When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 106 : Late-Stage of Spirit-Seeking Realm

106: Late-Stage of Spirit-Seeking Realm

Autumn gave way to winter. After the final subject assessments of the semester at Lingdu Source Martial Academy, the winter break arrived.

The academy had no system of passing or failing; assessments were only linked to Academy Credits. If someone didn't want the credits, it was fine not to participate.

However, Yuyin's grades in subjects related to her strength were naturally all excellent, regardless of how many classes she attended. Her other subjects were all above good. In total, she earned 25 credits, which was already more than half of what an ordinary top student would earn in a semester.

On this day, a freezing drizzle fell over Lingdu.

Yuyin was running alone on the treadmill in the living room of her apartment.

The New Year was approaching, and all her classmates had gone home. But where was Yuyin's home?

Her mother in this world had only said she went to Africa, but Africa was vast. Even if Yuyin could go to Africa now, where would she find her? She had tried to inquire, but there was no news.

Perhaps not wanting the large house to be too quiet and lonely, Yuyin was accustomed to exercising with the television in the corner of the living room turned on.

At this moment, the news was playing on TV. No matter which channel she switched to, there seemed to be an unusual amount of recent news.

"According to Lingdu police, a major traffic accident occurred at 8 p.m. this evening in the western suburbs, causing nearly a hundred casualties. The specific numbers are still being tallied. The following roads will be closed... The police remind Lingdu citizens that with the Spring Festival approaching, please pay attention to safety when traveling."

The meters on the treadmill jumped rapidly, already reaching its maximum speed.

"Huff... huff..." The mounds wrapped beneath Yuyin's white tank top shook powerfully with her strides, her skin glistening with sweat.

"Zhang Ling'er, why don't you believe me?"

"I believe you more than anyone, yet you betrayed me. Tell me, who did you cultivate with last night..."

A popular fantasy drama was playing. Yuyin, feeling lonely, just watched it casually while running.

"We now interrupt with another urgent bulletin. Suburban residents have witnessed a large aircraft crash on Dianshan Mountain. A huge fire is currently burning on the mountaintop. This is a video filmed by a resident... Kzzt."

The TV briefly showed two seconds of a color test pattern, then returned to the fantasy drama.

"Huff..."

The treadmill slowly came to a stop. Yuyin relaxed for a moment, then stepped off and picked up a towel to wipe her neck and chest. Since she was alone, it was fine to slip the towel inside her top to wipe.

During these few days of the winter break, such news reports came one after another. Some of them often had no follow-up, as if the information had been suppressed.

"A report from Yanhuang TV: a magnitude 7.0 earthquake has occurred in central Heshuo Province..."

"Tianfu Province has urgently replaced its Jiedushi. The former Jiedushi, Mr. Zhang Zhen'an, will no longer hold the post due to health reasons. According to relevant sources, this is a normal replacement and is unrelated to the recent frequent disasters and accidents..."

Yuyin sat on the sofa, drank a large glass of water, and looked out the window at the misty, rainy night. Water droplets slowly trickled down the large floor-to-ceiling glass.

When Yuyin switched back to the Lingdu TV channel, the female news anchor who had reported the plane crash had been replaced. But when Yuyin opened her phone, she clearly saw images of the towering fire on Dianshan Mountain in several group chats. It felt like only a large aircraft could cause such a massive explosion.

Yuyin had been to Dianshan Mountain a few times and had even broken through to become a Source Martial Practitioner there, so of course she recognized it.

"The accidents are too frequent, and the media seem to be trying to cover them up. This is very abnormal..." Yuyin stood up and walked to the window, gazing at the blurred lights of Magic City in the rainy night, her heart filled with unease.

"I also need to speed up my preparations."

Around midnight on this day, after more than three months, through the combined cultivation of acquiring Primordial Energy in the God-Devouring Chess and absorbing Primordial Energy with the Flying Sky Feather Absorption technique, Yuyin's strength reached the Late-Stage of Spirit-Seeking Realm.

"Finally, the Late-Stage of Spirit-Seeking Realm."

Yuyin stood alone in the brightly lit living room. Facing the outside world and everything that might be constantly happening out there, she had gained a bit more confidence.

