A Night of Desperation-Chapter 568: knows two

"No more waiting, it’s pointless to stay here. Let’s head to the Floating City first!" Yu Hong said decisively.

"And then?"

"Then… we continue exploring. If we can find a place completely free from the Source Disaster, absolutely safe, we can solve all problems!" Yu Hong said in a deep voice.

Quan He remained silent.

She actually didn’t believe such a place existed.

But the Vitality Ship moving forward by itself brought them a trace of hope and expectation.

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Half an hour later, in the Floating City Universe.

In space filled with debris, the massive silver Floating City was surrounded by countless black spheres.

Each sphere was a conglomeration of countless Black Disaster Monsters, wrapped in black fog, continuously shedding sand-like monsters that swarmed towards the huge Floating City.

A layer of rhombus-shaped purple light screens appeared around the Floating City, piecing together like building blocks into an oval shape, blocking most of the monsters.

The remaining monster swarms entering through the gaps were blocked by dense silver spaceships floating inside, firing beams of light.

A silent war, judging from the floating debris, no one knew how long it had been ongoing.

There was a loud hiss.

In the distance of space, the back of a hemispherical black metal fragment suddenly revealed a large spread of color lines.

The color lines dispersed, revealing the dark silhouette of the Black Black Spirit inside.

"It’s already started!" Yu Hong stood at the window, looking towards the direction of the Floating City through the glass.

"Looks like it can still hold out. What should we do?" Quan He asked.

Yu Hong remained silent.

Rescuing people might not be safe for Yiyi and the others. Staying at the Floating City, they weren’t strong enough to fight, and with Ku Chan’s teacher taking care of them, their safety might be higher.

Moreover, rescuing people now, they wouldn’t be able to rush in.

At this scale, no doubt there’s a significant amount of space distortion and blocked instantaneous movement.

"We can’t do anything." Yu Hong replied. "Let’s go."

Ultimately, he decided to leave directly, sensing Ku Chan and his group’s status seemed fine.

As a powerful faction, the Floating City couldn’t be destroyed quickly;it could hold out for a while.

The Black Black Spirit didn’t stay and vanished again into the Wind Disaster.

But its direction was not Yu Hong’s command for free navigation, rather….

Time passed continuously.

During endless cultivation, Yu Hong and Quan He in the Black Black Spirit, after eating and drinking daily, returned to their rooms to cultivate. Unknowingly, March had arrived.

Silently, the Black Black Spirit kept moving towards the original position of the Mineral Star System.

Each time Yu Hong reacted swiftly, upon sensing something off, he immediately departed.

Entering the Isolation State didn’t trigger any monster attacks.

Yu Hong followed the Water Instrument Ball’s direction every few days.

He didn’t fully trust the Golden Line transmissions, still holding onto the last bit of hope.

Finally, after the twenty-first return search entering the vortex.

The pale yellow Mining Star reappeared in front of Yu Hong.

He stood by the glass window, at the moment of seeing the Mining Star, his hand instinctively clenched into a fist.

The Mining Star was surrounded by countless large black spheres.

These spheres were similar to those attacking around the Floating City, continuously shedding monster swarms from their surfaces.

But different from the Floating City, above the Mining Star, there was a dense black network of massive roots, spread across the starry sky.

The network of roots slowly tried to envelop the entire Mining Star;its speed was slow but exceptionally stable.

"Wasn’t the Mining Star supposed to be relocated?" Quan He appeared beside Yu Hong, watching the scene outside with concern.

"But it clearly hasn’t moved. Which side is real?"

Yu Hong didn’t respond;he wasn’t sure either.

If he believed the Golden Line transmissions, then everything visible now was fake. If it was real, then the previous Golden Lines were fake.

Yu Hong silently watched the cosmic battle, where countless monsters approaching the Mining Star were blocked by a golden net, turning into golden torches and disintegrating into ashes.

On the flashing golden net, one could vaguely see the giant figure of Feng Xuezi, holding Golden Light, his face stern.

His body was almost half the size of the Mining Star, mostly hidden, only revealing momentarily when the golden net appeared.

Yu Hong controlled the safe house, trying to get closer to observe the situation.

But Feng Xuezi seemed to sense something.

His stern expression relaxed, glancing towards the Black Black Spirit, seemingly detecting it.

Then he smiled, waving his hand to signal Yu Hong to leave quickly.

"It’s safe here, let’s go. I’ll find you and bring you back when everything is resolved. Be good."

A vague voice echoed in the safehouse.

Yu Hong didn’t speak. He remained silent for a moment, just taking one last look at Feng Xuezi’s massive figure, and the huge tree web above that covered the sky, then decisively activated the safehouse, drilled into the Wind Disaster Color Line, and disappeared.

In the Wind Disaster.

Quan He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but remained silent.

Before long, the two returned to the City of No Light.

"Senior." Yu Hong stopped the safehouse, stood up, and bowed.

"Did you go back?" Su Dan asked.

"Yes."

"Have you given up?"

"....." Yu Hong was silent for a while, then described what he had just seen.

"Senior, could you help me discern which side is real?"

