Chapter 99

This man of Miao descent was robust, with a well-proportioned face, thick eyebrows, and large eyes. His expression was defiant and his aura fierce. He wore a set of black-blue attire, and two dark silver Miao knives were slung at his waist, making him quite different from ordinary warriors.

Bai Qi frowned and asked, "Bai Yunhai, who told you that?"

Bai Yunhai explained, "When I came up just now, I met Master Li, and he told me."

Bai Qi nodded, "Ke'er is much better now, but she has already fallen asleep. Come back to see her in a couple of days."

Bai Yunhai said somewhat awkwardly, "Alright then."

His gaze fell on the body of the servant girl who had taken poison to commit suicide, and he asked, "Clan Leader, this is..."

"You don't need to worry about it, just go out!"

Bai Qi said impatiently, "Just keep this to yourself, don't go spreading it around!"

Under Bai Qi's reprimand, Bai Yunhai lowered his defiant head and quickly left the room.

Just as he was leaving, he glanced at Wei Changfeng, who was standing beside him, his eyes showing a hint of caution.

Wei Changfeng noticed his gaze but did not pay much attention.

Bai Qi watched Bai Yunhai's figure disappear and let out a dissatisfied "hmm."

He clasped his hands and bowed to Wei Changfeng, saying, "Young Master Wei, I truly thank you today. I just need to trouble you to continue treating my daughter. I am deeply grateful!"

Wei Changfeng hurriedly returned the bow and said, "I will do my best!"

After Wei Changfeng left the room, Bai Yi followed, taking the servant girl's body away.

In the living room, only Bai Qi and Bai Haoran were left.

Bai Qi asked in a serious tone, "Older Brother, what do you think?"

Bai Haoran thought for a moment and said, "The线索 has been cut off. We can only investigate in secret. The fox's tail will eventually show itself again. We must ensure that nothing unexpected happens after the White Deer Pavilion's investigation!"

Bai Qi sighed, "That's all we can do."

At this moment, Bai Fenghuang came out of the bedroom and asked softly, "Has Young Master Wei left?"

Bai Qi nodded and asked, "What did you ask him just now?"

Bai Fenghuang gave him an annoyed look and said, "Can't you hear?"

Bai Qi was a strong practitioner at the innate realm, and the distance between the bedroom and the living room was not far. As long as he wanted to listen, he could hear Bai Fenghuang and Wei Changfeng even if they spoke in low voices!

Bai Qi could only smile bitterly at his wife's teasing, "I only heard a couple of sentences. Phoenix, you're not thinking of taking him as a son-in-law, are you?"

Bai Fenghuang said, "Why not?"

Bai Qi said helplessly, "He is two years younger than Ke'er, and he is a Qin native..."

Bai Fenghuang said, "So what if he is a Qin native? Being two years younger is not a problem. If he is willing to marry into our family, I would really like to take him as a son-in-law, but unfortunately, he has no such intention!"

Bai Haoran laughed and said, "If he were willing, it would be a good thing. Such an outstanding young man is rare, and it would be a pity to miss him!"

Bai Qi was at a loss, "You two... are you serious?"

While the three of them were discussing in private, Wei Changfeng had just returned to his room.

Shui Yunyao was wiping the table and chairs in the living room. Seeing Wei Changfeng return, she immediately bowed and said, "Young Master Wei, I have placed your two trunks in the bedroom."

Wei Changfeng nodded and said, "I know. I am going to practice my cultivation technique now. Wait in the living room and don't let anyone disturb me, even if it's Clan Leader Bai."

Shui Yunyao said, "I understand, my lord!"

After giving these instructions, Wei Changfeng went to the bedroom and saw the sandalwood box on the bedside table. His heart was filled with uncontrollable excitement.

He calmed himself, picked up the box containing the spirit pearls, and walked into the meditation room to sit down.

He reached out to open the box, took out a crystal-clear and lustrous spirit pearl, and held it in his hand.

Taking a deep breath, Wei Changfeng closed his eyes.

Then he activated the Sun Swallowing Dan Yang Technique!

In the next moment, the spirit pearl in his hand suddenly emitted a brilliant light, and the dazzling glow shone through his fingers!

A pure and powerful force of heaven and earth penetrated his palm and flowed into his body through his arm meridians, like a river breaking its banks, unstoppable!

Although Wei Changfeng was prepared, he did not expect the force of heaven and earth contained in the spirit pearl to be so fierce when activated. He quickly controlled and directed it according to the method of the Sun Swallowing Dan Yang Technique.

However, the force of heaven and earth was too abundant. Although most of it was directed into his dantian, some still scattered into his limbs and bones!

Wei Changfeng's body trembled involuntarily, his face turned red, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The uncontrollable internal force explosion first brought him immense pain, as if he had swallowed a large amount of food in a very short time and was about to burst!

If his willpower were not strong enough, he would have fainted on the spot.

Even so, the excruciating pain made it impossible for him to control the continuous influx of the force of heaven and earth. Instinctively, he opened his right palm, trying to let go of the spirit pearl.

