The Xuanhuang Dao rhythm exploded in the sky, and the Xuanhuang Tablet was blown apart by a single finger. The Xuanhuang Lone Swallow’s heart was ashen, and the once indomitable will to stand at the pinnacle of the Dao, even if he reincarnated countless times, completely collapsed at this moment.
All along, he had been most proud of and relied on the Xuanhuang Pearl. Even though the Xuanhuang Pearl had been taken away by Ning Cheng, he still thought that he could rely on the Xuanhuang Tablet to stand at the peak. Not for any other reason, just because he cultivated the Xuan Huang Wu Xing. This was the supreme creation technique that came from the Xuanhuang Pearl. And the Xuanhuang Stele was even the symbolic stele in the Xuanhuang Pearl. Even if Ning Cheng possessed the Xuanhuang Pearl, as long as he did not have the Xuanhuang Stele, he was not considered to be in complete possession of the Xuanhuang Pearl, and one day, he could take it back.
In one simple sentence, the Xuanhuang Pearl was his faith, and after losing the Xuanhuang Pearl, his faith and trust were all in the Xuanhuang Tablet. And now, when Ning Cheng blasted the Xuanhuang Tablet with one finger, everything in his heart began to collapse. Like an avalanche, it completely collapsed.
At this moment, Xuan Huang Lone Yan watched as the Xuan Huang Tablet turned into countless fragments, and then the countless fragments turned into powder that filled the space, and then disappeared into the vast void, his entire being was frozen in awe.
He might have been incapable of resisting Ning Cheng’s finger, or perhaps he was unwilling to resist Ning Cheng’s finger.
“Why is this?” Looking at Ning Cheng’s finger that had arrived in front of him, Xuan Huang Lone Yan unconsciously murmured a question.
Ning Cheng understood what Xuan Huang Lone Yan meant, and he said indifferently, “Because you are a slave of the Xuan Huang Pearl, while I have harnessed the Xuan Huang Pearl, that is the difference.”
After saying these words, Ning Cheng’s heart was even more relaxed. When he had first obtained the Xuanhuang Pearl, he was just as much a slave of the Xuanhuang Pearl, and now the Xuanhuang Pearl was merely a world, a magic treasure, or even a medicinal garden in his hands.
“I understand ……” Xuanhuang Lone Yan suddenly had an epiphany, the resignation and doubts in his eyes disappeared without a trace, and his entire being became relaxed.
He had no complaints or regrets for losing, there was nothing to blame others for. He had this opportunity before Ning Cheng and he had squandered it. He should not always think of others to help him perfect the Xuanhuang Pearl, if he were to do it again, he would definitely perfect the Xuanhuang Pearl himself, even if he had to go through all the hardships and use billions of years, he would be willing to do so.
He was sure that when he perfected the Xuanhuang Pearl again, he would be able to comprehend its true meaning. But his resourcefulness and his desire to take shortcuts destroyed him. There are no shortcuts to the Dao.
He had no regrets, for he understood this truth. To hear the Dao and die at the end of the day was the truest reflection of his heart at that moment.
“Boom,” the blood mist burst open and Xuanhuang Lone Swallow turned into nothingness and disappeared into the void.
Ning Cheng’s faint voice came out, “For the sake of your ability to understand, I will let you reincarnate.”
After saying these words, Ning Cheng flicked his finger and the Jian Mu nail that cut through all space slowed down in front of Ning Cheng. Without waiting for Ning Cheng to raise his hand to grab the Jian Mu nail, the black and white space created by Qin Moutian’s black and white double thin cymbals had already swept up the Jian Mu nail and disappeared without a trace.
Qin Moutian knew very well that Ning Cheng had killed Xuanhuang Luyan and stopped his Jian Mu nail, so he had no chance to deal with Ning Cheng again.
Ning Cheng looked down at his fingers and said to himself, “This Qu Bodhisattva Saint Buddha really has a few moves, two fingers flicking flowers, which I only simulated because of my random walk on the Dao, yet it had such a great effect. When that monk has understood the truth that there are no flowers to flick, will I still be able to block this flick?”
