Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1339 - 92:

"Boom——"

Space trembled, the palace shook, causing a high platform within to sway, and the straw figure placed upon it nearly fell off.

The space here was hidden beneath layers of concealment, the deepest place, known only to the Great Heavenly Venerate and a few accomplices, theoretically inaccessible to outsiders.

The Great Heavenly Venerate did not place the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book and the altar in plain sight but locked them in the crevice between reality and the void using a secret space technique. Even Jiang Li would find it difficult to locate them in a short time.

Yet now, the intense battle outside sent shockwaves through multiple spaces, reaching this place.

'Has Your Majesty arrived?'

On the platform, Shen Hou couldn't help but ponder, his gaze wandering, subconsciously fixing on the straw figure.

He was chosen as the caster to curse Gongsun Qingyue, a role he was naturally extremely unwilling to take, yet he had no choice.

A certain muddle-headed ruler believed in the superstition of Qi Fortune, abandoning him overseas without further concern, not even attempting to gather information on such a significant matter as the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book.

Having been deceived so many times, Shen Hou, like a certain unnamed dupe from the Feng family, finally understood. Being sent out as an undercover agent without oversight, letting him act freely, was evidently due to a belief in Qi Fortune rather than a genuine expectation of gaining any intelligence.

The only solace now was that the three-year term should not be a false promise; perhaps there would be no need for another three years after this one.

Once this battle is over, he could finally return home with honor, rising step by step, first becoming Deputy Temple Master of Yuxu Temple, then Vice Head of the Jiang family... No, now that the Jiang family had become the Royal Family, he should be the Great Grandmaster.

In any case, he would finally see the light at the end of the tunnel; a life beneath one but above ten thousand was coming.

Provided, of course, that the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book is not completed.

Once the curse is completed, any bravery would not be enough to counterbalance the achievement, and no amount of heads would be enough to chop off.

Upon careful calculation, there were still seven whole days to go before the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book would be completed, and right now, no one should be able to control him.

With this thought in mind, Shen Hou looked at the arrow book on the straw man, eager to act.

As long as he seized the arrow book, the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book would fall apart on its own.

Just as Shen Hou was about to make a move, a divine light suddenly entered this hidden space, enveloping Shen Hou. A vast, majestic force came, forcibly lifting the God-beating Whip and then retreating like a tide.

'This is······' 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Shen Hou could not resist that divine light, having no choice but to let it take the God-beating Whip. From sensing the extreme authority within that divine light, he guessed: "The Great Heavenly Venerate?"

The Great Heavenly Venerate had Shen Hou come as the main spellcaster, to execute the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book, not for the sake of someone's Qi Fortune, but for the God-beating Whip?

If not for the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book, the Great Heavenly Venerate wouldn't have been able to openly contact Shen Hou under the Great Venerable's command.

The loss of the God-beating Whip filled Shen Hou with endless doubts, also firming his resolve.

Immediately, he reached out, intending to take away the arrow book from the straw figure.

The Great Heavenly Venerate took the God-beating Whip, clearly indicating the situation was dire. Otherwise, why would he take it at this moment? If not to take the arrow book now, then when?

However——

Just as his fingers were about to touch the straw figure, an invisible restraint suddenly descended.

Light and shadow swirled, revealing bizarre and colorful scenes, as if an invisible hand were manipulating time.

"Great... Venerable!"

Shen Hou struggled with all his might, slowly spitting out two words.

From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a meandering dragon shadow, swimming in the long river of time.

The only ones able to manipulate time were The Queen Mother of the West and the Great Venerable, and the one revealing the dragon and snake shadow could only be the Great Venerable.

The one with the greatest opportunity to act against him was only the Great Venerable; after all, Shen Hou was always under the Great Venerable's command.

The Great Venerable's True Body should not be here, and the dragon shadow remained silent, merely forcibly controlling Shen Hou, making his hand leave the straw figure and return to its original position.

Then, stepping through constellations, drawing talismans, burning seals, and conducting rituals, the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book continued.

Shen Hou even felt a bizarre sense of dissonance, as if something was out of alignment, differing from normal patterns.

His body was controlled, but his gaze wandered, finally settling on the shifting light and shadow, a cold sweat suddenly beading on his forehead.

'Time······the speed of time is accelerating!'

Originally, it would require another seven days to complete the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book. Those seven days would be enough for Jiang Li, the Great Heavenly Venerate, and even other enemies to finish the battle and decide the outcome.

Whether or not the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book was completed could not affect the battle.

But now, it was uncertain.

'Wuliang that Venerable··· this poor monk is doomed.'

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A golden light pierced through the space gap, landing in the Great Heavenly Venerate's hand, manifesting a wooden whip measuring three feet six inches and five units long.

The Great Heavenly Venerate grasped the wooden whip tightly, disregarding the struggle issuing from it, forcibly holding it and colliding with the Nine Rites Heavenly Venerate Sword.

The sword body of the Nine Rites Heavenly Venerate Sword rippled like water, swallowing the God-beating Whip within it, followed by the emergence of eighty-four talismans on the Nine Rites Heavenly Venerate Sword, emitting vast divine light, resonating with the Great Heavenly Venerate's Emperor's Robe.

Celestial silhouettes of the Circulation appeared within the Great Heavenly Venerate, either ethereal or real, aligning with the acupoints, once again repelling the counterattack of Fu Xi's True Spirit.

"I will not be defeated."

The Great Heavenly Venerate spoke coldly, divine light immortal energy surging from his body, immense and boundless, as if the Thirty-three Heavens had solidified, forming another Heaven.