I Have Unlimited Dantians-Chapter 74 - 65: The Secret to Advancing to the Qi Sect

Chapter 74: Chapter 65: The Secret to Advancing to the Qi Sect

The Qi Sect Realm—the Grandmaster stage of the Qi Sea Nine Heavens. Though only a single realm higher than the Armor Realm, it had trapped countless geniuses, halting their progress indefinitely.

Reaching this realm didn’t just mean an increase in strength; one’s lifespan and physique would also undergo a fundamental transformation.

The lifespan of an Armor Realm expert was no different from that of an ordinary person—about seventy or eighty years. Experts of the Qi Sect Realm, however, were another story. Barring any accidents, they could live to be 140 years old, effectively doubling the lifespan of a normal cultivator!

The extended lifespan wasn’t the most miraculous part of reaching the Qi Sect Realm. What was truly amazing was that upon reaching this stage, a person’s spirit also underwent a fundamental transformation. This allowed them to commune with the Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy, become more attuned to nature, and wield abilities far beyond those of a normal cultivator.

Take the Eye of Nature, for example. It allowed one to see anything within a ten-li radius as if it were right before their eyes. With the Ear of Nature, one could hear any sound within ten li, achieving truly perfect hearing.

Because the Qi Sect Realm was so difficult to reach and granted so many special abilities, not a single person in Luoshui City had attained it in a hundred years. There weren’t many in the entire Divine Wind Empire, either. Anyone who did reach it would be immediately ennobled as a King, becoming a true pillar of the Empire.

Of course, this title didn’t elevate one’s bloodline; it was merely an honor bestowed by the Imperial Family.

With this honor, one could freely claim medicinal materials from the Empire’s Spirit Medicine Store and weapons from the Armory. Anywhere within the Divine Wind Empire, they would be treated with the highest honors. They could even be granted their own fiefdom, carved from the Empire’s territory.

In short, the Qi Sect and Armor Realms were two entirely different concepts. Reaching the Qi Sect Realm was like ascending to the heavens in a single step, becoming someone above all others.

The Clan Leaders of the three great families were all at the Peak of Armor Realm, constantly scheming for a way to advance. But the chasm between the Armor and Qi Sect Realms was like a heavenly abyss, utterly impassable. Now, hearing Nie Haotian suddenly speak of a way to advance to the Qi Sect Realm, their eyes all went wide, their previous languid postures gone in an instant.

"A way to advance to the Qi Sect Realm? Haoo Tian Clan Leader, are you telling the truth?"

Feng Tianxing asked, his breathing ragged. He was the first to speak.

"Of course it’s true. Otherwise, do you think I have nothing better to do than go after a branch of my own family?" Seeing their drastic change in attitude, Nie Haotian shot them a contemptuous look, his words sharp and unforgiving.

"Are you saying that someone from the Nie Tian Branch... that Nie Yun knows how to advance to the Qi Sect Realm?" Yang Tiecheng deduced his meaning and quickly asked.

"Nie Yun? No! It’s his father, Nie Xiaotian!" Nie Haotian knew he couldn’t hold anything back if he wanted their support, so he laid it all out.

"Nie Xiaotian? The champion of the Luoshui Prodigy Tournament all those years ago? The bearer of the Luoshui Golden Shield?"

"But back then, he was only at the Peak of the Armor Realm. He never broke through to the Qi Sect Realm, did he?"

"Can you verify this information? Why should we believe you?"

Hearing that Nie Xiaotian supposedly had a method to break through to the Qi Sect Realm, everyone was stunned for a moment before their expressions clouded with doubt.

If Nie Xiaotian really possessed such a treasure, he should have broken through to the Qi Sect Realm long ago. Why would he have suffered a cultivation deviation and become a cripple instead?

"I knew you wouldn’t believe me. And I’m not afraid to tell you the truth. Nie Xiaotian never suffered a cultivation deviation. I was the one who fed him a poison that destroyed his Qi Sea, causing his power to plummet and turning him from a genius into a cripple! Even his nephew, Nie Tong—I was the one who had a venomous snake bite him, petrifying his legs. My goal was to force Nie Xiaotian to tell me the secret to breaking through to the Qi Sect Realm. But that bastard would rather play the fool than speak. If it weren’t for his status as the bearer of the Luoshui Golden Shield, I would have had him captured and tortured long ago!"

