At the instant the voice reverberated in the world, Su Ming's pupils shrank. He saw a figure that seemed to have forced its way into his line of sight from the side of the stone platform.
That figure was originally not in Su Ming's line of sight, but it had appeared out of nowhere and turned into a white-haired old man. His face was ancient, and his body was an illusion, giving others a feeling that he was not real.
Behind him was the sky. It was surrounded by blue skies and white clouds, causing the old man to be filled with elegance. There was also an endless air of mystery about him. The mountain was very tall to begin with, and because of that, as the clouds and fog surrounded the mountain, the old man's already mysterious air became even more veiled.
The echoing voice had come from the old man's mouth. He lowered his head to look at the iron scroll on the stone platform, then lifted his right hand to stroke it gently. After a long while, when Zi Long and Zhu You Cai remained silent and the area fell into relative silence, the old man's ancient voice reverberated in the air once again.
"You're very lucky …" The old man's voice was low. As he spoke, the clouds and fog around him tumbled about and swam about, as if time had instantly flowed by thousands of times in the space around him. Su Ming did not think much of it, but Reverend Zi Long's expression changed swiftly, as if he had seen some clues. He instinctively took a few steps back, and a zealous look that had never appeared before appeared in his originally cold eyes.
Zhu You Cai's pupils shrank violently as well. He stared at the time swimming about in the space around the old man, and his breathing quickened in a barely noticeable manner. He could naturally see more than Zi Long, and it was precisely because of this that the changes in his emotions were so great that it was difficult for anyone else to understand them.
A thought appeared in Su Ming's heart, but he did not speak. He continued listening to the old man's voice reach his ears in silence.
"In all the times the fifth kiln has been activated, no one has stepped into the dimension where I am … You … are the first batch!" The old man turned his head around, and his gaze landed on the ground before he swept his gaze past Su Ming and the other two.
"The fifth kiln is the supreme treasure of the Abyss Builders from the Fifth True World. I am acquainted with the Progenitor of Abyss Builders, and I once used his kiln to refine treasures, but I had to pay a certain price for it. I Branded the first style of my seven Ultimate Arts, Mountain Shifter, here, and it will belong to the fated one.
"I have already left Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos and headed to the war between camps. Right now, the one who is here is a projection of me. If my real body is still alive and the one who learns this Mountain Shifter Art, then if fate allows it, we will meet again in the future. If my real body is already dead, then this Mountain Shifter Art will be the ultimate technique." The white-haired old man spoke flatly. As his words echoed in the air, the feeling of time flowing around him became even stronger.
His words caused the light in Reverend Zi Long's eyes to become even brighter. This attracted a great deal of attention from Su Ming. He could clearly see that Reverend Zi Long's expression had not been like this previously, but when he saw time flowing in the air around the old man, his expression had changed. It was as if he had originally not paid too much attention to it, but in an instant, his desire for it had risen.
All of these changes were caused by the flowing of time around the old man.
'Could it be that once someone reaches a certain Realm, they will naturally change the air around them, and from there, they will be able to form a mighty pressure? 'Or could it be that this is a change that appeared after someone practices some sort of divine ability, and through it, they can learn of the old man's identity?' A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes, and all sorts of guesses rose in his head.
"Mountain Shifter … is the first style of my ultimate art, but even the first style can still kill all those in Mastery Realm and shake the laws of fate! "Once they understand it, they will be able to stir up the mountains in all the Expanse Cosmoses in the universe, and they will all appear where they want to go. This is … Mountain Shifter!
"The one who understands this Art will have my projection dissipate, and the dimension I've opened up on my own in this Expanse Cosmos will crumble. At that time, I will use the destructive power of this Expanse Cosmos to send the fated person who understands this Art to the edge of the first layer of the fifth kiln, giving that person the chance to step straight into the core region!
"If you give up, I can also instantly send you out of the fifth kiln." When the old man at the top of the mountain said those words flatly, the space behind Su Ming and the others suddenly distorted. Huang Mei moved and walked out.
Once he walked out and saw the mountain and the old man on it, the yellow-browed man's expression changed. He stared at the flow of time in the air around the old man, and his breathing quickened.
The moment he appeared, the old man at the top of the mountain lifted his right hand and pointed at the yellow-browed man. With it, Su Ming instantly felt as if the sky was about to crumble and the earth was about to shatter. It was as if the entire universe had been replaced by that one finger. This feeling was an indescribable pressure, a vast pressure that was difficult to resist.
It was also at that moment that Su Ming found it impossible to determine the old man's level of cultivation. After all, this was just a projection, but it was already much stronger than all the powerful warriors Su Ming had seen before.
If there was truly someone who could fight against him, then perhaps it would only be the Sublime Paragon of True Sacred Yin World, who Su Ming had seen through the Life Inequity Spear!
