Second Treasure Qi
He sat cross-legged on a branch of the tree canopy, regulated his breathing, and then continued to activate his Wandering Sight Divine Ability.
Wandering Sight Divine Ability, his perspective was like a bird breaking free from its shell, soaring into the sky, over the treetops, over the mountain ridges, over the vast forest under the starlight, and flying deeper into this small Cave Heaven.
He wanted to use the Wandering Sight Divine Ability in this Total Perception Divine Chamber, from Lin Suri's perspective, to ascertain as possible the movements of all the people in this small Cave Heaven.
The camera flew over the ridge of the second mountain, over a vast plain, and finally landed on the banks of a winding river.
Then, he saw Lin Suri again.
Lin Suri sat alone, cross-legged, at the bottom of a river.
The river water was crystal clear, flowing over his head, but parted itself about three feet around him, as if an invisible barrier kept the river water out.
He sat cross-legged on the pebbles at the bottom of the river, his eyes closed, the fluctuations of his spiritual energy chaotic and rapid.
"That young general from the capital and his three hundred Silver Bone Battle Formation seem quite formidable, managing to put someone like Lin Suri in a rather awkward position."
Chen Lingxi was surprised.
Lin Suri has a profound foundation. While his cultivation and Killing Power may not be as strong as Lu Baizhong's, he possesses many treasures, all of which are clearly extraordinary.
If he were to unleash his full power, even Lu Baizhong might not be his match.
"Lin Suri's healing will likely continue for several more hours."
Chen Lingxi turned her attention back to Sight-Roaming.
"Let's wait a few hours, lest we waste our energy," he muttered to himself, then closed his eyes again and continued his breathing exercises.
Starlight slowly swirled overhead; in this small, Cave Heaven, there was no sun or moon, and day and night were indistinguishable.
Chen Lingxi waited patiently for several hours.
Chen Lingxi opened her eyes and fell back into the Sight-Roaming.
Then, he saw Lin Suri.
But then, golden light flashed in Lin Suri's eyes, and his body floated in a river.
The Six-Qi True Method circulated Greater Celestial Circuit his body, and his entire body was filled with spiritual energy, like a blue cloud trapped within his body, gleaming coldly in the reflection of the river.
His face remained calm, but a series of demonic energies, quite familiar to Chen Lingxi, emanated from his body.
"Lin Suri is practicing the Qi Observation Method!" Chen Lingxi thought in surprise.
Lin Suri wandered along the river.
His body moved silently through the river like a real fish.
It flows into the larger river from a slightly smaller stream.
Where the river was extremely deep, sunlight could not penetrate, and all around was shrouded in darkness.
Lin Suri stopped at the deepest part of the riverbed.
He floated in the river, his spiritual energy flowing slowly around him, and the pale golden light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Then, his gaze fell on a very inconspicuous corner at the bottom of the river.
There, a broken sword was stuck.
The broken sword was about two feet long, with the blade broken in the middle and the cut uneven.
The sword was covered in rust, dark green algae, and dark brown silt, looking like a piece of scrap iron that had been abandoned at the bottom of the river for who knows how many years, with nothing remarkable about it.
But Chen Lingxi's expression changed instantly.
"On that ordinary iron..."
It appeared to be ordinary iron, but from Lin Suri's perspective, this broken sword contained a Treasure Qi.
The Treasure Qi flowed slowly along the broken sword.
It clung tightly to the sword, like a thin veil woven from starlight, making the rusty broken sword appear as if it were a newly forged divine weapon.
Within the Treasure Qi, there were specks of starlight. The light was not intense, but extremely pure, just like a real star in the sky!
"This Treasure Qi... compared to the ordinary Qi of heaven and earth, it can be described as extremely profound."
Chen Lingxi sighed.
No wonder he was amazed and moved.
Even Lin Suri, a disciple of the Great World Dao-Below Academy who had seen much of the world and was usually stern and unsmiling, showed a rare expression of surprise and joy upon seeing this Treasure Qi.
