After gaining epiphany at the Temple of Fallen Stars, Ning Cheng’s Spear Dao Spirit Technique was no longer limited to just one spear skill. Traceless was no longer the same traceless on the surface, it had already transformed into pure killing intent without any trace.
In the moment that the Spear Intent within the whirlpool paused, concealed and barely discernible Spear Shadows pierced through the void between Ning Cheng and Bian Shiyan. In just the twinkling of an eye, they emerged before Bian Shiyan’s glabella. This was Ning Cheng’s real Traceless Spear Intent.
As the aura of death washed over him, Bian Shiyan’s soul almost flew out. He immediately sprayed out a mouthful of blood, which then turned into a blood-red shield in front of him.
“Boom…. Katcha….” An explosive sound emerged as Bian Shiyan’s blood shield, and Ning Cheng’s Spear Intent collided followed by a crisp katcha sound.
Bian Shiyan shot back tumbling within the void before he finally managed to find some footing while he looked at Ning Cheng in horror. He even forgot to wipe away the bloodstains at the corner of his mouth. The exchange between the two had happened too fast. Although he had taken up a defensive position, he still was at a considerable disadvantage in that encounter.
Song Chengbo also sobered up and looked at Ning Cheng in surprise before speaking up, “Brother Ning, you reached the Heaven Seated Realm, ha-ha….”
He had already prepared his heart for death, but he didn’t expect Ning Cheng to be so powerful. Not only could Bian Shiyan not push Ning Cheng back, the later even occupied a significant advantage over the former.
Ning Cheng showed only a faint smile. He had only used just 50% of his current strength. Not even fully deploying his Celestial River Domain or integrating it into his attack. He just wanted to test how different was his newfound power compared to cultivators who had just advanced to the Life and Death Realm. And now, Ning Cheng clearly obtained the answer. This Bian Shiyan simply wasn’t his opponent, if he used his full strength.
Sure enough, hard work always begets results. Moreover, Ning Cheng had spent an enormous amount of cultivation resources to reach this level, and it definitely showed.
“Brother Song, I’m going to kill this fellow today. Please keep a watch and don’t let him get away.” Ning Cheng said and took a step forward. The void around him seemed to have gone still when he made this step.
Ning Cheng had full confidence in defeating Bian Shiyan and even killing Bian Shiyan. But as a Life and Death Expert, he definitely would have a few means to escape. Therefore, he asked Song Chengbo to help keep watch and not let Bian Shiyan escape.
Bian Shiyan, who felt surprised on hearing Ning Cheng’s remarks, suddenly shot a cold look at Ning Cheng out of the corners of his eyes. From the looks of it, Ning Cheng truly was an expert, but his cultivation was yet to reach the Life and Death Realm. As a cultivator in the Heaven Seated Realm, this fellow wanted to kill a powerhouse in the Life and Death Realm; is he not afraid of cutting his tongue in this wind.
“Ant not knowing the immensity of the heavens and depths of the earth…..” Bian Shiyan had just spoken a few words when he swallowed the latter part of the sentence. He felt an oppressive force twice as strong crushing down on him.
“Kaka….” His Domain immediately started giving out crackling sounds.
Shit, that bastard had not used his full strength.
Just when Bian Shiyan thought of this, he immediately felt multiple blades rushing towards his Sea of Consciousness.
Spiritual Consciousness attacks,
at this moment where would Bian Shiyan find the time or energy to speak. The giant banner in his hand completely unfolded, and the gap between him and Ning Cheng filled with endless streamer shadows.
Each streamer shadow contained a mind-shaking aura, which rushed forward in waves. These streamer shadows, like billowing waves, immediately clashed with Ning Cheng’s Spiritual Consciousness Blades, trying to suppress it.
Sure enough, a good weapon could actually help one in suppressing the Spiritual Consciousness of the opponent.
Ning Cheng himself was an Artefact-crafting Master, so he understood that Bian Shiyan’s giant banner did not only have a shielding effect, but it also had the effect of suppressing the opponent’s Spiritual Consciousness. Once it successfully managed to contain the opponent’s Spiritual Consciousness, even if the opponent had formidable strength, they would only taste defeat. Moreover, Bian Shiyan hadn’t brought out any attack-type weapon yet; therefore, this giant banner presumably also had an attacking effect.
