After my grandmother called me home in my dream, my spiritual energy revived

Chapter 274 Training Base
This global surge of spiritual energy lasted for a full five years before it subsided.

However, on Xiaozhu Mountain, the spiritual energy around Song Miaozhu and her spirit creature continued to surge continuously.

The gifts bestowed upon her, this advanced being, continue.

Song Miaozhu then used the Thousand Illusion Paper Tower to adjust the illusory scene within the Mirage Paper Realm.

All the papyrus, paper trees, and paper flowers that could be seen everywhere in Xiaozhushan have disappeared in the mirage paper realm.

The spiritual energy, so dense it had condensed into liquid and was still gushing forth, gradually thinned out within the Mirage Paper Realm, just like it did outside the mountain.

As for the white mist barrier created by the paper mist curtain, it should remain as it is for now, and it can be made to disappear only when the spiritual energy outside the mountain has completely dissipated.

The return of the spiritual energy calm did not cause anxiety for most practitioners, after all, they had experienced it five years ago, when there was no spiritual energy available for several years.

Everyone is working even harder to absorb spiritual energy and buying more spiritual items that can store spiritual power, so as to save up any unused spiritual power in order to prepare for the possible depletion of spiritual energy later on.

However, this time, before the remaining spiritual energy in the world was completely exhausted, another surge of spiritual energy occurred worldwide.

Ordinary cultivators cheered, becoming even more convinced that the spiritual energy tide was far from over; it was just that the periods of surge and calm had been prolonged.

However, those within the Department of Spirits Investigation were not happy.

"This surge of spiritual energy coincides perfectly with the time when Master Yu advanced to the White Spirit Rank, so it can be almost confirmed that it was caused by his advancement."

"It seems our previous guess was correct; the spiritual energy tide has indeed shown signs of entering the middle and later stages."

"Perhaps the situation is more serious than we think. Master Yu has already advanced to the White Spirit Rank, triggering a global surge of spiritual energy. How many of the previous surges of spiritual energy were caused by that person from Little Bamboo Mountain? Her cultivation level has always been one major rank higher than Master Yu's. The spiritual energy tide may have entered the mid-to-late stage much earlier than we currently believe!"

"Team Leader Zhao, have you ascertained Master Song's current cultivation level?"

"No. I haven't seen her since Master Song hired someone to help her with chores. Those people in Xiaozhushan are all shrewd and cunning; I can't find out a single thing about them."

"Investigate again! We must figure out the current stage of the spiritual energy tide and prepare in advance!"

"Although Master Song doesn't have a strong sense of collective honor, she can still distinguish right from wrong when it comes to matters of principle. If you appeal to her emotions and reason with her, she should be able to reveal the truth."

"Yes!"

"Of the cultivators the bureau has in its grasp, how many have reached the late Yellow Spirit stage? Have them all move around Master Yu and focus all their efforts on breaking through to the White Spirit stage!"

……

A year later, the period of spiritual calm returned.

The Capital City Spiritual Music Bureau.

"The spiritual energy has stopped flowing again!"

"This time is exactly one year since Master Yu advanced to the next level, not a minute off!"

"It seems that the global surge of spiritual energy triggered by the advancement has ended."

"The spiritual energy is still surging within Master Yu's cultivation base, which should be the spiritual energy gift mentioned in the ancient cultivation books."

"What about the other Yellow Spirit Rank cultivators in the base? Are any of them about to advance?"

"Yes! Veteran elite masters including Yin Chunan, Xie Wushuang, He Zhen, Yuan Liben, Gong Anyan, Wu Qingfeng, Le Pengkun, Zhang Yunxi, Bai Songde, and Yang Shuqin have all advanced to the seventh level of the Yellow Spirit Realm or above. Masters Yin Chunan, Xie Wushuang, and Zhang Yunxi have even reached the ninth level of the Yellow Spirit Realm."

"Alright! Have the other cultivators in the base stop absorbing spiritual energy first, and focus on the advancement of these masters." "There's one more thing. The spiritual energy research department discovered that the cycle of this spiritual energy surge is exactly the same as the first long-duration surge of spiritual energy measured in years decades ago. It's exactly one year. Is it possible that that surge was caused by cultivators advancing in their cultivation?"

"Decades ago? Other countries had far fewer high-level cultivators than us due to a lack of spiritual energy. Globally, only the one from Xiaozhushan had a higher cultivation level than Master Yu. If someone had truly advanced to the White Spirit Rank back then, it would definitely have been Master Song from Xiaozhushan..."

"Even if it's her, this is too outrageous! Decades ago, Master Yu was only at the Blue Spirit Rank!"

"It's even less likely for others."

"She had already advanced to the White Spirit Rank at that time, but she kept it hidden. What was her reason?"

"Team Leader Zhao, have you found out anything about Master Song's specific cultivation level?"

"No. Aside from business dealings, Xiaozhushan has no other contact with us now. Even their social media accounts are managed by our subordinates."

"Six years ago, when the global spiritual energy was depleted, the white mist over Xiaozhu Mountain never dissipated. Moreover, the spiritual energy of Xiaozhu Mountain stopped flowing out at some point. Just how advanced is her cultivation now?"

"Could she have already touched upon the opportunity to become an immortal?!"

"I think it's necessary for us to have a formal meeting with Master Song."

"How about inviting her to the meeting to discuss the new signs of the spiritual energy tide?"

"Team Leader Zhao, could you try contacting them?"

……

"Yan Feng said that his young lady is at a crucial stage of her cultivation and does not have the energy to attend the meeting. He also asked him to pass on a message to us."

"What?

"The spiritual energy tide has entered its later stages. Hopefully, the Spirit Regulation Bureau will prepare as soon as possible."

"what?"

"It's already in the later stages?"

"A crucial moment in her cultivation? What crucial moment? Is she about to advance another level?"

Yan Feng said, "I have no comment."

"..."

Three years later, the surge of spiritual energy at the Huaguo cultivation base also stopped.

After three years, Yu Lichuan himself had not even broken through to the first level of the White Spirit Realm.

However, thanks to the spiritual energy gift he received, Master Yin Chunan successfully advanced to the White Spirit Rank, which triggered a global surge of spiritual energy for a whole year and a personal spiritual energy gift for three years.

Later, Xie Wushuang and Master Zhang Yunxi also took advantage of the surge of spiritual energy after her advancement and advanced to the White Spirit Rank in one fell swoop.

However, even after the three-year surge of spiritual energy they triggered and the fifteen-year combined spiritual energy gift from the three of them ended, no cultivator in the base ever broke through to the White Spirit Rank again.

At this time, in Xiaozhu Mountain, Song Miaozhu's personal spiritual energy gift for advancing to the Rainbow Spirit Rank had not yet ended.

The real Xiaozhushan Mountain still retains its rich spiritual energy, but what outsiders see is an illusion created by the Mirage Paper Realm. The spiritual light in the white mist of the illusionary Xiaozhushan Mountain began to weaken in sync with the end of the last global spiritual energy tide and the decline in the spiritual energy concentration in the ancient town of the distant mountains.