Lin Suri was seen practicing the Qi-gathering method from the Six-Qi True Method.
He raised his right hand, his fingers slightly spread, his palm facing the broken sword, from which a strange power emanated.
The Treasure Qi on the broken sword was drawn by his suction force and peeled away from the sword bit by bit.
The moment the Treasure Qi left the sword, the already rusty broken sword seemed to lose its last support, silently turning into a cloud of rust, which was washed away by the river and disappeared without a trace.
Lin Suri extracted that Treasure Qi.
After the Treasure Qi left the sword, it struggled in Lin Suri's palm like a startled fish.
It lunged left and right, trying to break free from the invisible suction force, but the Qi-gathering method of the Six-Qi True Method was extremely exquisite, like an invisible net, firmly trapping the Treasure Qi in its palm.
The Treasure Qi struggled for a moment, then gradually calmed down, like a tamed wild horse, flowing gently and obediently in his palm.
Then, Lin Suri used the Six-Qi True Method to extract the Treasure Qi within and refine it into his own Six Qi.
The Six-Qi True Method! Cultivate by gathering the Treasure Qi!
The moment the Treasure Qi entered Lin Suri's body, the world suddenly fell silent.
In an instant, an unimaginable sharpness suddenly appeared on Lin Suri's body!
Its sharpness was intangible and formless, yet so piercing it sent chills down one's spine!
The river water around him suddenly surged backward under the impact of this sharp force, as if cleaved in two by an invisible sword, creating a vacuum zone about ten feet in diameter around him.
The pebbles at the bottom of the river were swept away by this sharp blade and silently turned into dust.
The aquatic plants that emitted a faint phosphorescence were cut off at the roots, and the fragments swirled wildly in the water.
At this moment, Lin Suri was like a sharp weapon drawn from its sheath, incomparably shrewd.
His once calm eyes were now gleaming with a blinding light.
The light was so bright, it was like two stars embedded in his eye sockets, emitting a chilling gleam.
Under the blessing of this Treasure Qi, the spiritual energy around him surged wildly, causing the river water within a radius of several feet to churn and boil, and creating layers upon layers of giant waves that surged in all directions.
Chen Lingxi a deep breath.
"It's just a Treasure Qi, yet Lin Suri has undergone such a transformation." He exclaimed inwardly, "The value of this Treasure Qi is unimaginable, and Lin Suri's fortuitous opportunity is equally unimaginable."
As he marveled, he couldn't help but think of Lin Suri's fortuitous opportunity.
This person seems to always be accompanied by fortuitous opportunity.
He traded the Candle of Time for the Spirit Amber.
It was obtained from the Purple True Treasure Aura of Inlaid Gold Mountain.
Even more extraordinary are the lamp that can emit spiritual light, the Fierce Tiger Token that can enhance one's aura, and the Two-Foot Jade Sword that can transform into the phantom of a crane!
"The Candle of Time, the Spirit Qi Lamp, the Jade Sword, the Tiger General Token... Lin Suri could find so many extraordinary treasures in that Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven."
Chen Lingxi thought to himself, "He's only just entered the Ancestral Mountain, yet he's managed to find such precious Treasure Qi. It seems this person is always accompanied by fortuitous opportunity."
Chen Lingxi was amazed, and then felt the same joy as Lin Suri.
"I have already memorized the location of this Treasure Qi Treasure Qi! When I arrive in the mortal world, I should be able to obtain it before Lin Suri."
This Treasure Qi is so rare and so mysterious.
If he could find this place in the present world, his Killing Power would surely reach a new level!
Lin Suri cultivated his Qi in this way, and his aura became increasingly sharp.
He sat cross-legged among the rubble at the bottom of the river, which had been ravaged by his own sharp aura. He closed his eyes, concentrated, and circulated the Six-Qi True Method, completely merging that Treasure Qi with his own Six Qi.
