Chapter 282: Yan Ying Enters the Divine Separation Realm

Chapter 282: Chapter 282: Yan Ying Enters the Divine Separation Realm

Besides one book titled *Sword of Time*, the next one had only three words on its cover—*Cause and Effect*.

And the one in Yan Ying’s hand also had only two words on its cover—*Yin Yang*.

Chu Fan immediately opened the book *Cause and Effect*. He could see all the words on the pages, but he didn’t recognize a single one.

That wasn’t all. As he turned the pages one by one, the words on each page transformed into specks of fluorescent light and flew into the space between his eyebrows.

This was what Chu Fan himself could see. To those standing beside him, it just looked like he was turning the pages. As for the words in the book, they couldn’t see a single one, no matter how close they stood.

He quickly finished the entire book. As he turned the final page and the last word flew into the space between his eyebrows, the book vanished from his hands and reappeared on the table.

’The books from the Nine-Layered Tower can’t be taken out?’

Whether that was true or not, Chu Fan decided to read the other book first. ’I’ll memorize it for now and practice after I get out.’

He recognized all the words in the book *Sword of Time*, but their meaning was exceedingly abstruse and difficult to comprehend.

Just like with the previous book, as he turned the pages one by one, the words on them transformed into fluorescent light and flew into the space between his eyebrows.

The same thing happened with Yan Ying beside him. As she opened the book in her hands, Chu Fan clearly saw specks of fluorescent light flying into the space between her eyebrows as well.

After Yan Ying turned the last page, her book returned to the tabletop. Then, a profound and mysterious force teleported all twelve of them outside of Moon Cang Mountain.

"What’s going on?" Yao Zhi asked in astonishment.

"Who the hell knows what’s going on!" Mo Fan, standing next to Yao Zhi, complained as he gazed toward the Nine-Layered Tower.

Chu Fan guessed they had probably obtained everything they could from the tower. Since he and Yan Ying had also received three books on the ninth floor, the Nine-Layered Tower must have automatically ejected them.

"I have a suggestion," Chu Fan proposed. "How long we can stay in this Secret Realm is up to fate anyway. Why don’t we find a quiet place and familiarize ourselves with the books, Cultivation and Martial Techniques you all got from the tower? Once you’ve got the hang of them, you’ll be more confident exploring other places on your own."

Everyone agreed with his proposal. In truth, his main intention was for Yan Ying to quickly begin her Cultivation of the Profound Yin Technique. After cultivating this Technique, she would no longer need to take those Elixirs, nor would she need to rest for two hours every so often.

And he himself wanted to study the two books he had obtained.

Of the twelve people who entered the Nine-Layered Tower, it was safe to say his gains were the greatest. Both *Sword of Time* and *Cause and Effect* were surely extraordinary texts.

Yao Zhi and the others tactfully took their leave, leaving just five of them. Chu Fan led them to a cave.

Inside the cave, the five of them each found a spot, sat down cross-legged, and began to look through the books they had received.

Chu Fan, however, closed his eyes and began to engage in Meditation.

He didn’t know what the book *Cause and Effect* was for, but as soon as he sat cross-legged on the ground and closed his eyes, his consciousness was involuntarily drawn into his Dantian.

He saw that above his Dantian, near the Juntian Mirror, a bright new star had appeared.

’Is that Cause and Effect?’

’Could that be the seed of the Law of Cause and Effect? Did I form a connection with this book because I had a minor epiphany about the Dao of Cause and Effect?’

This wasn’t just Chu Fan’s speculation. The moment his consciousness entered his Dantian and saw that star, his mind immediately turned to the Dao of Cause and Effect.

It was just as he thought: it was a seed of the Law of Cause and Effect. As long as this seed remained in his Dantian, any future epiphanies he had regarding the Dao of Cause and Effect would be twice as effective.

Compared to Cause and Effect, Chu Fan was more interested in the Sword of Time.

Although it was abstruse and difficult to understand, he only realized how powerful this Sword Technique was after he began his Meditation.

