Chapter 166: Transformation
On the other side, the Xiao family's carriage passed through two streets and stopped at an inn by the river.
The group still booked a house with an independent courtyard.
After entering the courtyard and being assigned a room, Qin Ziling said something to Xiao Qing, then carried the heavy knife case into his room and closed the door to refuse visitors.
"Miss, someone was following us all the way just now. It should be Pang Tianpeng's men." Yun Xiwu said to Xiao Qing in a low voice.
The perception of a Qi Refiner is even sharper than that of a martial artist.
"Yeah, I felt it too. But this is the inner city, and this is also the Cui family's territory and industry. Pang Tianpeng dare not act rashly , so you don't have to worry too much." Xiao Qing said.
"I'm old, there's nothing to worry about. I'm just worried about the young lady, what if..." Yun Xiwu said.
"It's okay, I know what's going on." Xiao Qing glanced at Qin Ziling's closed door and said lightly.
She didn't know why, but she felt particularly at ease when Qin Ziling was around.
Yun Xiwu followed Xiao Qing's gaze and fell on Qin Ziling's closed door. His heart skipped a beat, but he felt it was unlikely.
"The atmosphere in Qinghe County is a little strange. There are too many powerful outsiders gathered here. Aunt Yun, you are a local. Please help find out if anything is going to happen in Qinghe County recently." Xiao Qing ordered immediately.
"Yes, Miss!" Yun Xiwu bowed slightly and stepped out.
After Yun Xiwu left, Xiao Qing also went into his room, circulated his qi and blood, and condensed his strength.
After a warrior reaches the level of a martial artist, he no longer has to practice martial arts every day to hone his body. He needs to make time to circulate his qi and blood and to condense his strength. This is somewhat similar to the Taoist practice of Qigong.
However, what a martial artist circulates and condenses is his own Qi and blood, which is different from a Qi practitioner. The latter circulates and condenses the Qi of the Five Elements between heaven and earth, and stores it in the meridians and Dantian.
The room where Qin Ziling is.
Qin Ziling opened the knife box and assembled the Sky-Splitting Sword.
Then he danced a few knife moves with ease.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew up, and the room was filled with the cold light of swords.
"What a great sword! What a great sword! I am now equivalent to the legendary fierce man with supernatural powers, bronze skin and iron arms. With the help of this Sky-Splitting Sword, I am like a tiger with wings, and my combat power has doubled!
Moreover, I can hide this knife in the corpse-raising ring, and take it out suddenly when needed. With one strike, I can split Huashan Mountain with all my strength. Not to mention a great martial artist in the early stage of bone refining, even a great martial artist in the middle stage of bone refining would be seriously injured if caught off guard. "
Thinking of this, Qin Ziling felt so proud and excited that he wanted to roar to the sky.
After a while, Qin Ziling suppressed the ambitions surging and put the Sky-Splitting Sword into the corpse-raising ring.
"Pang Tianpeng saw Xiao Qing's carriage just now. I wonder if he will find a chance to follow and ambush us. In fact, I am looking forward to Pang Tianpeng ambush me!"
After Qin Ziling put away the Sky-Splitting Sword, he licked his lips, a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
As the night deepens, the cold wind begins to rise.
The pleasure boats on the river outside the inn still had lanterns hanging high, and bursts of string music could be heard from them.
The streets were still crowded with people, and the noisy sounds of diners could be heard from the lobby of the inn from time to time.
Courtyard study.
Qin Ziling, Xiao Qing, Xia Yan and Yun Xiwu, who had gone out to get information, were all there.
"Miss, Mr. Qin, have you ever heard of Hua Chi?" Yun Xiwu took a sip of the tea handed to him by Xia Yan, moistened his throat, and calmed down before asking.
"Transformation into a Chi?" Qin Ziling showed a hint of doubt on his face.
"Transformation into a Chi!" Xiao Qing exclaimed in surprise when she heard that, her breasts heaving uncontrollably.
"It seems you have heard of Hua Chi." Qin Ziling looked at Xiao Qing and said.
Xiao Qing nodded, then took a deep breath and said, "It is recorded in the history of the Xiao family that Huachi is a strange beast with the blood of the ancient Chilong.
This beast is a mid-level fourth-grade beast, but because it carries the blood of the ancient Chilong, the nourishing effect of its flesh and blood on both martial artists and Qi practitioners is comparable to that of the most powerful upper-level fourth-grade beast. Moreover, because its water is mild in nature, it nourishes all things and has a mild medicinal effect.
Therefore, a Hua Jin martial artist with a solid foundation can completely withstand the effects of the medicine. A Hua Jin martial artist with a weaker foundation can also withstand it if he controls the quantity well.
One of the ancestors of the Xiao family, by chance, teamed up with others to catch and kill a Huachi. After eating it, his strength increased greatly, and he eventually became a great martial artist in the late bone refining stage. He was only one step away from becoming a master of martial arts.
It was this ancestor who laid the foundation for the Xiao family's inheritance. Unfortunately, after the death of this ancestor, the Xiao family gradually declined, and it became even more dilapidated after my grandfather passed away."
Hearing this, Qin Ziling's expression finally changed.
"This is a fourth-grade mid-level exotic beast, but its medicinal effect is equivalent to that of the top fourth-grade upper-level exotic beast, and it is also mild in nature, so even a martial arts master with a weaker foundation can eat it. There are actually such exotic beasts in this world!
Aunt Yun suddenly mentioned Hua Chi. Could it be that there are so many outsiders in Qinghe County because Hua Chi is lurking in Qinghe County?"
When it came to the last sentence, even Qin Ziling, who was known for his calm personality, couldn't help but get a little excited.
His entire body was now made of iron, and the next step was to condense his strength.
