Love.
Friendship, love, familial love, and kindness were the things that supported a person's life. Their expressions were one of joy and sorrow.
His love for his hometown in Dark Mountain, his elder's kindness, his companions' friendship, and the women in his life who were filled with love but not love — all of these were Su Ming's precious memories.
The ninth summit's love was between familial love and kindness. It had already melted into his blood and was branded into his memories, turning into another source of warmth besides his mother's whispers in the darkness.
This love and warmth were the source that allowed Su Ming to continue walking forward when he closed his eyes in the dark. In the end … he was still a person, a person with flesh and blood.
Even if he had endless divine abilities, even if he was ancient, even if he killed people like flies, even if his hands were stained with blood … when he closed his eyes, the thing that appeared the most in his mind was the carefree laughter he heard when he was in Dark Mountain and the warmth he felt when he was protected by his senior brothers and Master in the ninth summit.
But reality was cruel. It was as if all his longing had been reduced to fragments that turned into thousands of twists and turns. They were stranded in the pool of memories … He stretched out his hand, but he would never be able to fish out everything. There would only be fragments.
He really wanted to use his divine ability to freeze these fleeting images, but vaguely, there was always a pebble that stirred up ripples in the pool, knocking on his memories.
Many things that had happened in the past turned into a single word that echoed in the silent ruins. He looked at the statue before him and the ancient air about it … How could he forget it?
Su Ming knelt down beside the statue, and tears fell from his eyes.
Dijiu Mo Sha's voice reached his ears and left again. Su Ming did not seem to have heard it. He looked at his Master's statue quietly, as if time had stopped because of him.
When an unknown amount of time passed, Su Ming lowered his head and saw five stones the size of a palm by his Master's statue's feet. They were placed there and connected to the giant's statue. It was as if … they had already been there when the statue was first built.
Su Ming looked at the stones, and his gaze landed on the fourth one. There was a hint of purple to it, and it was slightly different from the other four. When Su Ming's gaze landed on it, he felt as if his soul was being led away, and his gaze became hazy.
"These five stones were left behind by the elder. He said … that if his disciples come one day, they will find a stone that belongs to each of them. If they can make these stones melt, then there is no need to doubt that they are his disciples," Dijiu Mo Sha said in a low voice.
Su Ming looked at the fourth stone, then lifted his right hand and slowly pressed it against it. At the instant his right hand touched the stone, Dijiu Mo Sha's eyes focused, and he looked at it carefully.
He saw a ray of purple light. That light instantly surged into the sky and illuminated the entire universe. Su Ming's body fused into it, and when he looked over, he was indistinct.
Su Ming trembled. The instant the purple light spread out, he could sense Tian Xie Zi's presence strongly. That presence seemed to be around him, as if it had always existed in the passage of time, waiting for his disciple to arrive.
After a long while, the purple light disappeared. Su Ming stood beside Tian Xie Zi's statue. The five stones on the ground had now become four.
"Dijiu Mo Sha greets fourth senior brother!" Once Dijiu Mo Sha saw this, he wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed towards Su Ming without any hesitation.
Su Ming did not speak. His gaze fell on the fifth stone beside the statue, then he looked at Dijiu Mo Sha.
"What did you call me?" A fierce glare appeared in Su Ming's eyes.
"I am a disciple in name that the elder took in after he came to Divine Essence Star Ocean and was educated by the Ninth Tribe. The elder told me about the divine abilities of his four disciples. You can awaken the fourth stone. Based on what the elder said before he left, you are … Su Ming!" Dijiu Mo Sha lifted his head and looked at Su Ming.
"Among the four disciples Master took in, I am the most ordinary. Eldest senior brother is the Lord of Nine Li, second senior brother is the King of All Phantoms, and third senior brother is a master of Runes and Seals. You … what right do you have to become our junior brother?" Su Ming's expression was calm, but his words were fierce, and there was a faint chill in them.
He was no longer the immature teenager who did not have enough experiences. He had experienced far too many things and had a deep understanding of the cruelty of the world. He would not easily believe in a person.
Even if this person called him fourth senior brother, even if this person was truly his Master's fifth disciple, there was still a change in all of this.
Besides, this was not something that concerned Su Ming alone. This was something that the four of them shared. Acknowledging a junior brother was not child's play.
Dijiu Mo Sha remained silent for a moment before he said in a low voice, "I am very ordinary. Even when I was in the tribe, I was still ordinary. I don't know why the elder took me in as a disciple in name, but before he left, he told me the names of his four disciples and told me to come here often to wait for his disciples. Perhaps one day, they would come," he said softly.
Su Ming stared into the distance. If the cultivation planet had not been split apart, he would have been able to see the ninth summit that had been built.
After some time, Su Ming asked calmly, "Why is this place abandoned?"
Thick killing intent and hatred shone in Dijiu Mo Sha's eyes as he said through gritted teeth, "The four races surrounded us!"
"Why did they surround us?" Su Ming asked faintly.
Dijiu Mo Sha clenched his fists, and his voice echoed in the air. "It's because of the appearance of the fifth stone, and because the elder obtained one."
