The change in Su Ming's expression, his action of looking towards the east, and the brilliant light that shone in his eyes instantly caused eldest senior brother's right hand to freeze on the pot of wine. Hu Zi's pupils shrank as he stared at Su Ming.
Second senior brother's expression instantly changed from its previous playful expression. In fact, there was even a grim, murderous look on his face when he looked towards Su Ming.
"What happened?" Eldest senior brother asked in a low voice. As Su Ming's expression changed, eldest senior brother spoke, and the four senior brothers became solemn, an oppressive presence immediately enveloped the area, causing the women who followed second senior brother to look shocked.
What shocked them was that the solemn expressions of the senior brothers had caused the galaxy around them to become oppressive. The whirlwind beyond the ripple looked as if it had come to a standstill, and everything in the area instantly fell into dead silence.
Eldest senior brother's murderous aura, second senior brother's strange and enchanting aura, and Hu Zi's valiant madness filled their bodies at that moment, but they did not erupt. It was as if with just one word from Su Ming, the three of them would give up everything for their youngest junior brother.
It was not because Su Ming's level of cultivation was the highest, nor was it because the other three had to listen to him. In fact, no matter how high Su Ming's level of cultivation was, if he was not their youngest junior brother, they would not even spare him a glance.
It was because Su Ming was a member of Ninth Summit. He was … their youngest junior brother!
"It's nothing. One of my clones is in the east, and it lost its connection with me. There's a power suppressing my soul in that clone." Su Ming's expression returned to calmness, and he spoke faintly.
"East … Hu Zi," eldest senior brother said faintly. The moment he finished speaking, Hu Zi grinned ferociously. He moved forward and placed his right hand on Su Ming's shoulder. He closed his eyes, and at the instant he did so, Su Ming noticed that Hu Zi's presence had disappeared without a trace. Not even his divine sense could detect it. If it was not because he could see it with his naked eye, it would have been difficult for him to notice that Hu Zi still existed.
"When Hu Zi left the land of Berserkers in the past, he already had some achievements in his Dream Dao. So many years have passed and he has gone through a lot of things, so he must have become even more skilled in this Art. With this Art, he can enter your Dreams and use what you sense to see that portion of your soul." As eldest senior brother spoke slowly, Hu Zi rolled his eyes and revealed his white eyes. They shone with a strange white light.
"Due east … there are nine huge incense sticks. Seven are extinguished, two are burning … one hundred thousand cultivators …" Hu Zi came to a halt and closed his eyes. After a moment, when he reopened them, he lifted his right hand from Su Ming's shoulder. After a moment of pensive silence, he formed a seal and pointed at the air. Immediately, a picture appeared in space.
The image was a bit blurry, but it was still possible to see it clearly. It was a starry sky, and the Heavenly Incense Array towered in the starry sky. Two incense sticks burned, and around them, one hundred thousand cultivators sat cross-legged, their faces filled with excitement. In front of these people, near the location of the second incense stick, was a figure sitting cross-legged. That figure's expression was twisted, and his eyes were closed, as if he was struggling. His fleshly body wriggled, as if he was experiencing some indescribable pain.
However, there was an expression of extreme comfort on his face.
That figure was naturally Su Ming's clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole.
"Heavenly Incense Rune!" Second senior brother's pupils shrank. He stared at the nine huge incense sticks in the illusory picture and spoke slowly in a low voice.
"No wonder. Youngest junior brother, your clone is beside the Heavenly Incense Rune, so it's only natural that the connection between you and the clone will be severed, because besides the Heavenly Incense Rune giving people the false feeling of reaching a breakthrough in their levels of cultivation, there is also a secret that most outsiders do not know about.
"That place can allow a person's clone to be severed from their real body … and it can also allow the clone to form its own will. That's why the Almighties in True Morning Dao World never send their clones to the Heavenly Incense Rune.
"But youngest junior brother, your clone is clearly still struggling. This is a little strange. Based on my understanding, he shouldn't be struggling right now. He should have completely severed the soul tendrils from you." Second senior brother frowned and looked at Su Ming.
"Heavenly Incense Rune …" Su Ming stared at the illusory picture, and a brilliant light shone in his eyes.
"I've heard of this Heavenly Incense Rune before. Rumors say that this Rune has existed since True Morning Dao World appeared, and by the looks of it, it wasn't formed naturally. It was set up, and in the beginning, all nine of the incense sticks were burning, but as time passed, they were extinguished one after another. Right now, only two of them are still burning."
"It's not two. Before this, there were three of them. At the very least, before the whirlwind in the galaxy appeared, three of them were burning! "I went to this Heavenly Incense Rune once before. This place is indeed a Rune, but the age and age of this Rune is not something I can break. In fact, I have a feeling that this Heavenly Incense Rune … is similar to me in certain aspects," Hu Zi said in a low voice. When he said these words, a thought immediately appeared in Su Ming and the others' hearts.
