Like all living beings in the world, I am not exempt from these rules. My emotions, like joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, good and evil, love and hate, are all the complexities of an ant...
Lin Yao stood there on the balcony for an unknown amount of time, time itself becoming meaningless. His thoughts seemed to slow down, yet remain clear; occasionally a wisp of thought would appear, sometimes nothing at all. His mind was completely blank, as was he; the wind was empty, the night was empty, the whole world was empty…
A breeze picked up, a gentle breeze swept through the summer night in the capital, allowing the sultry air to roam freely. Then this gentle breeze turned into a light breeze, a strong wind, and a gale, sweeping across the entire world.
At some point, Lin Yao's body changed from a standing posture to a seated meditation posture with his legs crossed. His eyes were still open, but they were empty, as if nothing in the world mattered anymore, everything was an ant, and all things were straw dogs, including himself.
The three men who had been chatting idly in the living room suddenly turned surprised. Elder Yi Potian was the first to react, as he was most sensitive to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. He had sensed the abnormality as soon as the breeze began to rise, even though there was no outside wind in the room.
"Perhaps the master is practicing his martial arts," Elder Yi Potian thought, and calmly continued chatting with General Xia and General Xia Luobing.
Next, General Xia sensed something unusual. At this moment, the breeze had turned into a strong wind, making the green plants outside rustle. The old general had a feeling similar to when he took the pill given to him by Lin Yao. A mysterious, refreshing substance appeared around his body and entered his body slightly.
"Hmm, what the hell is going on? I didn't take my medicine!" General Xia bluntly expressed his doubts.
Then, General Xia Luobing sensed it. By this time, the strong wind had turned into a gale, and sand and stones were flying everywhere. Some garbage that had not been cleaned up in time was swirling in the air, making the entire night sky murky.
Although he didn't receive much filial piety from his prospective son-in-law, General Xia Luobing occasionally managed to consume some precious pills. While his internal strength didn't increase much, his physical constitution improved significantly, and he also developed a faint, weak sensitivity to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Although he didn't know that the mysterious substance contained in the pills was the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he still had a different feeling at this moment.
By the time General Xia Luobing sensed something was wrong, Elder Yi Potian had already rushed out of the Western-style building. Even General Xia followed Yi Potian outside, because they finally understood the root of the problem: Lin Yao was practicing his martial arts, and judging from his posture, it was very important. They had to go outside to protect him.
The spiritual energy near the Beijing Military Region had reached an unprecedented level of concentration, far exceeding the concentration that caused the dense fog in Beijing when Lin Yao had a chance encounter with it. Even the early-stage prefecture-level soldiers lying in wait within the military region sensed the anomaly. Normally, they wouldn't be able to sense such a high level of spiritual energy, but the concentration after the celestial anomaly was too great. Even ancient martial artists of their level could vaguely sense something abnormal when they carefully tried to comprehend it, as if a high-level gateway was right in front of them, but they could only look on but not reach it.
Xiao Cao didn't disturb Lin Yao from the beginning because she sensed that something was wrong with Lin Yao's emotions. Such things require the person involved to figure things out before they can adjust their emotions. So she acted as an observer from beginning to end, but she never expected to encounter such a situation. It was as astonishing as a bored person who only wanted to watch a short play suddenly discovering that they were watching the latest blockbuster movie in the world.
Upon discovering that Lin Yao had inexplicably attained enlightenment and entered a profound state, Xiao Cao could only closely observe everything, daring not to make any noise to disturb or affect him. Regardless of how Lin Yao cultivated, this opportunity was extremely rare, as could be seen from the rapid changes in the celestial phenomena. Xiao Cao immediately placed its responsibility on protecting Lin Yao, its tentacles stirring restlessly, ready to deal with any crisis from all sides.
"Who? Who's training in the military region?!"
A loud shout rang out, and two figures appeared instantly. In the dim light of the night, the two figures were well-built, and the smooth outline of their shoulders alone revealed them to be soldiers. But their speed was like that of a ghost. Clearly, they could only be two "enforcers" from the military, because only they would possess such skill while routinely wearing military uniforms.
"Brother Daoqi, Brother Wentian, how have you been?"
The First Elder, Yi Potian, immediately flew into the air and blocked the direction from which the two "enforcers" had come. Among Heaven-level experts, seniority had become less important. Even though the other party was twenty years older than Yi Potian, they treated each other as equals. Yi Potian wanted to reveal his identity as quickly as possible so that the two "enforcers" would not affect Lin Yao's training.
"Is that the First Elder of the Yi family?"
A familiar voice rang out. Liu Daoqi instantly appeared three meters in front of Yi Potian, and also rose into the air, accompanied by Situ Wentian. "Who is cultivating? How did they make such a commotion? Even the energy of heaven and earth is so strong, it's practically comparable to a depleted uranium bomb."
The First Elder, Yi Potian, did not immediately answer Liu Daoqi's question. Instead, he made a bow in mid-air, as if to pay his respects and chat casually, deliberately delaying the time.
"It must be the gentleman! Look at my brain, it's really not working properly."
