Stabilizing the Passage, a Mother's Teachings

As the Flying Shuttle entered Lan Province, the Concealment Array inscribed on it was activated. A day later, Yang Tianyou and his companion arrived at a vast, dense forest without anyone noticing.

This dense forest is quite famous in Yangcheng Commandery and is called Falling Sun Ridge. It is named this because, according to legend, a huge Meteorite shaped like the sun fell here and created a crater with a diameter of hundreds of miles.

Later, this pit evolved into the present-day Falling Sun Pool, and the dense forest stretching for thousands of miles around it naturally became known as Falling Sun Ridge.

Following the location marked on the Tongming Jade Slip, Yang Tianyou and his companion easily found the Spatial Rift.

This is a deep canyon, lush with trees and abundant foliage, where the roars of various Wild Beasts rise and fall.

Arriving at the west side of the canyon, towering trees blocked out the sunlight, and beneath the decaying branches and fallen leaves, there was a dense rustling sound—a paradise for insects.

"This is it!" Yang Tianyou looked around, nodded slightly, and then his Spiritual Power roared out. Spirit Mark condensed in the air, swirling and dancing before disappearing into Void.

A moment later, a strange fluctuation occurred, and then a Portal quietly opened.

After exchanging a glance, the two stepped through the Portal, and the scenery before them changed, revealing a dark crack about ten feet high, radiating a faint Spatial Power.

"The Bloodline Barrier Tongming set up with the Sea Mirage Pearl is quite ingenious. It seems to be no worse than the Formations of the Immortal Dao lineage!" Yang Tianyou looked around and observed the shimmering Spirit Mark in the sky while saying softly.

"The Bloodline Barrier of the Demon Race is certainly powerful, but it also has many limitations. In the end, it is not as flexible and convenient as the Formation. Otherwise, those Demon Races would not have asked the Human Race Formation Masters in the Black Market to set up Formations for their lair. Wouldn't it be better to use Bloodline Barriers?" Yunhua said with a smile.

Then she stepped to the Spatial Rift, observed it for a moment, and took out a silver-gray Formation Disc and a Void Crystal.

The former was refined by Yunhua over three days and three nights, while the latter was brought out by Yang Tianyou from the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm.

Fortunately, they discovered the Void Crystal, a treasure, in the Three Blazing Flame Palace Secret Realm.

Otherwise, things would be very difficult now. Even Pills like the Cleansing Spirit Pill, which isn't particularly sought after, is being held hostage, let alone a strategic resource like the Void Crystal. It would be a miracle if the Great Elder's Line could successfully exchange for Yunhua.

A quarter of an hour later, after Detection the basic situation of the Spatial Rift, Yunhua raised her hand, and the silver-gray Formation Disc spun and flew up, gradually growing larger.

Once it grew to the size of a millstone, Yunhua made a hand Mudra, and the Void Crystal in her hand floated out and was embedded in the very center of the Formation Disc.

Buzz!!

The Formation Disc vibrated, and strange fluctuations emanated from it. The space itself seemed to undulate slowly with these fluctuations, as if wrinkles were growing in it.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and finally, as the Formation Disc disappeared into the Spatial Rift, the Spatial Power that had been dissipating also vanished without a trace. The structure of the Spatial Rift became several times more stable, and it could last for at least several hundred years without any problem.

After stabilizing the Spatial Rift, Yang Tianyou and Yunhua flashed back to the outside of the barrier.

Yang Tianyou waved his sleeves, covering the barrier again, and then left with Yunhua, returning to Purple Moon Mountain.

Ten days later, the two, weary from their journey, flew out of the Flying Shuttle and returned to Yang Tianyou's courtyard.

"Now that the matter is resolved, I'm heading back to Crouching Ox Pass. Once you've gathered all the materials for the Demon-Transforming Pill, just send them over!" Yunhua chuckled and instructed.

"I won't stay a couple more days, it's quite deserted in Crouching Ox Pass!" Yang Tianyou said reluctantly.

Upon hearing this, Yunhua's clear, bright eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and a captivating smile appeared on her fair face. "Then why don't you come and keep me company more often?"

"I will!" Yang Tianyou nodded earnestly, his expression serious.

"Fool..."

Yunhua gave him a charmingly disdainful look, then gracefully boarded the Flying Shuttle and disappeared into the azure sky, disappearing into the distant Yun Tian.

Yang Tianyou gazed at the sky when suddenly, his mother Duan Hongyu's voice came through the window, filled with emotion.

"I heard the Old Ancestor say something like this the other day, would you like to come and listen?"

"I'm all ears!" Yang Tianyou turned around and said with a smile.

"Our Old Ancestor said that we are all like duckweed adrift in the mortal world, struggling upstream against the Storm. Most of us are swallowed by the torrent, losing ourselves. Only a very few can transcend the boundaries of time, break free from the shackles of life and death, and look down upon the vastness from beyond the Tianyun."

After saying this, Duan Hongyu paused, looked at her greatest pride in life, and said softly, "One day, your father and I will leave you, and fewer and fewer of your peers in the Lineage will be there to accompany you."

You will gradually become lonely and isolated, like the sun and stars in the highest heavens, brilliant and radiant, yet also bearing a sorrow that ordinary people cannot understand.

"But now, with Senior Yunhua by your side, your mother feels much more at ease. At least the two of you can go very, very far together... Perhaps you can even achieve the status of Immortals and Gods together, becoming a divine couple. If that happens, your mother will have no regrets!"

"Lonely...?" Yang Tianyou murmured these two words, involuntarily imagining that scene in his mind.

Familiar people are getting old one by one, and only you are untouched by the mortal world, overlooking the vast world. Is this... the price of becoming an immortal?

"Don't overthink it. Just follow your heart. Sometimes, you can't force things to stay. Immortality is certainly desirable, but there's nothing wrong with being a Mortal. Birth, aging, sickness, and death, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness—these are all part of the path to enlightenment!"

Having experienced the devastating Duan Hongyu her husband dealt her, Duan Hongyu seemed to have gained a lot of insights, which she revealed all at once in front of Yang Tianyou today.

This was both a confession and a lesson. What Duan Hongyu feared most was that after she and Yang Qiongchu passed away, her son would become paranoid.

She knew Yang Tianyou all too well; he was ruthless and merciless towards his enemies, but extremely precious to those he cared about.

This is both an advantage and a disadvantage; if not handled properly, it can create serious Heart Demons.

Meanwhile, listening to his mother's teachings, Yang Tianyou felt extremely comfortable and warm.

There was a time when I was just like today, nestled at my mother's feet, listening to her earnest teachings, Great Achievement.

Reflecting on this feeling again, the deep emotion in my heart remains undiminished.

After rambling on for most of the day, perhaps feeling she had said enough, Duan Hongyu patted her son's arm and went into the bedroom.

Watching his mother go inside, Yang Tianyou took a deep breath and gave a bitter smile.

He understood his mother's intentions perfectly well, but how could he be content without trying?

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to try..."