Chapter 105: Chapter 94 Asking Others is Not as Good as Relying on Yourself (Seeking Full Subscription and Follow Subscription!)
At this moment, Ning Qi, with a thought, communicates with the fake Dan within his body and can perceive the omnipresent power of heaven and earth. If he enters the Unity of Heaven and Man state, it will be even easier.
"This fake Dan, to some extent, is equivalent to a signal receiver and amplifier for the power of heaven and earth."
Ning Qi seemed to have an epiphany. Threads of the power of heaven and earth swirled around his fingertips, then dissipated.
If he were to use the Heavenly Sword Technique now, its power would be stronger, and its sustainability would greatly increase, preventing the awkward situation of staring blankly after just one attack.
If he had this fake Dan when Old Demon Lin attacked that day.
He would have been confident enough to cut the old demon directly with one strike, rather than severely injuring him.
"However, the fake Dan also has drawbacks."
"Every time the fake Dan is used, it consumes the energy gathered within it. If it’s depleted, it basically becomes an empty shell. At that point, the fake Dan can be extracted, but given the strength of this Beast King Inner Core, it might only be enough for me to fight a few battles."
This means the fake Dan is a consumable.
If it runs out, he must find another Beast King Inner Core.
"However, it’s enough for now."
Ning Qi ordinarily does not engage in battles with others, and the fusion of this fake Dan was primarily to deal with the Demon Sect’s threat.
Even if the Demon Sect truly attacks, it won’t result in consecutive battles.
Perhaps, before the fake Dan’s energy is used up, Ning Qi will have already stepped into the Jade Liquid Realm. At that time, Ning Qi might already possess the combat strength of the Celestial Being List, no longer needing to rely on the fake Dan’s power.
This secret technique is excellent for transitioning.
Ning Qi felt the pulsation of the fake Dan at his heart, and through this method, he formed a connection with the fake Dan, as if they were one entity.
But actually, if one hopes to achieve flawless integration, the best method is to fully merge it with the heart, forming something like a ’second Primordial Core,’ which is a further application of the Fake Pill Co-Heaven Technique.
"If someone is willing to permanently fuse this Beast King Inner Core, forming a ’second Primordial Core,’ it would no longer be a consumable. It would cause a miraculous transformation in the body, allowing self-recovery, greatly enhancing combat strength for those who are stuck in the Celestial Human Realm."
Yet Ning Qi’s requirements are not that low.
He does not want his body to contain foreign objects, fearing they will ’contaminate’ his foundation, thus he uses the fake Dan only as a consumable.
As for other Gang Essence Realm experts, they first need to learn the Unity of Heaven and Man secret technique, which is a prerequisite for mastering the Fake Pill Co-Heaven Technique, not to mention understanding the similar true intent within the Beast King Inner Core.
Ning Qi smiled slightly.
White Ape, who had just walked out the door, was taken aback upon seeing Ning Qi. Respect filled his eyes, as if he was witnessing a Divine Tiger standing still, with just its faintly domineering aura overwhelming him.
"Teacher, why do I feel a bloodline suppression from you?" White Ape asked, puzzled.
Ning Qi chuckled lightly:
"It’s your imagination."
White Ape rubbed his eyes and looked again, finding that Ning Qi was still Ning Qi, nowhere was there any Divine Tiger.
Ning Qi’s lips curled.
Actually, White Ape wasn’t wrong in his feeling. Having fused with the Flying Thunder Tiger Beast King Inner Core, in some ways, he indeed counts as half a Beast King, a human form Beast King!
For instance, at this moment.
He felt his control over Thunderous Power surpassed other fields.
...
After creating the Fake Pill Co-Heaven Technique, Ning Qi’s long-tense spirit finally relaxed significantly.
He finally freed up more energy to do other things.
Every day, he diligently practices the Heaven and Earth Grinding Wheel Quenching Gang Technique to refine Gang Qi. The vast and majestic Gang Qi within his body is visibly increasing in both quality and quantity.
Elsewhere.
Ning Qi began digesting the Taoist Scripture sent by the True Profound Sect, which concerns his future path of cultivation and requires constant sharpening and accumulation without interruption.
Of course.
Ning Qi finally found time to study the other gifts received at the Celestial Being Grand Ceremony.
"Relic Pill is something left behind by an Arhat of the Buddhist Sect after death, containing vast energy. However, its energy is usually restrained. If powdered Luminous Pearl is used as a catalyst, supplemented with other herbs, it might be possible to create a pill that enhances Gang Qi."
Arhat is a term of respect for certain Buddhist Sect experts in the Celestial Human Realm who specialize in the Flower of Essence. After their death, their bodies incinerate, leaving multiple relics with various mystical uses.
Although a single relic doesn’t compare to a Beast King Inner Core, its value is quite significant.
"According to Master, he once helped the Ascetic Sect, which is why this time they sent generous gifts."
In reality, the relationship between Taoism and the Buddhist Sect is not particularly good. Ascetic Sect monks are quite unconventional within the Buddhist Sect.
Ning Qi began experimenting.
Of course.
More of it focused on deduction, cautiously scraping off a little relic powder to experiment only where unavoidable.
This method of creating pill formulas is slower but avoids waste.
After all, there’s only this one relic and it cannot be squandered.
While deducing the pill formula, Ning Qi also attempted cultivating the Enlightenment Tea Tree.
Looking at the seed, mostly depleted of its spiritual essence, Ning Qi silently noted another grievance against Ancestor Wang, considering it a waste of treasure.
