Chapter 562: Chapter 561: Are You Sure It’s Not Poison?
Under the continuous compression of Yang Fei’s True Qi, the distilled gas shrank steadily, eventually transforming from the size of a soccer ball to that of a ping pong ball after more than ten minutes.
At this point, it was still a mass of gas, just highly concentrated.
Qin Yanyang noticed sweat beads forming on Yang Fei’s forehead and that his face had turned somewhat pale; she couldn’t help feeling distressed, her hands itching to hold his.
She remembered that as long as they held hands, their True Qi could circulate together, lending strength to one another.
However, Yang Fei’s palms were occupied with compressing the mass of gas, leaving no chance for her to grasp his hand.
As for Kong Yuren, he had long been dumbfounded by this bizarre and godlike spectacle.
Though he had seen some Martial Arts experts display extraordinary abilities before, those he could accept; but what Yang Fei had shown in the past several minutes was not just some technique – it was more akin to Divine Skills.
People say creating an atomic bomb with bare hands is just a joke.
But Yang Fei was on the brink of turning a mass of True Qi solid with his bare hand, and this was a fact unfolding right before their eyes.
"Hmph!"
All of a sudden, Yang Fei let out a heavy snort.
A flash of brilliance shot from his eyes, seemingly causing a violent disturbance in the air.
The ping pong ball-sized gas suddenly compressed further and crystallized.
Before their very eyes, the crystalline body grew more solid – gas solidification!
Kong Yuren’s pupils dilated as he closely watched the scene unfolding before him.
He was certain he wasn’t mistaken.
That was indeed gas solidification.
Dammit!
Although a highly educated individual, he couldn’t help but curse inwardly.
"Done!"
Yang Fei roared in a low voice.
With those words, the mass of gas was completely compressed into a colorful elixir.
The elixir was about the size of a glass marble, with various irregular patterns on it – pale yellow, light green, brownish-red, and so on, appearing multicolored and somewhat translucent like a poisonous pill.
Qin Yanyang took a deep breath and closely examined the strangely colored elixir in Yang Fei’s hand; had she not witnessed it herself, she would hardly dare to believe it was just refined by Yang Fei.
The key question was, how could it look like poison? Could it be ingested?
Could it have special effects if consumed?
She was skeptical.
Kong Yuren was also stunned.
He had never imagined he would witness such a scene in person.
Yet, looking at the elixir in Yang Fei’s hand, he was certain he wasn’t dreaming.
"Do we have a volunteer?" Yang Fei turned his gaze to Qin Yanyang and then added, "If not, I can make a phone call to have someone come over for a trial."
"We have one," Qin Yanyang immediately said, but then she asked with a note of doubt in her voice, "Are you... sure this elixir is safe, not poison?"
"Ever heard of an Innate Pill?" Yang Fei asked.
Qin Yanyang looked startled and said, "Are you saying this is an Innate Pill?"
Yang Fei shook his head and said, "This is not an Innate Pill, but it definitely possesses the effects of an Innate Pill. However, the elixir refined by this method has a very short shelf life; it must be consumed within half an hour, or its effects will gradually fade. Go call the volunteer over, I’ll explain more about this elixir to you later."
Determined, Qin Yanyang turned and walked out.
Before long, several young men of exceptional demeanour were brought in by Qin Yanyang.
At a glance, Yang Fei noticed that these individuals were all Martial Artists between the Eighth and Ninth Ranks of the Energy Transformation Realm, which surprisingly impressed him.
These individuals appeared to be in their twenties yet were already high-level experts at the Late Stage of the Energy Transformation Realm – a testament to the powerful nation’s depths, indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
However, Yang Fei soon realized that although these men had reached the Late Stage, their foundations were not particularly solid and stable, and he could detect a faint medicinal scent on each of them, immediately understanding that they had been largely aided by medicine.
Rapid successes!
But even if they were products of rapid success, their combat power was still strong, and the situation would be entirely different if they could be mass-produced.
No wonder the great powers all have the confidence to contend with factions like the Hidden Sects; their deep roots were truly profound.
"I’m not sure who’s suitable, you pick someone," Qin Yanyang said to Yang Fei.
