svetikya Chapter 3 Intercepting the Spirit
Chapter 3 Intercepting the Spirit
Chapter 3 Intercepting the Spirit
"Old Chen, I heard that your thing really can't be used anymore?"
On the way to dinner, Chen Yi ran into Huo Niangzi again. She swayed her waist and glanced at Chen Yi's lower body, making teasing remarks.
"Who said that!?"
I've just started taking care of my health!
In his previous life, Chen Yi was middle-aged and felt powerless, so he was quite sensitive to this topic.
He was only 33 years old when he transmigrated into this body, which was theoretically much younger, so of course he was not convinced.
"You old lecher, if you weren't impotent, why wouldn't you come?"
Come see me in a few days, and I'll prepare a Lingyanghuo plaster for you to apply. It'll guarantee you'll regain your youth! Only 5 Qi Xue Wan pills needed!
As Huo Niangzi approached Chen Yi, she whispered with a coquettish smile. The scent of rouge on her body stirred Chen Yi's heart, making him eager to go inside with Huo Niangzi right now and prove it to him.
Then, he recalled the original owner's depleted state and Old Zhang's lifeless appearance when he returned last night.
He came to his senses.
Chen Yi took two steps back and glanced warily at Madam Huo.
"Madam Huo, you should use this ointment on someone else. This old man wants to live for another two years."
As Huo Niangzi watched Chen Yi's retreating figure, her eyes flickered. This old man was about to be buried, yet he still wanted to struggle? If that didn't work, she would have to find someone else to absorb his energy. But Old Chen had given her the most yang energy; she wouldn't have guessed anything, would she?
Health-preserving stance +1 +1 +1
Qi and blood converge in strands.
[Progress in absorbing alien spiritual energy: 8%]
That night, after returning home, Chen Yi insisted on practicing the health-preserving posture three times before finally resting when he was completely exhausted.
With the integration of foreign spiritual energy, nearly a third of his meridians have been restored to their original state, and the efficiency of his internal organs has also improved significantly.
My breathing became easier, my strength increased, and even my lower back and leg pain were somewhat relieved.
At the advanced age of 33, Chen Yi's physical condition has recovered to that of a young man of about 45!
There's hope!
Chen Yi was in a good mood, and even the wrinkles on his face smoothed out a bit.
The next day, when Hao Youren took Chen Yi and the others to receive their mission, he carefully examined Chen Yi a few times.
"Old Chen, you've miraculously recovered! You've actually regained some of your vital energy?"
Chen Yi was suddenly alarmed; his body had recovered too quickly, and he had been discovered.
"It's all thanks to the captain's Qi and Blood Pills. I was a second-rate martial artist back then, but now I haven't even recovered one-tenth of my strength. I'm far inferior to Captain Hao."
Hao Youren looked at Chen Yi suspiciously for a few moments. He had also heard that this old man Chen was quite a figure in his youth, with excellent martial arts talent, and was a genius from the same era as the steward.
I just didn't expect that this old man, who was almost buried in the ground, could still recover.
"Alright, now that you've recovered, you can take the gallbladder from this red water snake today. You were quite skilled at skinning and extracting gallbladders when you were young."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi was taken aback. He was being asked to directly touch the most vital part of the demon beast, which was extremely dangerous!
He recalled the fragmented memories of the original body.
Remembering that the Red Water Serpent's demonic power was concentrated in its gallbladder, which was also the area where its fire spirit demonic power was most intense, if he had the strength of a second-rate martial artist and could cover his hands with his blood and qi, he might be able to temporarily extract the serpent's gallbladder.
But now, he will probably suffer a great deal of demonic corruption after removing the snake gall.
However, Captain Hao was just waiting for Chen Yi to back down so he could take the opportunity to accept Chen Yi's Qi and Blood Pills.
Chen Yi thought about it and finally decided to give it a try. At worst, he could increase the amount of alien energy and then absorb it for a few more days.
But he appeared unpleasant and reluctantly agreed.
Since he was assigned to extract the gallbladder, he didn't have to do the work of skinning, dissecting, and deboning.
When it was his turn, the red water snake, which was about ten feet long, had already been gutted and its green gallbladder was exposed.
Looking at the bloody, mangled, and colorful scene before him, Chen Yi felt nauseous. If it weren't for his strong willpower, he would have really wanted to run to the tree roots and vomit.
His face was serious, his gaze solemn. He took a deep breath, recalling the methods his predecessor had used to extract his heart and gallbladder.
