This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 282 Resurrection of spiritual energy
It was late at night, and the awakening of a series of earth veins triggered by Mount Tai caused tremors in many places, with many people feeling the tremors in the middle of the night.

Of course, because the tremors were not very strong in most places except for a few, they did not cause much panic.

But the effects of the release of spiritual energy have already begun quietly.

It's just that it's too thin right now, so thin that it's almost imperceptible, but as time goes by, the concentration of spiritual energy will gradually increase.

Even though it was only one night, there were some obvious changes, especially in the area near the Taishan mountain range.

At least for true cultivators, although they mostly cannot sense the presence of spiritual energy, they can occasionally see a wisp of spiritual energy drifting by in the sky or on the ground, either carried by the wind or carried by the current.
Among ordinary people, those with spiritual potential, or whose spiritual awareness is already manifest, will experience some special changes earlier than others. This is also true for plants and animals.

Over the next six months, the other four sacred mountains, like the Taishan area, experienced the initial awakening of their earth veins, gradually beginning to release spiritual energy.
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"Rumble, rumble, rumble."

Another night fell, and a slight tremor made Wu Bolan's eyelids twitch rapidly as he remained still, but he did not wake up for a long time.

At this moment, Wu Bolan's inner sea gradually unfolded with his subconscious, as if connected with the pulse of the earth.

"Rumble rumble rumble"

The earth trembled as if amplified countless times. Wu Bolan felt as if a body had materialized within his consciousness, watching the world change color and his inner strength surge.
These few short moments felt like days.

After a long while, Wu Bolan suddenly opened his eyes, but his consciousness had not fully returned, and his eyes seemed to be filled with countless stars.

Above the Wu family villa, the power of the stars fell like rain, and the surrounding winds picked up. Wisps of spiritual energy drifted in with the wind, forming a thin but continuous zone of spiritual energy around the Wu family estate.
Wu Bolan's consciousness gradually returned, and a flash of starlight appeared in his eyes.

"Hiss."

Wu Bolan felt incredibly refreshed after taking a long, deep breath; his internal organs were nourished by the breath, and an uncontrollable joy appeared on his face.

I've finally broken through! I've successfully transcended illusion and entered the Realm of Stars and Moon!
Wu Bolan glanced at the small porcelain bottle on the bedside table and smiled broadly. Even without the pills inside, she no longer needed to worry about her cultivation regressing in the spiritually scarce modern world.

"call!"

With another sigh of relief, Wu Bolan, who had been sitting cross-legged on the bed, jumped off.

After getting out of bed, Wu Bolan opened the window of his room, letting the cool night breeze blow into the room. Before long, he felt a trace of spiritual energy passing by with the wind, which he accurately grasped and absorbed.

Looking into the distance, one can feel wisps of spiritual energy flowing through the night sky. Although it is still vastly different from Hidden Immortal Valley, it is already quite remarkable compared to the place where spiritual energy was once depleted.

Unlike ordinary spiritual energy, the starlight and moonlight in the sky fell like a drizzle to where Wu Bolan was, even though he wasn't actively cultivating.

"As expected, Senior Brother is right. Only those at the Star Moon Realm are truly qualified to independently reside in the modern world for an extended period of time!"

The vibration continued for a while, but it soon disappeared.

However, compared to the previous ones, this tremor was significantly stronger for Wu Bolan, and it was obviously from a closer distance.

Is it Mount Heng (Nanyue)?

Sensing the direction and relying on his current Star Moon Realm perception, Wu Bolan naturally locked onto Nanyue, the closest place to his home.

Not everyone knows about the Five-Colored Divine Peaks Project, but quite a few people in the Hidden Immortal Valley and the Great Yan realm know about the Buzhou Mountain Project, and Wu Bolan is naturally aware of it as well.

Moreover, this revival of the earth's veins happened to be a boost to Wu Bolan's breakthrough.

