nyslfriends Chapter 56: Reencounter with the Young Monk
Chapter 56: Reencounter with the Young Monk
Ning Que paused slightly and took a few steps back, while Motoshan only moved slightly.
"Sixth level of Qi Refining?"
A hint of disdain flashed in Motoshan's eyes. "Is this all the skill you've got? You dare to act so presumptuously in my witch tribe?"
He was at the late stage of Qi Refining, and had a junior brother at the mid stage of Qi Refining by his side, so naturally he was not afraid of an enemy at the sixth level of Qi Refining.
Upon hearing this, Ning Que not only did not back down, but instead raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a strange smile.
"Who said I'm at the sixth level of Qi Refining?"
Before he finished speaking, the blood vessel in his hand suddenly lit up, and the essence blood of the hundreds of mortals and cultivators in the Meridian Opening Realm that he had just collected instantly surged into his body.
His aura surged at that moment!
Motor Mountain's expression changed drastically:
"Oh no! He's using blood to break through!"
"Stop him!"
Another person shouted and took the lead in attacking, his murderous aura transforming into a giant palm that slapped towards Ning Que.
However, Ning Que remained calm and composed. A talisman appeared in front of him, transforming into a golden barrier that forcefully blocked the giant hand.
He then took out another talisman and stuck it on his body. The next moment, Ning Que's figure flashed and he appeared behind the mid-stage Qi Refining witch.
With a raise of his right hand, the blood energy condensed back into a blood spear, which pierced through Ning Que's abdomen with a "plop." At the same time, he made a hand seal, and the sorcerer's blood actually flowed along the blood spear towards Ning Que.
"not good!"
Motor Mountain reacted swiftly, immediately unleashing a blood-red blade of energy, which instantly turned Ning Que into a blood mist to evade.
Motoshan flashed to his junior brother's side, helped him up, and said in a deep voice:
"How is it?"
"Senior brother, that Easterner is incredibly powerful. He has had most of his life essence drained..." He felt weak and his blood and energy were greatly depleted. He could barely maintain his airborne posture.
Meanwhile, after obtaining the blood and qi of a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, Ning Que's strength suddenly increased significantly.
He's just one step away from breaking through to the late stage of Qi Refining.
"This blood cultivator is incredibly troublesome!"
As Motoshan looked at Ning Que and the talismans on his body, he began to consider retreating.
"Since all our clansmen are already dead, staying here would only be dangerous."
Thinking of this, Motoshan roared, his body surging with dark, murderous aura. He slashed out with his scimitar, and a blood-red blade of energy, over ten feet long, tore through the air and headed straight for Ning Que's face.
Seeing this all-out attack, Ning Que dared not be careless and took out several more talismans to form a light shield in front of him.
"Junior brother, let's go!"
Taking advantage of that moment, Motoshan leaped westward.
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A young monk walked slowly among the mountains, his brows slightly furrowed, and said:
"How did that tortoise disappear after it got to this place of witchcraft?"
He kept changing his incantations, trying to find a connection.
"I can no longer sense the mark I left on that turtle... Could it be that a real person removed it?"
"No, that's not right. Even if a real person were to erase it, I could still sense it in that instant."
The young monk walked along, chanting incantations and making hand gestures. Suddenly, he stopped and looked up to the side:
"Such a strong aura of bloodlust...and a familiar presence..."
"It's the person who was next to that tortoise back then."
His bright eyes lit up immediately; this person might know the location of the tortoise.
After thinking it over, he immediately set off, flying to the path that the aura must have passed through.
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Ning Que transformed into a blood mist and chased after him. Suddenly, he saw a Buddha's light shining brightly ahead, and a young monk stood there with his hands clasped together.
Motoshan also noticed the young monk and immediately frowned slightly:
"Why is Shi Xiu here again!"
His face changed drastically, and despair began to grow in his heart.
"Damn it, first I encountered a blood cultivator, then a cultivator who has just been defeated. Is the heavens trying to kill me?"
"Benefactor, we meet again." The young monk looked up at Ning Que behind him.
"It's you."
Ning Que finally remembered who this young monk was.
Isn't he the same monk who told him his sister had been turned into a pill at White Bone Slope?
The young monk was quite surprised to see the surging blood energy surrounding Ning Que:
"You actually switched to cultivating [Blood Qi]?"
Ning Que frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Are you here to stop me?"
The young monk looked at Mount Moto, observing his menacing aura, and recalling the relationship between Blood Qi and Malevolent Qi, he suddenly realized:
"Of course not. This humble monk simply wishes to ask you, benefactor, where did that turtle go?"
"A turtle?" Ning Que was taken aback at first, then realized what he meant.
"Are you referring to Brother Qi?"
"Exactly."
The young monk nodded and said:
"I need to obtain that person's destiny to help me ascend to the status of a Dharma Master. Please tell me his whereabouts, benefactor."
Determining one's destiny?
Is this some kind of alchemy practice?
