Chapter 1514: The Soul-Lodged Moon
This Soul-Lodged Moon of his would become clearer and fuller as he cultivated.
The day it could be cultivated into a full moon, he could then attempt to convert all his po power into a great sun, and then slowly merge the two…
Because this was a yin and a yang, a civil and a martial, two extremes, he could not cultivate the sun and moon at the same time. He could only first cultivate the star and moon, and then slowly attempt to cultivate the power of the great sun.
In this process, he needed to constantly adjust the balance between the two. Otherwise, not only would the cultivation method fail, but his hun and po souls would become incompatible, like fire and water, and collapse on their own…
When Li Yan used the Power of the Cold Moon, there was an invisible thread connecting his Soul-Lodged Moon and his physical body.
If he could find Elder Tang’s Soul-Lodged Moon, then his own Soul-Lodged Moon would also respond from afar.
Others could not detect this power, but Li Yan could sense its existence. If he followed the power emanating from the Soul-Lodged Moon to find the other party, he might be able to find his physical body.
As for whether he would succeed, Li Yan couldn’t be bothered with anything else at this moment. He was running out of time.
With this thought, Li Yan immediately withdrew his Power of the Cold Moon, leaving only enough power at the entrance of the mountain.
At the same time, his three huns, following the changes in his cultivation method, quietly entered a space that was completely unknown to outsiders.
This space, which seemed to have been conceived from imagination, could only be entered by cultivators who had practiced the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art.”
Outside, Great Master Lan sensed that Li Yan’s Power of the Cold Moon had suddenly weakened.
“Hmm? What’s going on? He obviously hasn’t finished taking the pills. Why has his power become so weak all of a sudden?”
She couldn’t help but look at Li Yan, but saw that his face was not pale, and his breathing was normal.
A hesitant look appeared on Great Master Lan’s face. After thinking for a moment, she ultimately did not go forward to disturb Li Yan.
This was also why Li Yan had not completely withdrawn his Power of the Cold Moon. He didn’t want to explain too much.
Tang Feng might not be able to sense it, but Great Master Lan was a Void Refining Realm expert and could sense the general situation of his spellcasting.
If she knew that he had withdrawn his power and had already retreated to the other side of the crevice, she might have exploded.
After spending so much time and effort to get this far, for Li Yan to just give up—everything would have to be started all over again. But there were only so few pills left…
…
Under the starry sky, Li Yan did not linger. This time, he flew rapidly towards a higher place.
The figure formed by his three huns, with a single flicker, passed through the gaps between countless stars, continuously rushing towards a higher place.
After cultivating to the stage of “The Stars Move and the Moon Appears,” one’s own Soul-Lodged Star would not stay in its original position but would move to a higher place on its own, forming the scene of a moon appearing.
This flight of Li Yan’s lasted for more than three hundred breaths.
After he passed through another patch of stars of various sizes, a layer of soft, pale yellow light appeared in the sky above him.
There, Li Yan saw some faint crescent moons. But most of these faint moons were very blurry, and under the shroud of a yellow halo, they had an even more hazy feeling.
Li Yan glanced at the sky above him. There were twenty-seven faint moons of various sizes.
When he had cultivated to “The Stars Move and the Moon Appears,” he had come here more than once. As for these faint moons, Li Yan could only approach his own.
If he got close to any of the others, he would be pushed away by a great force.
He could also guess at that time that these faint moons did not all belong to people who had cultivated the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art.”
Just like those stars, according to the explanation of the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art,” other supreme experts would also have faint moons appear. It was just that they didn’t know about this space and wouldn’t use it.
So, the vast majority of the faint moons here would forever be dim and yellow.
“Fortunately, there are only twenty-seven faint moons nearby. If it were really like the stars in the sky, I really don’t know how long it would take to find it.”
Li Yan looked at the twenty-seven faint moons above his head.
“Then I’ll start with the brightest faint moon. Maybe that one represents a Body Integration Realm cultivator!”
Li Yan glanced around and flew towards the brightest faint moon.
Because he didn’t know if his idea was correct.
When he had searched for his own Soul-Lodged Star back then, he had flown for an unknown distance before finding it, which was the sea of stars below him now.
Li Yan thought that this area might also represent the vicinity of the Soul-Suppression Palace, and these faint moons represented one expert after another.
That Elder Tang was not only a Body Integration old monster, but also a person who had cultivated the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art.” In that case, his crescent Soul-Lodged Moon might be even brighter than that of the other Body Integration elder.
Li Yan quickly flew near the brightest faint moon, but he could not get any closer. The crescent moon emitted waves of power that constantly repelled his approach.
Li Yan looked up. This crescent moon was much larger than his own Soul-Lodged Moon, at least a circle larger.
And it was no longer hazy and illusory. The faint moon seemed to have the shapes of mountains and rivers within it.
Li Yan stayed there and began to sense carefully. And with just a slight sensing, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Because he actually sensed wisps of moonlight radiating downwards. This moonlight was different from the Power of the Cold Moon. It was like the difference between spiritual energy and magical power.
But after paying close attention, Li Yan could still sense it.
“Is it really like this? Are all the faint moons here like this?”
Li Yan couldn’t believe it. This was all just an idea of his, yet he had actually sensed the radiance of other faint moons.
The next moment, Li Yan turned and flew towards the other side. Soon, he approached another faint moon in the sky. He then sensed again.
After a moment, his expression changed slightly, and he went towards another faint moon…
And so, Li Yan continuously sensed ten faint moons. When he turned back to look at the first faint moon he had sensed in the distance, a smile appeared on his face.
“None of these faint moons emit that kind of moonlight. There’s no need to investigate the rest. There should be hope of finding him…” Li Yan thought to himself.
He now felt that his guess was correct.
