Chapter 1742 — Burned in Fire, Reborn Anew
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 5 of 5
These were the phantoms of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and the Zixiao Treasure Hall. Though the two halls were but phantoms, the Great Dao within them was so highly condensed that it had nearly taken on substance, bringing everyone an unparalleled sense of power and oppression.
Shen Mu gazed at them from afar and said softly, "Heavenly Venerable Yun, you have succeeded.
And now our opponent is no longer Heavenly Venerable Hao. Heavenly Venerable Hao has become a puppet.
Our opponent has finally emerged from the shadows.
And now, where are you? " He had traveled a long road, hurrying from the Ancestral Court to the Yuan Realm; little of his cultivation remained, and he dared not open battle outright, so he came to the Lanfeng Valley.
His Divine Treasury Domain unfurled, revealing the vast and boundless spectacle of the cosmos; the Chaos Hall floated within his Great Heavenly Court, facing the Lingxiao Hall and Zixiao Hall across the distance, lifting the confidence and faith of the armies of Jingping and Wuyou Township.
At the same time, the various armies of the west arrived. Lan Yutian's figure appeared at Shen Mu's side, and he spread out his own Ancestral Court; for the first time the Ancestral Court cultivation system appeared before the eyes of the world, shining in mutual brilliance with Shen Mu's cosmic spectacle, confronting the Heavenly Court's Lingxiao Hall and Zixiao Hall.
Heavenly Venerable Yue, Langwan, Taishi, Heavenly Venerable You, the Heavenly Duke, Tubo, and others arrived one after another, each spreading out the layer upon layer of Dao realm heavens they had comprehended.
Heavens of the Dao realm, great and small, floated above the Lanfeng Valley, the sound of the Dao reverberating, steadying the army's heart and the people's heart. "Where is Heavenly Venerable Yun?
" Shen Mu asked them all. Lan Yutian told him what he had seen; Heavenly Venerable Yue and Langwan too said they had seen Heavenly Venerable Yun. After the battle in the Ultimate Void, many had seen him, seen him walk from the western battle zone into Jingping.
"The last place Heavenly Venerable Yun came was here. " Yan Shaoqing told him, "Heavenly Venerable Yun went to the Yun Estate, and afterward came out together with Lady Yunxiao and went east.
" Shen Mu was silent a moment, then smiled. Looking to those around him, he said with a laugh, "Heavenly Venerable Yun shows his head but never his tail, like a divine dragon. He did away with the Second Young Master, gravely wounded Emperor Hao, and forced Emperor Hao to become a dog for the Third and Fourth Young Masters of Miluo Palace.
His work is done, yet he has no wish for the fame of it, and so he has taken Lady Yunxiao and gone into seclusion. " He raised his head, looked at the sky, and said with a laugh, "Truly an enviable pair of companions. I wonder when I too may be as free and untroubled as they.
" "Yes," said Heavenly Venerable Yue, downcast at heart, yet smiling. "Yes," Langwan said, lowering her head. "Yes," said Heavenly Venerable You, turning his head to look into the distance.
They all knew the truth, yet no one punctured Shen Mu's lie.