The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 299: The Origin of Qi (Please subscribe, collect, and recommend)
Miraculous skills, the source of Qi.

After mastering it, one can see the flow of energy between heaven and earth.

In short, it is somewhat similar to Zhu Jiuyuan's qi-gazing technique.

When the Great Xuan Mission went to the Demon Court, the reason why Zhu Jiuyuan was appointed as the chief envoy was because he mastered the art of observing qi and could see the distribution of miasma in the wilderness.

The source of Qi is a unique skill that can see Qi.

Zhu Jiuyuan's qi-watching technique can only distinguish between pure and spiritual qi and miasma-like qi.

But the source of this qi can reveal more details.

According to the secret manual, after mastering it, one can even see clearly the flow direction of spiritual energy of different attributes between heaven and earth.

This is equivalent to becoming a human-shaped aura detector.

The energy of heaven and earth is not only the spiritual energy used by warriors for cultivation, but also the demonic energy and devilish energy that demons love most.

If the secret book is not exaggerating, then after you have mastered it, if there is a monster within a certain range, you will be able to tell with just one glance.

If Su Mu had practiced the source of Qi earlier, there would have been no need to burn the mountains and forests when he wanted to find Chen Yougong.

The true essence in the body of a warrior in the True Essence Realm cannot be concealed from the source of Qi.

This is equivalent to having an infrared body temperature detector, making it easy to find a creature with body temperature.

"But it's really not easy to practice this unique skill."

Su Mu secretly sighed in his heart.

According to the secret book, one can get started with the source of Qi in one year, achieve minor success in ten years, major success in a hundred years, and perfection in a thousand years.

When he saw this line of record, Su Mu almost laughed out loud.

Even a warrior at the fusion realm can't live for a thousand years.

It takes a thousand years to master a unique skill, and the key is that it is just an auxiliary skill. Isn’t this funny?
No wonder there are so few people practicing special skills. There is no need to practice at all.

Spending a thousand years to cultivate such a miraculous skill, when normally one can only observe the flow of energy of heaven and earth, is it useful?

It cannot be said that it is useless, but even if there is no source of qi, there are other ways to judge the direction of the qi of heaven and earth, and there are also plenty of ways to search for demons.

There is really no need to practice specifically on the source of Qi.

But for Su Mu, time is not a problem.

With the system panel, as long as there are enough points, the source of Qi can be cultivated to perfection.

“If I can master this source of Qi, apart from other things, at least I can clearly see the distribution of the Qi of heaven and earth around Jinshan Township.

Since there are monsters appearing here, it means that there must be a place where evil spirits gather nearby.

If we can find that place, we may be able to find out the truth behind Fu Qingzhu and the others’ disappearance.”

Su Mu said to himself.

He flipped through the secret book of the source of Qi, silently memorized every word in the secret book, and then comprehended it in his mind.

According to the secret manual, the first step in practicing the source of Qi is to light a stick of incense in a dark room and then stare at the incense head to train the eyes.

After observing for a year, your eyesight will be greatly improved and you can move on to the next step of practice.

Su Mu naturally didn't have the time to do such stupid work now. After he memorized the secret book of the source of Qi, he silently called out the system panel.

[Name: Su Mu]

[Position: Weaponsmith (concurrently), Silver-faced Assassin (concurrently), Viscount (Victor), Pacification Envoy (Fourth Rank)]

[Points: 180000 points]

[Realm: True Yuan Realm]

[Magic Powers: Immortal Golden Body, Bloody Body, Giant Body]

[Kung Fu: Qiankun Infinite True Essence Technique (Great Mastery)...]

[Martial Arts: Thunder Artistic Conception (Great Success/+), Gen Mountain Artistic Conception (Great Success/+), Kan Water Artistic Conception (Perfect), Qian Heaven Artistic Conception (Perfect), Xun Wind Artistic Conception (Perfect), Li Fire Artistic Conception (Perfect), Archery (Perfect)]

[Special Skill: The Source of Qi (Not yet introduced/+)]

[Vision: Fire Wind Cauldron, Deduction +]

[Skill: Heavenly Artifact Refining Method (Beginner)]

Looking at the line of content that quietly appeared on the system panel, Su Mu couldn't help but smile.

Become!

A magical skill, the source of Qi appeared on the system panel.

This shows that his idea is correct, and the special skills can also be upgraded using the system panel.

When he focused his attention on the column of special skills, a piece of information automatically appeared in Su Mu's mind.

