Nanhua's Qi, News

According to the widely known legends, the mysterious Old Immortal Nanhua disappeared after giving Zhang Jiao a few books.

There shouldn't be many things that were truly caused by his actions; we can't attribute all the things Zhang Jiao did to him.

I wonder how this old immortal managed to mold a certain Origin Canon into his own symbol within the Dragon Vein.

Perhaps he did other things back then, but many of those stories have been lost over the past thousand years.

But regardless, the power brought by the Origin Canon of the Old Immortal Nanhua is indeed... miraculous.

Chu Tianshu reached out and pried off a small piece of the wire mesh surrounding the corner of the roof.

With a slight tremor of his wrist, the wires were severed as if by a knife or scissors, and a piece of wire mesh the size of half a palm fell completely into his hand.

"Nanhua, the true understanding!"

Chu Tianshu channeled his extra power, and a faint bluish-green light emanated from between his mouth and nose as he inhaled at the barbed wire.

On the barbed wire, a few tiny white specks of light inexplicably rose up and were inhaled by Chu Tianshu.

Originally, perhaps because it had been painted black, there were only a few rust spots on the wire mesh.

Now, this small piece of barbed wire, about half the size of a palm, is covered in red rust at a visible speed.

Even the rust spots look less fresh, giving them a dull and fragile appearance.

Chu Tianshu exhaled again, blowing the fine white specks of light back onto the barbed wire.

The extensive rust seemed to have seeped back into the wire, making it strong and tough again.

This is the power of the Nanhua True Interpretation; its effect seems to be singular: refining primordial energy!

It is not like Evil Spirit that can only extract the vital energy of living beings, nor can it only extract the vital energy of magical artifacts and spirit objects.

Rather, it can extract the vital energy from even the ubiquitous water, Shitou, and steel.

If you hold half a glass of water in your hand and extract the vital energy from it, the whole glass of water will feel very empty.

Even if you drink this water again, your body won't feel much hydrated.

After the vital energy of a fist-sized Shitou is extracted, the Shitou will be like it has undergone long-term weathering, barely maintaining its shape. If it is dropped from a height of a few centimeters onto a table, it will shatter into pieces.

The barbed wire we just encountered was relatively lucky.

After half a night of pondering, Chu Tianshu had become proficient enough to refine and return the essence.

"This ability is really unscientific."

Chu Tianshu went to school from a young age, and his understanding of the structure of matter was based on molecules and atoms.

From this perspective, it's really hard to explain why water, still water, appears empty and ineffective after its vital energy is extracted.

Fortunately, the Annotations on Ghost Gate Witch Medicine also contain some principles of magic that are completely incomprehensible.

In addition, his bloodline had seen Spirit Realm Ghost God, granting him inexplicable supernatural powers.

Chu Tianshu has a good ability to accept the Origin Canon he currently possesses.

First, understand Fayong and what it's used for. As for the specific principles, we can study them later when we have the opportunity.

In a flash, Chu Tianshu took another breath.

The glints of light flew out again from the rusty wire mesh.

This time, when Chu Tianshu blew, he didn't blow the light back, but instead blew out a wisp of white light.

The already rusted wire was instantly pulverized when the white light swept across it.

The thin, white light traveled more than ten meters through the air before disappearing without a trace.

good.

The extracted vital energy can be returned normally, allowing things to be restored to their original state as much as possible.

But it can also be returned roughly, destroying what has already been damaged.

Moreover, the vital energy extracted from the same type of things is surprisingly effective in destroying that type of thing.

It is even more effective than Chu Tianshu using internal force to destroy external objects.

Unfortunately, despite his repeated attempts, he was still unable to integrate the externally extracted vital energy into his own internal strength.

At most, they can only be mixed together for a short period of time, just like mixing gasoline and sand together, where the sand doesn't actually dissolve in the oil.

Let's call the primordial energy refined from the Nanhua True Interpretation simply Nanhua Primordial Qi.

