When he stepped out of the dimension, it was just as Su Ming had expected. He appeared on the Spirit Trudging Platforms at the edge of the second layer. The previous six Spirit Trudging Platforms had now been reduced to five.
The white-robed teenager's death and the five Spirit Trudging Platforms floating in space exuded a brutal air at that moment.
Su Ming controlled the body of the supreme treasure. Once he walked out calmly, he sat down cross-legged.
Three of the five platforms were empty. Zhu You Cai was the only one who had arrived before Su Ming. He sat there quietly with his eyes closed and did not move.
Su Ming swept his gaze across the area and frowned slightly. Huang Mei and Reverend Zi Long had not arrived yet.
'Starting from the edge of the second layer, it becomes even more brutal. Due to the appearance of dimensions with supreme treasures, the deeper we go, the less space there is. That's why it's normal for multiple people to appear in one dimension.
'Because of that, the competition will become even more intense.' Su Ming fell into deep thought. His goal was not the supreme treasure, but the core of the fifth kiln. He wanted to go there and see whether Su Xuan Yi was there.
If he was, then everything would become clear, but if he was not … Su Ming wanted to know whether his other guess was correct. In fact, when he thought of it, his heart clenched in pain.
Because his second guess was that there was a corpse at the core of the fifth kiln. It was a woman who had once held onto her child before she died, and even in death, she still wanted to protect her child.
It was a mother, a mother who was unfamiliar to Su Ming, but also vaguely familiar to him.
In truth, in the depths of Su Ming's heart, his memories of his mother far surpassed his father's. After all, the scene he saw in the illusion of his memories in Western Ring Nebula's foreign land had shocked his soul, causing him to be unable to forget even a single part of it.
In silence, Su Ming waited quietly for Huang Mei and Reverend Zi Long to arrive.
Time trickled by. About two days passed by, and suddenly, two of the remaining three Spirit Trudging Platforms started shining brightly at the same time. That light attracted Su Ming's attention.
He saw two figures appearing on the two Spirit Trudging Platforms at almost the same time. The two figures swiftly gained corporeal form, and several breaths later, when the light faded away, they revealed themselves to be Huang Mei and Zi Long.
The yellow-browed man coughed out a mouthful of blood when he appeared. He staggered a few steps back and almost fell off the Spirit Treading Platform.
As for Zi Long, his face was pale, but the killing intent in his eyes was incredibly thick. When he appeared, he took a few steps back and forced himself to stop. He lifted his head and glared at the yellow-browed man.
When Su Ming saw this, he immediately came to an understanding. Clearly, the two of them had been fighting over some sort of treasure in the same dimension, but he did not know … who would end up with that treasure.
However, when Su Ming saw Reverend Zi Long's expression, he had an answer in his heart.
"Despicable!" Zi Long said slowly, his voice full of coldness.
"So what if I'm despicable?" The yellow-browed man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and laughed. His laughter was very hearty, as if it was a matter of course.
"As long as this treasure is in my hands, it doesn't matter even if I'm injured by you!" As he spoke, the yellow-browed man lifted his right hand, and a jade bracelet appeared on his palm.
It was an emerald green jade bracelet. There were countless runic symbols rising and falling on its surface. They were circling around the jade bracelet, causing it to shine with a brilliant light. There was also a powerful, mighty pressure spreading out from the bracelet, causing all those who saw it to be unable to help their pupils shrink.
Once Zi Long saw the jade bracelet, his expression turned even darker. He stared at the yellow-browed man coldly, but he did not speak again. Instead, he sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and breathed.
The yellow-browed man smiled and put away the bracelet. He swept his gaze across the area and completely ignored Zhu You Cai. When he looked at Su Ming, a friendly expression appeared on his face, and he nodded with a smile.
He did not even ask about Flame Fiends' Progenitor!
'He's looking for an ally.' Su Ming knew full well that if the yellow-browed man had not been injured, then he would definitely not have let go of the fact that Flame Fiends' Progenitor was not by his side so easily. However, he was injured, so he avoided this matter and expressed his goodwill to Su Ming, intending to work together with him.
As for Zhu You Cai, it was clear that he had also been ignored by the yellow-browed man. Su Ming cast a glance at Zhu You Cai and found that he had opened his eyes at some unknown point in time and was staring at space with a dazed expression.
With his appearance and the level of cultivation he revealed, it was no wonder that no one would pay any attention to him. However, Su Ming, who had personally witnessed what had happened in the previous dimension, would definitely not underestimate Zhu You Cai.
'If my guess is correct, then the most terrifying among these people … isn't Huang Mei or Zi Long, but … Zhu You Cai!' Su Ming thought in his heart.
In truth, among the three of them, Zhu You Cai's attitude was vague, but Su Ming was eight-tenths certain that his guess was correct. This person was definitely connected to the owner of the Life Inequity Spear, Chang He, but he did not know how close that connection was.
As for Zi Long and Huang Mei, Su Ming was more inclined towards Zi Long. As for the yellow-browed man, he might seem like a straightforward person, but Su Ming could sense an indistinct sinister air about him.
As Su Ming was immersed in his thoughts, Reverend Zi Long opened his eyes and stood up. Once he swept his gaze across the area, he lifted his right foot and stepped on the Spirit Trudging Stone.
