Chapter 7191 Miao Yin’s Advancement

The picturesque mountain range at the center of the first academy was shrouded in immortal mist. It was beautiful and peaceful, a place where people could forget all their worldly worries. And indeed, this was a place of healing. When a disciple’s mental state became unstable or perhaps they were under too much pressure, they would come here to recuperate.

The path of cultivation was filled with pitfalls. It was a difficult road to walk, and it was hard to avoid rocks and thorns. Thus, when the academy found that a disciple was acting oddly, the disciple would be sent here.

The scenery looked perfectly natural, but in truth, every single mountain had a formation covering it. Every blade of grass and every tree here was a precious treasure with soul-calming properties. Even the babbling springs and creeks flowing through the mountains were filled with spiritual energy, and their water could even be used to refine pills.

Before Long Chen, the first academy had been shut down, and one of the main reasons was that... they’d practically gone bankrupt. It was Long Chen who had reclaimed it not just with his own power, but also with his own wealth. It was only thanks to him that the first academy had reached such a flourishing state once more.

Naturally, the amount of resources required to rebuild all these things had been enormous. The costs were paid through Long Chen’s business with the Huayun Trading Company. No matter where Long Chen went, he would periodically get in touch with Zheng Wenlong and hand over the precious treasures that he didn’t need or things that couldn’t see the light of day. As for Zheng Wenlong, he never mistreated his long-time friend. Other than the basic cut that the Huayun Trading Company took, all the profits went to Long Chen.

As Long Chen didn’t have time to deal with that kind of thing, he had essentially accumulated a massive amount of wealth in an account managed by Zheng Wenlong. Whenever the first academy needed something, they just had to say the word to the Huayun Trading Company and the resources would be promptly delivered. But the matter of resources was known only by a few core members of the first academy. Disciples like Du Xinhe, who wanted to compete over the position of dean, had no idea how much Long Chen had done and continued to do for the first academy.

These core members couldn’t help laughing at those foolish disciples when they claimed that they wanted to become dean. Even if they were given the position, would they be able to provide for the first academy? The cultivation resources they were using every day came from the very Dean Long Chen they sought to replace! However, they kept this secret because they approved of the competition between the disciples. Long Chen himself had stated that disciples should have the ambition to become dean.

Deep within these picturesque mountains, a starry sky shrouded a mountaintop. The surrounding mountains were also cast in starlight. Long Chen stood down, rubbing his chin in contemplation as he watched a graceful woman dancing in the sky.

Zi Yan was playing the zither beside him. The tempo of the music continuously shifted to match Miao Yin’s dance perfectly.

Every wave of Miao Yin’s hand, every raise of her foot, every turn of her waist, even a shift in the expression in her eyes made the surrounding starlight shift and flow around her. She was surrounded by flowing ribbons of starlight that formed a multicolored starry river. The starry river danced with her in an ever-changing rhythm that made it seem almost alive.

Sometimes, Miao Yin was like a bird leaping through the air; sometimes, she was like a dragon swimming through water. More and more starlight gathered around her and gradually formed a cloak around her body, one that gave her a sense of mystery, holiness, and magic. It was as if she had become a spirit of the stars. Every movement, every gaze was simply bewitching. Even Long Chen couldn’t help being immersed in this sight.

Suddenly, the void rumbled, and four giant beasts appeared—the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise. This time, the four divine beasts were also cloaked in starlight. Their giant bodies also moved through the air in a holy and majestic display.

At this time, Long Chen’s gaze shifted from Miao Yin to the four divine beasts. In particular, his gaze focused on the White Tiger.

“I see...”

When Long Chen left the Primal Chaos World, the White Tiger race had given him the White Tiger constellation diagram. Although Long Chen had memorized its form, he hadn’t had any time to study it further.

There were two reasons for this. For one, he knew that even if he managed to gain insights into it, it would take an enormous amount of time and energy. And second, even if he accomplished that, the amount of astral energy he possessed would have been insufficient to condense this constellation anyways.

Back when he fought against Miao Yin and she used the Four Beast Formation against him, he gained some insights, but he hadn’t had the opportunity to further examine it. But now, Miao Yin was using the astral seed she had seized from him to perfect this manifestation of the divine beasts, causing them to gain a bit of spirituality. It was this hint of spirituality that allowed him to gain a deeper understanding of the White Tiger constellation.

Suddenly, a White Tiger constellation silently formed within the starry sea of his Dantian.

“Crap!” Long Chen suddenly jumped up in fright. The moment the White Tiger formed, murderous qi condensed within him. It was about to burst out of his body. He hastily formed hand seals and dispelled the White Tiger constellation.

“What terrifying murderous qi. It almost instantly went out of control!” Long Chen’s heart shook.

He hadn’t expected the White Tiger constellation to be that violent. When it appeared, it meant that rivers of blood would flow. It was a good thing he had suppressed it immediately, or if a hint of that murderous qi leaked out, it would definitely have interrupted Miao Yin’s Dao comprehension.

Miao Yin was in her best condition at the moment. If she were interrupted now, it was hard to say when she would ever enter such a state again.

Miao Yin continued to dance, and the four divine beasts continued to whirl around her. Starlight radiated from each of them. This starlight clashed with each other, but also merged. It was a mutual support and suppression.

Long Chen’s eyes narrowed. Miao Yin’s four beast formation really is incredible. It isn’t Miao Yin’s dancing that is controlling them, it is their own movements guiding Miao Yin’s dance. In other words, the four beast formation will continuously grow all on its own. In that case, doesn’t it mean that I could...?

Long Chen’s heart leapt. Miao Yin really was his lucky star. With this, wouldn’t he be able to use the four beast formation as a basis to better understand the White Tiger constellation?

Furthermore, what about the Azure Dragon constellation, the Vermilion Bird Constellation, and the Black Tortoise constellation? Perhaps he would be able to access the legacies of the Dragon Sovereign, Sparrow Ancestor, Tiger Venerate, and Tortoise Saint.[1]

Thinking of that, Long Chen gulped dryly. When he looked back at Miao Yin, there was a complicated expression in his eyes. He truly had conflicting feelings. He didn’t even know how he was supposed to look at Miao Yin, or how he was supposed to face her.

Suddenly, Zi Yan’s zither came to a stop, and Miao Yin’s dancing also stopped. Then, four explosive sounds rang out in succession as the four divine beasts around Miao Yin exploded. Starlight flooded towards Miao Yin and was instantly absorbed into her body. Following that, pressure rapidly rose.

“A breakthrough!”

Long Chen was pleasantly surprised. Miao Yin had now broken through to the seventh Heavenstage! He wondered just how strong she was now that she was a late-stage Sovereign Lord.

1. Perhaps this note is long overdue, but in case you are wondering what sparrows have to do with the Vermillion Bird: The word 雀 (què) was historically used to refer to birds in general, as well as with the meaning of “divine bird.” Now, it is commonly used with the meaning of “sparrow,” so the term 朱雀 (zhūquè) is more like “vermillion sparrow.” The Vermillion Bird is described more or less like a majestic pheasant, or a red-colored divine bird similar to the phoenix (which it is often mistaken for) and it is definitely not a sparrow, but the wordplay is commonly used in modern fantasy, as you could see in this novel as well. ☜

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