When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 60 : Late Night Solo Journey up a Desolate Mountain

60: Late Night Solo Journey up a Desolate Mountain

In the days that followed, Xia Yuyin drove around the vicinity of Lingdu, discovering several places abundant with Primordial Energy, such as the Lingdu North Suburb Wetlands, the Grand River Forest Park, and Yushan. The North Suburb Wetlands were located within the outer ring road, and many people cultivated there, but they were mostly students or those of average skill. How could true experts cultivate in a place known to everyone?

As for Yushan, it was a cluster of small hills in the far southwestern suburbs of Lingdu, but it was also the highest mountain within the Lingdu Special Zone. Yushan was the site of the Lingdu Source Martial Academy. During the summer break, the entire perimeter was blockaded by the military, and no outsiders were permitted entry. Xia Yuyin could not get in either.

Xia Yuyin's black-plated car could freely enter and exit many key government locations in Lingdu's urban area. Security guards and officers, upon seeing the black plate, wouldn't even approach to question her, letting her pass directly. She could go anywhere in Lingdu without obstruction. However, Yushan was off-limits.

Just as Mr. Du had said, the Lingdu Source Martial Academy was not under the jurisdiction of the Lingdu Special Zone administration and refused to acknowledge their authority at all.

This left Xia Yuyin unable to even take a look at the entrance of her future university before the semester started...

Since Yushan was inaccessible, and after comparing the other locations, none were as good as the small mountain Mr. Du had taken her to. On the map, the small mountain was named Dianshan.

"Since that's the case, I'll decide on Dianshan as the place for my breakthrough."

Xia Yuyin made her decision.

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For the next month, Xia Yuyin devoted herself to cultivation in preparation for breaking through to become a Source Martial Practitioner. She had thought about inviting Yingluo to stay at her house for a few days, for the two of them to engage in Dual Cultivation, but unexpectedly, Yingluo had been taken abroad by her parents on a trip. Thus, Xia Yuyin could only cultivate alone, in focused solitude.

Although she relied mainly on the God-Devouring Chess, she did not relax her own Primordial Energy cultivation in the slightest. Her personal cultivation could increase the efficiency of absorbing Primordial Energy and also make her insights into her cultivation more solid. This kind of understanding was difficult to improve comprehensively through absorbing from the God-Devouring Chess alone; it had to come from one's own practice.

The Imperial Daughter Physique Cultivation, Polaris Sword Art, and leg techniques were also arduously practiced every day according to her plan, each one steadily improving.

By mid-to-late August, on this day, Xia Yuyin felt that her Primordial Energy value had basically reached its limit before the breakthrough.

"307."

"Probably no one would believe it if I told them..."

This was over one hundred and twenty points higher than the requirement for a Source Martial Practitioner breakthrough! According to the description in the Yuan Shixi Revised, the higher one's Primordial Energy before the breakthrough, the better, but Xia Yuyin had finally reached her limit. And time-wise, the Lingdu Source Martial Academy was about to start its new semester.

"It's time to break through to become a Source Martial Practitioner!"

Wearing a white tube top and thin, tight white silk shorts, Xia Yuyin sat cross-legged before the living room window, breathing deeply. Gazing at the distant view of the metropolis, she felt full of high spirits.

The preparations for the breakthrough mainly involved two things: a suitable location, and pills. The Spirit-Gathering Pill given by Zhang Henglong was perfect.

This Spirit-Gathering Pill was extremely rare, a necessary item for a Source Martial Practitioner's breakthrough. It was impossible to buy one on the open market; even using Spirit Marbles to buy one from Sister Dai was not an option, and she hadn't been back to the Underground Fighting Arena since the college entrance exam.

Fortunately, she had one on hand.

Xia Yuyin had also ordered a tent and some wilderness survival supplies online. After all, her car couldn't be driven up to the best breakthrough spot.

As for the timing of the breakthrough, the secret method only said to follow one's own qi rhythm, with no specific rules. Xia Yuyin felt that nighttime would be better, for no particular reason, just her own intuition. Besides, there would definitely be no one on the mountain at night, so she wouldn't be disturbed.

