The stars shone brightly in the sky, but they gradually faded away, causing the night sky to slowly fade away to return to noon. All the people in Ancient Zang woke up as the sky changed.
It was as if they had never heard the nine Dao Spirit Voices. It was as if they had just fallen asleep in an inexplicable manner …
Su Ming gradually floated down from the sky beyond Seven Moons Sect as he restrained his cultivation base. It was also at that moment that the cultivators who had spread out beyond Seven Moons Sect looked at Su Ming with respectful gazes before they returned to the sect.
Among those gazes were the inner sect disciples as well as the sect elders. One of them … was Lan Lan.
At the same time, Gu Tai and the other great sect elders turned into long arcs and arrived beside Su Ming. Among them, Xu Zhong Fan was the most excited. As for the others, when they looked at Su Ming, a hint of respect appeared on their faces.
They respected the powerful. Even if Su Ming was still in Dao Spirit Realm, he had sounded the ninth Dao Spirit Voice. This meant that there would come a day when Su Ming would step into the Great Dao Paragon Realm of their dreams.
They could already imagine that before long, there would definitely be cultivators from other sects and clans who would come to Seven Moons Sect to discuss forming an alliance. After all, the competition for the successor … was a shortcut that could allow the cultivators in each sect and clan to reach a breakthrough in their levels of cultivation!
The temptation of this matter might be incredibly great, and there might even be the risk of dying, but it was enough to make many people willingly do it. After all, no matter how much time passed, it could not compare to a breakthrough in their levels of cultivation!
After all, true immortality was something those who could not obtain was something they longed for, but those who could touch it desired to take another step forward in their path of cultivation.
After all, Dao … was more important than life! Only with such an attitude could they reach their current realm. As for those who cherished their lives and felt that their lives were more important than their Dao, they … were destined to never be able to step into the realm of these people in their lifetime.
There was once someone who said that those who sought Dao could live in the morning and die in the evening. No matter where they were and what world they were in, as long as there were cultivators … it would become an attitude!
That was why all the people, including Sect Elder Gu Tai, had respect on their faces towards Su Ming at that moment. It was just like how the powerful warriors from Asura Clan around him had given up on attacking him when Su Ming spoke with his Life Matrix. Their respectful attitude towards Dao was worthy of respect.
Gu Tai stared at Su Ming. After a long while, he spoke in an ancient and hoarse voice. "I didn't expect that you … would truly sound the ninth voice!"
However, he did not expect that Su Ming would truly be able to do it. As for the other great sect elders, they did not even think that Su Ming would choose to sound the ninth voice. Dao Han stared at Su Ming. At that moment, he suddenly understood why Great Sect Elder Gu Tai paid so much attention to Su Ming. Perhaps … he did not care about Su Ming's status as the third prince … but about him!
Su Ming shook his head and did not speak. Instead, he stared at the sky in the distance. The sigh of the ninth voice was a grief that no one would ever understand. There was nothing to brag about with it. Su Ming hoped … that he would never be able to sound his Life Matrix, because if that was the case, perhaps he would not be injured. If he was not injured, it would mean that Ninth Summit, his elder, and all the other familiar faces would still be by his side.
But there were no ifs in the world.
"I will bring you to meet someone. If that person acknowledges you … then as long as you find the Space Whip, your chances of winning in the fight for Dao three hundred years later will be greater!" Gu Tai stared at Su Ming, and determination appeared on his face. Clearly, the person he spoke of … was someone who even he did not want to disturb easily.
In fact, based on the grave tone in his voice, it could be seen that this person … was definitely not an ordinary person!
"If he acknowledges you, then you can stay by his side. Because of that … there will only be two people in all of Ancient Zang who can injure you in front of him!
"But this person has a strange personality and is difficult to understand. Whether he will acknowledge you will depend on your serendipity … Fortunately, you sounded the ninth voice, so he will pay more attention to this matter."
"Who is this person?" Su Ming averted his gaze from the distance and looked at Gu Tai.
Gu Tai was silent for a moment before he said slowly, "Once he acknowledges you, you will be able to guess."
Su Ming did not speak.
"Let's go. If you can stay there, then you don't have to bother about the matters in Seven Moons Sect. I will gather people here and search for the Space Whip for you!" When Gu Tai spoke, Su Ming fell into a moment of pensive silence. When he lifted his right hand, a jade slip appeared on his palm. Once he pinched it, he closed his eyes slightly. After a moment, when he opened them, he handed the jade slip to Gu Tai.
"This is the clue I obtained from Guru Xing Chen."
Gu Tai took the jade slip. Once he put it away, he cast a deep glance at Su Ming, swung his arm, and immediately turned into a long arc that stepped into the air. Su Ming's expression remained the same. He turned around and swept his gaze across the area. When he saw Xu Zhong Fan, he wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed to him. It immediately made the smile on Xu Zhong Fan's face grow wider.
