Chapter 352 Vitality

December 14th, it was a sunny morning.

Tianwu Curse Academy was still as deserted as a ghost academy.

Chen Qi stepped on the spiritual mist and ran out of the main campus in a rather embarrassed manner.

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"Hey, the senior sister's eyes are so scary, they are almost cannibalistic!"

Chen Qi never thought that the first time he gave a gift to someone in his life, he almost sent a disaster.

Just this morning, he packed his luggage, exchanged the [Art of Mining and Refining], and prepared to say goodbye to Senior Sister Feng.

Of course, out of professional ethics, Chen Qi did not tell Feng Zining about his transaction with Old Man Wang.

He just said that he had something to go out for a while, and came to return the Equality Sutra.

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Feng Zining, who was promoted to the true disciple of the academy, was very busy. Even so, he took the time to entertain Chen Qi.

It was rare that Chen Qi had a breakfast at Senior Sister Feng Zining's place.

This was not because Chen Qi was greedy, but the food of the academy's true disciples was really a bit special.

As the cultivator becomes more powerful, as long as the physical body exists, it is necessary to replenish the energy consumed by life.

Generally speaking, the controllers barely maintain their own energy balance by devouring the special spiritual energy they have smelted.

There is another benefit to doing this, which is to increase the affinity between oneself and the spiritual energy they have smelted, making it easier to spy on the power of authority in the future.

But this method can only barely maintain the energy balance in the body, and there is no improvement for the physical body and the essence of life.

Because unless you have extraordinary blood, human cells cannot digest and absorb the spiritual energy in space.

The controller can only use it to replace the consumption of life energy because of the spiritual smelting of special spiritual energy.

...

But the "food" that Chen Qi tasted from Feng Zining was different.

It was a rare treasure called Yuanqi Fruit, which was rumored to be a specialty of some large sects in the ancient cultivation era.

The Yuanqi Fruit contains a spiritual energy that can be directly absorbed by human cells.

After Chen Qi tasted it for the first time, all the cells in his body were trembling with excitement. It was really delicious.

Unfortunately, although the Yuanqi fruit looks like an apple, it has no core, and even no flesh in the traditional sense.

It is like a piece of extremely soft, sticky and cool jelly. The moment it enters the body, it turns into a ball of "Yuanqi" and is instantly devoured by cells.

...

[Yuanqi] is a specific name given by ancient cultivators to this spiritual energy that can be absorbed by human cells.

It is rumored that there are 108 kinds of Yuanqi in total. If ordinary people can devour 108 kinds of Yuanqi, even if they do not practice any cultivation, they can raise their life index to the silver realm.

Those who eat Qi live longer, which is a method of longevity in the ancient cultivation era.

Unfortunately, only 108 kinds of Yuanqi were discovered in the ancient cultivation era.

Even though many experts who study the art of longevity claim to have discovered new Yuanqi, they are not recognized by everyone.

Because their so-called discovery is nothing more than remelting and combining several kinds of Yuanqi!

In essence, it does not go beyond the cliché of 108 kinds of Yuanqi.

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The silver realm is a completely different level, involving the evolution of the essence of life.

This naturally includes the growth of the physical body.

Although there are various alchemical foods and elixirs that can be used for daily consumption.

But the best effect is still the vitality.

Therefore, the vitality fruit containing vitality has naturally become the standard of the silver apostles of the academy.

The current top ten super spell academies are comparable to the super-large sects in the ancient cultivation era. It is normal to have such welfare benefits.

……

In fact, there is another saying about vitality.

They are not naturally existing spiritual energy, but the power that escapes after the fall of some great beings.

So these vitality can be directly consumed by life, because they are originally part of the life cycle of the world.

Regarding vitality and vitality fruit, Chen Qi had seen it in the academy library before.

But it was really thanks to Senior Sister Feng that he could taste it in person.

You must know that even if it is the true teaching of the academy, there is a quota for obtaining vitality fruit.

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After eating the vitality fruit, Chen Qi returned the Equality Sutra to Senior Sister Feng.

