ATPnovel #230 - Seize the Yin and Yang Qi
#230 - Seize the Yin and Yang Qi
Chapter 229: Seizing the Yin-Yang Energy
My two brushes are made of Yin-Yang energy. If they could be so easily stripped away or seized, how could such treasures have come to me?
“Can you help me? If you can help me, I will be eternally grateful! How do you plan to help me?” Chen Xu looked at Zhang Chen with bright, sincere, and excited eyes: “If it weren't for these two brushes, I would have mastered even more powerful mysteries and become a god.”
Zhang Chen smiled upon hearing this: “Please summon those two brushes, sir.”
Since Zhang Chen obtained the refining method of the God-Smiting Whip, he naturally also obtained various methods for collecting innate Yin-Yang energy, innate Five Elements energy, and so on.
Zhang Chen obtained a forbidden technique from the inheritance of the God-Smiting Whip, called: Energy Restriction Technique.
This forbidden technique was created specifically for collecting Yin-Yang energy.
Zhang Chen naturally mastered all the key points of the inheritance he received.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xu summoned the two brushes, letting them float in front of him. In the past, a Yang God True Person had tried to take action against his brushes, but so what? Didn't they still fail?
Seeing Chen Xu being so cooperative, Zhang Chen thought to himself: “This Chen Xu is too arrogant. Does he really think that no one in this world can do anything about these two brushes?”
Zhang Chen looked at the two brushes of black and white that were constantly rotating. The next moment, he opened his left hand, and then circulated the mana in his right hand, quickly drawing mysterious and unpredictable runes in the palm of his left hand.
Zhang Chen drew the runes very quickly. In thirty breaths, hundreds of runes had been outlined and connected in his palm. Then, the runes in Zhang Chen's left palm flickered for a while, turning into a symbol shaped like a porcelain bottle. Then, Zhang Chen turned his palm outward and aimed it at the two brushes of black and white, reciting a true incantation: “Come!”
In an instant, Zhang Chen's twelve layers of mana were completely exhausted, directly drained. The symbol in his palm sucked at the two brushes of black and white. The next moment, a stream of energy flew out from each of the black and white brushes and was absorbed by the bottle mouth. The luster of the black and white brushes dimmed by a fraction.
Then, the two brushes seemed to be startled rabbits, and they turned into black and white streamers and drilled into Chen Xu's body through his nostrils.
“What is this?” Chen Xu was stunned, his eyes full of disbelief. Since obtaining the two brushes, he had never encountered such a thing.
No matter how powerful you are as a Yang God, you are helpless against my brushes. But who knew that this strange fellow Zhang Chen actually seized something from his brushes?
Zhang Chen's Qi refining incantation automatically circulated, and the mana consumed in his body was rapidly restored. At this time, within the bottle symbol in Zhang Chen's palm, a wisp of innate Yin-Yang energy was flowing.
“Fellow Daoist, please summon those two brushes again. I will continue to use my methods. Today, I must fulfill Fellow Daoist's wish and make those two brushes leave Fellow Daoist's body.” Zhang Chen looked at Chen Xu with a smile.
Chen Xu's expression changed upon hearing this. At this moment, his body suddenly twisted for a while, turning into black and white light, and disappeared from the tent.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Chen was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: “These two brushes are a bit interesting. I originally wanted to get more wool, but who knew that the two brushes would turn into Yin-Yang energy and fly away. However, this wisp of Yin-Yang energy is enough.”
“Next, I need to find spiritual fire, and then find a Bagua Furnace, so I can start refining the magic weapon embryo first.” Zhang Chen's thoughts were clear. The next moment, he stuck an invisibility talisman on himself and left directly.
The so-called Bagua Furnace is not a real Bagua Furnace, but a kind of feng shui pattern of heaven and earth. The feng shui pattern gathers the energy of the Bagua, and there is creation buried in it, which can attract the power of heaven and earth, so that it can form incredible power.
“Spiritual fire is hard to find. The only hope is Zhong Xiang's Qilin flame. That flame is enough to refine my God-Smiting Whip. It's just how to persuade Zhong Xiang is a difficult matter. There is also the feng shui formation of the Bagua Furnace, which is also a rare treasure land. It will also take time to find such a natural pattern. The most important thing right now is to find Xie Lingyun, first tell Xie Lingyun the news about the tree coffin, and then use the power of the Surveillance Division to find such a natural place of creation.” Zhang Chen walked out of the camp, his eyes looking at the flames rising into the night sky, and a touch of emotion appeared in his eyes:
“The Pingbian Royal Mansion is probably crazy! They are actually setting fire to the mountains. Once these hundreds of miles of mountains are burned, the fire will be difficult to control.”
