Chapter 1530 — Holding On and Letting Go
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 3 of 5
Granny Zhu had met the Divine King Langwan before, and seeing her again now, she could not help but be startled by her beauty. Emperor Yanfeng had not been wrong: Granny Zhu was a beauty, bearing the beauty of the mortal world.
But the Divine King Langwan was different — she possessed an aloof, cold, and lucid air, more like the beauty of a god, giving one a sense of sacred solemnity and an untouchable remoteness.
The Moon Celestial Worthy had just finished dealing with the Ancestral Ground of the Dao Fire when she caught sight of the Divine King Langwan arriving, and smiled, "Why has the Divine King come so late? It was you who informed me that the Shepherd Celestial Worthy had come and wished to see me, and yet you arrived after me.
" The Divine King Langwan said softly, "Bathing and changing clothes, preparing the carriage — it delayed me a while. To come before the Shepherd Celestial Worthy, one cannot but be dignified. " She bowed in greeting to Shen Mu and Granny Zhu, saying, "The Celestial Worthy sent men to deliver the Primordial Essence Liquid, freeing me from any worry behind me. My gratitude is beyond measure.
" The Moon Celestial Worthy smiled, "You always have these unnecessary formalities. Shepherd Celestial Worthy, I have made the Ancestral Ground of the Dao Fire somewhat smaller. This Ancestral Ground restrains my Dao of Space, so I can only bind it to this degree.
You may simply carry it away. Beyond that, I cannot help you.
" The Divine King Langwan said, "The Ancestral Ground of the Dao Fire requires a profound understanding of the Dao of Fire, though one may also use divine consciousness to activate the power of the Dao Fire. In that year, when the Creator made sacrifice to the Vermilion Bird, the Southern Emperor, it was by divine consciousness that the power of the Nine Heavens of the Ancestral Ground was roused.
" She instructed Shen Mu with great care, saying, "Enter the Ancestral Ground and try it for yourself; then you will know how to use divine consciousness to activate the Dao Fire. " Shen Mu thanked her, ascended the Ancestral Ground of the Dao Fire, entered the Nine Heavens, and took out a divine weapon of a mighty one from a past universe, attempting to use divine consciousness to rouse the Dao Fire and smelt it. Whether the Ancestral Ground of the Dao Fire could smelt it was only his conjecture; now he needed to verify it.
If it did not work, he would have to seek other means. Beside the Ancestral Ground, Granny Zhu chatted casually with the Moon Celestial Worthy and the Divine King Langwan. The two women knew she was Shen Mu's elder, and there was not the slightest negligence in their words.
Granny Zhu spoke of her worries about Shen Mu. The two women exchanged a glance, and the Divine King Langwan said, "The Shepherd Celestial Worthy is a man of surpassing talent and wisdom.
There is no need for Fellow Daoist Si to worry; in time he will naturally walk out of it. " The Moon Celestial Worthy said, "I think he still cannot be left idle.
Left idle, he will let his thoughts run wild, and imagine problems where there are none. " Granny Zhu agreed, and sizing up the two women, she came to a conclusion in her heart.
After a while, Shen Mu came out from the Ancestral Ground of the Dao Fire. The three went to meet him, and Granny Zhu wore a look of inquiry.
Shen Mu said, "It can melt those divine weapons, but it requires me to expend divine consciousness to control the Dao Fire, and at the same time I must forge my divine sword, which makes it somewhat strenuous. " Granny Zhu smiled, "Leave this matter to Craftsman Mo — feel free to order him about like a beast of burden! You two ladies, we will trouble you no further; we must return to the Ancestral Court at once!
" The Moon Celestial Worthy said hastily, "You have only just arrived, and already you are in a hurry to leave? Since you have business, I will not press you to stay.
Shepherd Celestial Worthy, let me ask you one thing!