Chapter 483 — Where in Life Shall We Not Meet
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 5
Xu Shenghua said with suspicion: "Could he also be a Tyrant Body?"
The Xuanliao Demon Ape's physique was innately powerful, his cultivation profound. This time, activating the Primordial Spirit Art, he advanced with fierce courage, incomparably domineering.
He had received instruction from Old Tathagata, who taught him the Great Thunder Roar Vehicle Sutra, and later he had followed Little Tathagata in cultivation, gaining guidance and transmission from these two supreme Buddhist figures. His cultivation foundation was already very deep.
However, though his mind was simple, in terms of pioneering he was far inferior to Shen Mu and Xu Shenghua. Shen Mu's mind was complex, but he could often draw inferences from one instance and pioneer new cultivation methods.
Xu Shenghua's mind was less complex, but what he had learned was diverse and miscellaneous, and he had been pushed by Shen Mu into a spirit of refusing to concede. Thus he could build upon Shen Mu's foundation and pioneer the Primordial Spirit Art.
As for the Xuanliao Demon Ape, he had no such comprehension—but learning others' cultivation arts was incomparably swift and fierce for him.
The three of them represented three modes of cultivation.
The Xuanliao Demon Ape was the learner—not seeking deep understanding, cultivating whatever he could as soon as he could. Xu Shenghua was the integrator—seeking deep understanding and seeking more understanding still. Shen Mu was the pioneer—where there was no direction ahead, he would tinker one into existence.
Shen Mu also had his shortcomings. After tinkering a direction into existence, he would often move on to other things, not continuing forward. Thus it was Xu Shenghua, not he, who pioneered the Seven Stars Six Harmonies Primordial Spirit Art.
Of the cultivation arts and divine abilities that Shen Mu and Xu Shenghua pioneered, the Xuanliao Demon Ape learned them fastest. Before Shen Mu had even begun cultivating the Primordial Spirit Art, the ape was already about to shatter the realm barrier.
Shen Mu hurriedly cast aside his other thoughts and devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivating the Primordial Spirit Art, striving to shatter the realm barrier between Six Harmonies and Seven Stars.
Two days later, Shen Mu finally broke through the barrier between the two great realms. Only then did he open his eyes, and he saw Xu Shenghua and the Xuanliao Demon Ape clashing in the mountains. The two—one large, one small—fought with extraordinary ferocity, while various demons, monsters, and monks gathered around to watch and cheer.
Shen Mu was about to head over when suddenly a familiar voice drifted up from the foot of the mountain, laughing loudly: "Little Thunder Sound Temple has some nerve, daring to steal my master's primordial spirit! Listen well, you bald donkeys on the mountain—hand over my master's primordial spirit, or I will exterminate every one of you!"
Shen Mu looked down the mountain and saw Ban Gongcuo walking up, his legs bent backward, half-crouched, his gait extremely conspicuous.
"This brat—didn't I only cut off one of his legs? How did the other one get replaced too?"
Shen Mu was overjoyed. Without a word, he sent a sword flying out. The sword traveled dozens of li, heading straight for Ban Gongcuo.
Ban Gongcuo, after all, had newly replaced deer legs and was caught off guard. By the time he saw the sword light, it was too late to dodge. He hurriedly dashed two steps forward, only to see the sword light fly from behind him to ahead of him.
He quickly turned to look back, and saw his two deer legs sprinting away behind him.
"Son of a bitch!"
Ban Gongcuo's body dropped to the ground, a full head shorter. He looked up and roared furiously: "Shen, you and I are irreconcilable!"
"Where in life shall we not meet!"