Chapter 1325 — Trouble Made, Trouble Mended
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 3
" The divine being asked suspiciously, "When did I die? I was perfectly fine! You sorcerer, how did you bring me here?
I still have ore to mine. . .
" Clap, clap, clap! Applause sounded, and a voice laughed: "Great Dharma Master, truly a miraculous art! You are worthy of the name Undying Through Ten Thousand Kalpas.
This power of yours has broken through the boundary between life and death. Now I understand why Lord Heaven and Lord Earth insisted on protecting you.
" The divine being hurriedly turned toward the voice. His face changed drastically, and he hastened to kneel and kowtow. "Your guilty subject pays homage to the Heavenly Consort!
" Shen Mu looked over and smiled.
"Ah, it is you, Milady. You startled me. I have many small matters here; I still need to help these divine beings recover their bodies and primordial spirits, so I cannot chat for long. " Heavenly Consort Yan said softly, "Your righteousness reaches beyond the clouds, Mu Tianzun.
Let me thank you on behalf of these people, and I will not disturb you. " With that, she carried the cat and led Xiu Hongsu away.
Xiu Hongsu and the white cat Xiao Qi started to speak several times, but held back. Not until they reached the great hall of the side palace did Xiu Hongsu finally give in. "Milady, the disaster was Mu Tianzun's doing.
Why show him such courtesy? " "Because he is the Undying Great Dharma Master of Ten Thousand Kalpas. " Heavenly Consort Yan said, "He survived three eruptions of the lode, and he can bring back to life those who have already turned into incorporeal forms.
Neither Lord Heaven nor Lord Earth could do that, and neither could I.
By displaying his skill, he is telling me that he can stir up trouble, and he can settle it. He has the power to tear down, and the power to build again.
Keeping him alive is more useful.
" Xiu Hongsu and the white cat Xiao Qi were still baffled. Heavenly Consort Yan had been so furious just now—how could she let him off merely because she saw him perform one divine art? "Mu Tianzun's title of Undying Through Ten Thousand Kalpas is fully deserved. He was right: in the war to come, victory will not necessarily belong to the Ten Heavenly Venerables. I truly should place my bets on both sides. " Heavenly Consort Yan said softly, "If that is so, it does no harm to let him have the primordial stone.
Do not overthink it. You do not understand the magnanimity of a Heavenly Venerable. " The two fell silent and said no more.
Shen Mu labored diligently, restoring every divine being in the lode who had been turned into an incorporeal form, until he was panting and utterly spent. Heavenly Consort Yan played host with equal attentiveness, gathered the crowd, and had them kowtow their thanks to Shen Mu amid great clamor. The white cat Xiao Qi felt envy rise in his heart, but he understood that in status, cultivation, and power, he could no longer be compared with Shen Mu—and that even the weight he carried in the Consort's heart had been surpassed by Shen Mu.
Clever as he was, he accepted the fact. "Did Mu Tianzun obtain the primordial stone from the lode?
" Heavenly Consort Yan asked as she personally escorted Shen Mu out of the mine.
Shen Mu hesitated a moment, then nodded. "I did indeed obtain that stone.
" Heavenly Consort Yan's eyes flickered.
"Your ability to revive those incorporeal ones—that was the effect of the primordial stone, was it not? " Shen Mu laughed heartily and shook his head. "Milady, the Divine Treasury Heavenly Palace system is good in every respect, but its comprehension of the Dao is far inferior to the Dao Realm system founded by Kaihuang Shen Ye.
You have practiced the Divine Treasury Heavenly Palace system for too long; your insight into the Dao is not deep.
The means I used were not the Primordial Stone of the Great Beginning, but the Way of the Supreme Ultimate and the immutability of matter. If you cultivated the Dao Realm, you would not have misjudged it.