The Beautiful CEO’s Dragon Blood Bodyguard
Chapter 276 - 0276: Breaking Through the Foundation Establishment Realm

Chapter 276: Chapter 0276: Breaking Through the Foundation Establishment Realm

Lin Yingying was also witnessing such an incredible sight for the first time; her big eyes stared at the Jade Arhats, and her mouth opened in amazement.

Due to the change in the magnetic field, the spiritual energy in this area surged suddenly.

Standing within it, one felt that even breathing was much smoother, as if soaking in a hot spring, with every pore opening up, there was an indescribable sense of relaxation.

Each place had only a limited reserve of spiritual energy, and once Long Fei noticed that the needle’s fluctuations had stopped, he continued searching for spots with Lin Yingying.

The two of them were busy from morning until afternoon, almost scouring every possible location on the mountain.

In the end, the verdant Jade Arhat statues had all turned into diamond-like snowflakes in color.

Holding them in hand, they felt even more soothingly cool and slick.

Long Fei also placed the jade bracelet there, absorbing a good amount of spiritual energy, which made his entire being feel especially relaxed when worn on his wrist.

He himself sat cross-legged, greedily absorbing an abundance of spiritual energy.

The meridians within his body became unobstructed, and the essential qi stored in them fused with the newly absorbed nature’s spiritual energy, continually acting upon his lower abdomen.

That sensation was like burning fire.

It seemed like the creation of heaven and earth, a great explosion occurring amidst chaos, about to blast open a new realm.

Long Fei knew that he was on the verge of a breakthrough.

Originally, the delay in breaking through was due to a lack of spiritual energy’s influence.

Essential qi is the essence of the heavens and earth, yang in nature, used to replenish vitality and invigorate the mind.

Spiritual energy is the natural qi of heaven and earth, more yin and soft, with effects that promote blood circulation and regulate the blood vessels.

Only by combining yin and yang can the body better absorb essential qi.

Similarly, the speed of cultivation can also accelerate.

Above martial artists are cultivators.

Just one step away is Foundation Establishment; after successfully reaching Foundation Establishment Realm, the difference between a cultivator and a martial artist is as vast as that between the heavens and the earth.

Martial artists only cultivate essential qi, whereas cultivators can cultivate true qi within their Dantian.

Essential qi is the compression of various essential energies, akin to nano-level compression.

True qi, on the other hand, is the compression of essential qi, equivalent to micro-level compression.

One can imagine the outcome of releasing true qi, similar to an air compressed gun; it can easily penetrate a steel plate.

As dusk approached, the clouds above suddenly flashed violently with lightning, yet without the sound of thunder.

The lightning seemed like swords, as if trying to cleave the sky open.

One bolt after another lit up the mountain top, brightening the whole area.

Lin Yingying put away her phone and, worried, called out to Long Fei, "Hey, you blockhead. It looks like it’s going to rain. Should we head back now?"

Long Fei, with his eyes closed, said nothing, as if a resonant bell was tolling in his belly, emitting a thud, thud, thud of dull sounds.

Lin Yingying’s eyes widened as she appraised Long Fei, wondering if the guy had fallen into some demonic trance.

For the whole day, at every new location, he would sit cross-legged and meditate like this.

He spoke no words, nor did he make any sound.

And now there were these strange noises coming from his belly, leaving Lin Yingying utterly baffled.

Seeing that Long Fei was ignoring her, she forcefully pushed him with her hand.

Who could have known that a surge of force would suddenly emanate from Long Fei’s body, and with a puff, actually pushed her two steps backward.

Lin Yingying gasped in pain, her wrist almost fracturing from the shock.

She rubbed her wrist and angrily scolded Long Fei, "You jerk, are you trying to kill yourself?"

Remembering the events of the previous night, Lin Yingying thought Long Fei was doing this on purpose to mess with her.

Little did she know, Long Fei simply couldn’t pay her any attention at this moment.

Inside his belly, heaven and earth were turning upside down, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring, undergoing a tremendous change.

A secret realm within the human body was opening up, where essential qi and spiritual energy were colliding and fusing to forge a unique organ.