Hu Zi's original form was the vast formation that enveloped Yin Death Land, and he was a part of the formation. His spiritual sense was taken away by Tian Xie Zi in some ingenious way, which allowed him to take the form of a human, and he was taken in as his disciple.
Yet at the end of the day, Hu Zi was another life form formed by the Rune.
If he said that this Heavenly Incense Rune was similar to him, then it was enough to tell them that there was a problem.
"When I went there in the past, I noticed that there was something strange about this Heavenly Incense Rune. I sensed that it was an empty Rune, and after some research, I might not have been able to break this Rune and find its deepest secrets, but I could make a general deduction that this Heavenly Incense Rune is in truth an ancient Summoning Rune!
"The distance of this Rune's summoning should be unimaginable, but it's clear that too much time has passed and it has lost its effect. Unless we can light up the nine incense sticks again, it won't be effective."
The freezing glare in Su Ming's eyes faded away, and he stood up.
"My senior brothers and I have just reunited with each other, and something like this happened. Eldest senior brothers, rest for the time being. I will go to this Heavenly Incense Rune and see just what sort of mysteries this Rune has that made it dare to break the portion of my soul!" Su Ming said flatly, but as he stood up, the natural presence of a powerful warrior spread out from his body.
"Oh well, let Hu Zi go with you. He's skilled in the transformation of Runes, so he can work with you. As for me and your second senior brother … since you want Ninth Summit to become the only sect in True Morning Dao World during the disaster, then this matter is no longer just about you alone. This is a matter for all of us in Ninth Summit.
"I will stay here with your second senior brother and build Ninth Summit!" eldest senior brother said slowly after a moment of pensive silence.
"The matter of establishing a sect is not as simple as recruiting disciples. There are still many things that need to be done. At the very least, we need a sect and an orthodoxy. Leave this matter to me and Eldest Senior Brother." Second Senior Brother opened the fan in his hand and smiled elegantly.
Hu Zi grinned and looked at Su Ming.
Su Ming nodded. He wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed to eldest senior brother and second senior brother. When he turned around, he lifted his right hand and pointed at the white ripple. It immediately spread out by a large circle, and with a buzz, the ring of the supreme treasure appeared. It charged towards Su Ming and wrapped itself around his right index finger.
Even though Su Ming had taken away the supreme treasure, the ripple was still as strong as before and could still shake the whirlwind. This was a projection left behind by Su Ming while he controlled the supreme treasure, and it could maintain the ripple for around one hundred years.
This was a preparation for all eventualities. With the ripple around, Ninth Summit would have a foundation.
"The ripple in this place can shake the whirlwind. Eldest senior brother, second senior brother, fuse your divine senses into it and you can control the ripple. This is a projection of the treasure I left behind to send your divine thoughts to me." Su Ming cast a glance at his eldest senior brother and second senior brother again, then turned into a long arc and charged into the air.
Hu Zi laughed by the side and followed. A thought appeared in the bald crane's head and it quickly followed. As long arcs shone, Su Ming and Hu Zi's figures disappeared.
Once Su Ming left, eldest senior brother and second senior brother did not have any free time. Instead, they talked about everything they needed to build Ninth Summit before they took action on their own.
Su Ming was so quick that in an instant, he traveled through endless space. Hu Zi was not much slower. He took huge strides forward, drinking as he charged forward.
However, this was clearly not Su Ming's full speed, but he did not push his speed to its limit. Even if the connection between him and his clone had been broken, there was no point in being anxious.
The two of them charged through the galaxy. Wherever they went, the whirlwind would tumble backwards, and a huge gap would be torn open. Only when the two of them had left for a long time did the gap slowly disappear by the whirlwind.
In just a few days, Su Ming and Hu Zi arrived in the area of the Heavenly Incense Rune with a speed that made them look as if they were shifting. When they were several hundreds of thousands of feet away, the whirlwind thinned out and the galaxy distorted, and Su Ming and Hu Zi walked out.
The moment they appeared, Su Ming immediately saw the nine Heavenly Incenses in the distance. They were one hundred thousand feet tall, and they were surrounded by nine incense sticks, giving off an incredibly majestic feeling.
Two of the burning Heavenly Incenses let out wisps of smoke that floated in the galaxy. The heads of the incense sticks flickered, and they were hidden in the wisps of smoke, causing all those who saw them to be unable to help themselves but be attracted to them.
"This is the Heavenly Incense Rune!" Hu Zi said in a low voice while standing beside Su Ming. There was a solemn expression on his honest face at that moment.
Su Ming's gaze remained as calm as ever, but his pupils shrank slightly. Not only did he see the huge Heavenly Incense Rune, he also saw the one hundred thousand cultivators meditating under the Heavenly Incense in the distance. Their expressions were different, but all of them were filled with madness … and a figure sitting almost right next to the second burning Heavenly Incense. That figure was surrounded by wisps of smoke, making him look rather indistinct.
It was Su Ming's clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole!
When Su Ming looked at the clone he was so familiar with in the past, perhaps it was because of the indistinct wisps of smoke, but it gave him a feeling of unfamiliarity.
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