Chapter 900

"Marshal Tian Peng!"

Mengqi's eyelids twitched. The image of the fat man with a pig's mouth appeared in his mind. Second Brother, Zhu Bajie?

He was not in Spirited Mountain but back in the Celestial Court? Or was the position of Marshal Tian Peng given to someone else by the Celestial Sovereign?

Judging from the development of his own world, the Celestial Court fell before the demons created chaos and before the Monster Saint turned into a spear. Combining with the legends of the Journey to the West, it could be assumed that the Great Sage followed the Monster Saint to attack Spirited Mountain after the Celestial Court fell, and the Celestial Court fell after Sun Wukong became the Victorious Fighting Buddha.

In other words, if the Marshal Tian Peng here was Zhu Bajie, he did not go to the Cleansing Altar Emissary at all. He returned to the Celestial Court and took over the Celestial River Navy after the Celestial Court fell.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Mengqi's mind. With Zhu Bajie's personality, it was obvious that he hated the rules more than the Cleansing Altar Emissary and Marshal Tian Peng. It was reasonable for him to leave Spirited Mountain after the Journey to the West. Of course, the premise was that Buddhism would not stop him, which meant that he had to cling on to the Celestial Sovereign.

Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu only knew that Marshal Tian Peng was one of the members of the Journey to the West team from the introduction of the Dominator of the Six Realms. Their impression was very vague and they were not as deep as Mengqi's. They immediately looked around to see if they had missed anything.

"I wonder if the Celestial Soldiers and Generals in the barracks will 'wake up'?" Jiang Zhiwei looked at the statue-like Celestial Soldiers with a hint of cautiousness in her eyes.

With the awakening of the Celestial Soldiers guarding the bridge, even a swift and decisive person would be on guard against this.

Zhao Heng looked back and pondered, "The Monster King is coming from behind, and the Celestial Soldiers are blocking the way in front. Why don't we hide first and let them fight among themselves? Then we can reap the benefits."

He did not dare to bet on whether the Celestial Soldiers in the barracks would wake up when they passed by. If they woke up, there would be hundreds or thousands of them with no lack of grandmasters. If they swarmed up, the team would not even be able to do anything!

"Good idea." Mengqi praised and looked at the Floating Island. "Shall we find a place to hide?"

The floating island was the military camp. It was built with copper walls and iron walls, and there were formations set up. Once touched, the possibility of awakening the celestial soldiers and generals was extremely high, so there was no place to hide in the periphery.

Looking to the left and right, apart from the white clouds and the long bridge, there was only the shimmering illusory river water and the faintly discernible stars.

"Shall we hide in the river?" Ruan Yushu suggested.

With the ability of the Exterior, even if he was not good at swimming, holding his breath for a long time would not be a problem.

Meng Qi squatted down and carefully looked at the illusory water of the Celestial River. "Hiding in the river seems to be the only way, but we have to find something to test it first. After all, we don't know what's so strange about the water of the Celestial River. What if it can disintegrate flesh, contains water poison, or can't float?"

"Wise words," Zhao Heng praised. Generally speaking, one could not take things for granted when they were in a relic.

The five of them looked around and found nothing but white clouds. There wasn't even a stone. They had already exchanged their belongings for Karma points, and the rest were all useful items.

Seeing this, Mengqi did not dare to delay. He plucked a hair and turned it into a doppelganger. Then, he jumped into the Celestial River.

As soon as he entered the water, Mengqi felt the water was illusory and cold. The Vital Qi of Heaven and Earth was not reduced, but it did not have most of its needs. There were many harmful things in it. It could only be used to practice specific skills.

The buoyancy of the Celestial River was not as good as the airflow. Moreover, Mengqi was in the Celestial Court and could not fly. So, he sank straight down.

Through the connection between them, Mengqi confirmed that there was nothing strange about the Celestial River. As long as he did not stay in it for too long, the cold would not harm his body and Vital Spirit. So, he reached out his right hand and tried to pull the doppelganger up.

