Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

A difficult-to-describe suffocating and humiliating feeling surged again in her heart. When had Xu Menghan ever suffered such indignity from a cheap sale?!

But she couldn't act out at this moment; if she got caught up in disputes over the price here, it would be a great disgrace, and if word got out, it would alert those who were aware of the Xu Family's current plight.

After all, the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower was property of the Upper Realm's Yuan Family.

Though seventy million was low, it could be immediately liquidated, avoiding some subsequent troubles.

Xu Menghan fell silent.

The investment of ten thousand Immortal Jade had completely gone down the drain, and even though recovering seventy million Top Quality Spiritual Stones felt incredibly humiliating, it was better than rotting in her hands.

Time passed in the oppressive silence; the Manager hardly dared to breathe, awaiting Xu Menghan's response.

After a moment, Xu Menghan slowly raised her eyelids, her voice betraying no emotion:

"Fine."

The Manager felt immense relief, a wild joy in his heart, though he dared not show it on his face. He quickly bowed: "Dear guest, please wait a moment, I will arrange it immediately, the Spirit Stones will be delivered shortly."

Xu Menghan said no more, coldly nodding, closing her eyes as if to regulate her breath. However, beneath her sleeve, her fingertips trembled slightly.

Seventy million Spirit Stones.

One day, she would repay this debt from Yun Tianji, with principal and interest, a hundredfold!

Soon, the transaction was completed.

A Storage Ring containing seventy million Top Quality Spiritual Stones was delivered to Xu Menghan's hand.

She didn't even look at it, directly put it away, and turned to leave.

This trip to the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower left her with nothing.

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At the moment the Void Escape Talisman was activated, a layer of gray-white light cocooned Chu Zheng and Xue Qing, penetrating through the void.

The Space Laws constantly twisted and folded as space barriers were successively pierced.

The light cocoon vibrated violently, bringing an intense, tearing impact.

Hum!

A few breaths later, with a muffled crash, the wild tearing sensation suddenly vanished, and the gray-white light cocoon enveloping them shattered like a broken eggshell.

Puff!

The two figures fell heavily into the soft and damp jungle, scattering decayed leaves and mud.

As they landed, Xue Qing endured the indescribable pain of his body falling apart and the tumult of his Blood Qi, turning over to shield Chu Zheng beneath him, using his own back to bear most of the impact.

"Cough... cough..."

Chu Zheng lightly coughed, having lost a large amount of Essence Blood inside, coupled with the upheaval of traversing space, he was now extremely weak.

"Xue Qing..."

His voice was slightly hoarse, wanting to check Xue Qing's condition.

"Don't move." Xue Qing's voice was also hoarse, forcing himself to sit up, warily scanning the surroundings.

What lay before them was an extremely unfamiliar primitive wilderness, where towering Ancient Woods rose from the earth, their massive canopies blocking out the sky, leaving only mottled, sparse points of light spilling down.

The air was thick with the scents of decaying branches and leaves, and the earthy tang; nature's spiritual energy was remarkably abundant, almost not much less than in Wanliu City.

From afar, there came vague deep roars of unknown beasts and the piercing cries of raptors slicing through the forest sea.

"Billions of miles away..." Chu Zheng felt the rich Spiritual Energy in the air and quickly understood: "We haven't left the Central Continent yet."

Finishing his words, he suppressed the turbulent Blood Qi within and closed his eyes, beginning to circulate the Yuan Qi within forcibly employing the Concealment Technique.

Xue Qing's expression shifted slightly as he felt a gentle Qi brushing lightly over his body.

The Blood Qi fluctuations emanating from her body were quickly obscured, becoming hazy and faint before perfectly blending into the spiritual energy backdrop of this primitive wild forest, no longer revealing anything unusual.

The two were like inconspicuous boulders, their presence completely concealed.

Once confirming they were temporarily safe, a tidal wave of immense fatigue swelled forth, and Chu Zheng felt a strong drowsiness surge over him.

Xue Qing's condition was slightly better but was still at the end of her rope.

Supporting each other, they moved into a hollowed tree.

Chu Zheng raised a hand to set up an Array, sealing the entrance, before collapsing directly to the ground, unconscious, as the Yuan Qi within his body automatically circulated, slowly drawing in nature's spiritual energy to recover the depleted Essence Blood.

This speed was undeniably slow, requiring a long time.

Xue Qing's condition was slightly better. She sat cross-legged beside Chu Zheng, taking out a few pieces of Cloud Wing Tiger's blood meat and stuffing them into her mouth while silently circulating her Qi circuit to restore energy.

