Soul Land 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 472: Three Secrets of the Heavens

Mei Gongzi focused her gaze. In the first eye of the plume, she saw herself dressed in splendid attire, standing high above with countless figures bowing below. In the second eye, she saw herself soaring into the sky, accompanied by a figure radiating a blue glow that complemented her brilliance.

But the last eye suddenly turned dark red. As Mei Gongzi was about to look closely, an indescribable fear abruptly gripped her heart.

"Ah!" she exclaimed, snapping out of the illusion.

The Celestial Plume was still dancing around her, but the three eyes had returned to normal as if what she had seen was merely inside her own mind. But that was not how she felt; the vision had been more vivid than reality itself.

Grasping the Celestial Plume in her hand, Mei Gongzi frowned slightly. What exactly was going on?

The Peacock Great Demon King had once told her that beyond their mastery of space, the Peacock Demon clan had another powerful ability: capturing the secrets of the heavens, and this was in fact the purpose behind the very first Celestial Dance. But in the history of the clan, only their great ancestor, the Peacock Demon Emperor, could truly capture these secrets.

Before passing away, the Peacock Demon Emperor had said that in order to gain access to them, one had to gain the recognition of the Celestial Plume. So, had she now been acknowledged? Could what she had seen in the three eyes be these so-called secrets of the heavens?

She didn’t have much time to ponder this; the next moment, she appeared outside the cave.

There, the Peacock Great Demon King had been waiting for her test to conclude.

His eyes burst with intense light as soon as he saw Mei Gongzi.

At that moment, she appeared ethereal, as if she was real but also illusory, not living within space but being a part of space itself.

"Did you succeed? Did you receive the inheritance? How long did you last on the altar?" the Peacock Great Demon King asked urgently, somewhat losing composure.

Mei Gongzi blinked and returned to her senses. "Quite a while."

"Yes, yes! It really must have been quite a while; otherwise, you wouldn't have gained the recognition of the Celestial Plume. I only lasted one-fifth of the way before being shredded by the spatial rifts. By my estimation, you must last at least three-fifths to truly gain the Celestial Plume's recognition and receive the inheritance. But in the generations before me, the best anyone managed was close to two-fifths. It seems you are indeed extraordinarily gifted! No wonder you grasped the basics of the Celestial Dance at such a young age. You used the Celestial Dance to endure the test, didn't you?"

Mei Gongzi nodded instinctively. She didn't mention that she had actually passed the entire test. Before returning, her mother had told her to be reserved with the Peacock Great Demon King, especially in important matters, and although she did have positive feelings for her father, she completely trusted her mother. Since the Peacock Great Demon King hadn't asked, she would just go along with what he said.

"Did you see anything in the Celestial Plume? The ancestor once said that when obtaining the inheritance, the first time one comprehends the celestial secrets, they can usually see most clearly. At least a glimpse of the future from one of the feather eyes."

One? Not three? Mei Gongzi thought to herself, but she just went along and replied, "Yes, I saw myself in splendid attire standing high above, with many people bowing below."

Hearing her words, the Peacock Great Demon King's eyes lit up and exclaimed, "Good, good, good! Hahaha! It seems my child truly has the hope of becoming a Demon Emperor in the near future! Our Peacock clan has the hope of revitalization! Oh, speaking of which, you just broke through to the ninth order! Good!"

Mei Gongzi was stunned. Then she focused and observed her own bloodline power. Unbeknownst to her, her cultivation had skyrocketed, and she had indeed stepped into the ninth order. Not only that, but the bloodline power within her had also transformed into a crystal-clear platinum color, as if her bloodline had undergone a radical change. Her affinity with space had always been high, but right now, it could not even compare to what it was before.

***

By the time she snapped out of her thoughts, Mei Gongzi was already back at her residence.

On the way to the Ancestral Court, it had been the Peacock Great Demon King who teleported both of them, while she just observed the changes in space. She could now essentially grasp the changes brought about by her bloodline evolution. Her Peacock Crown seemed to have reverted to its golden color and she assumed it would only turn platinum when she used the Celestial Plume.

In today's battle, her opponent was honestly not very strong. Though she had a golden bloodline, a Golden Fox’s combat power was ultimately limited. Moreover, in front of a master of space like her, those illusion tricks were just that—tricks. Defeating her opponent brought her no sense of pride.

That day, she had only told the Peacock Great Demon King about one of the scenes she saw in the three eyes of the plume. The first eye undoubtedly foretold that she could become the leader of the Peacock Demon clan, possibly even the next Peacock Demon Emperor. But what did the visions in the second and third feather eyes mean?

The second vision indicated that a blue figure would dance alongside her in the future, becoming her partner, or perhaps...

Who was this person? Judging by the figure, they should indeed be human; if she was to find a partner in the future, it would certainly be a human!

Who is he? Where is he?

And what about the third secret of the heavens, the one she couldn't truly see, only glimpsing a dark red vision of destruction? What did it foretell? This vision weighed heavily on her heart.

On the way here, the Peacock Great Demon King had told her that peering into the secrets of the heavens was not easy, even with the Celestial Plume. It required a great price, sometimes even life force. Their great ancestor, the Peacock Demon Emperor, had shortened her lifespan by peering into the celestial secrets, making her one of the shorter-lived Demon Emperors.

However, when she became a god in the future, the Celestial Plume would resonate with her energy once more, giving her another chance to glimpse the future. This would happen with every breakthrough.

In other words, if she wanted to see the secrets of the heavens clearly, she would have to wait until her next breakthrough, when she reached the god level.

Meanwhile... he had also become stronger!

She had watched Asura's match today but failed to understand it, just like most others. She was absolutely certain it was not an arranged match, however. With the Golden Mammoth clan's status, how could they cooperate with others to throw the battle? And with a human, to boot?

She owed him for being able to pass the Peacock Demon clan's bloodline inheritance test. It was certain that without the Fortune Stone and the Chrono Croc bloodline imprint within the Crystal Mirror, she wouldn't have passed the test, or at the very least, she wouldn’t have passed it perfectly like she had.

He treated her really well. She wondered if she could use the Celestial Plume to peer into his secrets and confirm his true intentions toward her.

Tomorrow, she would fight alongside him. Compared to one-on-one battles, fighting alongside Asura made her a little nervous.

Participating in this competition was very important for Mei Gongzi. It was a perfect opportunity to test her bloodline inheritance through the rigors of battle.

After the match, she didn't see him because, for some reason, she didn't want to interact with him too much. There was always a figure in her heart that frequently appeared, yet she had never been able to see him again.

Before leaving Kali City this time, she had gone back to Kali Academy but still hadn’t seen that guy named Tang San. Tang San, Tang San, why did she always have a weird feeling whenever she thought of this name?