At that moment, Mengqi's doppelganger felt a weight on his body. He fell faster as if he was being pulled by a great force. It exceeded the pulling force of the doppelganger.

Mengqi looked down and saw a bright star in the direction he was falling. It seemed to be far away from him, so it looked like it was only the size of a bowl. As the doppelganger got closer, Mengqi found that it was a giant ball burning with orange flames. The light around it was distorted and the void was abnormal. High temperature and scorching heat surged out like a storm.

It was the real Grand Sun! Mengqi was shocked and quickly cut off the connection.

Silently, the doppelganger was burned, melted, and gasified. There was no trace of it!

Every star in the Heavenly River that shines spontaneously is a star? "This is really the Milky Way!" Mengqi spread his spirit and felt that the Celestial River was vast and boundless. He could not see where it came from or where it went.

The stars that were shining in it were as many as grains of sand. It felt real but penetrated into every corner of the void.

Suddenly, Mengqi was in awe of Old Pig. To be able to lead the navy to patrol such a Celestial River, he was definitely not an ordinary deity!

Jiang Zhiwei also noticed the situation of Mengqi's doppelganger. She frowned and said, "We can't hide in the Celestial River."

If he could fly, it would not be a problem to hide temporarily as long as he avoided the shining stars. But now, going into the river was equivalent to suicide.

"Let's go through the barracks carefully. If there is anything unusual, we can choose to return," Qi Zhengyan suggested.

This was the last resort. Meng Qi took a light breath and adjusted his state of mind. His feet made no sound as he took small steps forward. He boarded the floating island and stepped into the barracks.

The entire barracks was quiet. But from the posture and state of the Silver-armored Heavenly Soldiers, Mengqi seemed to be able to hear the sounds of talking, drinking, chewing, vibrating acupoints, and neighing of celestial horses from hundreds or even hundreds of thousands of years ago. However, all the noises were frozen in the void along with the wind.

Everything seemed to be exactly the same as in the past. It seemed that they would wake up in the next second and do their own things to recreate the style of the ancient Celestial Court.

Step by step, Mengqi was on full alert. He chose the path and passed through the place where there were fewer Silver-armored Heavenly Soldiers. He did not dare to be absent-minded. He was afraid that a group of Silver-armored Heavenly Soldiers would pounce on him in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Zhiwei brought up the rear. She held her breath and looked solemn. There was no fear in her eyes, only concentration.

In this way, the five of them stopped breathing and breathed through the pores on their bodies. They were like mortals passing through a jungle densely packed with pythons.

In this state, both mental and physical consumption was great. It was no less than fighting with an enemy of the same level. Fortunately, the Heavenly Soldiers in the barracks had not woken up. Thus, Mengqi and the others successfully passed through the densest place of the soldiers and saw a few beautifully decorated barracks in front of them.

There were several Golden-armored Heavenly Soldiers sitting inside. Their long swords were placed on the table and there were various objects around them. They were full of vigor and vitality. Just looking at them made Mengqi feel like his blood was rushing into his body. It seemed that every drop of their blood could turn into a hidden weapon that could penetrate his body. It seemed that if all their blood was extracted, it could evolve into a long river that contained majestic power.

"Dharmakaya …" Mengqi glanced at it enviously. He did not dare to approach it and directly went around it. Zhao Heng did not even dare to look at it for fear that his gaze would cause an irritating effect.

They did not want to wake up the Dharmakaya because of their greed for the things inside.

In particular, the previous example showed that the strength of the awakened Heavenly Soldiers did not decline at all!

After passing through these barracks, they appeared in the main barracks. There was a wooden sign hanging on the door that said "Marshal Canopy"!

"Damn, will I see a frozen Old Pig?" Seeing this wooden sign, Mengqi could not help but feel emotional in the heavy and depressing atmosphere.

Jiang Zhiwei's pretty face became more and more solemn. "Heavenly Soldiers are at least Dharmakaya. What about Marshal Canopy who leads them or is even higher?"

