Chapter 920 — Battle Will Unbroken
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
Shen Mu laid out everything—the fruits of the Jingping Reform, the Ancient Gods' Great Dao runes, even Heaven Venerable Yu's divine treasuries and his own—in exhaustive detail, as though settling his affairs after death.
Xu Shenghua studied all the more earnestly. Though the method of recreating a soul was something he could learn but could not practice, and was of no use to him at all, he still studied it with full attention.
Shen Mu also wished to transmit to him the Mahābrahmā Heaven King Buddha's Immeasurable Kalpa Scripture. But the Immeasurable Kalpa Scripture, an Imperial Throne cultivation method, was exceedingly peculiar. When the Mahābrahmā Heaven King Buddha transmitted it to him, he had not taught him any scripture at all—Shen Mu had merely slept, and naturally knew how to wield the method.
When he tried to pass it to Xu Shenghua, he found he could not transmit it.
Shen Mu had no choice but to give up. He dispersed the dream, and the two walked out of the great hall. Only six days had passed outside.
"The journey to the Heavenly Court is truly perilous, and we do not know whence the peril will come. If the Sect Master goes, his life or death is uncertain."
Xu Shenghua said: "I know many do not understand you, thinking you arrogant, reckless, and willful. But I understand you. They see only your glory, thinking you love the spotlight and love to stir up trouble—they do not know how great the peril you face, nor how much you have sacrificed. You are staking your life to win a future for Jingping, to fight for a tomorrow."
Shen Mu laughed: "There is peril in going to the Heavenly Court, but it is not without a sliver of hope. It is precisely because of that tiny sliver of hope that I must go. If I do not go to the Heavenly Court, then Jingping—and indeed all living beings—will truly have no hope at all."
His eyes were clear as he said: "Do not worry too much for me. If I die, the fortune of the Overlord Body will transfer to you. With my fortune, you will no longer be the female one—you will be the true Overlord Body."
Xu Shenghua gave a cold snort.
Shen Mu continued: "If you also fail, there will be a new Overlord Body to receive your fortune and carry on. In the future, there will always be an Overlord Body smarter and stronger than you or me, who will accomplish what we could not. Stay your steps, fellow Daoist."
Within Xu Shenghua's chest surged a heroic spirit, and he longed to let out a long cry to the heavens and give vent to his fierce ambition. But the education he had received since childhood told him not to easily release his emotions, not to be ruled by them.
He suppressed this heroic spirit and halted his steps, not seeing Shen Mu off. He feared that if he did, he would be unable to resist becoming as unrestrained and full of heroic spirit as Shen Mu.
The longer one spent in Shen Mu's company, the easier it was to be infected by him.
"Husband, he said he is going to the Heavenly Court—does he know how to get there?" Jing Yan came over and asked.
"Qi Jiuyi knows. He is going to find Qi Jiuyi."
Xu Shenghua wrapped his arm around her waist and looked up at the Red Emperor's Palace, saying slowly: "Sect Master Shen carries a burden far heavier than mine. I never felt it before, but this time, when he transmitted his arts to me and said that if he died in the Heavenly Court the burden of the Reform would fall to me, only then did I feel how solid and heavy the weight he has borne."
Jing Yan leaned against his shoulder and said softly: "Sect Master Shen rushes about and toils—I have never seen him at leisure. Compared to him, we are far happier."
"Yes."
Xu Shenghua was full of emotion: "But who knows how long such happy days can last. I pray Sect Master Shen returns alive. Only if he returns alive can I continue to take things easy."