Chapter 739 — Not My Inferior
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 5
Apart from Hu Bugui, no one can master the Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge. Moreover, the Jianmu Divine Bridge is so troublesome—it demands an extremely high attainment in divination arts, and it also requires the assistance of a master of Creation like Shen Mu—that it can never be popularized. " Xu Shenghua frowned. What Old Farmer had said was precisely the fatal flaw of the Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge; even though Hu Bugui had managed to cultivate the art, the roles of Xu Shenghua and Shen Mu had been even greater.
Without the help of Xu Shenghua and Shen Mu, he could never have succeeded. And Xu Shenghua and Shen Mu were temperamentally alike—neither could bear to stand guard day after day over others who wished to cultivate the Jianmu Divine Bridge; the two would far rather invent an art and then toss it to other people.
"So it needs to be slightly revised. " Shen Mu's eyes flashed with the light of wisdom as he said rapidly, "The Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge works through the Dao Heart Demon-Seeding art. I think we can first make a minor adjustment, letting divine-ability adepts or martial artists plant the Jianmu at the Spirit Embryo realm. The Jianmu will grow along with the adept or martial artist, breaking through the divine treasuries one layer at a time—in that way, the danger will not be so great. " Xu Shenghua's eyes brightened, and he clapped his hands, "Then we need to revise this art.
But I am not very skilled at revising arts; this will require the Sect Master's help. " "When it comes to revising arts, I am indeed the finest in the world.
" Shen Mu was not being modest in the least.
"You just planted the root seedling of the Jianmu for Brother Hu, and I have already understood most of this Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge art. There are still a few details that puzzle me.
Brother Xu, explain it in full, and let me see how it should be revised.
" Xu Shenghua recounted the Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge from beginning to end, omitting the divination model—he had no need to lay out the divination framework, for Shen Mu was himself a great master of divination. The two drew close, pacing back and forth, exchanging words in heated debate, leaving everyone else aside. Old Farmer could not understand a word of it, and neither could Hu Bugui or Old Ox; they could only gape at the two men, blinking at one another. Jing Yan was helpless.
She thought to herself, "Once the two of them get absorbed in research, there is no room for anyone else in their hearts. " This discussion was led mainly by Shen Mu.
His thinking leapt about so quickly that only Xu Shenghua could keep up, and Xu Shenghua's mind was more meticulous than Shen Mu's, which happened to make up for Shen Mu's shortcomings.
The two quickly settled on a revised version of the Jianmu Innate Divine Bridge, each working through the calculations several times and patching up the flaws. Xu Shenghua glanced at Hu Bugui, who was listening in a complete fog, and his heart stirred slightly. He said in a low voice, "Sect Master, seeing Senior Brother Hu so mighty and his strength so formidable, I had originally thought that he too possessed an Overlord Body—I never expected that he did not.
" Shen Mu smiled. "I saw long ago that he is not an Overlord Body.
His mind is simple and single-minded; he cultivates only the martial way and is not as clever as we are.
" The two, perfectly in sympathy, nodded repeatedly.
Xu Shenghua's eyes flickered.
"Now, Brother Shen, will you admit that you have lost to me? As for which of us is the female and which the male, the conclusion should be reached by now, should it not?
" Shen Mu laughed ha-ha and narrowed his eyes.
"I am indeed no match for the wisdom of so many of you; I bow to your superiority. " Xu Shenghua raised an eyebrow. "So many people?