I Have Unlimited Dantians-Chapter 55 - 46: Calling a Deer a Horse (Part 2)

"The Nie Zhang Branch? What are you doing here? Don’t you know you aren’t allowed to return after being expelled from the core family unless you’re summoned?"

Seeing these two, Nie Qiang’s expression darkened.

"Young Master, please don’t send us away! We have something to report to the Clan Leader..." the two who entered cried out in unison.

"Hmph. What could a branch that was kicked out of the family possibly have to report? Men, throw them out!" Nie Qiang bellowed.

"Enough. If you have something to say, just say it. The family will certainly see that justice is done for you!" the Great Elder said, cutting Nie Qiang off.

"Yes, yes! Thank you, Great Elder!" The man looked as if he’d been granted amnesty, kowtowing in his excitement.

If anyone had been sharp-eyed enough, they would have noticed that in the instant the man kowtowed, he exchanged a hand signal with Nie Qiang, seemingly indicating that their plan had succeeded.

"I am a third-generation descendant of the Nie Zhang Branch, and my name is Nie Shihe. We manage a small family business alongside the Nie Tian Branch, and our relationship is quite good. One day, someone from our branch was fortunate enough to discover a thousand-year-old Pengxin Snow Lotus on Xialuo Mountain. We planned to capture it and present it to the Clan Leader, hoping he could break through to the Qi Sect Realm and make our Nie Family number one in Luoshui City..."

Hearing Nie Shihe say they wanted to capture the thousand-year-old Pengxin Snow Lotus for the Clan Leader, all the Elders in the hall nodded in satisfaction. ’For a branch expelled from the core family to have such awareness... not bad at all.’

"Unfortunately, the people of our branch have no talent for capturing medicinal herbs, and the Pengxin Snow Lotus escaped every time we tried. So, we sought out the family’s former number one medicine-picking expert, Nie Ling! She is now the matriarch of the Nie Tian Branch, wife of Nie Xiaotian, and mother of Nie Yun!" Nie Shihe said slowly.

"Hm?" Hearing Nie Shihe also mention the Nie Tian Branch and Nie Yun, the Great Elder couldn’t help but frown.

"I was busy with something at the time and couldn’t get away, so my wife, Shen Gui, and the others went to Xialuo Mountain with Nie Ling. But who knew... who knew that they would never return from that trip! When I finally found my wife again, she... she was already a corpse!" As Nie Shihe spoke of this, tears streamed down his face like rain.

"What?" Everyone in the hall was stunned to hear that a medicine-picking trip had ended with a corpse.

"I couldn’t believe my wife was dead, so I went to the Nie Tian Branch to check on Nie Ling, only to find her acting as if nothing had happened. And the Pengxin Snow Lotus was nowhere to be found on the mountain!" Nie Shihe continued.

"Are you saying Nie Ling went up the mountain with your wife and the others to find the Pengxin Snow Lotus, and in the end, your wife and her group all died, but Nie Ling was perfectly fine?" Nie Qiang interjected suddenly.

"Yes. That’s why I suspect that when Nie Ling saw the Pengxin Snow Lotus, she was overcome with greed and knocked my wife and the others off a cliff... Clan Leader, Great Elder, you must get justice for us!" Nie Shihe was a mess of snot and tears, crying wretchedly.

"Killing fellow clan members for money is an unforgivable crime! I will investigate this thoroughly and give your branch an explanation!" From his throne, Nie Haotian stood up and waved a hand. "Elder Nie Lang, the people of the Nie Tian Branch are perverse and their actions go against our ancestral teachings. I am now sending you to lead the Black Shadow Guardian Team to apprehend them. If they resist, kill them on the spot!"

The Black Shadow Guardian Team was an elite force personally controlled by the Nie Family Patriarch. Every member had the strength of the Qi Sea Fifth Layer Early Stage. They were typically deployed only for major family matters, such as a rogue Elder or an invasion by the Demon Race. For the Clan Leader to personally command them just to capture the Nie Tian Branch showed how seriously he was taking this.

"Clan Leader, the truth of the matter isn’t clear yet. This is all just their side of the story. Sending out the Black Shadow Guardian Team with orders to kill on sight seems a bit severe, don’t you think?" Hearing the Clan Leader’s decision, the Great Elder hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Indeed, Clan Leader! Nie Xiaotian of the Nie Tian Branch once won the honor of the Luoshui Golden Shield for our family. If we rashly dispatch the Black Shadow Guardian Team before getting to the bottom of this, it will dishearten our clan members!"

"The competition for the Luoshui Golden Shield is organized by the City Lord’s Mansion and personally contested by the Four Great Families. The winner of the Luoshui Golden Shield not only gains supreme honor but also a status and position recognized by Luoshui City itself. If we just send our people in like this, what will the other families think of our Nie Family?"

Several Elders who sided with the Great Elder spoke up at the same time.

"The Clan Leader is right! So what if he has the Luoshui Golden Shield? It was their honor to be able to contribute to the family. If we let them do as they please just because of that small contribution, who in the future will take us, the core branch, seriously?"

"These family parasites should be severely punished! Killing them only if they resist is letting them off too easy! I say we should just raid their home, confiscate their property, and throw everyone from their branch into the dungeons for some harsh torture!"

Several Elders, under instructions from Nie Qiang, also began to shout wildly.

