Chapter 856: The Sun And Moon Shine As One

These people were noticeably distressed.

We've already annihilated all the locals who lived in the surrounding areas. Not a single living being existed within a thousand-mile radius from here, and there were no traces of human life here at all, making this land a truly desolate place.

So, how could there still be outsiders with such a powerful cultivation base turning up here? What more, two at the same time!

This is truly annoying!

Current complaints aside, what kind of art were they practicing? How can it be so powerful beyond belief? We're already prepared to sacrifice half the spiritual powers bestowed by the union of sun and moon, but apparently, it still wasn't enough. They took ninety percent of it — are they even planning to leave some for us?

Sucking in such a massive amount of spiritual Qi during the start — aren't they afraid that they'll die from suppressing all that energy?

Little did they know, as Yun Yang and Ji Lingxi were in the midst of drawing in this huge amount of spiritual energy, they were actually muttering to themselves; this spiritual Qi seemed somewhat intimidating but in reality... it is in truth, rather meager.

Yun Yang and Ji Lingxi spent the first night here in a state of loss and confusion...

Yes, they were not troubled by the countless curses and angry rants hurled by those people; it was not something worth harping about!

The eleven of them were disappointed and full of rage, wishing that Yun Yang and his companion would explode and die from their gluttonous behavior. However, they were completely unaware that even if Yun Yang and Ji Lingxi had successfully gathered more than ninety percent of the spiritual powers from the moon and stars, they were still feeling somewhat crestfallen; the power of this spiritual Qi is considered quite mystically divine yet in the end... that's all there was to it!

Such words truly deserved a slap on the face, but when they were spoken by Yun Yang and Ji Lingxi, who had habitually basked in spiritual Qi on a daily basis, whose cultivation would improve massively after a night's sleep, who possessed countless Eastern Amethysts in their hands, it was perfectly acceptable. After all, the only difference between this mystery spiritual Qi before them and their default cultivation atmosphere was more or less the strangeness and foreignness of it.

What was it called again... an opportunity of a lifetime?

Clearly, it was nowhere close to that!

A stark contrast could be seen here; these eleven men were poor souls who would burst into admiration when they stepped foot into just about any restaurant; their dream life was to be able to dine outside on a daily basis... yet Yun Yang and Ji Lingxi were the types who could indulge in a sumptuous feast everyday...

Perhaps the dishes in this particular restaurant were exceptionally delicious; however, in the eyes of Yun Yang and Ji Lingxi, they might be rather unique and worth a taste, but that was really all there was to it.

At dawn, this mysterious net of light made out of interweaving threads of moon and starlight gradually faded away.

The landscape before them reverted to how it was before. The insects resumed humming, growing louder and clearer by the moment...

"It... doesn't really live up to how it sounded," Ji Lingxi opened her eyes as she scratched her head. "It was a huge let down from my expectations at least... how is this an earth-shattering secret?"

She reiterated in a soft murmur, "That so-called earth-shattering huge secret — that's really all there is to it?"

Yun Yang had a similar feeling. He lowered his voice. "I feel it too — something's off, but it's probably because our current cultivation level is too high, exceeding the normal range of a common practitioner's... Logically speaking, this place is considered quite a precious haven for cultivating. It seemed like an out-of-the-world opportunity to me when I first heard of it, at least. After all, a place like this had attracted the likes of these Dao realm practitioners here to the point where they had decided to stay permanently and cut ties with the world... If you think about it, I would've been massacred by these bunch of people if I had made my way here when I first caught wind of this place. Their strength is levels above He Hanqing, the Supreme Lord Spring Frost. Even if I had transformed, it would have been hard to tell what would have happened... simply because then and now would amount to different outcomes."

Ji Lingxi nodded her head slowly. "True. So, what do we do now? Should we leave immediately?"

Yun Yang directed his gaze towards the sky. "No hurry. Today is the fourteenth, so that means tomorrow is the night of the full moon. Let's wait a little longer. The seven peaks surrounding the Seven Star Lake looks interesting, seemingly bearing the preliminary form of the Seven Star Heavenly Spirit Formation... it seemed especially so after the appearance of starlight and the lunar corona."

