hhnovel Chapter 82 : She Actually Didn’t Come
Chapter 82 : She Actually Didn’t Come
Chapter 82: She Actually Didn’t Come
“True Qi is sought inward from the body’s physique and blood qi, refined through artistic conception.”
“Magical Power is sought outward from heaven and earth, formed in union with the spirit.”
“So this counts as the fusion of inner and outer, a perfect unity?”
Feeling the aura within her chest, Li Yunqing revealed a thoughtful expression. “Immortal-Martial Power?”
“Buzz…”
At this moment, the force within her body rapidly split into two, surging into the sea of consciousness at her brow and the dantian in her abdomen.
It transformed at an astonishing speed.
After an unknown amount of time, all the force within her body had completed its transformation, becoming Magical Power and True Qi.
It could be clearly seen that within the icy world of the dantian, True Qi condensed into a massive vortex, forming a perfectly round sphere of True Qi.
A True Qi sphere that rotated endlessly.
Within the sea of consciousness at her brow, boundless Magical Power flowed, enveloping the Yin Spirit, forming a star-like shape resembling a Golden Core.
It too rotated endlessly.
The True Qi sphere and the Magical Power sphere faintly resonated with the chaotic star within her chest that resembled a bright moon.
True Qi and Magical Power also flowed into the middle dantian.
In just a short while, the upper, middle, and lower dantians gradually reached a peculiar balance.
“If Magical Power and True Qi are fused, then I’ll call it Immortal-Martial Power.”
“If I can’t figure it out now, I might as well test the strength after the breakthrough first.”
This transformation was too strange, too unexpected—she could not comprehend it at all.
But she could feel that the Immortal-Martial Power within the Tanzhong acupoint in her chest was far stronger than either True Qi or Magical Power.
It could both cast spells and unleash martial true intent, perfectly unified.
Unfortunately, this was only possible because of the Longevity Panel, which allowed her to cultivate Magical Power and fuse it with True Qi from within and without.
At present, she had no cultivation method capable of perfectly utilizing this Immortal-Martial Power.
“Let’s try Magical Power first!”
Li Yunqing formed hand seals, her ten fingers moving rapidly, lightly pointing forward. “Spring Breeze Turns to Rain!”
“Buzz!”
The space within the secret chamber trembled as spiritual energy gathered, transforming into vitality.
It quickly condensed into jade-green raindrops, densely filling the air above the chamber.
But in the next moment, an invisible force descended.
“Splash…”
The crystal-clear raindrops, just about to fall, were pulled by that invisible force.
As they trembled, the raindrops began to dissipate, returning to heaven and earth.
In the end, only a very small number of raindrops fell before Li Yunqing, and even their vitality was less than one-tenth of what it should be.
“This… is the backlash of heaven and earth?” Li Yunqing froze instantly.
“Within my body, with the Longevity Panel’s support, heaven and earth cannot backlash against me.”
“But once Magical Power is used and exposed to heaven and earth, it gets drawn back by the world itself?”
“This…”
Her expression darkened slightly. If that were the case, wouldn’t spells be useless?
“Not right!”
Her fingers moved again. “Lightness Technique!”
“Buzz!”
As Magical Power surged within her body, she suddenly felt her body become incredibly light, as if it had no weight at all.
With a light tap of her toes, her entire body floated in midair within the secret chamber.
“Spells that act on oneself are usable, and their power is not reduced!”
“But spells that act on others are subjected to the backlash of heaven and earth.”
Li Yunqing instantly understood. Stepping lightly, she walked through the air as if flying.
“So this is the reason immortals perished?”
Having personally experienced this backlash, Li Yunqing finally understood the cause behind the extinction of immortals.
Without the Longevity Panel, even the Magical Power within her body would likely be drawn away by heaven and earth until nothing remained.
Dispelling the Lightness Technique, Li Yunqing shifted her thoughts, drawing upon the Immortal-Martial Power in her chest. Forming hand seals, she pointed forward. “Geng Metal Finger.”
“Pfft…”
A streak of golden light shot from her fingertip, instantly piercing through the ground, leaving behind a deep hole with no visible bottom.
“Immortal-Martial Power is unaffected—it’s even stronger than the original spell!”
“And that’s with me forcing it without a proper technique!”
Li Yunqing came to a realization. “So… the future world will be one where Immortal-Martial Power reigns supreme?”
Immortal-Martial Power was stronger than both True Qi and Magical Power, and it was not affected by the backlash of heaven and earth.
This was the ultimate power—one that could be cultivated inward from the body’s strength, and also drawn outward from heaven and earth.
It surpassed both the Martial Dao and the Immortal Dao.
However, she currently lacked a cultivation method perfectly suited to Immortal-Martial Power, preventing her from fully unleashing its potential.
And creating such a method was not something that could be achieved in a short time.
After thinking for a moment, Li Yunqing took out her flying sword. Immortal-Martial Power surged into it.
The patterns on the flying sword lit up one by one.
She could also feel the flying sword being refined by the Immortal-Martial Power, gradually becoming a part of her body.
