Unseen Light frowned when he saw the person approaching him. Green eyes? This was clearly a corpse king’s transformation, but how could a corpse king enter Burial Garden?
Before Unseen Light had another second to think about it, he opened his eyes while facing the approaching Yang Kong. A terrifying domain appeared as space froze in the area. Then, a black spot suddenly appeared ten meters in front of Unseen Light. It was his innate gift: Dark Gravity.
Yang Kong emerged from the true universe and attacked Unseen Light with a palm strike. However, the attack was drawn to the gravity ball, so the course of the attack was diverted.
Unseen Light raised his hand and slapped them together. There was a snap, as though countless hands had clapped at the same time. “Let all colors be lost.”
Yang Kong waved a hand, unleashing enough power to destroy the gravity ball. He then turned to look at Unseen Light, just in time to see the young man turn gray. After that, everything nearby: the earth, sky, and everything else, also turned gray. Yang Kong’s green eyes flashed as he attacked Unseen Light again.
Unseen Light’s domain had reached a level where it had practically materialized, and he was also able to use it to predict attacks. Despite that, the domain did nothing to halt or even slow Yang Kong’s palm strike. The domain was torn apart, and Unseen light was sent flying.
However, Yang Kong did not give chase. He instead looked around in confusion. His vision was completely devoid of all color, and he had lost the ability to distinguish certain things by sight. Even though the Envoy-level android attacked by firing a beam of light, Yang Kong did not notice anything at all.
A sword stabbed into Dojo Master Si, and she spat blood onto Liu Feng. The swordsman twisted his sword, and beheaded Dojo Master Si.
The beam of light struck Yang Kong, but it failed to pierce through his body. After undergoing a Green Eyes Transformation, his physical prowess had become too high.
Still, while the attack failed to harm Yang Kong, it did rouse him from his daze. He gritted his teeth and grunted, “Despicable.”
The Progenitor of Secret Arts’ imprint appeared behind him, and he immediately used the Secret Technique of Resurrection to heal all of his injuries.
Liu Feng’s expression changed drastically. “So you really are Bu Kong.”
Bu Kong’s eyes swept through the area and locked onto Unseen Light. Bu Kong then quickly brought out a power vessel, and after glancing at Liu Feng and the android, he raced towards the exit gate.
Unseen Light was lying on the ground, clutching his abdomen as blood leaked from his mouth. He had not been able to stop even a single attack from Yang Kong, though Unseen Light’s efforts had prevented Yang Kong from joining back up Dojo Master Si, which meant that the woman would die.
Unseen Light stared at the exit gate. “He really is Bu Kong. He didn’t die back then, and he’s even using the Aeternals’ battle techniques now. But is he a corpse king, or are humans able to use a corpse king transformation now? Does this mean that they can enter Burial Garden? This is bad.”
There was a weave in the Outerverse that was known as the Sacred Weave, and when the Sixth Mainland took over the Outerverse, the Sage Martial Realm had occupied the Sacred Weave.
The Sacred Weave was rather unknown to most of the Fifth Mainland’s people, and even after the Sixth Mainland had taken over the Outerverse, most of their people had never heard of the weave either. It was an odd place.
Almost all of the cultivators in the Sacred Weave were asleep, which was very strange. This was the same both before and after the Fifth Mainland ceded the Outerverse to the Sixth Mainland.
Xiao Qing glanced around with curiosity, only to be left rather dumbfounded. “They’re really all sleeping.”
There was a lovely girl standing next to Xiao Qing, and she smiled at Xiao Qing’s words. “It’s quite interesting.”
Xiao Qing smiled back. “But what if the enemy appears?”
“That doesn’t matter, since we’re able to fight even in our dreams.” The girl seemed very happy as she held Xiao Qing’s hand. “Xiao Qing, you can’t imagine how bored I’ve been! Let’s go play in Burial Garden! Let’s go!”
Xiao Qing blinked, but then her eyes lit up. “Burial Garden? Is there a gate nearby?”
“Of course!” the girl proudly declared.
“But will your father and the others allow it? I’ve heard that Burial Garden is a very dangerous place.” Xiao Qing hesitated.
The girl looked up. “I’ll be going with Xiao Qing! You even defeated one of the Daosource Three Skies, so they won’t worry at all.”
Xiao Qing rolled her eyes. “Don’t say it like that. I didn’t really beat Bu Kong. I was just lucky enough to trick him.”
