Chapter 885 — Attaining the Dao Amid Mortal Dust
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
" Shen Mu roared with laughter—and in truth he did leave Yu Tianzun there, instructing: "Do not teach him cultivation arts, and do not teach him how to open his divine treasury. Whoever dares teach him, I will beat till he cries for his father and mother!
" The Human Sovereigns of every past generation sneered, minded to teach this betrayer of his forebears a lesson; Shen Mu hastily called the dragon-qilin, took Yan'er up, and went off with a roar. "Young Master, where are we going?
" Yan'er asked with a smile, seeing his high spirits.
"The Eastern Sea!
" Shen Mu pointed far to the east and said in a great voice.
Yan'er asked curiously, "Has the Young Master tired of the demon gods and deities on dry land? Craving seafood?
The demon gods in the sea are a bit fishy.
" "We are going to seek out Guixu! " Shen Mu laughed long and loud.
"To seek the traces of Wei Suifeng, founding patriarch of the Heavenly Sage Cult, my eldest senior disciple brother—and see what secrets he left for me in Guixu!
" The dragon-qilin ran on joyously, racing for the Eastern Sea; once above the water, the exultant beast trampled ten thousand waves to pieces. Months later, the dragon-qilin floated belly-up on the sea's surface, and no matter how Shen Mu pounded it, it would not get up and go on.
"By the maritime chart Qu'er gave me, the place where she saw Longbo should be near here.
" Shen Mu looked east and looked west, checked the chart again, and still found nothing.
He untied the willow leaf at his brow, and his spirit-consciousness sank into the Shen Continent.
Courteously he said, "Lord Heaven, can you see me? " After a moment, Lord Heaven's avatar said, "I can!
What is it you want this time? " Shen Mu said hurriedly, "May I trouble Lord Heaven to help me find Guixu.
" Lord Heaven glared at him. Shen Mu's face did not change.
After another moment, Lord Heaven gave a cold snort. "The surface of the sea is perfectly flat.
There is no Guixu here.
" Shen Mu was stunned, and looked then to the Molten Earth Lord, who paid him no heed at all.
He had no choice but to withdraw his spirit-consciousness, and with a whoosh opened a Gate of Heaven's Mandate behind him, and waited obediently outside the gate.
After a long while, a small boat came drifting slowly up through the gate, the old Yin courier standing in its prow.
"You Tianzun, might I ask the way to Guixu? " Shen Mu asked.
The lantern in the old courier's hand nearly guttered out; silently, he shook his head.
Shen Mu pressed him: "Then the land of Longbo?
" The lantern in the old courier's hand quivered; across the gateway he raised a hand and pointed in one direction.
"Thank you.
" Shen Mu was courteous, and made to close the Gate of Heaven's Mandate.
"Wait!
" The old Yin courier thrust a hand out through the gate; the lantern whooshed its light onto Shen Mu's face, and behind the lantern the old man's expression was far from kindly: "You called me out here only to ask directions?
" Shen Mu nodded.
The hand that held the lantern trembled a little; behind the lantern the old man drew a long, long breath, and forcing down his temper, said, "Seeing as you have looked after Yu Tianzun.
.
.
where is Yu Tianzun?
Where have you dumped Yu Tianzun?
"