Missing Thoughts Literature

Chapter 23

Only half of the Primordial Soil, uncontrollable, absorbs everything.

What it wants to absorb most is the Five Elements Qi.

Lady Su obtained the Primordial Soil after the Thirteenth Realm and then lost it. Her situation is different from Yu Sui, who possessed half of the Primordial Soil before even starting to cultivate.

Lady Su, relying on her own strength and Soul Light Core, could still suppress the Primordial Soil that continuously absorbed Five Elements Qi, thus enabling her to use the Nine Schools Techniques. Moreover, she was originally a disciple of the Agricultural School, and the Nine Schools Techniques she practiced had a high degree of compatibility with treasures like the Primordial Soil.

Yu Sui had nothing.

Even after more than ten years, with three hundred Five Elements Light Cores, as her Five Elements Light Cores increased, the Five Elements Qi gathered in her body also grew. The deficient Primordial Soil sensed more and more Five Elements Qi and began to stir, vying with her.

Every time Yu Sui connected to a Light Core and mobilized the Five Elements Qi, the Primordial Soil would absorb it first, pulling against her. The Five Elements Light Cores, unwilling to send their power to the Primordial Soil, began to fight.

The Strange Fire, however, observed the changes. It hid in the deepest part of Yu Sui's consciousness because its power was sufficient to destroy everything, and the Primordial Soil dared not approach.

Having too many elements in Yu Sui's body was sometimes a bad thing.

Once she knew that the Primordial Soil was the problem, it became easier to find a solution.

The issue was how to control the Primordial Soil so it wouldn't compete with her for the Five Elements Qi.

Killing Lady Su to reclaim the complete Primordial Soil was out of the question for now; it would be time-consuming, laborious, and risky. Her success rate was one percent. Killing Lady Su with the Strange Fire would be one hundred percent, but exposing her identity as the World Destroyer and then being hunted by the Six Kingdoms was something Yu Sui was not confident she could survive.

As for the second method.

She would just ask Sage Chang Gen directly!

Yu Sui flipped over and got out of bed. After greeting Zhongli Que, she ran outside.

Li Jinshuang next door heard the commotion from Yu Sui's side and suddenly opened her eyes. Her pupils shifted slightly as she looked towards the next room, her gaze somewhat hesitant. In the end, she ignored it and closed her eyes again.

Yu Sui ran in the dark from the Dormitory to the Taoist Saint Hall. Along the way, she encountered patrolling teachers who cast confused glances at her and asked, "Where are you rushing to?"

"To the Saint Hall," she replied, stopping.

The patrolling teachers were even more surprised. "Are you in a hurry? Why aren't you using the Wind Riding Technique?"

Yu Sui waved her hand and said, "I'm going to learn it!"

Watching Yu Sui's retreating figure, the patrolling teachers couldn't help but sigh. Old Man Chang had finally taken in a normal disciple—cute, obedient, diligent, and eager to learn.

Yu Sui ran all the way to the Taoist Saint Hall, her body covered in sweat. The cool night breeze poured in through her collar, brushing against her skin, but the coolness disappeared in an instant.

She raised her hand to wipe away the sweat, sniffled, and calmed her breathing before running into the main hall of the Saint Hall.

She was the only one there tonight.

Sage Chang Gen was also absent.

Yu Sui looked at the unchanged ink painting and rubbed her face to wake herself up.

She took out the Listening Wind Ruler, wanting to ask Master Mei Chengyu where he was. However, they weren't friends on the Listening Wind Ruler. Although she could send him a message, the subsequent trouble it would cause was unnecessary.

Yu Sui waited patiently in the hall.

Tonight, she stood alone in the hall, able to see the benevolent, downward-gazing statues of the Saints in their resplendent glory. The candlelight rose, making everything below shine brightly.

The chirping of insects and the sound of the wind outside were blocked out. In the silence, Yu Sui could hear the sound of her blood flowing, her breathing, and her heartbeat, which had not yet stopped after her strenuous run. Suddenly, she seemed to be in a wondrous and indescribable world.

An unknown power enveloped her. It was as if when she first saw the Communication Array of the Imperial Academy back then, Yu Sui could feel that the Saint Hall she saw with her eyes now was even clearer than usual. It was so clear that she could even capture the wind that swept past the portraits.

Her dark pupils seemed to be lit by flames, and a faint crimson-gold appeared, becoming magnificent.

Yu Sui's vision changed dramatically. She saw scenes she normally wouldn't, the Five Elements Qi flowing between heaven and earth.

