Bab 895: Ia... Kembali!
"21.000 meter!! Di kalangan generasi sekarang Klan Fang, bahkan tidak ada sepuluh orang yang bisa menyebabkan Gatelbeam setinggi 21.000 meter muncul! Hari ini... ada satu lagi! Siapa orang ini?"
"Pasti seseorang dari garis darah anak buah. Aku yakin delapan puluh persen itu adalah Tao'er."
Para anggota Klan Fang di luar Gerbang Surgawi Timur terkesan tercengang. Sementara itu, kembali di Planet East Victory, tujuh kentong bel telah berbunyi di telinga semua anggota Klan Fang. Saat itulah Paman ke-19 Meng Hao, yang duduk di tepi danau sambil minum alkohol, tiba-tiba gemetar. Ia meletakan bottol alkoholnya perlahan-lahan ke meja dan menatap ke langit.
"Tujuh kentong bel..." pikirnya. "Siapa sebenarnya yang sedang melangkah ke gerbang Klan Fang untuk pertama kalinya. Bisa jadi... itu adalah Hao'er?!?!" Tiba-tiba Paman ke-19 berdiri dan melambangkan tangannya. Pemuda muda yang menggantung di kebalikkan itu meraung, dan ketika Paman ke-19 meraihnya sambil terbang ke langit.
"Ayah! Ayah, itu kesalahan kuberikan! Aku sungguh-sungguh salah...." Paman ke-19 sama sekali mengabaukan teriak-teriak pemuda itu, hanya mengangkutnya sambil melesat ke arah Gerbang Surgawi Timur. Ia harus melihat langsung kedatangan ini... apakah benar-benar adalah Meng Hao!
Di sela-sela itu, di istana leluhur Klan Fang, ada sebuah gedung yang berbeda di mana dua orang duduk. Satu adalah seorang pria tua, yang lain agak muda. Mereka duduk silih wangi, mendengarkan kentong bel itu berbunyi.
Mata pria tua itu terbuka, dan dengan tenangnya berkata, "Pergi lihat dari garis darah mana orang ini berasal. Jika itu milik kita, tidak masalah. Jika tidak... minta orang itu datang ke sini; aku bisa selalu mengadopsi cucu/cicit lain."
Ekspresi pria tengah itu terlihat pekemuman, dan sebenarnya cukup mirip dengan Fang Xiufeng. Ia mengangguk, lalu berjalan dan menghilang. Ketika ia kembali, ia sudah berada di langit.
Matanya bersinar terang.
"Bakat tersembunyi dengan Gatelbeam 21.000 meter. Itu hanya sedikit kurang dari anakku, dan membuat orang ini layak menjadi saudara kandungnya."
Pada saat yang sama, dalam kedalaman bumi di bawah istana leluhur Klan Fang, ada sebuah Gua Abadi yang penuh dengan qi Abadi yang padat, karena seluruh Gua Abadi itu... terbuat dari giok Abadi!
Seorang pemuda tanpa dada atas seprangkannya duduk silih wangi di Gua Abadi itu, dikelilingi oleh sembilan orang tua baya. Para orang tua itu diikat dengan rantai besi yang kemudian dihubungkan dengan formasi mantra. Mereka mengaung keras saat qi Abadi mengalir keluar dari mereka ke dalam formasi mantra, lalu diserap oleh pemuda itu.
Ada tiga orang tua lagi yang berdiri di gua, mengamati proses ini sambil tersenyum tipis.
"Putraku, dasar kultivasimu terus berkembang."
"Mengingat bakat tersembunyimu, Putraku, kamu pasti bisa dianggap salah satu yang terbaik dari seluruh Sembilan Gunung dan Laut. Sebelihatnya, bahkan Terpilih dari Tiga Perkumpulan Daois Besar pun akan terpaksa menundukkan kepalanya di hadapanmu."
"Putraku, kamu memiliki ambisi yang luar biasa. Bukan lama lagi kamu akan mencapai Kenaikan Immortal sejati. Lalu kamu bisa menaklukkan seluruh Terpilih di Sembilan Gunung dan Laut."
