Chapter 699 — Flaming Firmament
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
Within the Shen-Character Continent, Lord Heaven, the Crimson Emperor, and the Old Buddha all wore grave expressions. After a moment, the Old Buddha sighed. "The Great Dao has changed. From a change in law to a change in the Dao itself, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth has shifted a step.
A time of many troubles, an age of great upheaval, is about to arrive.
" His eyes gradually dimmed, and he sank into a deep sleep. Lord Heaven's incarnation sighed.
"It has come so fast.
It seems I too should make my preparations early.
Brother Crimson Emperor, by contrast, is light and free now that he is dead. " The Crimson Emperor gave a muffled snort.
"We are all in the belly of an Evil? " Shen Mu was greatly shaken, his expression shifting uncertainly.
If that were so, then the darkness shrouding the Wasteland was also this Evil ghost, colossal beyond imagination.
The body of this Evil ghost could fill the entire Wasteland, could fill each of the heavens within the broken cliffs. Most crucial of all: did this Evil ghost have a consciousness of its own? An Evil ghost could have consciousness; he had realized this back at the Land of Joy by the sea. An Evil ghost could possess memories, could possess thought.
If the Tianyin Realm had truly been turned into an Evil by the Yin Son of Heaven, then even if Lady Tianyin were resurrected, the situation was not so optimistic! "The Tianyin Realm has become a massive Evil ghost, which for Lady Tianyin is an incomparably terrifying opponent. Lady Tianyin can hardly look after herself—how could she spare any thought for the Wasteland?
" He did not hold out much hope for Lady Tianyin's situation.
Lady Tianyin held him in her palm, studying him curiously, and saw that Shen Mu's expression was still shifting. "This Great Dharma Master's abilities are supreme, but his Dao-heart seems somewhat lacking.
In this short while his face has changed through a dozen colors, as if a color-changing lantern were installed beneath his skin. " Her physical body was slowly recovering; mud and seawater transformed into flesh, blood, and bone. Such an ability was something others could not hope to envy.
For instance, although Shen Mu cultivated both the Crimson Emperor's Undying Divine Consciousness and the Bright Emperor's Flawless Creation Mystic Scripture, and had terrifying attainments in the art of creation, yet if his flesh and blood were dissolved, leaving only a skin, Shen Mu would certainly die, unable to recreate his physical body. That Lady Tianyin could do this was, apart from her unfathomable strength, most likely due to her innate talent.
"This pagoda is a treasure I refined to suppress these Evil ghosts. But the Evil ghosts joined hands with the Yin Son of Heaven and plotted against me. " Lady Tianyin's body was immeasurably colossal; she waded through the seawater toward the middle of the sea, raising great waves across its surface. "In those years, when the Evil ghosts of the Tianyin Realm ran amok, I wanted to refine a weapon that could solve the Evil ghosts once and for all.
But I was born of Heaven and Earth, and was not proficient in the divine abilities and Dao arts of other systems. I went into seclusion to refine the treasure, but could never succeed.
Then the Yin Son of Heaven came to the Tianyin Realm, saying he would help me refine the treasure. His spells and divine abilities were wondrous and profound, following the path of the Nether Capital, and could precisely make up for my deficiencies.
With his help, this pagoda of mine could be refined. However. . . " She reached the center of the sea, her expression darkening. "However, it was all a scheme. His help in refining the treasure was in truth ill-intentioned. After the treasure was completed, he hid a divine ability within it. " Lady Tianyin gnashed her teeth.
"He used this divine ability to plot against me and wounded me.