I Have an All-Knowing Mirror

Chapter 87: Level 4 Lifeform

Mount Tianshan of the Northern Lands was blanketed in drifting snow throughout all four seasons.

However, it was precisely this environment that made the area a famous tourist destination, attracting visitors from both domestic and foreign lands every day.

At the foot of the mountain, Su Yuan carried a black spear case on his back and looked up at the snowy peaks of Mount Tianshan.

'Deep within Mount Tianshan, a certain location will experience the phenomenon of Extreme Yin Transforming into Yang in eight hours. Borrowing that environment will help me finally comprehend the Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yang to perfection.'

Su Yuan thought to himself.

The Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yang was the Nameless Spear Technique given by the gray mirror, a spear technique used to comprehend the Power of Ultimate Yang.

After practicing it for a while, Su Yuan felt that calling it the Nameless Spear Technique was a bit too plain, so he officially named it the Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yang.

"Phew!"

Deep within his sea of consciousness, Su Yuan looked at the gray mirror.

[Great Completion (99%)][If assisted by an environment of Extreme Yin Transforming into Yang, perfection can be achieved in one hour.]

[If cultivated independently without external assistance, perfection can be achieved in half a month.]

The gray mirror's surface churned hazily, displaying response after response.

After half a year of cultivation, Su Yuan's Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yang was infinitely close to the realm of perfection.

If everything went smoothly, he would reach the perfect realm today, allowing him to begin comprehending the Power of Ultimate Yang.

'A land of Extreme Yin Transforming into Yang...'

Su Yuan's gaze remained calm.

This kind of special environment was exceedingly rare, much like the phenomenon of the Heavenly Dog Devours the Sun, only occurring once every many years.

And the nearest environment for Extreme Yin Transforming into Yang would appear in exactly eight hours, somewhere deep within this very Mount Tianshan.

Utilizing the Extreme Yin Transforming into Yang environment deep in Mount Tianshan was originally a core part of the plan the gray mirror had formulated for Su Yuan to cultivate the Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yang.

Not only would it save him half a month of time, but more importantly, this environment would help Su Yuan comprehend the subsequent Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yin much more easily.

The Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yang and the Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yin corresponded to the Power of Ultimate Yang and the Power of Ultimate Yin, respectively. Both were intrinsically linked to the two great foundations of Ultimate Yang and Ultimate Yin within the Sacred Method "Yin-Yang Robe".

Over the past half year, aside from bringing the Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yang close to perfection...

In terms of cultivation, he had officially stepped into the level of a Level 4 Lifeform more than ten days ago.

Transitioning from a Level 3 Lifeform to a Level 4 Lifeform was originally scheduled to take just over eight months in Su Yuan's initial cultivation plan.

Later, after bathing in Dragon Blood, his maximum cultivation speed increased, allowing him to complete the process in just over seven months.

Becoming a Level 4 Lifeform was completely within Su Yuan's expectations.

Moreover, the subsequent boost to his personal strength after reaching the Level 4 Lifeform stage was absolutely massive.

His Physical Body, Soul, Will, and the other six-dimensional attributes had increased by three to five times compared to his time as a Level 3 Lifeform.

One should not underestimate this three to fivefold increase. This was merely a boost to his base attributes. Compared to when he was a Level 3 Lifeform, Su Yuan's comprehensive combat prowess had grown by far more than just ten times.

'What a pity. I feel like I'm just a hair away from being able to fly...'

Su Yuan mused to himself.

Flight was an ability mastered by a Level 5 Lifeform.

The essence of this ability was strengthening one's own Life Magnetic Field to the point where it could completely counteract Planetary Gravity.

Once the two forces reached an equilibrium, the goal of true flight could be achieved.

This method of flight was entirely different from that of birds.

Birds flew by vibrating the air with their wings, relying on the atmosphere for lift.

However, the flight of a Level 5 Lifeform relied solely on manipulating their own Life Magnetic Field.

The latter was true flight, applicable in any environment. Even on an airless planet, they could easily soar through the sky.

