"It's a pity that this Art is only in Dao Spirit Realm. If it could reach the level of an Art that can affect the Dao Paragons in the seventh layer of Sky Beyond the Sky … then the terror of this person would reach a terrifying state." The red-robed man shook his head.
At that moment, in the sky above the Rune formed by the twelve great sect elders in the seventh layer of Sky Beyond the Sky, there was a small area that no one could notice. It was only the size of a fingernail, and it looked as if … it was about to turn into snowflakes …
Su Ming stood on the Feng Shui compass and slowly lowered his head. With a swing of his right hand, the snowflakes in the sixth layer of Sky Beyond the Sky disappeared without a trace. Even the Feng Shui compass where he stood no longer had a hint of cold.
But for some unknown reason, Su Ming gave off a feeling as if he had fused with the night sky as he stood there. It was as if … he was the night sky.
"The power of this Art … is pretty good." Su Ming closed his eyes. After some time, when he reopened them, he pushed his right hand against the Feng Shui compass beneath him.
"Sixteenth formation!"
He cleared the Rune for one day and one night. The disciples of Seven Moons Sect had their eyes on him, and that day and night belonged to Su Ming. He had started from the first formation, and by then, he had cleared fifteen formations. This scene had completely shocked the disciples of Seven Moons Sect, and all the mocking gazes directed at him previously crumbled. The only thing left behind was … shock.
His clearing of the Rune had already attracted the attention of the sect elders in the fifth layer of Sky Beyond the Sky. Even Lan Lan had walked out of the palace where she meditated and looked towards Su Ming.
It had been a very long time since anyone had managed to clear fifteen formations in one go. Something similar had only happened during a certain period of time in the past. However, most of the people from that period of time had already disappeared. The only ones remaining were the people from the fifth level of the Sky Beyond Heaven.
"Shadow of Autumn!" A glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. At the instant the Rune started rotating with a bang, he lifted his right hand and swung it in the direction of the sky. With it, the Feng Shui compass rotated, and the sky instantly turned from black to red!
That red replaced the dark night, causing the sky to look as if it was burning red. This was not fire, but the color of autumn. It was as if blood had dyed the sky red, and a faint feeling of withering came with it, causing Su Ming to feel as if his life force was gradually withering away.
At the same time, the Feng Shui compass seemed to have transformed into a huge tree. Its leaves fell off one by one. There was no wind, but each and every one of those leaves represented life force. As they fell, it was as if nothing could be changed in this season, and they were heading toward death.
Su Ming fell silent. At that moment, it was as if he had turned into the tree. The falling leaves not only contained his life force, they also contained his memories. They contained everything in his life.
"The Art of Autumn's Shadow …" Su Ming mumbled softly to himself.
"But the autumn that I like isn't the shadow of the setting sun, but … the silent withering in the night. That's what I want … the shadow of autumn in the sky!" At the instant a glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes, understanding appeared in them. Immediately, the red sky was dyed by black and turned purple. That purple became darker until it turned black again!
The autumn tree that Su Ming had manifested was also enveloped by black, as if it was hidden in the night. No one could see the falling leaves, but soon, all the plants and trees on the mountains from the first to the sixth layers of Sky Beyond the Sky in Seven Moons Sect withered at the same time. It was as if their withering had happened in an instant, and it was so fast that no one had noticed it in the span of a breath. It was unlike the autumn leaves drifting slowly under the setting sun.
Autumn in the night changed in an instant …
The night was eternal, and the illusory tree disappeared. Su Ming stood there with his purple hair fluttering in the wind. His eyes, which had been shut at some point in time, opened to reveal the darkness in his pupils that could not be tainted by the night.
"The seventeenth formation!" At the instant Su Ming said those words, Seven Moons Sect, which had been silent for a long time, burst into an uproar that shook the sky and earth.
"Sect Elder Wang cleared the sixteenth formation! This means that he has already reached the same height as eldest senior sister Yue Yan!"
"That's not the main point. Sect Elder Wang's epiphany is clearly different from the others. The snow before and the black light now give people a feeling as if they're in the middle of night … That feeling is very ghastly, and it makes people shiver even though it's not cold."
"If he can clear the seventeenth formation … then it means that he has surpassed eldest senior sister Yue Yan and reached the number of formations Senior Brother Chen Tao has reached! Eldest senior brother Fei Feng is the only one in front of him! "
Discussions rose everywhere, but there were also some who spoke words that were not quite in line with the crowd's expectations due to jealousy and envy.
"He has clearly reached his limit. The seventeenth formation might be his limit."
"Hmph, even if the seventeenth formation isn't his limit, it's impossible for this person to surpass eldest senior brother Fei Feng. Eldest senior brother stopped at the twentieth formation, and he's already someone we look up to. This person … can't do it!" Most of these voices came from the disciples from the first mountain range. They did not want to see Su Ming surpass Fei Feng … even if Su Ming was a sect elder.
As their voices echoed in the air, the Feng Shui compass under Su Ming activated the seventeenth formation. The rumbling sounds of it rotating drowned out all the discussions in the area, causing the people to gradually stop talking. Instead, with different expressions, they looked at Su Ming.