A thin red mist rose from his palm.
I gritted my teeth and reached out with both hands.
At this moment, the movements frozen in the muscles come from the heart.
He instantly tore open the tubular tissue around the gallbladder, and the fist-sized green snake gallbladder was picked up by his ten fingers and fell into a jade box next to him.
Whew, Chen Yi quietly breathed a sigh of relief. It was done.
In the blink of an eye, the thin red mist of blood and qi on Chen Yi's hand had already been completely eroded by demonic power.
Several pitted wounds had appeared on his hands, causing him excruciating pain.
Hao Youren leaned over for a look, but was dissatisfied. He'd actually managed to remove it; his hand hadn't even rotted.
"Hmph, the old guy is still the most experienced. He extracted the snake gallbladder quickly and steadily, with almost no serious injury. No wonder everyone says you are the best at skinning and extracting gallbladders in this area."
Chen Yi, however, remained standing still.
A series of prompts appeared in his mind:
[Host detected contact with fire demon spirit, intercepting 1%-2%]
[Based on the host's physical limits, 5% of the fire demon's spiritual essence has been extracted. Extraction complete.]
Chen Yi stood there, stunned.
This time, the situation regarding the absorption of foreign spiritual energy within the body is different from before.
This time, I came into contact with the [Fire Demon Spirit]. Spirituality and spiritual power are only one word apart, but they are worlds apart.
The demonic power of the Red Water Serpent still had an corrosive effect on Chen Yi.
But the moment Chen Yi flicked the snake gall into the jade box, he instinctively sensed that the medicinal power, or rather the spiritual energy, of the snake gall had noticeably decreased, by about half. The deep green radiance on the snake gall had also faded slightly.
However, it seemed that a special energy had been injected into Chen Yi's body. There were no particularly noticeable changes in his meridians or internal organs, and his total amount of qi and blood had not increased.
But after this energy flowed through him, Chen Yi could clearly sense that the quality of his blood and qi was different; it had been significantly improved.
At the same time, his mind became much clearer, and he was able to think about problems much faster.
What exactly does this spirituality enhance?
At this moment, Chen Yi had no time to think further. He clutched his arm and stepped back, a look of relief on his face.
"It's just good luck that my old body was able to extract the snake gallbladder; I don't deserve any praise."
Injury and pain are necessary reactions, and Chen Yi's acting was very convincing. Besides, the wounds on his hands were genuinely open and exposed flesh.
But the truth is, he was too fast and didn't have a large amount of demonic power eroding his body.
Hao Youren, an ordinary martial artist, could not detect the spiritual changes on the snake gall. He sealed the jade box and prepared to hand it in. Before leaving, he whispered to Chen Yi:
"Old Chen, since you have this skill, why don't you take on an extra snake demon mission every day? We can split the extra Qi and Blood Pills."
"Occasionally is fine, but with my health, I can't last more than a few days if I do it every day. I'll wait until I recover my energy and blood circulation before doing it again."
Chen Yi did not agree directly.
If he wants to do more, he should wait until his body is fully recovered and his blood and energy are abundant, so that demonic power can hardly harm him.
If you're in such a hurry now, taking the core parts of monsters every day, and they still don't die, it'll be easy for people to notice something's wrong.
"Let's talk about that later."
Hao Youren thought about it and agreed. If Old Chen had any skills, it would be most valuable to let him continue living. However, he had never heard of anyone who had overdrawn their body and was on the verge of death being able to recover their health through cultivation.
In the afternoon, after returning home, Chen Yi noticed something different when he practiced the health-preserving standing meditation again.
The predecessor was already considered to have above-average talent in martial arts.
Today, as he practiced his health-preserving exercises, it was as if he were divinely aided. The postures that had seemed strange before now became extremely refined, and with his breathing techniques, he resembled a master who had practiced standing meditation for over ten years.
When Qi and blood circulate, even if they encounter damaged meridians, they can not be completely severed. Instead, they can precisely penetrate through the small meridians, thereby further enhancing their abilities.
After one round of stance training,
Although the amount of Qi and blood energy gathered was still not much, the quality had improved significantly. When the Qi and blood mist gathered in the right hand again, its resilience was more than 10% stronger!
[Progress in absorbing alien spiritual energy: 12%]
After this training session, Chen Yi's physical condition improved across the board, and his progress in absorbing alien spiritual power increased by a whopping four percentage points!
My whole body felt much lighter again.
There's a chance!
Chen Yi was in high spirits!
(End of this chapter)