“Winning is winning, regardless of how it’s done. Xiao Qing, let’s go! Let’s go through the gate and enter Burial Garden!” The girl was incredibly energetic. She was Meng Ru, and she was the Sacred Weave’s little princess who also happened to be good friends with Xiao Qing.
Meng Ru quickly led Xiao Qing to the gate to Burial Garden that was in the Sacred Weave. Xiao Qing was left speechless when they arrived, as even the people guarding the gate were mostly sleeping. This was a unique characteristic of the Sacred Weave.
“Xiao Qing, let’s go!” Meng Ru dragged Xiao Qing along, and they were just about to enter the gate when a man blocked their path. “Don’t go.”
Meng Ru’s expression turned bitter. “Why not, Father? Xiao Qing’s going as well, and she can protect me.”
The man remained somber. “People are randomly sent to different locations when they enter Burial Garden, so going with someone for protection is useless. Stay here with me.”
Meng Ru started begging, but it was useless.
Suddenly, a figure stumbled through the gate, coming out from Burial Garden. They were a bleeding mess, and their hair was completely disheveled. The moment the person emerged, they fled.
The man who had prevented Meng Ru from entering Burial Garden instantly ordered, “Stop!”
Even as the man spoke, invisible waves swept out.
The man’s power level was about the same as Yang Kong’s, but his combat strength was greatly inferior.
Yang Kong had not expected to emerge in the Sacred Weave. He had heard of this place before, and he made sure not to reveal anything that would expose his true identity. He retaliated against the incoming attack with a palm strike, and the attack carried enough pressure to paralyze the middle-aged man.
Fortunately for the man, Xiao Qing shoved him away, saving his life.
While the man had the same power level as Yang Kong, the two’s combat strength were too far apart.
At this time, Yang Kong’s vision finally returned to normal, which caused him to let out a sigh of relief. He looked around, and he instantly noticed Xiao Qing staring at him.
It’s her? Yang Kong did not look back again as he raced away in an attempt to escape.
Ripples spread through the void. “Since a distinguished guest has come calling, you must stay for a while.”
The voice caused Yang Kong’s body to shake, and he was suddenly overcome with drowsiness. He bit his tongue to stay awake, but he could not resist sleeping. Ultimately, he fell to the ground and was grabbed by the guards of the Sacred Weave.
Xiao Qing stared Yang Kong’s face and was surprised by what she saw. “Bu Kong?”
Meng Ru was confused. “What’s not empty?”1
The middle-aged man grew solemn. “He was one of the Daosource Three Skies: the Progenitor of Secret Arts’ Territory’s Bu Kong. There were rumors that he changed his name to Yang Kong, joined with the Neohuman Alliance, and recently entered Burial Garden to attack people who managed to obtain inheritances. The Neohuman Alliance is truly impressive. I never thought that those rumors would actually be true.”
This thought caused the man to suddenly turn grim. “Be careful with him.”
He then quickly left.
Meng Ru stared at Yang Kong with open curiosity as he slept on the ground. She occasionally also looked back up at Xiao Qing. “One of the Daosource Three Skies? Didn’t they say that he died? Is he really as strong as they said? Are those three really able to become our Sixth Mainland’s powerhouse one day?”
Xiao Qing nodded as she recalled, “All of them are absolutely amazing, especially Bu Kong. He was the youngest participant in ZENITH, and yet he was almost as strong as Lu Yin, who became the champion. He’s mastered various secret techniques, has a powerful innate gift, and has practically no weaknesses.”
“And yet he still didn’t become the champion? I’m still frustrated that I wasn’t able to see it. I was sleeping at the time, and when I tried to watch it later on, there were no videos of the last battle to be found on the network! Xiao Qing, tell me about ZENITH!” Meng Ru whined.
Xiao Qing shrugged. “Alright. ZENITH’s last battle…”
…
Meng Ru’s father returned a short while later. “The ancestor is sleeping.”
Hearing his words, Xiao Qing could not help but feel like something sounded wrong. These words could almost be used as a curse, but they were commonly heard in the Sacred Weave.
“Bu Kong’s identity is a sensitive matter, so I’ve already reported this matter to the second master.” The man then looked at Xiao Qing. “We need to send him to the Higher Temple.”
Xiao Qing was from the Higher Temple.
“But my master isn’t here right now.” Xiao Qing felt embarrassed.
