Doubts About Authenticity

Chapter 786: Doubts about the truth

The Lingxiao Palace was filled with solemnity and murderous atmosphere.

This was originally the Northern Heavenly Palace during the reign of the Supreme Emperor. The Lingxiao Palace was where the Supreme Emperor met with his ministers and the gods discussed matters, so the space inside the palace was vast.

Now, there are thousands of gods, big and small, in this hall, looking nervously at the "man and woman" who are playing the piano in the hall, fearing that they will be affected.

The sound of a zither rang out in the hall. One of the two people playing the zither was a scholar with a donkey standing behind him, and the other was the Red Emperor Qi Xia Yu, with colorful clouds behind him like phoenix feathers.

The two of them were standing in the east and west, with no one else around them. Even the most powerful demigods stayed away from them.

I saw the two of them playing the piano. The scholar was unrestrained and the piano kept spinning around her. The scholar seemed to have grown countless arms, her fingers flying, showing amazing skills. In terms of melody and fingering, she was already perfect!

However, Chidi Qi Xia Yu seemed very calm. She did not have as many techniques as a scholar. Instead, she had a simple and unpretentious feeling. However, her music was filled with surging emotions!

No one can match Shusheng's technical attainments, not even Qi Xia Yu can compare with her. She is a perfect example of musicality, but she is far inferior to Qi Xia Yu in terms of emotions.

Although there is emotion in her piano playing, it is not as rich and varied as Qi Xia Yu's.

The music played by the two was murderous, and the space around them was sometimes distorted, sometimes stretched, and sometimes turned into layers of membranes. It seemed that the space had turned into visible musical notes, constantly leaping around them!

The scholar was gradually defeated. Her skills in music, chess, calligraphy and painting had reached unparalleled heights, but it was her natural deficiencies in emotions that restricted her from making further progress.

The four great heavenly masters of the Kaihuang era each had their own achievements and strengths, but the scholar's character was flawed, and he was not as daring in love and hate, and had less magnificent emotions than Qi Xia Yu.

Her exhaustion gradually became apparent, and suddenly the donkey behind her stood up and transformed into a donkey demon king. It opened its big mouth and started braying in a very piercing voice.

The two girls played their zithers in chaos, each pressing down a string.

The donkey's braying was so piercing that all the strong men in the Lingxiao Palace couldn't help but frown and cover their ears.

In the hall, both demigods and gods and demons looked at the two men in horror, and even felt a little afraid of the donkey.

Fortunately, the battle of piano music between the two was directed at each other. If it was directed at them, the strong men in the hall would probably suffer heavy casualties.

But there were also six or seven people who remained calm. It was obvious that they all had their own strengths and were not afraid of the scholar and Qi Xia Yu.

"Hahahaha, I still lost!"

The scholar put away his zither, bowed to Chidi Qi Xiayu and said, "Chidi's ability is indeed extraordinary. After so many years, you are still better than me."

"Master Zixi, you are so polite."

Qi Xiayu stood up to return the greeting, his eyes flickering. He was also extremely afraid of her and did not want to fight her to the death. He said with a smile: "Earth Mother Yuanjun has not appeared yet, but we have fought first. Wouldn't it make everyone laugh at us?"

The scholar's eyes swept across the faces of the thousands of powerful men in the hall, and he smiled and said, "The envoys from the outer heaven, the sword god of the emperor, the subordinates of the earth mother, and the heavenly masters of the Red Emperor and Kaihuang, all of us have come together, experienced dangers on the way, and come here with untold hardships. But the master is gone, how can this be possible?"

Qi Xia Yu looked around lazily and said with a smile, "Yes. It is said that Earth Mother Yuanjun died a long time ago, but now she suddenly appears, the Yuanjie reappears in the world, and summons her old subordinates. Although I am the Red Emperor of Heaven, I once served Earth Mother in my early years, so how can I not come to pay my respects? Unfortunately, I still failed to see Earth Mother Yuanjun."

Suddenly, her eyes fell on Bai Quer. She saw Bai Quer carrying a sword, wearing simple clothes, and looking at her.

Qi Xia Yu felt guilty and quickly looked away.

Her eyes met with a one-armed man who was carrying a magic sword on his back and bowed slightly to her.

Qi Xiayu nodded slightly, thinking: "The Luoshen Sword is here, which means there are other powerful people in the Heavenly Court. The Earth Mother is indeed dead. Could it be that the Heavenly Court secretly arranged to lure these people in the name of the Earth Mother and catch them all in one fell swoop?"

