fairy family

Chapter 172 A Golden Opportunity to Break Through, Keep Up the Good Work

The blood and qi within Yu Que's body surged like a river, his five internal organs interconnected and varied in shape and color, at this moment like a furnace, gushing forth to refine his blood and qi.

Within a short time, Yu Que felt as if all the blood in his body had been replaced, its texture becoming heavy and smooth. When he looked at it with his divine sense, it seemed as if he saw lead and mercury, shining brightly.

"Blood transfusion!?" He had seen this procedure in the immortal scriptures.

Immortals at the ninth rank primarily refine their physical bodies, and this blood exchange only occurs after they have reached the peak of the ninth rank.

Generally speaking, after the blood in a deity's body is replaced, their qi and blood become solidified, which allows them to replenish their essence and brain, enabling them to break through the ancestral temple in one fell swoop, allowing the yin spirit to melt the family god, advance to the eighth rank, and develop a divine consciousness.

Otherwise, ordinary blood simply cannot support the energy expenditure required for a breakthrough. Even if one were to succeed by chance, the physical body would be depleted of blood and energy, damaging the foundation and shortening lifespan.

Overjoyed, Yu Que quickly glanced at his own Yin spirit.

At this moment, his Yin Spirit had indeed grown to nearly a foot long and was still growing rapidly. Reaching the perfect state of a foot long would only take a moment.

Meanwhile, the rich incense and magical power continued to flow from Jun Baifeng into Yu Que's body.

Compared to his previous method of replenishing his energy through breathing only through his mouth and nose, the two were now physically connected, and the flow of incense and magical power was much smoother, as if they were one.

Having figured all this out, Yu Que's joy deepened.

He waited a little while and then saw that his own Yin Spirit Golden Body had completely grown to a foot tall.

He couldn't help but whisper in his heart:

"Ninth Rank Realm, cultivation complete!"

Moreover, Yu Que could sense that his Yin Spirit, under the immense power and pure blood essence of that being refined, was constantly being improved, stirring restlessly, as if it were about to break through a foot at any moment.

Yin spirits that are more than one foot tall are no longer considered hairy spirits, but rather eighth-rank rampant spirits!
Yu Que's heart, too, began to stir with anticipation:

"I can now advance with unstoppable momentum and break through to the eighth rank. Should I seize this opportunity?"

"But even including the cat-faced household god, I've only bound six household gods in total, which is three short of nine..."

He suppressed the impulse in his heart and was quite conflicted for a moment.

According to the immortal scriptures, if an immortal can bind all nine household gods under their control and improve their familiarity with them to at least the highest level, then the probability of breaking through to the ninth rank is the greatest.

Furthermore, when a celestial being breaks through to the next level, all the household gods will be melted into their body.

Although it is not explicitly stated in the immortal scriptures, based on common sense, the quality of the Yin spirit that has devoured nine household gods will undoubtedly be better after its breakthrough than that that has only devoured five household gods.

Yu Que is now worried that if he takes advantage of the current opportunity to break through, it will lower the quality of his Yin Spirit and prevent him from reaching perfection.

After thinking it over for a while, he sighed softly and thought to himself:

"Forget it, let's give up this opportunity. After returning to the military camp, I can hone my skills properly and complete the nine family gods before breaking through."

Anyway, I've already cultivated divine sense and possess a mid-level rank, so breaking through to become an eighth-grade Rampaging God is a piece of cake for me!

At the same time, he took a look at the corpse-disintegrating old ghost that he had just bound to his body.

Although this ghost was burned by the true fire and its soul was devoured by Jun Baifeng's ghost face, it was ultimately forced to and actively drop in rank in order to be able to settle down in Yu Que's ancestral temple because it wanted to possess Yu Que's body.

Therefore, after Yu Que refined this fang, he was able to absorb it into his body and make it serve as the spleen's household deity.

However, the time Yu Que spent refining this fiend was extremely short. Even with the help of various opportunities and the True Fire, he had not yet achieved a certain level of familiarity with the fiend, and there was still some lingering tension between them.

This bit of anger won't have a major impact on the breakthrough, but it's still a slight obstacle, a minor flaw that might leave hidden dangers.

After careful consideration, Yu Que slowly mobilized the incense energy in the ancestral temple to suppress the restless Yin spirit, preventing it from growing any further and directing it towards refinement and sedimentation.

But at that moment...

