Chapter 1829 — Five Paragons of the Dao Academy
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 5
Two hundred years ago, who in Jingping could attain Yujing and Lingxiao?
Today even the Emperor Throne realm is nothing rare in Jingping, and the Ancestral Court's Dao realm system is better than the Heavenly Palace system.
A hundred years ago, who in Jingping dared to hope of becoming a Dao Ascender?
Today there are more than ten beings with real hope of attaining the Dao. " He clapped Shen Fengqing on the shoulder and laughed. "Brother, the times have changed. If they still carried the memories of their former lives, it would by no means be a good thing for them; they would still cleave to the old ways, cultivate according to the experience of their past lives, and never be able to merge into the Jingping Reform. Even if they attained the Dao once more, they would only be the same as they were before.
I need their wisdom, to carry the Jingping Reform further. Brother, the times have changed. " He roused himself. "The rhythm of this age grows faster and faster! Even you and I — if we do not change with the times, we too will ultimately be eliminated by them!
But rather than wait to be eliminated by the age, we might as well race to the very forefront of it and lead it forward! " His words were intensely stirring, yet Shen Fengqing was not moved in the least. Shen Fengqing had long been used to his younger brother's strong and impassioned declarations, though he could still take Shen Mu's words to heart.
"The Nether Heavenly Venerable is not far from attaining the Dao.
Once he does, he will come to take your place, so that you may free yourself.
" Shen Mu turned and walked away, saying, "I will await you in the Ancestral Court.
When that time comes, I will need your strength in battle to share my burdens, and I need you to attain the Dao there in the Ancestral Court! " Shen Fengqing watched until he had gone and disappeared; only then did his form turn, and he sank, little by little, into the Nether Capital.
Dong Yang, Zhu Santong, and the others were born into the world one after another.
Dong Yang and the young maid were reborn among the human race, while the crone and the matron felt that demigods held more promise and so chose to become the offspring of demigods. As for Zhu Santong, he became a boar yao among the yao race, and was born into a most distinguished house.
Long ago, after Shen Mu received the blessing of the Heavenly Emperor Tai Chu, he cast it to a black wild boar in the mountains; and that wild boar, upon gaining the Heavenly Emperor's blessing, at once awakened its spiritual intelligence.
Knowing that something was amiss, it fled that very night with its whole household in tow. By slow degrees, it transformed into a yao, learned to cultivate, and came into contact with the divine ability practitioners of Jingping, making its way into Jingping, where the standing of the yao race was in no way inferior to that of the human race: at the top, Snow Fox of the yao race dwelt in the halls of state on high, wielding the great authority over Jingping's finances; through the middle ranks, yao deities of every kind sprawled across the southern lands. This black boar yao had by then become one of the leaders of the yao race, with a vast family and vast estates, known to all as the Grand Venerable of Black Mountain.
And this Grand Venerable of Black Mountain was Zhu Santong's father in this life. Zhu Santong had been bright and clever since childhood and stood high in the Grand Venerable's regard. The Grand Venerable of Black Mountain knew very well that his fortune had been founded upon a Heavenly Emperor's blessing that had fallen into his lap for no reason at all, and that his own aptitude and comprehension were in truth poor — so poor that few among his descendants and posterity were clever.