Dao Qi Wu Zang Guan Guan: I became a Daoist Master in the 1990s

Chapter 82 Strength Soars, Painting Fades

Qi Yun stood alone on the dilapidated rooftop in the morning light, his heart slightly heavy because of Yun Yangzi's last words.

The surging power within me, like the rising sun, dispelled all gloom and fatigue.

Last night, I fought a fierce battle against hundreds of ghosts, opened my Qi Sea, received the Black Law of the Talisman, and was devoured and nourished by the Crimson Hunting Fire. At this moment, I feel my energy surging, my five senses are clear, and an unprecedented sense of power fills my whole body.

He looked inside intently.

In his lower dantian, the Crimson Hunting Flame, which had devoured the essence of countless ghosts and helped him condense his true qi, had now quietly extinguished, condensing into a thumb-sized pill with a dark color like solidified blood jade. It floated quietly above his dantian, slowly rising and falling, radiating a warm and restrained heat.

With a slight thought, Qi Yun raised his left hand.

A slight tremor appeared in the dantian, and a dark red line of fire shot out from the dantian, traveling along the meridians to the palm!

"Whoosh!" In an instant, his entire left hand was enveloped in dark and deep crimson flames, which leaped and brought a strange warmth.

He followed suit, his right hand also covered in crimson flames. Then, driven by his will, the flames spread along the hilt of the sword to the three-foot-long blade as if they were his own arm or fingers!
The entire longsword instantly transformed into a burning dark red torch.

"The total amount of Crimson Hunt Fire has more than doubled compared to before!" Qi Yun's eyes flashed with joy.

This fire is specifically designed to ward off evil spirits and demons; it is his greatest reliance.

He dispersed the flames from his hands, then gracefully descended from the rooftop.

He didn't stop the moment he landed.

With a tremor of his right hand, the dark red Crimson Hunting Flame on the blade suddenly receded and extinguished.

The next moment, he lowered his waist and sat on his horse. Among the thirteen strands of pure true qi, which were like jade marrow in his dantian, one strand was suddenly activated and flowed like a clear spring into his heart!
"Wildfire!"

With a low shout, the longsword slashed out diagonally with overwhelming force!

The true qi stirred the heart fire, and the sword's edge was no longer a dark crimson, but burst forth with a blazing and dazzling orange-red flame!
This flame is no longer an illusory soul fire, but a five-element heart fire containing real high temperature!
The sword flashed, the air hissing as it struck a half-collapsed earthen wall beside him.

"boom!"

Earth and rocks flew everywhere!

The edges of the slit cleaved by the sword were charred black, emitting a strong burnt smell.

"Good!" Qi Yun's spirits lifted. "Crimson Hunting Fire burns the soul, Heart Fire scorches all things! This is what the Dao Sword should look like!"

Previously, he had only used his internal energy to wield the Five Elements Thunder Sword, which, though sharp and swift, was ultimately within the realm of mortal martial arts.

At this moment, with the blessing of true qi and the manifestation of heart fire, this sword technique inherited from the Five Viscera Observation truly reveals its Taoist power!

His swordplay continued uninterrupted, his body fluid and graceful, his inner energy moving at will as he practiced each move:

Golden Sword - Shattering Evil!
The sword's momentum suddenly changed, as swift as thunder!
The true qi drew upon the sharp metal energy of the lungs, and the sword suddenly became covered with a layer of cold, silvery-white light. An invincible sharpness emanated from the sword, piercing straight into a millstone-sized blue stone.

With a soft "whoosh," like a hot knife cutting through fat, the sword tip pierced the stone without any resistance, leaving a smooth and deep hole.

Water Sword - Entangling Silk!
The sword light instantly became gentle and long, with the flow of true qi bringing with it the yin and soft power of kidney water.

There seemed to be invisible, pale blue ripples around the sword, with layers of sword shadows overlapping, like undercurrents in water.

With a flick of his sword, he aimed at another section of broken wall. Before the sword even reached it, the loose soil and debris on the ruins were drawn in by an invisible, sticky, and gentle force, rustling as if they were sinking into an invisible swamp.