The other faint moons did not have that kind of moonlight sensation. This most likely meant that their owners had not cultivated the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art,” which was why he couldn’t sense it.
He had probed eleven faint moons, and only the first one he had guessed had a sensation. Li Yan felt that his luck couldn’t be that bad.
And according to what Great Master Lan and the others had said, in the entire Soul-Suppression Palace before him, only Elder Tang had cultivated to the stage of “The Stars Move and the Moon Appears.”
With the incomplete “Saintly Soul Transformation Art,” ninety-nine percent of people, after cultivating to the Power of Stars, found it difficult to continue breaking through and switched to other cultivation methods. Only Elder Tang had persisted in cultivating.
With this thought, Li Yan immediately flew to the vicinity of the first faint moon he had sensed. He once again carefully sensed the waves of moonlight it emitted, sensing the range of their radiance.
…
Outside, Tang Feng was speaking softly to Great Master Lan.
“It’s been over half a shichen since Brother Li last took a pill. Something seems wrong. Has he stopped consuming the Power of the Cold Moon?”
Great Master Lan was also frowning as she looked at Li Yan.
“This is really strange. If he had encountered a situation he hadn’t before, as long as he didn’t withdraw, his Power of the Cold Moon would still be consumed.”
“It’s impossible that he wouldn’t need to replenish it for so long. And I feel that his Power of the Cold Moon has already weakened a lot. Could it be that something has really happened?” Great Master Lan said.
But at this moment, she didn’t dare to disturb Li Yan, for fear that he was at a critical point in his probing. But looking at the situation, it was clearly not normal.
“Could it be that he has already found the ancestor, and is now under the ancestor’s protection, slowly returning?” Tang Feng suddenly thought of a possibility.
Hearing this, Great Master Lan’s purple eyes also lit up. The situation Tang Feng described was indeed possible.
But looking at the motionless Li Yan, the Power of the Cold Moon she sensed had not changed in strength. This was too calm.
If Li Yan’s Power of the Cold Moon was returning, it should be gradually strengthening…
…
Li Yan’s three huns followed the area where the moonlight scattered and continuously descended. They passed through one stretch of night sky after another, as if falling into an endless abyss.
Li Yan didn’t know how long he had been falling when suddenly, at a certain moment, he saw a stretch of churning yellow thick fog. And that moonlight was falling into it.
When Li Yan saw this, the ethereal figure formed by his three huns trembled. Because this thick fog was extremely similar to the yellow thick fog he had sensed behind the mountain crevice.
“This… this seems to be that area!”
Looking at the churning thick fog below, Li Yan hesitated. He didn’t know if his three huns would also get lost inside once they entered.
After pondering for a while, he decided to separate his three huns and have his Human Soul enter the edge of the thick fog to carefully check the situation inside.
At the same time, his Heaven and Earth Huns formed a rope to tie to the ethereal figure of his Human Soul. It was just that after the three huns were separated, the ethereal figure displayed by a single Human Soul was even more illusory.
The space Li Yan was in now was an unknown space. Here, only cultivators who had practiced the “Saintly Soul Transformation Art” could attack him.
But once his divine soul entered the churning yellow thick fog below, it would be too dangerous. He would be exposed to the senses of other soul cultivators and might suffer a fatal attack.
However, Li Yan still had some means to defend against this situation. More importantly, he was afraid that his soul would get lost inside. Then, his physical body in the outside world would become a walking corpse.
When Li Yan’s Human Soul entered the edge of the yellow thick fog, he had already slowed down. He tentatively entered bit by bit. When the entire ethereal figure had entered the yellow thick fog, Li Yan’s Human Soul had indeed lost its sense of direction.
But to Li Yan’s surprise, he could still sense the invisible moonlight falling from the sky. Then, his Human Soul began to carefully probe inside…
A few dozen breaths later, the Heaven and Earth Huns outside forcefully pulled, and his Human Soul was pulled out of the thick yellow fog below.
After his Human Soul returned to its place, Li Yan’s figure became much more solid again. He floated above the yellow fog, still in that unknown space, which made Li Yan feel much safer.
His gaze once again turned to the distance below.
‘The moonlight from the other party’s Soul-Lodged Moon is always connected to their physical body and can enter the yellow fog without obstruction.’
‘This is just like when I was outside the mountain and used the Power of the Cold Moon to enter the crevice. Once the moonlight enters, although it won’t dissipate, it will also constantly change direction.’
‘But overall, it is shining towards a certain area below. I was so focused on finding the Power of the Cold Moon before that I ignored all other powers for the sake of saving time. It’s possible I’ve even run into it before.’
‘The reason why the old Tang ancestor can also continuously use the Power of the Cold Moon inside is because he can also use the Soul-Lodged Moon to cultivate.’
‘Since the moonlight is scattered and constantly refracts in the fog, it might be very difficult for him to find his own Soul-Lodged Moon…’
‘Perhaps… he can still find it, but that would be useless. The place I am in is just an unknown space. He has no way to find the direction to the outside world.’
‘Unless someone, like me, has been waiting here all along, and after meeting his three huns, they can find a better method through communication…’
‘It’s possible he has also tried this method, but it was useless! Or rather, he used the Power of the Cold Moon to scout the path simply because it doesn’t dissipate easily, and he never thought of what I’ve guessed…’
Li Yan pondered in his heart, but for a moment, he couldn’t figure out Elder Tang’s specific thoughts for using the Power of the Cold Moon. At the same time, he felt that this yellow fog below was most likely that place.
“No matter what, I’ll try it first!”
With this thought, Li Yan’s will moved, and a stream of the Power of the Cold Moon fell from the sky into the yellow fog below.
Then, his Heaven and Earth Huns also returned to his body in the outside world, leaving only his Human Soul in the middle to connect the two sides!