Chapter 910 — The Old Dynasty's Overlord Body, the Long Han Heavenly Venerable

Long Qilin hastily stopped, and his vital essence lifted the sleeping Shen Mu and set him on the ground. He saw that in the dream world surrounding Shen Mu there were mountains and seas of corpses; countless diminutive Shen Mus had died, a scene of utter carnage. The other little Shen Mus cheered and leaped, tossing one little fellow high into the air. That diminutive Shen Mu wore a proud expression on his face, allowing the countless selves below to toss him up, clearly exceedingly pleased with himself. Suddenly all the diminutive Shen Mus panicked and fled in all directions, and no one caught the diminutive Shen Mu who had made the achievement. He fell to the ground with a plop and stood up in fury, "Jiji gugu!" Those fleeing tiny Shen Mus darted about like headless flies, wailing and crying, and suddenly vanished one by one. The little Shen Mu who had made the achievement also panicked and darted about, then suddenly threw himself against the barrier of the dream world, pounding on it with both hands and weeping, begging Yan'er outside to save him. Yan'er could not bear it and was just about to rescue him when the dream world burst with a pop, and all the tiny Shen Mus vanished completely.

Shen Mu opened his eyes, sat up, stretched his body, and said with a smile, "I wake from this sleep having passed through immeasurable kalpas, and at last my technique is complete."

Yan'er was still mourning that diminutive Shen Mu in the dream world, deeply grieved, and was quite displeased with Shen Mu. "The moment you woke, all those poor little things died. Don't expect me to feed you again!"

Shen Mu activated his new technique. There was no longer any fear of qi deviation, his vital essence flowed with incomparable smoothness, and his soul, born not long ago, was constantly growing and strengthening. He was very happy in his heart.

Seeing him in such good spirits, Long Qilin asked, "Cult Master, can your method be taught to others?"

Shen Mu shook his head. "Too difficult. Having reached this step, the path I walk is only the one best suited to me. To learn my technique, one would first need to cultivate to the Heaven River realm and have some study of the Unchanging Divine Art. One would also need mastery of divination and creation, and moreover learn the Sutra of Immeasurable Kalpas of the Buddha Great Brahma Heavenly King, and possess outstanding attainments in martial dao and sword dao. In short, others cannot learn it."

Long Qilin inwardly sighed in regret.

"However, the method created by the Imperial Heavenly Venerable is more suited to the masses." Shen Mu said, "It is only that its demands on comprehension are also quite high, and spreading it would not be easy. Have we reached the Surging River?"

Long Qilin said, "The Surging River Academy is just ahead."

They arrived at the Surging River Academy, and saw that it had long since been occupied by the celestial deities of the Heavenly Court. Great construction was underway, luxurious palaces being built. Many dragon gods and river deities had been seized and made into slaves, laboring bitterly. They had already forged a resplendent divine city here. This divine city was extremely vast, and when Shen Mu arrived, the slaves were using their own blood to brand formation arrays onto the surface of the divine city. Palaces within the city had already flown into the sky under the formation arrays' empowerment. These divine palaces and divine halls were tethered by chains, otherwise they would fly beyond the heavens. Only when the entire great city took flight would the divine city become stable, floating in the air and becoming a great instrument of the Heavenly Court's rule over this place. The Surging River was the Heaven River; rich in resources, it was extremely important to the Yuan Realm. And since the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor ruled the Yuan Realm, he naturally attached great importance to the Surging River and had to station heavy troops here.

Shen Mu saw the Dragon Keeper Lord in the divine city. This fellow had actually become a minor overseer in charge of supervising the dragon gods and river gods, and was overseeing the work.

"Dragon Keeper Lord!"

Long Qilin called out loudly, "The Cult Master seeks you!"

Hearing this, the Dragon Keeper Lord turned to look, and when he saw it was Shen Mu, he hurried over and saluted him, his heart filled with unease.

Shen Mu said with a smile, "No need to worry. If you had betrayed me, you would long since have died without a burial place. You only sought refuge with the Heavenly Court temporarily for the sake of your own life. Dragon Keeper Lord, how did you survive?"

The Dragon Keeper Lord had made the Little Earth Earl pact with him, and had been watched closely by Shen Fengqing, who had long since regarded him as ingredients. Had the Dragon Keeper Lord defected, Shen Fengqing would certainly have taken him away to be eaten. Since Shen Fengqing had not eaten him, that proved the Dragon Keeper Lord had not betrayed them. Though Shen Mu did not much trust his elder brother Shen Fengqing's character, he did trust his appetite.

The Dragon Keeper Lord breathed a sigh of relief and said, "When the Heavenly Court's great army reached here, I led the dragon gods of the river to surrender. Many dragon gods intended to betray the Master, and died on the spot, inexplicably becoming corpses. Though I surrendered, I did not dare betray the Master. The Heavenly Court's army saw that I was still useful, so they spared my life and had me oversee the building of the divine city."

Shen Mu asked, "Who is the deity guarding the Surging River?"

"The disciple of the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven, the Martial Ultimate Divine Venerable." The Dragon Keeper Lord said, "The Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven swept through the various demi-god clans and has already pacified all the factions. He has left the Yuan Realm and returned to the Eastern Heaven, leaving the Martial Ultimate Divine Venerable to suppress this place. Master, you had best leave quickly. Many have come down from the Heavenly Court, a mixed crowd of dragons and snakes, and some have been asking me about you, with very unfriendly words."

Shen Mu nodded lightly and said with a smile, "I long ago heard that someone in the Heavenly Court means to deal with me, the Shepherd Heavenly Venerable, and I have made preparations. No need to worry."

Just then, a hearty laugh suddenly rang out. In a great hall above the divine city under construction, someone laughed loudly, "The Shepherd Heavenly Venerable has come from afar, and I, Martial Ultimate, have failed to welcome you in person. Forgive me, forgive me! Shepherd Heavenly Venerable, please come up and converse."

The Dragon Keeper Lord's expression shifted slightly, and he signaled Shen Mu to leave quickly. Shen Mu laughed, "It is no matter. There are plenty of people who want to kill me. If I hid from them everywhere, how long would I have to hide? You go on down first."

The Dragon Keeper Lord was about to urge him further, and Shen Mu said with a half-smile, "If the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Heaven came, he would have to yield me three parts of courtesy. What more his disciple?"

The Dragon Keeper Lord said, "Master, the King of Hell is easy to meet, but his little devils are hard to deal with! The celestial deities of the Heavenly Court come with ill intent; why seek humiliation? That Martial Ultimate Divine Venerable is no kindly sort either..."

Shen Mu waved his hand, stood on Long Qilin's forehead, and headed toward the divine hall in the sky.