Volume 1: Life is Like First Love Chapter 177: Not Necessarily

  Su Ming gazed at the illusory nine-headed giant in the sky, and saw that two of the three existing heads had a figure in a green robe, with an icy gaze that seemed to be separated from Su Ming's eyes by the heavens and a vast distance, for the first time, they met.

  The figure in the green shirt seemed to have a smile at the corner of his mouth, with some disdain, and slowly disappeared into the sky along with the nine-headed giant beast. As it disappeared, the dark clouds remained, and the rain continued.

  "Not necessarily..." Su Ming's expression remained calm, but he suddenly understood the meaning behind the gaze of the figure in the green robe.

  He didn't know who the figure in green was, but Su Ming knew that this Mount Hua Bell wasn't fully mastered by anyone, and the nine heads only occupied two of them!

  When the illusory beast in the sky completely dissipated and became formless, people on earth, one by one, opened their eyes from confusion, regardless of their cultivation strength. Even Yan Xian and Man Gong from the three mountain peaks also opened their eyes at this moment.

  They rarely knew what had happened, and even now the sky was overcast with dark clouds, no different from just now. After a brief silence of the crowd, there was a sudden burst of noise.

  "What's wrong?!"

  "I felt a complete blank in my mind before, and all I remembered was the sound of the bell echoing..."

  "No, something must have happened just now, otherwise it's impossible for all of us to be like this!"

  The murmurs grew louder as the crowd's gaze converged on Su Ming under the ancient bell. They saw Su Ming's back, his head lowered, and his black robe covering his face, making it impossible to discern his features or expression. All they could see was that his back seemed to exude an inexplicable feeling, step by step walking towards the stone gate leading to the second floor.

  Shi Men and Nan Tian's faces were filled with shock as they stared at Su Ming approaching, the few breaths of time just now had left them blank, despite being strong practitioners of the Open Dust Sect, they didn't know what had happened. But Ke Jiu Si subconsciously took a few steps back upon Su Ming's arrival, his face filled with reverence.

  Others may not be aware, but Ke Jiusi had witnessed Sima Xinnian ringing this bell back then. In the end, although it was only three rings, a scene where he and everyone around him had their memories erased appeared again. He still remembered that when he came to his senses that year, he saw Sima Xinnian silently looking at the back of the ancient clock. That figure, now in his eyes, surprisingly overlaps with this mysterious person in front of him!

  Nan Tian's breathing was rapid, and although he didn't know as much as Ke Jiu Si, he knew that this clock only belonged to Sima Xin. Now that it had appeared, the strange memory blank made him feel a sense of reverence for the person standing in front of him.

  "With Sima's lord fighting for this bell...this person..." Nan Tian lowered his head.

  Xuan Lun fell silent, his expression extremely complex. He recognized Su Ming, and at this moment, Su Ming had an additional air of mystery in his eyes, a mystery so heavy that it made Xuan Lun subconsciously choose to retreat.

  "Ming Ming's cultivation is not as good as mine, but Mo Su makes me wary... He dares to compete with Lord Sima for the treasure, and... seems to have gained something. What other secrets does this person have? Is his trip to Mount Huan just about getting into Tian Han Sect? Fortunately, he's not that Blood Condensation cultivator from a few months ago..." Xuan Lun hesitated, finding himself somewhat uncertain.

  Under the gaze of people on this land, Su Ming walked calmly, and his figure did not stop for a moment beside the stone gate leading to the second floor, stepping in with one step.

  The stone gate suddenly flashed with intense light, and at the same time, the three command tokens on Su Ming's body also shone brightly. In a flash, Su Ming's figure disappeared into the stone gate.

  When Su Ming stepped through the stone gate, an old woman appeared behind Yan Luan on the top of Yan Chi Peak. The old woman walked while coughing, her face full of wrinkles, and a sickly red color appeared on her face as she coughed.

  By the old woman's side were two young girls supporting her, their faces filled with worry.

  Yan Luan turned around, looked at the old woman, and immediately took a few steps forward, personally supporting the old lady's arm.

  "Tribe leader, Mo Gu must come... we..." One of the girls hastily spoke up.

  "Alright, you can withdraw now." Yan Luan nodded and supported his elder sister to the edge of the mountain, from which they could get a better view of Handan City.

  "Yan'er, just now someone obtained a part of the inheritance of Mount Huan's Bell, right...?" The old nun's eyes emitted a dim light, her voice was hoarse and weak, as if she would have fallen over if Yan wasn't supporting her by her side.

  "Yes." Yan Lian fell silent for a moment before speaking softly.

  "This bell has been on Mount Heng for far too long... Even the name of the Hengshan Department back then was named after this bell, Hengshan Bell. It was also named by the Old Ancestor of Hengshan. In fact, no one knows its origin and name."

  "It's better if it's taken away, sparing us from leaving it here, which will eventually become a source of trouble..." Whether it's Sima Xin or that person just now, whoever can take it away should do so. You, don't get involved."

  "But Fei'er still wants to enter the Heavenly Frost..." Yan Luan hadn't finished speaking, when the old woman's weak body turned around, gazing at the beautiful woman in front of her, without saying a word, just staring like that.

  After a long time, Yan Luan lowered his head.

  "Grandma, I remember."

  "Ying'er, our Yan Chi department is just a small and medium-sized tribe. We can't afford to offend Sima Xin. Does that mean we can afford to provoke this person who dares to compete with Sima Xin for the bell?"

