Two months later.
August 15th.
Night.
"August 15th of that year, Apricot Garden, Qujiang Pond.
August 15th of this year, Yapu Sand Head Aquarium.
Where is my hometown? How many full moons do I see in the southeast?
Yesterday the wind blew and no one knew. Tonight the light is as clear as in the past. "
On the deck of the wooden boat, Ye Fan sat on the floor, holding a jug of wine in his hand. He recited Bai Juyi's famous poem while occasionally taking a sip of wine.
Baihu quietly lay beside Ye Fan, occasionally raising her head to look at Ye Fan.
Today was August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival. It was the day when the moon was full and it was also his birthday.
Twenty years ago today, his father Ye Kong used ten years of his life to save him from the wrath of the heavens.
At this time in the past, the Ye residence would be decorated with lanterns and banquets. It would be lively for him, the eldest grandson of the Ye family.
His father Ye Kong would personally cook a bowl of longevity noodles for him. There was only one strand of longevity noodles, but it was thin and long, filling the bowl. It symbolized longevity, peace, riches and luck.
Now that he was in the enemy's camp, hiding his identity and being alone, who would remember his birthday and make him a bowl of longevity noodles?
Ye Fan looked at the bright, golden full moon in the sky and thought of his wife who was lying in the ice coffin with an incomplete soul. His relatives who lived in Mongolia, Ye Fan felt a sense of loneliness that he had never felt before.
In these two months, on one hand, he cultivated and recovered his spiritual energy every day. On the other hand, he also had to use a portion of his spiritual energy to treat Akatsuki's internal injuries. In addition, he also had to search for the location of the divine cauldron on the sea during the stormy nights.
Now that his spiritual energy had completely recovered, Akatsuki's injuries were also eighty percent better under the nourishment of his pure spiritual energy. However, he still could not find the whereabouts of the divine cauldron.
The East Sea was really too big. Adding on the occasional storm, finding the location of the divine cauldron was not as easy as he thought.
Today was the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. The full moon was like a mirror, the moon was bright and the stars were shining brightly. Not only was it the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was also his birthday. It was also the best time for him to practice the Proud Moon Heavenly Scripture.
At this time, the night had just fallen, and Ming Yue was still above the sea. Ye Fan had to wait until midnight, when the full moon hung high in the sky and the Ling Qi was at its peak. It was the best time to cultivate the Proud Moon Heavenly Scripture.
He didn't know how powerful the Proud Moon Heavenly Scripture's first level, 'Crescent Moon Chapter' would be. Ye Fan thought to himself.
"Born on the sea, Ming Yue, we share this moment in the world.
Lovers are resentful of the distant night, and yearn for each other at night.
When the candlelight is extinguished, the pitiful light fills the room.
I can't bear to give it to you, and I'm still dreaming about it. "
Just as Ye Fan was thinking, Akatsuki's voice came from the sky.
Ye Fan smiled and looked up at the sky.
In the air, Akatsuki's red clothes fluttered, and her long hair danced in the wind. Under the bright moonlight, she looked like Chang 'e in the moon.
She held a food box in her hand, and lightly floated down in front of Ye Fan.
"I really couldn't tell that you can recite Tang poems." Ye Fan said to Akatsuki with a smile.
"You think you're the only one who can recite it." Akatsuki said with a smile and sat down next to Ye Fan.
After the matter with Long Zhijie, the relationship between the two of them became a lot closer. Joking with each other was already a common occurrence.
"Your five viscera have just recovered, so don't use your Ling Qi." Ye Fan turned his head and said to Akatsuki.
"I have already recovered, so don't worry." As Akatsuki spoke, she took out a few snacks from the food box beside her and placed them next to Ye Fan. "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Try the mooncakes I made for the first time and see if they suit your taste."
"You made this?" Ye Fan reached out and picked up an exquisite mooncake from the plate as he asked Akatsuki.
The mooncake's patterns were exquisite, and the patterns and the word 'Fu' on it were all in the style of the Great Ming Dynasty.
