The Flower of Qi

So do you think the old man was telling the truth or lying?

After Elder Min left, Zheng Qingbo held what was said to be Shen Dynasty's tea set and said thoughtfully.

"It should be the truth. It's normal for the old man to look down on others given his high aspirations," Jiacha replied.

"Elder Min is different from other members of the demonic path. He is ambitious and wants to promote an ancient demonic sect leader. This is probably why the Holy Son Cult Sect was wiped out by the Heavenly Gate back then, while other sects weaker than him, such as the Grave Earth Sect, were ultimately spared."

Jiacha chuckled and said, "Those with backbone are often the first to die."

Zheng Qingbo nodded, "He dares to go against Heavenly Gate, yet he's unwilling to be a lackey of the Immortal Dynasty. If he doesn't die, who will? This old fool is truly stupid, still daydreaming about reviving the Demonic Sect every day."

"Once we've made contact with the Demonic Machine Hall, this old man won't be of much use anymore. Find an opportunity to sell him to those New Demonic Cult. It just so happens that this old man possesses some secrets of the Old Devil, and I believe that some prospective holy sons will be interested. Go and sound him out a bit, and see what they think."

"Good!"

Zheng Qingbo then brought up another topic. "The Liang Household's three treasures are the rosary of the Demon-Body Buddha, the Offal Knife of the Foreign Granny, Sulu Wrapped Coconut Bone String. Of these, the rosary of the Demon-Body Buddha is already in my hands. The Offal Knife can't be used for at least seven days after it's been used once. The only thing left is the bone bracelet, but when I was with the Liang Household, I searched for a long time but couldn't find it. I suspect that it might have been used back then, after all, the Liang Household has faced great enemies who destroyed their family when they were rising to power."

"Boss, use your resources wisely, even if it's limited."

"That's true. Let's temper Yanqiu's temper first. If she can take over the Liang Household Liang Household Garden without resorting to violence, I might be willing to spare their lives."

Jiacha smiled without saying a word; at least the descendants and relatives of those who were Boss Zheng were all dead beyond any doubt.

Among them were former business partners to whom Boss Zheng had Oath of the Luo River.

"Alright, you've had a long day and must be tired. You can go now," Zheng Qingbo said, rubbing his temples.

Soon, two beautiful local women came in, one massaging the front and the other massaging the back.

Jiacha nodded, and was about to leave when he hesitated for a moment and said:

"What's the story behind the Heavenly Blood Python?"

"It's just a beating. I used to do it to save face for the old man, but now the old man means nothing to me. Let him be."

Jiacha. With Boss Zheng's current power, let alone a Heavenly Blood Python, even a Golden Core cultivator wouldn't be a big deal.

Besides, the Heavenly Blood Python doesn't even have Golden Core yet.

Just as I was walking out the door, I suddenly heard a voice from behind me.

"The Demonic Machine Hall should be interested in this kid. Aren't they always researching implantable magical Law Artifact more suitable for the evolution of demonic cultivation? A Sealed Holy Son's bloodline should be very valuable for research. Sell one, get one free."

"Understood."

Jiacha didn't turn his head, but a slight smile played on his lips. He said he didn't care, but he was ultimately affected by the recent rumors.

Hu Mang did not return to Liang Household Garden with Liang Yanqiu. Halfway through the journey, he lifted the curtain to look at the street scene outside, and suddenly said, "I remembered I have something to do." He then stopped the two black pythons at an intersection and nimbly jumped off the carriage.

Liang Yanqiu didn't ask any more questions. She just glanced at him, nodded, and then lowered the curtain, letting the two black pythons drag the heavy sedan chair forward until it disappeared into the smoke-shrouded alley.

Hu Mang stood by the roadside, watching the sedan chair disappear into the distance, then turned and turned into a deserted alley; after confirming that no one was around, he took out an object, a flash of lightning, and his figure vanished.

After mastering the Subduing the White Tiger, Hu Mang couldn't wait to Flower of Qi.

Java Island doesn't have a high Spiritual Qi environment. The previous Inner Alchemy to Subduing the White Tiger mainly involved manipulating Qi and Blood and subduing primordial essence, which had little to do with external Spiritual Qi.

However, condensing the Flower of Qi requires a much higher level of Spiritual Qi environment.

Dark Lightning Puppet-Control Hub, Ruins of the Mechanized Compound

Hu Mang moved the "Human Immortal Lightning Puppet," which only had its lower half remaining, aside, revealing the array core of this mechanical courtyard.

Although the formation of this demon-slaying ground has been broken, the core of the Heavenly Secrets Evolution.

Moreover, when he arrived, it started pouring rain.

The torrential rain poured down from the dark gray clouds, enveloping the ruins of the entire government compound in a dense curtain of rain.

Rain pattered against the crumbling walls, the broken mechanical parts, and the bluestone pavement, creating a continuous, crackling sound, as if this was the only sound left in the world.

On the bluestone slab in the center of the courtyard, Hu Mang sat cross-legged, motionless like a reef that had been washed by rain for thousands of years.

The amazing thing is that when those large raindrops fell on his head, shoulders, and knees, they didn't flow down his skin and clothes like they would when they fall on ordinary people. Instead, about an inch away from his body, they seemed to hit an invisible barrier, slide to the sides, and drip onto the bluestone slabs beside him, splashing up tiny water droplets.

