At that moment, it did not matter whether it was the sovereign charging towards the vortex, the anguished Tian Xiu Luo, or the old man, none of them noticed the change in Su Ming's expression when he stared at the vortex, and a huge storm raged in the depths of his heart.
'This familiar presence … belongs to the bald crane.' Su Ming mumbled in his heart, causing his breathing to quicken. The presence was very faint, but no matter how faint it was, Su Ming would never forget it.
Because besides the bald crane's presence, there was another great presence in the vortex. That presence was like a contrast, so Su Ming not only sensed the bald crane, but also the owner of that great presence.
It was … Xuan Zang!
It was Xuan Zang's presence as he sat on the Feng Shui compass in the vast universe!
'Ancient Zang Sky and the thirty-three Skies … are the path to reach Boundless Dao Realm to them, but to me … this is the path to leave this world and return to the vast universe to open my eyes!
'Once I take that step into the thirty-three Skies, I will be able to wake up, and this Possession will end.' Su Ming's heart trembled. At that moment, an epiphany rose in his heart, and it gradually became a Brand that was etched deeply into his mind.
'This is my path …' Resolve gradually appeared in Su Ming's eyes.
At that moment, the Sovereign of Ancient Zang had already disappeared into the vortex. As booming sounds rang in the air and he charged forward, he instantly stepped into the twentieth Sky.
Unlike Sura Luo, he didn't say a single word as he proceeded onward. Soon, he reached the 22nd level, the 23rd level, the 24th level …. When he reached the 29th level, he came to a stop.
At that moment, Tian Xiu Luo stared at the vortex. His heart was filled with incredibly complicated emotions. Based on his personal will, he did not wish for the sovereign to succeed, but he also wanted to know what it meant to reach Boundless Dao Realm. Only when someone reached it would he be able to answer his questions.
The old man's expression did not change much. It did not matter whether it was regret or anticipation, they did not seem to be strong. Even at that moment, he only lifted his head and stared at the vortex.
The Sovereign of Ancient Zang only stopped for the span of a few breaths before he charged towards the thirtieth Sky without any hesitation. Once he stepped into the thirtieth Sky, he would prove that he had reached Boundless Dao Realm!
Boom!
Boom!
Boom boom boom!
A series of shocking sounds echoed out in all directions. It was the same sound as when Asura had tried to step into the 30th Sky, and had been blocked by a thunderous boom.
His voice only lasted for the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn before it gradually disappeared. Unlike Tian Xiu Luo, who had tried for seven days and seven nights out of indignation, the Sovereign of Ancient Zang had only tried nine times!
Nine times. After enough time passed for half an incense stick to burn, he failed to enter the thirtieth Heaven. He chose to give up, and slowly descended. When he emerged from the black and white vortex, no bitterness could be seen on his face. No paleness could be seen on his face, only regret.
The Sovereign of Ancient Zang landed on the tower and said softly, "I have yet to reach Boundless Dao Realm. By the looks of it, I did not manage to completely sever the kismet I severed …" He might be regretful, but he was also at ease.
Perhaps the more determined a person was, the more pressure they would have to bear in the face of failure, and people like the Sovereign of Ancient Zang, who did not care too much about Boundless Dao Realm, were able to pick it up and put it down at that moment.
As for Tian Xiu Luo, from the moment he failed, he also failed in his own heart. It was as if he had lost his way. In the process of searching for his Dao, he had strayed far into the distance, and when he turned his head around, he did not know where he had gone.
The old man was silent for a moment, then turned his head around to look at Su Ming. "Both of you have tried, so I will try as well. Let's see whether the Dao I severed is real or fake."
Su Ming also looked at the old man.
"I will scout the path for you. If I am real, then you must stay here, but if I am wrong … I will not change what I promised you in the past!" The old man cast a deep look at Su Ming, and a kind smile appeared on his face. When he turned around, he turned into a long arc that charged towards the huge black and white vortex in the sky.
Su Ming stared at the old man's back. Before he left, the old man's words made Su Ming remember how the old man had opened the door to his house in the courtyard and waited for him to acknowledge him as his Master.
He also remembered the old man's words in the past.
"I will help you prove your Dao! If you are wrong, then you will inherit my legacy, and if I am wrong, then I will help you leave this place! "
When those words echoed in the air, the sky roared. The old man rushed into the vortex like a long arc, and as booming sounds rang in the air, the layers of the world continuously shattered.
The Sovereign of Ancient Zang lifted his head and stared at everything in the vortex. In silence, Tian Xiu Luo was also watching. Gu Hong was slightly different to the two of them, because Gu Hong's Dao was not as limitless as kismet, nor was it as domineering as Tian Xiu Luo's. It was a Dao regarding the truth and falsehood of the entire world. It was a Dao that they had once not understood, and even now, they still did not try to understand it at a deeper level.
