C138 The Poor Fiancée!

Yu Yuan found that his compatibility with the many restrictions of this world had greatly improved. The descent of the five-colored lightning had already clued him into this realization. As strands of remnant soul intertwined with the Blood Oath connecting Qin Yun and the four Dawn Arrows, Yu Yuan's heaven soul underwent subtle changes.

Communicating with the sword spirit through his thoughts, he noticed that the sword light on his arm bone had transformed into something resembling eyes—eyes that could peer into the depths of the forbidden area. If only his realm were higher, if he could achieve the Subtlety, he believed his spiritual sense could delve deeper into the sword light within the arm bone, revealing even more of the forbidden area's secrets.

This was akin to the cultivators of the Silvermoon Empire who had stealthily placed Pearls of Illusion within the forbidden area. They then used the Veil of Illusions, with the Pearls of Illusion as their eyes, to monitor every movement within that space. Similarly, the sword spirit he had acquired, now merged with the sword light in his arm bone, produced an effect even more profound and magical than the Pearls of Illusion or the Veil of Illusions.

As a practitioner of Soul Awakening, Yu Yuan's recent advancement and breakthrough of his heaven soul now allowed him to sense the peculiarities around him through the sword light. Whether it was an alien soul or powerful surges of spiritual energy, he could detect them.

It was this sword light that had enabled him and his companions, including Qin Yun and Lee Yuchan, to find this location, to slice through the ordinary-looking meteorite, and to extract the concealed Psicrystal within. Through his connection with the sword light, Yu Yuan had keenly sensed the presence of an unusually refined spiritual energy crystal.

He pinpointed the location of the Psicrystals, which had been sealed for untold years, whether naturally occurring or deliberately hidden. "Psicrystals are unlikely to form naturally in the Moonfall Sanctuary," Lee Yuchan observed, gazing at the dazzling, diamond-like Psicrystals. "They must have been embedded in the meteorite by a powerful cultivator who perished here, using a mystique to conceal their aura, rendering them undetectable to the soul."

Holding a Psicrystal, his eyes alight with a unique brilliance, Qin Yun gently nodded in agreement, "That must be the case."

Everyone's attention once again settled on Yu Yuan's face.

"I don't feel the need to explain anything."

Yu Yuan shrugged nonchalantly, picking up a Psicrystal and toying with it in his hand. "All you need to know is that within the Moonfall Sanctuary, you follow my lead and my orders."

"Mr. Qin, I need you to return to your peak combat strength as soon as possible. And you," he gestured toward Lee Yu and the elder from the Midnightshields, "we're counting on you in the upcoming battle with the bronze monument. Start by using the Psicrystals to replenish yourselves. I have this premonition that if we leave the Star-Spawned Terror within the bronze monument unchecked, it might break free sooner than we expect."

His expression darkened as he spoke.

Maybe it was the refinement of the heaven soul that made him more attuned to this realm, but he felt restless, a sense of disquiet persistently nagging at him.

The root of his unease seemed to be the bronze monument he had been intentionally avoiding.

It appeared that it wouldn't be long before the bronze monument would shake off its constraints and seek him out.

"Do you really believe you can defeat the Star-Spawned Terror within the bronze monument?" Qin Yun asked, his brow furrowed with concern. "Do you realize the extent of its terror?"

"I can't make any promises until I face it," Yu Yuan admitted cautiously. "But I do believe we must act quickly!"

With that, he nodded at Lee Yuchan, indicating that she should distribute the Psicrystals.

Given his cultivation level in the Soul Awakening Realm, using Soul Crystals for his practice would be both extravagant and wasteful, let alone Psicrystals.

He regarded the Psicrystal in his palm as nothing more than a trophy of war.

Clutching the Psicrystal, he found a quiet spot to sit and meditate, attempting to use his heaven soul to gain insight into the White Paper Fan. He was eager to discover if the conflict between the Yin Acolyte and Yang Acolyte had been resolved.

He believed that if he could harness the power of their fusion, his odds of triumphing over the bronze monument would significantly improve.

His consciousness gradually delved deeper, as threads of thought swiftly passed through the ancient black characters of the phrase, To Know All is to Suffer All.

Within the ancient script, a magical microcosm had formed, where dense black and white beams of light intertwined, coalescing into a peculiar new child.

The child was a mix of black and white.

Crafted from alternating lines of black and white, his body displayed both shades, even his eyes—one black, one white.

Yet upon closer inspection, it became apparent that the white seemed to predominate.

This newborn child, created by a thought from Yu Yuan's remnant soul, entered the four ancient characters of To Know All is to Suffer All. At the moment the character for "wisdom" was invoked, it seemed to gather all focus onto itself.

He observed Yu Yuan in silence, as if he were nonexistent, merely a fleeting thought.

A cryptic remnant soul, which Yu Yuan alone could decipher, emanated from the child's dichromatic eyes.

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Lee Yuchan instructed Lee Yu to tally the Psicrystals and prioritize restoring Qin Yun's strength.

Suddenly, Qin Yun's gaze shifted, and he murmured, "We have company."

Shortly thereafter, Lee Yuchan also detected the disturbance and, using her Lunar Spirit, levitated to survey the area from above.

"How did that Lin family girl end up separating from you all?" she inquired of Lee Yu, Zhan Tianxiang, and the others.

"The Lin family and Van Le believed that retracing their steps back to the empire was the safest course," Zhan Tianxiang explained with a smirk. "Yu Yuan had a premonition that the route would lead to a dead end. He was adamant about venturing deeper into the heartland, exiting the forbidden area through the Crimson Sun Empire's gateway."

"That's why we went our separate ways."

"Van Le, Lin Zhuyun, and a few others left on their own."

After sharing this, Zhan Tianxiang curiously inquired, "Why? Have they come looking for us?"

"Not them, just Lin Zhuyun by herself," Lee Yuchan replied, her brows knitting with concern. "Lin Zhuyun seems to be in pretty bad shape..."

"What happened?" Su Yan interjected.

"All will be revealed in due time."

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Zhuyun, the Lin family's leader within the forbidden area and one of the Empire's five new moons, approached alone. Her eyes briefly sparkled with recognition upon seeing the group, but the light quickly faded.

It was evident to all that she shared the same haggard appearance as Qin Yun and the elder from the Midnightshields.

Her vitality and spiritual energy were nearly depleted.

Despite her recent breakthrough to the Veil Breaking Realm, she appeared so frail that without external aid, her life hung by a thread.

A Soul Crystal soared from Lee Yuchan's sleeve and settled at Lin Zhuyun's feet.

Like a drowning person catching sight of a river, Lin Zhuyun swiftly seized it.

An icy aura surged from her depleted elixir field, and she began to frantically draw in the pure spiritual energy within the Soul Crystal.

After some time, she regained a bit of strength and said mournfully, "They're all gone. My kin from the Lin family, along with Van Le, have perished."

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