Chapter 229: Chapter 228: The Divine Seed Condenses, Worlds Apart

Weiyuan Immortal City.

Pale gray clouds blanketed the sky as a fine, hair-like drizzle drifted down.

"What a fine rain..."

Standing by the window, Su Ye wore a placid expression. His mind spread out like ripples, immersing itself in the world around him.

The pitter-patter of the rain filled his ears, and he felt his spirit stir, as if he had become one with the wind and rain.

An indescribable sensation surfaced in his mind.

Haaa...

Between one breath and the next,

Su Ye slowly lowered his gaze, sinking into a sublime state.

「After a long while.」

He finally awoke.

SHING.

An ethereal, shifting blue light flashed deep within Su Ye’s eyes before vanishing, leaving a profound glow in its wake!

"This is..."

’Something just clicked.’ Su Ye summoned his status panel.

[Exclusive Skills: Whale-Hunting Spear, Heart of the Vast Sea (12%), Monarch of Calamity (25%)]

’The divine seed for Heart of the Vast Sea has progressed by 3%?’

Seeing this, Su Ye smiled serenely.

Perhaps it was due to the growth of his cultivation base, having stepped into the Crystal Realm.

Or perhaps it was from slaying the Blind Saintess and earning the favor of heaven and earth.

In any case, Su Ye’s progress with his Enlightenment Method was advancing by leaps and bounds.

In the month or so since returning to Weiyuan Immortal City,

the progress of his two exclusive skills transforming into divine seeds had increased by nearly ten percent!

Of the two, because of his past experience wielding lightning and meting out punishment on behalf of the heavens,

the progress for Monarch of Calamity was much faster than for Heart of the Vast Sea, having already reached the one-quarter mark!

’A cause for celebration...’

’At this rate, these two divine seeds will be fully formed in two years at most...’

Su Ye smiled, quite satisfied with his progress.

To form two divine seeds in two years’ time.

This was an extremely rare feat in the Cultivation Realm!

After all, an ordinary Crystal Realm cultivator might not be able to form even one additional divine seed after more than a hundred years in death-like seclusion!

Aside from a very small number of exceptionally talented cultivators, most who wished to increase their number of divine seeds had to rely on external forces rather than their own enlightenment...

In other words, for most cultivators, given their talent, the ability to form even one divine seed was purely thanks to the miraculous nature of their Crystal Skill, a power that seized the very providence of heaven and earth.

It was only because of the Crystal Skill that these former Fake Core and True Core cultivators were even qualified to dream of Divine Techniques! 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Therefore... they didn’t even dare to think about forming more divine seeds!

’And I... am already guaranteed a minimum of four divine seeds!’

A light flickered in Su Ye’s eyes, like great suns rising and setting.

He gazed out at the curtain of rain, his heart filled with peace and tranquility.

’To grasp great power, to stand firm and unmoving, to sit and watch the wind and rain... only then can one enjoy true freedom...’

...

"Mr. Su, what are you thinking about?"

Suddenly, a soft, pleasant voice flowed past his ears like a babbling brook.

Su Ye sensed her presence and turned, his eyes flickering slightly.

The newcomer was none other than Luo Xiyin.

After leaving Donglong Island, Su Ye hadn’t returned to Weiyuan Immortal City immediately. Instead, he had made a trip to Cuiluo Island to bring the core members of the Luo Family to the immortal city.

Luo Xiyin, Luo Qing’e, and the others were all among them.

At this moment, Luo Xiyin looked as if she had just bathed. Her shimmering silver hair was still warm and damp, and her skin was rosy and tender.

Her loose bathrobe swayed with her movements, hinting at the graceful, slender curves beneath and creating an alluring sight.

Su Ye felt a stir of desire.

He smiled, stepped forward, and wrapped his arm around her slender waist. "I was thinking about you..."

"You’re always sweet-talking me, honestly..." Luo Xiyin’s silver eyes sparkled, looking bright and captivating.

"Not at all... I mean every word," Su Ye said with a smile.

As he spoke, he took Luo Xiyin’s soft, delicate hand and led her toward the bed.

"Ngh..." Luo Xiyin’s face flushed a deeper shade of red.

...

「In the dead of night.」

The fine rain outside the window had stopped at some point.

