“Fire qi of the dragon!!” Leng San’s irises widened with excitement.
“Yes. As a prerequisite, you need to reach the indigo stage first.”
“Understood. Finding a way to reach the indigo stage as fast as I could will be my priority. To be honest, I am not confident that I will do well enough at the Indigo Cloud City’s festival,” Leng San’s expression turned grim.
“How come? I don’t think that you’ll have any problem dealing with other young participants at the tournament. Even touching the tip of your hair is proved to be difficult amongst competitors with similar ages,” Freya was confident in Leng San, a true prodigy in her eyes.
Leng San slightly shook his head.
“To tell you the truth, I am ninety percent confident that I can preserve my life if I have to compete against an opponent who has a blue qi. However, defeating the opponent is a different story. With a middle-level violet qi, I could use only two of the Leng Clan’s techniques, which are the Mountain Dragon Qi, a defensive technique, and the Dragon Spirit, which is a light-body technique. Meaning that I have no other technique that I can use to attack the opponent. The most I can do is only to imbue my punches and kicks with the qi, which will not be able to break down the defense of an opponent with an indigo qi.
“Are you serious!!” Freya shouted out of surprise. The boy did not have an offensive technique that he could use. What an unexpected turn of events for this prodigy.
“I am pathetic, am I? I pity myself for having such a weak qi. In the past, I reached the indigo stage at seven years old. But now I couldn’t even reach that stage within a short time,” Leng San laughed at himself.
“Sigh… I will break the Devas’ rule for once to teach you one technique, child.”
“What technique?” Leng San asked excitedly. Having at least one offensive technique would raise his overall power.
“This technique is called the Raging God’s Sky Breaker. Basically, this technique allows you to release an explosion of qi at the opponent. The stronger your qi, the stronger this technique will be. I will transfer the knowledge of this skill to you so you do not have to waste your time practicing. But you still have to master the control of your qi to execute this technique.”
Suddenly, this powerful technique flowed into Leng San’s mind. He concentrated on remembering each and every step to master the control of qi.
“Brilliant!! This technique is very powerful,” Leng San’s body trembled in excitement.
“Thank you, Freya, I will help you find a new vessel as soon as possible to repay my debt. But you haven’t told me the necessary items needed to build a new vessel for you.”
“Hmph!! Forget about it for the time being. Reaching the red stage is just the first prerequisite.”
“The red stage!!” Leng San’s face turned pale. In the past, it took Leng San ten years to reach the orange stage. But reaching the red stage was like trying to climb up to the heavens with no help. It was true that the Leng Clan was supposedly the strongest in the Human Realm. Even so, the only member who was able to achieve the red stage was his hundred-year-old grandfather, and that was only the 1st level! However, he was still considered the strongest man on Human Realm.
“Silly child, do not worry. I am still alive, even without a new vessel, unless you somehow lose your life,” sensing Leng San’s anxiety, Freya tried to change the subject.
“Since you don’t have to work at the residence anymore, let’s go out and search for herbs to make medicines to aid in the cultivation of your qi.”
“Didn’t you say that the fire qi is necessary for the creation of medicines?” Leng San subtly frowned.
“Silly child!! The fire qi is needed for the pills that instantly increase your qi. But if it’s a medicine for increasing the speed of your qi cultivation, we can make it right now.”
“We can make it right now!!” Leng San was delighted.
“If that’s true, please wait for a moment.”
Leng San went into the residence to ask Xiaolin Lun for advice regarding a good location for picking up herbs within the vicinity of the village. He then asked for permission from Xiaolin Lun for an expedition outside the village, to which he promised that he will definitely be back to the village within one month just before the festival started. Xiaolin Lun was hesitant but allowed the boy to travel anyway.
“Xiaolin Lun told me that two hundred li to the west, there’s the Valley of the Ten-Thousand Trees. The forest is home to countless types of herbs. But it is extremely dangerous, as its inhabitants are magical beasts at various stages. Freya, is it wise for us to take a chance?”
“Very wise indeed, remains of beasts are invaluable ingredients for making medicines.”
It took Leng San three days, without rest, to reach the valley. The endless line up of mountains came into his vision…