Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1468: Chapter 794: Where Lies the Other Shore, Mastering the Game (Part 2)

But when they were still a mile away from the Divine Temple, the young woman’s body suddenly stiffened, one foot abruptly frozen in mid-air as if she were a statue.

A breeze brushed past the terrified child’s face, and in the next instant, the mother and child sank into the ground, disappearing from this world completely.

No, that’s not right!

After "tomorrow" arrived, the mother and child continued to live well, and the only one who disappeared was a Immortal Ruins Guest who died without peace.

Having understood the rule of "killing to unseal", Zhao Sheng deeply realized the principle of "one step ahead, step by step ahead".

While other Immortal Ruins Guests were still in confusion, Zhao Sheng had already unsealed nearly ten percent of Will Heart Light, expanding the area of effect to over two hundred zhang.

If Lin Heng knew the speed of his power growth, he would undoubtedly fall into deep regret.

It’s important to know that in the vast Mingxi Town, quickly finding other Immortal Ruins Guests is the greatest challenge Zhao Sheng and others face.

Lin Heng had never considered that someone would kill four "Immortal Ruins Guests" within less than an hour.

No, not four, but five.

Moments later, an old man in hemp clothing hurriedly arrived, intending to sneak into the Ten Kings Temple, but found himself immobilized in mid-air.

This person had previously killed another Immortal Ruins Guest and unsealed some Will, yet unfortunately, he encountered a natural-born cheater.

He could only carry endless regret, turning into a new ghost in the Hell Creatures Painting.

After killing another, the Will’s reach expanded once more, now covering five hundred zhang, enough to encompass most of Mingxi Town.

There’s no doubt, at this point Zhao Sheng was already invincible, unless someone killed even more than he did.

But the probability of that was close to zero.

...

A thought passed, and Zhao Sheng suddenly rose into the sky, speeding towards Mingxi Town.

The ten-mile distance passed in a flash.

In a flicker, Zhao Sheng appeared out of thin air above Mingxi Town, overlooking the small town below, rivers, arch bridges, alleys, wooden buildings and courtyards, all in sight.

As he released his Will Heart Light, an invisible pulse expanded outward like water in all directions.

In an instant, Su Heihu, a middle-aged scholar, a woodcutter, a cloistered young lady, a middle-aged shopkeeper, and several suspicious townsfolk suddenly fell within his perception.

At this moment, Su Heihu was sitting in the hall, waiting for information from his subordinates. The woodcutter was unloading firewood in the shed, oblivious to the approaching danger.

The middle-aged scholar was in the tea house, seemingly drinking tea and listening to stories, but secretly observing.

The cloistered young lady was in an alley in the southwest of the town, reaching out to stop a large yellow dog.

The big yellow dog, unusually agile, kept dodging and evading, repeatedly escaping capture.

The middle-aged shopkeeper and other "people" stayed at home, continuing their lives as if perfect locals, while secretly searching for various "murder weapons".

Zhao Sheng raised an eyebrow, quietly shifting to hover over the Chen Mansion, silently observing the movement below.

At this moment, Lin Heng was discussing in the study with Old Shopkeeper Chen.

Lin Heng was courteous and amiable, bantering with no trace of malice.

Seeing this scene, a hint of killing intent emerged in Zhao Sheng’s eyes.

Just as he was about to act, a spirit light inexplicably flashed through his mind.

Retracting the killing intent in his eyes, Zhao Sheng began silently observing the unfolding events.

Sure enough, not long after, Old Shopkeeper Chen suddenly froze, his body stiffened against the chair, never breathing again.

Lin Heng stood up, glanced around, then retrieved a Five-Colored Stone, a gold pen, and a bronze small bell from the antique shelf.

Then he circled the desk a few steps, arriving before the wall, admiring the painting hanging there before taking it down and rolling up the Ancient Painting, tucking it under his arm.

After completing these tasks, Lin Heng slowly walked out of the study and swaggered out of the Chen Mansion.

The Chen Mansion servants encountered along the way completely ignored him, unaware a living person had passed right before them.

