Xu Qi 'an fixed his eyes on the sandalwood brocade box, which was sealed by a force. Light flickered faintly in the box.
He slowly reached out his hand and pressed on the brocade box.
Zhao Shou said in a low voice, "I have to remind you that you'll be in the game when you open this box."
Xu Qi 'an looked calm. "I'm aware of that."
He immediately opened the box, and a touch of scarlet reflected in his eyes. In the brocade box, a Blood Pill the size of a pigeon's egg was lying quietly.
In the autumn wind, the surrounding vegetation rustled and swayed. The withered branches outside the pavilion sprouted new green buds. Sharp grass drilled out of the ground. Insects drilled out of the ground and swarmed towards the pavilion in groups.
But they were blocked by a Light Shield outside the pavilion.
Xu Qi 'an's lips moved slightly. "Blood Pill …"
Zhao Shou nodded. "Before Wei Yuan left, he left a part of the Blood Pill here. He and I worked together to deduce that whether this part of the Blood Pill was left or not would not affect the victory of Jing Shan City.
"So, Wei Yuan separated a part of the Blood Pill and gave it to me for safekeeping. He said that he would settle the battlefield of the Witchcraft Sect and leave the battle of the capital to Xu Qi 'an. "
Speaking of this, Zhao Shou smiled and said in a gentle voice, "I asked him what would happen if Xu Qi 'an couldn't advance to the Fourth Stage at that time? He didn't answer me. Now that I see you, I understand how confident he was at that time. "
"Duke Wei has already expected this …" Xu Qi 'an's eyes seemed to be deep. He looked down at the Blood Pill.
"If I swallow it, can I advance to the Third Stage?"
Zhao Shou gave an affirmative answer.
"The Third Stage is called the Immortal Body. In the final analysis, the essence is a strong vitality far beyond that of ordinary people. It can regrow broken limbs. As long as you don't die on the spot, you can recover from any injury.
"The normal way of cultivation is to temper the body day after day. It's best if you can supplement it with natural treasures such as elixirs. Through cultivation, one's body would transform, filling one's flesh and blood with vitality.
"Of course, he has a shortcut, and that is to devour blood and Qi. He uses the huge amount of blood and Qi to catalyze the transformation of his physique and cast off his mortal body. That day, the King of Zhenbei wanted to refine the Blood Pill to push his physique to the peak of the third grade and increase his chances of advancing to the second grade. "
Xu Qi 'an slowly nodded his head. Duke Huai had refined the Blood Pellet in preparation for plucking the Princess Consort, this was something that he had known for a long time.
The most important thing in advancing to the second rank was the princess's Spiritual Reserve.
Duke Huai only wanted to increase his success rate, which was why he refined the blood pellet and forcefully raised it to the Third Grade Great Circle. From this, it could be seen that the core of the Third Stage was indeed the essence of life.
Zhao Shou gently waved his sleeves and shattered the dense insect puppets outside the pavilion into powder.
"Theoretically speaking, as long as I advance to the Fourth Stage, I can quickly advance to the Third Stage if I have enough life essence. However, there are also failures. The Blood Pellet is just a primer, and what the Fourth Stage Warrior needs to do is not absorb it. If a mortal body absorbs such a huge amount of energy, it will only explode and die, just like those insects.
"The correct way is to use its life energy to cleanse and stimulate your body, allowing your body to transform and transcend the mortal world.
"When your body has transformed and you step into the Extraordinary Stage, you can absorb the power of the Blood Pellet to heal your injuries."
The role of the Blood Pellet was to use the life energy to break through the Extraordinary Stage. At that time, he would definitely be on the verge of death, but it also had the ability to absorb the essence of the Blood Pellet and use the Blood Pellet to restore his condition and heal his injuries … Xu Qi 'an nodded his head. "This is not difficult to understand."
"I have set up a barrier in the pavilion. You might as well advance here. Even if you fail, I can still save your life."
