Su Ming stared at the old man. He was familiar with his face. He was the lonely old man from Heavenly Spirit Tribe who had sent him to this place. At that moment, the kindness on his face was incredibly different from the occasionally sullen look of the old man in Su Ming's memories.
He knew that today should be the last day before the old man from Heavenly Spirit Tribe went through his seventh spirit ascension. After that, it would be a disaster for all the people in Heavenly Spirit Tribe.
Under this disaster, all the existences in the tribe and all the people from Heavenly Spirit Tribe in the area would become lonely souls, and they would be personally killed by their elder.
In silence, in the face of the old man's gaze and question, Su Ming lowered his head and chose a spot to sit down.
The old man smiled and shook his head. He did not continue asking questions, but instead looked at all the children in the area. His expression became even more benevolent. He knew that these people before him were the future hope of the tribe.
"Arid Dao is where the will of heaven lies. It is the root of all things. It is just like how all of you are from Heavenly Spirit Tribe, but in truth, you are also a part of Arid Dao.
The meaning of the Desolate Dao is that everyone can become a Desolate Dao, but no one can become a Desolate Dao. This is the original meaning. It is a little complicated, but you don't need to truly comprehend it. As long as you remember it in your hearts, maybe in the future, there will be someone who will be able to comprehend the meaning of the Desolate Dao. "The old man slowly said. Using this method, he passed down the inheritance of his tribe.
Su Ming stared at the old man. With just one glance, he could tell that the old man's level of cultivation was much weaker than in the future, but no matter how great the difference was, the old man was still an Antecedental Spirit, and he was one who had gone through his sixth spirit ascension. However, at that moment, his face was brimming with joy, and he did not have the loneliness and sorrow that existed in the apathetic calmness of the future person.
Time passed, and soon, night fell. The old man's narration of Arid Dao gradually came to an end. Torches were lit in the tribe, and the light from them illuminated the tribe so that light and darkness intersected with each other.
Su Ming sat in a corner of the tribe and stared at the stars in the sky as well as the torches in the tribe. He sank into deep thought.
"The one who killed his clansmen was clearly that old man. He knew this. Most importantly, he lost consciousness when he was undergoing the Desolate Tribulation …
He wanted me to come back and tell him everything I saw. He probably already had some answers, but he wasn't sure, so he wanted me to come back and see for myself so that he could confirm the answers in his heart.
The Desolate Tribulation … what exactly is it? Why does it make people lose consciousness? " Su Ming had a clear understanding of why he had come to this place. At that moment, he stared at the galaxy and quietly waited for time to pass.
A gust of wind blew through the night, causing the torches to sizzle. None of the tribesmen went to rest that night. When it was almost midnight, all of the tribesmen gathered at the center of the tribe, where a gigantic spirit ascension platform stood. Close to a hundred thousand tribesmen all raised their heads to look at the spirit ascension platform, at their tribe elder, who was about to undergo his seventh spirit ascension.
Su Ming was also in the crowd, watching quietly. He had only been in the ancient era for two days, and one day had already passed. He knew that the change … would happen on the final day.
A glint appeared in his eyes, but he could not see the old man's appearance in the Spirit Ascension Platform. He could only see a vague outline.
Time trickled by, and midnight gradually arrived, but Su Ming frowned. As an Antecedental Spirit, even if he had returned to the ancient era, he could still sense that he was still an Antecedental Spirit, but he could not sense the appearance of the All Spirits Hall.
A hint of hesitation appeared in Su Ming's eyes. At that moment, a roar suddenly came from the dark Spirit Ascension Platform above him. Immediately after, zealous looks appeared on the faces of all the members of Heavenly Spirit Tribe, and they roared together.
"Tian Ling!"
"Tian Ling!"
Their voices echoed in the air, as if they had fused together with the roar of the old man in the Spirit Ascension Platform above him. They turned into a loud bang that shook the sky and earth. When it reverberated in the air, the sky swiftly turned from dark to bright. Seven Spirit Ascension Platforms manifested and surrounded the area. As the people on the ground cheered even more passionately, the world roared, and a huge palace slowly appeared.
Su Ming was familiar with the appearance of the palace. It was the All Spirits Hall.
When he saw this, the frown on Su Ming's face slowly disappeared. He stared at the All Spirits Hall and saw the two thousand something golden figures appear one by one. All the darkness in the area was chased away by the golden light, revealing the light of all spirits.
The members of Heavenly Spirit Tribe beside Su Ming stopped cheering in excitement. Instead, they became nervous as they stared at the old man on the Spirit Ascension Platform. The old man stood up at that moment. His face was enveloped by the light, and the people underneath could see him.
