Chapter 1660 — Hidden Killing Intent
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
In these days he quietly comprehended and organized his own techniques and divine abilities, and his dao heart grew ever more profound and unfathomable. What Lan Yutian had sent was greatly enlightening to him, and Jingping's reforms and Sage Woodcutter's three hundred and sixty kinds of acquired dao also gave him deep insight. Emperor Yanfeng and Jiang Baigui, Imperial Preceptor of Jingping, handled Jingping's affairs of state, while Yuchenzi was in charge of negotiations with the Heavenly Court. None of these trivial matters disturbed his dao heart.
Gradually, he felt that his dao arts and divine abilities were at a bottleneck, on the verge of a great breakthrough. He sensed that he was about to reach a wholly new realm, yet how to walk the road ahead was a complete blank to him.
Shen Mu paced back and forth, and before he knew it he had come to the bank of the Heavenly River. He saw that a flock of Crested Fire Pheasant Dragons had at some point flown up to this floating land and were rummaging through the mountain forest for insects. Beside them were several cows, lying in the shade of the trees, swishing their tails and chewing their cud, perfectly at ease. Shen Mu sat down on the grass and fell into deep thought.
How long passed, he did not know, when suddenly a voice came to him: "The Mu Zun of those days, the cowherd of today. You leave Us. .
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leave me truly full of sighs and endless lament.
" Shen Mu turned his head, and saw Emperor Hao in plain clothes, having come here at some unknown time. Shen Mu rose and forced a smile. "Your Majesty mocks this humble subject.
" Emperor Hao came to his side and looked around.
"When I first heard that Mu Zun had lost his dao heart entirely, I could scarcely believe it.
Now, seeing you so dispirited, I believe it, yet a trace of bitterness wells up in my heart. " He raised his head to the sky and murmured, "Without an opponent like Mu Zun, what use is all my martial power? " Two clear tears slid down from the corners of his eyes.