Chapter 37

As the qi and blood in Ding Qi's body were shaking, and illusions were sprouting in his mind, a thread of true qi within him did not stir like the other true qi.

When all the true qi in his body was rolling incessantly, as if trying to burst out, that thread of true qi showed no sign of agitation, remaining steadily in Ding Qi's dantian.

This true qi was the one given to him by Old Zhang at the beginning.

It was unknown what special qualities this thread of true qi possessed, but it was not affected by the heart demons of cultivators, showing no signs of agitation.

Not only that, while this thread of true qi was steadily sinking to the deepest part of Ding Qi's dantian, it also seemed to be suppressing the other rolling true qi in his body.

It was like a stabilizing needle, and every time the true qi in his body rolled, this thread of true qi would suppress it at the deepest part of the dantian, protecting the entire dantian from the influence of the chaotic true qi.

It was precisely because of its presence that Ding Qi did not die from the mutual impact of the true qi in his body when the heart demons first appeared.

Every time the innate true qi in his body became agitated, it would launch an attack on the thread of true qi that was suppressing it.

However, these attacks had no effect on that thread of true qi. The innate true qi, though surging like a flood, was like an ant trying to shake a tree, unable to move it at all, and it remained steadily in the deepest part of the dantian.

On the contrary, each time it was impacted, the thread of true qi seemed to be refined, gradually undergoing some changes.

In the end, it even produced a thread of brilliant gold.

As this golden light flickered in his body and illuminated his entire mind, the various illusions that had been constantly appearing in Ding Qi's mind gradually faded away like fire meeting water.

This thread of golden true qi ultimately suppressed the heart demons of the cultivator.

Ding Qi did not know what was happening inside his body. He only felt that, as time passed, his originally anxious mood gradually calmed down, and the circulation of true qi in his body gradually became controllable.

After two hours, the true qi in Ding Qi's body was finally completely controlled.

When the true qi was completely calmed, Ding Qi slowly opened his eyes.

After that, he began to check his physical condition.

Previously, with the true qi in his body rushing around, Ding Qi was very worried that it had already caused damage to his body and meridians.

After a quarter of an hour, after checking his physical condition, Ding Qi couldn't help but take a deep breath in relief.

Through the check, he found no problems with his body. Only then did Ding Qi truly relax and breathe a sigh of relief.

"Although there were no problems with my body, what exactly happened with the innate true qi earlier?" Ding Qi thought to himself while trying to circulate the innate true qi.

When checking his body, he had already tried to circulate the innate true qi several times, and there was no longer any unexpected agitation of the true qi.

After another circulation of the technique, Ding Qi, after much thought, reluctantly came to a conclusion: "It seems that there was a mistake in my practice."

When martial artists practice techniques, they are sometimes influenced by various emotions, leading to mistakes in their practice.

Ding Qi estimated that what he had encountered earlier was such a situation.

In his anxious state of mind, he had tried to forcefully practice the innate true qi to calm himself, but it had the opposite effect, causing a mistake in the technique.

Thinking about this, Ding Qi decided to temporarily give up on today's practice. He did not want to disturb his mind again through practice and experience the same situation.

Ding Qi did not know that the danger he had just faced was millions of times more terrifying than a martial artist's qi deviation, not even in the same league. If it weren't for that thread of golden true qi, he would have been consumed by the heart demons, and his soul would have dissipated.

Soon, with even breathing, Ding Qi fell into a deep sleep.

As Ding Qi fell asleep, the sealed magical artifact he had been carrying close to his body began to change.

The golden patterns representing the sealing array, which were constantly contracting and expanding, became faint and seemed to be disappearing from the silk.

This was the sign that the entire magical artifact was in the final stage of refinement.

After a year of nurturing, the silk magical artifact was finally about to be completely refined by Ding Qi.

Not only that, but as the golden patterns on the silk flickered, the magical artifact itself also began to vibrate imperceptibly, as if it were about to float.

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The next day, Ding Qi went up the mountain to gather herbs as usual, but his harvest was still unsatisfactory, only managing to collect four phoenix tail grasses, maintaining the average level of recent days.

Although the herb-gathering situation did not change, the irritability he had felt the previous day did not reappear.

For over ten days, the persistent irritability seemed to have dissipated.

After the heart demons' refinement, Ding Qi's mind had undergone a transformation. The matters concerning military service that had previously agitated his mind no longer disturbed him, and his mind no longer fluctuated greatly.

The original irritability had silently disappeared.

Matters concerning military service no longer had a significant impact on his state of mind.

After the heart demons' refinement, Ding Qi's mind became as calm as water, and ordinary things could no longer cause much turmoil in his heart.

Although the irritability was gone, the problem of military service had not been resolved. After returning to the herb garden, Ding Qi began to think about ways to solve the problem.

After the heart demons' refinement, Ding Qi's thinking became more transparent. Various ideas flashed through his mind, and he could make accurate judgments.

One idea after another flashed through his mind, but he quickly rejected them.

Time passed, but he still could not find a satisfactory solution.

"Could it be that there really is no solution?" Ding Qi thought, considering various possibilities.

While he was thinking about various methods to deal with the military service issue, he suddenly felt a jolt in his chest.

The unusual sensation from his body made Ding Qi pause, pulling him out of his thoughts.

"Ah, just now..." Ding Qi looked at his chest in surprise.

Before he could figure out what was happening, his chest vibrated again, and a silver light shot out from his chest.

Ding Qi looked at the silver light in surprise and finally understood what it was. The thing that had been vibrating in his chest was the silk scroll recording the innate true qi.

However, what happened next on the silk scroll was something that left Ding Qi in disbelief.

Ding Qi saw that the originally folded silk scroll, as if controlled by some force, suddenly unfolded completely.

And the silk scroll, without any support, floated quietly in the air.

Looking at the silver-white glow emanating from the silk scroll, although Ding Qi did not understand what was happening, his expression changed several times, showing a serious look.

Just as Ding Qi was about to carefully examine the silk scroll to understand what was happening, he suddenly felt his body become heavy, unable to move at all. Strange golden patterns projected from the silk scroll, enveloping Ding Qi.

At that moment, the silk scroll magical artifact was completely refined, and the seal was finally broken.