Time trickled by, and another month or so went by. Su Ming continued sitting and meditating. In the quiet galaxy, he quietly gained an epiphany of the fate in the world around him and sensed the power of the laws of fate he absorbed from his two clones.
His cultivation base and aura were practically growing every single day. It might not be a lot, but it was undoubtedly becoming stronger. In fact, during this period of time, besides trying to understand the laws of fate, Su Ming also spent some time understanding the memories of Palm Pole Dao.
From them, he gained a better understanding of Essence and the existence of Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos.
'Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos is like Origin of Heaven … In the eyes of Saint Defier and Dark Dawn, this is an Expanse Cosmos that can be compared to a newborn Expanse Cosmos … It's the same for Dark Dawn and Saint Defier Expanse Cosmos in the beginning. However, as they grew over the endless years, they developed one Expanse Cosmos after another until each of them had 180 Expanse Cosmoses.
'This can be considered to be complete. The Expanse Cosmos they belong to has already grown to its peak. If I compare that Expanse Cosmos to the mother, then the 180 Expanse Cosmoses within it are the children, and the cultivators and lives in those 180 Expanse Cosmoses are the blood.
'Arid Triad is a newborn Expanse Cosmos. If there is enough time in the future, it will also be an Origin Cosmos that can develop into 180 Expanse Cosmoses. That is why if either Saint Defier or Dark Dawn obtains Arid Triad, they will have the power to destroy the other party during the war.
'That is why from the moment they discovered Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos, they began using their own methods to continuously fight for it.' Su Ming opened his eyes and stared at the galaxy before falling silent.
Compared to Saint Defier and Dark Dawn, the current Arid Triad was like a child. It could not compare to Saint Defier and Dark Dawn at all. In fact, it did not even have the power to fight against them. Regardless of whether it was Saint Defier or Dark Dawn, it would be incredibly easy for either side to obtain Arid Triad.
Fortunately, they fought against each other and would not give the other party a chance. Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos might be weak, but it was still a newborn Expanse Cosmos, which was why it had a suppressive force against external forces. This was an instinctive reaction of Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos. As it grew, it rejected all external forces from entering.
Even if someone tried to enter by force, they would be suppressed, but this had changed during the disaster a year ago. A huge gap appeared, allowing the people from Saint Defier and Dark Dawn to enter without any reservations. It was as if a door had been opened, causing Arid Triad to be naked. It could only wait to be devoured.
All of this was because of Su Xuan Yi!
"Since I'm not Su Xuan Yi's son, then who is his son … Is it Yu Xuan? But I don't think it's that simple … This person is talented and bold, and he's close to being crazy. His thoughts are far from what an ordinary person can judge, and it's impossible to guess.
But no matter what, there had to be a part of his plan. He wanted to destroy all of Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos and make Saint Defier and Dark Dawn pay a devastating price.
This also explained why he had opened such a gap. First, it was to cause the war between Dark Dawn and Saint Defier to reach its climax. Second … was so that Dark Dawn and Saint Defier could descend on a large scale. It would be best if all their powerful warriors could descend. Because of it, once Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos collapsed, the destruction of the Initial Expanse Cosmos would be something that no cultivator could fight against.
'But what benefits will he gain by doing this? How can he make the Abyss Builders rise to power … What other plans does he have..?' In silence, Su Ming shook his head. He had some thoughts in his heart, but he did not know whether his analysis was correct or not. He could only continue waiting, observe, and obtain a serendipity in the disaster.
'Essences are the foundation of all external objects … Wind, rain, thunder, lightning, all things in existence have Essences. Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, they are the changes in the Essences of all things in the world …
'Mastering Essences is the same as mastering the path of becoming a powerful warrior. The more Essences I understand, the stronger my level of cultivation will be.' Is this the foundation of cultivation in Saint Defier Expanse Cosmos? I wonder what Dark Dawn is … 'Su Ming remembered the small white ball from before, and after a moment of pensive silence, he went through some of the battles he had fought against the cultivators from Dark Dawn suppressing the place.
'Interesting. Based on Zhang Ji Dao's memories, the people in Dark Dawn's camp are all abnormal creatures that look different from cultivators. They can take human form, but usually, only when they turn into their true forms can they bring forth their full power.
'For example, there was a cultivator from Dark Dawn who fought against Zhang Ji Dao in the past. His true form was a three-eyed toad that was thousands of feet big …
'Compared to Saint Defier calling themselves Immortals and Deities, the people from Dark Dawn call themselves Monsters and Spirits. They don't cultivate Essences, but their cores. Even their cultivation systems might be roughly the same, but the source of their cultivation is completely different.
'They cultivate the power of their cores. This core is the soul, the Nascent Divinity, and the core of the Brand of their lives. It changes unpredictably, and it can fight against the Essences of Saint Defier Expanse Cosmos. It's clear that the power of the so-called Core Cultivation also contains the roots of the universe!' While Su Ming remained silent, he lifted his right hand, and the small gray ball immediately appeared on his palm.
