Chapter 842 — Who Comes Forth to Die?
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
" The Azure Cloud Sect Master clenched both hands, turned, and looked at Shen Mu. Shen Mu said calmly: "The Dao Ancestor has not yet spoken. Would the Sect Master act on his own authority? Why not go and ask the Dao Ancestor? " The young Daoist turned to face Shen Mu and laughed with a cackle: "You destroyed the Dao Ancestor's statue—how are we to contact the Dao Ancestor? Shen Mu, Shen the Overlord Body, first you wreck the Dao Ancestor's statue, then the Dao Ancestor's Three Treasures, and then you kill three hundred and sixty disciples of the Lords of the Zhou Tian Stars, seeking to shift the blame onto Azure Cloud Heaven and destroy the Dao Ancestor's line of succession at one stroke. Your designs are unfathomable, and you deserve ten thousand deaths!
" Shen Mu laughed heartily and said leisurely: "The Sect Master surely has other means of contacting the Dao Ancestor? Why not go at once?
" The Azure Cloud Sect Master was utterly at a loss. He clenched his teeth, turned, and strode off, saying in a low voice: "There is a portrait of the Dao Ancestor in my meditation chamber. I will go and seek his counsel. The rest of you.
.
. " He stopped, frowned, and said quietly: "Keep watch on them.
They are not to leave Azure Cloud Heaven by even half a step! " An old Daoist said quietly: "And the Heavenly Court envoys. . . " "Including the Heavenly Court envoys!
" The Azure Cloud Sect Master hurried away. Shen Mu rose, gave a laugh, stepped down from the dais, and walked out of the Daoist Palace, saying with a smile: "A good wind to lean on, to send me up to the azure clouds.
Azure Cloud Heaven is truly a fine place. Here, can a man ascend to heaven in a single step?
" The young Daoist from the Heavenly Court rose as well and followed behind him, saying with a smile: "It may be a single step into heaven—or a single misstep into hell, never to rise again.
" Dao Lord Lin Xuan threw Daoist Cha a look, and the two of them also left the Daoist Palace.
"Your bearing is uncommon.
What is your name? " Shen Mu asked the young Daoist once outside the Daoist Palace. "Of the Heavenly Court's Daoist Order, personal disciple of the Dao Ancestor—Xiao Chunfeng.
" The young Daoist said coolly: "Though I am the Dao Ancestor's disciple, I have never met the Dao Ancestor. The reason I entered the Heavenly Court's Daoist Order was really just to put my name down, and to learn the spells and divine powers of the Daoist path.
Given my birth and standing, becoming the Dao Ancestor's disciple is rather a favor conferred upon the Dao Ancestor.
" Shen Mu's heart stirred slightly, and he asked: "Might you be the son of one of the ancient gods, brother?
" The young Daoist was surprised, and said in praise: "Shen the Overlord Body does not bear his name for nothing.
I am the son of Lady Taiyin. " "No wonder your surname is Xiao—you take your mother's name. " Shen Mu said with a smile: "Star Lord Taiyin is an ancient god of the moon, as famed as Star Lord Great Sun. But seeing how young you are, Star Lord Taiyin must have lain with someone not long ago and borne you.
" The corner of Xiao Chunfeng's eye twitched.
Shen Mu, his face all smiles, said: "Dao Lord Lin and I just now slaughtered our way through the disciples of the Star Lords Proper, but we saw none of the Four Emperors' disciples. May I ask where they are?
" "We are right here," the Heavenly Court men and women behind him said coldly.
Shen Mu turned around and said: "Which of you is the Southern Emperor's disciple? " One of them, a girl in red, said: "I am. " Shen Mu studied the girl carefully, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "The Southern Emperor and I have old ties; I will not kill you.
Senior brothers of the Heavenly Court, the Overlord Body is here—who will come and die?
"