Chapter 199 — Shaking the Mountains
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
It was likely that in the very first instant Imperial Teacher Jingping and the others exchanged blows, they would be shaken to death, shattered to pieces. Just as Imperial Teacher Jingping made his move, a great banner suddenly appeared before Shen Mu and the others, snapping in the wind.
It draped itself over them, fluttered, gave a single shudder, and in an instant the banner, the people, and even the Dragon Qilin vanished together. The next moment, Shen Mu and the others appeared at the foot of the mountain.
Shen Wanyun, Yun Que, Yue Qinghong and the rest all looked around, and saw strange figures in conical bamboo hats standing all about them, unfurling the great banners.
These several hundred strange figures had formed a ring around the mountain in the city, banners streaming, shrouding the whole of it, and an aged voice cried out, "Go! " With a whoosh, hundreds of great banners swept through the air, and when the banner cloths had passed, the mountain behind them, together with the Cult-Master-level beings upon it, Imperial Teacher Jingping included, was carried away!
Where the mountain had stood, only a bare patch of ground remained, and upon that ground the crushed ruins of the City Lord's manor! Shen Wanyun, Yun Que and the others were startled and uncertain, but then they saw the strange figures raise their banners again, covering themselves, and covering the group as well. Before Shen Wanyun and the others could gather their wits, a great banner had already covered them.
They felt the world spinning, and when their feet found solid ground again, they saw that they had left Daxiang City and its slaughter far behind and come to a mountain peak. The peak was very high, and a wild wind howled, making their clothes snap and crackle.
Around them stood several hundred strange figures in conical hats, encircling them completely. Shen Wanyun and the others suppressed their shock and exchanged a silent look: "They are experts of the Youmo Cult.
They've abducted us, who knows what they intend.
. .
" The profoundly mysterious Youmo Cult, the foremost holy ground and greatest sect of the demonic path, this holy ground had always acted in secret.
The Jingping court had investigated it more than once, but had never uncovered much of use. This time the Youmo Cult had lent a hand to Imperial Teacher Jingping, and had carried them away from the battlefield where he and the others fought; now they had snatched them from the field of battle, surely they had some design.
Suddenly, one after another, the strange figures took off their conical hats, and bowing low to them with the salute of disciples, said with one voice, "This subordinate greets the Cult Master and Holy Teacher! Greets the Holy Maiden! " Shen Wanyun and the others were at a loss, and looking at these Youmo Cult experts bowing with the salute of disciples, they grew frightened and uneasy.
The monk Yun Que hurriedly shut his eyes and cried, "I saw nothing! I didn't see your faces, don't kill me to silence me!
" At that moment, a familiar voice sounded beside them: "Rise. There's no need for such ceremony.
" "Thank you, Cult Master and Holy Teacher. " The strange figures rose to their feet, and Shen Wanyun and the others turned to look in horror at the one who had spoken. The first outcast of the Ruins to enter the Grand Academy, the first Erudite of the Grand Academy, Shen Mu, was he the Demonic Cult Master of the Youmo Cult?
Shen Mu's face was mild, and he smiled at them. "The Erudite is the Demonic Cult Master, then who is the Demonic Holy Maiden?
" Yue Qinghong said, her voice trembling. Si Yunxiang gave her a shy smile, and Yue Qinghong shuddered with dread.
"The Director of Hanguang Hall of my Grand Academy, Director Jian Sansheng! And the Director of Zhenyuan Hall, Chen Yunting! " The monk Yun Que spat furiously, "You've seen their true faces, you're dead for sure!
Why did you have to say their names?