Chapter 1349 — He Who Rears Men Is Made Livestock

You went and robbed it for me; and Celestial Venerable Gong Yun knows the Void Beasts were controlled by the Grand Emperor, so the blame falls neatly upon him—two birds with one stone! " Dragon Qilin grew smug again, and his drooping tail slowly rose. Shen Mu praised him: "In particular, you cleaned out the yield of the Ancestral Divine King's primordial Jade Pool—that pleased me greatly. That fellow the Ancestral Divine King never gives me a civil look, and is forever working against me.

You did very well!

" Dragon Qilin's tail stood straight up and waved twice with a whir. Shen Mu went on: "There is one thing you did badly. Celestial Venerable Hong is the Heavenly Duke, and the great marsh he holds is the source of the Heavenly River, so there is no need for you to rob his mines. You may fool the other Celestial Venerables, but you cannot fool the Heavenly Duke, who loves to spy—he certainly knows it was you. Only out of regard for me did he not expose you.

" Dragon Qilin's tail drooped once more.

Shen Mu was well satisfied. He put away the Taisu and Taishi divine stones, storing them in his own divine treasury, and thought: "This Scripture of Rearing Men is truly unfathomably marvelous—even Fat Dragon himself cannot withstand it. Still, Fat Dragon has indeed rendered great service. .

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" "Fat Dragon, I intend to return to Jingping to seek out Celestial Venerable Yue and heal her wounds. Will you come back with me? " Shen Mu asked.

Dragon Qilin hesitated, then shook his head: "It is good here.

I will stay, after all—the Void Beast still has to hatch. If the mother beast hatches, Yan'er alone certainly could not subdue it. " Shen Mu shook his head and thought: "Yan'er has most likely read Fat Dragon's Scripture of Rearing Men too. She has been reared so thoroughly that she cannot escape. " He sought out the Alchemist, who pondered and said: "Heal a Celestial Venerable?

I have never tried it.

. . Whether a Celestial Venerable's Dao wound can be cured by the medical arts is indeed a great challenge.

. .

Wait three or five days for me. I will look for some medicinal ingredients! " Shen Mu waited several days, and at last the Alchemist was ready.

"We can set out to heal Celestial Venerable Yue," he said. Shen Mu was full of anticipation: "Grandpa Alchemist, are you confident?

" "Completely confident, no. " The Alchemist said mildly: "Healing a Celestial Venerable's Dao wound is a first for me as well, and a great test besides. I must see Celestial Venerable Yue's wound with my own eyes before I can decide anything.

This time I have found many highly poisonous things in the Ancestral Court; perhaps they may be tried upon Celestial Venerable Yue. " Shen Mu's expression shifted slightly.

The Alchemist, brimming with confidence, laughed aloud: "Rest easy, rest easy.

I know my own limits.

I am not like you, a half-baked physician—every time I prescribe a medicine, I am quite certain of it! " Shen Mu thought of his own experiences, and shivered several times over.