As the woman's words echoed in the air, she turned around and walked into the distance. Su Ming stared at the woman's back, and a strange light shone in his eyes. The scenes that flashed in his head seemed to have made him remember something.
In silence, Su Ming did not speak. Instead, he followed the woman's back and gradually walked into the distance.
When he arrived at an octagonal Rune surrounded by towers to the left of Seven Moons Sect, he saw a huge pearl that was about ten feet big floating above it.
From the outside of the Rune, the pearl looked ordinary and did not have anything brilliant about it. However, when the female lead walked into the Rune and Su Ming did not enter, he immediately saw the pearl shining with a brilliant five-colored light. Strangely, that light was contained within the Rune and did not spread outwards in the slightest.
That was why Su Ming could not see the five-colored light when he was outside the Rune. Only when he stepped into the Rune could he see the light shining.
"Wait here for a moment. I'll be back in a moment." The woman looked at the five-colored pearl, then turned her head around to look at Su Ming. Her voice was very gentle, and she did not speak as if she regarded Su Ming as a member of the younger generation. Instead, there was … a feeling that they were equals.
Su Ming did not speak. He only nodded.
The woman lowered her head. When she turned around, she lifted her right hand and pointed at the pearl. It immediately shone and looked as if it had turned into a water droplet. One of the droplets floated up and landed on the woman's fingertip. At the instant they touched each other, the water droplet covered the woman's entire body and brought her into the pearl.
Su Ming stared at the pearl, and a glint appeared in his eyes. In silence, he sat down cross-legged on the Rune. With a calm expression, he closed his eyes and began meditating.
Within the pearl was a world that looked like it belonged to the Sky Beyond the Sky. The sky in that world was five-colored, and the ground was divided into thirteen continents. Each continent seemed to contain countless lives.
The woman stood in the sky and cast her gaze at the thirteen continents. In the end, her gaze landed on the third continent. With a single move, she turned into a long arc that charged towards the third continent.
As she neared, she saw that the land was covered with countless mountains, as well as cultivators. As she neared, all of the cultivators looked up at her, their faces filled with terror as they prostrated themselves on the ground to kowtow.
The woman sped along until she reached the tallest mountain on the third land mass. The mountain was like a sharp sword that pierced into the void. From a distance, it looked majestic, and emanated a frigid aura that caused the ground beneath the mountain to be covered in ice and snow.
"Who are you?!" At the instant the woman closed in on the mountain, a thunderous roar came from behind the mountain. Once it appeared, a giant that was several hundreds of thousands of feet tall and covered in blue fur revealed its head from behind the mountain.
His eyes shone with a mysterious light as his words echoed out like a wild wind, causing ice and snow to fly everywhere and cover the sky.
"Junior Lan Lan greets Dharma King. I have an important matter to discuss with Master." The woman's footsteps came to a halt. When she looked at the giant, a respectful expression appeared on her face, and she lowered her head to bow.
The blue-haired giant cast a careful glance at Lan Lan, then grinned. Once he nodded, he returned to the mountain and disappeared without a trace.
Once the blue-haired giant disappeared, Lan Lan sucked in a deep breath. A resolute expression appeared on her face, and she turned into a long arc that charged towards the mountain. After a moment, she closed in on it, and her speed increased as she rushed towards the top of the mountain.
Before long, after moving through layers of clouds, Lan Lan appeared at the top of the mountain. There, at the top of the mountain, was a gigantic coffin. That coffin had been sealed in ice in the cold wind, and it was the only thing on the top of the mountain.
The coffin had no lid. Through the layers of ice, Lan Lan could see that there was a skeleton lying inside. It looked as if it was dead, and its body was shriveled up to the point that it did not even look human.
Lan Lan walked to the side of the frozen coffin and stared at the corpse inside. She remained silent for a long time.
"Master, I'm sorry. I had to wake you up beforehand, because I ran into something I cannot understand, because this matter will affect all of Seven Moons Sect … because the person involved in this matter is another Great Sect Elder, and it is also … related to a person whose Life Matrix is rarely seen in Ancient Zang!
"I can't describe this person's Life Matrix clearly, but when I saw him, I felt as if I had known him for three lifetimes … Also, this person's Life Matrix is intertwined with Seven Moons Sect, and he can rise and fall with just one thought …
"I can't make decisions on my own, and Great Sect Elder Dao Han is showing signs of dying … Master, please forgive me for waking you up beforehand …" Lan Lan said softly. Once she finished speaking, she gritted her teeth. When she raised her right hand, she sliced her left hand across the coffin. Blood immediately flowed out, but it did not drip down. Instead, it gathered at the tip of her finger, and its color gradually changed. It was no longer red, but golden!