Yang Fei had been observing these young people for a while, and after a moment he pointed to the shortest one in the middle, who also appeared to be the youngest, and said, "Do you dare to test the pill?"
The young man became excited at the words but tried hard to control his emotions and said loudly, "I firmly obey the command."
A trace of speechlessness flashed in Yang Fei’s eyes.
"I know you’re a soldier, but don’t use the military’s way of answering. I’m asking you, do you dare to test the pill, do you want to test the pill?" Yang Fei said.
"I dare," the young man immediately replied. "And I really want to test the pill; I don’t want to miss any opportunity to grow stronger."
"What’s your name?" Yang Fei asked.
"Xiang Yunfei," the young man said loudly.
Yang Fei nodded in satisfaction and said, "He’s the one, the rest of you can leave."
The others, not having been chosen, all showed a hint of disappointment, but none objected, and they all turned and left.
Yang Fei tossed the elixir to Xiang Yunfei.
Xiang Yunfei caught the elixir with joy, but when his eyes landed on the colorful pill, he froze.
Can this thing be eaten?
Seeing Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang looking at him, and even Professor Kong watching him expectantly, Xiang Yunfei steeled his heart and swallowed the pill.
It wasn’t the first time problems had arisen. Although many had been crippled, almost none had died, and with the nation’s top emergency response team here, there was no worry about his life.
The key point was that Minister Qin had personally called him to her office to test the pill; it had to be of great significance, and he must not back down.
The pill melted in his mouth, not as difficult to swallow as imagined, nor did it have a strange taste matching its bizarre color, but instead, it felt pleasantly sweet.
Wow, such intense heat!
Xiang Yunfei quickly realized something was wrong.
The pill that melted on contact trickled down his throat, and soon, a scorching energy spread toward his limbs.
He couldn’t bear it.
"Don’t worry, circulate your cultivation technique to digest these power elements," Yang Fei immediately instructed him.
Hearing this, Xiang Yunfei no longer cared that he was in Minister Qin’s office; he sat down on the spot and circulated his cultivation technique to guide and resolve that violent power.
After observing for a while, Yang Fei asked Qin Yanyang, "Do you have any silver needles?"
Qin Yanyang left and quickly returned with a box of silver needles in hand.
Yang Fei opened the box, touched it with a finger, and between his fingertips, he held three silver needles.
His hand moved like lightning, and the three silver needles were swiftly inserted into several of Xiang Yunfei’s major acupuncture points; afterward, he took out three more needles and inserted them into another three major points.
Six Harmonies Energy-Introducing Needle Technique.
This acupuncture technique, in addition to aiding cultivation, has another potent effect: concentrating the True Yuan in the body to prevent it from dispersing.
The current use was to prevent Xiang Yunfei from failing to absorb the pill’s power in time, to stop the pill’s power from dissipating and being wasted.
Half an hour later, Xiang Yunfei’s face was glowing red, steam rising off him, and Qin Yanyang could clearly feel the True Yuan inside this man increasing at a remarkable rate.
"Peak of Energy Transformation Realm!" After another moment, Qin Yanyang suddenly realized and exclaimed.
This Xiang Yunfei had come in at the Energy Transformation Eighth Rank, but after taking the bizarre pill refined by Yang Fei, he had broken through to the Energy Transformation Realm Ninth Grade within an hour, and he was still climbing.
Was he about to hit the Innate Realm?
This was defying the heavens.
However, ascending to the Innate Realm required a strong sense of the power elements of heaven and earth, which required enlightenment, right?
Just as Qin Yanyang puzzled over this, a loud fart suddenly sounded.
Immediately after, Yang Fei reluctantly said, "Hold your breath."
Qin Yanyang promptly ceased all respiratory sensory functions.
Cra-crack!!!
A series of foul gases burst forth from Xiang Yunfei’s body, and as these impure gases emitted, one could see many polluted impurities secreting from the surface of his body; even the bones in his legs were making cracking sounds.
Qin Yanyang’s face changed dramatically, and he exclaimed, "Wash Essence and Cut Marrow, a rebirth?"
"Ugh..."
Kong Yuren couldn’t speak or move, but he could still breathe, and with the room now reeking, he couldn’t bear it any longer. He suddenly began to dry heave, tears streaming down his face, nearly fainting from the stench.