Too Reckless

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The moment Lei Hongliang's body was knocked out of the shield, he was stunned to find that Zuo Lingquan, who had just finished his sword, had already come to the front of the shield, with the sword pointed at his forehead.

The sudden attack, not only Lei Hongliang, but also Yun Zhengyang was stunned.

A swordsman must also have a time to mobilize his true qi when he uses his sword. The strongest swordsmanship of 'Jianyi' goes all out, which consumes a lot of energy and burdens the body. How can the first sword follow the second sword?

Lei Hongliang didn't expect Zuo Lingquan to explode so high at all. He was hit on the forehead under this level of attack, and even wearing a magic helmet might be shocked into internal injuries. Brain hole, if you don't die, you will lose your combat effectiveness.

Lei Hongliang's eyes showed fear, but Zuo Lingquan's timing was too vicious, no matter how many protective magic weapons he had, he would not have the chance to take them out.

Zuo Lingquan couldn't beat Lei Hongliang, and when he found an opportunity to kill, he didn't intend to keep his hand, and stabbed the black long sword at Lei Hongliang's eyebrows with all his strength.

Sa——

But at the moment when Lei Hongliang was about to die suddenly, a powerful impact came from directly below.

boom--

The impact from the ground caused the ground to bulge in an instant, and a spider web-like crack road appeared, and strands of golden light beams penetrated the surface.

Zuo Lingquan sensed something was wrong, and quickly unfolded the Phoenix Armguard. Before it could be completely covered under his feet, the ground had already exploded, and a golden beam of light shot up into the sky, blasting the three directly into the air.

"Ling Quan!"

Wu Qingwan and Tang Jingshen stood on the river, and when they saw this scene, they were all discolored, but they were immediately shocked.

boom boom-

The blasted area was not only the soles of Zuo Lingquan and others. With the roar, golden beams of light shot up from the ground and entered the sky.

The entire Kutuo River, the Lingtian with a radius of nearly two miles, has countless twisted cracks, golden streamers revealing between the lines, vegetation, sand and gravel are suspended, it seems that the entire land is being torn apart by tremendous force, gradually disintegrating.

The cracks in the earth spread to the river in an instant, and Wu Qingwan didn't care too much, pulling up Tang Jingxun and flying back to the periphery.

As the earth shook and the mountains shook, the two of them had not run far before they saw a figure in a phoenix skirt, smashed through the ground and flew out, grabbed them and jumped into the air.

The next moment, the Kutuo River was washed away by the golden light, the fish and shrimp in the river and the water were all lifted into the sky, and the whole land had become a huge bulge.

Under such power, the monks are no different from the snakes, rats, insects and ants on the ground, and there is no room for resistance except for rushing to avoid them.

Zuo Lingquan was lifted into the air and turned into a broken sack swaying in the wind. He could only step on the broken ground in the air, jump back and forth, and try to move in the direction of Shangguan Lingye. Yun Zhengyang was also shocked and pale, Yu Jian fled wildly into the sky.

rumbling—

One hundred and eight golden beams of light rushed out of the surface one after another.

The entire spiritual field exploded, and the soil and gravel splashed into the surrounding mountains, and even smashed the sect-guarding formation of the Burning Smoke Sect to its original shape, revealing the buildings below and the terrified disciples.

The Sect Master of the Burning Smoke Sect, who had just walked out of the Xiuxing Cave Mansion, was about to scold He Fangxiao for making a little mess. When he saw this scene, he turned around and closed the door.

The entire land was lifted into the sky, and after reaching the highest point, it began to fall back.

Zuo Lingquan couldn't fly at all. Fortunately, Shangguan Lingye didn't forget him, and flew to the vicinity and lifted him up.

Yun Zhengyang kept rising into the sky, and finally did not dare to fly up again.

The wind and clouds in the sky changed, and the clouds in the whole sky began to condense and circle.

Yun Zhengyang wanted to run outside, but the golden beam of light enveloped a radius of nearly two miles, forming a huge formation. No one dared to break through the formation rashly, even Shangguan Lingye.

When all the soil and gravel fell to the ground, everyone looked down.

The original Lingtian has been transformed into a tiankeng with a radius of two miles, in the shape of a perfect circle.

The bottom of the sinkhole is like a golden ocean, with dense spells connected together.

