Chapter 00120: A Bit Too Excited
# A Bit Too Excited
Chapter 120
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 120: A Bit Too Excited
In just five days, Ding Huan had already reached the peak of the ninth level as a gene cultivator.
He wanted to build his gene foundation, but unfortunately, he had no clue where to start.
He knew that cultivation wasn't something to be rushed.
In his previous life, although his cultivation level wasn't high, he had spent a long time cultivating and had some experience.
So, Ding Huan didn't stubbornly continue to push for gene foundation building.
It was time to prepare to leave Earth.
Before leaving, he had a few things to do.
First, he needed to go to Yanjing to investigate the Yongtang Gene Company and the Qin family.
His father, Ding Baishan, had disappeared, and these two places were related to his disappearance.
Second, he needed to visit the human corridor defense line to kill the demon dragon and the giant ape.
Such powerful beings couldn't be left on Earth.
Third, he needed to visit the Qu family to ask Qu Yonghe to help forge a spear and to see Qu Yi.
He hoped to pass on the Nine Paths to Qu Yi.
Unfortunately, his trip to Kunlun Mountain hadn't yielded any good materials.
Without materials, he could only ask Qu Yonghe to find some himself to forge the spear.
Ding Huan suddenly thought of the war disc.
Could he possibly chip off a piece of material from it to forge a spear? Whether it worked or not, he had to try.
The only concern was that the war disc might be too hard to cut.
Ding Huan organized his belongings.
He didn't have much of value—just the ninth-level Great Eagle Owl's demon core and a piece of parchment...
Thinking of this, Ding Huan pulled out the star-shaped stone from his pocket.
It didn't look refined; in fact, it was quite rough.
What puzzled Ding Huan was why his divine sense couldn't penetrate it.
It wasn't because his divine sense hadn't materialized—he could penetrate other things with his divine sense.
Ding Huan examined the star-shaped stone carefully.
After confirming that his divine sense couldn't penetrate it, he placed it aside and slashed it with a wind blade. *Crack!* The wind blade left a white mark on the stone.
Despite his strength, the stone didn't crack.
Picking up the stone again, Ding Huan was now certain that this stone was extraordinary.
His wind blade could easily cut through steel, let alone ordinary stones.
Ding Huan tried to force his divine sense into the stone again, this time using the method Qi Xin Yue had taught him to fuse true essence with divine sense.
When Qi Xin Yue taught him the Divine Concealment Technique, she had combined spiritual power with mental energy using a divine formula.
Spiritual power was essentially the precursor to divine sense.
By directly fusing true essence with divine sense, Ding Huan could achieve the same effect of materializing his divine sense.
This time, Ding Huan fused true essence with his divine sense and immediately felt dense patterns within the stone.
He pushed his divine sense further, colliding with the dense patterns, and a powerful force rebounded.
Ding Huan felt a sharp pain in his head and spat out a mouthful of blood. *Damn it,* Ding Huan thought to himself.
The patterns he saw seemed similar to those on the Undying Spider and the Cosmic Guidance Orb from the Zhan Shen Continent.
Deep in his memory, Ding Huan had some knowledge of formations.
He vaguely sensed that these were formation patterns, though he didn't understand them at all.
Even without understanding, Ding Huan was certain that something was hidden behind these formation patterns in the star-shaped stone.
After resting for a long time, Ding Huan tried again, this time being more cautious and not using his full strength.
As expected, the rebounding force was much weaker.
After several attempts, Ding Huan noticed that each time he used his divine sense to attack the patterns, the rebounding force weakened slightly.
This discovery excited him, and he began repeatedly attacking the patterns inside the stone.
One time, two times...
After hundreds of attempts, Ding Huan was still relentlessly attacking the patterns.
The closer he got to uncovering the truth, the more excited he became.
He didn't even realize that his divine sense was nearing exhaustion.
Finally, when he overused his divine sense, his vision went black, and he passed out.
...
Qi Xin Yue had been practicing wind blade and fireball techniques outside and only returned to the Blue Star at night.
When she found Ding Huan lying pale on the ground, she rushed over to help him up.
After confirming that his breathing was normal, she sighed in relief.
Fortunately, Ding Huan had only overused his divine sense.
After massaging his acupoints for a while, he opened his eyes.
A faint fragrance and softness greeted Ding Huan as he opened his eyes to see Qi Xin Yue massaging the acupoint between his eyebrows.
He was lying in her arms.
"Xin Yue, I'm fine now. Thank you," Ding Huan said, trying to sit up to continue studying the star-shaped stone.
"Mm," Qi Xin Yue responded, letting go of him.
Only then did she realize how intimate their position had been.
Her face turned red, and she quickly helped Ding Huan sit up.
"Xin Yue, have you heard of divine patterns?" Ding Huan asked, changing the subject to ease her embarrassment.
Qi Xin Yue thought for a moment before replying, "My master once mentioned formation patterns. I'm not sure if divine patterns are the same as formation patterns."
"You know about formation patterns?" Ding Huan was pleasantly surprised.
Qi Xin Yue shook her head.
