Reversing the Milky Way

"What nonsense are you talking about?! Do you know that your uncle had a daughter?!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jiang was initially nervous, but he was also extremely shocked when he suddenly learned that Bai Chuanhai's descendant was a daughter.

"Wh-what!?" Realizing his words had been a bit too harsh, Bai Siyong hurriedly sat down, his expression somewhat awkward. Actually, when Bai Chuanhai returned to the Bai family, everyone was happy, but only Bai Zhentian, who was in Yujia Village that day, and his two children knew about it.

Upon returning, Bai Zhentian summoned Bai Muwan and Bai Fengze to speak privately with Bai Muxuan about Yue Ling. When Bai Muxuan first heard about Yue Ling's deeds, his expression turned to surprise, and then, upon learning about Yue Ling's mother, his surprise turned to fear.

Later, he summoned all the elders of the Bai family to discuss the matter concerning Yue Ling and her mother. He also sternly warned that this matter must not be spread outside the family, or else he would be punished according to family rules. The result of the discussion was that Bai Chuanhai's wife and his daughter Yue Ling's identities must not be acknowledged. This was a decision made through discussion within the Bai family, and Bai Chuanhai, who knew about this, tacitly agreed to it.

Therefore, within the Bai family, only Bai Muwan and Bai Fengze among Bai Jiang's generation knew about this matter.

Bai Jiang was clearly shocked upon hearing the news, but he soon felt a powerful pressure in front of him, which was Bai Siyong, who had already calmed down.

"Bai Jiang, I'm warning you. This matter is no ordinary one; it concerns the very survival of our Bai family. You must not reveal it, and you absolutely must not go out and spread rumors!"

As he spoke, he slowly narrowed his eyes, the murderous intent emanating from them making Bai Jiang in front of him feel breathless, as if countless blades would pierce him at any moment.

Bai Jiang was so frightened by the murderous intent that his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground.

"Uncle, don't worry, I, Bai Jiang, will absolutely not let anyone know about this."

Seeing the primal fear in Bai Jiang's eyes, Bai Siyong finally restrained his killing intent.

"Go back, and don't forget what you said today."

After speaking, Bai Jiang stood up shakily and quickly left the gate of the first floor of the Earth Spirit Tower. After Bai Jiang left, Bai Siyong looked worried. If outsiders heard this news, he would definitely kill him on the spot. However, Bai Jiang was, after all, a member of the Bai family, and he was quite helpless.

Meanwhile, after arriving at the second level of the Earth Spirit Tower, Bai Cheng, just like last time, found an empty cultivation chamber. After activating the array in the chamber, he immediately took the Profound Spirit Pill, just as before. Accompanied by that familiar throbbing pain, Bai Cheng began cultivating once more.

A day later, Bai Cheng finished his cultivation, and his cultivation level advanced from the fourth level of Spirit Induction to the fifth level. At this moment, he could clearly feel the meridians in his body changing more and more noticeably under the constant flow of spiritual energy.

The breakthrough he experienced was not the kind of sensation that occurs in novels, but rather like a master craftsman who, after years of honing his skills, demonstrates greater proficiency and ease in circulating spiritual energy within his body.

The process, though subtle, subtly involves long-term accumulation, constantly cleansing and transforming the body over time. Bai Cheng raised a hand, once again using spiritual energy to condense it into the shape of a small knife.

Soon, the dagger he conjured this time was sharp and angular. Apart from its color, it looked exactly like an ordinary dagger. However, this time he could clearly feel that when he condensed the weapon into its prototype, the inexplicable resistance he had felt before had been greatly reduced, as if a pipe that had been blocked for many years had been cleared all at once.

He turned his head and glanced at the cultivation chamber that was closing its door. The array runes in the chamber had dimmed. Bai Cheng had become quite interested in the array in the chamber while he was cultivating. He discovered that the concentration of spiritual energy in the chamber would only rise sharply when the array runes lit up.

"If it's as we know it before, the closer to the bottom of the Earth Spirit Tower, the denser the spiritual energy. So, is the so-called spiritual vein eye located directly below this tower? And is the spiritual energy in this tower actually flowing out from the vein eye?"

After calming himself down, Bai Cheng stopped thinking about it further. After all, if he wanted to explore any further, he would have to wait until his cultivation level was higher. Then, he returned to the first level of the Earth Spirit Tower.

