Location: Qin Estate – Divided Paths
For the first time since their birth, Fenglan and Meiyue could not feel each other clearly.
The Void-Link still existed, but it was faint—like a distant echo fading into silence.
To Fenglan, the world suddenly felt colder.
To Meiyue, it felt frighteningly empty.
🌑 Fenglan's Solitary Training
Deep in the forbidden mountains behind the Qin estate lay the Blackstone Ravine, a place where spiritual energy flowed violently and most cultivators avoided.
Fenglan chose it deliberately.
If the clan feared him…
Then he would master the power they feared.
Void energy surged around him as he practiced the techniques Yuanhe had taught him.
Void Step.
Fracture Slash.
Echo Collapse.
Each movement tore faint cracks in space.
But something was wrong.
Without Meiyue's balance, the Void power inside him became unstable—wild and dangerous.
A sudden explosion shattered the cliff beside him.
Fenglan knelt, breathing hard.
"I can't control it alone…"
For the first time, doubt crept into his mind.
🌸 Meiyue's Growing Isolation
Meanwhile inside the Qin estate, Meiyue sat in the Lotus Pavilion, staring at the quiet garden.
The silence in her mind was unbearable.
Before, she could always sense Fenglan's presence—his emotions, his strength.
Now there was only emptiness.
Shaw Yaling approached quietly.
"Still thinking about him?"
Meiyue nodded.
"It feels like half of me disappeared."
Yaling sat beside her, voice soft and sympathetic.
"Perhaps that's proof the bond is unhealthy."
Meiyue looked up.
"Unhealthy?"
"You rely on him. He relies on you. That kind of power… it traps both of you."
Yaling's words slipped gently into Meiyue's heart.
"Sometimes separation is the only way to grow."
🌌 The Qin Elders Decide
Inside the Elder Council chamber, tension finally reached its breaking point.
Reports arrived that Void disturbances were appearing near the estate mountains—caused by Fenglan's training.
Elder Qin Renshu spoke sharply.
"This is exactly what we feared. His power is already destabilizing the spiritual veins."
Several elders nodded.
Even Qin Yong's face darkened with concern.
Finally, he spoke.
"Prepare the Heaven-Sealing Formation."
The chamber fell silent.
Elder Lanying stood abruptly.
"You can't be serious!"
"It is only precautionary," Qin Yong replied heavily.
"Until the twins regain control."
But everyone knew the truth.
Once activated, the Heaven-Sealing Formation could permanently suppress their Void power.
🌑 The Catastrophic Omen
That same night, the sky above the Qin estate changed.
A massive Void distortion appeared above the mountains where Fenglan trained.
Spiritual energy twisted violently like a storm tearing reality apart.
Alarm bells rang across the estate.
Disciples shouted in panic.
"Void breach in the northern mountains!"
Inside the Lotus Pavilion, Meiyue suddenly collapsed as the faint bond between them surged violently.
She gasped.
"Fenglan… something's wrong!"