Chapter 84: The Heavenly Fire Incident That Went Viral Online

The ownership of the heavenly fire naturally ended up with Ye Qin.

As for the so-called heavenly fire, it is actually the Emperor's Flow Liquid visible to the naked eye under Ye Qin's absorption and intervention.

At this moment Ye Qin, like a legendary divine beast, inhaled clouds and exhaled mist; the golden threads were completely absorbed, then transformed into white mist that gradually spread around or rose into the sky, sinking into the cloud layer.

Thus a cycle was formed.

Since the Emperor's Flow Liquid is also a kind of heaven-and-earth Qi, its essence and Qi have all been absorbed by Ye Qin; the parts that cannot be absorbed are expelled outward.

And another part spread over this mountain hill, or was absorbed by these small animals and plants.

Even if there is little spiritual Qi left inside, it is still of great benefit to these creatures.

After a moment, the cocoon gradually became transparent, meaning Ye Qin had absorbed and transformed all the Emperor's Flow Liquid; at the instant he slowly opened his eyes, his snake pupils even turned a faint gold.

When everything was finished, the sky had turned pale, and in the east a faint red line appeared, bringing a touch of heat and light.

The mountains also took on its color, lifting that wisp of cloud-glow, beginning to shade like an ink painting.

As the blue scroll slowly unfurled, the faint crescent moon trace within the clouds could barely be seen, with no trace of yesterday's grandeur.

At the time of sun and moon alternation, it is when Qi is at its strongest, especially between dawn and morning dew.

This is precisely what the saying 'purple air comes in the morning' refers to.

Having just finished absorbing the Emperor's Flow Liquid, Ye Qin, adhering to the principle of not wasting, began to continue inhaling and exhaling.

Those animals didn't sleep all night; their furry faces showed no sign of fatigue, instead they were spirited, shaking off the dew dampening their fur.

A hazy thin mist drifted around him, filled with an indescribable charm.

With the passage of time, the clouds in the sky grew brighter, rendered in brilliant colors, accompanied by a golden-yellow bead.

That vaguely visible sphere finally leapt from the horizon, revealing a fiery-red face, while the crescent moon in the sky disappeared along with it.

Watching the red sun rise on the horizon, Ye Qin's cultivation came to an end here.

"I need to go back and properly digest the Emperor's Flow Liquid within my body."

Having said that, he withdrew his meditative visualization, and the White Bone shadow vanished from the ground.

He returned to the cave, intending to further consolidate, for previously he had only absorbed the attracted Emperor's Flow Liquid, storing it in his flesh, but had not digested it.

And those small animals had not left yet, still catching the residual faint power in the air.

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On the other side, the people from the observatory who had bitterly waited all night barely slept, finally enduring until dawn, and under the villagers' guidance went up the mountain.

The few female comrades were fine, but the several male comrades remained somewhat resentful.

This mountain and the one they had previously observed were practically two different worlds.

As far as the eye could see, everything was towering trees that blocked the sky, with insect chirps and bird calls incessant, giving a feeling of returning to a primordial forest.

Upon setting foot here, body and mind inside and out were purified, actually giving a sense that all bodily fatigue had been swept clean.

Song Yufi couldn't help but take a deep breath of air.

I don't know if it's the observatory people's illusion, but I always feel the plants here grow especially lush.

Everyone simply thought it was because the local ecology is good and human activity traces are few, hence such a phenomenon.

"Indeed, these plants haven't been destroyed, they grow well, and the air is good too."

Song Yufi was a little curious: "Uncle, that big fire back then burned so fiercely, yet it didn't spread over here?"

The uncle looked proud and excited: "It almost spread over; back then our whole village had to relocate, but fortunately the Mountain God intervened, sending down a heavy rain, which let us escape disaster."

Hearing this, those few men couldn't help but roll their eyes.

The party soon arrived at the place where those unknown objects had descended yesterday.

"Roughly this area."

However, aside from the densely growing plants, there was no trace on the ground; it seemed the scene seen yesterday was merely an illusion.

Song Yufi frowned tightly: "Impossible, we shouldn't have remembered wrong."

Although yesterday they were separated by a mountain, they had observation equipment in hand; even if the coordinates were off, it shouldn't be too large.

Everyone searched again carefully, yet still found nothing suspicious.

It's a pity they are astronomical observers; if botanists were here, they would discover that all the plants in this place have surpassed their original growth limits.

But they were wholly focused on the strange astronomical phenomenon, wanting to find related traces; they wouldn't notice these, and even if they noticed, they wouldn't understand them.

Although yesterday's thing is uncertain what it is, what was visible to the naked eye should be some kind of light source, possibly mixed with other substances; otherwise it wouldn't produce light out of nowhere.

