Eternal Life Starts from Tai Chi

Chapter 376: Return to the Cyan Yuan Sect, the Precious Light

PHEW!

"I’m finally back!"

Yang Chan looked at his familiar study, a smile touching his lips as he began to relax.

No place made him feel more at ease than the Cyan Yuan Sect.

In that special space within Taiyin Heaven, he had been on edge the entire time, never getting a proper rest, constantly on guard against its dangers.

Even as he was leaving, he worried that the Void Passage wouldn’t lead him back to the Cyan Yuan Sect, but to some bizarre, unknown place instead.

But now, he could finally stop worrying. He could breathe a little easier.

’According to the refreshed Potential Points on the panel, seven days must have passed. I hope nothing unexpected happened.’

Before he had suddenly vanished from the study, the Floating Seal had caused a bit of a commotion. When the Maid came in, he had told her he was going into seclusion.

A seven-day seclusion wasn’t particularly strange. As long as no one came in to check on him, there shouldn’t be any problems.

But he hadn’t actually been in seclusion, so he wasn’t sure what had transpired.

Yang Chan wasn’t worried, though. After his Spiritual Power condensed into a Soul Body, his perception had grown much stronger.

He had already been sensing the situation in Yuanqing Courtyard. No unfamiliar auras had appeared, and there were no strange disciples standing guard outside his door.

All these signs gave him about seventy percent confidence that no one had discovered his sudden disappearance.

Back in his study, Yang Chan took out a Training Suit and threw all the clothes he was wearing into the space within the Profound Yin Hanging Bead.

In that special space, his clothes had been covered in filth, including the blood and grime that had seeped from his body when he activated the Essence Upper Embryo.

He had been injured during that immense pain, but the powerful recovery abilities of his Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill and other Health Cultivation Techniques had allowed his wounds to heal quickly.

His body showed little change, but his clothes were covered in stains that hadn’t been cleaned at all.

This was a liability. Although it was unlikely anyone knew he had entered Taiyin Heaven, or had even left his study, he still had to eliminate every trace.

He couldn’t reveal any clues, not even to his maids.

"Xiaomei, prepare some hot water. I want to take a hot bath!"

Yang Chan sensed the maid, Xiaomei, waiting just outside the study, clearly awaiting his orders.

In the past, whenever Yang Chan went into seclusion, he would arrange for people to wait outside. These maids worked in shifts, as they were ordinary people and couldn’t stand guard for long.

"Yes, Pharmacist Yang! Please wait a moment. Xiaomei will go heat the water right away!"

Outside, the maid Xiaomei perked up instantly upon hearing Yang Chan’s words, her drowsiness vanishing in a flash.

She naturally had to be on her best behavior in front of Yang Chan; it would be terrible if she were sent away.

"Also, have someone inform Han Bingyu to come see me. I need to speak with her."

Yang Chan added as Xiaomei was about to leave.

He sensed that Han Bingyu wasn’t in Yuanqing Courtyard. To find out what had happened over the past few days, he would have to ask her.

"Of course!"

The maid Xiaomei nodded quickly and hurried off.

She was extremely diligent.

Yang Chan pushed open the door and saw the bright sun. Its scorching rays shone down on him, and he found the feeling immensely comfortable.

Only after spending time in darkness could one truly appreciate how precious the light was!

That special space within Taiyin Heaven had been utterly sunless. The sky was perpetually gloomy, making it impossible to perceive the passage of time.

If not for the daily refresh of Potential Points on his panel, he wouldn’t have sensed the flow of time at all. That space was deathly still, enough to make one’s spirit wither.

As expected of the maid in charge of heating water, Xiaomei had the hot water ready for Yang Chan in no time.

In her words, the fire hadn’t gone out yet; she just had to add a few more logs to the embers to get the water boiling.

In the bathroom, Yang Chan soaked in the hot bath, to which he had also added the Dragon Bone Medicine Bath.

He’d had no such opportunity in that special space, so the 0.2 Daily Potential Point Collection had gone to waste.

Now that he was back, he naturally wouldn’t miss the chance.

Something like the Daily Potential Point Collection couldn’t be put off for too long, as unexpected things could always happen.

The incident with Taiyin Heaven was just one example; there were also times he might need to leave the Cyan Yuan Sect. Therefore, he had to build a good habit.

When the hot water was ready, the maid Xiaomei had coquettishly asked Yang Chan if he needed help scrubbing his back.

It was a tempting offer, but Yang Chan declined. He still had some marks on his body; he would think about it after they were completely gone.

Compared to pleasure, Yang Chan valued his secrecy more.

A moment of comfort was not worth risking his safety. Not a single trace could be left behind.

’Judging by the behavior of Xiaomei and the others, they probably don’t know I wasn’t in the study. But I can’t be sure about Princess Lan Yue and Han Bingyu. It might not matter much, but I should still test the waters.’

Soaking in the medicine bath, Yang Chan’s mind naturally went over any potential oversights.

His trip into Taiyin Heaven was extremely secret. As long as no one had personally witnessed his strange disappearance or sudden reappearance, they couldn’t have guessed what happened.

Yang Chan was quite confident on this point. With his perception, no one in the Cyan Yuan Sect could have spied on him without his knowledge.

When he had accidentally entered that special space in Taiyin Heaven, the Cyan Yuan Sect’s only Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster had been away from the sect. Now that he had returned, his spiritual perception was even stronger. Not even a Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster could hope to hide from him now.

He had already scanned the area in his Soul Body State and had not detected any Inner Masters near Yuanqing Courtyard, let alone anyone at the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster Realm.

’I also need to ask about the time, to see if the flow of time is the same in both worlds—or rather, if the panel’s time matches the time here!’

’According to the Black Dragon, Taiyin Heaven is a Little World that roams outside the Taiyu Divine Continent, so its time flow isn’t necessarily consistent with ours.’

Yang Chan knew very well that the rate of time’s passage could differ between worlds, and even the way it was counted could be different.

Because he couldn’t confirm the time in that special space within Taiyin Heaven, Yang Chan could only compare the panel’s time with the time that had passed here.

’I’ve also stored the Taiyin Order in the Profound Yin Hanging Bead. For now, I’ll just let it stay in there and gather dust!’

Thinking about this unexpected trip, Yang Chan felt that while the rewards had been significant, he disliked such events. An "accident" was, by definition, something outside of his control.

He was lucky this time, managing to escape unscathed and even gain some benefits. But there was no guarantee about the next time.

Yang Chan did not like to gamble his life on such uncertainties. To him, the moment you started gambling, things were no longer under your control, and that was a very bad situation to be in.

’As for opportunities... I’ll think about those again when I have absolute power!’

Soaking in the Dragon Bone Medicine Bath, Yang Chan leaned back comfortably.