Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 226 Refining True Qi and Planning the God of Wealth Meeting
Almost the instant the demonic seed pierced Wuqing's dantian, Cha Nan immediately felt an extremely strong sense of power and weakness simultaneously wash over him.

The weakness stemmed from the merciless demonic seed, which absorbed and destroyed his life force and understanding of the meaning of ice and snow.

The reason for its strength, however, is exactly the opposite.

The immense, merciless spiritual power transformed into nutrients for the demonic seed implanted within her, causing it to grow rapidly.

Even though the demonic seed hasn't been retrieved yet, and the spiritual power fed back to Cha Nan is less than one-tenth, it's still a significant improvement for Cha Nan, whose talent is only considered above average.

This kind of enhancement is different from using the Soul of Palu.

The Soul of Palu is the key to unlocking potential. It requires that you already possess this potential within your body, which has simply been hidden, so that it can be developed.

However, if the potential is limited to this, then no matter how much it is developed, the improvement will be quite limited.

Now, Cha Nan is essentially defying fate in a certain sense; he has taken a portion of Wuqing's talent and turned it into his own.

The feeling of weakness quickly dissipated, while the feeling of strength remained strong.

Cha Nan looked inward at the demonic seed throbbing within her body, both real and illusory, and her expression gradually became somewhat strange.

Because he felt that the 'harm' of this demonic seed was not as great as he had imagined.

Cha Nan had consumed too much magical beast meat and eggs, resulting in a large amount of life energy stored in his body. However, this energy had not been effectively developed and utilized. Now that it had been absorbed by the demon seed, it might not necessarily be a bad thing for him.

Conversely, Wuqing's innate powerful mental strength and terrifying talent are being transferred into his body through the demonic seed, and are being used by him.

However, compared to Cha Nan's good condition, Wu Qing's situation is a bit more complicated.

Her cheeks were flushed, and her whole body was swollen, visibly turning her from a celestial beauty into a fat fairy.

Cha Nan was startled and immediately placed her hand on Wuqing's back. Without having time to learn Zhang Wuji's special method of transferring power to women, she transferred her true energy into Wuqing's body.

Inside Wuqing's body, the demonic seed belonging to Cha Nan was pulsating and active, but it did not become agitated. Clearly, this state was not caused by it.

However, the relentless flow of true energy and blood is increasing at an unimaginable speed, gradually challenging the limits of her current physical endurance.

The attempt to use each other as furnaces and cauldrons, and to plant demonic seeds in each other, has never occurred since the emergence of the Dao Heart Demon Planting Technique.

This isn't because those people in the demonic path are too selfish or haven't thought of this point.

Rather, this kind of mutual compensation and mutual competition will soon turn into mutual devouring.

Theoretically speaking, even if the mutual planting of demonic seeds is successful, one of them will be drained by the other in a short period of time, thus merging the demonic seeds into one.

Ruthless's mental strength is naturally powerful, and with further training, it can be described as extraordinary.

Because of this, the quality of her demonic seed was actually better than that of Cha Nan. But because of this, her absorption of life energy from Cha Nan's body was also exceptionally fierce... so fierce that even a one-tenth of the feedback was almost too much for her to handle!
Cha Nan was able to consume so much magical beast meat and eggs, accumulating a large amount of life energy and essence, because he practiced a wide variety of martial arts, all of which were top-tier techniques. He also had special skills in refining essence into qi.

However, Wuqing was not known for his physical prowess, and his internal cultivation techniques did not address this situation.

If it weren't for the Jade Maiden's Frosty True Qi, which was half of her own, maintaining her physical condition, she would have already been filled up or even exploded.

Cha Nan was no novice anymore. After a little thought, she understood Wu Qing's current state. There was no time to deal with the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra. She directly used the healing chapter of the Nine Yin Manual to activate the true qi in Wu Qing's body, slowing down and eliminating the huge energy feedback, and drawing back what was almost overflowing.

This back-and-forth has a similar effect to (dual) cultivation.

Beneath this deep, icy cave, time loses its meaning and value.

A spherical igloo quickly appeared around the two of them.

This was formed automatically by the expansion of true energy after the heavy snow fell.

Inside the snow house, Cha Nan and Wu Qing's outer garments had long been shattered. The rising heat flowed and circulated within the small snow house, converging into a yin-yang-like energy mass.

The air mass sometimes dispersed, sometimes overlapped, sometimes became entangled, and sometimes seemed to be close yet distant.