There was a confident look on the old man's face, as if he knew the sequence of the seventh spirit ascension. At that moment, he turned into a long arc that charged towards one of the Ancestral Spirits on the seventh row.
Su Ming paid full attention to the scene. In his mind, the Ancestral Spirit had definitely succeeded in having his spirit ascend, and then the Arid Disaster would descend. The accident would have happened at that moment, which was why even though Su Ming was paying close attention, he still instinctively cast a glance at the 781st position on the last row of the Ancestral Spirits. It was the position he had fused with previously.
When he cast that glance, Su Ming's pupils suddenly shrank, and a stunned look appeared on his face. The 781st Ancestral Spirit on the last row gave him an incredibly unfamiliar feeling. It was as if … the Ancestral Spirit was not the one he had fused with previously.
After all, even if they were separated by time, since Su Ming had fused with the Ancestral Spirit before, there was a natural connection between them. With Su Ming's epiphany, that connection was a presence that even time could not cut off, but right then, the Ancestral Spirit gave Su Ming an unfamiliar feeling …
At the instant that feeling appeared, the old man swiftly closed in on the seventh row of the Ancestral Spirit he had chosen, and a thought swiftly appeared in Su Ming's mind.
'Something's off!' Su Ming's heart trembled. The feeling that something was off became stronger with each passing moment. Unless he had truly gained a wrong epiphany. Even if he had fused with the Ancestral Spirit before, he and the Ancestral Spirit were still strangers in the ancient past … then there was only one answer that Su Ming found unbelievable.
'Could it be that the All Spirits Hall that appeared … is fake?!' Su Ming found this guess hard to believe, but at that moment, the old man had already fused with the Ancestral Spirit on the seventh row. Golden light shone one hundred thousand feet from him, and he let out a low roar.
All of this looked incredibly real, and Su Ming could not help but doubt his own guess and judgment.
Cheers echoed in the area again. They came from all the members of Heavenly Spirit Tribe. When they saw that their elder had clearly succeeded again, they erupted into cheers.
Amid the cheers, Su Ming's guess became even more shaken, but it only lasted for the span of three breaths before his pupils shrank and he sucked in a sharp breath.
The golden light in the sky reached one hundred thousand feet, but in Su Ming's eyes, the old man in the golden light … had pain and shock on his face. He looked as if he wanted to say something, but could not do it. This scene was also seen by all the powerful warriors in the tribe.
At the same time, the sky rumbled. The seven Spirit Descension Halls swayed and turned into seven huge faces with ferocious looks and strange roars. The seven huge faces caused Su Ming's heart to tremble violently, because he was familiar with them. They were the faces formed by the Arid Beasts he had seen before!
Immediately after, the gigantic All Spirits Hall turned crimson as it swayed. The entire hall turned into a gigantic red bolt of lightning that charged towards the old man with a bang.
It would have been fine if the red bolt of lightning had struck the old man, but at the instant it touched his body, it split into nearly one hundred thousand parts that descended on the ground. They instantly crawled into the center of the brows of all the members of the tribe, causing them to shudder. All of them threw their heads back and let out shrill roars.
Su Ming's body was no exception. Once the bolt of lightning crawled into his body, his body shuddered, and a violent feeling instantly rose within him. However, that feeling did not cause his mind to be thrown into chaos. Instead, it made him feel as if his body had been Possessed and he could no longer control it.
Soon after, Su Ming saw all the tribe members in the area, including himself, leap up from the ground. With bloodshot eyes and madness, the one hundred thousand figures charged towards the old man in the sky.
There were quite a number of children among them, but their expressions were also ferocious at that moment. Their eyes were bloodshot, and they let out roars that sounded like those of wild beasts. When they rushed out, a vast power that surpassed their level of cultivation erupted from the bodies of the one hundred thousand tribe members. Like one hundred thousand wild beasts who had lost all reason, they instantly rushed towards the old man. Judging by the looks of it, they wanted to devour the old man alive.
Countless human faces appeared on the bodies of the one hundred thousand tribe members at that moment. As they were ferocious, they looked as if they were absorbing the tribe members' flesh, blood, and souls, causing each of them to rapidly wither away. Their eyes shone with a blood-red light, and it was as if there was another life about to be born in their bodies.
This scene caused Su Ming's heart to tremble violently. It was the same for his body, but he did not pay any attention to it. Instead, he stared at the sky. He saw the old man open his eyes and look at his tribe members around him. Grief appeared on his face.
The second update will be delivered, and the third update will be delivered a little later. Two consecutive days of outbursts and the matters at home have caused my heart to feel haggard and tired. I'll go and lie down for a while. My fellow Daoists, if you have a monthly ticket, please give it to me. Thank you.
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