Stranger Danger-Chapter 1803: Purple Qi Comes From The East
“You actually invented it, Tianzun?’
Ye Qing sucked in a deep breath and tried his best to calm down his agitation. There was a clear note of disbelief as he stared fixatedly at Taiqing Tianzun.
Taiqing Tianzun said softly and calmly, “It is just the product of some of my enlightenment. It is not worth mentioning.”
“You are being too modest, Tianzun!”
Ye Qing hurriedly replied respectfully and sincerely, “As poor as this junior’s talent is, I know better than most just how profound and miraculous this art is. It points straight to the essence of the Great Way and contains unparalleled wisdom. It is thanks to it that this junior has managed to overcome multiple fatal crises safely. Otherwise, I may not be standing here today, much less achieving what I have achieved.”
It was at this moment Ye Qing’s vigor suddenly surged unnaturally, and waves of pain assaulted his internal organs. The corruption he suppressed a while ago was starting to grow restless and eroding his meridians once more.
A muffled groan escaped his lips as the blood abruptly drained away from his face. Thick, dense beads of sweat rose from his forehead, and corruptive qi rampaged inside his body and threatened to devour him whole.
Seeing this, Taiqing Tianzun’s gaze sharpened as he waved his hand. A wisp of purple qi flew out of his palm and entered Ye Qing’s body in an instant.
The purple qi looked light as a thread and as ephemeral as smoke, and yet it contained an intimidating amount of power. When the purple qi entered Ye Qing’s body, warm and auspicious, it instantly dispelled the cold and violence brutalizing his insides, nourished his meridians and internal organs, and soothed his pain and injuries.
Wherever the purple qi traveled, the corruptive qi melted away like snow. It was purified instantly and absolutely.
Ye Qing felt as if a huge weight was lifted from his shoulders, and he could not help but let out a long sigh of relief. Somehow, the purple qi had completely purified the corruptive qi that had plagued him until now in almost no time at all!
“Phew...”
Ye Qing let out a long, murky breath and felt refreshed from head to toe.
“Thank you for saving me, Tianzun! This junior will never forget this favor!”
Ye Qing opened his eyes—eyes gleaming with strength and energy—and bowed to Taiqing Tianzun once more.
“Please, there is no need for such courtesy. All things are fated in this world. What happened today would have happened anyway.” Taiqing Tianzun waved his horsetail whisk, and a gentle but undeniable power stopped Ye Qing from bowing.
“Since you are a practitioner of the ‘Records of Laojun Studying The Dao On A Bull’, one might say that we share a teacher-student bond. Since you are the bearer of the Earthly Sovereign Bell and the successor of the Earthly Sovereign, one might say that you are half my disciple. Therefore, it is only natural for me to save you,” Taiqing Tianzun said.
“Tianzun...” Ye Qing was excited to say the least. He knew just how rare the opportunity to learn from Taiqing Tianzun was. After a moment of hesitation, he ultimately gathered his courage and blurted out, “This junior knows that he is being audacious, but can I address you as master, senior?”
Ye Qing’s heart beat wildly as soon as finished. He nervously waited for a response from Taiqing Tianzun. Although he knew that he was being a little reckless, he just could not hold back his desire any longer. The opportunity to become Taiqing Tianzun’s disciple was one-of-a-kind. If he missed it, he seriously doubted that he would get a second chance.
Taiqing Tianzun did not look slighted or angry. He simply nodded and said, “In that case, you may address me as teacher.”
“Disciple Ye Qing greets you, teacher!” Ovrejoyed, Ye Qing hurriedly dropped to his knees and kowtowed to Taiqing Tianzun three times.
“There is no need to conform to etiquette. Those under my tutelage practice being natural and allowing nature to take its course. So please, act as you will.”
