Ye Feng lowered his head and wrestled with the golden plate for a long time, but it didn't respond at all. However, from this encounter, Ye Feng realized something else: his Golden Profound Qi was directly related to this golden plate.
He noticed that the Profound Qi he absorbed from the outside world quickly turned golden upon entering his Dantian, as if clear water had touched an inkstone, absorbing its power.
"So, my Golden Profound Qi's strength is linked to this golden plate... But what on earth is this thing?"
Ultimately, Ye Feng couldn't do anything about the cold and aloof golden plate, but he didn't have the mind to dwell on it. He had been frightened by the expert from the Tianyun Sect from a hundred years ago, and much of the star map he had memorized was instantly forgotten, which was a major issue affecting his cultivation.
Without further ado, Ye Feng immediately sat down cross-legged and tried hard to recall the images of the star map in his mind.
This Qi Induction Technique, which uses the starry sky as its form, was indeed mysterious. Ye Feng clearly had some unclear memories of certain parts, but this didn't affect the efficiency of absorbing Profound Qi during cultivation. Even if he knew he was wrong in some small areas, it wouldn't cause too much of a problem, as long as the main stars in a region were in the correct order.
"The senior who created this Qi Induction Technique was truly a genius. This technique can greatly accelerate the speed of Qi induction without causing errors that lead to deviation... But if a practitioner doesn't fully remember the star map, the efficiency of cultivation will surely differ from that of the original perfect star map!"
Ye Feng muttered to himself, analyzing.
Little did he know, his words revealed the greatest sorrow passed down through the Tianyun Sect for hundreds of years...
While recalling, Ye Feng began his cultivation practice. After about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, he had completely memorized about one-tenth of the star map on the mountain wall. Even this incomplete Qi Induction Technique increased his cultivation speed more than fivefold compared to before. At this rate, it would take less than a month for him to break through to the Two-Vein Profound Realm, and this was without any assistance from spiritual resources.
Unfortunately, Ye Feng was unprepared this time. If there were another opportunity, he would make all the necessary preparations and stay in front of that mountain wall for a whole day. If he could replicate the entire star map and study it slowly, his cultivation speed would surely be so fast that even he would be frightened.
Just thinking about it was exciting.
The problem now was not knowing when the next time travel would occur, which was truly a torturous question...
In this state of mind, Ye Feng gradually entered deep meditation, reaching a state of forgetting both self and surroundings in his cultivation.
What he didn't know was that as he began using the star map Qi Induction Technique to attract Profound Qi, faint starlight appeared around him, numbering in the dozens.
These glows were the Profound Qi of heaven and earth, drawn and condensed by Ye Feng's unique Qi Induction Technique. It felt like many fireflies were circling around him, with some gradually entering his body while new glows approached lightly and gracefully. From a distance, the scene was incredibly beautiful.
At this moment, in the small courtyard beside the main hall, a golden-haired dog that had been lazily lying on the ground suddenly perked up its ears and looked towards the nearby large house. With a creak, the door opened, and an old Taoist, reeking of alcohol, slowly walked out.
This old Taoist looked to be about fifty years old, thin and haggard, with a head of black and white messy hair tied into a bun with a black wooden hairpin. His Taoist robe, which hadn't been washed in who knows how many years, exuded a strong smell of alcohol. Yet, when this sloppy Taoist squinted into the distance, the light in his eyes was like two sharp swords piercing the night sky.
"Woof?"
The golden-haired dog looked curiously at the old Taoist, as if asking, "Old man, why are you so alert today?"
"Bone, where's that kid who came today?"
Woof?
The big dog named 'Bone' blinked curiously.
"Old man, are you alright?"
It was puzzled.
The old Taoist seemed like a different person today. Since it came to Cloud-Falling Peak, this was the first time it heard this one speak so seriously.
Was this really the old drunkard who drank and slept all day, without any proper demeanor?
"Where is he!"
It sniffed, then pointed in the direction of the distant mountain wall.
"Good!"
Without another word, the old Taoist leaped up, his figure as fast as a stream of light, rushing towards where Ye Feng was.
This old drunkard was acting strange today!
Bone shot out like a bolt, its speed not much slower than the old Taoist's.
...
Meng Cangxing hadn't been this nervous in years.
In the eyes of all the older generation members of the Tianyun Sect, the former one of the seven chiefs of Tianyun had long become a wasted man, lost in the wine jar at Cloud-Falling Peak. But only Meng Cangxing and his sect master brother knew that he had never given up on the dream of revitalizing Tianyun.
Ye Feng, this Ye Feng, was the future hope personally entrusted to him by his brother, possibly with the powerful potential to change the future fate of the Tianyun Sect. And tonight, Meng Cangxing intended to assess Ye Feng using the Tianyun Sect's supreme divine skill, the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture, without anyone noticing.
