Chapter 424: Reforge and Refine

Chapter 424: Reforge and Refine

Hui poured his life qi into the cultivator. The first thing I need to do is synchronize her qi with my life qi. Otherwise otherwise, I dont know what will happen, but it wont be good!

I could skip this for the lotus clones because theyre effectively part of me in the first place or, at least, a set of beings who are very close to my own qi and self. If I dont do this with her I might reforge her body, but kill her in the process. Or even well, I dont want to jinx it, but its possible that I could reforge her body and sync it with my qi in its reforging, so her own qi rejects her body or her body rejects her qi. Either way, its the kind of scenario where if it doesnt kill her, she at least loses her cultivation. Not a place we want to be!

This isnt like ordinary life qi healing. Usually, its fine to inject some qi and allow their body to take it over, or even to completely oversee the process, but either way, Im injecting a small amount of life qi that will quickly dissipate. Theres no danger.

In this case, Im going to reforge her entire body. I need to use as much, if not more qi, than she has to complete this. I cant ignore the danger of qi clashes. I have to synchronize to her qi, or risk both our lives.

Right. Synchronize to her qi

I have some practice doing this with Bai Xue ahem! Both in battle and otherwise. In any case, its a very normal technique, very normal! Not private at all! Those who look down on life qi techniques simply lack a fundamental understanding of them. Yes, yes.

Where was I? Oh right, Bai Xue.

Right. But with Bai Xue, because they have a perfect yin body, its extremely easy to synchronize in female form, she can basically accept whatever energy I put out. In male form well, its still possible, and in my opinion, its still easier, because I only have to worry about syncing with yang. In an average person, though, theyll have both yin and yang mixed together in some proportion, and if I dont match that Im in trouble.

Well, before that, this mysterious Elder Sister is in trouble, but

Ah! Its not as if Im not putting this small clones life on the line, too. Backlash is serious, a serious danger! This small healer has encountered it at least once. Yes, yes. If I didnt have this convenient lotus body, my meridians would be as mangled as hers, right now.

In any case How to synchronize with her qi?

Hui furrowed his brows, then reached out and encapsulated a portion of her qi with his life qi. He circulated his qi around it, creating a kind of miniature dantian. As he circulated his qi, the small portion of her qi began to release fluctuations. Hui closed his eyes and focused. I need to absorb those fluctuations and repeat them with my life qi. But how?

Circulating creates fluctuations. Greater overrides lesser. Hui injected a small amount of his life qi into the miniature dantian, much less than the small amount of her qi hed circled. Her qi and his qi both released fluctuations, but as they did, her qi overpowered his. His qi trembled, slowly wobbling out of sync. It vibrated wilder and wilder, on the verge of deviating. Huis grip loosened. Instinctively, he reached toward it, moving to clasp down on the out-of-control fluctuation.

No! Let it go. Even if it deviates, its a small amount I can cut it out of me. Go! Synchronize with her!

Hui bit his lip. If I dont fix it soon, she isnt going to make it. I have to do this!

Beside him, Liu Guang hummed, tucking his hands behind him. His eyes flashed. What a concept. Its a pity it failed, but to attempt life qi liquefaction, to be reborn as a moth is reborn from a pupa its a concept Ive heard of. Supposedly rare spirit bugs use this technique. But to apply it to a human? What a daring idea! Still not all dares work out.

Within the woman, Hui lifted his lip, angry at himself. Come on! Hui drew out a bit of life qi and applied it to his mental energy. Grow!

A hand branched out from his mental energy arm, then another and another. As each one formed, he quickly grasped the qi bulbs and stopped them. The womans qi battered his mental energy hands, viciously tearing them apart. Annoyed, Hui wreathed them in a thin patina of rot qi. Dammit, I dont want to do this, but I cant fix this if she keeps attacking me!

The womans qi struck the rot qi and instinctively recoiled. It shed the bits that began to rot and retreated, hovering nearby but afraid to attack.

Huh, it looks like qi has a natural defense against rot qi. Well, if it is a natural process, then that makes sense. Biology tends to have a defense against its natural enemy.

No, no, focus, Hui! Fix this before she dies!

Turning back to the womans body, Hui faced an utter mess. He bit his lip, frustrated, then sent the life qi out to fix the liquefied parts. Quickly, the womans body reformed. Only portions gleamed with the imbued-life-qi light of reformation, while most of her body remained as it had been, though much healed. In a few moments, he was back to where hed started, except for her meridians. Those, he kept liquefied.

Her qi loomed close. It emanated a kind of low-level killing intent, the same natural reaction that a white blood cell would have to a virus. Hui quavered slightly, intimidated. Her qi sees me as an enemy, now. Its no surprise, but it makes this harder.

Swift as a cobra, a portion of her qi struck one of his hands. Huis head ached as a portion of his mental energy fell away. Rot discolored the tip of her qi, but only for a moment. In the next second, the qi cut off the segment with rot and let it dissipate on its own.

Hui eyed the womans qi. It's a gamble, butbut if I win, it makes everything worth it. Ah, this small cultivator has such poor luck but facing off against the trial I cant give up now.

He nodded to himself, then released his hands again. The liquefaction process began again. This time, Hui limited it to her meridians and the passages immediately around them. Reforge her meridians. Reforge them, and nothing else!

Instantly, her qi struck. Hui winced as hole after hole opened up in his mental energy limbs. The qi took a moment to recharge after every strike, just long enough for him to dread the next one.

His limbs grew thinner and thinner. Under their palms, the liquefied meridians spun faster and faster. The outline of their shape began to form. A physical shape slowly condensed.

Come on! Hui shouted silently, eyes shining. At least this!