No matter what it is extracted from, the Nanhua Primordial Qi is incompatible with internal energy, as if they are fundamentally different.

Even if it merely resides within the physical body, over time, it can feel as if the body is out of balance.

This may be due to the complexity of the human body.

Chu Tianshu once tried to infuse the vital energy from a Shitou into the Sanqi Divine Sword.

Although the Sanqi Divine Sword could not absorb everything, it successfully absorbed a small portion of it.

It wasn't stored away like Mind Power; instead, it was truly absorbed into the sword, increasing its strength.

This performance clearly demonstrates an advantage over the human body.

If the techniques Zhang Jiao learned from the Old Immortal Nanhua had a similar effect.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, even if everyone was only carrying wooden sticks and farm tools, as long as they added soil, stones, and spiritual energy, the strength would be increased.

At that time, the quality of the Yellow Turban Army's cold weapons must have startled the imperial court, right?

Holding farm tools, he could clash with the swords coming out of the imperial iron smelting furnace...

A crudely made bow from bamboo and wood, once drawn by a brave warrior, is no less powerful than the best bows in the imperial court...

Unfortunately, there must be very few people who possess this skill.

With just Zhang Jiao and his few companions, how much production could they possibly generate? They couldn't use it to strengthen themselves, so it wasn't a long-term solution.

Chu Tianshu made a grasping motion with his palm, and some yellowish-brown specks of light emerged from the concrete beneath his feet. He then slowly pressed his palm down, returning the specks of light to their original position.

With each turn of his hand, he pondered how to integrate the Nanhua True Interpretation into his original techniques.

"Hello!!"

Huo Ming carried two bowls of porridge to the courtyard, jumped from the ground, and leaped onto the roof.

The porridge swayed slightly, breaking the film on the surface and releasing a fragrant aroma.

Chu Tianshu woke up and casually took a bowl from him.

The porridge was quite thick, but the rice grains weren't cooked to the point of being completely mushy and losing their texture.

"Did they put sugar in the porridge?"

Chu Tianshu smacked his lips for a moment, "The amount of sugar is just right."

Huo Ming said, "Didn't you say that the patients would have a better appetite this morning and could eat some nutritious food?"

"I figured that since I've just recovered from a serious illness, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to eat meat, so I thought I'd add some sugar to this porridge."

Chu Tianshu sipped his drink while giving a thumbs-up.

Huo Ming added, "I was just making a suggestion; I didn't cook the porridge."

"Last night, I saw that Yuanli's psychological defenses had been broken down, so I struck while the iron was hot and dug out almost everything he knew."

"Including the spells they stole from the Origin Canon, and the actual strength they developed in the capital."

Although Huo Ming had stayed up all night, his mental exhilaration completely outweighed his physical exhaustion.

"Several pieces of information, though not related to the Five Rampancies Sect, are extremely important."

"Firstly, the Cao Family purchased a batch of Renault tanks from abroad, in case the tanks were to be easily killed by the sorcerers using their cunning to defeat the drivers when they went into battle."

"The Cao Family sent sorcerers they recruited to assist the Five Rampancies Dharma Sect members, who inscribed talismans inside every tank."

"It's difficult to invade the soul or disturb the music; it's quite a tricky situation."

Chu Tianshu asked doubtfully, "Isn't this something to be happy about?"

The Renault tank is not considered a heavy tank in the world today, weighing only about seven tons.

But compared to mortal humans, a seven-ton steel weapon is terrifying enough.

Moreover, the design concept of the Renault tank was a milestone, with a flexible gun barrel that could be rotated manually.

When the Beiyang Army selected drivers, they would definitely choose elites with a background in martial arts.

The presence of such troops on the battlefield would undoubtedly present a formidable challenge.

"Know yourself and know your enemy. At least we know this news now, which is much better than when we knew nothing at all, isn't it?"

