Chapter 1771 — Supreme Desolation
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 4
The Eldest Young Master Taishang shook his head: "If our master wished to kill him, then when he entered the Miluo Palace last time and provoked us, he would have been kept within the palace, rather than struck down into the Fourth Epoch."
Shen Mu let out a breath and laughed: "On the contrary, it is not you or I who go against our master's ideals, nor is it Tai Yi—it is the third and the fourth. The third and the fourth act out of their own selfish desires, and that is why they seek to force their way into the Seventeenth Epoch. Perhaps it is precisely their actions that have brought about the ultimate desolation of the Seventeenth Epoch. My releasing Tai Yi is also meant to stop them."
His eyes blazed bright, and he said excitedly: "Eldest Senior Brother Taishang, think carefully—is this not the truth of it? It is the third and the fourth who have stirred all of this up! Eldest Senior Brother Taishang must not only release Tai Yi, but also join hands with us to block those two unworthy disciples, the third and the fourth! We senior and junior brothers should join forces and properly teach them a lesson. They go against our master's ideals—they are the true traitors and enemies!"
His powers of persuasion and his charisma were extraordinarily strong. Yet the Eldest Young Master Taishang remained utterly unmoved, and said dryly: "The third and the fourth have no selfish motives. What they uphold is also our master's ideals."
Shen Mu sneered: "Upholding our master's ideals means they can destroy the lives of the Seventeenth Epoch, manipulate the beings of the Tenth Epoch and slaughter them at will? How much suffering have they created? How many have died because of them? Eldest Senior Brother Taishang, even you cannot tell right from wrong?"
He rose to his feet and said coldly: "Is this what the Miluo Palace does? Is this what our master does? If so, how could he make the Dao-attainers of one universe epoch after another willingly help him? Eldest Senior Brother Taishang, if our master were here, he would certainly not allow the third and the fourth to act so recklessly!"
The Eldest Young Master Taishang was silent.
Shen Mu began to pace back and forth before him: "If Tai Yi had not seized that body and entered this universe, felling the World Tree, the Seventeenth Epoch would have been destroyed long ago! This is why I must save him! Since the opening of the Seventeenth Epoch, how many have died? The third and the fourth manipulate the entire universe's transformations and its advancement. They sacrifice the living beings of the Seventeenth Epoch in blood rituals. These beings have nothing to do with you, but they have everything to do with me! Eldest Senior Brother Taishang, if you cannot help, then you must not take sides!"
He stopped pacing, breathing heavily, his face almost pressed against the Eldest Young Master Taishang's. He said loudly: "Since you uphold our master's ideals, then act more like it! If you will not favor me, then you must not favor them either! Today, no matter what, I will take Tai Yi away! Will you permit it or not?"
The Eldest Young Master Taishang remained silent.
Shen Mu straightened up, urged the Dao of Tai Yi to transform into the Divine Axe of Tai Yi, and strode toward the thatched hut, his aura blazing.
Now he had his back completely turned to the Eldest Young Master Taishang. If Taishang struck at this moment, he would have no way to defend himself.
Not only that, he was not fully confident he could open this Taishang Thatched Hut—but he had to try!
"Chaos."