Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 29 Yuanqi Stone and the Void Realm
"Brother Eagle!" Yang Guo reassured him, then looked at Cha Nan with an inquiring gaze.

He had arrived long ago; he was there when the Western Mountain Ghost Cave and the Ten Thousand Beasts Manor clashed, but he had not shown himself until now.

Later, Guo Xiang and Guo Polu rode away on their wolf mounts. When he saw that the Soul-Reaping Ghost had followed, he immediately caught up and secretly protected it.

After letting out two strange cries, the giant eagle ignored Chanan and stared intently at the roasted Palu Egg.

Cha Nan cracked the eggshell open completely, cutting through the translucent egg white to reveal the golden-brown yolk inside.

First, it was divided into six parts, with Guo Polu's part being significantly larger.

"Come on, come on! Don't be shy!" Cha Nan said, handing the largest portion to Guo Polu.

Although Guo Polu has the lowest profile among Guo Jing's three children, he is actually the one Guo Jing values ​​the most. Although Guo Jing is broad-minded, he is still bound by the constraints of his time. Therefore, maintaining a good relationship with Guo Polu now will help Cha Nan to extract more money from Guo Jing and Huang Rong later.

Guo Polu, supporting his stiff, bound hands, was about to take it from him, saying, "Thank you, Brother Cha!"

Only then did Guo Xiang come to her senses. She didn't dwell on Yang Guo's failure to respond to her question. Instead, she took the roasted egg that Guo Polu had been given to her and said, "Thank you, Brother Cha!"

They didn't realize just how beneficial these baked Paroo eggs were for martial arts practitioners.

Guo Fu reminded her, "Be careful when you eat it, and circulate your internal energy at the same time. Don't swallow it whole and waste this excellent spiritual food."

Only then did the two realize that this strange egg, which looked even larger than an ostrich egg, actually had some kind of miraculous effect.

Guo Xiang tore off a small piece of egg white, blew on it to cool it down, and then put it into Guo Polu's mouth. Guo Polu chewed it twice and then swallowed it without hesitation. Soon his eyes brightened, and he sat cross-legged on the spot, supporting himself with his arms, and began to breathe and regulate his internal energy.

Almost visibly, the traces of pain that had been on his face were fading away.

The Palu Egg of the Wolf Hunter is even more effective in strengthening and repairing the body. Guo Polu's arms were broken, and it would normally take at least one or two months to recover. Now that he has eaten this Palu Egg, he may be fully recovered in less than a month.

The giant eagle had been waiting impatiently for a long time. Seeing that someone had already started eating, it took a piece, swallowed it whole, and after it was satisfied, let out a strange cry of pleasure.

Some of the ugly grayish-brown feathers also fell off, as if new feathers were about to grow.

"Eat up, eat up!" Cha Nan raised her hand again.

So Guo Fu and Guo Xiang each took a piece, and finally Cha Nan and Yang Guo took their portions and put them in their mouths to chew.

For a moment, everyone was immersed in the deliciousness of the Palu Egg.

"What a pity... Mother isn't here, and we haven't learned her wonderful cooking skills!" Guo Xiang said with a hint of regret after taking a big bite.

Huang Rong's culinary skills were almost unparalleled in the martial arts world, but after assisting Guo Jing in defending Xiangyang for many years, she rarely cooked herself anymore.

Guo Fu may have learned a few tricks from him, but she lacked talent and only learned so-so, so she could only be considered a mediocre cook.

Guo Xiang, on the other hand, hardly had any opportunity to learn from her mother, Huang Rong.

“Yes! Chief Guo… Huang’s culinary skills are unparalleled. If she were to cook this strange egg, perhaps…” Yang Guo stopped halfway through his sentence. His zombie-like face showed no trace of emotion, only a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

He had also visited Peach Blossom Island when he was young and stayed there for a period of time. It was during that time that Huang Rong personally taught him to read and write, and naturally, he also ate the meals cooked by Huang Rong.

Unfortunately, he was too young and arrogant at the time, only interested in comparing himself to others, and couldn't settle down to appreciate the good intentions behind it, so he ultimately failed to live up to them.

