In the hazy night.
Though dawn was approaching and the sky had begun to brighten, the ravine below remained far too dark.
That was the first anomaly.
An ordinary Soul Master looking down would have seen only a pitch-black expanse, unable to make out anything.
Jiang Dongjun was different. His body had undergone a transformation while absorbing his Soul Ring, giving him exceptionally powerful night vision, so he could see what lay at the bottom of the ravine.
A Cold Pool lay on the valley floor. Clear, frost-white vapor rose from its surface, and a layer of glittering white frost coated the rocks and vegetation along the shore and surrounding cliffs.
Water trickled steadily from the spring. When the Cold Pool filled, it overflowed into a small stream that flowed down and out of the ravine, gathering other streams along the way until it became a rushing river that surged out of Old Dragon Ravine, serving as the mother river of the people downstream.
After staring at the Cold Pool for a while, Jiang Dongjun really did detect something fishy.
...Though the fishiness came from his own body.
His spiritual power caught the mysterious aura below, and his Yin Spirit grew active, seemingly very fond of the environment down there.
The Yin Soul feels comfortable?
The Evil Soul Masters chose this place for Corpse Nurturing?
Jiang Dongjun's eyes lit up.
According to the cultivation theories from his previous life, could this be a Yin Fiend Land? An Extreme Yin Land?
The aroma of meat drifted over from behind him as Jiang Ming brought him a heated steak.
Seeing his son staring down into the ravine with such interest, he told him about one of Old Dragon Ravine's wonders.
"It's almost dawn anyway. Stay up a little longer, and we'll wait together for the morning sun to climb above Thread of Sky. For one brief instant, the morning light will shine through that gap and fall right onto the Cold Pool at the bottom. As though it's flipped some switch, morning mist will billow up in a magnificent spectacle!"
Hearing this, Jiang Dongjun had a strong intuition that he had to wait for that moment before drawing any conclusions.
His brows lifted slightly as something interesting occurred to him.
Morning light is involved? If it concerns the sun, leaving it to the Golden Eyes of Truth should do the trick, right?
Heaven's timing, earth's advantage, and human harmony-I've got all three! With fortune this powerful, could the plane's consciousness really be investing in me? I was indeed born before Huo Yuhao, so I have a chance to snatch that standing out from under him...
Jiang Dongjun glanced at the sky and asked, "Dad, roughly how much longer?"
"Hmm, maybe a little over two double-hours?"
Jiang Ming stroked his chin, not entirely sure.
Four to five hours, then?
"Dad, that's too long. We can't just waste time here. I'll meditate for a while and get some rest. You keep watch and hold out a little longer. Tomorrow, once we've seen Old Dragon Ravine's spectacle, we'll leave immediately if there's nothing else to do."
"This damned world has too many Evil Soul Masters. If some powerful Evil Soul Master looking to band together with the others finds his way to Old Dragon Ravine, the two of us will be in trouble."
Hearing this, Jiang Ming's expression turned serious as well.
"You're right. We have to take precautions. Dongjun, go get some rest. I'll use a Milk Bottle to restore my Soul Power and make sure I stay in peak condition. Also, give me that Level Three External Milk Bottle you emptied. I'll fill it for you. Ninety percent of your combat strength currently comes from Soul Tools."
After taking the Milk Bottle Jiang Dongjun handed him, Jiang Ming suddenly remembered something else and offered a reminder.
"Dongjun, you definitely can't show everyone all the Soul Skills in that Soul Ring of yours, or anyone will be able to tell something's wrong. You need to decide which Soul Skill to display openly."
"Dusk’s Blessing!"
Jiang Dongjun answered without a moment's hesitation.
"Dusk’s Blessing" was essentially a White Tiger Protection Barrier that could be used on other Soul Masters, which would greatly increase his tactical value in his companions' eyes.
Of course, there was another reason, which Jiang Dongjun explained in detail.
"Dusk’s Blessing" can be used together with the Great Sun Golden Body, and the former can perfectly conceal the latter's visual glow.
