Chapter 36: Dao Patterns and Yin Veins

Li Heng did not dodge or evade, directly clashing with that Yin Qi.

Flames rose up on his palm, their light golden, like the Great Sun; as they flickered, they already vaporized the countless Yin Qi surrounding him.

This Yin Qi was extremely Yin, extremely cold, and extremely evil.

It could be said that, apart from those who practiced heterodox paths or special techniques, if any other living being encountered this Yin Qi, they would inevitably be eroded and suppressed.

Light cases would result in severe damage to their Original Qi and their Qi and Blood being halved.

Heavy cases would result in the loss of their life, and even their own soul would remain within the Yin Qi, eroded by it to become a Weird, sinking into it for eternity.

But this did not hold true for Li Heng.

Although the Sun True Fire on his body was not in its complete form, placed in this world, it was still a top-tier exotic true fire, extremely Yang and extremely rigid, breaking through all Evil Demons and Weirds.

Therefore, the Yin Qi, which should have suppressed all living things, met its nemesis upon encountering the Sun True Fire; it melted like ice and snow, and within a few breaths, it was burned away completely by the Sun True Fire.

Li Heng's fist also struck Steward Wang directly, sending him flying five zhang away, breaking countless tree branches along the way until he was stopped by a thick, sturdy tree.

Then, after lingering for a moment, he fell down.

Steward Wang's body rolled a few times in the grass on the ground, incidentally crushing a snake, and lay limp on the ground, seemingly only exhaling and not inhaling.

Li Heng approached slowly, as if out for a leisurely stroll.

Looking at Steward Wang's miserable state, he couldn't help but shake his head. It really serves you right to be beaten like this by my punch. Why use any other means, but insist on using Weird means?

You are naturally suppressed by my power.

"Get up, stop playing dead. Although I am certain this punch of mine could kill you, you must also have some trump card, such as the Rune lighting up on your wrist."

"Truly interesting, clearly all the bones in your body were shattered by me, and for an ordinary person, you would certainly be dead. Yet the vitality within your body is so active, as if you are on the edge of Life and Death."

Li Heng stated calmly, evaluating him as such.

Having his feigned death directly exposed by Li Heng, Steward Wang could no longer keep up the act and instantly lunged at Li Heng.

With a sidestep, Li Heng dodged it again.

At this moment, Steward Wang looked more like a Weird than a person, or at most, a Weird with a physical body. His eyes were blood-red, his nails sharp, and his hair disheveled.

It was simply as typical as it could possibly be.

If you are not a Weird, then who is?

Li Heng also noticed the root cause of this phenomenon: it was the glowing Rune on Steward Wang's wrist.

It was from this Rune that a large amount of Yin Qi surged, modifying Steward Wang's body, allowing him to withstand a punch with all his bones shattered without dying. He could even erupt with powerful strength.

Could this be the legendary Dao Pattern?

Li Heng guessed with curiosity in his heart.

He had spent some time in the Library and knew a few odd tales. For instance, information regarding this Dao Pattern: it was a rune naturally nurtured by Heaven and Earth, appearing mostly in various blessed lands, possessing unfathomable power.

Perhaps this Rune on Steward Wang's wrist was capable of absorbing and storing Yin Qi?

He cleared the thoughts from his mind.

Why guess here? Just beat him to death, then use the Data Panel's Identification Function to identify it, and wouldn't he know? Guessing further would only be a waste of time.

Li Heng threw another punch.

After being modified by the Yin Qi, this Steward Wang's strength was very high, even faintly exceeding the level of a Blood Exchange Martial Saint, reaching the True Qi Realm. If Yin Qi could be used as True Qi, that is.

Boundless Yin Qi surged toward Li Heng like a black wave, wanting to engulf him and drag him into an unfathomable hell; one could even hear faint wails within the Yin Qi.

Li Heng was thoughtful; so Yin Qi also had the function of mental Pollution? With a thought, he performed the Visualization of the Great Sun True Form, radiating the intent of light, directly clearing away that bit of Pollution.

"It's much easier now, so I'll send you to your grave directly."

The Sun True Fire burned the Yin Qi; Li Heng's figure flashed, passing directly through the wave of Yin Qi, and with another punch carrying terrifying impact, he struck Steward Wang's body.

This punch was a hidden force, penetrating directly through skin and flesh to reach Steward Wang's interior. Then it exploded instantly, rampaging to destroy his internal organs and his entire body.

The intent of Great Sun light contained within it also took the opportunity to suppress the supernatural within him and purify the Yin Qi inside.

Without the support of the Yin Qi, Steward Wang's injuries erupted instantly, leaving him unable to hold on any longer; he collapsed to the ground, his vitality gone, turning into a corpse.

Or rather.

After Li Heng's punch just now, he had long been a corpse; it was only with the support of the Yin Qi that he had barely managed to stay alive.

Li Heng raised an eyebrow; that Steward Wang really did not count as a pure human anymore, because he actually had Source Power credited, gaining 18 points of Source Power, for a total of 88 points now.

He was thoughtful.

It seems his speculation was correct; Steward Wang, who faintly reached the True Qi Realm, had 18 points of Source Power. Then, for a true True Qi Realm, the Source Power should be above 20 points?

Withdrawing his thoughts, he looked at the corpse on the ground; at this time, the Rune on the wrist was no longer glowing and had dimmed.

Li Heng called up the Data Panel and used the Identification Function.

【Gathering Yin Rune: One of the Dao Patterns naturally nurtured by Heaven and Earth, capable of gathering and storing Yin Qi between Heaven and Earth. Mostly appears in Corpse Raising Grounds. This Rune is a copy and cannot be reused.】

Looking at the information displayed on the panel, Li Heng felt it was a pity; although it was about what he had guessed, it was actually just a copy and could not be reused?

He had originally wanted to use it as a tool to gather Yin Qi.

However, this Steward Wang was clearly just a lackey for the mastermind behind the scenes. Perhaps the mastermind had the original version of the Rune? He had gained another reason to trouble the mastermind.

There was still some residual Yin Qi on the corpse; if left alone, an ordinary person touching it would surely fall into a serious illness. It might even make this corpse move after a period of time.

A wisp of Sun True Fire flicked out.

It directly purified the corpse and the Yin Qi completely. It was better to clean up environmental Pollution as one went, to avoid any mutations.

After dealing with the aftermath, Li Heng continued forward.

Under the sensing of his Ten Thousand Mile Soul Chasing Secret Technique, that escaping Weird was right ahead; although its escape speed was somewhat fast, its route was in a straight line.

But its energy signature had been locked by him; it could not run.

Deep in the mountains, Laogui was running stumble-footed.

Along the way, he didn't know how many branches and even trees he had smashed, relying solely on his physique to charge through.

He sensed.

The surrounding Yin Qi was becoming increasingly dense, which was undoubtedly abnormal; he estimated there was something capable of gathering Yin Qi. If he could find the source, his injuries would recover rapidly in such an environment rich in Yin Qi.

If that source of Yin Qi were a legendary Yin Vein, he would not only recover from his injuries, but could even reach a higher level!

Not until he left the dense mountain wilderness did the view ahead suddenly open up.

In front of a large mountain, he saw a cave.