Chapter 402 - 210: An Unexpected Night (2)

Chapter 402: Chapter 210: An Unexpected Night (2)

"Director Yang is young and promising. It would truly be Captain Sun’s fortune to receive your guidance. We’ll have to trouble you, Director Yang!"

Yang Wenqing cupped his hands humbly. "Steward Li, you flatter me. Senior Brother Sun’s Dao heart is pure, a model for me to learn from. It is only right for fellow disciples to look after one another. I will naturally do my best."

The matter was settled amidst pleasantries. Just then, Lan Ying spoke in his Spirit Sea, "That fox says your senior brother isn’t dull-witted or socially inept. He just doesn’t want to bother with social graces. He’s quiet, not stupid. But he’s most likely never been exposed to the mortal world’s aura, so he comes off as a bit aloof and superior."

Yang Wenqing understood Sun Chen’s situation perfectly. He didn’t want to deal with social niceties either, but the path he walked required him to wear a mask. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to take a single step. Sun Chen, on the other hand, had a grand-master who was a deputy chief of the main bureau, so he naturally didn’t need to consider such things.

The group exchanged more pleasantries for about ten minutes. Li Ping then bowed respectfully again and took his leave to arrange his own accommodations. Qin Huaiming gave Yang Wenqing a few instructions before leaving the main hall with Gu You, clearly off to enjoy the moonlight and some wine.

Yang Wenqing, for his part, returned to his Quiet Chamber on the second floor.

He did not rush to begin his Marrow Cleansing Realm cultivation. Instead, he settled his mind and guided the already substantial Five Yang Qi within him to circulate among his five viscera, transforming it into the purest nourishing force to permeate and strengthen their very source.

At the same time, this portion of Five Yang Qi attempted a deeper fusion with the vast, surging Spiritual Qi in his Qi Sea, gradually expanding the upper limit of Five Yang Qi his body could contain.

Having previously converted thirty percent of his body’s energy into Five Yang Qi in an instant had greatly eased Yang Wenqing’s mind. This was because cultivating for the Entry realm was exceptionally difficult. The greatest obstacle for any cultivator attempting to reach Entry was their own inner fear, as failure could very well lead to instant death.

That brief moment of massive Spiritual Qi conversion had saved Yang Wenqing at least fifteen years of arduous cultivation. If he were to cultivate here when his five viscera and Qi Sea reached their full capacity for Five Yang Qi, he could likely save a full sixty years of hard training.

In this way, when he eventually charged the profound and mysterious bottleneck of the Entry realm, he would have saved a century’s worth of effort compared to others!

A century of time—what a priceless advantage on the long road of cultivation. At this moment, his understanding of the Foundation Establishment Land arranged by the patriarch grew even clearer.

However, this thought flickered past like a spark and was gone.

Yang Wenqing knew that Foundation Establishment was still a distant goal, and Entry was even more illusory, like a flower in a mirror or the moon in the water. Indulging in fantasies about the distant future too early would only disrupt the steady, grounded pace of his current cultivation.

With a slight shift in his thoughts, he cast aside these restless notions. His mind sank completely into the soothing and vibrant circulation within his five viscera, gradually entering a state of thoughtless, worry-free meditation.

...

Time passed slowly, and the night grew deeper.

Suddenly, the projection of the Golden Core World, which was always connected to Yang Wenqing’s mind, transmitted an extremely subtle yet unignorable, unusual sensation.

The once-peaceful Five Yang Five Qi in the surrounding space seemed to have fallen into some kind of imperceptible disorder. It was like a sudden undercurrent beneath a calm lake’s surface, or a trace of unbearable, scorching heat mixed into a gentle spring breeze.

This disturbance was extremely faint, hidden deep beneath the vast ocean of Five Yang Five Qi. If not for his Golden Core World’s extraordinary sensitivity to the essence and balance of energy, he would have been almost incapable of catching this single trace of disharmony.

Yang Wenqing was instantly startled out of his deep meditation, his Divine Sense silently spreading out like a spider’s web.

’The source is next door!’

Just then, Lan Ying, who had been curled up and fast asleep on a soft cushion by the window, sensed the change in Yang Wenqing’s emotions. Though still very drowsy, she abruptly lifted her little head. Her urgent thoughts echoed in his Spirit Sea: "Qingqing, Red Shadow is calling! Something’s wrong with his master! The Spiritual Qi... so much Spiritual Qi is blocked! He doesn’t dare to move recklessly."

Yang Wenqing’s heart suddenly tightened. Without a shred of hesitation, his figure shot up from the cloud bed like a bolt of lightning. In a single step, he crossed to the door of the Quiet Chamber and pulled it open.

The hallway was still silent, but the sensation from his Golden Core World was growing clearer. The room next door seemed to be turning into the eye of an invisible storm, and the latent, rampaging aura within was becoming more and more obvious.

