Chapter 1732: K

Lead-gray clouds drifted in the sky.

On the rugged black earth, a figure draped in a theatrical robe with a red background and black patterns moved forward slowly... The hem of the theatrical robe flew in the wind. Right in front of him, a towering mountain peak stood majestically in the Gray World.

In this world, this mountain peak didn't have a name...

But the instant that theatrical robe figure stepped onto that mountain,

It possessed a name.

"Clown Peak."

Chen Ling's eyes looked at this barren and deadly silent mountain, lightly murmuring.

On Clown Peak, it was all giant rocks. There were no manor houses, no roads, no human figures, and not the slightest vitality... But as Chen Ling stepped onto it step by step, the lightning of [Reshape] wandered rapidly on the mountain peak!

Clean and tidy stone steps for climbing the mountain rapidly took shape, and the ugly giant rocks on both sides were also carved into exquisite appearances. At the very top of the mountain peak, a small stone house rose from the ground in the lightning, even having a fence, a chimney, and an area of round cobblestone ground.

That was the appearance in Chen Ling's memory.

Even though the Clown wasn't here yet, this "facade mountain" supporting the Ancient Vault of the Drama Path couldn't be sloppy. Chen Ling had already laid out everything one step ahead of time. When he walked to the edge of that familiar cliff, he took a deep breath...

And then raised his hand to gently pluck in the nothingness...

The curtain of the stage was pulled open from the void.

No matter which world it was, Chen Ling's highest authority over the Theater Dao could take effect. This ancient vault that hadn't had an owner for an unknown amount of time, finally welcomed its new owner today.

The theatrical robe flew, Chen Ling took a step forward, and his figure instantly vanished without a trace from Clown Peak.

The well-ordered Ancient Vault of the Drama Path in his impression didn't appear. Chen Ling seemed to be placed in a chaotic world storing a massive amount of information. Various "plays" and "performances" throughout history were all stored within this world, but between each other, they were like those messy mass graves of a thousand or ten thousand people in the Ancient Vault of the Military Path, disorderly and messy.

"Is this the initial appearance of the Ancient Vault of the Drama Path..." Chen Ling murmured to himself.

He stood in the deepest part of the Ancient Vault of the Drama Path, raising his hand and waving. Under the highest authority, everything here rapidly changed according to Chen Ling's will.

Visual and auditory performances taking film and television as the medium folded into countless optical discs, gathering in the same area; ancient opera scripts taking text as the medium turned into booklets, stuffed into bookshelves, gathering in another area... In addition to this, there was also a sound zone, a Performance Zone, and a props zone collecting countless opera masks...

If the previous Ancient Vault of the Drama Path was a chaotic large-scale treasure vault, then under Chen Ling's command, it was gradually turning into an exquisite museum.

When Chen Ling opened his eyes again, an Ancient Vault of the Drama Path that had no difference from his memory reflected in his eyes.

The dim yellow sunset spilled onto the tranquil library earth through the windows, smudging everything here golden yellow... In the intervals between the bookshelves, a red-clad performer stood alone.

His gaze slowly swept around. Four quaint wooden bookshelves seemed to be plated with golden light under the sunset.

[Male Lead], [Female Lead], [Painted Face Role], [Secondary Male Role].

Chen Ling closed his eyes, softly opening his mouth:

"Senior Brothers and Senior Sister..."

"Little Junior Brother... has returned."

As his voice fell, along with Chen Ling activating the authority of the Ancient Vault of the Drama Path again, those four quaint bookshelves suddenly erupted with intense flames!

The raging flames frantically swallowed the opera scripts on the bookshelves. The foundation regarding these four major roles from ancient times until now reshaped in the flames, and a strange power was taking the Path of the Actor as the medium, descending upon the ancient vault.

At the same time, Chen Ling flipped his palm, and four small booklets appeared in his palm out of thin air:

[Ning Ruyu Character Profile], [Luan Mei Character Profile], [Wenren You Character Profile], [Mo Jue Character Profile].

These four character profiles were written by Chen Ling personally using [The Play of All Sentient Beings]. He wrote all the personalities and memories of the Senior Brothers and Senior Sister from the previous world into them, and as Chen Ling's palm waved, these four booklets simultaneously flew into the four ragingly burning flames.

In a split second, the four clusters of flames burned increasingly violently!

The sunset outside the window was like tinder crossing worlds, projecting the glow onto every corner of the library. It was unknown how much time passed before four figures gradually walked out from the flames...

The person in the lead was dressed in white surpassing snow, his temperament otherworldly; the woman beside him wore a tight-waisted cheongsam, her eyebrows heroic and martial; the person further beside her was tall and majestic, overbearingness circulating; the last youth's eyes were lowered, low-key and mysterious.

They stood side by side in front of the bookshelves in the dusk, the gazes in their eyes circulating, like guests crossing worlds, looking at Chen Ling with smiles...

When these four familiar figures appeared again, Chen Ling's heart trembled.

He opened his lips somewhat tremblingly...

"Senior Brothers and Senior Sister..."

"Little Junior Brother." Ning Ruyu smiled gently. "Reversing the era, rebooting the world... you truly achieved it."

"I knew our Little Junior Brother would definitely succeed." Mo Jue opened his mouth as a matter of course.

"You've worked hard, Little Junior Brother." The gaze Luan Mei looked at him with was somewhat distressed.

"Little Junior Brother, tonight Senior Brother will make a grand feast for you to wash off the dust!"

Wenren You patted his shoulder.

Chen Ling looked at the dream-like scene before his eyes, not recovering his senses for a long time.

The several Senior Brothers and Senior Sister of the Ancient Vault of the Drama Path were originally the incarnations of characters in opera scripts throughout history. Since the Fifth Generation Red King back then could materialize them, the current Chen Ling naturally could too...

It's just that the Fifth Generation Red King back then took the four of them in as disciples, while the current Chen Ling chose to continue their relationship from the previous world through the [Character Profiles], becoming fellow disciples.

"What's wrong, Little Junior Brother? Why are you staring blankly?"

"Probably because seeing us return made him somewhat entranced..."

"Little Junior Brother, although our memories come from you, our love for you is all real."

"Little Junior Brother, no matter which world it is, Senior Brothers and Senior Sister will forever accompany you..."

"It's a pity we don't know where Fifth Brother is right now, otherwise we could reunite again..."

"But since we've returned, finding Fifth Brother is only a matter of time."

"..."

The four Senior Brothers and Senior Sister surrounded Chen Ling in the center, comforting him with one sentence after another. Chen Ling gradually pulled out from his trance, a warm smile hooking on the corners of his mouth.

"Thank you, Senior Brothers and Senior Sister." Chen Ling bowed in salute to the four of them.

"Little Junior Brother, you don't need to be so polite. Don't forget that you are the master of the Dusk Society now." Ning Ruyu laughed softly. "Right... Little Junior Brother, did you forget something?"

As the other three Senior Brothers and Senior Sister also looked at Chen Ling with smiles, the latter finally realized something.

He took out something from his chest, respectfully handing it in front of the four Senior Brothers and Senior Sister...

"Senior Brothers and Senior Sister..."

"This time, I'll be in your care again."

As Chen Ling's palm opened, four playing cards respectively appeared in front of them...

[Spade King], [King of Clubs], [Diamond King], [Heart King].

Seeing these four card faces, the four Senior Brothers and Senior Sister smiled slightly:

"It's our pleasure... Little Junior Brother!"