If it were a combination of geological and celestial phenomena, then whatever fell here would surely have some driving factor, but looking around, everything appears quite normal.

Little did they know, the Emperor's Flow Liquid is imperceptible to the naked eye, being essentially between substance and illusion, so how could it leave traces?

The villagers watched their frantic search all over the ground, grinned, and said, "We already said it was the Mountain God's manifestation; I really don't know what you're looking for."

Those few male comrades were already in a bad mood, full of anger from last night's events; upon hearing this, they finally couldn't help but say:

"You are simply hopelessly superstitious, constantly talking about the Mountain God; if it weren't for you, we would have gone up the mountain last night, and wouldn't have had to wait until now, losing a whole night's sleep."

Before he finished speaking, a soft rustling came from the nearby thicket, and dozens of small animals darted out, rushing toward those male comrades.

These small animals were so fast that nobody had time to react, like cannonballs shooting straight at those few people.

Those few people froze, only then noticing the beasts' claws and fangs did they react and flee in panic.

Although they weren't large beasts, their great numbers and the unknown possibility of carrying bacteria meant that even a bite or scratch was no laughing matter.

Moreover, there were other people present; the animals paid them no heed, just charging at them as if drawn by something.

Those green, gloomy eyes made one's heart go numb just to look at them.

"What the hell, are these animals gone mad?"

In the panic of dodging, a few people accidentally slipped on empty air; nobody expected that a misstep would send them rolling down the slope, originally intending to grab a nearby person to steady themselves.

As a result, one dragged another, pulling the companion down as well.

Liu Mei's face changed instantly; she wanted to grab them but it was already too late.

Fortunately it was only a gentle slope; even so, someone struck their head on a stone, bleeding profusely, and someone else's foot swelled up badly. In short, they looked quite miserable.

"Xiao Zhang, Xiao Li, Xiao Liu, are you all okay?"

The villagers were kind-hearted and still lent a hand, and they said, educating: "You spoke ill of the Mountain God Grandfather, didn't believe in the Mountain God Grandfather—well, now you've gotten what you deserved, the Mountain God Grandfather's wrath has punished you."

Several people were about to retort, but because moving their wounds hurt, they grimaced in pain and dared not say anything more.

Looking back now, those animals seemed to be acting in an organized way, and combined with what the villagers said...

Several people exchanged glances, wondering why Song Yufi, Liu Mei and the others were unharmed, while only they, having spoken a few unpleasant words, had been attacked.

Moreover, the appearance of those small animals was truly too sudden and too strange.

When the mountain wind blew, several big men broke out in a cold sweat behind their backs, their faces turned pale, and the words they had wanted to say could no longer be spoken.

Seeing that they had found nothing and that several people were injured, Song Yufi and the others also did not intend to stay longer, lest the wounds of those people worsen.

But on the way down the mountain, another accident occurred: these people either sprained their ankles or fell into pits; although not fatal, they were tossed about quite roughly.

Clearly it looked like an accident, bad luck, yet somehow everyone else was completely unharmed and safe all the way.

This inevitably made several people feel even more fearful, and they began to suspect ghosts and gods.

Could it be that if the disrespectful words were spoken a bit more harshly, the injury would be more than just this minor one?

They dared not think further, and in their hearts they kept praying, afraid of being left in the mountain; they had been extra careful all along, and finally they met up with the others at the mountain foot.

Watching several male comrades injured, the other people at the Astronomical Observatory found it strange, saying, "We were fine going up the mountain—how did we suddenly get hurt?"

One of the injured, Xiao Zhang, dared not blame the illusory Mountain God, and could only say, "It's just bad luck—I wasn't careful and got hurt."

That fall was really nasty—his leg was almost broken.

The nearby villagers listened and snorted in contempt.

"It's obvious that you few, with your unrestrained mouths, provoked the Mountain God Grandfather, so he punished you; otherwise, how could we few be unharmed, while those animals charged straight at you?"

Xiao Zhang and the other young people were the least likely to believe in such god-talk; back when they lived in the village, they had already complained about it to them.

According to his usual character, he would certainly have retorted this time; unexpectedly, Xiao Zhang originally wanted to speak, but not knowing what to think, his face turned bluish then pale, and he ended up saying nothing at all.

Or Liu Mei stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Alright, let them go treat and clean their wounds first."

Upon learning that they had found nothing, everyone felt disappointed, but there was nothing to be done; they could only prepare to pack up and head home.

Hu Xiaocao was still somewhat reluctant to part with Song Yufi.

"Sister Song, are you really leaving so soon?"

Song Yufi patted her little head, saying, "Xiao Cao, you should study hard from now on, leave the mountains, and go see the outside world."

Hu Xiaocao earnestly nodded, saying, "Sister Song, you're a good person, and the Mountain God Grandfather will also bless you."