Because Su Yuan practiced the Six-Dimensional Cultivation Method, his life essence was incredibly robust. Thus, having just evolved into a Level 4 Lifeform, his Life Magnetic Field faintly reached the threshold of counteracting Planetary Gravity.

Given the intensity of his life essence, even if he did not grasp the ability of flight upon newly entering Level 4, he would roughly achieve it after continuing to cultivate for another half a month to a month.

He would use his own Life Magnetic Field to negate the magnetic field of Blue Star.

'Flight...'

Su Yuan's thoughts drifted. Compared to flying with the aid of technology, taking to the skies through one's own life evolution brought a much greater sense of accomplishment, as well as a deeper sense of security.

Having become a Level 4 Lifeform, Su Yuan's upcoming cultivation plan was far lengthier than when he was a Level 3 Lifeform.

He needed to undergo seventy cultivation sessions, practicing once every six days. It would take a total of four hundred and twenty days of cultivation time to step into the Level 5 Lifeform stage.

Four hundred and twenty days was almost a year and a half. And this was already factoring in the fact that Su Yuan had bathed in Dragon Blood, raising his maximum cultivation speed. Otherwise, it would have taken much longer.

'A year and a half it is, then.'

Su Yuan reined in his thoughts. Compared to his current Lifespan of over five thousand years, what was a mere year and a half?

Indeed, upon stepping into the Level 4 Lifeform stage, Su Yuan's Lifespan had skyrocketed to five thousand eight hundred years. Compared to the three thousand years of a Level 3 Lifeform, it had nearly doubled.

'Speaking of which, I seem to share an affinity with this Mount Tianshan...'

Su Yuan muttered in his heart. The Tianshan Snow Lotus he had schemed to obtain back before he even became a Level 1 Lifeform had originated from this very place.

That five-hundred-year-old Tianshan Snow Lotus had helped Su Yuan achieve the most optimal evolution from a Level 0 Lifeform to a Level 1 Lifeform.

"Time to go."

Su Yuan immediately followed the mountain trail, taking large strides forward.

Halfway up the mountain, two figures bundled up tightly in winter clothes were panting heavily.

"I can't, I really can't. If we go any higher, we're going to suffer from hypoxia,"

One of the figures couldn't help but complain. She looked at her best friend, "Xiaoqing, let's head back down right now."

Hearing this, the other figure, Xiaoqing, looked slightly hesitant. "But we're just a little bit away from breaking our previous climbing record..."

"The weather was much better the last time we climbed. Something feels off today."

The figure who had spoken first frowned as she replied. The temperature outside right now was far lower than their previous trip.

Xiaoqing thought for a moment and was about to speak when she suddenly caught a glimpse of something below from the corner of her eye. She cried out in surprise, "Wenwen, look over there!"

Wenwen followed her gaze downward.

She saw a man carrying a black spear case on his back, approaching them with large, confident strides.

"Why is he wearing so little?" Wenwen immediately noticed the anomaly. Compared to the two of them, who were wrapped up tightly, the man was dressed far too lightly.

"And his speed too..." Wenwen's eyes widened.

From the moment the two of them spotted Su Yuan, barely twenty seconds had passed, yet he was already closing in behind them.

Xiaoqing was also thoroughly spooked, standing rooted to the spot, too afraid to move.

It wasn't until Su Yuan walked right past them that the two finally snapped out of it, realizing the man didn't have the slightest interest in them.

Wenwen hesitated for a moment while staring at Su Yuan's receding back, but eventually couldn't hold back and shouted, "The weather isn't right today! It might be dangerous if you keep going up!"

"Dangerous?"

Su Yuan's figure paused for a moment.

With his current strength, there were very few places on Blue Star that could even pose a slight threat to him, and Mount Tianshan was absolutely not one of them.

Su Yuan glanced back at the two girls.

Deep within his sea of consciousness, the gray mirror churned hazily, displaying the complete trajectories of these two individuals from birth to death.

[Zhao Wenwen, 19 years old, junior at Imperial Capital University... Dies in a localized avalanche thirty minutes from now.]

