I Have Unlimited Dantians

"Zi Qiong Emperor? Huangg Chen? Why are the two of you together?"

When Qii Tao saw the two walking together, his face immediately showed a look of utter astonishment.

Huangg Chen was the spiritual leader of the Human Race, and the Zi Qiong Emperor was the strongest of the Demons. How could they be together? And they even seemed like old friends of many years.

"How are they together? Qii Tao, you’re a bit slow on the uptake. Take a look at who this is!"

Nie Yun chuckled, reached out, and grabbed the Golden Armored Hong Ape standing to the side, seizing it by the neck.

"What are you doing?" The Golden Armored Hong Ape hadn’t expected the young man to strike so suddenly. It trembled in fear and let out a sharp cry.

"Heh, what am I doing? Killing you, of course!"

Nie Yun tightened his grip. With a SNAP, the Golden Armored Hong Ape became a corpse, its life force extinguished. The Incarnation Talisman on its body lost its effect, and it reverted to the Qi Emperor’s true form.

"The Qi Emperor? A Demon! Huangg Ling, what’s going on? Didn’t you say this was your Demon Pet?" Qii Tao’s expression changed.

"Is there even a need to ask? The Divine Wind Empire’s Imperial Family has long been in cahoots with the Demons of the Zi Qiong Mountain Range. There’s nothing strange about it!" Nie Yun said with a smile.

"Nie Yun, since we’ve dropped all pretenses, you can just die!"

Seeing Nie Yun crush the Qi Emperor to death with one hand, the Zi Qiong Emperor’s face twisted into a savage snarl. With a shriek, he charged toward Nie Yun.

’The Qi Emperor had always coveted my position and sung a different tune. His death is no great loss. But if I do nothing after one of my own subordinates was killed right in front of me, I’ll lose all credibility!’

"Heh heh, Nie Yun, you injured me that day. Today, let’s see just how powerful you really are!"

Huangg Chen also let out a sinister laugh and thrust out a large hand, enveloping Nie Yun.

Two Secret Realm Powerhouses attacked at the same time. The entire hall filled with Mana, so thick and heavy it felt like mercury, restricting movement and slowing the circulation of True Qi.

Mana was a higher grade of energy than True Qi and could suppress its circulation. The Zi Qiong Emperor and Huangg Chen understood this principle well, so they unleashed their strongest power and attacks from the very beginning.

"Haha, you want to kill me? It’s not that easy! I’m done playing with you. Nie Tong, let’s go!"

Feeling the world-rending Mana, Nie Yun knew it would be difficult to win. With a loud laugh, he brandished his longsword to block their attacks, using the momentum to pull Nie Tong along as he leaped backward.

In a single bound, he jumped into the massive portal behind him and vanished with a WHOOSH.

"You’re not getting away!" the Zi Qiong Emperor roared, charging furiously toward the portal as well. But before he could even reach the entrance, a flash of white light shot out. With a BANG, he was sent flying backward, slamming into the wall and spraying a mouthful of blood.

"What’s going on?" Huangg Chen jumped in fright and retreated several steps.

’The Zi Qiong Emperor’s strength is not much different from my own. If he was sent flying and heavily injured in a single blow, the result would surely be the same if I rushed in rashly.’

"To enter the trial, you must first pass the Pure Illusion Spirit Stone. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"

Just as Huangg Chen was feeling bewildered, the massive voice from the sky rang out slowly once more. It was filled with such heavy authority that it seemed if either of them dared to disobey, they would be blasted to dust.

Hearing this, the heavily injured Zi Qiong Emperor’s face was streaked with tears. ’If I’d known this would happen, why did I have to act so tough? I should have just let Nie Yun go...’

"Huangg Chen Ancestor, you can pass through the Illusion Spirit Stone here. I’m going in first. If we let that Nie Yun get the treasure, none of us will be able to answer for it!"

Huangg Ling shouted, then leaped into the tall portal.

Qii Tao and Moh Wudao followed close behind.

"You bastards!"

Seeing them turn and leave without a moment’s hesitation, Huangg Chen’s face turned green with rage.

’Even a fool knows that entering the trial first and passing it grants a much higher chance of obtaining the treasure than others. Now that they’ve gone ahead, I’m already behind.’

’I’d better hurry up and pass the Pure Illusion Spirit Stone’s trial!’

Though his heart was burning with frustration, Huangg Chen didn’t hesitate. He quickly ran to the sky-blue stone and began his own test of purity.

***

After entering the massive portal, the scene before Nie Yun’s eyes shifted. He was instantly pulled into a vortex. When he opened his eyes again, he found that his brother was no longer by his side.

He was in a vast, empty space. There was nothing around him.

’What is this place? Why can’t I even absorb Spiritual Qi?’

Nie Yun took a moment to feel his surroundings and was stunned.

’There isn’t the slightest trace of Spiritual Qi in the air here, making it impossible for me to absorb any. This means that in a fight, I can only rely on the True Qi within my Qi Sea to sustain my power. Every bit I use will be a permanent loss.’

’But it’s no big deal. I still have plenty of elixirs in my Storage Dantian to replenish my energy!’

He tried to connect his consciousness to his Storage Dantian, but the attempt sent a chill down his spine.

’My consciousness can’t connect to my Storage Dantian at all, which means I can’t take anything out from inside!’

’How can a place like this exist? I never even heard of such a thing in my past life!’

Frowning, Nie Yun found the situation unbelievable.

’The Storage Dantian is inside my own body; communicating with it and retrieving items should be incredibly simple. For this place to be able to restrict such an ability is simply heaven-defying. Even with the memories of two lifetimes, I’ve never heard of anything like it!’

’So what if I can’t replenish my True Qi? I refuse to believe that my vast reserves won’t be enough to pass this trial!’

After trying several methods and confirming that he really couldn’t replenish his spent True Qi here, Nie Yun stopped dwelling on it. ’In any case, my Qi Sea is vast and my True Qi is abundant. Even if I fought at full power for three straight days, I wouldn’t use it all up. There’s no need to worry! As for my brother, who doesn’t even have True Qi in his body, there’s even less reason to be concerned.’

"First stage: Defeat the Copper Armor Puppet to pass!"

Just as Nie Yun set his worries aside, the heavy voice from the sky rang out again.

’Copper Armor Puppet?’

RUMBLE!

While he was still wondering, a strange figure completely clad in copper armor appeared directly in front of him.

This strange figure was extremely tall, over two meters, and wore a suit of heavy copper armor. Its face was expressionless as it looked at Nie Yun. "Brat, since you haven’t reached the Secret Realm, I will suppress my power to the Ultimate Venerable Level to fight you. However, you must be careful. My Ultimate Venerable strength is at the absolute peak of the level. Even an average Secret Realm Powerhouse is no match for me!"

’A talking Puppet?’

Nie Yun was startled.

’I’ve seen many Puppets in my past life, but ones that can speak and understand human language are exceedingly rare. It’s said that only a race of humans skilled in artifice from the far west of the Floating Heaven Continent can create them. Could this Zi Qiong Daoist be from the far west of the Floating Heaven Continent?’

"Let me tell you in advance, my defense is invincible. Not even a Spiritual Soldier can necessarily pierce it. You can only pass by defeating me. Otherwise, you fail and will be killed!"

The copper-armored man spoke coldly, its face expressionless. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please consider visiting Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with your recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)