“What do you mean by persisting for how long?” Tan Miaotong asked Ye Chu curiously. She did not understand the meaning behind Ye Chu’s words. Her eyes flowed with charm as she gazed at Ye Chu. This sentence seemed to speak of a life and death situation. However, Ye Chu was so young and her demeanour was so good. Tan Miaotong could not help but feel amused by her own thoughts.
“Miaotong, take Ji Die and the others to rest first. I will help Ye Chu examine these patterns. Then I will bring her to find you.” Tan’s father did not answer Ye Chu directly. Instead, he smiled and spoke to Tan Miaotong.
Tan Miaotong saw that Ji Die and Ye Jingyun were also standing with her. She felt a bit embarrassed. She nodded and led Ji Die and Ye Jingyun forward. Before leaving, she glanced at Ye Chu to signal them to come over quickly.
Tan’s father stared at Ye Chu’s arm for a long time. He merged his yuan spirit into those patterns. He wanted to sense them carefully. However, before he could persist for long, he could not help but let out a miserable cry. His face turned pale as he retreated several steps. His body staggered. He felt as if his head was about to explode.
“Father!” Seeing her father suddenly cry out miserably, Tan Miaotong, who was walking ahead, was greatly shocked. She quickly stepped forward to support Tan’s father. Her face showed worry.
Tan’s father clutched his head. Yet in his heart, huge waves surged. Who was he? Although he was not considered a top expert in the sentiment domain, he was still a famous existence. With his own comprehension of the principles of heaven and earth, using his own yuan spirit to sense these patterns actually made his yuan spirit unable to bear it. He nearly became lost in these patterns. If he had not forcibly isolated his yuan spirit from immersing in them, he feared there would have been a big problem today.
The intense pain in his mind made Tan’s father incredulous. He had seen many heavenly patterns, including saint patterns among them. Yet he had never had such a feeling. He felt the bursting sensation in his mind ease a little. His gaze burned as he stared at Ye Chu’s arm. He looked at the patterns on it. His expression became grave.
“Father! Are you okay?” Tan Miaotong supported her father. In her heart, she was also terrified by this. She knew very well what kind of person her father was. In her heart, he had always been an invincible existence. Yet he suddenly let out a miserable cry. This was too shocking.
Ji Die and Ye Jingyun also showed shock on their faces. They glanced at Tan’s father and could not help but look towards Ye Chu. Although they did not understand why Tan’s father cried out, it must surely be related to Ye Chu. They could not understand how Ye Chu could achieve this!
“Senior, are you okay!” Ye Chu asked Tan’s father.
“These patterns contain too many profound principles. I cannot touch them. Even if they were not left by a supreme being, they were left by an absolute expert.” Tan’s father took a deep breath and said, “They are too mysterious. I do not know whether they are a blessing or a curse for you. As expected of something obtained from the Ancient Nightmare Forbidden Land. That place is a nightmare for our clan. Yet I did not expect you to have the ability to come out alive.”
Ye Chu gave a bitter smile. She glanced at Ji Die, who stood there with an otherworldly beauty like a fairy. “Junior was able to come out alive this time purely by luck. As for these heavenly patterns, junior will not deceive senior. They were left behind by the ancestor of the Ye family.”
“The ancestor of the Ye family?” Tan’s father suddenly understood. He nodded and said, “No wonder. The ancestor of the Ye family was extraordinary back then. He was an absolute peerless war general of a supreme being. In the nine heavens and ten earths, few could match him as an opponent. The things he left behind are naturally extraordinary.”
Ye Jingyun looked at Ye Chu curiously. Ye Chu was from a side branch. The bloodline of the Ye family was already very thin. How could something left by the Ye family ancestor fall into her hands? Logically, it should have been left in Ji Die’s hands instead!
“This was not created by the ancestor of the Ye family!” Ye Chu said to Tan’s father. “These patterns should also have been obtained by the ancestor of the Ye family from the Ancient Nightmare Forbidden Land.”
Tan’s father’s expression froze. But he quickly smiled bitterly. “No matter who created them, these heavenly patterns are not something I can comprehend. Since you come from that mountain peak, perhaps that old madman can give you some answers.”
Ye Chu finally gave up hope. She sighed and said nothing.
Tan’s father glanced at Ye Chu. “I cannot understand these patterns. But from what I can see now, the abnormal condition on your arm can persist for at most two or three months. You need to prepare yourself.”
“What do you mean by two or three months?” Tan Miaotong had a bad premonition.
Ye Chu had been prepared in her heart long ago. Hearing Tan’s father say this was not unexpected. Seeing the three women all looking at her, Ye Chu smiled and said, “It is nothing. Your father said that I can enter the yuan spirit realm in at most two or three months.”
Tan Miaotong heard Ye Chu say this. She did not think much about it. Suddenly, she hugged Tan’s father’s arm and said, “Father, considering the merit of Ye Chu and the others protecting me all the way home, let them go to that place in our clan. Let Ye Chu use the clan’s legacy land to cultivate a bit. Let her reach the yuan spirit realm sooner.”
Hearing Tan Miaotong’s words, Tan’s father could not help but laugh and cry. “Only young talents of the clan are allowed to enter. You know this rule.”
Tan Miaotong hugged Tan’s father’s shoulders. She shook his body. “Rules are dead. The rules also do not allow you to have any connection with that woman from Qingwen Ting sect. Yet you still… Humph. If you refuse, I will tell mother that you secretly went to see her.”
“…” Tan’s father’s face turned red. He glared at Tan Miaotong and scolded, “Nonsense. How can this be compared? Moreover, I did nothing. Do not speak nonsense.”
“Then it depends on whether mother believes me or you!” Tan Miaotong said triumphantly. But soon she spoke softly again, “Father holds a high position in the clan. Making an exception to let a few people in is no problem. No one will say anything.”
Tan’s father looked at his Tan Miaotong. He thought that he had really spoiled her. Yet looking at Tan Miaotong’s charming and beautiful face, he ultimately could not bear to refuse her. His gaze turned to Ye Chu and the other three. He said, “Fine. If you are willing to go, then let Miaotong take you to that place. However, Ye Chu…”
At this point he paused. Tan’s father continued, “Whether you go in or not is up to you. Actually, if it were not for the sake of you sending Miaotong back, even if you did not go in, I would throw you in. But now, going in may not necessarily be a blessing.”
“Junior does not understand what senior means!” Ye Chu said in confusion.
Tan’s father shook his head. “You understand. In that place, there is also a statue. It is exactly the same as the one under your peak. Since you possess its will, you know what this represents.”
Ye Chu’s heart jumped violently. She could not help but think of the schemes of Fox Mountain and Fox Kuang Mountain. Could it be the same statue? Ye Chu clearly remembered the loss of consciousness after touching that statue. Could she really enter this place?
“That place is one that only young talents of our clan have the chance to enter once. It has a great effect on cultivating to the yuan spirit realm. It even possesses true yuan. For other cultivators, it is a holy land that one can encounter but not seek. But for you, I do not know if it is good or bad.” Tan’s father looked at Ye Chu and said, “You make the choice yourself.”
Ye Chu remained silent. The temptation of true yuan and breaking through to the yuan spirit realm was great. But similarly, if that statue caused her to lose herself, she feared her lifespan would decrease greatly. This was not necessarily a good thing for her.
Ji Die and Tan Miaotong and the others heard the conversation between the two. Yet they found it baffling. They did not know what they were talking about. Tan Miaotong even felt it was magical. She thought that place only brought benefits to cultivators. It could not possibly have downsides. What did father mean by saying such a thing?