Chapter 43

"Am I, Nie Yun, going to be suffocated to death in this pond by two tiger-headed beasts?"

Sitting on a stone at the bottom of the pond, Nie Yun was extremely depressed.

It had been over twenty minutes since he entered the pond, and the true qi in his body was clearly starting to run out. If he didn't think of a way soon, he would really be suffocated to death by these two tiger-headed beasts!

As a reborn person who had lived for hundreds of years, he was actually trapped in the water by two demonic beasts, and the frustration in his heart was unimaginable.

"Perhaps I should first use the power within the Imperial Flame Spirit Stone to cultivate the Lingxi Body Tempering Technique. Once I reach the second level, I won't have to fear these two big guys anymore!"

After some thought, Nie Yun realized this was the only path he could take.

Although he had thought of this before, even if he used the Imperial Flame Spirit Stone to cultivate, it would take at least three to four days to reach the second level of the Lingxi Body Tempering Technique. He couldn't stay underwater for three to four days!

He took out his backpack from his storage dantian again, opened the button, and shook it casually, intending to shake out the Imperial Flame Spirit Stone. After all, it wouldn't break in the water.

Splash!

Before the Imperial Flame Spirit Stone came out, something else splashed into the water and landed on the rock below, piercing it halfway with a "thud."

"Huh?"

Seeing the scene before him, Nie Yun was momentarily stunned.

The rock below was green steel rock, harder than granite. Even a high-quality noble weapon could only leave a white mark, and it would be difficult to split it. Yet, this thing had smoothly pierced it just by sliding out of the backpack. How could it be so sharp?

Puzzled, he reached out and pulled the object out of the green steel rock. His eyes lit up when he saw it.

It was a gleaming dagger!

The dagger was only seven to eight inches long, cold and bone-chilling, and clearly extremely sharp, capable of cutting hair with a breath!

He casually drew the dagger across the green steel rock below him. *Tear!* The rock, which was incredibly hard, felt like tofu in his hand, offering no resistance at all!

"This..."

It was too sharp!

Could it be a high-quality noble weapon primarily designed for sharpness?

In his previous life, Nie Yun had high-quality noble weapons, but they weren't primarily designed for sharpness. He couldn't determine the level of this dagger, but based on the aura it emitted and the feel, it seemed to be a common item, not even reaching the lower quality noble level!

Despite being a common weapon, it could easily cut through the green steel rock, which was known for its hardness. This was too bizarre!

"Did I misjudge it?"

Such a sharp dagger couldn't be without any level. Nie Yun scratched his head, rotated his dantian, and slowly channeled true qi into the dagger.

This method of using true qi to inspect weapons was Nie Yun's forte in his previous life. As soon as the true qi entered the weapon, he could immediately determine its specific level, regardless of whether it was bound to a master or not.

"Huh? This... this..."

As soon as the true qi entered the dagger, a gleam of excitement appeared in Nie Yun's eyes, and he almost jumped up in excitement!

"The nameless technique actually... actually... moved again!"

As soon as the true qi entered the dagger, the dormant nameless technique, like last time when he held the flower pot, slowly stirred again!

The nameless technique was like an engine lacking gasoline; no matter how he tried, it wouldn't move. Last time it moved because of the special characters on the flower pot. This time, the dagger seemed to have nothing special. Could it be that the dagger also made the nameless technique move, apart from the characters?

Thinking about this, Nie Yun couldn't help but shake his head.

It definitely wasn't like that. There must be something he hadn't noticed!

"Regardless of what it is, from the looks of it, this dagger contains something that can make my nameless technique operate. Once it operates, it can generate a dantian. I now have three dantians, and if I can reach four, my strength will definitely soar!"

Three dantians were of noble quality, while four dantians were of marquis bloodline. Though only one dantian apart, the difference was like heaven and earth!

If he had a marquis bloodline, even a lower-quality one, his cultivation speed would be nearly twice as fast as now. In this case, it wouldn't take a month to successfully enter the fourth stage of the Qi Sea, and he could start advancing to the fifth stage, the Out-of-Body Realm!

If he cultivated normally, it would be difficult to achieve this in less than half a year.

"That flower pot was originally very magical, but after I absorbed its special power with the nameless technique, it became useless. This dagger is also very magical now. Will it also become useless after I absorb its special power?"

A thought struck Nie Yun, and he suddenly realized an important issue.

The flower pot could grow a thousand-year-old grass, but after he absorbed its special power, it became useless and lost its function.

This dagger is currently the sharpest in the world. Will it also become useless after I absorb its special power?

"According to the sharpness of this dagger, it could at least increase my combat power by fifty percent. Even if I face someone at the initial stage of the Chenggang Realm, I wouldn't be afraid! But if I absorb its special energy to generate a dantian, my bloodline will improve, and my cultivation speed will be even faster..."

One could enhance combat power, and the other could enhance talent. Nie Yun was again in a dilemma.

"Forget it, my own strength is the most important. External objects are useless!"

Suddenly, Nie Yun had a moment of clarity.

No matter when, external objects were useless; strength was the most important. If he had to choose between external objects and talent, he would naturally choose talent!

Holding the dagger in his palm, he focused his mind, and Nie Yun began to absorb the special energy contained within it.

*Whoosh!*

Just like last time when he held the flower pot, a special and profound force instantly surged into his body along his arm. Under the influence of this force, the dormant nameless technique began to stir again, *crack* *crack*.

*Boom!*

As soon as the nameless technique started to rotate, the Qi Sea, which had been like a stagnant pond, suddenly began to tremble violently.

"What... is this?"

The first two times the nameless technique operated, it generated bloodline factors, and the Qi Sea remained calm. This time, however, it was churning wildly. What was happening? Did the technique operate incorrectly?

No, it was operating correctly!

After some thought, Nie Yun didn't find anything wrong with the technique. He then stopped thinking about it, calmed his mind, and began to absorb the special energy from the dagger, supplying it to the nameless technique.

*Splash!*

Finally, after churning for a long time, the Qi Sea suddenly expanded, as if the heavens and earth were being split open.

A person's Qi Sea was fixed at birth, but under the operation of the nameless technique, it could actually expand. If this news spread, it would scare people to death!

However, for Nie Yun, who had already generated bloodline factors, what was impossible for the nameless technique? Although he was shocked, he wasn't too surprised.

*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!*

In no time, the special energy in the dagger was completely absorbed by Nie Yun. The nameless technique reached its limit, and then he heard a series of crisp sounds of bloodline factors being generated in the Qi Sea.

*Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!*

In a continuous series of crisp sounds, bloodline factors were generated in his body...

Four!

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