The golden streamer flowed down from the one hundred and eight giant pillars, and converged to the center along the veins of the formation.

And in the center of the Tiankeng is a person.

The figure was dressed in a black robe, with a mask on his face, holding a wooden staff, suspended in the sky in the sky, and all the streamers converged on him.

Lei Hongliang had already landed on the ground, and he had long forgotten that his life was hanging by a thread. He was naked and his long hair was flowing.

Wu Zunyi pointed his wooden stick diagonally at the ground, and his robes were automatic without wind. He raised his eyes and calmly looked at Shangguan Lingye, who had fled, but immediately put his eyes on Wu Qingwan's face.

It was the first time for everyone present to see such a large-scale formation, and even Shangguan Lingye's eyes showed shock. Being directly above the Tiankeng feels like standing on the muzzle of an artillery gun.

Zuo Lingquan hovered in front of Wu Qingwan and Tang Jingshen, and found that the two were unscathed. He felt a little at ease. He wanted to ask Shangguan Lingye what the **** was this, but when he looked at it, he was shocked.

Shangguan Lingye was wearing a phoenix skirt, but there was a lot of black armor on the outside of the skirt. Qingcheng's cheeks were a little pale, and even the corners of his mouth had blood stains, which was obviously injured.

"Senior Ling Ye, are you injured?"

Shangguan Lingye held up the three, and looked down with clear eyes, with lingering fears:

"This person is very powerful, and his cultivation base is not high, so he has more magic weapons; but for some reason, his aura suddenly skyrocketed, and the entire ground was blasted open, and I couldn't beat him at all."

Zuo Lingquan had already seen that he could not fight, and he asked:

"Then what to do? Run first and then talk?"

"You don't have to run if you can beat it, and you can't escape if you can't beat it. This belongs to the latter; we were beaten down before we flew out of the Tiankeng."

"..."

Zuo Lingquan understood the meaning - this was to prepare him to die with dignity.

Zuo Lingquan turned his eyes to the left and right, and found that Yun Zhengyang, who had escaped from Yujian, stopped at the edge of the golden beam of light, unable to fly at all, and was using the Skydun card to communicate with people:

"Master? Are you there? I have a big problem..."

"What? I'll solve it myself? If I can solve it, I still need to alarm your old man..."

"Give the sword trump card to others and tell him? I don't dare to go there, Master, do you know how big the movement is? I'll send it to you to see..."

"How do I know what I provoked? It wasn't me who provoked it, it was the 'Wolong' who dragged me into the water..."

"Avenge me? Eh?! Master, if I want to strike a sword at a stronger person, it's okay..."

"Hello? Hello? Master, are you still there?"

...

When Zuo Lingquan saw this scene, he only felt that 'my life is over', he thought about it and said:

"Senior Ling Ye, do you want to invite the ancestor Shangguan over in this situation?"

Shangguan Lingye actually wanted to contact the ancestor, but the ancestor ignored her for so many years, she really didn't want to take the initiative to speak, and it was meaningless to call in this situation, she shook her head and said:

"The ancestor must know that it is more than 30,000 miles away from here, and it is impossible to get there in a short time. Jiang Taiqing is in Central Continent, and it is farther away."

Tang Jingxuan also felt that things were not good, she thought about it, and said to the sky:

"Mother-in-law, can't you tear the sky apart? The apprentice has an accident, why don't you come here soon?"

As soon as the words fell, Tang Jingshen's eyes showed a golden streamer, and then the momentum rose steadily.

Shangguan Lingye was startled, knowing that the ancestor was coming, and instinctively withdrew the technique that supported Tang Jingshen.

As a result, Tang Jingxing fell, but fortunately Wu Qingwan responded quickly and hugged Tang Jingxing quickly.

A few people watched, but in the blink of an eye, Tang Jingxuan had completely transformed into Venerable Lord Linyuan Shangguan Yutang.

Even if Shangguan Yutang came over, he used Tang Jingshen's body and couldn't fly. He was still held in Wu Qingwan's arms, and it seemed that he had lost the dignity of a strong man.

However, those eyes that stared at all living beings did not show any embarrassment. After coming over, they raised their hands, golden streamers flew out from their fingers, and they started to draw formations in the sky.