Xing Xi also withdrew her Abhinus Sword, she knew Ning Cheng’s strength well, and this strike was simply a test. Compared to the Gate of Creation, the grudge between her and Ning Cheng was nothing at all.
It was only the result of the test that made her heart grow colder and colder, back when she was in the Witch Realm, Ning Cheng’s strength was outrageously strong. And now she could feel that Ning Cheng was even stronger than before by several notches. Even though she had also seen her strength skyrocket due to the formation of her own Killing Avenue Rules, she was still no match for Ning Cheng.
Ning Cheng landed on the Starry Sky Wheel, it was not that he did not want to make a move, but he could not. Qin Shouting Tian and Xing Xi were standing at horns, clearly ready to fight for their lives with him. At this moment, the Gate of Creation was about to open, so it was unwise to fight for his life with Qin Moutian and Xing Xi at this place. What’s more, there were too many people who wanted his life, and he had already sensed the aura of the Causal Daoist Monarch.
Not all people knew of Ning Cheng’s reputation, and there were still quite a few people who knew of him. Now that Ning Cheng had killed the Xuanhuang Saint Lord, Xuanhuang Lone Yan, it had even caused a silence to fall around. Some people who did not wish to cause trouble before the Gate of Creation opened had already activated their flying magic treasures and continued to Mount Wang.
As for Weng Baigong, his body was even cold, as he had been a little panicked when he saw how Xuan Huang Luyan had treated Ning Cheng earlier. Now that Xuan Huang Luyan had been killed by Ning Cheng, or killed with a single finger, if Ning Cheng wanted to kill him, where could he escape to? Luckily, Ning Cheng was not looking for him.
“Everyone disperse, the Lookout Mountain is becoming clearer and clearer, the Gate of Creation is about to open, there is no need to gather here ……” a plaintive voice rang out, followed by a man with light eyebrows and black beard walking out from a flying magic treasure, it was none other than Ning Cheng who had previously been beware of the Causal Daoist Monarch.
Even though many people did not know the Causal Dao Monarch, after seeing that the Causal Dao Monarch dared to tell everyone to disperse at this time, they knew that this person was very unusual.
A short battle ended with the killing of Xuanhuang Lone Swallow. All of them continued to drive their flying magic treasures as if nothing had happened and headed for Mount Wang.
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Ning Cheng did not feel much relief when he had killed Xuan Huang Lone Swallow. Xuan Huang Lone Yan was not even as strong as when the Gate of Creation opened the first time, even Xing Xi was far inferior, and killing Xuan Huang Lone Yan would only reduce one person who was secretly dealing with him. It would barely have half an impact on the fight for the Gate of Creation.
The speed of the Starry Sky Wheel increased, and it soon crossed over many flying magic treasures. After the previous battle, no one dared to come nagging or stop the Starry Sky Wheel even if it was faster.
Ning Cheng’s thought was to be able to reach Mount Wang sooner, then find the Great Dao Abyss and improve the strength of those around him before he did so.
Several months passed in a flash, and there were no other flying magic treasures around the Starry Sky Wheel long ago, but Lookout Mountain could still only be seen with the eyes.
“Brother Xiao, how many years after the first time the Gate of Creation opened, was it after the appearance of Lookout Mountain?” Ning Cheng finally couldn’t hold back a little and asked Xiao Xinxi who was beside him.
Xiao Xinxi shook his head, “That time we could only be on the periphery, and I was following behind the Daoist Monarch of Destiny. When the Gate of Creation opened, our divine sense couldn’t even sweep in. That battle was fought for many years, and I reckon it should have opened within a hundred years after Mount Hope was truly revealed in its entirety.”
After saying that Xiao Xinxi seemed to think of something and added, “Some people say that there are top-notch flying magic treasures to reach Mount Wang before the Gate of Creation opens, but I have also heard that Mount Wang cannot be reached the faster it is. I don’t know which of these two statements is right. A top-notch flying magic treasure is naturally fast, so how can it be that the faster it is, the less it can be reached?”
