0p0 Chapter 376: Impact Duanchen
Chapter 376: Impact Duanchen
"awesome!"
Gu Yang laughed and patted the dragon's nose. "Now, let alone taking me to the sky, even carrying the entire city is no problem."
After receiving the praise, Xiao Zi immediately shook his head and tail, causing the ground to tremble slightly.
Amidst everyone's good-natured laughter, it quickly shrank back to the size of a cat and "whoosh" back into Gu Yang's arms, not forgetting to use its tail to roll away a piece of snack on the stone table.
Gu Yang and Xiao Zi played around for a while, and suddenly realized something was missing.
He looked around, scratched his head, and asked, "Old Xia, why hasn't Ah Qing come out yet? Isn't he still practicing?"
Old Xia gently put down the teacup, and the tea soup created tiny ripples in the cup.
He looked towards the bamboo house in the distance and mused, "Li said it should be in the next few days..."
The old man suddenly winked mischievously and said, "How about you go and take a look?"
"Okay!" Gu Yang picked up Xiao Zi and ran towards the bamboo house.
Master Xin's loud voice came from behind: "Remember to pull Li over to drink with me--" Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by an elbow from the Sword God.
Outside the bamboo house, a faint scent of ink lingered in the air.
Teacher Li was leaning against a green bamboo desk, reading a blue-covered storybook intently in his hands.
Dozens of storybooks were neatly stacked beside the desk. The cover of the top one had a picture of a sword-wielding female warrior - it was the one Hu Qing had bought at the night market a few days ago.
"Master Li." Gu Yang bowed politely, "Ah Qing..."
"Shhh..." Master Li didn't even raise his head, but just waved his hand.
The door of the bamboo house slid open silently, revealing the inner room.
Hu Qing sat upright on the cushion, surrounded by a visible vortex of spiritual energy.
The milky white energy moved around him like a living thing, sometimes condensing into threads, sometimes dispersing into mist.
His breathing was surprisingly long, and every time he exhaled, the spiritual energy in the room fluctuated.
Gu Yang tiptoed to the corner and sat on the ground holding Xiao Zi.
Xiao Zi curled up obediently on his lap, staring at Hu Qing who was practicing with her amethyst-like eyes without blinking.
Suddenly, the wandering spiritual energy became restless.
They ran around the house like headless flies, but could not find a home.
At this moment, Hu Qing formed seals with his hands and drew out something from his Dantian.
It was a snow-white scarf, and the aura surrounding it clearly indicated that it was a spiritual treasure.
Gu Yang squinted his eyes and took a closer look, and found that the scarf was actually woven from some kind of animal hair. The texture was like silk but not silk, and it had a pearl-like luster in the spiritual energy.
On one corner of the scarf was embroidered a beautiful Chinese character "青" (green) with blue thread. The stitches were so fine that it was obviously done by a woman.
"This is……"
Before Gu Yang could think about it, something strange happened.
The restless spiritual energy suddenly found its target and rushed towards the scarf like rivers flowing into the sea.
The snow-white fabric stretched out in the spiritual energy and gradually turned into a hazy halo.
In the halo, the outline of a small animal can be vaguely seen taking shape.
"Woo——"
With a soft whimper, the halo dissipated.
A snow-white fox landed lightly on the ground, its fluffy tail stretching out like a flower behind it.
It first rubbed Hu Qing's knees affectionately, then curled up at his feet.
The amber eyes rolled around, looking curiously at Gu Yang and Xiao Zi in the corner.
The moment Xiao Zi saw the white fox, all her purple scales exploded and she stood up from Gu Yang's knees like a frightened cat.
The two front paws tightly grasped Gu Yang's clothes, and the dragon's tail slapped the ground anxiously, making a "pa pa" sound.
"What do you want to do?" Gu Yang was quick-witted and grabbed Xiao Zi's neck.
This little guy is now a fifth-level monster. If he really pounces out, he will probably turn the bamboo house upside down.
"Ouch!" Xiao Zi kicked with all four paws and turned his head to look at his master with grievance.
Gu Yang unceremoniously tapped its dragon's head twice: "Behave yourself!"
"Hehe~"
Seeing this, the white fox laughed like a silver bell.
It gracefully raised its front paws to cover its mouth, its fluffy tail swaying gently behind it, its amber eyes full of cunning.
Gu Yang was secretly shocked and admired Hu Qing's talent even more.
The fact that he could cultivate such a spiritual phantom showed that his talent far exceeded that of his peers.
However, when he turned to look at Hu Qing, he found that he was still sitting cross-legged on the cushion, his eyes closed, spiritual energy flowing around his body, and there was no sign of him ending his practice.
"Strange, the phantom spirit has already condensed, why is he still practicing?" Gu Yang frowned slightly, confused.
He was just about to stand up and go find Master Li to ask about the situation, but when he looked up, he saw that Master Li had been standing at the door, with his hands behind his back, looking at Hu Qing deeply, as if thinking about something.
After a moment, Master Li spoke slowly, his voice low and calm: "Boy, you are quite courageous."
He turned his gaze slightly and landed on Hu Qing, a faint smile appearing on the corner of his mouth. "Since you are so sure, then I will also come to lend you a hand."
Before he finished speaking, he shook his sleeves and hundreds of top-grade spirit stones fell like raindrops.
Master Li put his fingers together like a sword, and pointed at the air—
"Crack!"
All the top-grade spirit stones shattered at the same time, and a huge amount of spiritual energy gushed out, but was firmly locked by a green light curtain at the moment it was about to spread.
The entire bamboo house was suddenly filled with rich spiritual mist. Gu Yang could even see tiny dewdrops condensed from the spiritual energy floating in the air.
"What are you going to do...?" Gu Yang's pupils suddenly shrank, and Xiao Zi in his arms began to twist uncomfortably.
Hu Qing's breathing suddenly became extremely rhythmic.
Every time he inhaled, a large amount of spiritual mist was taken into his body;
Every time you exhale, impurities turn into white smoke and are discharged from your pores.
His skin began to glow with a jade-like luster, and his hair moved without wind.
Gu Yang's Adam's apple rolled, and he suddenly understood Hu Qing's intention - he wanted to take advantage of the momentum of the initial formation of the phantom spirit and make a strong push to break through the Dust-breaking Stage in one go!
You must know that the Dust-Breaking Stage is a major hurdle on the road to cultivation. If you are not careful, your spiritual power may backfire and damage your foundation.
Hu Qing actually dared to make a breakthrough at this moment. He was really bold!
In the spiritual mist, Hu Qing's skin was completely filled with a jade-like luster.
The phantom transformed from the white fox scarf seemed to sense something and lightly jumped onto its owner's shoulder.
The fox's tail spread out like a screen, and three tails appeared at once, and each hair began to absorb the excess spiritual energy.
Master Li suddenly put his fingers together like a sword, and drew a green rune in the air:
"Heaven and earth are the furnace, and nature is the craftsman."
The rune penetrated into Hu Qingtian's soul, and a slight "cracking" sound immediately rang out around him, as if some shackles were breaking.
Gu Yang unconsciously clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms.
Xiao Zi felt his master's nervousness and quietly wrapped his wrist with his tail.
He held his breath and fixed his eyes on Hu Qing, feeling both worried and expectant.
Master Li stood aside with a calm expression, as if he had already known all this.