If there were a few things that were the most important to Su Ming in Divine Essence Star Ocean, then all of them pointed towards the Fifth True World, and if he wanted to go there, he needed the fifth stone!
However, the fifth stone was incredibly rare. No one knew just who had it. The only thing they knew was that the fifth stone was produced in the fifth kiln.
However, there was no pattern to the activation of the fifth kiln. Sometimes, it would be every few decades, sometimes it would be every few hundred years, and sometimes it would be thousands of years. In fact, the longest interval between its activation was twenty thousand something years.
The fifth kiln was one of the most mysterious places in Divine Essence Star Ocean. Besides those who had entered it, no one else knew what was in it. Even if there were people who returned alive, they would naturally not tell anyone else about it. Most of them turned into the greatest secrets of their race so that it would be convenient for those who could head to the fifth kiln again in the future.
The location of the fifth kiln had always been a secret. Unless they searched for the flames that filled the entire Divine Essence Star Ocean when it was activated, then they could only look to the east of the cultivation planet to see the strange sun, and that sun was the fifth kiln.
However, if they searched for it, then even if they reached the end of the path, they would still be unable to find it. All of this was like an illusion. They could see it, but when they stretched their hands in it, they would only see ripples. They could not bring it out.
Su Ming was not putting on an act when Xuan Shang invited him to join them. He was truly not too interested in it. There were countless ruins in Divine Essence Star Ocean as well as countless places where the Gods lay dormant. It could be said that there was a possibility that all of them contained serendipities and treasures that people would fight over.
He could do this alone. He would not go with anyone else. Besides, Su Ming's focus was not on those serendipities, but on taking revenge on the remaining three venerated races according to his plan. At the same time, he would wait for the activation of the fifth kiln.
It would be best if he could wait until it appeared, but if he could not, he could only return to True Morning Dao World with regrets.
However … at the instant Xuan Shang's second sentence fell into Su Ming's ears, he opened his eyes. He lifted his right hand and struck the Void Beast. It instantly stopped in the galaxy.
When he saw the Void Beast stop, Xuan Shang knew that the fifth kiln had played a decisive role.
Su Ming stood up from the Void Beast. When he turned his head around, he looked at Xuan Shang and his group in the distance. He lifted his foot and took a step forward. At the instant his foot landed, he shot through space and appeared in front of Xuan Shang.
"Continue," Su Ming said flatly.
Xuan Shang was silent for a moment before he said resolutely, "I am a True Guard from True Sacred Yin World in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence!"
"It should be said that our Xuan Clan has had clansmen who have been here as True Guards for generations. The story begins more than ten thousand years ago. At that time, my ancestor obtained a medallion by chance.
This is a miraculous title plate. There is an inextinguishable flame on it. Our Xuan Clan's successive generations of clansmen have studied this title plate, and discovered that the flame on it … is no ordinary flame. However, we are still unable to determine exactly what this flame is.
"Senior, you saw its color just now. This flame has not been extinguished for nearly ten thousand years. It is stored in the medallion, and we don't know how it appeared or how it was created, but no matter where it is, as long as we shake the medallion, the flame will immediately appear, and it can burn everything …
"Seven thousand years ago, a Progenitor of the Xuan Family used some unknown method to ascertain the identity of that medallion during an auction in Black Ink Planet. It was a relic of the previous tribe leader of Dust Burners!
"At the same time, before the auction in Black Ink Planet ended, he experienced … a sea of fire that surged into the sky when the fifth kiln was activated. That sea of fire might not have swept towards Black Ink Planet, but we could see that indescribable fire there. The color of that fire was dark, and it was … the fire on the medallion!" Xuan Shang said calmly.
"The fifth kiln is related to Dust Burners?" A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes, and he looked towards Xuan Shang.
"It's definitely related!" Xuan Shang nodded.
"That's why over the years, the True Guards of the Xuan Family have been searching for the path to Dust Burners in secret. After using thousands of years and several generations of True Guards searching for it, we finally found a fragment of the map. There are some clues about the inner parts of Divine Essence Star Ocean marked on it, and there is also the mark of Dust Burners," Xuan Shang said slowly while looking at Su Ming.
"Dust Burners are one of the four venerated races, and they have a Master of Fate, Lives, and Death among them. On what basis … do you think you can go there?" Su Ming asked faintly.
"Because the first Progenitor of the Xuan Family had a personal relationship with a person from True Sacred Yin World in the past. That person gave Xuan Family's Progenitor a supreme treasure, and even a Master of Fate, Lives, and Death would not be able to find any clues when that supreme treasure is hidden.
"The symbolic meaning of this treasure is greater than its use. With this treasure, the Xuan Family will be able to exist for tens of thousands of years in True Sacred Yin World, and no one will dare to easily snatch this treasure. Besides the fact that this supreme treasure is connected to the Xuan Family by blood, the more important thing is that the person who gave us this treasure in the past … is the current Sublime Paragon of True Sacred Yin World!" Once Xuan Shang finished speaking, he looked towards Su Ming.