The formation appeared in the sky above Xihuang Valley, and it was a sign that Shangguan Yutang ripped apart the space and let the body come over.

But the formation was only a few strokes, and Wu Zunyi, who was below, raised the wooden stick in his hand, and a circular aperture lit up in the entire Tiankeng, spreading to the one hundred and eight giant pillars.

The formation in front of Shangguan Yutang also dissipated into the sky without a trace.

Shangguan Lingye saw Shizun again after many years, her eyes were obviously fluctuating, but she didn't have time to show it at this time, she just looked at the dissipated formation, shook her head and said:

"The formation has isolated this place into a small world, and it can't be connected to the outside world, and the master's body can't come over."

Shangguan Yutang put away his hand and said calmly:

"Don't panic, the Lord Di Zhao will be here soon."

The Burning Smoke Sect was the lower sect of the Heavenly Emperor City and was much closer to the Emperor Zhao Dynasty.

Hearing that someone came to settle things, Zuo Lingquan finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked:

"What kind of formation is this?"

Shangguan Yutang shook his head, with a rare look of puzzlement in his eyes:

"It's not an array, it's a magic weapon. I've never seen it before, and its power is beyond reason. It should have borrowed the power of a certain deity, at least stronger than the four spirits of the sky in Yuyaozhou."

Wu Zunyi, who was standing in the center of the Tiankeng, obviously heard everyone's words, and said at this time:

"Shangguan respects the Lord and has good eyesight. This is called 'God descending stage', and the immortal soldier created by Ye Shuanzi, the master refining master of Tiandi City, borrowed the divine power of the Taiyin God."

Shangguan Lingye frowned when he heard the words, looked coldly at the masked man below, and asked:

"Are you from the Youying Alien Race?"

Wu Zunyi shook his head: "I am a member of the Nine Sects, but I may be fired in the future."

As one of the eight masters, Shangguan Yutang knew what happened in Tiandi City that year, and she said:

"In order to build this object, Ye Shuan secretly came into contact with Youying aliens, and was cleared by the Emperor Di Zhao. At that time, there was only a rough prototype of this object, and all the maps were destroyed. How did you refine this object?"

Wu Zunyi answered truthfully: "Lei Hongliang knows the general idea, and based on this, I have completed the subsequent refining method."

The words are an understatement, but the difficulty is obvious.

Shangguan Yutang's eyes were obviously a little surprised, and after a moment of silence, he said:

"You are a genius, why did you devote yourself to the evil way and be the enemy of all beings in the world?"

Wu Zunyi obviously doesn't like being called a 'devil heretic', he explained seriously:

"I'm a craftsman, it's just a craftsman."

Lei Hongliang stood in the tiankeng, with anger and injustice in his eyes, and said loudly at this time:

"What are you waiting for, what kind of virtues can you call us 'devil heretics'? My ancestor Ye Shuanzi, who has been in the art of refining for hundreds of years, has never killed a single person without leaving home. How clean is it? You, based on your own opinion, labeled my ancestor as a 'devil heresy', and you will never be born, do you really think you are the gods, and your own likes and dislikes are the principles of the world?"

Shangguan Yutang replied calmly to this question:

"Your master has crossed the border. The purpose of refining is to assist in the practice, and the practice in Jiu Zong is to protect the common people; your ancestor only seeks his own skills, and has no bottom line. He forgot the original intention of refining, and the door was cleared, of course."

Lei Hongliang burst into anger and raised his finger to the sky:

"We refine weapons for others to use. We are only blacksmiths. What's wrong with studying skills? Weapons are neither good nor evil, but only human beings! Bandits kill people with knives, you don't go to bandits and kill the blacksmiths who cast the knives to kill chickens and monkeys. Do you still think you are reasonable?"

Shangguan Yutang didn't speak any more, because he couldn't understand such a person.

Zuo Lingquan analyzed it and felt that Lei Hongliang was a little sophistry.

Just like the 'Soul Gathering Banner', there is no good or evil in itself, but the function of this thing is to slaughter the weak to enhance its own power. Specializing in this kind of object does not let people care, it is difficult to wait until the tiger is in trouble before starting. ?

However, apart from the exaggerated deterrent power of the 'God descended to the stage' in front of him, there is no way to see too much harm.

Zuo Lingquan asked: "Is this 'God descending stage' also an evil weapon?"