Thinking of this, Ning Que's eyes suddenly sharpened as he stared intently at Shi Xiu:
"I haven't tasted the blood of the monks yet; I wonder if it's a highly nourishing substance."
Before Ning Que could finish speaking, his figure had already turned into a blood mist and swept towards the young monk.
The young monk remained motionless, simply holding one hand in front of his chest as he chanted Buddhist scriptures.
A golden Buddhist light burst forth from his body. The moment the blood mist touched the Buddhist light, it was as if boiling water had been poured onto snow, making a hissing sound.
Ning Que grunted, his body reformed, and he flew back several feet away, a charred patch appearing on his arm.
He glanced down at the wound, his brow furrowing slightly.
The Buddha's light from this Buddhist monk was just right to counter his blood energy technique.
The young monk remained standing in the same spot, his expression calm:
"Benefactor, this humble monk means no harm, but simply wishes to inquire about the whereabouts of that tortoise."
"As I said, Brother Qi left long ago, and I don't know where he went."
Ning Que responded in a deep voice, but secretly he was urging his internal blood and qi to repair his injuries.
At this moment, seeing the two facing off, Motoshan, who was standing nearby, made up his mind and decided to take this opportunity to escape.
As soon as he turned around, the young monk raised his hand and waved it. A palm formed from Buddhist light descended from the sky and slapped him to the ground.
"Why are you in such a hurry to speak with this humble monk?"
Motor Mountain was suppressed by the Buddha's light and could not move, his eyes filled with horror.
This monk's strength far surpasses his!
He was probably at the peak of Qi cultivation, not to mention that the Buddha's light had a suppressive effect on him.
The young monk looked at Ning Que again and smiled:
"Esteemed benefactor, may I ask one more time: where did that tortoise go?"
Ning Que's eyes flickered.
After leaving the Qi family, he never saw Qi Yu again, so he truly didn't know where Qi Yu had gone.
"I am no match for this monk."
Although Ning Que's temperament was affected by his cultivation of Blood Qi, he was not stupid. At this moment, he felt the urge to retreat.
"Trying to run away?"
The young monk keenly sensed Ning Que's thoughts, so he clasped his hands together, uttered lotus flowers from his mouth, and Buddhist scriptures flew out, heading towards Ning Que.
"not good!"
Ning Que's expression changed drastically. He was about to turn into a blood mist and escape, but he was trapped by the Buddhist scripture and could not move.
The young monk clenched his fists, and the golden Buddhist scripture transformed into chains that tightly bound Ning Que's body.
Ning Que struggled a few times, only to feel that the Buddha's light was like a bone-deep ulcer, burning with every movement, and his blood and qi were suppressed so that he could not move.
The young monk raised his hand again and summoned the distant Motorbike Mountain, which had been suppressed by the Buddha's light.
Motoshan's face was deathly pale, and the murderous aura around him was almost completely suppressed by the Buddha's light. His eyes were filled with fear as he looked at the young monk.
"Lord Shi...Lord Shi Xiu, I was just passing by, I have no connection with this person..."
"This humble monk understands."
The young monk nodded, his gaze fixed on Motoshan, seemingly lost in thought.
"Do you want to live?"
Motor Mountain was taken aback, then nodded frantically:
"Yes! Yes! Whatever your orders, sir, I will obey without hesitation, even at the cost of my life!"
"very good."
The young monk smiled slightly, took out a jet-black bead from his sleeve, and handed it to Motoshan:
"Take this and go back to tell your clan elders that there is an Easterner who cultivates [Blood Qi] and specializes in sucking the blood of witches."
Motor Mountain took the bead and felt its coolness in his hand, as if something was wriggling inside.
He dared not look any longer and nodded repeatedly:
"I understand! I will go back and report immediately!"
"Go."
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The Dragon Palace of the East Sea.
Thunder Pool.
Li Wu was half-submerged in the Thunder Pool, with lightning flashing and thunder covering his body.
He activated his cultivation technique, slowly drawing the lightning into his dantian.
The thunderclouds in the Qi Sea continued to grow, and as the sound of thunder changed, streaks of thunder appeared.
The lightning in his dantian was constantly compressed and tempered, becoming more and more solid, and it already took on the shape of a snake-dragon.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Wu's breathing gradually stabilized, and the thunder gradually dissipated.
"Hmph, so this is the Foundation Establishment stage?"
Li Wu's eyes flashed with lightning as he leaped above the Thunder Pool, feeling the rolling thunder within his dantian. A smile involuntarily appeared on his face.
"After four years of seclusion, I have finally broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm, thanks in large part to that [Mysterious Thunder Water Storage Pill]."
That's a Foundation Establishment level precious pill, which can increase Li Wu's chances of breaking through to Foundation Establishment by 20%. With the addition of this Thunder Pool, breaking through to Foundation Establishment will naturally become a matter of course.
However, the [Mysterious Thunder Water Storage Pill] contains eight parts thunder and two parts water, and the Qi family mixed something into it.
The goal was for Li Wu to become Qi Chengheng's assistant in breaking through to the Purple Mansion stage after Li Wu broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
This is an open scheme.