The moonlight, pure as snow, shone bright and clear, adding a touch of brilliance to the night.

On the bed, Su Ye held Luo Xiyin, the two of them cuddling tenderly.

After several rounds of passionate lovemaking, the delicate, pliant woman was now exhausted.

Her exquisite, snow-white body was pillowed on Su Ye’s chest as she whimpered softly.

Su Ye’s fingertips twitched, playing with the long, silver hair of the beauty in his arms, which seemed even more brilliant and shimmering than the moonlight itself.

Haaa...

’What a wonderfully silent night.’

Feeling the soft, warm body in his arms, Su Ye turned his awareness inward, taking stock of his own condition.

’My Divine Sense has grown...’

’Even after reaching the Crystal Realm, the Six Desires Secret Scripture is still quite effective.’

’In three years at most... I’ll be able to achieve Divine Sense at the Crystal Perfection level!’

Su Ye chuckled softly.

After a long interval, Su Ye had once again cultivated the Six Desires Secret Scripture with Luo Xiyin.

His Divine Sense felt as if a layer of dust had been washed away, leaving it purer, more agile, and crystal clear.

In turn, his comprehension of the obscure and natural Celestial Dao had deepened.

"Hmm..."

Su Ye’s eyes shone with understanding.

He didn’t need to look to feel that the progress of his divine seeds had increased once again!

’Does the Divine Sense refinement from the Six Desires Secret Scripture also have a miraculous effect on forming divine seeds?’

Su Ye chuckled softly. That was certainly a welcome development.

’Besides, Xiying is still only at the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment right now.’

’Once she reaches the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, or even its peak, the speed of my Divine Sense purification and divine seed formation should increase even more...’

Su Ye made his assessment, and his heart filled with delight.

As for helping Luo Xiyin reach the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, that would be a simple matter.

Luo Xiyin’s Magical Power reserves were already close to the Late-stage Foundation Establishment threshold. As for her Divine Sense, it was already on par with that of a late-stage cultivator!

She even had a decent chance of breaking through the bottleneck on her own.

What’s more, Su Ye had an unused High-quality Chongyuan Elixir on hand!

Just then, Luo Xiyin quietly stirred awake.

Gazing at Su Ye’s profile, her heart was suddenly filled with a touch of melancholy.

"What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?"

Su Ye’s sharp senses picked up on the change in her mood, and he asked with concern.

"No... It’s just that."

"Your hair has gotten so long, Mr. Su..."

Luo Xiyin placed her cool, delicate hand against Su Ye’s cheek, her fingertips gently combing through his hair.

He had been away for nearly a year, and his long hair, left untended, now hung loosely about him.

With his cascading black hair and handsome face, he truly looked like a celestial being, possessing a divine sort of beauty!

But looking at Su Ye like this,

a pang of sorrow struck Luo Xiyin’s heart, and an involuntary feeling of unfamiliarity and distance welled up inside her.

’I want to cry.’

Only a short year had passed, yet it felt like a lifetime.

Su Ye had leaped from being a Foundation Establishment cultivator to achieving the Crystal Realm!

He was even about to become the master of an immortal city; both his personal strength and his influence had grown by leaps and bounds!

This should have been a happy occasion. With Su Ye’s temperament, the Luo Family would also be able to share in his glory and honor...

’But...’

Luo Xiyin’s vision blurred as tears welled up in her eyes.

To make such a leap from the Foundation Establishment realm.

Outsiders saw only the glory, but her heart ached for him.

"It must have been so hard, wasn’t it?"

’During that difficult time, I wasn’t by his side...’

’I wasn’t a part of his story during that time.’

The thought felt like a knife twisting in Luo Xiyin’s heart...

Just sitting here now, reaping the benefits and sharing his glory.

It was completely different from sharing in that glory after accompanying him, struggling with him, and growing together.

It might seem similar on the surface.

But in reality... it was completely different!

"I..." Luo Xiyin began to cry even harder.

"Xiying, do you want to hear what I’ve been through?"

"Huh?"

"C-can I?"

She was like a small, cautious animal.

Luo Xiyin’s tears began to subside, and her eyes lit up.

"Of course."

Su Ye smiled. "It’s just that my story is a little long, you know."

Luo Xiyin replied, "I want to hear it! I don’t care how long it is!"