"This should be … the shadow of summer!" When Su Ming said those words faintly, the seventeenth formation's rotation stirred up a sea of fire in the night sky. It formed a huge sun, but it did not hang high in the sky. Instead … it enveloped the Feng Shui compass and Su Ming within it.
From the distance, the sky was still dark, but in Seven Moons Sect, there was a sun of fire in the darkness!
It was the Meridian of Summer's Sky, and it was also the summer that required the seventeenth formation to be understood!
Two hours later, the flames turned black. The piercing sun of fire also turned black. There was a powerful burning quality to it, as if it was burning light and exuding darkness. It fused with the night, and its light shot through the sixth layer of Sky Beyond the Sky.
When the sun of fire disappeared and Su Ming's figure was clearly revealed on the Feng Shui compass, his voice was as calm as ever. It echoed in Seven Moons Sect.
"The eighteenth formation!"
At that moment, Su Ming had already surpassed Yue Yan and reached the same number of formations as Chen Tao, but this was clearly not Su Ming's limit. He wanted to surpass the seventeenth formation and move towards the eighteenth formation!
'Winter, autumn, summer, spring … I have never understood this spring when I was in Harmonious Morus Alba. Right now … I have also reached a state where I can understand it. My Life Matrix … will also be completed at this moment.
'My four shadows of heaven will also appear!' A sparkle that had not appeared for a long time appeared on Su Ming's face. At that moment, he sucked in a deep breath. At the instant the Feng Shui compass rotated with loud rumbles and the will to revive all manner of things appeared, he sat down cross-legged on the Feng Shui compass.
"Spring, shadows of heaven." At the instant Su Ming said those words softly, the Feng Shui compass on which he sat immediately filled with a thick life force. It was so abundant that in the blink of an eye, Su Ming looked slightly younger.
All manner of things were reviving. This was spring, and it was filled with life force. This was also spring. This was the first season among the four seasons, and it was also the final grid in Su Ming's Life Matrix!
He had been trying to understand this Life Matrix for a long time, and at that moment, he had finally found the signs of spring in the Rune. He had paid far too great a price for this epiphany. He had gone through far too much anguish, and he had felt far too much grief. Only then … did he understand what spring was.
'My Dark Mountain has already become an illusion …
'My ninth summit has already been buried in the long river of memories …
'My Berserkers have also become a trace …
'My homeland, my True World, and Arid Triad Expanse Cosmos have all become destroyed nothingness …
'I was born in the Expanse Cosmos formed by Harmonious Morus Alba's wings, but now, Harmonious Morus Alba is dead, and everything has become a thing of the past … I lost my family, my senior brothers, my elder, and my lover …
'I lost everything. I lost the bald crane. I lost everything that was the most precious and precious in my life, and it was as if I had lost my soul …
'I didn't understand spring in the summer of my Life Matrix. Instead, I returned to the depths of winter. It was the chill of death, the eternal sleep of my soul, and … the sorrow I felt when I sank into darkness.
The reason why I like the dark night, the reason why I'm willing to sink into the dark night, is because only in the dark night can I melt my sorrow. Only in the dark night can I not see my surroundings, and only in a trance can I imagine every face in my memories …
'And at this moment … I finally understood why spring was far away from me. Why my Life Matrix was never complete in Harmonious Morus Alba's Expanse Cosmos … because the true meaning of spring is a cruelty that can only bloom after death. This is spring. I originally thought that all manner of life will be revived because my Life Matrix is moving from death to life, but in truth, it contains everything.
'If there is no death, there will be no revival. If there is no aura of death, there will be no life force. This is spring … and my spring will be the life force in darkness. With my Life Matrix, it will bloom … the shadow of spring!' At the instant Su Ming's eyes flew open, he lifted his right hand and swung it forward. With it, the world roared. The darkness from the night descended on the ground and enveloped the Feng Shui compass, causing the exuberance of spring to be instantly hidden in darkness. No one … could see it!
'My spring will be hidden by darkness. It does not matter whether it is my life force or my revival, it will all be in darkness. Based on my will … I will either wake up or fall asleep … because it does not matter whether it is spring or summer, the red of autumn, or the snow of winter, all of you … will be under my night sky!' Su Ming stood up swiftly. At the instant he did so, his shadow that had fused with the darkness distorted. At the same time, besides the two shadow figures from before, four more indistinct figures appeared around him!
They were … the four shadows of spring, summer, autumn, and winter!
"I … won't challenge the nineteenth formation!" When Su Ming stood up, his words traveled through Seven Moons Sect. He flew up from the Feng Shui compass and charged towards the fifth layer of Sky Beyond the Sky.
Behind him, the night disappeared, and dawn broke. A new day … arrived!
Tomorrow is Monday, and Tuesday will be the fourth day of the month again! It's fine if I'm tired. I can use time to make up for my broken hands, but … I believe that the fellow Daoists who have seen it when they pass by will definitely have more. How should I fight … for you to give it to me? Tell me!
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