Saat itu, kentong bel itu mencapai telinga mereka, dan wajah tiga orang itu tampak berkedip. Pemuda itu, namun, tetap terus dalam meditasi.
Tidak ada anggota Klan Fang di Planet East Victory yang dapat mendengar bel itu. Namun, semakin banyak lagi anggota Klan Fang yang terbang keluar dan menuju Gerbang Surgawi Timur, berkumpul di sana untuk melihat Gatelbeam yang tak terbatas.
"Siapa sebenarnya orang ini...?"
"Tidak perlu terlalu excited. Kita akan segera bisa melihat siapa orangnya cukup lama. Cukup lama, peringkat orang ini di klan akan sangat berbeda dari semua orang yang lain!"
Di tengah kerumunan, Paman ke-19 Meng Hao memandang bayangan di gerbang Klan Fang, gemetar. Tak ada siapa pun yang pernah melihat Meng Hao sebelumnya, sehingga tidak akan mengenali dia. Namun, Paman ke-19 bisa merasakan sesuatu yang familiar tentang bayangan itu.
"Siapa itu?" tanya pemuda di samping Paman ke-19, dengan mata lebar menatap. "Siapa yang memiliki Gatelbeam 21.000 meter?" Sebagai balasannya, ayahnya menamparnya keras.
"Ayah...." mengeluh pemuda itu, mengerutkan kening. Ia baru saja akan mengatakan sesuatu lain ketika tiba-tiba terdengar gemeruk lagi, dan sinar cahaya dari gerbang Klan Fang... naik lagi setingginyya.
RUMMMBLLLE!
Dari 21.000 meter naik hingga 24.000 meter. Penglihatan yang luar biasa ini membuat semua anggota Klan Fang di luar Gerbang Surgawi Timur terdiam kaku.
"Surgawi! Apa... apa yang sedang terjadi!?!?"
"24.000 meter. Aku tidak bisa percaya... bahwa benar-benar mencapai 24.000 meter! Gatelbeam Putera Wei juga sebesar 24.000 meter! Darah orang ini sebenarnya setegas darah Putera Wei!"
"Siapakah clansman yang bisa membuat ini? Mustahil! Jika aku ingat dengan benar, tidak ada anggota klan sama sekali yang memiliki garis darah seperti ini!!"
Di tengah kekacauan, ada beberapa orang tua di kerumunana yang berexpresi kelam dan pahit, tapi tidak berkata apa-apa. Jumlah orang seperti itu di kerumunawan tidak banyak, tapi mereka semuanya merupakan keturunan langsung Klan Fang!
Kesombongan mereka kini hanya kenangan. Pertama kakek Moo mengHao menghilang, kemudian ayahnya pergi ke Planet South Heaven. Setelah itu, Patriaark garis darah langsung semuanya masuk ke meditasi terpencil dan tidak muncul. Garis darah langsung tengah mengalami kemunduran, dan situasinya hanya semakin buruk.
Ketika mereka melihat cahaya tak terbatas di depan mereka, mereka bisa hanya menghela napas.
"Masa lalu, darah kita pernah memiliki seseorang yang bisa dianggap sebagai Chosen sejati!! Sayangnya... dia seharusnya kembali tahun lalu, tapi... sekarang kami bahkan tidak tahu apakah dia hidup atau sudah tiada."
Ada orang lain di kerumunawan, seorang pria tengah yang baru saja tiba. Orang ini adalah pria tengah yang ingin mengambil Meng Hao untuk garis darahnya sendiri. Awalnya ia berdiri di tengah-tengah anggota klan lain, tersenyum lebar.
Namun, sekarang ketika Gatelbeam telah mencapai 24.000 meter, matanya melebar, dan dalamnya tersinar kilau niat mematikan. Tidak peduli siapa pun orang di gerbang ini, fakta bahwa mereka telah menyebabkan Gatelbeam 24.000 meter muncul berarti mereka adalah ancaman bagi putranya.
Matanya Tetua Agung Fang Tongtian membesar tidak terlihat. Namun, ekspresinya tetap kelihatan baik, bahkan lebih jauh lagi, senang.
"Wah, hebat! Sepertinya Klan Fang segera akan memiliki Chosen yang ampuh lagi seperti Fang Wei!"
