Chapter 104: Targeted by Heaven and Earth

Chapter 104: Chapter 104: Targeted by Heaven and Earth

Su Han didn’t know if his ancestor’s Divine Soul fragments were connected to the internet, but he remained skeptical of the Ancestor’s insistence that he was completely kaput.

Naturally, the Ancestor had no idea what Su Han was thinking.

After offering his explanation and seeing Su Han’s doubtful expression, the Ancestor let out a long sigh.

"Ah, my boy, your ancestor’s time is running out..."

Su Han: "..."

’You just said that a moment ago.’

Ignoring Su Han’s speechless expression, the Ancestor adopted a grave and earnest tone.

"You still remember the warning I gave you before, don’t you?

I don’t know where you learned the Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace, but I’m warning you again: if you can’t complete this Fragmented Technique, you can forget about ever stepping into the Celestial Human Realm in this lifetime..."

As he spoke, the Ancestor subconsciously glanced at Su Han.

And then...

"Huh? Your realm... why can’t I see through it?"

Su Han paused for a moment, then deactivated the Heaven-Deceiving Concealment Technique. "Perhaps you’ve been dead for too long, and your old eyes are getting a bit dim.

Why don’t you take another look?"

The Ancestor suspiciously sized him up again before nodding in satisfaction, a hint of bewilderment still in his eyes.

"Not bad! You’ve already reached Perfection in the Spirit Platform Realm after just a few months. While there’s still a certain gap compared to me in my prime, you’re countless times more outstanding than those so-called geniuses."

After the praise, the Ancestor continued, "But remember, as profound as the Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace is, it is ultimately not tolerated by the heavens and the earth.

If you can’t obtain the complete technique, you will be stuck at the Immortal Platform Realm for the rest of your life.

Back in my day, I only managed to get a Fragmented Technique and had to watch as the complete version was destroyed. I don’t know if a complete Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace technique still exists in this world.

If you want to complete the Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace, you can go to the valley where I found the Fragmented Technique all those years ago.

That valley is in Central State’s Void... Holy shit!"

Before he could finish the name, the Ancestor suddenly cursed, and his figure began to dissipate at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As Su Han watched, the Ancestor opened his mouth several times but couldn’t utter another word.

Stunned, Su Han subconsciously activated the Heaven-Deceiving Concealment Technique.

The suppressive force could no longer find its target, yet it lingered, refusing to retreat.

Su Han frowned. Just as he was wondering if there was any way to resolve the situation, he suddenly felt a finger touch the spot between his eyebrows.

In a daze, Su Han’s consciousness began to be pulled out of this golden world.

At the same time, the Ancestor’s voice echoed in his ear.

"That place is in Void Mountain, in the part of Central State bordering the Eastern Divine Continent..."

The voice faded away. As his vision cleared, Su Han saw Su Yi standing before him with a slight frown.

Her right hand was raised, her index finger touching the spot between his eyebrows.

Her head was tilted slightly upward, gazing at the sky, her eyes... seemingly shimmering with light.

"Ahem."

Although Miss Su’s fingers were slender, fair, and pleasantly cool to the touch, Su Han still spoke up to let her know he was fine now.

Her gaze shifted from the sky, and Miss Su glanced at him.

"I’m fine now, thank you."

Miss Su nodded. "Mm."

Su Han froze, subconsciously looking up...

The sky was a clear, cloudless blue, with no sign of any strange phenomena.

"You... you can talk?"

Miss Su thought for a moment, then gently shook her head.

A sense of disappointment welled up in Su Han’s heart. He still had so many questions for her, but alas...

It was just that, he felt that though only a few days had passed, Miss Su seemed slightly different compared to when they first met.

After putting away the Ancestor’s Tomb Raider Notes and instructing Su Xiao’Er to have someone clean up the ashes from the burned tree, Su Han returned to his room.

Sitting at his desk and looking at the Tomb Raider Notes handwritten by the Ancestor, Su Han fell into deep thought.

The Ancestor had said he discovered the Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace in a place called Void Mountain, in the region of Central State bordering the Eastern Divine Continent.

He vaguely recalled the Ancestor’s autobiography also mentioning that he was born in a prosperous land in Central State and herded cattle in his youth in the Gorge of Void Mountain.

So... that raised a question.

’Is Void Mountain just a description of a mountain, or is the mountain’s actual name Void Mountain?’

’And Gorge... is the valley’s name actually Gorge, or is "gorge" just a descriptor?’

The Ancestor hadn’t made it clear. He’d just have to wait for the old man to pop out and act up again to ask him.

Still, although the Ancestor could still act up and seemed quite cheerful, his situation appeared to be anything but.

’Putting aside whether the Ancestor is truly dead or not, even as a soul fragment... it seems the Will of Heaven and Earth has no intention of letting him go.’

As he thought about this, casually flipping through the Tomb Raider Notes in his hand, Su Han secretly made a decision.

He’d unexpectedly encountered his ancestor, who was supposedly dead yet still popped out to scare people, but instead of getting answers, he was left with even more questions.

Therefore... it seemed a trip to the Imperial Mausoleum was unavoidable.

’It doesn’t matter if the Ancestor is really dead or just faking it.’

’If a mischievous combination of a Divine Thought Memory and a Residual Soul can pop out of a book he left behind, surely I can find some trace of him in the Imperial Mausoleum, right?’

’I need to ask him whether ’Void Mountain’ and ’Gorge’ are proper names, or if they just refer to some random mountain and valley.’

’And... the matter of the Reincarnation Coffin. I only heard the Ancestor’s brief summary and didn’t even get a chance to ask about it before he croaked again.’

"Sigh... What a headache."

Heaving a long sigh, Su Han reflected that... whether in his past life reading novels or in his current life’s personal experience, what he hated most were small secrets that were cut off halfway through, or big secrets that were only hinted at with no follow-up.

’If you’re going to say something, just say it all at once! Making people take wild guesses and try their luck... how long would that take?’

’Authors who write cliffhangers really do deserve to have razor blades mailed to them!’

As his thoughts drifted.

As he was flipping through the Tomb Raider Notes in his hands, an idea suddenly flashed in Su Han’s mind. He pushed open the door and walked out.

A short while later, Su Han, carrying a brush, ink, paper, and an inkstone, knocked on Su Yi’s door.

Seeing Su Han holding a stack of paper, Miss Su’s eyes held a hint of confusion.

"Um... I just had an idea. Since you can’t speak to communicate with me, why don’t you try writing down what you want to say?"

Miss Su looked at him, smiled, and shook her head.

’It won’t work?’

Su Han scratched his head. "Is it because you don’t know how to write?"

Miss Su shook her head again. After a moment’s thought, she took the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone from him and spread the Xuan paper on the table.

She lifted the brush, dipped it in ink, and began to write on the paper.

The moment the brush tip touched the Xuan paper, both the brush in her hand and the paper on the table turned to ash and dissipated.

Su Han: "..."

’Now that... is on another level.’

’Is she being targeted by the heavens and the earth, just like the Ancestor?’

’Or perhaps... the heavens and the earth themselves cannot bear the mark she would leave behind?’