Chapter 88: The Vision

Eight days later, outside the Absolute Yin Valley.

"Let's not enter the Absolute Yin Valley today. Everyone, rest well. We'll enter the valley early tomorrow morning," Zha Qi said, stopping outside the Absolute Yin Valley with a sinister expression. "Once we enter the Absolute Yin Valley, the Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake will immediately sense it, and a great battle will be inevitable."

"Alright."

Chi Xiao took out the treasure map again and beckoned to Zha Qi and Xia Xinyan, saying, "Let's take one last look at the treasure map tonight. It would be best if we can find the exact location of the Heavenly Gate before entering the Absolute Yin Valley."

Zha Qi and Xia Xinyan gathered around, frowning as they all bent down to look at the treasure map.

Shi Yan, as usual, found a secluded spot to sit down. He was some distance away from Zha Qi and Chi Xiao, continuing to silently cultivate the Profound Yin Technique.

Over these eight days, every night, Chi Xiao would find various excuses to make everyone stop and rest, all to give Zuo Shi ample time to cultivate the Black Tortoise True Qi.

Shi Yan didn't idle either. Whenever everyone stopped, he would find a place to quietly cultivate the Profound Yin Technique under the watch of Han Feng and Ku Long.

After eight days of cultivation, Shi Yan had gathered a considerable amount of yin energy at the Tianque, Shenque, and Yindu acupoints on his chest. He used his mind to control the yin energy, making it divide into strands and rotate around the three acupoints.

As the yin energy increased, the speed of rotation at the three acupoints gradually accelerated, about to form true yin vortices.

Taking a deep breath and holding it, Shi Yan focused all his attention on controlling the yin energy.

Strands of yin energy, like thin gray threads, slowly entwined around the three acupoints on his chest. As his thoughts changed, the gray threads of yin energy quickly drew circles.

At such times, Shi Yan could clearly sense the yin energy of heaven and earth around him, seemingly attracted by his body, quietly gathering toward him.

After eight days of cultivating the Profound Yin Technique, Shi Yan gradually gained some understanding of the nature of yin energy. The yin energy had been circling his chest for several days, subtly changing his body...

Now that he had reached the entrance of the Absolute Yin Valley, the yin energy of heaven and earth was even more concentrated, but after eight days of cultivating the Profound Yin Technique, he didn't find it hard to adapt.

On the contrary, the closer he got to the Absolute Yin Valley, the more adept he became at cultivating the Profound Yin Technique, feeling refreshed and invigorated by the yin energy.

Han Feng and Ku Long didn't know what martial technique Shi Yan was cultivating, but they both diligently guarded him, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.

Time passed quietly.

Suddenly, Zuo Shi, who was being watched by Wu Yunlian and Chu Ping, jumped up joyfully, her body glowing with a strange light, exclaiming, "Ha, I've reached the Third Heaven of the Human Rank!"

Chi Xiao, who was studying the treasure map, was overjoyed and rushed over, grabbing Zuo Shi's small hand to check. With a delighted expression, he said, "You little girl, you really are..."

From the reaction of Zuo Shi's body essence, Chi Xiao could tell that she had indeed reached the Third Heaven of the Human Rank. He was both surprised and delighted.

Zuo Shi had cultivated the Black Tortoise True Qi for eight days, and although she hadn't fully mastered it, she had suddenly reached the Third Heaven of the Human Rank. Such talent left Chi Xiao speechless.

Besides being a genius, Chi Xiao couldn't find any other words to describe Zuo Shi's talent.

After entering the Tianyuan City from the Cloudy Mist Mountains, Zuo Shi hadn't seriously cultivated for a single day, spending her time playing around. Yet, even so, she managed to reach the Third Heaven of the Human Rank in such a short time, greatly exceeding Chi Xiao's expectations.

"Mr. Chi Xiao, you have a good disciple," Xia Xinyan's beautiful eyes flashed with surprise, secretly amazed by Zuo Shi's astonishing talent.

"Hehe, this girl is indeed astonishingly talented, but she's a bit lazy," Chi Xiao said, in a very good mood, patting Zuo Shi's shoulder. "Keep working hard! Try to fully understand the Black Tortoise True Qi as soon as possible. If you could focus all your mind on martial cultivation, your realm would be at least one level higher now!"

After saying that, Chi Xiao walked over to Xia Xinyan and Zha Qi, smiling and saying, "Forget about the girl, let's continue looking at the map."

...

Another two hours passed.

Shi Yan sat silently, his body suddenly trembling, then shaking slightly.

The yin energy gathering and entwining at his chest was rotating faster and faster.

Looking inward, he found that the strands of yin energy, like thin gray threads, were slowly elongating and rapidly spinning around the Tianque, Shenque, and Yindu acupoints.

The yin energy absorbed by his body suddenly surged into the three acupoints, a large amount of yin energy being condensed and decomposed, turning into more gray threads.