Then, a drop of golden blood fell on the ice on the coffin. At the instant it did so, it swiftly fused with the ice, causing it to turn golden right before everyone's eyes!
At the same time, the entire mountain trembled with a bang, as if it was swaying. As it shook violently, cracks appeared on the ice on the coffin. Those cracks let out cracking sounds, and they fused together to form a huge runic symbol.
In just the span of a few breaths, the runic symbol shone with a piercing golden light, causing the ice to start melting. As it did so, a large amount of white smoke spread out, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped the coffin.
Lan Lan took a few steps back and knelt down on one knee.
More white smoke appeared, and the cracking sounds grew louder. After the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, when all the ice melted, the white smoke in the area spread out swiftly and surrounded the entire area, causing the top of the mountain to look as if it was surrounded by clouds and fog.
At the same time, the moment the ice completely melted, the drop of golden blood landed at the center of the skeleton's brows. In the blink of an eye, it fused with it, and an endless amount of golden light spread out from the skeleton. That golden light turned into a wave of life force, and it instantly spread through the meridians, flesh, and blood in the skeleton.
Wherever it went, the already withered meridians and withered flesh seemed to be filled with life force. When the golden light fused with the skeleton's withered heart, the heart turned the color of blood before everyone's eyes, and it … started beating!
"Who … Who woke me up?!" An ancient voice that seemed to have come from the void echoed in the air at that instant. As it appeared, all the lives on the third continent trembled and knelt down.
"Disciple Lan Lan greets Master," Lan Lan said softly as she knelt down.
"Lan … Lan …" The voice did not seem to have much consciousness. As its murmurs echoed in the air, a withered hand was suddenly lifted from the coffin. At the same time, the skeleton in the coffin opened his eyes to reveal a pair of black ones. The darkness in those eyes covered the color of his pupils. At the instant the skeleton opened his eyes, he slowly sat up in the coffin.
The skeleton's entire body was withered, and he looked like a corpse that had been dried up for an unknown number of years. However, at the instant he sat up, the presence spreading out from his body could make the world freeze, make the air tremble, and make all wills lower their heads. It was a power that could make all lives tremble.
It stood above all cultivators. It was … the presence of a powerful warrior in the seventh level of Dao Realm who had surpassed Dao Immortal Realm and was only one step away from becoming a Great Dao Paragon!
"That presence was still very weak, but no matter how weak it was, it was still enough to destroy the heavens!
"Lan … Lan … my disciple, you should not have woken me up. It is not time for me to wake up yet. One person is in charge while twelve people are asleep. This is an ancient legacy. This is the law we must obey. Only by doing this can we continue living. Only by doing this can we continue becoming stronger …
"And you … should not have woken me up ahead of time. This era is Great Sect Elder Dao Han's era. This is the era when he is in charge of Seven Moons. In one era … there cannot be two Great Sect Elders!
"And you … actually broke the sect's highest rule. You woke me up three hundred aeons ahead of time …" The withered skeleton sat in the coffin, and there was anger in his voice. It echoed in the world, causing the third continent to rumble so loudly that it shook the heavens.
Violent gusts of wind howled. When the skeleton spoke, a huge face appeared in front of Lan Lan. It roared as if it wanted to devour her.
"A person with a Life Matrix, which is rarely seen in Ancient Zang, has appeared. I …" Lan Lan gritted her teeth. Just as she was about to speak, the huge illusory face suddenly distorted and turned into a huge hand that pushed down on the top of her skull.
Lan Lan did not dodge. Instead, she closed her eyes and simply allowed the hand to fall on her. At the instant it touched the top of her skull, the hand froze, and waves of Lan Lan's memories were instantly sensed by the hand.
After a moment, the palm disappeared. At the same time, the corpse in the coffin slowly stood up. At the instant he did so, the clouds around him tumbled backwards and charged towards his body. They fused into him, causing flesh and blood to gradually grow on his body. When he no longer withered, and his skin glowed, the clouds turned into a simple sky-blue Daoist robe that appeared … on the body of the middle-aged man, who was strangely handsome and looked like a woman!
"Bring that person called Wang Tao here … You did very well in this matter. You should have woken me up ahead of time, my child." The middle-aged man walked out of the coffin. When he looked at Lan Lan, a gentle and kind expression appeared on his face.
The writing of this chapter was incredibly good! Monthly votes! Recommendation votes! Tomorrow, I will continue with the third chapter! Let's see how many days I can last with the third chapter this time!
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