The hour of the Rooster had just passed, and a last streak of crimson lingered in the western sky, not quite faded away.
Liu Yu sat in meditation as usual, circulating the Greater Celestial Circuit to refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
His mind was wholly immersed in the process, following the flow of his cultivation technique.
Yet when his Divine Sense passed through his Niwan Palace, an immense suction suddenly surged from the Emerald Light Dot!
Before his consciousness could react, it was swept inside.
It felt as though a long time had passed, yet also like a single instant.
After a spell of darkness, his vision cleared again.
Before him stretched an endless dark void. Everywhere he looked, there was only darkness and emptiness.
The darkness was so dense that he could see only thirty or forty zhang ahead; anything farther away was indistinct.
He had no idea how vast this space was.
What...?
Liu Yu swept his Divine Sense over himself.
To his astonishment, he discovered that he had become a small red orb of light!
The orb was about the size of a fist, faint and dim, and his body felt weightless.
It seemed a mere breeze could blow him away, carrying him into the distant depths of the void.
This state is rather peculiar.
It seems very similar to the "primordial spirit state" described in the ancient texts.
But I'm only a Qi Refining Period cultivator. I can't possibly possess a true primordial spirit. This must merely be its nascent form.
Some guesses arose in Liu Yu's mind. He then turned his "body" and surveyed his surroundings.
Darkness. Deathly silence.
There was no life, no wind, rain, thunder, or lightning, no sun, moon, or stars. That was his first impression.
Right, the Emerald Light Dot!
Liu Yu suddenly noticed a green light source to his right, seemingly very far away.
With a thought, his nascent primordial spirit floated gently upward, becoming a streak of red light that drifted toward the green glow.
Whoosh, whoosh...
By his somewhat hazy perception, it took him roughly half an hour to approach the green light and make out its true appearance.
It was a barrier roughly one li in length, width, and height, spherical in shape, with curved edges.
From a distance, it resembled a green apple.
Within the barrier floated a suspended island, though he could not make out its appearance clearly through the barrier.
But there doesn't seem to be any life or sign of people.
Liu Yu held firmly to the connection in his mind. By now, he understood that the Emerald Light Dot was the green barrier before him.
Waves of familiarity emanated from the green barrier, bringing him a heartfelt sense of peace.
Without further hesitation, he slowly floated toward it.
Meeting no resistance, Liu Yu easily passed through the barrier and arrived in the air above the island.
Within this space, he existed in a primordial spirit state, and his spiritual perception was sharper.
Liu Yu readily sensed that the spiritual energy in the air was extremely thin, only slightly denser than in the mortal world.
The island floated at the center of the green barrier and was composed of countless gray rocks.
The little island was only one li across, though its surface featured undulating "mountain ridges."
At a glance, the island was nothing but gray rock, bare and utterly lifeless.
Beneath the island hung a forest of jagged, pointed rocks, equally barren and devoid of life.
Beyond the barrier, dense darkness still stretched everywhere, evoking loneliness and fear.
"Huh?!"
After surveying the island, Liu Yu was surprised to discover a patch of black farmland, one mu in size, on a flat stretch at its center!
The soil was bare, without even a weed.
To the right of the field stood a well built from blue stone. It seemed to have gone unused for a long time and looked mottled and dilapidated.
Not far from the weathered well stood three small wooden huts.
Their doors and windows were closed but unlocked, and signs of rot had already appeared around the edges.
He quickly scanned his surroundings and found them empty, with no living creature besides himself.
Still, to be safe, he did not act rashly.
"Senior, please reveal yourself!"
A thought struck Liu Yu as he recalled certain familiar plot developments. Using his primordial spirit, he tentatively sent a message toward the huts.
"..."
After a while, there was no response, only prolonged silence.
Still uneasy, he cautiously called out a few more times. His surroundings remained empty and silent, without any reply.
At last, Liu Yu's anxious heart settled, and his courage began to grow!
Without further hesitation, he floated toward a small wooden hut and gently pushed its unlocked door open.
The instant Liu Yu formed that intention, a portion of his Divine Sense was consumed, transforming into an inexplicable force that pushed against the wooden door.
Why did that happen?
In this space, my primordial spirit—or rather, my Divine Sense—can actually affect physical objects directly?
