Chapter 2136: Fangcun Mountain Unified

“No,” Lu Ye replied. Although he had spent time alone with Su Yuqing several times recently, most of their conversations revolved around cultivation or matters concerning the Star Abyss. How could he have brought up such trivial things he had almost forgotten?

“That’s good,” Shuixian said with a sigh of relief, her chest gently rising and falling. “Although I couldn’t help the situation back then and have no regrets, it’s ultimately better if Yuqing doesn’t know about certain things, right?”

“That’s right,” Lu Ye nodded earnestly.

“In return, I’ll keep your secret too!” Shuixian looked solemnly at Lu Ye. “I won’t actively bring it up to Yuqing, unless… she asks me!”

What kind of secret-keeping was that? And besides…

“What secret do I have for you to keep?” Lu Ye genuinely didn't know of any secrets he had that Shuixian needed to protect.

“Hmph!” Shuixian let out a sound through her delicate nose and squinted at Lu Ye. “Do I really need to remind you of what you’ve done? You and that Jiuyan… Do you really think I’m blind?”

“So that’s it!” Lu Ye suddenly understood and cupped his hands. “Then many thanks, Senior Sister Shuixian. This matter truly cannot be known by Yuqing, otherwise, I’ll be in big trouble!”

“You won’t be!” Shuixian looked at him, somewhat annoyed. “Even if Yuqing knew, she wouldn’t do anything to you. At most, she’d just be sad for a while.”

Lu Ye replied, “Anyway, I still have to thank you, Senior Sister.”

“Good that you know,” Shuixian said earnestly. “Don’t ever do anything to upset Yuqing again.”

She looked around, then removed the surrounding restrictions. “Alright, I’m leaving. Take care of yourself.”

She flashed into Mount Fangcun and disappeared.

Lu Ye sat there, laughing wryly.

Regarding Jiuyan, Su Yuqing must have suspected something long ago. Otherwise, when he was preparing to go to Myriad Manifestation Island back then, Hua Ci wouldn't have stuck so closely to him. It was precisely because Hua Ci and Su Yuqing had had contact beforehand that subsequent events unfolded.

Lu Ye wasn't actually worried about Su Yuqing. Although Su Yuqing appeared aloof, her nature was very gentle. It was Hua Ci, on the other hand, who seemed gentle, but that was merely an illusion. If Hua Ci found out about this, Lu Ye had no idea how that woman would deal with him!

So-called secrets were bound to be exposed eventually. Lu Ye felt that this ordeal was something he was destined not to escape.

***

Time slipped by, and half a year had passed.

On this day, outside Mount Fangcun, numerous figures gathered with Lu Ye at the forefront. Their gazes were fixed on the depths of the starry sky, each filled with anticipation, nervousness, and curiosity. Over the past six months, Mount Fangcun had attracted a large number of external cultivators, including many Sun-glowing cultivators, several of whom were at the peak of the Sun-glowing realm. These Sun-glowing cultivators, who came from the star systems surrounding Shuixian and Chen Li's origins, naturally wanted to witness the unification of Mount Fangcun firsthand, having learned it would happen today. Mount Fangcun was a supremely famous treasure in the starry sky.

“It’s here!” someone suddenly exclaimed in a low voice.

Everyone looked up and saw a blurry shadow emerge from the depths of space. From their vantage point, it resembled a gigantic fist.

“So this is the Blood Jade Realm!”

The Sun-glowing cultivators present already knew that the Blood Jade Realm, a transformed arm of the Blood Ancestor, would return along with the western part of Mount Fangcun. However, hearing about it was one thing; witnessing it firsthand was another.

***

On Mount Fangcun, Lu Ye leaped up and flew forward to greet it. His figure transformed into a long rainbow, and in a few quick movements, he appeared above the Blood Jade Realm.

Several figures were waiting there: the Sun-glowing cultivators from the west, led by Zhang Kun, along with Weng Xiong, Lou Zhen, Ran Dongsheng, Ran Qiuye, and Li Wanning.

“Senior Brothers, you’ve had a long and arduous journey,” Lu Ye said, cupping his hands.

The others returned the gesture.

Zhang Kun chuckled, “Saying it was arduous would be false. We didn’t do much, just waited, though the waiting made us a bit impatient. Thankfully, this day has finally arrived.”

“Indeed, this day is finally here,” Weng Xiong nodded.

For over three hundred thousand years, ever since the Blood Ancestor shattered Mount Fangcun and left a drop of precious blood in its core, this supreme treasure of the Pygmy race had remained in a broken state. It wasn’t until Lu Ye brought the core out from the Demonic Eye Spectacle and simultaneously refined that drop of the Blood Ancestor’s blood that Mount Fangcun finally had a chance to be unified again. Even so, this process took over twenty years of waiting.

This was something generations of Pygmies had longed for but could not achieve. Now, they were finally witnessing it in their generation. Every Pygmy, from top to bottom, was filled with excitement and anticipation.

“I’ll separate the two realms first,” Lu Ye said, flashing towards a direction and quickly delving deep into the Blood Jade Realm.

Moments later, the tightly clenched giant hand slowly loosened, and the western part of Mount Fangcun, held within its palm, instantly shot like an arrow towards the core, covering a vast distance in the blink of an eye. Having prior experience with a fusion, the Pygmy Sun-glowing cultivators felt no tension. Under everyone’s gaze, the rapidly approaching western section seamlessly merged with Mount Fangcun as if weightless. In an instant, the entire Mount Fangcun hummed and vibrated.