Unfortunately, this thing had little use for Ning Cheng. Ning Cheng immediately unleashed his Starry Sky Sea of Consciousness without any reserve, Spiritual Consciousness Blades burst out one after another. These Spiritual Consciousness Blades instantly shattered Bian Shiyan’s streamer shadows. But even so, these Spiritual Consciousness Blades still lacked the power to reach Bian Shiyan’s Sea of Consciousness.
“Boom-Boom” Celestial Essence explosions erupted, bursting at the seams between the Domains of Ning Cheng and Bian Shiyan. Although Bian Shiyan’s Domain was slightly weaker than Ning Cheng was, it could still block against Ning Cheng’s Domain a few moments ago. However, at this moment, with Ning Cheng unleashing the full might of his Domain and with the added support from the Spiritual Consciousness Blades, Bian Shiyan’s Domain quickly broke down, exposing Bian Shiyan to the full force of Ning Cheng’s killing intent.
Bian Shiyan’s eyes flashed with a little panic, and he fully understood that Ning Cheng truly had not tried his best before.
Just as Ning Cheng suspected, Bian Shiyan’s giant streamer shadows immediately converged and folded themselves into an iron halberd.
This iron halberd took shape the moment Bian Shiyan’s Domain broke apart, which helped him block Ning Cheng’s Long Spear Dao Artefact.
“Boom” As the explosion weakened, Bian Shiyan’s body gradually started fading away.
This fellow wanted to escape.
Ning Cheng immediately rushed into the whirlpool formed by the broken Domain and punched with full force.
“Puff…..” With flesh and blood flying, Bian Shiyan’s lower half turned into blood mist on connecting with Ning Cheng’s punch before he disappeared completely.
Ning Cheng gave out a sigh. He knew that Bian Shiyan had successfully managed to escape. However, as Bian Shiyan lost half of his body, his cultivation would definitely fall down to the Heaven Seated Realm. But he managed to escape with his life.
Song Chengbo quickly flew over and spoke with some shame, “Brother Ning, I really am useless. I could not stop him.”
Ning Cheng smiled, “It’s not your fault. He had a high-grade Escape Talisman. We wouldn’t have been able to stop him even if we wanted.”
But these words were just to comfort Song Chengbo. Ning Cheng knew that if he actually used his full power from the start then even if Bian Shiyan had a stronger Escape Talisman, he wouldn’t have managed to escape.
Nevertheless, knowing one’s face was not equivalent to understanding one’s heart. Although Ning Cheng and Song Chengbo had somewhat similar personalities, they had only met each other by pure chance and did not have a deep friendship. Moreover, Sunset’s Twilight was his killer ace, and he didn’t want to use it in front of Song Chengbo.
“Brother Ning, if not for your help, I’m sure that this Song Chengbo would have already ceased to exist. You saved me once again.” Song Chengbo sincerely thanked Ning Cheng with cupped fists.
Ning Cheng simply waved his hand and spoke, “Brother Song, these are not worth mentioning. You don’t have to care too deeply about it. But I do want to ask Brother Song about a matter. Does Brother Song know about a way to leave the Eternal Night Domain?”
Song Chengbo also did not hesitate and immediately spoke up, “There is a place I heard a long time ago from where one can leave the Eternal Night Domain, but ordinary cultivators simply would not be able to go through that place.”
“Which
place?” Ning Cheng asked.
“The Eternal Night Single File Gorge. Truth be told, there are many other places to leave the Eternal Night Domain, such as the Temple of Fallen Stars. But for ordinary cultivators, only the Eternal Night Single File Gorge would provide a slightly higher chance of a successful passage. Anywhere else, like the Temple of Fallen Stars, one would only meet a dead end, unless one possessed some heaven-defying luck apart from having extremely high cultivation.” Song Chengbo gave out a sigh after he replied.
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“Where is the Eternal Night Single File Gorge?” Ning Cheng quickly asked. He really did not want to stay in this place anymore. Although the void around the Eternal Night Domain stretched out endlessly, the Eternal Night Domain was the only stable starland he had found till now. Moreover, his current cultivation was still not enough for him to establish a foothold in the Eternal Night Domain. But even if he could prove himself in the Eternal Night Domain, he would still want to head back to the Grand Culmination Starry Skies.
