Chapter 517: The Profound Uses of the Mysterious Life Technique, Chu Ning Infuses Spiritual Qi into
Chapter 517: The Profound Uses of the Mysterious Life Technique, Chu Ning Infuses Spiritual Qi into His Body
Seeing the drastic change in attitude from the Brocade-Robe Cultivator and the middle-aged beautiful woman, Cen Ziqin guessed that they might be acquainted with Chu Ning.
She hesitated for a moment, weighing the pros and cons, before finally admitting, "Chu Ning is my husband, and he is indeed inside the formation healing his spirit beast at this moment."
"You're really Fellow Daoist Chu?" The middle-aged beautiful woman exclaimed, her expression turning incredibly complex.
She quickly cupped her hands toward Cen Ziqin and introduced herself, "I am Luo Yuqiao from Longshanwu. Pardon me, I didn't realize you were Fellow Daoist Chu's partner. I hope you can forgive my earlier rudeness."
The Brocade-Robe Cultivator heaved a sigh and said, "This situation has turned out to be quite unexpected."
Hearing their words, Cen Ziqin remained vigilant but put away the Yellow Court Seal, still holding it in her hand. She asked, "Do the two of you know my husband well?"
"It's more than just knowing him well. Fellow Daoist Chu has saved our lives," the Brocade-Robe Cultivator sighed. "I don't know if he has mentioned to you about the incident in the Ghost Fog Forest where we encountered a Ten Thousand Year Corpse Fiend. These two Golden Thunder Eagles were with us at that time."
Hearing this, Cen Ziqin's eyes widened as she finally realized the connection. "So the two of you are the fellow daoists who accompanied my husband to the Ghost Fog Forest. He briefly mentioned that trip to me but didn't specify who he went with."
At this moment, Cen Ziqin finally breathed a sigh of relief. She knew about Chu Ning's trip to the Ghost Fog Forest, which had occurred when they were still in Yunxiao City. During that trip, Chu Ning had obtained the Mysterious Yin Pearl, which later proved to be extremely helpful in their cultivation.
As Cen Ziqin had said, while Chu Ning told her about the Ten Thousand Year Corpse Fiend and the various treasures he found, he hadn't mentioned Shi Jing and Luo Yuqiao's names or appearances. Now that she knew their identities and saw their attitudes, she felt that the crisis had been averted.
After all, when facing the four cultivators earlier, Cen Ziqin herself hadn't been very confident.
Seeing that Cen Ziqin had lowered her guard, Shi Jing and Luo Yuqiao revealed relieved smiles. Shi Jing cupped his hands toward Cen Ziqin once again and said, "Earlier, Fellow Daoist Luo introduced herself. I am Shi Jing. May I ask for your name, Fellow Daoist?"
"Cen Ziqin, nice to meet you, Fellow Daoists," she replied.
As the saying goes, a smile can soften the anger of others. Despite their earlier aggression, Shi Jing and Luo Yuqiao became exceptionally polite after learning Cen Ziqin's identity.
Cen Ziqin did not put on airs and replied with a smile.
Luo Yuqiao continued, "Just now, I was wondering how a cultivator at the early Nascent Soul stage like yourself could possess such profound cultivation and abilities. Now I understand that you are Fellow Daoist Chu's partner, which explains everything. Only someone as talented as you could become his partner in cultivation."
Cen Ziqin smiled at Luo Yuqiao's praise of both Chu Ning and herself. "Fellow Daoist Luo is too kind. Earlier, I was just desperate to protect my husband, so I went all out. Please don't take it to heart."
"Fellow Daoist Cen is too humble. It was my loss for underestimating you," Luo Yuqiao said, returning her smile.
What had started as a tense standoff had now transformed into a peaceful conversation.
The two Nascent Soul stage cultivators exchanged surprised glances, their faces filled with astonishment at the turn of events. As for the two Golden Core stage cultivators, they felt ill at ease, not knowing how to react to the situation.
At this moment, the four of them had mixed emotions.
The burly man and the white-haired elder looked at each other, their eyes filled with curiosity. They had, of course, heard of Chu Ning's reputation. During the battle between the major alliances, Chu Ning was hailed as the number one cultivator below the late Nascent Soul stage.
However, that was nearly thirty years ago. Although Chu Ning had advanced to the mid Nascent Soul stage in recent years, cultivators like them, who were unaffiliated with any sect, didn't pay much attention to such news.
Thus, while Chu Ning's name carried weight and intimidation, the fact that Shi Jing and Luo Yuqiao, the two most powerful cultivators from Longshanwu, were being so courteous to Cen Ziqin still surprised them.
As for the two Golden Core stage cultivators, they felt extremely anxious. They had also heard of Chu Ning's fame, but they didn't know much about his abilities. However, seeing how respectful Shi Jing and Luo Yuqiao, two mid Nascent Soul stage cultivators whom they could only admire from afar, were toward Cen Ziqin, they could guess that Chu Ning must be extraordinarily powerful.
Moreover, they had not only disturbed him once but had come back with Luo Yuqiao after being driven away. They couldn't help but worry about the consequences of their actions.
"Even if this Senior Chu doesn't blame us, Seniors Luo and Shi are still at the mercy of this young female cultivator at the early Nascent Soul stage. If they offend her, who knows what kind of trouble it might bring upon us later," they thought anxiously.
Fearing retribution, they dared not move, worried that even the slightest sound would attract the attention of the Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
Just as everyone was deep in thought, Luo Yuqiao's voice rang out again. "Fellow Daoist Cen, allow me to introduce you to these two. This is Fellow Daoist Xiao and Fellow Daoist Liu."
