Qin Kaiyi felt like he was thrown into an oil pan, and the veins all over his body were in severe pain. His consciousness was sometimes sober and sometimes blurred. When he was occasionally sober he would hear Qing Xuziās worried sighs, and Yan Gu nagging like a menopausal aunt.
Qin Kaiyi was really injured this time.
Compared to injuries caused by external shocks, internal injuries caused by forcibly enhancing the effectiveness of oneās cultivation practice are more serious. Unlike external injuries, damage to the dantian was fatal to a cultivator, because the dantian was the place where the cultivator stored spiritual energy. The more spiritual energy stored in the dantian, the higher the rank of the cultivator.
If Qin Kaiyi was really just an ordinary cultivator, then his life would be over. A broken dantian was equivalent to a normal person losing his hands and feet. No matter how he recovered later he would always be a waste.
But fortunately, Qin Kaiyi had already begun to demonically cultivate. Because he demonically cultivated, his method of cultivationās requirements for the dantian were not so strict. Therefore this damage to the dantian was actually not a big deal for Qin Kaiyi.
Despite this, Qin Kaiyiās condition was still not very good. Perhaps because Zi Yangpei put his poisonous insect into his body, he couldnāt regain his consciousness with clarity. Even so, even though he was in a coma, he could feel severe pain.Ā That pain spread from the abdomen all the way to his entire body. When the pain would really flare up, he would even begin to convulse.
Qing Xuzi was helpless to Qin Kaiyiās current symptoms. He examined Qin Kaiyiās body, but was surprised to find that Qin Kaiyi actually resisted his spiritual exploration. The resistance was so strong that Qing Xuzu didnāt dare to hastily force his spiritual power inside, fearing that he would worsen Qin Kaiyiās injuries.
The inability to use spiritual force meant that he didnāt know in detail what Qin Kaiyiās condition was. Looking at Qin Kaiyiās utter lack of consciousness, Qing Xuzi sighed more than he ever had in his life. He didnāt know what Qin Kaiyi experienced, but from Qin Kaiyiās wretched condition, it seemed that there must have been a bloody battle in the secret realm. So far, other than Qin Kaiyi, no other disciples of the Lingshan Sect had exited. He even had no news of his friend Yan Buxuan, who he had placed high hopes on.
Seeing this situation, Qing Xuzi seemed to age ten years. He exhausted all methods and even used the most precious elixirs of the Lingshan Sect on Qin Kaiyi. He could not wake the unconscious disciple. Helpless, he had to temporarily put aside thoughts of rescuing Qin Kaiyi from his coma. He would first use other drugs to preserve Qin Kaiyiās life, and then go to other places to seek a cure.
At the moment, Qin Kaiyiās body was undergoing a very strange change. The originally damaged veins were gradually recovering with the nourishment of his own devil qi, and the dantian which had been rendered useless magically disappeared.
Thatās right, it just disappeared. Qin Kaiyi, being in a coma, hadnāt been able to detect this change yet. When he noticed it, it was too late. His dantian disappearedāit turned into a sea of qi covered with rich demonic energy.
This sea of qi orbited around the place where the dantian originally was, moving as if it had a life of its own. It sometimes tumbled up and down, and sometimes flowed along the veins to the whole body. In the middle of this sea of qi, one could vaguely make out the figure of the poisonous insect.
Qin Kaiyi didnāt know whether the changes in his body had anything to do with the poisonous insect left by that Zi Yangpei. He only knew one thing nowāShen Feixiao came back.
Qin Kaiyi miraculously regained his consciousness when he heard the system prompt. Hearing that originally incomparably ear-piercing system sound, he actually inexplicably felt a bit movedā
Because of this sound, Qin Kaiyi was tortured by the pain of it until his numb head finally cleared up and he woke up. He sighed slightly and looked at the wooden ceiling above his head. Somehow, it was a bit sad. This way of coming backā¦ It really was not easy.
āQināer, are you awake?ā Qing Xuzi visited Qin Kaiyi once a day. He still didnāt know about the damage to Qin Kaiyiās dantian, so he still had great expectations for this disciple.
āShifu.ā After a long period of pain, Qin Kaiyiās entire person was morbidly wan and pale. At this time, the poisonous insect had not yet made trouble. He still had the energy to exchange a few words with Qing Xuzi.
āYouā¦ā Qing Xuzi wanted to say too much, but he didnāt know where to start. He hesitated for a moment and said, āQināer, you have a good rest, donāt think too much.ā
Hearing this, if Qin Kaiyi said he wasnāt moved heād be lying. Qing Xuzi was the head of the Lingshan Sect; Qin Kaiyi could only imagine the pressure he felt after the secret realm appeared. Even though he didnāt know how many had left the secret realm, it was clear that they could be counted using the fingers of one hand. However, even so, Qing Xuzi still took care of his discipleās body, and didnāt force him to say anything. But he would eventually betray Qing Xuzi. Thinking of this matter only worsened his sorrow. In this world, after all, he was just a passerby.