Liu Daoqi continued speaking, laughing to show his attitude. He didn't mind Lin Yao practicing martial arts within the military region, because he and Situ Wentian, who was beside him, had received great kindness from Lin Yao and were also impressed by this young master.
"On behalf of my husband, I would like to apologize to the two generals. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we were unable to choose a time and place. Please forgive us!"
The First Elder, Yi Potian, couldn't understand Lin Yao's current situation either. If it was supposed to be practicing martial arts, the range and concentration of spiritual energy gathering were too terrifying. If it was supposed to be breaking through a realm, Lin Yao's "Yi Jin Jue" was still only at the peak of the Earth level. Even if he advanced to the peak of the Earth level, he shouldn't have made such a commotion.
Even if Lin Yao's cultivation technique improved his realm, improving the realm wouldn't cause abnormal changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The celestial phenomenon was somewhat like improving his realm, but improving the realm wouldn't cause the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to be pressed down to the ground at such a high concentration. At most, some would gather in the high sky and create gimmicks like lightning and thunder.
No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't understand it. The Grand Elder Yi Potian simply left it at that, figuring that the two military-level "enforcers" opposite him wouldn't understand the specific reason either.
"Elder Yi, what's wrong with the gentleman...?"
Situ Wentian, who had been silent beside Liu Daoqi, finally couldn't help but ask. They had never heard of such a concentration of heaven and earth energy. Even when the three "enforcers" trained together to mobilize heaven and earth energy, they could not control the concentration to be so dense, let alone the range which covered the entire military area of the Beijing Military Region and extended outwards by one or two streets.
Any ancient martial artist would be eager to understand the problems encountered in cultivation, so Situ Wentian disregarded the fact that his words were an attempt to pry into someone else's secrets and only hoped that Yi Potian could provide an answer.
"Brother Wentian, this..." Elder Yi Potian turned back to look at Lin Yao with some difficulty. He saw that the storm was strongest in the area where Lin Yao was located, and the raging wind had distorted the light, making Lin Yao appear illusory from a distance.
"To be honest, I don't know either. I can only ask him after he finishes. I hope you two will make things convenient for him so that he can cultivate smoothly."
“Of course, no problem.” Liu Daoqi agreed without hesitation, then turned to Situ Wentian and instructed, “Wentian, go down immediately and have all the soldiers in the vicinity evacuate. Judging from the current situation, it’s going to get worse. Don’t let them get blown away by the tornado and become a laughing stock.”
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Situ Wentian's figure flashed, swiftly plunging from the air to the ground. Still using a speaking style infused with internal energy, he controlled the direction of his voice to spread in a fan shape towards the outer perimeter centered on Lin Yao, "Everyone, leave your residences immediately and take refuge on the outer perimeter, now!"
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Lin Yao found himself in a strange situation. On one hand, he could sense his current condition and was aware of the abnormalities around him. He could even actively cooperate with the medical true energy within his body to exchange and permeate with the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him, cultivating very autonomously.
On the other hand, he seemed to have become a different person, detached from his identity and status, viewing everything from the perspective of an outsider. A voice kept echoing in his mind, "I am an ant, everyone is an ant..."
Every meridian, every acupoint, and every cell in his body was frantically absorbing and exhaling the violent yet pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth. At this moment, Lin Yao felt that the effect was even better and more satisfying than when he was holding a spirit stone to absorb it. This was because the absorption of spiritual energy did not start from a certain part or acupoint, then pass through a certain place and finally arrive at a certain place. Instead, it was absorbed from every inch of skin and every pore of his body. Even his breath could bring in a rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and then automatically enter the circulation trajectory of medical true energy.
The healing energy in the main meridians was becoming increasingly concentrated. It even gave Lin Yao a heavy feeling, and the fullness gradually turned into a throbbing pain. Even though Lin Yao tried to guide the energy to the side meridians according to the annotations in the cultivation method, it was to no avail, because those side meridians were also filled with throbbing pain in an instant.
The internal energy within Lin Yao continued to increase, and he could no longer control its circulation. He couldn't stop it even if he wanted to, as if his body would explode from the sheer volume of energy at any moment. Yet, the pressure emanating from his surroundings gave him the feeling that he was about to be crushed into dust. These two contradictory premonitions left Lin Yao bewildered, unable to discern what to choose. At this moment, he even forgot about the little grass, foolishly letting things continue to unfold, muttering to himself, "I'm just an ant..."
The neatly trimmed green garden plants near the general's residence in the military region had all been uprooted by the gale and were swirling wildly in the air. The Grand Elder Yi Potian and two "enforcers" from the military department tried their best to keep their balance in the gale, forming a triangle to protect Lin Yao. They immediately stopped any heavy objects that were swept by the gale to prevent them from hitting Lin Yao and affecting his cultivation.
Larger trees also began to suffer. Balconies and doors and windows of nearby residences that were not properly closed or of poor quality were damaged early on. Then the storm hit directly into the indoor spaces, causing damage to all the nearby buildings.
The pressure in the sky was increasing, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on the ground was gathering more and more intensely. A dark cloud appeared faintly in the dimly lit night sky. That area was completely dark and easily identifiable.