so we live here temporarily, and we dare not have the intention of occupying it. When the owner of this place comes, we will give it up."

Although he acted like a good guy, the people present had all been through thick and thin, so how could they not know what the five elders of Fengshu were thinking.

Emperor Haotian smiled and said, "The five elders simply saw that the Miro Palace had not descended into this universe, and the owner of the Miro Palace had not come out of the world, so they felt that they had the upper hand. In addition, there were not many strong people in this universe, so the five elders were tempted by power and thought that they could control the universe and realize their ambitions in this life. This mentality is shared by everyone, so why not admit it?"

Li Shu laughed loudly and shook his head, saying, "We five rats only know how to dig a hole and hide under the World Tree. We dare not have such a rebellious idea. We just want a place to live. If anyone can give us a meal, we will be grateful."

Emperor Haotian's eyes flashed: "I can give you this habitat!"

Li Shu glanced at him and laughed, "Little brother, you are joking. You have no say in this matter."

Emperor Haotian's face darkened and he snorted.

Li Shu led them to the Lingxiao Palace in the Heavenly Palace. At this time, the Lingxiao Palace had been razed to the ground, leaving only a huge altar with four old men sitting on it, surrounded by prehistoric warriors who had smuggled in from under the World Tree.

Li Shu smiled and said, "My lords, we, the Five Elders of Feng Shu, don't even have a decent palace. It's obvious that we are only staying here temporarily and have no thoughts of fame or gain."

Qin Mu looked at the heavy artifacts scattered around them, pointing at them all the time. Wherever they went, these heavy artifacts would point to that place. He praised insincerely: "You all are of high moral character and are as poor as a house. I admire you very much."

His eyes fell on the altar again. This altar was extremely strange, with peculiar textures and structures. It was different from the inheritance of the Miro Palace and was a bit mysterious.

The divine materials and gold used in this altar were all of the best quality collected from the ancestral temple. Qin Mu could not see the function of this altar in a short period of time.

Qin Mu praised: "The five of you are really pure and clear, gold is like dirt, just sit down."

The leader, Feng Hualian, coughed and said, "Seventh Young Master is joking. Young Master, please come to the altar to have a chat with the Happy Palace Master and the messenger."

There was obviously something fishy going on at this altar, but Emperor Haotian was not afraid at all. He held his head high and walked up to the altar first. When he came to the center of the altar, he saluted the five elders and said, "I am here to pay a visit to the five Taoist friends on the orders of the Third and Fourth Young Masters."

Feng Hualian nodded and said, "So you are the Emperor of this universe. Please take a seat."

The Dao Tree of the Happy Palace Master floated over and also entered the altar, greeting the five elders. The five elders stood up and returned the greeting, saying, "The Palace Master is very famous. Although we, the wanderers in the mountains and wilds, have a small reputation in the martial arts world, compared to the Palace Master who has an orthodox background, we are just children playing house. The Palace Master is disabled but has a strong will, and he has earned such a great reputation. The five of us old bones admire him very much."

The Joyful Palace Master's face changed slightly, knowing that these five old guys were mocking him for having his legs broken after he came to the seventeenth era.

Qin Mu stepped up to the altar, and the five elders hurriedly greeted him. Feng Hualian said, "Seventh Young Master has come from afar, and we five old bones are afraid that he will confiscate our property, so we dare not stand up to greet him. I hope you will forgive us."

"Sure, sure."

Qin Mu smiled widely and raised his hand, saying, "You five are all respected seniors. You don't have to stand. Please take a seat."

The five elders of Fengshu hurriedly thanked him and sat down.

Qin Mu also sat down and greeted them, "Although I respected and loved the five elders in the past universe, it was a thing of the past for the five elders, but for me it was a thing of the future and has not happened yet. Our encounter was so outstanding and bizarre that it made me sigh with emotion." After that, he laughed.

The five elders of Fengshu looked at each other but could not laugh.

Emperor Haotian coughed and said in a clear voice: "The five seniors are all masters of the Tao. The Miro Palace is about to descend. The third and fourth sons ordered me to come here to join forces with the five of you to carry out the grand plan of the Miro Palace's arrival. What do you think?"

He came straight to the point and stated the purpose of his trip directly, giving people the feeling that he came with the power of the Miluo Palace, using his power to pressure others and force the illegal immigrants to surrender and submit to the Miluo Palace.

Cang Yancui was an old woman. Upon hearing this, she chuckled and said, "Miro Palace is so arrogant. A mere lackey from the sect is yelling at us. Do they really think that we, the five elders of the peak, are made of mud?"

"Third sister, please don't lose your manners."

Huang Tang smiled and said, "This little friend has just been appreciated by his master, so he will naturally wag his tail and bark a few times to ask for credit and reward. Third sister, don't blame me."

Emperor Haotian's face turned cold, and he was about to get angry, but the Happy Palace Master smiled and said, "Emperor Haotian is a fellow Taoist that my Miro Palace has supported in this century, and he will enter the Miro Palace in the future. The Third and Fourth Young Masters still call him a fellow Taoist, so by humiliating him like this, aren't you humiliating my Miro Palace and my teacher of Miro Palace?"

Yan Xiu Ge's face turned serious, and he said solemnly: "I dare not. The master of Miluo Palace is indeed an unparalleled master, and we five old bones admire him very much. However, the master of Miluo Palace is no longer in charge of Miluo Palace, and the power has fallen into the hands of others. As for the young masters of Miluo Palace..."

