Chapter 990 — Old Friends Reunited
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" Shen Mu thought for a moment, then said, "Another part of him is still active in the Heavenly Court in the guise of a Heavenly Venerable. If so, the Great Emperor is divided into three: in the Great Void are his body and part of his consciousness; in the Heavenly River are his soul or consciousness; and in the Heavenly Court also part of his soul or consciousness. What makes me curious now is why Jue Wuchen should so resemble the Divine King.
" He stood before Divine King Langwan and studied closely her face, beautiful enough to make the heart tremble — lips thin and red, nose like fine jade, eyes like precious stone. Never before had he examined so fair a girl at such close range. Yun Chuxiu often clung to him, yet he dared not look at her closely; Divine King Langwan was not of Yun Chuxiu's wanton temper, and so Shen Mu's courage grew instead. "Divine King Langwan, was it Heavenly Venerable Ling who saw you, or Heavenly Venerable Yun, or the Great Emperor? " Shen Mu said abruptly, "One of them must have seen you — only so could they create a perfect Jue Wuchen to seduce the ancient god Heavenly Emperor.
Of those three, which one saw you? " Divine King Langwan let him gaze and study her without the least embarrassment, and said quietly, "The fourth trial tests wisdom. You have passed.
" Shen Mu still stared at her. "One of those three must have seen you, or they could not have used the art of Creation to make a woman identical to you.
To create a Jue Wuchen to seduce the ancient god Heavenly Emperor — who thought of that matters greatly.
What makes me curious is whether Divine King Langwan has ever gone out. " He added, "I mean, in the Longhan Era, did Divine King Langwan ever leave the Great Void?
" Divine King Langwan smiled faintly.
"Holy Infant, I am a Divine King and you are the Holy Infant. Do not be too curious. Too much curiosity will get a man killed. " Shen Mu at once became docile, asked no more, smoothed his great crimson robe, and sat obediently on the altar.
Divine King Langwan stepped down from the altar and returned to her seat, saying, "The Holy Infant has passed all four trials.
Let the Holy Infant go now and rest. The chiefs of the clans will prepare the great sacrifice to the Ancestral Spirit Realm; the great rite will be held before long, to send the Holy Infant to the Ancestral Spirit Realm.
" At her command, Xiu Zhong and the clan chiefs of the various clans went off to make preparations.
Shen Mu also came down from the altar, glanced at Shu Jun on the throne, and his expression turned somewhat sour. Shu Jun, thick-skinned beyond shame, did not change countenance, and said with a chuckle, "Congratulations, Holy Infant. " Shen Mu snorted.
Thinking of the fellow's vile conduct, he felt rather displeased. Divine King Langwan said, "The Holy Infant's attainments in the consciousness arts are not high.
These days you had best devote yourself to studying the divine abilities of the Creators of today.
I do not wish to arrive in the Ancestral Spirit Realm and have to spend half a day explaining your human identity to the Ancestral Spirits.
If you are excellent enough, then even though you are human, the Ancestral Spirits will accept you as the Holy Infant. If you are not good enough, I will have to go to considerable trouble before they accept you. " Her presence was overpowering; though she had the same face as Yun Chuxiu, her bearing was utterly different. Shen Mu assented, and asked, "Divine King, what is the purpose of going to the Ancestral Spirit Realm to meet the Ancestral Spirits of the Creators? " "Inheritance.
" Divine King Langwan strode away, saying, "To obtain the inheritance of the Creator race.
The civilization of our Creator race, from the most ancient times to this day, has accumulated boundless knowledge.
If the Ancestral Spirits acknowledge you, they will pass that knowledge on to you, and in a single instant you will become the most learned being in the entire universe.