Generally speaking, breaking through the barrier is no small matter. It's best to go to a place with richer spiritual energy. Today, Wu Bolan just wanted to try his luck at that barrier, but he happened to be there at the right time, so he naturally wouldn't let the opportunity slip by.

The success was truly a pleasant surprise.

Because breaking through the illusion barrier is not simple, Wu Bolan originally anticipated that he would experience various difficulties and tribulations in the future.

"The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is gradually becoming more apparent. I wonder if some people will regret this in the future. They definitely will! I hope you can see through this."

The people Wu Bolan was referring to were some of his former classmates from Hidden Immortal Valley Academy. Over the past three years, he, Lin Chunming, and some other classmates had tried to contact those selected students.

Of course, many of them yearned for Hidden Immortal Valley, which led them to become Daoist disciples, but there were also those who no longer wanted to return.

Wu Bolan originally intended to demonstrate his immortal techniques to these people, hoping to attract them back. They were all young people, and he didn't believe that his former classmates wouldn't be tempted!
However, when Wu Bolan took the initiative to visit some of them, he realized something was wrong.

Most of these people still cherish that memory, but that's all, and they also expressed some thoughts that made Wu Bolan unhappy.

That time, Wu Bolan suppressed his impulse and went back to ask his senior brother.

Wu Bolan still remembers the words his senior brother said after calculating two years ago.

"Those people's spirits are clouded. If they can see through it themselves, they may be able to break through and establish anew, thus shattering their delusions in one fell swoop. If they cannot see through it themselves, even if they are drawn back to Hidden Immortal Valley, they will most likely develop inner demons, such as regret or jealousy. It would be better if they stopped their spiritual awakening."

Lost in thought, Wu Bolan stood by the window until dawn. Only when he heard noises downstairs did he tidy up his things and prepare to "get up".

When Wu Bolan ventured back to Yinxian Valley from the protected area with Lin Chunming, he had just finished his middle school entrance exam. Now, he is preparing for the college entrance exam.

Three years have passed in the blink of an eye, and it has been incredibly fulfilling for Wu Bolan. Today, he was in an exceptionally good mood, and he even played around a bit when he went downstairs, "sliding" down the stairs a few inches away from the surface, taking advantage of the gentle breeze.

"This station received news early last night that most areas of the city felt significant tremors."

"According to our station, an earthquake occurred in the city and surrounding areas last night, and residents in many places felt the tremors."

The morning news was playing on the TV in the living room. Mr. Wu changed the channel twice, and both channels were talking about the earthquake last night. When he switched to CCTV, he called out to Wu Bolan, who had just come downstairs.

"Breakfast is ready in the kitchen. Help yourself, and remember to cover the pot so it doesn't get cold. Your mom isn't up yet—"

"understood--"

Wu Bolan called out and quickly went to the kitchen. After fussing around for a bit, she began to enjoy the breakfast her father had prepared. Meanwhile, the CCTV news broadcast came from the television in the living room. "Last night, earthquake warnings were issued for the Qinling Mountains and surrounding areas. According to the earthquake bureau, the magnitude was between 3.2 and 4.6. Residents in many areas felt the tremors, but please rest assured that this is the effect of the continental shelf shift in recent years, with the energy release mainly concentrated in the ocean. This station will continue to monitor the situation."

Mr. Wu watched and talked to his son.

"There are so many earthquakes these days. Has your school conducted any earthquake drills in the last two years? Foreign countries do this much better; we're far behind."

Listening to her father's incessant chatter, Wu Bolan grinned. That's just how her father is; he always thinks everything is better abroad, and he believes everything he hears about things in China. He even thinks the moon is rounder abroad.

Wu Bolan couldn't help but retort after swallowing the food in her mouth.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's far from that. But when natural disasters happen abroad, governments don't really care except for putting on a show. When something really happens, it's us who organize large-scale rescue efforts. You can't expect people from abroad to come and save us, can you?"

"What do you know? Hurry up and eat, then go to school. The college entrance exam is coming up soon, what are you still concerned about national affairs for!"

