Chapter 662: Profiteering

Yin Qi said nothing, pouring his entire Blood Qi into the Houyi Bow, causing the Houyi Bow to emit a terrifying aura, while the bow body itself radiated a brilliant golden light, instantly illuminating the entire crater.

The giant snake's pupils constricted; it sensed unprecedented danger and couldn't help but thrust its head out, flicking its tongue frantically to intimidate Yin Qi into not attacking rashly.

Yin Qi said in a deep voice, "I know you can understand me. I only want two leaves of the Fiery Immortal Lotus; the rest is enough for you to transform into a Dragon. I hope you do not force me to strike."

A look of struggle flashed in the giant snake's eyes, and finally, it nodded.

Subsequently, a surge of Demon Power swept out, plucking two leaves of the Fiery Immortal Lotus and sending them before Yin Qi.

Yin Qi withdrew his Blood Qi and hurriedly took two jade boxes from the pack behind him, placing the two Fiery Immortal Lotus leaves into them separately; one leaf naturally belonged to him, which he put back into the pack.

If not for his cultivation being insufficient, this single leaf of the Fiery Immortal Lotus would be enough for him to refine an Immortal Pill.

As it is now, he can only refine it directly.

"Brother Snake, I wish you good luck in successfully transforming into a Dragon."

Yin Qi looked back at the giant snake once before turning to descend the mountain.

A sixth-order Divine Dragon is rarely seen even in a thousand years; Yin Qi did not want to kill it, nor did he wish to expose his full cultivation in front of Chu Yu and the others.

……

At the foot of the mountain.

Chu Yu hurriedly came to meet him, asking in confusion, "Yin Qi, what happened earlier? Why did you come down? And what is that in your hand...?"

The jade box was milky white and opaque.

Yin Qi handed over the jade box and explained, "Just as I expected, the guardian of the Fiery Immortal Lotus is a fifth-order giant snake on the verge of transforming into a Dragon. If it were to fight to the death, I fear I would struggle to escape unscathed even with the Houyi Bow in hand. Thus, I forced it to hand over one leaf of the Fiery Immortal Lotus; this way, your goal is achieved, and the giant snake won't fight me to the death over it."

Chu Yu was disappointed: "Ah, just one leaf?"

Chen Nan couldn't help but taunt, "This is the Fiery Immortal Lotus; are you still not satisfied with one leaf? Brother Yin only promised to help you pick the Fiery Immortal Lotus, not to let you sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor. If you're so capable, why don't you go yourself?"

"You stinking degenerate, who said I wasn't satisfied."

Chu Yu glared at Chen Nan and hurriedly took the jade box.

Yin Qi was not her subordinate, so she shouldn't express dissatisfaction or disappointment, especially since, as Chen Nan said, having a leaf of the Fiery Immortal Lotus was already a surprise to take back.

Since the Fiery Immortal Lotus had been obtained, the next step was naturally to return.

But Chu Yu was unwilling; having finally come out, how could she go back now?

Her dark eyes darted around as she said, "Since we're here, how can we go back empty-handed? Why don't we wander around the mountain a bit more and hunt some Magic Beasts?"

The three mages' eyes lit up instantly.

They were all still Apprentice Mages; if they had Magic Crystal Cores, perhaps they could quickly reach the First Order.

The female leader said hurriedly, "Your Highness, this is not appropriate."

Yin Qi shook his head and said, "I only promised to help you pick the Fiery Immortal Lotus and escort you home; I have no mission to protect you while hunting Magic Beasts. You may go hunt them if you wish, but Chen Nan and I will return to that small pool to wait for you."

As for why not here, it was because the giant snake would transform into a Dragon in a few days.

A sixth-order Divine Dragon—if it held a grudge, he wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Fine then, you go back to the pool and wait for us. Give me the Houyi Bow, and we're off."

Chu Yu took the Houyi Bow and turned to leave.

The others looked at one another; although very unwilling, they had no choice but to follow quickly.

This little Princess was too willful, and they could only follow.