Klan Fang dalam kebingungan penuh. Di Planet East Victory, bel telah berbunyi delapan kali, dan semua anggota Klan Fang yang belum terbang ke udara tercengang. Baik pemuda di gurun merah, atau pria tengah yang sedang bersadang di dalam vulkanik, atau siapa saja, mereka semua terbang.
Kembali di istana leluhur, pria tua yang telah mengirimkan putranya ke Gerbang Surgawi Timur tiba-tiba membuka matanya, dan terlihat dengan cahaya yang menakutkan.
"24.000 meter. Selain cucuku, tidak ada seorang pun di generasi ini Klan Fang yang memiliki garis darah yang kuat. Orang ini pasti bukan dari Planet East Victory!"
"Itu dia... itu pasti anak yang membazir itu!! Dia tidak tewah setelah semua!" Pada awalnya niat mematikan muncul di matanya, tapi kemudian ia mengerutkan kening, dan terasa ketakutan muncul di hatinya. Ini adalah Planet East Victory, dan karena Dao Reservoirs Klan Fang... tidak peduli seberapa tinggi ia di klan, ia tidak berani untuk secara terbuka melanggar aturan klan.
"Anjing, ia sedang membuat kekacauan yang besar! Kamu bisa lihat dia adalah pemikir yang ciamik!"
Hingga saat ini, seluruh Klan Fang terguncang. Gatelbeam Meng Hao membuatnya setara dengan Chosen nomor satu di klan, Fang Wei. Kekuatan darah semacam itu benar-benar menakutkan.
Para anggota klan biasa semua bersorak senang, tapi para anggota Klan Fang dengan dasar kultivasi yang dalam atau yang lain memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan menyaksikan dengan berbagai ekspresi. Mereka senang untuk melihat Chosen muncul. Namun, jika kekuatan Chosen itu mencapai tingkat yang menakutkan... itu tidak benar-benar akan menjadi keadaan yang senang.
Jika orang ini mengancam status Fang Wei, pasti akan terjadi perkelahian seperti antara naga dan katak, hasilnya akan ada anggota klan yang tewas, dan akan memengaruhi persaingan untuk supremasi oleh cabang-cabang berbeda di dalam keluarga. Perkelahian di dalam klan adalah hal yang sangat rumit.
Meng Hao berdiri di gerbang Klan Fang, mata tertutup tapi darahnya mengalir. Saat mengalir melalui tubuhnya, ia bisa merasakan bahwa... masih ada lebih banyak kekuatan yang terkunci di dalam darahnya.
Ia tarik napas dalam-dalam lalu tiba-tiba membuka matanya.
"Jika aku ingin membuat kekacauan, lebih baiklah aku memberikan yang terbaik!" Dasar kultivasinya meledak dengan kekuatan, darahnya mengalir, dan seluruh gerbang mulai bergetar. Gatelbeam di luar sekali lagi naik tingginya ke langit.
25.000 meter. 26.000 meter... 27.000 meter!
Sebutan riang muncul, tapi segera disendat saat... sinar tetap terus naik!
28.000 meter. 28.500 meter... 29.000... Semua jalan ke...
29.900 meter!
30.000 meter!! [1. Dalam Bahasa Mandarin asli, 30.000 meter ditulis sebagai 10.000 'zhang.' Ketika dua karakter '10.000' dan 'zhang' digabungkan menjadi sebuah kata, itu juga berarti "sangat tinggi/ dalam" atau "mulia"]
Seluruh anggota Klan Fang benar-benar terguncang hingga ke puncak. Walaupun pupil Tetua Agung Fang Tongtian membesar karena kagumen, wajahnya tersenyum lebar.
Para anggota yang lebih tua mengkerutkan kening, tapi anggota klan biasa berseru dengan kegembiraan.
"30.000 meter!! Itu bahkan lebih dari Putera Wei! Kepurenan darah orang ini belum pernah ada sebelumnya!!"
"Gatelbeam 30.000 meter! Di dalam puluhan ribu tahun rekam jejak klan, tidak pernah ada hal seperti ini sebelumnya!!"