The Sword of Time was not a single Sword Technique, but rather a Dharma Gate that allowed one to execute Sword Techniques by manipulating time.

Speed was the eternal foundation pursued in a Cultivator’s Martial Techniques.

The faster the attack, the stronger the Combat Power.

Imagine two opponents drawing their swords at the same time. The other person’s sword has just left its sheath, while yours has already pierced the space between their eyebrows. No matter how brilliant their Sword Technique, what good is it if they have no time to use it?

The Dharma Gate from the book *Sword of Time* was precisely about utilizing time—even altering its flow—when drawing one’s sword.

For example, when you fight, time flows normally for you, but for your opponent, it flows much slower. In the blink of an eye for you, they might experience over a dozen moments, or even the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. How could anyone possibly fight against that?

Unfortunately, the book was simply too obscure and difficult to comprehend.

He meditated on it for three hours without making the slightest bit of progress, while the other four were causing one commotion after another, each bigger than the last.

Yan Ying, in particular, was making great strides. When cultivating the Profound Yin Technique, she didn’t need to discard her original Cultivation Technique and Cultivation level to start over. She could cultivate the Profound Yin Technique directly, and her new Cultivation would stack on top of her existing foundation.

After three hours, Yan Ying had not only learned the Profound Yin Technique, but had even broken through the bottleneck of the Soul Emergence Realm and stepped into the Divine Separation Realm.

The moment she opened her eyes, Chu Fan sensed the change and immediately saw that she had entered the Divine Separation Realm.

Chu Fan took out a Primordial Spirit Pill and an Integration Pill and handed them to her. "Take this Primordial Spirit Pill now. It will raise your Cultivation directly to the Tier Nine Peak of the Divine Separation Realm. The other one is an Integration Pill. Use your time here to gain some more combat experience. After a while, once your Divine Separation Realm is stable, you can take it and break directly into the Integration Realm."

"This... this is too valuable. I can’t accept it." Although Yan Ying was thrilled, she knew the value of these two Elixirs.

"Just take them. Why must there be such a clear line between us?" Chu Fan shot her a look and pressed the Elixirs directly into her hand.

"Do we... really not need a line between us?" Yan Ying asked shyly, clutching the Elixirs.

Chu Fan scratched his head awkwardly and said nothing.

"Where did you get such precious Elixirs? Not even our Celestial Dao Palace would have such heaven-defying Elixirs."

Yan Ying was telling the truth. Once one’s Cultivation reached the Divine Separation Realm, raising it even a single tier was incredibly difficult. An Elixir that could directly raise one’s Cultivation from Divine Seperation Realm Tier One to the Tier Nine Peak... if such an Elixir were to appear at an auction, you probably couldn’t buy it even for the price of an entire city.

The Integration Pill was even more precious. After one’s Cultivation reached the Divine Separation Realm, their lifespan would extend to three hundred years. Some people got stuck at the bottleneck of the Divinity Separation Realm Peak and could never break through in their entire lives.

"I happened to find them in some ancient ruins," Chu Fan said, naturally not telling the truth. The Juntian Mirror was his greatest secret. He had never told anyone about it, not Yan Ying, not even Yun Xi.

"Thank you!" Yan Ying said with sincere gratitude. She immediately swallowed the Primordial Spirit Pill and sat down cross-legged again.

Long Yinwen, who was off to the side, heard every word of their conversation. He was currently at the Peak of the Nascent Soul Realm and would soon enter the Soul Emergence Realm. With the resources of the Royal Family cultivating him, he would eventually enter the Divine Separation Realm as well. The temptation of those two Elixirs was unimaginable.

"Do you have any more of those Elixirs?" Long Yinwen asked.

"I can trade you other things for them. Just name your price," he added.

"My apologies, Your Highness," Chu Fan replied. "I only had two of those Elixirs. I took one myself, and I’ve already given the last one to her."

"Sigh..." Long Yinwen let out a long sigh.