Leaving the Chen Mansion, Lin Heng crossed a stone arch bridge and entered a house across the river.

He soon found an unoccupied room to stay in and placed all the treasure on the table.

During this, Lin Heng seemed to sense something amiss, he raised his head several times to survey the surroundings but discovered nothing unusual.

"Taoist, since you are here, why hide your presence, come out! I have been expecting you," Lin Heng, dissatisfied, suddenly darkened his face, loudly called out.

After his words, the room fell silent, the "Taoist" he referred to showed no sign of appearing.

Lin Heng showed skepticism, cautiously paced the room twice, expanding his Will Heart Light to the utmost, but still yielded nothing.

Only then did he exhale a sigh of relief, turned to the table, unrolled the Ancient Painting, and carefully studied it.

This Yellow Springs Other Shore Painting was eerie and grim, depicting a sky dreary and dark, covering an endless barren and deathly ground, a winding yellow dirt road extending into the distance, its sides paved with heaps of white bones amid which sparse dark purple flowers grew, exuding a strange aura.

And on the yellow dirt road, countless ghostly creatures crowded, wailing, slowly marching toward the far end.

The road was Yellow Springs Road, flowers were Other Shore Flowers, but... where was the true other shore?

Watching intently, Zhao Sheng became overwhelmed with great confusion.

Clearly, this question also perplexed Lin Heng.

He repeatedly examined all the painting’s details, attempting to uncover secrets of transcendence.

...

An hour later, more than twenty miles outside town, grave mounds scattered across the hills in all directions, some graves without markers, the tomb earth overgrown by deep grasses, some grave stones’ inscriptions blurred, time already erasing their names and existence.

Lin Heng navigated the graves, gradually nearing his destination.

Yet, he was unaware someone had arrived earlier to a dirt pit.

This place was the site of the Nameless tomb from over a thousand years ago.

Zhao Sheng released his Will Heart Light, repeatedly scanning the pit and the surrounding hundreds of zhang, even probing ten zhang deep underground.

But found nothing!

For a moment, Zhao Sheng’s thinking hit a wall, silently considering: There are two possibilities, either this place is ordinary with no secrets, or it truly holds some secret, just hidden so deeply he couldn’t uncover it.

The second possibility’s probability is small, but not impossible.

Thinking of this, Zhao Sheng’s killing intent surged, he wanted to ruthlessly eliminate the other Immortal Ruins Guests.

However, the next second, he forcibly suppressed the thought.

Just then, Lin Heng also arrived at the dirt pit, began climbing and probing.

Until dusk fell, Lin Heng exited the pit covered in dust, his expression somewhat disappointed.

Glancing at the sky, he revealed regret, turned and left.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng quietly left, quickly returning to Mingxi Town.

Having not returned for half a day, the atmosphere in the small town turned tense and oppressive, streets empty, shops and stalls shuttered, even the lights sparse, plunging most of the town into darkness.

It was clear the back-to-back murder cases scared most of the town’s residents.

These crimes were committed by none other than Zhao Sheng and the other "Immortal Ruins Guests".

Su Heihu, the middle-aged scholar, the cloistered young lady and others, each like facing formidable foes, hid their tracks, fearing being found by others.

Little did they know, they had long exposed their identities.

Zhao Sheng hovered mid-air, his Will Heart Light covering most of Mingxi Town, secretly observing everyone’s every move.

Soon enough, he discovered several treasures from them with little effort.

However, Zhao Sheng showed no intention of acting, letting them proceed with their endeavors.

The average person couldn’t grasp his intentions, but if it were Lin Heng, he would instantly understand Zhao Sheng’s actions.

Mingxi Town slowly was enveloped by nightfall, as its residents gradually fell asleep in fear and terror.

Some "people" took advantage of the darkness, began scurrying about the town, looking to find any clues.

During this, occasionally some "people" accidentally ran into others, usually trading a few moves, realizing neither could be killed easily, both sides tacitly withdrew, continued searching in secret.

All this did not escape Zhao Sheng’s sight.