coobybook Chapter 121 Senior Brother Suppresses Vicious Qi
Chapter 121 Senior Brother Suppresses Vicious Qi
Carrying the jade bottle containing the Vicious Qi Pill, Mu Zhusheng headed straight for Jiang Jingzhi's courtyard with great joy.
Along the way, the warm spring sun shone through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled light and shadow, as if celebrating his success today.
As soon as Mu Zhusheng stepped into the courtyard, she saw Jiang Jingzhi sitting quietly by the stone table, dressed in white, intently wiping his sword.
"Senior Brother!" Mu Zhusheng called out loudly, took a few steps forward, and respectfully handed over the jade bottle with both hands. "I have successfully completed the task and the Qi-repelling pill has been refined."
Jiang Jingzhi suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with surprise and emotion. Over the years, his master, junior brother, and junior sister had all done a lot for him, and he had kept them all in his heart.
He suddenly stood up, his hands trembling slightly as he took the jade bottle. He stared intently at the faintly glowing pill inside and murmured, "For many years, I have been suppressing my malevolent energy with my spiritual power. The hardships I have endured are beyond words... Now, I finally have a way to break free."
A gentle breeze rustled through the flowers in the courtyard, causing their petals to fall like snowflakes, seemingly echoing the joy.
Jiang Jingzhi looked up and gazed sincerely at Mu Zhusheng. He patted Mu Zhusheng's shoulder and said, "Junior brother, you've worked hard. If it weren't for your tireless efforts, I don't know how much longer this resentment would have dragged me down."
Mu Zhusheng chuckled and scratched his head, "Senior Brother, what are you saying? Our bond as fellow disciples is stronger than that of family. There's no need for thanks. I only hope this pill can help you suppress your malevolent energy."
After saying that, her mood darkened again. "Senior brother, I will definitely refine pills diligently and create one that can permanently eliminate malevolent energy, so that I can be worry-free."
“Junior brother, you are very capable. There are only a handful of ninth-level alchemists this young in the entire cultivation world. I know my body better than you do. Obtaining this Qi-inducing pill is already my greatest opportunity.”
Jiang Jingzhi took a deep breath, carefully put the jade bottle into his bosom, looked around at the spring scenery in the courtyard, and said with emotion: "When Junior Sister and Master come out of seclusion and learn about this, they will definitely be happy for us. In the future, our Chongyang Peak will surely have even more glory."
After saying this, the two looked at each other and burst into laughter, their laughter echoing in the spring courtyard for a long time.
With the Vicious Qi Pill in his heart, Jiang Jingzhi steadily walked towards the secluded place he had prepared long ago.
At this moment, sunlight filtered through the dappled leaves, casting a golden glow on the ground, as if paving a path of hope for him.
Upon reaching the cave entrance, he turned back to look at Mu Zhusheng, his expression resolute yet tinged with gratitude: "Junior brother, this time it was all thanks to your master and junior sister's efforts. When I emerge from seclusion, I will certainly live up to your expectations."
Having said that, he lightly flicked his robes, turned, and entered the cave.
The cave was quiet and dark, with only a few rays of light filtering through from the ceiling.
Jiang Jingzhi found a futon, sat cross-legged, and carefully took out the jade bottle. The faint light of the elixir illuminated his cold and stern face.
He took a deep breath, as if calming the turmoil in his heart, and murmured to himself, "These years of shackles may finally be broken."
With his hands forming a mudra, Jiang Jingzhi's spiritual energy slowly surged around him, shimmering with a faint light.
He placed the pill in his palm, stared at it for a moment, and then resolutely put it into his mouth.
In an instant, the medicinal power surged through his body like a raging tide. He frowned, sweat rolled down his forehead, but he gritted his teeth and endured it. At the same time, the tragic battlefield of the past appeared before his eyes like a ghost, dragging him into a nightmare.
Three hundred years ago, a great war broke out between the cultivation world and the demon race, changing the color of the sky and earth and shattering the mountains and rivers.
Dark clouds, as black as ink, pressed heavily over the battlefield. Amidst flashes of lightning and thunder, shouts of battle and screams of agony mingled together.
At that time, Jiang Jingzhi was a spirited young man, dressed in spotless white robes, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and a tall and straight figure like a pine tree. He was undoubtedly a prodigy in everyone's eyes.
He wielded a sharp sword, his body surrounded by spiritual energy, radiating dazzling light, and wherever he went, the demons retreated in defeat.
In the midst of the chaos, Jiang Jingzhi caught sight of his fellow disciples trapped in the demon race's evil magic array, unable to escape, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.
His gaze was resolute, and without hesitation, he rushed towards the magic circle, shouting, "Don't be afraid, I'll break the formation!"
Upon reaching the front, he discovered that only by using himself as the core of the formation could he break the vicious array and absorb the demonic energy within.
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Jingzhi quickly formed hand seals, his spiritual power surging forth as he forcibly connected with the magic array.
In an instant, demonic energy surged into his body like a black torrent. His face contorted in pain, veins bulging on his forehead, yet he gritted his teeth and remained silent.