Feng Zining didn't care at first, but when she sensed the gift that Chen Qi sealed in the Equality Sutra, she was stunned instantly.

The shock and ecstasy on her face made Chen Qi wonder if the senior sister was a little too uncalm.

The scene that happened next directly refreshed Chen Qi's understanding of the strength of the Silver Apostle.

Feng Zining looked at Chen Qi with eyes that began to glow, as bright and hot as the sun.

It seemed that she wanted to see Chen Qi thoroughly.

...

Facing the scorching sun, for some reason, Chen Qi not only did not feel the torment, but felt a kind of intimacy.

Feng Zining grabbed it casually, and Chen Qi staggered and almost fell directly into the arms of the senior sister.

Fortunately, Feng Zining seemed to realize something, and subconsciously stopped her actions, but patted Chen Qi's shoulder with appreciation.

The transition in the middle seemed to be understated, but Chen Qi was surprised to find that he was completely unable to resist.

Because he didn't feel any power and spell fluctuations at all.

Is this the difference in strength between me and the academy's true disciples?

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After Chen Qi cultivated the unmoving heart, he was a little arrogant.

He felt that even if he couldn't beat the silver apostle, he could still compete with him to some extent.

But now, Chen Qi is completely sober.

The silver apostles from the outside world may be a little water, but the true teachings of the academy are absolutely genuine.

Chen Qi just encountered a complete crushing in his mind.

If it weren't for the fact that Senior Sister Feng had no ill intentions, Chen Qi would definitely suffer a great loss.

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"Junior brother, you really can bring me surprises!"

"Senior sister, I will accept your favor this time!"

Feng Zining, who had calmed down, acted very calmly, while Chen Qi was still immersed in the shock of the strength of the silver apostles.

It seems that he really needs to be more careful when going out this time.

If he encounters an opponent who is too powerful, it won't work even if he adds money.

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Chen Qi, who came back to his senses, suddenly remembered that he still had something to consult Senior Sister Feng, so he casually took out a jade card sent by Wang Daoji.

This is not the Tianji Talisman, but the one that the old man sent to Chen Qi to hurry on his way.

"Hey, it's the Feixing Jade Card!"

"It seems that my junior brother was entrusted by someone to go out this time!"

"But you can rest assured, there is nothing wrong with this jade card, because it is issued by our [Feixing Society]."

"But when you use the jade card, you must restrain your curiosity and don't snoop around casually."

"Of course, the use of the jade card also requires a small price, but it is insignificant to you, junior brother."

...

Feng Zining affirmed the jade card in Chen Qi's hand.

Chen Qi did not expect that this jade card was actually issued by Feixing Society.

In this case, the 7th school rule [Life Fork Road] is in the hands of Feixing Society.

That's right, the jade card in Chen Qi's hand has a mysterious connection with the 7th school rule.

According to what Old Man Wang said, as long as you hold this jade card, you can use the fork road to reach any place you want to reach in the inner ring world.

Chen Qi was quite unbelievable about this, and seriously suspected that the old man was bragging, so he came to Senior Sister Feng to confirm it.

Unexpectedly, he really found the right person this time.

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"Junior brother, that road can indeed reach any place you want to reach in the inner ring world."

"But the price to pay is too high!"

"The jade cards issued by our Feixing Society are all limited in distance. And this limit is not only the distance, but also the price to be paid."

"Junior brother, you may encounter a little trouble after using this jade card, but with your current strength, you can completely bear it."

"The guy who gave you the jade card didn't cheat you!"

Feng Zining explained to Chen Qi in detail the use of the jade card and precautions.

After thinking for a moment, it seemed that he still felt something was wrong, so he made a move casually, and an alchemical treasure appeared in Chen Qi's hand out of thin air.

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"It turned out to be an alchemical creation containing the power of space?"

The moment the treasure appeared, Chen Qi sensed a faint spatial fluctuation.

What appeared in his hand was a palm-sized mirror, but for some reason, Chen Qi always felt that this mirror looked familiar.

