At the instant the clone Su Xuan Yi saw in the Emperor of Abyss' True World turned into ashes, the hourglass outside the Heavenly Incense Rune in True Morning Dao World showed that there were two hours left until the end of the day.
At that moment, the sixth of the eight Heavenly Incense shuddered. At the instant Su Ming's pupils shrank, he saw the sixth Heavenly Incense shatter with a bang. As it shattered layer by layer, it turned into a layer of ashes that scattered into the air and disappeared into the air.
At the same time the ashes scattered away, wisps of a presence that caused Su Ming's expression to change and eventually turn dark spread out from within. He could tell that this presence belonged to him.
"The second …" An ancient voice came from the spirit of the Rune, which had two Heavenly Incense Sticks broken. As it echoed in the air, Su Ming's expression turned even darker.
"So I wasn't the one who personally attacked. All the people and things that are connected to me and have my presence will be included in this day." Su Ming swiftly closed his eyes. In an instant, he found his Ecang clone in his mind. He already knew about this and also noticed that the presence that had destroyed the Heavenly Incense just now belonged to him, but most of it belonged to the Seed of Life Extermination, which had been separated from his body. He did not know what had happened to the Seed of Life Extermination and why it could destroy the Heavenly Incense.
But it was clear that it was related to an independent clone guided by the Heavenly Incense that had collapsed. However, Su Ming did not have the time to think about this at that moment. At the instant his divine sense connected with his Ecang clone, his pupils shrank.
He sensed that his Ecang clone was surrounding a broken planet with tens of thousands of cultivators, and with killing intent, his Ecang clone had already lifted his right hand, intending to destroy the planet.
It did not matter whether there was anyone in the planet who could affect the Heavenly Incense Rune, once Su Ming fused with his Ecang clone's power, he immediately made his decision. The Ecang clone slowly lowered his lifted right hand. The grim, murderous look on his face and the blood-red light in his eyes gradually faded away. He did not attack again, but instead sat down cross-legged and waited for the final two hours of the day to end.
As for Su Ming, he carefully recalled all the people and things that were related to his presence. In the end, he was completely certain that nothing unexpected would happen. He stared at the Heavenly Incense Rune with a dark expression. At that moment, there was only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn away.
"I really want to know how the third Heavenly Incense will break!" There was an aloof look in Su Ming's eyes. Hu Zi and the bald crane were silent by his side. They could also tell what was going on and knew that Su Ming had sunk into a state of stubbornness, and they did not dare disturb him.
Time passed slowly, breath by breath. When the time for an incense stick to burn was about to pass, and there were less than ten grains of sand left in the upper layer of the hourglass, the Heavenly Incense Array spirit still did not show any signs of movement. It was still extremely certain that what it had predicted would happen.
At the instant the final grain of sand fell and the time for the day was completely over, the last of the seven Heavenly Incense Runes reflected in Su Ming's eyes … which was clearly the first Heavenly Incense Rune to be extinguished since ancient times, shuddered with a bang. Countless cracks appeared on it, and at the instant the time for the day to end, it crumbled and turned into ashes.
The Heavenly Incense Rune spirit did not do a single thing as it crumbled, neither did it participate in the process. In fact, even before it crumbled, it remained calm. This was definitely not its own doing. Su Ming could sense it clearly. His face gradually turned pale, and his body started trembling faintly … because he noticed that when the last Heavenly Incense Rune crumbled, a hint of presence spread out from it, and that presence … belonged to Su Ming!
But what caused Su Ming to tremble and his face to turn pale was that even though that presence belonged to him, he was completely unfamiliar with it. This was a very contradictory statement, but at that moment, that was what Su Ming felt in his heart.
"This is the secret of heaven. The disaster has descended upon me through thy hand. The destruction of the three incense sticks is the punishment for me revealing the secret of heaven … What the secret of heaven reveals will definitely come true. It will definitely exist … and definitely happen," the Heavenly Incense Rune spirit mumbled. There was an ancient tone in its voice as it echoed in the air.
"The secret of heaven …" Su Ming stood up slowly, and a ferocious look appeared in his eyes. With a single move, he charged towards the Heavenly Incense Rune. When he lifted his right hand, the ring of the supreme treasure flew out with a bang. At the same time, an astonishing power erupted from Su Ming's body. It was the power of Fate Realm, and it was not an ordinary power in Fate Realm. It was a vast power that could allow him to fight against those in Life Realm in Arid Triad.
In fact, even if he faced those in Death Realm, Su Ming would still have the right to attack.
"The secret of heaven says to break three incense sticks, but I will definitely break all of them!" As Su Ming spoke, he closed in. As his cultivation base erupted from his body, the ring of the supreme treasure shone with a piercing light. A presence that shook the sky and earth erupted from the supreme treasure. It was a power that could destroy space in the area, and with a bang, it charged towards the Heavenly Incense Rune.
"Why dost thou … Yesterday is over …" The spirit of the Heavenly Incense Rune sighed softly. It did not fight back and simply allowed the vast power from the ring to descend on it with a bang. In the midst of that astonishing bang, the remaining six Heavenly Incense shuddered. The fourth Heavenly Incense crumbled and turned into ashes that scattered away.
