Chapter 20

Chapter 20: Stepping Into Innateness

Afterwards, Yi Qianmo arrived at the Spirit Room and discovered that it was home to many medicinal herbs used to make the Qi Nourishing Pill. He thought for a moment and picked a few, then went to other rooms.

After seeing the empty scripture pavilion and treasure room, he came out feeling disappointed and returned to the Pill Room.

Looking at the roaring flames in the furnace, Yi Qianmo placed the herbs he had collected into the Pill Furnace, used his inner energy to activate the flames, and began the melting process.

Half an hour later, Yi Qianmo stopped, adjusted the temperature of the Pill Furnace back to its original state, and left the Pill Room.

Then, he returned to the Spirit Room, took out a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pill, poured one out, and swallowed it.

The pill dissolved instantly, and in a moment, a powerful medicinal energy flowed into his body. Yi Qianmo immediately used his inner energy to guide this energy through his meridians.

After two full cycles, the energy reached his dantian, and the strong inner energy surged forth, almost becoming solid.

In an instant, his level rose from the peak of the acquired stage to the innate realm.

However, the power of the Qi Nourishing Pill did not weaken as a result; once the inner energy solidified, it continued to circulate within his body, expanding his meridians.

The deep Nine Yang True Qi, like a flame, was refining his body. In less than half an hour, he broke through once again, moving from the early innate stage to the mid innate stage, finally stopping at the late innate stage.

If the people of Green Cloud City were here, they would be amazed because Yi Qianmo took a pill and moved from the peak of the acquired stage to the late innate stage, solidifying his true energy.

It is known that those so-called geniuses in Green Cloud City would never reach the innate stage in their entire lives.

"The fairy medicine truly is extraordinary!"

Yi Qianmo counted; he now had about eighty Qi Nourishing Pills in total. These were pills that only cultivators at the Qi Refining Stage could use.

However, his special constitution, combined with the Sword Pill absorbing most of the energy, allowed him to endure the effects of one Qi Nourishing Pill.

"Forty lower-grade Qi Nourishing Pills, thirty middle-grade Qi Nourishing Pills, and ten top-grade Qi Nourishing Pills!"

Yi Qianmo counted and murmured to himself, "With the power of these Qi Nourishing Pills, one lower-grade Qi Nourishing Pill should allow an acquired martial artist to break through to the innate stage, and half of a lower-grade Qi Nourishing Pill could help a first-class martial artist break through to the acquired stage!"

Just thinking about having so many Qi Nourishing Pills made Yi Qianmo incredibly excited. With so many Qi Nourishing Pills, he could equip the Yi family with dozens of innate experts.

After stepping into his innate stage, Yi Qianmo returned to the Pill Room to make sure that the elixir would not be ruined by the materials he added before leaving the cave.

The outside world!

It was already early morning, and Yi Qianmo cleaned up the traces he left behind and quickly left the valley.

"Howl howl howl!"

As soon as he left the valley, he was spotted by the Green Back Bear guarding the entrance.

When the Green Back Bear saw him come out, it immediately pounced towards him, and this time Yi Qianmo did not dodge. He swung his black sword and rushed towards the Green Back Bear.

"Clang clang clang!"

The bear’s paw clashed with the sword, producing a sound like metal striking metal. Even though Yi Qianmo was now in the late innate stage, he still felt a tingling in his hands.

"A strange beast is still a strange beast! But today will be your day of death!"

Yi Qianmo focused his energy, sending it into the sword. When the sword glowed softly and touched the Green Back Bear, it would burn.

But the Green Back Bear had tough skin and thick flesh. After several strikes, he still did not break through the bear’s hide, and he came close to being hit by its powerful paw several times.

However, the fierce battle lasted less than a moment before the Green Back Bear began to tire and turned to run away. Yi Qianmo would not let him escape; he seized the opportunity and stabbed with his sword, piercing the bear’s chest.

"Roar!"

With a terrible cry, the Green Back Bear fell to the ground, struggled for a moment, and then stopped breathing.

Yi Qianmo let out a long breath and was about to pull the sword from the bear’s chest when something strange happened. The sword suddenly glowed red, and the bear’s body began to wither away at a visible speed. In no time, it was just skin and bones.

It looked like it had been dead for many years.

Yi Qianmo gazed at the black sword, examining it carefully. He found that it had returned to its original form. When he pulled out the black sword and looked at the body, he was surprised to see that not a single drop of blood had escaped.

The Green Back Bear’s body was completely dried up.

"How can this be!"

Yi Qianmo held the black sword and examined it carefully, but he found that there was nothing special about the black sword.

He had taken this black sword from a dark-clothed guard of the Lei family and had only thought it was a bit sharp at the time.

"Could this be a magical treasure?"

Yi Qianmo felt a bit excited and immediately focused his energy into the sword, wanting to see what changes would happen to it.

However, when he focused his energy into the sword, there was no reaction at all; the sword was still the same sword.

"Maybe I need to enter the Qi Refining Stage and use spiritual power to activate it."

Yi Qianmo thought of a possibility.

If true energy could be transformed into spiritual power, he could enter the Qi Refining Stage, where spiritual power would be extraordinary and capable of activating magical treasures.

Even Yi Qianmo’s Great Yi Sword Technique can only be truly practiced after entering the Qi Refining Stage. For now, he can only use a few sword moves.

The Sword Pill cannot be activated by true energy unless it is a passed-down treasure.

"But I previously pierced its paw, so why didn’t this black sword show any abnormality?"

Yi Qianmo’s gaze fell on the corpse of the Green Back Bear, and he speculated, "Could it be because this sword pierced its chest and went through the Green Back Bear’s heart?"

"This Green Back Bear has a weak demonic beast bloodline, but its heart stores vital blood, meaning the demonic beast blood is thicker. So, this black sword only absorbs the bloodline of demonic beasts!"

Realizing this, Yi Qianmo immediately sheathed his sword, cleaned away the traces, and grabbed the Green Back Bear’s corpse to leave down the mountain stream.

The next afternoon, Yi Qianmo returned to Green Cloud City and went back to his room.

"Knock, knock, knock."

After a short while, there was a knock on the door. Yi Qianmo answered, and saw his Uncle Yi Tianyang walk in.

"Qianmo, hurry and get ready, I want to take you to a place," Yi Tianyang said.

"Hmm?"

Yi Qianmo looked at him with confusion, "Where are we going?"

"The Yi Family Ancestral Land!"

Yi Tianyang said, "My father told me that you are about to become the leader of the Yi family. This secret must be told to you. Get ready, and come with me right away."

"Uncle, you don’t need to lie to me," Yi Qianmo suddenly said. "You want to take me away, right?"

Yi Tianyang was about to deny it, but he didn’t dare to meet Yi Qianmo’s gaze, "I received news last night that the Huang family and the Lei family have joined forces. If we leave now, we can at least save our line; otherwise…"

"No need to say more, I won’t go."

Yi Qianmo interrupted him, "Where is Grandpa? I want to see him. Also, gather all the top masters from our clan."