Chapter 980 — The Lure of the Swimming Fish
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
As the days passed, Luo Wushuang's wounds healed.
When he went to see Shen Mu, he found that a great ship tens of li long had been visualized into being by him, and his heart was shaken beyond measure. The Ark of the Other Shore was the crystallized wisdom of the Kaihuang era.
Two such ships had been built in all; of them, one was crewed by the Kaihuang leading the mighty of the Kaihuang Heavenly Court's thirty-three heavens, and sailed to the Land of No Sorrow. The other Ark of the Other Shore had been forged by the Heavenly Artisan God Race under the leadership of Emperor Shitian Li Youran; he meant to lead the remnant host to the Land of No Sorrow, but the ship came under enemy attack and was destroyed in the Desolate Ruins.
The Heavenly Venerables of the Heavenly Court had wished to repair that ship too, but its construction was so intricate that without blueprints repair was simply impossible, and so they had no choice but to give it up. And now Shen Mu, by his own strength alone, had actually visualized an Ark of the Other Shore into being!
Though this ship was countless times smaller than the true Ark of the Other Shore, that he should visualize and forge a great ship tens of li long with his divine consciousness still made one marvel at the grandeur and greatness of a Creator. At last, Shen Mu visualized the final component of the Ark of the Other Shore.
Upon the Ark's hull one rune lit up, then a hundred million runes along the hull were kindled one after another; the ship slowly rose and floated in the air, like a small continent!
"Little friend Shen, you may already be counted a Creator. " Into Shen Mu's mind came Shu Jun's voice, full of feeling: "Even in the Primordial era, Creators who could visualize and create such intricate divine artifacts were not many.
There are countless Creators whose attainments in divine consciousness surpass yours, but those who can visualize a divine artifact so vast and complex are few indeed.
In the subtlety of your use of divine consciousness, you have already surpassed those who taught you. " "Many thanks for Brother Shu Jun's praise.
" Shen Mu boarded the great ship he had visualized and came to the bridge.
Luo Wushuang followed him up. Shen Mu took out the astrolabe the Village Head had given him, his expression complicated; after a moment he waved a hand across it, and various sword diagrams surfaced upon the astrolabe, which he broke apart with a crackling flurry! The Village Head's seal was no more. Shen Mu steadied himself and set the astrolabe onto the Ark of the Other Shore's compass.
The great ship rumbled and trembled a few times, slowly adjusted its course, and sailed toward the altar of the Void Bridge.
"The Land of No Sorrow.
" Shen Mu looked toward the Void Bridge, a smile on his face, his gaze exceedingly complicated: "I have come. "