Chapter 947 — Hard to Tell the True Heavenly Venerable from the False
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"As the Sword-Bearer of Heavenly Venerable Yun's plan, I must be absolutely rational and wait for that moment to arrive. Until then, no matter how many die, I must keep waiting. " Shen Mu fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Which Heavenly Venerable is the Ancient God Heavenly Emperor, in the end? " "Heavenly Venerable Mu, I will not tell you. " The Dao Ancestor's face was calm. "You are not suited to be the Sword-Bearer of Heavenly Venerable Yun's plan. You are too impulsive; a moment's passion will often make you show your hand. I will not.
I can disregard the lives of millions. You are a Heavenly Venerable revered by all; a Heavenly Venerable need not bear such infamy and sin. Such sin and infamy must be borne by the Sword-Bearer of Heavenly Venerable Yun's plan.
" A faint smile appeared on his aged face.
"I have prepared for five hundred thousand years.
Heavenly Venerable Mu, do not steal my merit. " Shen Mu bowed deeply to the ground; the Dao Ancestor hurriedly returned the courtesy. "I, Shen, am but a rough fellow, a man of no renown. By chance I traveled back to the early years of Longhan, and by luck I came to behold the elders and sages of that age, and by luck I became a Heavenly Venerable. Yet I have borne the name of Heavenly Venerable in vain; before I had done anything, I returned to the present. " Shen Mu said with feeling, "It is you who struggled for this, who shed blood and made sacrifices.
I am unworthy to be a Heavenly Venerable—it is you who are worthy. " The Dao Ancestor said, "For passing on the method of becoming a god and letting the world know there is a realm called the Heavenly Court—for that alone, the name of Heavenly Venerable is well deserved.
And what you have done does not end there.
Heavenly Venerable Mu, perhaps it is time you left the Heavenly Court. " Shen Mu was slightly taken aback, puzzled at his meaning. The Dao Ancestor said, "Heavenly Venerable Hao came to visit me and asked me one thing: whether the Creation Artifact of Zaofu Heavenly Palace could be used to create a Heavenly Venerable Mu. He wished to ask me to forge one.
On the night of the Jade Pool incident, I too went to the Jade Pool and observed Heavenly Venerable Mu for a long while. Not long ago, I gave him the design blueprint for Heavenly Venerable Mu.
" Shen Mu was dumbstruck. "Dao Ancestor, you—you. . .
" The Dao Ancestor said coolly, "Even if I did not give him the design blueprint, he would find others skilled in the arts of calculation to make a Heavenly Venerable Mu.
So I gave it to him. Once Heavenly Venerable Hao uses the Creation Artifact to create a new Heavenly Venerable Mu, he will seize the chance to put you to death and replace you with the one he created. His great vengeance will be fulfilled, and he can use your prestige to do a great many things. " Shen Mu's eyes went wide; slowly he let out a breath of turbid air. The Dao Ancestor said, "So you see, if the Heavenly Court wishes to deal with you, it has no lack of means. Heavenly Venerable Hao seems reckless, but in truth his mind runs deep.
He was part of it that night at the Jade Pool, yet his aim was not to kill you—only to put on a show, to see how many in the Heavenly Court still oppose him.
He has achieved his aim. And I have recorded the data of your fleshly body, to make another, more obedient Heavenly Venerable Mu. " Shen Mu was greatly shaken. The Heavenly Venerable Hao of the Dao Ancestor's words and the Heavenly Venerable Hao in people's minds were almost two different people! "So it is time you left the Heavenly Court. " The Dao Ancestor said, "I can send you back to the lower world.
" Shen Mu steadied himself and shook his head.