Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 765: Elemental True Qi

"Okay, this is easy, just keep cultivating here obediently, and don’t worry about anything else." The robed elder agreed and then left the cave right away.

Upon seeing the robed elder disappear, Li Zerui closed his eyes again and began to cultivate desperately amidst endless pain, hoping to break through to S-level sooner and become a truly unequaled super powerhouse. Only then would it be time for him to leave this place, and time for him to seek revenge. As long as that day came, he intended to let Lin Feng experience all the pain he was enduring...

When the robed elder arrived at the Li Family’s residence at the foot of Jingming Mountain at night, the Li Family, one of the four mightiest prominent families in the Cultivation World, seemed like nothing in his eyes. Without any delay, he sensed Li Deming’s presence and headed straight to the room of the Ancestor of Li Family, Li Deming, entering without Li Deming noticing a thing.

Li Deming was sitting in meditation, healing his wounds. Although the injury caused by Nangong He in the morning wasn’t very severe, his arm hadn’t fully recovered yet. He always felt the Elemental True Qi of Nangong He rampaging in his arm, unable to be completely expelled. This gave Li Deming a headache, as he didn’t know when the Nangong Family had developed such a special technique; otherwise, he wouldn’t have suffered such an unexpected setback.

All night, Li Deming committed to finding a way to drive out the Elemental True Qi left in his body by Nangong He. At that moment, he suddenly felt a bone-chilling coldness in the room, awakening him in an instant. Someone was here!

"Who are you?" Li Deming opened his eyes and stood up. Seeing an elder with white beard and hair in a black robe before him, he was shocked. He had already reached the late stages of S-level strength, and for someone to appear so silently before him was... impossible. Nobody could possess this level of strength, not even the Old Monster from Capital City. Who was this robed elder, really?

More importantly, Li Deming felt the bone-chilling coldness, which was self-evident—it signified absolute strength. Among cultivators, it was said that only those truly nearing the Profound Realm, on the brink of a breakthrough, could reach the state of materializing True Qi. The Old Monster from Capital City had done just that, defeating him with a single Burning Fire Sky Shaking Palm, leaving him with no comprehension of the event. It was then that he realized the pinnacle realm of human cultivation.

This robed elder before him was obviously much stronger than the Old Monster because the Old Monster could not affect the ambient temperature with his True Qi, yet the presence of this elder in the room even caused water droplets to condense at a distance. This was truly unbelievable—what realm must this robed elder’s cultivation be at? It was almost unfathomable!

But Li Deming could be certain of one thing, that this robed elder did not have any malicious intent towards him. The fact that he had appeared silently in the room without attacking was proof enough. Otherwise, he most likely would have been gravely wounded already during the silent approach. With this realization, Li Deming steadied his mind and faced the situation calmly, asking respectfully in his tone.

"You don’t need to know who I am. You just need to know that Li Zerui is with me now, and that it’s Li Zerui who sent me here," spoke the robed elder in a cold voice. After all, he had come here only because he had promised Li Zerui he would.

"What, Zerui is with you? How is he now?"

Upon hearing the robed elder’s words, Li Deming’s eyes widened. The news was too surprising. When Li Zerui disappeared from the Li Family, he had guessed that it must have been a super powerhouse who took him away, someone capable of taking a person from the Li Family without a trace, which surely meant it was the deed of a late S-level individual. Generally, such powerhouses hardly ever appeared in public, and he had only ever encountered the Old Monster. He never imagined that Li Zerui would be taken by the robed elder before him.

Now, what Li Deming cared about the most was Li Zerui’s current condition. Ever since he found out about Li Zerui’s disappearance, he had been very anxious. After all, Li Zerui was a rare cultivation genius who had emerged in the Li Family, the most likely candidate to succeed him as the Guardian of the Li Family. Therefore, Li Deming was extremely concerned about whether Li Zerui had recovered from his cultivation deviation, as he truly did not wish for such a prodigious talent to fall.

"He’s fine, don’t worry. The cultivation deviation is no longer an issue, and if nothing unexpected happens, he should break through to S-level in the next couple of days." The robed elder briefly replied to Li Deming’s inquiry about Li Zerui’s condition. He had expected this question.

"Thank you, senior, for healing Zerui. Besides informing me about Zerui’s condition, might there be anything else you’ve come here for?" Li Deming relaxed upon hearing what the robed elder said. Since Li Zerui was no longer in danger from the cultivation deviation, there was no threat to his life, which was comforting above all else. But hearing that Zerui was about to break through to S-level in the next few days astonished Li Deming greatly!