There was still life force in the small ball, but there was no longer any form of consciousness. There were nearly one hundred thousand threads in it, and they did not move as if they were asleep.
'If that's the case, then I can be certain that this item came from Dark Dawn, but since it appeared in the whirlwind … could it be that a cultivator from Dark Dawn has descended?!' Su Ming thought about it for a moment, then spread his divine sense outwards to fuse into the small white ball and each of the threads.
However, no matter how much Su Ming fused his divine sense into it, even if he completely covered the interior of the small gray ball, he still could not find a spot where he could Brand his divine sense. It was as if the small gray ball was transparent.
A fierce glare shone in Su Ming's eyes. He opened his mouth and coughed out a wave of Origin Life Aura. Once it surrounded the small ball, he used his divine sense to sweep through it again, but the result was the same. The small ball seemed to have countless threads densely packed together, but Su Ming still could not Brand even a single one of them.
Su Ming let out a cold harrumph. He lifted his left hand and formed a seal. Immediately, the white ripples around him shone. Once they spread out, they tumbled backwards and charged towards Su Ming. When they closed in, they turned into Su Ming's white ring. Under Su Ming's will, the ring instantly enveloped the small gray ball. It shrank slightly, and with a crack, cracks appeared on the small ball. The near one hundred thousand threads instantly shuddered.
As they trembled, Su Ming sent his divine sense outwards again. This time, he did not stop for even a single moment. He successfully Branded his divine sense on the one hundred thousand threads.
Once he finished doing all this, Su Ming unfurled his right hand and tapped the small gray ball. It immediately shattered with a bang, and a buzzing sound reverberated in the air. Gray threads flew out from within and instantly surrounded Su Ming, turning into a gray whirlwind.
That whirlwind was formed by nearly one hundred thousand gray threads. As they rotated, Su Ming could vaguely see an indistinct shadow within them. That shadow looked like a much larger locust, and it exuded a strange and enchanting air.
Su Ming closed his eyes. He could sense that each of the one hundred thousand threads contained his Brand, and he could control them. However, at the same time, he could also sense that these one hundred thousand threads were like babies, and they had lost their foundation. They could not continue growing, and before long, they would wither away and die one by one.
Almost at the instant Su Ming used the power of the white ring to Brand his divine sense on the one hundred thousand threads and formed a whirlwind around him, dozens of cultivators in dozens of places in True Morning Dao World shuddered at the same time.
These people all had a huge hole at the center of their brows, but no blood flowed out. The hole had been pierced by a white ball of light that had calmly appeared not too long ago while they were meditating. After that, their presences had disappeared, but now, as they trembled, they opened their eyes at the same time.
"Someone created a baby of mine … This baby isn't one of the ones I had split up previously. This is … the one I had been brewing for a long time. I sent it out to live as a parasite in a cultivator in this Expanse Cosmos. Then, it went on to live as a parasite in another person, but someone took it out and wiped off its consciousness!
"That person is quite bold. He actually managed to wipe off my consciousness and even left a Brand behind. It's a telling sign that his level of cultivation isn't weak, but isn't he a little too conceited? If my baby has enough nourishment, it can eventually grow to the same level as me, but in Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos, unless it devours hundreds of millions of cultivators, it will find it very difficult to grow. I don't have to worry about it. Instead, I look forward to it being nurtured by me. That way, when I meet him, I can devour this baby, and it will save me quite a lot of time."
These voices came from the mouths of the dozen something cultivators who were scattered in different places at the same time. Their words and tone were the exact same. In fact, there were quite a number of cultivators and ferocious beasts who had holes at the center of their brows in the other three True Worlds. They said the exact same words at the same time.
Su Ming stared at the spinning threads around him, then at the vague shadow of a locust. He narrowed his eyes, then lifted his right hand and stretched out his index finger. Immediately, a thread shot out in a flash and wrapped itself around Su Ming's finger before crawling halfway into it.
Su Ming's expression remained as calm as ever. He carefully sensed his surroundings, and he discovered that a hint of his cultivation base was being rapidly absorbed. It fused into the gray thread through his finger, causing it to become visibly thicker. The life force in his body also became much denser, and he no longer looked as if he was about to wither away.
"Absorbing your cultivation base, huh? I wonder if this thing is a great supplement for you." Su Ming fell into a moment of pensive silence, then decided that he would raise the creature from Dark Dawn and use it to gain a better understanding of Dark Dawn.
That was why after a moment of pensive silence, he swung his right hand and flung the thread away. Then … a poisonous wasp appeared on his palm!
It was the poisonous wasp that contained the God Ascension Nectar!
Under Su Ming's control, a drop of poison seeped out of the poisonous wasp's stinger. At the instant it appeared, the one hundred thousand threads surrounding Su Ming froze at the same time, as if they had become still. They did not move for an instant.
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