Chapter 619 — Master and Worthy Disciple

"I cannot go to find him; I am tied up with the business of Taihuang Heaven, and now you had to add this trouble. How can I divide myself to go save you? " He was muttering to himself. Shen Mu said abruptly, "Sage Master, since Senior Brother drew these geographic charts with star-sand and marked all those important places, then he must have already walked through those dangerous regions and left clues for us to retrieve. I believe Senior Brother is certainly still alive. " The Woodcutter Sage paused, stopped in his tracks, and murmured, "You are right.

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right.

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I was too panicked to think of that. He must still be alive. He can still draw geographic charts with star-sand, which shows he is still in this world.

That boy never lets anyone stop worrying. .

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" Shen Mu felt warmth in his heart and said with a laugh, "Master worries so much for his disciples; how could a disciple repay such kindness? Senior Brother has made the Sage Master so uneasy. If I ever go missing one day, the Sage Master will certainly worry about me just as much. . .

" "You are overthinking. Do not flatter yourself. " The Woodcutter Sage shot him a glare and shook his head. "Even if you died at the edge of the world, I would not go looking for you, still less miss you. If you make as much trouble as your Senior Brother, then die as far away as you can.

" Shen Mu smiled. "A knife mouth, but a tofu heart. Just how far did Senior Brother's investigations go, and why has he not come back? Sage Master, how much do you know about this Heavenly Court that destroyed Kaihuang, Shanghuang, Chiming, and Longhan?

" "Not much.

" The Woodcutter Sage shook his head. "If I knew a great deal, I would not have been caught so off guard, to the point that even Kaihuang hides in the Carefree Village and will not come out. Every dynasty reached its brightest splendor and then suddenly collapsed.

There must be many secrets buried there waiting to be unearthed. " He sighed. "I want to go to the Carefree Village and ask Kaihuang in person why he is unwilling to rise again, why he is unwilling to fight again.

But I do not know the way.

If ever you return to the Carefree Village, ask him for me. " Shen Mu nodded. "This disciple will surely ask him! " The Woodcutter Sage said, "Destroy those geographic charts. Your Senior Brother did not know how serious matters were and charged around everywhere.

If you follow him in search of the truth, you will die without a doubt! " Shen Mu revealed a smile. "These geographic charts, this disciple has already memorized. " The Woodcutter gave him a glare.

Shen Mu smiled and said nothing.

The Woodcutter Sage gave a cold snort, flicked his sleeve, and walked out of the temple. He looked around and saw no small number of corpses of gods and demons on the stone steps. "This God-Slaying Platform came from the divine treasury of the Heavenly Palace of an Imperial Throne powerhouse.

It has already nurtured a great evil, even fiercer than the God-Slaying Mystic Blade in the box!

This divine mountain is inauspicious; it would be best to destroy it.

Let me split it open with one stroke of the axe and see what blood of gods and demons it has swallowed! " Behind him, the great axe hummed, spun, and rose from his back. The woodcutter's axe grew larger and larger, divine might surging, its edge pointing downward as it hung in midair. The Woodcutter Sage said calmly, "Go down the mountain first. I will split this mountain open. " Shen Mu did not dare to be slow and hurried down. Just as he set foot on the stone steps a moment later, a thunderous boom came from behind.

Shen Mu quickly turned his head and saw Chi Xi, three-headed and six-armed, attacking the Woodcutter Sage like a madman! The Woodcutter Sage seemed not to notice.

Only when Chi Xi reached him did he suddenly spread his five fingers and meet the attack.

Countless runes burst from his palm, howling and spinning.

Before Chi Xi's brutal attack could even land, his whole body vanished without a trace! The Woodcutter Sage raised a hand, caught the great axe, hung it behind his back again, walked over to the stupefied Shen Mu, and said, "What are you staring at? The God-Slaying Platform of an Imperial Throne powerhouse cannot be split by me.

I only did it to lure him out. " Shen Mu hurried after him and probed, "Then where did the Sage Master send Chi Xi?

" The Woodcutter Sage smiled. "Taihuang Heaven, territory of the demon race. The demon race and he have a blood feud with each other.

" Shen Mu's expression went blank. Suddenly he made a deep bow all the way to the ground and said from the heart, "This disciple has received the lesson! I will study hard, not fail the Sage Master's teaching, and strive to become as fine a Celestial Master as the Sage Master!

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