Chapter 1623 — How Many Steps to Slay the Yin Lord
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 5
He revealed a mocking expression and said with ease, "That person is the Mu Heavenly Venerable, whom you despise. How could you ever best him? He is another me, the one who guides this incarnation's life. By divulging this news to you, he has two aims. First, to let me see your true face and cut off my hopes for you once and for all. Second, to draw you here—both to shatter your Dao heart and to seize the chance to be rid of you."
The Fire Heavenly Venerable's pupils shrank sharply.
That he could block the Cloud Heavenly Venerable here—it truly was news his reincarnated body had obtained by chance!
Upon receiving this news, he had immediately rushed here.
The Cloud Heavenly Venerable smiled. "The Mu Heavenly Venerable does things with both my ruthlessness and the art of killing the heart. If it were me, I would never give you the chance to see everyone desert you—I would stop at nothing to be rid of you. But he is different. He calculated that you would surely come. He calculated that the Xu Heavenly Venerable, the Ancestor Heavenly Venerable, and the others had already departed for the Nether Capital. He means to shatter your Dao heart and plunge you into despair."
Suddenly, the Dao fire in the canyon howled and whirled, transforming behind the Fire Heavenly Venerable's head into layer upon layer of Dao fire.
The Fire Heavenly Venerable looked warily around. If he had been lured here, then Shen Mu must have laid countless contingencies—he would surely cut him down here and now!
Shen Mu would absolutely not let this golden opportunity slip!
At that moment, the Fire Heavenly Venerable saw a Dao tree emerge in the sky. That Dao tree was rooted in the Great Luo Heaven of the ultimate void, and beneath the tree stood a figure, like a peerless sword. Even the heavens and earth as a scabbard could not conceal his edge!
The Kaihuang Shen Ye!
The Kaihuang Shen Ye had been guarding the Cloud Heavenly Venerable all along!
The Cloud Heavenly Venerable watched every move of the Fire Heavenly Venerable, and his heart grew ever more disappointed. He shook his head. "Fire, you are no longer the Fire of old who dared to fight and dared to brawl. Seeing the Shen Heavenly Venerable, you reveal a heart that fears battle. In those years, even when facing the Mu Heavenly Venerable, you dared to clash head-on with him, and even battered and bloodied, you would keep fighting him. No wonder your Dao heart cannot be as crystalline as the Shen Heavenly Venerable's. No wonder you cannot best the Mu Heavenly Venerable. And you also cannot best the Hao Heavenly Venerable."
He counseled the Fire Heavenly Venerable. "You are the human race's Heavenly Venerable. How could the Hao Heavenly Venerable ever feel at ease about you? I have met the Hao Heavenly Venerable—he was startled away by me. Knowing I have revived, how could he not guard against you?"
The Fire Heavenly Venerable gave a slight start.
The Cloud Heavenly Venerable raised his voice. "Brother Hao, since you have come, why still hide your head and show your tail? Now that you have attained the Great Luo Heaven, you are the mightiest being in this world—surely you need not stoop to petty schemes?"
Before his voice had even faded, another Great Luo Heaven emerged. The Dao tree was rooted in the Great Luo Heaven; the Dao flowers bloomed. The Hao Heavenly Venerable stood beneath the Dao tree.
Two Great Luo Heavens shone in mutual splendor.
The Hao Heavenly Venerable laughed heartily. "Those who know me—none better than Brother Yun."
The Cloud Heavenly Venerable smiled. "You and I have fought for three hundred thousand years. Our understanding of each other runs deep."
"And yet you cannot best me."