She sneered and said, "They are just mediocre people, they may not be smarter than us!"

"Fourth sister! Don't be so presumptuous!"

Feng Hualian's face darkened, and he scolded her, apologetically saying, "Palace Master Huanxi, don't blame me. You know that the five of us have strange temperaments, so it's inevitable that we may have said something excessive. Seventh Young Master, we already know the purpose of the envoy and the Palace Master. May I ask what is your purpose for coming here this time?"

Qin Mu smiled slightly and said leisurely: "Please return to the World Tree and go back the same way you came to this world."

The faces of the five elders of Fengshu all changed.

Emperor Haotian brought the decree of the third and fourth princes, and the purpose was already excessive. Unexpectedly, Qin Mu's purpose was even more excessive, and he actually asked them to go back to where they came from!

Yan Xiu Ge sneered, "Seventh Young Master, in the past you were so capable that we respected you. But now you are just that capable! Maybe we five elders should send you back to the past and let you become the Seventh Young Master!"

Qin Mu smiled but said nothing.

Feng Hualian laughed and said, "Seventh Young Master is the landlord, Fourth Sister should not be presumptuous. Seventh Young Master, your request is too much, aren't you afraid that we will surrender to the Third Young Master or the Fourth Young Master?"

"Do you five know how to do it?" Qin Mu asked.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Feng Hualian stood up, his body was as sturdy as a mountain, his white hair was like the snow on the snowy mountain, his voice was like thunder, shaking the heaven: "Of course not! We, the five elders of Feng Shu, are also well-known figures in the world, and we have achieved the great way. We have lived for hundreds of millions of years and experienced the changes and destruction of the universe. When the Miro Palace was there, we were willing to lie dormant, but now that the Miro Palace is trapped in the destruction, we naturally don't have to be timid anymore!"

Although he looked old, he was full of heroic spirit. His voice spread throughout the heavens: "Miro Palace has suppressed countless cosmic eras, preventing many talented people from realizing their ambitions? It has caused many heroes' heroic spirits to vanish into thin air? It has forced many heroes to bend their knees and submit unwillingly? Now, the opportunity has come!"

Qin Mu listened quietly with a smile on his face.

In the heavenly palace, the prehistoric stowaways cheered loudly, making the air deafening.

Feng Hualian was full of vigor and said loudly: "Under the pressure of the Miro Palace, universes are dying out one after another, resulting in fewer and fewer people who have achieved enlightenment in the world. If the Miro Palace continues to be rampant and tyrannical, no one will be able to achieve enlightenment! When the destruction of the seventeenth era comes, we will all die! It is impossible for us to submit to the Miro Palace!"

"Absolutely impossible!" Thunderous shouts of prehistoric stowaways came from the heaven.

Feng Hualian took a step forward, looking down at Emperor Haotian and the Lord of Huanxi Palace, and said coldly: "You two, please go back. Tell the Third Young Master and the Fourth Young Master that as long as the five elders of Feng Shu are here, the Miluo Palace will not surrender..."

Suddenly, a faint sound of piano was heard.

Qin Mu held the hand of Yue Tianzun beside him, signaling her not to move.

When the sound of the piano came, the vast and boundless heaven suddenly shook slightly, so subtly that it was almost imperceptible. Yue Tianzun practiced the Zai Ji Xukong and was extremely sensitive to changes in space, so he immediately noticed the slight vibration.

The Lord of Joy Hall also noticed this vibration, but the others did not have such profound attainments as them.

Feng Hualian uttered the last word: "...Lin!"

As the word "Lin" was uttered, the Nantianmen suddenly tilted slowly, and a slanting crack appeared silently. The upper half of the Nantianmen seemed to fall on an extremely smooth slide, and slid down without making any sound.

After Feng Hualian uttered these impassioned words, he also noticed something unusual at the Nantian Gate and turned his head hurriedly, revealing a confused look.

It was not only the South Gate of Heaven that cracked, but also other palaces. The grand halls and shrines of heaven were all cut in half by something unknown.

The upper half of the thousands of palaces and halls were sliding down silently at this moment!

He looked towards the other gates, and saw that the West Gate, North Gate and East Gate of Heaven were also cut open and were sliding down!

Boom.

Suddenly, the upper part of a heavy object beside the altar slid down and hit the ground, followed by a rumbling sound. The heavy object that the prehistoric smugglers had built with great difficulty was actually broken into two halves!

Next to him, a prehistoric stowaway raised his hand and touched his neck, and a blood mark appeared on his neck.

He blinked his eyes, his eyes blank, and then he saw the heads of his fellow practitioners around him falling off their necks one by one, with the cross-sections being extremely neat, even their souls were cut off extremely neatly.

"My head..." He saw his vision tilt and his head slowly slide off his neck.

Feng Hualian's body was stiff. He stood on the altar, not daring to move, with cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

Emperor Haotian blew a breath, and a line of blood appeared on Feng Hualian’s chest. His upper body flew backwards flatly, and he died an unnatural death!

"Who else?"

Emperor Haotian glanced around, suddenly laughed, and said sternly: "Who else dares to disobey me? You, you, or you?"

His fingers pointed at Huang Tang, Cang Yan Cui, Yan Xiu Pavilion, and Li Shu. The other four elders were horrified and did not dare to look him in the eye.

Emperor Haotian was about to point his finger at Qin Mu, but the Happy Palace Master coughed. Emperor Haotian immediately withdrew his finger, looking very proud and sneering, "Keep talking, why don't you? You are not worthy of saying that I am a dog!"