The Way of The Dao

Ling Tian took the step forward, following his intuition and the slight stirring of his soul that seemed like a call. His sight was filled with a distant memory, making him unable to see what was currently in front of him. Ling Tian responded to the sensation that was originating in his being.

Everyone was stunned as they watched what was happening to Ling Tian.

"What's going on with him?"

"Is he all right?"

"Is it my imagination or does he really look somewhat transparent?"

At this moment, Ling Tian's body looked blurry, as if they could see through him without any problem, but at the same time he was still in front of them, with his body still somewhat visible.

Everyone became intensely worried upon seeing this.

At once, they all approached cautiously, surrounding Ling Tian while watching for any strange movements that might occur.

Ling Tian was still flying calmly over the water, strangely staring straight ahead while keeping his brows slightly furrowed. Although his gaze was looking straight ahead, it was as if he was watching beyond, farther than the horizon, something no one could see.

""Master!""

Lan Yin and Qing Sha shouted, they had worried expressions as they all noticed that Ling Tian's eyes seemed somewhat blurry.

Yun Mengxin looked worriedly at Ling Tian as she tried to feel her connection with him, wanting to know what might be happening to him.

"I don't feel anything wrong or worrying from him, but I can't feel his consciousness either..." Yun Mengxin said, becoming more worried as well as each and every woman.

"But there is nothing out of the ordinary here..." Tang Wanying examined every part of the place without finding anything strange. The women did the same and became more concerned.

Chu Feng tried to approach slowly and extended his arm towards Ling Tian, "I feel like there's like a strange barrier around Uncle Ling, it doesn't let me get any closer..." His hand was slightly ejected back and he shook his head as he looked worriedly at Ling Tian.

Zhang Xinya and Mu Shuiruo did the same, extending their hands towards Ling Tian to no avail. This worried them more.

"Couldn't it be an energy barrier?" Long Yuyin took out one of her daggers and gently poured her power into it before carefully moving it close to Ling Tian to avoid hurting him, where presumably the barrier might be.

However, nothing happened. Long Yuyin's dagger moved without any difficulty, as if it really did not find anything in its way.

The little white fox stood likewise watching Ling Tian, looking at every little detail on him.

"Will brother Tian really be alright?" Mu Shen muttered as Tang Jingtian patted his shoulder not knowing what to say.

"Senior Brother!" Shan Qingwu likewise tried to examine every part around Ling Tian, looking for some anomaly as to why this was happening. Her heart was pounding while worry swept over her as well.

Besides, if what he had said earlier about the demonic beasts and some were very powerful, they could only trust Ling Tian.

"We'll have to wait until whatever is happening is over, we must not interfere to prevent something terrible from happening." Yun Mengxin sighed worriedly as she continued to watch Ling Tian. She didn't know what was going on with Ling Tian.

Ling Tian was still motionless, as if he was inert. His gaze was still lost, as if his soul was not there.

However, at this moment, they saw Ling Tian raise and stretch out his arm, his hand wanting to touch something. But finally he stopped midway.

What was going on?

They all wondered when they immediately saw once again how Ling Tian finally fully stretched out his arm, with his hand seemingly touching something invisible.

Space felt subtly wobbly, whilst strange lightning flashed rapidly across the skies and the wind intensified around them.

* BOOM! *

"!!!!!"

A ferocious burst of power and force erupted from Ling Tian's body, bleeding profusely as pieces of flesh and bones flew out, even staining them. A mist of blood formed around Ling Tian and gradually subsided as it fell into the river water, dyeing it red.

"Husband!"

"Master!"

"Brother!"

Everyone's eyes opened wide as shock fulminated them, staring dumbfoundedly at what was happening to Ling Tian.

Ling Tian's body was suspended in midair, continuing to bleed along with some remains of flesh falling off over time. Yet, his eyes were completely closed and he did not show any painful or strange expression, as if he did not really feel pain or was aware of what had happened to him.

Yun Mengxin's heart squeezed horribly in pain at the sight of Ling Tian in such a state, so she tried to reach out and even touch him, but she was still stopped by the invisible barrier around Ling Tian.

The women had their eyes red, with tears coming out of them as they watched Ling Tian's horrible state, unaware if he was really still alive....

"I can still feel that he is alive..." Yun Mengxin murmured in a pained but somewhat relieved voice, still watching Ling Tian as she felt her connection with him and could sense his vitality.

Although Ling Tian's body was in this horrible state, she could still feel that he was alive!

* Purr! *

The little white fox purred as a powerful energy surged out of its body and rushed towards Ling Tian, slowly healing his body.

Everyone took a deep breath when they saw Ling Tian's body heal slightly, so they didn't dare to make any noise.

Nevertheless, this energy was not enough, or maybe it was not the right one, as Ling Tian was still bleeding and tearing even more despite receiving support from the little white fox.

* Boom! *

Again, a burst of power tore Ling Tian's body even more, filling everyone with despair and pain.