As the saying goes, creation is divine, and yin and yang are distinct. The Jade Maiden's Cold Ice True Qi, judging from its name, seems to be extremely yin and cold, but it also has a certain ability to bring the dead back to life. Like ginseng from Changbai Mountain, it is truly a yang substance born from an extremely yin place.

The separation and reunion, rise and fall of the Yin and Yang energy clusters actually draw out the Yang energy within the Jade Maiden's Cold Ice True Qi, transforming it from latent to manifest.

Gradually, Cha Nan and Wu Qing developed their own 'Jade Maiden Heart Sutra'.

Bang!
With a loud bang, the now rather large snowball exploded.

Wrapped in clothes made of a furry animal blanket, with her hair down and her face flushed, Wuqing flew out of the snowball and stood in the snow like an ice goddess.

Her feet were on the snow, which was very white, but her feet were even whiter.

Perhaps because she hadn't walked on her feet for many years, but her internal energy circulated her blood and maintained her body's normal appearance, her feet were as tender and smooth as a newborn baby's, and when touched by the snow, they turned a little red.

"You bastard!" Wuqing shouted angrily at the snowball.

Cha Nan, wearing an outer robe, walked out into the freezing cold with his chest exposed: "Excuse me."

Upon hearing this, Wuqing glared fiercely at Cha Nan again, then turned to leave.

She was furious. If she had known it would turn out this way, she shouldn't have agreed to that bastard's outrageous request.

Then, the goddess, who was about to fly away into the wind, suddenly lost her footing and fell halfway down the snow cliff. As she turned back to glare at Cha Nan, her eyes were also watery and shimmering with the gentle light of spring.

"Alright! Alright! I won't tease you like this for at most a month." Cha Nanfei went over and helped Wuqing up.

"What do you mean, a month! Whether it's a year, ten years... a hundred years, I will never let you treat me like this again!" Wuqing said resolutely.

"Oh? Are you sure?" Cha Nan asked with a smile.

"Last night you were the one who asked me to change to another one...!"

"Shut up! I don't know what you're talking about!" Wuqing covered Cha Nan's mouth, then changed the subject: "You still want to humiliate me... fine! But first you have to tell me what it means to gather seven celestial beings and then make a wish?"

"Oh, this!" Cha Nan was immediately a little embarrassed.

Ruthless originally possessed the ability to read minds, and now he had planted a demonic seed in his body, allowing him to communicate with him almost telepathically when he was not on guard.

Men's emotional defenses are sometimes the weakest, which I think everyone understands.

"Don't worry, I've calculated it... I probably won't be able to gather enough!" Cha Nan said, shaking her head, still feeling a little regretful.

Even if you include Wuqing, Wang Yuyan, Xiaolongnu, Zhao Pan'er, and Yu Ji, that's only five. There are no seven.

"Bastard! You're still thinking about it!" Wuqing wanted nothing more than to punch the scoundrel in front of her to death, but... their hearts were connected, and their lives were intertwined. How could she really bring herself to do it? In the end, it was nothing more than flirting.

Clenching her small, unyielding fist, Cha Nan kneaded her palm: "What do you plan to do next?"

"Come with me, or go do your own thing?"

Cha Nan had no intention of restraining Wu Qing; they were both ambitious individuals. With his support and his potential fully unleashed, Wu Qing had an even brighter future ahead of him.

Moreover, his ruthless strength is also part of his power.

"I need to see my master, and there are some follow-up matters to be dealt with regarding the Longevity Mantra."

"Through this incident, we found many clues about the God of Wealth Society. Master has organized some experts to go and wipe out the God of Wealth Society," Wuqing said.

"The God of Wealth Society...that's a very troublesome bunch, why are you...no! I'm just asking!" Cha Nan said, shaking his head first.

Zhuge Zhengwo and the Four Great Constables were undoubtedly supporters of imperial power... or rather, the existing order.

The purpose of the God of Wealth Society is precisely to disrupt the existing order and serve the endless pursuit of wealth, power, and resources.

They are inherently opposed.

This antagonism is far more obvious and intense than the antagonism between Cha Nan's Fantasy Beast Island and the God of Wealth Society.

It even transcends the so-called distinction between good and evil.

Take the Demon Master Pang Ban, for example. Although he is the leader of the demonic path, he is also the Grand Preceptor of the Great Yuan Dynasty. He is responsible for maintaining the imperial rule of the Great Yuan Dynasty and will not show any mercy to those who want to usurp the imperial power.

