Chapter 61 - Heaven and Earth Shift (1/2)

With everything in place, Zhuo Fan’s party entered an idle period alongside Hell Valley’s elder, waiting for the eruption of Diamond Sand.

For a while, everything was quiet and peaceful. Xie Tianyang was feeling bored standing guard every day and thought of training his martial arts, but his worries about the Diamond Sand erupting and Zhuo Fan hogging it won over that feeling in the end.

Because he knew Zhuo Fan’s mannerism but not his intention, and because he didn’t understand Zhuo Fan either, he held some mistrust.

While Xue Ningxiang seemed to have forgotten about the Diamond Sand and played with the Burrowing Mouse every day. Xie Tianyang tried to call the critter over, but the little guy gave him an eye roll, which only worked to embarrass him.

It was his spirit animal yet it was closer with Xue Ningxiang…

So he switched targets to Zhuo Fan, watching him with a perplexed look.

Zhuo Fan was a riddle, be it his background or his origins. In no way would he believe Zhuo Fan’s words of coming from a small clan.

Among their group, Zhuo Fan was the calmest. Over the past ten-so days all he did was meditate. As if he didn’t care about the Diamond Sand at all, while in fact it also concerned him the most.

Zhuo Fan, in Xie Tianyang’s mind, was becoming more valued, with how rare such a character existed in the Tianyu Empire.

At least he didn’t have the state of mind to cultivate while waiting for the Diamond Sand like Zhuo Fan.

Cultivating with his anxiety and restlessness would only cause a deviation. While Zhuo Fan…

Xie Tianyang scrutinized Zhuo Fan, feeling envy.

A sudden sound woke Zhuo Fan up, “At last, the 6th layer of Qi Condensation.”

Xie Tianyang’s cheek trembled and showed a resigned expression.

To breakthrough at such a crucial time, he would never reach Zhuo Fan’s state of mind for years to come…

This was how the trio spent the next month. Xie Tianyang was bored out of his mind, Xue Ningxiang and the critter played like crazy, sporting smiles every moment, while Zhuo Fan sat there in meditation.

Rolling his eyes, Xie Tianyang was driven to the point of insanity. [If I knew this would happen, I wouldn’t have pushed the Burrowing Mouse that hard.]

The critter broke up with him so thoroughly that it wouldn’t even come to relieve his boredom!

“Can’t take it anymore!” Xie Tianyang wailed.

Then a sudden bang resounded across the mountain range and the ground started shaking.

“It’s time!”

Zhuo Fan jumped to his feet. Xue Ningxiang, who was playing with the critter, was a bit startled and turned to Zhuo Fan and Xie Tianyang.

But the two didn’t look afraid, only excited!

Hell Valley’s 7th elder stationed at Golden Spring Pool flew higher, “Ha-ha-ha, I have waited two months for this.”

“Men, cast the nets to gather the Diamond Sand!” The 7th elder roared and the Bone Tempering guards bowed, “Understood!”

They then began throwing golden nets into the Golden Spring Pool until it was all shining golden.

At the same time, at the stream, Zhuo Fan asked, “Did you prepare a net?”

“Ha-ha-ha, why would I come for Diamond Sand if I hadn’t?” Xie Tianyang laughed and cast his net.

Diamond Sand erupted along with lava and it needed special nets to filter it.

Zhuo Fan also cast his own golden net into the stream.

Xie Tianyang watched him doubtful, “Brother Zhuo, what will you do now?”

“Watch closely!”

Zhuo Fan smiled with confidence and his hand performed signs, “Heaven and Earth reverse, mountains and river switch, yin and yang shift, twin array exchange!”

The spirit stones laid underground shined ever brighter and each beam of light pierced the horizon.

All around the Golden Spring Pool, 3221 light pillars towered towards the sky. The 7th elder felt uneasy, but as Diamond Sand’s eruption was imminent, he had no time to mind parlor tricks and fixed his eyes on the hot spring’s mouth.

Suddenly, a column of water sprouted from the spring, just that the heat from it was far lower.

People were stunned seeing this.

Reason dictated that along with the eruption of Diamond Sand, lava should flow out too. The hot spring’s water would be so hot that not even a Bone Tempering expert should be able to approach.

But why was there only plain water?