Qingyuan Chengming Nourishes the Bing Fire

The atmosphere inside the hall was extremely oppressive, as still and stagnant as water.

Hearing Zeng Deyan's question, which contained hidden murderous intent.

Zhao Qingyun lowered his eyes and pursed his lips several times, but he was unable to utter a single word.

Hwang Jae-won took a deep breath, forced a smile, and explained:

"Master Zeng, please calm your anger. The reason this incident occurred is not only due to our oversight, but the biggest culprit is that boy named 'Yan Chen'!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingyun nodded emphatically and immediately echoed:

"Absolutely! This Yan Chen is far too ignorant! A mere kid who hasn't even grown his first hair, yet he's already trying to play mind games and scheme. If we hadn't been so careless, how could he have taken advantage of us!"

The two of them talked back and forth, seemingly trying to shift all the blame onto someone else.

"Yan Chen...!"

Zeng Deyan clenched his teeth, his eyes growing increasingly sinister and ruthless!

The true energy of the second level of Qi Refining was faintly permeating their bodies, like a forest of steel needles, causing Zhao and Huang to tremble all over and feel a stinging pain in their skin!

Despite this, little fear was revealed in the depths of their eyes.

Instead, a sense of exhilaration and relaxation, as if the plan had succeeded, subtly emerged.

However, in the blink of an eye, this emotion was hidden and concealed.

Even so, Zeng Deyan, with his keen eye, still noticed something amiss.

Taking advantage of this moment, he gradually suppressed his restless mind, calmed himself down and pondered for a moment, then couldn't help but smile coldly.

The sinister look vanished, replaced by a mocking expression, and he said calmly:

"You two are quite cunning. Do you perhaps think I'm too stupid to recognize such a low-level tactic of provocation?"

"Master Zeng...what makes you say that!?"

Zeng Deyan snorted coldly, flicked his wide sleeves, and suddenly turned around, his back to the two of them, saying:

"My Qing Sheng Sect and your Zhao and Huang families are not on the same page."

"Even if the Zhao and Huang families disappear from the market early tomorrow morning, it will have no impact on our Holy Sect in the slightest!"

"Therefore, I advise you two not to waste your little schemes on me. Not only are they useless, but they might also displease me..."

"Who knows, one day, in a fit of rage, I might just crush you all to death?"

As soon as these words were spoken, a "thump" was heard, and Zhao Qingyun knelt down on the ground, his face as pale as paper.

Huang Zaiyuan's expression was also very unpleasant, but he still retained some rationality and said in a hoarse voice:

"Master Zeng, you flatter us. The Zhao and Huang families have always been supported by the Holy Sect. How could they possibly harbor any disloyalty?"

"This is the best."

Zeng Deyan turned around, grinned, and said:

"In about half a month, our Holy Sect's elder at the third level of Qi Refining will personally come to this branch altar!"

"At that time, what trouble can a mere Qi Refining Level 2 shopkeeper cause? If he dares to cause any more trouble, we'll kill him with a wave of our hand!"

"As for you, the most important task right now is to replenish the lost pills and spiritual medicines at all costs, and at least hold out until the elders come in half a month!"

"At the same time, the choice of which body to possess should also be put on the agenda."

Zeng Deyan glanced down at the two men, a forced smile on his face, and said:

"Do you two have any good ideas?"

Huang Zaiyuan immediately replied:

"Yes, there are forum leaders!"

"It is the twelfth lunar month, and the end of the year is approaching. In the past, a 'Jiaoji' ceremony would be held in Xuchunfang at this time to worship the gods of heaven and earth!"

"This 'ritual' is originally the responsibility of the three major surnames in the market, each taking turns to host it once a year. This year it just so happens to be the Zhao family's turn."

"The Zhao family's ancestral 'Houtu Chengguang Dinglu' belongs to the category of 'Yin Tu' (yin earth), which is just right to be used as an object for 'Jiao' (ritual sacrifice)."

"Everything is ready now. All we need to do is lure Li Xuanyi here on the day of the 'ritual,' and we can capture him on the spot, leaving him to be dealt with by Master Zeng and that elder!"

Zeng Deyan narrowed his eyes and said:

"That's good, but among the 'three major surnames,' the Li family has always prided itself on its integrity and disdains to 'collude with' you."

