Chapter 1590: Chapter 1589: Passing Down Skill
Everyone let out a sigh.
They were all from Tiandu Mountain.
And they knew very well that in this situation, only Ding Chunqiu could keep him in check.
Besides, when Fang Yu left, he had asked Ding Chunqiu to keep an eye on things.
After all, they were really far too young.
In many matters, their thinking was nowhere near as thorough as old monk Ding Chunqiu’s.
Whatever you did, the bigger picture had to come first.
Saving people, acting out of affection and righteousness, was understandable—but running off to die for nothing was truly stupid.
Once Ding Chunqiu spoke up, everyone followed him out of the Secret Realm passage.
At the same time.
The news of the Heavenly Ladder trembling very quickly reached the Main Planet of the Red County Star Domain.
It reached the department in charge of the Heavenly Ladder’s technology and the management bureau of Upper Level Gods.
"The Heavenly Ladder division sent a warning saying the planetary Primordial Qi is fluctuating violently; they believe it’s caused by Primordial Qi depletion."
"Should we send people to investigate? The planetary environment is very important; it’s tied to us heading to Earth, the 6th-generation civilization."
"Mm, dispatch two Upper Level Gods to take a look. If there is any anomaly, report to the higher-ups immediately."
"Boss, why did we put the Heavenly Ladder inside Earth’s space anyway? What if a Cultivator accidentally enters the passage?"
"At the entrance to the Heavenly Ladder there’s an extremely strong Primordial Qi construct that can block all Cultivators from entering. If someone does accidentally enter the passage, they might end up cultivating there. But we can discover them within a certain time and capture them. There’s another possibility: that a human Cultivator can comprehend and realize the corresponding laws and the Grand Dao, step directly across the Heavenly Ladder, and then enter the Red County Star Domain. But that possibility is clearly unrealistic. Previously our people captured a woman from Earth. Later, another Cultivator followed her in, but he seems to have been killed by Young Master Ding of the Ding Family."
"Mm. What you’re saying makes sense. Then I’ll just send someone to inspect it. If there’s anything unusual, we’ll send more Upper Level Gods."
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Meanwhile.
This news naturally also reached the ears of the Cui Family, one of the High Class clans.
Master Cui was quite surprised.
The Divine Race was always very cautious in what they did; he had no idea why they would deploy the Heavenly Ladder into Earth’s space ahead of time.
The only possibility was that they were using the planetary environment to detect the degree of evolution of humanity’s Spiritual Energy, so as to determine the timing of the invasion.
Master Cui was well-informed, but he knew matters like this were always highly classified. Still, because of his deep connections, he had caught some wind of it.
When Cui Wenwen heard about this, her feelings were all over the place, because she finally had a chance to go to Earth. Yet in the Cui Family, only Fang Yu understood Earth’s humans. The two of them had previously chatted about Earth as well. She also really wanted to see Earth for herself—see whether it was really like Fang Yu had said, with lush vegetation and dazzling prosperity.
So she sent a maid to inform Fang Yu of this, and invited him to meet in the back garden tomorrow.
Fang Yu felt awkward.
After all, his own wife was right by his side, and now another woman was openly making an appointment with him. It felt like he was about to be made to kneel on a washboard.
"The Cui Family’s young miss looks very much like a woman from Earth, and a large part of her genes are from Earth as well. The reason we were able to heal her injuries this time is also thanks to food from Earth. On top of that, she’s heard all kinds of strange stories about Earth, so wanting to go have a look herself is normal enough."
"I’m just worried someone will get jealous. I think it’s better to refuse," Fang Yu said.
"You should go. This is a great opportunity to probe the Heavenly Ladder’s secrets. That maid just said that Miss Cui has already made preparations to go to Earth, and the Heavenly Ladder has also started acting up."
"Oh right, I almost forgot. There’s movement at the Heavenly Ladder. The only ones who could be causing a disturbance are Cultivators from Earth. The Divine Race hasn’t shown any signs of heading to Earth so far, which means the timing isn’t ripe yet." Fang Yu kept analyzing.
"Could it be Xu Sisi and the others?"
"Very likely. Right now, among the three major territories, only Chen Daotian, Ding Chunqiu, and the one in Yanjing, Tan Tianzhong, have the highest Cultivation. Tan Tianzhong probably wouldn’t come. So it can only be Chen Daotian and his people."
Fang Yu’s brow furrowed slightly.
"If it’s them, we have to stop them from coming. You said before that if Earth’s Cultivators want to catch up, they need at least a hundred years. Before this hundred-year plan is complete, any Cultivators from Earth who come to the Red County Star Domain are basically just throwing their lives away."
Fang Yu nodded.
"That’s indeed the case. Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll find a way to send them a message, tell them to focus on Cultivation for the next hundred years."
"How are you going to send it? The only thing that connects to Earth’s space is that Heavenly Ladder, but we haven’t had any chance to approach it yet. Or do you think you’re Doraemon?" Ye Wenjun said with a smile.
"No need for that. The Energy Mantra can do it. Also, don’t forget I have the Pocket World Shuttle. I could use the Pocket World Shuttle to transfer myself to the Heavenly Ladder and return to Earth. But that would make too big a commotion and easily attract attention. So I plan to use the Energy Mantra to weave a transmitted signal instead."
Of course, within the Divine Dragon Transformation there was also a Six Jia Qimen method—by establishing several Qimen gates, he could then transmit information to them.
Thinking of this.
Fang Yu didn’t dare waste more time and spoke to Ye Wenjun.
"Be my protector; I’ll send the message."
"Alright."
Fang Yu’s expression turned solemn.
Both his hands began to change positions non-stop, one Energy Mantra after another appearing on his palms. At the same time, his speed grew faster and faster, constantly using Energy Mantra rings to weave one complex pattern after another.
Seeing this.
Ye Wenjun showed an expression of disbelief. Fang Yu at this moment was utterly focused. He was like a weaver, weaving the shapes he wanted, and at the same time like an artist continually splashing ink and painting.
The patterns before her eyes were each a work of art.
Then those patterns finally converged together.
They began to gather Energy continuously.
All the Energy was blocked and concealed by those patterns, covered within.
"Next he’ll need some time to hide himself."
"You just focus on weaving; I’ll keep watch outside for you."
Ye Wenjun felt that staying in the room might disturb Fang Yu, so she left the room.
She walked into the courtyard, sat down on the stone stool there, and began to wait.
After about an hour.
A maid slowly walked in from outside.
Seeing Ye Wenjun sitting in the courtyard.
The maid bowed and said,
"Excuse me, is Mr. Fang here?"
"He’s resting right now. Last night was too exhausting."
"This..."
When the maid heard this, her face reddened a little. She was no ignorant child; of course she understood what Ye Wenjun’s words implied. What did she mean by "too exhausting last night"? A man and a woman sharing a room—what else could they be doing?
She really couldn’t understand why her young miss thought so highly of this kind of man—fawning over him again and again—only to find out he was a lecher.
But the maid still kept a straight face and said, "My lady asked me to inform Mr. Fang that the daughter of Mr. Liu, whom Mr. Fang treated last time, has recovered. Mr. Liu has sent an invitation, inviting Mr. Fang to attend a dinner party."
"Understood, I’ll pass it on to him."
