Chapter 2219: Assaulting the Divine King Realm (Part 1)

"Don't use true qi to resist these gray currents!"

Drawing from Feng Jiu Ge's experience, Zhang Xuan knew that these gray currents were devouring the true qi within the body. He raised an eyebrow, stepped forward, and tapped his fingers rapidly.

Even the true qi of the Heavenly Dao could not withstand this current, let alone the ones she cultivated. The more she resisted, the faster it would be consumed.

The true qi of Tian Ruo You Qing flowed from his fingertips, entering Luo Qiqi's body along her meridians, quickly sealing the gray currents that had been devouring her true qi.

After taking some medicine to replenish his strength, Zhang Xuan circulated the Heavenly Dao technique, forming some Heavenly Dao true qi, and injected it into the girl's body.

Streaks of green light flickered, and the gray currents were soon worn away.

With the currents gone, Luo Qiqi recovered her strength, but her complexion remained pale, and her eyes were filled with the terror of having narrowly escaped death.

If Zhang Xuan hadn't reacted quickly, these gray currents would not only have devoured her cultivation but also corroded her soul beyond her control.

She might have ended up like the other gods in Lingyuan City, eventually turning into a member of the Alien Spirit race.

Back then, Feng Jiu Ge was still some distance from the twisted space, yet she couldn't recover for two years and was expelled from her clan. Now that the gray currents formed a barrier, their concentration was hundreds or thousands of times higher than what he had absorbed, making them naturally far more terrifying.

"Don't cultivate here, don't absorb any aura. Once these gray currents enter the body, they'll cause endless trouble..."

Zhang Xuan instructed.

Luo Qiqi and the Yellow Chicken nodded simultaneously.

After what had just happened, they understood how terrifying this thing was.

Even the Yellow Chicken, with its ability to be reborn from fire, couldn't deal with it.

"The true qi of Tian Ruo You Qing is not afraid of these currents. Can it resist them?"

Any power cultivated under the Heavenly Dao of the God Realm could not withstand it. His own true qi of Tian Ruo You Qing transcended the Heavenly Dao and had come into contact with it before, like well water not interfering with river water. To cross this area, clearly, his true qi was the only way.

Wrapping his arm with the true qi of Tian Ruo You Qing, he gently probed into it.

The gray currents split into cracks, and his arm was unharmed.

"It works..." Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, smiled slightly, and turned around: "Stay close to me..."

With that, he released his true qi, forming a protective shield around his body.

Luo Qiqi and the little Yellow Chicken entered the shield.

Zhang Xuan stepped forward and walked in.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The gray mist continuously attacked, making a corrosive sound, but it could never break through the power of the shield.

After walking a few steps and finding that Luo Qiqi and the Yellow Chicken were unharmed, Zhang Xuan finally relaxed and continued forward. However, less than a minute later, he stopped and began to retreat.

"What's wrong?"

Luo Qiqi frowned.

Leaving the range of the gray currents, Zhang Xuan removed the shield and gasped for breath.

In just two or three minutes, the true qi of Tian Ruo You Qing in his body had been completely consumed.

Although the gray currents could not extinguish the true qi of Tian Ruo You Qing, there were simply too many of them. Under intense pressure, they also greatly consumed the true qi...

Moreover, his reserves of the true qi of Tian Ruo You Qing had never been restored. To cross this area under the current circumstances, it was probably impossible.

"For now, I need to fill the sea of dantian first... If I can break through to the Divine King realm, that would be best!"

Sitting down on the spot, it took him half an hour to recover. Zhang Xuan rubbed his brow.

His sea of dantian had originally been filled with Heavenly Dao true qi, but now it had all turned into green light and disappeared, leaving it empty. He had to fill it with power as soon as possible.

Only with enough true qi could he pass through this area.

Otherwise, if he ran out of true qi halfway, he would truly be helpless.

The idea was simple, but... he had only obtained three Supreme Grade Divine Origin Pills from Fu Jiangchen, and the last one had just been given to Luo Qiqi. To refill the sea of true qi without sufficient spiritual energy was not easy.

"If worst comes to worst... I'll eat the Pill King!"

With a flash in his eyes, Zhang Xuan clenched his fists.

The most powerful item containing spiritual energy at hand was none other than that Pill King, a treasure that even a titled Divine King would be tempted by. Once taken, it would likely not only completely fill the sea of dantian but also possibly allow him to assault the Divine King realm!

However...

He had yet to comprehend the technique for the Divine King realm!

This pill was the greatest reliance for breaking through this realm. If he failed to break through, it would likely be wasted.

"In the Tian Ruo You Qing technique, I have already comprehended master-servant affection, brotherly affection, teacher-student affection... If I guess correctly, the next realm should be parental affection!"

Without acting hastily, Zhang Xuan sat on the ground and pondered.

In his previous life, he was an orphan with no attachments. In this life, he had spent little time with his parents. Thus, he had long deduced the theoretical framework for the Divine King realm technique, but had never made any progress.

Because he couldn't understand it, the formula had never been deduced.

Now, forced by circumstances, he could only give it a try.

The times spent with He Xing and Meng Jiansheng appeared in his mind.

To find him, his parents had expended countless efforts. For his sake, they would do anything, even disregarding their own lives...

The depth of their affection rivaled the sun and moon.

But... even though he recalled these things, he still couldn't feel parental affection.

After sitting and pondering for several hours without any progress, Zhang Xuan had to stop. He looked up at the girl not far away and said, "Tell me... what does parental affection feel like?"

Hearing him suddenly ask this, Luo Qiqi was also startled. Her pretty face flushed: "I don't know either. Maybe only when you have your own child can you understand..."

One cannot know the kindness of parents without raising children.

Both of them were only about twenty years old, had not borne children, and had not invested in such feelings. How could they understand the greatness of parents?

Seeing her misunderstanding, Zhang Xuan was a bit embarrassed. Just as he was about to explain, the little Yellow Chicken stretched lazily, burying its chicken head in its wings: "Wanting a child is simple. Since no one's around, you're a man and a woman, all functions are normal, just make one. Don't worry, I won't look, I'll cover my eyes..."

"..." Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched.

He knew this goofball was unreliable. Even knowing he was the Undying Emperor, he was still the same...

Turning to look at Luo Qiqi, he saw her face was red enough to drip water.

Shaking his head, he didn't continue this topic. Zhang Xuan said, "I need to break through to Divine King now to take you across this gray current. No time for jokes!"

"Without a child, of course you can't comprehend parental affection. Since you're both in love, just make one. Once you have a child, you'll naturally understand this feeling, and it will be etched into your bones..."

The little Yellow Chicken said with righteous indignation.

Furious at this shameless remark, Zhang Xuan slapped it away: "Say something serious..."

Even if he really made a child, it would take ten months of pregnancy and several years of raising to truly experience it... But he simply couldn't wait that long.