Chapter 411 — Ranging Across Ten Thousand Li of Vast Sky
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
Emperor Yanfeng was suddenly seized by the feeling that his own cabbage patch had been rooted through by a wild boar, and then the boar had come back and rooted through it a second time. He scrambled frantically to his feet, about to stop the pair of youths, when several deer-spirits came over and pressed him back down so that he had no choice but to sit. The doe-spirit held up a few flowers, motioning the emperor not to move, and tucked the blossoms into his hair, a riot of purple and red. Then a merfolk came over, handing out the red berries that were quarreling so loudly; a whole cluster of berries was clamoring in the fruit dish, a truly alarming sight.
The tree-spirits patrolled the sickbed with black faces, whipping anyone who would not behave across the backside, and for a time all the famed figures of the jianghu, along with the emperor and the empress dowager, grew considerably quieter. Once the spirits had finished their inspection, the emperor was about to hurry over and stop the young pair, when the empress dowager said lazily, "Emperor, spare yourself the trouble.
Children have their own blessings. Fretting over so much, aren't you afraid Xiu'er will never find a husband?
" Emperor Yanfeng said hurriedly, "Mother, you do not know. Dual cultivation of the primordial spirit carries enormous hidden dangers; it can only be done between husband and wife.
If Xiu'er cultivates her primordial spirit with him, their spirits will resonate and together they will ascend to bliss. Then in the future, when she marries, she will be unable to resonate with the consort's primordial spirit; their souls will not be able to echo one another. Without resonance there is no feeling! And if she lacks the joy of primordial resonance, then even after she marries she will be sent back home in divorce!
" The empress dowager laughed. "Then take him as her consort. Is that worth such a fuss? Besides, who would dare divorce a princess of the imperial house? " Emperor Yanfeng was silent a moment, then said, "Mother, he is the Hierarch of the Dark Demon Cult, and also the Human Sovereign. I am not quite at ease.
" The empress dowager fell silent too, understanding what he meant. The Hierarch of the Dark Demon Cult, power that scorches the heavens.
The emperor was the most powerful man in the court, and the Hierarch of the Dark Demon Cult was the most powerful man in the jianghu. The Dark Demon Cult's influence had already spread to every corner of the jianghu and even of the court.
Especially after Shen Mu became the hierarch of this generation, the cult had flourished more than ever, surpassing the peak of its history.
Both the Daoist sect and the Great Tingming Temple had been crippled by Shen Mu and the court, and could no longer contend with the Dark Demon Cult; and the court's reforms and changes required the cult's people, so many masters of the cult had entered the court.
In the Kingdom of Jingping, from the lowest to the highest, the Dark Demon Cult's power was everywhere. Beyond that, Shen Mu was far more enlightened than the Daoist Lord or the Tathagata. He had reformed the Dark Demon Cult, established academies, and adopted wholesale the system by which the Imperial Preceptor of Jingping had carried out his reforms, cultivating talent for the Dark Demon Cult in an endless stream. Shen Mu had been hierarch for barely two years, and had already brought about such enormous change; the emperor and the empress dowager could not help but worry. What worried them more was that Shen Mu had many masters at his side, and also held the identity of the Human Sovereign.
If he produced the Human Sovereign's Seal, then even the Daoist sect, the Great Tingming Temple, and Little Jade Capital would likely have to await his orders! That was truly terrifying! From this point of view, Shen Mu was by no means the best choice for a consort.