Chapter 109: The Ancient Character Suspended in Midair

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Su Ye distinctly felt the ancient Yanhuang characters within his sea of consciousness stir slightly! He held immense confidence in the cultivation method he had acquired from the heavenly thunder; whenever it moved, it inevitably meant something unusual was occurring. Around the Taiji diagram, could there be something attracting the attention of this ancient technique?

“Stinky Su Ye, what did you discover?” Jiang Liuying, standing nearby, heard Su Ye speak and quickly asked. In her mind, Su Ye was someone who could even comprehend the heavenly thunder; if anyone could accidentally uncover a treasure, it would be him.

Jiang Ziyang, Uncle Zhong, and the others also turned to look, their gazes questioning.

Su Ye closed his eyes again and sensed carefully; the pulsation he had just felt had vanished. He retraced the short path once more but still felt nothing. In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly. “I can’t sense it anymore.”

“Tch~ You were just teasing us earlier, weren’t you?” Jiang Liuying gave him a disdainful glance and then pulled Jiang Ziyang aside to take photos; she wasn’t going to miss such a fine location.

Seeing Uncle Zhong and the others searching diligently as if making a final effort, Su Ye slowly walked to the edge of the Taiji diagram platform. From here, he could gaze far into the distance, experiencing the exhilarating feeling of looking down upon all the mountains.

Uncle Zhong seemed to sense Su Ye’s mood was sour and comforted him, “This place used to be where the qi veins converged, so there’s still some spiritual energy left. Occasionally sensing a pulse is normal. But have you seen these cracks? All the qi vein convergence points have shattered; it’s useless now.”

Su Ye could only nod helplessly. Before long, the servants called in, saying a batch of special tooth shoots had been found—likely rare medicinal herbs. Everyone was urged to come take a look.

The group quickly made their way over.

Sure enough, it was a patch of precious tooth shoots, probably planted years ago by some martial artists and only recently sprouting. Jiang Ziyang even estimated their value, which would bring a substantial income.

The entire Huaping Manor was vast; even the few villas alone kept everyone busy. So, the whole Jiang family decided to stay there overnight.

Past midnight, Su Ye still felt no sleepiness. Perhaps it was the unfamiliar surroundings, but he couldn’t forget the moment of stirring on the Taiji diagram.

Could it have been just an illusion?

At that moment, the ancient characters in his sea of consciousness trembled again. He sprang from his bed and hurried to the balcony, gazing toward the Taiji diagram platform.

“What is that? Moonlight?”

A faint white glow enveloped the Taiji diagram, and although the mountain range was vast, this glow appeared only there.

After watching for a while, Su Ye suddenly noticed that the misty white light was slowly transforming, even taking on the shapes of strange spirits.

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Su Ye’s heart jolted; inexplicably, he sensed that something there was calling out to him.

“I must go see!”

Su Ye was skilled and brave; before, he dared to go listen to thunder at night with no cultivation, let alone now, when he had reached the first level of Qi Gathering.

Thanks to the Jiang family’s stay at Huaping Manor, many streetlights were lit along the way, allowing clear vision.

He didn’t wake anyone; he didn’t want the Jiang family to be disappointed again so late at night. If anything happened, he could call for help later.

Before long, he arrived at the Taiji diagram platform.

He leapt straight into the white curtain of light and instantly felt the surrounding light flowing into his body like a stream.

“This aura—is this the mountain’s spiritual energy Uncle Zhong mentioned?”

Su Ye realized the energy was truly sentient. Its flowing shape almost resembled sprites. He wondered how many years it took for such a luminous curtain to form.

“Huh? The Yanhuang ancient characters are reacting... This desire to absorb last appeared when I encountered the Qilin statue beneath the old bridge... Very well! If you all wish to serve me, then come—”

Su Ye didn’t know whether this was a spiritual vein or a dragon’s lair, but he was certain that Night Lingyun hadn’t truly destroyed everything here; otherwise, so much spiritual energy wouldn’t remain.

As Su Ye recited his cultivation method and circulated his true qi, the white curtain’s flow intensified, rushing rapidly into his body.

Though he had injuries, at this moment, they healed at an astonishing speed. Even the severe wound on his chest, where bones cracked audibly, mended swiftly.

Whoosh—

The light curtain around him accelerated, gradually forming a vortex that gently lifted Su Ye’s body; his feet were now a foot off the ground.

Feeling this profound luminous veil, Su Ye became increasingly sure it was a form of spiritual energy, different from the energy found in some spirit stones.

Within his sea of consciousness, the eight ancient characters “Yan Huang Zhong Miao, Xuan Pin Zhi Men!” softly echoed back, absorbing this spiritual energy to strengthen themselves.

Originally, these eight characters gleamed with radiant gold, but after absorbing a cycle of energy, the first character “Yan” hummed softly, its surface flickering with faint flames.

“Yan—”

Buzz!!

An ancient character “Yan” shot straight from Su Ye’s head, ascending into the night sky.

The colossal character, ablaze with fire, hovered high above!

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Because of the fiery glow, even villagers at the mountain foot could see it from afar. Many were awakened, startled and fearful as they looked toward the mid-mountain.

“What is that? Could it be a forest fire?”

“No, no, that’s high up. Maybe someone’s child released a sky lantern?”

“Could it be the mountain god revealing himself? Didn’t many Taoist priests stay here before? Could there really be a deity?” The villagers speculated wildly, but none could make out what it truly was.

Within the Jiang family, of course, martial artists on night watch immediately noticed and reported to the family head and steward.

“Hm? What’s going on? Isn’t that the direction of the Taiji diagram?” Jiang Ziyang stared unblinkingly at the dazzling light in the night sky, its brilliance overwhelming.

“Master, the Taiji diagram has some kind of spiritual energy that’s become sentient! I’m going to check it out!” Uncle Zhong was also shocked. He had only heard that some treasures could become spiritualized after long periods, but never imagined encountering it firsthand.

Yet, for some reason, after only a short distance, they felt a pressure in their hearts, forcing them to halt, unable to approach further.

That radiant object in the sky exuded tremendous majesty, forbidding any closer approach.

At this moment, Su Ye opened his eyes, gazing at the night sky. He hadn’t expected the “Yan” character to float out like this, its flames illuminating the surrounding mountains.

The night in the mountains, once filled with cries of birds and beasts, now fell utterly silent.

Su Ye had a premonition—not only would the “Yan” character float high, but the “Huang” character would follow.

As this thought crossed his mind, he suddenly felt he could overlook all living beings on earth from the night sky, no matter tens of thousands, millions, or tens of millions of miles away—all creatures prostrated beneath him.

Each one felt like his subjects!

“Yan and Huang, could they really be the legendary Yan and Huang Emperors?” Su Ye’s heart tightened.

Boom—

The entire mountain echoed with a tremendous sound. The land, trees, flowers, and rivers surged a wave of qi toward the “Yan” character, which seemed like a colossal spiritual energy harvester.

A wild youth had absorbed all this spiritual energy.

Then, the ancient character fiercely drew in the qi wave and descended straight from the sky, settling back into Su Ye’s sea of consciousness once more...