"So how can we get Li Xuanyi to comply obediently without any hesitation?"

As he spoke, his gaze fell on Zhao Qingyun.

Zhao Qingyun trembled violently and quickly said:

"My Zhao family and the Li family have been close friends for generations. My son, Zhao Dengke, and Li Xuanyi grew up together and have a deep bond. With a little effort to mend their relationship, I believe... it won't be difficult to succeed!"

"inappropriate."

Zeng Deyan shook his head and said:

"I can teach you a technique called 'Bewitching the Mind.' If you use it skillfully, it can disturb people's thoughts and cloud their minds. It is extremely useful."

"Unless one practices similar Taoist arts, it is extremely difficult to detect."

"Only in this way can we be absolutely certain of success!"

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That night.

Inside the Cui Shu Lou, in a warm and quiet room.

Yan Chen sat cross-legged on the bed, entering a meditative state and practicing breathing exercises.

Suddenly, he felt something and opened his eyes. In an instant, a line of small golden characters flowed into his eyes.

This was none other than the karmic information regarding Cui Yuan, the supervisor of the Hundred Herbs Courtyard, over the past three days.

Yan Chen sat upright, his gaze sharp as lightning, scanning back and forth between the lines of text, chewing over them repeatedly.

After more than half an hour, he finally exhaled a long breath and raised his hand to disperse the causal information.

He thought to himself:

"It turns out that Supervisor Cui was cultivating the Qi of 'Jia Wood,' which is Yang Wood."

"In addition to 'Yang Wood,' Cui Jianyi also seems to have practiced some kind of 'Water' technique to form a 'mutual generation' relationship and assist in the cultivation of 'Wood'."

"Overall, it is no different from my own practice."

With this in mind, Yan Chen stopped worrying.

Circulate the "Divine Furnace Fire Burns Affection and Desire" mantra to burn away worries and calm the mind.

Then, following the breathing techniques recorded in the "Qingyuan Chengming Danjue", one gathers the primordial energy of the universe, ingests the energy into the body... and finally circulates through the meridians, condensing the Qi seed.

Thanks to his experience in cultivating the "Crimson Glow Bright Light Control Technique," and the fact that he had already reached the second level of Qi Refining.

These steps are no longer a hurdle for Yan Chen now.

The sound of hissing gradually rose, and in less than half an hour...

Yan Chen suddenly felt a cool and refreshing sensation surge through a certain meridian in his body, like taking a big breath of air on a clear morning after the rain, which refreshed his heart and made him feel comfortable all over!

next moment.

Yan Chen closed his eyes and sensed that the Liver Shu acupoint, located on the back of the head, had finally given birth to wisps of "wood-nature" true qi, which could be called "Nine-Grade Jia Wood Qi" or "Qingyuan Chengming Qi".

At this moment, as his thoughts wandered.

The Qi seed in the dantian immediately released a scorching heat flow, and streams of "fire-nature" true Qi, like joyful swimming fish, turned and swirled, with heat waves surging like a tide!

At the same time, the Liver Shu acupoint trembled on its own, suddenly generating a wisp of "Qingyuan Chengming Qi", which slowly moved along the meridian towards the Dantian.

This wisp of "wood-type" true energy was completely evaporated the moment it reached the "sea of ​​fire" in the dantian, turning into smoke and dissipating.

Yan Chen, unhurriedly, generated more than a dozen strands of "Qingyuan Chengming Qi," which, like drifting wood in the ocean current, flowed along the meridians to the "sea of ​​fire" in his dantian.

Time and time again... as expected, they were all instantly evaporated and burned.

This continued for about an hour.

Finally, with the continuous nourishment of "Qingyuan Chengming Qi".

The Qi seed in the dantian, those rising and swirling strands of "Crimson Glow Bright Fire Qi," showed signs of growing stronger, stirring restlessly, attempting to break through the circulation of Qi throughout the body on its own.

"Finally done!"

Yan Chen exhaled a breath of turbid air, then released his mental restraints and stopped manipulating the flow of qi.

In an instant, the "fire element" true energy surged throughout his body, like an inverted waterfall, rising from the bottom up, a sea of ​​flames engulfing his internal organs and cleansing his meridians.

And so, two days passed quietly.

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