Shangguan Lingye knew something and explained:

"Youying aliens worship the Taiyin God. As long as they borrow their power, they can be used for them. They are all regarded as evil demons in the nine sects."

Wu Zunyi heard this and retorted:

"How can Yin and Yang be divided into good and evil, it's just that believers go astray. The 'God Jiangtai' I built directly borrowed the power of the shadow of the yin. Whether it is good or evil depends on my heart."

Shangguan Yutang said: "Then you have to die. Good and evil can't be held in the hands of one person. It will be a disaster for the common people."

This sentence obviously acknowledges the power of 'God descended to the stage'.

Wu Zunyi glanced at Wu Qingwan who was silent and said with a smile:

"I made this thing, and I have no regrets in front of me, no worries behind me, and I don't have to be afraid of dying."

Everyone in the sky frowned.

Wu Qingwan has been looking at Wu Zunyi, but after more than 30 years, the other party still deliberately concealed it, and Wu Qingwan couldn't recognize it at all; when such a big thing happened, Wu Qingwan didn't dare to look at her second uncle who was mediocre. Lenovo, at this time can only secretly observe the clues.

In a few words, in the east under the night, a large cloud of five-colored auspicious clouds appeared, covering the sky and covering the sun, pressing down from the horizon.

"The lord of the imperial edict is here!" Shangguan Lingye let out a long sigh of relief.

Others also wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads.

After Wu Zunyi glanced at Dongfang, he raised the wooden staff in his hand:

"I'm just waiting to get justice for the Patriarch, you'd better not interfere."

Lei Hongliang's eyes showed indignation, he looked towards the east with his upper body naked, and opened his arms:

"Come on! Shang Zhao killed my patriarch for the crime of innocence. Since he was singled out ahead of time, he could no longer rescue the patriarch from Lei Chi. I, Lei Hongliang, will use my seven-foot body to reason with Shang Zhao today. "

The voice is impassioned, not afraid of death.

Wu Zunyi sighed and waved his wooden staff.

The sea of ​​​​clouds in the sky began to rotate rapidly, and a black thunder light appeared in the middle, until the sky was torn apart and turned into a large hole that expanded rapidly.

Everyone looked up, and behind the torn sky, they could see countless indescribable phantoms of demons, fluttering in front of a giant black eyeball.

The black eyeball seems to be bigger than the whole world behind the hole, so that the edge of the eyeball cannot be seen through the hole.

The moment the eyeballs appeared, the earth turned into a polar night, and an indescribable pressure was pressed down from above.

Shangguan Lingye couldn't even maintain the sky, so he had to descend and landed on the edge of the platform of the gods.

Zuo Lingquan was even more stagnant in his breath. Just looking up at his huge eyes, he felt his soul vibrate and almost fainted.

Shangguan Yutang was using Tang Jingshen's body, and his eyebrows were furrowed at this time, and he was a little unstable; shivering.

Lei Hongliang was originally glaring at the east, but when he noticed the movement in the sky, his anger was slightly condensed, and he raised his head and said:

"What the **** is this? Kind of scary."

"It should be the incarnation of Taiyin."

"should?"

"It's the first time I've seen you."

"..."

Lei Hongliang opened his mouth, the arrow had to be fired on the string, and he continued to look fierce and not afraid of death, glaring at the east.

Wu Zunyi landed in the center of the platform of the gods, raised his wooden stick and pointed at the giant eye above the sky, Lang said:

"God descended!"

When the words fell, he held a wooden stick in both hands and pushed it **** the ground.

boom -

The large formation with a radius of nearly two miles was dazzling, and countless golden streamers passed through one hundred and eight giant pillars reaching the sky, shining on the giant eyeballs.

The giant eye seemed to hear the call, reacted, and focused on Lei Hong's body below.

"what--"

It was also at this moment that Lei Hongliang was shocked, his whole body was suspended in the air, his long hair was flying away, his muscles were twisted and knotted, and his expression was fierce and frenzied.

The eyes were first full of bloodshots, and then like a drop of ink, it gradually spread until the entire eyeball turned black, just like the giant eye in the sky.

Zuo Lingquan and Shangguan Lingye were watching from a distance, and they could clearly feel Lei Hongliang's momentum rising, but after a few breaths, it reached an unbelievable level, causing Shangguan Lingye to retreat subconsciously.

