Chapter 64

The abdominal cloud, which varies according to the gender of the Awakened, is also commonly known as the yang cloud or yin cloud. Its location is in the lower abdomen, slightly above the dantian, which is often mentioned in martial arts and immortal novels, just below the navel.

In this world, the abdominal cloud clearly does not serve as the sole central hub, but rather as a secondary hub, a necessary transition from the heart cloud to the cranial cloud.

However, even as a transitional hub, the abdominal cloud has undergone a qualitative change compared to the heart cloud, and can even be said to have the power to transform the mundane into the miraculous.

The abdominal cloud corresponds to twenty-four major stars, which are twenty-four additional major stars outside of the twelve major stars of the heart cloud. This alone indicates that it will significantly enhance the physical strength of the Awakened.

However, at the abdominal cloud stage, the impact of physical attributes on the combat power of the Awakened will be greatly reduced. This is because from this point on, the constellations that the Awakened can construct will no longer be limited to basic constellations, but can also include second-stage constellations with even more miraculous effects! At this time, the specific second-stage constellations constructed will largely determine the combat power of the Awakened.

The foundation for all of this comes from the "planets" and "star power" of the abdominal cloud. As for enhancing physical attributes, the abdominal cloud alone no longer has this function.

At the abdominal cloud stage, although the awakening of blood stars still affects specific parts of the body, they do not need to be fixed in one place. Instead, they can be absorbed by the abdominal cloud and surround it. This is why they are called "planets."

The moment the abdominal cloud awakens, "star power" is generated, a force that can only be used to control and amplify "planets." Awakened individuals who have learned second-stage constellations use star power to guide the planets, rapidly spreading them to fixed positions in the body, then combining them with specific blood stars from the twelve "stars" of the heart cloud. When nine points are connected, a second-stage constellation can be formed.

In the information provided by the red light, a common example of a second-stage constellation is the Silver Waterfall Constellation. This constellation requires six stars from the heart cloud, including the left lung upper star and the left kidney lower star, as well as eight planets from the abdominal cloud, totaling fourteen blood stars. Once constructed, the power of the Silver Waterfall Constellation can be obtained.

This is a force similar to the external projection of star power, allowing the constructor to control a large stream of silvery-white energy, which can be used for long-range attacks, close combat, defense, and arbitrary transformation!

The red light also emphasized that the power of the Silver Waterfall Constellation can vary depending on the individual. In other words, the power of a second-stage constellation is not a fixed value but can change. The more proficient one is in constructing the constellation and the more in tune one is with it, the stronger its power will be.

The concept of talent also exists. For the same constellation, some people may practice for years and still be weak, while others may achieve considerable power from the start.

Bu Ye had to admit that he was attracted to the Silver Waterfall Constellation. In his imagination, if he could construct the Silver Waterfall Constellation within his body, he could almost simulate the real-life version of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, except in silver-white.

However, the last piece of information provided by the red light raised his curiosity to another level.

The information stated that the Silver Waterfall Constellation is actually a relatively easy-to-learn basic second-stage constellation. As one's strength increases, i.e., as the number of planets increases, Awakened individuals will strive to construct more complex constellations. The Silver Waterfall Constellation uses only fourteen blood stars, but generally, the more blood stars used, the greater the power!

In the later stages of the abdominal cloud, when the number of "planets" reaches over twenty, the power of the second-stage constellations constructed will be quite significant! To put it bluntly, at that point, a person could blow someone away with just a breath...

With that, all the information in the red light ended.

A door opened before Bu Ye, revealing a new world and filling him with longing.

"Really stingy, didn't even reveal how to activate the abdominal cloud..."

Bu Ye muttered to himself, but then thought, "We'll be back in eighteen days, and no one can reach the level of activating the abdominal cloud in eighteen days. So, it won't be a problem next time."

Initially, he didn't want to go back, but now Bu Ye was actually looking forward to it...

Unconsciously, he had been sitting in the courtyard for a long time, and finally, drowsiness overcame him.

He called for the red cloud, now certain it was a filly. After coaxing it with a few words, he put it into the boundary element.

Bu Ye didn't return to his own room but went to Sheng'er's place and lay down outside her room.

When the sky was just beginning to lighten, a soft voice in the room woke Bu Ye. When he opened his eyes, he saw that Luo Xiu had already returned and was carefully packing things.

