I've already reached the Nascent Soul stage, and you're saying I didn't time travel?

Chapter 128 I will become the sharp sword of the lighthouse!
"Although the Blood Burning Vine is very potent, it is still very painful to take. It feels like your internal organs are being stabbed, and it is no different from being tortured."

It is recommended to use Jade Flower to neutralize its potency. If that doesn't work, even swallowing ice cubes can alleviate it somewhat. Specifically, it means...

Slowly recalling what Qi Xuan had explained, Barack held the juice extracted from a few branches of the Blood Burning Vine, thought for a moment, and then added a few more ice cubes to it.

"In this way, there should be no chance of anything going wrong."

He shook the blood-red liquid in the glass, then gulped it down in one go, crunching and swallowing all the ice cubes in a few bites.

Feeling the intense sensations of ice and fire within his body, Barack smiled faintly:

"It seems Qi Xuan's description was a bit exaggerated. Eating the Blood Burning Vine isn't actually that painful."

As I was thinking this, the heat gradually began to rise, eventually overpowering the coolness, and finally felt like being stabbed with a knife.

"Oh! That damn guy!"

Barack collapsed to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably.

His trusted confidants rushed forward, and a flurry of activity ensued.

"Doctor!"

"Doctor!"

……

Near the venue.

Top billionaire Daniel smiled and said to the Child of Nature:
"Keynes, although you are a big influencer in the wilderness survival field, it is still not easy to make money even if you reach the top in this field, not to mention that many precious medicines cannot be bought even if you have money, and you also need connections."

"Come join me, join my team, and I'll give you a top-tier contract and the position of vice-captain. With your skills and experience in wilderness survival, you're sure to shine in future island and land explorations, and you'll also have priority access to many rare and precious medicinal plants."

Keynes, the son of nature, hesitated for a moment.

After all, he's quite free on his own and earns enough money to live on, but if he joins Daniel's team, things might not be so easy in the future.

Seeing his hesitant expression, Daniel chuckled:

"Behind Mufasa is the great chieftain who owns more than a dozen gold mines and rules over many tribes. Coupled with his rare cultivation talent, he will surely be able to compete for the top spot in the future. Even if you can't compare to him, you don't want to fall too far behind, right? Do you want to watch as geniuses who were originally inferior to you receive investment from all sides and surpass you one by one?"

The Child of Nature took a deep breath and said in a solemn voice:

"I sign!"

……

airport.

Waiting room.

"Duan, I have high hopes for you. Our previous cooperation has been quite good. Are you really planning to leave the exploration team? You know there are still many places on the island that haven't been explored yet. Even if you don't want to stay there, you can join my other companies. There's bound to be a place that satisfies you."

The blond captain, Duane, smiled and said to Alfonso:
"You are an excellent and understanding boss, and I am willing to continue to serve you. But as you know, after surviving the ordeal of the Vampire Vine, I vowed to go to the Great Qian to donate a school to repay the debt of gratitude."

I value my promises above all else, so I'm very sorry, but I must go to Daqian immediately. I'll take this opportunity to explore this mysterious Eastern country, but I won't be able to return for the time being.

Alfonso sighed, then smiled slightly:
"Then I wish you a safe journey. Whenever you have time to come back, there will always be a seat for you here."

The two hugged each other, and Duan waved to him before walking toward Tang Botao, who was waiting on the other side.

……

laboratory.

Numerous instruments and devices were connected to Xu Wei, who had just consumed the petals of the Swift Orchid.

The surrounding observers continuously recorded changes in various bodily data:

"Blood oxygen saturation is maintained at an extremely high level, and tissue oxygen supply is sufficient..."

"Blood circulation is significantly accelerated, the rate of metabolic waste removal is greatly improved, and the Swift Orchid greatly promotes metabolism..."

"The rate of cellular energy synthesis increases by 50%, and the rate of ATP production accelerates..."

"The strength of the body surface has further increased, with an increase of 10%, and it is still slowly improving..."

After the observation of the medication process was completed, Xu Wei then entered another training room, where he underwent a complete test of his motor function and combat data under the monitoring of various instruments.

Once all the tests were over, the staff rushed forward to offer him some simply cooked and seasoned monster meat.

