Cultivation Online

Chapter 2283  Enlightened One

”Senior Tian, youʼve been at our place for over a hundred years at this point, but it feels like I am the only one who knows you,” Xie Mey remarked when she visited him one day to talk about her latest training session outside the palace.

”Thatʼs probably because you are the only one who approaches and talks to me,” Tian Yang said.

After a slight pause, he continued, ”Madam Chao, too, I guess.”

”Do you have no interest in the others? Is that why youʼre not making efforts to know them?” Xie Mey then asked.

Tian Yang shrugged and said, ”Although I see them in the halls from time to time, they have never even tried to speak with me. Hell, even their greetings are done in silence. But honestly, I donʼt feel bothered by it—probably because I donʼt really care.”

”Is that so…? Well, that works in my favor,” Xie Mey chuckled. ”It means I get to keep you all to myself.”

She suddenly scanned the room and then asked, ”Whereʼs Senior Ren? Sheʼs usually here whenever I visit.”

”She recently started studying alchemy, so she spends most of her time with Madam Chao now.”

”So sheʼs finally bored with you, huh?” Xie Mey teased.

Before he could respond, she continued, ”Say, have you ever thought about accepting another wife?”

”No, I canʼt say that I have. Where is this coming from?” Tian Yang looked at her with raised eyebrows.

Xie Mey let out a soft chuckle. ”Because Iʼve considered becoming your partner.”

”Huh?” Tian Yang blinked, startled.

”Why are you so surprised?” she asked, amused by his reaction. ”Iʼm a perfectly healthy young woman. Itʼs only natural for thoughts like that to cross my mind.”

”It isnʼt the thought itself that concerns me—itʼs who youʼre thinking about.” Tian Yang sighed.

”Why me? I am your fatherʼs sworn brother, you know?”

”So what? Youʼre not actually his brother. And youʼre the only man close to me who isnʼt part of my own family.”

Not knowing how to handle her boldness, Tian Yang quickly changed the subject.

”Have you… spoken to your father about this? If not, you really should…”

Xie Mey smiled. ”So youʼre saying that as long as he approves, youʼll accept me?”

”What? How did you twist my words into that?” Tian Yang sighed.

Xie Mey chuckled, ”It sure is fun messing with you, Senior Tian. Anyway, I was just joking with you.”

Tian Yang was speechless.

”Now then, Iʼll take my leave and continue my training. See you next time, Senior Tian.”

Xie Mey departed shortly after.

However, instead of returning to her training as she claimed, she headed straight to Kulas, intent on discussing a certain matter.

The years drifted by, and before they realized it, another three hundred years had passed.

Two hundred years ago, news of the Immortal Monasteryʼs reopening reached Tian Yang through Kulas. Now, two hundred years later, they had not only fully recovered from the devastation wrought by the Immortal Clans but had even flourished, rising to become an elite sect.

A certain piece of information about a groundbreaking discovery also began spreading like wildfire, sending shockwaves throughout the cultivation world.

The rumor was said to have originated from the Holy Continent, claiming that someone had discovered an entirely new type of spiritual energy—one even stronger than Immortal Qi. It had first surfaced as nothing more than a whisper three hundred years ago, but now, it had grown into something far more substantial than a mere rumor.

”Have you heard? Theyʼve named this new spiritual energy ʼCelestial Qi,ʼ and rumors claim that cultivating it could elevate an Immortal cultivator to godhood.”

Kulas shared the news during a private meeting with Tian Yang and Ren Xia.

”Celestial Qi, huh?” Tian Yang muttered with a pondering look on his face.

”How was it even discovered in the first place?” Ren Xia asked. ”And has this person already gone past the True Immortal realm, which is said to be the limit right now? Most importantly, can we trust this information? There have been numerous frauds throughout the years, after all.”

”Iʼm not sure how it was discovered, but the information is definitely trustworthy, as it came directly from the Three Pillars of Heaven.”

”The pioneers of cultivation, huh? If so, this is indeed massive,” Tian Yang remarked.

”Maybe for them, but I highly doubt it will benefit us anytime soon,” Ren Xia shrugged. ”The Three Pillars of Heaven will likely keep the method to cultivate Celestial Qi to themselves until theyʼre far ahead of everyone else. Itʼs exactly what happened when they discovered Immortal Qi, too.”

”What? They discovered Immortal Qi as well? How…?” Tian Yang muttered, stunned. It almost felt as though the Three Pillars of Heaven were advancing the entire cultivation world on their own.

”They claim it came through enlightenment,” Kulas said.

After a brief silence, he continued, ”I only learned this because I once snuck into my fatherʼs room back when I was still in the Immortal Might Clan, but within the Three Pillars of Heaven, there is someone known as the ʼEnlightened Oneʼ. This person possesses a unique talent—the ability to receive divinations directly from Heaven itself through enlightenment, and it is through these enlightenments that they learned about cultivation.”

”Seriously? Divination from the Heavens? That sounds like complete nonsense,” Ren Xia scoffed, shaking her head. ”Theyʼre clearly hiding the truth behind some fancy story.”

Kulas shrugged. ”Honestly? As absurd as it sounds, I kind of believe it. How else would they have discovered so much?”

”What do you think?” Both of them turned to Tian Yang.

”It does sound like nonsense at first,” he admitted. ”However, Iʼve witnessed things far more unbelievable, so it doesnʼt sound entirely impossible to me.”

”Really? Like what?” Ren Xia asked with a weird face.

He shook his head, his tone apologetic. ”It concerns the forbidden information within Han Zexianʼs tomb, so I cannot speak of it…”

”Oh? More unbelievable than the Enlightened One?” Kulas replied with a smile. ”Now Iʼm really curious.”