"You can sleep a bit more," Luo Xiu said softly, stopping her actions when she saw Bu Ye turn over.

"I'll go back to sleep," Bu Ye replied in a low voice, but his tone left no room for negotiation.

Luo Xiu clearly hesitated, then lowered her head and said, "Okay," before resuming her work.

Bu Ye, who hadn't taken off his clothes, got out of bed and walked out. At the door, he stopped and said what he had decided the night before: "I will escort you and your son to Muyuan until you find a place to settle down and get settled."

Luo Xiu stopped again, looking at Bu Ye with a complex expression on her beautiful face.

She still harbored some illusions, but she knew Bu Ye wouldn't stay for her. Now that Bu Ye could make such a promise, she was both moved and sad...

Bu Ye, however, didn't look at Luo Xiu any longer and walked out of the room.

Back at his own house, he slept for about an hour. The sky was already bright, and the village was becoming noisy.

Bu Ye stretched after getting out of bed and was amused to see the bedding on the bed.

Last night, seeing Luo Xiu lying on the hard bed with only a few clothes as padding, he couldn't bear it. So, he went to the right side of the village, knocked out a few sleeping soldiers, and threw them two by two onto a bed, then brought back the bedding. When those soldiers woke up and found themselves hugging a man, it would surely create some hilarious situations...

Anyway, if anyone came to ask, he wouldn't admit it.

In the morning, the soldiers and the villagers both started fires to cook and then packed their things.

The morning mist in the Dongmang Mountains had not yet dissipated when the two groups set out from the village, heading north on the main road.

There were soldiers both in front and behind, so even though the villagers carried more things, including full carts, they didn't have to worry about falling behind.

Bu Ye walked in the center of the large group, while Luo Xiu walked silently about ten meters ahead of him on his left. The two of them didn't communicate much. Sheng'er and two other children were playing games on a cart pulled by a villager.

Footsteps came from behind, and before Bu Ye could turn to look, he heard Chen Qingyan's voice: "I had a hard time finding you."

Bu Ye turned and asked, "What's up?"

"No, no!" Chen Qingyan was taken aback, then said with a bitter smile, "You really don't care about anything anymore?"

"I'm sorry, but I have to trouble you," Bu Ye said helplessly.

Chen Qingyan had good eyesight and asked in a low voice, "Are you planning to leave?"

"Yep," Bu Ye answered directly.

"Understandable," Chen Qingyan nodded and smacked his lips, "Sigh... I never thought you would..."

Bu Ye didn't have time to listen to Chen Qingyan's sighs and asked, "Did they question you again yesterday?"

"Yep, both Brother Gao and I went."

"What did they ask?"

Chen Qingyan laughed and patted Bu Ye's shoulder, "Don't worry, I said what needed to be said and didn't say what shouldn't be said."

"Thanks," Bu Ye nodded.

"No need to be so formal with us. By the way, that Captain Lu and two sub-captains don't really believe you could kill the leader of the Dongmang bandits. They might come to question you personally," Chen Qingyan reminded him.

"No problem."

Then, Chen Qingyan recounted the conversation with the soldiers and the captain in detail to Bu Ye, so he would be prepared.

Nothing significant happened for the rest of the day. After dinner, Captain Lu found Bu Ye under the pretext of patrolling and asked him some questions. Bu Ye answered fluently and was relatively polite. Now, he only wanted to safely settle Luo Xiu and her son and then leave, without causing any more trouble.

It takes ten days to travel from the Dongmang Mountains to Muyuan City via the main road, passing through two towns and four villages. On the third day, when they passed the first town, Bu Ye used all his money to buy two tents and some food, making the journey a bit less arduous.

However, starting from the fourth day, Bu Ye noticed a noticeable change in the atmosphere during the journey.

It turned out that over the past three days, more and more soldiers had noticed a very pretty young woman among the villagers and even found out that she was a widow who had been mourning her husband for two years.

Such a beautiful young widow was a great temptation to the seasoned soldiers. They often talked about her in private, and now, even during the day, some of them began to boldly approach Luo Xiu, including a sub-captain of the soldiers.

If it weren't for Bu Ye's presence and the fact that all the soldiers had heard about his strength, who knows how many incidents would have occurred.

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On the fifth night, Bu Ye was particularly energetic because he would activate his tenth major star that night!