Something indescribable, formless, shadowless, soundless, and colorless, yet she could "see" it.

It existed in the candlelight above, in the dome of the building, in the doors and windows, and in the stone statues. In Yu Sui's eyes, they formed a net, marking the Five Elements Qi gathered at each point on the net. These were the places within the Saint Hall that were protected by incantations.

As Yu Sui concentrated, a consciousness intruded:

"Divine Mechanism · Heavenly Eye."

She came back to her senses, the surging power receded, and the ink color of the portraits flowed.

"Master?" Yu Sui whispered tentatively, her fingers in her sleeve clenching slightly.

At the same time, someone approached outside the Saint Hall. Mei Chengyu, having completed his trial, rushed back in the middle of the night to ask his Master about his cultivation. However, he was blocked by an invisible force as he entered the main door.

Mei Chengyu, standing at the entrance unable to enter: "?"

Inside the hall:

"It seems you still haven't realized how powerful the strength you possess is," Sage Chang Gen's consciousness conversed with Yu Sui. Yu Sui automatically gave him a voice, "The Nine Schools Techniques are arts from the Hundred Schools. Those who enter the Nine Schools can all cultivate them."

"Arts are divided into two types: Heavenly Secrets Techniques, which are superior Nine Schools Techniques obtained through talent, epiphany, and cultivation."

Standing in the main hall of the Saint Hall, Yu Sui felt being watched for the first time. However, this gaze was not malicious; it was gentle and even comforting. Yu Sui thus felt that Sage Chang Gen was looking at her.

"One type is called Divine Techniques. These are esoteric skills possessed by those with talent from birth. They cannot be obtained through cultivation. Each one is a unique existence in the world, yet it can be stolen."

Fine beads of cold sweat appeared on Yu Sui's forehead.

She really had a lot of things on her!

Precious, troublesome, highly destructive, always bringing danger, and giving her power.

Possessing a Strange Fire will get you killed.

Possessing Primordial Soil will get you killed.

Possessing a Divine Technique will also get you killed.

Mei Chengyu symbolically knocked on the open doors of the Saint Hall, his face dark as he asked, "Master, what do you mean?"

Sage Chang Gen didn't answer him.

Mei Chengyu thought for a moment. Had Yu Sui stayed up late again to cultivate? He picked up his Listening Wind Ruler to ask, but quickly realized he hadn't added Yu Sui as a friend on the Listening Wind Ruler.

He could only wait.

Inside the main hall:

Yu Sui spread her hands. "Master, I can't even mobilize the Five Elements Qi. How could I possibly have such a powerful Divine Technique?"

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She had come tonight to talk about the Primordial Soil, but she was caught completely off guard.

Sage Chang Gen said, "Divine Techniques don't require Five Elements Qi."

Yu Sui: "..." That's pretty impressive, then.

"Divine Technique: Heavenly Eye. It can see through all illusions, armor, predict the future, divine, and capture the Five Elements Qi. It sees what ordinary people cannot."

"You just saw every hidden curse defense within the Saint Hall."

"In your past few decades, you must have encountered existences far more difficult to discern than hidden curse defenses."

As Sage Chang Gen provided the information, Yu Sui fell silent.

Master was right.

The first time she saw the Imperial Academy's Communication Array, the first time she closed her eyes and drew three Core Number Mountains in her mind, memorizing all the character incantations that operated them, she knew something was wrong. Some power was naturally drawing her in.

Yu Sui knew her existence was special, but she didn't know what to call that specialness.

Now she knew.

Divine Technique: Heavenly Eye.

It sounded like a very remarkable, very powerful existence.

"Master, how many Divine Techniques are there in this world?" Yu Sui asked softly.

Sage Chang Gen replied, "There are ninety-seven recorded types."

More than she had imagined.

That was still "cheaper" than having only one Primordial Soil in the world. There shouldn't be more people wanting to kill her for the Heavenly Eye than for the Primordial Soil, right?

Just as Yu Sui opened her mouth, Sage Chang Gen said, "The Heavenly Eye ranks in the top ten among Divine Techniques."

"...Amazing, amazing," Yu Sui stammered. "Master, do you want the Heavenly Eye too?"

Sage Chang Gen: "No."

Yu Sui asked again, "Isn't it very useful?"

Sage Chang Gen: "I am a dead person. Any Divine Technique is useless to me."

Yu Sui: "..."

In the auto-dubbing in her mind, Master should have said this in a calm, steady tone, with a hint of playfulness and disdain.