Shangguan Yutang's eyes were cold and he said solemnly:

"Ready to run."

"Um?"

Shangguan Lingye was stunned for a moment, wondering how to run, when the whole sky shook, as if it had been hit.

Several people looked up, only to find that the sky that had turned into a polar night had been covered by colorful clouds, leaving only the hollow in the center.

A man in a dragon robe, sitting cross-legged on the back of a multicolored unicorn, holding a white jade seal, smashed the heaven and earth cage composed of 108 whole-body pillars. With just one blow, countless cracks were smashed above the Tiankeng. The whole body column and the torn sky also began to shake.

Seeing this, Shangguan Lingye hurriedly flew to the crack with a few people, but as soon as he left the ground, he felt a bunch of creepy eyes and looked at a few people.

When God descended on the stage, Lei Hongliang's whole person became bigger, such as Mo Shuangtong's hatred and fanaticism, instead of the indifference without the slightest humanity, his eyes locked on Tang Jingxuan. Several people rushed over.

bang——

This time the speed is extremely fast, it can be said that it is teleported to a few people.

Lei Hongliang raised his right hand and grabbed Tang Jingxuan's forehead directly.

Shangguan Yutang occupied Tang Jingshen's body. At the moment when he sensed the threat, he raised his hand and used several spells in a row to protect the whole body, but without exception, they were all shattered when touched.

Seeing that the 'Master' was attacked, Shangguan Lingye stood in front of Tang Jingshen without any hesitation, with a giant black shield engraved with a relief of a turtle and snake in his hand.

Zuo Lingquan also unfolded the Phoenix Armguard, hugged Tang Jingxuan and blocked the shield in front of him.

But the scene in front of them made them understand what it means to be a "man's arm as a car".

Lei Hongliang only saw Tang Jingshen in his eyes. After realizing that he was blocked, he didn't use any spells, but raised his hand and patted it.

boom--

The space in front of the palm vibrated, and the armguards made of the Xuanwu shield and the blood of the phoenix were unable to hold up even for a breath, and the moment they touched the shock wave, they shattered into powder.

Shangguan Lingye's pupils shrank slightly, but he didn't have time to make any other reaction, so he could only dedicate his life's learning and use his body to stand in front of Tang Jingxing.

Five-color streamers lit up in front of Shangguan Lingye, forming a thousand layers of barriers, but they failed to resolve the blow.

The aftermath shattered all protections and landed on Shangguan Lingye.

The black armor on Shangguan Lingye's body was a life-saving thing given by the ancestors. It was not broken, but there were countless cracks.

Yu Jin poured into the body, Shangguan Lingye's cheeks were instantly blue and purple, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. The whole person slammed into Tang Jingxuan and Zuo Lingquan, knocking them both out, until they hit the edge of the tiankeng. on the giant pillar.

"Ling Quan!"

Wu Qingwan was also pushed to the ground by the aftermath, and hurriedly got up and rushed towards the three of them.

Yun Zhengyang stood in front of several people, and when he saw this scene, his face turned pale, he instinctively raised his sword to fight back, and struck Lei Hongliang with a sword.

It's a pity that Lei Hongliang didn't care about Yun Zhengyang at all, the sword edge didn't break the skin when he cut it, he just flew to Tang Jingxuan who fell out, raised his hand and grabbed it again.

Lei Hongliang moved too fast, Wu Zunyi also reacted when he violently hurt people, raised his wooden stick and pointed at Lei Hongliang, and immediately stopped him, said solemnly:

"The wrong person! The enemy is above!"

When Lei Hongliang heard the words, there was a little struggling emotion in his mindless eyes, but he was still locked on Tang Jingxuan.

Shangguan Yutang fell into Zuo Lingquan's arms, hugged Shangguan Lingye who was stunned by a palm, and looked at Wu Zunyi coldly:

"How can a natural **** be driven by mortals? Now that you are a demon, do you believe it or not?"

Wu Zunyi wore a mask and couldn't see his expression, but he obviously felt that the situation was unexpected. After being silent for a while, he said:

"The magic circle is not finished, and there is a missing stroke."

After he finished speaking, he lifted the wooden stick and stuck it on the ground:

"roll!"

boom--

The entire god-general stage shook, and the pattern began to run in reverse.

