"Can you repair his Dantian?" Yan Xiaobao walked over to the tent and asked. The young boy was followed by a slightly older, more intimidating boy, Deng Wu. Yet the speaker, Yan Xiaobao, was rely ten years old and acted as if he were in complete control.
"Listen here, little boy," the nurse said disdainfully as she looked at Yan Xiaobao. "This is just a civilian boy. While I can repair his Dantian, can you afford to pay for it?"
Hearing her words caused a stir, but Yan Xiaobao’s first response was to pull three spirit coins out of a mory Stone and toss them onto the nurse’s face.
"Repair his Dantian, and never show your face before again." Yan Xiaobao said with undisguised contempt in his voice. A sudden gust of cold wind entered the tent, sending shivers down the woman’s spine. In his icy blue eyes glead a chilling and arrogant aura that filled the woman with an uncontrollable sense of dread.
The nurse was shocked. She had just been threatened by a ten-year-old boy. Despite him clearly being at the student level, he still managed to instill a deep fear within her. She was a Master, soone who gathered cultivators together!
Picking up the coins, the nurse quickly shook off the fear and instead focused entirely on treating Gao Yan’s damaged Dantian.
"I’m back," Ma Kong said, panting as he entered the tent. If possible, Rong Ming and Rong Xing now looked paler than ever. Even Deng Wu seed pale, as he hadn’t even tried using this mont to approach Rong Xing. Quietly standing behind Yan Xiaobao, Deng Wu observed with patience as he watched the green light entering Gao Yan’s abdon.
"His Dantian was destroyed," Yan Xiaobao explained, his gaze never leaving the nurse. "We’re repairing it. Unfortunately, his Qi has scattered, and he’ll need to cultivate from the start again."
Hearing this, a flash of murderous intent montarily darkened Ma Kong’s expression, as he understood all too well what such news entailed.
"Don’t worry," Yan Xiaobao calmly assured Ma Kong while observing everything that had already transpired. "I’ll help Gao Yan rebuild his cultivation base so that his loss won’t be too devastating."
These words brought so color back to everyone’s faces, albeit reluctantly. Although Yan Xiaobao was known to have many secrets, he had never behaved with such gravitas before. He was no longer rely a child; he seed instead to embody the weight of responsibility for the entire group.
Yan Xiaobao and the others stood guard by Gao Yan for an hour. During this ti, the nurse worked tirelessly, exerting all her skills.
Finally, the last flicker of green light disappeared, and the nurse collapsed onto the ground, exhausted, letting out a heavy sigh.
"Uh..." Gao Yan slowly awakened, his voice weak and disoriented. "What happened?" he asked, rubbing his eyes. A faint sense of emptiness consud him—an utterly powerless feeling.
"Your Dantian was destroyed," Yan Xiaobao stated bluntly, shocking everyone around. "It’s been repaired, but you’ll have to rebuild your cultivation from scratch."
Upon hearing this, an ugly expression crossed Gao Yan’s face, but it lasted only a mont before transforming into shock.
"Why would you waste ti fixing my Dantian? I’m just an ordinary person," he asked curiously, as his gaze lingered on the exhausted nurse, seated cross-legged on the ground before them.
"Yan Xiaobao paid for the treatnt," Deng Wu said bluntly, causing Gao Yan to feel a wave of gratitude wash over him.
"I have so things to explain. Let’s return to my courtyard," Yan Xiaobao said and turned to walk away, his voice quiet yet firm.
Despite feeling weak and having no cultivation base at the mont, Gao Yan was still able to muster the strength to walk back to the courtyard. His body bore no visible scars, thanks to the nurse’s flawless work.
The six of them walked at a slower pace than usual, but they remained cohesive as a group. Yan Xiaobao led at the forefront alongside Deng Wu, while Ma Kong walked on the other side. Gao Yan and the Rong twins followed them as quickly as they possibly could.
On the way to the residential mountain, Yan Xiaobao briefly left the group as he headed toward the apothecary’s exit. None of the students knew the reason, and Yan Xiaobao offered no explanation. The only person who seed to understand was Deng Wu, who kept his silence.
Upon returning to Courtyard 1009, Yan Xiaobao went to his room, removed his student badge, and instructed the others to do the sa.
"Why do we need to remove our student badges?" Rong Ming asked curiously as he complied.
"Badges can record everything they observe," Yan Xiaobao explained matter-of-factly. "What I’m about to tell you is sothing no one has ever known—not your family or your friends."
Hearing this, curiosity spread like wildfire among the group, and they quickly removed all their mory Stones, including storage gems and information gemstones. One couldn’t be too cautious.
After setting aside their mory Stones, everyone left the courtyard and gathered under a tree, sitting in a circle.
"As you’ve likely all noticed, I’ve kept so secrets to myself that I haven’t wanted to explain before. But now, I feel I need to tell you," Yan Xiaobao began, taking a deep breath before continuing.
"While wandering through the mystical forest, I encountered the tomb of an ancient expert," Yan Xiaobao slightly altered the story, as he knew the full truth would be beyond their comprehension. It was sothing Deng Wei was privy to.
"This ultimate expert’s soul was sealed within a magical artifact. When I touched it, the soul entered my body. The two of us now share a single form."
With each word Yan Xiaobao spoke, the group’s eyes widened further until they seed impossibly large.
"This expert is helping increase my cultivation and teaching advanced techniques for survival," Yan Xiaobao said.
Ma Kong chuckled before bursting into laughter, "You’re Li Fen!" he exclaid. Hearing this, the others imdiately realized the truth, their eyes filling with reverence.
Yan Xiaobao rely smiled, neither confirming nor denying the statent. Instead, he pulled out a jade box and placed it in front of Gao Yan.
"These are Qi Pills," Yan Xiaobao said as he opened the jade box to reveal a hundred pills. "Take them," he said, pushing the pills toward Gao Yan.
"I’ll provide you with a cultivation thod," Yan Xiaobao continued, looking at the now crippled Gao Yan. "This thod won’t produce Qi as pure as mine or Wang Julong’s," Yan Xiaobao explained, "but it’ll slightly enhance the quality of your Qi, allowing faster cultivation."
As Yan Xiaobao spoke, Lan Feng moved inside the Dantian Cave, quickly taking control of Yan Xiaobao’s body. A single finger pressed against Yan Xiaobao’s smooth, youthful forehead, emitting a silver glow. The light illuminated the wizened hand before swiftly transferring to Gao Yan’s forehead.
The light shone brightly for a mont before entering his head. This was Lan Feng’s cultivation thod from when he was still known as Blue Phoenix. It was a respectable thod originating four thousand years ago, notable for its speed that far outmatched the techniques Yan Xiaobao had been using.
Cultivation thods determine how a user absorbs and refines essence into Qi. These thods serve as foundations; though one can change their cultivation thod mid-cycle, it’s generally disadvantageous and potentially harmful.
If the Qi within the Dantian varies in quality, it’s likely to beco imbalanced, resulting in significant harm to the cultivator. This imbalance also renders Martial Arts Skills unreliable, as Qi impurities disrupt synergy during activation.
"Gao Yan, this cultivation thod alongside Baihui Hall’s pills is my gift to you. As for the rest of you, I’ll provide high-level Martial Arts Skills to ensure you can protect yourselves in the future. I won’t allow my friends to be hurt."
The weight of Yan Xiaobao’s words, alongside his actions toward Gao Yan, struck deep chords within the remaining five. People don’t do such things unless they truly care about the recipient.
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