He spent some effort and managed to stimulate the seed’s spiritual essence significantly.
After wandering around the Seeking Tao Institute for a long time.
Ning Qi didn’t find any suitable place for planting.
He consulted related ancient books and conducted his own research, realizing that growing the Enlightenment Tea Tree was no easy task.
Finally.
Ning Qi had an idea.
He slightly moved some True Martial Peach Trees to encircle the Seeking Tao Institute, forming a unified trend, and planted the Enlightenment Tea Tree seed beneath the wicker chair where he often lay.
Ning Qi had studied the art of feng shui geomancy.
He hoped to nourish the Enlightenment Tea Tree with the spirituality of many peach trees for a significant boost.
However, despite his efforts, Ning Qi himself couldn’t be completely sure if the Enlightenment Tea Tree would ultimately grow successfully.
He just found some more spiritual materials from the treasury and buried them underground, hoping to achieve success.
"Hope I can relax under the Enlightenment Tea Tree in two years."
Ning Qi thought.
Of course, he was most curious about the effect of the Enlightenment Tea Tree, uncertain if it would be useful to him, but regardless, it was unquestionably a good thing to strengthen the True Martial Sect’s foundation.
As for researching the method to amplify the medicinal properties of the True Martial Peach Tree using the Bright Fruit, this was the simplest task for Ning Qi.
After all, with three Bright Fruits, Ning Qi was not afraid of wasting them and could boldly experiment.
After consuming one Bright Fruit, he finally succeeded.
...
Ning Qi immersed himself in cultivation, digesting the various gains from the past period.
The heat of extinguishing the Demon Sect’s Death Fire Abyss branch was gradually passing, but just when everyone thought the Demon Sect was silent, suffering in silence from the recent setback, a major event occurred.
The Divine Feather Grand General was attacked again.
This time, the Demon Sect strongmen intervened, and the Divine Feather Grand General was injured again, both sides suffered losses, and the Demon Sect even gained a slight upper hand.
Having remained silent for so long, they struck again.
The Demon Sect showed everyone what it meant to repay vengeance, and for a time, everyone was wary of the Demon Sect.
But the imperial court was furious.
The Demon Sect, like a centipede, refuses to die even when decapitated; they had remained dormant since the Martial Saint took action a century ago, but now they were becoming rampant, yet internally, Great Yan wasn’t united, and the two sides were vaguely at a stalemate.
However, the Demon Sect could only remain in the shadows.
The Great Yan Imperial Court still held the absolute upper hand, especially with the Martial Saint as the ultimate deterrent, although the Martial Saint seldom took action, even appearing rarely.
Upon learning of these matters.
Ning Qi immediately went to True Martial City.
Sure enough.
The preceding imperial court strongmen that had been lurking there were mostly gone.
Only the butcher selling meat remained.
The Divine Feather Grand General was attacked again, clearly showing that the Demon Sect had focused most of its efforts on the imperial court, necessitating manpower withdrawal from this side.
"Originally there were three Celestial Human Realm, ten Primordial Core Realm, now only one Celestial Human Realm and three Primordial Core Realm remain, a full seventy percent of the forces were withdrawn."
"Indeed, one cannot rest their hopes on others, seeking others is not as good as seeking oneself."
Ning Qi sighed inwardly.
Fortunately, he had now mastered the Fake Pill Technique; otherwise, if the Demon Sect attacked, he would only be able to leave it to fate.
...
Qing State.
In an unnamed secluded valley, an underground palace exists.
Usually, this underground palace is quiet and devoid of people, but today numerous powerful figures were gathering.
Once everyone was assembled.
The dim great doors suddenly closed, pale flames ignited, and everyone saw that the top throne unknowingly had another figure, causing everyone’s hearts to tremble.
That figure was wrapped in a black robe, with a bronze ghost mask on the face, somewhat horrifying.
"We pay our respects to the Vice Sect Leader!"
Numerous Demon Sect experts all bowed, eyes showing awe.
Within the Demon Sect, the Sect Leader is the most senior, but rarely appears, often in retreat, leaving several Vice Sect Leaders to collectively manage internal affairs, with Ghost Mask being one of them, and under him are many Elders.
Ghost Mask nodded slightly.
"Gathering you all here today, do you know the reason?"
"Vice Sect Leader, is it about the assassination of that Divine Feather scoundrel some days ago?" someone immediately spoke.
Everyone showed no signs of surprise; they had already discussed this many times on the way.
Ghost Mask nodded slowly.
"Correct."
"But to continue supporting there, that Divine Feather rogue must pay a bloody price!"
Everyone’s anger flared up, ready for action.
Having a branch obliterated is a significant loss to the Demon Sect, not to mention many among them were relatives or friends, this revenge is inevitable; to outsiders, he is Old Demon Lin, but to them, he is Elder Lin.
Within the Demon Sect, only those in the Celestial Human Realm may serve as Elders, and Elder Lin is one of the top-ranking figures among them.
Ghost Mask, seeing the morale could be leveraged, nodded in satisfaction but then said:
"Revenge is essential, but Great Yan is closely watching over Divine Feather, further attacks are not as effective, this will be handled over time; there is another agenda this time."
Everyone showed a look of confusion, but quickly someone realized.
Then Ghost Mask slowly stood up.
An aura of deep and domineering essence rose and swept over:
"Destroy the Wang Clan and True Martial Sect!"