Chapter 84: Great Sun Original Qi

"The Zhang family?"

Wang Donglai was slightly taken aback.

"Brother Li, why are you asking about this?" he asked, puzzled.

"Matter?" Li Heng keenly caught the keyword. He had asked about Zhang Jia, but the answer Wang Donglai gave was about a matter. Clearly, something major might have happened at the Zhang family.

"What happened to this Zhang family?"

Wang Donglai remained puzzled. However, although this matter was somewhat confidential, the person before him was a favorite of the Division Chief, so he spoke casually. "Nothing much, it's not a big deal, just that a few servants died at the Zhang family's place."

"A few servants died? I thought their whole family had been wiped out."

Li Heng said with a smile. This wasn't because he was malicious at heart, but because the final words of that weird woman were so mournful, as if the Zhang family were about to meet their end.

Wang Donglai was startled by this reply.

"Cough, cough, Brother Li, you're being too dramatic. The Zhang family's estate is located in the Inner City, after all. The Inner City has an array for protection; how could it be that serious?"

He said hurriedly, feeling strange in his heart.

Good grief, he speaks of being wiped out as soon as he opens his mouth. What kind of major cases has this Brother Li encountered to be able to say such things so easily and naturally, as if it were a common occurrence?

"Why, have weird occurrences appeared in the Inner City as well?"

Li Heng frowned tightly.

If that were truly the case, then the speed was too fast; I fear it won't be long before Bei'an City falls completely and becomes a Ghost Domain!

"Our Demon Suppression Division had someone go to investigate, and there is indeed Yin Qi. But that bit of Yin Qi is very thin, at most just a Resentful Soul at work. So it shouldn't be as serious as Brother Li thinks."

Wang Donglai waved his hand, unconcerned.

Originally, he had indeed been concerned, for a thousand-mile dike collapses from an ant hole. But once he thought of how people from the main family had already arrived, and this elder who looked like a little Daoist boy was unfathomable and terrifyingly powerful.

Then he had no need to worry anymore.

"I presume this news hasn't spread, has it?"

Li Heng smiled enigmatically. Bei'an City is a county seat; there aren't many nobles, and those living in the Inner City are mostly merchants—people who value profit and cherish their lives. If they were to realize that weird occurrences had appeared in the Inner City, they would likely already have their luggage packed, ready to flee Bei'an City.

"Shh, Brother Li, keep your voice down."

Wang Donglai lowered his voice and glanced around.

"Although this small matter can be easily resolved, it is, after all, a troubled time; it cannot be allowed to spread, lest it trigger panic and have wide-reaching consequences."

"A small matter? I don't think so, do you?" Li Heng still smiled enigmatically. Weird occurrences can appear even within the protection of an array?

"It's not small, but it's not big either. So our Demon Suppression Division is just about to send people to resolve it... though they are just some newcomers, meant to serve as an assessment for Official Exorcists."

Wang Donglai honestly revealed the Demon Suppression Division's plan.

"Then you all are truly bold, not afraid of being wiped out entirely. In my view, this matter is extremely dangerous. Who knows what monsters are lurking beneath that calm water?"

Li Heng said indifferently.

To be like this during such a special period is nothing short of foolish.

Unless the Demon Suppression Division has some other protective measures.

"Brother Li can rest assured. In such troubled times, how could we dare to be careless? The assessment will have a powerhouse accompanying them in secret. If any danger beyond the scope of the assessment truly appears, it will be resolved."

"If Brother Li is worried, you are more than welcome to accompany them, as long as you don't interfere with the normal assessment. If Brother Li is willing, I will go back now and help you register your information."

Wang Donglai was happy to see this happen; an extra powerhouse meant an extra layer of insurance.

"Then when does the assessment begin?"

"Tomorrow morning. Tomorrow, those Apprentice Demon Exorcists will set out, and Brother Li can accompany them in secret. Regarding your identity, the Zhang family will be specifically notified."

Li Heng was thoughtful; it was quite a coincidence.

"Fine, I'll go take a look tomorrow. But the identity arrangement won't be necessary."

Upon hearing this, Wang Donglai's expression stiffened.

Good grief, no identity arrangement? Are you planning to be a sneak thief and infiltrate secretly? We are a proper department in the Demon Suppression Division; is it necessary to go that far?

"Go back. I will head to the Zhang Mansion on my own tomorrow. At most, I will inform the other powerhouse from the Demon Suppression Division of my identity; there is no need to tell the Zhang family."

Li Heng spoke indifferently and walked straight into the courtyard.

He suspected that the entire Zhang family had already run into trouble.

This...

Wang Donglai looked at the tightly shut house door and gave a wry smile. Even if you don't want to see my sister, there's no need to be so repulsed that you just walk right in, is there?

Forget it, forget it. Hiding his identity? I'll still have to ask the Division Chief for instructions on this. However, Li Heng is already a favorite of the Division Chief and they get along well, so he shouldn't refuse.

Entering the room, he lit the incense.

The refreshing fragrance filled the room, calming the heart and spirit. Li Heng did not waste any more time; he closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, gathered his Qi, and while performing the Visualization of the Great Sun, attempted to make a breakthrough.

The Foundation Establishment Three Realms is a process of moving from the outside in.

Body Tempering, Bone Refining, Blood Changing—one step at a time. It can be said that as long as the foundation for these three realms is solid enough, one can naturally generate True Qi, and breaking through to the True Qi Realm will be an easy task.

Of course, this so-called "solid" foundation stumps most people.

Because most people fight to the death and attack each other at this stage. Little do they know that this leaves them with many hidden injuries, making it even harder for them to break through their realms.

Foundation Establishment, Foundation Establishment—it is, by nature, the building of a foundation.

