Chapter 1781 — Enemies Everywhere
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
" Shen Mu paid him no heed. He turned his head and saw that behind the Southern Heavenly Gate of the Heavenly Court, an old man was leading a great many beings of prehistoric Celestial Venerable level, hurrying over. The old man halted beneath the Southern Heavenly Gate and saluted: "What wind blows today, that it brings envoys of the Third and Fourth Young Masters, and a hall master as well?
" The old man's gaze fell on Shen Mu, and an unwilling look appeared on his face. At once the unwilling look vanished and his face was all smiles: "The Seventh Young Master has graced us with his presence, bringing glory to us humble Five Elders of Fengshu!
Seventh Young Master, envoys, Hall Master, please come in quickly! " Shen Mu and Celestial Venerable Yue descended from the Golden Ship of Salvation.
Celestial Venerable Yue's gaze rested on the Hall Master of Joy, then moved away, surveying her dao tree and dao fruits. The Hall Master of Joy was likewise sizing her up.
Her gaze came to rest on the ancient zither on Yue's back, and something stirred in her heart. She said, "You are that woman who played the zither and disordered the Fourth Young Master's heart? " Celestial Venerable Yue smiled serenely: "That melody is very difficult. " The Hall Master of Joy laughed: "Difficult indeed.
That melody is called the Violet Empyrean Song of Attaining the Dao. It requires entering the Dao through music and reaching the dao realm before it can be played in full.
In those years the Fourth Young Master, Violet Empyrean, found it hard to attain the Dao, but the Fourth Young Master's wife had already attained it before him. So she created this song, imbuing it with supreme spirituality, to help him attain the Dao. Throughout sixteen epochs, only one person ever entered the Dao through music and cultivated the dao realm.
When the Fourth Young Master's wife passed through her tribulation and was extinguished, this song became a thing never to be heard again.
" "So that is how it is. " Celestial Venerable Yue understood. "No wonder, when I played this melody, I always found it hard to play it through to the end. It turns out one must attain the Dao through music. Fortunately I grasped the principle by analogy: while awakening Lord Shang with the ultimate killing intent, I brought the Ultimate Void to great perfection, and at last I could just barely play the melody through. Elder Sister, you cultivate the Ultimate Void too, do you not?
Can you not play it?
" A flicker of killing intent passed through the Hall Master of Joy's eyes. She said with a smile, "I have achieved little in music. Dear little sister, you must play a tune later for your sister to hear. " Celestial Venerable Yue smiled: "As you wish. Lord Shang's ultimate killing intent was awakened by a killing-dao melody of mine.
The killing dao of Lord Shang still lingers in your wound, sister. I fear you will not last through even one tune of mine before you perish. " "As you wish," said the Hall Master of Joy coldly.
The two women turned their heads away from each other and said no more. Shen Mu said to the old man leading the way, "Are you, Daoist Brother, one of the Five Elders of Fengshu? Do we know each other?
" The old man said hurriedly, "I would not presume!
Seventh Young Master, we Five Elders of Fengshu are but insignificant nobodies of the universe of the past, not worthy of the Seventh Young Master's notice.
It is only that in those years we five old bones were given a thrashing by the Seventh Young Master. Likely because we are too lowly, the Seventh Young Master does not remember.
" Shen Mu laughed heartily, while inwardly muttering to himself, "Even here I run into old enemies? How many people did I offend when I returned to the past? Is my reputation so poor that I have not a single friend? "