"Are you sure?"

Do you need my help?

“My Beast Island has many powerful beasts. Given our friendship, I can give you a 30% discount!” Cha Nan said.

Wuqing shook his head: "Your phantom beast is indeed within Master's consideration, but we don't need you to offer a discount. Instead, we need you to tighten your sales channels for a period of time, raise the price, and then we will place a large order."

"You want to take a kickback? That won't do. I do business with integrity."

"Unless you agree to three..."

Cha Nan wanted to continue driving, but ruthlessly interrupted his frivolous remarks: "We have a lot of resources at our disposal. The existence of the God of Wealth Society has made many emperors in the world unhappy."

"It's better for you to take those guys' resources than for them to waste them."

"You may not know this, but even though we have been very careful, the newly compiled Longevity Formula has still caused some trouble..."

Instead of delving into the issue, Wuqing changed the subject, saying, "I can give you benefits, but you need to be careful. After you drive up the price, besides us, who else or what forces are looking to buy large quantities of mythical beasts from you?"

"What a calculation!"

"Are you really planning to wipe out the God of Wealth Society in one fell swoop?"

“However, if the God of Wealth Society is really dealt with, aren’t you afraid of being discarded after you’ve served your purpose?” Cha Nan asked.

Normally, a sane emperor wouldn't voluntarily cut off his own arm.

But this is clearly not the normal situation.

The concerted efforts of different worlds and different dynasties to eradicate the God of Wealth Society will inevitably grant those responsible for the specific operations, control, and implementation of the work enormous, even massive, power.

This right even transcends the limitations and constraints of the world.

Therefore, if the emperor doesn't want to be taken away by the mechanical god's descent, he will definitely take preemptive action after dealing with the God of Wealth Society, and deal with the people who have demonstrated leadership and representativeness in this cooperation... regardless of whether they originally intended to rebel.

Although Zhuge Zhengwo and the Four Great Constables may not be the most powerful among those who joined forces to eliminate the God of Wealth Society, their cohesion, leadership, and organizational abilities will certainly make them occupy a pivotal position in the entire organizational structure.

It is only right that they were held accountable afterward.

"That's for later!"

"Right now, we'll just do what we're supposed to do!" Ruthless said.

Cha Nan spends most of his time either on Fantasy Beast Island or in Fantasy Beast World, and doesn't travel much, so he doesn't really feel the danger posed by the God of Wealth Society.

But in reality, the God of Wealth Society has already poisoned many parts of the world, overthrown many national governments, and wreaked havoc on countless other martial arts communities.

For many people, this colossal entity spanning the heavens has become an eyesore.

"Alright! As long as you all understand!"

"Here, take this... Use it to run away as a last resort, then come find me!"

"No matter how much trouble you get into, I'll cover for you!" Cha Nan handed his cloud-patterned token to Wu Qing.

Without hesitation, Wuqing accepted the token, but the tenderness that had flowed between her brows was quickly replaced by anger: "Don't even think about it... Don't even think about getting that Wang Yuyan, Zhao Pan'er, and me together... together..."

"I didn't mean it! I didn't mean it!" Cha Nan's face showed a hint of embarrassment. Although she revealed her true thoughts, she didn't explain further and went for it again.

The wind whips up snowflakes, disrupting the balance of yin and yang.

The snow house has been rebuilt, and the room is filled with fragrance.

Half a day later, Cha Nan looked satisfied.

Who says mind reading is bad?

This mind-reading ability is amazing!

Who is who knows.

In particular, he also has a special method for using the demonic seed within his body.

The demonic seed that ruthlessly remained in his body was almost used by him as some kind of special little toy!

So what if a little bit of life energy is drained?

Smoke as much as you like, feel free to smoke.

There aren't many other things, but there's plenty of this.

After lingering for another three days deep in the snow-capped mountains, Ruthless finally returned to the final destination of life, leaving together with Tenderness, who had been waiting for so long and whose neck was almost stiff from looking.

They did not intend to leave this world immediately, but rather to collect other useful items to bring back in preparation for the upcoming great war.

Meanwhile, Cha Nan returned to the world of fantasy beasts, intending to find Anubis's temple in the ocean and enter the flipped world through the temple.

Now that the threat from his divine will has been eliminated and he has completed the seventh chapter of the Longevity Technique, it's time to find some other divine beasts to help him cultivate the other chapters.

(End of this chapter)