But this is none of Zhang Chen's business. He burns his people and burns his territory. What does it have to do with me?
“There is also that old mud loach, whose soul is actually hiding in the deepest part of the tomb…” Zhang Chen stepped on the ground, and a thought flashed through his mind when he thought of the old Dragon King: “Is this old fellow still going to cause trouble? But he is already dead, does he still want to be resurrected?”
Countless thoughts flowed through Zhang Chen's mind, but he couldn't figure it out, so he turned and left, turning into a vampire bat and flying towards Gou Lan County.
Zhang Chen returned to the inn and washed up. At this time, the night was already deep. Zhang Chen did not disturb Xie Lingyun, but meditated and practiced mana in the inn.
At dawn, there was a knock on the door, and Xie Lingyun had already appeared outside Zhang Chen's door.
“You came just in time.” Zhang Chen opened the door and looked at Xie Lingyun, marveling at the strength of the Surveillance Division.
“A mere Gou Lan County, if my Surveillance Division cannot grasp the slightest disturbance in a small Gou Lan County, how can we grasp the general trend of the world?” There was a hint of pride in Xie Lingyun's voice.
The two walked into the house. After Xie Lingyun sat down, his eyes stared straight at Zhang Chen, making Zhang Chen very uncomfortable: “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“What was the weapon you rushed out of the Pingbian Royal Mansion with that day?” Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen with burning eyes.
Such a weapon is simply the nemesis of all armies and warriors.
“It's just some small tricks I got by chance, not worth mentioning.” Zhang Chen laughed and glossed over it. The matter of gunpowder is of great importance, and he would not reveal it.
These words are deceiving ghosts! If this is a small trick, then what is a big trick?
Seeing that Zhang Chen was unwilling to say more, Xie Lingyun did not continue to ask, but changed the subject: “How is that big tomb?”
“I was just about to tell you about this big tomb.” Zhang Chen quickly narrated the events in the big tomb.
Xie Lingyun was so shocked by the news that she sat up straight. "The Evergreen Tree Coffin? The flesh of an ancient god and demon? If this news spreads, the world will be in chaos. I must return immediately and report to the Big Boss, and ask the Big Boss to personally take action and snatch back the tree coffin. This news cannot be concealed for long, and it will surely be discovered by the Yellow Heaven Dao. If the Yellow Heaven Dao takes action, it will only be more troublesome!"
Xie Lingyun was stunned by the news Zhang Chen brought. Whether it was the Evergreen Tree Coffin or the body of an ancient god and demon, the imperial court would never give up.
"Don't be anxious, I still have something I want to ask you for help with," Zhang Chen hurriedly called out to Xie Lingyun.
Xie Lingyun turned her head and glanced at Zhang Chen, "What else is there?"
"I want you to help me find a suitable terrain," Zhang Chen hurriedly described the terrain for the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
"This is simple, just wait for my news," Xie Lingyun said before hurriedly leaving, leaving Zhang Chen sitting in the inn, holding the twelfth-order bead in his hand, pondering: This thing is a twelfth-order god, and if it can be fused, one can obtain the power of a twelfth-order god, but this thing is not very useful to me. I cultivate mana, so it would be better to refine it into a magical treasure. This thing is condensed from the Law of Earth, and can replace the essence of Innate Earth. For now, I will refine the embryo of the magical treasure, and replace it after I find various innate opportunities in the future.
"Right now, I lack the means to restrain experts in the Realm of Manipulating Objects. My Light of the Righteous God can harm Yin Gods, but it must come into contact with the Yin God's main body. However, Yin God experts directly control matter to suppress and attack. My Light of the Righteous God is useless against their means of Manipulating Objects. But if it is refined into a God-Slaying Whip, it will be different. When the whip goes down, it will directly send the opponent's soul back to the body, or even directly shatter their soul. That is truly domineering," Zhang Chen thought to himself.
Moreover, if I want to completely refine this bead and stimulate all of its twelfth-order divine power, I don't know how long I will have to wait.
"Go find that kid Zhong Xiang and find a way to borrow the Qilin Flame for use."
Zhang Chen borrowed the Qilin Flame just to ignite the formation of the Eight Trigrams Furnace and ignite the vitality of the Eight Trigrams Furnace. That flame is just like a lighter, playing the role of igniting the furnace.
When Zhang Chen opened the door wanting to find Zhong Xiang, he saw that Zhong Xiang was already standing outside his door.
"Is my hideout so easy to find? In that case, the Pingbian Royal Court will probably be here soon too?" Zhang Chen looked at Zhong Xiang outside the door, and became wary.
