NOVPUBGan Ning didn’t realize that he had inadvertently discovered a path forward after Inner Qi Manifestation; alas, due to the issue of his realm, he missed out on it. Gan Ning never gave much thought to why the Kun Fish could use Inner Qi while being engulfed by Cloud Qi, which is an inconceivable feat for two forces that could nullify each other.
Imagine if Lyu Bu saw the unscientific feat of the Kun Fish and then decided to study the mutual conversion between Cloud Qi and Inner Qi. With his realm, it’s highly possible he could figure it out after some time.
Think about it: if Lyu Bu could wield Inner Qi within Cloud Qi, tsk tsk tsk, probably not many people would be enough for him to kill single-handedly. Likewise, if he could use Inner Qi in a one-on-one battle, not even one Zhang Fei would suffice. Sadly, neither Chen Xi nor Gan Ning nor Taishi Ci understood the state of existence of that Kun Fish.
Nanhua Old Immortal floated in the sky, flicked his horsetail whisk, and looked down at the blue island hundreds of meters below with furrowed brows. He could never have imagined that an accident would cause such a big problem.
Nanhua Old Immortal could be considered the most formidable among all immortals of this period, comparable to a military general like Lyu Bu. Hence, his goal was what all "immortals" foolishly dream of—Ascend.
However no matter how brilliant Nanhua was, or how hard he tried, when he realized thirty-six years ago that his time was up in six years, Nanhua Old Immortal still had not found even a trace of how to Ascend. In desperation, he thought of using external objects.
Nanhua set his sights on the Divine Stone, the second one that hadn’t disappeared, and then he successfully stole the Divine Stone. Sadly, no matter what he did with it, the stone barely reacted.
Thirty years ago, out of desperation, Nanhua chose to summon Heavenly Thunder. Right here in the sea area east of Qingzhou, he used Heavenly Thunder to shatter the Divine Stone. The burst of Life Essence released in the moment the stone shattered greatly prolonged Nanhua’s life, but the powerful surge also swept across the entire continent, taking the fragments of the Divine Stone with it.
The surge swept across the entire continent, making it easier for living beings to absorb energy, and with the disappearance of the Divine Stone Fragment carrying Life Essence, some were found and absorbed by humans, some by animals, and others fell into deep forests, leaving no trace as the Life Essence gradually dispersed into the world.
These living beings, having received these benefits, managed to achieve Inner Qi Separation more easily than others, and even certain animals ingested Divine Stone Fragments and attained Inner Qi Separation instinctively without any cultivation methods, as Inner Qi itself is energy extracted from food and life.
As for the sea area where Nanhua currently stood, it was actually where he had shattered the Divine Stone with Heavenly Thunder all those years ago. Aside from a small part he absorbed, the Life Essence that burst forth from the stone was also absorbed by the life in this sea area, which is why strange creatures often appear here.
Staring at the Kun Fish sunbathing below, Nanhua seriously considered killing it, but seeing its enormous size and its thick aura of Cloud Qi, as well as the inner Qi covering its body like a protective sheath, Nanhua thought better of it. It wasn’t just that killing such a creature would be an ill omen, but whether it could even be killed was another matter.
"Sigh, I really made a mess of things. After the Divine Stone shattered, who would have thought it’d have such a big effect? Even the Divine Stone from when ’the Ancestral Dragon died and the earth was divided’ didn’t have such a large impact," Nanhua said with a wry smile, talking to himself. The issue was that many animals had absorbed the Divine Stone Fragments.
Ever since seven years ago, super animals had begun to appear in different places. Nanhua, feeling responsible for the disaster he caused, set out to rectify it and went about slaughtering these super animals. Among them were three Flood Dragons, five giant wolves, one Giant Bear, two Sky Flying Tigers, two giant apes, and three Pegasus. Actually, there were four horses, but Red Hare ran too fast, and Nanhua failed to kill it.
Unlike humans, wild animals, upon encountering a Divine Stone Fragment, are instinctively driven to swallow it, whereas most humans would just pass by without such an intuition. Eventually, the Life Essence of the Divine Stone Fragment would be depleted, and it would disappear, which could be considered a blessing to the land.
In any case, Nanhua killed quite a few but eventually realized that just killing them himself seemed endless, and moreover, the super wild animals weren’t that terrifying. At least, he saw the super horse that he had chased for half the prairie without success being ridden by someone, and he heard that Chenliu had a super tiger. By the time he flew there, someone had already boiled the tiger into a soup and even offered him a drink.
From this, Nanhua realized that he actually didn’t have to work so hard. As long as he dealt with the most troublesome dozen or so, the rest would naturally be handled by the various Feudal Lords. After all, what was the Government Office and the military for if not to deal with troubles?
After coming to this realization, Nanhua expended considerable effort using divination to determine the strongest super living beings. He planned to eliminate the ten most powerful super animals, leaving the rest to the various Feudal Lords. Now, many humans had achieved Inner Qi Manifestation, and East Sea was his first stop, where the weakest of the ten super animals resided—the Great Kun...
Nanhua sized up the Kun Fish below him, then looked at his own small arms and legs, and heaved a long sigh. There was no way he could handle this situation. He estimated that with his current strength, killing that super living being below would not be easy, and this was the weakest one; there were nine more powerful beings out there.
"I might as well return to my cave and dutifully recite the Nanhua Scripture." Nanhua let out a long sigh and silently glanced back at the Kun Fish before flying back to the mainland. He had decided that he would no longer intervene in any worldly matters. If he could Ascend, he would; if not, then he would just go with the flow.
There was no helping it. If Nanhua couldn’t defeat even the weakest of the top ten super animals, what was he to do besides retreat and read the Nanhua Scripture? According to his divination, humans would still maintain an absolute advantage, which meant that these ten super animals were definitely going to be killed. And if he couldn’t even kill the weakest, it stood to reason that he wouldn’t be able to kill the others at the same level. So what was he still doing here?
After Nanhua left, the Great Kun let out a triumphant roar towards the sky. Although the Great Kun didn’t possess human intelligence, having Nanhua fly over its head put pressure on it, which is why it had been floating motionless on the surface of the sea like a log. Now that Nanhua was gone, the Great Kun felt a sudden lightness in its body, joyfully leaping out of the water before diving back down into the depths of the sea, never wanting to come back here again. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Gan Ning and his group were just about to board their ship when they caught sight of the immense form of the Kun Fish. They watched as it dove into the sea with a flip and didn’t come up again, not realizing that this was the last time they would ever see this super Kun Fish. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