Then, Su Ming turned into a long arc and charged into the distance with Gu Tai … It did not matter whether it was Lan Lan, De Shun, or Bei Qiong. Su Ming did not want to have too much contact with them. In his eyes … they were still people of this world. They were not people he was familiar with.
As they left into the distance, the fog under Gu Tai's feet tumbled about, as if he could move through space. With Su Ming in tow, they disappeared without a trace. Soon … they appeared in the northwest of Ancient Zang!
Gu Tai walked out of the air at the edge of a forest in a mountain range. Behind him was Su Ming. Su Ming did not speak on the way, and neither did Gu Tai. With a solemn expression, he walked in front. When he walked out of the forest, Su Ming could already tell that Gu Tai respected the person he was about to meet from the bottom of his heart.
Otherwise, with his level of cultivation and status, he would not have chosen to walk instead of flying when he was clearly in Gu Tai's territory.
When they walked out of the forest, Su Ming saw a village in the middle of the mountains. It was not big, and there were only about one hundred houses in it. There seemed to be a few hundred people living there.
It was noon at that moment. Smoke curled up from chimneys, and the sounds of children playing could be heard, causing the place to be filled with peace. It was as if it was far away from the bustling city. Once all the colors faded away, a simple air was revealed.
The path in the village was paved with crushed stones. It looked very normal, but the flowers and plants by the side of the path seemed to be incredibly beautiful, causing the air in the place to be filled with life.
There were clearly very few outsiders who came to the village, which was why when Gu Tai and Su Ming walked over, they immediately attracted the attention of the playing children. They giggled and ran behind Su Ming and Gu Tai while staring at them curiously.
Su Ming and Gu Tai's clothes also seemed to be incompatible with the place, causing the adults in the village to quickly summon their children back in a wary manner.
When Gu Tai stopped outside the courtyard of a house at the eastern end of the village, banging sounds came from the courtyard. It was the sound of someone cutting wood.
"I am Gu Tai. Senior, you once said that as long as I am alive, I can come and meet you at any time I want. I will give this chance to you now."
As Gu Tai's voice traveled into the air, the sound of wood being cut gradually came to a stop. The courtyard was silent. After a long while, the door to the courtyard opened with a creak, and Su Ming saw an old man with white hair and a slightly hunched back standing behind the door.
The old man's hands were covered in calluses. His eyes were slightly murky, and his body was thin and shriveled, as if he would fall at the slightest gust of wind. He looked incredibly old, but he seemed to still have quite a lot of strength, or else he would not have been able to cut wood.
"Greetings, senior. I hope that you will not blame me for disturbing you." A respectful look appeared on Gu Tai's face. He wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed deeply towards the old man.
Su Ming was silent. He did not speak, but he also wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed.
"There is no such thing as a senior here. If you have visitors, just come in." The old man's dark eyes did not look at Gu Tai and Su Ming. Once he opened the door, he turned around and walked into the courtyard to sit down on a wooden stump.
Gu Tai voiced his obedience in a low voice. Once he walked into the courtyard, he did not think that the ground was dirty. He sat down beside the old man. Su Ming followed him and also sat down on the ground.
When Su Ming and Gu Tai sat down, the old man picked up a tobacco pipe from the ground by the side. Once he tapped it against the ground, he brought it to his lips and sucked in a mouthful of smoke. He did not speak, as if Su Ming and Gu Tai did not exist.
Not a hint of impatience could be seen on Gu Tai's face. He sat there calmly and did not say a single word.
Time trickled by. When the sky gradually turned dark and moonlight shone on the ground, the old man put down his tobacco pipe. Once he got up slowly, he turned around and walked towards the house.
Gu Tai sighed softly and stood up. Once he wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed to the old man, he looked at Su Ming.
"Let's go." Gu Tai turned around and walked towards the door of the courtyard. Su Ming's expression remained the same. During the past half a day, he had been sitting there without a single hint of emotion in his heart. When he stood up, his expression did not change because of the old man's refusal to acknowledge him, but when the two of them were about to walk out of the door, the old man's hoarse and faint voice came from behind them.
"Hmm? Why are you leaving? The old can leave, but the young … I haven't been paying attention all afternoon. The firewood is still there. My old body can't take it anymore. You're so young, why aren't you chopping firewood? "
At the instant the old man spoke, delighted surprise appeared on Gu Tai's face. He immediately turned around and looked at Su Ming, who had yet to walk out of the courtyard through the door.
"You already have the answer in your heart," Gu Tai said slowly with a smile on his face. When he turned around, he stepped on the moonlight and walked into the night sky.
Su Ming stood there for a moment before he closed the door to the courtyard with a calm expression. Under the moonlight, the sounds of wood being cut, which had not been heard for the entire afternoon, could be heard once again.
Bang, bang, bang …
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