"Huixu, cousin, how could you..."
As soon as Shang Huiyu uttered these words, Yun Xiao hadn't yet reacted, but Xue Qi on the other side couldn't hold back anymore. Having been slapped twice by Yun Xiao, her only desire was for revenge, never expecting Shang Huiyu to make such a decision.
"Shut up!"
Little did Xue Qi know that as soon as her words fell, Shang Huiyu's sharp gaze was already cast over, and the cold shout that ca from his mouth made her imdiately shut up, not daring to even breathe loudly.
Honestly, in Shang Huiyu's heart, Xue Qi was just a pawn, a pawn used to drive Yun Xiao and his mother out of the Shang Family. Now that this pawn was proving useless, he naturally wouldn't show any good expression.
Moreover, Shang Huiyu was extrely covetous of the treasure Yun Xiao had obtained from the Snake Nest; he did not want Xue Qi to spoil his plans, as he believed that after his words, Yun Xiao, if not wanting to die, would definitely make a decision satisfying to him.
"How about it? Yun Xiao, if you give the item, I'll give you a ridian Rushing Pill in return, otherwise, how about adding an Advanced Mortal Rank Cultivation Technique?" Being the young master of the Shang Family with vast resources, this temptation made Xue Qi feel even more unbalanced.
Xue Qi betrayed Shang Li and her son for a re Waist Storage and a Mortal Rank Middle Level Cultivation Technique and ridian Techniques. Even the ridian Rushing Pill was sothing she had swindled from Shang Li. Compared to what Shang Huiyu was now offering Yun Xiao, it was like heaven and earth.
Even Yun Wei, who hadn't seen much of the world, felt her heart pounding at this mont, yet she did not interject, knowing her brother would definitely make the right decision.
"ridian Rushing Pill? Advanced Mortal Rank Cultivation Technique?"
Hearing these two nas, which would be extrely tempting to any cultivator specializing in ridian Qi, a trace of mockery appeared in Yun Xiao's eyes. If it were the old him, he might have agreed, but now...
As the Long Xiao Battle God of the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud, Yun Xiao, in his previous life, had seen all kinds of treasures, and to him, the Advanced Mortal Rank Techniques were nothing more than wastepaper.
As for the ridian Rushing Pill, the most basic of elixirs, he utterly disregarded it. Rember, in his previous life, the Long Xiao Battle God was not only powerfully skilled in battle but also a revered Holy Rank ridian Refining Master.
On the Nine Dragons Continent, apart from cultivating ridian Qi, there was another enviable profession called ridian Refining Master. These individuals could, through a special process, expand and enhance a cultivator's ridian channels and improve the quality of their Ancestor Vein.
However, becoming a ridian Refining Master required extrely stringent conditions, the most difficult being possessing a Fire Attribute Ancestor Vein and substantial Power of Soul. These conditions alone kept many cultivators on the continent away from the threshold of ridian Refining.
Healing, Alchemy and dicine Refining were specialties for a ridian Refining Master. If it were during the heyday of the Long Xiao Battle God, he could probably refine several batches of ridian Rushing Pills with ease.
Thus, Shang Huiyu attempting to tempt a supre warrior from the Nine-layered Dragon Cloud using the perspective of a cultivator from the Hidden Dragon Continent was frankly laughable, and even more laughable was that Shang Huiyu was oblivious to this.
"How's that? Still not satisfied? What if I add another Advanced Mortal Rank ridian Technique?" Seeing Yun Xiao simply smiling without speaking, Shang Huiyu grew impatient and added another bargaining chip.
At this, Xue Qi's expression turned even darker, realizing at this mont that perhaps her previous importance in Shang Huiyu's eyes was rely her own wishful thinking.
"Yun Xiao, don't be too greedy. Don't refuse the toast only to be forced to drink the forfeit wine!" Believing he had maximized his offering, Shang Huiyu grew impatient with Yun Xiao's lack of response.
"Hehe, Shang Huiyu, do you know what I obtained from the Snake Nest? You think you can exchange these trifles for it, it's simply a fool's dream!" Yun Xiao finally spoke, laughing, but his laughter was filled with intense mockery.
Indeed, Yun Xiao had obtained a treasure from the Snake Nest, but it was the soul of the Long Xiao Battle God. As he said, Shang Huiyu wanting to exchange so Mortal Rank items for it was purely fantastical.
Moreover, even if it were more precious, Yun Xiao would not possibly hand over his soul to anyone. This was a rebirth by fate, completely beyond his own control.
"Ungrateful!"
Receiving Yun Xiao's response, Shang Huiyu finally realized after all his wasted persuasive efforts and sweet talk, he was just being played like a fool, and he was truly enraged.
Imdiately, Shang Huiyu stopped the niceties, his body began to emit a dense ridian Qi, and then his right arm seed to have grown thicker.
"Is this the dominance of the ridian Introduction Realm?"