"We also relied on fellow Daoist Hua's Soul Sealing Art, fellow Daoist Yun's Aura Devouring Transformation Art, and fellow Daoist Nian's Great Wheel of Time Art. It's a pity that three of our fellow Daoists died, or else the seven of us could work together and use the supreme treasure to connect us, and we could turn the seven of us into one person." Xuan Shang sighed.
A brilliant light shone in Su Ming's eyes, and he smiled.
"You want to disguise yourself as a Dust Burner and blend into Dust Burners, right? And you should be the son of the previous Dust Burners' tribe leader. If my guess is correct, your Progenitor did not just obtain a plate in the past … but a corpse!" Su Ming's words were calm, but once he said them, while Xuan Shang's expression remained the same, a huge storm was raging in his heart.
He cast Su Ming a deep look. This was the first time he had met someone who could discover the truth from the clues he had left behind in his words.
It was just as Su Ming had said. What Xuan Family's Progenitor had discovered in the past was a corpse, but he had not found one, but half of it!
"If that's the case, then besides hiding your presence, the supreme treasure of your Xuan Family can also change its form. Only by doing so could you not reveal any clues about your plan," Su Ming said faintly.
Xuan Shang smiled wryly and wrapped his fist in his palm towards Su Ming. He might not have spoken, but both of them already knew what was going on. As for the three cultivators beside him, there was wariness in their gazes as they looked towards Su Ming.
This wariness was not because of Su Ming's level of cultivation or his strength, but because of how meticulous his thoughts were.
"I wouldn't dare hide it from you, senior. This is indeed what I thought. This is also the only way for us to blend into Dust Burners after the members of the Xuan Family concluded it over the generations. After all … we do not have a Master of Fate, Lives, and Death in the Xuan Family.
"That's why we gathered our old friends from the other True Worlds. There were seven of us in total, and we stepped into the Barren Lands of Divine Essence three thousand years ago. We prepared for a long time, and once we worked together perfectly, we entered the inner parts of Divine Essence Star Ocean.
"It's a pity that we still ran into dangers we could not avoid on the way, and three of our fellow Daoists died," Xuan Shang said slowly with an anguished expression.
"But since we managed to run into you, senior, we have a greater chance of success in this trip. With you around, based on our plan, we will definitely be able to come into contact with the secrets of the fifth kiln.
In fact, there is a high possibility that we will be able to enter the fifth kiln! "A hint of resolve and expectation appeared in Xuan Shang's eyes.
Su Ming looked towards Xuan Shang. He could tell that there were some truths in this person's words, and some lies. There were also some parts that he did not say. This was understandable. After all, if he had told everyone everything, then with his intelligence, he would not have been able to live up to this point, and it would have been impossible for him to have the power of those in the later stage of World Plane Realm.
"How should we distribute them?" Su Ming asked faintly. He had asked this question because he wanted to find out just what sort of treasure was in the fifth kiln. After all, besides the fifth stone, Su Ming did not know what else was in there. However, based on the four people's determination, it was clear that there was some sort of item that they were determined to obtain.
"Senior, do you have any specific items that you want?" Xuan Shang immediately asked, avoiding Su Ming's question. It was clear that he did not want to say what they wanted.
Su Ming smiled and did not continue asking questions. Instead, he spoke in a resolute tone.
"I only want the fifth stone!"
Xuan Shang immediately nodded. The other three people beside him also let out sighs of relief in their hearts. They might not have interacted much with Su Ming, but based on their instincts, Su Ming did not seem like someone who would go back on his words. As for the fifth stone, while they also wanted it, compared to their true goal, this item could be ignored.
"Then …" A smile appeared on Xuan Shang's face and he quelled the excitement in his heart. He knew that their chances of success would be greater this time. Just as he was about to say something, Xu Hui suddenly chuckled softly beside Su Ming.
"I want the Rouge Jade."
When she said these words, the expressions of Xuan Shang and his group immediately changed slightly.
"What? Is it not worth it for me to join you with my level of cultivation?" Xu Hui asked with a smile.
Xuan Shang smiled wryly and looked at Nian Yin. Nian Yin remained silent for some time before he gritted his teeth and nodded. The Rouge Jade was one of the two items he desired.
When the bald crane saw that Su Ming and Xu Hui had obtained benefits, it immediately became spirited and shouted loudly, "And your Grandpa Crane! I want crystals! A lot of crystals!"
Once it finished speaking, to increase its persuasiveness, it moved and turned into Su Ming. Then, it moved again, and by the looks of it, it wanted to turn into Xu Hui. However, when Xu Hui looked at it with a smile, the bald crane's heart let out a thump. Halfway through its transformation, it stopped and quickly turned into Xuan Shang. After a moment, its body continued changing. Yun You, Hua Yu, and Nian Yin appeared on the bald crane's body. In fact, it even turned into a Heaven Traverser.
"What do you think? Heh heh, with me joining you, it should be worth a few hundred million crystals, right?" In the end, the bald crane looked at the dumbfounded Xuan Shang and his group with a smug look.
"I'll give you all the crystals in it!" Excitement appeared on Xuan Shang's face. The bald crane's transformation could be considered to have completed the final part of his plan to sneak into Dust Burners.
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