Chapter 1148 — A Single White Bone
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 3
By then, you two master and disciple will naturally be reunited. When you reach Jingping, study with an open mind, and you must gain your own insights, forge your own path, and strive to rise from third-rate to second-rate.
" Yu Chudu's face darkened, but he bowed in gratitude, took the little girl's hand, and said, "This disciple will certainly not fail your teachings, Martial Uncle! " Shen Mu bent down to look at the little girl and smiled.
"Little one, what is your name? " The little girl still clutched the beast bone tightly in her hand, her face smudged with grime, and said timidly, "Hua Xuanxiu. Uncle, eat.
" She held out the beast bone, gnawed down to a few shreds of meat, to Shen Mu. He took the bone and smiled. "Hua Xuanxiu—what a lovely name. Do you know? You died and came back to life, and your three souls and seven spirits have been strengthened by my divine power.
An ordinary divine power wielder of the Six Harmonies realm is no match for you now. I will give you one more big bone!
" He beckoned, and the thigh bone of the Second Pillar Ancient God flew into his hand.
He stripped away the flesh and blood, tempered it, suppressed the fearsome might within the ancient god's divine bone, and stuffed it into her arms, smiling. "For you to protect yourself.
" Hua Xuanxiu hugged the enormous thigh bone with all her might, straining under its weight, yet as she examined it, she seemed somewhat disappointed. "Uncle, there is no meat on this one. It is for feeding dogs! " "A dog could not bite through it. " Shen Mu laughed heartily and waved his hand.
"Worthy nephew, take her and go. " Yu Chudu bowed, took Hua Xuanxiu's little hand, and departed. Shen Mu tossed the beast bone Hua Xuanxiu had given him to Dragon Qilin.
Dragon Qilin caught it in his jaws, then immediately spat it out and said sullenly, "I eat vegetarian. . .
Sect Leader, where are we going now?
" Shen Mu strode away.
"To the White Emperor's Heavenly Palace.
Then we will take a detour to the Southern Heaven, Northern Heaven, and Eastern Heaven to have a look. " Dragon Qilin hurried after him with Yan'er and ventured, "Are we still going to kill the ancient gods of the other heavens? If the ancient gods of all four great heavens die, it will cause a tremendous uproar.
" "We are merely going to walk and look. " Shen Mu's gaze flickered.
"I am going to these worlds to see how the people there live. It is not absolutely necessary to move against the ancient gods. Heh heh.
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. " He smiled. "In truth, are the demigods not another flock of ancient gods?
Even if I alone could kill all these stubborn, unrepentant ancient gods, what would it accomplish? When the ancient gods are gone, there are still the demigods; kill the demigods, and there is another flock of demigods. They can never be completely wiped out. " Dragon Qilin pondered.
"Then how can all of this be changed?
" "It still requires self-strengthening.
The human race must strengthen itself, and the innate races must strengthen themselves as well. " Shen Mu thought for a moment. "When people are strong, when they no longer fear the demigods and ancient gods, when they dare to resist and have grasped powerful strength—only then can there be change, only then can the gods be made to serve mankind. This is why the Jingping Reforms are necessary. Drawing your sword when you encounter injustice is merely a small skirmish.
What I truly must do. . . " He gazed at the White Emperor's Heavenly Palace drawing ever nearer and said calmly, "Is to spread the Jingping Reforms to every corner of the universe and the primordial wilds, to every great heaven, and shatter the god in the hearts of the people of these heavens! The Longhan era did not accomplish it, nor did the Chiming era.