At the instant the fifth Feng Shui compass appeared, an indescribable buzz rose in all of Seven Moons Sect. All the outer sect disciples in the first layer of Sky Beyond the Sky sucked in sharp breaths. All of them stared at the sky with disbelief on their faces.
They could not believe it. How could the fifth Feng Shui compass appear before the seventh formation was broken?!
"What … What's going on?!"
"I've been in the outer sect for many years. Besides Ye Long, I've seen inner sect disciples challenge the Rune a few times, but this … is the first time I've seen it!"
While the outer sect disciples were in an uproar, the Sect Master of the outer sect, the white-robed scholar, and Ye Long's former guide, sighed softly. He knew that Ye Long's pride had caused him to be unable to accept that there was someone in the same generation as him who was stronger than him. That was why he had challenged Ye Long over the past eight years, and it was also why he had ended up in this state … This was clearly an incredibly great blow to Ye Long.
"Ye Long lost … completely lost. He chose the wrong opponent." The white-robed scholar lifted his head and stared at Su Ming in the five Feng Shui compasses, and a hint of respect appeared in his eyes!
It was not because of Su Ming's status, but because of his actions. He was the Sect Master of the outer sect, and he had been in Seven Moons Sect for many years. He knew what this scene meant.
This was … a scene that would only appear after someone understood the first nine formations, and it was also the only thing that would happen. This was not the seventh formation, the eighth formation, and neither was it the ninth formation. It was … the tenth formation!
"Since ancient times, there aren't many people who have been able to jump from the seventh formation to the tenth formation." The other Outer Sect Attendants around the middle-aged scholar were all looking at Su Ming with respect in their eyes.
The uproar that was equivalent to the first layer of Sky Beyond the Sky's outer sect disciples was the same in the second layer of Sky Beyond the Sky. The uproar was not much lesser. At that moment, almost all the cultivators in the second layer stood beside their respective mountains and stared at Su Ming in disbelief.
They were inner sect disciples, and they knew what it meant, because they had seen it happen several times before. They had seen those who succeeded, and they had also seen those who failed, but when it happened, all those who challenged the Rune were famous people in Seven Moons Sect.
It was precisely because of this that they understood just how astonishing the appearance of the five Feng Shui compasses was!
"The tenth formation!"
"That's the tenth formation! This Wang Tao … he actually gained enlightenment in the seventh formation, causing the formation to change, and the tenth formation to appear!"
While the people in the second layer of Sky Beyond Heaven were in an uproar, the commotion in the third layer of Sky Beyond Heaven was still shocking. There was no longer any disdain in the gazes of the cultivators. Instead, they were filled with excitement and anticipation.
They were looking forward to Su Ming succeeding. They were excited because once he succeeded … it seemed like he would not stop!
Compared to the Seven Moons Sect disciples in the third layer of Sky Beyond the Sky, the core disciples in the fourth layer of Sky Beyond the Sky had their expressions change drastically. They stared at Su Ming. Since they understood that he was in the tenth formation, the shock in their hearts became even stronger.
It was especially so for the disciples who had mentioned that Su Ming wanted to challenge the tenth formation. At that moment, excitement appeared on their faces, and when they looked towards Su Ming, their previous scorn turned into anticipation.
When the cultivators who had cleared the tenth formation looked at Su Ming, respect appeared in their eyes. At that moment … it could be said that there was no longer any disdain in their gazes!
Su Ming had used his actions to destroy all the mockery towards him! The excited cheers from the third line were even louder at that moment. Quite a number of cultivators among them had already accepted Su Ming, as if they had switched sides!
However, they only accepted him as an equal. They did not respect him like they did to their seniors. Whether they could turn their acceptance into respect would depend on … how many formations Su Ming managed to clear in the end!
"It's impossible for him to succeed! There's no way the tenth formation will be so easy! I'll watch him fail! "
"Indeed. If the tenth formation could be easily cleared, I wouldn't have tried eight times before I succeeded!"
There were quite a number of such voices in the fourth layer. As the discussions echoed in the air, Ye Long stared at the five Feng Shui compasses in front of him. Blood trickled down the corners of his mouth, and he staggered a few steps back. When he knelt down on one knee, he coughed up a huge mouthful of blood.
He struggled to lift his head, and anguish appeared on his face.
"I can't accept this!" When Ye Long mumbled, Su Ming lifted his head and stared at the even larger fifth Feng Shui compass above him. Not a single hint of change could be detected on his face. When he looked at it calmly, the five Feng Shui compasses started rotating with a bang. As they did so, waves of vast, mighty pressure instantly descended on Su Ming.
For the first time in his life, Su Ming felt as if his body was about to split apart. The feeling was very faint, but it stirred up great interest in him. As he observed the five Feng Shui compasses, he did not care about the mighty pressure descending on him. Instead, he paid attention to the rhythm of the five Feng Shui compasses' rotation.
Then, he saw a shadow appear on each of the five Feng Shui compasses. It was just like his own shadow, and this scene caused a glint to appear in Su Ming's eyes.
'This Rune is to help the disciples of Seven Moons Sect to split their shadow bodies … and it's especially so for the five Feng Shui compasses formed by the first nine formations. Once all of them appear, the feeling of splitting will spread out so that people can sense it. If they can withstand it, then they will be able to split their first shadow body! 'In other words, it will be the second life of the Seven Lives Art!
