Asura Mad Emperor
Chapter 16: Chapter 16 Repairing the Dantian

"I might be breaking through..."

The Third Elder spoke with an odd expression, startling the other elders into petrification.

"Break... Breaking through?"

"You mean, you're about to break through to the fourth layer of the Condensed Truth Realm?"

The corners of the Qin Family elders' mouths twitched, followed by expressions of disbelief.

The others around them also reacted, looking at the Third Elder with eyes filled with incredulity.

Could this Bright Sun Returning Pill have the capability to aid in breaking through, in addition to healing hidden injuries?

"Yes, I feel that after the hidden injury was cleared, the True Qi in my body suddenly became more active..."

"I'm sorry, I can't hold it back anymore, I need to break through now."

The Third Elder's face changed suddenly, as if he could no longer suppress his cultivation level, and needed to make a breakthrough right now.

After saying this, he immediately sat down cross-legged and began his breakthrough on the spot!

"..."

The Qin Family elders on site all had twitching mouths and quivering faces.

Can't hold it back anymore?

Going to break through?

They found the Third Elder's words somewhat odd to hear.

"It's true that the Bright Sun Returning Pill also has the effect of aiding breakthroughs, but only for those who can't make a breakthrough due to excessive loss of Qi, lacking sufficient Qi."

"Its mechanism is to help them replenish Qi, thereby enabling them to break through."

"The Third Elder had suffered a serious injury earlier and was left with an underlying issue, which led to the loss of Qi."

"Moreover, because of his hidden injury, the Third Elder's cultivation level has been stagnant for the past three years, but his accumulation of power has been continuously growing. Now, having cleared the hidden injury and with the addition of the Qi replenished by the Bright Sun Returning Pill, it's not strange that his three years of accumulation suddenly erupted, allowing him to break through his cultivation level."

Qinchuan glanced at the Third Elder and spoke calmly.

He didn't replace the Third Elder's breakthrough surprising at all; it was completely within his expectations.

"So that's how it is."

Upon hearing Qinchuan's words, the Qin Family members present suddenly came to a realization.

Meanwhile, Qin Shan was already stunned by the scene before him.

He had not originally believed that Qinchuan truly knew alchemy.

But now, seeing with his own eyes that Qinchuan had refined a batch of spirit pills, helped the Third Elder clear his internal ailment, and even managed to allow the Third Elder to make a breakthrough in his cultivation level to the fourth layer of the Condensed Truth Realm, he became instantly excited.

"Please help me recover my Dantian, Qin Shan is willing to follow you through life and death, to plunge into a cauldron of boiling water or step through flames, to be utterly loyal!"

Qin Shan suddenly threw himself at Qinchuan's feet, begging on his knees.

At this moment, he finally saw hope.

"Qin Shan?"

Upon hearing Qin Shan's words, a few Qin Family elders frowned and shook their heads, saying, "Qin Shan, your Dantian is shattered, and it's indeed impossible to recover. Even if the family head can refine spirit pills, it's not possible to defy heaven and repair your broken Dantian. Aren't you making things difficult for the family head?"

"Stop this nonsense and step back at once!"

The elders said to Qin Shan.

In fact, they also felt some regret about Qin Shan's Dantian being ruined.

What a talented youth he had been.

Second only to Qinchuan.

If his Dantian hadn't been ruined, then perhaps in the upcoming bet with the Zhao Family in two months, during the battle between the younger generations, Qin Shan could have offered a glimmer of hope.

But now...

Qin Shan was no longer the talent he once was.

His Dantian was shattered and completely ruined; it was impossible for it to be repaired.

"Who says that a shattered Dantian cannot be repaired?"

However, just then, Qinchuan spoke indifferently.

"Hm?"

The Qin Family elders were momentarily taken aback at his words.

The Ninth Elder looked at Qinchuan in astonishment and said, "Family head, a Dantian is the foundation of a martial artist, and once that foundation is gone, it's impossible to repair it, that's common knowledge!"

"Ignorance!"

Qinchuan shook his head and rebuked upon hearing this.

