Chapter 1292 - 1179: Making a Bridal Gown_2
Why is it that I seem unable to understand their silence?
Mo Zheng appears as if he were a deaf man…
And Mo Tie, silent like a tree, seems to have transformed into something as ordinary as grass and wood…
How strange… Could it be that my understanding of the Silent Way isn’t deep enough?
This is absurd! As a master, I can’t grasp my disciples’ Silent Way… Isn’t that embarrassing if word gets out?
“Hmm? These two, why do they seem off somehow…”
The Stopper asked with a puzzled expression:
“Brother Silent One, do you understand their silence?”
The Silent One, though hesitant earlier, found himself unable to maintain composure upon hearing this, and said:
“Of course, I understand!”
With a forced resolve, he added:
“In observing Mo Zheng, I see that he has shut off his senses of hearing and speech. His heart aligned with the Silent Way has become as unyielding as iron!”
“And Mo Tie, surpassing mortal desires, who once indulged in the gluttony of mouth and appetite, has now used the True Meaning of Silence to suppress his own cravings!”
With this, he waved his hand and said:
“Mo Quan, test their Silent Way!”
Immediately, one of his disciples, Mo Quan, stepped forward.
Mo Quan approached Mo Zheng and, with a smirk, said:
“Brother Mo Zheng, your understanding of the Silent Way is completely wrong!”
“I am the one who is right. You should listen to me!”
Everyone waited.
They all knew well that Mo Zheng loved to argue the most!
But now, Mo Zheng merely nodded silently.
Seeing this, everyone was shocked.
“He really has changed his nature!”
“The Silent Way… truly formidable!”
“Brother Mo Zheng has truly grasped the True Meaning of the Silent Way!”
The crowd marveled.
Next, Mo Quan took out several pieces of the exceptionally “delicious” Dark Holy Source and placed them in front of Mo Tie.
However, Mo Tie showed no interest in the Dark Holy Source at all, as if he hadn’t even seen it. Instead, he stared at Mo Quan in such eerie silence that it struck fear into others.
“As expected!”
The Stopper nodded approvingly and said:
“It appears these two have indeed mastered the Silent Way.”
The Silent One, too, was relieved.
Truthfully, he had been somewhat uneasy earlier, unable to decipher Mo Tie and Mo Zheng, which is why he deliberately asked Mo Quan to test them.
Now it seemed clear—they had both embraced silence, suppressing their original desires.
At once, he began to release his Path-Scenic Land.
It was akin to a vast, dark cosmos, within which nine massive black stars loomed like towering celestial wheels.
Among them, three of the Dark Great Stars had become deep and abyssal, resembling silent, unyielding black stones—impenetrable mysteries.
Then Mo Zheng and Mo Tie were drawn into the Path-Scenic Land, each entering a respective Great Star!
The two stars symbolized the desires for argument and gluttony, once prominent in the Silent One himself!
They had returned to their origins!
In that moment, the Silent One was suddenly overcome with vertigo. It was as if the sound of a great bell tolling, like Hong Zhong Da Lu, resounded within his mind!
“…To tirelessly strive for the great endeavor of restoring purity to the cosmos… Especially those youthful prodigies, those budding talents—eliminate them in their infancy!”
“Devote your finite life to an infinite cause, and write the epic that unveils purity to the cosmos with your youthful years!”
“…The primal laws of the universe are calling you, the dark destiny awaits you. For your grand ambitions, redeem the soul weighed down by sin!”
These words left the Silent One’s head buzzing!
“Something’s not right…”
The fusion process had already begun, yet the Silent One felt… something amiss…
Why, why did he feel an emerging aversion deep inside—for the Dark Creatures, for himself, for all things dark—an urge to slaughter the Dark Creatures…
What kind of sinister thoughts were these?
Damn it, what’s going on? What has Mo Zheng been through?!
“No, I must cut off these thoughts…”
Panicked, the Silent One struggled. Such fusion could affect his mind!
If it erupted at some point, he might lose control and attack the Dark Creatures.
But the fusion process sped up, and resistance became futile!
“Hmm? Wait… Why do I feel… a second thought arising…”
At that moment, another realization struck him. As Mo Tie fused, he himself began to feel… hunger!
A profound hunger, a craving… to devour… the Dark Creatures?
“Damn it… stacking effects?!”
The Silent One was shocked. Mo Zheng wanted to kill Dark Creatures, while Mo Tie wanted to devour them?
Was this turning him into a traitor?
“No…”
He trembled out the word with difficulty, but resistance was futile as Mo Zheng and Mo Tie fully merged into their respective Dark Great Stars within him.
A long time, a very long time, passed.
Only then did the Silent One slowly awaken. But as he opened his eyes, there was a lingering daze in them.
Had he mastered the Silent Way?
It seemed he had—the Dark Great Stars representing the urges to argue and indulge in gluttony had indeed quieted.
But, disturbing notions lingered in his mind…
He couldn’t help glancing at his remaining disciples, including Mo Quan, and… subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
But that instinct faded quickly, and he restrained his thoughts with reason.
“The Silent Way is nearing perfection.”
The Stopper and the Dark One were elated.
“The Moon Laurel stirs.”
At that moment, the Silent One’s expression shifted as he sensed something and said:
“The Tai Yin Empress’s successor, the Moon Emperor… is about to embark on the Path of Creation?”
Upon hearing this, the Dark One immediately said:
“Interception and elimination!”
“We cannot allow them to truly escape with a fledgling world into the annals of history.”
If it reached that stage, hunting them down would be exceedingly difficult!
The Silent One nodded and said:
“Mo Quan, Mo Shi… you two, go.”