As the supreme divine skill that the Tianyun Ancestor used to sweep across the continent, the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture had always been the Tianyun Sect's signature. But Meng Cangxing knew in his heart that since the Shenwu Emperor of Great Qin suppressed Tianyun a hundred years ago, all the elders and brothers who had mastered the 'complete' heart method of the divine skill had perished in that bloody disaster. Even now, neither he nor Sect Master Li Shouzhuo had truly grasped the essence of the perfect Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture. Even so, tonight he intended to use his own understanding of the divine skill to see if Ye Feng had the talent to learn this unparalleled skill.
That's why Meng Cangxing was nervous.
He was afraid, afraid that this young man, whom his brother had high hopes for, would ultimately be unable to comprehend the intricacies of the Spirit Cloud Scripture. Because even when the Tianyun Sect was relatively prosperous a hundred years ago, only the most extraordinarily talented disciples could sense the vast and complex starry sky and thus grasp the true meaning of the star map Qi Induction.
It's difficult, really difficult...
Meng Cangxing clearly remembered that when he practiced, he had already been working with an incomplete star map, which was only a fraction as complex as the complete one. Even so, it took him a whole month to be able to induce Qi into his body using the star map method, and then he practiced for a whole year to reach the minor achievement stage of 'Condensing Stars with Qi.' Only those who have pondered and comprehended under the star map can truly understand the difficulty of practicing the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture.
Can this Ye Feng comprehend the vast star map secret technique?
With a few thoughts, Meng Cangxing had already crossed the ruins of the palaces, arriving at the platform where Ye Feng was sitting and cultivating.
Huh?
Why is there light there?
Meng Cangxing had no idea what he was about to see, and when he took another step and saw Ye Feng's current state clearly...
He was dumbfounded.
What... what is this!!
Meng Cangxing was petrified on the spot, his face full of disbelief.
At this moment, beside Ye Feng, starlight twinkled, dazzlingly beautiful. The beautiful starlight, condensed by Profound Qi, danced like obedient spirits, surging into Ye Feng's body one after another.
This is the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture!
This Ye Feng had already learned the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture, and... judging by the looks of it, he had clearly reached the minor achievement stage of 'Condensing Stars with Qi.' How is this possible?
How could an ordinary outer disciple of Tianyun have mastered the Qi Induction method of the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture to such a level?
That is, very difficult... really difficult... difficult... difficult? You are reading on g.com, the official source.
Meng Cangxing even began to doubt his own talent and aptitude.
But more puzzling than this was how Ye Feng had learned the heart method of the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture.
In recent years, the Tianyun Sect's high-level control over the heart method of the Spirit Cloud Scripture had been extremely strict, with no possibility of leakage. Yet this Ye Feng seemed to have miraculously appeared. Even if Sect Master Li Shouzhuo were here, he would probably be so shocked that his beard would fall off.
Countless thoughts and guesses flashed through Meng Cangxing's mind, and he ultimately recalled his brother's instructions when Ye Feng arrived—could this be the reason he was able to activate the Tianyun Qi-Testing Tablet, that this kid had already possessed the Tianyun Sect's supreme divine skill?
"Woof??"
While Meng Cangxing was in shock, a golden shadow leaped over, and Bone had already arrived at his side. It was also stunned by Ye Feng's current phenomenon.
"Woof woof??"
The big dog looked at Meng Cangxing: "This kid... what's going on?"
"How would I know?"
Meng Cangxing gave Bone a complex look.
At this moment, he felt a bit of joy because Ye Feng was indeed a prodigy who lived up to expectations. If he could induce Qi with the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture at his current age, his future achievements would be immeasurable.
But on the other hand, he was also very uneasy.
How Ye Feng learned the Tianyun Sect's secret Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture was too unsettling, and he needed to report and discuss this with the sect master as soon as possible.
But at this moment, the biggest issue for Meng Cangxing was embarrassment.
He had come tonight with the intention of doing something significant for the Tianyun Sect, but now what?
He had been thinking about how to help Ye Feng understand the star map, pondering a lot of methods, and now, the kid had already entered the door and was practicing skillfully. What was there for him to interfere with?
He had just put on such a righteous demeanor in front of Bone, and now what, just take it back?
Didn't he see that Bone was already looking at him with a suspicious and disdainful gaze?
And what made it even more awkward was that Ye Feng, having heard the commotion from the man and the dog, had already stopped his cultivation and opened his eyes. Instead of panicking, he politely stood up and began to salute him:
"Disciple Ye Feng, greets Grand Martial Uncle Meng."
"Hahahaha..." Meng Cangxing let out an awkward laugh.
Uh...
What should he say?
I'm here to teach you how to cultivate? But the kid already knows...
Meng Cangxing wasn't someone skilled in scheming. Looking at Ye Feng, he blinked for a long time before finally blurting out:
"Hahaha, Ye Feng, the moon is nice tonight, isn't it~~"
Ye Feng blinked.
Beside him, the big dog Bone also blinked, and both of them looked at Meng Cangxing.
He must still be drunk!