Chapter 49: Origins

  As if he had been put under a petrifying spell, Zhang Yi stared blankly at the backs of the two people walking into the villa's courtyard, his heart churning with turbulent waves.

  How did he know?

  Only Yao Tianxiao and Hao Chengxiao knew about my trip to the Western Wilderness with Hu Zi, it's impossible for anyone else to know. What's going on? Does he have the ability to see through people's minds?

  Still...

  Can still predict the future?

  Hesitated for over ten seconds, Zhang Yi took big strides and chased after him inside.

  "Wait in the yard, and take Yu Mei's medicine." A thread of voice was transmitted into Zhang Yi's ear.

  The owner of this voice is Old Man Hua.

  "It seems like we can only wait and ask again later."

  Zhang Yi muttered to himself, his eyes scanning the courtyard before walking over to the cement floor and sitting down cross-legged.

  The density of the heaven and earth spiritual energy in the black market is several times that of the outside world. Cultivating here, even without the help of a spirit gathering array, he can easily absorb the free heaven and earth spiritual energy between heaven and earth into his body.

  He carefully pulled out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, poured out a drop of jade honey, and swallowed it into his mouth without any hesitation.

  Suddenly!

  That drop of jade nectar transformed into a rolling hot wave, surging from his throat into his body.

  Zhang Yi was shocked, he had never thought that the spiritual power contained in the jade pendant would be so enormous. For a moment, he even had a few illusions, if he absorbed all the spiritual power contained in the jade pendant, it would burst his body.

  "Be quiet!"

  Zhang Yi secretly took a deep breath, hastily calming his mind, and according to the cultivation route of "Hui Chun Jue", he mobilized the vital energy liquid inside his body, starting to frantically circulate it in his meridians. Absorbing the surging spiritual power into his body, he guided it into his dantian, where it was tempered and transformed by the Vital Energy Spring, finally forming the vital energy liquid, which was continuously controlled by him to circulate.

  Inside the villa building.

  Classic and elegant interior decoration. Delicate yet refined.

  Inside, the swirling mist was formed by the high concentration of spiritual energy between heaven and earth. If Zhang Yi were to enter this villa, he would be shocked to discover that every piece of furniture, every object inside was a genuine antique, all emitting spiritual energy fluctuations.

  Bathed in the thick spiritual energy, Old Man Hua sat limply on the wooden long chair, his eyes slanted as he gazed at the red-robed elder sitting upright across from him.

  The name of the old man in red robes is Xuan Yuan Lie, the founder of the black market, a member of an ancient family that has been passed down for thousands of years.

  He stared at the old man. Xuan Yuan Lie calmly asked, "Old lecher, you usually don't come to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason. This time you came to my place, what's the purpose?"

  Old Hua chuckled and said, "Of course there's something. I heard from a few little rabbits that this place is now a soul-stealing den! Even imported foreign girls are available. As an old man who has tasted all the beauties in the country, I have never had the pleasure of enjoying a foreign girl. So I came over to try some foreign fun."

  Xuanyuan Lie said faintly: "I'll give you one last chance. If you still don't speak, even if something happens to you, don't mention it to me again."

  The old man's face stiffened, and he straightened his body, the smile on his face disappearing without a trace. He asked in a low voice: "I want to know if Shengshen is alive or dead? I want to know who did it twenty years ago, where is he now? I want to know if those three old guys will enter the spiritual realm half a month later?"

  Xuanyuan Lie looked deeply at the old man Hua, and sighed: "He's still alive, but I don't know where he is! Twenty years ago, someone obscured the heavenly mechanism, and I couldn't investigate who did it! As for half a month later when the spiritual realm opens. He will enter, and those two other old guys will also enter, but the spiritual realm is really too vast, wanting to find them isn't easy."

  The old man said coldly: "As long as the Holy Spirit is alive, it's good. Whoever the mastermind behind the scenes is, I will definitely investigate and not spare them until they are all killed."

  Xuanyuan Lie said seriously, "Hua Lao, I understand your character and know that you can back up what you say. But listen to me, before we see the Saint, even if you investigate and find out who the mastermind is, you cannot take action."

  "Why?"

  The old man furrowed his brow and asked in a low voice.

  Xuanyuan Lie let out a bitter laugh and said: "The opponent can block the Heavenly Machine, recreate the Holy Spirit, force the drunk immortal Yao Tianxiao and the life-taking demon doctor Hao Chengxian to disappear without a trace. The extent of their power is unimaginable! Can you compare with them? The Holy Spirit is an old good man, kind-hearted and benevolent, he was recreated and escaped, there's still room for forgiveness. But Yao Tianxiao isn't some kind person, neither good nor evil, his methods are extremely ruthless; let alone the life-taking demon doctor Hao Chengxian? That old thing has a natural inclination to kill, with an arrogant and unruly personality, being able to make him hide till now, the opponent's power is probably terrifying."

  The old man nodded slowly, a fierce aura floating on his face, and said in a murderous tone: "Even if the enemy is strong, harming the Holy Spirit will undoubtedly lead to certain death. Don't worry! I have it under control."

