Chapter 1606 — The Wonders of Guixu
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
Suddenly the light gradually ceased to be dazzling, and the speed of his fall gradually slowed. Shen Mu's heart stirred: "The Guixu tide is about to erupt!
" The gravity in the great abyss grew steadily weaker, the speed of his fall steadily slower.
Knowing the chance was rare, Shen Mu immediately howled and charged downward.
He did not choose to ride the tide upward and leave the great abyss; instead he seized this moment to race toward its deepest reaches.
His speed increased and increased, and he saw the light ahead gradually soften, yet within that softness lurked a blade-keen edge, like the gleam of a knife.
Shen Mu opened the vertical eye between his brows, and within the keen light there seemed to hide a strange place, like a spinning pool of light, only of immense proportions.
And it was in that pool that the twin lotus had taken root.
Then the tide began.
The light that had settled within Guixu began to gush outward, faster and faster. Shen Mu forced his way against the tide, flying toward it, but the impact of the light stream was like countless blades, spinning and slicing him open, leaving him a blur of flesh and blood, his speed ever slower.
Shen Mu clung tight to the stalk of the twin lotus and climbed down inch by inch; his body was torn and shattered again and again, yet reassembled again and again under his divine powers. He climbed for untold ages, until at last he could hold on no longer, and was about to release his grip and let the tide sweep him away, when suddenly a vast power enveloped him, resisting the stream of light.
Shen Mu turned to look, and saw the Empress Consort behind him; the woman had grown four arms and four legs, and she too clutched the stalk of the twin lotus, climbing down behind him.
In comparison, Shen Mu's magic power was far inferior to hers, and though he had comprehended his own dao of reincarnation and dao of Guixu, in sheer strength he was no match for this Goddess of Guixu who was two fused into one.
The Goddess of Guixu was one who had achieved the dao, far stronger than he.
At this moment, two faces had grown upon the Empress Consort's single head, and the four eyes of those two faces were fixed intently upon that pool. "Heavenly Venerable Mu, to think you could find such a place.
Even I, the mistress of this domain, did not know there was such a treasure beneath Guixu. You are truly remarkable.
" The Empress Consort's voice came to him. "My sweet, this servant will protect you, so you scout the way ahead.
" Lady Yuanmu giggled. Shen Mu snorted.
He knew that whether it was the Empress Consort or Yuanmu, both believed whatever lay at the bottom of Guixu was exceedingly dangerous, and so wished him to scout ahead; if the danger proved too great, it would be Shen Mu who died. "I had intended to explore this place myself anyway.
With the help of the Goddess of Guixu, I can save myself some effort.
" He continued climbing down.
The Guixu tide grew ever more violent; even the Goddess of Guixu could hardly bear it, and had to summon all her magic power and strength to resist the tide. The two of them struggled onward.
They climbed an immeasurable distance, yet were still far from that pool.
The Goddess of Guixu could hold on no longer; her body crumbled without cease, her cultivation draining away swiftly. Lady Yuanmu cried, "Stop!
Wait until the tide passes, and then we will enter that place!
" Shen Mu stopped. The tide gushed with growing urgency; the two of them clung tight to the lotus stalk, resisting the tide's might.
Shen Mu silently counted in his heart, calculating when the tide would ebb.
This tide had to be a great tide; it lasted longer than any he had experienced before, and its power was greater too. He did not know what had caused such a great tide.
At last, the force of the surging tide gradually diminished.
Shen Mu's eyes flickered; he immediately scrambled with hands and feet down toward the pool at the bottom of the great abyss.