This organ seemed like flesh yet wasn’t, formed by gaseous energy expanding a network of meridians, gradually encased by an outer layer of skin.

The inside was filled with gases, whirling through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians; his body’s meridians were now filled with gas.

It was like the beginning of chaos, a series of disordered collisions and massive explosions.

If one dared to be distracted at this moment, the Qi would rush straight to the brain, and demonic possession was a matter of minutes.

"Still not paying attention to me?"

Lin Yingying got sulky, seeing that Long Fei ignored her, she held back for a while and didn’t dare to touch him anymore.

She opened her smartphone and checked the weather forecast.

The forecast hadn’t called for rain today, but the sky flashed with lightning nonstop.

Soon, a rustling sound came from one side of the hillside.

Lin Yingying turned around to look, but due to the darkness of the night and the poor light on the mountain, she couldn’t make out what it was.

With a frown of fear, she picked up a stick from the ground and moved closer to Long Fei’s side.

There were many poison insects and wild animals on this mountain.

In the past few years, there had even been wolf sightings reported.

Lin Yingying took out her smartphone and turned on the flashlight to shine in the direction of the sound.

The noise grew louder and closer, frightening her so much that she called out to Long Fei, "Wake up, there seems to be a snake!"

Long Fei didn’t respond to her. She wanted to run, but, worried that Long Fei would get bitten by the snake, she bravely stood in front of him to protect him.

Suddenly, a holly tree nearby shook, and a yellowish thing burst out from inside.

Scared, Lin Yingying stamped her feet, closed her eyes, and kept shouting, "That’s it, the snake’s coming, we’re going to die!"

After hearing two barks, she opened one eye and mustered the courage to take a closer look.

It wasn’t a snake; it turned out to be a small dog.

It was panting with its tongue out, sizing up Lin Yingying and Long Fei as if it were a person, its eyebrows furrowed in thought.

Its fur was scorched black, and it had a scar on its head from some burn, leaving it with the appearance of being bald in the middle.

By its looks, it seemed as if it had crawled out of a fire pit.

Lin Yingying breathed a sigh of relief, squatted down, and scolded the little dog with her nose wrinkled, "Little guy, you really scared me to death!"

The little dog tilted its head as if it understood, and made two whimpering noises at Lin Yingying.

Lin Yingying, who usually disliked such creatures, was bored and took a packet of beef jerky out of her bag to tease it.

Smelling the meat, the little dog wagged its tail at her and cautiously took a bite.

Probable finding it tasty, it consumed the second bite completely.

"You’re quite cautious, aren’t you!"

Lin Yingying laughed and patted its head, giving the little dog all the dozens of packets of beef jerky from her bag.

Today, she had been relying on beef jerky to replenish her energy.

The fire-scarred dog feasted on the jerky, quickly finishing it off in a few bites.

Lin Yingying instructed it, "Okay, that’s all the food I have on me. You can go now. I will be leaving soon too."

The little black dog wagged its tail, barked twice while staring at her, and then astonishingly stood up, bracing its hind legs on the ground, and wrapped its front legs around her lower leg, rubbing against her with its bald head.

"What’s this, can’t bear to part with me?"

Her lower leg tickled where he had rubbed, and she crouched down to pick it up and took a good look at it.

The bald patch on its head seemed freshly scalded, with a few lines on it that looked like letters.

Looking into its endearing, big eyes, Lin Yingying couldn’t help but feel her maternal instincts overflow, and she pursed her lips saying, "Alright, seeing as you’re a dog with no home to go to, I’ll take pity on you and take you home with me!"

The bald dog immediately barked twice, its mouth curving into a grin.

In an instant, Lin Yingying felt as if it really understood what she was saying.

Shortly thereafter, breezes started to swirl around Long Fei.

His bones sounded like beans being fried in an iron pot, cracking and popping for a while.

His hands, which had been clasped together, suddenly thrust outwards.

With booming sounds, pine trees as thick as bowls one meter away exploded, crashing down on both sides.

"No way!"

Lin Yingying’s mouth hung open in shock.

The little dog in her arms also widened its eyes, staring at Long Fei with an incredulous look, as if a human was sizing him up.