There was no time to knock. Yang Wenqing made a split-second decision. The Spiritual Qi in his body surged, and forming his right hand into a blade-like shape, he pressed his palm against the thick wooden door of Sun Chen’s room!

THUD!

With a muffled sound, the impact of Spiritual Qi shattered the inner bolt, and the wooden door swung open inward.

The scene inside the room made Yang Wenqing’s pupils shrink slightly.

Sun Chen was still sitting cross-legged on the cloud bed in a meditative posture, but the aura around him was completely different. His entire body seemed to have become a magnet with a terrifying pull. Without any Spirit Gathering Array, he was drawing the Five Yang Five Qi toward him in a frenzy.

Dense Five Yang Qi swirled around him, being absorbed into his body at an appalling speed. This was the mark of a genius with superior innate talent.

However, that was precisely the problem.

Sun Chen’s five-viscera circulation was clearly not as balanced as Yang Wenqing’s, and the refining speed of his Qi Sea couldn’t possibly keep up with the frenzied influx.

At this moment, the excessive and unrefined Five Yang Qi was like an out-of-control flood, rampaging through his Spiritual Veins, constantly accumulating and causing blockages.

Under the scan of Divine Sense, certain key meridian points were already showing the faint, crimson glow of overload. His once calm, jade-like face was now an unhealthy, flushed red. The veins on his temples bulged, a clear sign he was enduring immense internal pressure, making it a struggle to even maintain his basic meditation.

The Little Fire Fox named Red Shadow was pacing anxiously back and forth on the edge of the cloud bed. Its fluffy tail twitched restlessly as it let out low whimpers, continuously calling out to Sun Chen in its Spirit Sea, but it received no response.

’This is a precursor to Qi deviation!’

Yang Wenqing saw it clearly. This was no ordinary case of misdirected Spiritual Qi; it was a vicious cycle caused by a severe imbalance between his foundation and his absorption rate.

If he were to intervene rashly with his level of Cultivation and skill, he might not only fail to save Sun Chen but could even accelerate the collapse of the Spiritual Qi inside his body.

"Master! Elder Gu You!"

Yang Wenqing sank his Qi to his Dantian, and his clear shout, imbued with a trace of Five Yang Qi, instantly pierced through the walls of the room and the hallway, echoing far into the silent night of Jade Chime Island.

"Senior Brother Sun is in trouble! Come quickly!"

Before the echo of Yang Wenqing’s shout had faded, two figures appeared at the doorway like phantoms. It was Qin Huaiming and Gu You.

The two martial brothers exchanged a look, their understanding unspoken. Qin Huaiming stepped forward to stand before Sun Chen. He extended his right index finger, gathering a point of pure, gentle Five Yang Qi at its tip.

Then, with his fingers moving like a butterfly flitting through flowers, he tapped the air a few times. Those wisps of pure Five Yang Qi transformed into fine, warm currents that struck several key acupoints on Sun Chen’s body, the very points that were glowing faintly red from the blockages.

This injected Five Yang Qi guided the blocked Spiritual Qi in Sun Chen’s Spiritual Veins to be expelled outward.

HISS...

A faint sound came from several acupoints on Sun Chen’s body. It was the sound of the out-of-control Five Yang Qi being forced out, where it dissipated into the air as a pale, golden-red mist.

Sun Chen’s tightly furrowed brow relaxed slightly, and the flush on his face subsided a little. However, the violent circulation of Spiritual Qi in his body had not yet fundamentally calmed down, and the Five Yang Qi gathered around him remained thick and dense.

Just then, Gu You, who had at some point produced a palm-sized cloth pouch Magical Artifact, aimed its opening at the dense Five Yang Qi around Sun Chen. He formed a Spell with one hand and shouted in a low voice, "Absorb!"

The mouth of the gray cloth pouch immediately generated a powerful suction. The vast Five Yang Qi swirling around Sun Chen was continuously drawn into the pouch, like a great whale inhaling water.

In just two or three breaths’ time, the suffocatingly high pressure of the Spiritual Qi around Sun Chen was mostly cleared away. Even the light in the room seemed to brighten a little.

However, the Five Yang Five Qi on Jade Chime Island was simply too abundant. As Sun Chen’s Qi Sea continued to operate, a steady stream of Five Yang Qi still gathered from all directions.

Gu You opened his right hand, snatched violently at the empty air, and then waved his hand outward.

An invisible yet immense shockwave of Spiritual Qi spread out from the center of his palm, scattering the gathering Five Yang Five Qi into disarray.

Only then did Li Ping arrive in a hurry. Seeing Sun Chen’s state, he was frantic with worry but didn’t dare to breathe too loudly. At that moment, the Fire Fox leaped onto Sun Chen’s lap and nudged affectionately against his chest.