Chapter 164 — The Holy Lady
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 4
His hands flew, and the blade light skimmed along the ground; the move he performed was again Autumn Wind Skims the Ground, and its power was even greater than when unleashed from the blade orb!
Shen Mu withdrew his blades. Curved blade after curved blade flew back, ringing as they sank one after another into the blade orb. He looked back and saw that the youths and girls were all gaping, utterly spellbound.
Shen Mu smiled.
"Do you understand? " Shen Mu guided them patiently. "Who decreed that a spell must always be used as a spell? There is no harm in using it as blade technique, and using it as a combat skill is only natural. When you practice spells, do not cling to old rules, and do not be bound by others' experience.
" The youths and girls fell into thought. Shen Mu explained the essence of the move several more times, and when they had learned it completely, he asked, "Have you never gone to school? I see you are all young; why do you not attend a primary school? " One youth said gloomily, "We are poor.
Where would we get the money for school? We can only earn a little during the busy farming season. The Holy Cult teaches us spells, sword arts, and combat skills so that we can make a living and not starve to death. " "I see.
" Shen Mu fell into thought. Suddenly he heard a familiar voice say, "Taught well, and learned well.
" Shen Mu quickly turned.
Seeing who had spoken, he hurriedly saluted.
"Patriarch. Elder of Punishments. When did you arrive? " The Young Patriarch had appeared at some point not far away, with the Elder of Punishments beside him. The Elder of Punishments smiled.
"We have been here a while.
We were passing through and saw you teaching them spells, so we stood to the side and listened without disturbing you. " The Young Patriarch praised him. "I now feel that giving you the Great Yu Youmo Scripture was an incomparably correct decision.
When others cultivate the Great Yu Youmo Scripture, merely learning it is already considered remarkable; for a single spell, they can at most develop one or two uses, yet you have devised so many. Good. Very good. " Shen Mu asked doubtfully, "Should spells not be used this way?
" The Young Patriarch smiled.
"They should. It is only that the previous few Sect Masters were too foolish to think of such uses.
Let us go. " Shen Mu assented, brought Snow Fox along, and followed him toward Yongzhou City.
"Oh no, I forgot to ask who he was! " one girl cried out in surprise. The youths and girls stared blankly as Shen Mu and the others walked away. One youth muttered, "Just now he called that other youth Patriarch and called that old man Elder of Punishments, so who could he be.
. . " On the road, Shen Mu saw some Youmo Cult disciples using spells to dig canals, others using spells to plow fields, and still others using flight spells to fly up into trees and pick fruit. However, most of these disciples were not skilled in their spells, and most had not learned them in full. This time Shen Mu did not stop to teach these Youmo Cult disciples the complete spells. The Youmo Cult had too many disciples, spread throughout the world; if he taught alone, it would be impossible to teach them all, and there was no telling how long it would take.
"In Yongzhou, our Holy Cult has rather many disciples.
" The Young Patriarch smiled. "Seeing this, what are your thoughts?
" "Patriarch, you assisted the Imperial Preceptor of Jingping in establishing the Imperial Academy, the University, and primary schools, yet our Holy Cult's disciples have no place to study.
Patriarch, you remembered the world but forgot the Holy Cult.
" Shen Mu shook his head. "Patriarch, you should establish primary schools, universities, and an imperial academy within our cult, so that our disciples do not fall behind the times. " The Young Patriarch smiled. "That is the work of the Holy Sect Master, not of the Patriarch.