Song Yufi smiled and said nothing.

They had thought the return journey would be peaceful, but who would have expected that the person who had previously hit their head on a stone would meet with an accident.

Medical conditions in the village were limited, and besides, they were eager to go back, so they only did a simple treatment of the wounds.

They had thought it wasn't a serious matter.

Who would have thought that halfway down the road, blood would gush out like a spring, unstoppable, seeping through the bandages.

That person's face instantly turned deathly pale.

"It must be that the wound at the back of the head split open—hurry to the nearest hospital!"

Liu Mei made a quick decision, the car sped toward the hospital; by the time they arrived, the person had already fallen into a deep coma, but fortunately after emergency treatment they were saved.

Because the impact was on the back of the head, it happened to form a hematoma that pressed on the cranial nerves; at the time it hadn't ruptured, just formed a lump, so everyone was also careless then.

The Observatory Director received the news and rushed over; he was a middle-aged man, about forty years old, looking quite kind.

"How did you still get hurt? You were fine when you went out."

Looking around, besides those in the operating room, two more people were also injured; they have now been treated, and fortunately the others appear to be in good condition.

Director Li's heart, which had been hanging in his throat, could finally be let go.

You should know that in the past there were also outdoor filming tasks, but everyone's safety awareness was good, and there had never been any injury incidents.

Now a precedent has been set: three people were injured at once, one of them seriously, and having just been rescued, it really is strange.

"As long as the people are okay, that's fine."

Director Li wiped the sweat from his forehead.

After that male colleague's condition had completely stabilized, everyone could finally relax completely.

Soon afterward, everyone returned to the observatory one after another, after all there was still a lot of work to handle.

But when the director and the leaders finished looking at the image data they brought back, they too were shocked.

Even though he had held this position for several decades, he had never seen such a strange celestial phenomenon.

"Good, good, good!"

Director Li happily said several good words in a row, and the earlier gloom over the few people's accidents was completely swept away.

"This is absolutely a major discovery—an astronomical phenomenon never seen before!"

"Send this clip right away for editing and release it immediately; at the same time, finish the research report and publish it together in the World Astronomical Journal, to tell the world that this is a major milestone and discovery in astronomy!"

Soon, just as the Astronomical Observatory had predicted.

As the video was released, like a stone thrown into water, it instantly caused a huge reaction online, and the astronomical academic community also argued incessantly about it.

Ordinary lunar eclipses are fairly common, but this complete lunar eclipse is not often seen; the next one, likely forty or fifty years from now, will be the only chance to observe such a complete process, which is why it has attracted the attention of many astronomy enthusiasts.

Astronomical Observatory V: "In recent times, the most wonderful and charming astronomical phenomenon!"

Soon, a message posted on the Astronomical Observatory's official website caused these enthusiasts to fall into heated discussion.

"Officials, don't learn from those marketing accounts, sacrificing your reputation just for clicks; although this lunar eclipse is indeed quite complete, saying it like that is a bit too exaggerated."

"Clicking in, I almost thought I'd clicked wrong—what kind of marketing account is this? Taking another look, is this the official one?"

"We've never seen such a scene before; officials, if you've been kidnapped, just blink your eye."

I also think the officials are being really weird this time; I'm just saying we should be careful about our reputation, there's really no need.

Don't just send messages without a video; let all of us see what you actually filmed.

The officials at the Astronomical Observatory have always been known for their rigor; even the information they release is concise and to the point, never exaggerating, and this kind of approach is something we've never seen before.

Soon, a video was released right after that.

At first everything was normal, but once the moon was completely swallowed, the sky began to darken, and an anomaly suddenly occurred.

Then, countless sparks fell from the sky, burning in the heavens and earth, like a fiery rain, magnificent and spectacular, as if they would pierce the screen and strike straight at the viewers' hearts; such a beautiful yet grand spectacle was simply indescribable in words.

The bullet comments and the discussion section were empty; everyone was immersed in this dazzling display of fire trees and silver flowers, and only after a while did someone react.

"Before I clicked in, what scene hadn't I seen? After clicking in, I still haven't seen anything like it."

"It's truly miraculous; I've never seen such an awe-inspiring astronomical phenomenon!"

"Where on earth did the officials film this? The beginning was ordinary, but the second half shot up like a skyscraper from flat ground! I just shouted, 'That's awesome!'"

"To be honest, I have no mood to watch the rest of the lunar eclipse; my mind is filled only with this fire rain. Could some big shot please explain what phenomenon this is?"

"I heard the officials deliberately went out to film it, but I don't know where; could someone provide the coordinates? I'd like to go film it myself next time."

"Why didn't we see this phenomenon when we were observing the lunar eclipse?"

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