Chapter 690: Morning Dawn

The night was like water.

Shenfeng Academy.

Bamboo Garden.

Yin Qi sat cross-legged, his mind immersed in his Inner Heaven and Earth. The treasury was piled high with a massive amount of supplies, half of which were either divine materials or Immortal Medicine, all contributed by the various major powers.

Especially the Light Church; they were truly wealthy and imposing.

Of the first batch of cultivation supplies he had previously provided, the Light Church had snapped up nearly a quarter.

But in the eyes of the major powers, these supplies were likely just a drop in the bucket.

Take the Light Church, for instance, which had existed for tens of thousands of years.

Even the youngest of the ten great families had existed for thousands of years.

Thousands of years of accumulation—just thinking about it felt terrifying.

These top-tier treasures were rarely consumed by them in the past, so they could only pile up in their treasuries, growing ever more numerous.

The Qi Diguo were, on the contrary, the weakest in foundation, because they only had a history of a few hundred years since their founding, far from being comparable to these ancient powers.

With a thought from Yin Qi, a Linglong purple fruit appeared in his hand.

Placed in the Zhetian World, this would belong to the Medicine King category.

Crack!

The Linglong purple fruit was only the size of a quail egg. Yin Qi ate it in one bite; the fruit flesh was crisp, the juice sweet, and it was soon swallowed into his belly, transforming into a surging energy.

He closed his eyes slightly, exerting his utmost to refine the medicinal power.

At the same time, the acupoints all over his body opened wide. The 129,600 star gods, solemn and dignified, rapidly formed hand seals, drawing in endless starlight, making the entire room as bright as day.

If anyone were to enter, they would be shocked to discover that the Practice Room was filled with starlight, as if one were situated within the Starry Sky.

With sufficient resources, Yin Qi easily condensed all his acupoints.

Qiao Tong Baiqiao, Fist Intent Materialization, Fleshly Derivation, and Thousand Transformations—these realms emphasize comprehension and state of mind. Thus, supported by sufficient resources, he quickly cultivated to Thousand Transformations, equivalent to the Sixth Order Peak.

Yin Qi could even achieve Shattering Vacuum at any time if he wished.

However, he was cultivating the Eight-Nine Profound Art. His current realm was equivalent to the First Turn Peak. What followed was breaking through to the Second Turn; cultivation would no longer emphasize comprehension and state of mind, but rather the tempering of the body like water dripping through stone, causing the body to undergo metamorphosis.

Besides the Prehistoric Martial Dao, his Immortal Dao had also reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core Realm.

Additionally, his Shenmu Martial Dao was at the Third Order.

He was a beginner in the Shenmu Martial Dao, and although his foundation was far beyond what others could compare to, he still needed to take it one step at a time.

Time passed quietly, and soon it was the second half of the night.

"Hmm?"

Yin Qi was suddenly startled awake, frowning secretly.

He did not open his eyes. His spiritual sense swept out quietly, and he soon discovered a small grey-brown Dragon, under the cover of the night, sneaking into the Bamboo Garden like a ghost.

This small grey-brown Dragon was only six or seven meters long, with a pair of wings on its back and a pair of watery eyes darting around.

Despite its size, it landed without a sound, moved like the wind, and wiggling its plump body, it quietly bypassed the guards outside the Bamboo Garden, snuck into the garden, and headed straight for the Alchemy Room.

"This is... Baby Dragon!"

Yin Qi recognized Baby Dragon and couldn't help but find it amusing.

Baby Dragon, full name Great Virtue Great Might Heavenly Dragon, was the first-generation Light God. Because he joined forces with the Heavenly Demon to resist the black hand Guangyuan, he was smashed to pieces and had to undergo reincarnation.

Seeing this, Yin Qi did not go out to stop it.

This Alchemy Room was just a display he had set up; it contained some medicinal herbs and Pill, and the best of the Pill were only Fifth Tier, and there was only one bottle, so it didn't matter if it was stolen.

Thinking of this, Yin Qi withdrew his spiritual sense and continued to cultivate.

Baby Dragon acted quickly, snatching all the Pill and retreating rapidly. It had heard Dragon Knight discussing them during the day and only then learned that there were such good things as Pill in the world, so it came uninvited.

The next day.

