Chapter 7: Mysterious and Bizarre Space

  Sorry, I got the main character's name wrong again, I'll change it. From now on, I'll proofread several times before posting.

  Bai Qi secretly used the Xiantian Yiqi in his eyes, and after a slight rotation, the pain subsided, and he could see things again. He carefully recalled that the person he saw was blurry and unclear, only a pair of clear and transparent eyes looked at him, as if suddenly burning up.

  Bai Qi knew that this was the skill of a Qigong master, and indeed it was a wicked move. No matter how powerful a martial artist you are, if you're not on guard, you'll fall for it.

  When Bai Qi raised his head again, Princess Yuzhen didn't use any magic, she just smiled at Bai Qi.

  Bai Qi saw a stunningly beautiful face, Princess Yu Zhen was not very old, probably just over twenty according to rumors, but this face looked like it was only sixteen or seventeen years old.

  Thin and long black eyebrows, set against skin as white as snow, a pair of eyes that are almost without curvature, yet looking at them doesn't make one feel stiff, but rather makes one feel weak and pitiful.

  "You're the first one to dare look at me a second time. Are you Bai Qi?" Princess Yuzhen's smile faded, but there was no anger in her expression, only a hint of amusement. She had also heard rumors about Bai Qi and didn't expect him to be like this. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have let him get on the carriage.

  "That's right." Bai Qi nodded.

  Originally thought Princess Yuzhen would say something else, but the princess didn't speak again. Baqi also couldn't stare at her, so he sat up straight and observed the others in the carriage with his peripheral vision.

  Among the four palace maids in the carriage, it was the gloomy old man who made Bai Qi feel a sense of danger. It wasn't until then that Bai Qi noticed Princess Yuzhen wearing a Taoist robe with a moon-white base and ancient seal script embroidery. The old man, on the other hand, wore a long gown that was not the eunuch attire of the palace, but an ancient brocade robe, nor was it official attire.

  There was a gloomy aura about the old man, as if he were a ghost that had suddenly appeared in the scorching sun of July, bringing with him a thick and heavy scent of death.

  Because Princess Yuzhen's body carried a fragrance and was full of vitality, Bai Qi didn't notice. This old man seemed like a corpse, sitting upright with a nauseating smell emanating from his body. This was the keen sense that Bai Qi had after converting to Innate, starting to cultivate his energy; otherwise, even if Princess Yuzhen were in front of him, Bai Qi could only smell the faint orchid-like fragrance.

  The wheels of the carriage made a rhythmic creaking sound on the bluestone road, and the atmosphere became inexplicably eerie.

  Although there was a congenital true yuan within his body, it had not yet condensed and transformed into the prenatal yuan. That strand of prenatal energy could not dispel the increasingly heavy pressure of death.

  "Princess..." Bai Qi couldn't help but call out.

  Princess Yu Zhen glanced at Bai Qi and saw that his head was already covered in sweat, then said: "Do you know what's going on? Your little tricks...!"

  Bai Qi heard the disdain in the princess's tone and his blood rushed up, he stopped speaking and just barely supported himself.

  Princess Yu Zhen saw Bai Qi's tough demeanor and was slightly surprised, then smiled and said softly: "Bai Qi, this is a thousand-year-old zombie that has been infused with the lead mercury of Dragon Tiger Mountain, sealing its evil energy. If I let it release its true power, not to mention you, even your father..."

  Bai Qi was speechless, he didn't expect that the person accompanying Princess Yuzhen was an old zombie. He knew that Princess Yuzhen wanted to suppress his sharp spirit, not really wanting to kill him. But Bai Qi was unwilling to lower his head in this situation. Moreover, even if he wanted to lower his head, he couldn't bring himself to do so.

  A surge of thick power entered Bai Qi's body through the waistband that the wet nurse had tied tightly around him, and it began to flow through his meridians. This power was thick and majestic, yet hidden extremely well, even Princess Yuzhen couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. Bai Qi's body stiffened, unable to speak or even blink his eyes.

  Like this, Bai Qi's eyes went straight, staring dead at Princess Yu Zhen. The broken spear in his waist belt seemed to have sensed a hint of anger in Bai Qi's heart, and the power surging out of the spear entered Bai Qi's body. Not only were Bai Qi's meridians expanded, but also between his chest and abdomen, a space suddenly expanded, amidst a chaotic void, suspended that Eternal Night Sword Pill.

  Bai Qi still didn't understand what the space between his chest and abdomen meant, his whole body was hot and dry, the coldness emitted by the zombie could no longer make him feel pain, only then did Princess Yuzhen show some surprise.

  She looked down on Bai Qi, not because she was born into royalty, but because she was a cultivator of Qi, from a renowned school. Bai Qi wasn't just the only son of a duke, even if he were her crown prince brother, she still wouldn't have given him a second glance.

  But this white energy actually withstood the zombie's death wave.

  Princess Yu Zhen looked at Bai Qi's tired face and smiled, ordering the zombies to withdraw the cold yin energy from their bodies.

  A decent young man, perhaps a good material for cultivation. If he continues like this, he might ruin a good opportunity. Refusing to lower his head is one thing, but there are many stubborn people in the world, especially among Qi cultivators. If Bai Qi has hopes of becoming a Qi cultivator in the future, this mindset is a crucial step.

  The mind cannot be tempered and refined, even if one has learned the art of turning the world upside down, after a thousand years it will still be just a handful of yellow earth.

  Yu Zhen Gongzhu cultivated the Golden Elixir Great Dao and was not some evil sect figure, so seeing Bai Qi's material, it wasn't excessive to approach him.

