Fantasy: I'm Really Not A Supreme Master!

True Ancestor World, Northern Border, the fog rising from the White Bone Plains.

Amid the grey, gloomy fog, it seemed as if wild ghosts were weeping softly.

Above the Wall of Corpses, flags were numerous; the Array had already been activated.

In the somber world, this wall appeared to divide the world in two.

On one side was a desolate, uninhabited extremity, while on the other side shone the brightly lit True Ancestor World.

At this moment, inside a beacon tower, Ji Duan had already sent the record crystal through the highly confidential Teleportation Array to their elder ancestors' hands.

"Only when our elder ancestor gains enlightenment soon can our Ji Clan become the nobility among the Ash Mist Creatures when the Grey Mist Sea arrives..."

Ji Duan murmured, his eyes glowing with fervor.

At this moment,

True Ancestor World, Sacrificial World State.

Above the Sacrificial World State, in the secret depths of the immense Sky Vault,

Inside a bronze temple that had stood since ancient times,

An elder clad in a grey robe now opened his deep-set eyes.

"A record crystal has come from the Wall of Corpses."

The ancient voice sounded.

Suddenly, many terrifying auras appeared within the giant bronze temple.

The temple was exceedingly spacious, with only several bronze-cast deity thrones standing tall; now, those Ultimate Beings materialized on the thrones from seemingly nowhere.

"Ji Wulu, brother, has news come from the Wall of Corpses?"

"Have we made contact with the Grey Mist Sea?"

An elder's hoarse voice sounded, his eyes filled with excitement and eagerness.

This elder was none other than Ning Tianji, an Ultimate Being who had previously tested Martial Honor at the temple.

Not just Ning Tianji, several Ultimate Beings were now looking at the grey-robed elder.

The grey-robed elder was Ji Wulu of the Ji Family, one of the Nine Eternal Ancient Clans!

Ji Wulu said indifferently,

"Correct."

With a wave of his hand, a crystal suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Inside the crystal, numerous secret symbols appeared.

Seeing these symbols, all the Ultimate Beings present had very grave expressions.

"This is ultimate secret text, only decodable by Ultimate Beings... It is meant for us!"

Someone spoke.

As the secret text continued to unfold, everyone could not help but feel excited.

"Is this secret text describing a heart method?!"

"Belongs to the Grey Mist Path of enlightenment!"

They had already discerned that the description within the secret text pertained to the Grey Mist Path and to the Supreme teachings of enlightenment!

For a time, the ancient temple fell silent, all the Ultimate Beings quietly contemplating.

Soon, the light from the record crystal disappeared, the secret text of Grey Mist fully revealed.

"This piece of secret text... is called 'Blood Rushing Through the Fog Sea!'"

Ning Tianji finally spoke,

"The fresh blood of creatures contains the purest power in the world; with enough fresh blood, the path of the Great Dao shrouded by ancient Chaos mist can be opened to reveal what lies beyond the ultimate!"

"I intend... to test it!"

He spoke directly.

Last time, despite being an Ultimate Being in this world, he felt as minor as an ant before Martial Honor, heightening his sense of crisis.

He must gain enlightenment soon!

"Do not be so quick to trust the things from the Grey Mist Sea."

But Ji Wulu spoke indifferently,

"This method looks fine, but who knows if those Bizarre Beings might be harming us?"

With his words, everyone nodded.

None who had reached the Ultimate level were naive enough to truly trust.

Ji Wulu said, "This method must be verified before we can attempt it."

Ning Tianji replied,

"To verify this method... is not difficult, we extract a bit of ancient Chaos mist from the inner scene of our ancient path, then wash it with the blood of countless creatures."

"One look, and we'll know whether it works!"

His tone was indifferent.

The lives and deaths of a myriad of creatures seemed like a trivial matter in his eyes.

"...So, is that too much?"

At that moment, another Ultimate Being in the bronze temple, cloaked in a black robe, spoke; his voice was grave and forceful, his appearance not aged but rather in midlife.

"Haha, Elder Brother Changsun, you are too compassionate!"

Ning Tianji replied directly,

"Don't forget that with the reconnection to the Grey Mist Sea, all the creatures of the True Ancestor World... are meant to die."

"Now, sacrificing some people to let us achieve enlightenment and elevate our clans, preserving some Fire Seed for the Ancestral Realm... this is the wisest course of action."