“Buzz!”
Once fully refined, the flying sword began to hum intensely.
With a thought, the flying sword instantly began circling rapidly around her.
“Whoosh…”
Its speed was extremely fast, flashing like lightning.
“As expected, when activated with Immortal-Martial Power, the flying sword can still be used.”
Her eyes flickered. Forming a sword gesture, the flying sword darted through the secret chamber, executing various sword techniques.
With just this flying sword, ordinary Qi Realm martial artists would likely be unable to resist.
Then, with another thought, the flying sword suddenly stopped before her, trembling sharply.
“Clang!”
A sword cry rang out.
In the next moment, the flying sword elongated, transforming into a three-foot-long sword that she grasped in her hand.
As Sword Intent was unleashed, frost and snow once again drifted around her. The ground of the small chamber quickly froze over.
“Shhk!”
With a light swing of her sword, an icy sword qi burst forth, directly tearing open the chamber wall.
The area struck instantly froze over.
The power was equally formidable.
“Hm?”
Li Yunqing paused slightly, her consciousness entering the middle dantian.
She discovered that as Immortal-Martial Power was consumed, the True Qi in her dantian and the Magical Power at her brow would automatically replenish it, flowing into the middle dantian.
Until the three forces reached balance once again.
“In that case, as long as I have enough True Qi and Magical Power, I can continuously use Immortal-Martial Power.”
“So… am I actually in the Qi Realm now?”
“And just how strong am I?”
Li Yunqing fell silent, unable to accurately gauge her own strength.
As a young lady of a great family, she rarely went out, and even more rarely fought others.
She had hardly even encountered Qi Realm cultivators—she simply could not determine her level of strength.
Having opened four extraordinary meridians, she could be considered at the Middle Tier of the Qi Realm in terms of martial arts.
Once artistic conception reached perfection and all eight extraordinary meridians were opened, that would be Qi Realm Perfection.
“But Immortal-Martial Power surpasses True Qi.”
“My strength is definitely not limited to the middle tier of the Qi Realm.”
She could feel that the Qi Realm martial artist from the God-Worship Sect who had infiltrated the Li Residence a few days ago—
would likely not be able to withstand even a casual strike of her Immortal-Martial Power.
“Forget it. I’ll just get more familiar with it. There will be fights in the future anyway.”
“If necessary… I can go find the Sword Saint to test it?”
At this moment, Li Yunqing was brimming with confidence.
Immortal-Martial Power—perhaps she was the only one in the entire world who possessed it.
After all, no one else could cultivate Magical Power, so naturally, no one else could fuse it into Immortal-Martial Power.
With a proper cultivation method, its power would likely be several times greater than that of True Qi or Magical Power.
“Let’s continue testing. I should first fully master my strength.”
While Li Yunqing continued testing her power within the secret chamber—
the plaza before the City Lord’s Residence had also become lively.
Rows upon rows of soldiers stood upright, forming formations that filled the entire square.
Before them, members of the major families had also gathered.
At a glance, the entire plaza was packed with people.
Even outside the plaza, countless commoners surrounded the area.
At this moment, all eyes were fixed upon the high platform at the front, waiting expectantly.
With all demons exterminated, the Sixth Prince had summoned the soldiers—he was surely going to record merits, report to the imperial court, and distribute rewards based on contributions.
Under everyone’s gaze—
the Sixth Prince, Yu Xuanfeng, wearing a dark blue robe embroidered with golden dragons, walked out from the City Lord’s Residence.
At his sides were the Sword Saint of Cangshan and an elderly eunuch.
The old eunuch appeared frail, yet emitted the aura of a Profound Realm Grandmaster—clearly a powerhouse who had accompanied the Third Prince to support Qingzhou City.
The three of them walked steadily onto the high platform.
“Greetings, Sixth Prince!”
A tidal wave of voices resounded across the sky above the City Lord’s Residence.
The countless citizens around the plaza also bowed in unison, paying their respects.
“Rise.”
Yu Xuanfeng spoke softly. Though his voice was not loud, it was carried by True Qi into everyone’s ears.
He glanced at the Sword Saint beside him and gave a slight nod.
Then, with a faint smile, he swept his gaze across the crowd, as if searching for a certain figure.
But as his gaze moved, his expression gradually stiffened, darkening slightly.
He had wanted to see how that gentle and quiet young healer would react upon learning that he was a prince—what expression she would show.
Then he would lower himself as a prince to befriend her, take the opportunity to grow closer, and inquire about her feelings.
Ideally, he could use Li Yunqing to bind the Sword Saint to his side.
A life-saving favor was no small matter for someone like the Sword Saint.
If he could win over that young healer, the Sword Saint would surely act for him—greatly increasing his chances in the struggle for that position in the future.
But now, after searching through the crowd—
he could not find Li Yunqing at all.
Unwilling to give up, he searched several more times in silence, yet still found nothing.
Yu Xuanfeng’s smile froze on his face, his teeth slightly clenched.
“She… actually didn’t come?”