Supernatural Insight Eyes
Chapter 554: Dantian Anomaly (Second Update)

Chapter 554: Dantian Anomaly (Second Update)

After the visit of people from the Martial Arts community, Ye Qiu refused to meet with anyone else.

Apart from Huo Qian and Meng Chong, Ye Qiu had a brief chat with them but did not meet anyone else.

Two days later, the training equipment purchased by Bai Xiong arrived at the front door of the villa. It took half a day to assemble, filling the entire first-floor hall with various apparatuses.

All these items were custom-made. Upon Bai Xiong’s request, they had been hastily produced, costing millions.

Ye Qiu had long devised a plan to resume his training, setting a schedule for himself to seclude himself for intensive training.

Thus, the days that followed became incredibly monotonous.

Ye Qiu trained himself rigorously every day, toughening up his physique, essentially tempering it once again at his initial level.

During this retraining, Ye Qiu deeply realized the importance of previously neglected details, patching all of them up, with only one belief in his mind: he must never be inferior to the geniuses of the ancient lands.

Watching Ye Qiu train day and night, Bai Xiong was secretly amazed, because the intensity of Ye Qiu’s training was somewhat frightening; he would barely eat some vegetables and meat before resuming his training. At this rate, Bai Xiong estimated that the machinery might not even withstand Ye Qiu’s use.

One day, Shangguan Mingyue came to visit.

Ye Qiu stopped his training; he was shirtless, his body covered in sweat beads, yet it did not detract from the beauty of his perfect muscle contours.

Over these days, Ye Qiu had rigorously trained his body, and if it were not for his astonishing willpower, he would have been exhausted long ago.

At this time, Ye Qiu’s body had become even more refined compared to before, with not a single ounce of excess fat, his muscles full and perfectly proportioning his body.

Coupled with Ye Qiu’s fairly tall stature and broad shoulders, he was practically a live mannequin.

When Shangguan Mingyue saw Ye Qiu looking like this, she couldn’t help but stop for a moment, giving him a few extra glances.

Ye Qiu waved his hand in front of Shangguan Mingyue and smiled, "Have you seen enough?"

Shangguan Mingyue slapped her hand down and averted her gaze, saying, "I came to say goodbye, I’m preparing to go abroad."

Shangguan Mingyue was leaving?

Ye Qiu paused briefly and asked, "Why suddenly go abroad? You have already traveled all over the world; what else could possibly attract you?"

Shangguan Mingyue did not conceal her reasons, saying directly, "I am now fully committed to researching world mythology. Whether it is China, Europe, or America, they all have their own mythical heroes. I want to travel and look for traces of these gods."

Shangguan Mingyue left in a hurry, coming hurriedly and leaving just as quickly, leaving only a charming smile that lingered.

Ye Qiu silently lost in thought. The two women of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Mingyue and Shangguan Hong, both had their own ideas and were determined to achieve them without any compromise, despite their family’s constraints. This was an aspect many girls from great families would envy.

Shangguan Mingyue went to study theology, and Ye Qiu understood that she definitely wanted to delve into more ancient myths, from both the East and the West, comprehensively. According to her thoughts, she might be able to unravel those elusive ancient legends.

If Martial Artists could exist as superhumans, Shangguan Mingyue firmly believed that myths must also be real.

In the following days, life became very peaceful, with no major news in the Martial Arts community, while Ye Qiu devoted himself entirely to training.

Mr. Mo had not returned. Between training sessions, Ye Qiu often remembered the old man who sought means for him, hoping he would return safely.

The methods of body refinement drawn from the ancestral manuals left by the Dugu family had considerably elevated Ye Qiu’s physique.

Had it not been for the reset of his cultivation level, he could not have achieved this. For Ye Qiu, it was simply chance, such are the vicissitudes of life.

This time, when Ye Qiu restored his Strength Realm, every step was solidly reinforced, building up an incredibly deep foundation.

After all, although his cultivation level had dissipated, his experience remained; he simply lacked the power.

Thus, Ye Qiu felt that the days when he would develop his strength were soon approaching.

As long as the strength developed, he could swiftly regain his previous level of cultivation.

After a day’s cultivation, Ye Qiu relaxed his body, soaking in a medicinal tub to continue strengthening his physique.

With his eyes closed, he felt the energy from the medicinal solution entering his skin, continuously fortifying his cells and invisibly enhancing his body.

Combining medicine refinement and body training, a day of Ye Qiu’s current cultivation was equivalent to ten days of cultivation before.

Sometimes, Ye Qiu felt regret about the loss of his True Qi Realm strength; he was just one step away from reaching the legendary realm, but now that seemed even more distant.

Ye Qiu sighed for a while, then his consciousness entered his Dantian, looking again at the withered Dantian.

Huh?

Ye Qiu uttered a soft huh, sensing a subtle change in the Dantian, different from its previous lifelessness; this time, it seemed to have a trace of vitality.

He saw it—in the center of the Dantian, the residual core was emitting a kind of luster, unlike its previous dullness, as if it had been infused with vitality.

Ye Qiu frowned, wondering how the residual core could change when he didn’t even have any True Qi; he was completely unable to tap into the residual core’s power, to even think of borrowing it was folly.

What exactly was going on?

This time, Ye Qiu scrutinized the residual core closely and soon discovered the situation. Just below the residual core, there was an object the size of a fingernail, continuously transmitting a stream of energy to the residual core.

What is this thing?

Ye Qiu stared at the shiny, crystal-like object, full of puzzlement. After pondering for a while, Ye Qiu quickly thought about the energy that was recovering his body; it seemed to be this kind of energy, pure, without any impurities, and gentle, indeed it was this object that had saved him.

But how did it appear in his Dantian?

As Ye Qiu recalled, he faintly thought it must be due to Tang Surou’s methods from the ancient land. When he had awakened, he had heard Tang Surou’s maid, Huan’er, say that Tang Surou had taken out a first-grade Crystal Stone to save him.

"This must be a first-grade Crystal Stone," he realized in his heart, and without further thought, he remembered Tang Surou’s kindness as he observed the Crystal Stone.

By now, the first-grade Crystal Stone was getting smaller and smaller, as a large part of its energy had been absorbed by him. The remaining part was nourishing the residual core, and its disappearance was not surprising, after all, it was merely an energy body.

Yet, Ye Qiu felt a stirring in his heart, having a sensation that he might be able to activate the residual core once again.

"Impossible, I’ve already lost my source of power, and the residual core, after all, is an inanimate object; it can’t replace the source of power," Ye Qiu muttered.

The residual core was still, but it looked very much alive. Though it appeared somewhat terrifying on its own, Ye Qiu had gotten used to it and always felt that the residual core now was different from before.

Or more accurately, his connection with the residual core had grown stronger.

Ye Qiu tried to activate the residual core.

Soon, a tiny black flame appeared in the palm of his hand, dancing continuously.

Ye Qiu was shocked, his eyes wide open!