The man replied, “Mr. Lifeview could return at any moment. Please, understand how sensitive this person’s identity is.”
Xiao Qing briefly hesitated, but then she nodded. “I’ll take him there.”
Shortly after that, a group of cultivators escorted Bu Kong through the Outerverse. All of the guards who had been present at the Burial Garden gate were placed on lockdown and were forbidden to speak a single word regarding Bu Kong.
Xiao Qing had assumed that escorting Bu Kong to the Higher Temple would be easy, but they were attacked when they were only halfway there. The attacker was no weakling, but fortunately, the escort was accompanied by Meng Erye, who was an Imprinter. The Imprinter took action, which saved Bu Kong’s life.
“We can’t be careless! Someone’s leaked Bu Kong’s identity, and there are some people who are unable to resist coming after him!” Meng Erye shouted.
Xiao Qing regretted agreeing to help transfer Bu Kong to the Higher Temple, since he had clearly joined up with the Neohuman Alliance. Rumors about that matter had spread, and suspicions had appeared. People were starting to question if Bu Kong had been resurrected from the dead, or if he had possibly even faked his own death. There were even some questions raised regarding the Progenitor of Secret Arts; just what role had the Progenitor played in the whole affair? Nobody knew.
After the news that Bu Kong had entered Burial Garden under the name of Yang Kong leaked onto the Human Domain’s network, people from the Progenitor of Combat’s Territory and the Progenitor of Bloodlines’ Territory had both started to be a little more cautious around people from the Progenitor of Secret Arts’ Territory. Some of them even speculated that many of the Progenitor of Secret Arts’ Territory’s denizens had already joined the Neohuman Alliance.
This was also why the Sacred Weave had been unwilling to keep Bu Kong in their territory. They could not afford the associated risks.
However, the master was not in the Higher Temple, and the Higher Temple could also not afford to take on such a burden. Upon thinking of this, Xiao Qing could only find the Meng clan’s second master and say that Bu Kong would have to be taken somewhere else for the time being.
But before Meng Erye could say a thing, everyone in the entire group passed out without being able to put up any resistance.
“The Dream Sutra? I might be an old man, but I’m still finding interesting things. This Sacred Weave isn’t bad at all, hehe.” It seemed as if space itself was speaking, and then Meng Erye and all of the others disappeared.
…
In the Daosource Sect’s ruins, Xin Nü was still next to the sea, but at the moment, she was staring at the Immovable Heavenly King Elephant that had appeared behind Lu Yin in shock. How much time had passed? Lu Yin had only been training with the visualization technique for a few days! Even when Xin Nü considered the entire history of the Lu family that she knew, she had never heard of anyone cultivating this visualization method so quickly. Even though it was only the visualization method of a branch family, it was still something that powers like the Celestial Frost Sect that did not used to have any visualization methods had always been envious of. How could such a treasured technique be easy to learn?
Still, succeeding in cultivating the technique was one matter. Actually utilizing its power was an entirely different one. The next step was to teach Lu Yin how to actually use the power of visualization.
At this moment, a surge of power appeared on the horizon. The sky began to burn, and the void started to shatter everywhere.
Xin Nü’s expression drastically changed. “An Imprinter.”
Lu Yin opened his eyes and looked towards the source of the disturbance. This person was an extraordinary Imprinter who was even more powerful than Jiu Han. Even if this person’s power level did not quite reach 700,000, it was still at around that level. With their imprint, this person might actually be comparable to Cang Zhou.
An old man approached the two youths. He was surrounded by a fiery red coat of flames that continuously changed shape, but it eventually settled on the image of a ferocious beast that sat in the air. The man immediately pressured Lu Yin with his aura. “Who are you?”
Aside from the Imprinter that Lu Yin had encountered in the futon plaza, everyone else from the Sixth Mainland whom he had run into and coerced into sending a message for him had been ignorant of his name. It appeared that the Imprinter had never said a word about Lu Yin’s arrival out of fear of death.
Lu Yin looked at the flaming beast that blazed in the sky. It occasionally flickered in and out of existence. A smile slowly spread across Lu Yin’s mouth. “I was just looking for someone to practice with.”
Although Lu Yin did not appear to move at all after he spoke, the flaming beast was suddenly struck by an invisible force.
[1] Just a reminder, Bu Kong means “not empty,” which works in Chinese to mean puffed up/arrogant. ☜
