Chapter 61: The Realm of Qi Master

"Divine Elephant Town, the Lord of the Underworld returns..."

The techniques of the Divine Elephant Town Power flowed through his mind. The awakening of the eleventh particle made the already saturated true qi even more saturated, finally reaching a certain level.

His body's liquid-like true qi began to crystallize in large quantities, and in the qi sea, it condensed into snowflake-like runes. Each true qi rune was exquisitely crafted, carrying various different attributes.

His soul seemed to have condensed into the true qi.

In the depths of his being, countless meridians in his body each produced true qi, all converging towards the dantian qi sea, giving a sense of "all sources returning to the origin."

"All sources returning to the origin, this is the feeling of a Qi Master."

Yang Qi's heart stirred, knowing that he was about to break through to the realm of a Qi Master.

He knew what the realm of a Qi Master was: "all sources returning to the origin." This meant that all the meridians in the body could produce true qi, and physical abilities were developed to the maximum. These meridians were like streams, converging into the sea.

Once he reached the realm of a Qi Master, his true qi would take shape, his stamina would be long-lasting, and his combat power would be much stronger than that of ordinary experts, and he could sustain it for longer.

Now, Yang Qi's meridians and body had been transformed by the Divine Elephant Town Power, already equivalent to a hundred times that of an ordinary person. The true qi generated from this transformation was like a mighty river, endless and inexhaustible.

Yang Qi was very familiar with the realm of a Qi Master.

Because Yang Zhan was a Qi Master, he had already familiarized himself with the various abilities of a Qi Master by infusing his true qi into Yang Zhan's meridians to refine the power of the Sky Vacuum Grass.

Now, with his true qi undergoing a transformation, his advancement was like a well-trodden path.

The moment the feeling of "all sources returning to the origin" arose, he immediately guided the true qi to condense into runes within his body. These runes then condensed into the shape of a "Hell Furnace."

This "Hell Furnace" was just a true qi embryo, far from being fully formed, like a fetus still in the womb, not yet ready to be born. Once he successfully cultivated it, Yang Qi would no longer be the same, and in terms of strength, even Chu Tiange might not be his match.

It was said that the Hell Furnace could refine fallen deities.

However, even the initial formation of this true qi embryo made Yang Qi's true qi become much purer. Any exotic true qi condensed by any technique was thrown into this furnace embryo.

The true qi of the Invincible King Fist, the Golden Bell Shield, even the Sea God true qi, and the true qi of the Four Seasons Sword Technique, all melted together, gradually transforming into a true qi that resembled chaos, with no fear of conflict between different types of true qi.

He could wield various qi techniques at will.

The snowstorm grew even more intense.

The large snowflakes fell continuously, covering the sky and the earth, as if trying to blanket the entire universe, creating a scene of snow covering the world.

"Brother Yang Qi has been cultivating for so long, sitting quietly in the snow, it seems he is refining something."

Hua Yinhu looked at Yang Qi, who was enveloped in a qi shield outside. "If I were to sit here for a whole night, I doubt my true qi would last."

"Brother Yang Qi can even defeat a Qi Master, his strength is extraordinary, and his true qi is undoubtedly powerful," Li He said. "But after beating Song Haishan and provoking the outer courtyard disciples, the future troubles will be endless."

"What's there to fear?" Another servant student, Liang Dong, said. "As long as your strength is strong enough, the arrogant and tyrannical students in the academy won't dare to provoke you."

This time, five servant students, including Yang Qi, came out.

Li He, Hua Yinhu, He Jili, and Liang Dong.

Liang Dong was very mysterious, having entered the academy not long ago, always keeping a low profile. However, he didn't seem to be a simple character.

He skillfully manipulated the wood to make the fire burn even brighter.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came from outside, and at the same time, his nose twitched, a strong smell of hellish lava sulfur rushed into his nose, making him sneeze one after another.

"What's happening? Is a volcano about to erupt?"

He was startled and stood up.

"Quick, look! Brother Yang Qi is changing, what a powerful aura."

Everyone stood up, watching Yang Qi in shock.

They saw that Yang Qi's qi shield was growing larger, no longer transparent but a thick, fiery red. The true qi seemed like lava, surging without end, becoming more and more vigorous. With him as the center, all the snow in the sky evaporated, and the snow on the ground began to melt, turning into steam and rising into the sky.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The lava qi shield emitted intense heat, even melting the streets, the hard rock on the ground softening under the high temperature, and finally bubbling up.

The cold air was swept away.

A wave of heat spread throughout the city.

All the accumulated snow in the abandoned ancient city evaporated.

"Too hot, too hot." Li He and the others felt the heat unbearable. Boom!

