The Founder of Qi Cultivation, Reincarnates?

319  Chapter 316- Getting Stronger Means Putting One’s Body On the Line

“Indeed you have returned.”

Li Shen said as he looked at Yang Su.

His entrance was something. Although Li Shen sensed him, if he didn’t have his Heavenly Cultivation and was so in tune with the six elements, he would be as shocked as Tai and the others.

As Yang Su rose from his bow, Li Shen said.

“It seems you have made significant progress in your cultivation, how many Qi Seas did you manage to form?”

Yang Su perked up at Li Shen’s question, and he seemed excited as he said.

“Master, I opened all of them.”

Li Shen stared a bit taken aback. No, this shouldn’t have come as a surprise for him. Yang Su must have worked hard during this year.

Seeing Li Shen surprised reaction and feeling of accomplishment rose in Yang Su’s heart. He could tell his achievements were out of Li Shen’s expectations somewhat, and that made him extremely happy.

“Haha!”

Li Shen recovered and he let out a laugh. His hand twitched and move to pat Yang Su’s head as always, but…

“You should kill someone name Yang Su before it's too late.”

The memory of what Li Bai told him appeared in his mind and his hand froze as a result before it reached Yang Su’s head.

Yang Su who was anticipating Li Shen’s pat, and was even looking forward to it somewhat, showed a confused expression on his face at his pause, as well as the expression on his face he couldn’t understand.

“Master…?”

Yang Su said, meanwhile Jun and Mu Fan came up to the trunk. Seeing the situation they wondered what was going on.

Li Shen soon recovered and smiled as he said.

“Ah, it's nothing, just some troubling things had suddenly come to mind. Where was I?”

Li Shen's frozen hand moved along with his other hand and he used both of them to vigorously rubbed Yang Su’s head, disheveling it even more than it already was.

As Li Shen rubbed Yang Su’s head, a complicated expression was buried deep within his eyes. He was also feeling a bit emotional.

‘How can I kill Yang Su? I have done something so horrible to him and then I should turn around and kill him? That message is just ridiculous, I-I can’t take the life of my own disciple. Whatever happens, I'll take care of it. If it's something that’s going to occur in the future I’ll prepare for it while I watch over him. I don’t know what would warrant a warning like that or why I would need to kill Yang Su, but I’ll take care of it if it ever comes.’

Li Shen consolidated his resolve in his mind.

He allowed the message from his ancestor to remain locked away in the back of his mind. He would be unable to act normal around Yang Su if he let it keep on plaguing his mind.

After giving Yang Su’s head a vigorous rub, Li Shen asked.

“Let me take a look.”

Yang Su without hesitation held out his arm, a proud expression still on his face. Although there was something else there that Li Shen couldn't decipher.

Not minding it, he held Yang Su’s wrist and sent his perception into his body.

Multicolored meridian channels were what greeted him. Li Shen wasn’t surprised, the Six Elemental Qi Dao Foundation was something that even he who created it didn’t know the limit of. Just from this, he could tell that it had given Yang Su what seemed to be six elemental Dao Meridians.

‘No, what’s with the two extra colors?’

Li Shen was a little shocked to see and sense two other elements.

He knew Yang Su had formed his lightning element which was the Azura color, but that other element he sense what was it?

“Ice Element?”

Li Shen couldn’t help but mumble out.

Yang Su had his chest puffed out and he said.

“Master, that's not all, there is a ninth element!”

The excitement in Yang Su’s voice couldn't be hidden anymore. He had gone through so much to reach this stage, he was overcome with emotion to show off his accomplishments to his Master.

“A ninth element?”

Li Shen asked skeptically.

“Hmhm!”

Yang Su said as he nodded twice.

Li Shen didn't ask and instead quickly followed Yang Su’s meridians to his dantian. He was soon greeted with a void that was dyed in multicolored light.

Earth Qi, Water Qi, Fire Qi, Wind Qi, Metal Qi, Earth Qi, along with azure-colored Lightning Qi and sparkling clear white Ice Qi.

However, before Li Shen could look around for Yang Su’s ninth Qi Sea element, his body in the outside world involuntary froze.

After what seemed like forever, Li Shen finally said.

“No wonder your aura is so strange.”

Mu Fan and Jun who was off to the side tending to their injuries, looked at Li Shen as he said that. They were obviously quite curious as well.

“Despite giving off the feeling that you’re just a Sea Expansion Realm cultivator, for some reason you already formed eight of your nine Divine Platforms.”

Mu Fan and Jun listening closely reacted in the same way Li Shen previously did, their bodies stiffen and they were at a loss for words.

Yang Su's chest was so high it felt like it would burst at any moment.

“Master, did you see the ninth element?”

Yang Su asked urgently as he couldn’t wait for Li Shen to see it.

Li Shen's eyes lingered on Yang Su’s Divine Platforms especially his Fire Divine Platform for a moment.

'It seems relatively balanced with the other elements, Hm, that's good.'

Li Shen thought before his eyes finally landed in the middle of them where a pitch-black Qi Sea was.

Li Shen’s brows in the outside world immediately furrowed, but when he finally recognized the Dao Laws radiating from this Qi Sea, his eyes snap open and he looked at Yang Su questioningly.

“...Spatial Laws?”

Li Shen said after a while.

The ninth Qi Sea that Yang Su had formed was from Spatial Dao Laws. To say Li Shen was shocked was an understatement, he was completely floored.

'How did this happen?'

As if he could tell Li Shen’s thoughts Yang Su said.

“Master, it was by complete accident. While I was going through my Earth Tribulation to regain my Earth Qi Sea I had destroyed, a bright white light suddenly encapsulated me.”

Li Shen’s face sported a weird expression, while Mu Fan perked up at the mention of a bright white light. But before the two could say anything, Yang Su quickly continued insisting on not being interrupted.

“It lasted for only three seconds before it disappeared, but after it did my surrounding had become filled with chaotic Spatial Laws.”

“So you just absorb them?!”

Li Shen loudly interjected as he looked at Yang Su dumbfounded.

Yang Su stuttered at Li Shen's reaction as he said.

“W-Well, I-I just thought maybe it was possible to form a Qi Sea with it. I did manage to do it without any drawbacks, however, I was simultaneously going through my Earth Tribulation so.. uh..”

Yang Su’s words trailed off as he saw Li Shen’s expression getting darker and darker.

Without him finishing, Li Shen could tell where he was going with his sentence. He must have triggered a Spatial Tribulation while his Earth Tribulation was occurring.

“How are you still alive after doing something so stupid? Next time don’t you dare be so gluttonous, it could cost you your life.!”

Yang Su scratched the back of his head while he accepted Li Shen’s scolding, but he soon manage to say with all seriousness with his back straight.

“But Master, if I want to get stronger putting my body on the line to such an extent is necessary.”

“Huh?! Says who?!”

Li Shen angrily looked at Yang Su.

His words were really making him start to think he might really have a masochist as a disciple.

Under Li Shen's burning stare, Yang Su’s serious expression faltered and he went back to slouching. He almost seemed like he wanted to get up and run away from an angry Li Shen.

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