Luo Yuqiao introduced the burly man and the white-haired elder to Cen Ziqin. "We are all unaffiliated cultivators from Longshanwu. Over the years, we have worked together to create a place for cultivation outside the influence of the major sects."
Luo Yuqiao then pointed to the two Golden Core stage cultivators, who were feeling anxious at that moment.
"These two juniors also stumbled upon the demon beast's tribulation by accident. Fellow Daoist Chu had already driven them away earlier. Since we happened to meet, I asked them to guide us here. Now that we know Fellow Daoist Chu is healing his spirit beast, Fellow Daoist Shi and I will stay here with Fellow Daoist Cen to guard the formation. It would be better to let them leave first so as not to disturb Fellow Daoist Chu's cultivation. Fellow Daoist Cen, what do you think?"
Cen Ziqin glanced at the two cultivators and knew that Luo Yuqiao was trying to make excuses for them.
However, neither she nor Chu Ning were bloodthirsty people. Moreover, although there had been some misunderstandings, Cen Ziqin herself had not been truly injured.
She gently nodded and said, "In that case, we are troubling all of you, Fellow Daoists."
Cen Ziqin was indeed worried that other cultivators might intrude. Since Luo Yuqiao had taken the initiative to offer their protection, she naturally wouldn't refuse.
Upon hearing Luo Yuqiao's words, Shi Jing understood that they wanted to wait for Chu Ning to come out and explain the misunderstanding himself. Shi Jing naturally agreed with this approach.
Having witnessed Chu Ning's incredible abilities earlier, he had a direct sense of his power. He was determined not to offend such a formidable individual.
Shi Jing smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Cen is too kind. We've long heard that Fellow Daoist Chu has advanced to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and we intended to find an opportunity to pay our respects and offer congratulations. Since Fellow Daoist Chu is here, it is only right for us to lend our help."
The burly man with the surname Xiao and the white-haired elder with the surname Liu were secretly astonished upon hearing that they would be guarding this place for Chu Ning.
However, it was clear that Shi Jing and Luo Yuqiao had a close relationship with Chu Ning, and the two mid-Nascent Soul stage cultivators from Longshanwu were usually the leaders of their group.
They naturally wouldn't voice any objections.
As for the two Golden Core stage cultivators, their faces lit up with joy when they heard that they could leave first.
"Seniors, we juniors will take our leave first," they said.
As they prepared to fly away, Shi Jing called out to them again. "You two shouldn't leave directly either. Go to the outskirts and keep watch. Tell any cultivators heading this way that no one is allowed to come close."
The two cultivators readily agreed.
Thus, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators began guarding the formation for Chu Ning.
In the following days, no other cultivators disturbed them.
After ten days, the people outside the formation suddenly sensed fluctuations in the spiritual energy in the sky.
Countless pure spiritual energies converged toward the formation.
Cen Ziqin immediately stood up and stared at the formation, her face filled with delight.
"White Ling should be fully healed and is about to take its true form!"
...
Inside the formation, Chu Ning, who was cultivating the Mysterious Life Technique, sensed the heavenly spiritual energy flowing into White Ling's body, and a smile appeared on his face.
Over these past few days, due to the isolation of the formation, Chu Ning was unaware of the situation outside. He had been peacefully healing White Ling with the Mysterious Life Technique.
At the beginning, White Ling could only passively accept the spiritual energy that Chu Ning channeled through the technique.
After three days, as her injuries healed somewhat and her consciousness returned, she began to use the Mysterious Life Technique as well, and the speed of her recovery increased significantly.
After ten days, White Ling's injuries were completely healed.
At this moment, she truly revealed her aura as an eighth-grade demon beast.
Streams of pure spiritual energy surged wildly from the heavens into her body.
The first true transformation of a spirit beast required a large amount of spiritual energy to support it, and it was also a process of enhancing their spiritual power. It was similar to when a cultivator condensed their Nascent Soul and infused their body with spiritual energy.
As White Ling began to absorb the heavenly spiritual energy, Chu Ning intended to stop using the Mysterious Life Technique.
However, at that moment, he keenly sensed a strand of heavenly spiritual energy flowing into his own body as well.
Although he was surprised, Chu Ning immediately withdrew his spiritual power.
After all, this was a critical moment for White Ling's transformation, and he didn't want to affect her.
"Master, don't stop using the Mysterious Life Technique. Your absorption of spiritual energy won't affect me," White Ling's voice sounded in Chu Ning's mind.
Hearing White Ling's assurance, Chu Ning paused and then continued to maintain the spiritual power channel of the Mysterious Life Technique.
Subsequently, a miraculous scene unfolded.
The heavenly spiritual energy fluctuated violently, rushing into the white mist that enveloped the two of them at twice the previous speed.
Half of it flowed into White Ling's body, while the other half flowed into Chu Ning's.
This sensation of heavenly spiritual energy pouring into his body delighted Chu Ning.
Even though it was just White Ling's advancement from the seventh to the eighth grade, equivalent to a Golden Core stage cultivator advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, the cross-realm heavenly spiritual energy was exceptionally pure.
Moreover, White Ling was a heavenly spirit beast, and the heavenly tribulation she had endured far surpassed that of ordinary demon beasts.
The influx of spiritual energy brought about by her transformation was astonishing, and Chu Ning felt that it was no less impressive than when he had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.
After confirming that White Ling was truly unaffected, Chu Ning unreservedly absorbed and refined these spiritual energies.
With both White Ling and Chu Ning frantically absorbing the spiritual energy, the fluctuations in the heavenly spiritual energy reached a terrifying level.
(End of Chapter)
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