"Menurut legenda, hanya nenek-nenek moyang klan yang memiliki Gatelbeam 30.000 meter. Artinya... darah orang ini mengakibatkan Kebangkitan Nenek-Nenek!"
Paman ke-19 Meng Hao benar-benar excited, dan matanya bersinar terang.
"Itu pasti Hao'er. Hanya cucu dari garis darah langsung yang bisa memiliki darah seperti itu!!"
Di Planet East Victory, bel telah berbunyi ke-sembilan, lalu ke-10. Saat mereka beresonansi, pria tua di istana leluhur tiba-tiba berdiri, mengekspresikan keheraan di wajahnya. Di dalam kedalaman bumi, pemuda di Gua Abadi yang sedang menyerap qi Abadi dari sembilan orang tua itu tiba-tiba membuka matanya. Pupil mata-nya ungu, bersinar dengan cahaya yang aneh.
"Jadi, apakah dia sudah kembali...?" bisiknya.
Pada hari ini, para anggota Klan Fang dikejutkan tidak pernah sebelumnya.
Pada hari ini, kerumunuan penuh di luar Gerbang Surgawi Timur.
Pada hari ini, semua ahli kuat Klan Fang terbang ke Gerbang Surgawi Timur.
Pada hari ini, para kultivator yang berbaris di luar Gerbang Surgawi Timur mengalami sesuatu yang tidak akan pernah dilupakan.
Pada hari ini, Feng Xun melihat sesu
Chapter 895: He’s... Back!
“21,000 meters!! In the current generation of the Fang Clan, there aren’t even ten people who can cause a 21,000-meter Gatebeam to appear! Today... there’s one more! Who is this person?”
“It’s definitely someone from an auxiliary bloodline. I’m eighty percent certain that it’s Tao’er.”
The Fang Clan members outside East Heaven Gate were completely astonished. Meanwhile, back on Planet East Victory, seven bell tolls had rung out into the ears of all Fang Clan members. It was at this point that Meng Hao’s 19th Uncle, who sat by the lake drinking alcohol, suddenly quivered. He slowly put the flagon of alcohol down and looked up into the sky.
“Seven bell tolls...” he thought. “Who exactly is stepping into the Fang Clan’s gate for the first time. Could it be... that it’s Hao’er?!?!” 19th Uncle suddenly stood up and waved his hand. The young man who had been hanging there upside down let out a shriek as 19th Uncle grabbed him and flew up into the air.
“Dad! Dad, it was my fault! I really made a mistake....” 19th Uncle completely ignored the young man’s shrieks, simply carrying him along as he shot toward East Heaven Gate. He had to see if this newcomer... really was Meng Hao!
Meanwhile, in the Fang Clan ancestral mansion, there was another temple hall in which two people sat. One was an old man, the other slightly younger. They sat there cross-legged, listening to the tolling of the bell.
The old man’s eyes opened, and he coolly said, “Go see which bloodline this person comes from. If it’s ours, then it doesn’t matter. If not... ask that person to come here; I can always adopt another grandchild.”
The middle-aged man’s expression was dignified, and he actually somewhat resembled Fang Xiufeng. He nodded, then strode away and vanished. When he reappeared, he was up in the sky.
His eyes glittered brightly.
“Latent talent with a 21,000-meter Gatebeam. That’s only a little bit less than my boy, and makes this person worthy of becoming his little brother.”
At the same time, deep down in the earth beneath the Fang Clan ancestral mansion, there was an Immortal’s cave. It was filled with dense Immortal qi, the reason being that the entire Immortal’s cave... was made of Immortal jade!
A young, bare-chested man sat cross-legged in that Immortal’s cave, surrounded by nine wizened old men. The old men were bound with iron chains that were in turn connected to spell formations. The men howled shrilly as Immortal qi flowed out from them into the spell formations, and was then absorbed by the young man.
There were an additional three old men who stood in the cave, observing the process with slight smiles.
“Prince, your cultivation base is continuing to progress.”
“Considering your latent talent, Prince, you can definitely be reckoned one of the very best in all the Ninth Mountain and Sea. Soon, even the Chosen from the Three Great Daoist Societies will have no choice but to bow their heads in your presence.”
