fairy family

Chapter 174 Refining True Qi, Leaving the Coffin and the Mansion

Having named the supernatural power he had acquired, Yu Que repeatedly murmured it in his heart, feeling even more joyful.

After a moment of joy, he came to his senses and, looking at the spiritual energy continuing to flow into the ancestral temple, thought to himself:

"Now that I have broken through, I should seize the opportunity to continue my cultivation and increase my spiritual power!"

One of the main reasons he was so eager to break through now was to obtain the spiritual energy within the cave.

Cultivating with spiritual energy is far more efficient than burning incense; one day of cultivation can be equivalent to a hundred days of cultivation in the outside world.

If Yu Que is no longer able to cultivate, he can only watch as the spiritual energy in the cave is completely absorbed by Jun Baifeng.

Without hesitation, he immediately placed the Yin Spirit cross-legged in the ancestral temple, continuously drawing in the incense and spiritual energy from the temple into the Yin Spirit's body, refining it into its internal organs and transforming it.

A mysterious aura wafted out from the incense and spiritual energy after circulating through the five internal organs, filling the Yin spirit in Yu Que's body.

This aura was extremely unfamiliar to Yu Que; it was neither quite air nor quite water.

This substance is the true energy of the immortals.

Although a ninth-rank immortal has embarked on the path of immortality, what they can command is their own vital energy and the refined essence of incense. The former is transformed from the human body, while the latter comes from paper money and other offerings.

Although both of these auras can control talismans and use magic, they are still a layer apart from true qi and are far less profound than true qi.

According to Yu Que's knowledge, legend has it that in ancient times, immortals only needed to refine the true qi in their chests to become immortals and ancestors, and live forever. They were called qi cultivators.

For immortals today, the role of true qi seems to have diminished. People no longer cultivate true qi in their bodies, but simply regard it as the "blood and qi" of the spirits.

The main source of power for people is the vast amount of incense burning in the ancestral temple. When performing magic and supernatural powers, they also mostly consume the incense burning in the temple.

However, Yu Que was currently refining his true energy and immediately discovered the true function of this item.

Every time he cultivates a breath of true energy, whether it is his yin spirit or his physical body, he becomes joyful and full of vitality. Moreover, the true energy can freely flow between his physical body and yin spirit without any hindrance.

This situation is completely different from the situation where blood and qi mainly circulate in the physical body, and incense mainly resides around the ancestral temple and the spirits.

As Yu Que pondered, he suddenly remembered the term "bridge between heaven and earth" that he had read in a miscellaneous book. He thought to himself, "Could this true energy really be the bridge between heaven and earth mentioned in the book, capable of not only connecting the physical body and the spirit, but also connecting the heavens and the earth?"

After pondering it for a while, he couldn't figure out any further mysteries of true qi.

So he simply reminded himself of the importance he placed on this item, and then continued to inhale and exhale the rare spiritual energy of the incense.

But when he calmed down, he suddenly remembered the words that the old ghost who had dissected the corpse had once said.

This fiend claims to be a Qi cultivator, and that he is specifically waiting for the spiritual energy to revive.

When they saw Yu Que's ancestral temple, they were even more shocked, exclaiming that the era of great contention had arrived.

"Just who is that old ghost...?"

A variety of thoughts arose in Yu Que's mind, making his thoughts quite chaotic.

A series of flames rose up in his ancestral temple, startling him back to his senses.

Yu Quexin thought to himself, "Oh no, I was too happy after breaking through, and forgot that I must calm my mind and spirit during cultivation, otherwise I would easily suffer from qi deviation."

He quickly composed himself and shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind.

His breakthrough was truly rapid. Even though he used the Five Internal Organs Gods method to break through, he managed to bind two new Gods and melt all the Gods together in just a few days. His Yin God's endurance was already nearing its limit.

At this moment, any distracting thoughts arise like wildfire, impossible to extinguish, spreading rapidly, and utterly annoying.

The more annoying things are, the more Yu Que needs to remain calm and composed, and not to be agitated, otherwise it will only add fuel to the fire for his distracting thoughts.

Just then, Yu Que's consciousness inadvertently returned to his physical body, and he suddenly felt a fragrant, warm, and soft jade.

