The jade slip had been given to him by Dust Burners' Progenitor in the past. Some of the regions in the Fifth True World were marked in it, and Su Ming had already memorized it. As he walked, he saw a white river after about a few days.
'The fifth Abyss River …' Su Ming's footsteps came to a halt. He looked at the Abyss River that looked as if it had cut through the galaxy, and at the two ends of the Abyss River … were two gigantic holes in space.
The two gigantic holes connected to an unknown place. They existed in the galaxy, and in the middle was the flowing white Abyss River. They were like … two empty eyes.
When Su Ming first saw the jade slip related to the Fifth True World from Dust Burners' Progenitor, he saw a simple drawing of the fifth Abyss River, but in his mind at that time, the fifth Abyss River should have been white.
Because white represented the will of Abyss. It was not death, but a form formed by the will of Abyss. At that moment, Su Ming saw the fifth Abyss River.
He noticed that the river was exactly the same as what he had imagined. The holes that looked like eyes connected the two ends of the Abyss River were also the same as what Su Ming had imagined.
"There is a planet by the fifth Abyss River called Burning Dust …" Su Ming mumbled. This was the drawing on the map in the jade slip. When he lifted his head, he moved and headed towards the fifth Abyss River.
The closer he got, the stronger the presence of death became. Su Ming saw corpses floating in the fifth Abyss River. When he left, his footsteps suddenly came to a halt. When he turned his head around, he looked at the fifth Abyss River.
He had a vague feeling that something was off, but he could not immediately figure out what it was that gave him that feeling. In silence, Su Ming spoke softly.
"Bald crane …"
He called out to the bald crane in his storage bag, but there was no response. With a frown, Su Ming fused his gaze into his storage bag, and he saw … that the bald crane was not inside.
A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. The feeling that something was off became stronger.
After a moment of pensive silence, he chose to leave.
When Su Ming left, the numerous corpses in the fifth Abyss River continued floating … but all of them looked as if they were lying in the river. Su Ming could only see their backs, not their faces.
Su Ming had no idea how much time had passed as he walked through the galaxy. As time passed, he seemed to have forgotten about everything in the Fifth True World. Then, he saw a planet in the galaxy in the distance.
That was a burning star. Thick flames spread out, causing the star to be immersed in a sea of flames. Its color was crimson.
This planet was the birthplace of the Fire Spirits, which Dust Burners' Progenitor had mentioned.
Su Ming looked at the planet, and the feeling that something was off became stronger in his heart once again, but he still could not find the reason behind it. He immediately became alert, but even then … he could not find any hint of danger.
From start to finish, he was the only person in this starry sky. He did not see the existence of a second life.
Su Ming fell silent. With hesitation, he walked towards Burning Dust Planet, which was located in the sea of fire. He walked past it, and when he stepped on the planet, he spread his divine sense outwards, but he still did not find any signs of life on the planet.
The ground was a desert. It was a land of sand burning in a sea of fire. The sky was crimson red, and it was filled with flames. The entire planet … had no rivers, no trees. There was only sand.
Su Ming grabbed a handful of burning earth from within and placed it into his storage bag. He cast a scrutinizing glance at Burning Dust Planet before turning around quietly and leaving.
Su Ming walked through the Fifth True World, which was devoid of life. He was the only person in the world and the entire universe. The silence around him gradually turned into a suffocating air, causing Su Ming to feel as if there was an oppressive feeling in his heart that he could not vent.
However, to him, all of this seemed to be how it should be. The Fifth True World should have been an existence without any life. It should have been a dead universe. The destruction and wreckage here were exactly the same as what he had imagined them to be. They were exactly the same …
Time passed. Year after year passed, and Su Ming continued charging through the galaxy. He only had one goal, and that was to go to an incredibly distant planet marked on the map.
It was a planet known as Abyss Builders.
That place was Abyss Builders' homeland, and it was also their race's holy land. In the past, Abyss Builders' Progenitor had stayed in Abyss Builders Planet.
Time passed by quietly. One day, when Su Ming felt that he was about to reach the planet, he saw an aqua blue cultivation planet in the galaxy ahead of him.
That color was incredibly unique in the galaxy, and it was something that no one would ever forget once they saw it.
'Abyss Builders Planet …' Su Ming stared at the blue planet, and a shudder ran through his body. In silence, he walked closer to it, and when he stepped into the world of the planet, he saw that the ground was a wasteland.
Only the color of the seawater was blue. Waves tumbled about, and it was quiet. Even the sound of the waves seemed to have been isolated.
The ground was covered in ruins. Shattered stones filled the air, and Su Ming could vaguely see that there had once been plenty of cities in this place, but now, they had all been reduced to ruins.
