Rather than not being able to clean it up and his body developing more problems, it would be better to let Yun Ming absorb some. He could replenish it later, and it seemed like it wasn't impossible to return the spiritual energy.
But drawing it out was easy; precisely helping his fellow villagers refine spiritual energy was beyond his ability... In any case, he would bring some mountain medicine to the seriously ill later.
It was decided!
He looked up at the expanding mass of foul aura in the sky.
The sticky, unnamable liquid was somewhat nauseating. As thousands were pierced by sword qi, it became more solid, reaching several meters in radius.
Like a meteorite falling from the sky, it pressed down on Yun Ming, trying to surge into his body.
A few beads of sweat also dripped from Yun Ming's forehead.
Don't be so eager, brother; brother is still just a child~
Subtle carvings lit up on the ancient blade in front of him. mubi was already clamoring to be fed, as if these memories and distracting thoughts were its best food.
Good, very imposing, let's do it.
After finishing this, should he pretend to faint and lie on Hong Dou's lap?
He thought this, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, firmly gripping the demonic blade. The essence of blade intent and sword intent was no different; all weapons were interconnected, all for killing.
The foul aura became increasingly arrogant, almost on par with the Qing Ming Sword. It was at this moment that Yun Ming made his move.
Take this ordinary attack.
Heaven and Earth share the same lifespan!
In an instant, the demonic blade's aura could no longer be hidden. A vast killing intent poured out, and everyone within the Qiong Long Encirclement formation seemed to feel a blade hanging over their heads.
But that killing intent was only directed at the foul aura before them.
A faint phantom of a malevolent spirit emerged, opening its gluttonous mouth and swallowing the foul aura. The sky immediately erupted with violent fluctuations.
A fierce wind blew, making the young man's hair dance wildly.
The demonic blade greedily annihilated the foul aura, devouring aether, while the spiritual energy converted from vital blood and qi was siphoned off by the Qing Ming Sword, which presided over the grand formation.
The two began to clash, yielding not an inch.
Yun Ming supported Qing Ming with spiritual energy, while the demonic blade relied on the foul aura and the aether from heaven and earth for replenishment. Soon, the energy was ground away in the struggle.
It was like a massive millstone, forming a Tai Chi array.
The remaining energy gradually transformed into Source, flowing into Yun Ming's body and beginning to nourish him.
The previous consumption was quickly replenished, and Source and spiritual energy continued to pour in, gradually filling Yun Ming... The realm of Condensing Image was near!
Today was the day he would break through to Condensing Image.
Yun Ming suddenly understood, and a righteous aura spontaneously arose in his heart.
His Natal Image was this Heaven and Earth Millstone, refining heaven and earth. Regardless of whether it was aether or spiritual energy, regardless of what kind of ghost or monster, all would come into his plate.
He wanted heaven and earth to no longer be able to restrain him.
Fate, calamity?
He wanted to transcend above them!
Yun Ming could not suppress the corners of his mouth, and a wild laugh echoed between heaven and earth, carrying immense dominance and arrogance.
The Heaven and Earth Millstone also gradually took shape at this moment, stirring up wind and clouds, with aether and spiritual energy coexisting.
Black and white intertwined, yet fought to the death.
Finally, it turned into a gray, which was a boundary, and also—
Source.
Devouring all things, giving birth to the origin.
So good, so good, it's so good it's almost deadly. Is this what it feels like to be a wicked cultivator? No wonder Yi Xuan is so greedy; if it were him, he wouldn't be able to resist!
My fellow villagers, you are truly delicious...
On the cliff, at the Azure Dragon position of the Four Symbols, Wind Chime quietly stood beside Xu Zhimo, who was maintaining the formation, and wiped his sweat.
"Senior Brother~ Are you tired? Why don't you rest for a while and let other Junior Brothers take over?"
"Senior Brother, after you're done, let's go for a stroll together, okay? I know a newly opened fruit shop; it's so delicious."
"Senior Brother, why aren't you answering me? Do you find me annoying?"
Xu Zhimo's mouth twitched. Wind Chime, if you have nothing to do, help me. Do I look like I can speak right now?
So close, and even bumping into him.
Isn't that interfering with his Dao heart? He's a grown man, still acting like a child. Can't she learn from Qing Xuan?
Fortunately, the pressure from the formation gradually dissipated. It seemed the foul aura had been mostly dealt with, but he didn't know what Yun Ming was still tinkering with up there.