“Prince, you have incredible ambitions. It won’t be long before you reach true Immortal Ascension. Then, you will be able to sweep across all the Chosen in the Ninth Mountain and Sea.”
It was at this point that the tolling of the bells reached their ears, and the faces of the three men flickered. The young man, however, continued to meditate.
None of the non-Fang Clan members on Planet East Victory could hear the bells. However, more and more Fang Clan members were flying out and heading toward East Heaven Gate, gathering there to look at the boundless Gatebeam.
“Just who exactly is it...?”
“There’s no need to get excited. We’ll be able to see who it is soon enough. Pretty soon, this person’s rank in the clan is going to be very different from everyone else!”
Within the crowd, Meng Hao’s 19th Uncle peered toward the shadow in the Fang Clan’s gate, trembling. Nobody else had ever seen Meng Hao before, and thus, wouldn’t recognize him. However, 19th Uncle could sense something familiar about the shadow.
“Who is it?” asked the young man next to 19th Uncle, staring with wide eyes. “Who has a 21,000-meter Gatebeam?” In response, his father smacked him hard.
“Dad....” grumbled the young man, scowling. He was just about to say something else when, all of a sudden, more rumbling could be heard, and the beam of light coming from the Fang Clan’s gate... shot higher once again.
RUMMMBLLLE!
It went from 21,000 meters all the way to 24,000 meters. The grand sight caused all the Fang Clan Members outside East Heaven Gate to stare blankly.
“Heavens! What’s... what’s going on!?!?”
“24,000 meters. I can’t believe... that it actually reached 24,000 meters! Prince Wei’s Gatebeam is also 24,000 meters! This person’s bloodline is actually as strong as Prince Wei’s!”
“Who is there in the clan that could pull this off? It’s impossible! If I remember correctly, there is no clan member at all who has a bloodline like this!!”
Amidst all the uproar, there were a few old men in the crowd from the Fang Clan whose expressions were grim and bitter, and who said nothing. There weren’t many people like that in the crowd, but they were all direct bloodline descendants of the Fang Clan!
Their glory was now a thing of the past. First Meng Hao’s grandfather had gone missing, then his father went to Planet South Heaven. After that, the direct bloodline Patriarchs all went into secluded meditation and wouldn’t emerge. The direct bloodline was in decline, and the situation was only continuing to grow worse.
When they saw the boundless light in front of them, they could only sigh.
“Our bloodline used to have someone who could considered a true Chosen!! It’s too bad... he was supposed to return last year, but... now we don’t even know if he’s alive or dead.”
There was another person in the crowd, a person who had just arrived. He was the middle-aged man who intended to try to acquire Meng Hao for his own bloodline. Originally, he stood there in the middle of all the other clan members, smiling broadly.
However, now that the Gatebeam had reached 24,000 meters, his eyes widened, and deep therein could be seen a flicker of killing intent. It didn’t matter who this person in the gate was, the fact that they had caused a 24,000-meter Gatebeam to appear meant that they were a threat to his son.
Grand Elder Fang Tongtian’s pupils constricted imperceptibly. However, his expression was one of kindness, and even more so, excitement.
“Wonderful! It appears that the Fang Clan will soon have another almighty Chosen like Fang Wei!”
The Fang Clan was in an uproar. On Planet East Victory, the bell had tolled eight times, and the clan members who had not already flown up into the air were astonished. Whether it was the young man in the blood-colored desert, or the middle-aged man practicing cultivation in the volcano, or anyone else, they all flew up.
Back in the ancestral mansion, the old man who had sent his son to East Heaven Gate suddenly opened his eyes, and they shone with terrifying light.
“24,000 meters. Other than my grandson, there is no one in the current generation of the Fang Clan who has such a strong bloodline. This person must not be from Planet East Victory!
“It’s him... it must be that damned son of a bitch!! He’s not dead after all!” At first, killing intent flickered in his eyes, but then he frowned, and felt fear welling up in his heart. This was Planet East Victory, and because of the Fang Clan Dao Reserves... it didn’t matter how high up he was in the clan, he didn’t dare to publicly break clan rules.