"Xie Lingyun directed me here. I want to make a deal with you," Zhong Xiang looked at Zhang Chen, squeezing out a smile that was uglier than crying. For him, asking for help was not an easy thing.
"What deal?" Zhang Chen looked at Zhong Xiang with curiosity, his eyes full of surprise. Does this kid have times when he needs to ask for help?
"You… you… the two questions you asked on the stage that day were too tricky, causing my Little Grandfather to get stuck in a dead end. Can you enlighten him? Help him get out of the dead end?" Zhong Xiang said helplessly.
If it weren't for the current struggle for the tree coffin, and Little Grandfather being a top expert in his own camp, he wouldn't have come here to ask for help.
The upcoming struggle for the tree coffin concerns the future trend of the world. The Zhong family cannot stand alone with just him, and must have experts to assist him.
Moreover, countless Confucian scholars have been infected with the curse. Although it is not Zhong Xiang's fault, the blame has vaguely been placed on Zhong Xiang's head. Now, the dissatisfaction of the crowd towards Zhong Xiang has reached its peak, and Zhong Xiang needs his Little Grandfather to recover and support him to stabilize the situation.
The Dao Heart of Confucianism is very mysterious. Breaking the Dao Heart happens in an instant, and condensing the Dao Heart also happens in an instant. As long as he can untie his Little Grandfather's knot and restore his Dao Heart, it will not be difficult.
"So it's for this matter? Speaking of which, it's a coincidence, I also have something to ask of you," Zhang Chen looked at Zhong Xiang with a smile. Isn't this a coincidence?
"Let's talk inside! Right now, the Pingbian Royal Court is searching for your whereabouts like crazy, you must not be seen by them, so as not to implicate me," Zhong Xiang said while pushing Zhang Chen and directly entering the house.
"Are you still afraid of the Pingbian Royal Court?" Zhang Chen looked at Zhong Xiang in surprise.
"You wouldn't understand even if I told you," Zhong Xiang said unhappily.
While speaking, Zhong Xiang took out a handful of dry grass from his sleeve and stuffed it into his mouth to chew.
Zhang Chen's mouth twitched when he saw Zhong Xiang chewing grass, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
"I want to ask you to do something," Zhang Chen got straight to the point and explained his desire to use the Qilin Flame to ignite the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
"Refine a treasure? What kind of treasure are you refining?" Zhong Xiang became interested at this time.
Zhang Chen glossed over it: "A treasure that concerns life, will you help or not?"
"I'll help you? You still have the nerve to ask me? You collapsed my Little Grandfather's Dao Heart, and you still have the nerve to ask me? ? ? How can your skin be so thick! ! ! It's already your luck that I haven't killed you, and you dare to ask me?" Zhong Xiang sneered.
"Wasn't that a misunderstanding? If I had known in advance that that old gentleman was your grandfather, how would I dare to attack? Besides, aren't we doing a fair trade now? I'll persuade your Little Grandfather and enlighten him, and you'll help me ignite the flame. This is a win-win deal!"
Fifth Master only crippled Chen Sanliang, and Han Suzhen's death had nothing to do with Fifth Master, so Zhang Chen didn't want to form a deadly feud with the Confucian school.
Zhang Chen apologized while staring at Zhong Xiang with his eyes. He secretly took out the Immobilization Talisman from his sleeve and held it between his fingers, thinking about his chances of success if he attacked at this time. If Zhong Xiang didn't agree to his trade conditions, he might as well take the opportunity to kidnap Zhong Xiang, and at worst, he could poke Zhong Xiang's butt again later.
Zhang Chen opened his Dharma Eye and looked at Zhong Xiang. He saw a faint red light surrounding Zhong Xiang, and the red aura was constantly flowing, protecting him at all times. It seemed that Zhong Xiang was afraid of being schemed against by him and had his defenses up at all times. His chances of success in attacking were not high.
Just as Zhang Chen was thinking about how to attack Zhong Xiang, Zhong Xiang suddenly changed the subject: "If you can answer my Little Grandfather's doubts and help him re-condense his Dao Heart, it's not impossible for me to help you once."
The gold talisman and silver talisman in Zhang Chen's sleeve disappeared together, and he looked at Zhong Xiang with joy: "Brother Zhong, I knew you were the best, you are the most reasonable."
Zhong Xiang glared at Zhang Chen unhappily, too lazy to pay attention to him.
"Let's go quickly, let's go see our grandfather," Zhang Chen said with a smile.
Seeing that the thing he was most worried about was resolved, he was rarely happy.
"Let's go!" Zhong Xiang rolled his eyes at Zhang Chen, helpless against Zhang Chen's smiling face, and turned to walk out of the house.