Currently, Yuyin had around 400 Soul Charm Points. After all, the expenses for cultivation were not small. In the past two months, there hadn't been any major opportunities to gain Soul Charm Points. She had only earned some scattered points through minor encounters, such as demonstrating her swordsmanship in front of senior students from the Swordsman Department, inadvertently captivating some people while running by the lake, and the final assessments.

Yuyin was now both an academy student and a Source Martial Practitioner. Official Source Martial Practitioners were not allowed to participate in underground fighting matches. Although the fighters there were fierce, they were all ordinary people. To be honest, Yuyin, a late-stage Spirit-Seeking Realm expert, would be embarrassed to bully them.

There were no good sources of Soul Charm Points for the time being. It seemed that to save up 1000, she would have to wait for the spring Source Martial Tournament.

"Teacher once warned me that cultivation after the Late-Stage of Spirit-Seeking Realm must be very careful. If one is too eager for quick success or if the cultivation method has flaws or deviations, problems may arise. If the deviation is too great and difficult to reverse, one will fall into the Remnant Stage. I must also be cautious in my future cultivation."

Yuyin's consciousness entered the God-Devouring Chess. She thought, "However, the cultivation from the Primordial Energy in the God-Devouring Chess will not stop, unless I recall all the chess pieces through Xiao Yuan to stand by. How can I prevent my path from deviating?"

Just as Yuyin was worrying, the female will spoke up, "The Primordial Energy gains from the God-Devouring Chess will not cause your cultivation path to deviate. As for secret manuals that have been optimized or restored by the God-Devouring Chess, as long as you cultivate strictly according to the manual, there will absolutely be no deviation in your path, unless you yourself are hesitant and your will is not firm."

Hearing this, Yuyin felt much more at ease. She completely trusted the female will's words. Since she put it that way, the Flying Sky scripture itself must be correct. All she had to do was devote herself wholeheartedly to comprehending and experiencing it!

Don't worry, don't be afraid. The more you fear, the more likely you are to make a mistake.

Since the secret manual itself was not the problem, Yuyin was, of course, confident in her own state of mind.

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On this New Year's Eve, Yuyin passed the time in lonely cultivation.

The Spring Festival Gala twice had news tickers about accidents scroll across the screen, and there was one signal interruption that lasted for more than twenty seconds. Other than that, everything else during the New Year passed normally. Yuyin didn't usually watch the gala, but she was alone, and it was too quiet, so she thought turning on the TV would make it livelier.

After midnight, the new lunar year arrived.

Yuyin received greetings from Hua Qianyuan, Yingluo, Sister Dai, and the others. Then, there were other messages, not just greetings.

"Huh? Sister Dai is coming over?"

"What? Hua Qianyuan is coming over too?"

"And Yingluo is also..."

"They couldn't have planned this beforehand, could they?"

For the New Year's Eve dinner, they, who all had families and not-so-simple family backgrounds, would of course celebrate at home. But after New Year's Eve, it was quite popular among young people in Lingdu to go out and have fun on the first night of the new year. The New Year's Eve dinner was tradition; after midnight, it was time for some fashionable fun.

In the hour or so after one o'clock in the morning on the Spring Festival, Sister Dai, Yingluo, and Hua Qianyuan arrived at Yuyin's home one after another.

When Yuyin asked, she learned that Yingluo and Hua Qianyuan had been in contact, but Sister Dai's arrival was a complete coincidence.

But that didn't matter. Everyone was here. The house, which had been quiet and gloomy for many days, suddenly became lively. Yuyin was, of course, very happy.

"Hello, Sister Dai," Hua Qianyuan and Yingluo greeted Sister Dai with a bow.

Today, Sister Dai was wearing a light purple cheongsam.

Hua Qianyuan was in a white cheongsam with red flowers, and Yingluo was wearing a blue Tang-style jacket with black silk Chinese-style pants.

"Did you really not plan this?" Yuyin asked.

"Hehe, I didn't even know them before," Dai Jingni said.

"It seems it's popular for girls in Lingdu to wear Chinese-style clothing for the New Year this year," Yingluo said with a smile.

"Then why are you all carrying luggage?"

"Hehe, of course, we're going to stay here for a few days," Sister Dai said, coming over to link arms with Yuyin. "We know you're spending the New Year all alone. How lonely, how desolate."

As she spoke, she blew gently in Yuyin's ear, causing Yuyin's body to tremble slightly.