I became the Lord of the Eternal World in Tokyo.

Is this the Qi Sea?

Uesugi Tetsu opened his eyes and focused his gaze on the notification in front of him—

[You have consumed the "Mountain God's Heart of Rock," simultaneously activating the Mountain God's primal power and opening up a "Sea of ​​Emptiness" within your body!]

There's only this one simple message.

Uesugi Tetsuya, who felt no change in his breathing technique and no increase in his spiritual power, pondered and sank his consciousness into the "hollow" in his abdomen.

In an instant, Uesugi Tetsu felt his consciousness enter a cramped and dark space.

—This is his empty sea of ​​qi.

But now, I have nothing.

For some reason, this thought popped into Uesugi Tetsu's mind.

But he understood the next moment.

It was the qi, the primordial qi remaining in the rock core of the mountain god, that gave him the answer.

In that case... how about inputting a bit of internal energy into this empty sea of ​​qi?

Do it when you think of it.

Uesugi Tetsuya multitasked, communicating with his body, which was relatively outside the physical world, through his mind, and then using the Corona Breathing Technique to send a wisp of Qi into his empty Qi Sea.

"Gazing" at the qi appearing in his dantian, Uesugi Tetsuya obtained the remaining information from the primordial qi.

—Only after confirming the path can one begin to cultivate oneself.

—An empty sea of ​​qi is a sea of ​​qi without any inherent nature, starting from zero, difficult to cultivate, yet possessing enormous potential.

That wisp of solar aura floated in the dantian, as out of place as an outsider.

After reading these two messages, Uesugi Tetsu realized that it made sense.

This opening up of an empty sea of ​​qi is equivalent to giving you a piece of land.

What you want to do on this land afterward, whether it's farming or building skyscrapers, is up to you and can only be built by you.

But what does "confirm the road" mean? And how do we determine the road?

Uesugi Tetsuya was completely confused.

It seems that the only way to ask Nanjo-nee about this is to go back to the present world... Maybe even she doesn't have this experience, so we can only ask the master who has opened up the Qi Sea.

With some regret, Uesugi Tetsuya withdrew his consciousness from the empty sea of ​​qi, not forgetting to take the wisp of solar aura with him.

He was about to go out and finish talking to Yoshimoto Imagawa when he discovered that the storage backpack panel had suddenly popped out to the side.

Uesugi Tetsu glanced over and noticed that the two demon incarnation cards, which were placed in a separate row, were unusually emitting a golden glow.

Two gilded cards slowly rotated, and the white prajna and the four-tailed fox on them stared at him with lively eyes.

what's the situation?

Could it be because he just opened up a void sea of ​​qi?

Uesugi Tetsu couldn't think of anything else besides that.

Otherwise, there's no reason for a card that hasn't made any moves since it was drawn to be glowing now.

Is this okay? !

Uesugi Tetsu materialized two warm-feeling cards in his palm, and then once again sank his consciousness into the empty sea of ​​qi.

This time, the darkness was different from the previous one.

Because two cards, exactly the same as those in reality, are floating in the center of the Qi Sea.

Automatic transmission?

Uesugi Tetsu blinked and saw wisps of "qi" emerging from the edges of the two cards.

Like boundless water, flowing endlessly.

One is a deep black and red, exuding an aura unique to ghosts and gods, which should be the aura of Prajna; the other is white with a hint of pink, and looks like it has a captivating power, which is the aura of a four-tailed fox.

"Qi exists in all things."

Uesugi Tetsu murmured, now he was beginning to understand those words.

Because even the two cards that were actually demonic incarnations—these inanimate objects—possessed aura!

Through the Spirit Control Technique, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly feel his empty sea of ​​qi slowly expanding under the nourishment of the qi surging from the two cards.

Moreover, it seemed that he didn't need to focus his mind on the two cards at all; they could generate gas on their own.

In other words, in the future, the Void Qi Sea can be expanded by demonic incarnations through idle cultivation?

Uesugi Tetsuya couldn't help but feel delighted.

This is really something; even sleeping makes me stronger.

But before that, we need to figure out exactly what effect the Void Sea of ​​Qi has on him.

In the quiet room, Uesugi Tetsuya spent a long time exploring and trying.

About an hour later, he confirmed at least two effects of the empty sea of ​​qi.

Firstly, he can draw upon the Qi in his Qi Sea, transforming it into solar corona Qi to replenish the depleted Qi within his body.

This should be the most basic effect of Qi Hai (CV6).

The second one is quite different.

If the energy produced by these two demonic incarnations is applied directly to the body, one can obtain a portion of the power of the Prajna or the Four-Tailed Fox.

The more Qi you draw upon, the more power you gain.

—The power here refers only to the attribute.

As for those complex talent effects, Uesugi Tetsu hasn't figured them out yet.

However, Uesugi Tetsu discovered that in the empty sea of ​​qi, the qi of prajna and the qi of the four-tailed fox were clearly distinct, each occupying half of the sea of ​​qi's volume.

