Su Yao slowly awoke from her meditative state, feeling her Spiritual Power flowing smoothly through her meridians like a babbling brook. Her deep practice over the past few days had brought a slight improvement to her cultivation. She stretched, and as the sunlight spilled onto her face through the window, she knew a new day had begun.
The campus remained bustling, with the laughter of students echoing in her ears, yet Su Yao keenly sensed something amiss. A subtle, mysterious, and unfamiliar ripple of Spiritual Energy seemed to permeate the air—one unlike any she had felt before. She frowned, her heart growing guarded.
"Su Yao!" a familiar voice called out. Su Yao turned to see Lin Yu walking briskly toward her. Having spent this time following Su Yao, Lin Yu had been exposed to some knowledge of cultivation; although he had not yet crossed the threshold himself, his perception of Spiritual Energy had become much sharper than that of an average person. "I feel like something is wrong at school today," Lin Yu said, lowering his voice as he reached her.
Chapter 28