The source of the strange skill Qi, one thousand points are required to enter.

From entry level to minor success, three thousand points.

From small success to great success, ten thousand points.

From great success to perfection, thirty thousand points.

The number of points required is much less than you might think.

Su Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Forty-four thousand points was something he could fully afford now.

As a "rich man" with 180,000 points, it is worthwhile to spend more than 40,000 points to upgrade the source of Qi to the state of perfection!

Without much hesitation, Su Mu silently clicked on the "+" in the Skill column.

hum!
A huge amount of information gushed out of Su Mu's mind like a spring, and then he felt a burning sensation in his eyes, and a tingling sensation came from his eyes.

He closed his eyes subconsciously.

The burning sensation in my eyeballs lasted for a full quarter of an hour before slowly dissipating.

In the eyes of others, Su Mu was just sitting at the tea stall with his eyes closed for a while, but they didn't know that when Su Mu opened his eyes again, the world in front of him had become completely different.

Su Mu opened his eyes, and there was a layer of blue light in his pupils.

Colorful lines appeared before his eyes.

Those lines are the energy of heaven and earth that exists between heaven and earth.

Different colors represent different attributes.

The clear and spiritual energy is bright in color.

The color of dirty air is dark.

In the past, although Su Mu would draw the energy of heaven and earth into his body when he practiced, he could not see it carefully.

Generally speaking, a warrior in the Zhenyuan realm absorbs the Qi of heaven and earth into his body, which means he breathes in and out the mixed Qi of heaven and earth into the body together. Then different skills can intercept the Qi of heaven and earth with different attributes, and finally transform it into the warrior's Zhenyuan.

Su Mu only now discovered that the demonic energy also existed in the omnipresent energy of heaven and earth. However, in Daxuan, the pure spiritual energy accounted for a large proportion, so the demonic energy was so thin that it was difficult to detect.

If it is a special place, a large amount of demonic energy will gather there, and it will be easy for demons to be born.

Looking up at the sky, Su Mu saw the colorful lines between heaven and earth flowing all the time.

Su Mu looked into the distance and suddenly saw a dark area in the distance.

Just when Su Mu was about to take a closer look, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his eyes.

Tears flowed down unconsciously, and Su Mu closed his eyes subconsciously.

After several breaths, Su Mu opened his eyes again.

"It turns out that special skills also have time limits. They can't be used all the time."

Su Mu said to himself that although his source of energy had been raised to perfection, he still could not escape the limitation of time.

In fact, people who practiced extraordinary skills would not watch the flow of the energy of heaven and earth for so long as unscrupulously as Su Mu.

People usually just take a quick glance, and when they've roughly determined the direction of the energy of heaven and earth, they'll put away their special skills.

In other words, he has a strong foundation. If it were someone else, he would be blind by now.

"There really is a place where demonic energy gathers near Jinshan Township. It is pitch black there, and the concentration of demonic energy is definitely not low. There must be demons born there."

Su Mu rubbed his sore eyes.

His eyes were still a little uncomfortable, so he did not use the Qi Source Flow again, but recalled the scene he saw before the magic skill failed. While thinking about it, he suddenly saw Meng Wanjun rushing over.

"Su Zhenfu, something happened."

He saw Su Mu and said anxiously.

"what's up?"

Su Mu asked in a deep voice.

"We found a brother who had disappeared with Master Fu before, but he was possessed by a demon."

Meng Wanjun looked around and whispered.

"Where are the people?"

Su Mu stood up directly.

"We have him under control."

As Meng Wanjun spoke, he walked forward with Su Mu.

If someone from the Taiping Division were to spread the news that someone was possessed by a demon, the consequences would be disastrous.

Su Mu put aside the gathering of demonic energy he had just seen and followed Meng Wanjun to a private house.

This is where Meng Wanjun and his team are temporarily staying. It is the house of the head of Jinshan Township.

As soon as he walked into the yard, Su Mu heard a beast-like growl coming from the house.

"What happened? Where was he found?"

Su Mu asked in a deep voice as he walked into the house.

The room was dark, but Su Mu quickly adapted to the light. In the middle of the room, he saw a man tied up, with several Taiping captains trying their best to control him.

The man had a rag stuffed in his mouth, his skin was a strange black color, his eyes were filled with madness, he had lost all his reason and looked like a wild beast.

He struggled desperately, and the Taiping captains were already sweating profusely from exhaustion, and could hardly hold him down.

Meng Wanjun took a step forward and pressed the man to the ground.

