Chapter 840: Chapter 285: Not Strictly Dual Cultivation_2
Ning Zhuo immediately took over, pouring a large amount of divine sense into the array plate, activating the talisman imprint array within.
In an instant, the light and shadows of ten thousand talismans fell into the blood jade marrow.
The jade marrow disintegrated, transforming into blue-purple paper money.
Ning Zhuo repeated the process, imprinting continuously for ten times, producing a hundred thousand pieces of blue-purple money.
A small pile of jade marrow remained.
“This time, let me do it,” Qing Chi said, unwilling to concede.
Ning Zhuo let go, allowing her to exert her strength.
Though difficult, Qing Chi ultimately managed to produce more than three thousand blue-purple coins.
“It’s so tough, refining a military spirit is extremely difficult,” Qing Chi said, her confidence severely shaken.
“I’ve exhausted my strength, and I can’t even manage to imprint once.”
“Jiao Ma, why is your divine sense so strong?”
Ning Zhuo shook his head, “Now is not the time to delve into this.”
The boy wore a solemn expression, “At this difficulty level, we are likely to fail next!”
Qing Chi nodded, “In the previous steps, I could still rely on you. But in the next step, burning incense, I have to act in the Divine Sea, and I can’t rely on you then.”
“Damn it!”
Qing Chi gritted her teeth, realizing that failure was imminent, feeling extremely unwilling.
Ning Zhuo gazed at Qing Chi, transmitting thoughts through divine sense, “I have another method, but it requires you to open your heart and let me act. Whether it’s controlling your physical body or entering your Divine Ocean Dantian, you need to fully cooperate without any resistance.”
Qing Chi was startled, then revealed a shy yet sweet smile, “Jiao Ma, you can do whatever you want with me. Go ahead!”
Ning Zhuo: …
At that moment, his emotions became complicated.
Qing Chi urged, “What are you waiting for, hurry up.”
Ning Zhuo sighed, calming his emotions, and suddenly unleashed his trump card.
Divine Skill – Life Hanging Thread!
With Ning Zhuo’s current ability, he could affect a peak Golden Core Cultivator. Yet at this moment, Qing Chi was only at the Foundation Establishment Cultivation level, unable to resist at all.
She had no intention of resisting either, her trust in Jiao Ma perhaps akin to Sun Lingtong’s trust in Ning Zhuo.
Thus, the Life Hanging Thread immediately connected to her without a hint of obstruction.
Ning Zhuo focused on three tasks simultaneously.
On one hand, he used the Life Hanging Thread to control Qing Chi.
On another, he infused his divine sense into Qing Chi’s Divine Sea.
On the third, he manipulated the array to proceed to the next step of the refining process.
The South Sea Agarwood ignited, and the forming purple smoke resembled flood dragons.
The smoke dragons entered Qing Chi’s Divine Sea, releasing countless purple smoke, creating turbulent waves.
The heart-like military spirit rose into the Divine Sea, constantly absorbing the purple smoke.
Once absorbed to a certain extent, the military spirit suddenly exploded, transforming into countless azure light spots, scattering within the vast expanse of purple smoke.
At that moment, both Ning Zhuo and Qing Chi heard the sounds of battle, the clashing of armor and weapons, cries, and the beating of war drums.
Blood flowed from Ning Zhuo’s nostrils as he strained himself to the limit in an instant.
Qing Chi also exerted all her strength, but her help was negligible.
They both heard the sound of battle growing smaller, as the azure light spots in the purple smoke spread, moving further apart.
They must not be too far apart!
Beyond a certain distance, the azure light would completely separate, no longer being part of the military spirit.
In the critical moment, Ning Zhuo immediately activated the array, burning the newly refined blue-purple money.
The smoke formed from these paper money burned, entering Qing Chi’s Divine Sea.
In the smoke from the blue-purple paper money, the azure light spots seemed to be called upon, congregating once again, forming a complete military spirit.
Unlike before, the newly gathered military spirit was more solid, at least fifty percent larger.
The spirit continued to absorb the purple smoke of the flood dragon, causing the azure military spirit to explode again, the countless azure spots undergoing constant transformation in the purple smoke.
Ning Zhuo waited moments before burning the blue-purple money again, once more gathering the military spirit.
This time, the military spirit became vibrant with azure light, vivid and lifelike.
Repeating this cycle, after burning ten thousand sheets of blue-purple money, the military spirit had undergone a significant transformation.
The entire heart was now the size of a carriage, as solid as a coral crystal, semi-transparent, with azure and purple veins extending from within.
Thump, thump, thump…
Each heartbeat carried a surge of energy, filled with the murderous essence of the battlefield.
