"Fifth Princess, you can speak freely now?" I thought to myself in surprise.
Fifth Princess had never initiated a conversation with me before. If I hadn't used the Sleep Charm to ask her how to deceive people with the Tiger Kui Seal, she might not have come to my aid even if I were in danger this time.
"Yes! Once you open the Heavenly Bridge in your heart, you can communicate anytime?"
"The Heavenly Bridge in my heart? What is that? I've never heard of it before." My mind raced, recalling everything I had learned and seen, but I couldn't find any mention of a 'Heavenly Bridge in the heart'.
Fifth Princess remained silent for a long time, appearing in my mind with a contemplative expression. It was a strange yet wonderful sensation, as I realized I could peer into my own sea of consciousness.
This was something I had never been able to do before. According to the cultivation power levels, they were divided into several major realms: Initial Awareness, True Sight, Peering, Ascension, and the legendary Transcendence.
Each major realm was further divided into three minor stages: early, middle, and peak. My previous strength was at the middle stage of True Sight, which was equivalent to the minor accomplishment of innate true qi. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, I had directly reached the early stage of Peering, with a subtle tendency towards the middle stage. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to perceive Fifth Princess's demeanor within my sea of consciousness.
This made me even more curious about the 'Heavenly Bridge in the heart' she mentioned. What kind of bridge allowed me to leap over a realm overnight? When I first left my master to venture out alone, my master had said it would take at least three years to reach the Peering realm. Yet, not even three months had passed in total. I wondered how happy my master would be to hear this news.
If I encountered Hu Yuan again now, I would at least have a fighting chance. As for Hu Sixi, I still couldn't defeat him. I estimated that old fellow's strength had reached the Ascension realm, perhaps even beginning to peer into the extraordinary, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to fly through the air.
"Qingyun, I lied to you about one thing. I hope you won't blame me." Fifth Princess's words jolted me out of my reverie. She spoke very sincerely, her voice somewhat soft, as if she had committed a grave mistake.
"Lied to me? What is there to lie about? I have no money, no good looks. Tell me! I definitely won't blame you."
What a joke! Let alone one thing, even if she had lied to me about two or three things, what of it? After all, she saved my life last night and even increased my strength significantly. If possible, I'd prefer such 'lies' to happen more often, so I wouldn't have to cultivate slowly, but could directly reach Hu Sixi's level and then I'd show him!
"I turned you into the Tiger Kui Seal."
"The Tiger Kui Seal is the Tiger Kui Seal. I thought... you... what did you say? You turned me into the Tiger Kui Seal?" My head buzzed, as if I had been hit by a high-speed train, roaring.
Good heavens! What was the Tiger Kui Seal? A hot potato! I had finally managed to throw it away, and now I had become the Tiger Kui Seal in the blink of an eye. Was Fifth Princess joking with me?
I swallowed and cautiously questioned her in my mind. Fifth Princess's joke was not funny at all. Moreover, the Tiger Kui Seal was an inanimate object, and how could I, a living person, turn into it?
Seeing my disbelief, Fifth Princess sighed faintly in my sea of consciousness and said, "I'm not joking. I intended to use the Yin energy of the Half-Yin Realm to activate the Yin energy within your body for mutual balance. However, because the external Yin energy was exceptionally vast and I was too far away from you, there was a slight error in opening the heart bridge, which directly made you the bridge connecting the Half-Yin Realm and the outside world..."
The further Fifth Princess spoke, the softer her voice became, and the more I listened to her explanation, the colder my heart felt. Oh my god, wasn't this creating trouble?
I thought I had escaped the Tiger Kui Seal and could make money with ease, but instead, through a twist of fate, I had become the true Tiger Kui Seal, even more real than the inanimate object.
It turned out that the Tiger Kui Seal did not have a specific form. In other words, it was simply a coordinate that could open the Half-Yin Realm. It could be an inanimate object or a living person. It's just that generally, no one would implant the coordinate of the Half-Yin Realm on themselves, because no one could control the tearing force when the coordinate opened. It had always appeared in an inanimate form.
"So, the coordinate of the Half-Yin Realm has been connected to my heart? Then why don't I feel it?"
While questioning Fifth Princess with disbelief, I simultaneously peered into my own heart. It was beating with unusual strength, pumping blood to all parts of my body. There was no sign of any problem.
"That's because I've sealed it, so you can't find it. If you want to see it, I can open a gap for you to feel it?" As she spoke, Fifth Princess formed a hand seal. Instantly, my heart felt a chill, followed by incredibly complex patterns appearing on it, showing a faint silvery sheen. It disappeared after a flash.
"It hurts... it hurts... seal it quickly?"
The portal of the coordinate only appeared for a second, perhaps even less, but it made me feel as if I had been stripped naked and thrown into the Arctic for a year. The cold sensation on my heart made me feel as if all my blood circulation was blocked. If it had lasted any longer, I might have died on the spot.
After curling up on the ground for a while, I felt my body improve, and my numb consciousness began to function again. The first thing I did upon regaining clarity was to ask Fifth Princess if there was any way to remove it. I didn't want to carry such a ticking time bomb with me at all times; it was more dangerous than carrying the Tiger Kui Seal.
After all, if I carried the Tiger Kui Seal, at worst, someone would snatch it away, and I would only suffer some physical pain. But now, my heart had become the coordinate point of the Half-Yin Realm. If any Yin Bamboo Forest Yin energy leaked out one day, I would be frozen to death without any possibility of resistance.
Fifth Princess shook her head in my sea of consciousness, her face filled with guilt, and said, "I can't solve this for now. Perhaps when my father awakens, there will be a solution."
Hearing this, I really wanted to curse. What Fifth Princess or Eighth Princess you are, I am a healthy living person, without any illness or disaster, and suddenly a time bomb is installed on me. Who could accept this?
But what could I do if I couldn't accept it? Would scolding Fifth Princess solve the problem? If it could, I would definitely curse her out.
"Qingyun, actually, the Half-Yin Realm on you isn't necessarily a bad thing?"
Could it be a good thing instead of a bad thing? I retorted unhappily. Why don't you try having it on you?
As soon as I said that, I regretted it. When she saved my life, I wasn't like this. I had also agreed to Fifth Princess's help. Saying this now, I felt like I was crossing the bridge and burning it.
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"You don't need to explain, I understand what you mean. Don't worry, when my father awakens, I'll have him remove the portal. Take care of yourself..." The latter sentences were spoken quickly and urgently, with a hint of crying. Then, Fifth Princess's presence in my sea of consciousness disappeared. No matter how much I called out to her, she no longer replied.
Just as I was at a loss, a gloating voice came from my sea of consciousness.
"Silly blockhead, what a great thing it was, and you messed it all up."