Because the Dragon Palace does not have the inheritance of the [Divine Thunder] path, it naturally does not have the corresponding Foundation Establishment Pill.
Therefore, Li Wu could only take this [Mysterious Thunder Water Storage Pill].
"However, on the contrary, Qi Chengheng can also be an asset to me."
"It remains to be seen who is the fish on the chopping block."
After thinking it over, Li Wu closed his eyes and began to cultivate. After stabilizing his realm for a while, he took the [Mysterious Thunder Water Storage Pill] to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.
After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, Li Wuyu left the Thunder Pool to meet Tianxuan.
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Inside the hall.
Tianxuan looked at Li Wu, who had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm, and nodded slightly in satisfaction:
"That's good, two years earlier than I expected."
Li Wu cupped his hands and said:
"Thanks to Senior Brother Tianxuan for providing the Thunder Pool."
Tianxuan waved his hand, not dwelling on the topic, and changed the subject:
"Now that you have broken through to the Foundation Establishment realm, you can go to the [Tai Xu] Secret Realm with Junior Sister Pei."
"The [Tai Xu] Secret Realm?" Li Wu raised an eyebrow, asking in confusion.
"What is this secret realm?"
Tianxuan then explained:
"The [Tai Xu] Secret Realm was a battlefield during the war between immortals and demons. More than ten Purple Mansion True Persons fought here, including many dragon-type and lightning cultivators. Most of these True Persons perished here."
"His body transformed into a spiritual being, leaving behind numerous legacies."
"Could there be a cultivator with the [Divine Thunder] skill?" Li Wu guessed.
"Of course there are. After you go to the secret realm, you should look for spiritual items related to the [Divine Thunder] path, preferably treasures that help you break through to the Purple Mansion realm."
Upon hearing this, Li Wu immediately became serious and said in a deep voice:
When will the secret realm open?
"There are still six years left."
"Six years is enough."
Li Wuwei nodded slightly. Six years was enough time for him to prepare.
Tianxuan then said:
"Go, stabilize your cultivation level, and make good preparations. If you have any questions during this time, you can come to me. If I am not here, you can ask Junior Sister Pei."
Li Wu nodded and turned to leave.
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The Refining Realm.
With He Yu's diligent efforts, Da Ji's alchemy skills improved significantly, Zhang Zai's business became increasingly successful, and Qing Shi Men gradually grew stronger.
Inside the General Affairs Hall, He Yu was planning the future direction of the famous sects.
"The most urgent task is to gather Qi from Zhou Weishan and the other two."
The cultivation method practiced by Zhou Weishan and the other two was different from theirs. It was passed down by Li Wusuo and was extremely special. He Yu did not know the specifics.
Zhou Weishan said that they had reached their limit and that to break through to the next realm, they must consume a stream of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
Moreover, the spiritual energy required by the three individuals is different.
These are 【江河一气】【炉火燎气】 and 【长春一风气】.
Among them, the "furnace fire vapor" is the easiest to collect, and this vapor needs to be collected in a place where a furnace fire is burning.
Qing Shimen has an alchemy room, so it naturally has no shortage of [furnace fire for heating].
"As for the [River Breath], it needs to be collected from rivers thousands of miles away, and the [Spring Breeze] can only be collected in spring."
"If one person were to collect it, it would probably take seven or eight years."
Zhou Weishan and the others are only teenagers now. If they are delayed for seven or eight years because of this, it would be a great loss.
"Let's hire more people," He Yu thought to himself.
Now that the sect is wealthy, we can hire more people to gather energy, and we can gather all the energy in about a year.
"Another point is recruiting new disciples."
Since its establishment, Qing Shi Men has not opened its gates to the public to recruit disciples, except for a few disciples in the first year.
Other sects, such as Xiaoxi Sect and Changhe Sect, have already recruited disciples two or three times.
The number of disciples in the sect has all exceeded thirty.
"However, the matter of recruiting disciples should not be taken lightly. We should send someone to search for them in ordinary towns when the time comes."
He Yu wrote down all his thoughts on the jade slip, added a few more notes on the arrangements for the daily expenses of the sect, and then got up and walked outside the hall.
Arrange these tasks one by one.
Just as I stepped out of the courtyard gate, I saw a phantom flying in from the horizon.
He Yu looked closely and saw that it was Zhang Zai, who had returned from his merchant journey. He was sitting on the back of the Silverback Ray, and his face did not show the usual weariness from his travels.
Since the advent of the Silverback Ray, traveling as a merchant has become much easier. Not only has the time spent on the journey been reduced, but there is no need to stop along the way, and one can go directly to the Sanlukou Market.
And the amount of goods that can be carried each time is also increased.
This has significantly increased profits compared to before.
Seeing how useful the Silverback Ray was, other factions also rented several of them.
Seeing the Silverback Ray fly down, He Yu quickly went to greet it.
Zhang Zai quickly jumped down, cupped his hands, and said:
"Senior sister."
He Yu nodded slightly and asked with a smile:
"How was the business this time?"