Chapter 460 — The Liu Clan Within the Divine Burial Valley
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It is said that the ancestor of the Liu family was buried after death beneath a willow tree, and in time a spirit was born within the corpse; hence the surname Liu, Willow. We of this clan, because we are born from corpses, have dead flesh, and so cannot bear children; yet we too have a span of years, and when the spirit's allotted time is done, we still scatter into nothing.
The world says our Liu family is strange by nature and keeps apart from outsiders, and in that they wrong us.
It is not that we are unwilling to deal with outsiders; it is that we are all spirits formed from dead bodies, and we fear being caught and refined into yuan soldiers. " Shen Mu said mildly: "But when Zhentian Palace's expert came to ask you to deal with me, you agreed. Can it be that Zhentian Palace has the means to level your Liu family and refine you into yuan soldiers? " Liu Ruyin's face changed slightly. Shen Mu laughed heartily, then his face softened again: "Sister Ruyin, you have become head of the Liu family, and your cultivation outstrips mine beyond reckoning — could I truly frighten you? Your little brother was only waving a tiger's skin for a banner, bluffing, with no confidence in his heart at all. " Liu Ruyin breathed a long sigh of relief and laughed: "You — you gave your sister a right proper fright. Sect Master Shen, what is your cultivation?
" Shen Mu answered honestly: "I am only at the Six Harmonies realm. Sister should be at ease now.
" Liu Ruyin was indeed reassured, though she still dreaded the Qingxuan Water Dragon Pearl in Xiong Qi'er's hands.
The Qingxuan Water Dragon Pearl might well be called the Liu family's greatest bane: once its might was roused, no matter how formidable the cultivation of the Liu family's experts, they could not contend with it. That the Liu family had submitted to Zhentian Palace was likewise out of dread of the Qingxuan Water Dragon Pearl. Shen Mu spoke again: "Sister Ruyin, who has come from Zhentian Palace?
What is their cultivation? " "The one who came is an elder of Zhentian Palace's Yu family — Yu Ruyi," Liu Ruyin said.
"The Yu family's experts have reached the Life-Death realm as well.
Not to be taken lightly.
" Shen Mu nodded slightly. People here in the Western Lands did not set much store by cultivation realms; the Myriad Gods Natural Art had never won by cultivation, but by sensing nature and comprehending heaven and earth — the purer the mind, the keener the sense, and the better one could commune with heaven, earth, and nature.
High cultivation and mighty powers of creation did, of course, matter greatly to strength, but for the people of the Western Lands, perception and comprehension of nature were what counted most.
"Sister Ruyin should be at ease now?
" Shen Mu smiled: "This Sister Ruyi is at the Life-Death realm, and I am only at the Six Harmonies realm.
Sister Ruyin, if Sister Ruyi means to kill me, you must protect me.
" Liu Ruyin looked troubled and said with difficulty: "Yu Ruyi and I have some friendship. I can promise only that she will not act within the Divine Burial Valley. Once outside the valley, I cannot answer for the Sect Master's safety.
" Shen Mu let out a breath and thanked her: "I am in your debt, sister. What sort of place is this Divine Burial Valley where you live?
" Liu Ruyin smiled: "We are in the Divine Burial Valley now.
Sect Master Shen, please come out of the coffin! " The lid opened, and Liu Ruyin brought him out.