There were no mountains that were too tall. There were only signs of cracks, as if they bore witness to the war that shook the entire Fifth True World that had happened here in the past.
While in midair, Su Ming looked at the ground and the wreckage. He walked over in silence and walked past the ruins of numerous cities until he arrived at the center of the planet. There was an island in the middle of the sea, and on it was a gigantic palace that had mostly collapsed.
There should have been plenty of statues erected in the field outside the palace, but now, there were only three left.
Two of them no longer had their heads. Clearly, they had been destroyed during the war in the past. Only one statue remained intact, and it was the statue of a woman.
Su Ming stared at the statue. It was his mother, the woman who was currently lying in the coffin and absorbing life force to maintain her life in the fifth kiln. This was her statue.
Judging from the positions of the remaining two statues, the one in the middle should be the most important person in the group. Even though it did not have a head, it could be imagined that this statue should belong to the Progenitor of Abyss Builders.
Beside it was Su Ming's mother, and the other …
Su Ming looked at it with a complicated gaze. The statue without a head was as indistinct and unclear as Su Ming's father's appearance …
Su Ming remained silent for a long time. He turned around and walked through practically all the spots on the Abyss Builders' planet. Several days later, when he returned to the planet, he sat down cross-legged in front of his mother's statue. He sat there quietly and looked at the statue, then at his surroundings, sinking into a pensive state.
Time trickled by. One year, two years … five years … ten years …
Su Ming continued sitting cross-legged and did not move. However, as time passed, a brilliant, dark light gathered in his eyes, and he gradually closed them.
As time passed, in the core of Divine Essence Star Ocean was the fifth ocean. In the deepest part of the fifth ocean that could not be seen from the outside world was a gigantic altar. As the fog tumbled about, there was a gigantic altar.
There was a gigantic mirror placed on the altar. It was aqua blue and crystalline, exuding waves of mighty pressure. It spread out as if it was suppressing the entire fifth ocean, causing the fog in the area to tumble about. Once it reached a certain level, it was forced to calm down.
At that moment, the four people with the Masks of Happiness, Anger, Grief, and Resentment sat around the gigantic mirror. None of them had their eyes closed, but were staring at the crystal-like mirror.
After a long while, the person with the Mask of Grief lowered his head and sighed softly. At that moment, there was no longer aloofness in his eyes, but a complicated look.
"Can't bear it anymore?" As the sigh echoed in the air, the person with the Mask of Anger turned his head around and spoke in a low voice. There was a mighty air to his voice, along with a domineering air that made it seem as if he was looking down on the entire world.
"I indeed can't bear it anymore, and it's the same for you," the person with the Mask of Grief said faintly and cast a glance at the person with the Mask of Anger.
The person with the Mask of Anger lowered his head in silence. After a long while, he let out a long sigh and mumbled under his breath, "Perhaps I was wrong in the past."
"From the moment we gave up on our identities in Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos and became the guardians of Dark Dawn Ocean, we drew a line between ourselves and our past. We cut off all ties with all our emotions.
"This is just the first test in Dark Dawn Ocean. If he can't even see through this place, then he is not the person needed by the 180 Expanse Cosmoses of Dark Dawn." A low voice swiftly came from the person with the Mask of Happiness.
"You mentioned in the past that besides the four great legacies of happiness, anger, grief, and resentment, there is in truth another legacy. The guardians of Dark Dawn Ocean should also be five people. What is the fifth person?" Sang's hoarse voice tumbled out of the mouth of the person with the Mask of Resentment, who had not spoken since the start.
"The fifth legacy of happiness, anger, grief, and resentment. There is no emotion in it. It is the Mask of Despair, which dispels all emotions and desires," the person with the Mask of Happiness said faintly.
"I have a question as well. The three of us have had many legacies, and you once said that only one generation of the legacy of happiness exists. I am very curious. Just who … were you in Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos in the past?" the person with the Mask of Grief immediately asked.
"When the time comes for the three of you to know, you will naturally understand everything," the person with the Mask of Happiness said calmly.
The three people with the Masks of Anger, Grief, and Resentment fell silent when they heard his words, but all of them looked at the person with the Mask of Happiness with a strange gaze.
At that moment, the crystal mirror the four of them surrounded suddenly became chaotic. Clouds and fog surrounded it, and as if a storm had stirred up, it started tumbling about. Buzzing sounds echoed in the air, causing the three people with the Masks of Anger, Grief, and Resentment to immediately look over. Only the person with the Mask of Happiness remained as aloof as ever.
The second was even worse. (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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