After a moment, she helped the unconscious Chu Zheng up, watching his erratic breathing, and couldn't help but feel doubtful, calling softly:

"Ah Zheng... Ah Zheng?"

She wasn't quite sure about Chu Zheng's current situation, but obviously now wasn't the time to sleep.

Chu Zheng didn't respond, seeming to have fallen into a deep sleep.

Between hesitation, Xue Qing flipped her hand and took out a jade bottle, its whole body warm and entwined with a blood light.

This was previously crafted by the Treasure Pavilion using the Essence Blood of the Sixth Order Cloud Wing Tiger as the main ingredient, supplemented with rare Spiritual Medicine to brew the Tiger Blood Wine.

This wine contained extremely vast blood flesh Essence Yuan and ample vitality, a rare Treasure Medicine for restoring the body and replenishing the source of Blood Qi, scarcely seen in the Lower Realm.

Xue Qing carefully brought the bottle mouth close to Chu Zheng's lips, tilting the jade bottle, letting the Tiger Blood Wine slowly flow out, thick as Blood Marrow, shimmering with a dark golden luster in the dim tree hole.

However, the wine merely moistened Chu Zheng's lips and couldn't enter anymore.

His jaw was tightly clenched, his throat apparently losing its swallowing instinct, causing the Tiger Blood Wine to overflow from his mouth, sliding down his neck like flowing molten gold, unable to nourish his dried-up shell.

Too wasteful.

At the instant the thought floated up, Xue Qing almost intuitively leaned close, licking clean the wine that slid down Chu Zheng's neck.

A completely overpowering tiger's musk mixed with the spiciness of Spiritual Wine, blended with Chu Zheng's faint scent, exploded instantly on her tongue, the scorching touch and abundant vitality, like a current rushing through her tongue root straight to her mind.

When the tip of her tongue touched the thick, heated wine and Chu Zheng's cold skin, a strange feeling engulfed Xue Qing's senses alongside the intense flavor.

Strange, strong, with an indescribable impact.

She jerked upright as if scalded, her thoughts chaotic for a moment.

Noticing Chu Zheng's breathing remained erratic, Xue Qing furrowed her brows slightly, wasting no time, she threw back her head, gulping down a large mouthful of Tiger Blood Wine from the jade bottle.

The liquid went down her throat like swallowing burning lava, the overwhelming blood Qi Essence Yuan exploded instantly on her tongue tip, her complexion surging with an abnormal flush.

She leaned down again, her lips flushed from the Tiger Blood Wine, immediately covering Chu Zheng's slightly cool thin lips.

The moment lips and teeth met, her white teeth gently parted, her tongue with irresistible force pried open Chu Zheng's tightly clenched jaw, forcibly passing over the mouthful of Tiger Blood Wine brimming with abundant Essence Yuan.

Gulp...

The comatose Chu Zheng seemed to sense this forcefully rushing stream of vitality, instinctively swallowing.

Xue Qing dared not pause, immediately raising her head, observing Chu Zheng's reaction, the dark golden wine stains on her lips drawing several fine bloody threads in the air.

In his slumber, Chu Zheng's body suddenly trembled.

"Mm..."

A muffled groan tinged with pain was squeezed out from deep in his throat, though his eyes remained tightly shut, a horrifying flush surged across his once pale face.

The veins beneath his skin bulged, exuding a dark golden hue, his body convulsed violently like a fish out of water, his mouth and nose dispersing wisps of dark golden blood mist carrying a faint musk.

"Too much."

Xue Qing immediately realized the energy in the Tiger Blood Wine was somewhat too overwhelming, opting not to guide it could be harmful rather than beneficial to Chu Zheng at this moment.

She promptly raised Chu Zheng up, sitting cross-legged, ignoring her own depletion, using her own True Yuan to guide, helping Chu Zheng to sort out and gradually tame the energy of the blood wine.

Deep in the wild forest, ancient woods sky-high.

Inside the tree hole, only two heavy breaths remained for a time.

Several hours later, the energy of the Tiger Blood Wine finally settled within Chu Zheng.

When Xue Qing finally raised her head, her face was close to a pallid exhaustion, uncontrollably collapsing onto the ground, gasping heavily.

"..."

A near-whispering murmur slipped out from Chu Zheng's mouth.

Hearing the commotion, Xue Qing forcibly suppressed the lingering effects of the blood wine within her body, crawled over, bowed her head to listen:

"What?"

"Ling... Xue..."

Xue Qing's brow furrowed slightly, after a while, she finally mustered some strength, sat up, her demeanor in the dim tree hole obscure and hard to fathom:

"Lingxue... who is that?"