Wind Chime puffed out her cheeks, looking at the sky.
"Senior Brother, do you think Little Yunzi is laughing? He's laughing a bit... wickedly."
"Hmm, it must be something good. Besides that, that kid is an absolute genius in cultivation and magic..."
Xu Zhimo couldn't stand steadily and plopped down on the ground, but he was coincidentally embraced by the girl, "Senior Brother, are you weak?"
"...You brat, how do you talk to me?"
His voice was weak, so he was indeed weak. Now Wind Chime boldly embraced... ah, no, supported her Senior Brother.
"Oh, Senior Brother is so fierce... I was just worried about you~"
"If you keep talking in that cutesy voice, get lost."
Xu Zhimo had a heart of stone, but his gaze was still concerned as he looked at the young man under the sky. He and his Junior Brothers and Sisters found it so difficult just to maintain an array core.
Not to mention the young man above.
A second-realm cultivator wasn't made of iron. Xuan Mingzi was also at the peak of the second realm, but even he would struggle if he had to preside over such a grand formation.
"Stupid Senior Brother... Even if you keep looking, Little Yunzi won't come down to see you... So biased..."
The girl muttered softly.
"What did you say?"
"I asked if Senior Brother was thirsty and wanted some water?"
"It's fine. Later, come with me to the Hollow Investigation Association's outpost; I still have things to discuss with them."
Wind Chime gritted her teeth. Again, going to see that little flirt!? She's so arrogant, what's so good about her... No chest, no butt.
Senior Brother, are you blind!?
"I'm not going. My task is done. I'm going back to get ingredients for Ke Ke... Oh, Senior Brother, you can come back with me too. I was originally looking for Little Yunzi!"
"No, Junior Brother can't handle it... I have to go!"
Xu Zhimo didn't want to go either. He had originally gone for a marriage alliance, but after seeing her, he really wanted to curse his Junior Uncle.
Heh heh... He must be a masochist to like that kind of high and mighty, arrogant loli? Arrogant she was, but he hadn't seen any cuteness.
Do commoners like them deserve the young miss of the Investigation Association?
Junior Uncle is playing with people again, sigh... But if he didn't go, he was really afraid that Junior Brother, upon seeing her haughty demeanor, would directly beat her up, or perhaps go knock her out in the middle of the night.
Then send her to the Green Brothel... A young miss appearing in a brothel would have a bad influence and offend people to death. He had to stop him.
He also had to move faster.
That young miss, hearing that Junior Brother had arrived, might even come to see him personally. What a headache!
"Little Yunzi can't handle it, but you can, right? Lolicon... I'm leaving, hmph..."
"I'm leaving! Hey, Xu Zhimo, I'm leaving now!"
"Go ahead, I'm not stopping you."
"Hmph, I don't want to leave anymore!"
Wind Chime had originally made to leave, but seeing that the other party didn't try to stop her at all, she felt wronged. He always bullied her.
The girl's cheeks puffed out like big meat buns. She helped her weak Senior Brother, her hands punching and pinching, but the man didn't mind.
This was the good thing about his Junior Sister.
Clingy she was, stubborn she was, but she was still very gentle. His pampering her since childhood wasn't in vain.
Unlike a certain Junior Brother.
A slight smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of his mouth as he looked up at the young man enveloped in light in the sky.
Above the Qiong Long Encirclement city, the Heaven and Earth Millstone was fully formed.
Qing Ming was in Yang, mubi was in Yin. The two poles coexisted, possessing an aura that suppressed everything.
But soon, it rapidly shrank, returning to Yun Ming's sea of consciousness. The small mass of Qing Ming's distracting thoughts was pushed aside.
The millstone rotated, and the distracting thoughts became nourishment, slowly absorbed.
But Yun Ming had no time to absorb it now; he was about to explode!
Literally. When the millstone formed, it not only absorbed the vital blood of thousands of people but also remotely absorbed the aether and spiritual energy from the distant Lemnian Hollow.
Source, aether, and spiritual energy were mixed in his meridians, blocking them.
With his current physical body, he couldn't quite bear it, and letting it out felt a bit wasteful, especially since even the aether was gentle and pure.
It was suitable for ordinary cultivators to come into contact with.
His body fell from the sky, directly rushing towards Hong Dou.
"Open your mouth..."
"What for?"
"Don't ask so many questions, hurry up, I can't hold it in, it's urgent!"