Chapter 76: Senior Brother, Unexpected Crisis
As dusk settled, the outer gate of Ye’s Physiotherapy Center was sealed with wooden planks.
Ye Anping had just finished a set of sword dances in the backyard. He sat cross-legged on a lounge chair, meditating and regulating his breath, waiting for his Junior Sister to find him.
While waiting, he began to examine his own meridians, searching for any other method to expel Yang Energy more easily.
After conducting a general scan of his meridians, he gradually realized that what Si Xuanji had said was likely not just a scare tactic.
He originally possessed a dual Water and Wood spiritual root, and his body should only contain Water and Earth elemental spiritual energy. However, he now inexplicably had some杂气 (miscellaneous energy) that seemed spiritual yet not quite.
This miscellaneous energy was like blood clots, blocking various channels within his meridians. Currently, it had no significant impact, merely slowing down the flow of spiritual energy within the meridians.
However, if this miscellaneous energy accumulated excessively, it would inevitably halt the circulation of spiritual energy.
The ultimate consequence would be his meridians bursting from the pressure of spiritual energy, leading to his explosive death.
Ye Anping dared not contemplate the manner of his death.
In the past decade or so, he had not witnessed any cultivator die from an explosive death, but it was highly doubtful there would be any remains.
After approximately an hour of Qi Cultivation and meditation, Ye Anping exhaled softly, relaxed, and opened his eyes to look at the sky.
The sun was setting rapidly; Junior Sister should be arriving soon.
He stood up, sniffed his t-shirt, detecting the scent of sweat. He decided to take a bath first, so as not to be perceived as smelly when he hugged his Junior Sister later.
However…
Just as he took two steps towards the bedroom, he suddenly felt a scorching heat in his chest.
“Hiss—Why so suddenly…”
Sensing something was amiss, Ye Anping immediately took out two pills from his Storage Bag that could temporarily strengthen his meridians and swallowed them. He then returned to the lounge chair, sat down, closed his eyes, and continued meditating.
When he once again used his Spiritual Sense to examine the condition of his meridians, he was astonished.
An hour ago, his cultivation was at the fifth level of Qi Refining. Now, it had suddenly advanced to Qi Refining Completion.
A large amount of spiritual energy had nowhere to settle, like rampaging bison, crashing through his meridians. The original “Yang Energy” was also multiplying rapidly like a virus, directly blocking several crucial acupoints within his meridians.
Intense pain and a burning sensation followed, causing even him to furrow his brow.
“How could this happen? My cultivation has advanced so rapidly…”
Ye Anping immediately used his Spiritual Sense to control his meridians while contemplating the reason for his cultivation advancement.
Previously, upon returning from the back mountain of Xuan Xing Sect, his cultivation had suddenly advanced by two minor realms, which he could understand.
After all, he had spent several days in the spiritually rich area of Xuan Xing Sect’s back mountain to guide Liang Zhu and the others.
However, this sudden breakthrough from the fifth level of Qi Refining to the tenth level, Qi Refining Completion, was inexplicable.
Even his Junior Sister, with her pure Water Extreme Spiritual Root, had taken nearly a year to cultivate from the fifth level of Qi Refining to completion, and that was with him, a devilish Senior Brother, constantly urging her on.
Ordinary cultivators would typically spend at least four to five years.
Was it some physique he was unaware of…
“Tsk… If this continues…”
Ye Anping gritted his teeth, feeling a terrible premonition. He quickly stood up from the lounge chair, summoned his Flying Sword from his Storage Bag, and intended to fly directly to Xuan Xing Sect to find Si Xuanji.
There was no room for further consideration; within fifteen minutes at most, he would explode.
However, just as he summoned his Flying Sword and stepped onto it, he realized he could not control the restless spiritual energy within his body, and thus, could not fly his sword.
“Hiss—”
At this moment, Ye Anping’s eyes also flickered with a bloody haze.
“Junior Sister…”
His only hope now was his Junior Sister. He immediately sealed his Spirit and fundamental critical acupoints to prolong his life.