As he stepped out of the teleportation array, he saw Bai Siyong sitting cross-legged with a worried expression. Seeing this, he felt embarrassed to disturb him, since Bai Cheng sensed a hint of displeasure emanating from him. He quietly walked towards the door.

At this moment, Bai Siyong was still troubled by yesterday's incident, but after sensing someone emerge from the teleportation array, his gaze locked onto Bai Cheng. This investigation surprised him somewhat.

'This person was only at the fourth level of the Spirit Guiding Realm last month, but unexpectedly, in just one month, he has advanced to the fifth level of the Spirit Guiding Realm,'

He continued to observe the aura emanating from Bai Cheng.

'The spiritual energy around him has begun to fluctuate noticeably. If that's the case, wouldn't he only need a year to reach the Qi Condensation Realm? Such speed even surpasses the aptitude of some aristocratic family disciples? However, it's also possible that he reached the bottleneck of the fourth level of Spirit Induction last month and only broke through to the fifth level this month. Let's continue to observe.'

After leaving the Earth Spirit Tower, Bai Cheng wandered around Cui Ling Island, mainly to pick some Grade 3 spiritual plants. He found that instead of selling Grade 3 spiritual plants along with the other Grade 1 and Grade 2 plants, it was better to sell only Grade 3 spiritual plants, because people seemed unwilling to buy some low-grade spiritual herbs.

If he were to encounter a hot-tempered guy, he would suffer a great loss, since he couldn't confuse this place with the previous Blue Star. With this in mind, he then began searching for spirit plants and herbs of grade three on Emerald Spirit Island.

Two hours passed in a blur, and the sky gradually darkened. Bai Cheng looked at the spiritual plants he had collected, and his face was filled with a gratified smile.

"This harvest is quite good; I didn't expect to be able to pick seven grade three spiritual plants."

Bai Cheng looked up at the sky; the setting sun was already hanging on the horizon.

"It's time to go back."

Just as he was about to head towards the edge of Emerald Spirit Island, the surrounding air suddenly became eerily silent. The chirping of birds, beasts, and insects all around suddenly fell silent, leaving only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the grass and trees.

"What's going on? I feel like someone is following me, it's a little creepy."

Bai Cheng immediately looked around.

'Could it be that I've been too stressed during my recent cultivation, and I'm just scaring myself?'

After checking that there was no danger in the surroundings, Bai Cheng continued to move forward. However, as soon as he took a step, a fierce spiritual attack, accompanied by a whistling wind, quickly attacked him.

By the time Bai Cheng noticed, the attack was already upon him.

"what?!"

Seeing that he had no time to defend himself, he quickly mobilized the power of the fragments within his body to block the attack.

"who?!"

Bai Cheng shouted loudly towards the direction from which the attack was coming, and then saw a figure emerge from the dense forest.

"Kid, you dared to disrespect me before. Now that I've run into you, I'll teach you a lesson."

Shangguan Zhi dragged an object that looked like an iron ball out of the dense forest.

"It's you? When did I offend you?"

As he said this, Bai Cheng suddenly remembered what had happened to him two months ago at Yuelin Villa.

"So it was around that time?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Zhi's expression grew increasingly awkward.

"Boy, to put it bluntly, you're nothing more than a servant of the Bai family. To put it nicely, you're called an outsider disciple; to put it bluntly, you're just a dog of the Bai family. We only let you off the hook last time because of Young Master Yue."

As he spoke, he also noticed the seven Grade 3 spiritual plants that Bai Cheng had picked from his pocket.

"Is this something a servant like you can touch? If you obediently hand over the collected spiritual herbs to me, I might go a little easier on you."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng was furious, his fists clenched so tightly they made a cracking sound.

However, he dared not act rashly. He had previously defeated a cultivator in the mid-stage of the Qi Condensation Realm outside Baifeng City, but at that time he had used Thunderstorm Crystal. Although he was in good condition now, he had not made any extra preparations. Moreover, when he thought that the person was a member of the Shangguan family, Bai Cheng still had some concerns. After all, this person was a relative by marriage of the Bai family.