Earth-type Sword - Mountain Suppressor!
Qi Yun exhaled and spoke, his true qi sinking into his spleen, unleashing a powerful and profound force!
He gripped the sword with both hands and slammed it down with the force of splitting a mountain!
The sword shone with a bright yellow light, bringing with it a heavy, oppressive wind.

With a loud "Bang!", the ground shook violently! Where the sword struck, an intact wall was smashed as if by a giant hammer, spiderweb-like cracks spread, and the wall collapsed with a crash, dust flying everywhere.

Wood Sword - Withering and Flourishing!
The sword intent shifted again, life and death swirling in and out, true qi drawing upon the liver wood energy. The sword's edge sliced ​​through the air, leaving behind trails of interwoven green and blue afterimages.

A sword was thrust at an old tree.

When the sword tip touched the dead wood, the charred surface turned a strange grayish hue at a speed visible to the naked eye, before immediately returning to its original state.

Then its trunk suddenly rotted and collapsed.

After completing a set of Five Elements Thunderclap Sword techniques, the movements were fluid and the power was vastly different from before.

Qi Yun sheathed his sword and stood there, slightly out of breath.

Looking inward at the dantian, it was clear that five of the thirteen strands of pure true qi had already been consumed!

With another thought, two streams of true qi immediately separated from the dantian, like two nimble snakes, and swiftly flowed into the Yongquan acupoints on both feet!

"Stepping the Divine Steps!"

"Whoosh!" A flash of silver light appeared on his feet and he disappeared!
Only a faint, almost imperceptible afterimage remained in place.

Qi Yun's figure was launched as if by an invisible bowstring, and he instantly appeared on a boulder five zhang away!
His movements were so fast that they far surpassed those of the past, truly embodying the spirit of "unperturbed by a speck of dust, moving like a star!"

"The realm of receiving the ordination is a complete transformation!"

Qi Yun stood on the rock, looking down at the dilapidated and desolate Yangliu Village in the morning light, and a surge of heroic spirit rose in his heart.

The Crimson Hunt Fire Pill floats and sinks, its true energy condensed like marrow, the Five Elements Sword Technique manifests its power, and the Stepping Stance is faster than ghosts and demons.

Compared to last night, his strength has increased by more than several times.
Only now did he truly have the confidence and reliance to walk in this perilous world and fulfill his promise to "eliminate demons and protect the righteous path"!
The expectation of "the dragon's roar in the box" no longer seems so far away.

Without lingering, he leaped off the boulder and strode off toward Jiujiang Prefecture.

He arrived with six riders, but now he is all alone; the horses have long since scattered and are nowhere to be found.

Walking along the official road on an autumn morning, the sun is warm, the autumn breeze is refreshing, the fields beside the road are golden, and the distant mountains are like dark eyebrows.

Qi Yun's mind was in turmoil.

"Nanping Mountain is a scenic spot... far away in the southern part of Yongzhou. Since I have fulfilled Yunyangzi's last wish, I should do my best."

After returning to Jiujiang Prefecture, he explained the matter of Yangliutun to Xie Linfeng, asked for a fast horse, and set off immediately.

The jade slip containing the lineage's secrets allowed me to view it, which perfectly compensated for my lack of magical abilities after receiving the ordination.

Thinking of this, he frowned slightly again, "It's been almost two months since I came here, and I don't know when I'll be able to return. I'm afraid I won't have enough time."

When I return, I don't know when or how many years or months will pass..."

Just as I was pondering this, a sudden change occurred!

Without warning, Qi Yun's mind suddenly skipped a beat, and he stopped abruptly!

It wasn't a warning sign, but rather a strange sense of "detachment" that instantly gripped him.

Before my eyes, the bright sunshine, the golden fields, the dark green mountains in the distance... all the colors seemed to have been wiped away in an instant by an invisible giant hand!
The vibrant autumn scenery faded into a deathly gray in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, the gray-white "scroll" began to twist and ripple violently, like the reflection of a stone thrown into water, creating countless broken ripples.

The space itself seemed to be folding, and the light was stretched into bizarre lines.

(End of this chapter)