You were the one who started it.
Wu Bolan ignored her father, ate the rest of her breakfast in a few bites, picked up her schoolbag, said goodbye, and left home.

Although it was a crucial period in high school, and teachers would usually encourage students to live on campus, including many day students, Wu Bolan, with his excellent grades and consistently ranking among the top three in his grade, continued to do as he pleased, and naturally, no one could criticize him.

Today, with a breakthrough, everything was even more wonderful for Wu Bolan. He carried his schoolbag and ran to school, maintaining the breathing rhythm of his body-strengthening exercise. When he arrived at the school gate, his body was slightly warm.

However, as soon as Wu Bolan arrived at the school, she clearly noticed something unusual. She glanced to the other side and saw another day student. She didn't know what grade he was in, and she didn't have any impression of him.

However, there seemed to be something unusual about the day student. Just as Wu Bolan subconsciously wanted to approach him, the person was blocked by several senior high school students on the tree-lined path on one side shortly after entering the school gate.

Wu Bolan frowned slightly. He recognized those high school seniors; they were a group of people who had imitated the gangsters in movies and TV dramas.

The day student, who had been timid and hesitant, seemed to have mustered some courage after being shoved a few times. He started arguing with the person, and was then kicked to the ground and beaten.

Wu Bolan immediately stepped forward.

"live"

Before the word "stop" could be uttered, the person who was being pinned down suddenly flipped the big high school senior over and then bit his hand hard.

"Damn it, beat him to death! Is this guy a dog?!"

"Beat him!" "Kill him!"

Wu Bolan immediately snapped out of her daze and rushed over in three quick steps.

"stop--"

The panicked student huddled on the ground, breathing rapidly, and looked up to see a tall classmate blocking his way.

Those high school seniors were also stunned.

"Wu Bolan? Since when did it become your place to meddle in other people's business?"

"That's right, aren't you a good student? You'd better go study, or you'll feel the pain of being hit!"

The group feigned a fierce expression, but clearly dared not actually hit Wu Bolan, one of the top students in the entire school and the apple of the teachers' eye.

However, after a long talk today, Wu Bolan threw his schoolbag on the ground and then unbuttoned and rolled up his long sleeves.

"Hey, good students don't know how to fight. Come on, go for it! Don't worry, I'll tell the teacher, whoever chickens out is a coward!"

"You—you said it yourself!"

What are you doing?!

Someone shouted from a distance, and when the group turned around, the senior students seemed to have been relieved. They immediately said a few words and ran away.

Wu Bolan grinned and picked up her schoolbag again.

"A bunch of cowards, all they know how to do is bully people!"

As she spoke, Wu Bolan looked behind her and saw a boy with a look of inquiry and gratitude in his eyes.

“Hey kid, you’re pretty strong. That big guy must weigh 150 or 160 pounds, and you almost threw him over the shoulder. Do you have to be afraid of them?”

Huh? Me? What did I just do?
The student seemed stunned by what was said, and Wu Bolan could tell from his expression that he was still confused.

"By the way, what's your name? What year and class are you in? Why were they blocking your way? Did you have a grudge against them, or have they been bullying you all along?"

The student's eyes darted around, even showing a hint of panic. He got up, said thank you, and ran away.

Wu Bolan was surprised but did not chase after them, because at that moment the teacher who had just shouted also rushed over from a distance.

"Wu, are you alright? What happened just now?"

"Oh, thank you, teacher. It's nothing. I just saw an argument over here and came to see what was going on! It's almost time for self-study, so I'll leave now!"

"That's good, that's good."

The teacher nodded and watched Wu Bolan leave, but his expression was not good. He clearly knew that things had not been completely fine as Wu had described.

As Wu Bolan left, he saw some students watching him from a distance. Clearly, some of them had witnessed what had just happened and went to find the teacher.

Thinking about the boy, Wu Bolan took out her phone and made a call to explain the situation. She then quickly put her phone away, knowing that even though she was a top student, she couldn't be too blatant.

(End of this chapter)