"When my figure appears in your memories again, you will remember me once more, and you will become my true subordinate." Su Ming lifted his right hand and tapped the center of Yue Hong Bang's brows.
Yue Hong Bang's injuries immediately recovered, but confusion appeared in his eyes, and he gradually fell to the ground.
Su Ming swung his right hand, and a gentle gust of wind swept through the area with him as its center. Wherever it went, it was as if there was no place in the world that could stop the wind from spreading. It did not matter whether it was the mountain ranges, the cave abodes, or all the places where cultivators resided were as if they did not exist.
All the cultivators who were swept by the piercing wind instantly shuddered, no matter what level of cultivation they possessed. Confusion appeared in their eyes, and all their memories of Su Ming disappeared in the wind.
As the cultivators fell to the ground and fell unconscious, in the blink of an eye, Su Ming was the only person standing in the mountain range.
The wind continued spreading outwards. With this place as its center, it spread through the entire Crimson Flame Planet. This was a windstorm that wiped away all memories related to Su Ming, as if he had never existed in Crimson Flame Planet, no matter whether it was now or in the past.
In fact, even the fragmented souls of the people who were surrounded by the aura of death drifting in the world were wiped away by the wind and turned into nothingness.
As the windstorm continued spreading outwards, Su Ming took a step towards the sky. With it, his body disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was standing on a small hill.
There was a cottage at the top of the hill, and there was an old woman sitting cross-legged in it. She had her eyes open at that moment and was staring at the door of the cottage. There was a dull look on her face, as if she was waiting for something.
Su Ming walked towards the cottage, and when he arrived outside, the wind he had stirred up previously had already swept through most of Crimson Flame Planet. In just a few more breaths, it would cover the entire planet.
With a creak, Su Ming pushed open the door to the cottage. He did not enter, but stood outside and met the old woman's gaze.
"You're finally here." The old woman was Mei Lan, and she was also the source of the Blood Identification Pearls that had been extracted from her memories by the four Great True Worlds.
"I'm here," Su Ming said calmly, then walked into the cottage and sat down on a chair by the side.
"Let me leave with dignity, thank you." The old woman closed her eyes. After saying this, she did not move.
Five breaths later, the windstorm finally covered the entire Crimson Flame Planet, causing all the cultivators in the planet to have their memories of Su Ming disappear with the wind. This was an irreversible erasure, and it was something that could not be recovered.
Crimson Flame Planet was one of the beginnings of the Barren Lands of Divine Essence in Su Ming's memories, which was why some mysterious things had appeared there, such as the ability to form Blood Identification Pearls through the memories of the people in this place.
Once Su Ming left Crimson Flame Planet, all those who had seen him in the past could not have their memories turned into Blood Identification Pearls. This divine ability involved the power of Plane Kalpa, and its mysteries could not be described with words.
The windstorm spread through the entire Crimson Flame Planet before gradually dispersing. When the planet returned to peace and all the cultivators fell asleep, Su Ming walked out of the cottage. He cast one last glance at Crimson Flame Planet before turning around and walking slowly towards the sky.
Gradually, the crimson coffin manifested around him. Su Ming stood on the coffin and walked into space. Two long arcs flew up from the ground. One of them was the Duke of Crimson Flame, and the other was the bald crane. They caught up to Su Ming, and with him … disappeared into space.
"Darn it all, those damn bastards! I hid crystals in seventeen thousand something places, but they … they … I can't believe it … There are two places where the crystals are gone!
"I hate this! Looks like I can't hide crystals anymore in the future! It's not safe, and it's easy for me to lose them. My heart hurts, Su Ming, my heart hurts!" The bald crane looked as if it was in extreme pain. By the looks of it, it was not faking it, but was truly in extreme pain.
Even when Su Ming left, the bald crane still had a distressed expression on its face. It looked so sad that it looked as if it had lost the most precious thing in its life.
Ten breaths after Su Ming left Crimson Flame Planet, the first person to open his eyes was Yue Hong Bang. There was a dazed look in his eyes, as if something had happened just now, but when he thought about it carefully, he found that a person was missing.
That person was indistinct, and he could not remember who it was. When he lowered his head, he saw Zhao Guang You's head in his hand.
Soon after, more people woke up one after another, but all of them were the same as Zhao Guang You. In their memories, a person was missing, along with a name.
In a cottage at the top of a small hill was an old woman sitting cross-legged. She gradually opened her eyes, and there was a dazed look in them. After a moment, she let out a soft sigh.
"I can't remember."
She did not die.
Crimson Flame Planet still had its own set trajectory. It continued moving slowly, but some of the people's memories had been eternally wiped away. It was just like what Su Ming had said to Yue Hong Bang previously. If he could remember, then he could truly become Su Ming's subordinate.
If he could not remember, then everything would be gone.
…..
Su Ming sat cross-legged on the red coffin in the galaxy and meditated with his eyes closed. Time trickled by slowly. One year, two years, three years, until five years passed.
During these five years, Su Ming charged swiftly towards Black Ink Planet. Occasionally, he would use the power of the Rune to shift, causing his speed to become much faster.
By then, he was almost at the edge of Black Ink Planet. With just a little more time, he would step into the territory of Black Ink Planet. This was slightly faster than what Su Ming had expected.