Lei Hongliang's body also froze, his aura began to rise and fall, his eyes showed the brilliance of humanity, and he gritted his teeth:

"No, I can't control it. This is different from what the grandfather said?"

"The grandfather is known as a 'ghost talent'. He doesn't necessarily know what ghostly effects he makes. It's the first time I make it."

"Then what should I do?"

"I'm trying to find a way to reap..."

"The lord of the imperial edict is here, won't he die if he takes it?"

"Do you still want to have a good time before you die?"

...

Zuo Lingquan was holding three women, his eyes were weird - I thought they were two big villains, but after a long time they were two comedians...

Shangguan Yutang leaned against Zuo Lingquan's arms and looked at the two juniors who set themselves on fire.

"Have you never heard of the phrase 'it's easy to ask God to send God away'?"

Wu Zunyi's infuriating qi poured out like a tide, and gathered on the wooden staff. The giant eye in the sky did not disappear, but instead widened the gap in the sky.

Fortunately, the Emperor Zhaozun was in charge of the Shang Zhao, and he was not a generalist. He smashed the entire platform of the gods in a few times, and the crack in the sky quickly healed.

"Evil!"

The emperor, who was wearing a dragon robe, let out a thunderous scolding in mid-air, probably not wanting to accidentally injure his teammates. He held the white jade seal and rushed down from the sky, covering the heads of Lei Hongliang and Wu Zunyi.

When the God descending platform shattered, Wu Zunyi naturally lost his support and returned to his cultivation base in the early stage of Youhuang.

Lei Hongliang's divine power did not dissipate, his eyes turned black again, he sensed the attack pressed down from above, and gave up grabbing Tang Jingxuan, but turned around and carried Wu Zunyi, and flew up to the crack in the sky.

Wu Zunyi had no room for resistance, and he didn't know where Lei Hongliang was going to take him. , did not speak.

boom boom-

In the blink of an eye, three beams of white light hit Lei Hong's body.

But God descended to the stage was originally prepared to deal with the Emperor Di Zhao. Even if he couldn't beat it, it would not be difficult for Lei Hong to resist for a while. He sheltered Wu Zunyi, and he rammed through the attack of the Emperor Di Zhao, and got in. A crack in the sky.

The lord of the imperial edict, riding the unicorn, chased near the crack, but did not dare to step into it.

But after a short while, the rift disappeared completely, and the sky returned to its original state, leaving only auspicious clouds in the sky.

Seeing this scene, Zuo Lingquan let out a sigh of relief and lowered his head to check Shangguan Lingye's injury.

Wu Qingwan stared blankly at the sky, Qiu Shui's eyes were filled with complicated emotions, and she obviously realized something through the movement of throwing the wooden stick just now.

The dumplings hidden in the front of the clothes also showed their small heads at this time, aiming at the position where the giant eyes disappeared, "jiji!" Two words fiercely, the meaning should be:

'There is a kind of don't run! You look at the birds and try again! ’

Yun Zhengyang stood on the ground with his sword in hand, and after looking around in a daze, he took out his sword trump card:

"Master, don't use it anymore. After the fight, I retreated from the enemy in a **** battle, unscathed... What? You didn't come to save me?!..."

...

The Lord of the Emperor Zhao sat on the five-color unicorn, looked down at the people in the Tiankeng, and said:

"There is no way for believers~www.wuxiaspot.com~ to startle fellow Taoist Shangguan."

Shangguan Yutang was helped up by Zuo Lingquan, hugged Shangguan Lingye, raised his head and said:

"You are the one who is shocked. If this thing is perfected, you will lose half your life if you don't die. These two people are only trying to avenge you. If you didn't catch it today, you will have to live with fear in the future."

Venerable Di Zhao did not deny this, but just said:

"Life and death are unavoidable. To die in the hands of one's own disciples and grandchildren can be regarded as teaching the younger generation of young people. It is better than Shangguan Daoyou, whose children and grandchildren do not have a complete weapon."

The eight venerable lords formed an alliance due to the general trend, and their personal relationships have never been very good, especially the three elders of the nine sects.

Shangguan Yutang said sarcastically at this sarcasm:

"You'll find out later."

The emperor did not say much, the colorful clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, until the night sky showed the moon again and the stars were thin...