"I don't know much about them. I just know that formation patterns are created by powerful divine masters who understand the rules of heaven and earth. They carve patterns that resonate with these rules, giving them certain effects... The divine patterns on the Undying Spider probably have a similar effect, right?"
Resonating with the rules of heaven and earth? Ding Huan muttered to himself, thinking of the energy vein.
Spirit stones, spirit veins, Zhan Shen crystals, energy veins...
All these contained spiritual energy that cultivators could use.
The difference was that some had abundant spiritual energy, which seemed to deepen one's understanding of the Dao during cultivation.
Others had sparse spiritual energy, only useful for boosting cultivation.
Could it be that the things that deepen one's understanding of the Dao are connected to the rules of heaven and earth?
The more Ding Huan thought about it, the more he believed it was true.
He began using his divine sense to grind away at the patterns on the stone again.
In his mind, these were likely formation patterns.
As Qi Xin Yue had said, their purpose was to block him from uncovering the secrets within the star-shaped stone.
He didn't understand the rules of heaven and earth, but when he circulated his Luo Shi Scripture, it definitely contained a trace of the Dao's rules.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to use the Luo Shi Scripture to gather true essence, cleanse his meridians, and improve his cultivation.
The energy vein from the Zhan Shen Continent allowed him to understand the Luo Shi Scripture more clearly when cultivating on it.
This was probably his best source of spiritual energy.
This time, Ding Huan decided to sit on the energy vein and circulate the Luo Shi Scripture.
He treated the patterns on the stone as an acupoint that the Luo Shi Scripture had to pass through.
Each time the scripture circulated to that point, he gathered his divine sense to attack it.
Since the true essence in his body was already flowing during the circulation, he didn't need to fuse true essence with his divine sense again.
After the first cycle, Ding Huan noticed a clear difference.
First, he didn't feel the rebounding force from the patterns inside the stone.
Second, this attack seemed more effective than all his previous attempts.
He had guessed correctly—the patterns inside the stone were formation patterns connected to the rules of heaven and earth.
This discovery thrilled Ding Huan, and he continued his mission of grinding away at the formation patterns.
Time passed, and Qi Xin Yue, seeing Ding Huan so focused, didn't disturb him.
Old Six, who had a decent emotional intelligence, noticed that both Qi Xin Yue and Ding Huan were on the Blue Star.
It decided to build a resting spot on a tree branch nearby.
In its eyes, it had to please Ding Huan.
If Master Huan was satisfied, maybe he could help it develop a spiritual root.
If it barged into the Blue Star now and interrupted something private, it would be in trouble.
It had seen such things before on Qianluo Mountain.
If A Huang weren't so proud, countless beasts would be visiting his shabby hut every day seeking his favor.
The night passed quietly.
Ding Huan continued to use the Luo Shi Scripture's circulation to attack the patterns on the stone.
Qi Xin Yue wanted to tell him to rest, but she didn't know what he was doing and was afraid that stopping midway might cause problems.
All she could do was avoid disturbing him.
Stepping out of the Blue Star, Qi Xin Yue saw Old Six still sleeping in the distance and couldn't help but ask, "Old Six, why didn't you come onto the Blue Star last night?"
Old Six grinned, giving her a knowing look.
Qi Xin Yue was confused.
She hadn't interacted much with Old Six and didn't understand its lewd thoughts.
Seeing her confusion, Old Six skillfully pulled out paper and a pen from its pouch and wrote:
"Sister Xin Yue, no matter what you and Master Huan were doing inside, don't worry. I won't go in."
Qi Xin Yue finally understood and spat in disgust before walking away.
Old Six was shameless, making her face burn, but she didn't take it to heart.
The second and third days passed with Ding Huan tirelessly grinding away at the formation patterns.
Qi Xin Yue felt a bit heartbroken and could only place some roasted eagle owl meat beside Ding Huan for when he rested.
In truth, at Ding Huan's cultivation level, going without food for ten days wouldn't affect him much.
The eagle owl meat Qi Xin Yue brought went unnoticed by Ding Huan.
He felt that with just a bit more effort, he could break through the formation patterns.
He didn't understand formation patterns, but that didn't stop him from using the simplest method to grind them away.
*Crack!*
A sound only Ding Huan could hear echoed in his mind.
He was so excited he almost shouted out loud.
He seemed to see a vast space—was this what the formation patterns were hiding?
"Brother, are you okay?" Qi Xin Yue had been keeping an eye on Ding Huan and noticed his excitement.
She quickly came over to ask.
"Thank you, Xin Yue..."
Ding Huan's heart was surging with emotion.
He jumped up and hugged Qi Xin Yue tightly.
He vaguely thought of something, but he wasn't sure yet.
It was the concept of a dimensional space.
The excitement and disbelief made it hard for him to control himself.
Qi Xin Yue and Ding Huan had even seen each other's bodies before, and she hadn't minded.
But now, being hugged by Ding Huan, her entire body felt like it was on fire, and she went limp.
Ding Huan quickly realized his mistake and awkwardly let her go.
"Sorry, Xin Yue. I just discovered something that will be incredibly beneficial for my future. I got too excited," Ding Huan explained.
Qi Xin Yue's face was red, but she just nodded and said, "Mm."
(That's all for today's update.
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