The heat wave spread, and the doors and windows of the house caught fire, the high-temperature heat wave sweeping across the entire city.

"Let's go, quickly out."

The four shouted and used their qi techniques to fly over the city wall, fearing being swept by the high-temperature heat wave, which could melt even stones.

Standing on the city wall, they felt a bit better, watching Yang Qi in the center of the ancient city street, enveloped in a large lava qi shield, completely invisible.

With the lava qi shield as the center, the heat wave swept across, wherever it went, fires started, the wind and fire howling, turning the dark ancient city into a city of flames.

Boom!

Suddenly, the lava qi shield erupted, a pillar of fire shot up to the sky, as if trying to pierce through the dark clouds of the snowstorm.

If the snowstorm hadn't completely obscured the view, this pillar of fire would have been visible for hundreds of miles around.

"Qi connects to the clouds, the realm of a Qi Master." Hua Yinhu shouted.

"This aura is too powerful." Li He was terrified. "Brother Yang Qi was hiding his strength just now. With his current strength, he seems to be able to match Master Chu Tiange's Great Sun Heaven and Earth Sword Technique."

"How powerful is Brother Yang Qi? What qi technique is he cultivating?"

As these disciples spoke, the pillar of fire above Yang Qi's head gradually dissipated, the heat from his body withdrew, and his entire body, including his clothes, remained unscathed. The lava street gradually cooled.

The weather was extremely cold, and the ground was frozen. Without the high-temperature heat wave, the lava, when hit by the snow, exploded in the extreme cold, creating cracks everywhere.

The entire ancient city, like a piece of porcelain, was now cracking.

The momentum Yang Qi created was indeed no less than the golden light of the blazing sun.

"I have finally advanced to the realm of a Qi Master!"

Yang Qi paused, calming his internal qi, feeling the true qi flowing continuously within his body, more than twice as solid and compact as before.

When he first advanced to the realm of a Qi Master, the life essence of the Thunder Elephant, due to the transformation of his true qi, was largely integrated into his true qi and body, causing the particles to awaken again, from eleven to fifteen.

The life essence of the Thunder Elephant had shrunk significantly, almost depleted.

Yang Qi calculated that when he possessed the strength of twenty ancient elephants, the essence would truly be integrated into his body. At that time, cultivation would no longer be so smooth, and he would have to accumulate life essence bit by bit, making cultivation ten times more difficult.

However, by then, he would probably have cultivated the Hell Furnace, capable of refining all exotic true qi.

With fifteen particles awakened, it meant he now possessed the strength of fifteen ancient elephants.

He could tear apart ancient beasts with his bare hands.

With a casual movement, a stream of true qi emerged from his body, forming a human figure identical to Yang Qi, even the skin was exquisitely detailed, and a qi expert would have to look closely to see the difference.

"Go!"

With a thought, the human-shaped true qi shot out, colliding with the tall ancient city wall.

Boom!

The human-shaped true qi collided with the wall, causing a massive explosion. Half of the wall was blown away.

The ancient city wall was extremely sturdy, several yards thick, made of large, solid granite mixed with molten iron. Even powerful firearms and cannons would find it difficult to breach it.

However, with Yang Qi's human-shaped true qi, the large granite blocks flew into the air, the explosive power almost destroying half the city.

This was not a force that ordinary people could unleash.

"Is... is this still a Qi Master?"

Li He and the others flew to avoid the large stones falling from the sky, watching the massive wall being blown away, they were almost speechless.

"In our Holy Ancestor Dynasty, there are a hundred sect formations, capable of conquering cities and territories like cutting through butter, but their power is just like this." Hua Yinhu muttered.

In the Holy Ancestor Dynasty, the hundred sect formations involved a hundred Qi Masters using their qi techniques in unison to attack a city. No matter how sturdy the walls, they would crack under such an attack.

But now, with Yang Qi's human-shaped true qi, a single attack had blown away half the wall, almost equivalent to the power of the hundred sect formations. This meant that he alone could match a hundred Qi Masters?

"I have seen the power of a Life Seizing expert, Chu Tiange. Now, as a Qi Master, I have the confidence to face you in battle!" Yang Qi was satisfied with the power of his human-shaped true qi. He analyzed and compared it, believing that with the power of the Spear of the Underworld God, the Protection of the Underworld God, and the Demon Wings, he could face Chu Tiange in battle.

Even if he couldn't defeat him, he could maintain a draw.

"Today, I have seen the power of a Life Seizing expert for the first time. I wonder when I will have the chance to face a Life Seizing expert in battle?" Yang Qi's heart was boiling. "Yun Hailan, I will make you lose your ridiculous pride and realize how wrong you were. And my mother, I will eventually go to the Floating Mountain to find you."

(End of Chapter 61)