Chapter 954 — This Man's Heart-Demon Tribulation
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 1 of 4
Yun Chuxiu, burning with curiosity, asked, "Has Divine Blade Luo not cultivated the Neither-Thought-Nor-Non-Thought?
" Luo Wushuang shook his head.
"So long as I am true to my blade and true to the Dao, there is nothing in my heart to fear.
Why, then, should I fear the Great Void?
" Yun Chuxiu praised him: "Divine Blade Luo's Dao-heart is indeed eternally firm — truly worthy of being the Heavenly Court's foremost divine blade.
" She turned to Shen Mu and said, "Divine Blade Luo, like you, is doomed.
" Shen Mu smiled. "I have had a bold heart since I was a child; I have never once been afraid.
" Yun Chuxiu sneered: "You two are newborn calves that do not fear the tiger — you have not the slightest idea how dreadful the Great Void really is!
" Luo Wushuang gave her a glance, then, with eyes on nose and mind on heart, said, "Little girl, you know nothing at all of my sincere Dao-heart, which fears nothing. " Yun Chuxiu was left speechless with rage.
Even Shen Mu, a man bold enough to cover the heavens, had called her a little wench — but Shen Mu was Heavenly Venerable Mu, and a rude word from him could be borne; yet this wretch Luo Wushuang actually dared to slight her and call her a little girl.
Still, she was, after all, Her Majesty the Empress and a Heavenly Venerable besides; she was hardly about to make an issue of it with him. Shen Mu's gaze flickered and came to rest on Luo Wushuang. Sensing it, Luo Wushuang gave a cold snort and said flatly, "I will not kill you here.
Once we enter the Great Void, I will take your life.
If you are afraid, go and beg that little girl to teach you the Neither-Thought-Nor-Non-Thought.
" Shen Mu smiled faintly, paid him no heed, and turned instead to look over the other young prodigies on the ship. These young people came of extraordinary origins — disciples of Heavenly Venerables and Imperial Throne powerhouses, every one of them, with extremely profound cultivation. He examined them one by one with secret astonishment.
For all that the Jingping Reforms had brought forth a steady stream of brilliant youths, the Heavenly Court's young talents were beyond counting, as numberless as carps crossing a river.
By their cultivation and bearing, each of them was a force to be reckoned with, a person of the highest ability.
And since the Heavenly Court held dominion over the myriad worlds of all the heavens, selecting the most outstanding disciples from those worlds was no difficult task. "Eh!
" Shen Mu's eyes brightened as he noticed a young woman whose features actually bore some resemblance to the true bodies of the Empress and her sister, and he could not help asking Yun Chuxiu, "Do you have another sister?
" Puzzled, Yun Chuxiu followed his gaze. Her brows suddenly arched, and she gave a cold laugh.
She too had seen the young woman, who did indeed resemble both her and Lady Yuanmu — but the girl did not look very old, a lovely maiden in her first youth, just as she herself was. Yun Chuxiu walked toward her, the cold smile on her face melting into an innocent, artless smile by the time she reached the girl's side.
The girl started at the sight of her, and the two fell to chatting and laughing, seeming quite delighted with each other. Shen Mu watched them with considerable interest.
The relationship between this girl and Yun Chuxiu roused his curiosity.
Lady Yuanmu had died at the Empress's hand. The Empress had done away with Lady Yuanmu, borrowed Lady Yuanmu's body to return to the Heavenly Court and continue in her role as Empress, and afterward transformed into Jue Wuchen to work a secret scheme against the Heavenly Thearch.