The meaning of Zhao Shou's words was very clear. For a Warrior who took this kind of unorthodox path, failure would mean death, and the probability of failure was very high.
After Xu Qi 'an asked about the refining details, he grabbed the Blood Pellet and swallowed it without hesitation.
Boom!
As soon as the Blood Pellet entered his throat, he felt a warm current rushing into his abdomen. Then, his lower abdomen felt like it had exploded.
Amidst the intense pain, Xu Qi 'an saw the ground in front of him splattered with blood. Only then did he know that it was not an illusion. His lower abdomen really had exploded.
Poof, poof, poof … Bloody holes continuously exploded on the surface of his body. His chest, back, waist, and so on. He was like the Great Demon King in the stories, whose body was stuffed with explosives by chivalrous heroes. His body was gradually going to collapse.
"Restrain your thoughts and refine the Blood Pellet."
Zhao Shou's voice seemed to contain some kind of power, allowing his chaotic thoughts to be restrained and free from the chaos.
Xu Qi 'an held his breath and focused. Using the method of breath regulation, he tried to guide the chaotic and violent life essence in his body.
However, it was useless. Wherever this life essence went, it brought destruction. His meridians broke one after another, his cells exploded one after another, and many terrifying wounds appeared. Cracks like spider webs appeared on the surface of his body.
'I'm not absorbing it. I'm using this power to make my cells extraordinary and possess the characteristics of immortality. But, how do I make my cells glow with new life force?'
Seeing his life force being erased bit by bit, Xu Qi 'an could not hide the fear in his heart.
'… Wait a minute. This is the same method that Shen Shu used to grant me the Blood Pellet. The only difference is that Shen Shu has erased the willpower in the Blood Pellet in advance.'
Xu Qi 'an suddenly remembered that he was different from a normal Warrior. He had absorbed the life essence of a high-ranked Warrior twice. If it was as the dean said, he should have died the first two times.
'Normal martial artists can only absorb the power of the Blood Pellet after their life level has undergone a transformation, but I've been doing this for a long time. Why don't I try absorbing it directly …'
With the help of the dean's Verbal Power, his thoughts were clear. He used his thoughts to control the life essence, making it less violent, and tried to absorb it to nourish his cells.
The destroyed cells were reborn with life force. Then, under the destruction of the Blood Pellet, they 'died' again and were reborn. Every time they were destroyed and reborn, the cells were like iron being tempered.
Xu Qi 'an was pleasantly surprised. He really did have the foundation to directly absorb the power of the Blood Pellet. He had been a half-step transcendent for a long time. Under Shen Shu's protection, the precedent of absorbing the Blood Pellet twice had laid a solid foundation for him.
'Supervisor, is this also one of your gifts?'
He could not help but think of what Shen Shu had said before. Nourishment was mutual. It helped Shen Shu, and it helped him too. 'The Supervisor must know this, right?
'He has already paved the path for me?'
Forcefully dispelling his fear and wariness of the old silver dollar, he patiently absorbed the power of the Blood Pellet.
Time passed slowly. After an unknown amount of time, the last of the Life Pellet was absorbed. The wounds on Xu Qi 'an's body had long since healed.
His clothes were stained with blood, but his body was as clear as jade, flawless.
Zhao Shou squinted and smiled. "Congratulations, Xu Yinluo, for advancing to the third rank and stepping into the transcendent state."
"The Dean is third rank, so am I. I wonder if I can beat him … Oh, Zhao Shou is at the peak of the third rank, only one step away from the second rank. That's fine …" Xu Qi 'an respectfully returned the gesture.
"Thank you for your help, Dean."
Zhao Shou smiled and shook his head. "It's not me who helped you, it's Wei Yuan, it's …"
He glanced in the direction of the capital.
…
Xu Qi 'an changed into clean clothes and went to the courtyard where his second uncle lived.