Qin Kaiyi coughed, barely showing a weak smile, but he persisted and said: āShifuā¦ Iām fine, I actually just wanted to tell you something.ā
āEn.ā Qing Xuzi looked at the head disciple who he raised as a son, and touched Qin Kaiyiās head lovingly.
āWe dispersed after we entered the secret realm.ā Qin Kaiyiās condition was still not very good. He spoke very softly: āThen there was a rain for nearly thirty days in the secret realm, this rain seemed to be the key to opening the Treasure Pavilionā¦ Iā¦ cough. ā
After a pause, Qin Kaiyi gasped: āI entered the treasure trove and saw Senior Yan Buxuan and the others die in the hands of a woman named Tang Shayun.ā
Qin Kaiyi would naturally not tell Qing Xuzi all that happened, and would not mention the existence of Zi Yangpei. Even he himself had countless secrets within his body that could not be revealed to Qing Xuzi.
āDead?ā Qingxu Zi looked pale: āWhat about other disciples?ā
āAll dead.ā Qin Kaiyi closed his eyes: āThe woman named Tang Shayun seems to be a demonic cultivator, discipleā¦ I tried my best and used the bracelet you gave me, so I barely escaped with my life.ā
āā¦ā Qing Xuziās face became even paler. He could not have imagined that this trip to the secret realm would yield such a result!
āBut wasnāt there another team that went in?ā Qin Kaiyi saw Qing Xuziās expression become ugly, so he quickly comforted him.
āQināer, I wonāt hide it from you.ā Listening to Qin Kaiyiās comfort, Qing Xuzi shook his head with a wry smile: āSo far, except for you, there was only one disciple of the Lingshan Sect who came out of the secret realm. He also suffered serious injuries and fell into a coma, Iā¦ ai! ā
āā¦ One?ā Qin Kaiyi froze: āWho is it?ā
āItās the disciple of the refining period you originally wanted to bring in.ā Qing Xuziās expression was faint: āI didnāt expect that so many masters would be lost in the secret realm, but the one who survived would be a disciple of the refining period. Where is the face of my Lingshan Sect ah.ā
Hearing Qing Xuziās words, Qin Kaiyi relaxed a little. However, a thought suddenly broke into his mind. He looked at Qing Xuziās frowning and tentatively said, āDid you find any strange items on his body?ā He was very afraid that because of the change in plot, Shen Feixiao didnāt get the other items that originally belonged to him, particularly a storage ring that could hide itself.
āNo.ā Knowing what Qin Kaiyi was thinking, Qing Xuzi said frankly: āI started wondering if he got any strange and precious treasures. After checking, I found that there was nothing. This may just be life. If itās destined, you will get it, if not, you cannot force it., Qināer, donāt think of relying on those foreign objects, only using your own strength is the right way. ā
āEn.ā Qin Kaiyi was a little sleepy again. His body was really badly used up due to the poisonous insect and what he did when facing Zi Yangpei. Just talking for a while, he already couldnāt stand it.
āYou have a good rest.ā Qing Xuzi patted Qin Kaiyiās shoulder: āI have something else so I wonāt disturb you.ā
āOk, many thanks shifu,ā Qin Kaiyi murmured, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Qing Xuzi adjusted the quilt on Qin Kaiyi and then pushed open the door to leave. In his hurry, he didnāt notice that the dense bushes beside Qin Kaiyiās house had within them a pair of eyes carrying cold intent.
The sound of the door opening was very soft, and Shen Feixiao slowly walked into Qin Kaiyiās room. His expression held a chilling indifference, and there was a dark frost in his black eyes.
He did not expect that Qin Shi actually came back alive.
When he knew that Qin Shi came back alive, Shen Feixiao was frightened. He pretended to be seriously injured and fooled everyone including Qing Xuzi. However, he knew clearly that if Qin Shi was alive, he would lose everything irrevocably.
If Qin Shi told Qing Xuzi about his crimes, given how pampered Qin Shi was, then he could only hope to welcome his own expulsion.
Shen Feixiao didnāt want to be expelled. He had to stay in the Lingshan Sect, he still had a lot of things to do, he still had a lot of wishes to realize. He wanted to see the masked man with a not-so-gentle voice. He also wanted to kill the person named Zi Yangpeiā¦ There were too many things he wanted to do, people who obstructed himā¦ would be an annoyance.
He wanted to remove all obstacles, Shen Feixiao expressionlessly thought. He didnāt know when it started, but he no longer feared the people who bullied him. He was gradually getting stronger. If he was given some more time, he believed he would be able to get everything he wanted, and trample on everyone he wanted to trample on.
The person in front of him would prevent him from having enough time. Shen Feixiao was still expressionless, except that the corner of his mouth slightly twitched up with a bloody smile.
This would not be the first person he killed, nor would it be the last.