Chapter 990 — Old Friends Reunited
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
" Shen Mu's heart pounded. To gain in a single instant the accumulation of billions of years of Creator civilization? There was such a boon? Though the accumulation of the Creator civilization before that seemed to him no more than a pack of primitives, crude and unrefined, the civilization the Creators had opened up after absorbing the cultivation system of the Divine Treasury Heavenly Palace — that was truly formidable!
And the Creators' power to create stars and create worlds was admirable beyond measure!
Shu Jun was filled with envy too, thinking, "If only I were the Holy Infant.
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. " Divine King Langwan departed, her consciousness becoming a voice in Shen Mu's mind: "I am staying for the time being in the Azure Feather Hall of the Xiu clan. If you have any doubts or perplexities, you may come and ask me.
" Shen Mu assented and watched her go.
Shu Jun said, "This Divine King Langwan is remarkable.
Were it I, I could not acknowledge an outsider as the Holy Infant of our Creator race, yet she has the breadth of mind to acknowledge you. Such magnanimity is beyond me.
" "Divine King Langwan's spirit is indeed daunting — a woman who yields nothing to men, and is stronger than most men.
" Shen Mu too admired the woman greatly, then suddenly shot Shu Jun a glance and gave a cold snort. Shu Jun laughed dryly twice and said, "There is a reason I do not pass my divine abilities on to you. You have not restored my brain, and I must keep some means to trade for your consciousness, blood and qi.
Otherwise, if I taught you everything, you would certainly refine me to death.
" The anger in Shen Mu's heart dispersed, and the estrangement between them vanished. He laughed. "It is truly no fault of the Divine King's. " Such was his nature.
Between him and Shu Jun there had always been mutual use and mutual tripping-up.
Because Shu Jun was a Divine King among the Creators and did not acknowledge him as the Holy Infant, it was only natural that he should trip him up a little.
Shen Mu had that much magnanimity. Creators from the clans of Zili, Zhuqiu, Yanlong, Xiatai and others came in an unending stream to the territory of the Xiu clan.
Under the direction of their clan chiefs, these Creators visualized creations and raised enormous altars, preparing for the sacrificial rites.
Shen Mu and Shu Jun, meanwhile, were with the young Creators. Though these young Creators were small in years, their knowledge was extraordinary, for at birth they received an infusion of consciousness and possessed the knowledge of adult Creators. They knew much, but their consciousness was not strong; only by ceaseless practice and tempering could they master the various consciousness arts.
Shen Mu's purpose in associating with these young Creators was to master the consciousness arts of the Creator race from the ground up. Though he had defeated many adult Creators in the four trials, and had even defeated nine great Creators in consciousness arts at a stroke, his foundations were still weak. Shu Jun's great head floated in the air, following him step by step, likewise studying the basic arts earnestly.
Though Shu Jun sometimes seemed stubborn and overweeningly conceited, his breadth of mind, his spirit and his wisdom were all exceedingly high. When Shen Mu modified his Three Enclosures Higher Consciousness, he realized that the cultivation methods of the primeval era were already outdated and must advance with the times, or the Creator race would be eliminated by the age.