Lingyin and Lina were not in the courtyard. His second uncle and Xu Lingyue were sitting by the stone table drinking tea. His aunt was squatting by the flowerbed, loosening the soil and watering the plants.
"Master, the Academy is amazing. The flowers here never wilt. I didn't believe it when Erlang told me this before … "
His aunt said in a sweet voice.
The second uncle Xu got up in surprise and looked at his nephew who entered the courtyard.
Xu Lingyue was one step ahead of him. After the New Year, she would be a 19-year-old girl, and her body was developing more and more curvy.
"Brother!"
Xu Lingyue choked with joy and sadness.
After returning to the capital, Li Miaozhen came to the Academy to tell him the details of Xu Qi 'an. He had not recovered from his serious injuries, was in a coma, and almost died.
Second Uncle Xu heaved a sigh of relief.
His aunt turned around and saw that her nephew was unscathed. Her face instantly brightened, and then she restrained her expression and curled her lips.
"Master, I told you that this boy's life is stinky and tough. Don't worry about him."
Erlang's arrogance was inherited from his aunt.
After chatting for a while, Xu Qi 'an took out the house and land deeds that he had prepared and said,
"Second uncle, I bought a house in Sword Province. Tomorrow at five o 'clock in the morning, you can take your aunt and sisters and set off."
He did not leave any money. The Xu family was rich now, and they were not short of travel expenses and follow-up expenses.
In addition, if something bad happened to him, someone would give his savings to the second uncle Xu.
The second uncle Xu opened his mouth, but did not take it. He looked at his nephew deeply and said, "What about you?"
In a calm tone, Xu Qi 'an said with a smile, "I have no way out."
The second uncle Xu took the house and land deeds and said, "Okay."
After a pause, he said in a low voice, "I don't care about your business anymore. Second Uncle only regrets that I didn't see you get married. At the very least, you should have left a seed for Big Brother's line. You unfilial dog."
He became emotional.
"Forgive me for being dissolute and being a freeloader all my life …" Xu Qi 'an offered the most sincere apology in his heart.
"I will make arrangements for Erlang. Don't worry."
After saying that, Xu Qi 'an waved goodbye to his family.
…
[One: That's pretty much what happened.]
In the private chat, Number One told Chu Yuanzhen everything that had happened.
Yuan Jing was the former emperor … The former emperor colluded with the Witchcraft Cult to kill Wei Yuan … The former emperor wanted to mark this battle as a failure and further shake the fate …
Chu Yuanzhen's mind was in a mess. He had already known some of the information, but he had just heard that the former emperor colluded with the Witchcraft Cult to kill Wei Yuan.
[Four: What should we do now?]
Huaiqing did not answer this question.
She did not know that even the intelligent eldest daughter of the Emperor was at a loss and confused in the face of such a situation.
In her opinion, this kind of thing could only be asked by the Supervisor, and only the Supervisor could handle such a high-level problem.
[Four: It's hard to calm down. It's hard to calm down.]
Even through the book, she could feel Chu Yuanzhen's surging scholarly spirit.
[Four: What does Xu Qi 'an think?]
[One: He asked me to ask you if you can return to the capital before dawn tomorrow.]
Chu Yuanzhen was shocked, but he did not answer immediately. An unbelievable thought surged in his mind.
At that moment, Xu Qi 'an's message appeared in the book. It was not a private chat, but a public message.
[There are some things I want to tell you.]
Except for Jinlian who was in seclusion, and Number Seven and Number Eight who were disconnected, the holders of the Book of the Earth's fragments took out the fragments at the same time.
[Three: I can now answer all of you regarding the plan and purpose of the former emperor Joan of Arc.]
'He, he has found out the real purpose of Joan of Arc? He clearly just slept. 'Ah, as expected of you …' Li Miaozhen's spirit was lifted, and she was full of expectation and admiration.