The middle-aged man, named Elder Grandson Changqing, upon hearing this, intended to object, but Ning Tianji had already spoken coldly,

"Elder Brother Changsun, you no longer have a way back."

"In the past, you personally sabotaged the prodigy of your clan, Changsun Bumie, making him insane as soon as he ascended."

"If you don't possess the courage to sacrifice universally, why bother struggling with these base emotions?"

Elder Grandson Changqing fell completely silent upon hearing this.

Indeed, back then, it was he, the old ancestor of the Changsun Clan, who had personally cut off Changsun Bumie's path.

Because Changsun Bumie had actually attempted to fulfill the ancient covenant.

Sacrifice!

The beings within the Sacrificial Temple could not stop those who had successfully ascended, like Yang Daomei and Jiang Yunsheng, but they could act against would-be ascendants like Changsun Bumie.

They, too, had meddled with the Nine Laws!

"There's no need to mention the past."

Ning Tianji bringing up the past evidently flashed a hint of displeasure across Ji Wulu's brow.

Because, for him, that was also a disgraceful history.

Back then, his cousin, Ji Wudan... was also among those would-be ascendants on the path of sacrifice.

He had also personally destroyed Ji Wudan's future.

"Then, where shall we test this method?"

Ning Tianji continued.

Once decided, it meant nearly all creatures of that realm would die!

"Hmm, haven't the Ban Explorers already gone to the Sound Desolate? Let them handle the testing; it will also serve as a good test of their sincerity."

Ji Wulu spoke indifferently,

"Perfect, an Evil Corpse is about to emerge in the Sound Desolate. By that time, let it take the blame, claiming it destroyed the entire Sound Desolate."

Everyone nodded.

...

At this moment,

In the Martial Desolate World,

Within a small village in Deadman Wilderness,

The weather was growing colder, and the village too had taken on the hues of autumn.

At this moment, Li Fan, taking a walk with Xiao Bai and Yun Xi at the head of the village in the ginkgo grove,

Ginkgo trees had taken on the colors of autumn, golden leaves falling with the wind, scattering all over the ground, a melancholy beauty enveloping the scene.

Bai Xiaoqing, seeing this, her cat eyes filled with joy.

"Meow meow... it's so beautiful!"

She leaped from Li Fan's arms, running onto the thick layer of ginkgo leaves, rolling around in play.

"Great Demon King... it's so beautiful!"

Yun Xi also excitedly ran among the trees, delighted by the beauty of autumn, dancing gracefully.

Ginkgo leaves fell around her, her white dress swirling, yellow leaves flying.

Li Fan also smiled, his interest sparked, he said,

"Gong Ya, bring the drawing board."

Gong Ya, following behind, now took out the drawing board, and Li Fan immediately began to paint with detailed fine brushwork, capturing the scene at hand.

Brush strokes divine, Li Fan painted with minimalism, yet depicted the most beautiful aspects of the moment.

Yun Xi, finishing her dance, came over carrying a bamboo basket, picking up many ginkgo fruits, and upon seeing Li Fan's painting, her eyes wide as autumn waters, shone with a surprised glow.

In the painting, Yun Xi, with the most stunning posture, danced amid the rich autumn colors, enchantingly captivating.

And in the painting, a little white cat was also rolling in the leaves.

"So beautiful..."

Yun Xi said,

"But Great Demon King, you're not in the painting!"

Li Fan couldn't help but smile, saying,

"Silly girl, I'm the one painting; of course, I'm not in it."

"The painting lies in my eyes, I, not in the painting."

Yun Xi, upon hearing this, a hint of confusion flashed through her beautiful eyes, she seemed to sense something but eventually didn't dwell on it, saying,

"Look, I've picked so many ginkgo fruits!"

Li Fan said,

"Great, with so many, we can make ginkgo fruit dumpling soup tonight."

Upon hearing about food, even Bai Xiaoqing came over carrying a ginkgo fruit, rubbing against Li Fan, implying she wanted some too.

"Let's go!"

Li Fan and his group then headed back to the small courtyard.

"Master!"

Just before they reached the courtyard, a call had already come, Nan Feng and the others, had also returned.

...

Today, with a compass, ran around the mountains seeking feng shui all day.

Apologies for the late update, writing the second chapter now.