"Enough. This matter is settled. Even if Nie Ling didn’t kill Shen Gui and the others, Nie Liu suffered such a great humiliation—he wouldn’t be spouting nonsense! Elder Nie Lang, I’ll leave this matter to you. Today’s council is dismissed!"

With the final verdict given, Clan Leader Nie Haotian stood up from his throne with a flick of his sleeve and left through the rear door of the great hall.

The moment he left, the corners of Nie Qiang’s mouth slowly curled up, a hint of a triumphant conspirator in his eyes.

It was obvious that this entire string of blatant misrepresentations was his handiwork. His goal was singular: the utter ruin of the Nie Tian Branch!

Although the Nie Zhang Branch and the Nie Long Branch were no longer part of the core family, they had long been following his orders. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have first schemed against the sister, Nie Xiaofeng, and then her mother, Nie Ling.

’Nie Xiaotian, you’d rather feign madness than hand that thing over. Let’s see if you’ll give it up when your family is shattered and its members are dead!’

With a low snort, Nie Qiang flicked his sleeve, ignoring Nie Hen and Nie Liao lying on the floor and Nie Liu and Nie Shihe kneeling there. He made a "kill" gesture to the Elder named Nie Lang before following Nie Haotian through the back door.

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Looking at the Emperor Flame Spirit that had already vanished from his palm, Nie Yun opened his eyes with a sense of helplessness. ’My Bloodline evolved to the Royal Family’s Top Grade, and my body’s resilience has unexpectedly increased as well. I originally thought this Emperor Flame Spirit would be enough for me, Father, and Nie Tong to all cultivate the second layer of the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique to Great Success. I didn’t expect it wouldn’t even be enough for me alone!’

Nie Yun had been absorbing the special energy within the Emperor Flame Spirit to practice the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique. He originally thought a Spirit Stone this large would be enough for his father, Nie Tong, and himself to advance at the same time. Who would have thought that after his Bloodline evolved, his body’s absorption rate would also increase? After absorbing the entire Spirit Stone, his own progress in the second layer of the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique had only reached the halfway point, still a great distance from Great Success!

Even so, his body’s Defense was now strong enough to withstand a full-power strike from a peak powerhouse of the Gang Formation Realm—the sixth layer of the Qi Sea—without taking any damage!

’Not only was the Emperor Flame Spirit insufficient, but when the Nameless Technique increased my Bloodline Factors, it also expanded my Qi Sea. Although my True Qi reserves are now several times greater than others’, reaching the Peak of the Fourth Layer of the True Qi Realm has also become much more troublesome...’ Thinking about the changes in his body, Nie Yun shook his head.

After opening his Seven Great Dantians, Nie Yun’s strength was already approaching the Peak of the Late-Stage True Qi Realm. But that tiny remaining gap... only when he started cultivating did he realize what a massive sea of True Qi would be required to fill it.

When the Nameless Technique increased his Bloodline Factors, it also expanded his Qi Sea’s capacity. As a result, his Qi Sea could hold a much larger amount of True Qi, making it even more difficult to advance to the next level!

He had originally thought it would take less than half a month to push his Cultivation to the Peak of the True Qi Realm and attempt the first Nirvana of the Nine-Turn Nirvana Skill. Only after he started cultivating did he realize he had underestimated the space in his enlarged Qi Sea. Realistically, he couldn’t hope to break through without three to five months of accumulation!

’Although my Qi Sea Cultivation hasn’t increased much, with all Seven Great Dantians operating simultaneously, my elevated Bloodline, and the second layer of the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique fully consolidated, I could probably put up a fight even against someone at the Sixth Layer of Gang Formation Realm!’ Having made an assessment of his own strength, Nie Yun let out a breath.

People with high-grade Bloodlines not only cultivate faster than normal people, but their reaction speed is also significantly increased. With his Seven Great Dantians and Royal Family’s Top-Grade Bloodline, Nie Yun was now undoubtedly number one in all of Luoshui City, aside from his father, Nie Xiaotian. Relying on the advantages of his Bloodline and his combat experience from his past life, even challenging opponents two full realms above him would likely no longer be difficult!

Of course, that only applied to early-stage powerhouses of the Gang Formation Realm. A Mid-Stage expert, capable of Gang Qi External Injury, would be much harder to deal with!

However, the second layer of his Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique provided an invincible Defense, making it fundamentally impossible for even a Mid-Stage Gang Formation Realm expert to harm him!

’My strength has improved, but I still have no chance of winning a fight against these two Tiger-Headed Beasts. I’d better just poison them!’

At that thought, Nie Yun swam silently toward the surface of the pool. Looking up through the water, he saw that the two Tiger-Headed Beasts had just woken from a nap. They were stretching lazily, preparing to drink again.

PS: The two tigers are about to take their medicine... Heh heh, tomorrow we’re going to see a performance of "Tigers Stirring up the Wind"... Don’t get the wrong idea... Also, tomorrow the protagonist will gain a third special Dantian besides his Storage Dantian and Pill Fire Dantian. What will it be? Bring on the recommendation tickets! We’re at nearly 300 tickets right now. If we can hit 450 by tomorrow night, I’ll release three Chapters again! That’s just 150 more tickets—so easy! Let’s go, go, go! We have to climb even higher!!!!