There are all kinds of people in the hall, whether they are demigods or gods and demons, they all have their own purposes and are not simple.

Qi Xia Yu also saw many terrifying demigods. Although they were not as powerful as her, there were many of them and they were all difficult to deal with.

Outside the palace, there were countless demigods, lined up in neat rows, standing quietly outside the Lingxiao Palace, like soldiers waiting for inspection.

Suddenly, a voice came from the back hall, saying with a smile: "Sorry to have kept you waiting. The Earth Mother will be here soon."

The powerful and influential people in the hall looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a few girls walking around the screen and coming out with a girl in their arms.

The girl had beautiful eyebrows, red lips and white teeth. She first walked out of the screen surrounded by other girls. Only half of her face could be seen. When she turned around, everyone in the hall was moved and secretly praised, "What a beautiful person."

The halo behind the girl's head flickered slightly, and she saluted everyone, saying, "Back then, my master, Mother Earth Yuanjun, was severely injured and had to seal off her own Yuan Realm. Now that the Yuan Realm has reappeared in the world, my master has summoned you all here, intending to reunite with his old subordinates and make a comeback."

"Master? This girl is the disciple of Earth Mother Yuanjun?" Everyone was shocked.

Qi Xia Yu looked at the girl and said with a smile, "It's okay to wait a while. But I don't know when did the Earth Mother accept a disciple? The Earth Mother never accepts disciples. Even the emperor of the Northern Heaven Court is mostly her child. I am a little surprised that you are a disciple."

The girl smiled lightly and said, "The Earth Mother originally did not accept disciples, but she was severely injured last time, so she accepted me as her disciple. The Red Emperor used to pull a cart for my master, so what could he know?"

Qi Xia Yu forced himself to hold back his anger and said with a smile: "I will settle accounts with you little girl after the Earth Mother comes out."

Bai Yuer said softly, "Sister, how can you prove that you are a disciple of the Earth Mother?"

The girl looked at her and smiled, "So you are the Sword God Bai of the Pseudo Dynasty. The halo behind my head is the blessing of Mother Earth, protecting me from aging and immortality, and blessing me forever. Can it be used as evidence?"

Bai Quer looked at the halo behind her head, unable to tell whether it was real or fake.

"It's hard to tell the real from the fake just by the halo."

Divine Sword Luo Wushuang suddenly spoke up and said in a deep voice: "Mother Earth has great magical powers. She is the ancient god with the most complex Taoist magic. Even Your Majesty has great respect for her. Have you learned her magical powers?"

The girl looked at him and smiled, "So it's the one-armed Luoshen Sword of the Pseudo Dynasty. There are thirty-six great ways of the Earth Mother, and I am also quite proficient in all thirty-six great ways."

The scholar laughed and said, "Words are not enough."

The girl said, "Master Zixi of the Fake Dynasty, please be patient. It doesn't matter whether I am real or fake. When the Earth Mother Yuanjun arrives, you will know the truth when you see her real body, right?"

The scholar's heart was slightly shocked. "She even knows me? I am from the Kaihuang Era. At that time, the Earth Mother had long died, and the Yuanjie was sealed, leaving only the Great Ruins. How could she know me? She doesn't look very old, and her cultivation is not very high. She doesn't look like an old monster, so it's impossible for her to know about me. She just said that the Southern Dynasty, the Outer Heaven Court, and the Kaihuang Heaven Court are all fake dynasties. Could she really be from the Shanghuang Heaven Court of the Earth Mother? Could it be that the Earth Mother is really still alive, silently watching what happened in the Kaihuang Era from underground?"

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Suddenly, a demigod with a dragon head and a human body said in a deep voice: "I saw the Earth Mother being killed with my own eyes. I saw her body being cut and her heart pierced. It is impossible for her to still be alive. This little sister, pretending to be the Earth Mother and calling us here, is a capital crime."

The girl looked at him and said solemnly, "It turned out to be the Ancestral Dragon King. The Earth Mother was attacked and suffered severe damage, but after all, the Earth Mother is the oldest and greatest ancient god. How could she die like this? Ancestral Dragon King, can you imagine Tu Bo or Tian Gong being killed?"

The demigod lowered his brows and thought for a moment, then said, "No. But I saw with my own eyes that Mother Earth is clearly dead..."