Huo Ming took a sip of porridge and said, "Moreover, several of these tanks were sent to Liaodong."

"When Cao Bokun was killing the Dongying in Liaodong, he discovered the Dongying plans for Liaodong. Every word and phrase showed that they considered Liaodong as something they could easily take. Cao was not angry, but rather pleased."

"He adopted the Dongying mindset, intending to take advantage of the industrial development in Liaodong to compete with Dongying for war contracts around the world."

Cao Bokun was a rough man with a roguish air, but he had a good eye and would grab anything good he saw.

He's used to taking other people's work, making slight modifications, and then claiming it as his own invention.

"Our previous intelligence mainly focused on Liaodong's advantages in steel, coal, soybeans, and so on. We never imagined that they had already reached the level of being able to replicate tanks."

Huo Ming let out a long sigh, his expression quite complicated.

He clearly wanted to be happy.

Just thinking about it, the Cao Family and the Han Prefecture are bound to have a war, since Liaodong is still in Cao Bokun's hands.

This makes it impossible to be happy without the burden.

"Back when Lao Yu and I followed the Governor and traveled abroad, we saw a lot of cutting-edge news, especially about the development of weapons, which was both alarming and enviable."

"The Renault tank was only put into testing at the beginning of the year, and now someone in China has actually managed to get their hands on it and is even trying to copy it."

Huo Ming said, "If it were a few years earlier, when we still had hope for a president from the Beiyang Faction, we would probably have been overjoyed to hear this news."

Huo Ming didn't need any comforting; he had already started laughing on his own.

"Fortunately, our Han Prefecture is not without its merits. The grenade production in our various regions has now consistently surpassed that of the Cao Family."

Chu Tianshu couldn't help but laugh.

The enemy has tanks, I have grenades.

Huo Ming continued, "There's another piece of news, from Jiangdong."

"It's still uncertain whether the younger brother of the Sun Family in Jiangdong has obtained the Origin Canon, but the elder brother has clearly, and he Origin Canon young."

Chu Tianshu pondered, "Sun Ce, the one who was wounded by the assassin and died from his injuries?"

Huo Ming nodded.

When Sun Ce died, he was only in his twenties, yet he had already swept across Jiangdong, becoming a powerful force in the region, and was even preparing to march north after the Battle of Guandu.

"According to records related to Dragon Vein, although he was injured by the assassin, he might not have died."

"However, at that time, there was a sorcerer Yu Ji Jiangdong, who was highly renowned. Whenever he appeared, all the civil and military officials of Jiangdong would bow to him, and even if Sun Ce tried to stop them, it would have little effect."

Even Sun Ce's mother wanted him to cure his illness, but Sun Ce accused Yu Ji Sun Ce of spreading heresy and killed him in anger. Later, he was disturbed by Yu Ji's magic and died from his illness.

When Sun Ce was in Jiangdong, he repeatedly killed powerful clansmen and refused to give too much leeway to the local gentry. Instead, he made an example of them to deter others.

However, he still employed many local people as both civil and military officials.

Just after he was wounded by the assassin, Yu Ji, a figure revered by both his civil and military officials, appeared before him with an air of nonchalance.

It's hard to imagine Sun Ce not having something on his mind.

Chu Tianshu said, "Could it be that the Cao Family can send Jiangdong to Yu Ji?"

"Learning from history, the Sun Family brothers wouldn't have allowed an outsider Yu Ji to cultivate such a large network of connections, would they?"

Huo Ming's expression was subtle.

"The Cao Family..."

Huo Ming said, "They sent people to find Yu Ji's grave and Yu Ji's remains to curse Sun Ce Origin Canon's successor."

Chu Tianshu paused, holding the bowl in his hand, and looked out of the city.

Speaking of which, Guanlin Temple outside the city can also be considered a cemetery.

Yuanli and his group went there to dig up Guan Yu Origin Canon.

Hey, is the Cao Family addicted to digging up graves?!

(End of this chapter)