Chapter 76

Xiao Ran suddenly heard Feng Wanqiu's voice in his mind. She let out a soft exclamation: "I didn't expect your spiritual energy to be so powerful, far surpassing ordinary people!"

"No wonder you could break through to the second level of Qi Cultivation in just a month!"

"If you had been discovered by the experts of my sect earlier, you could have been taken in as an inner disciple, or even a true disciple, and possibly passed down the Qi Seed!"

Xiao Ran was taken aback, but then he realized that the Qingxu Flame was Feng Wanqiu's martial body, which shared her thoughts. It wasn't surprising that Feng Wanqiu could communicate with him through the Qingxu Flame!

While receiving and organizing information about the Qingxu Flame, Xiao Ran asked, "What exactly is the Qi Seed?"

"Why can it ignore the rules of martial practice for ordinary people?"

Feng Wanqiu replied, "Humans have three treasures, known as essence, energy, and spirit!"

"This essence refers to blood and essence. Ancient people believed that blood and essence were the essence of the physical body, but in modern times, this essence actually refers to the physical body, representing matter, while essence and energy represent energy, and the soul represents spirit!"

"The spirit depends on the physical body, but the physical body is controlled by the spirit. For the spirit to control the physical body, it needs energy, which means consuming essence and energy!"

"The spirit, matter, and energy are interdependent and mutually supportive, none of which can be missing!"

"Ordinary martial artists strengthen their physical bodies and enhance their blood and energy through physical training, thereby enhancing their essence and energy, reinforcing their souls, and increasing their spiritual energy!"

"But there is a class of exceptionally talented humans who are born with much stronger souls than ordinary people, like you and me!"

"And this Qi Seed... to put it simply, it's like a ready-made cultivation technique. It doesn't require you to practice; it can cultivate on its own, strengthening the physical body, refining essence into energy, and refining the spirit orifices, saving a lot of time and avoiding many detours!"

"If ordinary people were to use it, they wouldn't be able to control the rapid growth of their physical bodies and true energy, and they would become puppets of the Qi Seed, powerful but easily defeated!"

"Only humans with naturally strong souls like us can control the Qi Seed!"

"This saves a lot of cultivation time, avoiding the need to endure physical training and refine true energy, thus naturally cultivating much faster than ordinary martial artists!"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to reach the eighth level of Qi Cultivation at the age of twenty..."

Xiao Ran suddenly understood. It was like playing a game.

Creating a character, this character can be controlled by the computer or manually controlled, but most people's control is inferior to the computer's, so they let the computer control the character. Only a few can surpass the computer's control and manually control the character!

Although it wasn't entirely appropriate, it was the best analogy Xiao Ran could think of!

Feng Wanqiu patiently explained, but she was suddenly taken aback when Xiao Ran said, "So you're only twenty years old. I thought you were in your late twenties..."

Hearing this, Feng Wanqiu, who had maintained a calm demeanor even in this situation, suddenly lost her composure and angrily said, "What did you say!?"

Xiao Ran laughed, "That's it, that's what a twenty-year-old woman should be like..."

"You actually..."

Feng Wanqiu didn't expect Xiao Ran to be provoking her. Just as she was about to get angry, she noticed that all the blood-sucking demon vines had suddenly stopped killing humans and stretched straight up into the sky, emitting blood-red beams of light!

The beams converged into a ball, enveloping Feng Xi!

Feng Wanqiu's voice became slightly anxious, "She has already fused with my Heavenly Phoenix True Body so quickly!"

"She wants to break through to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation by absorbing the essence and energy of so many people!"

"And to refine her mind phase with so many souls!"

"What a grand plan, what a ruthless mind! I wonder when the Ten Thousand Demons Sect developed such a heinous secret technique..."

"Xiao Ran, we don't have much time left!"

Xiao Ran felt the Qingxu Flame within him, quickly reviewing all the information, then looked up at the large blood ball in the sky and said calmly, "I hope your Qingxu Flame is as powerful as you say."

"I hate terrorists the most. Let's give them a taste of their own medicine!"

As he spoke, blue flames erupted from his body, spraying wildly from his feet like a jet engine, propelling him straight into the sky, leaving Feng Wanqiu stunned!

"Can... can he fly like that! Such speed... it's a bit like the sword cultivators of the Zujian Sect!"