But to his surprise, the spirit pearl stuck tightly to his palm, and he could not shake it off. The force of heaven and earth from the pearl did not diminish at all!

If this situation continued, it would not take long for him to burst and die!

At this critical moment, Wei Changfeng remained calm and immediately used the technique of dividing his mind and consciousness.

His soul consciousness continued to activate the Sun Swallowing Dan Yang Technique, guiding the massive force of heaven and earth into his dantian. At the same time, the point of divine consciousness in his forehead ran the Nine Heavens True Yang Heart Sutra, gathering the Void Dan Qi to resolve the chaotic internal force in his organs and limbs.

With this dual approach, his condition improved significantly.

The Nine Heavens True Yang Heart Sutra was very effective in resolving foreign forces. Although Wei Changfeng had almost exhausted all his Dan Qi while treating Bai Ke'er, he had already cultivated this supreme alchemical technique to the second level. As soon as he activated the technique, the Dan Qi was immediately generated, pulling him back from the brink.

The force of heaven and earth contained in the spirit pearl was a form of primordial chaos energy, which was not only harmless to humans but also beneficial.

It was just that the amount Wei Changfeng absorbed at once was too much, leading to such a dangerous situation.

Under the effect of the Sun Swallowing Dan Yang Technique, the pseudo-dan floating in his dantian, like a ravenous beast, greedily absorbed the continuous influx of the force of heaven and earth, emitting a crimson glow!

The glow fluctuated, as if it was breathing, and the pseudo-dan expanded and grew at an imperceptible rate.

The Sun Swallowing Dan Yang Technique was a secret technique, and its most distinctive feature was the ability to refine a demon beast's core into a warrior's dantian, forming a pseudo-dan in the qi sea that contained powerful energy.

By activating the pseudo-dan's potential, a warrior could temporarily burst with strength far exceeding their cultivation level.

It was precisely with the help of this pseudo-dan that Wei Changfeng had defeated strong enemies multiple times, turning the tide, making it his greatest trump card!

According to the method of the Sun Swallowing Dan Yang Technique, the pseudo-dan could continue to evolve, with the next two steps being the Shattering of the Pseudo-Dan and the Formation of the True Dan. Once the True Dan was formed, its power would be greatly enhanced.

Wei Changfeng had refined the Fire Lion's core, and the pseudo-dan could only allow him to exert peak body-refining strength. The True Dan, however, could break through a major realm and unleash most of the power of this mid-level demon beast, equivalent to the Qi Condensation Realm!

The Martial Academy competition was approaching, and in a month, there would be the Dragon Selection at Yunhai Mountain. He faced numerous challenges, each step a matter of life and death, and he urgently needed to increase his strength.

However, from refining the pseudo-dan to the Shattering of the Pseudo-Dan and the Formation of the True Dan, it required a long time of cultivation. Originally, he could not achieve this before the Dragon Selection.

But the Sun Swallowing Dan Yang Technique had a shortcut, which was to use the spirit pearls to break through the Shattering of the Pseudo-Dan!

By absorbing the force of heaven and earth contained in the spirit pearls, he could forcibly expand the pseudo-dan to its limit in a short time, completing the first step of virtualization and greatly shortening the process of forming the True Dan.

Most importantly, after the Shattering of the Pseudo-Dan, the virtual dan not only possessed all the power of the pseudo-dan but also had a much longer duration of potential activation, and would not immediately fall into a weakened state after the power was exhausted.

It was because of this method that Wei Changfeng proposed to the Bai Lu Clan to exchange the Zhi Shen Jing Du Dan formula for the spirit pearls, and he actually received a hundred spirit pearls, far exceeding his expectations!

After a while, the surging force of heaven and earth finally showed signs of weakening, like a raging river turning into a trickle, no longer fierce and violent.

This made it much easier for Wei Changfeng to absorb the force of heaven and earth. He no longer needed to activate the Void Heart Sutra, and the Sun Swallowing Dan Yang Technique alone was enough to complete the final steps.

The light from the spirit pearl in his hand gradually dimmed.

After about half a moment, with a muffled "pop," the valuable pearl turned into a pile of powder, and the grayish-white powder fell from his fingers.

Wei Changfeng took a deep breath and opened his eyes.

At this moment, he realized that his clothes were soaked with sweat!

The situation just now was really dangerous. If he did not know the Nine Heavens True Yang Heart Sutra and the technique of dividing his mind and consciousness, he would have died on the spot.

But this did not make Wei Changfeng feel any fear. With the experience of the first successful attempt, his confidence was even stronger, and he picked up the second spirit pearl without hesitation!

To achieve the Shattering of the Pseudo-Dan using spirit pearls, it must be done in one go. Otherwise, the force of heaven and earth absorbed by the pseudo-dan would quickly dissipate, wasting all previous efforts.

A hundred low-grade spirit pearls were more than enough!

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First update delivered, more to come in the evening! (To be continued)