lcionline Chapter 289 Grandmaster Realm
Chapter 289 Grandmaster Realm
He felt his internal energy rapidly draining away, like a leaky cup that would soon run dry.
Just as he was about to exhaust his last bit of strength and his consciousness was beginning to blur, Xiaoman's roar suddenly stopped.
Shi Zi's heart skipped a beat, and with the last shred of clarity, he called out urgently, "Xiao Man! Can you hear me?"
"Quick! Quickly follow my internal energy flow! Go with it!"
He called Xiaoman several times before she seemed to respond.
In his hazy consciousness, he seemed to catch a glimpse of a warm current.
This warm current was guiding him through his body, like a glimmer of light in the darkness.
At that moment, he also heard the sound of pebbles outside.
As he regained consciousness, he followed the guidance of the stone's internal energy and mobilized the internal energy within his body to circulate with the warm current.
Shi Zi felt Xiao Man's internal energy begin to flow in harmony with his own.
He was overjoyed and dared not delay for a moment, quickly withdrawing his internal energy.
The moment his palms left Xiaoman, he could no longer hold on and gasped for breath.
When he regained a little bit of strength.
Looking at Xiaoman, whose face was pale but whose breathing was gradually stabilizing, I felt a mix of emotions.
Only now did he realize how immense his and Xiaoman's internal energy was.
If Xiaoman's internal energy is a whole bucket of water, then his is probably only as big as a bowl; the difference is like heaven and earth.
Shi Zi quietly stood guard to the side, and seeing that Xiao Man's breathing gradually stabilized, he sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.
His heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally calmed down.
I recalled Xiaoman's chaotic internal energy last night, and the way she rolled around on the ground.
He's still shaken to this day; he was so terrified he almost lost his mind.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiaoman finally completed a full cycle of cultivation.
He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and slowly opened his eyes.
The sky was beginning to lighten, and golden rays of dawn shone through the golden clouds.
Before I knew it, a night had passed.
Seeing that he was awake, Shi Zi asked with lingering anxiety, "Xiao Man, how are you feeling? Are you feeling better? You almost scared me to death last night!"
Xiaoman smiled gently at him: "Thank you so much for keeping watch over me last night, Shizi."
"Why are you being so polite with me! Stop keeping me in suspense, what happened?"
A glint of light flashed in Xiaoman's eyes, and she deliberately dragged out her words: "Guess?"
"What are you guessing for!"
Shi Zi couldn't help but grab his arm and shake it gently. "I was so worried, and you're still joking around like this!"
"Alright, alright, I'll tell you, I'll tell you." Xiaoman smiled and pressed his hand down, her voice filled with undisguised joy, "I... I've already broken through to the Grandmaster realm!"
Upon hearing this, Shi Zi's eyes widened in disbelief.
He leaned forward and pressed, "What you said... is it true?"
Xiaoman nodded, but her words carried a complex mix of emotions.
"Yes, I can clearly feel that I have indeed broken through to a higher realm."
Moreover, that unknown substance inside my body, for some reason, has somehow created a strange, heart-to-heart connection with me, though I still can't figure out what it is.
Shi Zi frowned slightly, recalling the events of last night, his voice tinged with lingering fear.
"Speaking of which, I was just about to ask you that. When I was channeling my internal energy into you last night, I clearly felt two completely different energies within your body."
One was exceptionally large, while the other was so weak it was almost swallowed up.
The feeling was like suddenly falling into a bottomless abyss, so suffocating you couldn't breathe.
"Your senses are correct."
Xiaoman sighed, a hint of lingering fear flashing in her eyes.
"That enormous internal force was its; at that time, it was frantically absorbing the internal force from all my meridians."
No matter how I try to mobilize my internal energy to resist or submit to it, it's all in vain.
Later on, I even felt as if my body was being torn in two.
Fortunately, you guided me in time, which allowed me to barely withdraw some internal energy from my heart meridian; otherwise, I really don't know what the consequences would have been!
The terror of last night still lingered in my mind, and a sense of solemnity, as if I had survived a disaster, filled the air.
Shi Zi pressed on, "Then your internal strength is even greater than before?"
Xiaoman replied, "Look!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of energy swirled around him and exploded outwards.
Although this internal force is not offensive.
But Shi Zi could still sense that this internal force exuded a calm and profound aura.
It is obvious that Xiaoman's cultivation has reached a new level.
Shi Zi was stunned for a moment, then burst into ecstasy.
"That's great, although I don't know what level of internal energy a Grandmaster is."
But the aura you're radiating is truly incredibly powerful!
He patted Xiaoman's shoulder hard, his worry completely replaced by excitement.
As the morning light gradually brightened, it shone on their faces, revealing smiles of relief.
Last night's perilous experience seemed to be the prelude to this breakthrough, filled with the relief of surviving a close call and the joy of improved strength.
Xiaoman withdrew her inner energy and chuckled, saying, "You've been working hard all night too. Let's rest for two hours first, and then go to Fengyuan County to see what the situation is like there."
Shi Zi chuckled twice and pointed to Yun Dan's room.
"Okay, let's go inside and make do for a bit, then we'll leave once we wake up."
After saying that, he got up and walked into the house.
Looking at his slightly tired back, Xiaoman understood that Shizi was truly exhausted.
It was extremely difficult for him to remain calm and guide his internal energy in the situation last night. He must have suffered a great loss of both mental and physical strength.
The two lay fully clothed on a wooden plank on the ground.
After days of travel and a long night of hard work, the two quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Unfortunately, neither of them knew that a crisis was brewing in another part of the Spirit Kingdom.
At this time, King Ling had arrived at Qianling with the five auspicious stars of painting, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea.
This mausoleum is located at the intersection of the three cities of Huanling, Donghai, and Nanyang.
This mausoleum is the burial place of the emperors and ancestors of the Ling Kingdom after their deaths.
King Ling's trip was all because of his fourth brother, Liu Lingyu.
He actually brought Mo You and Zi Yan, two top assassins from the Qin Kingdom's Shadow Division, along with a group of his trusted confidants, to Qianling.
The Spirit King's gaze fell heavily on Liu Lingyu opposite him, his voice as cold as ice: "Fourth brother, do you know what you're doing?"
When Liu Lingyu first saw the Spirit King appear, he was already trembling with fear at the oppressive aura of someone who had long held a superior position.
But when he thought of the two top-tier assassins from Qin beside him, and the group of loyal generals behind him, he realized that he still had them by his side.
He forcefully suppressed his fear, stiffened his neck, raised his chin, and spoke in an arrogant tone that was almost manic.
"I know perfectly well! I have returned this time to reclaim what rightfully belongs to me!"