Chapter 1604 — The Ancient Fiend
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
" This old man had passed through childhood and old age, yet seemed long accustomed to such things, and paid no mind to the incomparably powerful Kaihuang, taking him not at all to heart.
"You are Shen Ye? I advise you not to move, or my lamplight will shine upon you, strip away your cultivation, cast you down into the Great Kalpa of Destruction, and make both your body and your dao perish!
" The old man said with the air of a seasoned elder: "You too walk the path of borrowing power from Lingxiao Hall. Stripping away your cultivation is simplicity itself for me.
" Kaihuang raised his sword and slashed behind his own head.
Among the heavenly palaces behind him, Lingxiao Hall collapsed with a thunderous roar! The old man's pupils constricted.
With a flash of sword light, Kaihuang's own Lingxiao Treasure Hall had been shattered to pieces by his own hand! Kaihuang had directly cut away the two great realms of Lingxiao and the Emperor's Throne. His aura dipped slightly, then swelled once more to its peak, his cultivation not diminished in the least! "Strip away my cultivation?
You are not worthy. " Kaihuang looked down upon him.
The old man sneered: "Youngsters of later ages always look down their noses at others, not knowing the height of heaven or the depth of earth. .
. " He was about to strike when suddenly another lamp's light shone from beneath the river, and another woman came walking up from the long river of chaos carrying a lantern.
The woman was of peerless elegance, yet by the time she reached the river's surface she had already become a crone.
The old man looked at the crone, frowned slightly, and did not strike directly.
"Kaihuang Shen Ye, I have come to guide you to Miluo Palace. " The crone smiled: "A certain young master awaits you there.
" Kaihuang frowned, studied the crone, and confirmed that he did not know her.
The old man gave a cold laugh, glanced at the crone with considerable wariness, and said: "Taichu, I will guide you to Miluo Palace.
The Third Young Master already knows your purpose in coming. Come with me! " Taichu breathed a sigh of relief.
To fight Kaihuang directly, he truly had no chance of victory; that it could be avoided was naturally the best outcome.
But that the crone had also come to guide Kaihuang surprised him, beyond his expectations.
"Shen Ye, you fancy yourself noble and upright, yet you are no different from me - you too would borrow the power of a young master of Miluo Palace.
" He followed the old man past Kaihuang, halted behind him, and sneered: "You are no nobler than I.
" Kaihuang turned; Taichu turned as well; their gazes clashed. The old man halted, turned with lantern in hand, and his momentum erupted.
A dao tree rose slowly from the long river of chaos, its dao fruit whole and primal, radiating a power that shook heaven and earth! At the same time the crone too roused her lantern, and another dao tree rose from the river, its dao fruit revolving, blooming with the light of the dao, confronting the old man.
The two gathered their force, staring fixedly at each other.
Suddenly a smile bloomed at the corner of Kaihuang's mouth, and he said: "May I ask, sir or madam, which young master of Miluo Palace wishes to see me? And for what purpose?
" The crone's body tensed, her gaze fixed on the old man, and she said in a deep voice: "Miluo Palace has seven halls: the First Young Master's Taishang Hall, the Second Young Master's Wuji Hall, the Third Young Master's Lingxiao Hall, the Fourth Young Master's Zixiao Hall, the Fifth Young Master's Wuzong Hall, the Sixth Young Master's Zhanji Hall, and the Seventh Young Master's Chaos Hall. The one who wishes to see you this time is Chaos Hall!
" "Chaos Hall?
" Kaihuang pondered a moment, then smiled: "So it is the Seventh Young Master of Miluo Palace who wishes to see me. Very well, I will go with you.
After you. " His aura withdrew, his sword domain vanished.