The Blood Identification Pearls had lost their effectiveness, and no one could find Su Ming's tracks. Besides, the bald crane had fused with the Divinity Incarceration Rune, so there was not a single flaw left.
Perhaps the only ones who could discover Su Ming were the Masters of Fate, Lives, and Death's will, which covered the entire Western Ring Nebula. However, Su Ming did not run into any True Guards on his way, and neither did he hear the four Great True Worlds mention anything about him again.
Su Ming had an answer to all of this in his heart.
During his trip to the forces of power from True Sacred Yin World keeping a lookout over the barren lands, Su Ming had killed Dao Ren and displayed his might. He had even managed to survive the pursuit of a Master of Fate, Lives, and Death, and had even stirred up a commotion in the galaxy.
He refused to believe that they did not know who he was. Even if Dao Ren, who had recognized him, had died, Wu Li Zi was still around, and True Sacred Yin World would definitely know that he was the Mo Su they had chased down in the past.
'Are they tacitly acknowledging my existence? 'Su Ming opened his eyes.
'Or are they gathering up a new storm … No matter what, the past between me and the four Great True Worlds hasn't ended. 'Su Ming's expression was calm, and he closed his eyes once again.
He might have closed his eyes, but his ears were not silent. During these five years, the bald crane's endless chatter had allowed Su Ming to understand just how strong it was.
"My heart hurts … My heart hurts, Su Ming, my heart hurts so much. Tell me, why did I only lose two of my crystals when I was hiding them so well..? I had a total of nine crystals, and they were gone just like that …" The bald crane's voice traveled into his ears as if it was pounding its chest.
The Duke of Crimson Flame quickly closed his eyes and pretended that he did not hear it.
"My poor Grandpa Crane, I've been thrifty my entire life. I've been running around collecting crystals. My poor Grandpa Crane, I've been working diligently over the years, but … but how could I lose them..? I can't accept this reality. This is the first time I lost crystals, and my heart hurts …"
"Su Ming, my heart is already aching so badly, why aren't you reacting at all?" Even after chattering for a long time, the bald crane did not feel that its mouth was parched. It just stared at Su Ming anxiously.
Su Ming ignored it.
"Su Ming, I burned my soul for you in the past! You owe me one million crystals! Y-y-you … My heart is aching so badly, and I need to be comforted, but you're ignoring me … My heart hurts …"
"During these five years, I've already given you eighty-six crystals!" Su Ming frowned and opened his eyes to glare at the bald crane.
When it saw Su Ming's reply, the bald crane immediately became full of energy. It was not afraid of Su Ming speaking, but was afraid that he would remain silent. At that moment, not only was it full of energy, it was also brimming with fighting spirit. Clearly, it looked as if it wanted to exchange three thousand blows with Su Ming.
"That's not the same thing. What you gave me is what you gave me, but what I lost … is lost forever. Even if I have ten billion crystals in the future … I should only have ten billion and nine crystals." The bald crane covered its chest. Based on its expression, it could be seen that it had been struggling with this problem for the past five years.
"Then go and snatch nine." Su Ming forced down the irritation in his heart caused by the bald crane torturing him for the past five years and said faintly.
"But even if I snatch them, I'll still lose nine."
"Then go and steal them."
"If you steal them, I'll still lose them."
"Go and pick them up!"
"Where should I pick them up? Even if I pick them up, I'll still lose them … "The bald crane put on a long face.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Su Ming let out a long sigh. He could tell that the bald crane had not been causing trouble for no reason during the past five years. It was truly troubled by this problem. To the bald crane, who would be considered to have lost its crystals if it did not see any when it went out, truly losing nine crystals was definitely a disaster for it.
"Let's go back to Crimson Flame Planet. I'll search through it again. I swear that I'll definitely find the person who stole my crystals." The bald crane gritted its teeth.
"We're about to reach Black Ink Planet." Su Ming sighed again.
"I have a feeling that I'll lose crystals when we go to Black Ink Planet this time. This feeling is incredibly strong. The closer we get to Black Ink Planet, the stronger it becomes, and I can't stand it anymore …" The bald crane was trying its best to speak eloquently. It did not have any sort of premonition, but at that moment, it did not know that its nonsense would soon become a heartache that would drive it mad for the rest of its life.
"... Hmm? Who's that? What a familiar presence. " As it spoke, the bald crane was suddenly stunned and let out a light gasp of surprise. Since it could fuse with the Divinity Incarceration Rune, it could sense things from a very long distance away.
A focused glint appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He fused his divine sense into the bald crane's Divinity Incarceration Rune, and immediately, a large area of the galaxy appeared clearly in his mind. In a spot that was slightly far away, Su Ming saw … a snake-like ferocious beast whose body was rotting away but was not dead. Its entire body was filled with the aura of death, and it was struggling to move forward.
By the looks of it, it was at its last gasp and was about to die. Before long, it would die.
Behind it were nearly a hundred cultivators with moths under their feet. They were chasing after it while letting out strange cries. These cultivators were dressed in torn robes, but a fierce light shone in their eyes. The person leading the group was a woman. She was thin and small, and there was dirt on her face, so her face could not be seen. However, she was the fastest. There was a string of bells on her wrist, and every single time they swung, the galaxy would distort and the ferocious beast in front of her would let out pained roars.
At the instant Su Ming saw the snake-like ferocious beast clearly, he was stunned.
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