Killing intent shone in Su Ming's eyes. He lifted his right hand, formed a seal, and swung his arm. Immediately, the ring of the supreme treasure charged towards the Heavenly Incense Rune with a loud whistle. Booming sounds spread out, and the Heavenly Incense Rune crumbled. The fifth Heavenly Incense shattered, leaving only four incense sticks. Two of them were burning, and the other two were still burning. The power to reverse time appeared, as if it wanted to restore them.
Su Ming struck the center of his brows with his left hand. Immediately, the past and future appeared in his body, and the power to reverse time erupted from his body. With a low growl, he controlled the ring of the supreme treasure with his right hand and swung it. It drew an arc in the air and rushed towards the Heavenly Incense Rune again. This time, the ring contained Su Ming's inborn ability to interfere with the reversal of time. With a loud bang, it crashed into the Heavenly Incense Rune. Booming sounds surged into the heavens, and besides the two Heavenly Incense sticks that were still burning, the remaining two were reduced to dust. However, Su Ming stood there with a complicated expression on his face.
He saw that the four Heavenly Incense sticks he had destroyed ignored Su Ming's power to interfere with the reversal of time. They were still slowly but surely recovering and gathering together. It was as if … their regathering was not due to Su Ming using the reversal of time as he had seen it, but was due to a power that surpassed what Su Ming could understand at that moment. With it, they were recovering after they were destroyed.
"It's useless. I have already paid the price for revealing the secrets of the universe. I do not know when you will pay the price, but … when the secrets of the universe appear, they will definitely appear. This sentence … will never change. Even if you destroy the remaining Heavenly Incense sticks, so what? Today is today, and yesterday is over." The Heavenly Incense Rune sighed softly, and its will slowly faded away. Gradually, the four Heavenly Incense sticks Su Ming had destroyed gathered together, but when the will of the Rune Spirit disappeared, the Heavenly Incense sticks looked as if they had turned into inanimate objects.
"I have revealed the secrets of the universe. Breaking three Heavenly Incense sticks is just an external punishment. The internal punishment is my will's slumber … It has been 3,720 years. When I wake up, it will be … the time you will see the secrets of the universe. At that time, we will meet again …" As the Heavenly Incense Rune's spirit's voice grew weaker, the two Heavenly Incense sticks that were still burning slowly extinguished. It was not due to the Abyss Builders' clone being extinguished, but due to the Rune Spirit's will falling into deep sleep.
After 3,720 years, the two Heavenly Incense sticks would be lit up once more.
Su Ming stared at the extinguished Heavenly Incense sticks, then at the six Heavenly Incense sticks before him. He sensed the strange power from the Heavenly Incense Rune around him gradually fading away, and when it completely disappeared, he fell silent. Anguish appeared on his face. In truth, when he attacked, Su Ming had already understood that he had lost the game against the Heavenly Incense Rune.
Even if he had destroyed the other Heavenly Incense sticks, he had still lost more than a day. The secrets of the universe had said that he had broken three incense sticks in one day.
'If I had broken three or more before this …' Su Ming stood quietly in the galaxy and stared at the extinguished Heavenly Incense Rune. He could not help but have this question rise in his head.
Su Ming remained silent. After a long while, he sighed softly. In the end, the mysteries of the secrets of the universe could be summed up in one word … if!
In truth, this word contained the secrets of the universe.
If he understood it, then he understood it. If he did not, then he could not force it. The scenes of the secrets of the universe flashed in Su Ming's eyes, and they were buried in the depths of his heart.
'I don't believe in the heavens, I don't believe in fate, I only believe in myself! So what if it's the secrets of the universe? I can change the secrets of the universe and replace it with the heavens to change my fate! 'The secrets of the universe are just a point in the future. With this point as the surface, I can turn it around!' Resolve and determination appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He knew that he could not think too much about this. The more he thought about it, the more he would instinctively believe in it, and the more he believed in it, the more he would make the secrets of the universe come true. If that was the case …
A brilliant light shone in Su Ming's eyes, and he looked towards the galaxy in space.
'I'll start with the clone that practices the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole. The Heavenly Incense has already been extinguished. I'd like to see just where you can hide!' As Su Ming took a step forward, he arrived beside Hu Zi and the bald crane in an instant.
Hu Zi looked as if he wanted to say something, but hesitated. He cast a glance at Su Ming, but in the end, he did not speak.
"Hu Zi, I won't be returning to the ninth summit, which is still being built, for the time being. I'm going to search for my clone that betrayed me. Are you coming with me, or are you going back?" Su Ming looked at Hu Zi.
"Naturally, I'll go with you wherever you go. I'm your senior brother, and eldest senior brother told me to help you. You can't just cast me aside and go on your own," Hu Zi said loudly while striking his chest.
Su Ming looked at Hu Zi, and the scenes of the secrets of the universe rose uncontrollably in his head. Hu Zi was covered in blood, and his eyes were wide open as he glared at the heavens, but there was not a hint of life within him.
Su Ming's heart clenched in pain, but his expression became even more resolute.
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