As for the enhancement that causes an obvious surge in my aura, I can tell people that Dusk’s Blessing only provides an enhancement when used on me, while it only provides protection when used on others.
"The Golden Eyes of Truth can be explained away as a Head Soul Bone Skill. Dad, talk it over with Mom when you get back, so you won't give the game away if Dean Qian and the others ask.
"There's no helping it. I can't keep my Soul Skills hidden and never use them. I don't want to hide them so thoroughly that they end up buried with me. As long as the explanation isn't too outrageous and holds together, that's enough."
Jiang Ming frowned, spotting a flaw in that explanation.
"You say the Golden Eyes of Truth is a Soul Bone Skill, but when you use it, the Soul Ring beneath your feet lights up."
"It's fine. I won't need to use the Eye Technique too often. When I do, I'll cast Dusk’s Blessing along with it, and that'll cover it up. It wastes Soul Power, but I have twin Martial Souls, so both the quality and quantity of my Soul Power surpass those of my peers."
"Fine. As long as you know what you're doing."
Jiang Ming nodded, reluctantly accepting it, and said nothing more.
In the blink of an eye, the sky grew bright.
It was no longer early morning; the morning was already well underway.
Jiang Ming and Jiang Dongjun stood at the edge of the plank walkway, gazing toward the gap of Thread of Sky high in the east.
A blazing golden yellow appeared right on time.
Through the gap between the cliffs, the rising sun cast its first ray of sunlight into Old Dragon Ravine.
Just as Jiang Ming had said, through a series of fortunate coincidences, it fell directly into the Cold Pool at the bottom.
A golden-orange ball of fire rose.
Jiang Dongjun ignited his Golden Eyes, staring fixedly at this crucial instant.
Through the special vision provided by the Golden Eyes of Truth, Jiang Dongjun clearly saw white qi descending from the heavens collide with black qi surging up from underground.
In that instant, it was as though some switch had been flipped.
Boom!
The wisps of frost-white vapor above the Cold Pool suddenly swelled, multiplying in vast quantities and turning into morning mist that surged upward, filled the ravine, and washed over the cliffs on both sides.
The white mist soon rose to the height where father and son stood, swiftly flooding the plank walkway. Everything around them became a sea of white, with extremely poor visibility.
Jiang Ming rubbed his face with the cool, damp moisture to refresh himself, then burst out laughing.
"Son, what do you think? Feels great, doesn't it? Spectacular, isn't it? I'd only heard Dean Qian describe it before. Seeing it for the first time today really made this trip worthwhile. Once we get back, we have to bring your mom here!"
Jiang Dongjun had no time to pay attention to his father.
When the black and white qi had collided just now, the Light of Time and Space in his mind had harvested a cluster of fortune and was currently estimating the amount.
Heavens! About thirty-six more spectacles like this, and I could condense one drop of soul liquid?
"Dad! Dad!" Jiang Dongjun asked urgently. "Does this spectacle happen every day?"
If it did, he could condense one drop of soul liquid in a little over a month.
If he stayed here for the long term, wouldn't that be equivalent to harvesting a thousand-year spiritual treasure every year, a ten-thousand-year spiritual treasure every decade, and a hundred-thousand-year immortal herb every century?
Insane!
Absolutely insane!
Fortune this concentrated could probably only be matched by the fortune gained from "twin Martial Souls, Title Douluo Potential" and "an official member of Shrek Academy."
"It happens often, but not every day. There's no fixed pattern.
"Dean Qian was unlucky that time. He waited seven days before it appeared.
"According to him, the spectacle involves an eruption of heaven and earth essence. Sometimes, when the heaven and earth essence is dense, it can erupt repeatedly; when it's sparse, it needs time to accumulate."
Jiang Ming gave him an answer.
Noticing how unusual his son's reaction was, he asked curiously, "You had the Golden Eyes of Truth active just now. Did you discover this place's secret?"
Jiang Dongjun nodded and told him exactly what he had seen:
"Dad, I just saw yin qi and yang qi collide, mingle, and erupt! Clearly, this is a Land of Yin-Yang Harmony!"
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