And the expenditure of Divine Sense is tiny. It's actually much more convenient than having a body.
When the wooden door truly opened, Liu Yu froze in place, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.
With the limited understanding of a Qi Refining Period cultivator, however, he naturally could not fathom the principle behind it. After pondering briefly, he could only set the matter aside and continue exploring the green barrier's interior.
The furnishings inside were exceedingly simple: besides a table and chairs, there were only a few large cabinets.
The cabinets carried a distinctive medicinal smell and seemed to have been used for storing medicinal herbs.
Liu Yu inspected all three wooden huts in turn, finding no traces of habitation. Everything looked thoroughly dilapidated.
Black farmland, a decrepit well, and wooden huts.
After leaving the huts, he felt that the scene before him was inexplicably familiar, as though he had seen it somewhere before.
He floated higher and examined it carefully.
This is clearly my first time here, so why does it feel so strangely familiar?!
Liu Yu racked his memory.
Suddenly, a spark of inspiration flashed through him!
He abruptly recalled that the scene before him bore a striking resemblance to certain plot developments in novels from his previous life.
The Emerald Light Dot came with me when I transmigrated, and there's an inexplicable connection between us.
And this space evolved from the Emerald Light Dot.
Could this... actually be the "Immortal Abode Space" of legend from my previous life?!
With that thought, Liu Yu felt more than halfway certain. He approached the black soil for a closer inspection, unable to suppress a flicker of delight.
Then he expended his Divine Sense again to affect physical matter, "grabbing" a handful of soil and scanning it carefully.
The soil was exceptionally fertile and rich in spiritual power. It also gave off a feeling that defied explanation or description.
One glance was enough to tell him it was extraordinary.
In terms of spiritual power, it isn't much inferior to the sect's finest spirit fields.
And besides...
As a veteran bookworm in his previous life who had read thousands of novels, Liu Yu already had a bold guess about the black spirit field's function!
Still, he would need to experiment before he could be certain.
Let's give it a try first!
With that thought, Liu Yu hesitated no longer. Following his close connection with this space, he conveyed his desire to leave.
A mild dizziness swept over him, and his nascent primordial spirit instantly returned to his physical body.
Back outside, he shook his head and waited for the dizziness to fade before quickly rising.
His first action was to check the room's protective restrictions for any sign of disturbance.
Only after finding them unchanged did he breathe a sigh of relief.
The Primordial Yang Sect's outer disciples all lived alone. Each had a standard cave abode fitted with simple protective restrictions.
These restrictions offered only a slight degree of protection and blocked the probing Divine Sense of Qi Refining Period cultivators.
They afforded the outer disciples at least a little privacy.
Creak...
Liu Yu pushed open the window, letting streams of cool moonlight spill inside.
The hour of the Boar had just begun. Night had already shrouded the mountains, and stars glittered overhead, vying with the moon in brilliance.
From time to time, a streak of Escape Light crossed the distant horizon, vanishing from sight in the blink of an eye.
After letting his thoughts drift for a while, Liu Yu channeled a trace of magical power into his Storage Bag and probed inside with his Divine Sense.
The next instant, three Clear Spirit Grass seeds appeared in his hand.
He had obtained them while tending a medicinal herb garden on a sect chore assignment. Now they would come in handy.
Closing the little window, Liu Yu gripped the Clear Spirit Grass seeds tightly and focused his mind.
His Divine Sense touched the Emerald Light Dot in his Niwan Palace. The familiar suction immediately returned, and his vision went black again.
At the same time, the Clear Spirit Grass seeds vanished.
Upon entering the Immortal Abode Space again, he once more became a small red orb of light.
This time, he appeared directly inside the barrier. The void beyond remained as lonely and dark as ever.
Without lingering, Liu Yu buried the Clear Spirit Grass seeds in the black spirit soil and watched closely.
An astonishing sight unfolded!
Before long, tiny green shoots emerged where he had buried the Clear Spirit Grass seeds.
Their growth was almost visible to the naked eye!
The black spirit field really does possess such a heaven-defying effect!!
Even though he had been prepared, Liu Yu was still stunned by the sight.
After only a few breaths, however, he keenly noticed that the spiritual power in the black spirit soil was rapidly diminishing.
It seemed that accelerating the spirit herbs' growth came at a cost.
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