Chapter 813 — Aligning with the Great Dao
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After the four Heavenly Masters, the Woodcutter among them, had paid their respects, they reverted to their usual demeanor and clustered around the Heavenly Venerable Yu to study the blessings the gods had bestowed upon him. They were all men of inquiry from the Kaihuang era; once absorbed in a subject, they gave no thought to who or what they were studying.
The Heavenly Venerable Yu stood there not daring to move a muscle, letting them prod and ponder as they pleased. The Scholar even produced a needle and pricked his finger, drawing a drop of blood for examination.
As for the discussions among the four Heavenly Masters, those were even further beyond the Heavenly Venerable Yu's comprehension, and Shen Mu, as one of Jingping's most erudite scholars, joined in as well.
The Heavenly Venerable Yu stood there utterly at a loss, when suddenly one of the Heavenly Masters said, "Go fetch Jiang Baigui. He always has ideas.
" Before long the Imperial Preceptor of Jingping arrived, and like a man who had discovered a treasure, he too began circling around the Heavenly Venerable Yu. "My dear Minister Shen, it is quite lively here. My visit this time.
. .
" Emperor Yanfeng came to call, and within moments he too had become one of the crowd circling around the Heavenly Venerable Yu. "Shen'er, what did you call me back for?
" The First Ancestor Human Emperor burst in with twenty or thirty young men and women, the village chief among them, his limbs now fully restored.
The First Ancestor and the village chief went up to join the crowd, while the other twenty or thirty young men and women drew Shen Mu aside, all watching him with smiles. Shen Mu was baffled.
He ventured, "Senior brothers and sisters, you are.
. . ? " "So you are the current Human Emperor, Shen Mu? " One of them, short and squat, asked brashly, "I hear you're quite formidable.
" Shen Mu said modestly, "I am the current Human Emperor, but I am not formidable.
There are quite a few in this world whose intelligence and talent surpass mine—several, in fact.
And those whose cultivation and strength exceed mine are beyond counting. And you are.
. . ? " "Enough talk—let's fight first!
" The crowd rushed him all at once, each of them highly skilled and formidable, every one a top-tier expert.
Shen Mu hurried to dodge, only to find their footwork so wondrous and unfathomable that they could actually keep pace with his own, flanking him from left and right, attacking from front and back, leaving him nowhere to evade. Astonishment rose in his heart.
"Where did Jingping suddenly produce so many experts? Every one of them is extraordinarily powerful. If they were of the younger generation, that would be one thing, but the cultivation realms of these twenty or thirty are all very high—no weaker than mine!
" he thought to himself. The crowd swarmed him, clearly veterans of melee combat, accustomed to brawling, seasoned hands at a fight. "But I have never feared a group fight! " Runes surged around Shen Mu's body, teleporting the dozen or so attackers who had reached him over ten li away.
Then he transformed into a three-headed, six-armed form, and his martial divine powers erupted. With a series of thunderous booms, more than a dozen experts lay on the ground, unable to move.
Shen Mu shifted his steps, his three heads and six arms unleashing one divine power after another.
Figure after figure was sent flying, sprawling on the ground in disarray. He spread his six arms, reversing the runes, and the dozen or so who had just been sent over ten li away and had not yet landed were instantly spun back. "The Great Divine Power of Primordial Magnetism! " Shen Mu thrust both palms forward.
The dozen or so immediately felt their bodies and primordial spirits become immeasurably heavy. With a tremendous boom, they crashed to the ground, crushing out a great pit.