* Whoosh... *

Blood was still gushing out non-stop, as if it was about to die in a short time when a small but amazing multicolored light surrounded Ling Tian's body, starting to hold back the bleeding and even regrow flesh and bone!

Everyone looked on in surprise once again as this light began to slowly heal his body, beginning to balance the balance and not allow Ling Tian to continue bleeding and his body to tear even more.

Yun Mengxin was finally able to let out a slight sigh of relief as she recognized that light.

World Tree's Vitality!

Yun Mengxin knew what was going on with the World Tree in Ling Tian's heart and that it could probably end, but now this was her greatest hope to not let him die.

The strange but horrible energy around Ling Tian's body stopped as it collided with the vitality of the World Tree, finally ceasing to hurt Ling Tian any further.

Ling Tian's body was still suspended in the air all bloody and without any healthy parts, as if at any moment it was about to fall down and die.

Lan Yin and Qing Sha were still crying endlessly, observing the state Ling Tian was in. The women likewise were showing desperate and pained expressions, their hearts totally anxious.

The men didn't look well either, feeling worried and desperate at the sight of him.

"Will my Master be all right?" Qing Sha asked nervously and anxiously, tears welling up in her small, beautiful eyes. Lan Yin at her side also did not stop looking at Ling Tian, crying incessantly.

Mu Shuiruo hugged the two tender girls who were still crying, and with her voice equally pained and tears on her face, she said, "Your Master will be fine, we have to trust him."

The women wanted to approach Ling Tian, but they would always meet an invisible barrier that prevented them from approaching him.

What could they do?!

No one knew what was really going on with Ling Tian!

Although they wanted to find a way to help, they didn't know what to do. Even Yun Mengxin couldn't get close to Ling Tian!

* CRACK!!! *

* GRRR!!!!*

* KGRRR!!! *

Spatial cracks opened up from the distance as several demonic beasts entered this world, roaring ferociously and displaying powerful auras!

Chu Feng looked on in astonishment as he sensed a powerful aura from the horde of demonic beasts, realizing that there were some that were more powerful than him.

* CRACK!!! *

* ROAR!!! *

More spatial cracks opened up on the other side, allowing more demonic beasts to enter and disperse into the place.

"We need to go back..." Tang Jingtian gritted his teeth as he watched the demonic beasts run in any direction and said, "If this happened here, it could also happen near the city..."

Mu Shen nodded with his fists clenching, not wanting to leave Ling Tian right now.

Everyone could imagine the situation that would occur because of the formation Ling Tian had made.

If numerous hordes of demonic beasts besieged the city, a tragedy might occur and they might lose their families. They didn't have such a high cultivation level and might fall if they were outnumbered or overpowered by some powerful demonic beast.

"I don't want to leave." Long Yuyin pressed her hand against her heart, feeling reluctant to leave Ling Tian. Although she had a competitive and fighting spirit, her first priority would be Ling Tian; the rest wouldn't be worth it if something happened to him.

What good would it do to be the strongest and most powerful if the man in her life disappeared?

"Let some of us stay here while the others go back and help fight the horde." Tang Wanying said, "We can take turns until he wakes up or at least we can get through that strange barrier." Although she didn't want to leave either, it was what they had to do.

Zhang Xinya nodded reluctantly and said, "Sis Mengxin, Sis Wanying, Yinyin, Shasha, you four stay and we'll come back after we're done."

"If there is any problem, come and look for us. Anyway, we will try to clean up the demonic beasts that enter near here to lessen the burden." Tang Wanying agreed.

Besides, they wouldn't let any demonic beast get close to Ling Tian, not even let a single aura touch him.

"If it's too much demonic horde, break this jade and we'll go help." Yun Mengxin passed her a jade she had obtained from Ling Tian earlier. This would help her know if the others had a problem.

Zhang Xinya kept the jade in her storage ring and glanced at Ling Tian again, feeling reluctant to leave. She nor anyone else wanted to leave Ling Tian when he was in such a state.

But Zhang Xinya was sure Ling Tian would be fine; she trusted him, as did the other women.

For now, they had to return to Star City to avoid a disaster with the demonic beasts. This could also be what Ling Tian would expect from them.

Mu Shuiruo and Long Yuyin also looked at Ling Tian with reluctance to leave. They couldn't even come close to say goodbye.

Tang Jingtian, Mu Shen and Chu Feng likewise took one last look at Ling Tian before leaving. Mu Shuiruo and Zhang Xinya left soon after, followed by a Long Yuyin who retaliated by blasting countless demonic beasts with her aura.

Yun Mengxin, Tang Wanying, Lan Yin, Qing Sha and the little white fox stayed behind, watching Ling Tian without taking their gazes off him for even a second for fear that he might disappear completely.

The vitality of the World Tree kept clashing against the strange energy in Ling Tian's body, ending in a balance and preventing it from aggravating further.

No one knew what was really happening to Ling Tian right now.