Chapter 396 - 365: Profit and Loss 3

Chapter 396: Chapter 365: Profit and Loss 3

This was the last thing Chen Li wanted to see.

After weighing his options, his gaze fell upon Qin Yirong.

Qin Yirong’s Cultivation had been completely destroyed, but the foundation of her meridians was still intact, making her a perfect blank slate.

Moreover, she was already deeply bound to Chen Li, making her relatively controllable.

She was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

After receiving Qin Yirong’s consent, Chen Li taught her both the incantations for the Righteous Wealth Cultivation Method he had initially devised and the Innate Qi Gathering Technique.

Qin Yirong was exceptionally gifted. She silently memorized the incantations and quickly came to understand and recite them by heart.

However, when Chen Li brought Qin Yirong back to the study, pointed to the chest of copper coins, and asked her to try absorbing the Wealth Qi, she struggled for a long while before shaking her head with a look of bewilderment and bitterness. "Master, I am too dull. I simply cannot see this Wealth Qi you speak of..."

Chen Li was stunned for a moment, then it dawned on him.

’Of course. Qin Yirong has lost all her Cultivation. She hasn’t even generated a trace of Inner Qi, and her Divine Sense isn’t open. How could she possibly see Wealth Qi?’

’I myself was only able to clearly perceive the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi after I stepped into the Guiyuan Realm and coalesced my Primordial Spirit.’

At this moment, the Innate Qi Gathering Technique was utterly incomprehensible to her.

This, however, was not a problem for Chen Li.

He immediately thought of another Cultivation Technique: the Dragon Phoenix Harmony Celestial True Skill.

This was a Dual Cultivation Technique.

Its core function was to allow a couple’s Inner Qi to share the same source and flow between them, enabling one partner to even convert the other’s Inner Qi for their own use.

Chen Li then taught the Dragon Phoenix Harmony Celestial True Skill to Qin Yirong as well.

Once she had a preliminary grasp of it, they began the process. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Chen Li activated the Innate Qi Gathering Technique, drawing the Wealth Qi out from the copper coins. However, instead of absorbing and refining it in his own Dantian, he followed the method of the Dragon Phoenix Harmony Celestial True Skill, slowly channeling it into the meridians in Qin Yirong’s palm.

Meanwhile, Qin Yirong concentrated her mind and calmed her spirit, carefully guiding and refining this foreign stream of Qi according to the Righteous Wealth Cultivation Method Chen Li had taught her.

The process was slightly sluggish at first, but as the Cultivation Technique circulated, the energy gradually transformed into her own Inner Qi, which then settled in her Dantian.

Time slipped by quietly during their silent Cultivation.

Chen Li continuously drew Wealth Qi from the copper coins, transferring it to Qin Yirong.

Qin Yirong, in turn, focused all her effort on converting the Wealth Qi into her own Inner Qi.

The results were astonishing.

With the massive infusion of Wealth Qi and the miraculous effects of the Righteous Wealth Cultivation Method, Qin Yirong’s depleted Essence, Qi, and Spirit were being replenished at an unprecedented rate.

Her complexion grew more vibrant by the day, her breathing became deeper and more sustained, and the speed at which her Cultivation recovered was simply astounding.

In just a matter of days, a faint wisp of Inner Qi had re-formed within her once-depleted Dantian.

In the study, the Wealth Qi clinging to the copper coins diminished at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Meanwhile, Qin Yirong’s own aura grew stronger, shooting up like bamboo after a spring rain.

...

「Time flew by.」

During this time, Chen Pi and his father, following orders, had been continuously exchanging silver for massive amounts of copper coins.

Within a month, they had amassed a total of copper coins equivalent to twelve thousand taels of silver.

The coins nearly filled Chen Li’s study to the brim, with chests and strings of copper coins even occupying the secret chamber.

The air was thick with the mixed scent of metal and dust. Walking through the rooms felt like being inside a massive vault.

「Another ten days or so passed.」

「That afternoon.」

Qin Yirong, who was sitting cross-legged on a prayer mat, suddenly trembled.

A powerful surge of Inner Qi, like a torrent from a breached dam, burst forth from her Dantian Qi Sea, rushing powerfully toward her Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

Fortunately, Qin Yirong’s Eight Extraordinary Meridians had already been cleared long ago, so this surging Inner Strength didn’t cause any significant impact.

The process was smooth and unfolded naturally.

After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the surging Inner Qi gradually subsided.

Qin Yirong exhaled a long, turbid breath and slowly opened her eyes. A brilliant light shone from within them as she felt the long-absent Inner Qi flow through her body, an irrepressible joy spreading across her face.

"Thank you, Master. I... I have returned to the Spirit Realm."

Qin Yirong was overcome with joy and astonishment. If Chen Li hadn’t used such an inconceivable method to help her, she couldn’t imagine how many years it would have taken to reach the Spirit Realm First Level again by relying solely on her own arduous Cultivation of the Yin Yang Unity Scripture.

"There’s no need to thank me."

Chen Li slowly shook his head. "Now, activate the Dragon Phoenix Harmony Celestial True Skill and transfer the Inner Qi you just cultivated back to me."

Qin Yirong looked up, stunned, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion.

’What does he mean by this?’

But seeing Chen Li’s solemn expression, she dared not ask further. Suppressing her doubts, she sat cross-legged, composed her mind, and circulated the Cultivation Technique as instructed.

The process was exceptionally smooth.

The Inner Qi flowed into Chen Li’s meridians, and he began to refine and absorb it.

However, the very instant he finished the refinement...

something strange and abrupt happened!

VMMMM...!

Chen Li’s entire body jolted violently.

It wasn’t a physical impact, but a terrifying, indescribable tremor that originated from the deepest corner of his soul.

It was as if a pair of cold, indifferent, and supremely powerful eyes had suddenly opened in the infinitely distant void, their gaze locking onto him.

His hair stood on end!

A chill shot down his spine!

His heart felt as if it had been seized by an icy, ghostly hand, stopping it mid-beat. Even his blood seemed to freeze in his veins.

An unprecedented sense of mortal danger washed over him like a deluge of ice-cold water, chilling him to the very bone.

He could even feel his own Primordial Spirit shrieking a violent warning.

Chen Li’s pupils contracted to pinpricks, his forehead and back instantly drenched in a cold sweat.

Amidst the terror, a thought struck him like a bolt of lightning in the dark.

’Is it... the heavens?!’

’Or... the laws of Destiny?!’