[Qin Qing, 19 years old, junior at Imperial Capital University... Dies in a localized avalanche thirty minutes from now.]

With just a sweeping glance, Su Yuan learned an abundance of information about the two.

Next, Qin Qing would beg Zhao Wenwen to continue climbing to break their previous record, only for them to encounter a localized avalanche, resulting in both of their deaths.

Su Yuan paid them no further mind and continued heading toward his destination.

Zhao Wenwen and Qin Qing only breathed a sigh of relief once Su Yuan's figure completely disappeared from view.

"What a weirdo," Qin Qing said, shaking her head.

"Xiaoqing, let's go back down."

Zhao Wenwen pondered for a moment before speaking seriously.

For some inexplicable reason, that casual glance Su Yuan cast down at her from the higher vantage point sent a profound chill straight through Zhao Wenwen's heart.

Right now, all she wanted was to return to the foot of the mountain immediately.

"Go back down..." Seeing Zhao Wenwen's resolute expression, Qin Qing ultimately nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile.Through the gray mirror, Su Yuan learned that Zhao Wenwen and Qin Qing's doomed fates had been altered.

'At least they know when to advance and when to retreat,'

Su Yuan thought to himself. That final backward glance he gave them had actually carried a mild deterrent effect.

If Zhao Wenwen hadn't taken it to heart and had still agreed to climb with Qin Qing, the final result would naturally have been the two of them perishing in the avalanche.

'The fates of all living beings can be altered with a mere wave of the hand.'

Su Yuan's mind was tranquil. Indirectly altering the fates of those two girls was completely unintentional. If Zhao Wenwen hadn't warned him, he wouldn't have bothered looking back in the first place.

Mount Tianshan was vast and seemingly endless.

Two hours later.

Su Yuan finally arrived at his destination.

This was the location where the special environment of Extreme Yin Transforming into Yang was set to appear.

It was an ice- and snow-covered valley with an incredibly low temperature, dropping close to minus sixty degrees Celsius.

Heavy snow drifted down, but the moment the flakes came within several meters of Su Yuan's body, they were instantly vaporized into steam.

"Come out. What's the point of hiding?"

Su Yuan smiled faintly and spoke aloud.

Chitter-chitter—! A sharp screech echoed as a snow ferret measuring several meters in size seemingly appeared out of thin air atop the valley.

The snow ferret stared warily at Su Yuan, continuously letting out threatening shrieks.

Su Yuan, on the other hand, watched the snow ferret with keen interest.

Within the borders of Great Xia, there were a total of two Level 3 exotic beasts. One resided in the Kunlun Mountains, and the other was here in Mount Tianshan.

Namely, the very snow ferret in the distance.

The location of the special environment capable of inducing Extreme Yin Transforming into Yang provided by the gray mirror was exactly the nest of that snow ferret.

"As expected of a wild beast, its spiritual perception is rather sharp,"

Su Yuan remarked, a smile surfacing on his face as he watched the snow ferret hesitate to approach.

At this moment, he had concealed the vast majority of his aura, outwardly displaying the life fluctuations of a mere Level 1 or Level 2 Lifeform.

Under such circumstances, the fact that the snow ferret still didn't dare to take the initiative to attack meant it had to have sensed something.

Well, to say it 'sensed' something wasn't entirely accurate. Su Yuan's aura-concealing technique originated from the gray mirror, and no living being on Blue Star possessed the ability to see through it.

The reason this Level 3 snow ferret didn't dare step forward was likely due to its primal instincts warning it of immense danger.

This had nothing to do with strength or techniques; it was purely reliant on its innate spiritual intuition.

Compared to human cultivators, exotic beasts that had begun to evolve were especially outstanding in terms of their primal intuition.

"Since you aren't going to make a move, I'll be entering your nest..."

Su Yuan smiled faintly and confidently strode right into the valley.

Chitter! Seeing this, the terrified snow ferret instantly bolted backward in a desperate retreat.

In its perception, the man before it didn't emanate a strong aura, yet it felt an overwhelming sense of peril.

