Chapter 893: Consecutive Breakthroughs (2/2, Requesting Moon Tickets)

A carriage emitting faint smoke raced along the Official Road.

Though it was night, the carriage's speed was no slower.

On the carriage, four corners hung Human Soul lamps that provided illumination, while at the rear hung a special incense pouch that automatically emitted smoke.

This incense pouch was called the Avoid-Weird Incense Pouch.

Though the name sounded impressive, the smoke merely possessed a limited ability to repel Weirdness, with very restricted effectiveness.

Of course, it was still far superior to those who ventured into the wild without any preparation.

Recalling earlier events, Fang Yue asked softly from inside the carriage: "Is this alright?"

Tail shook her head slightly.

"I'm currently at Ji Bing Sect, but my role is negligible—it only ties down a large amount of the sect's elite combat power, distracting them to protect me.

And without Qi Ba Jiu Daren's help, I'm merely a weak Xiantian Realm martial artist; even if I'm strong enough to trade a few blows with a Human-level martial artist, that's all I can manage.

Across the entire Ji Bing Sect, Human-level martial artists are still numerous.

So my true value lies only with Qi Ba Jiu Daren.

Now that Qi Ba Jiu Daren has fallen into slumber, my usefulness has dropped drastically; rather than staying at Ji Bing Sect, it's better to leave with you, hide my presence, and recover properly, so I can return at a critical moment to lend Ji Bing Sect a hand."

Tail's reasoning was clear—she saw many things more clearly than Fang Yue, needing no guidance from him.

Seeing this, Fang Yue said no more, and instead brought up the matter of the Heiqing Shanmai.

Previously, upon learning of the incident in the Heiqing Shanmai, he immediately logged off and called Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu.

Unlike before, when the Reality-Weirdness Level in the real world wasn't that high and player deaths weren't serious.

Now, death in the game means trouble in reality.

With a Weird disaster occurring in the Heiqing Shanmai, Fang Yue naturally worried about Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu's safety.

Fortunately, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu answered the call quickly, explained her situation in three sentences, told him to wait, then connected Tail's call, and finally arranged a three-way conversation.

Of course, it was only a brief exchange—after clarifying the situation in the Heiqing Shanmai, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu hurried back into the game—she had just escaped the Heiqing Shanmai and was leading other survivors toward Jingcheng.

However, the main group that escaped from the Heiqing Shanmai began to scatter after leaving, splitting into small teams.

Because the Heiqing Shanmai was a basin-like structure, with only one exit serving as the sole escape route.

Once out of the Heiqing Shanmai, everyone headed wherever they had allies, relatives, or friends—rather than fleeing together.

After all, their destinations were all different.

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu, naturally, was heading for Jingcheng, since the only people she knew in the game, besides the Natives of the Heiqing Shanmai, were Fang Yue and the others in Jingcheng.

Although Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu assured Fang Yue and the others not to worry before hanging up.

But with such an incident occurring in the Heiqing Shanmai, saying one wasn't worried was certainly false.

Moreover, unlike Tail, Fang Yue knew for certain that the legendary Transcendence-level Weird in the Heiqing Shanmai was real!

And now, with the Heiqing Shanmai in full upheaval, the entire region ravaged by Weirdness and transformed into a Weird disaster, it was certainly false to claim there was no trace of Hei Qing Gui.

"Aren't you supposed to be unable to leave the Heiqing Shanmai area if you're not the Heiqing Shanmai's core body… so why did it destroy the Heiqing Shanmai? Could it be… he can leave there?!"

At this possibility, Fang Yue immediately grew restless.

Of all the Weirdnesses he'd encountered, aside from the enigmatic Yin Cha, Hei Qing Gui was likely the strongest.

"Transcendence-level Weird…"

Fang Yue suppressed his unease and tried to reassure himself.

It won't happen. It shouldn't happen.

If a creature like Hei Qing Gui left the Heiqing Shanmai, the first one to face it would be the Emperor of Qing Guo!

Such an existence was far beyond his ability to handle—only the Emperor of Qing Guo might possess some means to suppress it.

Wasn't Hei Qing Gui previously trapped within the Heiqing Shanmai? Perhaps that was the Emperor of Qing Guo's doing!

Though Fang Yue tried his best to think positively, his unease lingered, and when he became lost in thought, the black blood from his right eye oozed out again.

"Ye Ge?"

"Huh?"

"Your eye…"

Fang Yue froze, then realized—he wiped away the blood at his temple, sighed, and put on a black eye patch.

This black eye patch was retrieved by Ni Dongmei from Ji Bing Sect's storage—it wasn't anything special, merely offering slight aid in clotting blood and calming the spirit.

But now, it suited Fang Yue well as a disguise, to prevent others from noticing his eye's abnormality.

The black ring of the Wuyu Tribe's curse already atop his head was conspicuous enough; adding his eye's oddity would make him stand out with a hundred percent head-turn rate on the street.

Now, Fang Yue looked like a one-eyed dragon—though the small black ring still sat atop his head, his appearance had become much more subdued.

After assuring Tail he was fine and telling her to rest well, Fang Yue opened his attribute list, glanced at it, then sat cross-legged and began practicing his Heart Method.

"Name: Yese Liming."

"Realm: Cloud Level, Low Rank."

"Weird Realm: Catastrophe Level, High Rank 【0%】."

"Spirit Root: Weird Spirit Root."

"Status: Curse 【Wuyu】, —."

"Health: 60000/60000."

"Internal Energy: 40000/40000."

"Weird Value: 40000/40000."

"Control Power: 95020 【Base: 95000】 【Status/Bonus: +20】."

"Dissipation Power: 95020 【Base: 95000】 【Status/Bonus: +20】."

"Comprehension: 125. 【Special Attribute】"

"Talent: Night Breathing 【Human-level Superior】."

"Strange Talent: Still World, Strange Ring."

"Rain-level: Frozen Heart Method 【Second Layer】, Glacial Ice Step 【First Layer】, Empty Ice Sword Art 【Third Layer】."

"Human-level Martial Art: Analysis Pupil 【Human-level Inferior】."

"Innate Martial Art: Innate Qi Shield 【Human-level High】, Aura 【Human-level High】, Shadow-Treading Step 【Xiantian Third-Rate】, Dark Moon Blade Technique 【Xiantian Third-Rate】, Night Flow Mental Method 【Xiantian Third-Rate】, Coiling Tree Heart Method 【Xiantian Third-Rate】."

"Acquired Martial Art: …"

"Lifespan: 232 years, 2 months."

Under the dual influence of a terrifying Comprehension boost of up to 125 points and a Cloud-level strength that surpassed his Heart Method realm, Fang Yue discovered that when he cultivated the Frozen Heart Method, his progress could be called advancing by leaps and bounds.

Fang Yue recalled how cultivation had been back when his Comprehension was low.

It had been like grinding tofu with water—cultivating for one or two hours, even several hours, before the progress bar would budge even a little.

But now, the moment his intent stirred, he could clearly feel the progress bar advancing, as though it were sprinting toward the finish line!

Frozen Heart Method, Second Layer, breakthrough!

Frozen Heart Method, Third Layer, breakthrough!

Frozen Heart Method, Fourth Layer, charging through!

When the sky brightened and the carriage stopped at the gate of Jingcheng, Fang Yue's Frozen Heart Method had already broken through to the Fourth Layer realm.

(End of this chapter)