EFB Chapter 151: Ruthless
Chapter 151: Ruthless
At this moment, a strange phenomenon burst forth from the tranquil sea surface, an indescribable shocking Immortal light manifested out of thin air.
Within the Immortal light, a figure manifested, robes fluttering, possessing peerless grace.
It was a woman, her long dress swaying, black hair dancing, wearing a bronze mask with both crying and laughing expressions.
At first glance, she possessed an indescribable otherworldly and ethereal aura, yet the moment her gaze turned, one could sense a transcendent yet subtle sharpness in her deep eyes, a kind of contained world-shaking grace, an aura of looking down upon hundreds of millions of experts across the heavens.
It was both contradictory and unified.
Instantly, Fang Ming's Immortal Body's expression froze; he could not perceive how this woman appeared at all, nor could he perceive how powerful she was.
He only knew that this was an expert beyond imagination, and he could only focus all his attention on being vigilant towards this person.
In his inner world, Fang Ming looked at the newcomer and inwardly muttered, "As expected."
This was undoubtedly Hen Ren, but what period she was from and what her cultivation level was, he did not know.
Not far away, Hen Ren stood upon the sea of light, Immortal light flowing within her eyes, scanning Fang Ming, who was only the size of a finger joint and in a seed state; she directly ignored Fang Ming's Immortal Body.
Looking at Fang Ming, Hen Ren remained silent; no one knew the emotions behind her mask.
By Fang Ming's side, his Immortal Body was like facing a formidable enemy, vigilant to the extreme; this woman's mere proximity gave him the feeling that his Immortal Dao body was about to collapse, truly terrifying beyond imagination.
In his inner world, Fang Ming felt uneasy; after hesitating for a while, he still spoke, "You... you must have found the wrong person, I'm just borrowing a boat to cross the sea."
Hen Ren did not speak; her beautiful eyes became even deeper, and she did not reveal any particular emotions.
Suddenly, Hen Ren spoke, her voice like celestial music; she seemed to say a lot, but Fang Ming only heard these few words, "...outsider, variable outside the Dao."
Instantly, Fang Ming was startled; he knew what Hen Ren meant, and immediately asked somewhat incredulously, "You... you know? You saw it?"
His attribute panel actually didn't have a corresponding concealment function, which was something he hadn't expected.
"It seems the so-called attribute panel might not be that invincible after all; I can't rely on it completely." Fang Ming was inwardly horrified; something he had always relied on was shattered.
At this moment, Hen Ren spoke again; she seemed to have rephrased her words, saying, "Before seeing you with my own eyes, I couldn't observe your existence through other means; although I knew of the existence of such a 'variable' through the paper boat, I couldn't find such an existence."
"Unexpectedly, after seeing you, I actually saw traces of a different 'Dao' on your body. Even a Immortal King wouldn't be able to see anything from these traces; only those above the Immortal King level can discern some clues."
As she spoke, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes, as if she hadn't expected to see Fang Ming so soon.
After she rephrased her words, they only involved Fang Ming himself, so Fang Ming could hear more.
Hearing this, Fang Ming smiled bitterly; it turned out it wasn't that there was no concealment, but that the concealment was too good.
Once under direct observation, there was nothing he could do, but luckily, the other party wasn't evil.
At the same time, he also had doubts, inwardly thinking, "What is the meaning of the so-called traces of a different 'Dao'? Is it what I think?"
Her gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the barrier of Fang Ming's seed world, seeing the doubt on his face; she explained, "The 'Dao' I speak of is not a path created by an individual, but the sole 'Dao' in the ethereal realm. You know what I mean."
In his inner world, Fang Ming took a deep breath, slowly nodded, and said, "So that's what it is."
"So, in the eyes of Quasi Immortal Emperors and Immortal Emperors, I'm actually a conspicuous target?" Fang Ming asked.
He imagined that Hen Ren could understand the meaning behind his words.
"Conspicuous target? Not quite," Hen Ren said, "Unless you go and wander right under their noses, constantly causing trouble, making a commotion, and attracting attention."
"Are the traces of a different 'Dao' on my body useful to cultivators like you? Or rather, are they useful?" Fang Ming asked with considerable curiosity.
"Of course they are of great use. Although as an outsider from outside the Dao, you carry less karma and can remember more things, your realm is still too low. Telling you wouldn't do you any good either," Hen Ren said calmly.
Fang Ming knew the implied meaning: due to factors like time and space, and karma, cross-time conversations, even if spoken, would be erased by related information like time and space, and karma; only Immortal Kings and even stronger cultivators could remember.
In his inner world, Fang Ming frowned, various guesses arising in his heart, inwardly thinking, "Could it be related to Sacrifice Dao?"
"It's a pity my realm is too low, otherwise I could just ask directly," Fang Ming said helplessly.
After thinking for a moment, Fang Ming spoke, "Could it be related to something above the peak of Immortal Dao?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Hen Ren's eyes flickered slightly, and she said with some surprise, "Although your realm is not high, you know quite a bit."
"Heh heh~" Fang Ming smiled and said, "Actually, as long as one knows the general situation of the peak of Immortal Dao and the realm above the peak, one can more or less guess some things."
Above Immortal Emperor is Sacrifice Dao; of course, Sacrifice Dao hasn't completely surpassed Immortal Emperor, and is also considered Immortal Emperor.
Sacrifice Dao requires sacrificing one's own Dao, burning one's own Grand Dao rules and order; it is a realm achieved after the ultimate sublimation of an Immortal Emperor.
