Ch 130: Qi Condensation, Fifth Transformation
Nine o’clock in the morning.
Sky Screen Live Stream Room.
“Hey, have you guys heard? A lot of vagrants died in the Philippines last night.”
“I saw the news too. I heard that many of those vagrants were homeless people who were already struggling to survive, and they didn’t expect to encounter such a tragedy.”
“It’s not a big deal if some vagrants die, anyway, the average lifespan of a vagrant is no more than ten years, with various bad habits, plus illnesses, etc., it’s easy to take a vagrant’s life, the problem is that their deaths are too bizarre, their bodies became incredibly shriveled, as if their flesh and blood had been sucked dry.”
“Fake news, right? I saw the news saying it might be a new type of infectious disease that caused the vagrants, who were already in poor health, to die together.”
“I’m a local, and I can confirm that the description of the shriveled bodies is correct. A bunch of police and doctors came early in the morning. The cause of death of those people is still uncertain and is subject to further investigation. Anyway, that area of the underground tunnel is temporarily listed as a controlled area, and outsiders are prohibited from entering.”
“Speaking of shriveled bodies, there was also a bizarre case in Mexico. A large-scale internal strife broke out in a gang in the local poor area. All the members who participated in the fight at the scene died except for one who hid in the toilet. It is said that most of the dead had shriveled bodies, which was different from ordinary gunshot wounds.
The only insider also went crazy, saying that the devil is coming, the devil is coming, anyway, the whole thing sounds very strange.”
“That place in Mexico is hard to say. There are too many people selling and taking drugs, including within the gangs, and sometimes there are also drug use phenomena.
As everyone knows, after taking drugs to the end, the body is almost the same as a skeleton, maybe the shriveled bodies of those people were caused by drug use.”
“Actually, I feel more like it’s the delirious ramblings of a battlefield survivor. Maybe too many people died in the gunfight, and they had a mental breakdown.”
“I implore Qi God to teach a cultivation technique to regulate the mind and stabilize the spirit. There are still too many mental illnesses in this world, and there are also many mentally ill people, especially many Martial Cultivators, who need mental conditioning, otherwise they are easily dominated by powerful Military force and do all sorts of illegal things.”
“Forget it, seeing the debate on the internet yesterday, if I were Qi God, I would never teach the cultivation technique again from now on!
They are really spoiled. They still pick and choose when teaching a cultivation technique, sometimes they think it’s too weak, sometimes they think it’s too feminine. If you’re so dissatisfied, then don’t practice it, who forced you to practice it?”
“To be honest, I don’t even understand. This cultivation technique has only been spread for less than a day, and the most talented people have only cultivated to the third level at most, and haven’t even touched the edge of Great Accomplishment. How dare you people make a conclusion about this cultivation technique?”
“Although what you all said makes a lot of sense, I still have to say one thing—《Black Jade Technique》Number One Under Heaven!”
“Get out of here, you black fans! Don’t make me laugh, okay?”
“This rabbit, who cultivates 《Flying Flower Plucking Leaves Hand》, please put down your orchid fingers.”
“You want to fight, right? Come, come, come, Chengdu White Socks Club, I’ll put the address here, come over and let you see how good we are!”
……
The Live Stream Room was in constant debate, and Qi Xuan went his own way, galloping on the pig.
He was still thinking about explaining 《Flying Flower Plucking Leaves Hand》 in more depth today to help the audience cultivate. As a result, he wandered around here for half a day and finally found the road. Then he couldn’t care about any cultivation technique and directly rode Sunday towards the Zhao Family.
After walking for less than ten minutes, there was a chaotic area of gravel ground. Qi Xuan slammed on the brakes of Sunday.
Looking at the gray-black rocks and gravel in front of him, he couldn’t help but frown slightly, and then he got off Sunday and walked slowly to a large stone ten meters away.
This stone was reddish-brown, which was somewhat inconsistent with the color of the surrounding rocks. It looked like it had rolled over from other places during the terrain changes caused by the Sun Collapse, and it still had many traces of rolling on it.
Of course, the focus was not on the rolling marks, but on the two sword marks and knife wounds remaining on the rocks.
The blade pierced into the interior of the rock for about thirty centimeters, and the depth of the knife wound could also reach ten centimeters.
Referring to the hardness of this red-black rock, the strength of both sides of the fight should be in the late Qi Refining Stage.
Could it be that some hostile forces passed by here and fought?
Or was it simply an internal strife within the team?
