During that instant, mountains appeared in the one hundred thousand planets in the galaxy.
That mountain was the ninth summit in Su Ming's memories.
When the one hundred thousand ninth summits were born in the one hundred thousand planets, Su Ming had his eyes closed, and his two clones lifted their hands at the same time. Wisps of golden threads appeared out of nowhere and surrounded the two clones. As the two clones casually formed knots … he began to tie grass knots and weave the people in his memories.
Without the interference from Yin Death Region's will, Su Ming, who had emotions and pain once more, immersed himself in weaving the grass knots with Divine Essence, simply allowing time to pass as he turned all the people he could not forget in his memories into the Divine Essence Puppets in his hands.
This was the third change of heart Su Ming had not been able to complete when he was in Crimson Flame Planet. In truth, when Su Ming returned to the ninth summit's disaster in the world in the stone monument and killed his enemies, he could complete his third change of heart at any moment he wanted.
However, there was a knot in his heart. This knot was a mask formed by Yin Death Region's will. If it did not disappear, it would be difficult for him to complete his third change of heart.
When the control of Yin Death Region's will disappeared, the knot in Su Ming's heart was untied. That was why as he closed his eyes, he began the process of ending his change of heart.
The galaxy was silent. Su Ming's two clones had smiles on their faces. Their smiles came from the happiness he found in his memories. He was immersed in this happiness, or perhaps he was immersed in the loss he had suffered. He used the method of tying grass knots to make himself remember the things of the past.
The change of heart this time did not shake the sky and earth, neither did it cause a loud bang that surged into the sky. There was only a wisp of Su Ming's soul and two bodies in the silence. He might have seemed happy, but if anyone saw him, they would find him to be sad.
The sadness of his soul dyed his hands and fused with the golden grass knots to turn him into a puppet.
The Divine Essence Puppets appeared one after another, and ten years went by.
Ten years later, when Su Ming's two clones opened their eyes at the same time, tears fell from his eyes. His third change of heart ended.
To Su Ming, this change of heart was a closure to the things of the past, and it was also … a new life for him.
He weaved the puppets of all the people in his memories. All of them had puppets, but not him.
At the instant he opened his eyes, the sadness in them gradually turned dull, turning into something that he cherished in the depths of his soul and an eternal memory at the bottom of his heart.
His level of cultivation broke through the peak of Earth Cultivation Realm at that moment. Once he reached Heaven Cultivation Realm, he reached … great completion in Heaven Cultivation Realm, but this was no longer important. Su Ming looked at all the dolls before him, at the people who had the presence of his memories. He looked as if he was smiling, but also as if he was crying.
Thousands of years had been interspersed with memories. Every memory was a part of the third change of heart. They seemed to be scattered, but there was a thread connecting them.
This thread was like a rope made of grass, and the memories he had experienced were like knots made of grass. The change of heart in Crimson Flame Planet was the first knot, and the memories of the past one thousand years were the other knots. When Su Ming opened his eyes, the final knot on the rope made of grass that changed his heart had finally been tied.
Because of it, the moment the seemingly scattered third change of heart was completed, the invisible rope in Su Ming's heart turned into a Change of Heart Puppet. This puppet was the one that was missing from all the puppets he had made during the past ten years …
Him. Himself.
After a long while, Su Ming closed his eyes again. When he opened them again, there was an ancient look in his eyes. There was nothing else there.
"It's time for me to leave," Su Ming said softly. His Ecang clone took a step forward, but he did not leave the galaxy. Instead, he stepped into the one hundred thousand galaxies and sat down cross-legged. At the instant he closed his eyes, Su Ming's clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole lifted his head and stared at the one hundred thousand galaxies. A resolute look appeared in his eyes.
He gave up on the idea of letting his Ecang clone leave.
In truth, Su Ming had been mulling over whether he should let his Ecang clone leave or not. Only at that moment did he make his decision.
The purple Ecang was only one of the ten true parts of Ecang. It was incomplete. Even though it had the power to fight against Yin Death Region's will, Su Ming had long since noticed that once he left Western Ring Nebula's foreign land, while his clone would become stronger, it would not be able to compare to the speed of his training in this place.
Compared to the world outside, this place was the safest, and it was also the most suitable place for his Ecang clone to grow. If Su Ming still wanted his Ecang clone to devour the other nine parts in the end so that he could be complete, then staying in this place was the best choice.
Once he went out, there were still some cultivators who could suppress his Ecang clone, but as long as Su Ming was given enough time, his Ecang clone would grow into an existence that could make the universe tremble.
Besides, while it might be difficult for the Ecang clone to help Su Ming fight against those in Solar Kalpa Realm if he stayed in this place, he could use the power of Divine Essence in his soul to make Su Ming's cultivation base and his clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole become much stronger.
As his Ecang clone became stronger, Su Ming in the world outside would also become stronger. Before he found his real physical body, his Ecang clone would be his foundation.
That was why Su Ming used the power of this galaxy to make his clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole become stronger. This clone might not have reached the later stage of World Plane Realm, but once it fused with Su Ming's cultivation base and activated the power of Divine Essence, Su Ming was confident that he could fight against those in the later stage of World Plane Realm.
Besides, if Su Ming ran into any life-threatening danger that he could not escape from in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, then with his Ecang clone's strength, he could rush over within a short period of time.
Besides, as long as his Ecang clone stayed in this place, Western Ring Nebula's foreign land would become the safest place for Su Ming. In fact, this place could even be regarded as a cave abode that could not be moved. In this place, Su Ming, who had Sui Chen Zi's law activated, did not need to worry about any threats.
