Chapter 657: Chen Nan Has Crawled Out

One day later.

Deep within the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Bang!

As Yin Qi smashed down with a punch, a massive rock pig collapsed to the ground with a thud, not even letting out a whimper.

"Is this a First Order Magic Beast?"

"Too weak!"

Yin Qi shook his head.

As it stands, his combat power is at least that of the Second Order.

As for whether he has reached the Third Order, he still needs to find a Third Order Magic Beast to test it.

"Right, the Magic Crystal Core."

Yin Qi suddenly remembered; he lifted his blade to split open the rock pig's head and extracted an earthy-yellow Magic Crystal Core from within.

It was only the size of a quail egg, yet it contained a pure yet violent energy.

"So this is a Magic Crystal Core."

"It's somewhat like a Spirit Stone, only it possesses an attribute."

Yin Qi toyed with the Magic Crystal Core.

The Shenmu World is quite interesting; the world is not only filled with primordial energy (Spirit Qi), but also Magic Elements, which are the foundation for the existence of Magic Beasts and mages.

But in Yin Qi's view, these so-called Magic Elements are actually just Spirit Qi with attributes.

It is just that Eastern cultivators, whether Daoists or martial artists, absorb attribute-less Spirit Qi and then, according to their own techniques, refine it into True Qi of various attributes.

Whereas Western mages use Spiritual Power to manipulate various attribute-based Spirit Qi.

"Since the Magic Crystal Core is like a Spirit Stone, can it be extracted and used for cultivation?"

Yin Qi suddenly thought.

Cultivating with a Magic Crystal Core requires solving two difficulties: first, how to resolve the issue of the violent energy within the core, as guiding it out rashly would damage one's meridians; second, the issue of attribute conversion.

Pure, attribute-less Spirit Qi can be easily converted into attribute-based True Qi.

But for attribute-based True Qi, wanting to reverse it into attribute-less Spirit Qi is difficult.

However, with Yin Qi's knowledge and foundation, as long as he is given some time, he should be able to figure it out without needing to seek help from the Luck Altar.

Half a month later.

Roar!

A tiger's roar shook the surroundings, followed immediately by countless wind blades sweeping across the area like a machine gun; countless thick trees were like paper, being snapped in half one after another.

Yin Qi's expression changed, and he used Thousand Mile Foot to turn and flee.

The wind blades were very fast, but Yin Qi's speed was not slow either, and with the trees providing cover, he finally managed to dodge them, but he did not stop, because the Third Order Golden-Eyed Magic Tiger behind him was still in hot pursuit.

With the help of the trees as obstacles, Yin Qi fled for dozens of miles before finally shaking off the Golden-Eyed Magic Tiger.

Hu hu!

Yin Qi felt lingering fear and let out a long, turbid breath.

"A Third Order Magic Beast is truly formidable, far beyond what a Second Order Magic Beast can compare to; it is roughly equivalent to a Foundation Establishment Realm Demon, or perhaps a Martial Saint at the Human Realm Peak Stage."

In this half-month, he had killed many Second Order Magic Beasts, but suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of a Third Order one.

Therefore, his combat power should be at the Second-Tier Peak.

Do not think that Second-Tier Peak is low; when Chen Nan first appeared, he was only First Order, and the ten great young experts who emerged from the Four Great Academies were basically only Third Order; the Fourth Tier is already considered a quasi-peerless expert.

With his Second-Tier Peak, he could even enter the Qishi Mansion upon entering the Chu Kingdom.

The key is that Yin Qi has only been cultivating for half a year.

"Mother, I'm back."

Yin Qi carried his herb basket into the courtyard and saw a strange young man practicing martial arts in the yard.

His fist techniques were like flowing clouds and moving water, quite profound.

This young man was about his age, looking to be around twenty, with an ordinary build and ordinary features; he was the type of character who would absolutely go unnoticed in a crowd.

But Yin Qi could feel that this person contained terrifying energy within his body, vast and boundless. "Chen Nan!"

In an instant, Yin Qi realized it suddenly.

Chen Nan also stopped and looked at Yin Qi; although he could not understand the current language, he had been living here for a few days and knew that the mistress of the house had a son.

