Chapter 953 — Where the Mind Reaches, All Becomes Real
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
"Divine Blade Luo Wushuang?
He is going to the Great Void as well? " Shen Mu frowned slightly.
Luo Wushuang's hatred for him ran deep; if Luo Wushuang too was bound for the Great Void, the danger would be grave indeed.
"Just what sort of place is the Great Void? " Shen Mu drew his arm from her bosom without any show of it, and could not keep from asking: "Ever since I came to the Heavenly Court I have heard of this place — how mysterious it is. Why must we go and explore it?
" "Is it not all because of the Land of No Sorrow?
" Yun Chuxiu said: "Heavenly Venerable Shen founded the Land of No Sorrow and moved the Kaihuang Heavenly Court there. The Kaihuang age may be extinguished, but the main strength of the Kaihuang Heavenly Court still remains. This time the Heavenly Court marches against the rebels of the Yuan Realm — why does it not move against Fengdu? Is it not because the Land of No Sorrow has never been found?
" Shen Mu's heart stirred slightly.
Yun Chuxiu went on: "Kaihuang is, after all, Heavenly Venerable Shen. He betrayed the Heavenly Alliance, true, but he was one of the five founding elders who made it; while he lives, many hearts are uneasy. And he will not be content to keep quiet. Of this campaign against the Yuan Realm rebels there are already reports that he issues his commands from the Land of No Sorrow, ordering Fengdu to avoid battle and lie low. Fengdu is a petty nuisance; the Land of No Sorrow is the true affliction of the Heavenly Court. " She studied Shen Mu's expression closely, and finding nothing amiss in his countenance, said with a half-smile: "Heavenly Venerable Mu is calm and unhurried.
Heavenly Venerable Shen — Shen Ye — is your ancestor. Are you not the least bit curious about him? " "In those years I journeyed with him through the Heavenly Court of the early Longhan era.
He was hesitant in all his dealings, never forthright, and he had a traitor's bone at the back of his skull — he dared to lay a poisonous hand on Heavenly Venerable Hao, dared to kill at the Jade Pool, dared to defy Lady Yuanmu! Even then I saw that he was fated to be a rebel, and I despised his conduct and his character. This flesh of mine carries his blood, but my soul has nothing to do with Kaihuang's bloodline. " Shen Mu, every inch the righteous man, declared with great moral fervor: "Today he is a traitor, and I am the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Venerable Mu; naturally I must draw a clear line between myself and that rebel! If I meet him in the Great Void, I will spit upon him with all my contempt!
Your Highness, have Heavenly Venerable Fire and Heavenly Venerable Void found this traitor? " Yun Chuxiu observed each subtle shift of his expression, and still found nothing improper — it seemed that the rupture with Kaihuang was indeed Shen Mu's true conviction. She shook her head: "There are reports that the Land of No Sorrow may lie within the Great Void. For years the Heavenly Court has explored the Great Void in search of its whereabouts, hoping to uproot this hidden peril.
When Heavenly Venerable Fire and Heavenly Venerable Void reached the Great Void, they scattered; they found many strange places. The Great Void is a place that reeks of the uncanny at every turn.
. . To go there, one cannot take many people — the more there are, the greater the danger. This time you, a Heavenly Venerable, will lead the party; three hundred in all. " Shen Mu's heart stirred again. "Your Highness has been to the Great Void? " Yun Chuxiu's face changed slightly — plainly it recalled the past, and plainly she did not wish to speak of it.
"The Heavenly Emperor's decree will reach the Jade Pool before long.
Wait to receive it, make your preparations, and go to the Great Void to die. " Shen Mu's eyes flickered; he smiled: "Your Highness is not going? " Yun Chuxiu giggled: "Why would I go to such a place?
It is so dangerous and dreadful — I would never go to such a fearsome place.