"Su Zhenfu, can he be saved?"

Meng Wanjun raised his head and asked expectantly.

This was their brother for life and death, and they really couldn't bear to send him to death.

A gleam of light flashed in Su Mu's eyes and then disappeared.

He activated the source of energy, and with just one glance, he saw that the possessed Taiping Captain was filled with demonic energy.

It was so thick that it felt like he was seeing a piece of black ink.

"The evil spirit has entered his bones. He cannot be saved."

Su Mu was silent for a moment, and spoke in a heavy tone.

"He doesn't look like he was accidentally exposed to demonic energy. Instead, he looks like a demon who has been possessed for many years."

Su Mu said slowly.

Even if one is just exposed to the demonic energy, a warrior's physique can resist it for a short period of time.

Even if the demonic energy enters the body, you will not lose your sanity. As long as you escape in time, you can use your internal energy to expel the demonic energy from your body.

Unless a warrior actively absorbs the demonic energy, it is not so easy for him to be possessed by a demon.

The Taiping Commander in front of him didn't look like a surprise at all.

Even a demon who has practiced for many years might not have as strong demonic energy as him.

"impossible."

Meng Wanjun shook his head and said, "Xiao Feng has a clean background, and it was Lord Fu who personally recruited him into the Taiping Division. He can't be a demon."

Su Mu didn't believe it either.

The demonic energy on his body is so strong that it cannot be concealed by any breath-concealing technique.

"Or maybe something happened to him."

Su Mu pondered.

Su Mu couldn't think of any way to make a person possess so much demonic energy in such a short period of time.

"Xiao Feng he——"

Meng Wanjun was silent for a moment and hesitated.

"Send him on his way."

Su Mu said slowly.

Meng Wanjun slowly drew out his knife, hesitated for a long time, and still couldn't do it.

Su Mu sighed, raised his hand, and stroked the top of the Taiping Commander's head.

With a snap, the opponent's skull shattered and the energy entered his brain.

In an instant, Xiao Feng stopped struggling, his eyes regained clarity for a moment, a look of relief appeared in his eyes, and then he slowly closed his eyes.

Everyone in the room fell into silence, their faces filled with sadness.

"From the first day you joined the Taiping Division, you should have expected this day to come."

Su Mu said slowly, "Today it is Brother Feng, tomorrow it could be you, or it could be me.

There is no use being sad. If you don't want more brothers to die, then cheer up and eliminate all the monsters in the world. When the world is peaceful, naturally no more brothers will be sacrificed.

Now, can anyone tell me where you found Brother Feng? "

Meng Wanjun took a deep breath, suppressed his sadness, and said in a deep voice, "Today we were patrolling as usual. When we were patrolling to the village west of Jinshan Township, Xiao Feng suddenly appeared and attacked us."

"We went to that village a few days ago and found nothing unusual at that time."

A Taiping captain added, "When we went there again this time, dozens of families in the village were all slaughtered..."

He hesitated.

It is obvious who slaughtered the people.

The people from the Taiping Division actually massacred the civilians. They didn't know how to describe this matter.

"It was the demon who killed people. It has nothing to do with Brother Feng."

Su Mu said in a deep voice, "Captain Meng, gather the men and go check the village."

The village that Meng Wanjun mentioned was in the same direction as the place he saw.

It seems that the disappearance of Fu Qingzhu and others is indeed related to the place where demonic energy gathers.

However, Xiangzhou is rich in natural resources, and there has never been such a place where demonic energy gathers before. What exactly is the reason that causes the change in the energy of heaven and earth?
Leaving two people to deal with Xiao Feng's body, Su Mu took Meng Wanjun and the other Taiping commanders and walked towards the village where they met Xiao Feng.

Soon after, they came to a remote village.

There were only dozens of households in that small village. Now the whole village was covered with blood and there was not a single living person to be seen.

Everyone's mood became very heavy.

A village massacre happened right under the nose of the Taiping Division, and the murderer was most likely one of their own.

Walking in front of the crowd, Su Mu's pupils flickered, and he quietly performed the miraculous skill of the source of energy.

The scene within the field of vision suddenly changed, and Su Mu saw darkness in front of him.

It was as black as ink, covering the entire mountain village, and the dark lines were rapidly moving in one direction.

In just one breath, Su Mu stopped his special skill and looked ahead in shock.

"Everyone be careful, enemy attack."

Su Mu said in a deep voice.

Before he finished speaking, dark shadows emerged from the streets of the mountain village.

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