Chapter 25: Arrangements
The top priority was to increase his strength. Strength was the foundation of everything.
After Huang Feiyan left, Mingyan focused on his Qi Sea.
During his cultivation last night, he had discovered that a moon appeared in his Qi Sea at night, creating a cycle of day and night, just like the outside world. This puzzled him.
He didn’t understand what it meant. He couldn’t sense any significant changes, except for the warmth of the sun…
Perhaps his cultivation level wasn’t high enough to comprehend its mysteries?
As he focused his consciousness on his Qi Sea, his body automatically began absorbing spiritual energy. The abundant energy of the Huang family estate felt incredibly refreshing. Within his Qi Sea, he studied the combat techniques described in the Sun and Moon Scripture.
He had learned a simple technique in Rain Terrace Blessed Land: condensing spiritual energy into water droplets and firing them as projectiles. It was quite powerful but consumed a lot of energy, quickly depleting his reserves.
The Sun and Moon Scripture contained several combat techniques. The first was a fist technique called “Two Instruments Fist,” using the sun seal with the left hand and the moon seal with the right, left for offense and right for defense, a harmonious interplay of sun and moon, Yin and Yang… However, it required the power of the sun and moon, or the Yin and Yang energy generated after establishing the Yin Tomb and Yang Tomb realms… It was useless to him currently.
The other techniques were similar, except for one that required only spiritual energy and seemed to have specific physique requirements. Strangely, the name of the required physique, a three-character term, had two characters erased, leaving only a blank space. Why?
Below the blank space was a note: if one didn’t possess the required physique, then an exceptionally strong constitution was necessary to avoid severe backlash from using the technique.
Mingyan was incredibly curious about the missing characters.
According to the scripture, this technique could temporarily amplify a cultivator’s strength several times over… This meant the user would be far stronger than other cultivators at the same level… The temptation was immense…
Mingyan hesitated. He wouldn’t test it rashly.
Without this technique, the other techniques required the Yin Tomb and Yang Tomb realms. For now, he hadn’t encountered any trouble… He wasn’t sure if Zhao Feiyun counted as trouble… Since Huang Feiyan told him not to worry, she would likely handle it.
He would focus on cultivation. Increasing his strength was the priority…
Several days passed.
The Yaochi Holy Maiden didn’t stay long at the Huang family estate. She left the next day with the other Yaochi disciples. During this time, Huang Feiyan hadn’t visited him. Mingyan, focused on cultivation, hadn’t paid much attention to the outside world.
Thanks to the abundant spiritual energy, he had stabilized his newly opened springs.
Normally, after a breakthrough, both the springs and spirit channels needed consolidation, but due to his special constitution and natural spirit channels, he only needed to consolidate his springs.
One day here was equivalent to five days in Rain Terrace Blessed Land… Mingyan sighed. No wonder the elders of Rain Terrace Blessed Land could barely compare to the younger generation of Sacred Lands and prominent families… They not only possessed greater talent but also had access to better cultivation environments and resources. At the same level, the elders of Blessed Lands were likely no match for the holy children and young masters of Sacred Lands and prominent families…
Greater strength brought better resources, which in turn cultivated stronger disciples… They weren’t even starting on the same level. How could there be fair competition? No wonder Xia Yanming wanted to send him to a Sacred Land…
Wherever he ended up, he couldn’t reveal his blood’s properties, but he had to showcase his cultivation talent to receive better treatment.
“Mingyan, are you there?” Huang Feiyan’s voice called from outside.
“Come in, Feiyan, I’m here.” Mingyan opened his eyes, got out of bed, and saw Huang Feiyan enter.
Her face was beaming. “Mingyan, our recent tests were successful… We haven’t found any risks. If everything goes smoothly, my mother will start conditioning my aunt’s body and then refine the medicine she needs.”
Mingyan smiled. “That’s good.”
“Also, I’ve arranged for your future placement.” Huang Feiyan smiled playfully, her hands clasped behind her back. “Guess where?”
Mingyan thought for a moment. “Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land?”
“…You guessed it on the first try?” Huang Feiyan was surprised, then chuckled. “What do you think of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land?”
