Chapter 1567 — A Pilgrimage to the Sage
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"What muddled talk is this Venerable speaking now? Venerable Mu is my foster father — how could he possibly impersonate me? " God Emperor Langxuan gave a muffled snort, still suspecting that Jiang Yunjian was Shen Mu in disguise.
"Interesting!
" Venerable Xu said with keen interest, "Does Taiyi know my Youdu Great Dao?
" Jiang Yunjian looked at her, and saw that one of the horns on her head was missing, as though it had been cut off, and laughed.
"You are Venerable Xu? Where did the horn on your head go?
" Venerable Xu gave a humph. She had not the least liking for this brat, and promptly employed a great divine ability of the demonic path, saying coolly, "Your foster father cut it off.
Can you not recognize the sword wound on my horn?
" "I never learned swordsmanship from my foster father," Jiang Yunjian said cautiously.
He studied Venerable Xu's divine ability, and after a moment broke that one as well.
Venerable Xu praised him: "The one who taught you is truly beyond compare! " Suddenly the Sun Ancient God said, "I would like to try a little myself.
" One after another they employed their divine abilities to test Jiang Yunjian, and without exception he broke them all; even when Venerable Hao and Venerable Xiao tested him in person, they could not stump him, and only then were the several Venerables and ancient gods convinced wholeheartedly. "A disciple of Taiyi should have such ability as this.
" There was no longer any doubt in their hearts.
Jiang Yunjian glanced at the sky and said abruptly, "You have tested me for so long; now let me test you, and see what metal these Venerables are made of!
" Everyone laughed.
The Ancestral God King laughed.
"It is only because you are Taiyi's disciple. Had anyone else spoken to me like that, I would have beaten him to death long ago! " Jiang Yunjian said with a cold smile, "So even so-called Venerables dare not accept a test?
What I will use to test you is an array of dao patterns drawn by my master.
It stumped me. If you can unravel it, I will naturally kowtow to you and beg your pardon!
If you have the courage, then follow me!
" The Venerables were stirred. "An array of dao patterns drawn by Taiyi?
That is not to be missed! " They followed Jiang Yunjian to a cliff in the Hundred Thousand Black Mountains, and saw that dao patterns had been drawn and carved upon the cliff face, forming an array — truly of unfathomable subtlety! Venerable Hao's and Venerable Xiao's gazes fell upon that array, and their expressions changed despite themselves. They thought, "Taiyi's divine abilities are indeed unfathomable.
This array of dao patterns — even I cannot make it out at a glance!
" The Venerables and the ancient gods pondered deeply. The moment their eyes fell upon those dao patterns, they were drawn in against their will by the wonder within, sinking deeper and deeper, feeling that within lay inexhaustible marvels and endless transformations, intoxicating to behold.
Taisu saw the Way of Taisu in it; the Sun Ancient God saw the Way of Taiji in it; and the others likewise each saw his own Dao. The more closely they looked, the more deeply they were lost.
Jiang Yunjian let out a breath of relief and thought, "My foster father told me to bring them here and use the array of dao patterns on the cliff to hold them until evening — it seems it will succeed. Strange, what exactly are these dao patterns? Why should even Venerables be stumped by them?
" The array of dao patterns on the cliff face had been carved there by Shen Mu himself; Shen Mu had instructed him not to look at it, and to wait until the sun was about to set, then rouse the Venerables and lead them to the foot of the World Tree. So he did not quite understand what exactly the array of dao patterns on the cliff was.