"That's right." Hongji looked at Ye Fan with her beautiful eyes. "We don't have mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Japan. I've seen how this food looks like and how to make it in a book. This time, I spent half a day and only managed to make five. You eat three, and Xiao Zhao two. "
Akatsuki said as she put down the food box. She picked up Baihu, took a mooncake, and placed it next to Baihu's mouth.
Baihu had never rejected any of the food made by Akatsuki. When she saw such beautiful and exquisite food, she immediately ate it with relish.
Ye Fan smiled and took a bite of the mooncake in his hand.
The mooncake was fragrant, sweet, and soft. Its fragrance lingered in his mouth, and it was very appetizing.
As he ate the fragrant mooncake, Ye Fan's eyes became a little moist.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, his birthday, there were still people who wanted to specially make mooncakes from his hometown for him to eat. This made his heart feel like it had been splashed with snow, and it was a warm feeling.
"Is it good?" Akatsuki looked at Ye Fan, who was wolfing down the mooncake, and asked with a smile.
"Mhmm." Ye Fan nodded.
"Eat slowly, no one is fighting with you." Akatsuki smiled.
"You want one too?" Ye Fan picked up a mooncake and handed it to Akatsuki.
"I actually made a total of seven mooncakes." Akatsuki smiled as she pushed away the mooncake that Ye Fan handed to her. "However, I failed to make two of them, so I ate them in the kitchen. You can have them."
"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day of reunion. How can eating alone be considered a holiday?" Ye Fan said as he stuffed the mooncake into Akatsuki's hands. "Let's eat together."
The word "reunion" that Ye Fan mentioned warmed Akatsuki's heart.
The Mid-Autumn Festival's reunion referred to family.
Ye Fan had already subconsciously treated her as family.
"Mm." Yue Hongji nodded. She placed the mooncake near her mouth under the veil and took a small bite.
"I'm going out to cultivate in a bit. Help me take care of Xiao Zhao." Ye Fan said to Akatsuki as he ate the mooncake.
"You're going out to cultivate?" Akatsuki turned to look at Ye Fan. "Where are you going?"
Ye Fan pointed to the sky. "Above the clouds."
Cultivating the Proud Moon Heavenly Scripture was no small matter. He had to find a very safe place where he wouldn't be distracted.
Besides the Soaring Cloud Cave on Feng Ming Mountain, the best place for him to cultivate was above the clouds.
That place was quiet and safe, and no one would come to disturb him. More importantly, it was closest to the full moon, so it would be able to absorb the spiritual energy of the moon!
"Mhmm." Akatsuki nodded.
Four hours passed in the blink of an eye.
At this time, Ming Yue was hanging high in the sky, and the moonlight was pouring down. A few Auspicious Clouds were gently floating beside the golden full moon, making it seem quiet and ancient.
"Hong Ji, I'm leaving." Ye Fan looked at the full moon in the sky and said to Akatsuki who was holding Baihu.
"Mhmm." Akatsuki replied.
"I've already laid down a spiritual energy barrier on this ship. Before I come back from cultivating, you and Xiao Zhao should stay on the ship. Don't go anywhere." Ye Fan warned Akatsuki.
Caution is the parent of safety. This was a good habit that Ye Fan had developed.
Long Zhijie had told him before that both the righteous and evil sects were paying attention to him. Some wanted to kill him, and some wanted to obtain his strength.
At this time, he had already treated Akatsuki and Baihu Xiao Zhao as his family. When he wasn't by their side, he had to think of a way to ensure their safety.
Only the heavens knew if someone would take advantage of his absence to kidnap Xiao Zhao and Akatsuki to threaten him.
Although this was Matsumoto Takeyoshi's territory, and experts were everywhere, so it was impossible for someone to take advantage of Xiao Zhao and Akatsuki. However, as the saying goes, it's better to be safe than sorry.
He was already under the control of Matsumoto Takeyoshi because of his wife's soul.
If Xiao Zhao and Akatsuki fell into the hands of others, then he would fall in the same place twice.
"Don't worry, I will take good care of the two of us." Akatsuki said to Ye Fan.
"Okay, I'm leaving." Ye Fan said, and his figure instantly disappeared.