"It's empty inside," Ruan Yushu suddenly said to Mengqi through telepathy. While Mengqi was shocked, she had already taken a peek.

"Empty?" Mengqi looked as far as he could and saw that the main barracks was open. It was empty inside. Forget about Old Pig, there was not even a single item inside, including the table. It was so clean that there was no dust at all. It seemed like it had been emptied.

"Emptied …" Mengqi had a flash of inspiration and seemed to see the scene at that time.

A fat and strong man with a pig's mouth swept through the main barracks and muttered, "It's over, it's over. There's no hope for the Celestial Court. Let's quickly divide the loot and go home. Let's call it a day."

If that's really the case, Old Pig is much more sensitive than ordinary Heavenly Soldiers and Generals …

While sighing, Mengqi and the others passed through the main barracks and saw a pond. The water was illusory and no different from the outside. The water surged as if it was connected to the Celestial River.

"Is this the place where the Heavenly Soldiers enter the Milky Way? How is it different from entering the water directly outside? "Mengqi was puzzled.

Qi Zhengyan said expressionlessly, "A pond won't appear in the main barracks of the Heavenly Soldiers. We'll know once we try."

Mengqi nodded and plucked another hair. It turned into a doppelganger and dived into the pond.

The water was illusory but not as cold as the outside. There were fewer normal things in the Sea of Vital Qi but there were still harmful things increasing.

The deeper he went, the stronger the buoyancy of "Mengqi" became. His body was wrapped in a layer of water film!

Going out and entering the Celestial River, Mengqi found that he could swim in it as long as he returned before the water film disappeared.

"We can hide." Mengqi was delighted. "Why don't we hide for a while?"

"It seems that the Heavenly Soldiers here won't wake up?" Ruan Yushu was puzzled.

Mengqi snorted. "The monsters don't know that the Heavenly Soldiers have awakened, so they won't be as careful as us. Even if they pass through successfully, we can follow behind and kill the stragglers to gain Karma points. Anyway, we have to find the core items slowly. Why don't we hide in the dark and let them explore the way?"

The main reason was that they were not as far away from the awakening of the Heavenly Soldiers as they had expected. With the monsters chasing after them, they did not have enough time to search. They had to find another way.

"Well, we don't know what other dangers are hiding in the Celestial Court. It's good to let them explore the way." Jiang Zhiwei nodded.

"If we can kill a few more Monster Kings, even if we can't complete the task, we can still get our Karma points back." Ever since he was under the surveillance of the Political Affairs Hall, his resources were strictly controlled. Zhao Heng was no longer as extravagant as before.

After the discussion, Mengqi and the other four dived into the pond. They covered themselves with the water film and entered the Celestial River.

In front of them was a deep and boundless sea. There were many bright stars in the distance. It was as if they had entered the universe. It was grand and vast, making them feel small and amazed at the beauty of heaven and earth!

"It's so beautiful …" Ruan Yushu sighed. He seemed to have been aroused by the beauty and wanted to compose a song to complement it.

Meng Qi looked left and right, feeling more and more like he had entered the starry sky of the universe, but it seemed to be different from normal.

As for what exactly was different, he couldn't tell.

At this moment, his doppelganger was almost sucked away by the "Grand Sun" nearby. Mengqi had to recall it while he carefully avoided it.

In the process, Mengqi found a bigger "black spot" on the "star".

After thinking for a while, Mengqi activated his Third Eye and looked at it. A burning fireball appeared in his pupils. On the surface of the fireball was an unimaginably huge pig corpse. Its skin was charred in the high temperature and flames, and its fat had evaporated. It was extremely shriveled!

Even compared to the entire fireball, this pig corpse was not small. Its eyes were wide open, and a look of disbelief was frozen on its face.

"Old Pig?" Mengqi was shocked. He immediately felt the scorching heat. His eyes were red as if they were burning, and tears flowed out uncontrollably.

Even with the Third Eye, looking at the Grand Sun at a "close" distance would still cause him to suffer a backlash!