Chapter 1497 — A Vow of Mutual Faithfulness
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 3
Shen Mu came to his side, and for a time his heart was stirred, and before he knew it he had sunk into the Dao as well. One sat upon the sea's surface, one stood upon it; in the space between a downward look and an upward one, the Heavenly Sea and Xuandu seemed to fuse into one. How long passed, he did not know.
Shen Mu woke from the Dao, and with hands clasped behind his back he raised his head to the ruined sky and said in a low voice, "The vast must enfold the heavenly sea; the fine omits no grass, no tree. Not only to dally with scene and thing, but to pour out the heart's plain sincerity.
This Dao-heart of the Heavenly Sea is the heart of the Way of Heaven, and the heart of the way of man as well.
" His gaze bright, he looked toward Lan Yutian, who had already risen to his feet. Shen Mu set out, walking toward the far shore of the Heavenly Sea.
"Come. Let us go to the Hundred Thousand Sacred Mountains. Let us have a look at just what is inside this Pixiang Hall!
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