Chapter 560 — Breaking Through the Clouds to See the Blue Sky
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
" Shen Mu drove the Mystic Body Three Elixirs Art; the demonic essence in his body surged and came swarming into the demonic-path Primal Embryo Divine Treasury. At that instant, with a flash of light, his spirit embryo suddenly appeared within this treasury, seated upon the spirit altar, breathing in and out, taking in and giving out demonic essence.
The demonic essence exhaled by the spirit embryo wove together in the air, forming a demonic sun and a demonic moon.
"The Village Head is truly remarkable! The Mystic Body Three Elixirs Art he taught me can even cultivate the demonic path!
" Shen Mu could not help but be moved, his admiration for the Village Head beyond measure; inwardly he sighed: "When will I ever have the old man's breadth of vision and understanding?
" The Mystic Body Three Elixirs Art and the demonic tongue of Youdu on his lips did not conflict; the art drove his demonic essence, the spirit embryo breathed in and out, and the Youdu demonic tongue drew demonic qi into his body. His demonic cultivation grew more powerful and swelled without cease, and before long the demonic sun and demonic moon in that treasury had essentially taken shape, answering from afar the Great Sun and the Bright Moon of the other treasury, like a reflection of that treasury. When Shen Mu felt his cultivation there complete, he went straight on to assault the Five Luminaries Divine Treasury; with a thunderous boom he broke open the demonic-path Five Luminaries Divine Treasury, and five demonic-path Five Luminaries stars hung in the air, glittering with uncanny demonic light.
His Mystic Body Three Elixirs Art ran in ever more complex fashion, demonic essence linking the five luminaries and circulating in strange ways, and his demonic cultivation deepened further.
"At this rate, in a few days at most my demonic cultivation will catch up with my cultivation of the divine path.
" In the demons' territory there were still many experts searching for him, banding together and hunting in all directions. Quite a few demon experts saw Shen Mu from afar and paid him no mind, never imagining that this fellow who looked even more like a demon lord than they did was the very Shen Mu they sought so desperately.
Shen Mu met no obstacle along the way, pressing ever eastward. After six or seven days, a speck of light suddenly appeared in the sky. He looked up and saw that light grow larger and brighter, until a round sun appeared in the sky, bringing a measure of light to the demons' territory. Shen Mu's heart bloomed with joy, and he let out a long breath.
"This sun is round, not flattened! The Imperial Preceptor Jingping is truly remarkable!
" He observed the direction in which the sun rose, measured the shadow on the ground, ran another twenty li forward, calculated the angle of the shadow, and made his reckoning: "I am still more than ten thousand li from the place where the sun rises. Fu Riluo's divine powers are truly vast, to have carried me off so far!
" The sun in the sky was round and full, and at once he felt as though the clouds had parted to reveal the sky; his spirits lifted considerably.
Suddenly a divine city appeared ahead, demons coming and going in crowds around it. Squad after squad of demon riders searched in all directions, stopping even passing demons for inspection. Shen Mu frowned slightly and decided to skirt around the city.
Suddenly hoofbeats sounded, and a band of demons came galloping over; catching sight of him from afar, they shouted: "Halt!
" Shen Mu stopped. The rider at their head said: "It is not the man.
Let us go!
" With that he led the other demon divine ability users away with a howl. Shen Mu let out a breath of relief, and then a familiar voice came: "You there, boy, I still need a retainer. Come here, be my retainer!
" Shen Mu was briefly startled; following the voice, he saw a youth bearing a demon blade on his back standing not far off, beckoning to him, none other than Zhe Huali.