After Subduing the White Tiger, the body's vital energy can be contained internally or released externally. When released, an invisible energy shield naturally forms around the body. Although invisible to the naked eye, it is enough to keep rainwater out.

But that's not the point.

As the "Dan Gong" circulated, a faint, misty halo began to appear around his body, occasionally flashing with Golden Nature luster.

The violent spiritual Spiritual Qi in the air was stripped away and filtered layer by layer by his Inner Alchemy technique, just like passing turbid mud through layers of fine sand and charcoal, eventually transforming into strands of clear, unadulterated Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi that slowly seeped into his body through his pores and acupoints.

Soon, Hu Mang opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing in them.

"As expected, everyone has their own expertise; the perfected Dan Gong technique can indeed subdue the violent factors in Spiritual Qi."

This is why the Hu Mang had to Subduing the White Tiger before it could condense the Flower of Essence.

Those Dao of Alchemy were indeed no ordinary people. They were able to cultivate to the Golden Core stage in the low- Spiritual Qi environment of ancient times, and even develop Dao of Alchemy lineage. Their ability to refine and purify Spiritual Qi was truly remarkable.

His Subduing the White Tiger was hundreds of times stronger than that of ordinary Daoists, and it was perfect for subduing the raging lightning-type Spiritual Qi in the Demon-Subduing City.

From now on, this Demon-Subduing City will be his exclusive cultivation sanctuary. According to Heavenly Gate, he has essentially taken over a Nascent Soul cultivation area.

The rain continued to pour down, but within three feet of the Hu Mang, it seemed as if a world of its own had formed.

He closed his eyes and immersed his entire mind in the Crimson Palace.

After Subduing the White Tiger, the innate primordial essence that he had reversed and ascended was now quietly dormant deep within the Crimson Palace, like a cloud of silvery-white, condensed and undispersed light mist.

This wisp of light is the most primordial life essence he extracted from his own Essence Blood, and bone marrow; it is the ultimate "essence." Now, he will use this primordial essence as raw material to reverse-evolve and generate Innate Qi.

The Hu Mang carefully guided the silvery-white primordial essence, causing it to slowly rise from the depths of the Crimson Palace and enter the Middle Dantian area where the Tanzhong acupoint is located.

The Tanzhong acupoint is the sea of Qi, a hub where True Qi gathers and transforms within the human body.

The moment that ball of primordial essence entered the Tanzhong acupoint, he immediately activated the "Reversing the River Chariot" technique from the Inner Alchemy method.

The Inner Alchemy method emphasizes that men cultivate essence and women cultivate essence. This "Reversing the River Chariot" is not some kind of demonic or sorcery, but rather a way to achieve Unity of Heaven and Man by taking oneself as the infant and heaven and earth as the womb.

Returning to one's original nature after acquiring it is what is meant by going against the natural order.

In this high-level Spiritual Qi environment, the effects seem to be particularly good.

The almost inexhaustible Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi poured into the Hu Mang's body from all directions like a flood bursting its banks. It passed through the skin, meridians, and acupoints, surging into the Tanzhong and Crimson Palace.

The sheer quantity and speed of that Spiritual Qi were so great that it even formed a visible white vortex on his body, spinning wildly in the downpour and churning the surrounding rain into chaos.

After all, even plain white rice can kill you if you eat too much of it.

"It's a good thing I'm a demon with powerful bloodlines; if this were an ordinary Dao of Alchemy, it would probably have burst open long ago."

The Hu Mang used the same trick again, employing the Golden Nature Without Leakage and the Great Completion of the Heavenly Circuit technique to suppress the physical body.

Gradually, amidst the rapid circulation of Spiritual Qi and the resonance of Golden Nature Perfection, the Hu Mang suddenly heard two distinctly different sounds in its ears.

One sound was a dragon's roar, long and deep, as if coming from the depths of the earth, carrying a heavy, mountain-like sense of stability; the other sound was a tiger's roar, high-pitched and sharp, as if falling from the heavens, carrying a sharp, blade-like penetrating force.

The dragon is the dragon of the Dragon-Suppressing Stake, and the tiger is the tiger of the Subduing the White Tiger. These two voices intertwine and collide within his body, like a giant dragon and a fierce tiger roaring and surging through his meridians, further stimulating, vibrating, and purifying the already pure Spiritual Qi, making it even more solid and pure.

"Indeed, both the Dragon-Suppressing Stake and the Subduing the White Tiger Technique are excellent materials for training. Watch as I unleash the Dragon's Roar and Tiger's Howl, unleashing a massive explosion of my Golden Nature!"

The Hu Mang suddenly opened its eyes, its pupils gleaming with golden light.

Within his body, the primordial essence transformed into a ball of energy exploded under the resonance of the dragon's roar and the tiger's howl, releasing immeasurable Spiritual Qi points in that instant, like fine spiritual crystals, dyeing his entire Tanzhong acupoint and Crimson Palace a dazzling ocean.

Those points of light, like countless stars, spun, collided, and merged wildly within his body, eventually converging into an unprecedented, extremely pure Innate Qi. Like a golden dragon, it surged and roared along his meridians, breaking through one barrier after another, and finally sank steadily into the Crimson Palace.

It transformed into a flower.

The Flower of Qi.