Chapter 714 — The Full Moon Hangs in the Sky
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
The First Ancestor never once struck at the three of them, which shows he held them in great fear; and they dared not strike at the First Ancestor directly, which suggests the First Ancestor's strength was above theirs.
The strength of Lou Yunchu and his two fellow disciples most likely lies between the God-Slaying Platform realm and the Jade Pool realm. " Master Dan asked, "Stronger than Vajra?
" Shen Mu nodded. "Far stronger than Vajra.
Vajra is most likely of the Jade Pool realm, yet in actual strength he is much their inferior.
After all, they are disciples of the Dark Emperor of the Dark Capital, and what they cultivate is an Imperial Throne method. " Master Dan steadied himself and said, "We are far from being their match. Why not leave this place and return to the Barren Ruins? We cannot save everyone, but we can save ourselves. " Shen Mu's face broke into a smile. "But Grandpa Dan, since I was small you have taught me that a physician's heart is a parent's heart, and that a human life is greater than heaven. We study medicine and seek the way of healing precisely so that we may save more people.
Would Grandpa Dan go against his own first intent?
" Master Dan laughed in fury. "Now you lecture me! Then let me teach you one more thing: studying medicine cannot save Jingping! Will you listen to me?
Deaf Old Man, your strength is greater than mine. Seal him in a painting, and we will go back to the Tiansheng Academy right now and take Granny and the rest away with us! " Deaf Old Man dug at his ear.
"I cannot hear you. I am Deaf Old Man. " Master Dan was enraged and looked ready to fall out with him. Deaf Old Man said hurriedly, "Since Shen'er has come running here, he must have some rotten scheme in mind.
Why not hear him out before deciding? " Master Dan restrained himself and said, "If you cannot tell me of any chance of victory, we leave at once! I will have to drug you senseless and carry you back to Yincan Village! " Shen Mu smiled. "We may not be Lou Yunqu's match, but we have other helpers.
If I am not mistaken, at this very moment the Woodcutter Sage, the First Ancestor Human Emperor, Vajra, the Red Creek Divine Man, and the Fisherman Heavenly Master are all within the borders of Lizhou, waiting only for Lou Yunqu and the others to show themselves.
" He said calmly, "I can guess that their target is Lizhou, and they will guess it too. " Master Dan drew a sharp breath and murmured, "If they have guessed it, then why not move the people of Lizhou away of their own accord? Why let the people of Lizhou bear the danger of being killed?
" "Because Lou Yunqu and the others cannot be found, and so the common folk of Lizhou must be sacrificed. " Shen Mu said, "Besides, I have already spread the Soul-Pulling Art abroad.
There are no few in Jingping who cultivate it, and with that art one can call back those who die by the Book of Life and Death. So the risk is worth taking. Indeed, it must be taken! " Deaf Old Man asked, "And if their chosen target is not Lizhou? What if it is the capital?
" "I am here. They will come.
" Shen Mu said decisively, "I am the bait that draws them. I will make Lou Yunqu and the others abandon every other target and fix their eyes on Lizhou alone! Yuzhi Commandery has already lost several million people.
Last night they used the Book of Life and Death to cancel the registers of those lives.
I have ordered everyone who cultivates the Soul-Pulling Art to hurry to Yuzhi Commandery to save them. And tonight should be the night they strike at Lizhou! " Master Dan asked, "Then how will they know you are in Lizhou? " Shen Mu said, "One who holds the Book of Life and Death will naturally know where I am. Shine the Book of Life and Death upon the world, and every name will float to the surface.