Compared to the danger the bald crane faced in the world outside and the booming sounds brought by the six Almighties with the intent to plunder, the world in the cycle of life and death was calm.
There was no wind, so there were no waves. There were no trees, so the leaves did not move. Everything was quiet … Only the change of seasons passed quietly without Su Ming's knowledge due to a law that was different from the world outside.
Time passed by quickly. As Su Ming watched the sun rise and set, as well as the figures of the people, he became used to the smell of his tobacco pipe in the noodle stall. He also became used to adding fish bones into his soup so that it would be filled with a fresh taste.
Almost every single day, a fisherman would bring fish to him. When he looked at the fisherman, Su Ming felt as if he was seeing himself in one of the cycles of life and death. He also felt as if he was looking at the fish that was brought to him. When the fish left the water and opened its mouth as if it was about to suffocate, Su Ming also felt as if he was going through another cycle of life and death.
There was also the doctor who would never step into the noodle stall every single time he passed by. There was also the squire who had moved to the county town, and on a rainy night, the squire had brought a group of servants to carry a palanquin to take the doctor away.
As he watched them, Su Ming closed his eyes.
There was always a gloomy teacher in the noodle stall. He was used to drinking soup and eating noodles there, regardless of the weather.
He would often bring his son, a child who looked a little smart, to this noodle stall to drink soup and eat noodles with him …
Occasionally, a little girl would come over and play with the boy at the noodle stall. Their happy laughter would echo in the air, and when it fell into Su Ming's ears, every single time he looked over, it would turn into a smile at the corners of his lips.
"The fisherman, the little girl, the fish, the doctor, the official, the teacher, the grown-up son, the old man who makes soup and makes noodles … Eight people, eight lives, but there are quite a number of them who have intersected with each other in their lives, and they have affected each other …" When the sun set and rain gradually fell, Su Ming sat on the big stone and looked at the dark clouds in the distance while mumbling under his breath.
There was understanding in his eyes, along with a hint of sentimentality.
"It's just like how the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Fate lies within it. This is the rise and fall of fate … It is also reincarnation … Reincarnation is formed by countless fates intersecting with each other to form a net. Every life within this net is a part of reincarnation." Su Ming sighed softly.
'What a Mortal Refinement Art … This isn't sinking into the cycle of reincarnation. This is clearly the epiphany of the Fate Realm. It's the repeated ties of fate with the ring. These ties of fate have turned into threads that bind it layer by layer until it can no longer be untied, nor can it be separated …
In that life, I was the fisherman, it was the fish, and Bai Feng was the little girl. I fished it out of the water and formed an invisible fate with it. Bai Feng let it go and was swallowed by it into the lake. Because of that, we also formed an affinity … and because of that … reincarnation appeared. Because of that, this was the origin of fate …
"In that life, I was the doctor, and it was the baby in a woman's womb. Bai Feng was its mother … I killed Bai Feng and took it out … and because of that, we formed an affinity. This is the fate of helping it give birth.
"In that life, I was the squire, and it was the baby in my wife's womb. I watched it grow up. It was Bai Feng, and it was also the spirit of the ring. This is the fate of blood …
"In that life, I was the teacher, and I did good deeds, and because of that, I formed the fate of bringing it up …
"In that life, I was the fish, and it was the fisherman. It was as if the cycle of reincarnation had been reversed. I experienced its pain in the past, and this is the fate of empathy …
"Life after life passed until I tied the knot with Bai Feng. It was my child, and this is the fate of a father in our blood … The fate between me and the ring lasted seven lives. During my eighth life, I was an old man, and I counted my lives and watched the cycles of reincarnation in silence …
"There are nine cycles of reincarnation in this Mortal Refinement Art. I went through eight of them, and only one was missing … Perhaps this missing life is the fall of fate. Fate rises and falls, and it is a dream of reincarnation." Su Ming shook his head. He opened his eyes and cast a glance at the world again. It was raining outside. The rain was very heavy, and it poured down with loud sounds. After watching it for a long time, just as Su Ming was about to close his eyes, he suddenly heard faint and barely discernible shrill cries in the rain.
"Feng Er … Feng Er …"
Su Ming's heart trembled, but he still closed his eyes, because he understood that perhaps the missing life … had always existed, but he had forgotten about it.
At the instant Su Ming closed his eyes, the entire world turned into countless fragments. They swept together to form a vortex. As it rotated with loud bangs, it gradually turned into nothingness.
…..
In True Morning Dao World, the planet in which Su Ming meditated had already collapsed. Only the rock in the pit protected by the bald crane remained. It was suppressed by the thirteen shooting stars around it. The Light of Extreme Darkness where the bald crane was was also attacked by the six Almighties working together, causing the bald crane to spread out a screen of black feathers in its madness.
With a whoosh, the galaxy looked as if it was about to freeze. The Light of Extreme Darkness surrounding Su Ming swept outwards violently, and the huge log was the first to be affected. It shattered with a bang, and as it disintegrated layer by layer, it was reduced to ashes. The three-headed malicious spirit let out shrill screams of pain and retreated swiftly. Green smoke spread out from its Dharma body, and it instantly became much weaker.
