Chapter 981 — One Boat, Three Venerables
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
Luo Wushuang was startled and hurriedly looked around. "Heaven Venerable Huo is truly on this ship? When did he come aboard? Right—when Master Yue drew the geographic map leading to the Void Bridge, his golden dragon was there too. Heaven Venerable Huo also learned of the Void Bridge and came, but never revealed himself. He wanted to hide on the Ark of the Other Shore without my notice—with my strength, I could never discover him. But is Heaven Venerable Huo truly on the ship?"
He had just thought this when Heaven Venerable Huo's figure appeared at the center of the Ark of the Other Shore. Intense firelight melted the void, holding back the void storm.
Heaven Venerable Huo could deceive Luo Wushuang, but not Shen Mu, because the entire Ark of the Other Shore was visualized by Shen Mu. No matter where he hid on the ship, it was equivalent to hiding right under Shen Mu's eyes.
"Venerable Mu, with my strength, I cannot hold out for long either."
Heaven Venerable Huo's voice came, rumbling, "I will hold on for a while. Use the time to restore your divine consciousness."
Shen Mu immediately freed himself from the dream worlds. With Heaven Venerable Huo protecting the Ark of the Other Shore, he wholeheartedly activated the Mystic Body Three Cores Art to restore his divine consciousness.
Before long, Heaven Venerable Huo let out a muffled groan, unable to hold on. Shen Mu immediately took over and re-entered visualization, while Heaven Venerable Huo sat cross-legged, doing his utmost to recover his cultivation.
The two alternated. At last, the end of the Void Bridge was not far, and the ball of light grew larger and larger. Seen from afar, it was actually three houses in the void—the light was lamplight from within the houses.
"Could people actually live there?" A sense of absurdity rose in Shen Mu's heart.
Suddenly, light flickered at the bow, and Heaven Venerable Xu appeared there, staggering.
Luo Wushuang immediately drew his blade to strike at Heaven Venerable Xu. A cold gleam flashed in the woman's eyes. Shen Mu hurriedly raised his hand to stop Luo Wushuang and shook his head, "Since she has boarded the ship, she is one of us on this boat—we share the same vessel and must weather the hardship together. Heaven Venerable Xu, do you still remember Achou?"
Heaven Venerable Xu was slightly startled. Shen Mu smiled, his gaze falling on the pair of curved ox horns on the Venerable's forehead.
He took out a great cauldron. From within it, face after face floated up, swaying and drifting around Shen Mu.
"Achou." Those faces called out to Shen Mu.
Heaven Venerable Xu's expression changed drastically, and she blurted out, "You—"