Chapter 1588 — The Art of Proving the Dao
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
"In other words, the Great Emperor's Dao Tree is rooted in this treasure. His Great Dao clings to this holy sword, and since I have merged with his Dao Tree and become a part of it, I too cling to this holy sword. " Yun Tianzun smiled.
"When you attack his Dao Tree and Dao Fruit, you attack the holy sword. And when the Great Emperor attacks me, he is also attacking this holy sword.
That is why I have survived until now without dying.
" Shen Mu stared wide-eyed, and after a moment let out a turbid breath.
"What a monster. . .
" "In your place, you could do the same. " Yun Tianzun said modestly.
"After all, you are the peerless Overlord Body who defeated Fire Tianzun and Hao Tianzun, and the guide of the Chiming Era.
From the Great Luo Heaven, I saw many things you did, and I was awestruck, utterly convinced.
" Shen Mu said gravely, "Naturally I could do it too. I am the Overlord Body.
I simply never imagined that Brother Yun was no weaker than I.
" Though he said this, he was still somewhat unsure of himself.
When faced with monsters like Yun Tianzun and Yu Tianzun, he always felt a certain lack of confidence.
Yun Tianzun was the one who, when the road ran out, built a divine bridge—when there was no path of cultivation ahead, he forcibly opened the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury and inspired Yu Tianzun to open the Heavenly Palace! Compared to such a monster, he truly had no ground to stand on. But a man may lose the fight yet must not lose the field; at least in words, he had to keep up appearances.
"Which is to say, you have filled in the Great Emperor's weakness.
" Shen Mu's gaze flickered. He paced back and forth at the bow of the ship, then suddenly stopped and looked up. "As long as you are here, the Great Emperor has no weakness! And since you are symbiotically bound to the Great Emperor's Dao Tree and Taichu's Imperial Sword, attacking the Great Emperor is also attacking you. " Yun Tianzun said, "If the Great Emperor could be eliminated by this means, then I would willingly abandon my own primordial spirit.
" Shen Mu shook his head and laughed scornfully.
"Yun, you think too little of your own life. How can the Great Emperor's life be mentioned in the same breath as yours?
The Great Emperor cannot descend in person within the Great Luo Heaven of Divine Consciousness, so the harm he can do is limited.
If not to save you, why would I have gone to such great lengths, invited so many masters, and not hesitated to enter the Great Luo Heaven of Divine Consciousness myself? Your life weighs heavier than the Great Emperor's!
" Yun Tianzun was moved in his heart.
"Xiao Weisu and Hao Tianzun—did you invite them as well? " "Indeed. Inviting them to lend a hand cost me no small effort. " Shen Mu nodded, then continued pondering how to deal with the Great Emperor and dissolve the strange symbiotic relationship between Yun Tianzun and him.
Yun Tianzun's expression turned peculiar.
Shen Mu's relationship with Xiao Tianzun and Hao Tianzun was clearly not a good one. His so-called invitation for them to lend a hand was most likely a matter of various schemes and trickery, of cheating and swindling. This style of handling matters was vastly different from Yun Tianzun's. Yun Tianzun also employed schemes and stratagems—such as using the beauty trap to kill the Heavenly Emperor Taichu, or the extermination trap to kill the Great Emperor.
Both schemes were utterly unsavory.