The previous chaotic sounds of battle and clashing weapons had vanished without a trace.
At this point, the military spirit had almost transformed into a military essence.
Ning Zhuo gazed intently at the military essence, his mind stirred.
In the next moment, he forcibly levitated the military essence out of Qing Chi’s Divine Sea.
But as soon as it reached Ning Zhuo’s Divine Sea, a strong pull immediately occurred, dragging it back to Qing Chi’s Divine Ocean Dantian.
Ning Zhuo sighed inwardly: “I have certain control over the military essence due to my deep involvement in its refinement, but in the end, Qing Chi’s influence surpasses mine.”
“If more people from the Jiao Family were to support me wholeheartedly, perhaps one day, my control would exceed Qing Chi’s.”
“However, this military essence isn’t a match for my Divine Sea. The most suitable is still Qing Chi’s Divine Sea.”
The main cultivation technique practiced by Qing Chi strengthens the Middle Dantian’s Qi Sea. In this refinement of the military essence, her Divine Sea underwent significant transformation from the azure-purple mist, creating an environment suited for the military essence.
Ning Zhuo’s Divine Sea already has a main cultivation technique, which is unsuitable for refining the military essence. Forcing it would harm Ning Zhuo himself and greatly reduce the chances of successfully refining the military essence.
Ning Zhuofan gathered his thoughts and gently awakened Qing Chi: “Wake up quickly.”
Qing Chi had already fainted midway through.
The array in the secret room was well-equipped, automatically activating the Healing Array to protect Qing Chi’s body and soul.
Qing Chi, awakened by Ning Zhuo, saw the military essence in her Divine Sea: “Jiao Ma, you did it!”
Ning Zhuo reminded her again: “Not yet, there’s still one last step.”
The floor tiles in the secret room opened outward, revealing a huge underground well.
In the well, Yin energy surged mightily, whistling like a rushing river.
After a brief rest, Qing Chi adjusted her state and returned to her peak condition.
She leapt into the well with the embryonic form of the military essence in her Divine Sea.
Inside the well, the Yin energy swirled into a vortex, enveloping Qing Chi at its center, covering her entirely.
An enormous amount of Yin energy directly entered her Divine Sea, being frantically absorbed by the embryonic form of the military essence.
Qing Chi was soon shivering from the cold, but her extraordinary willpower allowed the Ghost Clan girl to grit her teeth and endure without a word.
Ning Zhuo was focused on the girl while also fully recuperating.
He was in terrible shape, every second counting to regain some strength.
The situation soon turned dire.
As the carrier of the military essence, every ounce of Yin energy the military essence absorbed meant Qing Chi had to withstand the washing of that Yin energy.
The girl was of the Ghost Clan, inherently containing abundant Yin energy, and her physique was more adaptable to Yin energy than a Human Clan’s.
But the problem was, the girl was only at the Foundation Establishment level, and the Yin energy was overwhelmingly dense and vast.
She quickly began to show ghostly features—her face turned ghastly, claws and fangs grew, her hair extended wildly, and her human visage rapidly vanished as ghostly traits intensified.
Ning Zhuo found it rather intriguing: “If allowed to continue transforming like this, would she completely turn into a ghost?”
This won’t do!
Ning Zhuo decisively intervened, expelling a large stream of Yang Energy.
The Yang Energy precisely merged into Qing Chi’s body along the Life Hanging Thread.
Qing Chi immediately felt warm currents flowing through her whole body. Her mind cleared, the ghostly features rapidly diminished, and her appearance returned to normal.
“Jiao Ma, you! Are we… dual cultivating?!” Qing Chi exclaimed, her voice a mix of panic and joy.
“Don’t get distracted,” Ning Zhuo replied coldly, “Continue refining the military essence!”
“Oh, oh, okay, okay,” Qing Chi replied with infinite joy, agreeing hastily.
The biting cold Yin energy had become extremely endearing in the girl’s heart.
“Without the coercion of Yin energy, how else could I dual cultivate with Jiao Ma?!”
“Oh my god, we’re dual cultivating!!!”
Qing Chi’s heart raced, feeling an unprecedented happiness.
It’s unclear how much time passed before the military essence was successfully refined!
“Finally done,” Ning Zhuo felt utterly exhausted.
Qing Chi, however, was still lost in the experience.
Ning Zhuo brought the girl back up, seriously instructing her: Do not disclose any details of the refining process!
He reminded her further: “Don’t overthink it. This isn’t dual cultivation in the strict sense; we haven’t exchanged Origin Yang or Origin Yin.”
Qing Chi immediately pursued: “Then when will we exchange?”
Ning Zhuo: …