Having just finished reviewing the test results, Liu Wang walked up to him with a smile and asked:

"How are you feeling? Not bad, right?"

Xu Wei put down his chopsticks and nodded in response:
"The improvement is significant, almost comparable to four hundred doses of Silver Qi Grass extract. The key is that the enhancement of Qi and blood can improve the speed of subsequent cultivation. Even grandmasters cannot ignore the boost from such a precious medicine."

"Unfortunately, we still received too little."

Liu Wang sighed softly:

"The only thing left to do is see if those research institutions can synthesize the effective ingredients."

"If we succeed, our entire Great Qian Dynasty will experience a leap forward!"

……

lighthouse.

Pentagon.

"Although we were tricked by Da Qian and the Swift Orchid that was revealed fell into their hands, it doesn't matter. We secretly bought two more, and the one in front of you now is one of them."

The official said to William:

"You are the first innate being of the Lighthouse, your talent is beyond doubt. We hope you can break through to the Grandmaster level, and we must not let our country fall too far behind the Great Qian Dynasty."

William took the Swift Orchid and replied firmly:

"I will become the lighthouse's sharpest sword, sweeping away all enemies for the lighthouse!"

……

TIKTOK.

Sun Ge, a master at harvesting韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting consumers) and a newly popular internet celebrity, has started live streaming again.

Countless netizens flooded in:

"What's on the table? Why does it look so strange?"

"You don't even recognize the branches of the Blood-Burning Vine? Old Deng, are you living in the 20th century?"

"Damn it! This bastard didn't even make a move, how did he manage to get the Blood Burning Vine?"

"The circle of the wealthy is full of complex relationships. You never know which connection you might make. Just take it easy."

"That's true. Even if you gave it to me, I couldn't afford it."

"I wonder how far Brother Sun can break through this time. After consuming the Silver Qi Grass last time, he has only barely reached the Transformation Realm. You can imagine how poor his talent for cultivation is."

"Yeah, if I could eat Silver Qi Grass, I would have reached the Innate Realm long ago, instead of still being stuck at the Transformation Realm."

"Don't complain too much. Qi Shen spread martial arts, allowing ordinary people like us to rise up with our martial arts talent. It's much better than the previous rigid class system. Even money can't compare to talent. Even if Brother Sun finishes the precious medicine, he can only lead for a while. Sooner or later, we will catch up with him."

"I bet five cents that after this guy takes the Blood Burning Vine, he might not even be able to step into the Innate Realm."

"I'll raise the bet! I'll add another dollar!"

"I'll add 10086!"

……

Netizens were discussing it. In the live broadcast room, Brother Sun first swallowed a lot of ice cubes, and then went directly into an ice bucket filled with ice cubes. His lips started to turn white from the cold. Only then did he pick up a finger-length stick of the Blood Burning Vine, bite it, chew it a few times, and swallow it.

Soon, visible heat rose from his head, Sun's face turned bright red, his expression contorted to the extreme, Ye was in extreme pain, and in the ice bucket he was in, a large amount of ice melted rapidly, soon turning into a large bucket of clear water.

After finally digesting the information, he stood up with a look of delight and immediately took the iron blocks and other items he had prepared beforehand to begin a new round of testing.

Upon seeing his test results, netizens were speechless:
"They really failed to break through to the Innate Realm? Just how bad is their aptitude?"

"Even if you just randomly grab someone from the Transformation Realm on the road, they should be able to advance to the Innate Realm through the effects of the medicine, right?"

"It's fortunate that he made a lot of money harvesting韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting people) a few years ago, otherwise he would never have been able to turn his life around by practicing martial arts."

"Damn it, the cryptocurrency crash back then almost bankrupted me. At least one-thousandth of the Blood Burning Vine he ate was sponsored by me. Seeing that it didn't have much effect on him, I was really happy."

……

Besides Brother Sun, many people online are posting videos of themselves taking various spiritual plants and precious medicines. Some of these videos show extremely good results, with some even breaking through to the Innate Realm on the spot with the help of the medicine, or making significant progress at the Innate Realm. This has made countless netizens extremely envious.

But there's nothing that can be done, since rare and precious medicinal plants are inherently scarce.

Not long after, the live stream started again for the new day.

Viewers from all over the world flocked to the Sky Screen live stream:
"It's here! It's here!" "Where's Sunday?"

