Su Ming held Xu Hui, who had fainted from drunkenness. He stared at her rosy cheeks. Her originally fragrant breath had turned into the scent of alcohol. She fell into Su Ming's arms and let out faint sounds of sleep.
Those sounds caused ripples of memories to rise in Su Ming's heart. He stood quietly on the mountain, and after a long while, he sighed softly. When he turned around, he picked up Xu Hui and charged to the south.
The five white dogs immediately flew up. White Five held a person's head in its mouth and turned into five rays of white light that charged behind Su Ming. Cloud Sieve Sect had said that they were seven days away from this place. That was based on Xu Hui's speed, but to Su Ming, he only needed a moment to reach that place.
Cloud Sieve Sect was not one of them. Instead, it was one of the smaller sects that were not part of the seven great sects in Ancient Zang. There were quite a number of such small sects in Ancient Zang, but most of them were not famous. For example, Cloud Sieve Sect had a Dao Paragon serving as garrison, and it was enough for the sect to have some prestige in the area.
In just the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn, Su Ming saw Cloud Sieve Sect in the distance. The sect was built on a mountain, and it gave off an extraordinary presence. The mountain gate was connected by pine trees, and there was a stone staircase winding down. Clouds and fog surrounded it, and Su Ming could vaguely see the hall at the top of the mountain. He could also see a huge stone erected at the mountain gate, and on it was carved the words' Cloud Sieve '!
This was Cloud Sieve Sect.
Su Ming averted his gaze and lowered his head to cast a glance at Xu Hui in his arms. When he lifted his head, a cold and callous look appeared in his eyes. He originally had no grudge against the sect … but if he ignored it, then Xu Hui would definitely be hunted down by Cloud Sieve Sect at full force due to the death of the young man and the hundreds of cultivators.
And it was impossible for Su Ming to take Xu Hui away. She was not the person in his memories, so it was impossible for him to form any sort of connection with her. This sort of connection would cause him to become even more entangled with the world, and it would gradually make him lose himself.
In the past, Su Ming had thought that maintaining a clear mind in the world was not a difficult task. He only needed to control his heart … but when he saw Xu Hui, he realized that it was not an easy task. The person who looked exactly like him and whose voice was familiar to him was someone he was incredibly familiar with in his memories … but right then, he could only look into each other's eyes, and there was a layer of unfamiliarity between them.
It was especially so when the people in his memories had already died. The feeling of seeing them again made Su Ming continuously tell himself that it was fake, but it was terrifyingly real.
And this was just Xu Hui. If he ran into Fang Cang Lan, Yu Xuan, eldest senior brother, second senior brother, Hu Zi, and the others … Su Ming did not know whether he would be able to bear to cut off his connection with the people in this world.
That was why when Su Ming faced Seven Moons Sect's Lan Lan, even if she only gave him a hint that she was Fang Cang Lan … he did not know whether he would be able to maintain his original heart in the future.
Would he become a pitiful person who knew that everything here was fake but refused to believe it, and would rather believe that everything here was real?
Su Ming knew his personality, and it was because of this that he did everything he could to avoid it, because he understood … that he was this kind of person!
He sighed softly. When a cold and callous glare appeared in his eyes, he decided Cloud Sieve Sect's fate. It … was impossible for the sect to continue existing. Only when it lost its ability to chase after Xu Hui could Su Ming leave the woman and cut off his connection with her.
But in truth, he also knew that when he destroyed the sect … he had already formed a connection with Xu Hui.
The best thing for him to do would be to let go of Xu Hui and no longer care about her life or death. He would treat her like a fleeting cloud … but he could not do it.
In silence, Su Ming lifted his right hand and pointed at Cloud Sieve Sect. Immediately, a fierce glare shone in the eyes of the five white dogs behind him, and they turned into five long arcs that charged towards Cloud Sieve Sect.
"Only kill those above Avacaniya Realm, and only the direct descendants of this sect." When Su Ming said those words flatly, the five white dogs rushed into Cloud Sieve Sect. After a moment, booming sounds surged into the sky. When enraged roars and cries of surprise rang out, a massacre broke out in Cloud Sieve Sect.
All the cultivators above Avacaniya Realm, all the direct descendants, core disciples, and even the sect master and sect elders had their blood dye the sky red that night.
When the five white dogs flew back an hour later, the dozens of people in Cloud Sieve Sect, including the sect master, sect elders, and direct descendants had their bodies and souls destroyed.
To a sect with nearly ten thousand disciples, the deaths of dozens of people was originally nothing, but when they were the minority who stood at the peak of the sect, it meant that the sect … would fall into decline.
Su Ming lowered his head and cast a glance at Xu Hui again. As he took a step forward, he placed her down on a mountain in the distance. He stared at her quietly for a long time before he lifted his right hand and swung his arm. Waves of crystalline light landed on her body, and Su Ming left.
Once Su Ming left, Xu Hui's eyelashes fluttered. She slowly opened her eyes, and confusion appeared on her face, but soon, she remembered something. She immediately got up and looked around her, but besides darkness, there was nothing else.
