Chapter 783 — The Giant Palm Condensed by Magnetic Force
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
When Shen Mu heard that voice, astonishment and delight seized him at once, and he cried out loud: "Deva King Buddha! Li Youran!"
That self-pitying voice broke off abruptly. After a moment, Deva King Buddha's wary voice came back: "Who is it?"
"Me! Shen Mu!"
Shen Mu said excitedly: "The very Shen Mu who stormed the Buddha realm and left you to carry the blame!"
After a moment, Deva King Buddha walked out from the ruined city, still like a young monk, still barefoot, and still spotless as he trod that devastated waste.
It could not be denied that among men there were many of handsome face, but few who could surpass Deva King Buddha. This monk cut a striking figure, and behind his head wheeled layer upon layer of halos and flames of light, his countenance precious and solemn.
"So it is Layman Shen."
Deva King Buddha let out a breath and smiled. "Why have you appeared here? Just now the ruins were thrown into turmoil, and many folded spaces suddenly burst forth. Could that be your mischief?"
Shen Mu shook his head. "Not me. It was Granny Zhu from our village... Granny Zhu wielded the primordial magnetic divine power, and it roused the lingering soul of the Earth Mother, the Primal Sovereign, so that the primordial world of those years has reappeared in the world."
Deva King Buddha said in surprise: "Granny Zhu from your village? With such vast divine power, such a remarkable person must be met."
Shen Mu blinked, his smile pure and innocent: "And why has the King Buddha appeared here? Just now I even saw the phoenix ship of the Vermilion Emperor Qi Xiayu, and heard her zither music drifting out from the city. The Vermilion Emperor Qi Xiayu seemed to be mourning the bygone days of the Supreme Emperor era."
Deva King Buddha smiled. "A woman of the Bai family came just now and frightened her away. That woman of the Bai family belonged to the Heavenly Court of the Supreme Emperor in the old days; I once met her during the Kaihuang era. The Vermilion Emperor was once an old subject of the Supreme Emperor, yet she surrendered to the Heavenly Court from beyond the realms, and so she dares not face an old acquaintance."
Shen Mu went on: "The Vermilion Emperor Qi Xiayu hunted the King Buddha from the twenty heavens of the Buddha realm all the way to the ruins of the Kaihuang Thirty-Three Heavens. I had thought the King Buddha must have suffered every torment and every humiliation; I never expected there to be not the slightest wound on you, and you looking so radiant. It fills me with wonder."
Deva King Buddha said: "During the Kaihuang era, that woman of the Bai family came seeking a young man surnamed Shen who was skilled in the sword. Her search came to nothing, and Kaihuang did not help her find that young man surnamed Shen either."
Shen Mu said: "By what fate do we twine necks as mandarin ducks, and why do we rise and dip together in flight? Has the King Buddha in these days returned to lay life, and taken the name Li Youran?"
Yu Tianzun listened, lost in clouds and mist, unable to make head or tail of it.
The two of them seemed on the best of terms, yet the moment they met it was as though enemies had come face to face, eyes red with fury, tearing open each other's scars by any means they could; and as they tore, they ached to the marrow, and at the same time were thoroughly delighted.
At last Shen Mu and Deva King Buddha stopped tearing at each other's scars, each gave a ha-ha, and they were reconciled as before, as harmonious as they had been at their first meeting.
"King Buddha, how goes that blame of yours?" Shen Mu asked with concern.
"Still carrying it."