Chapter 1167: Chapter 1066: Yan Dog_3

The sound of iron chains rose, saying:

“Yes, Master.”

And the voice in the darkness suddenly continued to inquire:

“That person surnamed Ao, have you checked it out clearly?”

“Nowadays, Samsara has become a realm of its own, hidden in this world, and he… is very likely to have emerged from the Reincarnation Secret Realm…”

On the day when the Fire Star fell, a beam of black light directly landed before the cave!

Even drawing the attention of the existences lurking in darkness.

The result… turned out to be a person.

In these few days, the Rotten Slaves have exhausted all methods on that person, forcing questions, probing for answers.

“Ao Wushuang has indeed escaped from the Reincarnation Secret Realm…”

The Rotten Slave spoke, saying:

“But, he is of no value, we have already made it clear, during his time in the Reincarnation Secret Realm, he was always displaced and fleeing everywhere…”

In the darkness, that voice hesitated, saying:

“To be able to walk out from the Reincarnation Secret Realm… Is it really that simple?”

After a long wait, the voice continued to rise:

“Wrap him in the Corpse Wrapping Cloth!”

“Whoever he is, as long as he becomes my Rotten Slave, it’s all irrelevant…”

The existence in the darkness had decided… to refine Ao Wushuang into a Rotten Slave!

“At your command, Master.”

The Rotten Slave dragging the iron chains immediately turned and left.

And in the darkness, that voice was still whispering:

“…If it really is that person who came out… what should be done…”

…

Hanque Mountain Range.

Dugu Yuqing walked past ruins and rubble, and it took several days to clear out many ancient stone pillars from the remnants of destruction.

Upon these stone pillars, there were vivid yet simple stone carvings.

The stone carvings… depicted the art of Sword Dao!

“These sword techniques are all ancient and powerful…”

Dugu Yuqing murmured to himself as he cleaned, and as he comprehended, in just a short day or two, he had already grasped these powerful ancient sword techniques.

“Had I not learned Master’s Sword Dao, to comprehend even one of these techniques would have likely taken tens of thousands of years…”

He couldn’t help but feel moved.

Indeed, after studying in the small courtyard and touching upon the most profound realms of Sword Dao, one could command any sword technique in the world with Sword Dao!

“The ancient Sword Array restarting… will open the Underground Palace here, and the Lantern that once illuminated the darkness should be inside the Underground Palace…”

He murmured to himself:

“I wonder if there are still people with the old bloodline in this world… After my death, someone will need to take the Lantern and leave…”

The bloodline of the old people is very important…

–From the moment they set foot on the small pathways left by previous lives at The End of Myriad Paths through the Grey Mist Sea Forbidden Ancient Path, they had already known much of the past within the years.

They had once held fire, creating the Forbidden World.

In the end, they fell in darkness, only through the power of the fire torch did they turn into a sky full of sparks, circling in Samsara through the ages.

This life is their last body.

Their lives are the final Fire Stars.

To ignite the flame that once lit the darkness…

There is but one way.

To burn oneself.

“Why is the firework so spectacular… it’s because it burns itself in the dark night…”

Dugu Yuqing muttered, then suddenly let out a carefree smile, saying:

“To have a moment of splendor, to become a speck of light, to illuminate the heavy darkness… what’s there to fear between life and death!”

All of a sudden, he started to act on his sword intent, resonating with his surroundings!

At this moment, the stone carvings of sword dances on those stone pillars seemed to come to life, forming a terrifying Sword Array!

Boom!

The Sword Array restarted, and in the midst of the ruins, the ground suddenly cracked open, revealing a pitch-black altar rising from the earth.

Upon the dark altar, with nothing else around, there was only an ancient and mottled Bronze Lantern.

Within the Lantern, the oil had dried up and the wick had turned to ash!

Dugu Yuqing stepped forward, he gently reached out, picking up the Bronze Lantern.

“Hm?”

Upon closer inspection of the Bronze Lantern, he discovered that on it were carved ancient, bizarre black patterns, those black patterns… just like the black smoke he had seen on the Forbidden Ancient Path.

“These black patterns, why do they feel… like they are sealed.”

Dugu Yuqing murmured, feeling a strange sense of familiarity.

As if the appearance of these black patterns could trigger a tremendous change, enough to shake the foundations of the Cosmos Primordial itself!

He had an intuition… it was very dangerous!

“This lantern… why does it contain bizarre black patterns, could these strange patterns originate from darkness? Who would seal such an evil and world-destroying power…”

Dugu Yuqing felt a headache coming on.

But, he immediately shook his head, trying hard to dispel these thoughts.

These… no longer mattered.

“I have appeared, if there are still old bloodlines in time, they too will be drawn by fate…”

“When he comes, I can then light the lamp.”

He picked up the Ancient Bronze Lamp, silent for a very long time before saying:

“It’s getting dark… I wonder if Master has had supper yet…”

“I really miss the taste of braised pork knuckles, roasted whole lamb, stewed pig trotters, spicy rabbit heads…”

A tinge of desolation and regret finally surfaced on his face.

…

A lengthy chapter, and only this one for today.

I will adjust my writing approach henceforth, either I’ll write one lengthy chapter, or two normal sections.

Anyway, the word count is about the same.

Don’t say that I’m being lazy, I am reducing the number of chapters, not the number of words, I still have integrity!

Good night.