'And I've already created a shadow clone on my own. I don't need the Rune to split me up anymore. I wonder if another shadow clone will appear if I split myself up …' A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes, and he slowly closed his eyes to sense the splitting process to verify his thoughts.
Time trickled by, and soon, the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was up. The people who were watching Su Ming in Seven Moons Sect were all waiting to see whether he would succeed. They were not in a hurry, because all those who challenged the tenth formation would need quite a lot of time. At most, they would need several months, and at least a few days.
But when the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was over, Su Ming opened his eyes, and a hint of regret appeared in them.
'The first nine formations … or rather, the tenth formation that was formed is a little too low-grade. Since I've already formed a shadow body, it can't be of much use.
'But I'm even more interested in the later Runes compared to before.' A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes, and a hint of a smile appeared at the corners of his lips. He lifted his right hand, but this time, he did not swing his arm. Instead, he pushed at the center of his brow. With it, Su Ming's shadow appeared on the other Feng Shui compasses, and they instantly gained corporeal form. The five Feng Shui compasses roared and reverberated in the air, causing all the cultivators of Seven Moons Sect in the area to be shocked.
As their jaws dropped in disbelief, they saw the five Feng Shui compasses … overlap with each other in the midst of the intense rumbling.
When the five Feng Shui compasses overlapped with each other, Su Ming's illusory figure on them also overlapped with each other. When the booming sounds surged into the sky and shook all the people's hearts, they saw …
There was only one huge Feng Shui compass left in the sky at that moment, and right across from Su Ming was another Su Ming!
It was Su Ming's shadow. When he stood there, the first to fourth layers of Seven Moons Sect fell into a moment of dead silence. Then, an uproar that was not any weaker than the previous roars erupted.
"This … This … He actually succeeded!"
"The time it takes for an incense stick to burn … It's just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn! That's impossible!"
"He actually cleared the tenth formation. This is … But isn't this too fast? Could it be that the first ten formations are really that easy for him? Wang Tao … Wang Tao, this prodigy from eight years ago … Could it be that he's going to shock all of Seven Moons Sect after remaining silent for eight years?!"
"By the looks of it, it's impossible for him to stop here. Could it be that he wants to challenge the head disciples who are in charge of the mountains and clear the thirteenth formation?!
If he can clear the fourteenth formation, he will obtain two shadow figures, and along with his own Origin Life, it will be the same as him practicing the Three Lives Art! "
"What a joke. From the eleventh formation onwards, the Shadow of Punishment will appear. The numerous figures are formed from the shadows of the cultivators we killed over the years. If Wang Tao is lucky, he will run into some of the weaker ones, but if he's not … Heh heh …"
"You can't say that. It will indeed be like this from the eleventh formation onwards, but there is a limit to each formation. It's impossible for a figure that surpasses the current formation to appear."
Uproars echoed in the air. Compared to the fourth layer's understanding towards the Rune, the cultivators in the third layer did not have much of an understanding towards it, but they could still see some clues. In the midst of the uproar, the rainy night was bound to be unforgettable for them.
The voices of the outer sect disciples from the second and first layers echoed in the air, causing Seven Moons Sect to be in an uproar that had never been seen before.
Ye Long had already lowered his head. He no longer looked at Su Ming. Even the unwillingness to admit defeat in his eyes seemed to have turned dull at that moment, turning into dead silence.
He had lost. He had completely lost.
It was also at the instant Su Ming cleared the tenth layer that for the first time … he caught the attention of the head disciples who were in charge of the thirteen mountains in the fourth layer of Sky Beyond the Sky, as well as the powerful warriors whose levels of cultivation were second only to the head disciples.
However, the degree of their attention was different due to the difference in the number of formations the head disciples from each line had cleared. The head disciple of the first line, Fei Feng, remained seated in his cave abode. Not a single hint of change could be detected on his face. He did not open his eyes either, as if Su Ming's act of clearing the tenth formation was not a threat to him and was not something that he needed to pay attention to.
He was not the only one. Chen Tao of the second line, the man with a slightly sullen face, was also sitting in his cave abode. He did not pay any attention to what was happening around him.
Only … his eldest senior sister Yue Yan from the third line had been paying attention to Su Ming. Her eyes looked as if there was water in them, and at that moment, a fierce glare gradually appeared in her eyes.
"Where … is your limit?" the woman asked softly.
When more gazes from the cultivators in the fourth layer gathered on Su Ming, he stood on the Feng Shui compass and slowly lifted his head to stare at the night above him.
"I like the night … Then let's see how many formations I can clear before daylight." As he mumbled, Su Ming lifted his right hand and swung it at the sky.
"Eleventh formation!" As his voice echoed in the air, thunder rumbled. As the clouds tumbled about, they spread out in all directions, revealing a small piece of clear starry night sky. As the starlight shone, it gathered on the Feng Shui compass where Su Ming was and gradually formed a figure!
"Who … awakened my shadow? I am … Guru Xing Chen, who was killed by the damned Sect Elder of the ninth line of Seven Moons Sect three thousand years ago!"
The first night watch was the fourth night watch today! How many monthly votes could he get?!
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