Chapter 250 — Rouge and White Bone
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
Old Master Huo was skilled at carving, carving in wood with lifelike results; he must once have copied and carved here. The Hundred Dragons Diagram was indeed the key to cultivating the Eight Tingming Arts, but the true key was the Tingming Mahayana Sutra. Without the Tingming Mahayana Sutra, it was very hard to cultivate the Eight Tingming Arts to their utmost.
Yet Shen Mu had already comprehended the Great Unification Art, and his attainment in the Eight Tingming Arts was no weaker than one who cultivated the Tingming Mahayana Sutra. Just then, a voice suddenly cried, "Cowherd!
" Shen Mu turned and saw a monk in white staring at him in astonishment.
The monk's face was somewhat familiar, and Shen Mu suddenly understood, and said joyfully, "So it's little monk Chenghuai! We met at Granny Temple in the Wasteland! " That little monk was named Chenghuai. The white-browed monk Jingming had brought him to seek out Old Master Huo and wager Ximilo against him; Chenghuai had been beaten by Shen Mu, and Ximilo had fallen into Shen Mu's hands, and Shen Mu had passed it on to the Xuanliao Demon Ape.
Monk Chenghuai came quickly over. He had grown considerably taller, a little taller than Shen Mu. Shen Mu had only begun to grow in the past half year, and his height too had shot up.
Monk Chenghuai looked him over and said eagerly, "Haven't seen you in years.
I wonder if your skills have improved?
" Shen Mu said with feeling, "They have. Since beating you, I've advanced by leaps and bounds, no longer what I was.
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