Before she finished drawing, Xu Hui's heart was already trembling. She stared at Su Ming in a daze. She could clearly see that once he drew the first line, he seemed to have become ethereal!
This ethereal feeling made it seem as if his body had disappeared. In fact, even his presence and soul had vanished completely. Even with the connection between Xu Hui and Su Ming's cultivation base clone, she could not notice a single thing.
It was as if he was sitting there, but he did not seem to exist.
It was also as if … he had fused together with the mountain, with the ground, with the sky, with everything in the world, and even with the rain and the wind blowing towards them. He had completely fused with the mountain, and they could not be distinguished from one another.
This was not painting. This was … painting from the wind, from the rain, from the sky, from the earth, from everything in the sky, to make a copy of the Eight Wastelands.
What caused Xu Hui to suck in a deep breath was that at the instant Su Ming stepped into the ethereal state, his cultivation base started fluctuating, and in a manner that shocked her, it started rising swiftly!
From the middle stage of World Plane Realm, he had managed to approach the later stage of World Plane Realm in such a short amount of time!
A term immediately appeared in Xu Hui's head when she saw this sort of cultivation.
'Epiphany!' This was epiphany. Besides this term, Xu Hui could not find any other way to describe it. A person's cultivation base could suddenly increase in such a manner without taking any medicinal cores or cultivating too much.
This caused her to recall something that her master had said in the past.
"The ancient people mainly cultivated their hearts. They continuously questioned their own hearts and tried to understand the truth of the world. It did not matter whether it was a big or small matter. Cultivating one's heart was the same as cultivating one's self.
"When they tried to understand the world, they would occasionally gain epiphanies, and their cultivation bases would not be able to be understood by common sense.
"Right now, our cultivation bases are already half done with our hearts, and our Arts occupy the other half. I'm afraid … that we will no longer have the chance to gain epiphany."
Xu Hui's breathing quickened, but she was very careful not to interrupt Su Ming's drawing. She maintained her smile and made herself not move. She was worried that if she did anything, it would affect Su Ming's epiphany. Once he woke up from it, he would lose a serendipity.
She watched as Su Ming drew, and the ripples of his cultivation base became stronger. After a moment, thunder roared beyond the mountain. Rain surged into the sky, and the ground even trembled slightly. A gigantic vortex appeared above Su Ming at the top of the mountain. It swept through the area, sweeping up the rain and mountain wind, turning into a strange sight.
The members of the Ninth Tribe noticed it. When they lifted their heads to look at the vortex in the sky, they also noticed the ripples of power coming from Su Ming.
Right when the uproar rose, it was immediately stopped by Dijiu Mo Sha. He stared at the spot where Su Ming was in a daze, then at his figure. His breathing quickened, and excitement appeared on his face.
"Change of heart, this is … Master once said that his disciple has a unique … Change of heart technique!" Dijiu Mo Sha understood the change of heart, and he knew that this moment was incredibly important to Su Ming. That was why not only did he suppress the commotion among his people, he also put on a wary expression and personally guarded the area.
"I wonder … when will my change of heart arrive," Dijiu Mo Sha mumbled softly.
Time trickled by. Several hours had already passed since Su Ming started drawing. The rain in the sky gradually lessened, and the wind gradually became weaker. Xu Hui continued moving. Even if rain poured on her body, she still did not move.
There was still a smile on her face, but there was anxiousness in her eyes.
She was not anxious because she had not moved for several hours, but because she had seen Su Ming's level of cultivation reach the later stage of World Plane Realm seven times during those few hours.
But all of them had failed.
She knew that there was a barrier between the middle stage of World Plane Realm and the later stage of World Plane Realm. This barrier was incredibly difficult to break. She had only managed to do so in the past because her Master had helped her with everything he had.
However, she believed that as long as Su Ming was given enough time, he would definitely be able to break through the middle stage of World Plane Realm and move into the later stage of World Plane Realm. She might not know why Su Ming's level of cultivation was sometimes strong, and sometimes weak, but she believed that it was definitely related to his Possession.
However … Xu Hui could sense that the rain was gradually becoming lighter, and the wind was also gradually dispersing. Once the wind and rain were gone and the sky returned to normal, Su Ming's drawing would come to an end.
If he still did not reach a breakthrough at that time, then his epiphany would come to an end, and he would need the next serendipity before he could continue.
This was something Su Ming understood.
Every single time the Change of Heart Art changed, a person's heart would go through a metamorphosis. Their soul and everything about them would move towards a higher point … but there would still be a barrier in the level of cultivation that would be stirred up by this metamorphosis. If they could not get through this barrier, then they would come to a halt.
That was why Su Ming chose Dao Kong as his cultivation base clone. In truth, this cultivation base clone was like a vessel, and Su Ming chose this vessel so that it would be easier for him to break through the barrier.
And this so-called potential, in truth, was determined by how many barriers there were and how thick they were.
That was why Su Ming chose to destroy Ye Wang's kismet. Once he destroyed it, the only person who could gather kismet over the years in True Morning Dao World … would be Dao Kong!
This was also the reason why Dao Kong was valued by Morning Dao Sect.
However, kismet was an incorporeal thing. Very few people could see through it and control it. Even Su Ming could not do it at that moment. He could only use his own method to change it or push it forward to indirectly guide the kismet that existed in the dark.
Just like now …
Boom!
A thunderclap rang out in the sky. It shook the entire area. As it reverberated in the air, the rain that was about to disappear started pouring down like a torrent once more. The wind that was about to disappear started stirring up once more.