“Dammit, he’s making such a big scene! You can tell he’s a profound schemer!”
By now, everyone in the Fang Clan was shaken. Meng Hao’s Gatebeam put him on par with the number one Chosen in the clan, Fang Wei. The strength of such a bloodline was completely terrifying.
The ordinary clan members were all excited, but those clan members with deep cultivation bases or otherwise held significant influence watched with various expressions. They were happy to see a Chosen appear. However, if that Chosen’s power reached a terrifying level... then it wouldn’t actually be a joyous occasion.
If this person threatened Fang Wei’s status, a fight would surely break out like that between a dragon and a tiger, the result would be a clan member dying, and would affect the struggle for supremacy by the various sub-branches in the family. In-clan fighting was a very complicated thing.
Meng Hao stood there in the Fang Clan’s gate, his eyes closed but his blood surging. As it flowed through his body, he could sense that... there was still more power locked in his blood.
He took a deep breath and then suddenly opened his eyes.
“If I’m going to make a big scene, then I might as well go all out!” His cultivation base exploded with power, his blood flowed, and the entire gate began to shake. The Gatebeam outside once again shot up higher into the sky.
25,000 meters. 26,000 meters... 27,000 meters!
A buzz of conversation rose up, but was quickly silenced as... the beam continued to climb higher!
28,000 meters. 28,500 meters... 29,000... All the way to...
29,900 meters!
30,000 meters!! [1. In the original Chinese, 30,000 meters is written as 10,000 ‘zhang.’ When the two characters ’10,000’ and ‘zhang’ are combined into a word, it also means “extremely high/deep” or “lofty"]
All of the Fang Clan members were completely shaken to the maximum. Although Grand Elder Fang Tongtian’s pupils dilated with shock, his face was plastered with a huge smile. The older members of the clan were frowning, but the ordinary clan members were shouting out in happiness.
“30,000 meters!! That’s even more than Prince Wei! This person’s bloodline purity is unprecedented!!”
“A 30,000-meter Gatebeam! In the tens of thousands of years of recorded clan history, there has never been something like this before!!”
“According to the legends, only the early ancestors of the clan had a 30,000-meter Gatebeam. That means this person’s bloodline... evoked an Ancestral Awakening!!”
Meng Hao’s 19th Uncle was incredibly excited, and his eyes shone brightly.
“It’s definitely Hao’er. Only a grandson of the direct bloodline could have blood like that!!”
On Planet East Victory, the ninth bell tolled, and then a tenth. As they echoed out, the old man in the ancestral mansion suddenly shot to his feet, an expression of disbelief on his face. Deep beneath the surface of the ground, the young man in the Immortal’s cave who was absorbing the Immortal qi from the nine old men suddenly opened his eyes. His pupils were violet, and shone with a strange glow.
“So, has he returned...?” the young man murmured.
On this day, the Fang Clan members were sent into unprecedented astonishment.
On this day, the crowds were packed tight outside East Heaven Gate.
On this day, all of the powerful experts of the Fang Clan flew out to East Heaven Gate.
On this day, the cultivators who had lined up outside East Heaven Gate experienced something they would never forget.
On this day, Feng Xun saw something that he would remember for his whole life, something like a dream. A cultivator he knew as Meng Hao... stepped into the Fang Clan’s gate, and a 30,000-meter Bloodline Gatebeam shot up. It was the stuff of legends, and perhaps, the foundation of a myth.
Rumbling echoed out from the Fang Clan’s gate as the brilliant light slowly faded away. The eyes of all onlookers, of all the Fang Clan members, were cast toward the gate. Gradually, what became clear was an unfamiliar young man who walked out to stand in front of everyone.
He was tall and slender, and wore a long blue robe. His black hair drifted about in the air around him, and his face was somewhat sallow and thin. However, as he stood there, he looked like he was standing on top of the sun.
His eyes shone brightly, like stars, and as he stood there, he looked around at everyone a bit bashfully.
“My father is Fang Xiufeng. My mother is Meng Li. My big sister is Fang Yu. I took my mother’s surname, and my name is Meng Hao. Grandfathers and Grandmothers, Uncles, Brothers and Sisters... greetings!”
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