162 Take Me Away… (1/2)

Beside the sword-ship that led to the isolation grounds of Han Mountain’s ancestor was a tunnel. At the end of it was an entrance, and Su Ming sat there as he opened his eyes. There was a bewildered look in his eyes.

He Feng did not appear; he was submerged in Su Ming’s body, not his mind. He was very weak. This time, he had to enter into deep sleep once more, or else he would disappear.

‘My memories stopped and began at the moment I woke up to catch the vultures. I don’t remember the crack that appeared during the rainy night, neither do I remember myself laughing so hollowly… When I woke up, I was already lying by the mountainside.

‘Perhaps the memories I’m missing are those within the crack.’

Su Ming looked at the entrance by his side and resolution appeared in his eyes.

‘He Feng didn’t seem to be faking his actions. The stone debris in my Spirit Sphere…’ Su Ming touched the mysterious black stone debris hanging on his neck. ‘I’ll risk it!’

Su Ming took in a deep breath. He stood up without hesitation and moved towards the entrance.

He had already lingered around this place for quite some time. Now that he made his decision, he could not afford to waste his time any longer. He had a strong feeling that perhaps he truly had a connection with Han Mountain’s ancestor. He would be able to obtain an answer to all the things that baffled him here.

”Come… come here…”

The aged voice was laden with anxiety. It was much clearer and stronger than when he was outside. The voice echoed in his mind. The moment he set foot through the entrance, his vision became clouded.

Once everything became clear, he saw a piece of sky with stars shimmering in it before him. The end of the sky could not be seen and the stars let out dazzling light.

”Where is this place..?”

Su Ming was momentarily stunned. This place was covered in deathly silence, and he was the only one here.

”This is… the… third dimensional layer… come… come here… let me… see… you…”

The aged voice became clearer as it echoed in Su Ming’s mind. At the same time, the stars in the sky began moving rapidly before his eyes. Gradually, a floating piece of land appeared before him once the stars finished moving.

Su Ming had never seen any of these before. His eyes became even more clouded with bewilderment, but he soon calmed down.

He moved forward silently. He did not know how long he had walked, neither did he know whether he was walking towards the floating piece of land, or whether the floating piece of land was moving towards him.

As he got closer and the floating piece of land rose before him, Su Ming stepped on it and looked around him.

The mountain ranges rose and fell around him with sounds of flowing water coming from the rivers. The ground was covered in green grass and there was a sweet fragrance coming from them. Sitting on the grass meadow was a person wearing gray robes.

This was a person whose age could not be estimated. His entire body was dried up, and there were only a few strands of hair left on his head. His clothes had almost entirely disintegrated. He sat on the ground with his eyes closed as if he was dead.

”You’ve… finally come…”

A hoarse voice echoed through the land.

”Are you Han Mountain’s ancestor?”

Su Ming took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down before he looked at the person who seemed to be dead.

”You can call me Han Kong…”

The aged voice echoed in the air and the direction which it came from could not be determined.When the voice fell in his ears, Su Ming felt shaken.

”Why did you call me here?” Su Ming was silent for a moment before he asked.

”I did not summon you here… you were the one who summoned yourself here…”

This time, the voice did not appear from all around him, but from the dried up person before him. As the words tumbled out of his mouth, this person opened his eyes.

They were a pair of eyes that were incredibly dim, but there was a profound look within them that seemed like stars, but inside there weas also excitement, longing, and anticipation.

”Take me away…”

The hoarse voice came out from Han Kong’s mouth. His voice sounded like two dried up twigs rubbing against each other, which made all those who heard it incredibly uncomfortable.

Su Ming looked at the skeletal Han Mountain’s ancestor and fell silent.

”According to the… promise, I’ve completed my duties. I’ve waited for you for a long time… take me away…”

Han Kong looked as if it had been a long time since he spoke. He had a hard time forming his words, since he bit out each syllable. An expectant look appeared on his calm face.

”I’ve left my home for 8,000 years. I want to go home…”

Han Mountain’s ancestor shivered slightly as he mumbled towards Su Ming.

As Han Kong spoke, the entire sky suddenly shook. The stars in the distance let out a huge rumbling sound, and the stars began fading out one by one rapidly.

”They’re here… quickly…”