He found himself feeling as if he were soaking in a mountain spring, which was sometimes cold and sometimes hot, making him feel completely comfortable.

And all the pent-up anger in his heart seemed to have found an outlet, and was poured out.

Immediately, Yu Que found a way to subdue the delusions in his mind and to temper the fiery energy of his Yin spirit.

Clang!

He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Jun Baifeng, who was standing close to him, with a burning gaze.

Yu Que first used his divine sense to probe into the other person's physical body and examine their current situation. He confirmed that the other person had also completed their breakthrough and was currently, like him, in the process of nurturing and consolidating their strength.

He then said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Sister Jun."

Heavy breathing echoed from the hanging coffin.

Yu Que used his still unfamiliar true energy to directly inject it into Jun Baifeng's body, using her as an auxiliary tool for cultivation to refine his own true energy.

Jun Baifeng suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze sharp, and she immediately snapped, "You! How dare you!"

But as soon as she finished speaking, her eyes went blank, and she suddenly felt an uncontrollable tingling sensation, like an electric current, that exploded through her body, almost causing her to lose her Dao heart.

Jun Baifeng's mind was spinning, with only one thought remaining: "This matter is so... indescribable. The first half of the time was not like this."

What made her both ashamed and delighted was that she discovered that when the remaining true energy surged into her body, the true energy within her body was also activated. With the two true energies linked together, the speed at which she could extract incense and spiritual energy from the outside world increased dramatically.

Jun Baifeng forced herself to calm down and analyzed the situation, discovering that it was actually more than three times that of her own cultivation.

This time, she completely lost her composure and followed Yu Que with a mixture of reluctance and acceptance, allowing him to guide her in absorbing spiritual energy and refining her Yin spirit.

Not only was Jun Baifeng in a daze, but Yu Que was as well.

He hadn't expected that cultivating with Jun Baifeng would not only allow him to vent his distracting thoughts and relax his mind, but also make his cultivation so efficient.

"Good, good, good! If I had known this would happen, I should have done it sooner." Yu Que thought to himself.

He also took a moment to glance at Jun Baifeng's condition. When he found that the female general was clearly showing signs of defeat and was filled with anxiety, he immediately stopped caring about her and immersed himself in his vigorous cultivation.

The spiritual energy and incense surrounding the two were like a storm, flowing into their bodies wave after wave and turning into nourishment.

In an instant, Yu Que and Jun Baifeng both had radiant skin, vibrant energy, and were in excellent condition.

For some reason, the deep estrangement between them that existed before has vanished after this joint cultivation. They now work together with remarkable harmony and understand each other instantly.

The two of them practiced in this way for three days and nights.

Only after the two of them had completely refined all the spiritual energy in the cave did they finally snap out of their cultivation, looking lost and dejected.

The two men suddenly woke up, glanced at each other, and looked flustered.

"you……"

"I..." They stammered, having spent these past few days together, and neither of them knew what else to say.

Yu Que, in particular, was now clear-headed and his mind was racing, trying to come up with a rebuttal, fearing that the female general in front of him might kill him if she was displeased.

Fortunately, after taking a few more glances, he found that Jun Baifeng's face only showed shame and dazedness, and no murderous intent.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Yu Que was pondering what to say to smooth things over, Jun Baifeng looked around with a complicated expression, then said fiercely:

"What happens here is between you and me. If any third person finds out, no matter where you are, I will gouge out your eyes and cut out your tongue."

Do you understand?

Yu Que nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "I understand!"

Seeing that he was so sensible, Jun Baifeng kept a cold face and said no more.

In a flash, the woman leaped out of the inner coffin. When she landed, she took out a set of tight-fitting clothes from somewhere, put them on, and tightened the belt. In the blink of an eye, she was dressed.

Yu Que slowly got up, wanting to grope for his clothes in the inner coffin.

However, when he touched it, he found only clumps of ashes and paper ash. Only then did he realize that his clothes had already turned to ashes before he entered the hanging coffin.

Suddenly, however, his eyes lit up as he spotted the Fei Wu pouch huddled in the corner of the coffin.

He picked up the object and tried to channel his inner energy into it to see if he could pry it open with his newly generated inner energy.

To his surprise, the five-pronged pouch offered no resistance whatsoever and was easily opened by him.

