Chapter 683 — Merit Heavier Than Heaven
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
But the fruits of the Jingping Reforms all reside in the Imperial Preceptor of Jingping, so the most convenient path is to capture him. " Lou Yunqu said, "The third goal is that our Master wishes to meet the Divine Child of Youdu. " He smiled.
"I believe all three matters can proceed at once and be completed at once.
Let them keep advancing. Only when they reach Taiming Heaven will they discover that no matter how vast their divine powers, no matter how clever and changeable they are, they have always been within our grasp. Junior Brother Fu, be patient. We need only wait.
" The three divine beings of the Nether Capital stood in the air and did not pursue.
At last, after tens of thousands of people had been roasted until they were skin and bones, and even the most beautiful Grandmother Zhu had been reduced to a gaunt, bony figure by this harsh apocalyptic world, when the people, including the gods, could no longer hold on, the First Ancestor Human Sovereign's injuries finally stabilized. Under the careful care of Shen Mu and the alchemists, his cultivation had also recovered somewhat. The First Ancestor Human Sovereign used his creation divine power to conjure water from the void, creating some clean drinking water, and only then did the people regain their lives. At last the First Ancestor Human Sovereign no longer needed the True God Pang Yu to carry him, and could barely walk on his own. Watching the people drink, this prince of the former dynasty still bore an air of melancholy.
And when he saw the Star Lord of the Seven Killings, Wei Liao, the melancholy grew even stronger. Wei Liao recognized him.
"I once attended court to report on my duties and saw Your Highness. When I was still alive, I met a man who claimed to be the Hierarch of the Heavenly Sage Cult from the lower realm, a man who appeared gentle but was in truth very wild.
From his mouth I heard of Your Highness's deeds, and knew that Your Highness, in a time of crisis, led the peoples of all races to find a way to live from a hellish world.
" The First Ancestor said desolately, "The Kaihuang Era has already fallen. There is no more Highness. I am a deserter, and Kaihuang was a deserter too. General, you are too kind. Do not speak of old matters. " Wei Liao was startled, then suddenly laughed.
"What does Your Highness think of this grand endeavor, the Human Sovereign Shen leading tens of thousands of divine power practitioners in seeking survival? " The melancholy in the First Ancestor Human Sovereign vanished.
He glanced back at Shen Mu and smiled. "He is very good.
He is a good child. I have never seen anyone who could maintain such optimism even under such terrible circumstances, and he also possesses great wisdom and great courage. Facing any setback, he dares to press forward. Though there are many gods and demons around him, the one who can lead the people out of dire straits is not any god or demon, but him. Only him! " Wei Liao laughed.
"But the one he is learning from is you!
" The First Ancestor Human Sovereign was stunned, then shook his head. "Do not talk nonsense.
I am only a deserter.
Heh heh, at the battle of Yuming Palace, I fled. . . " "But the circumstances you faced then were a hundred times more terrible than those of today! " Wei Liao said, "The Human Sovereign Shen leads the people across the destroying Taihuang Heaven in search of a way to live. Though conditions in Taihuang Heaven are harsh, they are far from the terror at the end of the Kaihuang Era.
He is imitating you.