Published: March 8, 2025
Among the brothers of Chu Yang, Dong Wushang had recovered more than half of his injuries, and the Ink Blade had been reconnected by Chu Yang, now even more powerful than before it was broken.
Mo Lei Er's injuries had also healed almost completely; Mo Qingwu had already begun to run back and forth, occasionally holding the ring left by Bu Liqing before shattering the void, muttering to herself. It was evident that while the little girl often played mischief when Bu was around, his departure had hit Mo Qingwu hard.
Rui Butong, on the other hand, had fully recovered and even improved. These days, he swaggered around in front of Dong Wushang, making Dong Wushang grit his teeth in frustration. He couldn't wait to be fully healed and give this guy a good beating, fearing he might actually kill him, just to elevate his own level… he simply couldn’t tolerate this situation.
Well, it has to be said, it really is quite a… bird frustration!
Meng Chaoran had taken on the role of both a housekeeper and a full-time nanny during this time.
The Fengyue Couple walked back and forth in the courtyard, their paths forming a perfect circle. Facing each other, they walked around the circle, separated by four to five zhang, with an unusual rhythm seeming to emerge from their movements.
Chu Yang, having finished treating Chu Feihan, came out just in time to see this and couldn’t help but ask, “What are you two seniors doing?”
Yue Lingxue smiled faintly and said, “Chu Yang, just watch; this time, it’s a new insight we gained after our injuries.”
Chu Yang immediately became interested and leaned closer, “New insight?”
“Indeed. A completely new insight. Moreover, this insight is particularly useful for you,” Yue Lingxue smiled.
“I’d like to hear more,” Chu Yang said with great interest.
Yue Lingxue smiled, “In the past, we practiced our skills with a saying: absorb the heaven and earth spiritual energy and inhale the essence of the sun and moon; isn’t that right?”
“Yes.”
“Wrong! Greatly wrong,” Yue Lingxue said earnestly. “This time, after being injured in the bitter cold, we practiced in our room, feeling a bit stifled, so we came out for a walk. However, due to our injury, we couldn’t absorb the heaven and earth spiritual energy above us. We could only stroll in the yard and try to recover.”
“Yet during this process, since we couldn’t absorb the heavenly spirit energy, we felt a surge of heat coming from the spring under our feet. This heat was different from the heavenly spirit energy we had felt before.”
Yue Lingxue smiled, “I tried to guide this surge of heat, clearing the meridians, and it turned out to be quite effective. After much contemplation, I understood one thing: our past practice methods were somewhat one-sided.”
Chu Yang pondered, “Are you saying that the so-called heaven and earth spiritual energy we absorbed before was actually just heavenly spirit energy?”
Yue Lingxue nodded with satisfaction, “Exactly! Previously, our practice had always been about absorbing the heaven and earth spiritual energy from above us and around our bodies, while we generally neglected the energy beneath our feet.”
“Even when we absorbed the earth energy, it was just a minuscule amount.”
“This is where the flaw in our cultivation methods lies. For tens of thousands of years, countless predecessors have exhausted themselves trying to improve these methods, but they have never achieved perfection. The real reason lies here… the imbalance of heaven and earth, how can it be perfected?”
Yue Lingxue continued, “Chu Yang, the so-called inner demon, the so-called deviation, the so-called heavenly punishment… these are the true reasons.”
Chu Yang seemed to understand. “I hope you can guide me further.”
“The cultivation methods have been refined over tens of thousands of years, and there’s fundamentally nothing wrong. However, they have completely overlooked the absorption of earth energy! Heaven and earth spiritual energy is completely different from earth energy!”