"What you saw later was false. When you first returned, there was a strong Heart Disaster aura on you." Su Dan replied.

"Then why...?" Yu Hong was stunned.

"You mean why did your master uncle let you go?" Su Dan replied, "It’s simple because he is indeed Feng Xuezi. Everything the Heart Disaster manifests is true. He is Feng Xuezi, so what he did is what Feng Xuezi would do. So, whether true or false, they all hope you don’t return, understand?"

"...." Yu Hong and Quan He were speechless.

"They probably aren’t dead yet. You shouldn’t be sad now but should think about how to make quick progress to go back and help." Su Dan reminded. "What are your plans next? Do you want to stay here with me? After all, you currently lack nothing, right?"

"City of No Light... isn’t it dangerous?" Yu Hong frowned.

"Don’t you have a safehouse? As long as you don’t recklessly intrude into the core area, it’s not dangerous. Plus, I can remind you in time, so it’s not a big problem." Su Dan said.

"Alright. Then I’ll trouble you, Senior." Yu Hong also wanted to learn more about the secrets of various fields from Su Dan.

From now on, it seems that Su Dan’s Realm energy level may be higher than Golden Immortal. He can evaluate their master uncle from a higher and superior perspective. Such a level may only be possessed by a Heavenly Venerate...

Yu Hong suspected that Su Dan was actually a Heavenly Venerate trapped in the City of No Light.

"Stop guessing. I am not a Heavenly Venerate. What I am is not important. Besides the voice, I can’t do anything now." Su Dan seemed to have guessed Yu Hong’s thoughts.

"Aren’t you starting Nascent Soul? Next is Micro. Do you mind if I look at the cultivation method from Qinghe Mountain?"

"If it doesn’t involve specific cultivation methods, I don’t mind." Yu Hong actually hadn’t heard his master ask for secrecy. The basic cultivation techniques of Qinghe Mountain, even if spread out, wouldn’t be practiced by many people. After all, most people cannot sense both parts of heaven and earth to absorb vitality, only sensing Human Vitality.

And simply practicing Human Vitality without unique resources like the Life Well of Qinghe Mountain would externally appear to be a path of Demon Path cultivation that destroys life.

He then carefully explained the basic cultivation techniques through spiritual transmission.

"This cultivation technique is quite overbearing... plundering external items to supplement oneself. Your sect is probably a major Demon Path sect?" Su Dan said speechlessly.

"Senior, you’re mistaken. My Qinghe Mountain was one of the larger Mystical Sects at the time, a major faction in the Righteous Path." Yu Hong had read classical books and had some understanding of the situation at that time.

"Given your cultivation techniques, what would you do during resource shortages?" Su Dan asked.

Yu Hong remained silent.

"See, but no wonder your Heavenly Venerate could resist Source Disaster for so long and the formations laid down could persist for so many years. Such means are essentially like a scorched-earth policy. Your Source Disaster absorbs and destroys living beings, right? So, first, absorb all living beings, equating to forcibly aggregating all life force to collectively resist Source Disaster." Su Dan pointed out the key incisively.

"Senior...." Yu Hong showed an expression of helplessness.

"Alright, alright, let’s not talk about it. But I bet your sect was certainly a target for everyone at that time." Su Dan laughed, "Alright, your current issue is how to enter the Micro level of the primary cultivation technique, right?"

Yu Hong nodded.

"Exactly, I’ve been exploring for a long time but can’t find any clues...."

"Such a long time? Others in Nascent Soul close themselves off for decades. You’ve been exploring for just a few months?" Su Dan interrupted.

"Micro means observing and contacting finer things. What you need to do first is make yourself finer. So, observe yourself, find the basic units of your spiritual power and consciousness, that’s your first step. Didn’t your master say this?"

"He did. Master Yu Xuezi even gave me a small magic skill to observe the smallest units of oneself." Yu Hong replied.

"And you still can’t do it?"

"No clues...." Yu Hong said helplessly.

"Your comprehension is not good... How did you reach this level? Your comprehension is at the mortal level." Su Dan was speechless.

"...." Yu Hong was again speechless.

"Comprehension isn’t just about having strong spiritual power, fast reaction, or enhanced memory. If so, mechanical civilization’s robots would be much stronger in spiritual power, have reaction speeds beyond light speed, and have whatever memory capacity desired. Wouldn’t such entities be invincible?" Su Dan said.

"Then what exactly is comprehension?"

"It’s Spirit Light." Su Dan answered.

"Spirit Light?"

"It’s a spark from the essence of your Life Evolution, illuminating a bit of external content needed for evolution. The instant it is illuminated is the moment of your enlightenment." Su Dan explained deeply.

"Since each life’s evolution differs, Spirit Light naturally varies. To enhance your comprehension, you need to fully recognize and accept yourself. Then you can capture the fleeting Spirit Light from the deepest self."

Hearing this, Yu Hong seemed thoughtful.

From the beginning, he was driven to exhaustion by Source Disaster. Now settled, he finally had the chance to look back.

As Su Dan said, he was just an ordinary person. Without the Black Mark, he might never have met Quan He.

Accepting and recognizing oneself?

So, what kind of person is he?