Nie Haotian’s face was a mask of pure malice.

"You poisoned Nie Xiaotian and destroyed his Qi Sea? You set a venomous snake on a three-year-old child?"

Hearing Nie Haotian admit to the dark secrets of years past, everyone was horrified by the man’s sheer cruelty.

Nie Xiaotian was his own cousin, hailed as Luoshui City’s greatest talent in a century and the Nie Family’s brightest hope. A man with the potential to lead their family to glory, and Nie Haotian had poisoned him? As for Nie Tong, he was supposedly only three years old when the snake bite petrified his legs. To strike at a three-year-old... Nie Haotian’s viciousness was truly on another level.

Of course, they all knew he wasn’t admitting to these things to show off. It was a pledge, a show of irreversible commitment meant to earn their trust.

Only the secret to advancing to the Qi Sect Realm could drive a Clan Leader to such madness.

"That’s right. Nie Xiaotian’s brothers from the Nie Tian Branch... I had them killed, too. The reason I want to capture his son, Nie Yun, is twofold. First, the boy has ruined my plans several times. Second, I intend to use him to threaten Nie Xiaotian and get what I want!"

Nie Haotian said through gritted teeth.

"So that’s the reason."

With Nie Yun’s case involving the City Lord’s Mansion and causing such an uproar, the various Patriarchs had naturally wanted to find out who this boy was and why he had offended the Nie Family.

It hadn’t been difficult to learn about Nie Yun’s deeds. The Patriarchs had quickly found out about him killing members of the Law Enforcement Team and the Black Shadow Guard Team. At the time, they had been baffled. How could this Nie Yun, at only the Peak of the Qi Sea Fourth Layer, kill a Gang Formation Realm expert? His potential seemed even greater than Nie Xiaotian’s in his prime.

Any other family would have cherished a talent like that, fearing he might one day abandon them. But Nie Haotian had done the exact opposite, suppressing him more and more fiercely. They had wondered why he would do something so foolish. Now they knew the real reason.

’If Nie Xiaotian possessed the secret to advancing to the Qi Sect Realm, it would be no surprise that his son could fight opponents in higher realms.’

Everything suddenly clicked into place for them.

"You just need to help me pressure the City Lord’s Mansion to stop interfering with the Nie Tian Branch. Once I get the method to advance to the Qi Sect Realm from Nie Xiaotian, I’ll share it with all of you. What do you say?" Nie Haotian finally stated his true purpose.

"Haoo Tian Clan Leader, you’re quite the schemer. Let’s not even discuss whether you can actually get the method. If you do, and you immediately advance to the Qi Sect Realm, what’s to stop you from keeping it to yourself? We wouldn’t be able to do a thing about it! You want us to offend the City Lord’s Mansion for nothing in return? You’ve planned this out far too well in your own favor!"

Chen Tongsheng was a businessman who never made a losing deal. Hearing Nie Haotian’s proposal, he let out a cold sneer.

"He’s right," Yang Tiecheng added, having caught on. "You can’t expect our three great families to risk offending the City Lord without putting some real collateral on the table. That’s some wishful thinking on your part!"

Seeing their doubts, Nie Haotian raised his hand and swore a solemn oath. "If I obtain the method to advance to the Qi Sect Realm and fail to share it with you, may I be devoured and tormented by the Demon Race for days on end until I die!"

An oath invoking torture and death by the Demon Race was the most terrifying of all, even more so than being struck by heavenly lightning. Seeing him make such a vow, a chill went through all of them.

"I’ve made my vow. If you still don’t believe me, there’s nothing more I can do. But I advise you to take me at my word. If you want to advance to the Qi Sect Realm, this is your best chance. Miss it, and you can keep on waiting."

Having made his vow, Nie Haotian gave a flick of his sleeve and fell silent, quietly awaiting their response.

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