Chapter 815 — The Measure of a King

"The Heavenly River Divine Treasury can connect to the other six divine treasuries, opening them all up, gathering the power of every divine treasury into one body."

Shen Mu gave a low shout, opening the divine treasuries within his own body. One after another, the divine treasuries projected themselves behind him.

Everyone hurried to look. They saw the Heavenly River descend from the heavens, following the Jianmu down, threading through one divine treasury after another, forming a circulatory system within the body.

"And the most crucial part is this: the Heavenly River connects to the Heavenly Palace. The power of the Heavenly Palace fuses with the power of the divine treasuries. The divine treasuries you once opened are now perfectly merged with the Heavenly Palace, making it far easier for a god to mobilize the power of the divine treasuries. That is one benefit for the gods as well."

Shen Mu had not yet cultivated to the Heavenly Palace, so others could only vaguely see his Heavenly River connected to a Heavenly Palace at an immense height. The Heavenly River was flowing out from that Heavenly Palace.

"But the greatest benefit is for the divine ability users."

Shen Mu continued to display his achievements to the crowd, beginning to mobilize his vital essence and unleash various divine abilities. Daoist arts and divine abilities ignited in his hands with astonishing speed, dazzling the eye beyond all measure.

Because all the divine treasuries were connected, the power of each divine treasury could be mobilized almost in an instant, and the primordial spirit was also incomparably powerful, surpassing the former orthodox divine treasury system by several times over!

"When all the divine treasuries of a divine ability user are connected, their magic power is many times more profound than before. The speed at which they mobilize vital essence is only half of what it once was—or even less. Divine abilities ignite faster, and the primordial spirit grows stronger!"

Shen Mu unleashed one divine ability after another, saying in a deep voice, "After a divine ability user cultivates to the Life-and-Death realm, the next wall they break through is the Heavenly River realm. Upon reaching this realm, the seven great divine treasuries become one, and one can do battle with the false gods who now cross the Divine Bridge to reach beyond the Southern Heavenly Gate!"

Within the residence, everyone fell silent, yet their hearts pounded wildly.

Shen Mu's Heavenly River Divine Treasury was indeed immeasurably superior to the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury!

In the Heavenly River Divine Treasury, they saw the hope of the future—an era of unparalleled prosperity!

Emperor Yanfeng's voice was hoarse as he said, "Minister Shen, the Heavenly River Divine Treasury is so extraordinary and perfect—is it difficult to open? At present, there is no Heavenly River Divine Treasury within the human body, only the incomplete Divine Bridge Divine Treasury. If the Heavenly River is difficult to open, then for the common people it would be of little use."

Shen Mu laughed. "One need only go to the Heavenly River's edge and mobilize the power of the Heavenly River. Opening the Heavenly River Divine Treasury should not be difficult. As for the specific method, I will sort it out shortly and ask Your Majesty to propagate it."

Emperor Yanfeng was bewildered. "The Heavenly River? Where is the Heavenly River?"

"It is the Yong River. The Yong River is the Heavenly River of the ancient Longhan Heavenly Court, which for some unknown reason flowed here and became the Yong River."

Shen Mu did not explain further, and continued, "One need only go to the Yong River and comprehend the power of the Yong River, and one can draw that power into one's own body to forge the Heavenly River Divine Treasury. Even in the capital, I can sense the intense power of the Heavenly River. At the Yong River's edge, that power will surely be even stronger, and comprehension even simpler. I mobilized the power of heaven and earth to forge my Heavenly River—that method is far too difficult, and few could succeed. But comprehending the Heavenly River and borrowing its power is infinitely simpler."

Emperor Yanfeng grew even more bewildered, murmuring, "The Yong River—is it the Yong River where Lord Dragon Keeper resides?"

At the mention of this, Shen Mu's face could not help but turn as black as iron. He said sullenly, "It is that Yong River."

The Yong River Dragon Emperor of Lord Dragon Keeper had been enfeoffed by Shen Mu himself, and he had even signed a Pact of the Earth Lord with Lord Dragon Keeper, stipulating that Lord Dragon Keeper would maintain the Yong River's waters and in return could enjoy sacrifices from the Yong River, including a portion of its aquatic yields.

"As for erasing a divine ability user's original incomplete Divine Bridge Divine Treasury, that is even simpler."

Shen Mu was full of confidence. "The Martial Arts Heavenly Master could destroy the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury with ease. Sister Emperor Shiyue, the Heavenly Master Zixi, King Buddha, the Primordial Ancestor, the King of Hell, my martial uncle the Fisherman, and Tian Shu—all of them should possess such ability."

The Village Head shook his head. "Shen'er, you've grown strong and your body is sturdy, so having your Divine Bridge destroyed does no great harm. But others are a different matter—I fear they'd lose a layer of skin even if they don't die. We must find someone less robust than you to test it on." With that, he looked toward the Human Emperor of Qikang.

The Human Emperor of Qikang shuddered. "Su Mozhe, I am your master—your own master! Your grandmaster Yishan has a sturdy body. Use him for the experiment!"

The Human Emperor Yishan was furious. "Am I not your own master too?"

Shen Mu calculated for a moment, then said, "Using my grandmaster and my great-grandmaster for the experiment is indeed not bad. They are no weaker than I am, so they should not die..."

The Imperial Preceptor of Jingping pondered aloud, "Can gods who have already cultivated to the Heavenly Palace also destroy their Divine Bridge Divine Treasury and instead open the Heavenly River Divine Treasury?"

Everyone's heart tightened. The Imperial Preceptor of Jingping had asked the crucial question!

By now the kingdom of Jingping already had two or three hundred gods, and the Woodcutter and others were gods from the Kaikhuang era. Their primordial spirits had long since leaped past the divine treasuries and entered the Heavenly Palace.

Judging from the effects of the Heavenly River Divine Treasury that Shen Mu had opened, in the future the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury would surely be eliminated by the Heavenly River Divine Treasury, and they would be called the Old Gods.

The Old Gods were inferior in combat power to the New Gods of the same realm—that was one aspect. Another was that their offspring, inheriting their divine treasuries, would also be inferior to the offspring of the New Gods, and even inferior to the offspring of divine ability users who had opened the Heavenly River Divine Treasury.

Although their offspring could also destroy the Divine Bridge and open the Heavenly River Divine Treasury, not everyone could open a Heavenly River. There would inevitably be some descendants who could not accomplish this step.

And those people would be eliminated by the era, just as they themselves would be.

"If the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury is destroyed, will the power of the Heavenly Palace crush down?"

Shen Mu was not entirely certain either. He said, "What effects destroying the Divine Bridge Divine Treasury directly would cause, I do not know..."

The Old Farmer suddenly spoke. "There is not much effect. I have no Divine Bridge."

Everyone turned to look at him. The Old Farmer said, "With the Divine Bridge missing, the other divine treasuries do indeed bear tremendous pressure, but they can withstand it."