Chen Lingxi turned back to Sight-Roaming and opened her eyes.
The canopy remained silent, and starlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on his robes.
He sat on a branch, remained silent for a moment, and went through the information he had just gathered from the Sight-Roaming several times in his mind.
Lin Suri is currently cultivating his inner energy and will likely not leave the riverbed for some time.
Lu Baizhong is still recuperating in a cave on the cliff.
Within this small Cave Heaven, all the figures remained dormant for the time being, without making any major moves.
"The Mother Qi is still nowhere to be found." He estimated in his mind that "many people are lying in wait."
"In that case... I shall go and explore this so-called Ancestral Mountain."
He stood up, straightened his robes, and silently leaped down from the treetops.
He glanced at the three majestic mountains in the distance, then at the surging wall of mist to the east of this small Cave Heaven, and made up his mind.
He quietly crossed several mountain peaks and headed straight for the westernmost part of this Ancestral Mountain.
"Could I use this Ancestral Mountain as a springboard to reach other Cave Heaven or secret realms, or even enter the greater world...?"
This thought had been lingering in his mind for a long time.
Ever since he saw the cultivator from the Dongchu Immortal Clan in the Total Perception Divine Chamber, he had been thinking about it.
Since this Ancestral Mountain Interconnection to other places, does that mean he doesn't need to cultivate to the Heavenward Third Floor, and can even escape this Cave Heaven that is about to be refined by the True Lord of the Xi Family without the help of the Rebirth Pool?
With this thought in mind, Chen Lingxi continued on her way.
He traversed several mountains and crossed several streams, finally arriving at the end of this small Cave Heaven.
Layers of mist rose again before my eyes.
The fog was exactly the same as the fog outside Ancestral Mountain, grayish-white, thick, surging like waves, like an endless high wall stretching from the ground to the sky, completely obscuring all the scenery in front of it.
A faint, almost imperceptible spiritual energy swirled within the mist, exactly the same energy he had sensed when he entered the Ancestral Mountain.
"Beyond this fog, is there another vast world?"
Chen Lingxi a deep breath and stepped into the mist.
The fog receded on its own about three feet around him, revealing a clear open space.
He walked straight ahead, his feet on solid ground, just like the land in the Ancestral Mountain.
He walked for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn when the surrounding mist suddenly began to churn, as if an invisible hand were violently stirring the sea of fog.
Chen Lingxi stopped and looked back. The path she had come from had disappeared into the swirling mist, leaving no trace.
He frowned and continued walking forward.
After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the fog in front of us suddenly dissipated.
Upon seeing the scene before him, Chen Lingxi frowned sharply.
"This place... is still Ancestral Mountain!"
He actually returned to the Ancestral Mountain.
Behind me was the surging wall of mist, and in front of me lay the vast mountain forest under the starlight.
"Have I lost my way in the fog?"
Unwilling to give up, he stepped back into the fog.
This time he walked more carefully, trying to keep each step in an absolutely straight line.
No matter how he adjusted his direction or how he activated his spiritual energy to sense the direction of the surrounding earth veins, the final result was always the same.
The fog churned and reversed direction, but when he stepped out of the fog again, he was still greeted by that familiar starlight and that majestic mountain.
Once, twice, three times.
After several attempts, he stood in the starlit forest, gazing at the mountains he had traversed for the fifth time, and finally confirmed a fact.
"It seems... that my plan to travel from Ancestral Mountain to other Cave Heaven and secret realms, or even the Great World... is not feasible."
Chen Lingxi felt somewhat disappointed.
He was silent for a moment, then roused himself.
"Today, I am only here in the Total Perception Divine Chamber to investigate," he murmured to himself, as if speaking to himself, or perhaps to the world at large.
He raised his head and looked at the three majestic mountains in the distance, starlight shining on their peaks.
"In that case, let's do our best to seize more resources and ascend to the Heavenward Third Floor."
"Then we will use the Rebirth Pool to leave the Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven."