Chapter 1623 — How Many Steps to Slay the Yin Lord
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
The Hao Heavenly Venerable said leisurely, "Now that I am here, I can hold off Shen Ye. The Fire Heavenly Venerable need only make his move, and you will surely die. Even Shen Ye himself—it may be that today he too will be buried here. Yun, you could not best me in your last life, and in this life it is still the same."
"Is that so?"
The Cloud Heavenly Venerable laughed. "I cannot best you, but the Mu Heavenly Venerable can. The Mu Heavenly Venerable may not be as ruthless as I am, but his mind is finer and more meticulous than mine. How do you know that the only one who came is the Kaihuang?"
The Hao Heavenly Venerable felt a chill in his heart. Standing atop the Great Luo Heaven, he looked down—then suddenly his sleeve rolled, sweeping up the Fire Heavenly Venerable, and with a howl he carried the Fire Heavenly Venerable away, vanishing without a trace in moments.
"He discovered it."
The Moon Heavenly Venerable stepped out from the depths of space, vexed. "It seems the Kaihuang spoke truly. My Ultimate Void is no longer perfect—the Hao Heavenly Venerable can see through my Dao arts and divine powers!"
The Cloud Heavenly Venerable smiled. "If you could comprehend the Dao of Space to its utmost extreme, grow a Dao tree, open Dao flowers, and bear Dao fruit, then the Hao Heavenly Venerable would not see through your tracks."
The Moon Heavenly Venerable came to his side. "Sister Ling told me that neither the Dao Realm nor attaining the Dao through force is the orthodox path to the Dao. One need not cultivate the Dao Realm to attain the Dao. When she finishes her research, she will pass it on to me..."
The Cloud Heavenly Venerable's face darkened. He shook his head. "You listen to her? Ling is naturally incomparably clever, but to achieve her goal she can endure a million years of solitude, studying the Art of the Unchanging all by herself. This time, who knows how many tens of thousands of years it will take before she researches the orthodox path to the Dao! You can wait, but the human race cannot."
The Moon Heavenly Venerable recalled the Ling Heavenly Venerable's past in researching the Art of the Unchanging, and the realization dawned upon her. She put the thought aside and smiled. "In that case, I shall devote myself wholeheartedly to comprehending the Dao Realm."
All along, she had followed the Cloud Heavenly Venerable and assisted him, and afterward she had followed the Ling Heavenly Venerable and assisted her. She was always the little sister, ever obedient to the two of them, yet possessing few opinions of her own.
The Cloud Heavenly Venerable bowed and thanked the Kaihuang.
The Kaihuang returned the courtesy. "The Mu Heavenly Venerable asked me to come and stay in the Ancestral Court for several months to protect you, until you can wield the power of your mortal flesh."
The Cloud Heavenly Venerable understood. He clapped his hands and laughed. "So that is it! I know his purpose now. He means to use you to tie down the Hao Heavenly Venerable while he takes the chance to finish off the Earth Earl. With you in the Ancestral Court, the Hao Heavenly Venerable must remain in the Heavenly Court, on guard against you razing it to the ground."
"Finish off the Earth Earl?"
The Kaihuang revealed surprise, then nodded. "That is indeed his style. But with his strength, can he finish off the Earth Earl while simultaneously dealing with the Ling Heavenly Venerable and the Ancestor God King?"
He left the Sword Dao Great Luo Heaven and came to the Cloud Heavenly Venerable's side. Li Zheng, now facing all three Heavenly Venerables at once, felt considerable pressure. After some thought, he said, "Do you know about the time when the Mu Heavenly Venerable was a child, and was chased and beaten by a Crested Fire Pheasant Dragon?"
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