"Of course, if it really is the Seven Star Heavenly Spirit Formation, the power needed to activate the entire network of stars does not lie only within the moon and stars themselves."

Yun Yang replied with a smile. "The Seven Star Heavenly Spirit Formation usually unleashes its full potential during the full moon. If whatever that happens tomorrow night is the same as today, then we'll not stay any longer — we shall depart to the Bound of Universe at once."

Ji Lingxi agreed. "Let's do it, then. I could hardly suppress the power throbbing in me recently. I have been feeling the signs that my spiritual Qi is spiraling out of control..."

She lifted her head, looking slightly puzzled as she questioned, "Yun Yang, how do you know so much about it?"

"I do not know much; the Seven Star Heavenly Spirit Formation had always been a well-known formation in the legends, but I wasn't sure... In fact, I have no idea how that formation was created. I only noticed that these seven peaks were geographically strategic, and it was blessed with solar and lunar spiritual powers. That made me recall that the Seven Star Heavenly Spirit Formation had a theory that it 'seeks power from the skies', so this is what I surmised," Yun Yang chuckled.

"As for why wait until the night of the full moon... the reason lies within the entire time I was monitoring the deific consciousness of those people, as well as their pulses... They might hate us to the core during the night, but at dusk, their deific consciousness clearly had signs of relief and relaxed emotions, as if they were expecting something. Their heartbeats were also unusually fast. When this unusual phenomenon occurred, eleven of them only seemed to care about our response. This is clearly illogical, especially for the likes of such people."

"Actually, I purposely exhibited some disappointment within my deific consciousness just now. It was precisely that moment that they released signs of joy and relief."

Yun Yang smiled. "Lingxi, tell me — what were they hoping for?"

Ji Lingxi's pupils rolled in their sockets. "What were they hoping for? Are you saying that they're looking forward to the night of the full moon?"

"They most likely aren't looking forward to the night of the full moon — they're hoping that we leave this place as soon as possible. Since I've expressed that there was nothing really special about this miraculous encounter, they're hoping that we'll express no interest and leave this place quickly..." Yun Yang smiled.

"Initially, the biggest fear they should have is the vulnerability of having their lives taken away by us, but as we've already let them go yesterday, we've basically ensured that they didn't have to fear for their lives. Using that as a premise, what else is there that could make them feel so delighted and relaxed? Perhaps it is none other than the fact that they can continue to indulge in this little secret after our departure?"

"In other words, their relief proved that something is definitely up. Even with our presences here and knowing that we can just eliminate them any time, they could still feel relief in a situation like this..." Yun Yang paused. "Therefore, there's no hurry to leave."

"I've only suggested that we make a decision after the night of the full moon due to this exact factor."

Yun Yang's gaze fell onto Ji Lingxi's face. "Do you understand now?"

Ji Lingxi was hit with a moment of epiphany. "Oh, I see! I didn't think as far and as fast as you did... sigh, I truly don't understand how the minds of people like you work. So many twists and turns to it. It was just a random thought, but you managed to turn it into a giant trap for them... so much information from the tiniest detail — how terrifying."

Yun Yang burst out in laughter. "Best take everything seriously now. When it comes to situations like this, as long as you stop and think for a moment, questioning why based on their responses... you will soon figure out the general reason behind it. It's never a bad thing to be one or two steps ahead."

"This is especially important since I will not be by your side in the future. No matter what, you have to analyze the situation first — think before you act."

Ji Lingxi nodded her acknowledgment.

Nothing eventful happened during the entire day. In the blink of an eye, it was the night of the full moon...

The evening sun had descended below the mountain peak, while the west was still enshrouded in its peaceful residual glow. The moon had just emerged from the horizon at the east...

During this indeterminate moment, the entire area within a ten-mile radius bordering the Seven Star Lake lapsed into an extraordinarily bright state.

The sun that had already set beyond the western mountains suddenly burst into an array of golden rays.

The sun had clearly set, but golden beams still spilled from behind the mountain, shooting up into the skies.

On the other side, the moon had just risen up high, simultaneously emitting rays of silver that plunged towards the horizon.

At this instant, this second, this moment, the light of the sun and moon interlaced in midair at the halfway mark. One was radiant while the other was wintry cold, yet, it was the perfect convergence!

"The sun and moon shine as one!"