Seeing Chu Yu and the others walk away, Chen Nan chuckled and said, "This little girl never has a good thought in her head. I really hope she encounters a powerful Magic Beast next so she can be taught a lesson and learn what it means to be humble."

Yin Qi shook his head and smiled, "You might be disappointed. She has Second Order cultivation and holds the Houyi Bow, which is enough to shoot and kill a Third Order Magic Beast, or even a Fourth Tier one; otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to enter the mountain with these people." "That is true."

Chen Nan nodded; he was the one who knew the power of the Houyi Bow best.

Back then, his father, Chen Zhan, relied on this bow to continuously shoot and kill three peerless experts who besieged him in a single day, becoming famous in one battle and shaking the entire Immortal Fantasy Continent.

……

Without the burden of the three mages, Yin Qi and Chen Nan returned to the side of the pool in one day.

Yin Qi took out the jade box containing the Fiery Immortal Lotus and said to Chen Nan, "Brother Chen, I am going to refine this leaf of the Fiery Immortal Lotus; I must trouble you to stand guard for me."

"Done!"

Chen Nan gave Yin Qi a thumbs up.

Having spent a year with Yin Qi, although the other's cultivation had progressed by leaps and bounds, seemingly verifying Yin Qi's theories, he still believed his father Chen Zhan's words: never rely on external objects for cultivation.

Therefore, he had no strange feelings about this Fiery Immortal Lotus; instead, he admired Yin Qi.

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Sure enough, Brother Yin is not an honest man either.

Yin Qi smiled. He sat cross-legged, took out the Fiery Immortal Lotus, looked at it, and stuffed it into his mouth. It was crisp, sweet, and fragrant, and it soon turned into a majestic surge of energy that permeated from his abdomen.

He hurriedly closed his eyes, looked within himself, and guided the medicinal power of the Fiery Immortal Lotus to condense his Acupoints.

Chen Nan sat down not far from Yin Qi, looking around in boredom. His gaze accidentally fell on Yin Qi, and he suddenly exclaimed in surprise, his eyes widening.

In his perception, one Acupoint after another on Yin Qi's body was being lit up, just like torches in the dark night or the bright moon in the Starry Sky, blooming with brilliant Divine Light.

"What kind of profound art is this, to actually condense Acupoints? I have never heard my father mention it."

Chen Nan was shocked.

It is well known that Martial Dao cultivation of True Qi focuses primarily on the circulation of meridians.

Although it also flows through acupoints, compared to naturally clear acupoints, those blocked meridians need to be opened one by one, from the Eight Extraordinary Meridians to the countless tiny meridians surrounding them.

The more profound the Martial Dao, the more tiny meridians are naturally opened.

Because only when the meridians are opened can the physical body be tempered most effectively, thereby achieving its own transformation and evolution.

Someone like Yin Qi, who condenses Acupoints, is one of a kind.

In a trance, he seemed to see that within those mysterious Acupoints, divine spirits had taken up residence; these spirits were constantly forming various profound hand seals, drawing the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi into Yin Qi's body.

"What a profound art."

Chen Nan exclaimed in wonder, finally withdrawing his gaze.

The more he spent time with Yin Qi, the more mysterious he felt Yin Qi to be.

Although Yin Qi claimed to have apprenticed under a master, he no longer really believed it, because apprenticing could only teach martial arts, but some things could not be explained by simply having a master.

For instance, Yin Qi's cultivation of character, Yin Qi's erudition, and so on.

These things not only require cultivation but even more so the accumulation of time, and they are not things one can easily master just because a master gives them a few relevant books.

In his estimation, Yin Qi should not be the son of a hunter, but rather a Noble.

In fact, many Nobles in his memory were far inferior to Yin Qi in terms of cultivation and bearing, so he truly could not fathom how someone like Yin Qi could be born in such a remote place as Xuefeng Town.

When chatting, he often had the feeling of facing his father, Chen Zhan.

This feeling was very strange. (End of chapter)