'This … I haven't digested the information Number One said!' Chu Yuanzhen had a complicated expression, and his eyes were fixed on the fragments of the Book of the Earth, afraid that he would miss the next information.
'The former emperor's true purpose …' Huaiqing took a deep breath, and her heart was pounding.
Master Hengy Yuan was meditating in a secluded forest somewhere in Qingyun Mountain, holding the Book of the Earth's fragment and reading it attentively.
Even Lina realized the seriousness of the situation, and she gathered her thoughts and stared at the fragments.
At that moment, Xu Qi 'an told the people of the Book of the Earth's members about his and Dean Zhao Shou's speculations.
A bolt out of the blue.
The holders of the Book of the Earth's fragments did not respond for a long time.
Making Daibun a vassal of the Witchcraft Cult, so as to avoid the rule that one could not live forever, and to become the representative of the Witchcraft Cult in the Central Plains, becoming an emperor in another sense, a ruler …
Giving away our ancestors' empire, the former emperor has fallen too deeply into the demonic path …
'Damn Joan of Arc, I want to stab him to death right now …'
'Although I don't really understand, it sounds very powerful …'
'Amitabha …'
The people of the Heaven & Earth Society received a huge shock. Some were angry, some were shocked, and some were suddenly enlightened. They felt that all the clues were connected.
[One: The former emperor has gone crazy.]
Everyone has desires, but for him to go to such lengths for his desires, it can only be said that the former emperor has been corrupted by the Earth Sect's Dao Master, and has fallen too deeply into the demonic path.
[Four: What I don't understand is how to make Daibun a vassal state.]
Chu Yuanzhen's words caused everyone to discuss it intensely.
[One: The fate of the country is scattered, and the world is in chaos. Will the Witchcraft Cult take advantage of the situation to attack the Central Plains?]
[Two: We can't rule out this possibility, but after experiencing Wei Yuan's sweep and the battle of Jade Sun Pass, the Witchcraft Cult has suffered great losses. Even if Daibun is in chaos, the Buddhist sects of the Western Regions will benefit from it.]
Hengy Yuan and Lina did not express their opinions. One was not good at analyzing such things, and the other was simply not smart enough.
[Three: Joan of Arc will still act. Shaking the fate of the country is not the last step. What he does next is the most important. But I won't give him the chance.]
[What do you plan to do?]
Everyone sent this message almost at the same time.
Xu Qi'an was silent for a long time before he slowly wrote:
[I want to commit regicide!]
Silence reigned among the fragments of the book.
I want to commit regicide … Everyone's hands began to tremble at the sight of these words.
Huaiqing's mind was in a mess.
Back then, Chu Yuanzhen was dissatisfied with Yuan Jing's cultivation. He resigned from his official position to practice swordsmanship and wandered the Jianghu. Although his words and attitude showed his dissatisfaction and disdain towards Yuan Jing.
But he had never thought of regicide.
Living in this era, regardless of whether one admitted it or not, one's thoughts would be influenced by the concepts of "the monarch and the minister are father and son", "the monarch wants the minister to die, and the minister has no choice but to die".
Regicide was something that he had never thought about.
Li Miaozhen was a Tenzō Shōnin. She had never received a Confucian education, but she also lived in this era, so she knew the concept and meaning of the word Emperor.
She had said that she would stab Yuan Jing to death just to vent her emotions.
"Three: Man is immoral, and the heavens will punish him. If the monarch is immoral, I will punish him. Everyone, are you willing to help me? "
Xu Ningyan was really a lawless Warrior … Everyone's emotions surged.
[Two: Okay.]
[Four: Okay.]
[Five: Okay.]
[Six: Okay.]
After a long time, Number One finally sent a message: [… Okay.]
[Three: Jinlian Taoist priest, what do you think?]
After waiting for a while, there was no reply from the Jinlian Taoist priest. Xu Qi'an was relieved and sent a message: [I will tell you the plan in detail.]
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