At the same time, cracking sounds could be heard, coming from the bottle gourd on Huang Mei's back. Cracks spread out across the surface of the bottle gourd, and in the end, a boom could be heard as the bottle gourd … shattered into pieces.
"I'm sorry, but I also have a gourd." Su Ming let out a fake cough, and a freezing glare appeared in his eyes. He lifted his right hand and pointed at Huang Mei. Immediately, the small human from the gourd and his "lover" in midair lowered their heads. Once they cast Huang Mei an aloof glance, they moved forward and charged forward at the same time.
Huang Mei was so enraged by Su Ming's words that he coughed up another mouthful of blood. An incredibly aggrieved look appeared on his face, and as he lifted his head to roar, despair appeared on his face.
His roar was shrill and forlorn, as if no matter how much he roared, he could not vent the extreme anger in his heart.
Just as the two tiny people from the gourd drew close and were about to slice the yellow-browed man's neck with their blades, the yellow-browed man abruptly loosened his grip on the rock and fell straight into the abyss.
The bodies of the two small people from the gourd flashed, and as they continued to close in, a large hand immediately appeared in the air beside the yellow-browed man. It grabbed the yellow-browed man and used the back of the hand to knock against the two small people that were closing in on him.
Booming sounds surged into the sky. As the two small humans from the gourd tumbled backwards, a chilling look appeared on their faces. It was especially so for Su Ming's small human from the gourd. A powerful killing intent shone in its eyes, and with a single move, it returned to Su Ming's side.
As for the small human from the gourd who originally belonged to Huang Mei, it followed Su Ming's and arrived beside him. Adoration appeared in its eyes as it stared at Su Ming's small human from the gourd. It looked as if it would give up everything for just one look.
Su Ming lifted his head slowly and looked at the fog above him. The killing intent in his eyes grew stronger. He swung the gourd in his right hand, and immediately, the small human from the gourd flew back into it. The female small human who originally belonged to Huang Mei also … entered the gourd with him.
Fortunately, Huang Mei was being dragged into the canyon by the hand, or else he would have definitely coughed up a huge mouthful of blood if he saw this.
"You want to save him?" Su Ming asked flatly while staring at the fog above him.
"He willingly entered the ground. With my Dao, there is a way to enter the ground. Naturally, I want to save him." An ancient voice came from the air above him. It belonged to Old Ya Mu.
This time, his voice echoed in the air, and everyone heard it.
Su Ming did not speak. Instead, he stared at the space above him with an aloof gaze. Whether Huang Mei lived or died might be important to Su Ming, but compared to the thoughts in his heart at that moment, it was insignificant.
Su Ming had been guessing previously that Old Ya Mu was clearly talking to him, but no matter how he listened to it, it sounded like he was giving an explanation to someone else.
If this had happened somewhere else, Su Ming would not have thought too much about this sort of strange thing, but he was in the fifth kiln. Because of that, he had no choice but to think about it.
Since Huang Mei and Old Ya Mu were determined to save him, Su Ming immediately decided that he might as well use this matter to test them.
He did not speak, and there was not a hint of compromise on his face. He just stared at the sky and stood at the top of the mountain, remaining aloof and silent.
'If Old Ya Mu's tone has softened, then it means that my guess is correct. Then Old Ya Mu must have run into someone in the fifth kiln when I was climbing up the mountain to fight against him.
'It is this person who caused me to be wary of him, which is why I said those words as if I was explaining something to another person.
'But if his words have not softened, then I might have made a mistake in my judgment.' These thoughts raced in Su Ming's head, but not a single hint of them showed on his face.
Time trickled by. After about a dozen breaths, a sigh came from the fog above him.
"Alright, I've been here for many years. If I want to leave now, I'll need a physical body. That boy just now is pretty good, so I'll just borrow him for a while. Once I leave, he will no longer be him.
"Aren't you going to hurry up and understand my Mountain Shifter Art?" The voice from the fog above caused Su Ming's heart to tremble violently. In silence, he lowered his head and cast a glance at the iron scroll on the stone platform. Once he sucked in a deep breath, he lifted his hands. Just as he was about to push them down again, he did not lift his head.
Instead, in a seemingly casual manner, he spoke calmly, "When I was fighting against the ferocious spirit just now, which clone of my father did you run into?"
"The third … Hmm?" Old Ya Mu instinctively answered, but when he was halfway through his words, a brilliant light suddenly shone in his eyes.
"The third clone, huh?" Su Ming asked flatly. He had a strong feeling that Ya Mu was staring at him from above the fog. However, Su Ming's habit of not changing his expression had already become ingrained in his bones, and he was not worried that Ya Mu would be able to see through him.