Chen Nan and the others set off for the Immortal Martial Academy in Jin.

Staying at an inn on the way, Chen Nan and the others were eating meat and drinking wine when they suddenly discovered Baby Dragon spitting out several pill bottles from under its tongue. It nudged Chen Nan with its head, signaling for him to help open them. Chen Nan said in shock: "Baby Dragon, where did you get these pill bottles?"

Since the method of Alchemy spread, although many people had successfully refined Pill, these pill bottles made of Upper Grade fine jade would not be used to hold low-tier Pill.

And as for high-tier Pill, currently only Yin Qi produced them.

He picked up one of the pill bottles, and the more he looked, the more familiar it felt, because there was a simple sketch on the bottle, which, with just a few strokes, outlined the image of an Immortal standing with hands behind his back.

He had seen it on Yin Qi's pill bottles before.

"Yiya yiya!"

Baby Dragon could not speak yet, only urging Chen Nan to open them quickly.

Chen Nan had no choice but to open one of the pill bottles and pour out a blood-red Pill.

Long Wu couldn't help but exclaim: "This is a Fifth Tier Sun-Burning Pill. Is the academy so generous that they actually gave the little dragon a whole bottle?"

A Fifth Tier Pill was now being hyped to five million gold coins each, and it was a case of having a price but no market.

Please... you.... collect 6... 9... book.... bar....!

This bottle alone was worth fifty million gold coins.

Their Long Family had only purchased twenty of them.

It wasn't for lack of money, but a shortage of stock.

"Fifth Tier Sun-Burning Pill!"

Hearing this, the others' eyes went straight.

Baby Dragon rolled the Pill from Chen Nan's hand into its mouth, then signaled for Chen Nan to cover it up. After Chen Nan closed the stopper, it rolled all the pill bottles under its tongue, lay on the ground, and revealed a dragon-style smile.

A Fifth Tier Pill is enough for him to digest for quite a while.

………

Over half a month later, a sensational piece of news spread across the continent.

Chen Nan fought a bloody battle in the Jin Capital, furiously hacked a wicked young master, slaughtered a Dragon with a flying knife, single-handedly resisted an army of a thousand, and used the Heaven-defying Seven Devil Blades to kill a quasi-Fifth Tier peerless expert, shaking people's hearts.

Following this came various titles such as "Murderous Demon King" and "Blood-Bathed Asura."

Jin and the Immortal Martial Academy were furious and very much wanted to send people to hunt down Chen Nan, but due to their fear of Yin Qi behind Chen Nan, they ultimately chose to "swallow their pride," though they secretly placed a bounty on Chen Nan.

Not long after, Yin Qi also heard of it.

It was Vice Principal Zhao Cen who came to tell him, asking Yin Qi if he wanted to intervene.

Yin Qi rejected it.

Chen Nan's growth cannot be separated from slaughter; this is a form of tempering, so he naturally would not interfere.

……

Time drifted by, and another half a month passed.

Chen Nan, holding a little girl of about three years old by the hand, arrived at the Bamboo Garden.

This little girl was carved from pink jade, her crystalline skin faintly flowing with luster, a pair of blinking large eyes as bright as black gemstones, with a delicate, pretty nose and a tender red mouth.

She looked even more holy than a little angel and more beautiful than a little elf.

"Chenxi."

Yin Qi knew that this must be Chenxi.

Chenxi was gestated by Heaven and Earth, her body pure and unblemished, a natural Immortal Body.

Looking at her, Yin Qi felt as if he were seeing Xiao Nannan.

Although Chenxi and Xiao Nannan looked completely different, their temperaments were almost exactly the same, their eyes pure and flawless, representing the most innocent side of humanity.

Seeing Yin Qi again, Chen Nan was very excited, as if he had countless things to say.

But he still patiently said to Chenxi: "Chenxi, this is Brother's best friend, Yin Qi; you should call him Brother from now on too."

Chenxi's background was extraordinary and highly likely related to Yuxin, so he naturally hoped that Chenxi could be close to Yin Qi, so that if Chenxi had any trouble in the future, Yin Qi would also take action.

Chenxi tilted her head, blinking her bright, large eyes.

She could feel that the big brother before her was full of kindness toward her, so she called out sweetly: "Brother." (End of this chapter)