This material seemed to be from the same source as that of the space-time demon spirit.

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"Junior, since you gave me such a generous gift, I can't be stingy!"

"The space-time demon spirit originally lived in a clam shell. After this guy died, the broken clam shell fell into my hands."

"I used alchemy to transform it and barely restored some of its functions."

"Does this thing look familiar to you, junior?"

"It has some connection with the blood moon on Shengxian Island. It is essentially equivalent to a sub-body. I just slightly restored its original appearance."

Chen Qi was naturally very clear about the preciousness of space treasures.

Faced with the return gift from the senior, Chen Qi originally planned to refuse.

But after hearing that the mirror in his hand was related to the blood moon on Shengxian Island, Chen Qi instantly changed his mind.

Since he turned into a golden gorilla last time, Chen Qi's mind has been locked on the blood moon.

Especially after the birth of the power of the mind, Chen Qi's lock became clearer.

Chen Qi didn't care too much about it at first, after all, the blood moon must be outside the inner ring world, and he could only stare blankly.

But now, the treasure given by the senior sister turned out to be the offspring of the blood moon, and Chen Qi couldn't help but be tempted.

...

In the following time, Chen Qi asked the senior sister for some practice experience of [the method of mining and refining].

Since mining and refining are not allowed in the academy, Chen Qi can only practice mining and refining in the outside world.

And this is also an important reason why he made a deal with Wang Jidao.

Anyway, he has to go out, so he might as well make some extra money.

But for some reason, Chen Qi always felt that the look in the senior sister's eyes when looking at him was too hot.

Considering that the senior sister is also proficient in the way of life, she must have noticed the secret of the self-proliferation and division of the flexible cells of the space-time demon.

Now that the senior sister gave him another treasure that satisfied him, Chen Qi rarely felt that he was unworthy of it, so he gave away 1/3 of his remaining [Life Essence].

As a result, Chen Qi never expected that Feng Zining's reaction would be even greater than before.

Facing the cannibalistic gaze of the senior sister Feng, Chen Qi could only flee in embarrassment.

There was no other way. If Feng Zining gave him another big gift in return, Chen Qi felt that he would definitely go bankrupt today.

Compared with the true teachings of the academy, he was really just a poor man.

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Article 7 of the school rules: Do not step into the forks of life.

Chen Qi has always been deeply wary of the strange and mysterious school rules.

But today, he can finally "violate" the school rules.

Well, according to Senior Sister Feng, holding the jade card and stepping into the fork road is equivalent to obtaining the right of passage, and it will not be regarded as a violation of the school rules at all.

It is quite rare that Chen Qi escaped from the spiritual mist and walked on the land of the academy himself.

I don't know if it is the influence of psychological factors, but Chen Qi always feels that the land of the academy is completely different from the outside world.

It's as if the land outside is dead, and the land of the academy is alive.

Although Chen Qi guessed that this might be related to the heaven and earth spirit cave, he didn't know what the secret was.

...

Very abruptly, a fork road suddenly appeared in front of Chen Qi.

On the narrow path, a signpost with a black body and golden inscriptions stood quietly.

[No. 7 No Passage on This Road]

Faced with such a warning, Chen Qi didn't care at all, and strode forward directly, full of indomitable courage.

It was quite mysterious. As Chen Qi gradually approached the warning sign, the jade card in his hand began to emit little stars.

This made Chen Qi feel relieved instantly. It really worked.

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"Click, click!"

The moment Chen Qi stepped into the fork in the road, there was no lightning or thunder, nor did the sky and the earth change color. Everything was still so calm.

For the purpose of the experiment, Chen Qi quietly stepped back one step. The fork in the road still appeared in front of him and did not disappear.

After several attempts, Chen Qi did not feel anything strange on this fork in the road.

In the end, Chen Qi gave up his experiment and kept moving forward.

It was extremely strange that this road seemed to have no end at all.

And as Chen Qi went deeper, clouds of fog rose on both sides of the road.

Chen Qi suppressed his curiosity and did not use any means on the fog.