That Dao was a mixture of truth and falsehood. Everything that was real was real, and everything that was fake would always remain as an illusion. At that moment, when the old man rushed into the vortex, the test was about to begin.
Booming sounds reverberated in the air. The old man rushed up to the twentieth layer, then the twenty-third layer, the twenty-sixth layer … the twenty-ninth layer!
He did not stop for even a single moment. Instead, he rushed out and charged towards the thirtieth layer!
At that moment, it did not matter whether it was the Sovereign or Tian Xiu Luo, all of them paid close attention to the vortex. Su Ming's pupils shrank, and he focused all his attention on the vortex.
Boom!
A sound that shook the heavens and the earth, one that could be said to be the loudest sound ever since the black and white vortex had appeared, reverberated in the heavens and the earth, reverberated in all directions, reverberated in the entire world, and reverberated in the entire sky!
"Thirtieth … Day …" Tian Xiu Luo staggered. When he took a few steps back, he suddenly laughed loudly, but there was anguish in his laughter. It was an incredibly strong unwillingness to admit defeat.
In the vortex, the old man stepped into the thirtieth layer!
Once he stepped into the thirtieth layer, it meant that he had reached Boundless Dao Realm!
At that moment, not only was Tian Xiu Luo in anguish, the Sovereign of Ancient Zang's expression also changed. He stared at the vortex, and his breathing quickened.
A loud bang immediately rang out in Su Ming's mind. He sucked in a deep breath and stared at the old man in the vortex. He could vaguely see that the old man had stopped at the thirtieth layer, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
Time trickled by. In the blink of an eye, several hours passed. The old man who stood at the thirtieth layer took a step forward. When booming sounds shook the sky and earth again, he … stood at the thirty-first layer!
"The earth has an end, but the sky has no end. How many lives can one live without end? So that's how it is. So that's how it is …" It was also at that moment that the old man's voice traveled down from the thirty-first layer. There was no joy in his voice as he mumbled. Instead, there was anguish in his voice, and it seemed to be a sigh. When it echoed in the air, it puzzled Tian Xiu Luo, and uncertainty appeared on the Sovereign's face.
"So … that's how it is …" The old man's laughter echoed in the air, and the bitterness on his face turned into something close to madness. It was as if he had seen something, understood something. However, no matter what, the bitterness and madness in his laughter would cause anyone who heard it to feel a sense of sorrow.
"Gu Hong, what did you see?!" Tian Xiu Luo immediately asked. His voice traveled into the vortex.
"I saw … a world that all of you can't see and can't imagine … Su Ming … you are right. Your Dao … is right. I was wrong, because to me, this Dao has never been right to begin with …
"What is the world? What is void? What is true and false? What is reincarnation? Wrong, right … So that's how it is!" The old man's laughter became even more crazed. In it, he seemed to have lowered his head. His gaze pierced through the thirty-first layer and landed on Su Ming.
Su Ming could sense that gaze. He could also sense the sadness in it … as well as the will to part. It was the feeling of life and death. It was a feeling that made him feel as if he was about to be separated from him forever.
"Master!" Su Ming's heart trembled, and he instinctively said.
"You are right … but I still hope that many years later … you will still remember that you … have a Master in this illusory world that appeared because of a Possession." When the old man spoke languidly, there was no longer any anguish in his voice. Instead, there was a sigh, and it seemed to be a sigh for the world and his own life.
"There is no end to Dao … and your thoughts are boundless … but if I don't search for it and release it, make everything go back to the beginning, then it will be as if I am going against my Dao!
"Su Ming, I will become your ninth overlapping Dao Divinity, and with it … I will help you break through the illusory thirty-third Sky. I will help you … win this Possession, and I will help you … return home!" As he spoke, the old man's laughter was filled with madness. Endless light shone from his body. It illuminated the entire thirty-third Sky, but during that instant, it gathered into a long arc … and charged downwards from the thirty-first Sky. It shot through the vortex and … charged straight towards the center of Su Ming's brow.
"Master!" Su Ming instinctively wanted to dodge. He knew what was about to happen, but before he could do so, the long arc shot through space and appeared in front of him. It landed straight into the third eye at the center of his brow!
"Because you are my disciple, my only disciple … Since I have made a mistake, then I will definitely make my disciple … continue to be right! I hope that I will use this method to make my Dao last forever … "
A loud bang rang out in Su Ming's mind. At the instant the long arc landed at the center of his brow, Gu Hong's ancient and kind voice echoed in Su Ming's head.
At that moment … tears fell from Su Ming's eyes.
Gu Hong had gone against his Dao, scattered his Boundless Dao, and was willing to become his disciple's ninth overlapping Dao Divinity. This … was Gu Hong's Master. He had been as lonely as a feather his entire life, but for the bow Su Ming had given him in the past, he was willing to give up everything.
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