Suddenly, a voice transmission resounded directly in Yu Que's ancestral temple:
"You scoundrel, now that the Qi of your five internal organs has condensed, why don't you quickly replenish your essence and brain, open your divine sense, condense your true Qi, forge a golden body, and break through your realm!"

The shout came from Jun Baifeng's direction.

Yu Que was startled, thinking the other party was spying on his ancestral temple, and blurted out, "How did you know?!"

Jun Baifeng replied with a cold laugh:

"Our breaths are now connected, and our lives are intertwined. Not only can I sense the abnormality in your body, but you can also sense my condition."

"If you hadn't been so focused on your cultivation and hadn't bothered me, you'd be quite well-behaved, and I wouldn't have bothered to remind you."

Upon hearing this, Yu Que's heart stirred, and he immediately spread his divine sense to investigate Jun Baifeng's direction.

Sure enough, he also sensed the various auras within Jun Baifeng's body.

Yu Que could see the woman's blood circulation and the rise and fall of her evil aura at a glance, as if he could see the lines on her palm.

In an instant, he even forgot about his own cultivation and wanted to immerse himself in this observation.

This kind of close-up observation experience, which is like looking at oneself, truly exceeds Yu Que's imagination.

He was certain that even between a master and his apprentice, or father and son, such an opportunity would be hard to find.

This experience of observing and practicing will undoubtedly be invaluable to him in the future, and will greatly increase his success rate when he breaks through to the sixth rank.

"Have you seen enough?" A cold snort rang out again in Yu Que's ancestral temple, startling him awake.

Yu Que forcibly withdrew his divine sense, suppressing the urge to continue observing the other party's physical body.

He then understood that the reason Jun Baifeng's voice could be heard in his ancestral temple was not because she had infiltrated it, but simply because their auras resonated and their divine senses merged, thus achieving the legendary state of dual cultivation of divine senses.

"Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist."

Yu Que breathed a sigh of relief, but after pondering for a moment, he still sighed softly and said:

"Although the opportunity is good, my family gods are not yet complete, and I do not yet have nine. This is not the best time to break through."

He confided some of his concerns to the woman.

To his surprise, Jun Baifeng immediately let out a cold laugh upon hearing these concerns:

"Nonsense! Who said that one must bind the nine household gods to break through?"

It's not unreasonable for ordinary immortals to think this way, since although household gods are more numerous, the foundation becomes more solid, which is more beneficial than harmful.

But we, as followers of the righteous path, value purity. You currently have six household deities within you, which is already one too many. If you were to bind three more, it would be even more.

At that time, there won't be enough room in your body for your spirit to reside, and the household spirits will wander around, only lowering the quality of your spirit.

Upon hearing this, Yu Que was shocked: "Fellow Daoist, is what you say true!?" Although he had long learned from the Yama King's lineage and the old monkey that one could break through realms once the Five Internal Organs Gods were fully bound, no one had told him that it was best to use only the Five Internal Organs Gods to break through.

Yu Que's thoughts were in turmoil:

"Could it be that this secret is being deliberately concealed by the Taoist families and their ilk in order to suppress the Taoist talents among the common people?"
Or is it that Jun Baifeng has ill intentions and is deliberately deceiving me, wanting me to break through too quickly and leave my foundation weak in the future?

For a moment, he was even more conflicted.

Both answers are possible, and it's impossible to say which one is more suspicious.

After all, Yu Que had already witnessed the true colors of the Dao Palace and other powerful families, and Jun Baifeng had just had her virginity taken by him, so it was inevitable that she would harbor some resentment towards him.

Although the woman dared not kill him due to her vow to uphold the Dao, she tricked him with a few words, leaving him with regrets. This action would not contradict his vow.

Seeing that Yu Que remained silent for a long time, Jun Baifeng sneered, guessing the concerns in Yu Que's heart.

The woman suddenly said:
Believe it or not, it's up to you.

"Just don't bother me; I still need to recuperate."

After he finished speaking, Yu Que sensed that the other party had drawn most of his divine sense out of his body and instead concentrated it in the other party's own body.

"Should we believe this woman, or not?"

Seeing the other party's actions, Yu Que became even more conflicted.

He sighed inwardly, "If Senior Ma were here, I could ask him again."

But soon he realized that the old monkey had not explained these things to him before, and had even discussed with him what kinds of items the nine household gods could acquire.

There's an 80-90% chance that the old monkey has no idea about this at all.

Suddenly, Yu Que's heart stirred.

