Chapter 87

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Chapter 87: Breakthrough

Yi Qianmo sat cross-legged on the ground without responding. At that moment, his body felt extremely empty. Only after merging with the sword did he understand the kind of hurt that Taoist Qingmu had mentioned.

If it weren’t for the sword body being tempered by sword energy, he might have fallen into despair. After defeating the monkey king, all of his spiritual power had been completely used up.

He held ten spirit stones in his hand, absorbing their energy all at once, but the spirit Qi that entered his body did not help him recover.

At that moment, if Guan Shanqing attacked him, he would surely meet his end.

"Brother Su?"

Guan Shanqing held the sword in his hand, walked up to him, and shouted, "Are you okay?"

Seeing that Yi Qianmo did not respond, a flash of killing intent crossed Guan Shanqing’s eyes, but then he hesitated. His hands trembled slightly, as if he was unsure.

"If you want to kill me, do it now, or you won’t have another chance!"

Yi Qianmo suddenly spoke up.

Guan Shanqing was startled, and his sword nearly slipped from his hand. He then gritted his teeth, turned around, and stepped back ten paces, saying, "Brother Su, please take your time to recover. I will protect you."

Upon hearing this, Yi Qianmo opened his eyes, looked at Guan Shanqing’s back, smiled slightly, and continued to recover.

About half an hour passed, and Yi Qianmo’s spiritual power recovered only a little, but his energy was still low, and his strength was less than half of what it had been before.

Seeing him get up, Guan Shanqing turned back and asked, "Is Brother Su feeling better?"

"Much better."

Yi Qianmo walked to the monkey king’s body, took a handful of golden monkey fur and a tusk from it, and said, "Weren’t you trying to kill me earlier? Why didn’t you strike?"

Guan Shanqing was taken aback, bowed his head in shame, and said, "I did have greedy thoughts, but… I, Guan Shanqing, am not an ungrateful person. Brother Su saved me, and if I were to strike at this moment, even if I obtained those treasures, I don’t think I could ever feel at peace."

At this point, he raised his head and said, "I’m sorry, Brother Su. You treated me sincerely, yet I had such thoughts."

Yi Qianmo got up, patted his shoulder, and said, "Everyone makes mistakes. Not only do you have greedy thoughts, but I do too. If I were in your position, I might not have acted as you did."

Saying this, Yi Qianmo took out the storage bag and said, "This is yours, right?"

Seeing the storage bag, Guan Shanqing’s eyes lit up with joy, but he did not take it. He said, "Brother Su saved me, so this storage bag… I want to give it to Brother Su."

He said this, but his eyes were full of reluctance.

"A gentleman does not take what others cherish, especially since this is a family heirloom of yours."

Yi Qianmo shoved the storage bag into his hand and said, "I used half of the spirit stones inside."

Guan Shanqing took the storage bag, and suddenly tears shimmered in his eyes. He looked at Yi Qianmo as if he was about to cry, "Brother Su, I…"

"A strong man does not shed tears."

Yi Qianmo said, "If you start crying, I will truly lose respect for you."

"Ever since I came out… no one has ever… been this kind to me."

Guan Shanqing spoke with a tearful voice but held back his tears.

Yi Qianmo was silent, thinking that if he did not have the memories of his ancestors, facing so many problems might not be any better than Guan Shanqing.

He did not mock Guan Shanqing, "I need you to help me with something."

"I can do ten things."

Guan Shanqing nodded firmly and said, "I will climb a mountain of knives or walk through a sea of fire, as long as I, Guan Shanqing, am alive, I will help Brother Su."

"Your life is not needed."

Yi Qianmo said, "I only need Brother Guan to carry me; my injuries are serious, and it’s hard for me to reach the gathering point."

Guan Shanqing paused for a moment, then immediately squatted down and said, "Brother Su, get on my back; I will take you to the gathering point right away."

Then, the two of them hurried towards the gathering point.

