Chapter 1225 — Newcomers Drive Out the Old

" Shen Mu said: "She is an old friend of mine, and I do wish to see her. But as things stand, I have not yet the strength to rid her of her stubborn ailment; it must wait a while longer.

" Dao Lord Lin Xuan's eyes flickered.

"It has been more than ten years since we met.

Dare I ask, Sect Master, to what stage your strength has now come?

I have always feared you might have grown lax.

" Shen Mu gave him a sidelong glance and said slowly: "Whatever stage it is, it is always a notch above yours.

" Dao Lord Lin Xuan said modestly: "Yes, yes.

Sect Master Shen is, after all, a Tyrant Body, and will always be a notch above other men.

This humble Daoist has cultivated bitterly these years, but as my cultivation deepened, my appetite for contention faded; I no longer care for killing and fighting. Especially since I comprehended the Great Calculation Dao Domain of the Dao Sword, I draw my sword even less.

After all, there are fewer and fewer people worth my hand. " Shen Mu, all smiles, said: "It seems the Dao Ancestor pointed you toward many good things.

" Lin Xuan poured him tea, also all smiles: "The Dao Ancestor did instruct me, but cultivation still rests on oneself, and I owe him nothing besides.

When I taught him the microscopic arts of calculation, he was happy as a child, declaring straight out that his Dao was complete. Where he has run off to now, I do not know. " Shen Mu smiled slightly: "And yet it was I who taught you the microscopic arts of calculation. " "You comprehended them and tossed them to me; it was I who perfected them.

" Dao Lord Lin Xuan corrected him with a smile, reminding him: "You are a lazy man; perfecting the microscopic arts of calculation is beyond you.

I am a man of quiet mind, and only I can accomplish what you cannot. " Shen Mu's eyes flickered; he drank his tea and said: "Yet Xu Shenghua has also comprehended the microscopic arts of calculation. How does he compare with you?

" Dao Lord Lin Xuan's face stiffened, and he said sourly: "We exchanged views a few times.

He lives far away, in the Western Lands after all, and it is no easy thing for him to come here.

A guest from afar is to be honored; so I let him win a few rounds, lest his feelings be hurt. " Shen Mu laughed heartily and said leisurely: "Xu Shenghua is a notch below me as well.

The kind of notch that stands straight up.

" Dao Lord Lin Xuan gave a hum. "Xu Shenghua's divine power has already reached the microscopic domain, much like my sword: I have the Great Calculation Dao Domain, he has the Great Divine Power Dao Domain.

And Immortal Wang, Wang Muran, is formidable too; he has integrated and unified the arts of the Little Jade Capital, and his Heavenly Palace has twelve halls.

In depth of cultivation, among his peers he is first under heaven. Shen of the Tyrant Body, without your ever noticing, you have already gone out of date. " He lifted the tea cup to his lips but did not drink: "The rear waves of the Surging River drive on the waves before; you, the wave in front, were long ago dashed dead upon the sand. "