But Li Heng ignored this.

When he was in the Nurturing Essence Realm, the Original Qi within his body had already transformed into Great Sun Original Qi, which could refine his internal organs and his entire body; he could have been refining himself from the inside out long ago.

His foundation was naturally incomparably stable.

After stabilizing, the next step is the pursuit of higher things. Li Heng disdained ordinary Blood Changing. Only by transforming his own bloodline into something transcendent at this stage would it be a bit of a challenge.

The transcendent fluctuations emitted by the Great Sun Divine Intent within his body caused his bloodline to transform, and it had already reached a critical point.

If judged by a progress bar, his progress had already reached ninety percent; with just one more push, he could break through the hundred percent mark and transform into a transcendent, saintly bloodline.

Transforming from an ordinary constitution into a Great Sun Spirit Body!

Visualizing the Great Sun Dharma Aspect in his heart, the progress continued to rise.

A flash of Enlightenment crossed Li Heng's eyes; he had gained a glimmer of insight into the essence of the Sun in this World—it was a radiance of incomparable brilliance, and under this light, all Evil Demons would bow their heads, not daring to act recklessly!

In a trance, he felt his consciousness drift away.

It drifted above the Nine Heavens, and he seemed to truly see the appearance of that Sun... He could not describe what it was; it seemed to be a ball of fire, or perhaps a mass of pure light?

He even saw the reflection of Heaven and Earth within it.

And within that reflection... some inexplicable shadows...

Another trance, and his consciousness was instantly pulled back, returning into his body. At this moment, he realized his progress had broken through ten percent, successfully advancing to the Blood Exchange Realm.

His own bloodline had also touched upon the extraordinary, sufficient to be called a Great Sun Spirit Body; a single drop of blood could suppress a Resentful Soul with ease. At the same time, he felt a faint, intangible connection between himself and the Great Sun in the sky...

Li Heng opened his eyes and looked around.

Antique furniture, luxurious vases, landscape paintings hanging on the walls, obscure and difficult books on the shelves. All of this, without a doubt, was his home!

He frowned. What had he just seen? Had he truly seen the Great Sun? That Sun hanging above the Nine Heavens?

But why? Why would there be a reflection of Heaven and Earth within the Sun?

That reflection was like a black spot... making him feel very uneasy. Those inexplicable shadows gave him an indescribable feeling...

After thinking it over, Li Heng still could not find a solution, so he could only temporarily store this thought in his heart. His strength was still too weak; pondering these things was merely aiming too high and worrying about groundless fears.

It would be better to improve his strength first.

At the same time, he noticed that the sun had already set behind the western mountains.

It was evening.

Wait, could it be that his consciousness was pulled back because the Sun had set? Li Heng jumped up; what a huge loss! If he had known, he would have started his seclusion in the morning!

He had only caught a glimpse of the Great Sun, yet his Great Sun Visualization progress had surged directly to twenty percent. It even made him faintly perceive that the Great Sun landscape within the Great Sun Visualization Diagram had quite a few discrepancies with the real Great Sun.

Li Heng did not find this strange.

The Great Sun depicted in the Great Sun Visualization Diagram was, after all, only drawn by people; compared to the real Great Sun, there were bound to be gaps and differences. Therefore, the Visualization Diagram could only serve as a reference.

Of course, he did not yet have the ability to observe the Great Sun at close range, so he could only use the Great Sun Visualization Diagram as a reference for now. At the same time, with his Visualization Supernatural Ability, there was no need to treat the Sun of this World as absolute truth.

For instance, the star-fireball from his past life was also a sun. The sun that illuminates the heavens and radiates across ten thousand worlds is also a sun.

He withdrew the distracting thoughts from his heart.

Now that he had broken through to the Blood Exchange Realm, it was time to consider the issue of his cultivation technique. The Taiyuan Technique he practiced was upright and peaceful, only suitable for Foundation Establishment, and not suitable for battle and slaughter.

Although he did not know if the Library had a chapter for the True Qi Realm, even if it did, he did not want to cultivate according to the original True Qi Realm chapter. Because, he had money now!

Well, five hundred and ten points of Source Power was not exactly rich.

However, he still intended to derive the subsequent technique himself, directly raising the conceptual intent of this technique to become his fundamental technique, or even his Dao-proclaiming technique.

After all, in the Daoism of his past life, Taiyuan meant the universe, the very beginning. At the same time, Li Heng wanted to add some personal understanding of his own. For example, "Tai" means great, and "Yuan" means Original Qi.

Under this understanding, the two characters Taiyuan meant that the Original Qi is vast.

Who is the one with vast Original Qi? The answer was obvious: it was that most ancient Heavenly Emperor, the personification of Heaven itself, who belonged to a different pantheon than the Three Pure Ones of Daoism, but was the same supreme mythic figure: the Haotian God!

Li Heng naturally knew he was being a bit ambitious.

But if a person has no ideals, what is the difference between them and a salted fish?

Anyway, he had the Visualization Supernatural Ability and could add different levels of derivation modules and point-adding functions to the Data Panel. Even if he couldn't create it in one step, he could slowly derive it; by deriving it step by step, he would eventually succeed.

This World was still too dangerous, with Weirdness running rampant. Even the most Yang and most rigid Great Sun of the Nine Heavens had appeared with some shadows and black spots. To avoid crashing, he would rather be a bit ambitious and use a higher dimension to perform a dimensionality-reduction strike.

Indescribable, using Weirdness to deal with Weirdness?

Sorry, he preferred to be a tough guy who blasts everything away.

With a thought, he directly pulled up the Data Panel, intending to add the long-missing upgrade and point-adding function to the panel!