"Take a shower, change clothes, and get ready to leave tonight."

Xia Yuyin stood up, took off her tube top and shorts, which were soaked through from a full day of cultivation. Not just the outer clothes, but even her underwear wasn't much better.

Being home alone, Xia Yuyin let the beautiful, silken pieces of her undergarments scatter carelessly on the floor on the way to the bathroom.

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In the evening, after her bath, all was prepared. Xia Yuyin loaded the tent and other necessary items into her car and set off.

There were few cars on the road at night, and it took her a little over an hour on the highway to reach the foot of Dianshan Mountain. She drove up the winding mountain road, and as expected, there wasn't a soul around. The road only reached the mountainside, and the condition of the latter half wasn't good. Her car had a low chassis and couldn't go any further. She parked the car on the side of the road, shouldered the tent and her bag, and began climbing directly. There wasn't even a proper path to the summit; she was simply climbing through the native bushes, soil, and rocks.

Xia Yuyin had specially worn jeans and athletic shoes today and carried a flashlight. In fact, Xia Yuyin's constantly improving Primordial Energy value, combined with the results of her physical training, had made her eyesight extremely good. She could see clearly even in the mountains at night and didn't need a flashlight, but out of habit, she still used it.

As she climbed, Xia Yuyin felt her way along, sensing where the Primordial Energy was most abundant and where the environment's atmosphere was most suitable.

Following her intuition, she reached the summit, then walked down a bit to find a slope facing southeast, near the top. Behind this spot was a relatively steep barrier, while the front was very open, offering a view of the Magic City suburbs in the distance. At the foot of the mountain flowed a small river, and beside it stood a several-hundred-year-old ancient tree, weathered by time.

Backed by the mountain and near the water, open in front, and sheltered by an ancient tree. Xia Yuyin felt that this spot might be the place with the most abundant Primordial Energy on the entire mountain, and its atmosphere was also the best.

"This is it." Xia Yuyin did not hesitate. Since she felt it was good, she decided.

She set up the foldable tent, hung up a small lamp, and ducked inside to make some preparations.

The night grew deeper... In the remote wilderness, Night Spirits were rarely seen. Looking out from her tent, Xia Yuyin only saw the figures of a few White Apes flashing in the distant forest, and in the river below, a large fish emitting a red glow swam by, yet it didn't create any ripples in the water.

For such an important event as a breakthrough, one's attire was also crucial. Xia Yuyin took out an artisanal straw cattail cushion she had ordered online and placed it on the flat part of the slope.

Inside the tent, she took off her jeans, T-shirt, and athletic shoes, leaving only her underwear on. She turned her back and knelt in the tent, rummaging through her bag for a change of clothes.

It was a white short-skirt outfit, the same one she wore for her debut at the Underground Fighting Arena. She changed into the outfit, lifted her slender, beautiful legs, and put on black stockings. Everything was ready.

She did not choose the fairy ensemble she had worn when she came from the Other Shore. There was no special reason, only that it stemmed from a certain feeling of her own.

Xia Yuyin sat upon the cattail cushion, flicking her long hair. After the climb, her body naturally gave off a faint fragrance. As it spread through the night, it seemed as if even the surrounding trees and flowers could be enchanted.

She first practiced the breathing technique of the Yuan Shixi Revised for fifteen minutes to clear her mind and spirit, putting her body into a state of readiness. Then, she swallowed the Spirit-Gathering Pill.

The effect of the Spirit-Gathering Pill was to aid in the Gathering Source to Form Spirit, but it was not absolutely necessary; it served an auxiliary purpose.

The pill's effect gradually began to spread through Xia Yuyin's body. Starting from her lower abdomen, her body gradually grew warm, entering an optimal state for a female cultivator to perform the crucial act.

According to the method of breakthrough, the first step in Gathering Source to Form Spirit was to feel the existence of "that place."

For a female cultivator, it was the place where the female spirit water accumulated most abundantly, the place where one absorbed external Primordial Energy to give birth to the myriad sources within the body. This mysterious place was named the Purple Source Palace.