Less than a cup of tea later, after the Mi family patriarch left, a brilliant glow suddenly shone above the Hidden Sect, and a misty rain of spiritual energy began to fall.
Mi Fenghui, Mi Tang'an, and the others, who were entertaining Shang Xiye, Ji Fengming, and Hei Xiao in the main hall, were startled and left their seats. They disregarded etiquette and rushed out of the hall, kneeling in the courtyard to the west, all showing expressions of grief.
Shang Xiye, Ji Fengming, and Hei Xiao followed closely behind, puzzled.
Ji Fengming saw the spiritual energy rain, illuminated by the rosy clouds, displaying a dazzling array of colors.
He had just raised his eyebrows as if to say something when Black Owl pulled him back: "Don't speak, this is a phenomenon of the Mi family ancestor giving back to his ancestors."
"What does 'repaying kindness' mean?" Ji Fengming didn't understand.
“In the world of cultivators, when true saints and sages die when their lifespan is exhausted, they will transform their cultivation into spiritual phenomena and return them to heaven and earth, benefiting all living beings. This is called giving back,” Shang Xiye said softly, his eyes filled with reverence.
"You mean, the ancestor... he... he's dead?" Ji Fengming exclaimed in shock.
Not long ago, he was laughing and joking around, and even called him "Little Rascal." Now, he's gone in the blink of an eye.
He stared blankly at the wisps of colorful rain and mist before him, unable to connect them with the kind old man.
Human life is short and fragile, as are the lives of cultivators and all living beings.
Anything that has a limited lifespan seems to be quite fragile.
You never know when or at what moment it will suddenly disappear.
Ji Fengming subconsciously took Hei Xiao's hand with one hand, and reached out with the other to catch the wisps of misty spiritual rain in the air. Her clear phoenix eyes were distant and seemed to see and understand many things, yet also seemed to see nothing at all.
Black Owl felt the warmth from Ji Fengming's palm, and his hand trembled slightly, but he did not forcefully pull it back.
Because both he and Shang Xiye noticed it.
In that instant, Ji Fengming's aura changed, and his imposing presence rose steadily.
"He actually had an epiphany at this moment," Shang Xiye transmitted to Hei Xiao through divine sense, his eyes glancing down at the two of them, a slight smile playing on his lips.
Black Owl silently moved closer to Ji Fengming, letting down his wide sleeves.
Their robes fluttered together in the breeze; both were a clean, light blue, like a cluster of newly green willows in the spring rain.
After the spiritual rain, the overall momentum of the Hidden Sect also rose to a new level.
From the sect leader Mi Feng Hui to the most ordinary disciple, they all benefited greatly, and their eyes were all red with tears.
As the Hidden Sect members stood up, Ji Fengming also woke up from his state of enlightenment.
Previously, he and Black Owl were both at the early stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. After an epiphany, his cultivation level had soared to the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Realm. If this spiritual rain had lasted longer, he would have broken through to the Great Completion Realm on the spot!
Hei Xiao, who had been holding hands with Ji Fengming, also benefited greatly, and his cultivation just broke through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.
Mi Fenghui, Mi Tangan, and the others turned around and saw Shang Xiye, Ji Fengming, and Hei Xiao standing on the steps. None of the three came down to receive the blessings of the spiritual rain or to seize the opportunities of the Hidden Sect disciples. They were very satisfied.
But when they carefully sensed the aura emanating from Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao, they immediately felt uneasy:
These two people clearly did not receive the blessing of the ancestor's spiritual rain, yet one of them almost advanced to a major realm, and the other advanced by half a major realm!
The ones that didn't get rained on rose faster than the ones that did! What the hell is going on?!
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