When morning light pierced through the tent curtain, Ye Fan was just collecting the dregs of the final Star-Shattering Pill into a jade bottle. Rubbing his fingertips against the cool surface of the bottle, he could clearly sense the spiritual energy within his body surging through his meridians like a living thing—the power of the Early-Phase Heaven-Rifting Realm was more than three times that of the Star Shattering Realm. The green mountains within his Inner World were now detailed enough to reveal specific tree species, and the mist kicked up by waterfalls could even dampen his divine sense.
"Brother Ye?" Su Qingxue's soft voice came from outside the tent, carrying a hint of deliberately subdued hesitation. "Zhaoyue said you didn't sleep at all last night. Is something wrong after your breakthrough?"
Before her voice had even faded, the tent flap was lifted an inch, and four figures filed in. The silver bells at Su Qingxue's wrists chimed softly, and the celadon bowl in her hands was steaming. Lin Zhaoyue's Taichu Sword hummed at her waist, the ice crystals on the sword tassel reflecting the morning light. The Golden Gu in Chu Hongzhuāng's hair fluttered its wings, casting dappled shadows against her temples. Qin Wǎnshuāng was bound with a dark hair ribbon, her waist jade pendant still stained with the ink of a starmap—clearly having rushed straight over from the Stargazing Platform.
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