Song Chengbo took out a jade strip and handed it to Ning Cheng, “This is the Void Positional Diagram for the Eternal Night Single File Gorge. But even at my fastest speed, it would take more than half a year to reach it from this place.”
After a short pause, he immediately shifted to the most important thing, “In fact, for a starry sky cultivator, time is not the most important factor to consider. The most important factor is the dangers within the Eternal Night Single File Gorge. It is said that some people did manage to traverse the Eternal Night Single File Gorge and reach the other side, but it is only hearsay. No one can say for sure. As for the Temple of Fallen Stars, one would need at least a cultivation in or above the Eternal Realm, but even for cultivators in the Eternal Realm, majority of them would still face death.”
At this point, he gave out a heavy sigh, “How many cultivators who reached the Eternal Realm would willingly stay in this place? In this void, all the decent cultivation resources have already been taken away, leaving behind only those in dangerous areas. Going to those places to search for resources is akin searching for a place to bury themselves.”
“Brother Song, can you tell me more about the Eternal Night Single File Gorge?” Ning Cheng could understand what Song Chengbo meant, but that would not deter him.
Song Chengbo said that all cultivation resources that could be found have already been excavated and taken away, which indicated that he definitely had a profound experience about it. Although he could use the Mysterious Yellow Bead to enter that void collapse maelstrom, he probably was the only one who could do it. In other words, if he didn’t have the Mysterious Yellow Bead, he wouldn’t be able to find the cultivation resources inside of it either.
Song Chengbo nodded, “The Eternal Night Single File Gorge is in fact just two towering cliffs facing each other with a half-foot wide space in between. It’s said that one had to go through the middle of these two cliffs to leave this place. But no one has any idea about the length of this gorge between the cliffs or what lies behind it.”
“Moreover, there is an allusion in this void that someone once wanted to go out from the Eternal Night Single File Gorge. Yet, hundreds of years after he entered the Eternal Night Single File Gorge, his cry could still be heard from the outside. In other words, he was trapped in the middle of the Eternal Night Single File Gorge.”
Ning Cheng spoke up with some doubts, “Brother Song, isn’t half a foot of width already very narrow for a cultivator? Besides, if cultivators cannot shrink their skeletons, they could still use a small companion beast to explore and carry them around. Why can’t they use that method to go through the distance?”
Song Chengbo shook his head with a wry smile, “Brother Ning, you’ve already been to the Temple of Fallen Stars. In places where one could cross over to different interfaces or positional planes, one simply wouldn’t be able to use their Spiritual Consciousness. Moreover, within the Eternal Night Single File Gorge, not only would one lose their ability to use Spiritual Consciousness, the laws governing that place would immediately shackle one’s Celestial Essence on stepping inside. Besides, only the outer entrance of the Eternal Night Single File Gorge is half a foot wide. Is it narrower or wider on the inside, no one knows as one’s Spiritual Consciousness cannot sweep in.”
“As for the ‘walls’ on both sides of the Eternal Night Single File Gorge, it is made up of void displacements and spacial turbulences. It’s just like the two giant pillars through which you had to go through to get to the Temple of Fallen Stars. No one knows about the origin and the endpoint of those spacial dislocations and turbulences…..”
At this moment, Song Chengbo seemed to have recalled something and asked Ning Cheng with a little more expectation in his voice, “Brother Ning, you could use your Spiritual Consciousness in the Temple of Fallen Stars, which shows that your Spiritual Consciousness is much stronger compared to an ordinary cultivator. Maybe you can also use your Spiritual Consciousness in the Eternal Night Single File Gorge. In fact, if you could actually use your Spiritual Consciousness and Celestial Essence in the Eternal Night Single File Gorge, passing through that half-a-foot entrance would pose absolutely no problems for you. Even if you can’t get out, you could still make your way back.”