It’s still unclear based on this battle relic, but what is certain is that someone must have passed by here.
This immediately filled Qi Xuan with confidence.
He originally thought he might have taken the wrong path, but now it seemed that he hadn’t gone wrong. Since someone had appeared nearby, it meant that there was a road that Cultivators often traveled. Following it, he might be able to find the Zhao Family or other families.
Qi Xuan walked up the slope on the side, and Sunday followed beside him.
After passing the gray-black rocks, the rocks in front gradually turned into reddish-brown red-black rock, but they looked very fragmented, as if a giant red-black rock had collapsed on the spot, and the gravel scattered everywhere.
But red-black rock has always been very hard, and it shouldn’t collapse under normal circumstances, right?
While thinking, he glanced at a broken thigh bone.
Clean as new, the bone marrow has flowed out, and there are still traces of pecking on it, obviously it has been exposed for a long time.
Referring to the toughness of this skeleton, he should also be a late Qi Refining Stage before his death.
Could it be one of the two who fought with weapons?
He searched around for a while, and successively found many other skeletons, as well as broken clothes, rusty weapons, and even ineffective Talismans, etc.
The more he found the relics on this battlefield, the tighter Qi Xuan’s brows became.
Because he obtained a few Talismans, which were engraved with the 【Zhao】 character, which was very likely from the Zhao Family’s Cultivators.
And the other side who fought with them was also a family.
But the characteristics of the various relics did not match the Zhang Family, who ambushed the Nangong Family before, and it was very likely another unfamiliar family that was not known.
“The Zhao Family fought with a certain family here?”
“So Zhao Lingyun and her second uncle couldn’t get there in time to support?”
Think about it carefully, and it’s not impossible. After all, the Zhao Family’s strength is much weaker than the Nangong Family, and the Foundation Stage combat power is limited.
If the family is facing a major crisis of foreign enemies, as a key combat force, Zhao Yuehong definitely can’t stay out of it.
Helping outsiders is also done when there is extra strength. The hometown is about to be breached, who cares so much?
Shaking his head, Qi Xuan continued to search around.
At this time, Sunday’s grunting sound suddenly came from nearby.
He walked over and saw that this guy had arched out a small pit from the gravel ground.
In the pit, there was a section of arm bone as white as jade, and on the outside of this arm bone, there were two bone spurs the size of thumbs.
“This is… the arm bone of the Foundation Stage.”
“Could it be that a Foundation Stage has fallen here?”
In an instant, Qi Xuan only felt a chill down his spine.
Almost in the next second, he suddenly raised his head.
At the end of his line of sight, a tall and thin figure walked out of the forest, swaying.
He was covered in a thin layer of black mist, and his face couldn’t be seen clearly. Overall, he was not much different from a normal person, but on the right side of his neck, there was a bone spur protruding high.
Seeing this scene, the netizens in the Live Stream Room were all shocked:
“What the hell! Why is it this kind of Monster again?!”
“That’s not right, they don’t have four hands.”
“You don’t have to have hands, aren’t the bone spurs protruding from the neck also evidence?”
“The most important thing is that he is also filled with a layer of mist, and the whole person is filled with a sense of vagueness.”
“So what is his strength? Land Immortal, or Supreme Grandmaster?”
“If you look at the Appendage, it should be weaker than Nangong Yaohua, if you look at the mist, it should be stronger than Nangong Yaohua.”
“Damn, don’t be almost the same as Nangong Wuji.”
“It’s over! He’s coming over!!”
……
Almost at the moment the Gray Mist Person rushed over, Qi Xuan noticed it.
But he didn’t run away, but instead went forward to meet him.
Because he had already discovered that the strength of the Gray Mist Person in front of him was probably equivalent to Qi Refining Stage.
A little stronger than Nangong Yaohua, but far worse than Nangong Wuji.
As long as it’s not Foundation Stage, he has various trump cards, and with Sunday helping him, even if he can’t win, he can escape.
One person and one pig quickly launched a charge forward.
Sunday took the lead, with a pair of Giant Teeth, and took the lead in colliding with the Gray Mist Person.
At the moment of approaching, it immediately launched War Stomp.
Unexpectedly, the Gray Mist Person who attacked before seemed to be affected to a certain extent, and his movements were slightly stagnant, and then the whole person was knocked back by Sunday on the spot.
Qi Xuan saw this scene, and his eyes couldn’t help but flicker slightly.
