253: Chapter 253: Gods are not to be commanded by just anyone!

Re-establishing the Heavenly Court?

Hearing these words from The Dreamer, Yang Simu couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.

After all, he only possessed partial memories of the Lord of the Old Heavenly Court, rather than being the true Lord himself.

Yang Simu had never seriously considered this issue.

But if he intended to re-establish the Heavenly Court, what would those ancient deities who followed him think?

The Sword Bearer outside the heavens, the Fire God Ruan Xiu and Water God Li Liu within the River of Time, as well as The Executioner, The Resonator, and the deity from the Department of Thunder - Investigative Division who had merged into the Lightning Spear in his hand!

The most important reason these ancient deities were willing to follow him was still Yang Simu's identity as the Lord of the Heavenly Court in his past life.

Had they never thought about restoring the glory of the Heavenly Court from ten thousand years ago?

The Disruptor and The Dreamer he encountered today felt resentment precisely because the Heavenly Court was broken and the Lord of the Heavenly Court failed to show his face.

Perhaps they themselves were unwilling to believe that the Lord of the Heavenly Court, who once led all the deities and fought across the heavens, would never appear when the Heavenly Court was invaded by the sword immortals of the human world!

The Dreamer before him likely harbored a sliver of hope in her heart as well.

But it was precisely because those ancient deities from ten thousand years ago trusted the Lord of the Heavenly Court too much...

...that ten thousand years later, seeing him again, some would hate him to the bone!

However, once Yang Simu, the former Lord of the Heavenly Court, announced the re-establishment of the Heavenly Court, everything might change.

Even if the Heavenly Court ten thousand years later could never compare to its predecessor...

...if all the deities remaining in the world were recalled, absolutely none of the top-tier Cultivators of the current four great worlds would dare to look down on them!

Back then, just an Old Sword Strip left by the Sword Bearer in the Lizhu Blessed Land was enough to make countless Cultivators covetous.

Even now, no Cultivator has been able to fully explore the River of Time left behind by the Water God.

The battle to ascend to heaven ten thousand years ago held far too many mysteries.

Could the gods of the Heavenly Court really have been that incompetent?

Yang Simu's heart was filled with far too many doubts.

He took a deep breath, raised his eyes to look at The Dreamer before him, shook his head, and said in a deep voice:

"I have said that I am not the Lord of the Heavenly Court from ten thousand years ago."

"Re-establishing the Heavenly Court is not a necessity for me."

"On the contrary, it would make the top-tier Qi Practitioners of the four great worlds view me as an enemy!"

Hearing this, The Dreamer's eyes couldn't help but dim slightly.

But this ancient deity soon smiled and said, "Whether you are the Lord of the Heavenly Court or Yang Simu..."

"...one day, you will find that some things are destined and cannot be escaped!"

"Just now, I encountered two acquaintances by your side; they should be the former Water God and Fire God."

"They are willing to follow you unconditionally, but I am not!"

"Since you are helping me reclaim my complete divinity from Tuoyue Mountain this time, I can temporarily hide within the River of Time and help you three times."

"However, unless you re-establish the Heavenly Court, I will never truly follow you!"

Yang Simu felt a sense of relief in his heart.

As for the matter of re-establishing the Heavenly Court, he would let nature take its course.

Immediately, The Dreamer's figure slowly dissipated into the air.

Following that, the entire magnificent golden palace also rapidly vanished.

...

Seeing Yang Simu trapped in a dream and unable to wake up for a long time, the Old Blind Man was completely enraged!

Using unknown means, he actually swept up the River of Time for tens of thousands of meters around, smashing it down toward Tuoyue Mountain below.

Within the Hundred Thousand Mountains tens of thousands of miles away, all fourteen Golden Body Puppets awakened and rushed toward Tuoyue Mountain!

At the same time, Xiao Mo released all the majestic Sword Intent and Sword Qi within his body.

He found several traces of The Dreamer, who had struck from the shadows, and slashed out with his sword without hesitation!

However, although the long sound of a flute echoed from all directions, it could not truly wound The Dreamer.

In terms of lethality, Sword Cultivators were naturally the strongest in the world.

But if a Sword Cultivator cannot hit their opponent, it is naturally all for naught.

This was perhaps why Tuoyue Mountain decided to have The Dreamer specifically target the two Great Sword Immortals, Zuo You and A Liang.

In a sense, The Dreamer, who governed dreams, was indeed the nemesis of Sword Cultivators.

Unless one was like the Sword Bearer, with swordsmanship strong enough to break through a dream woven by a high-ranking deity with a single strike!

Above Tuoyue Mountain, the Great Ancestor of Tuoyue Mountain had already activated the mountain's protective array to block the waters of the River of Time falling from the sky.

The gray-robed old man's expression was incredibly unsightly at this moment.

If not for his concern for Tuoyue Mountain beneath his feet, he would have certainly crossed paths with the Old Blind Man personally.

Zhou Mi of the Sea of Literature and the sword immortal Liu Cha also used their respective means to resist the River of Time.

The enraged Old Blind Man was far more terrifying than they had imagined!

Just then, The Dreamer, wearing a purple gown, appeared nearby.

The Ancestor of Tuoyue Mountain saw her and immediately gritted his teeth, saying, "What on earth did you do?"

"I only asked you to help hold back The Disruptor; why did you provoke that Old Blind Man?"

The Dreamer narrowed her beautiful eyes and said, "My flute music was very controlled; Cultivators at the Ascension Realm wouldn't be too affected."

"I didn't expect that there would actually be a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator within the River of Time."

"You!" The Ancestor of Tuoyue Mountain gritted his teeth fiercely but was left speechless.

In the end, he could only shout helplessly, "Then hurry up and wake that Disciple of the Old Blind Man!"

"No rush, soon." The Dreamer gave a charming smile.

...

Upon the talisman token.

"Ah!"

Yang Simu let out a loud cry and woke up.

He had just regained a bit of consciousness and hadn't even opened his eyes when he felt himself lying in a very soft and warm place.

Yang Simu snapped his eyes open, only to find himself leaning in Ruan Xiu's embrace, a strand of hair brushing across his face.

He couldn't help but gasp for breath, his forehead drenched in cold sweat.

Everything he had just experienced in the dream left Yang Simu's back soaked, and his heart pounded wildly, as if he had just taken a turn through the gates of hell.

"Young Master, you're finally awake!" Miss Xiuxiu cried out in pleasant surprise.

Hearing this, Li Liu and Wang Zhu, who had been alert to their surroundings, as well as Xiao Mo standing at the bow of the boat, all immediately looked over.

"Don't worry, I'm fine," he said, taking a deep breath.

After speaking, Yang Simu stood up, and two golden beams of light suddenly erupted from his pupils.

"Li Liu, how much longer until The Executioner and The Resonator arrive?" he asked in a solemn voice.

Li Liu immediately replied, "They'll be here any moment."

As soon as she finished speaking, two powerful auras had already traveled upstream from the lower reaches of the River of Time and arrived at this location.

Yang Simu's pupils constricted as he took out the Lightning Spear.

He gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Doesn't the Great Ancestor of Tuoyue Mountain want to command deities for his own use?"

"I'll let him know right now that deities are not tools for just anyone to command!"