'Striking Lands …' Su Ming's gaze fell on the nine pillars of light flowing with five-colored light. Once he looked at them one by one, his gaze gradually overlapped with Dao Kong's memories in his head.
In Dao Kong's memories, with his level of cultivation, he had only been able to clear the sixth stage of the first Striking Lands, Rockslide Wastelands. As for the seventh stage, it was impossible for him to clear it with his level of cultivation.
However, just clearing the sixth stage had allowed him to obtain a Serendipity Core. It was this medicinal core that had saved him hundreds of years of meditation.
There were few who could clear the remaining stages in the Rockslide Wasteland. In Dao Kong's memories, there were only about three hundred something people who had cleared the nine stages of the Rockslide Wasteland in the first Striking Lands since ancient times. Some of them were direct descendants, but most of them were disciples from other races and belonged to Morning Dao Sect.
However, compared to direct descendants who could come to the nine Striking Lands at any time they wanted, the disciples from the branch families and other races would need their seniors to request permission before they could come.
Three hundred something people might not seem like a small number, but in truth, this was all the people who had managed to clear the first Striking Lands over the past tens of thousands of years. If they were spread out like this, only one disciple from Morning Dao Sect would be able to clear the first Striking Lands every one to two hundred years.
However, this was just the first Striking Lands. There were a total of nine Striking Lands, and the stages would become increasingly difficult. Only after clearing the previous nine stages would they have the right to challenge the next Striking Lands. It did not matter whether they were disciples from the branch families or from other races, even direct descendants, all of them had to obey this rule.
"The other nine Dynasts who were conferred the title this time have all cleared the ninth stage of the first Striking Lands' Rockslide Wastelands. I remember that Dynast Dao Kong's name is also in the first Striking Lands, and he's ranked around one thousand something. He seems to have … cleared the seventh stage? "Then he failed about four hundred something times on the eighth stage," the thin Ma Fei said with an apathetic expression as she cast Su Ming a glance.
Su Ming did not speak. He averted his gaze from the nine Striking Lands and turned around to look at the nine continents. Then, based on Dao Kong's memories, he spoke faintly.
"Which Sect Elder's Hall is the Sect Elder who came out of isolation this time?" There were a total of nine Sect Master Chambers in the nine continents. Each time, the three Sect Masters of Morning Dao Sect who came out of isolation would choose the spot to handle the matters in Morning Dao Sect. Unless more than one Sect Master came out of isolation at the same time, only one Sect Master Chamber would be opened each time. The other eight chambers would remain in a sealed state.
"In the Third Mainland's Spirit Dust Palace." The skinny girl, Ma Fei, blinked.
Without another word, Su Ming moved forward and turned into a long arc that charged towards the third continent. It would be difficult for others to tell which continent was the ring-shaped one if it was just a number, but Su Ming had Dao Kong's memories. Without any hesitation, he charged forward so quickly that he instantly closed in on the third continent.
This place was vast, with tall mountains and lush vegetation. There were several cities on the ground that looked like sleeping beasts. Waves of terrifying pressure came from many places on the continent.
Su Ming charged forward without stopping. Gradually, three tall towers appeared in the easternmost part of the continent in front of him. They formed three corners, and there were threads of light connecting them at their fingertips. From the distance, the threads of light shone, and as they connected, they formed the shape of a triangle.
A gentle screen of light surrounded the area. It was round, and it looked as if it had enveloped the three towers. When it protruded, it looked like a bubble that shone with a glazed light. There were also wisps of lightning swimming in it. This scene looked like a triangular base under a huge crystal ball, but it also looked like a living being's brain.
As Su Ming closed in, waves of mighty pressure spread out from the place and spread through the area, causing the place to fall silent.
Su Ming came to a halt and descended on the ground. When he stood on the ground, a barely noticeable glint shone in his eyes, and he wrapped his fist in his palm to bow towards the strange palace.
"I, Dao Kong, request an audience with the three Sect Masters."
At that moment, Ma Fei arrived while gasping for breath, but she did not get too close. Instead, she glared at Su Ming from several tens of thousands of feet away. Just now, Su Ming had charged through the air so quickly that he disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. If it was not because she had the treasure her Master had given her, she did not know how long she would have needed to catch up to him.
Yet at that moment, the thin Ma Fei's pupils suddenly shrank, and she took a few steps back. Shock and bewilderment appeared on her face. She could clearly see a powerful light erupting from the Sect Master Chamber. That light turned into a gigantic triangular Rune formed by countless fine bolts of lightning. It rose into the air from the Sect Master Chamber and charged towards Su Ming. All of this happened so quickly that it could be said to have happened in an instant.
The triangular light circle descended from the top of Su Ming's head. When it descended on the ground, it enveloped his body. The Rune was several hundreds of feet big. At that moment, a screen of lightning rose from three sides, and booming sounds reverberated in the air without end.