With a thud.
Ye Anping collapsed on the ground in the backyard.
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Tianyun Peak, Xuan Xing Sect.
Pei Lianxue was currently standing on the roof of the main building of the Three-Bay House, squinting as she gazed at the sun, which had only its scalp visible beyond the mountains.
At noon today, Elder Wang had visited and personally handed Pei Lianxue and Feng Yu Die their Xuan Xing Sect Disciple Waist Tokens and Inner Sect uniforms.
The moment she received her Sect Uniform, Pei Lianxue planned to wear the new outfit later to show her Senior Brother. Feng Yu Die had also mentioned that her Senior Brother had asked her to find him after sunset.
Therefore, Pei Lianxue had arrived on the rooftop long ago, quietly waiting for the sun to set.
At this moment, Feng Yu Die, holding two skewers of colorful dumplings, called out from the courtyard:
“Junior Sister Pei—Do you want to eat some…”
However, simultaneously, the sun had finally retracted its scalp behind the mountains.
Without a word, Pei Lianxue stepped onto her prepared Flying Sword and transformed into a streak of light, shooting towards the Xuan Xing Sect Marketplace. In less than fifteen minutes, she arrived at the entrance of Ye’s Physiotherapy Center.
Seeing that the main gate of the Physiotherapy Center was closed, she quickly took out a small mirror from her Storage Bag and tidied her bangs, which had been disheveled by the wind. Then, she sniffed her clothes, confirming she smelled pleasant, and leaped onto the roof, circling around to the backyard side.
“Senior Brother…”
Upon seeing Ye Anping collapsed in the backyard, the joyful smile on Pei Lianxue’s face instantly froze, her pupils constricting into dots.
“Senior Brother!!”
She instinctively wanted to rush forward, but after a moment’s thought, she took a deep breath and calmed herself. She vigilantly scanned the Surroundings with her Spiritual Sense, and after confirming no one was hiding in the backyard, she leaped down from the roof, ran to Ye Anping, knelt, and cradled him, letting him rest his head on her lap as she calmly examined her Senior Brother’s condition.
“No external injuries… His body temperature is so high… Hmm?”
At this moment, she suddenly noticed his trousers were bulging.
“I remember that area is…”
Pei Lianxue hesitated for a moment, a blush creeping onto her face, but she immediately shook her head, discarding the distracting thoughts.
Sickness is not shameful!
She quickly pulled open his waistband a little, leaned down over Ye Anping’s lower body, and peeked inside.
!
“Why is it so swollen? I remember Senior Brother’s area wasn’t so swollen before… Is this the cause?”
Pei Lianxue stared for a moment, then instinctively reached for a small knife from her Storage Bag. However, she suddenly remembered that it was also a part of her Senior Brother’s body and immediately dismissed the idea of cutting it off.
“Senior Brother taught me… to blend Spiritual Sense into spiritual energy and send it into the other person’s body…”
She pondered for a moment, then brushed aside Ye Anping’s bangs, closed her eyes, formed a Sword Finger with her hand, and pointed it at his forehead, mobilizing her spiritual energy.
Upon discovering that a type of miscellaneous energy in her Senior Brother’s meridians was tightly blocking various acupoints, she couldn’t help but frown. But soon, she found that the spiritual energy she sent into her Senior Brother’s meridians was like flowing water, capable of dissolving and eliminating the miscellaneous energy that was blocking the meridians.
“If that’s the case then…”
Pei Lianxue quickly concentrated and began to transfer her spiritual energy to Ye Anping.
Although it had some effect, she soon discovered that there was simply too much of this miscellaneous energy. If it continued like this, her Senior Brother’s meridians would likely be unable to withstand the pressure and burst before she could even fully expel the miscellaneous energy.
After pondering for a moment, she looked around the courtyard and quickly carried her Senior Brother to the bedding in the bedroom. She then sat in front of him like a duck and tightly embraced him.
“Senior Brother, just hold on a little longer…”
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