When the freezing blade fell, it was sent tumbling backwards when it touched the black light. As booming sounds reverberated in space, the expression of the young man in the Constellation Robe changed. He staggered a few steps back, and the seal formed by the old man named Miao crumbled and shattered when it came into contact with the Light of Extreme Darkness the bald crane spread out its tail, causing the old man's pupils to shrink.
Only the white sword glare spreading out from the white longswords in the couple's palms charged forward. When it touched the Light of Extreme Darkness, it became much weaker, but it did not disappear. Instead, it turned into a thread that charged towards Su Ming, who was meditating inside.
Clearly, the couple's focus was not on the bald crane or the ring, but on Su Ming!
As long as they killed him, there would naturally be no more suspense in their plans.
As booming sounds reverberated in space and the bald crane spread its tail to deliver its final strike, most of the Light of Extreme Darkness surrounding Su Ming dissipated, causing Su Ming's location and his appearance to become clearer before the people's eyes.
The bald crane let out a roar, and with a bang, it returned to its original form. Weakness appeared on its face, and its soul became semi-transparent. It charged towards Su Ming, wanting to stop the white sword thread before it closed in on him.
But at that moment, the three-headed malicious spirit that was originally retreating turned around swiftly. The six eyes on its three heads glared at the bald crane, and with an indescribable speed, it instantly charged towards the bald crane.
"Damn it, this bald beast's soul is mine! Don't you dare snatch it from me! I'm going to devour it! I'm going to chew it to pieces bit by bit!" The three-headed malicious spirit roared. When the bald crane was about to close in on Su Ming, it could only watch helplessly as the white sword thread seeped into the center of Su Ming's brows with a bang. The three-headed malicious spirit behind it had already caught up to it. It lifted its ghost claw, and with a ferocious smile, it struck the bald crane. The other people in the area also rushed forward at that instant. At that instant, a faint voice echoed in all directions. That voice was not loud, but at the moment it appeared, it caused the hearts of all the people in the area to tremble!
"Who gave you the right to do so..?" At the instant these words were spoken, Su Ming opened his eyes. There was an ancient look left behind by the cycles of life and death in his eyes, along with a freezing glare that could make the world submit to him, and a domineering presence that could make the galaxy tremble and the universe submit to him!
An endless amount of malicious aura also appeared on Su Ming's body. When it fused with his appearance, it made him feel as if he had turned into a gigantic mass of chaos. That chaos could absorb all the wills of the world, and the will of stillness in Su Ming's body erupted without holding anything back.
He lifted his right hand and seized the air. Immediately, the three-headed malicious spirit with the power of an Almighty was unable to fight back. Fear and shock appeared in its eyes, and its Dharmic Idol disappeared, but in the next instant, it automatically appeared in Su Ming's hand. Su Ming pierced through its body and seized the heart of the Dharmic Idol in its body!
"It's you?" Su Ming swept his gaze across the area, and the first person he saw was the young man in the Constellation Robe. The young man's face instantly turned pale, and a bang went off in his head. He staggered a few steps back and coughed up a mouthful of blood. His heart was in great shock, and he instinctively shook his head. It was as if if he did not shake his head quickly and dared to nod, then with just one thought, Su Ming could make him break down a million times.
"Then it's you?" Su Ming looked towards the old man named Miao. The old man's face was stark pale, and he was shuddering. He could sense an unprecedented fear from Su Ming. It was as if the other party was the universe, and at that moment, with an aloof and merciless air, the universe wanted to destroy all lives.
And he was just a tiny ant under the universe's wrath!
"Then it's you!" Su Ming said flatly. At the instant he spoke, the white ring on the top of his head swayed, and a ripple spread out in a very casual manner. It disappeared in an instant, and when it reappeared, it was already in front of the purple-robed man who had cast the huge log. Terror appeared on the man's face, but before he could say anything, the ripple shot through his body, taking with it the man's shattered body and scattered soul.
At the same time his body shattered, Su Ming slowly squeezed his right hand and crushed the heart of the person with the Aspect of Dharma. With a bang, his entire body turned into a ball of fog, and Su Ming flung it into the bald crane's mouth.
"Chew it slowly. I didn't disperse his soul. I want to chew it to pieces bit by bit." When Su Ming said those words flatly, excitement and agitation appeared in the bald crane's eyes. It opened its mouth wide and used its claws to shove the fog formed by the soul of the person with the Aspect of Dharma into its mouth. As expected, it began to chew it bit by bit. Shrill screams of pain rang out, causing the hearts of all the people in the area to tremble. During that instant, their gazes when they looked towards Su Ming were filled with terror, as if they were looking at an ancient fiend that could shake the universe!
'Run!' This was the only thought that appeared in the minds of the remaining four Almighties and the twenty something people in the area at that moment!
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