Chapter 847 — Long Time No See
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
Yu Hongxiu's eyes were wide, and just as she was about to speak, Dao Master Lin Xuan in front of her roared: "Shen, you scum! Why did you stop hammering? If you don't bang away, we can't calm down!
" Yu Hongxiu could not help laughing: "This Dao Master Lin has always been so mature and steady—who'd have thought his temper was even hotter than mine. " Shen Mu was sweeping the first floor, cleaning it spotless without leaving a trace.
He looked up and said: "It's already done. Wait a moment—I'll come up once I finish sweeping.
" A moment later, he carried a mirror up to the second floor with his vital essence. The three peered over, and saw Shen Mu use his vital essence to roll up scroll after scroll of jade slips.
The slips unfurled with a clatter, and he held them up to the mirror. Then Shen Mu put the jade slips back in place and climbed to the third floor. He repeated the same process, and before long he reached the floor where Lin Xuan was. Dao Master Lin Xuan looked into the mirror and was startled.
Within the mirror were scroll after scroll of unfurled jade slips, and the Great Dao runes on them were clearly visible. The jade slips were neatly arranged in rows, so that the rune marks on them could be examined at any time.
"Stop memorizing. " Shen Mu arranged the jade slips from the bookshelf in midair and held them up to the mirror, smiling: "Give you a hundred years, and you still couldn't memorize all the floors. And if you make a mistake, you won't even know where you went wrong.
" Dao Master Lin Xuan looked into the mirror and saw another row of jade slip runes appear within. He compared them and found they matched the runes on this floor exactly, without the slightest error. The only difference was that the jade slips in the mirror were reversed.
"When we go to the Daoist sect to study, I'll give you a copy.
" Shen Mu headed up, leaving a dumbstruck Lin Xuan standing there.
Lin Xuan said: "After you recalculate it with the Taiwei Calculation Classic, give me another copy. " Lin Xuan came to his senses and followed him, stumbling along, watching numbly as Shen Mu swiftly imprinted row after row of jade slip runes from the bookshelves into the mirror.
"This mirror—does it use the Heavenly Chart Painting Sage's World Within a Painting? " he could not help asking.
"Yes.
" Shen Mu did not turn his head: "And my Grandpa Mojiang's forging techniques, plus the Red Emperor and Bright Emperor's Creation arts. I also used my Grandma Zhu's Yuan Magnetic divine ability to fold part of the space inside the mirror. " Dao Master Lin Xuan's eyes were vacant as he murmured: "Wonderful, wonderful.
. . " "Yes.
" Shen Mu turned back and gave a kindly smile.
Dao Master Lin Xuan found his kindly smile indescribably irritating, and wished he could pound two fists into his face.
Before long, Shen Mu reached the floor where Yu Hongxiu was. Under the red-robed girl's gaze, he imprinted the Southern Emperor Vermilion Bird's runes, then headed up.
Yu Hongxiu was dazed, and followed Dao Master Lin Xuan in a stupor as they made their way upward. "Is Jingping's Shen Tyrant Body always this eccentric and unpredictable?
" she could not help asking Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan said helplessly: "Always.
His brain is built differently from ours. I. . .
" He shook his head with a bitter smile: "I don't know how his brain grew either.
Probably the Tyrant Body's brain has a unique structure.
" At last, Shen Mu reached the floor where Xiao Chunfeng was. Xiao Chunfeng's mouth hung open and his eyes were wide as he stared blankly at Shen Mu imprinting all the jade slip runes into the mirror in just a few moments.
Thud. Xiao Chunfeng plopped down on the ground, limbs limp, utterly dejected.
Dao Master Lin Xuan extended a hand to him and smiled gently: "It's all right. You'll get used to it.
There are many days ahead. " Shen Mu stretched lazily and smiled: "Finally done.