Upon hearing this, Guo Fu glanced at Yang Guo, said nothing more, and silently ate her egg.

The atmosphere suddenly turned somber.

The Paludan egg was divided again and again, but during the second distribution, Yang Guo waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need it.

No matter how good the egg is, it's actually useless to him.

The eagle's love of food is mostly driven by its appetite. After sharing the Palu eggs, everyone felt a sense of wanting more.

Cha Nan glanced at the wolf hunters lying on either side, and a plan began to form in his mind.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Brother Cha. I haven't been this happy in a long time!" Yang Guo said, glancing at the eagle that was squawking and looking at the broken eggshell with a hint of longing.

Cha Nan said, "You're too kind, Condor Hero!"

Yang Guo took out a bag from his pocket, thought for a moment, and handed it all to Cha Nan: "This is a bag of Yuan Qi Stones. I see that although your aura is not weak, your internal energy cultivation still needs to be improved. When you are cultivating internal energy, using Yuan Qi Stones as an aid will help you increase your power faster."

Cha Nan took the bag, opened it, and was instantly pleasantly surprised.

The pocket was full of fragments of Palu ore.

Of course, Yang Guo seems to refer to it as the 'Yuanqi Stone'.

"May I ask, great hero! Where did this Yuanqi Stone come from?" Cha Nan was very curious about the martial arts world with its strange interdimensional gates that could connect the heavens and the earth. However, neither Guo Fu nor Yun Zhonghe knew much about the inside story.

In short, they are too low-level to understand information that is too advanced.

Guo Jing and Huang Rong were certainly accomplished, but they were trapped in Xiangyang City and probably had few opportunities to go out and see the world. Consequently, their knowledge of the outside world was limited, and they could not teach much to their children.

"This thing mostly comes from the Void Realm, and is also often called the Sword Realm, Knife Realm, Fist Realm, Impermanence Realm, and so on!"

“Those who pass through the boundary gate and excel in certain aspects will have the opportunity to be sent to the void realm to fight against others. If they win, they will receive this item as a reward,” Yang Guo explained.

The Void Realm!

This is yet another new concept. This is the first time Cha Nan has ever heard of it. People who have visited the Andu Old Shop in the past often mentioned the Gate of Realms and other worlds, whether real or fake, but no one has ever mentioned the term "Virtual Realm".

It seems that there is another threshold to enter this 'virtual world', and those who do not meet the standards are not qualified to enter.

Such a person must be a top figure in the martial arts world, so why would he casually discuss the matter of the Gate of Heaven with others?

"Could you tell me more about this virtual realm, sir?" Cha Nan asked curiously.

The others also showed expressions of interest.

Yang Guo didn't keep them in suspense and nodded, saying, "Why not?"

"However, I don't know much about the Void Realm either. I've only been inside six or seven times in the past ten years."

"The first time I went in, I encountered a young man who called himself the invincible mischievous boy Gu Santong. I fought him for a hundred rounds, but in the end I was defeated by him."

Speaking of this, a hint of regret flashed in Yang Guo's eyes.

Back then, his Ecstasy Palm technique was not yet fully mastered, and he relied solely on his heavy swordsmanship. Ultimately, he could not compare to Gu Santong, who combined the strengths of a hundred schools and possessed unparalleled flexibility and adaptability.

If we were to use Dugu Qiubai's swordsmanship level to describe it, Yang Guo back then was still at the level of heavy sword without edge, great skill without artifice, and lifting heavy weights as if they were light, while Gu Santong had already reached the level of lifting light weights with a wooden sword.

For many years afterward, he always wanted to fight Gu Santong again, but he never met him again.

"The second time, I encountered a sword master named Zhang Danfeng. We fought for two days and two nights in the Void Realm. Finally, he lost to me by one move. It was on that occasion that a treasure chest fell from the sky. I obtained some things from the chest, and this Yuanqi Stone was among them."

Cha Nan asked, "How did you come to meet each other, and then, without any prior grudge, had to fight? What force is guiding and driving this?"

Yang Guo shook his head and said, "I don't know either!"

"Once you enter the Void Realm, you will naturally develop the idea that you will be better than anyone else who has also arrived here."

(End of this chapter)