"Divine Techniques are personal arts. I cannot teach you related knowledge; you can only explore it yourself," Sage Chang Gen continued. "You came here tonight, so you must have other questions."

Yu Sui's hand, hidden in her sleeve, relaxed. She asked, "Master, will you tell anyone about me having the Heavenly Eye?"

Sage Chang Gen: "No."

Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept the eldest disciple outside.

"Thank you, Master," Yu Sui said sincerely.

"Regarding the issue of the Light Core being unable to extract the Five Elements power, I have a guess tonight: Half of the Agricultural School's treasured item, the Primordial Soil, is within me. It has been with me since birth, growing and accompanying me. A Medical School technician once said that this half of the Primordial Soil absorbs everything it can sense. I think the problem lies here."

Yu Sui paused, then humbly asked for advice, "The Primordial Soil is absorbing the Five Elements power from my Light Core, which is why I can't cultivate the Nine Schools Techniques. Do you have any solutions, Master?"

Sage Chang Gen responded almost without thinking, "It's very simple. Retrieve the other half of the Primordial Soil."

Yu Sui made a gesture, looking a bit troubled. "The other half is with my mother. I can't beat her."

Before, her concept of Lady Su's strength was vague. Thinking about it now, she felt Lady Su was a formidable person. Even with half the Primordial Soil suppressed and her old injuries not yet healed, she could still repel the Thirteenth Realm powerhouses who came to Mount Luo.

Such a high-quality tool was why Nangong Ming wouldn't let go.

Sage Chang Gen added, "That's also very simple. Seal the power belonging to the Primordial Soil lineage."

Yu Sui froze, seemingly at a solution she hadn't considered. "Seal it?"

"However, after sealing it, you won't be able to cultivate any Nine Schools Techniques that are close in attribute to the Primordial Soil, such as any of the Kun Gen Sheng Techniques, until you obtain the complete Primordial Soil," Sage Chang Gen asked. "Are you willing?"

Willing?

Yu Sui thought carefully, and it was uncertain when she would be able to kill Lady Su to obtain the Primordial Soil.

How could she obtain the other half of the Primordial Soil without getting stronger?

How could she get stronger without extracting the power of the Five Elements and learning the Nine Schools Techniques?

She didn't have many opportunities, and time was also running out.

Nangong Ming wasn't a fool. He would definitely choose Lady Su, a powerful cultivator of the Thirteenth Realm, over a foolish daughter with no talent. When the time was right, Nangong Ming would have Yu Sui return this half of the Primordial Soil to Lady Su.

Over the years, Yu Sui's life and death had actually been at the whim of Nangong Ming and Lady Su.

She had to learn as much as she could before they noticed or became vigilant.

Yu Sui said, "I am willing."

A Bagua diagram appeared beneath her feet and began to spin rapidly.

Yu Sui didn't look at it. Instead, she gazed at the portrait and asked, "Master, did you already know I had the Primordial Soil?"

Sage Chang Gen didn't hide anything and answered directly, "Yes."

Yu Sui asked again, "And you also knew the problem with my cultivation?"

Sage Chang Gen: "Yes."

Yu Sui, however, wondered aloud, "But you never said anything."

Sage Chang Gen said, "Some problems need to be discovered by yourself. If others interfere, it will make you dull."

"Your future will be even more difficult than your Senior Martial Brother's. Before that, you will gain some things, and you will also lose some things." Yu Sui listened, confused, and didn't dare to ask if her Master also knew about the Strange Fire she possessed. She felt that the future would be difficult without her Master needing to say it.

From the first day she descended into this world until now, every step she had taken had been arduous.

The spinning Bagua diagram slowed down. When the Kun character aligned with Yu Sui, it quietly disappeared. The Bagua diagram spun again, and when the Gen character aligned with her, it also disappeared.

The Primordial Soil was sealed by Sage Chang Gen. Yu Sui closed her eyes and re-established contact with the Five Elements Light Core. When she transmitted the information that she needed the power of the Five Elements to the Light Core, the Light Core that responded and lent her power consisted of three hundred cores.

Mei Chengyu, who was playing with the Listening Wind Ruler at the entrance of the Saint Hall, suddenly felt the fluctuation of the Five Elements Qi. He looked up thoughtfully in the direction of the Saint Hall's main chamber.

As if he had thought of a possibility, he couldn't help but smile lazily.

It seemed his Junior Martial Sister, who stayed up all night, wouldn't be exhausted anytime soon.