Why is it said that the sky was torn open?
It is because a hole appeared in the sky, a huge hole.
Visible even to the naked eye, countless milky white gases poured down, eventually merging into the air and disappearing without a trace.
Ordinary people did not know what was happening, but cultivators were overjoyed, for this was the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, spiritual energy so dense it was visible to the naked eye.
As the spiritual energy spread, all things in heaven and earth slowly began to change. First, people discovered that the plants around them began to grow wildly, and the fish in the water grew much larger.
Of course, there was also the little koi fish whose appetite plummeted. She was now satisfied by merely drinking water and breathing, but that's a digression.
However, humans, completely unaware, even fell into a frenzy, with all sorts of opinions flooding the internet.
Most people believed this was the arrival of a new opportunity, and the large hole in the sky was a passage to another world, a world undoubtedly full of resources waiting for humanity to exploit and claim.
Those who thought so naturally acted upon it. Not only many private organizations but also many countries used flying vehicles to soar into the sky, investigating the immense hole.
Then they discovered that the hole, though seemingly in the sky, was actually like a reflection in water, impossible to enter.
Of course, some countries and organizations that knew the truth had already begun to secretly gather special personnel to travel to that world, serving as the first batch of exploratory humans.
They, too, harbored the ambition of seizing resources and claiming land, seemingly forgetting the threat of monstrous beasts.
Only when one has suffered can one learn to cherish.
Although Liu Nanfeng knew the terror of monstrous beasts, he was weak and his words fell on deaf ears.
Since that was the case, it was better to use the spiritual energy tide to improve his own strength and protect those he cared about.
As for why a hole appeared in the sky, it was because the Tide finally found all the Sky Gate Stone Tablets, and the complete inscription on the Sky Gate Stone Tablet was "Southern Heavenly Gate," the Southern Heavenly Gate from mythological stories.
Many times, mythological stories were not fabricated but evolved from existing foundations. Although they had changed greatly over countless years, some traces still remained.
The Southern Heavenly Gate was the gate from the mortal realm to the heavens. It was impossible to open such a large gate by itself. However, the Tide, by some unknown means, opened such a massive "gate" in the sky, directly channeling the spiritual energy tide into the mortal realm.
But it was a gate to the heavens, and ordinary people could not enter. Only cultivators could pass through that gate to enter the Heavenly Palace, which was the Great Wilderness in Ren Yang's memory.
The Great Wilderness was boundless and immensely vast, truly rich in resources, but also incredibly dangerous.
Weak humans entering without permission were practically offering snacks to the monstrous beasts of the Great Wilderness, feeding them automatically.
"What's going on with this world?" Song Haitang placed a flower into a vase.
It was a red rose, but as large as a bowl, exquisitely beautiful, perfect, and without a single blemish.
In the past, it would have been very difficult to find such a rose amidst a multitude of flowers, but now they were everywhere, all vibrant, and immense.
In the past, even with proper preservation measures, after two or three days, wilting would still occur. But now, even if left anywhere casually, they would retain their original freshness for days.
"Some experts on the internet say it's because the air is filled with a vitality factor. This factor not only promotes plant growth but also promotes human cell repair, etc. You know, my lower back used to ache after standing for a long time, but now it's much better," Xu Xinyi chimed in.
"You believe the experts' nonsense. I heard someone say this is called the resurgence of spiritual energy, and a great era is about to begin," Hong Xiumin immediately retorted upon hearing that.
"Haha, the resurgence of spiritual energy? Then are you going to cultivate immortality?" Xu Xinyi burst into laughter. This saying was actually quite popular online, especially among young people, but she didn't really believe it.
"Alas, but business has been much worse recently," Song Haitang said.
As she spoke, she continuously rubbed the back of her neck with her hand and kept looking back in confusion.
She said this because fewer people had been coming to the shop in recent days, and even takeout orders had decreased significantly.
"That's only natural. I used to get sleepy after midnight, but now I feel like I have endless energy all day long. If I'm like this, aren't others too? So who would buy coffee?"
Xu Xinyi said this while looking somewhat puzzled at Song Haitang's strange behavior.
Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "Haitang, what are you doing? Did you sleep funny?"
"No, I just feel a chill on the back of my neck, and I always feel like someone is watching me from behind," Song Haitang said, full of confusion.
Xu Xinyi: ...
Hong Xiumin: ...
Can't we have a normal conversation? The once empty coffee shop suddenly became extremely quiet, and an atmosphere of fear spread among them, even causing them to hold their breath.
The more frightened and terrified they became, the more the silence persisted, until a dinging sound broke the stillness.
"Ah..."
The three of them screamed in unison.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Su Jinxiu," who had just come in from outside, was startled and thought something had happened.
Song Haitang and the other two breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that it was "Su Jinxiu" who had entered.
Seeing their pale faces, "Su Jinxiu" became even more bewildered.
"What's wrong?" Liu Nanfeng, who followed behind, also pushed the door open and entered.
"Nothing."
The three of them felt a bit embarrassed and didn't dare to explain the reason.
"Strange."
"Su Jinxiu" glanced at the three of them suspiciously.
Then she said, "By the way, business has been bad these past few days. I'm planning to close the shop for a couple of days. You don't need to come tomorrow."
"Huh?"
The three were surprised by her words, but they didn't show any joy at the prospect of a holiday.
Instead, they became worried.
"What's wrong? Why do you have such expressions? You're not happy to be given time off?"
The three exchanged glances. Finally, Xu Xinyi asked, "Boss, um... you're not thinking of closing because business is bad, are you?"
If the coffee shop really closed, they wouldn't find a job with such good treatment and light work.
"Su Jinxiu" seemed to realize something then and chided, "What nonsense are you talking about? Does it sound like the shop has ever had good business?"
"Uh..."
The three were speechless.
"The shop hasn't made ends meet any month? The little money earned isn't even enough to pay your salaries. I opened this shop not to make money, so you don't need to worry about closing due to bad business or anything."
"Boss is so generous..."
The three were finally beaming with smiles.
The reason for the two-day break was that the real Su Jinxiu was about to give birth, and her due date was within these few days.
By the time the coffee shop reopened, Liu Nanfeng would officially be promoted to dad.
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