The rain did not stop, and neither did the wind stop. Everything became even more violent.
Was this kismet..? Perhaps it was. Perhaps even if there was no such thing as kismet, the rain was bound to not stop, but if it continued raining for several days …
Perhaps this was truly kismet!
The second day, the third day … until the fifth day!
During those five days, heavy rain poured down and continuously fell on the ground. Dark clouds filled the sky, and the mountain wind was so strong that it rampaged through the world. Xu Hui sucked in a deep breath. During those five days, she did her best to remain still and not disturb Su Ming's drawing.
Finally, when dusk arrived on the fifth day, Su Ming's cultivation base surged once more. Loud booming sounds came from his body, and a vast ripple of power erupted from his body.
That was not the middle stage of World Plane Realm, but … the later stage of World Plane Realm!
Su Ming's cultivation base clone had truly stepped into the later stage of World Plane Realm, just like his clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole. Only at that moment could Su Ming be considered to have truly stepped into the category of powerful warriors.
Any one of his clones could become an overlord of an area. Previously, when the clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole had overlapped and fused with his cultivation base clone, he could bring forth the power of those who had attained great completion in the later stage of World Plane Realm, but right then, he could bring forth the true power of those who had attained great completion in World Plane Realm, and this was not even including the power of Divine Essence.
If he had Divine Essence, then he would no longer need the projection formed by Ecang's power to fight against those in Lunar Kalpa Realm like when he saved Xu Hui in the desert. Right now, he did not need Ecang's projection to fight against those in Lunar Kalpa Realm.
And this was not counting his Ecang clone. If Ecang's projection appeared, Su Ming did not know what sort of offensive abilities he would possess, but it was clear that he would be able to fight against those in Solar Kalpa Realm.
If his Ecang clone personally came and the three clones fused together with their souls as a link, the offensive power that erupted from them would be astonishing. It would be even stronger than when Su Ming had walked out of Western Ring Nebula's foreign lands and charged into the area where True Sacred Yin World was stationed!
Perhaps he still could not be known as the strongest under Masters of Fate, but as long as he took another step forward, when all his clones that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole and his cultivation base clones reached great completion in the later stage of World Plane Realm, he would be known as the strongest under Masters of Fate, Fate, and Fate!
If his Ecang clone devoured the other Ecangs, its combat abilities would increase by leaps and bounds. This was … the terrifying inborn ability of the Abyss Builders.
Su Ming opened his eyes. Perhaps more accurately speaking, he had never closed his eyes in the first place. What opened at that moment was his soul.
The sky instantly fell silent. The thunder no longer roared, the rain disappeared, the mountain wind dissipated, and the sky was clear.
Su Ming looked at the drawing board in his hand. The curtain of rain was falling on it, and there was a petite figure inside. Wind fluttered her black hair, and her smile seemed to contain a world, causing all those who saw it to be unable to help themselves but smile as well.
"Thank you." Su Ming lifted his head and looked towards Xu Hui.
There was a smile on Xu Hui's face, and it was the same as the one in the drawing.
…..
There would always be a time when they had to part.
There would always be a day when they would part.
On the second day after Su Ming woke up, he left the mountain where Ninth Tribe was located. He left the land and the near one thousand members of Ninth Tribe worshiping him.
He did not take Dijiu Mo Sha with him, but he took a map … a map of the four venerated races in the inner parts of Divine Essence Star Ocean, which had surrounded and attacked his Master in the past.
If there was a grudge, then he would definitely take revenge. This was Su Ming's principle.
Besides this, he also left behind a sentence that made Dijiu Mo Sha lower his head and bow towards Su Ming.
"No matter what Master is like, I have already treated you as my junior brother."
These words caused Dijiu Mo Sha's body to tremble. He looked at Su Ming and saw the light of wisdom in his eyes, as if he could see through his heart. Gradually, an indescribable shame appeared on Dijiu Mo Sha's face. He lowered his head quietly, but because of these words, his heart started echoing.
This was Su Ming's acknowledgment.
When Su Ming had first seen the five stones under his Master's statue, he had already been able to tell that the fifth stone had been placed behind him. It might have looked no different from the other four … but the stone that represented the four of them was under his Master's feet, and the fifth stone was outside his feet.
This small detail allowed Su Ming to understand many things.
He could imagine that many years ago, there had always been a teenager beside his Master. He longed to acknowledge his Master as his Master, but even when Tian Xie Zi left into the distance, he had not been able to do so.
However, he did not give up. He protected the tribe and completed Tian Xie Zi's request before he left. He had no complaints or regrets. In fact, during the one thousand years of growth, he had even treated himself as Tian Xie Zi's disciple. He placed the fifth stone before his statue.
That was why he only said half of Su Ming's sentence. The other half was left in his heart.
This complete sentence, should be …
"Master will not take in a fifth disciple, but no matter what, I have already treated you as my junior brother."
Su Ming left. This time, the person who accompanied him was not the loneliness he was used to, but Xu Hui.
They headed to the inner parts of Divine Essence Star Ocean and the four venerated races who had chased after his Master in the past. Su Ming and Xu Hui turned into two long arcs and gradually disappeared from the eyes of the members of Ninth Tribe. They also disappeared from Dijiu Mo Sha's eyes.
"Senior brother …" Dijiu Mo Sha mumbled. This was the first time he did not feel anguish in the depths of his heart when he called Su Ming his senior brother. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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