Everyone knows how serious a cultivation deviation is. Even if cured, it’s impossible to continue cultivating immediately and requires a lengthy period of recuperation. However, since Zerui’s previous deviation leading to his disappearance from the Li Family, only a month or so had passed. How could he be on the verge of a breakthrough already? This seemed incredulous!

Although he was immensely surprised inwardly, Li Deming knew that the black-robed elder before him was absolutely an unparalleled master. It must have been this black-robed elder who had used some special method to save Zerui, and there were no normal side effects, which... was truly amazing. No matter what, as the Ancestor of Li Family, he must express his gratitude to this black-robed elder.

With this in mind, Li Deming finally began to speak, his tone very respectful, even using the honorific for seniors. In front of such an exceptional powerhouse, showing respect and gratitude was a matter of course. Now that Li Zerui’s safety was no longer an issue, he could completely set his mind at ease. However, he felt something strange; logically speaking, there was no need for the black-robed elder to make a trip just to convey the news about Li Zerui. There must be some other purpose for this black-robed elder’s visit.

"Zerui sent me to give you some guidance and improve your strength. Moreover, there is another task that he wants you to undertake. Lin Feng is getting married, and you are to sabotage the wedding. The marriage ceremony cannot be allowed to proceed successfully, but do not kill Lin Feng, because Zerui wants to deal with him personally. Do you understand?"

The black-robed elder laid out his reasons plainly, his tone as cold as ever, devoid of any trace of emotion. The reason he had agreed to come this time was that Li Zerui was at a critical moment, and he did not want these insignificant matters to distract Li Zerui. Otherwise, Li Deming’s status alone would not have been worth his personal intervention.

"Then, thank you, senior!" Li Deming bowed deeply to the black-robed elder, expressing his gratitude. Receiving guidance from such an extraordinary expert was indeed a rich gain, and of course, he wanted to become stronger. Although he had already broken through to the late-stage S-level, Li Deming knew that he still had some gap with the Old Monster. If he could bridge a portion of that gap, he would be completely satisfied.

"I will only say it once, ’Nine Nether Qi, Earth Core Origin...’" The black-robed elder took hold of Li Deming’s right hand, having felt Li Deming’s arm injury as soon as he had entered the room. He decided to heal the arm wound first and then began reciting a spell while coordinating the flow of his True Qi. Li Deming should have had an epiphany.

Of course, Li Deming knew the black-robed elder was supposed to give him guidance, so when the elder took his hand he offered no resistance. Before he understood how the guidance would come, he heard the incantation near his ear and quickly focused, committing the elder’s words to memory.

However, what happened next truly terrified Li Deming. An extremely cold True Qi flowed from the hand of the black-robed elder into his body, as though he were in an extremely frigid place...

After reciting the spell, the black-robed elder withdrew his hand and disappeared without looking back.

Following the guidance of the black-robed elder’s incantation and True Qi, Li Deming completed a cycle of True Qi circulation that was different from his original one. The bone-chilling True Qi became bearable after completing one cycle, and Li Deming of course knew it was a technique of cultivation. He immediately started circulating his own True Qi along the pathway of the black-robed elder’s, and after a Complete Cycle, he was surprised to discover that his clothes were covered with a layer of light frost.

Ah! How is this possible! How could the black-robed elder have given him Elemental True Qi like that of the Old Monster!

In this moment, Li Deming finally understood the significance of what the black-robed elder had imparted. It was truly unbelievable; he had never heard that Elemental True Qi could be achieved through any special technique. This... this was simply inconceivable!

Having reached the late-stage S-level and entering the same realm as the Old Monster, the only difference was whether one had Elemental True Qi. And now, he had successfully obtained Elemental True Qi. If he could combine it with his previous Cultivation Technique, then he could stand on equal ground with the Old Monster, and even surpass him in some aspects!

"Old Monster! Just you wait, in a few days, once I have mastered this, I’ll become an existence like you. At that time, I want to see what you’ll use to suppress me!"

As these thoughts filled Li Deming’s mind, he couldn’t help but roar in fury, sweeping away the frustration that had accumulated within him. It had been decades since he was defeated by the Old Monster, decades of being overshadowed, which is why he had cultivated so desperately. He longed to reach the pinnacle of the world like the Old Monster, and now that wish had finally been fulfilled. How could he not be overjoyed? When the time came for him to integrate his understanding, he was determined to visit Capital City once more, to find the Old Monster and defeat him, to vent all the resentment that had built up over the years of being suppressed!

With these thoughts, Li Deming did not hesitate, sat down to cultivate, and began a fresh round of Cultivation, merging the technique passed down by the black-robed elder with his own. He sat immersed, entering a state of complete absorption...