What he said just now was purely to get information out of Ya Mu. He said it on purpose. Even if he said something wrong, it didn't matter. What he wanted to do was to see Ya Mu's reaction and make a judgment.
But even Su Ming did not expect that his words … would be able to get an answer that caused his heart to tremble violently at that moment.
"What a cunning boy, but I like your cunningness. As for the matter between you and your father, I don't want to get involved." Old Ya Mu smiled in the fog and did not say another word.
Su Ming's heart trembled. He closed his eyes and pressed his palms against the two mountain rocks. As booming sounds reverberated in the air, everything in his mind was forced down and was completely replaced by the illusions of mountains.
As the mountain above him crumbled, cracks gradually appeared on the mountain beneath him as it swayed.
More cracks appeared, and the number of mountains in Su Ming's mind also increased. Eventually, with a bang, the instant the mountain above him crumbled to pieces, the countless illusions of mountains gathered together in Su Ming's mind to turn into a black ball of light.
That ball of light was an illusion, and there were countless mountains shining within it. A vast, mighty pressure spread out from within Su Ming's body, and Su Ming could sense it clearly. During that instant, all the people who sensed the mighty pressure from Su Ming's body had their expressions change, and they felt as if there were ten thousand mountains pressing down on them.
Booming sounds rose up again, and the mountain beneath them crumbled again. When it shattered into mountain rocks, the people on it were swept up, and at the instant they were swept up, all their cultivation bases were instantly restored.
At the same time their cultivation bases were restored, the black ball of light in Su Ming's mind gained corporeal form from its illusory state. In the end, it turned into a Brand that was branded into Su Ming's soul.
The shape of the Brand was formed after three glowing spots were connected together. It contained a primitive presence, as if it had been formed naturally when the world was created.
At the instant the Brand was deeply imprinted into his soul, Su Ming sensed the existence of mountains in the universe!
They were countless mountains, mountains in countless planets, mountains in countless illusions, and mountains in countless people's memories. They formed a law that no one in Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos had yet to discover.
The Mountain Shifter Art cultivated the law of mountains!
"Mountains are also three! Three points form the structure of a mountain. This point is the beginning of the world, and it is the source of power! "Those from the worlds beyond who will inherit Mountain Shifter Expanse Cosmos, remember … that Mountain Shifter Art is only the first style.
"This Art has only one style ever since it was created. If anyone from the worlds beyond is fated to create the second style, then come to Mountain Shifter Expanse Cosmos and leave the second style behind, because … we in this Expanse Cosmos have no desire to inherit the Mountain Shifter Art. We only have this desire …" At the instant the Brand appeared in Su Ming's mind, an ancient voice echoed in his mind. That voice seemed to have come from the passage of time, and a sincere will filled it.
Su Ming's heart trembled. He opened his eyes, and the shadow of mountains appeared in his pupils. At that moment, Su Ming had a strong feeling that with just one thought … he could control all the mountains in the universe!
The world crumbled at that instant. As the fog tumbled about in the area, the mountains shattered, and a gigantic vortex appeared out of thin air above them. As the vortex rotated with loud bangs, a powerful suction force swept up the group's bodies and dragged them towards the vortex.
At the instant Su Ming opened his eyes, he saw Xu Hui in the distance. She had already closed in on the vortex, and by her side was Xuan Shang. His arm seemed to have been grabbed by Xu Hui, and panic appeared on his face. When he shook his head continuously, fear appeared on his face, and in the end, it turned into anguish.
Su Ming did not look closely. With one move, he took his first step, and when his foot landed, a point appeared.
When Su Ming took his second step, the second point also appeared.
He leaped up and appeared beside Xu Hui above the two points. A smile appeared on her face, and she let go of Xuan Shang's hand, causing him to be swept into the vortex. She allowed Su Ming to hold her, and the third point also appeared.
At the instant the three points appeared, they instantly connected together to form … a mountain!
That mountain might be an illusion, but it allowed Su Ming to hold Xu Hui in midair and remain unmoving under the vortex! It was as if a real mountain had appeared in the sky.
"Where is my serendipity?" Su Ming held Xu Hui in one arm while she stared at him and asked flatly in the direction of space.
"There are many worlds in the fifth kiln, but only this one … was created by me alone. Your serendipity is the essence that has gathered over the years in this world!" Old Ya Mu's voice echoed in the air above him. At the same time, the entire world roared furiously.
Shadows appeared one after another beside Su Ming. There were dozens of them, and all of them … looked like ferocious spirits. Nian Yin was among them!
These ferocious spirits were all people who had been captured by Old Ya Mu over the years. At that moment, all of them stood still, but as their bodies rapidly withered away, a large amount of life force erupted from them. That life force turned into white threads that charged towards Su Ming.
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