The moment she realized she might have swapped back, Ye Qingyi couldn’t help but feel a surge of worry.
Why did they swap back right at this moment?
Did something happen to him…?
No, that’s impossible. He’s just temporarily missing. Maybe he encountered some rare opportunity instead.
The more she thought this way, the more anxious she became. The joy she felt moments ago instantly vanished.
If the cost of swapping back is his death… I’d rather stay like this forever…
As these thoughts crossed her mind, her vision grew clearer, and sounds gradually reached her:
“In that case, I shall address Immortal Su as Miss Su from now on.”
“I’ll call you Sister Su!”
“Uncle Yun, Young Master Yunshan.”
When Su Mo’s voice appeared, Ye Qingyi was startled, unsure whether to feel happy or sad. Strangely, her perspective seemed to be completely shared with his.
What does this mean? Two souls in one body? Then what about Su Mo’s original body?
She tried to speak but found she still couldn’t. It seemed she only had the ability to receive information, not actively express herself.
Just as she was puzzling over her current state, she suddenly saw Su Mo take a luminous pearl from the white jade ring. The pearl seemed to sense her presence and flew straight towards the space between her eyebrows.
(From Ye Qingyi’s first-person perspective, she is essentially sharing Su Mo’s eyesight)
“Ah!” Ye Qingyi screamed silently, suddenly feeling a warm current flow deep within her soul, seemingly transformed from that very pearl.
The scene of the cave vanished abruptly. She snapped back to reality and found herself sitting in the car. Everything was chaotic, and Ye Zhongwen beside her wore a strange expression.
“What’s wrong with you?!”
Ye Qingyi looked at her hands. So it was just a dream. Nothing had changed after all.
Feeling inexplicably irritable, she yelled in Ye Zhongwen’s direction: “None of your business!”
Her shout made Ye Zhongwen pause; it felt vaguely familiar. But before he could get angry, he noticed something was wrong with the young man beside him.
“His” body suddenly swelled up, as if energy was blocked inside, struggling to be released.
The car windows began to tremble, shaking the entire vehicle.
“Hey, hey, what are you doing?” Ye Zhongwen, caught off balance, bumped his head against the glass. Unfortunately, the window shattered inward at that exact moment, and blood immediately streamed down his face.
But that wasn’t the end. Spiritual energy began flooding into the car like a mighty river, all targeting Ye Qingyi.
“Such intense spiritual energy tides!” Ignoring the pain, Ye Zhongwen urgently told the driver: “He’s breaking through! Stop the car now!”
“What should we do?” a bodyguard made a throat-slitting gesture, seeking instructions.
Ye Zhongwin made a swift decision: “He can’t die yet, but we can’t let him break through either, or we’ll all be in danger.”
“Understood!”
Before the car even stopped, the bodyguard fiercely drew a dagger and stabbed towards Ye Qingyi’s abdomen, attempting to destroy her Qihai (Sea of Qi).
At this very moment, Ye Qingyi was in the critical stage of her breakthrough, instantly entering a deep meditative state, completely unaware of the outside world.
Just as the bodyguard was about to succeed, the faint illusion of a luminous pearl emerged from between her eyebrows—identical to the one Su Mo had obtained in Yun City.
An intense light burst forth from the pearl. Ye Zhongwen and his subordinate screamed, covering their eyes in pain.
The car hadn’t stopped yet, but the driver was blinded first. Swerving wildly, he drove straight into the river.
The moment the car hit the water surface, the fragile vehicle finally succumbed to the raging spiritual energy tides and exploded.
At the same time, a majestic illusory Snow Mountain stood towering above the river surface. At its foot was a turbulent sea, the sound of waves crashing against the mountain deafening, echoing across both banks of the great river.
Amid the roaring waves, a second Snow Mountain emerged from the Qihai (Sea of Qi), rising rapidly until it reached ten thousand meters in the blink of an eye.
BOOM—
Another one!
BOOM—
And another one!
Only after four Snow Mountains had risen from the Qihai did the spiritual energy tides gradually recede. For ten miles around, a temporary vacuum of spiritual energy appeared…
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Before the floor-to-ceiling window on the top floor of the Riverside Tower, Wu Tian gazed quietly at the phenomenon of the Qihai and Snow Mountains over the river, his heart filled with emotion: “Truly impressive for a young man chosen by Qingyi. To astonishingly erect four Snow Mountains at once… The spiritual energy tides he triggered are even more ferocious than when most break through to B-Class.”
Beside him, Li Wenhui stood respectfully: “Ye Zhongwen has certainly made a mortal enemy this time.”
“What does that have to do with us?” Wu Tian said calmly. “It’s the Ye family he’s antagonized, not our Red Leaf Hall.”
Li Wenhui’s expression shifted subtly: “Yes, Hall Leader. I understand what must be done.”
After Li Wenhui left, Wu Tian suddenly murmured to himself: “Ye Qingyu, Ye Qingyi, Su Mo… Ye Zhongwen is truly a fool. He’s managed to offend the most talented of the new generation.”
Shaking his head, he sent a message to Li Wenhui: “Agree to his terms to the best of our ability. Secure his cooperation smoothly before the Beidou personnel arrive.”
Li Wenhui: “Understood!”
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……
In the dim cave, Su Mo suddenly took a step back.
“Yikes, that startled me!” He rubbed the space between his eyebrows, only relaxing once he felt the pearl’s presence.
Strangely, though, it didn’t seem to obey him. He couldn’t summon it, and it was completely at odds with the Yin Fire inside him, the two constantly “bickering.”
Furthermore, just a moment ago, he inexplicably felt like someone was watching him. His first thought was that it was the pearl’s doing, but nothing seemed amiss now—probably just an illusion.
“Miss Su, are you alright?” Yun Fei was alarmed when he saw the pearl fly into Su Mo’s head, fearing something had gone wrong.
“I’m fine. The treasure must be acknowledging its master. I’ll need to carefully study its mysteries later.”
“Very well then.”
Leaving the cave the same way they entered, Su Mo suddenly realized there was no further need for him to stay.
Of course, he wouldn’t just pack up and leave without a word. He decided to do one significant thing for Yun City, as a token of gratitude for their centuries of hardship guarding the pearl.
Led by Yun Fei, Su Mo arrived deep within the Hundred Beasts Forest. The roars, cries, and chirps of various fierce beasts, insects, and birds filled the air incessantly.
“Miss Su, I know your intentions are good, but the demon beasts here are all incredibly powerful, especially the Ten Beast Kings. Each one rivals my strength. Coming here so recklessly might be unwise.”
Su Mo revealed a confident smile: “Don’t worry, Uncle Yun. I’m confident. You can see me off here; I’ll go in alone.”
Yun Fei hesitated for a moment before advising: “Then be careful. I’ll wait here for you. Remember, do not anger them. Those creatures are all very temperamental.”
“OK!” Su Mo replied without looking back, diving deep into the forest.
Only after he had gone far did Yun Fei show a puzzled look, muttering to himself: “What did she just say? ‘O… Kay’?”
It must be immortal jargon to express affirmation…