Not strong.

Highly dangerous.

These two completely contradictory realizations made the snow ferret incredibly conflicted and uneasy.

Thus, it absolutely did not dare to act rashly.

"Chitter-chitter."

Watching Su Yuan intrude upon its lair, the snow ferret let out a series of chitters.

It then began to sneakily creep closer to observe Su Yuan.

Inside the valley, Su Yuan sat right in the center, quietly awaiting the manifestation of the Extreme Yin Transforming into Yang environment.

As for the snow ferret hiding outside the valley and secretly observing him, Su Yuan had naturally sensed it long ago.

The reason he hadn't attacked the snow ferret was because, through the gray mirror, Su Yuan knew this beast would limit its actions purely to observation.

In other words, it was impossible for the snow ferret to launch an attack on Su Yuan, even though he had forcefully commandeered its nest.

Under these circumstances, Su Yuan naturally couldn't be bothered to entertain this Level 3 exotic beast.

In truth, compared to the other ferocious exotic beasts within the borders of Great Xia, this Level 3 exotic beast on Mount Tianshan absolutely belonged to the harmless category.

Because fundamentally, this snow ferret had never harmed a human.

On the contrary, it had saved humans lost in the snowy mountains on several occasions.

Furthermore, this Level 3 exotic beast was incredibly low-profile and timid around strangers—so low-profile that even the Xia Country authorities had no idea a Level 3 exotic beast was hiding within Mount Tianshan of the Northern Lands.

Otherwise, they would never have opened Mount Tianshan as a tourist attraction for domestic and foreign visitors to climb.

After all, even the Hundred Thousand Mountains of the Southern Border, which merely housed a few Level 1 exotic beasts, had been classified as a restricted zone. How could they possibly allow access to Mount Tianshan if they knew it housed a Level 3 snow ferret?

If not for the fact that Su Yuan had seized its nest this time, making it incredibly reluctant to part with its home, the snow ferret would have probably fled far away a long time ago.

Su Yuan sat cross-legged in the center of the valley. While he waited, the intricate details of the Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yang continuously flashed through his mind.

Time ticked by.

Su Yuan sat there from evening until the dead of night.

Devoid of sunlight, the late-night hours on Mount Tianshan grew increasingly frigid. The temperature in Su Yuan's valley plummeting straight past minus one hundred degrees Celsius.

Whoosh—

Right at that moment, a gust of freezing wind swept through, permeating the entire valley.

The ceaseless accumulation of gloomy chill, combined with the cold that the valley had hoarded year-round, along with the continuous transfer of absolute frost between the myriad icicles...

For a time, the interior of the valley became a domain of absolute, bone-piercing frost.

The vitality and blood within Su Yuan's body surged rapidly to maintain his body temperature, while his gaze remained locked onto an ice sculpture right in front of him.

According to the answer provided by the gray mirror, the so-called Extreme Yin Transforming into Yang would begin with this very ice sculpture.

Hummm— Amidst the howling freezing winds and the enveloping blanket of frost, in the very next second, the ice sculpture Su Yuan was staring at silently ignited into flames.

A cluster of fire flared to life from within the extreme, absolute cold.

Although the flames were neither large nor particularly hot, their existence within this frozen valley was exceptionally incomprehensible.

Sitting cross-legged, Su Yuan kept his eyes glued to that cluster of fire burning upon the freezing ice sculpture. In a flash, countless epiphanies blossomed deep within his mind.

Every single stance of the Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yang spear technique was repeatedly rehearsed in his heart.

This spear technique was inherently unparalleled in its masculine and unyielding Yang nature. It was just that Su Yuan hadn't fully comprehended it yet, so he had previously only seen the absolute Yang aspect within this set of spear techniques.

In reality, the perfect realm of the Thirty-six Forms of Ultimate Yang contained not only Ultimate Yang, but also Ultimate Yin.

Even if that trace of Ultimate Yin was no more than a minuscule sliver, it truly existed within.

"So that's how it is."

Su Yuan slowly closed his eyes.