Even the air was still surging at the edge of contact.

Clearly, because the so-called "path" has not yet been determined, the Void Sea is still in a state of "wild growth and fragmentation."

As for what changes will occur after the Qi Sea expands... we should be able to see them clearly in a few days.

Uesugi Tetsuya looked at the two cards that were constantly generating gas for a while, and after testing that this wouldn't affect his normal incarnation, he clapped his hands happily.

"Then let the demons and monsters suffer the hardships of cultivating the Qi Sea!"

After withdrawing his consciousness from his dantian, Uesugi Tetsu stretched his aching muscles and noticed that it was already getting dark outside.

Outside the sliding door, Imagawa Yoshimoto's figure remained seated in the same spot.

like a statue.

He stepped forward and opened the door, causing Imagawa Yoshimoto, who was kneeling and feigning sleep at the entrance, to look up. He blinked, somewhat puzzled.

"Che-jun, you suddenly seem a little different."

They didn't expose how Imagawa Yoshimoto had switched from calling someone "Che" back to calling him "Che-kun" after just one afternoon, secretly trying to mend the relationship like a child.

Uesugi Tetsuya also asked with a puzzled expression,

"Have it?"

"I feel like things have become a bit more serious..."

Imagawa Yoshimoto paused, then asked, "Was your training successful?"

“Very successful.” Uesugi Tetsu nodded. “I must also thank Lord Yoshimoto for his protection.”

He was just about to invite Imagawa Yoshimoto to dinner when he felt a familiar presence appear in a larger sensory sphere.

Uesugi Tetsu looked up in surprise: "Hanzo's presence is approaching, he'll be here soon..."

Upon hearing this, Imagawa Yoshimoto stood up, a look of joy spreading across his face.

Because usually, Hanzo's return after being away for a long time means that he has obtained useful intelligence and information.

The two of them stood there.

In less than a minute, the somewhat unfamiliar black figure knelt down in front of Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Hanzo didn't say a word, but instead took out a slightly thicker scroll from his pocket.

"Thank you."

Imagawa Yoshimoto took it and quickly opened it.

Uesugi Tetsu leaned closer, paused slightly, and then showed a look of delight.

Because this document contains the current situation and intelligence of most of the Mikawa Kingdom!

Chapter 194 A Sign of Heaven and Earth's Revival! The Troubled Lord, Kaga Kiyomitsu, Triple Enhancement!

Uesugi Tetsu's gaze swept intently over the top of the file.

—That is, all the markings on the map of the Three Rivers Kingdom.

The files brought back by Hanzo, which had not been seen for a long time, included not only the types of diseases, conditions, and symptoms of illnesses in various cities and towns of all sizes.

It even clearly states that the Pure Land True Sect is an enemy force, that it has colluded with demons, and that it clearly marks which city has how many demons and what kinds of demons they are.

Simply scroll down the file to get the relevant details.

Having this dossier brought by Hanzo is like finding a "game guide" on a relevant website when playing a game!

This is truly an unexpected delight.

Uesugi Tetsu memorized all this information verbatim and then quickly devised a strategy in his mind.

—In this way, he can sweep through all the sick and suffering families in these dozen or so towns, from the weakest to the strongest, and gain a huge amount of soul ash and soul points.

Then, after happily upgrading Kaga Kiyomitsu and Hyakume to the maximum level, you can use the Yin-Yang technique from the Special Affairs Bureau's data to locate the illness.

After using up all available resources and maximizing your hand size, go and fight the "final boss".

Without a doubt, this is the most correct route.

Just as Uesugi Tetsu had this idea and began to rapidly refine it,

Suddenly, a strange warning popped into his mind.

— Doing it this way is absolutely not acceptable.

No?

why not?

Uesugi Tetsu raised his head in confusion, and after a long period of self-examination, he confirmed that this was a warning from the mirror of his mind.

Can you believe it?

If he possessed the same level of sword-minded clarity as Lilizi, he would undoubtedly trust this warning without hesitation.

However, his state of mind had only just entered the "unity of man and sword," which was not a particularly rare or exceptional quality.

As Uesugi Tetsu hesitated, wanting to take out the divination stick to predict his fortune, he suddenly sensed a slight change in the "qi" from all directions...

No.

To be precise, everything in this world, every inch of "qi" emitted subtle changes at the same frequency.

It just so happened that he, who was practicing the Spirit Control Technique, sensed it.

This feeling...

It was as if it were foreshadowing some extremely significant and fundamental change that was about to occur in this world.

Uesugi Tetsu narrowed his eyes.

Why does this change in the air feel somewhat familiar?

It felt like I'd seen it somewhere before.

Imagawa Yoshimoto had finished flipping through about half of the file.

She was about to turn her head to discuss the follow-up plan with Uesugi Tetsu when she saw the latter frowning and looking around, seemingly looking at something.