Legacy of the Spirit Stone

Chapter 32 – Consciousness upgrade, repair the energy meridians

Yang Guanfeng returned home to the Forbidden Zone, just as Lingqing and Lingrui finished a round of cultivation.

"Ancestor, about that Spirit Liquid..."

"Of course, it's been delivered. What, you don't trust the Ancestor to handle things?" Yang Guanfeng feigned anger.

"Ah, no, no, Lingrui wouldn't dare."

"Pfft..."

Yang Lingrui quickly waved his hands, and Yang Lingqing couldn't help but laugh, "Alright, the Ancestor is just teasing you."

After some conversation, the three of them discussed Yang Lingqing's plans for the day.

The various clans on the Northern Shore, upon hearing the news, couldn't contain their excitement and sent people to inquire everywhere.

After all, in their eyes, being able to ascend this small cliff meant entering the immortal gate, and in the future, they could be like the immortal masters of the Yang Clan, flying and escaping, slaying demons and vanquishing evil!

"The clans on the Northern Shore are very cooperative. They just reported the number of people."

Yang Lingqing handed a roster to Yang Guanfeng, totaling fifty-five people.

After reviewing it, Yang Guanfeng said, "Fifty-five people, and we don't even know if there will be one with talent among them."

"Sister Qing, is it really that hard to find a child with talent? Among our generation, there are only a dozen or so, and three of us turned out well."

Yang Lingrui asked Yang Lingqing quietly.

"It's more than hard."

Yang Lingqing shook her head and explained, "Our family is different from ordinary mortal families. Our ancestors had a great cultivator in the Spirit Connection Realm, so we have a bloodline inheritance."

"But even so, look at our father's generation, only one Ancestor emerged. For three of us to appear in our generation, it's a stroke of incredible luck."

"For ordinary families, the proportion of those with cultivation aptitude is probably less than one in ten thousand."

"So few!"

Yang Lingrui was quite surprised, "Then it's really hard for one to emerge from these fifty-five children."

"No worries, the three of you are enough for now. If we have more external cultivators, that's great, if not, we won't force it. Let the Northern Shore clans rest and recuperate for a few years. As the population grows, eventually, a few seedlings will emerge."

Yang Guanfeng put away the roster and said, "You don't need to worry about this matter. I'll handle it. Just focus on your cultivation."

"Yes, Ancestor."

As Lingrui and Lingqing returned to the ancestral hall to cultivate, Chen Yang's consciousness gradually became clear.

"Why did I fall into a daze and sleep for so long again?"

While gathering spiritual energy for the two to cultivate, he pondered.

Ever since the Bloodburn Spirit Sacrifice, he found himself easily drowsy, as if he had returned to the first few years after crossing over.

However, unlike back then when he would sleep deeply, now even if Chen Yang fell asleep, he would leave a layer of consciousness to react, able to forcibly wake up in emergencies.

"Hmm, my consciousness has indeed become more solid."

This slumber wasn't without benefits. After waking up the first time, Chen Yang noticed a slight change in his consciousness.

If previously his consciousness was "perception," understanding and recognizing things through observation and feeling, now it was slowly becoming able to "touch."

"Just right, with the two little ones here, let's test it on them."

Thinking this, Chen Yang released his consciousness towards the two.

"Hmm?"

"What is that?"

Almost the moment his consciousness touched them, they immediately reacted.

"Oh? So easily detected."

It was Chen Yang's first time using this method, and he was a bit surprised.

"It seems this method can't be used on just anyone. Even Lingrui and Lingqing, two small cultivators in the Early Qi Condensation stage, could sense it, let alone those with higher cultivation."

This little stunt gave the two kids quite a scare, prompting them to quickly get up and patrol the Forbidden Zone.

"There's no one."

"Same here, so where did that feeling of being watched come from?"

As they returned to the ancestral hall, puzzled, a thought suddenly entered their minds.

"This is!"

"It's the Spirit Stone Immortal!"

They immediately looked at Chen Yang, noticing his faint flickering.

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"It's the Immortal trying to probe us."

"Then sit properly!"

Yang Lingrui and Yang Lingqing quickly sat back down, and Chen Yang once again extended his consciousness.

This time, they didn't resist, opening their minds to let Chen Yang explore.

"Amazing!"

Chen Yang marveled as he "touched."

Previously, he could only judge strength through spiritual energy fluctuations. Now, he could penetrate the surface and reach the essence.

Every Qi Node within the two children's bodies, the shape and appearance of their Qi Palaces, the reserve of spiritual power, and even where spiritual power circulation was obstructed, he could see clearly!

After a thorough investigation, he could more intuitively see that Yang Lingrui's talent was exceptionally good.

His twelve Qi Nodes were wide, complete, and evenly thick, with smooth and natural connections. More importantly, his Qi Palace was particularly large, allowing him to store more spiritual power than the average cultivator.

In contrast, Yang Lingqing's situation was slightly weaker. Moreover, through this investigation, Chen Yang indeed found a blockage in her spiritual power circulation.

This blockage was in Yang Lingqing's left shoulder, as if something had compressed it, making it somewhat narrow.

With a mindset of giving it a try, Chen Yang mobilized his own spiritual power to help Yang Lingqing repair this Qi Node.

"Hiss—"

When his spiritual power reached the Qi Node, Yang Lingqing felt a needle-like pain in her shoulder.

But out of trust in Chen Yang, she gritted her teeth and endured the pain.

Chen Yang carefully controlled his spiritual power, gradually using it to expand the Qi Node.

About the time of a stick of incense later, Chen Yang withdrew his consciousness and also retracted his spiritual power.

"Hah... Hah..."

Only then did Yang Lingqing start to breathe heavily, as the process had been quite grueling.

"Sister Qing, are you alright? How do you feel?"

Knowing it was the work of the Spirit Stone Immortal, Yang Lingrui hadn't asked much earlier.

"I'm fine, just a bit sore."

Saying this, Yang Lingqing stood up and rubbed her left shoulder.

The moment she rubbed it, she noticed a difference.

"My left shoulder was injured by a wooden stake when I was young. Although it healed, it still affected my Qi flow. But now it feels better?"

To verify her suspicion, Yang Lingqing immediately entered a meditative state, letting spiritual energy flow through her body. When it reached her left shoulder, it was indeed smoother than before!

She shared this with Yang Lingrui, and both were thrilled, quickly summoning Yang Guanfeng and Elder Yu.

Initially, the two were skeptical, but after examining Yang Lingqing's Qi Nodes, they confirmed that the damage had indeed been partially repaired.

Yang Guanfeng and Elder Yu exchanged glances, seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

Yang Lingqing's injury had been noticed before, but neither of them knew how to heal it.

The Spirit Stone indeed had such miraculous methods!

"Patriarch, we must properly thank the Immortal."

"Yes, follow me!"

The four returned to the ancestral hall, led by Yang Guanfeng, and offered their sincere gratitude to Chen Yang.

Helping Yang Lingqing repair her Qi Node was initially a spontaneous decision, but after discovering its effectiveness, Chen Yang took it seriously, consuming considerable spiritual power in the process.

Seeing this, he sent a thought to Yang Lingqing, who, after a moment of daze, understood its meaning.

"Two Ancestors, the Spirit Stone Immortal conveyed that this method requires me to rest for a month after each session. My damaged Qi Node will take four more sessions to fully heal, but the process is taxing, requiring the two Ancestors to personally nurture it for ten days each time," Yang Lingqing said.

"Good! Absolutely no problem!"

"The Immortal's efforts are greatly appreciated by the Yang Clan!"