Pursuit of the Truth - 1135 What Is There Left In My Life…?
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1135 What Is There Left In My Life…?

"Wait…" This time, he spoke without hesitation.

But the moment he started, a resolute expression surfaced on the face of the person who had returned from the Barren Lands of Divine Essence. He understood well what he had to do at that moment. Since the tanned old man wanted him to say it, he would say it.

"Many days ago, I was sent by a sect master to the Barren Lands of Divine Essence…" He did not bother with the tanned old man's words. When he spoke, he instantly attracted all the cultivators' attention.

"I was sent to the Barren Lands of Divine Essence to investigate all the things Dynast Dao Kong had experienced while he was there, to find the source for His Highness' sudden increase in power. This was the task I was given, and I had no right to reject it. I could only listen to his orders, so I hope that you will not punish me for it, Your Highness."

As he spoke, he wrapped his fist in his palm and bowed deeply to Su Ming. His expression was filled with respect, and there was even fear in it.

This scene instantly caused an uproar among the crowd. Everyone began to listen even more attentively, and a strong wave of curiosity had already stirred up in their hearts.

"Once I went to the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, I did not head to the camp where the forces of power from True Morning Dao World were stationed to investigate this matter. Instead, I went to some of my good friends in the other True Worlds which I had befriended while I was a True Guard to understand this matter from another point of view. I even coincidentally ran into some fellow Daoists with whom I was good friends with in the past.

"Through an investigation conducted from various points of view, I might have still been unable to investigate all that Dynast Dao Kong went through in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, but I did manage to find out about three- or four-tenths of it.

"When Dynast Dao Kong entered the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, he kept a low profile and did not s.h.i.+ne too brightly. His legend started during a great auction held in Black Ink Planet.

"While he was there, Dynast Dao Kong bought a Sacred Constellation Robe and started a grand quest that shocks me even now!

"His Highness went to Divine Essence Star Ocean and went through dangerous trials while he was there. Perhaps you do not understand Divine Essence Star Ocean too well, but I can tell all of you that it is a place filled with serendipities. It is a place where ancient Ancestral Spirits sleep. In fact, there are still living Ancestral Spirits, Antecedental Spirits, and plenty of ancient, primitive tribes over there.

"Everything is possible in Divine Essence Star Ocean which is filled with legendary creatures. Forget His Highness' level of cultivation increasing by leaps and bounds, it wouldn't have been impossible for him to become one of the strongest in one step.

"Only in that sort of environment can a person truly grow, and only in that place can an ordinary piece of metal be turned into a sharp sword!

"I do not know exactly what His Highness went through while he was in Divine Essence Star Ocean—only he alone would—but I'm certain that it was definitely not something an ordinary person would be able to live through. There are things there from which even sect masters would die!

"I also know that Dynast Dao Kong… took part in the activation of the fifth kiln. The fifth kiln is one of the most mysterious places in Divine Essence Star Ocean. Each time it is activated, a sea of fire is stirred up and sweeps through the entire Divine Essence Star Ocean! Perhaps some of you do not understand the might of the fifth kiln, but I can tell all of you that its fire can instantly burn all cultivators under Mastery Realm!

"In fact, even those in Mastery Realm that do not have enough Enchanted Treasures would find it hard to last long in the sea of fire!" The old man's respectful words reverberated in all directions, and a loud wave of discussions was immediately stirred up.

An uproar from ten million cultivators arose, and all of them had shocked expressions due to the old man's words. Some of the people had heard of Divine Essence Star Ocean before and naturally knew why it was so terrifying. They had heard about the fifth kiln before as well, and understood what facing it meant.

In fact, there were even some of them who had been True Guards in the past. The old man's words caused them to fall silent. They knew far more than the others, but exactly because of that, their respect for Su Ming grew even more. It had in fact reached an unprecedented manner.

There were many more who had heard about those things for the first time, but they knew the old man and that he would definitely not lie. Besides, there were few among them who were foolish and couldn't determine whether the old man's words were real or not.

"Dynast Dao Kong entered the fifth kiln when it was activated, and even the weakest among the ones who joined him was in Mastery Realm. While he was with them, amid the numerous dangers, Dynast Dao Kong obtained a great serendipity that had never been known to man before. He also obtained his followers while he was there…"

His words echoed in the air. The commotion in the area instantly became even stronger, and when the people cried out, their voices were filled with astonishment that spoke of them finding themselves in disbelief.

Bei Bang's pupils shrank. When he whipped his head around to look towards Su Ming, what entered his line of sight was the other's indifferent expression.

The tanned old man had already become expressionless. He glared at the old man who had returned from the Barren Lands of Divine Essence, and powerful killing intent rose in his heart.

The expressions of the nine Dynasts on Su Ming's platform changed, and they took a few steps back simultaneously.

"This is nothing. There is one rumor discussed animatedly in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence right now. It is about… Sir Wu who doesn't belong to any of the True Worlds but who has attached himself to the forces of power from the four Great True Worlds stationed in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence. This person is an Almighty in Mastery Realm, and he also entered the fifth kiln when it was activated.

"The rumors are saying that this person has yet to return because he was fighting over a treasure with Dynast Dao Kong, and was then personally killed him. His physical body has become the body of his follower, Flame Fiends' Progenitor!"

At the instant the old man said those words, the uproar in the area became so strong that only loud, booming sounds could be heard.

Bei Bang's eyes shone. He did not speak, but the tanned old man behind him let out a cold harrumph, and with a voice like thunder, he instantly drowned out the waves of sound in the area.

"Nonsense! I've heard of Sir Wu before. He has a strange bloodline, and when he transforms, he becomes incredibly powerful. There is no way he could be killed so easily. Who did you hear this from? How could you treat rumors as if they were real?! If you continue telling us things that are mere gossip, do not blame me for punis.h.i.+ng you!" the tanned old man said with harshness.

"What if this was told to me personally by Progenitor Long Hai?!" the old man who returned from the Barren lands of Divine Essence asked without hesitation. He was ready to risk everything.

Once he spoke, the uproar in the area which had been drowned out rose with a vengeance, and it instantly became so strong that the voices seemed endless. The tanned old man's expression changed, and he was rendered speechless.

"Progenitor Long Hai is the Almighty from Morning Dao Sect who has gone missing for years!"

"I heard about this Progenitor before. It's said that he has long since arrived at the state of an Almighty and has a great reputation in True Morning Dao World. I didn't expect that he'd be in the Barren Lands of Divine Essence."

"Progenitor Long Hai… if the old man is the one who said it, then those words are believable!"

As voices in the area formed into incomprehensible noise, the old man who had returned from the Barren Lands of Divine Essence opened his mouth again and uttered the most shocking words since the start.

"When Dynast Dao Kong ventured out of the fifth kiln, he also went to the fifth ocean. While he was there… His Highness was attacked by various tribes and surrounded by ferocious beasts."

The old man jolted, and as he trembled, his eyes were filled with fear.

"When he was there, one of His Highness' followers only executed one divine ability before he destroyed tens of thousands of cultivators. Some of them were Almighties in Mastery Realm, and their numbers were impossible to count...

"It is said that His Highness' follower… is an Almighty in Life Realm who has nearly stepped into Death Realm!!"

As the old man's words echoed, the entire area fell into dead silence. Soon though, a loud boom erupted from the crowd, formed from countless cries of surprise fusing together into a wave of sound that surged into the heavens.