Chapter 814 — The Secret Treasury of Unification
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Shen Mu emptied his mind, using his own vital essence to sense the power of heaven and earth, gathering that power to open the Heavenly River Divine Treasury.
This was the method he had learned from the Heavenly Venerable Yu. The hardest part of opening the Heavenly River Divine Treasury was how to open it into the heavenly palace.
Relying on one's own strength alone could never accomplish it; even someone as powerful as Shen Mu did not possess such vast vital essence. Others who had cultivated to the Life-and-Death realm could not even dream of it.
Only the power of heaven and earth could create something from the void, forging a Heavenly River that pierced through the heavenly palace and all the divine treasuries! Individual power was limited, while the power of heaven and earth was unimaginably vast.
The Heavenly Venerable Yu, for instance, had no cultivation realm before opening the Primal Embryo Divine Treasury; his vital essence was shallow, and he could only be counted as a martial artist. Yet the Heavenly Venerable Yu, having mobilized the power of heaven and earth, could open the Primal Embryo Divine Treasury within his own body from nothing, building the Spirit Terrace and refining the Spirit Fetus.
If one relied purely on cultivation, one would need at minimum the strength of the Heaven-Man realm, and one's art of creation would have to reach its peak, to accomplish this step—and even then, success was not guaranteed. The power of heaven and earth Shen Mu mobilized grew greater and greater, his aura more and more terrifying.
Above the residence spun a madly whirling vortex, while beneath everyone's feet was a massive dark vortex, still expanding. The crowd, who had been studying the blessings of the gods behind the Heavenly Venerable Yu's head, had long grown accustomed to the things that happened to Shen Mu these days, yet they found this time was different. Previously Shen Mu had often borrowed the power of heaven and earth to open various divine treasuries; after being shocked a few times, they had gradually grown used to it, at most cursing him as a freak.
This time, however, the vortex expanded far faster than before, already surpassing the great mansion, extending into the streets, shrouding several other city blocks. The guards of the capital were alarmed and sent soldiers to investigate, thinking some old demon had lurked into the capital to stir up trouble. Emperor Yanfeng sent them back, saying, "It is Shen Mu, my dear Minister Shen.
" The soldiers suddenly understood and withdrew, ordering the demon-subduing army to retreat, saying, "It is that old demon, Sect Master Shen. " The dark vortex on the ground continued to expand rapidly, gradually covering the Imperial Academy as well, even invading more than half the imperial city.
Panic spread through the capital. They walked upon the darkness, fearing they might fall through, but they did not fall, and only then did they feel slightly reassured.
Some children playing in the street saw the darkness spread beneath their feet and immediately burst into loud crying. A mother rushed over, scooped up her child, and flew into the house, shutting the door tight and bolting it.
From many houses in the capital came the faint sounds of children crying, along with parents' voices: "If you keep crying, the great old demon with the green face and fangs will jump out and carry you away! " The vortex above the capital was less terrifying, composed of lights of various colors, also expanding madly, with lightning flashing and thunder rolling within.
At last, the two massive vortices caught the entire capital between them.
Fierce winds raged above the capital, lightning struck like rain, all of it crashing down toward Shen Mu's residence. Just then, the two massive vortices shuddered violently.