By night, Yi Qianmo’s strength had recovered a little, but all ten of his spirit stones were completely used up, and his injuries had only healed a small part.

Along the way, Guan Shanqing did not complain at all. By evening, they found a cave to rest in, and Yi Qianmo asked Guan Shanqing about his story. Guan Shanqing was open and honest with Yi Qianmo, sharing everything with no secrets.

Guan Shanqing came from the Dongshan Prefecture in the east of the Yan Kingdom. He grew up by the seaside, and his family made a living by fishing and hunting, so he was very good at swimming and was called "the white strip in the waves."

Guan Shanqing practiced martial arts since he was little; there were several innate masters in his family, but he was the only one who could become part of the immortal family.

Guan Shanqing came to Tianyuan Academy carrying his family’s hopes, and all the resources of his family were spent on supporting him.

Before he left, his family exhausted their savings and gathered thirty spirit stones for him, hoping he could become a disciple of Tianyuan Academy and bring honor to the family.

"Because of this storage bag, my family offended an immortal door in Dongshan Prefecture. If I cannot become a disciple of the academy, my family will surely be destroyed."

Guan Shanqing said softly.

Upon hearing this, Yi Qianmo suddenly thought of how weak he had been before and how Guan Shanqing wanted to kill him. Perhaps, to Guan Shanqing at that time, it seemed like a shortcut to save his family.

After all, if it were him, he might feel the same way, considering the amazing abilities he has shown.

"With the spirit beasts in this storage bag, you will surely succeed."

Yi Qianmo said.

"If it weren’t for Brother Su… I fear…"

Guan Shanqing lowered his head again.

"I know your heart is not bad, but if you keep bringing it up, it will remind me of my past caution and make me dislike you."

Yi Qianmo said angrily.

Guan Shanqing gave a bitter smile and said, "I’m sorry, Brother Su. I’ll go out on watch. Brother Su should rest well in the cave. Unless I am dead, I will definitely bring Brother Su back."

Watching him leave, Yi Qianmo immediately took out the Repel Evil and said coldly, "Come out!"

Taoist Qingmu immediately appeared on the sword, trembling and said, "Master, I…"

"If there is another time, I will make you lose your soul!"

Yi Qianmo warned coldly.

Earlier, Taoist Qingmu had used a knife to harm others. If he hadn’t reacted quickly, he would have been buried in the lake now.

"I dare not, I will never dare again."

Taoist Qingmu trembled all over.

Only then did Yi Qianmo put away the Repel Evil and take out a blue egg from the Sword Pill, which was the dragon turtle egg.

He knew that to restore his lost energy and reach his peak, this dragon turtle egg was the best thing.

However, as soon as he took out the dragon turtle egg, Old Bai in his chest immediately woke up, poking out a head with a pair of deep blue eyes, staring fixedly at the dragon turtle egg.

Seeing him like this, Yi Qianmo raised his hand and tapped him on the head. Old Bai gave him a resentful glance and then shrank back.

Yi Qianmo placed the dragon turtle egg on the ground, pressed both hands on it, and poured his spiritual energy into the egg.

As the Great Yi Sword Technique started to work, a huge energy flowed from the dragon turtle egg into his hands and then immediately entered his body.

This huge energy made Yi Qianmo shudder, like a dry field receiving spring rain.

His depleted energy quickly restored to normal, but after the energy returned, that strong power immediately filled his body and caused him to swell, and all of this happened in an instant.

"I underestimated this dragon turtle egg!"

Yi Qianmo’s expression changed.

He quickly activated the Sword Pill and began to absorb the immense energy. As the Sword Pill worked, all the energy moved to his dantian and was then absorbed, transforming into the purest sword energy.

This sword energy surged from his dantian, entering his meridians and strengthening his body, blood, and bones, making him tougher.

His level, with the refinement of sword energy, progressed from the third level of the Qi Refining Stage to the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage, and then to the fifth level of the Qi Refining Stage… and it continues to rise.