"Qi Shen looks a bit haggard, has he been masturbating too much?"

……

In front of the camera, Qi Xuan, who had just stretched, lazily said:

"What happened after yesterday's broadcast was hard to describe, so I won't go into too much detail here. In short, we haven't found the way to the Zhao family yet, nor have we found any clues related to Zhao Lingyun. It looks like we'll have to keep searching around here today. Hopefully, the dramatic change in terrain caused by the collapse of the sun didn't completely bury the Zhao family, otherwise we'll be in big trouble."

At this point, his ears twitched again, and he continued:
"We were busy too late yesterday and got up too late this morning. We haven't eaten yet. Let's get something to eat to replenish our energy. Once we're full, we can continue our exploration."

As he spoke, he took out a pot.

This pot wasn't drawn from the system; he personally crafted it from a piece of black iron.

It's a pity that the black iron isn't hard enough; otherwise, it might be able to learn from Red Wolf and hit people with a frying pan, ensuring they wouldn't make a sound after just one hit.

"I won't bother with anything in the morning, I'll just make something simple."

As he spoke, he took out a few pieces of golden-eyed pterosaur meat, threw them directly into the pot, added water, and cooked them together.

Upon seeing this, netizens immediately commented with a hint of envy:

"Not at all! I'm not envious at all!"

"Isn't it just dragon meat? We may not have that, but we have snake meat, scorpion meat, and other meats."

"Yes, yes, we even have spiritual plants that Qi Shen has never encountered before, such as the Blood Burning Vine and the Swift Orchid. These are rare treasures that even Qi Shen has never tasted!"

"Once the islands and mainland are fully excavated, we'll be able to harvest even more rare and precious resources!"

"Hmph, the world's precious resources won't be enjoyed by you alone!"

……

As we were talking, we heard a rapid, loud rattling sound coming from afar.

On Sunday, it suddenly burst out of the bushes, dragging a giant python that had been bitten to death in its mouth.

Netizens were shocked to see this:

"Holy crap! What did they do on Sunday?"

"It looks like they're out hunting, but that giant python looks kind of familiar."

"It seems to be the stone python that the previous exploration team dealt with by bombing it with fighter jets. I remember that the stone python meat sold for a lot of money."

"Others only got around 300 pounds of stone python meat in their photos, but this guy grabbed the whole thing, so it must weigh at least several thousand pounds."

"Shouldn't the point be that Qi Shen didn't even lift a finger, and it was all captured on Sunday?"

"This stone python looks even bigger than the one on the mainland. Has Sunday's strength become this formidable?"

……

Indeed, if it had been a Sunday before today, it would have been very difficult to defeat this Tier 3 Stone Python.

After all, the stone python has thick skin and tough flesh, so stun skills are not very effective against it.

However, after consuming the Fire Scale Fruit, he successfully advanced to the third level early Sunday morning, which is equivalent to the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Combined with its strong body optimized by the Demon King Fruit, it is no match for ordinary third-tier beings.

This guy rushed outside early this morning and caused a ruckus, jumping around until now. It seems he's adapted to his evolved state.

Qi Xuan took the stone python and began to skin and remove its tendons, treating it on the spot.

During the previous battle, my scale armor was damaged in many places, so I can use the tough outer skin of this stone python to repair it.

After leaving the stone python behind on Sunday, he didn't rest. He quickly pushed the large pile of vines he had dragged behind him to the front.

Upon spotting the familiar figure hidden among the vines, netizens were all astonished:
"Holy crap! It's the Blood-Burning Vine!!"

"It actually went outside to pick spiritual plants!!!"

"Is there no justice in this world?! Mounts can go out and help gather spiritual items?!"

"Back then, the exploration team lost more than a dozen people trying to harvest the Blood Burning Vine, and they only got less than a quarter of the vines. Now, they just stay at home, and a complete Blood Burning Vine is delivered right to their door!"

"You son of a bitch, you may be doing well, but you can't be doing this well!"

……

Seeing Sunday fawn over Qi Xuan as she pulled out the Blood Burning Vine and placed it next to him, netizens were completely taken aback.

If Qi Xuan had gone through so much trouble to finally get his hands on it, that would be one thing, but he didn't even lift a finger and the Blood Burning Vine just delivered itself to his doorstep, and he even seemed a little disgusted with it.