The girl smiled and said, "What you see with your eyes may not be true. The Earth Mother is still in the world. She has been recuperating for tens of thousands of years and has finally recovered from her injuries. Now she is calling everyone here. You may not believe in me as the disciple of the Earth Mother, but when you see the real Earth Mother coming later, you will have no choice but to believe..."

At this moment, a laugh suddenly came from outside the hall: "Sister, are you the disciple of Earth Mother? How come I didn't know when my master, Earth Mother Yuanjun, accepted a female disciple?"

Everyone turned around to look, and the scholar's heart skipped a beat: "Why did this kid come here? He really doesn't know his place!"

The donkey behind her showed a look of surprise and asked in a low voice: "Huihui?"

The scholar nodded, suppressed his anger, and said, "Hui! That's his voice! How dare this little bastard pretend to be a disciple of the Earth Mother and sneak in here?"

When Bai Quer heard this voice, her body suddenly stiffened, revealing a look of disbelief. She suddenly turned her head and stared blankly outside the palace, whispering: "Your voice...your voice appeared again, it's not an illusion..."

In the scabbard behind the one-armed divine sword Luo Wushuang, the divine sword made a low humming sound, which was extremely exciting.

Luo Wushuang was also extremely excited. He looked outside the palace and laughed softly, "Forty thousand years, I have been waiting for you for forty thousand years. I have never forgotten your voice. When I was wielding the divine sword, your shadow appeared in my mind, and your voice rang in my ears..."

In front of the portal of the Lingxiao Palace, a demigod with a unicorn head and a human body walked into the palace, pulling a shiny rope and leading a huge beast.

The huge creature was half dragon and half unicorn, it was very majestic and looked great.

On the big head of the dragon unicorn, a woman was holding a wooden sword in her hand, with a glow rising around her that looked like a colorful phoenix and flowing fire.

There was also a woman with a halo swaying behind her head. There was a small sapling in the halo. She was holding a whisk in her arms. She had a refined temperament and was leaning on the shoulder of a young man.

Behind the young man was a servant boy. Behind his head was a huge flame, and a large cauldron was rising and falling in it.

The young man seemed a bit lazy, and looked at the girl in front of the imperial throne of the Lingxiao Palace with a half-smile. He did not get up from Long Qilin's head and said with a smile: "Logically, I should call you Senior Sister, but unfortunately my master did not accept you as a disciple. Who are you?"

There was an uproar in the Lingxiao Palace, with discussions everywhere.

Seeing so many sacred beings, the Water Qilin was trembling with fear. Some of its legs and feet were shaking. It bravely led the Dragon Qilin towards the throne, muttering in its heart: "Heavenly Palace, this is the Supreme Emperor's Heavenly Palace. In front is the throne, where the Emperor sits! How could I have the blessing in this life to be so close to the throne..."

Long Qilin yawned, looked around, and licked his mouth with his scarlet tongue, looking ferocious and vicious. He thought to himself: "Thousands of strong men, any one of them can easily kill me. But if the sky falls, I have the leader to hold it up..."

In front of the emperor's throne, the girl was so surprised that she didn't react for a moment.

Long Qilin came to the imperial throne and stopped.

Qin Mu stood up, looked down at the girl, and said with a smile: "Senior Sister, can you give me an explanation?"

The surprise on the girl's face gradually faded, and she chuckled, "When did Qin Mu, Qin Fengqing, the Heavenly Saint leader of Yankang Country, become a disciple of the Earth Mother? You are so naughty."

The scholar clenched his fists and took a small package from the donkey's back, thinking: "It seems that I am the only one who can rescue this kid. This kid is so bold that he dares to pretend to be anyone, but he was exposed in an instant! You should at least change your appearance..."

"Am I fake?" Qin Mu laughed.

“You’re fake.”

Behind him, Luo Wushuang's voice came, and he said word by word: "Old friend from the time of the previous emperor, do you still remember the young man whose arm you cut off with a sword that dark night?"

Qin Mu turned around and his eyes fell on Luo Wushuang, then he searched among the young men of the Lingxiu Army around Luo Wushuang, only to find that all the young men of the Lingxiu Army were men and women with broken arms.

However, he still saw Zhe Huali, and his heart sank: "Fu Riluo, you still betrayed me..."

He looked away and ignored Luo Wushuang.

At this time, he saw another girl who looked very lonely in the crowd.

When their eyes met, everything around Qin Mu seemed to disappear, as if he had returned to that night again, when he and the girl leaned against each other waiting for the sunrise at dawn.