It is said that in addition to obtaining the lineage of the King of Hell, he also obtained the lineage of another Tai Sui in the Huangshan Taoist Palace.

Although the Tai Sui lineage does not have requirements regarding the type of household gods, it only requires them to be pure and powerful. There are no diagrams of household gods related to the five internal organs in its lineage, but a careful examination may reveal some clues.

"If what the Tai Sui lineage says aligns with Jun Baifeng's words, then the credibility of this woman's statement is undoubtedly higher. If they contradict each other, or if there are no clues, I'd better be more cautious."

With that thought in mind, Yu Que immediately began to review the lineage of the Tai Sui Dharma in his mind.

In an instant, the relevant texts and sword technique illustrations of "The Great Freedom Sword Way: An Introduction" flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

"what!"

Yu Que looked at it several times, and the eyebrows on its physical face twitched slightly.

Because in the inheritance of the Tai Sui lineage, he not only discovered clues that matched what Jun Baifeng said, but also noticed the technique of "combining and refining the family gods" mentioned in it.

The so-called "combined cultivation of family gods" refers to the fact that when breaking through a realm, Yu Que can match the family gods under his command according to their categories.

In this way, when the Yin God is refining these household gods, he can do so by classifying them separately, which can save time and effort, but will not hinder the breakthrough due to the conflict of categories of household gods.

"Although the Tai Sui lineage does not care much about the type of household gods, it still strives to refine them when breaking through."

Yu Que's heart pounded.

If this is the case, even if he has perfected the binding of the nine household gods, he still has to categorize the household gods according to the five elements and five organs when he breaks through.

With this evidence of the Tai Sui lineage, the credibility of Jun Baifeng's statement just now instantly increased significantly!

Yu Que suddenly thought: "I happen to have a household god transformed from an old woman with a cat face. Although this household god is not of the earth element, it contains yin energy, so it can be paired with the corpse-dissolving old ghost."

In this way, the two of them, one male and one female, complement each other perfectly. And although the old ghost and I weren't familiar with each other, the old woman and I knew each other extremely well; she was the first household spirit I ever bound!

After being categorized in this way, the Cat-faced Old Woman and the Corpse-Dissolving Old Ghost could serve as the spleen of the remaining Yin Spirit, thus having a place to settle down and preventing him from wandering around and making his Yin Spirit appear chaotic.

Yu Que's mind began to stir again.

However, there is one more thing that he needs to be concerned about.

Since the Tai Sui lineage suggested that he pair up the household gods, he could then bind the three-headed household gods later and pair the three new household gods with the fire crow, blood lotus, and other household gods one by one.

The Yin spirit refined in this way might be both substantial and pure!

The only regret is that he will miss this golden opportunity for a breakthrough and waste a lot of time.

As Yu Que pondered this point, his restless desire not only did not subside, but intensified.

He couldn't help but chuckle.
"Wanting both, that kind of thinking does seem really good."

But is this plan truly feasible?

Yu Que is more inclined to believe that without the guidance of a wise master, his rash actions are more likely to result in a Yin spirit that is neither substantial nor pure, pleasing neither side.

Moreover, this would undoubtedly make his breakthrough extremely difficult, adding considerable risk to his journey.

Besides, Yu Que's current situation also prevents him from cultivating at a leisurely pace.

He has offended the Seventh Academy Master and the Snake Family. Even if he continues to hide in the county garrison, he probably won't have much time to cultivate.

"With the death of Fei Wu, the possibility of another Fei Dong or Fei Xi emerging is not small."

Yu Que pondered this in his heart.

After a few breaths of silence, the positions of the household gods in his ancestral temple began to change.

The cat-faced old woman, whom it had bound, hopped and jumped, standing back-to-back with the corpse-disintegrating old ghost.

This action signifies that he chose to heed Jun Baifeng's advice, seized the opportunity, and directly used the Five Internal Organs Divine Technique to break through, seeking a state of purity!
This thought arises.

The rich incense smoke and spiritual energy surrounding Yu Que began to stir, buzzing as they burrowed into his ancestral temple.

Jun Baifeng, who was standing next to him with skin to skin, instantly noticed something amiss.

After thinking for a moment, the woman nodded slightly and shared a considerable amount of her incense and magical power to help Yu Que break through.

Not long after.

Yu Que's Yin spirit opened its mouth, its face greedy, and swallowed all the household gods into its belly, bite by bite...

(End of this chapter)