What is happening!
Yun Ze had absorbed Jian Qi from Wei Lanshu three times before, but nothing like this had ever happened!
His heart leaped, and he opened his eyes to look at Wei Lanshu.
"Yun... Brother Yun."
Wei Lanshu also felt that something was wrong at this moment.
As the Jian Qi flowed wildly from her body, she felt an extremely profound and comfortable sensation, yet it also made her want to cry out.
She had never experienced such a feeling before, finding it curious yet strange.
She opened her eyes and looked at Yun Ze, her face already flushed with a rosy glow, her heart in a panic: "What, what are you doing? Isn't it over yet?"
"I don't know! I can't pull my hand away!"
Yun Ze gritted his teeth. The feeling of a thousand arrows piercing his heart intensified. Even with the Gui Wu Jue supporting him, he felt countless ants gnawing at his flesh and blood!
He grabbed his right wrist with his left hand, desperately resisting the pulling force, trying to withdraw his hand from her lower abdomen!
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't. It was as if he were stuck to something!
Yun Ze's expression gradually turned ferocious.
At this moment, only one method could save him!
"Sect Master, Senior, help!"
Yun Ze turned his head and shouted at the two without hesitation.
Instantly, two figures flashed.
Standing on either side of Yun Ze and Wei Lanshu.
Zu Changdao placed his hand on Yun Ze's wrist, and Jian Qi surged. Just like when others touched Wei Lanshu, his sleeve was instantly cut into dust by the Jian Qi!
He frowned but immediately pulled outwards with all his might!
*Crack~*
A crisp sound rang out.
It was the sound of bone breaking.
Two layers of pain instantly overlapped, and Yun Ze's expression became even more ferocious, but he did not cry out.
"They're stuck together."
Zu Changdao frowned and looked at Yun Ze: "If you want to save your arm, either stop your cultivation immediately, or return all that Jian Qi, or prepare to absorb all the Jian Qi into your body! Choose quickly!"
"It can't be returned."
Before Yun Ze could speak, Wei Huang said first, "Xiao Shu's physique is weak. Although the Jian Qi is within her, she can't withstand such back-and-forth. If this much Jian Qi re-enters her body without protection, she will surely die!"
"Then absorb all the Jian Qi!" Zu Changdao frowned.
He had already moved behind Yun Ze and sat down, preparing to help him speed up the absorption.
Given the amount of Jian Qi within Wei Lanshu, even if this kid's Qi Sea could withstand it, his mind couldn't endure the prolonged torment of intense pain. He would go mad or die.
"Impossible!"
Before Zu Changdao could place his hand on Yun Ze's shoulder, another voice rang out.
A third figure appeared between them. Wei Huang and Zu Changdao looked at this person simultaneously, surprised!
Yun Ze also turned his head in the direction of the voice.
Mu Siyue, Senior Sister Mu!
How could she appear? Such a coincidence, had she been observing from the side all along?
*Hiss!*
It hurts so much! No matter what, can you save me and Xiao Shu first! My teeth are almost crushed!
Mu Siyue casually took out a towel and handed it to Yun Ze.
"Here, bite down."
Yun Ze subconsciously opened his mouth and bit the towel, finally having an outlet for his pain and feeling a little better.
But even with the towel as a buffer, this couldn't go on forever!
"It's you?"
Wei Huang frowned and asked, clearly recognizing Mu Siyue.
"It is me."
Mu Siyue replied calmly, then turned to Zu Changdao: "Get up."
Zu Changdao did not hesitate at all, quickly stood up, and stood aside.
As expected!
This kid really has a connection with this person!
"An abundance of Jian Qi is the root of the disaster, but if all the Jian Qi is lost, this little girl's foundation will be ruined."
Mu Siyue said, and also reached out to hold Yun Ze's wrist.
But unlike Zu Changdao, when her palm landed, the Jian Qi did not surge, as if she hadn't noticed anyone touching her.
A gentle force merged into Yun Ze's wrist, first mending his broken bone, and then transmitting to his palm, gradually forming a barrier around the Jian Qi.
This move was incredibly profound!
It was the first time Yun Ze had seen such a way of circulating spiritual energy, so precise that it was unbelievable, like dancing on a thread made of hair!
It was simply impossible.
But Mu Siyue not only did it, but she also seemed to be doing it with ease.
After she finished, she looked at Yun Ze and Wei Huang: "I will count to three. When I finish counting, you protect this little girl's Qi Sea, and you open your mind. I will enter your Qi Sea to protect your Qi Sea."
Yun Ze nodded quickly.
It had already been more than thirty breaths!
He didn't know how much Jian Qi had accumulated in his Qi Sea. If it were to break off, it might trigger another disturbance in the Qi Sea, potentially even shattering the entire Qi Sea!
Wei Huang looked worried, but she had no choice but to trust the person in front of her.
She was a legend!
Although she was reluctant to admit it, even though they were both prodigies of the same era, and she had now reached the Nascent Soul stage, she was still outshone by the person in front of her!
Indeed, if she wanted to, she probably wouldn't put any Nascent Soul cultivator in the world in her eyes.
Even herself.
"One, two, three!"
The countdown fell quickly.
Yun Ze felt the Jian Qi in his palm and the Jian Qi in Wei Lanshu's lower abdomen being forcefully severed by a force!
*Buzz!*
A humming sound exploded, and the Qi Sea instantly became turbulent!
Yun Ze felt his vision go black. Let alone opening his mind, he couldn't even feel his own physical body. He directly flipped over.
"Stay awake!"
Mu Siyue's voice rang out, slightly different from her normal speaking voice, as if it carried a refreshing quality.