'Is he in Death Realm … or is he a Sublime Paragon?' When Su Ming's heart trembled, he immediately saw signs of time flowing around Huang Mei as the old man pointed at him. Huang Mei's expression changed again. When his body shuddered, the flowing of time around him disappeared, but excitement appeared in his eyes.
At that moment, Su Ming was not the only one who understood. Zi Long and Zhu You Cai also saw through the clues. Huang Mei was someone who had come later. He originally did not know what the old man had said, but since he had come to this dimension, the old man had changed some of the flow of time around him so that his existence would be synchronized with the others.
He might have seemed to have come later, but in truth, as the flow of time changed, Huang Mei had stepped into this place at the same time as Su Ming and the others, so it was only natural that he knew what the old man had said.
All of this was incredibly abstruse and seemed rather difficult to understand, but if anyone thought about it carefully, they would understand.
However, as they understood it, they could not help but feel great respect towards the old man. The power to change time was so great that Zi Long and Huang Mei's hearts trembled.
Zhu You Cai's eyes sparkled. No one knew what he had thought of, but compared to the three of them, Su Ming was the most shocked … because others might not know much about the power to change time, but there was no way Su Ming would not know about it … because this was one of the Abyss Builders' inborn abilities!
"The twelve of you … are all fated together. No matter what method you use, be it Enchanted Treasures, cultivation bases, or physical bodies, there is only one way for you to obtain this Art … and that is to see who is the first to arrive in front of me and place their hands on the iron scroll on the stone platform.
"I have left my Brand on the iron scroll. The first person who touches it will definitely understand it and learn it!" The old man swung his arm, and the world immediately roared. The entire sky turned into a huge vortex. As loud booming sounds reverberated in the air, the ground trembled. Immediately, more of the mountain that was already tall to begin with crawled out of the ground. It shot straight into the clouds, and its top could not be seen with the naked eye.
"Begin the inheritance." At the instant the old man's voice traveled out from the top of the mountain, Zi Long's body swayed. He might be uncertain about the old man's words regarding the twelve people, but this was not the time for him to be thinking about it. He turned into a long arc that charged to the top of the mountain. Killing intent shone in Huang Mei's eyes, and he rushed out without any hesitation.
Zhu You Cai frowned. He did not even look at Zi Long and Huang Mei, who had rushed out. Instead, he stared at the mountain and took a few steps forward with a pensive look on his face.
Almost at the instant Reverend Zi Long and Huang Mei turned into long arcs and were about to rush to the top of the mountain, their expressions changed drastically. The first to do so was Huang Mei. He shuddered and fell to the ground. With a bang, he landed on the ground. As his body trembled, he lifted his head to look at the mountain, and fear appeared on his face.
At the instant he flew up, he immediately felt his cultivation base disappear. He had never experienced this sort of feeling before. It was as if he had been reduced from an Immortal to a mortal. At that moment, the weakness in his entire body caused fear to rise in him, and it was unfamiliar to him.
Soon after, it was Reverend Zi Long's turn. He also charged to the ground. Once he landed with a bang, his expression was incredibly sour. As his eyes shone, deep wariness was hidden within them. He had also noticed the weakness in his body. It was a feeling he had not experienced for a long, long time. It was as if a small ferocious beast could tear his entire body apart.
He lifted his head to look at the towering mountain. Reverend Zi Long gritted his teeth and walked forward with great difficulty.
Compared to Zi Long and Huang Mei, Zhu You Cai appeared to be in an even more relaxed state. He had not flown just now, but had instead walked forward. Even though it was still difficult for him, he was in a much better state compared to Zi Long and Huang Mei.
All of this fell into Su Ming's eyes. If he had not been able to see what was going on, he would not have been able to live until then, nor would he have been able to obtain such great power and enter the fifth kiln.
'There's a seal in this place!' A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes, but at that moment, he was not thinking about the seal in this place. Instead, he was thinking about … the twelve people the old man had mentioned just now!
'Zi Long, Huang Mei, Zhu You Cai, Flame Fiends' Progenitor, Progenitor Long Hai, Xuan Shang, Hua Yu, Hua Yu, Hua Yu, and Xu Hui. There are only ten of them. Even if I'm included, there are only eleven people. Where did these twelve people come from?
'Is he talking about the bald crane, or …' In silence, Su Ming took a step towards the mountain, but right when his foot landed, his expression instantly changed.
A feeling of weakness instantly surged through Su Ming's body. He was not surprised by the appearance of this feeling. After all, he had seen some clues about it previously, but what caused Su Ming's expression to change was that at the instant this feeling appeared … overlapping shadows quietly appeared on the body of the supreme treasure.
This was a sign that the body of the supreme treasure was about to split. At the same time, Xuan Shang, Hua Yu, and Hua Yu's cries of surprise traveled into Su Ming's mind.
While their voices were still echoing in Su Ming's mind, the overlapping shadows on the body of the supreme treasure became stronger. In the end, with a bang, it crumbled! (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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