Ning Cheng’s Spiritual Consciousness scanned through the jade strip and noted that the Eternal Night Single File Gorge really was very far from here. However, he didn’t mind it, the Starry Sky Wheel was much faster than average flight-type weapons. Therefore, he immediately made up his mind to go and see if he could use his Spiritual Consciousness and Celestial Essence there; if not, then he wouldn’t go in.
For an ordinary person, even if they leaned sideways and tried to travel through a half-a-foot path of unknown length, it would definitely result in death.
“Brother Ning, I heard that something terrible happened in the Temple of Fallen Stars, which made me feel worried about you. But now that you seem okay, then it’s the best thing. As for the gorge, I suggest you not go there for the time being and try only when your cultivation improved by a few levels.” Song Chengbo on seeing Ning Cheng put away the jade strip felt concerned that Ning Cheng would immediately want to head out for the Single File Gorge and took the initiative to persuade him.
Ning Cheng smiled and spoke up, “Many thanks, Brother Song. By the way, when I left the Temple of Fallen Stars, it looked the same. So what happened?”
Song Chengbo gave out a sigh and spoke, “Previously, by venturing into the Temple of Fallen Stars, one could occasionally find some cultivation resources. One could even use that place to understand some Dao Laws relating to spirit techniques. But now, the Temple of Fallen Stars is completely filled with an endless blood river with terrifying space devouring powers.”
“If it weren’t for the two huge pillars that blocked the surging blood river, it would have already surged into the void outside the Eternal Night Domain. It’s estimated that even if the Eternal Night Domain lay at the far corner, the blood river would still swallow it all up, and there would no longer be an Eternal Night Domain.”
“The two pillars blocked the raging blood river?” Ning Cheng felt shocked and asked himself how the two pillars could block the raging blood river.
“That’s right.” He said, “But it’s definitely not a long-term solution. If it is not resolved, then the blood river inside would eventually rush out from behind the two pillars and sweep into the void outside the Eternal Night Domain. By then, the only intact starland within the void of the Eternal Night Domain, the Eternal Night Domain, would be swallowed by the blood river without leaving any trace left behind.”
“Because of this, all the Eternal-level Cultivators in and around the Eternal Night Domain have gather
ed around the Temple of Fallen Stars, trying to prevent the blood river from rushing into the void of the Eternal Night Domain.”
Ning Cheng quickly caught the critical words from Song Chengbo’s sentence and immediately asked, “Brother Song, you mean there is no cultivator in the Eternal Realm in the entire Eternal Night Domain right now?”
“I’m certain of it. If any Eternal Realm Cultivators stayed behind in the Eternal Night Domain, they would only be waiting for death. I once went back to the Temple of Fallen Stars to look for you, but instead of you I saw a lot of cultivators in the Eternal Realm arranging array formations around the Temple of Fallen Stars.” Song Chengbo replied with confidence.
Ning Cheng then cupped his fists towards Song Chengbo and spoke, “Many thanks, Brother Song. I’m heading back to the Eternal Night Domain to collect some debts before heading to the Eternal Night Single File Gorge in a year. If Brother Song wants to go out, you can wait for me in or near the Eternal Night Single File Gorge in a year. ”
Song Chengbo was about to ask if Ning Cheng needed any help, but immediately thought back to Ning Cheng’s horrifying attack, and couldn’t help but swallow the words he wanted to ask. Instead, he simply nodded, “Ok, if I show up at the Eternal Night Single File Gorge a year later, I’ll go and have a look inside with Brother Ning. If I’m not there, Brother Ning doesn’t have to wait for me.”
After that, Ning Cheng and Song Chengbo exchanged communication pearls to exchange information with each other before separating again.
……
After Song Chengbo left, Ning Cheng brought out the Starry Sky Wheel and directly shot towards the Eternal Night Domain.
Initially, he didn’t intend to head back to the Eternal Night Domain to look for Su Clan. Although he had advanced to the middle-level of Heaven Seated Realm, Ning Cheng had a clear understanding of his strength. He had no problems in going against cultivators in the Life and Death Realm, but what if an Eternal-level Cultivator stopped him? What’s more, in the Eternal Night Domain, apart from cultivators in the Eternal Realm, there was also that Eternal Night Public Square’s Aura Locking Grand Array, which did manage to incite some fear in his heart.
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