  Xuan Yuan Lie sighed, "It seems you want to unseal the seal on your body. Back then, the seven of us were sealed by her with the demonic nature within our bodies, but we also gained a great benefit - as long as the seal is on our bodies, heavenly punishment will not befall us, and we don't have to enter the spiritual realm every thirty years to hide. So, think carefully, once you unseal it, from then on, every thirty years, you'll have to enter the spiritual realm to hide."

  The old man said in a low voice: "In this life, I only have one benefactor, and I still owe him three favors. Anyone who dares to harm him, I will eliminate the other party. I've traveled all over the country, north and south, but I still haven't found him, so I can only come here to ask for a favor."

  Xuanyuan Lie was silent for a moment before he bitterly smiled and said, "There's something that only I and Shengge know. Today, I'll tell you. Together with you, we'll break the seal and enter the spiritual realm."

  "What?"

  The old man Hua never dreamed that Xuan Yuan Lie would also want to break the seal.

  "You... you also owe him a favor?"

  Xuan Yuan Lie smiled bitterly and said: "That's right, I also owe him a favor."

  The old man's face lit up with a brilliant smile and he burst out laughing:

  "Alright alright alright... Haha haha haha..."

  A certain courtyard in the black market.

  Two young men were hiding in a warehouse, their faces pale and their bodies covered in bloodstains, but their eyes gleamed with excitement.

  "How is Yang Hong's injury recovering?"

  Xing Litou looked at the young man sitting cross-legged opposite him and asked in a low voice.

  Yang Hong nodded and said, "It's almost done. Fortunately, we didn't use the Shengmu Dan, otherwise it would have been a waste. This time, my brothers made a big move, and in the future, for a very long time, we won't have to worry about lacking Lingyu stones again. With these fifty Lingyu stones, I can break through to the True Qi External Release realm within half a year."

  Xing Litou said in a low voice, "That's right, our cultivation realms are the same, and maybe after a few months, we can break through to the True Qi External Release realm. However, this black market is not a place to stay for long. We robbed the Yin family of 100 pieces of Ling Stone and two Muscle Regeneration Pills. I'm afraid the Yin family has already started searching for us everywhere, so we must leave as soon as possible and escape as far as we can."

  Yang Hong shook his head and said, "Wait a minute. If we leave the black market at this time, we will definitely be discovered by the Yin family, so we must wait for this storm to pass before we can leave here."

  Xing Litou smiled wryly and said, "However, this isn't a good place to hide. If we want to stay in the black market for a few more days, we must find a safe place to conceal ourselves."

  Yang Hong smiled and said: "I know a place, it's really good. Even the people of the Yin family probably wouldn't think that we would hide there!"

  Xing Lituo was confused and asked: "Where?"

  Yang Hong said: "Baihua's Xiaoxiang Pavilion."

  Xing Litu's expression froze for a moment, and then his eyes revealed a look of approval. He chuckled and said, "That's right, it's a place where fish and dragons mix together, but it's also a good place to hide. The Yin family may be powerful, but they wouldn't dare make trouble on the territory of Bai Hua Po Po. We just need to pay some fees, and we'll have a safe place to stay. However, we can't go there like this, we need to change our appearance slightly, or else we might get discovered."

  "This is easy!"

  In the courtyard of the villa.

  Zhang Yi sat cross-legged, silently absorbing the vast spiritual energy contained within the Jade Marrow. Since he broke through to the Pre-Heavenly Realm, his cultivation speed had increased greatly. Now, he absorbed and refined spiritual energy at an extremely fast rate.

  But!

  The spiritual power contained in the jade marrow was really too vast, and it was also a bit overwhelming for him. As he felt the swelling sensation in his body, threads of golden gas slowly merged into his body.

  Muscles and bones, skin and flesh, five organs and six entrails.

  His internal injuries were rapidly healing, and even his physique was being constantly tempered in the golden energy threads, with a significant increase in strength. The vital fluid had increased several times over, filling all the meridians in his body to the brim, leaving him wondering whether he should be joyful or worried about this surge of power!

  "The jade marrow can not only heal my injuries but also accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy, and my body will be tempered as well. It's indeed a great treasure."

  As time passed, Zhang Yi's injuries had healed and his strength had increased by nearly a fold. Although he still hadn't broken through to the Innate Middle Stage realm, he was certain that if he were to encounter another Innate High Stage expert again, he would have the ability to engage in an all-out battle with them.

  Half an hour later.

  The spiritual power contained in the jade marrow has been absorbed by Zhang Yi, and his own strength has also made a leap forward. Compared to before, his strength has increased at least twice.

  "Hmm..."

  A mouthful of turbid air spewed out from Zhang Yi's mouth, he had now cultivated to the limit, unless he could break through the congenital intermediate boundary, otherwise it would be difficult for him to absorb the remaining spiritual power in his body in a short period of time.

  The remaining spiritual energy no longer surged into his dantian, but instead merged into every corner of his body, even a single hair or cell had spiritual energy infused.

  "If I can fully activate and absorb the spiritual energy within me, I'm afraid I'll be able to easily break through to the Pre-Heaven Middle Realm. At that time, my strength will increase explosively once again."

  With a satisfied expression on his handsome face, Zhang Yi's body floated up, and his eyes fell on the villas.