Qi Deviation Mode

Yan Nu recognized the Corpse Soldier as the Elder who had previously asked him about the Ji River battle.

His gaze swept over again, and he saw the Farmer Uncle who had called him a Bandit earlier.

"What... what's going on? Are they being controlled?" Yan Nu asked in disbelief.

The fifty Corpse Soldiers before him, with their ashen skin and glowing green eyes, were all villagers from the settlement he had passed by, waiting for their children to return from the battlefield.

Shen Leling had already noticed and said coldly, "What else could it be? They were all killed by the Zhang Family and their bodies were turned into Spirit Puppets."

"Why?" Yan Nu looked at the person and the ghost sparring with Shen Leling in shock and anger.

Zhang Quan glanced at him from afar, sneered, and said nothing.

"What did they do wrong?" Seeing his silence, Yan Nu's voice instantly rose, like a tiger's roar and a dragon's cry.

That shout contained forty years of cultivation! It was explosive!

In an instant, the sound waves swept in all directions, the valley roared, and the echoes reverberated endlessly.

The surrounding air whistled, and the rubble trembled!

Two Martial Artists nearby covered their ears and screamed. The severely wounded man on the ground, who was already on the verge of death, spat out a mouthful of blood, his internal injuries flared up, and he died on the spot!

Only the Corpse Soldiers were unaffected. They fearlessly surrounded Yan Nu, but he paid them no mind.

He stood still, glaring angrily, letting the Corpse Soldiers hack at him with their blades, as if he were Indestructible!

Zhang Quan, who was farther away, felt his eardrums sting and his meridians and blood surge, his face turning pale with fright.

He moved his lips slightly, but did not dare to answer.

It was Mr. Feng who spoke softly, "Don't look at me, he did it."

"To eliminate you, the Zhang Family didn't want to lose any more men, so they killed the nearby villagers and had me train them into Corpse Soldiers."

"If you must ask what mistake these villagers made, perhaps it was... being old."

Being old!

These three words almost drove Yan Nu mad.

Already enraged, he remembered Grandpa, who was sent to the battlefield for the same reason and never returned.

In an instant, Yan Nu's blood surged, and his eyes turned crimson.

His entire body vibrated with an invisible force, as if shrouded in a layer of aura.

His pants rustled, as if he were standing in a fierce wind. Not to mention his hair, his long strands could no longer be tied, and the straw rope broke, flying up and swaying.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Quan was overjoyed, "His True Qi is out of control!"

Shen Leling also looked anxious, "Not good! Yan Nu, quickly regulate your breathing and silently chant the Mind Method..."

Mid-sentence, Shen Leling froze. She hadn't taught Yan Nu any Mind Method for rapid advancement; his True Qi was simply "farmed."

Mr. Feng also saw the situation and shook his head slightly, "The biggest taboo in cultivation is seeking quick success. The more True Qi you have, the easier it is to fall into Qi Deviation..."

"Hahaha!" Zhang Quan laughed in delight. Yan Nu's True Qi was a hundred times his, and the risk of Qi Deviation was also a hundred times greater.

Qi Deviation, as the name suggests, is loss of control and madness.

Loss of control is simple. It's like a Powerful Crossbow with an arrow nocked; if you carry it around without firing, it might suddenly shoot the arrow on its own.

True Qi normally circulates according to the inertia of the Cultivation Technique, but it can occasionally go awry!

If not corrected in time, it can leave hidden dangers. As these accumulate, one day it will go out of control, no longer following the intended path and instead surging erratically.

In severe cases, it can cause qi and blood to reverse, damage the meridians, hinder bodily functions, and even affect the brain, driving a person mad.

The more True Qi one has, the greater the possibility of Qi Deviation.

Yan Nu's three thousand years of cultivation were entirely rapid advancement. The inertia of his circulation was insufficient. Now, consumed by rage, his True Qi had directly gone out of control.

"Boom!" Yan Nu stomped on the ground, charging at Zhang Quan like a wild ox.

The Fierce Blast from the Sky was like thunder.

Shen Leling was extremely anxious, "No! Don't use your True Qi!"

Using True Qi at this moment would only intensify the loss of control.

Moreover, Yan Nu had too much True Qi. How could he control himself to only use forty years' worth now? A slight mistake could lead to him Explode!

However, Shen Leling was then stunned.

Yan Nu's charge was even faster than before! He had unleashed sixty years of cultivation!

"What!"

"He actually broke through?"

Shen Leling's mind buzzed. With One Yuan, First Cycle, he could at most unleash forty years of cultivation.

Yan Nu unleashed sixty years and was fine, didn't that mean he had reached One Yuan, Second Cycle?

How long had it been? He had undergone two rounds of Body Tempering consecutively!

However, there were indeed precedents for breakthroughs during Qi Deviation, though it was extremely harmful and could even be fatal, it did make one stronger than before.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Yan Nu charged headfirst, and the Corpse Soldiers around him struck with steel blades, but he sent them all flying with his surging energy.

In contrast, the black mist that coiled around him was chilling to the bone and seeped into his body. However, the Water Talisman quickly reacted, dissolving it instantly.

Yan Nu endured the slashes head-on and forcefully broke through the encirclement.

Two Martial Artists had their eardrums burst, already suffering internal injuries from the sonic waves. Unable to dodge in time, they were directly swept away by a spear, their bodies splattering blood.

"Hiss!" Zhang Quan's scalp tingled. That single strike contained seventy years of cultivation!

His last two subordinate troops were cut in half, almost exploding.