Since he successfully advanced to the Third Rank, Sunday’s ability seemed to have also been improved to a certain extent.
Originally, War Stomp could only affect the enemy’s consciousness and produce a dizzying effect, but now it seemed that even the body would be affected by the dizziness.
The Gray Mist Person’s movement delay was more because the body was controlled for a moment, rather than the consciousness being disturbed.
This was completely an unexpected surprise for him!
Qi Xuan pounced fiercely in front of him.
The Gray Mist Person, who had just stopped retreating, grabbed Sunday’s pair of Giant Teeth with both hands, and was about to throw it on the ground on the spot.
As his movements were about to begin, a point of cold light, like a meteor, flashed past in front of him.
He instinctively raised his hand to block, and the terrifying power contained in the Dragon Spear immediately knocked him back more than a dozen steps.
Sunday immediately ran to the side after breaking free, went around a bend, and brewed the next wave of charge.
At the same time, Qi Xuan, who had taken the Blood Rage Pill, had already started a close-quarters fight with the Gray Mist Person.
The heavy Dragon Spear smashed on the opponent’s body, emitting a series of terrifying roars of metal clashing.
The opponent’s movements were not even affected by this, which showed how strong the body was, far above Nangong Yaohua.
This person was definitely Foundation Stage before his death!
And it’s definitely not the Foundation Stage that Nangong Yaohua had just advanced to.
He must have entered the Foundation Establishment Realm for many years, and his body had been soaked in Spiritual Energy without any flaws.
With a loud “crack”.
The Dragon Spear smashed on the fist that the opponent struck, and the tough Dragon Bone spear shaft actually shattered on the spot!
At the moment the iron fist came, Qi Xuan raised his hand and burned the Exorcism Talisman, and took the opponent’s fist with a palm.
Along with a crisp sound, he retreated more than a dozen steps, and his palm only felt a numb sensation.
Fortunately, the Dragon Spear blocked it, and the 【Flowing Form】 helped him to unload the huge force from the Gray Mist Person, otherwise, just this punch would have shattered his right arm on the spot.
He is now only at Qi Refining Stage 5, and the gap between him and Qi Refining Stage is still too huge.
And after taking the risk to take the opponent’s blow, he didn’t care about his own state, but stared at the opponent’s fist.
When he drew the Exorcism Talisman, he had guessed that this Talisman might be effective against Monsters like the Gray Mist Person.
After trying it now, he found that the Exorcism Talisman was indeed effective, but the effect was very limited.
The opponent’s fist, which was hit, seemed to be dispelled by a layer of mist, revealing the palm itself, but soon his hand was wrapped in gray mist again.
What exactly is that gray mist? Is it related to the 【Bone-Spur Disease】?
Why can he and Nangong Wuji emit gray mist? Why can’t Nangong Yaohua emit it?
Why does the Exorcism Talisman work on the gray mist?
Would a more advanced Exorcism Talisman completely dispel the gray mist and successfully suppress them?
In an instant, countless questions popped up in Qi Xuan’s mind.
But there was no way to verify it, and there was no chance to verify it, because after being hit for a short time, the Gray Mist Person rushed up fiercely at a faster speed, but on his side, he hadn’t adjusted his movements after being hit.
Damn it! There’s a difference in reaction speed!
This guy was Foundation Stage after all before his death!
Just as Qi Xuan was about to use the Lightness Talisman, in the rumbling sound of footsteps, Sunday, who suddenly accelerated, knocked the opponent back out again.
And this time it learned to be smart. When the opponent was about to reach out and grab its Giant Teeth, it took a stylish position, slipped out, and didn’t fight, went around an arc, and prepared for the next collision.
Taking this opportunity, Qi Xuan had already adjusted his posture, reached out and summoned a Snake Bone Spear, and pounced forward again.
Although the Six-Clawed Black Serpent was also a Third Rank Demon Beast, it had just advanced, and its bones were not as tough as the Golden-Eyed Winged Dragon. Under the attack of the Gray Mist Person, it would definitely not last long and would soon shatter.
Qi Xuan didn’t expect this Snake Bone Spear to take him down on the spot. This weapon was more used to divert attention.
After a series of blows, just as the Snake Bone Spear was about to shatter—
“War Stomp!”
Sunday, who was of one mind with him, immediately released War Stomp nearby at his signal.
The Snake Bone Spear that Qi Xuan slashed down immediately turned into a Magic Artifact remnant blade, and a knife slashed heavily on the opponent’s shoulder, and on the spot, he cut off most of his domineering and tough right arm.
