Chapter 551 — The Two Realms Joined

The reason he had been so agitated beyond composure was chiefly because Jingping's Daoist methods and divine abilities had a massive gap!

This massive gap had appeared twenty thousand years ago. At that time, divine abilities and Daoist methods were crude beyond measure, lacking any system. The Human Emperor Hall, the Daoist Sect, the Great Thunderclap Temple, and the Heavenly Sage Cult spread their teachings in all directions, but each had its limitations, and the methods and abilities they transmitted were incomplete.

The Daoist Sect and the Great Thunderclap Temple both suffered massive destruction during the great calamity. The Human Emperor Hall had only one successor per generation. The Heavenly Sage Cult had just been founded and was only beginning to spread its teachings.

Xiaoyujing was also established at that time, but Xiaoyujing kept aloof from worldly affairs and had no successors walking the world to spread teachings.

Over the course of history, other sects gradually formed. Their methods and abilities were built upon a foundation of utter poverty, and afterward they fell into sectarian strife and the conflict between orthodox and demonic. Sectarian strife and the orthodox-demonic conflict plunged the world where Jingping resided into chaos. Sects, schools, and factions fought endlessly, while the Three Great Holy Lands clung to their own traditions. The exchange of divine abilities and Daoist methods became the greatest difficulty.

This chaos continued until Imperial Teacher Jingping assisted Emperor Yanfeng in reform, and only then did things begin to change. Sectarian strife and the orthodox-demonic conflict became a conflict of interests between the sects and the nation of Jingping.

It was only when Shen Mu became the Nether Demon Sect Master and made the Heavenly Sage Cult wholeheartedly assist Emperor Yanfeng, crushing the resistance of the Daoist Sect, the Great Thunderclap Temple, and other sects, that the conflict of interests between the sects and Jingping ended. Only then was there the possibility of unifying cultivation methods and achieving a great leap forward in Jingping's divine abilities and Daoist methods.

Shen Mu then transmitted the spatial calculation model of the divine bridge, giving divine ability practitioners the possibility of ascending to godhood and escaping the limits of lifespan.

Yet even so, Jingping's foundations were too poor. The cultivation system remained incomplete. Those who could cultivate to the divine realm were still few, and the strong were still scarce.

The completion of Shen Mu's spirit-energy translocation bridge allowed Imperial Teacher Jingping to see the arrival of a magnificent and vast era!

"Sect Master has rendered immense service to the common people of Taihuang Heaven, and immense service to the common people of Jingping as well!"

Imperial Teacher Jingping suddenly bowed deeply to Shen Mu and said with utmost sincerity, "On behalf of all living beings under heaven, I thank you!"

Shen Mu hurriedly returned the bow, "I dare not. The demon clans are attacking Taihuang Heaven, and Taihuang Heaven can no longer hold. If Taihuang Heaven falls, the demon clans' next target will be the Wasteland and Jingping. If Jingping lends assistance, we can hold out longer."

Imperial Teacher Jingping rose and said solemnly, "When I return, I will certainly memorialize the Emperor to support Taihuang Heaven!"

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Then let Imperial Teacher Jingping and True God Pang Yu discuss this matter. You two set the terms for the migration of Taihuang Heaven's common people, evacuate the people from Taihuang Heaven, and determine how Jingping will support Taihuang Heaven and how the two sides will exchange Daoist methods and divine abilities."

Imperial Teacher Jingping was silent for a moment, then said, "You are going to be a hands-off manager again?"

Shen Mu stretched and smiled, "Brother Tiger and I have not rested for many days. We need to rest for a while, and we also need to go out and temper ourselves. This sort of matter is better handled by Imperial Teacher Jingping. By the way, that sun in the sky—see if you can help them solve it."

Imperial Teacher Jingping could only nod. He looked at True God Pang Yu and said, "Brother Dao, though Jingping lacks a complete cultivation system, these years of reform have yielded achievements in Daoist methods and divine abilities that Taihuang Heaven may find worth learning from. Exchange between the two realms will surely produce countless strong practitioners."

True God Pang Yu instructed several deities to guard the spirit-energy translocation bridge and smiled, "Imperial Teacher Jingping, let us go to Licheng and talk in detail."

"After you!"

Shen Mu watched them depart into the distance, let out a breath of relief, and smiled, "Senior Brother Tiger, let us go rest first."

The two returned to the gate tower of Licheng and collapsed into deep sleep. When Shen Mu awoke, the sky outside was bright. He washed up, and the Black Tiger God also woke. Shen Mu asked, "Senior Brother, what spirit elixir do you take? Let me cook for you."

"Spirit elixir?"

The Black Tiger God licked his paws and washed his face, shaking his head. "I do not eat that. You need not trouble yourself. As a god, through daily cultivation, one need not eat too well. Just make something casual to fill the belly."

Shen Mu was stunned for a moment. He thought of the Dragon Qilin and could not help but feel sorrowful.

After the two ate breakfast, Sang Hua and Yu He and the others came looking for them again. Yu He said, "Sect Master, Imperial Teacher Jingping has already returned. He said that within a few days, a great army of divine ability practitioners and gods from Jingping will arrive."

Shen Mu let out a breath of relief and asked, "Is there any news of the Heavenly Master?"

Yu He and the others shook their heads and said, "Now that the spirit-energy translocation bridge is built, my master True God Pang Yu has ordered the common people to evacuate Taihuang Heaven. Imperial Teacher Jingping is in the Wasteland preparing soldiers and tower ships to receive them. We came to find the Sect Master because we plan to infiltrate the demon clan territory and help the people there relocate."

Shen Mu turned to look at the Black Tiger God and probed, "Senior Brother, infiltrating demon clan territory to help people relocate—that does not count as causing trouble, does it?"

The Black Tiger God shook his head. "We have already blasted down the sun. Do we still care about infiltrating demon clan territory? Infiltrating demon clan territory does not even count as a minor matter. With me here, you can all rest easy. I guarantee nothing will go wrong!"