Chapter 1209 — All Remedies Fail
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 3
The divine treasury domain dispersed, and the crowd lay sprawled every which way upon the ground; only Yan Qiling, Gao Huaitong, and the First Ancestor still stood upright, unharmed and unmaimed. Shen Mu clapped his hands and laughed.
"Exchanges like this—we ought to hold them once or twice more, and often. Everyone had a fine time.
" The rest clambered up, faces smeared with dust and defeat, and said nothing, sullen.
Gao Huaitong coughed once. "A Heavenly Venerable is worthy of the name. We prostrate ourselves in admiration.
You are our martial uncle; the lessons you teach, we of Heavenly Venerable Xiao's line can only listen to. Another day we shall pay a visit to the Great Black Wood. " Shen Mu said, delighted, "There is little habitation here in the Ancestral Court, so we ought to exchange visits properly and keep the roads between us open.
Stay your steps, worthy nephew; I still have to take these others to call upon the domains of the other Heavenly Venerables. " Gao Huaitong assented, and watched them go into the distance. After a moment he sighed.
"Truly a man of the gods—well worthy of the title of Heavenly Venerable. Junior sister, I once heard our master speak of the reforms in the Yuan Realm.
Can you guess what he said? " Yan Qiling's expression turned grave. She knew he was the disciple Heavenly Venerable Xiao prized most, and knew he knew their master's mind.
She shook her head. "I do not. " "Our master said: the reforms of the Yuan Realm blaze and thunder, and have gone on for a million years without cease.
They will surely shake the cornerstone of the heavens, shake the cornerstone of the Heavenly Court. First observe their momentum; if they can be destroyed, destroy them; if they cannot, follow them. " Gao Huaitong said, with deep meaning, "Blunt their sharpness, untangle their knots, soften their glare, mingle with their dust; seize their will, divide their power.
In the end, even if heaven and earth are remade, what cannot be replaced is still us. The world will still be ruled by us. " He smiled.
"Master Xiao's wisdom is far beyond what Heavenly Venerable Mu can match. You are the finest of Master Xiao's disciples; seize your chance well, and one day you will rise above the crowd.
Heavenly Venerable Mu wants to remake heaven and earth—heh heh. . .
" Shen Mu took the First Ancestor Human Emperor and the Second Ancestor and the rest onward to visit the domains of the other Heavenly Venerables, blocking their gates and wagering duels. This time the Human Emperors of past generations were far more docile, no longer challenging him, but quietly challenging the disciples of the various Heavenly Venerables. It was a chance to make a name for themselves, and a chance to broaden their horizons; if one day faces were truly torn, it was a good thing to learn the enemy's methods early.
On the road, Shen Mu again pored over and studied the Taishi runes, and the Taishi runes grew ever more complete.
As he derived and integrated them, he gradually formed a plan for how to break the Material Immutability divine art. By the time they had finished visiting the domains of the Ten Heavenly Venerables, half a year had passed. Shen Mu escorted the First Ancestor and the other Human Emperors back to the Great Black Wood Mountains, and asked, "Masters and grandmasters, are you now fully confident of holding this place?
" They all nodded. The First Ancestor Human Emperor said, "At first we were not confident, but after seeing what the Ten Heavenly Venerables' disciples have to work with, we have a plan. The Ten Heavenly Venerables may be famous, but their disciples are somewhat wanting.
" Shen Mu smiled. "Good. I cannot stay here long; the Ancestral Court is in your hands.
If you truly cannot hold out, someone will naturally come forward to help you. " He then sought out the Pill Master.