His junior brothers and sisters cried out, "Senior brother, you mustn't!"
Despite the excruciating pain, Jiang Jingzhi forced a smile and reassured them, "It's alright, you all go quickly and save your lives!"
As demonic energy continued to pour in, his white robes gradually turned black, and his eyes changed from clear to blood red.
But with his indomitable will, he persevered to the end, successfully breaking the magic array and saving everyone.
However, from then on, the surging demonic energy took root in his body, transforming into endless malevolent energy that constantly eroded his mind and body, making his subsequent cultivation path full of thorns, and he could no longer be as carefree and unrestrained as before.
Even so, he never regretted it, because it was his responsibility as a senior brother and a cultivator.
Outside the cave, Mu Zhusheng stood silently watching, her eyes filled with concern.
A gentle breeze rustled through the branches, as if whispering encouragement.
As the sun set, and after an unknown amount of time, the light inside the cave gradually dimmed and became calm. Mu Zhusheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and murmured softly, "I hope that Senior Brother's seclusion this time will allow him to completely suppress his resentment and return to the spirited young man he once was."
Inside the cave, it was dark and gloomy, with only a faint light flickering from the ceiling, as if it could be swallowed up by darkness at any moment.
Jiang Jingzhi's brows were furrowed, cold sweat poured down his face, and his body trembled uncontrollably, clearly struggling with his inner demons.
Jiang Jingzhi is trapped in a nightmare, where the brutal battlefields of the past reappear all around him, with lightning flashing, thunder roaring, and deafening shouts of battle.
Although his brows were furrowed, he was covered in cold sweat, and his body was trembling, the determination in his heart never went out.
In the illusion, facing the surging demonic energy, Jiang Jingzhi struggled to maintain his consciousness, rapidly changing hand seals with his hands, attempting to build a barrier with spiritual power to resist it.
However, the demonic energy, like a black blade, repeatedly broke through his defenses, eroding his body and mind.
Each impact brought excruciating pain; his face contorted, his jaw clenched, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, yet he remained silent.
"I can't lose, my junior brothers and sisters are waiting for me..."
Jiang Jingzhi roared inwardly. He thought of his junior brother who was waiting in reality, as well as his master and junior sister who had not yet emerged from seclusion. The camaraderie among his fellow disciples in the past transformed into a source of power.
At this moment, a gentle breeze carrying the fragrance of spring wafted into the cave, seemingly awakening warm memories deep within his heart.
Jiang Jingzhi's eyes suddenly cleared. With this clarity, he resolutely guided the power of the pills in his body, letting them surge through his meridians like molten lava, merging with spiritual power and transforming into blazing light to counterattack the demonic energy.
As the light intensified, the battlefield within the illusion began to distort and dissipate.
Jiang Jingzhi pressed his advantage, chanting incantations as he used his spiritual power to draw runes, sealing away the remaining demonic energy one by one.
His figure stood out even more in the light, and his sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes regained their determination.
Finally, with a "poof," Jiang Jingzhi spat out a mouthful of blood, and the scene before his eyes shattered completely. The gloomy darkness in the cave was dispelled by the soft light emanating from him.
He slowly opened his eyes, the fierceness in them dissipating, replaced by clarity. He let out a long sigh: "This inner demon is finally over..."
Xu Xiaoxiao was in seclusion in her cave on Chongyang Peak. The surroundings were quiet, with only the occasional sound of water droplets dripping from the cave walls breaking the silence.
With her five hearts facing upwards, she was immersed in cultivation, her body shrouded in spiritual energy, attempting to break through the bottleneck of the mid-stage Golden Core realm.
At first, the spiritual energy flowed smoothly like a flowing stream, and the golden core shone brighter and brighter. Everything seemed to be going smoothly.
However, as her cultivation deepened, an invisible barrier stood in front of her, and no matter how she mobilized her spiritual power to attack it, she could not budge it in the slightest.
Xu Xiaoxiao frowned, sweat rolled down her forehead, and her face was slightly pale, but she showed no sign of giving up and tried again and again with gritted teeth.
However, at that moment, her thoughts drifted uncontrollably to her second senior brother's alchemy, wondering about the outcome; she also thought of her eldest senior brother suffering from the resentment and whose health was deteriorating.
These worries, like threads, entangled her heart, making her increasingly anxious, and her spiritual energy became disordered.
"No, this won't work. I need to go out and take a look."
Xu Xiaoxiao thought to herself. She took a deep breath, forcibly calmed her chaotic spiritual energy, and slowly opened her eyes, a resolute look flashing in them.
Xu Xiaoxiao quickly straightened her clothes, put the magical artifact into her pocket, looked around the familiar and quiet cave, and said softly, "I will break through again when the time is right."
Then, she formed a hand seal, opened the cave door, and a beam of light shone in. It was the long-awaited sunlight. She took a deep breath.
Xu Xiaoxiao stepped out of the cave, the sunlight shining on her and the breeze ruffling her hair, but she had no heart to appreciate the beautiful mountain scenery. She walked quickly towards her senior brothers, wanting nothing more than to know how they were doing.