He figured this person must be him.

"Hello, my name is Chen Nan!"

Chen Nan said, cupping his hands.

Although others could not understand what he was saying, he could not neglect the proper etiquette.

However, the next moment, Chen Nan was dumbfounded, as he saw Yin Qi nod and say: "So it is Brother Chen, my name is Yin Qi. I wonder why Brother Chen is in my home?"

In the original work, after Chen Nan crawled out of the grave, he spent a year in a small town to learn the new language.

He just did not know how he ended up at his house.

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Chen Nan's eyes bulged, and he said excitedly: "You can understand what I'm saying? How can you speak the language from ten thousand years ago?"

In his excitement, he did not notice the flaw in his own words.

Chen Nan was truly too excited.

Waking up from a sleep, he discovered he had been resurrected from the dead and had crawled out of a grave.

Yet the result was that ten thousand years later, the gods were dead, the demons were extinguished, and his father, mother, and lover were long gone; only he remained alive in this world, and because of the language barrier, he felt as if he were the only person left in the world.

An indescribable loneliness was devouring his soul at every moment.

If not for the four years of setbacks he had once suffered, which had strengthened his psychological resilience, he would likely have fallen into depression long ago.

Now, seeing someone who could not only understand his words but also communicate with him, he felt as if he had instantly found a confidant, and at the same time, he was eager to learn from the other party about the Shenmo Lingyuan.

Yin Qi smiled slightly and said, "Although ten thousand years of Suiyue Sword Sword Sword is long and the seas can turn into mulberry fields, language can be passed down through books; therefore, the language of ten thousand years ago has not disappeared, it is just that few people understand it."

At this moment, Yin Mu and the cook also heard the commotion and walked out of the house.

"Qi'er, you're back."

Yin Mu was first delighted, then surprised, and said, "Qi'er, were you just talking to him? Three days ago, this child was unconscious on the road during a heavy rain; I saw he was pitiful and brought him back, but I found that we could not understand each other's language, and I didn't know where he came from."

Although there is a common language in the world today, many people still do not understand it.

Chen Nan did not understand it, and she did not mind.

She was, however, surprised that her son, Yin Qi, actually knew the other party's local dialect.

Yin Qi nodded and said, "Mm, my master also speaks this dialect; I have studied it, so I can understand it. Mother, his name is Chen Nan, and he might be a fellow villager of my master."

"Oh my, it really is possible that he is a fellow villager of your master; this is all fate."

Yin Mu did not think much of it, and she said with a smile, "Since he is a fellow villager of your master, then let him continue to stay here; you can teach him the current language while you're at it. By the way, Qi'er, did your trip into the mountains go well?"

Yin Qi replied, "Mm, very smooth; the medicinal herbs needed were all gathered."

"That's good!"

Yin Mu nodded, and she turned to the cook and said, "Zhao Jie, go outside and buy some good wine and food."

"Alright!"

The cook Zhao Jie nodded, took the few gold coins Yin Mu gave her, and walked out.

……

The Yin Mansion covers an area of nearly three mu and is shaped like the character 'ji'; there are three rooms on the north side, with the middle one being the main room, the west side being Yin Mu's room, and the east side being Yin Qi's room.

On the east side, there are two wing rooms and a kitchen; one of the two wing rooms is vacant, and the other is used for storing miscellaneous items.

There are also two west wing rooms, one is the Alchemy Room and one is the pharmacy.

Following Yin Qi into the pharmacy, Chen Nan discovered it was like entering a medicine shop; all three walls were lined with medicine cabinets, and a medicinal fragrance mixed with the scent of countless herbs rushed to his nose.

He watched as Yin Qi took off his back basket; most of the medicinal herbs were contained in jade boxes, and the herbs inside were hazy with glowing light, showing at a glance that they were all spiritual herbs, among which there was no lack of top-grade spiritual herbs.

But for now, Chen Nan had no heart to pay attention to these.

He asked impatiently, "Brother Yin, do you know who built the Shenmo Lingyuan, and why all the God and Demon who were claimed to be immortal have fallen? Also, why are there so many people from the Magic Continent in the Village?" (End of this chapter)