With a bang, his voice instantly spread in all directions. As it did so, the yellow-browed man's expression suddenly changed.
"Everyone's here. Why waste time here? Let's go to the dimension between the second and first layer." When Zi Long spoke faintly, the space in front of him immediately distorted, and a gigantic vortex appeared.
That vortex was the dimension that led to the second and first layers.
Almost at the same time the loud bang from the Spirit Trudging Platform under Zi Long's feet reverberated in the air, the roars of Fire Spirits came from all directions. Clearly, the loud bang had attracted their attention, and they were swiftly rushing over.
The roars drifted about. There were only two explanations for this sort of sound in the empty space. One of them was that there were very few Fire Spirits, which was why they were roaring. The other possibility was that there were so many of them that their roars echoed in the air, which was why this sort of sound had appeared. "Just now, you said that I was despicable.
Right now, fellow Daoist Zi Long, your actions are the same as shortening the time we need to adjust our breathing. If you were just targeting me, then you could have just said something. Why did you have to make things difficult for this fellow Daoist and fellow Daoist Zhu? You must know that the space between the second and first layers is incredibly dangerous. Every single breath we have to rest is incredibly precious, "the yellow-browed man said in a ghastly manner with a cold harrumph.
Zi Long looked over coldly.
"Stop spouting nonsense. If you want to stay, then stay. The one who doesn't have time to adjust his breathing isn't these two fellow Daoists, it's you." A fierce glare shone in Reverend Zi Long's eyes. He turned around and took a step towards the vortex that had appeared beside his Spirit Trudging Platform.
A barely noticeable glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He was not averse to Zi Long's actions. If he was in Zi Long's shoes, he would definitely do the same.
Between Zi Long and Huang Mei, Zi Long's injuries were slightly lighter, which was why he only needed to adjust his breathing slightly to recover most of his injuries. As for Huang Mei, what was most important to him right then was time. He needed enough time to recover.
Zi Long's actions of walking out of the Spirit Trudging Platform ahead of time and stirring up booming sounds immediately shortened the amount of time Huang Mei needed. This was an overt scheme, but it was a straightforward one.
Once Zi Long left, Zhu You Cai also stood up slowly. With one step, the Spirit Trudging Platform on which he stood immediately let out booming sounds. Once a vortex appeared beside him, he did not even look at Huang Mei. With one step, he walked towards the vortex and disappeared without a trace.
The roars of the Fire Spirits in the area grew stronger with each passing moment. They closed in swiftly, and the air around them started tumbling about rapidly, exuding a presence that wanted to devour the world.
Su Ming looked towards Huang Mei, who had a dark expression on his face, and an apologetic expression appeared on his face. He wrapped his fist in his palm towards Huang Mei and opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he only let out a sigh.
Huang Mei frowned, but he still nodded towards Su Ming. After all, among the four of them, he had already offended Zi Long. As for Zhu You Cai, he had completely ignored him. If Su Ming did not show any goodwill, he would have let it slide. He would have been thinking about how he could kill Su Ming to prevent him from working together with Zi Long.
However, when he saw Su Ming's expression, he immediately quelled all other thoughts. The thought of drawing Su Ming to his side and forming an alliance with him occupied most of his thoughts.
Once he bowed towards Huang Mei, Su Ming lifted his foot and stepped on the platform. When booming sounds rang out, a vortex appeared beside his Spirit Trudging Platform. Su Ming cast an apologetic glance at Huang Mei again before he walked into the vortex and disappeared.
After stepping into the vortex, the apologetic look on his face instantly disappeared and was replaced by indifference.
Since everyone was scheming against each other, then Su Ming would naturally not face them head-on. His apology just now was completely fake. His goal was to have Huang Mei draw him to his side. Because of it, his existence would be incredibly important to Zi Long and Huang Mei.
Besides, Su Ming knew Zhu You Cai's background, and he had also witnessed the scene in the dimension just now. At the very least, he was much better off than Huang Mei and Zi Long.
If that was the case, then he, Su Ming, would be in an invincible position.
With Su Ming's intelligence, he would be able to stand on equal footing with those cunning and astute people if he fought against them. How would he be able to gain the most benefits from these powerful warriors?
'I'm already very close to the core of the fifth kiln …' Su Ming sensed his life force flowing out of his body while he stood in the vortex. He stared at the chaos in the vortex quietly, and determination as well as desire rose in his heart.
He wanted to use his fastest speed to head to the core of the fifth kiln and see … whether his mother from the illusion in the past was there.
This was an uneasy, complicated, and expectant feeling, and it caused Su Ming's heart to be unable to calm down.
With these thoughts in mind, Su Ming walked out of the vortex and stepped into a new dimension. Immediately, all his thoughts were forcefully chased away by the scene in the dimension, and a fierce look instantly appeared in his eyes.
He saw Zi Long and Zhu You Cai in the dimension. The two of them were the same as Su Ming at that moment. They were staring at the ground in the dimension, and their expressions changed to become solemn that had never been seen before.
On the ground, there was a towering mountain that pierced through the clouds. The color of the mountain was blue, and endless blue light covered the mountain. At the top of the mountain, there was a stone platform that was several meters wide, and on the stone platform, there was an iron book!
"There is an Art recorded in this book. This Art's name is … Mountain Shifter." An ancient voice spread through the entire world from the top of the mountain. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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