Taiqing Tianzun accepted Ye Qing’s knee candidly and smiled wider. After lifting Ye Qing to his feet with his own two hands, he said, “Although the corruption in you has been cleansed, your foundation is unstable due to your forceful increase of your cultivation level, and your injuries have hardly healed. You may borrow the Taiqing Heaven’s Primordial Clear Qi and the rich spiritual energies of this place to practice, solidify your cultivation, and recover your strength.”
Beyond grateful, Ye Qing thanked him once more, “Thank you for your care, teacher!”
Taiqing Tianzun smiled and said genially, “There is no need to act so reserved. Please, do not hesitate to focus on your cultivation. I shan’t disturb you any longer.”
Having said that, Taiqing Tianzun turned around and walked away with light footsteps. He disappeared deeper into the purple bamboo forest in just the blink of an eye, leaving behind only Ye Qing and his still excited heart.
Ye Qing sucked in a deep breath and calmed down his excitement. Then, he sat down crosslegged, turned his palm to face the sky, and slowly closed his eyes. He began cycling the “Records of Laojun Studying The Dao On A Bull” and enter a meditative state.
The surroundings were thick with purple qi and celestial mist. The spiritual qi in the air was so thick it was almost tangible. The mere act of breathing was enough to infuse refined bursts of energy into his body and nourish his insides. He could feel his injuries fading at an accelerated rate.
Time passed like sand falling through his fingers. Seven days had passed in just the blink of an eye.
For the past seven days, Ye Qing cultivated diligently day and night. Not only did the richness of the spiritual energies in the Taiqing Daode Heaven far surpass his imagination, the Primordial Clear Qi was beyond profound. Not only did it restore him to perfect health in just a short time, it also solidified his cultivation level at the third level of the Sage-stage firmly. The flimsiness and weakness from the time he forcefully increased his cultivation level was completely gone.
Right now, Ye Qing had truly entered the third level of the Sage-stage, Know The Way. His simplest gestures now contained the cadence of the Dao. He could instinctively sense the movement of the Heavenly Way and glimpse the secrets of the Great Way as well.
He even had a vague idea of the true face of the Taiqing Daode Heaven. This entire Heaven seemed to be weaved into existence using many laws and truths of the Great Way. It was unfathomably profound and boundlessly deep.
Every wisp of purple qi contained unparalleled air of Dao, and every purple bamboo subtly fit into the puzzle that was the absolute laws of nature.
Even the spiritual energies in the air seemed to be expounding on the profoundness of the Great Way in its own way.
Intoxicated and utterly absorbed in this wonderful construct of the Great Way, Ye Qing greedily devoured the Taiqing Daode Heaven’s nutrients to the point where he completely lost track of time. He only knew that his cultivation level was increasing non-stop, his understanding of the Great Way was deepening continuously, and even his mind and willpower had undergone an transformative upgrade.
Besides cultivation, Ye Qing also received lessons from his new teacher, Taiqing Tianzun. The old man would appear in the purple bamboo forest from time to time and teach Ye Qing about the ultimate principles of the Great Way and the secrets of cultivation.
Taiqing Tianzun did not teach like a strict teacher. Instead, he chatted with Ye Qing casually, calmly, and evenly like an old friend. Every word he spoke seemed to contain the secrets of the world and imprint itself in Ye Qing’s mind.
Every lecture was an enlightening experience. It improved Ye Qing’s understanding of the principles of the Heavenly Way and purified his heart and soul ever more.
On top of that, he was making insane progress in the “Records of Laojun Studying The Dao On A Bull” thanks to Taiqing Tianzun’s tutelage. It wasn’t long before he had mastered the cultivation art.
After his art reached completion, Ye Qing felt a whiff of profound energy slowly growing inside his body.
It was an indescribable energy that felt both like the qi of Primal Chaos when the world was first created, and also the purest light found in the depths of the universe. The energy flowed through his meridians, nourished his mind, and finally gathered inside his dantian into a purple rune.
The rune looked old and rough. It glowed faintly and gave off an indescribable air of mystery.
It was a Magia called “Purple Qi Comes From The East”.
