Chapter 142: Gathering The Eight Emotions Energy (castle bonus)
Han Yu sat in the quiet forest clearing, the moonlight filtering softly through the leaves above him. He had taken his time to leave the Outer Court as he was still under monitoring. But the Shadow Melding Robes had come in handy and he managed to leave easily.
Before he had left the sect to start his act, he had hidden these so that he could use them again. They were far too valuable after all, and so far, it didn’t seem like anyone had noticed their disappearance.
As he sat, the stillness around him was soothing, but his mind was anything but calm.
He needed to refine his cultivation, to gather the Soul Qi required to truly master the Undying Destiny Severance technique. But it wasn’t enough to simply focus on the method; he had to harness the Eight Emotions Energy—those strange wisps of power tied to emotions, like the one that had come to him before.
He closed his eyes and breathed deeply, centering himself. The memories of the pain, the struggle for survival, and the loss he had experienced rushed back to him. The ache in his heart flared briefly, and the darkness of sorrow began to seep into his thoughts.
As his emotions swirled, something strange happened. A wisp of dark blue energy appeared before him, swirling gently in the air. The moment Han Yu saw it, his body reacted instinctively, reaching out for it. The wisp entered his body with ease, and he felt a wave of sadness wash over him, filling his heart with a fleeting, but intense emotion.
His thoughts grew hazy for a moment as the wisp drifted within him, but he focused quickly, following the refining method he had learned. The dark blue wisp reduced to a tiny dot, transforming into pure Soul Qi, settling deep within his soul. It was a familiar sensation—the power surging through his body, but it was far from enough. He needed more.
And then, almost as if in response to his will, more wisps appeared before him. This time, they were different.
A series of grey wisps swirled into existence, their color a dull, almost lifeless shade. They were tinged with an emotion that Han Yu instantly recognized—surprise. As the grey wisps entered his body, he felt an unexpected jolt of shock, as if his very soul had been taken aback. The energy from these wisps wasn’t as smooth to absorb. It seemed like a chaotic, erratic force, one that made his heart race in confusion.
Han Yu remembered the Dark Blue wisps seemed to have come from Li Mei.
’Where did these come from?’ He wondered. ’Since this is from the emotion of surprise... Is this due to my return?’ He realized.