Most martial artists who condensed true qi wings imitated the flight of spiritual birds, but Xiao Ran used true qi as assistance, flying in such a brutal manner. Although it was highly consuming, it allowed for extremely fast speed!

"Wanting to end the battle quickly, this kid is indeed not simple!"

At this moment, Luo Xiaoyi had somehow arrived beside the two. She was covered in injuries, having survived at a great cost. She stared at Xiao Ran in disbelief, "Is... is that Ran Ge?"

"What did you do to him?"

"Could he actually be a great expert at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation, just pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger?"

In a corner, Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaofeng also saw Xiao Ran.

Their conditions were not good, with multiple injuries. Fortunately, their years of默契 (默契 means默契, which can be translated as '默契' or '默契') allowed them to fight together with the strength of a fourth-level Qi Cultivation martial artist, enabling them to hold out until now!

Xiao Dabao said, "That's... my son!"

"How did he suddenly become a great martial artist at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation!"

Wang Xiaofeng stared at the blue light in the sky, "What a fool!"

"With such strength, he should have hidden. This封绝大阵 (Fengjue Formation) won't last more than an hour!"

"When the other martial artists in the city break through, Ran Ge will definitely escape. Why be a hero?!"

...

Jin Zhengyang was already at the end of his rope. The eighteen true forms he had condensed had all been shattered. Fortunately, he had been cautious, or he would have been dead long ago!

Now he could only barely fly in the air with his true qi wings, his true qi having been depleted after nearly an hour of intense battle!

Seeing the boundless light jade emit another sword qi towards him, no matter how he dodged, it pursued him relentlessly!

He gritted his teeth, gathering all the remaining true qi in his body to form a true qi shield behind him!

He regretted not learning any life-draining techniques like the Heavenly Demon Body Dissolution in his early years. If he had, he could have sacrificed a few decades of his lifespan to hold out longer!

At this moment, a blue figure whizzed past him, the violent air currents almost knocking him off balance!

Jin Zhengyang's eyes widened, and he shouted, "It's Xiao Ran! How is this possible? He's a martial artist at the seventh level of Qi Cultivation?"

"No, that's the Qingxu Flame, it's Lady Feng Wanqiu's martial body... the Zhenwu Seal has failed?"

His mind raced with countless questions!

Why could Xiao Ran control the Qingxu Flame? This is a martial body with its own combat intelligence, why would it need Xiao Ran to control it...

Xiao Ran suddenly overtook Jin Zhengyang, his long sword vibrating to release a blue sword qi. The two sword qis clashed countless times, producing a series of crisp sword sounds that echoed through the universe!

The blue sword qi was shattered by Xiao Ran's sword qi, which then cut through the boundless light jade with irresistible force!

The boundless light jade wavered and trembled!

Xiao Ran took this opportunity to overtake the boundless light jade, bypassing Du Tianxie, and rushed towards Du Tiannian, a brilliant blue sword qi slashing towards her face!

Du Tiannian's face turned pale, but she said, "Nirvana Sword Technique, Slash the Present Life!"

"If it were Feng Wanqiu, I would be afraid, but you..."

While talking, Du Tiannian didn't dare to be careless. The seven-colored jade parrot returned to her side, merging with her. She raised her only left hand and slashed with her sword!

A seven-colored sword qi met Xiao Ran's Slash the Present Life!

At the same time, Du Tianxie recalled the boundless light jade, merging it with his martial body, forming a large glowing ball. The ball transformed into a large glowing hand, striking towards Xiao Ran's back!

But Xiao Ran seemed to know what he was going to do. The fierce sword qi made a turn and slashed towards Du Tianxie!

Xiao Ran bypassed Du Tianxie, targeting the more injured Du Tiannian, which seemed to be the correct strategy!

But he used it to lure the enemy, aiming to kill the more intact Du Tianxie first!

What a bold move!

Du Tianxie's large hand transformed into a fist, ready to clash with Xiao Ran!

But the turning sword qi didn't stop, making another turn and slashing towards the blood-red light ball behind them!

The Du siblings were powerless to intercept!

Xiao Ran was playing the two seventh-level Qi Cultivation martial artists like puppets, his sword qi directly targeting Feng Xi!

And he was facing the attacks of two seventh-level Qi Cultivation martial artists alone!

What a brilliant strategy, what a meticulous mind, what a bold action, what a strong confidence!