After reaching this step, it's basically the end; apart from breaking through further to become above Sacrifice Dao, one basically cannot become stronger.
Immortal Emperors have already surpassed the Dao itself; Sacrifice Dao goes a step further, transcending above, where all rules and all order have lost their meaning.
At this step, how can one become stronger through normal methods?
Even if you want to perform Sacrifice Dao a second time, there is no Dao for you to sacrifice.
The current 'Dao' holds no secrets for them.
After Sacrifice Dao, one cannot cultivate a Dao Fruit sufficient for a second Sacrifice Dao.
This is the method and hope that Hen Ren sees now.
If the Dao of this world is a circle, then after Sacrifice Dao, one transcends above and can disregard all the laws within this circle.
Fang Ming's arrival, carrying the aura of another 'Dao', is for cultivators of Hen Ren's level, another unrelated circle.
She can deduce another 'Dao' based on the incomplete information on Fang Ming's body, and in the future, evolve this Dao Fruit with her own system, perform Sacrifice Dao a second time, expand her own circle, and be able to disregard more.
Not only can she do it, but everyone related to her can also reach this step!
After a moment of thought, Fang Ming spoke, "If Fellow Daoist needs it, feel free to take it."
Anyway, it's just detaining some information and won't affect him in any way; if she takes it, she takes it. It's also a good opportunity to befriend them.
Such experts definitely wouldn't take things for nothing; there must be benefits.
"Not yet," Hen Ren shook her head and said, "Fellow Daoist's cultivation is too weak now, and the external Dao information you carry is too little. At least wait until Fellow Daoist can establish your Dao with your body before talking about it."
Establishing Dao with one's body, that is a level belonging to Immortal King.
As if seeing the confusion on Fang Ming's face, she explained, "At that time, the aura of the external Dao on Fellow Daoist's body will be more obvious and more concentrated. It won't disappear as your cultivation increases and your own Dao strengthens; on the contrary, it will strengthen along with it."
"No matter where Fellow Daoist goes, no matter where you are, Fellow Daoist is a part of the 'Dao' of your place of origin," she said.
In his inner world, Fang Ming completely understood.
His current self, with cultivation too weak, could only obtain too little information.
"Thank you for clearing my confusion," Fang Ming said gratefully.
"No need to thank me," Hen Ren shook her head and said, "Speaking of which, we should be the ones thanking you. Fellow Daoist's appearance has shown us the path to advance further."
"I cannot say any more. This world is very dangerous... Fellow Daoist, do not be careless," Hen Ren said with a warning tone before her voice fell.
Immortal light flowed, and Hen Ren's figure gradually dissipated before Fang Ming, turning into points of light and disappearing.
Subsequently, the world turned upside down; the entire world spun, and they retreated outside the portal, leaving the Time Sea.
In the horrified eyes of Fang Ming and his Immortal Body, the Great Chiliocosm Universe they were in trembled, dissolved into endless Immortal light, and then disappeared, leaving only a bronze portal as tall as the heavens in its place.
Watching the scene of the Great Chiliocosm Universe dissolving into Immortal light and dispersing, Fang Ming's Immortal Body exclaimed in surprise, "This Great Chiliocosm Universe was actually transformed from a divine ability!"
As his voice fell, this world completely dissipated and vanished.
On the dark and deep sea surface, a portal as tall as the heavens stood erect; within the door, Immortal light was endless, and an unspeakable aura spread.
In the surprised gaze of Fang Ming and his Immortal Body, the heaven-high portal turned into a ball of Immortal light and shot straight towards Fang Ming.
In his inner world, Fang Ming shivered, almost scared to death.
Because the portal appeared in one of his Cave Heaven Worlds.
This was a spacetime portal leading to the Time Sea. Did it think his Cave Heaven World was some sturdy and immortal treasure vault?
Looking at this bronze door, Fang Ming's memory of just now gradually blurred, worn away and smoothed out by a mysterious force.
His originally clear gaze gradually revealed a look of confusion.
"Who did I seem to meet just now? What did she say to me, what did I say to her?"
Fang Ming frowned and looked at his Ci Shen, finding that he was equally confused.
He only remembered that something had happened and he had met someone.
At this moment, this portal was tightly closed, with intricate patterns embroidered on the door panels, shaped like a vast ocean, and also like countless rivers.
On the vast ocean, there were small boats drifting, sailing towards the unknown distance.
Looking at the familiar small boats on the bronze door, Fang Ming muttered to himself thoughtfully, "Nine times out of ten, it's Hen Ren!"
Thinking of this, his mind stirred, and a Dharma Body appeared.
But no matter how Fang Ming's Dharma Body exerted its strength, it could not push open this portal; it couldn't be opened.
Not only his Dharma Body, but even his Immortal Body was the same; even with the power of a True Immortal, it couldn't be shaken in the slightest.
This portal just stood quietly in Fang Ming's Cave Heaven World.
"The Dharma Body and Ci Shen won't work." After repeated attempts, Fang Ming's main body flew out and gently touched the door panel.
Immediately, the scene of the conversation just now was imprinted in his mind.
What was strange was that after he disconnected from this door, he quickly forgot everything again, unable to remember everything that had just happened.
"As expected, the one who came just now must have been Immortal Emperor Hen Ren!" Fang Ming exclaimed inwardly.
Immortal Emperors transcend Time. When facing the upstream direction of the river of Time, it is the future; the direction behind them is the past. Their standing place can define the past and future.
Time killing is ineffective against Immortal Emperors.