The Gray Mist Person, who had recovered, missed a punch.
And there was no trace of blood flowing from his wound, and there was no sign of any pain on his face.
That’s right, the person is dead, how can you expect him to feel pain?
However, although he was not disturbed by the pain, the Gray Mist Person’s combat power had been seriously affected by the loss of most of his arm.
But Sunday had released War Stomp three times in a row, and it was already close to the limit.
Even if it could barely release it once, the effect would be greatly reduced, and it would be impossible to control the Gray Mist Person.
If he encountered this situation in the past, unless there was a life-and-death feud and he was determined to fight the Gray Mist Person to the death, he could only ride on Sunday and temporarily retreat.
After all, not to mention anything else, the Blood Rage Pill he had taken before also had a time limit.
When the medicinal effect passed and he fell into a state of weakness, then it would be him who would die.
Fortunately, he had other trump cards to use this time against Qi Refining Stage.
“【Phantom Self】!”
Almost in an instant, a phantom appeared from him, quickly condensing outside, and in terms of appearance, aura, and even in perception, it was exactly the same as him, as if he had become two people in an instant.
Seeing this scene, the audience in the Live Stream Room were all shocked to the extreme:
“What’s going on? Did my eyes deceive me? How did Qi God become two people??”
“Could it be a collective hallucination? I also saw two people.”
“BYD, you’re not hiding it anymore, are you? Quickly tell me what Martial Arts this is?!”
“And Martial Arts? This is definitely a clone technique! The dog is actually using magic! ! ”
“I’m so excited! Quickly hand over the clone technique!”
“I need this so much! With this clone technique, I don’t have to worry about the affair of stepping on two boats being exposed anymore!”
……
The netizens exclaimed again and again, yearning for it.
But in fact, even if Qi Xuan wanted to teach it, he couldn’t teach it at all.
Because the 【Phantom Self】 and the 【Spiritual Sense】, 【Yuan Core】 and other abilities are the same, they are not obtained by cultivating magic, but are abilities awakened when breaking through the Realm.
The 【Phantom Self】 is the fifth change of Qi Refining, and it is a new ability that he awakened after the 【Flowing Form】.
To be precise, it was not the first time he had used the 【Phantom Self】.
He had used it once before when he encountered Nangong Wuji.
It’s just that the crisis that time was too intense, and the time it was used was extremely short. He didn’t wait for the 【Phantom Self】 to completely condense, but he quickly took Sunday and slipped away.
And now, it was the first official appearance of the 【Phantom Self】.
After summoning the 【Phantom Self】, the Gray Mist Person on the opposite side was obviously delayed for a moment, perhaps because the figure appeared too suddenly, or because his aura was exactly the same as the main body, and there was no difference at all.
Just as the opponent hesitated, Qi Xuan immediately began to attack.
The strength of the 【Phantom Self】 was not actually that strong, maybe only Qi Refining Stage 2, and the time it existed was also very limited, but it was exactly the same as his own Realm and even his aura. Not to mention that the Gray Mist Person had completely lost his mind, even normal Cultivators would not be able to distinguish it easily.
Two figures attacked at the same time, and the Gray Mist Person was in a hurry for a while.
Sometimes he attacked the 【Phantom Self】, but his attack did not break the phantom figure, but only passed through him. If it was a normal Cultivator, using magic or even Spiritual Energy would most likely defeat the 【Phantom Self】.
But now the Gray Mist Person had fallen out of the Foundation Establishment Realm and was completely relying on his strong physique and experience before his death to fight, and it didn’t involve Spiritual Energy attacks at all.
Therefore, its seemingly powerful attack had no great effect on the 【Phantom Self】.
With the help of the 【Phantom Self】’s cover, Qi Xuan quickly dismembered the Gray Mist Person with the Magic Artifact remnant blade.
When even the last head was also chopped into several pieces by him, and those corpses were no longer moving, Qi Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Damn it, it’s too difficult.”
“Only by using all the means did I barely get rid of this guy.”
“If it was a real Qi Refining Stage, who could use weapons and various spells, I’m afraid I could only escape.”
Qi Xuan swallowed a few Spirit Recovery Pills, and while dispersing the medicinal power, he went forward to check the Gray Mist Person’s relics.
As a result, he was stunned when he didn’t check it—
“This guy is… Zhao Yuehong?”