Yu Que used his true energy to circulate it in the pouch a few times, and with great skill, he refined the item and was able to use it.

This situation surprised him quite a bit.

It should be noted that this thing is a magical artifact. Even Fei Wu did not fully master it, which is why he eventually perished in its mouth.

Yu Que, a newly promoted eighth-rank immortal, what merit or ability does he possess to wield a magical artifact so skillfully?

After a careful inspection, Yu Que realized: "It seems that this magic weapon also suffered considerable damage when Jun Baifeng condensed his evil energy, and its grade may even have dropped."

He successively infused multiple streams of true energy and incense.

Although this thing accepted everything and swallowed it all, it was still wrinkled and withered. The sixth-rank ghost god inside it felt to Yu Que just like the old ghost who had entered his ancestral temple, both of them were exhausted and dying.

Furthermore, Yu Que was driving this thing, wanting it to spew out that fierce, blood-red dark light.

As a result, the dark light emitted by the sac during its twitching was extremely thin, almost transparent. Although it could still pick up things, its strength was weak and lacked any of its previous ferocious appearance.

Yu Que was disappointed, realizing that the item had been severely damaged and its effectiveness had been greatly reduced.

"I just wonder if this thing can slowly recover by consuming incense and other offerings," he thought to himself.

With a snap, as he was pondering the pouch, a black night-clothes suddenly flew from the side and hit him.

Yu Que looked up and saw that it was Jun Baifeng, who was dressed neatly. When she saw that he was naked and looked terrible, she took out clothes from her bag.

"Thank you, General."

Yu Que smiled and quickly put on his night clothes.

Jun Baifeng glanced at him sideways, but for no reason, she thought to herself, "He used to call me 'sister,' but now he's a general?"

For some reason, her mood suddenly became quite inexplicable, making her feel very uncomfortable.

Jun Baifeng glared fiercely at Yu Que a few times, then suppressed her thoughts and spoke calmly:
"Now that everything is ready, I will remove the formation and reunite with Old Monkey and the others."

Yu nodded in agreement.

Buzzing, the next moment.

Jun Baifeng reached out and summoned the small flags that had been stuck around the coffin. They flew back and landed in her hand. Long nails were pulled out of the coffin and hovered around the woman like fish.

She carefully inspected the items before putting them into her pocket.

This array formation is one of the few sixth-grade items she currently possesses, and she cannot afford to lose it. Otherwise, even if she successfully breaks through to the next level, she might not be able to maintain her dignity.

At the same time, the gray mist outside the hanging coffin slowly dissipated, and shouts could be heard from outside.

As the fog dissipated, astonished gazes fell upon the two of them.

Besides the old monkey, several more people appeared in the central tomb chamber; they were the county soldiers who arrived later.

Unlike Fei Wu and others before them, these people were reserved and fearful, and dared not act rashly in the slightest.

"You're finally out! I thought you two were dead inside."

The old monkey shouted and yelled, then stared wide-eyed at Jun Baifeng.

Jun Baifeng felt somewhat confused.

But immediately, she thought of something, quickly reached out and took out a ghost mask from her sleeve, put it on her face, and covered her appearance.

The old monkey clicked his tongue and winked at Yu Que: "Why cover it up? It would be a shame to cover up such a beautiful face."

"Young man, don't you think so?"

Yu Que didn't want to accept such a response, so he changed the subject and asked, "Thank you for protecting me, senior. May I ask how much time has passed?"

After exchanging words in the tomb, Yu Que realized that three full days and nights had passed.

The old monkey shouted, "This time, we only carried half a month's worth of rations. Considering the journey here and back, it's time to leave this place. Otherwise, morale will drop and the camp will be in chaos."

Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to Jun Baifeng.

The woman immediately nodded, squinted at the central tomb chamber, and said, "Please follow me."

There was a clang.

With a flick of her sleeve, she grabbed the lid of the nine-zhang-long hanging coffin from the ground and hurled it at the enormous coffin from a distance.

After closing the coffin lid, Jun Baifeng went up and dripped a drop of her own blood essence onto the coffin lid, refining it.

A series of black wisps immediately rose from around the coffin, filling the top of the tomb chamber.

The woman's body flickered, and she vanished into the black smoke at the top.

(End of this chapter)