Many Pygmy Sun-glowing cultivators, led by Chen Xuanhai, exchanged glances and then flashed into Mount Fangcun to examine the changes. From a distance, Lu Ye merely sensed a subtle, invisible profoundness emanating from Mount Fangcun and radiating deep into the starry sky.

He quickly composed himself and continued to guide the Blood Jade Realm, moving it closer to the Blood Refining Realm. Before long, he reoriented the Blood Jade Realm, placing this arm beside the Blood Refining Realm.

After completing this task, Lu Ye then swept towards Mount Fangcun. He was eager to discover what changes would occur now that it was unified.

***

Upon entering Mount Fangcun, what Lu Ye saw made him pause. At that moment, it was raining throughout the entire realm, but it wasn't ordinary rain; it was a shower of spiritual energy. From the middle of Immortal Spirit Peak, auspicious clouds radiated with brilliant light, enveloping the entire peak. This wasn’t unique to Immortal Spirit Peak; all the other major spiritual peaks were the same.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth throughout the entire realm seemed to have become incredibly dense with the unification of the supreme treasure. Lu Ye had never experienced such abundant spiritual energy in any other realm. In such an environment, the Pygmies’ future cultivation would become very simple. He couldn't help but wonder if even top-tier realms could boast an environment better than that of Mount Fangcun. The realm within Mount Fangcun was likely far superior to those top-tier realms.

As his divine sense spread, Lu Ye further sensed the emergence of a new Spirit Jade mine. This mine was enormous, spanning the entire realm like a great river. From its sides, numerous branch veins were rapidly extending in all directions. The entire Spirit Jade mine and its many branches resembled a colossal dragon coiled within Mount Fangcun. Though it had just begun to form and was not yet fully mature, its future grandeur at its peak was already discernible.

Not only that… At that very moment, throughout Mount Fangcun, in every location where Pygmies resided, invisible surges permeated the air. These were clearly the signs of Pygmy cultivators breaking through their cultivation barriers. Lu Ye even detected traces of Sun-glowing breakthroughs! In this short period, countless Pygmies had shattered their cultivation shackles and achieved breakthroughs in their cultivation. Lu Ye's heart trembled.

The many foreign cultivators gathered there were dazzled and captivated, wishing they had been born Pygmies to enjoy this divine blessing. This was the profound mystery of a supreme treasure. While there were many supreme treasures in the starry sky, Mount Fangcun was the only one that contained an internal realm. No one had ever imagined that such astonishing changes would occur after its unification.

***

While Lu Ye was still examining the various changes, he suddenly felt a stir in his heart. He quickly sat cross-legged. Immediately, an auspicious cloud gathered above his head, drawing power from all directions, and a bright pillar of light descended from within the cloud, pouring into his body. Lu Ye instantly felt as if he were bathing in warm water, a sensation both comfortable and comforting. Not only that, but as the bright light pillar descended, a large amount of power surged into his body. His Dharma Source hummed, transforming this power into magical energy. This power had almost no impurities; it was arguably the purest power Lu Ye had ever encountered. His own cultivation rapidly increased under these circumstances.

He had spent a significant amount of spirit jade and spirit crystals to advance to the mid-Sun-glowing stage in the Star Abyss, and then cultivated diligently in the Azure Palace for eleven years. Although his cultivation efficiency was extremely high due to the spirit-gathering funnel constructed by his Talent Tree, eleven years of cultivation in the Star Abyss environment was simply not enough for him to advance and break through. He was still quite a distance from the late-Sun-glowing stage. Yet now, with the auspicious cloud infusing his body, his cultivation was drawing closer and closer to the late-Sun-glowing stage, even showing faint signs of an impending breakthrough!

Lu Ye hadn’t expected to receive such benefits. When he had observed earlier, he thought only the Pygmies would enjoy this treatment. However, upon reflection, although he wasn't a Pygmy, he was the master of Mount Fangcun, so receiving this treatment was not surprising.

Time passed, and the auspicious cloud above his head slowly diminished, eventually disappearing. Lu Ye opened his eyes. He was still in the mid-Sun-glowing stage, but he was very close to the late stage. He quietly calculated that the benefit he had just received was equivalent to decades, or even a century, of normal cultivation for an ordinary cultivator. For others, this would undoubtedly be a great gift! But for Lu Ye, it was better than nothing, as his cultivation efficiency in the Myriad Manifestation Sea had always been very high.

The changes within Mount Fangcun had not yet ceased. This state would likely continue for a while, and during this period and thereafter, cultivators within Mount Fangcun would all benefit.

At this moment, Lu Ye also felt an extremely peculiar sensation: within Mount Fangcun, he seemed omnipotent. He could freely control everything within the entire realm. He even had a feeling that he could easily alter the realm's topography. He had entered and exited Mount Fangcun many times before, but he had never felt anything like this. He suddenly realized: this was the authority of a Realm Master!

There were many Realm Masters in the starry sky, such as Gu Yunliu, the Realm Master of Yellow Dragon Realm, whom he had met recently; Qiu Wu, the former Realm Master of Jade Snail Realm; and also Jiang Shang, the Realm Master of Boundless Realm, and Luo Xinghe, the Realm Master of Great Luo Realm. However, there were true and false Realm Masters. Realm Masters like Qiu Wu, Jiang Shang, and Luo Xinghe were merely titular, holding no actual significance. But Gu Yunliu was different from them; he had refined the heaven and earth origin of Yellow Dragon Realm, making him a true Realm Master.