Based on his foundation, the fifth-grade exotic beast would most likely be too powerful due to the drugs, and he would not be able to hunt it.
The most suitable one is definitely a fourth-grade upper-level exotic beast.
But for Qin Ziling now, he should be able to fight against a fourth-grade upper-level exotic beast by using various means. But to hunt and kill it, especially in the depths of Wuyang Mountain where dangers abound, is simply a foolish dream.
Not to mention a fourth-grade upper-level exotic beast, even a fourth-grade mid-level exotic beast would be very difficult and dangerous to hunt in the depths of the dangerous Wuyang Mountains.
A fourth-grade intermediate-level exotic beast-grade secret medicine is already Qin Ziling's minimum requirement for himself and Xiao Qing.
This is also one of the reasons why Qin Ziling brought Xiao Qing to Qinghe County as soon as he broke through to the point of being covered in iron.
Unexpectedly, a strange beast like Huachi suddenly appeared.
This is simply a strange beast tailor-made for him and Xiao Qing!
It has the ability to hunt and kill, and also has the best medicinal effects!
"Yes." Aunt Yun nodded and replied, "There is a mountain in the south of Qinghe County called Panchi Mountain. I also heard of this mountain when I was young. It is said that there used to be a Chilong living in this mountain.
I have always regarded it as a folk myth, but I didn't expect that when I went out and asked around, I found out that the rumor might be true, because there is a dragon vein hidden under this mountain.
Dragons are good at changing, they can grow or shrink, bend or stretch, hide or appear, fly or dive. The dragon vein under Panchi Mountain is usually hidden, and no one knows where it is lurking. It will only open its portal and appear once every thirty years.
Although I was born and raised in Qinghe County, thirty years ago, I was just a nobody who had just started to learn how to open up my meridians through eating qi. I had no access to information on this level, so I didn't know about such a thing.
This time, it was thanks to the help of the young lady that I became a Qi Refiner, and was able to find out this news. Otherwise, I would never have known that there really were Chilongs living in Panchi Mountain, and that there were dragon veins hidden there."
At this point, Yun Xiwu paused, then said with a hint of apology: "This is going off topic. I heard that the dragon vein will open its gate once every thirty years, and at this time, a transformed Chi will come to absorb the dragon energy of the dragon vein."
"So Pang Tianpeng and his group, as well as the many powerful people who suddenly appeared in the city, are all here for Hua Chi." Xiao Qing suddenly realized, but then she immediately shook her head, "No, the medicinal effect of Hua Chi is almost as good as that of a fifth-grade exotic beast, and the most rare thing is that its medicinal effect is very mild.
Let alone us, even martial arts masters at the Lianzang realm and Qi refining masters at the Fayuan realm would be very excited. Once a master-level figure shows up, how can we have a chance? Even if we come, it will be useless!"
Yun Xiwu nodded and said, "Miss, you are right. I had the same doubt at first, but after asking around, I finally understood that not everyone can enter the dragon vein portal. This Huachi is not a strange beast from the Wuyang Mountains, but a strange beast raised by a sect called Chiluo overseas.
It is said that the founder of the Chi Luo Sect was a Chi dragon, which had a close relationship with Panchi Mountain. Every thirty years, the members of the Chi Luo Sect would bring ten Chi dragons to Panchi Mountain to absorb the dragon veins and dragon energy.
The Chi Luo Sect had an agreement with all the major forces in our Xiyun State. Xiyun State allowed their people to bring Hua Chi into Pan Chi Mountain to absorb the dragon energy from the dragon veins. They would use their blood to open the dragon veins of Pan Chi Mountain and allow the people of Xiyun State to go in and hunt Hua Chi for three days.
However, there are limits on the cultivation level of those who can go in to hunt. A warrior cannot exceed the initial stage of bone refining, and a Qi refining cannot exceed the initial stage of true essence.
Furthermore, a great martial artist at the early stage of bone refining or a great qi refining master at the early stage of true essence must possess a Pan Chi Token to enter the Dragon Vein portal."
Qin Ziling looked at Xiao Qing when he heard this.
"The Xiao family doesn't have the Panchi Order!" Xiao Qing shook his head.
"I've inquired about it. The Chi Luo Sect only issued eighteen Pan Chi Orders. Nine of them were given to sects and families in Qinghe County, and the other nine were given to sects and families in other counties in Xiyun Prefecture." Xi Yunwu explained.
"It seems that only the real big sects and families in Xiyunzhou are qualified to possess the Panchi Order!" Qin Ziling nodded.
"Mr. Qin is right. It is said that the four great families of Cui, Dong, Han, and Hou in Qinghe County, as well as major sects such as the Biyun Sect and Feixing Sect, and major forces such as the Pang Family, Jinlie Sect, and Xuanwu Valley in the state capital have all obtained a Panchi Order.
Anyone who does not have a Pan Chi Order and wants to enter the Dragon Vein Gate, must have a cultivation level lower than the Bone Refining and True Essence levels, and everyone who enters must pay at least one second-grade exotic beast. "
At this point, Yun Xiwu paused, a hint of sarcasm appeared on his face, and continued, "Ten Huachi are equivalent to ten great martial artists in the middle stage of bone refining. Eighteen Panchi Orders are equivalent to eighteen great martial artists in the early stage of bone refining or great Qi refining masters in the early stage of Zhenyuan.
With so many powerful people gathered together, other martial artists or Qi-refining masters would have no chance to hunt and kill Huachi if they entered the dragon vein portal of Panchi Mountain, not to mention that everyone who wanted to enter had to pay the price of a second-grade exotic beast.
But there are still many people who have wild ideas and would rather pay a second-grade exotic beast to try their luck."
Speaking of this, Yun Xiwu shook his head repeatedly.