Su Ming remained silent for a moment before he finally asked, "Is Master … still around?"
"One thousand something years ago, the elder lured the four races away with the fifth stone for the sake of his tribesmen. I don't know … whether he is dead or alive … but over the years, I've investigated in secret and found some clues. The four races did not have the fifth stone, so I'm guessing that the elder did not die in the past." Dijiu Mo Sha looked at Su Ming and told him everything he knew.
"What is the fifth stone?" Su Ming asked again.
"Once you have it, you can use it to point the way in the fifth ocean at the core of Divine Essence Star Ocean, and in the end … you can step into the Fifth True World that has disappeared in the passage of time." Dijiu Mo Sha's voice reached Su Ming's ears, and he fell silent again.
"How can you obtain the fifth stone? How did it appear? "Su Ming looked at Dijiu Mo Sha.
"There are two ways to obtain the fifth stone. One of them is to snatch it from the person who has it, and the other … is to wait for the fifth kiln to be activated.
"It is unknown when the fifth kiln will be activated. Sometimes, it will be activated once every ten years, sometimes it will be activated once every hundred years, and sometimes it will only be activated once every ten thousand years or even longer.
"Once the fifth kiln is activated, it will erupt with flames that will burn the entire Divine Essence Star Ocean. Even the galaxies beyond Divine Essence Star Ocean will be able to see this.
"The flames will continue burning for a period of time. This period of time is a form of torture and test for all living beings. They need to avoid the flames, or else their bodies and souls will be destroyed.
"However, there are still some powerful warriors who will head towards the flames and step into the fifth kiln. Perhaps they will obtain a great serendipity in there, and their bodies will be refined to become Saints. They might also obtain Enchanted Treasures, and the hardest to obtain among them would be the fifth stone.
However, there was a higher possibility that they would die inside.
"Legend has it that the fifth kiln is not something from Divine Essence Star Ocean, but an Enchanted Furnace from the Fifth True World in the past. When it burns, it is a supreme treasure that can provide endless spiritual energy to the Fifth True World. However, as the Fifth True World disappeared, the furnace appeared in Divine Essence Star Ocean.
"No one can turn it into an Enchanted Treasure. They can only watch it erupt time and time again as time passes, and people step into it in search of serendipity.
"As time goes by, the fifth kiln became one of the four great mysteries of Divine Essence Star Ocean!" Dijiu Mo Sha cast a glance at Su Ming before he continued speaking.
"As for the other three great mysteries, one of them is the birth and arrival of the entire Divine Essence Star Ocean. Some vortexes in space will occasionally appear in Divine Essence Star Ocean, and once they fall into them, no one will be able to walk out.
"We call those vortexes the swamps of Divine Essence Star Ocean. They might lead to an unknown world.
"The second mystery is that there is no end to Divine Essence Star Ocean. Even if you find the core, no matter how many years pass, you will never be able to walk out of Divine Essence Star Ocean. It's as if this place is truly boundless.
"The third mystery is the birthplace of all Ancestral Spirits. It is also known as All Spirits Hall. Legend has it that the secret of Divine Essence Star Ocean's origin lies there." It's a pity that every single time All Spirits Hall appears, only those who are Masters of Fate, Fate, and Fate can enter, which is why it's difficult for outsiders to know just what is inside. "Dijiu Mo Sha's voice echoed in the air as he spoke of the secrets of Divine Essence Star Ocean.
Su Ming remained silent for a moment before he asked again, "Do you know where Master went?"
"The entrance to the Fifth True World. In fact, there's a high possibility that Master has already reached the Fifth True World," Dijiu Mo Sha immediately answered without any hesitation.
Su Ming pondered over it for a moment. Just as he was about to speak, a piercing whistle suddenly came from Dijiu Mo Sha's body. There were two long whistles and three short whistles, giving off an incredibly urgent feeling.
At the instant that sound appeared, Dijiu Mo Sha's expression changed. He turned around swiftly and looked into the distance. At the same time, anxiety appeared in his eyes, and he, too, let out a whistle.
There were three short whistles and one long whistle, as if he was replying in some sort of language.
Once he spoke, another whistle came from his body. This time, there were four long whistles and three short whistles!
Dijiu Mo Sha's expression changed completely. Without any hesitation, he moved forward, but once he took a few steps forward, he turned his head around and looked at Su Ming. His usually aloof eyes were now filled with a hint of complicated emotions and nostalgia.
"I completed the task the patriarch gave me. He asked me to wait for his disciple here every once in a while. It doesn't matter whether you acknowledge me or not. I … Dijiu Mo Sha, am the patriarch's disciple when I am alive, and when I die … I will still be the soul of the patriarch's disciple!" Once he finished saying these words, a hint of resolution and determination shone in Dijiu Mo Sha's eyes. He turned his head around and turned into a long arc that instantly charged into the distance.
Su Ming fell silent. He looked at his Master's statue and sighed softly. With a swing of his arm, he swept up Xu Hui and took a step into the distance. His body instantly disappeared, and as he shifted, he appeared beside Dijiu Mo Sha, who was charging forward in the distant galaxy.
"You …" Dijiu Mo Sha was stunned.
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