However, once he chose to have his Ecang clone leave for a long period of time, then he would lose all of these advantages, and he would also lose the chance to make his Ecang clone complete.
Once Su Ming made his choice, he chose to have his Ecang clone stay.
Besides these thoughts, there was also a suspicion at the bottom of Su Ming's heart. It was also one of the reasons why he had chosen to have his Ecang clone stay. This suspicion had existed in Su Ming's heart for a long time.
'Western Ring Nebula's foreign land is rumored to be an incredibly dangerous place. It is rare for those who step into it to be able to leave. This … is something that almost all the people in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence know.
'But … since they know this, why did they still come here in large numbers during the one thousand years? If it was not a few dozens or even a few hundreds of people, then it would have been fine. I could still see it as a personal choice.
'But there must be a reason for tens of thousands of people to come here. There's no need for me to guess this reason. I can already be certain that this is a bounty offered by the forces of power from the four Great True Worlds keeping a lookout over the barren lands. That's why there will definitely be brave people who will be willing to take the risk when the reward is great.
'And the forces of power from the four Great True Worlds keeping a lookout over the barren lands will definitely know more about Western Ring Nebula's foreign land compared to other people. Their offer of a bounty for people to come here and kill me might seem understandable, but in truth …' A freezing glare shone in Su Ming's eyes.
'Unless the forces of power from the four Great True Worlds keeping a lookout over the barren lands don't know about the secret of the foreign land, but that's clearly impossible. If I were them, even if I couldn't tell them about the secret, if they really wanted to kill me, they could forcefully enslave one hundred thousand cultivators and bring them into the foreign land to carry out a complete swap.
'In fact, if one hundred thousand people weren't enough, then they would send two hundred thousand, three hundred thousand, or even more. If they did that, they would have to carry out a few rounds of swapping, and I would definitely die!
'But they didn't do that. I refuse to believe that they didn't think of this. If that's the case …' Su Ming's eyes sparkled, and a cold sneer appeared at the corners of his lips.
'They don't want me to die. Instead, they want to create some false impressions. The goal of doing this …' Su Ming lifted his head and cast a glance at the spot where his Ecang clone was, then narrowed his eyes.
'Either it's for the Ecang clone, but there are a lot of clues in this, and I can't be certain whether this is the case or not. Besides, even I only managed to succeed by a hair's breadth, so it's unlikely that they would think of this, but I still have to be on guard.
'Another reason is … they want me to obtain Divine Essence. For example, once I reach one million feet using the normal method, I will be able to obtain a small amount of Divine Essence, and I will be able to leave this place for one thousand years.
'Could it be … that if I kill those who have Divine Essence in the world outside, I'll be able to obtain some benefits?' A thought appeared in Su Ming's heart. After a moment of pensive silence, he pushed down this question at the bottom of his heart. He shifted his gaze away from his Ecang clone and took a step into the air. His body gradually disappeared, but a ray of red light flew out and charged towards the one hundred thousand galaxies.
It was the small Candle Dragon. Su Ming had left it in this place. There was a thick amount of power of World Planes in this place, and it could nourish the small snake.
At the instant Su Ming's clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole left, Su Ming's Ecang clone opened his eyes in the one hundred thousand galaxies.
"Since I've chosen to stay here, then there are still some things I need to do." When the Ecang clone spoke flatly, the space behind him immediately distorted, and the shadow of a gigantic purple tree manifested. It swayed slightly, and ten thousand rays of purple light instantly spread out. These ten thousand rays of purple light instantly spread out in all directions and disappeared into the galaxy.
Once the Ecang clone finished doing this, he closed his eyes once again and began meditating for a long period of time.
At that moment, the world with ninety thousand stone monuments, which had been maintained for three hundred something years, immediately stirred up a buzzing sound when the ten thousand rays of purple light suddenly appeared.
All the people in the world with the ninety thousand stone monuments were forced out in an instant. Some of them were experiencing this for the first time, but there were also quite a number of them who were experiencing this for the second time. In the midst of their shock and astonishment, they could not help but remember the scene from three hundred years ago, which they had almost forgotten.
As all the people were forced out, the ten thousand rays of purple light fused into the ground. As the ground rumbled and trembled, ten thousand stone monuments rose from the ground. The spot where these ten thousand stone monuments appeared was the spot where they had disappeared three hundred years ago.
Once these ten thousand stone monuments appeared, the number of stone monuments in this place returned to one hundred thousand!
However, the extra ten thousand did not belong to Ecang or Sui Chen Zi … but to Su Ming!
These were Su Ming's stone monuments. All the people whose names were carved on these ten thousand stone monuments would have their lives and deaths controlled by Su Ming. All of them would dedicate all their time and cultivation to making his Ecang clone stronger.
From now on, the scam in Western Ring Nebula's foreign land would have an additional person who would get a share of the spoils.
The near ninety thousand people were all in dead silence at that moment. All sorts of thoughts turned into shock, shock, and bewilderment in their minds. In fact, even their breathing seemed to have frozen as they stared at the ten thousand stone monuments that had appeared with a dumbfounded expression.
Only one person had an excited expression on his face. He did not look at the ten thousand stone monuments that had appeared, but instead stared at the stone monument belonging to Su Ming, which had been practically forgotten by the people over the past three hundred years. He stared at that stone monument as he waited for a person to appear.
Gradually, he saw a vortex appear on the stone monument with Mo Su's name carved on it, and a person walked out of it.
He had long gray hair, a tall and straight body, a pale face, and an almost enchanting overlapping runic symbols in his right eye. He was … Su Ming's clone that practiced the Art of Swallowing Hollow Shadows Whole, which contained Ecang's Divine Essence!
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