Damn!

You deserve to die!!
Then Qi Xuan immediately began cutting up the tangled branches and leaves of the Blood Burning Vine. Those scraps that could have been sold for a fortune were casually torn apart and discarded like trash, making the netizens on Blue Star extremely envious.

Do you even know that the things you threw away could be sold for tens of billions?

Some small countries only have an annual GDP of this amount!
Countless netizens were heartbroken, yet powerless to stop Qi Xuan, and could only watch helplessly.

Soon, a hodgepodge of dragon meat, snake meat, and various spiritual ingredients such as the Blood-Burning Vine was ready.

Seeing a person and a pig feasting and drinking, netizens were dumbfounded.

"Fine, don't call me when we eat next time."

"Watching him eat is more painful than losing money myself."

"This is too much! It hurts! It hurts so much!"

“I will never talk about spiritual objects again. No matter how precious a spiritual object is, it’s no different from street snacks in his hands.”

"It's one thing if I haven't tasted any spiritual treasures, but those world's richest people and top geniuses who have tasted spiritual treasures would be ready to kill someone if they saw this scene."

"Haha, a lose-lose situation is better than a win-lose one. The ancients were right."

……

The atmosphere in the live stream room immediately became lively.

Squatting in front of the iron pot, Qi Xuan, who had never experienced the burning pain of the Blood-Burning Vine, ate his food while speaking to the camera:

"I originally planned to leave after eating, but this meal was a bit too much, so I might have to eat until the live stream ends."

"Since I'm free anyway, and I just dreamt about a martial arts technique last night, I'll take this opportunity to teach it to everyone. I won't have time later when I get busy."

Upon hearing Qi Xuan's words, the live stream chat erupted in cheers:
"I admit I was narrow-minded just now! I was jealous! I admit my mistake! I apologize!"

"What's wrong with wasting food? Everyone has a few grains of rice stuck to their lips when they eat!"

"Elegant! That's such an elegant way to eat! Give him a medal right away!"

"I admit he's right, everything he says is right!"

"Michelin, get him a spokesperson right now!!"

……

Completely unaware that his public image had undergone a dramatic reversal, Qi Xuan, holding his rice bowl, calmly explained:

"The martial art being taught this time is called 'Flying Flower and Leaf Picking Hand,' which is both a combat martial art and a movement martial art."

It mimics the lightness of flying flowers and the swiftness of plucking leaves, combining strength and gentleness, and controlling the flow of energy with ease.

The moves flow like clouds and water, subtly harmonizing with the rhythms of nature. They use skillful force to overcome brute force and feints to subdue real enemies, making them a model of using simplicity to control complexity in martial arts.

However, unlike the previous martial arts manuals, this one is easy to learn but difficult to master. The first two levels are very simple, and even the Ming Jin (a type of martial art) can be learned easily. But the difficulty increases rapidly in the third level, and each subsequent level is more difficult than the last. Ordinary martial artists may spend decades trying to master it.

Be careful not to become too engrossed in your practice. If you find something you can't understand, don't worry, because others can't understand it either.

"Another special point is that this 'Flying Flower and Leaf Picking Hand' was carefully created by a female martial artist, so it is more suitable for women. Men may find it somewhat feminine when practicing it. If you are very concerned about the movements and postures, you don't need to waste time on this technique."

"Now that the introduction has been explained to you, let's get into the main content."

Qi Xuan took a sip of soup and began explaining the contents of the cultivation technique.

Countless netizens from all over the world began recording the content of the techniques, eagerly listening to the true meaning of martial arts.

By the end of the morning's live stream, Qi Xuan had roughly finished teaching the entire "Flying Flowers and Picking Leaves Hand" technique.

However, merely knowing the content of the cultivation technique might not be enough for them to comprehend much.

As for a detailed explanation, Qi Xuan thought about it and decided to see how things went. If he got busy in the afternoon, he would skip it; if he wasn't busy, they could just chat casually to pass the time, which wouldn't be a bad idea.

In the blink of an eye, Qi Xuan had forgotten about "Flying Flowers and Plucking Leaves Hand," but what he didn't know was that this martial art, which had just been taught, would soon cause an unprecedented sensation on Blue Star.

(End of this chapter)