"Shangguan Zhi, so much time has passed, I didn't expect you to still remember that incident. It was originally a misunderstanding, and I admit I was also at fault back then, but I didn't expect you to keep harping on it and come looking for trouble with someone like me who hasn't even reached the Qi Condensation Realm. This is not something someone from a noble family would do! Besides, this entire island doesn't belong to you, why should I hand it over? If you want it, go pick it yourself."

Upon hearing Bai Cheng's words, Shangguan Zhi's face instantly flushed red, and his anger was visibly palpable.

"Boy, how dare you call me by my name? You're not worthy!"

As he finished speaking, the spherical object in his hand glowed with a spiritual light, and then wisps of smoke drifted out from the hole above. After that, several strange insects flew out of the hole.

Upon witnessing this scene, Bai Cheng couldn't help but feel a surge of tension.

"What is this strange thing?!"

The flying insects, about the size of a thumb, had two prominent mandibles that churned constantly with their mouths, their purple membranous wings vibrating in the air, and purple smoke could be faintly seen emanating from their bodies.

Bai Cheng has seen a lot of things by now, and the insect in front of him is obviously not simple. Although it is the first time he has seen one, he still feels a little uneasy.

"run!"

After the word flashed through Bai Cheng's mind, he turned and started running.

He now has absolute confidence in his speed because the vegetation on the island is particularly lush due to the influence of spiritual energy. If a cultivator were to fly through the forest, he would encounter great resistance and environmental influences, making it impossible for him to fly at full speed.

Bai Cheng had anticipated this, unleashing his spiritual power and nimbly traversing the forest. However, to his surprise, despite his incredible speed, he heard the sound of flapping wings beside him.

He turned his head and saw that it was the strange flying insect that Shangguan Zhi had released earlier. The insect was now less than two meters away from him, and its speed was almost the same as his current speed, even though Bai Cheng was currently running at a speed of over 100 meters per second.

Upon seeing the flying insect beside him, Bai Cheng quickly condensed a small short sword in his hand with his spiritual power and threw it at the insect. However, as soon as Bai Cheng threw the weapon, the insect disappeared from his sight at an extremely fast speed. Clearly, this speed was not the limit that the insect could reach.

Seeing this, he kept changing direction, trying to shake off the flying insects following him. However, every time he suddenly ran in one direction, the sound of flying insects flapping their wings would follow him, and he couldn't shake them off no matter what he did.

As more and more flying insects appeared around him, one suddenly swooped down on Bai Cheng at incredible speed. Had Bai Cheng not turned around just in time, the insect would have certainly struck him.

However, although the flying insect did not injure Bai Cheng, its prominent mandibles were deeply embedded in the tree trunk. Then, Bai Cheng was horrified to discover that the tree trunk bitten by the flying insect was turning purple at a visible speed. As he gasped for breath, the purple area expanded, and the central part bitten by the flying insect turned into a withered gray color.

Seeing this scene, Bai Cheng was even more shocked.

"Holy crap! Is this poison?"

Bai Cheng had never seen such potent poison before. Although he didn't know what kind of insect it was, his intuition told him that if he were bitten, he would definitely die. Thinking of this, Bai Cheng even considered summoning the power of the mysterious fragment within him to maintain that mysterious state.

"Damn it, don't let me make any more dichlorvos, or I'll spray you with it for three days and three nights."

After saying that, he immediately summoned the power of the mysterious fragment within his body. Just thinking about the terrifying toxins of the flying insects made his heart tremble.

Above him, Shangguan Zhi chased after him.

"Kid, you can't escape!"

Just then, he suddenly noticed changes on Bai Cheng's body.

"What's wrong with this kid? Why is he suddenly glowing blue all over? I remember he only has a golden lightning spirit physique, right?"

After a moment's thought, he disregarded Bai Cheng's current state and directly controlled the flying insects to launch an attack on Bai Cheng.

At this moment, Bai Cheng also felt various parts of his body being suddenly struck by unknown objects. However, each time he felt an impact, he quickly scanned the area with his eyes but could not find any trace of the flying insects attacking. In other words, the flying insects' attacks were now so fast that he could no longer see them with his naked eye.

Thinking of this situation, Bai Cheng quickened his pace even more.

'Damn it, since they're flying insects, they're probably afraid of water. If I get to the lake, I should be able to get rid of them. But getting rid of Shangguan Zhi won't be that easy.'