Su Ming's expression remained the same. Not a single hint of change could be detected on his face. When he lifted his head, he did not even look at the triangular lightning Rune that surrounded him. Instead, he looked at the Sect Master Chamber and spoke languidly.
"Sect Masters, what is the meaning of this?"
A cold harrumph came from the Sect Master Chamber.
"Who are you?!" As the cold harrumph echoed in the air, an old voice with a grim and ghastly tone traveled forth, causing the area to instantly turn cold.
Su Ming's expression remained the same. Not a single change could be detected on his face, and not a single hint of his thoughts could be seen on his face. After experiencing everything in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, Su Ming's control over his abilities had already reached perfection.
"Sect Masters, what is the meaning of this?" Su Ming smiled faintly.
"You're not going to speak, are you?" As the ghastly voice echoed in the air, the triangular lightning Rune around Su Ming rotated swiftly. As waves of sharp light shone, even Su Ming could sense danger coming from the triangular light Rune.
Not a single hint of change could be detected on Su Ming's expression. He stood in silence and did not move, simply allowing the triangular light Rune to shrink around him as it rotated. Judging by the presence of the light Rune, it looked as if it wanted to cut Su Ming's body into pieces.
He was betting on the fact that the Sect Masters of Morning Dao Sect were only suspecting him. They did not truly know that he was not Dao Kong. If Dao Kong was just a direct descendant, he would have been fine, but he had already been conferred the title of a Dynast. Because of that, even if the three of them were Sect Masters, they would definitely not kill him easily.
More importantly … Su Ming did not care about the triangular light Rune.
Even if the mighty pressure coming from it was incredibly dangerous, if Su Ming brought out his full power and appeared with his true form as Ecang, then the Rune would only be able to injure him slightly. It would not be able to break the seal.
After all, this was just a Rune that could seal Almighties in Mastery Realm.
The three Sect Masters could not have imagined that Su Ming's current level of cultivation would appear to be in Lunar Kalpa Realm, but his Lunar Kalpa Realm was something that had never been seen before. The strength of his physical body had even surpassed those in Mastery Realm. Once he fused his cultivation base and his clone into one, Su Ming could fight against Almighties in Fate Realm. In fact, if he truly faced life-threatening danger, Su Ming would summon the fifth kiln without hesitation and have it descend in True Morning Dao World.
He did not care about the presences spreading out from the three Sect Masters. They were all Sect Masters who had perfected Fate Realm. What he cared about were the hidden existences in Morning Dao Sect, along with the identity of the person whose identity Su Ming had always been uncertain about … Progenitor Dao Chen!
If his guess was correct, then he could do as he pleased in Morning Dao Sect, as if he was in his own home.
That was why he dared to take a gamble.
With a bang, without a hint of change on Su Ming's face, the triangular light Rune came to an abrupt halt an inch away from him.
"The three of us are Sect Masters of Morning Dao Sect. Ever since you returned from the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, your level of cultivation has become completely different from what it was in the past. You also have an Almighty following you, so we can't help but suspect that you were Possessed by an alien race." If you were a normal direct descendant, then we would not care, but since you are a Dynast, then you will not reject the test of Blood and Soul Fusion, right? Another old man's voice came from the Sect Master Chamber. That voice was much calmer, and it was not as ghastly and cold as before.
Without waiting for Su Ming to speak, the triangular light around him turned blood-red and charged at him. At the instant it stuck to his body, it looked like a Brand. At the same time, a presence that caused Su Ming's blood to boil spread into his body. It fused with his blood and seeped into his bones. When it swam through his entire body, Su Ming's expression remained the same.
With a bang, that presence swam through the air once, and a thick blood-red light immediately spread out from Su Ming's body. When that blood-red light shone in midair, a long arc flew out from each of the three towers and turned into three pearls the size of a fist in midair.
"These are three Bloodline Pearls that Progenitor Dao Chen sent out from his isolation grounds ten thousand years ago. The power of blood in them is thick, and there will definitely be no mistakes when you use them for the test. Don't worry." The third old man's voice came from the three towers. There was a hint of gentleness in his voice as it echoed in the air.
When Su Ming heard these words, a strange look flashed briefly on his face.
The three pearls swiftly absorbed the blood-red light above Su Ming. After a moment, a red light shone on them, but it was slightly dim. Su Ming's pupils shrank.
He could clearly sense that at the instant the three blood pearls appeared, his blood and soul started surging violently. If Su Ming had not suppressed it, it would have erupted at full force.
It was as if there was a presence within the three blood pearls that caused Su Ming's heart to tremble violently. It was an incredibly familiar but also slightly unfamiliar feeling that rose in his heart.
In silence, he suppressed the surging of his blood and soul and relaxed slightly. At the instant he relaxed, a bang rang out in his head. The three blood pearls immediately absorbed a large amount of the blood-red light spreading out from Su Ming's body. Then, a piercing red light erupted from them. It was so thick that it seemed to have reached its peak, and it swiftly changed to silver!
Silver. It was a light that dyed the world and enveloped the entire area, and it became the most flawless color in the land! (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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