As soon as the words fell, Yun Ze felt his spirit invigorated, and his mind cleared considerably.
In the next instant, he felt a gentle spiritual energy entering his Qi Sea, beginning to guide the Jian Qi outwards towards the periphery of the Qi Sea!
It seems... my Qi Sea will have to be expanded again.
Yun Ze smiled helplessly and soon heard Mu Siyue's voice again.
"The Jian Qi needs to be guided, and expanding the Qi Sea is the only way. With the current impact, it can at most expand your Qi Sea to the seventh realm, and it won't cause too much obstruction to your path after foundation building."
Hope so.
Yun Ze muttered inwardly, knowing it was a last resort.
A seventh-realm Qi Sea.
For cultivators with heavenly spiritual roots, it might be an advantage rather than a hindrance, but for him...
He only had a mid-grade Yellow tier spiritual root. Could he truly have a chance to break through to the Core Formation stage, or even higher, carrying a seventh-realm Qi Sea?
Yun Ze dared not think about it, and could only take it one step at a time.
With Mu Siyue's help, the Qi Sea quickly stabilized again. The gentle spiritual energy circulated within Yun Ze's body, lingered on the drop of crimson-gold blood for a moment, and then withdrew.
Yun Ze briefly examined his Qi Sea and was instantly stunned by a simple scan.
The Qi Sea... had now reached sixty-eight times, far exceeding the sixty-four times of a seventh-realm Qi Sea!
His realm had reached the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining!
He only needed to break through one more bottleneck to reach the sixth level of Qi Refining!
The sixth level of Qi Refining with a seventh-realm Qi Sea, he wondered what his ranking on the Heavenly Rankings would be now.
Yun Ze collected his thoughts and opened his eyes to look ahead.
He immediately saw Wei Lanshu sitting on the ground, and Wei Huang standing behind her.
Wei Lanshu's face was extremely pale, devoid of any color, while Wei Huang's spiritual energy surged around her, as if she were constantly pouring spiritual energy into Xiao Shu's body.
Yun Ze didn't understand why this was happening. It hadn't happened in the previous few times he had drawn Jian Qi.
He turned to Mu Siyue and asked, "Senior Sister, this is..."
"Senior Sister!?"
Before Mu Siyue could answer, Zu Changdao was the one who exclaimed in surprise!
His pupils trembled as he looked at Yun Ze, as if he were looking at some kind of monster!
This person only had one master. Could Yun Ze be that person's disciple?
*Hiss!*
Didn't they say that person had disappeared for hundreds of years, as if dead! Why would they take such a young disciple?
Could he not be dead?
No!
He had heard such a secret matter, would he be silenced?
Zu Changdao quickly covered his mouth, not daring to speak, his eyes constantly scanning the legendary figure in front of him, afraid she would strike him down with a sword!
But Mu Siyue did not do so. She merely glanced at him, as if unconcerned, and then turned her gaze back to Wei Huang.
"You have now extracted sixty percent of the Jian Qi from her Qi Sea, causing her Qi Sea to be empty. It must be filled with spiritual energy, otherwise, she will surely die. However, she has never cultivated the method of Qi Refining, and if spiritual energy is poured in rashly, she will also die.
So she can only use the gentlest spiritual energy to slowly fill her Qi Sea. It cannot be too slow, nor too fast.
Mu Siyue commented calmly, like a spectator: "If it were another Nascent Soul cultivator, it might be relatively easy.
Unfortunately, her spiritual energy is precisely one of the most overbearing spiritual energies in the world. For her, this is harder than climbing to heaven."
"Then why don't you help her?" Yun Ze asked subconsciously.
"Impossible."
Mu Siyue slowly shook her head, staring intently at Wei Huang: "She is the daughter of that person. She will not allow anyone else to intervene."
That person?
Yun Ze seemed to catch a whiff of gossip, but Wei Huang was present, so he couldn't ask in detail. He could only stand by and watch.
Wait, no! Filling the Qi Sea?
Didn't Xiao Shu never cultivate before? Could it be...
Yun Ze seemed to have thought of something and asked Mu Siyue again: "If Xiao Shu starts cultivating, what realm would her current Qi Sea be considered?"
Mu Siyue shook her head and could only estimate: "For sixteen years, with that thing in your body suppressing her Qi Sea, and with Jian Qi constantly expanding outwards, the area of her Qi Sea is at least larger than yours."
"What!"
Yun Ze exclaimed in surprise!
Her Qi Sea level is higher than his! At Xiao Shu's age, wouldn't she also appear on the Heavenly Rankings?!
He quickly looked at Li Po: "Li Po, is the Heavenly Rankings available? Lend it to me to have a look!"
Li Po did not speak. She was staring intently in the direction of Wei Lanshu, afraid that something would happen to Xiao Shu.
Having spent sixteen years together, even a stone would have developed feelings. It was impossible not to worry.
Seeing that Li Po did not move, Zu Changdao casually took out a jade token and threw it to Yun Ze: "I have a spare one here, I'll give it to you."
Yun Ze took the jade token and cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Sect Master!"
"Hey!"
Zu Changdao quickly waved his hand, even stepping aside to avoid the bow: "Young friend, you mustn't mess up the seniority!"
Young friend?
Yun Ze was stunned and turned to look at Mu Siyue.
"I am of the same generation as him. If you call me Senior Sister, then he is a young friend," Mu Siyue explained calmly, as if saying something trivial.
Yun Ze stood there, stunned.
What was this?
Then wouldn't my seniority... also become that of a Grand Elder?