  "Grandma, I'm worried about the Tian Han Sect. After all, Sima Xin is a disciple that the Tian Han Sect attaches great importance to... Fei'er still wants to join the Tian Han Sect, if I remain unmoved at this moment, I..."

  "You're still too young......" The old woman raised her trembling hand and patted Yan Lian's shoulder, with the wisdom of years in her dull eyes.

  "You can say that Sima Xin is a disciple of the Tianhan Sect, but can you say that the disciples of the Tianhan Sect are all like Sima Xin?" Lao Ou turned his head, his eyes deep and profound, gazing at Mount Huan.

  Yan Luan was taken aback, somewhat bewildered.

  The old woman let out a soft sigh, not looking at Yan Luan, and spoke in a low voice: "Put it another way, you can say that the Yan Chi department is a tribe of Nan Chen's land, but can you say that the tribe of Nan Chen's land is the Yan Chi department? Do you understand?"

  Yan Lian was silent for a moment, then nodded.

  "My wife, I have paid a great price for the Tian Han Sect. The four-layer space transmission method is enough to keep me young and beautiful for thousands of years. Don't provoke this person, he wants to rush into the Huo Shan chain, we welcome him." The old woman said, her expression showing fatigue.

  At the same time, on the mountain top of Andong, Andong Man Gong's eyes were shining, his expression changing constantly, as if hesitating and wavering. He would occasionally glance at Yan Chi Feng, seeing that Yan Chi Feng remained calm, a decision formed in his eyes.

  "In the three villages of Hanyang, I admire Yan Chi's Man Gong the most. This old lady may not have a surprising mind, but her wisdom often plays a crucial role in some major events. She doesn't move, we don't move!"

  "Mount Huan's bell, whoever takes it away is its owner. This bell was never ours to begin with, the Three Departments. Once you understand this, you can let go." An Dongman muttered to himself, as if also speaking to the An Dong tribal chief and Zhan Shou behind him.

  Pu Qiang Department is also silent on this issue, and the three departments have a surprising similarity, turning a blind eye.

  At this moment, the dawn has only a little left, but the rain is still very heavy, falling between the mountains, flowing along the rocks, making the ground very slippery. This is Su Ming's first time entering the second layer of Mount Hua City. Standing here, his back is the stone gate that separates the third layer, and in front of him, at a higher place, is the first layer of Mount Hua City, which is also the top of Mount Hua. The distance from there to this place is not far. There is nothing above the first layer, only three chains extending from there, connecting with the three mountain peaks.

  "Handan Mountain Chain..." Su Ming's eyes gleamed with a sharp light, and he lifted his footsteps, walking steadily and unhurriedly through the quiet second floor, following the winding mountain road. Behind the half-column incense, he stood at the highest point of Handan City!

  The mountain wind howled, the strong gusts hit his face, blowing Su Ming's clothes into a dance, but unable to blow open the cloak that covered his face. In this wind, the three iron chains connecting the mountaintop swayed, below was an abyss of thousands of feet, the wind cut to the bone, and inside it were scattered raindrops. Su Ming stood there, deeply exhaling a breath.

  He didn't know that if the strong man broke into the Hanyang Mountains, once he failed and fell into the abyss, whether he would die or not. But this Hanyang Mountains can exist for many years, it's absolutely not simple. Even if Kai Chen can fly in the air, there will be nine deaths and one life.

  Standing here, Su Ming gazes into the distance, and as far as his eyes can see, it's still dark clouds rolling in, like heaven and earth are connected, indistinguishable from each other. The rain curtain is like a veil, making everything blurry and unclear.

  In the sky, there are thunderclaps rumbling by from time to time, and some flashes of lightning that are hard to discern in the daytime. From time to time, a glimpse can be seen through the clouds, as if staring at it will make one's eyes feel like they're flashing.

  "Start conquering Mount Hua!"

  "Which tribe's Huan Shan chain will this person choose? I think it's very likely to be Yan Chi!"

  "No matter which chain he breaks through, what I want to know is whether he can succeed. The nine-section iron chain, how many sections can he walk through! If he exceeds seven sections, it's considered a success!"

  "In the past, Tian Han chose his disciples based on their qualifications, and the standard was to set foot on the eighth iron chain of Mount Huan. Although there were some exceptions, those who could reach the ninth iron chain were extremely rare."

  "What's the big deal about the ninth segment, as far as I know, the so-called nine segments that are open now are actually just the first part of the true Hanyang Chain. The real Hanyang Chain is connected to eight mountain peaks and has only appeared in its entirety twice in a thousand years!"

  Although the rain was heavy, it could not stop people's attention. Su Ming stood at the top of the mountain, in front of him was an iron chain connecting to Yan Chi Department, his right side iron chain stretched far away to Andong Department mountain peak, and on his left side, that iron chain washed by the rain, with water flowing down continuously, connected to Pu Qiang Mountain.

  Iron chain, three different mountain peaks.

  Su Ming stood here, and his mind involuntarily recalled the scene of several years ago when he first came to Mount Hua. He was standing on the third layer, looking up at He Feng who was standing at the summit.

  That scene lingered in his mind for a long time.

  "It's been many years, really fast..." Su Ming murmured to himself, taking a deep breath, looking at the iron chain of Puqiao Peak, with a sharp light in his eyes, his body moved towards the left side of the iron chain, and he took a step forward!

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