She vaguely remembered that she had been drinking with someone, and that person had asked her where Cloud Sieve Sect was. Then, she fell unconscious. When she woke up, she found that no matter how she tried to remember, she could not remember the face of the person who had been drinking with her.
Xu Hui frowned and shook her head vigorously before she turned into a long arc and left into the distance.
Su Ming left. He left the southwestern region and charged in the direction of Seven Moons Sect. He did not stop along the way, as if he wanted to leave Xu Hui as far away as possible and leave the connection he could not sever.
He noticed that as he went deeper into the world, he seemed to be unable to truly remain awake, but he still tried his best to maintain his original state of mind. When morning arrived, Su Ming saw Seven Moons Sect in the distance.
"I'm back …" Su Ming said softly. With a step forward, he disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already in midair above Seven Moons Sect. Almost the instant he arrived, all the Runes in Seven Moons Sect were activated. Countless figures instantly appeared, and divine senses locked down on Su Ming.
At that moment, Seven Moons Sect was clearly in a state of extreme panic. Once those divine senses scanned Su Ming, they did not relax in the slightest. Their killing intent instantly increased, but at that moment, a long string of laughter echoed in the air. Gu Tai took a huge step forward and charged towards Su Ming from the seventh layer of Sky Beyond the Sky.
"What was the result?!" Gu Tai immediately asked. At that moment, a dozen something long arcs charged over from behind him. Xu Zhong Fan and Dao Han were among them. When Xu Zhong Fan saw Su Ming, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He looked clearly older, and there were even more wrinkles on his forehead. It was as if he had always been frowning over the years, but when he saw Su Ming, the wrinkles on his forehead seemed to have disappeared by a large margin.
Only Dao Han's pupils shrank at the instant he saw Su Ming. He focused his gaze on the five white dogs beside Su Ming, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes. When he looked at Su Ming again, he had a vague feeling that after not seeing him for two hundred something years, the third prince seemed to have become incredibly different.
This was not a feeling based on his level of cultivation, but instinct. It gave Dao Han a feeling that even if he attacked, he might not be able to suppress Su Ming.
He was not the only one who felt this way. At that moment, the other great sect elders beside Gu Tai had the same feeling when they saw Su Ming.
"I've obtained all of them." Su Ming nodded at Gu Tai.
"Good. You came back just in time. I was worried that you would miss the battle of Dao Verification. Right now, there are still a few decades before it starts. Since you managed to gain something this time, then during the battle of Dao Verification decades later, you must slaughter your way to fame!
"Because this battle will be the first battle between Seven Moons Sect, One Dao Sect, and Asura Clan. This battle will be fought outside, and you will be fighting inside. We will be fighting for the path to Dao Verification, and you will be fighting against the prodigies of the other sects and clans for the Phala of Dao Verification!
"In the past, the seven sects and twelve clans fought against each other. Once they fought, their blood would fill the world, and only then would they be able to open the path to Dao Verification." But now … Seven Moons Sect has already worked together with the other two sects and three clans. The battle this time will definitely surpass that of the past! " When Gu Tai spoke, he stared at Su Ming with sparkling eyes. He had clearly noticed that Su Ming was different, but he could see more. The five white dogs around Su Ming were secondary. What Gu Tai paid attention to was Su Ming's right hand!
The red rope tied to the right hand gave Gu Tai a feeling that his heart was filled with apprehension, especially when he saw the Brand of a crescent moon on Su Ming's palm. Gu Tai's pupils shrank swiftly, and a hint of shock appeared in his eyes.
"This Brand is …" Gu Tai sucked in a deep breath, and a smile appeared at the corners of his lips. There was great excitement on his face, because he recognized the Brand's origins!
Su Ming nodded and wrapped his fist in his palm towards Gu Tai and the others. Once he cast a glance at Xu Zhong Fan, he took a step forward and stepped into the sixth layer of Sky Beyond the Sky.
"If that's the case, I will need to enter isolation and recuperate for a while. On the day of Dao Verification, please call me, Senior Gu Tai and Teacher Xu." When Su Ming spoke, Xu Zhong Fan's spirits immediately lifted. This was the first time Su Ming had called him Master. Even though he was not his Master, but Teacher Xu, to Xu Zhong Fan, it was enough.
Gu Tai watched Su Ming leave into the distance, and the smile on his face grew wider. With great confidence, he believed that even though Su Ming appeared to be just in Dao Spirit Realm, his combat abilities were enough to threaten Dao Paragons!
"If he reaches Dao Paragon Realm, he will … be the strongest beneath Great Dao Paragons! That day won't be too far away. As long as Dao Verification is activated and he enters, with his methods, intelligence, and combat abilities, the possibility of him obtaining the Phala will be incredibly high. Once he obtains the Phala and eats it, he will become a Dao Paragon! "Gu Tai said softly, and anticipation appeared in his eyes.
"Besides, he also has that Brand. It can be said to be a Brand formed by the most terrifying divine abilities and Arts in all of Ancient Zang …"
Su Ming made some changes. There was a name that was wrong previously, but he had already corrected it.
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