Not far away, Yun Wei, who was at the peak of ridian Qi strength, constantly desired to break through to that realm. At this mont, feeling Shang Huiyu's overwhelming aura, she grew even more eager to achieve it.
In the path of cultivation, ridian Qi cos first. The lowest level of ridian Qi strength rely involves cultivating ridian Qi from the major ridians in the body, but it hardly ans one has entered the threshold of ridian Qi cultivation.
The true introductory stage of ridian Qi cultivation is the ridian Introduction Realm, because only upon reaching this realm can one mobilize the ridian Qi cultivated throughout the body to enhance one's combat abilities and achieve the effects of overcoming and injuring opponents.
Yun Wei and Xue Qi both understand this well. As a reincarnation of the Dragon Cloud Battle God, Yun Xiao naturally has a deep understanding of this, except his current body has not broken through to the ridian Introduction Realm, and the only ans he can employ are his combat experience from his previous life.
But just this combat experience alone was enough. Shang Huiyu, at the middle stage of the ridian Introduction Realm, could not make Yun Xiao retreat.
Seeing him flick his fingers, Fuxue Technique that startled Shang Huiyu earlier was deployed again, and this ti, it was even faster than before.
"Bring it on!"
Cautious from his prior setback, Shang Huiyu shouted as he saw Yun Xiao's movent and guided the ridian Qi in his body to several spots, exactly where Yun Xiao was about to strike.
It seems Shang Huiyu was no fool. After all, his ridian Qi Cultivation was nearly a whole major realm higher than Yun Xiao. He believed that with his full-preparedness, even the exquisite Fuxue Technique could not inflict even the slightest harm on him.
When Yun Xiao's fingers just touched several of Shang Huiyu's acupoints, a strong resistance indeed emanated from the latter's body, preventing him from succeeding on the first attempt.
As the person involved, Shang Huiyu clearly sensed this himself. Delighted at first, but in the next mont, he felt those spots turn numb and his whole body stiffened.
"ridian Qi gathering externally? This... this is impossible!"
It must be said, Shang Huiyu did have so insight. In just a brief mont, he understood what had happened.
But thinking of one possibility, Shang Huiyu could hardly believe it because the "ridian Qi gathering externally" he exclaid about was a signature skill of soone in the ridian Rushing Realm. How could it appear in Yun Xiao, who was only in the late stages of Dan Qi?
ridian Qi cultivation starts with ridian Qi strength, continues to the ridian Introduction Realm, and then to the ridian Gathering Realm, which allows one to forcibly gather the ridian Qi from the body's ridians to enhance a specific part of the body, whether for defense or attack, and achieve double the results with half the effort.
Even reaching the ridian Gathering Realm, one could only condense ridian Qi internally and launch attacks through certain ridian Techniques, but not manifest and gather it externally. To reach this level, one must at least be a stronger practitioner in the ridian Rushing Realm than those in the ridian Gathering Realm.
This was why Shang Huiyu was so shocked upon realizing this; in the entire Shang Family, only the Family Head Shang Yan, who had barely stepped into the ridian Rushing Realm, possessed the ans to gather ridian Qi externally.
Shang Huiyu clearly sensed that Yun Xiao was rely an ant in the last stages of ridian Qi strength, but why could every strike of his catch him off guard?
After so quick thoughts, Shang Huiyu concluded that Yun Xiao was using this miraculous thod because of a treasure obtained from the Snake Nest, but currently, he didn't have much capacity to ponder further.
As Yun Xiao achieved success with this tactic of external ridian Qi gathering, he pressed his advantage relentlessly. Seeing his right foot kick ferociously against Shang Huiyu's abdon, he sent this young master of the Shang Family flying several ters away.
These cultivators from the Hidden Dragon Continent could only externalize their ridian Qi after reaching the ridian Rushing Realm, but for the once Dragon Cloud Battle God, such a minor technique ca naturally to him.
This was also why Yun Xiao, with his late-stage ridian Qi strength, could secure victory in just a few moves; even if his ridian Qi cultivation was insufficient, that combat experience was more than enough to outperform Shang Huiyu by a long shot.
"How... how is this possible?"
Watching Shang Huiyu flying through the air after that kick, landing with his aura in disarray, Xue Qi's face was blank and disbelieving, as this was far beyond her expectations.
Previously, Xue Qi had always thought she lost to Yun Xiao rely because he was opportunistic. But now, a trace of fear arose deep within her, as it seed the Yun Xiao before her had completely changed into soone she did not recognize.
Even the middle-stage ridian Introduction Realm Shang Huiyu, falling easily within just a few moves from Yun Xiao, made Xue Qi shudder at the thought. What if Yun Xiao had used his full power in their battle—could she still confidently stand here?
On the other hand, Shang Li and her son were also staring dumbfounded. If Xue Qi felt Yun Xiao was sowhat unfamiliar, wasn't it the sa for them? Was this the Yun Xiao they knew? Was this change not too drastic?
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