“I don’t know much about it, but I believe I can find my path there.” Mingyan knew little about the various Sacred Lands. Huang Feiyan had mentioned a safe place… The Huang family and Yaochi were allies, but Yaochi didn’t accept male disciples. That left the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land. When Huang Feiyan was in danger, she had contacted them first, and Holy Master Yue Ying and Yue Qingying had arrived promptly.
Their relationship might not be as close as the one between the Huang family and Yaochi, but Huang Feiyan had said Yue Qingying was her friend. Yue Qingying had even advised him to kill Yun Ling, removing an obstacle in Huang Feiyan’s path…
Mingyan didn’t know if the Huang family had other close allies, so the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land was his only guess.
“Yes, the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land is quite unique. It’s divided into two branches: the Wind Spirit Branch and the Moon Shadow Branch. It was founded by Great Empress Yue Ying and her husband, passing down two cultivation systems: the Wind Spirit Scripture for men and the Moon Shadow Scripture for women. Great Empress Yue Ying was a reigning Great Empress, and her husband was also a top genius of that era. Unfortunately, only one Great Emperor can exist at a time… Otherwise, we might have seen a dual-emperor situation.”
“However, even so, the Wind Spirit Holy Master of that time was at the Human King Realm, second only to the Great Emperor. With Great Empress Yue Ying’s assistance, their legacy is no less than an Emperor-level inheritance. The Wind Spirit and Moon Shadow Scriptures complement each other. Traditionally, the Sacred Land had two Holy Masters, one for each branch, but the current Wind Spirit Branch has no Human Gateway Realm cultivator, so Holy Master Yue Ying manages both branches. With your talent, you’ll surely be accepted as a disciple by one of the elders. After that, how far you go depends on you.”
Huang Feiyan smiled. “And with Qingying there, I won’t have to worry about your safety. Holy Master Yue Ying is also a righteous person. You can cultivate there without worry.”
My talent… Mingyan still wasn’t sure how exceptional his talent truly was… Although he had unique qualities, like natural spirit channels, was that truly special?
He hadn’t fought any cultivators at his level and lacked a clear understanding of his combat prowess. Perhaps he needed a real fight to assess his strength.
“Thank you for arranging this,” Mingyan said, pushing those thoughts aside.
Huang Feiyan shook her head. “I’ve already spoken to my mother and Holy Master Yue Ying. After my aunt’s situation is resolved, I’ll have my mother personally escort you back to Rain Terrace Blessed Land. You probably have some matters to discuss with them. After that, you’ll have to travel to the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land on your own.”
Mingyan nodded. “Do you need my blood now?”
Huang Feiyan nodded. “This time, we’ll need quite a bit… The toxin has accumulated in my aunt’s body for years, deeply embedded in her flesh and bones. The required dosage is very large… I’m sorry to ask so much of you.”
“It’s fine,” Mingyan shook his head. “If it’s too much at once, we can do it in batches.”
“…I’ll personally bring you some spirit herbs and fruits. Don’t forget to eat them. Otherwise, I’m worried I’ll drain you dry…” Huang Feiyan’s expression was slightly complex. Every blood extraction evoked a mix of gratitude and guilt. Although blood could be replenished, it was essential for the body. Excessive blood loss could have serious consequences, even if it could be regenerated.
Drain him dry? That was… a lot… Mingyan maintained a calm facade, but he felt slightly apprehensive.
“By the way, Feiyan, the scroll you gave me has some parts erased. Do you know the original text?” Mingyan retrieved the scroll from his Qi Sea, intending to show her, but he found it was worn and tattered again. Puzzled, he opened it and saw the contents had changed!
The information about the power of the sun and moon was gone, as was the description of the secret technique. The combat techniques no longer mentioned the sun and moon. Even the Two Instruments Fist now described using the power of the Yin Tomb and Yang Tomb… What was going on?
“Is there a problem?” Huang Feiyan, seeing his frown, looked at the scroll but found nothing unusual. “What’s erased? I don’t see anything.”
“Um… I must have been mistaken.” Mingyan examined it closely. The information about the sun and moon was indeed gone. The images of the sun and moon on the scroll had reverted to the characters “sun” and “moon”…
After Huang Feiyan left, Mingyan returned to his Qi Sea and found the scroll restored… Strange… He retrieved the scroll and opened it, finding the information about the sun and moon had reappeared. He was confused. Could it be that the true contents were only visible within the Qi Sea? Or perhaps… only he could see them?
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