A large group of Auspicious Clouds suddenly appeared in the sky, and quickly flew towards the east …
High up in the sky, Ye Fan urged the Auspicious Clouds under his feet to fly for five hundred li before stopping.
This place was already close to the center of the East Sea. Within a radius of a few hundred li, other than the sound of the waves, it was completely silent.
This is it.
Ye Fan thought in his heart, and sat cross-legged on top of the clouds.
"Hu …" Ye Fan took a few deep breaths, and began to concentrate, eliminating all distracting thoughts.
The most taboo when cultivating was to be impatient and have distracting thoughts. Ye Fan was very clear on this point.
He who had already cultivated two levels of the Mysterious Sky Secret Technique was already very familiar with the preparations before cultivating.
After the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Ye Fan's heart was like still water, and all thoughts were empty.
Seeing that he had entered the state of nothingness, Ye Fan began to cultivate according to the mantra recorded in the Proud Lunar Heavenly Scripture.
Similar to how the Mysterious Sky Secret Technique required one to first open the Baihui acupoint on the top of the head, the Proud Lunar Heavenly Scripture also required one to open a large acupoint. However, this acupoint was not the Baihui acupoint on the top of the head, but the Tan Zhong acupoint in the middle of the chest!
The Mysterious Sky Secret Technique required pure Yang energy to enter from the Baihui acupoint on the top of the head, and follow the meridians throughout the body before gathering in the Qi Sea. Compared to the Mysterious Sky Secret Technique, the Proud Lunar Heavenly Scripture was the complete opposite!
First, open the Tan Zhong acupoint on the chest, and direct the energy from the moon directly into the Qi Sea under the Tan Zhong acupoint! Then, let the energy from the Qi Sea flow to the meridians throughout the body!
Compared to the Mysterious Sky Secret Technique, this supreme mantra created by Eldritch was much simpler and more direct, and much more arrogant!
* Weng * As Ye Fan completely opened the Tan Zhong acupoint on his chest, two rays of light, one gold and one silver, shot out from his chest!
These two rays of light came from Ye Fan's Qi Sea under the Tan Zhong acupoint. The light was resplendent and dazzling!
At this time, Ye Fan had already used his mental power to temporarily transfer all the spiritual energy from his body out of the Qi Sea, and stored it in the meridians throughout his body. In the Qi Sea, there were only two Inner Cores left.
Since the Proud Lunar Heavenly Scripture was to directly transfer the new spiritual energy into the Qi Sea, then the Qi Sea had to be completely vacated in order to accommodate the new spiritual energy!
As for the two Inner Cores in the Qi Sea, Ye Fan did not dare to rashly transfer them away. He did not know how strong the new spiritual energy would be, but in the current situation where there was no spiritual energy in the Qi Sea, the two Inner Cores could act as a buffer against the new spiritual energy, so that the Qi Sea would not be damaged by the new energy!
Having said that, other than the Qi Sea, Ye Fan did not have any other place to store the two Inner Cores.
At this time, his meridians were already filled with the spiritual energy from the Qi Sea. If he transferred the two Inner Cores into his meridians, it would definitely affect the flow of the new spiritual energy in his meridians. Once the new spiritual energy was blocked, it would inevitably cause his meridians to expand and explode, and he would die on the spot!
Leaving the two Inner Cores in the Qi Sea was the safest method.
After vacating the Qi Sea and opening the Tan Zhong acupoint, Ye Fan began to close his eyes and concentrate. He silently recited the incantation, preparing to guide the new spiritual energy into his body!
* Weng * As soon as he finished reciting the incantation, Ye Fan suddenly felt countless rays of golden light shining down from the top of his head. His tightly closed eyes were illuminated by the golden light!
He opened his eyes and raised his head to look.
Who would have thought that when he did not look, he would be so shocked that he sucked in a breath of cold air, and his pupils instantly contracted!
The huge golden Ming Yue had already arrived directly above his head, and the ten thousand rays of golden light had already completely enveloped him!
Since he was young, he had never seen such a huge full moon!
* Shua *
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