Hearing these words, it was as if a dazzling bolt of lightning had crossed Ning Cheng’s heart, he would never think that Xiao Xinxi was talking nonsense. Sometimes, it was that the desire for speed was not enough.
Ning Cheng quickly stopped the Starry Sky Wheel and said to all the people in the Starry Sky Wheel, “I’m going to put away the Starry Sky Wheel, it’s likely that Mount Lookout will only be able to walk there on its own feet, so let’s all meet up at Mount Lookout.”
After saying this, Ning Cheng was even more certain that he was not mistaken. The journey to Lookout Mountain was not by virtue of speed, but by virtue of perception and chance. It was also not relying on others to take them there, but rather one could walk there by oneself. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be some people who suddenly arrived at Mount Lookout after the Gate of Creation had opened.
All along the way, the strength of all the people had greatly improved, but they were just that little bit short of wanting to cross into the third step. All of them were eager to reach Lookout Mountain first and then advance to the first level. Now that Ning Cheng had asked everyone to walk there on their own, even more so, no one raised any objections. Sometimes there was a more down-to-earth feeling when the path was placed under one’s feet.
The crowd left the Starry Sky Wheel, greeted each other, and headed to Lookout Mountain individually.
Ning Cheng was even more certain in his heart after taking the first step that his Dao was still missing that little bit. Perhaps after he crossed the Realm of Harmony and stepped into the Realm of Creation, he would be able to clearly feel how many more steps were left on Mount Lookout. No, at that time, Mount Wang was right under his feet.
Ning Cheng was not in a hurry to sense the distance between him and Lookout Mountain, nor was he in a hurry to hurry. He was sensing the aura of Dao rhythm that was why Lookout Mountain had not been able to walk, an aura of rules that overrode all his senses. Because this rule overrode his perceptions, there was no way for him to understand what was going on here.
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Kong Zai also did not expect that after getting off the Starry Sky Wheel, he was the first among the crowd to reach Lookout Mountain. When he stood at the foot of Lookout Mountain and looked up even though he could not see the top of Lookout Mountain, the shock in his heart was even more indescribable.
He was at least a Human King Daoist and had experienced too much. He had never seen such a majestic and boundless peak as Mount Wang. In the distance, he could still see some outlines of Mount Wang, but when he reached the foot of Mount Wang, he still could not see the peak of Mount Wang when he looked up. Even if his divine sense extended out further, the top of Lookout Mountain was still beyond his divine sense.
Kong Zai withdrew his divine sense and his gaze fell on a huge abyss hundreds of feet away from him. The endless aura of the Great Dao that pervaded that huge abyss, the incomparable clarity of the rules and the divine spirit Qi that could even cleanse the flesh and soul, shook him once more.
This was the Great Dao Abyss of Mount Hope? He hadn’t even cultivated it yet, and just by looking at it with his gaze, he seemed to be able to sense that he could advance here. Once he entered the Great Dao Abyss to cultivate, what would happen then?
Even Kong Zai, who had experienced the First Creation War and had become light-hearted, could not help but take a step forward at this moment and fall into the Great Dao Abyss.
Before he even landed, he saw that there were already people cultivating in the Great Dao Abyss. No one cared about him, and Kong Zai naturally didn’t care about anyone else, so he picked a spot and directly began to attack the Realm of Harmony.
Just as Kong Jie left, three more people arrived, and the last one to arrive was none other than Yu Qing. Yu Qing did not see Kong Zai, she also felt the vastness of the top of Mount Wang and saw the Great Dao Abyss in the distance. The two men before Yu Qing, after seeing the Great Dao Abyss, like Kong Zai, barely gave it half a second thought as their entire bodies turned into a line of shadows and rushed towards the Great Dao Abyss.
Yu Qing was about to follow them when she suddenly thought of something and retraced her steps, instead looking towards the top of the Lookout Mountain. A few breaths later, not only did Yu Qing not rush towards the Great Dao Abyss, she instead ran towards the top of Lookout Mountain, and soon her form disappeared without a trace.