  The power released by the broken gun in Bai Qi's body continuously expanded his meridians, and what surprised him most was that this power finally ran a cycle in his body, following the starting point of the meridians, directly penetrating the twelve-story tower.

  The bridge of heaven and earth was right in the middle, that chaotic mass expanded again, forming a space that was neither big nor small. The Eternal Night Sword Maru was pitch black, suspended in the center, with runes flowing on its surface, presenting a dark silver pattern.

  Bai Qi felt it, the broken gun in his waistband had directly pierced into his body and entered this newly opened space, just like Yeye Sword Maru, suspended in the center.

  On this broken spear, the cyan and gold patterns are revealed, presenting a pattern like fish scales. These scales have eight ridges, growing very regularly. If Bai Qi's knowledge of Refiners is sufficient, he would understand that these are dragon scales.

  Moreover, only the inverted scales under the chin of a divine dragon are in such an octagonal shape.

  Bai Qi was just bewildered, and in this short period of less than a month, he could absorb and digest very little. Most of his energy was spent on that Lianqi mantra. That Lianqi mantra was complex and abstruse, and even if Bai Qi was a genius, it was impossible for him to thoroughly understand it from the start.

  However, he roughly knew that most of the alchemists who cultivate the Golden Elixir choose to place it in the lower Dantian, and some in the upper Dantian. The position of this space within his own body was completely wrong, and it was slightly skewed to the left, as if it were below the heart.

  His own Upper Dan Tian, Middle Dan Tian and Lower Dan Tian did not show any abnormal conditions.

  Bai Qi was probably the worst Qi Refining cultivator, he didn't even think about why his body was making such a big commotion, but Princess Yu Zhen across from him didn't notice. That Princess Yu Zhen was much stronger than him, already a proper Qi Refining cultivator, at the middle stage of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation.

  If he had a second master, he would definitely understand what's going on.

  Although there are many practitioners of Qi in the world, it's not like you can see them or worship them whenever you want. Among the hundreds of millions of people in the Great Jin Dynasty, everyone thinks that the affairs of immortals are elusive and difficult to find, which is not a coincidence. If even farmers who cultivate the land in a place like Shen Zhou understand many things about cultivating the Tao,

  In Bai Qi's carriage, the wet nurse suddenly felt something and looked in the direction where Bai Qi had gone.

  "Mother?" Xiaoyu was very sensitive and noticed her mother's movements.

  "Hmm, Qi'er... actually opened the mysterious space."

  "Yao-yi space?" Xiaoyu looked disappointed and said, "Mother, I've been cultivating for over ten years now, why haven't I opened our Yao tribe's yao-yi space yet?"

  "Whether it's the demon clan or human clan cultivating, they all look at talent. This demonic space of yours isn't fully formed yet, but don't worry about it. Anyway, I've already helped you refine your horizontal bone, so even if a fairy were to sense it, they wouldn't be able to detect your demon clan identity. In the future, find a sect to join and you can learn human cultivation methods. Your achievements will also be boundless."

  "But what about the Blue Emperor's technique..."

  Xiao Yu was cut off before she could finish speaking by Lin Ting's stern gaze.

  "This is a male cultivation method, you can't learn it." Her voice was full of majesty, not like a mother treating her daughter. At this moment, Yu Linzhong finally had some great demon meaning. Powerful, cold-blooded.

  "Got it." Xiaoyu stuck out her tongue, she didn't think there was anything strange about it either. Her mother was a demon, and having a weird temper was normal.

  The little rain lowered its head, but didn't see the complex expression in mother's eyes, with a hint of pity, regret, and even a bit of distraction.

  Two carriages passed each other, Bai Wang took the people of the White family to the residence of Duke Rongguo, while Princess Yu Zhen's carriage went out of the capital and arrived at Jinshan north of Jinling.

  On Jinshan Mountain there is a Dragon Tiger Mountain Tian Shi Daoist sect's estate, a medium-sized Taoist temple.

  When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Bai Qi had already recovered to normal, and Princess Yuzhen didn't notice anything unusual. Princess Yuzhen's team was not too large, but none of the Feathered Forest Army could go up the mountain. Accompanying her up the mountain were Bai Qi, Lao Jiangshi, and four palace maids.

  Those four palace maids wore boots, had swords at their waists, and walked with swift strides, their movements seemingly even more agile than the elite of the Imperial Guard. Bai Qi had been toughening his body since he was young, so this mountain path didn't count as a significant obstacle.

  Only Princess Yu Zhen walked up, her feet several inches off the ground, as if she were a fairy. Her Taoist robe fluttered, and the fragrance emanating from her body was suddenly restrained, causing Bai Qi to involuntarily wrinkle his nose.

  It seemed as if she saw Bai Qi's astonished gaze, and Princess Yuzhen smiled ahead: "Although this place is remote, it is close to the capital, and there will always be people coming and going. Cultivators will not reveal too strange things in front of ordinary people. You want to ask why, I'm not clear either, my master said so, I just follow. In fact, I can fly up."

  Bai Qi also smiled, and Princess Yuzhen seemed like a different person from the one he had just seen. As soon as they stepped onto the mountain path, Princess Yuzhen's haughty demeanor decreased significantly, was this not her true nature?

  Bai Qi didn't know that Princess Yu Zhen thought he was still able to hold on due to the zombie's death fluctuations, so she took him as a seed for cultivation. Maybe if Teacher saw it, he would give Bai Qi an opportunity and might even take him in as a disciple of Longhu Mountain.