After all, Senior Sister Feng had warned him long ago that he must not use any extraordinary power on the fork in the road.

Once this happens, the jade token will become invalid, and Chen Qi will really enter a fork in the road of life.

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Chen Qi didn't know how long he had walked on the fork in the road, but the sky around him darkened.

Suddenly, a few stars appeared in the sky.

Subconsciously, Chen Qi looked up.

The stars twinkled, like eyes, staring at Chen Qi.

Chen Qi thought he was just taking a peek and would not cause any disturbance.

After all, when Senior Sister Feng talked about these stars, she only warned him not to stare at them for too long.

But Chen Qi forgot that he was very special.

His sensing ability far exceeded his current realm.

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"Boom!"

At the moment when Chen Qi looked at the stars, time and space suddenly folded.

Those stars, which were originally only the size of rice grains, turned into extremely vast eyeballs, staring at Chen Qi.

At that moment, Chen Qi felt that the sky had collapsed and he was being watched by countless strange things.

"Praise the Lord!"

"Bless all living beings!"

"The dark cultivation has no end!"

"It is never too late to turn back!"

Countless broken thoughts came from the sky, and Chen Qi felt that his mind was shaking.

Fortunately, as he cut off the gaze with those stars, time and space returned to their original state.

Those stars were still hanging in the sky like rice grains.

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"Damn, this Tianwu Spell Academy is too weird!"

"What kind of existence is the Lord?"

"I actually want to bless all living beings!"

"I really know nothing about this academy!"

What happened just now, Chen Qi was extremely sure that it was not his illusion.

Perhaps the real space-time scale has not changed, but at that moment, the distance between him and those strange existences has indeed shortened.

Because the gap was too huge, Chen Qi could not confirm what those stars were, and even whether they were real life.

But Chen Qi saw something hidden in the depths of the sky when those stars approached.

Those were dense black chains, which seemed to be surrounding something and binding it tightly.

But it was too dark there, and Chen Qi's eyes could not reach it at all.

In fact, Chen Qi was now extremely grateful for his weakness, because if he really saw something hidden in the darkness, he would probably get into big trouble.

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After a failure, Chen Qi learned a lesson. After the shock just now, he did not look around, but just walked with his head down.

Chen Qi did not know how long he had walked, he just kept walking.

Perhaps because Chen Qi stared at the ground for too long, it was extremely mysterious that his mind actually had a sense of the road under his feet.

To be more precise, Chen Qi's mind locked onto the road under his feet.

The moment he discovered this situation, Chen Qi almost broke out in a cold sweat.

He thought he was committing suicide again, but he really did not mean to do it!

But Chen Qi soon discovered that nothing had changed around him.

He was still moving forward on this road.

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But soon, after continuing to move forward for a distance, Chen Qi finally noticed something strange.

However, this strangeness did not occur on the real level, but appeared in his mind.

Mysteriously, Chen Qi's mind actually remembered the route he had just walked.

Then Chen Qi was extremely surprised to find that he was not always walking in a straight line, but was winding and even crisscrossing.

As Chen Qi memorized more and more walking routes, an extremely familiar pattern suddenly appeared in his mind.

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"The palm prints, the route I walked, turned out to be human palm prints."

"Am I walking on the palm of someone's hand now?"

An incredible guess came to Chen Qi's mind. However, even if it was no longer unbelievable, after careful calculation, Chen Qi found that his walking route actually intertwined into a palm print.

However, this palm print is still somewhat incomplete, obviously because Chen Qi has not completely finished walking.

…

Perhaps because he already had the knowledge in his heart, Chen Qi was still walking on a fork in the road, but the feeling was completely different.

In Chen Qi's field of vision, the road under his feet was no longer the ground in reality, but the lines on a certain vast palm.

Chen Qi became more and more shocked as he walked, and everything became more and more real.

By the end, Chen Qi could even see the looming blood vessels on his palm prints.

Unfortunately, this is all Chen Qi saw.

Because the next moment he stepped on the air and fell directly into the sea.