"Yan Nu! Stop! Quickly, stop!" Shen Leling saw that the True Qi Yan Nu was unleashing fluctuated between sixty and seventy years, and knew he couldn't control it precisely.

Each time he only intended to use forty years, but due to losing control, he accidentally used several decades more.

With Strengthened Bones and Plump Muscles, the upper limit doubled with each increase. The limit for One Yuan, Second Cycle was eighty years.

Right now, Yan Nu was still fluctuating between sixty and seventy years, which was fine. But what if his control worsened and he accidentally used ninety years?

However, Yan Nu seemed not to hear her, unleashing a Fierce Blast from the Sky as he charged forward at high speed.

"I told you to leave earlier, damn it! Give me a Vitality Restoration Pill!" Mr. Feng was so angry he wanted to kill someone. If he hadn't been unable to harm Zhang Quan, he would have snatched it himself.

Seeing his family's elites decimated, leaving only himself, Zhang Quan knew things were dire. He finally took out a small bottle and poured out some pills.

Mr. Feng took two pills, not eating them, but merely holding them to his nose and inhaling deeply. The two pills transformed into streams of True Qi that flowed into his body.

Instantly, he felt his True Qi replenished and hurriedly refined his Magic Power to compensate for the consumption.

Seeing Yan Nu charging after him, Mr. Feng was unwilling to attack him. He simply controlled his Hoverboard, carrying Zhang Quan to dodge and create distance.

Yan Nu performed an aerial refraction, unleashing eighty years of cultivation as he pursued.

Mr. Feng frowned, "Mortal, calm down. Do you want to explode... Huh? Huh?"

Yan Nu accelerated again in mid-air, unleashing one hundred and sixty years of cultivation!

"What! One Yuan, Third Cycle?" Mr. Feng's expression finally changed.

He frantically controlled his Hoverboard to make Zhang Quan dodge. This time, it was extremely difficult.

As a result, Yan Nu unleashed even more True Qi, performing another aerial refraction, unleashing three hundred and twenty years of cultivation!

Shen Leling watched, dumbfounded, "Is this Qi Deviation?"

Mr. Feng was even more on the verge of collapse, "Is this Emperor Tai's White Jade Technique?!"

He couldn't dodge! The speed was too fast!

"Damn it..." Mr. Feng could only throw himself in front of Zhang Quan, spreading his arms. Black mist billowed from his body as a shield.

"Bang!"

A deafening collision exploded.

The powerful shockwave swept away everything around them. Amidst the flying sand and stones, Zhang Quan vomited blood and crashed into a tree, breaking who knew how many bones.

"Ugh..." Mr. Feng floated above, somewhat painfully, his Ghost Body flickering, clearly having sustained no small injuries.

"Why the hell didn't you use a rock to block!" Zhang Quan shakily got up, his face ashen.

Mr. Feng steadied himself before saying, "His True Qi is out of control, he can't protect himself."

"So what?" Zhang Quan found it inexplicable.

"I don't kill mortals..." Mr. Feng glanced at him askance.

Zhang Quan's face contorted with anger. It turned out Mr. Feng was afraid that a rock would smash Yan Nu into a pulp, so he used his Ghost Body and black mist to block the attack.

"Are you trying to get us killed?!" Zhang Quan gritted his teeth and roared.

Mr. Feng said proudly, "It's just True Qi, this level isn't enough... Holy crap!"

His expression suddenly changed drastically as the rolling smoke and dust gradually dispersed, revealing a glowing figure.

Yan Nu's left arm was completely red! His fist was shrouded in flames!

It wasn't just his skin turning red; it was emitting red light from within, deepening from light to dark, glowing brightly, its heat distorting the surrounding air.

Like a red-hot iron... Yes, like an iron bar in a furnace!

"What the hell is this?!" Mr. Feng's eyes nearly bulged out.

He wasn't unaware of the reason, but he found it hard to believe what he was seeing.

Yan Nu hadn't undergone Three Essences Body Tempering, so his True Qi couldn't be released externally. His arm was constantly accumulating energy, and when too much energy gathered, it naturally began to glow and heat up.

But what Mr. Feng couldn't understand was, why didn't it explode? This was an arm, not iron!

Even if it were iron, with such a high concentration of energy, it should have melted!

Yet, it hadn't. That arm, though as scorching as a red-hot iron, showed no damage whatsoever.

It was even elastic, and his arm hair was still there!

"Are you really human?" Mr. Feng began to doubt his own judgment as a ghost regarding living beings.

"Hoo!" Yan Nu's Fierce Blast from the Sky shot forward.

It cut a red path through the night, like a blazing meteor.

Seeing this, Mr. Feng finally dared not meet the attack head-on and immediately pointed his sword at the ground: "Drink!"

Rumble! The earth trembled, and chunks of gravel rose up, forming a stone wall to intercept Yan Nu.

"No!" Shen Leling finally arrived, a ball of Mysterious Water enveloping Yan Nu, not wanting him to crash into the rocks.

However, the Mysterious Water touched him and immediately boiled with a splash, turning into scalding hot water!

Even billowing, scorching steam rose to the sky!

Shen Leling was terrified, afraid she would cook Yan Nu, but Yan Nu was completely unharmed, his skin showing no signs of burning.

He, carrying immense power and heatwaves, exploded against the rocks.

This strike was earth-shattering; the air instantly expanded, creating terrifying ripples.

In an instant, rocks scattered and dust flew! The rocks were covered in cracks and rapidly shattered.

"What!" Mr. Feng was horrified to discover that the giant rock was being blasted open by him.

This time, he wasn't holding back; he truly couldn't block it!

"I was wrong! Stop!"

p.s: Sorry.