Chapter 815 — The Measure of a King
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 5
"Fiddlesticks. You were beaten in front of the Human Emperor Hall, and you even cried."
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"I believe everyone can cultivate both the orthodox and inverted divine treasuries. The orthodox and inverted divine treasuries can also be connected into one through the Heavenly River Divine Treasury. The only difference lies at the Life-and-Death realm—one is the Life-and-Death Divine Treasury, the other is the Xuandu Divine Treasury."
Shen Mu said, "The primordial spirit has heaven above its head and earth beneath its feet. Ascending, one becomes a god; descending, one becomes a demon. We of the human race are neither gods nor demons. There is no need to cultivate only the divine dao. I believe we may perhaps cultivate both god and demon to form the human dao. Gods and demons have many restrictions, but we need not impose those restrictions upon ourselves. Leap beyond them, and perhaps the path will be broader."
Everyone circled around him, pacing back and forth, pondering bitterly how to open a separate demon dao divine treasury.
What Shen Mu said was not wrong, but putting it into practice was far too difficult. They could not come up with a method in a short time.
The Woodcutter suddenly said, "How did you open your demon dao divine treasury?"
Shen Mu said, "My other identity is the Divine Son of Youdu. I opened it in a muddled way. I am not even clear on exactly how I did it. Nevertheless, this path is viable."
The Woodcutter frowned tightly and continued circling around him. "Not everyone is the Divine Son of Youdu. You could open it, but others lack that condition. However, it is indeed possible to open a demon dao divine treasury..."
The others were also frowning in deep thought.
Shen Mu grew dizzy from their circling. He intended to push through the crowd and walk out, but everyone hurriedly blocked him. "You cannot leave. Only after we have studied you thoroughly may you go."
Shen Mu said with difficulty, "I merely threw out a topic for you. You are the ones to refine it. I still have other matters to attend to."
The Scholar said, "At present only you have succeeded. We can only study you. If you leave, whom shall we study?"
Shen Mu had no choice but to sit down.
Not far away, Haotian Venerable finally breathed a sigh of relief. These days had been truly exhausting, watched by people every single day, and now at last he could escape.
Shen Mu was studied by these people for over half a month. Daoist Lin Xuan and other Daoists even climbed into the interior of his divine treasuries, surveying and mapping detailed data and recording it all.
His demon dao divine treasury was thoroughly studied by everyone, and after deliberation they produced a set of guidelines.
Granny Zhu said, "Not everyone is the Divine Son of Youdu, so one must first cultivate a demon seed. Use the demon seed to nurture the Jianmu Divine Bridge. Plant the demon in the dao heart, and breed a demon heart."
The Imperial Preceptor of Jingping said, "Once the demon nature runs deep, open the demon dao Spirit Fetus and breed the demon dao primordial spirit."
"After that, open the demon dao Five Luminaries, Six Harmonies, and Seven Stars. But the hardest is still the Xuandu Divine Treasury."
"Those who can accomplish this step are perhaps one in a hundred million. And beyond that lies another barrier: the Heavenly River Divine Treasury. After the Heavenly River Divine Treasury, there is yet another problem—who will open the demon dao Heavenly Palace? There is no demon dao Heavenly Palace within our bodies."
"But one who accomplishes all of this would be worthy of the title Demon Dao Divine King, Demon Dao Sage King!"
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Shen Mu paid them no mind and simply circulated the Profound Body Three Elixirs Art, sitting there cultivating bitterly for over half a month. Seeing him thus, everyone sighed inwardly.