More and more gray threads gathered in the small vortices within the three acupoints, making the vortices spin faster and faster...

After an unknown amount of time, a cold aura suddenly emanated from the three vortices, making Shi Yan shiver.

More yin energy from all directions gathered, flowing into his pores and into the centers of the three vortices, making them spin even faster!

Looking inward, Shi Yan was startled to find that the three vortices were spinning so fast they became a blur. Suddenly, a strong suction force emerged from the vortices.

Success!

The strong suction force in the vortices meant that the yin vortices had officially formed!

The ability of the yin vortices to devour the yin energy of heaven and earth was immediately triggered!

Suddenly, the yin energy of heaven and earth that had been lingering in the Absolute Yin Valley seemed to find an outlet, rushing toward Shi Yan from all corners like a breached dam.

Three human-sized vortices gradually formed about ten meters above Shi Yan's head.

These vortices were similar to the yin vortices in Shi Yan's body, clearly influenced by the yin vortices in his chest, spinning in sync and generating a powerful suction force, drawing more yin energy of heaven and earth.

The extremely concentrated yin energy of heaven and earth poured into the three human-sized vortices above Shi Yan's head, making the vortices rapidly expand!

In just a few minutes, the vortices had grown to the size of a washbasin, continuing to devour the yin energy of heaven and earth from all directions.

Chi Xiao, Zha Qi, and Xia Xinyan had already stopped discussing the treasure map, standing up and looking at the strange phenomenon above Shi Yan's head with astonishment.

The vortices were still expanding!

An hour later, the three vortices above Shi Yan's head had grown to the size of tornadoes, rising like three columns of smoke, looking extremely terrifying.

The vortices were spinning wildly, as if trying to devour all the yin energy in the Absolute Yin Valley at once!

Shi Yan sat there with a solemn expression, seemingly unaware of the strange phenomenon above his head, continuing to control the three yin vortices in his body.

He clearly felt that the speed of the yin vortices in his chest had increased several times! Even his thoughts couldn't keep up with the speed of the vortices.

Han Feng and Ku Long looked at the strange phenomenon above Shi Yan's head with shock, not knowing what to do.

The gray yin energy that had enveloped the Absolute Yin Valley for countless years, isolating it from the outside world, making it difficult for the light of the sun, moon, and stars to penetrate, seemed to have gone mad, rushing into the huge vortices above Shi Yan's head.

At some point, the three vortices above Shi Yan's head had grown to the size of three mountains, filled with strange electric sparks, like three giant mouths devouring the yin energy of heaven and earth.

"This, this is..." a towering man beside Xia Xinyan suddenly exclaimed, as if remembering something.

"What?" Xia Xinyan's eyes sparkled, suddenly turning to look at him.

Under Xia Xinyan's gaze, the towering man hesitated for a moment, then quietly moved to the side.

Zha Qi and Chi Xiao's expressions also changed dramatically, looking at the strange phenomenon above Shi Yan's head with disbelief. Hearing that the towering man had some discovery, they quickly looked over.

Xia Xinyan frowned, moving away from Zha Qi and Chi Xiao with the man, listening to his urgent explanation.

"Are you sure?" Xia Xinyan's voice faintly carried.

The man nodded repeatedly, looking anxious and fearful at Shi Yan, "Absolutely, it's definitely that..."

Xia Xinyan's expression changed, slowly nodding, and suddenly said to Chi Xiao and Zha Qi, "Prepare for battle. The Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake will likely come out of the Absolute Yin Valley soon. It needs three heads to cultivate using the yin energy of heaven and earth, so it will do everything to stop this. We don't need to go to the Absolute Yin Valley."

"Miss Xia, what's happening to my young master?" Ku Long stepped forward, panicking.

"Wait until he wakes up and ask him yourself," Xia Xinyan said, her brows deeply furrowed, her eyes filled with a strange light. "But you can rest assured, the strange phenomenon from his body is not harmful to him. On the contrary, this is a great opportunity. If no one disturbs him, he can devour all the yin energy of heaven and earth that envelops the entire Absolute Yin Valley!"

"Ah!"

Chi Xiao, Zha Qi, Wu Yunlian, Zuo Shi, and the others all exclaimed in disbelief.

"This technique is so powerful, I wonder how it ended up in his hands," Xia Xinyan's expression was extremely complex. "The Nine-Headed Heavenly Snake will come soon. It will not allow anyone to devour the yin energy of heaven and earth here. We don't need to wait until tomorrow; we might have to face its wrath immediately!"

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

A疯狂的咆哮声突然从绝阴谷内传来，咆哮声中充满了滔天的怒意。

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

地动山摇的轰鸣声，突然从绝阴谷那边传来。

众人身体微微颤抖，从大地的颤抖中感受到了一个庞然大物正在快速接近。

"它来了！" 爪岐尖叫道。

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