The Ninth Elder's face turned red when he heard Qinchuan actually accuse him of ignorance, and he immediately retorted, "This is a matter that is well-known to all, are you saying that everyone is ignorant?"

He dragged the other Elders present, and even the direct descendants of the Qin Family, down with him.

Qinchuan looked around.

"Patriarch, what the Ninth Elder has said is indeed true, a person whose Dantian is shattered is utterly ruined, and it's impossible to repair..."

Another Elder spoke.

Although the other Elders and younger disciples did not speak, they also showed their agreement, believing deeply in what the Ninth Elder had said.

Seeing this, the Ninth Elder stood tall and said, "That's right, Patriarch, this is something that everyone knows. Everyone thinks so, are you saying that we all are ignorant?"

Qinchuan, however, shook his head, sighed, and said, "It's not scary to be ignorant, what's frightening is that one is clearly ignorant, yet dares not admit it, thinking that the little misconceptions one knows are the truth."

"It seems that you are not only ignorant, but also very foolish!"

Qinchuan's words made the Ninth Elder, as well as everyone present, freeze in their expressions.

Little did they expect that Qinchuan would actually berate them all.

"Do you know what a frog at the bottom of a well is? It's probably referring to people like you."

Qinchuan shook his head, a group of short-sighted people.

However, these words from Qinchuan instantly incited public anger.

Although they were somewhat wary of Qinchuan in their subconscious because he was the patriarch,

the crowd could hardly restrain themselves at this moment, among them the Ninth Elder was the most agitated, saying, "Patriarch, those words are a bit too much. A shattered Dantian cannot be repaired, this is an undisputed fact. Or does the Patriarch have some way to repair a shattered Dantian?"

Upon hearing this, Qinchuan shook his head with a smile and said, "It is just repairing a shattered Dantian; it's not a big deal. As for repairing a Dantian, I have at least a hundred methods!"

"Clamor!"

Upon hearing Qinchuan's words, everyone present boiled over, exploding in tumult.

They felt that Qinchuan had finally shown his true colors, his bluff exposed.

A hundred methods to repair a Dantian?!

Absolutely preposterous!

This was the thought in everyone's mind.

Even Qin Shan, who had harbored a sliver of hope, couldn't help but doubt at this point.

Patriarch, can you really repair his Dantian?

The Ninth Elder, upon hearing this, couldn't help but laugh, "Anyone can talk big, but since the Patriarch is so confident, why not show us all by repairing Qin Shan's shattered Dantian, so that we may witness a shattered Dantian can indeed be restored?"

The Ninth Elder's words clearly carried a hint of mockery.

He utterly disbelieved that Qinchuan had any means to repair Qin Shan's shattered Dantian!

Qinchuan was unfazed, and with a smile he said, "Very well, Qin Shan is a genius of our Qin Family. It would indeed be a pity if he were to lose his connection to the martial arts due to a ruined Dantian."

"Given that, I shall let you all broaden your horizons, to spare you from ignorance in the future."

"Qin Shan, come here, let me first check the condition of your Dantian."

Qin Shan did as told and walked over to Qinchuan.

Qinchuan concentrated his True Qi into his palm, then placed his hand over Qin Shan's Dantian area. After a moment, he slightly furrowed his brows, showing a pensive expression.

"Patriarch, what's wrong?"

Seeing Qinchuan furrowing his brows, Qin Shan's heart trembled with uneasiness, and he asked.

The surrounding Elders shook their heads, thinking that Qinchuan couldn't possibly have a way to repair the Dantian. Seeing Qinchuan frown, they couldn't help but laugh, waiting to enjoy the show.

Yet Qinchuan's face remained serious and earnest as he said, "Nothing much, I was just making a quick calculation of your condition to see how many methods there are that can repair your Dantian."

"Ah?"

Qin Shan was taken aback upon hearing this, taking a moment to digest the implication.

Calculating how many methods there are to repair his own Dantian?

Does that mean there is more than one way to repair his own Dantian?

However, before he could ask further, Qinchuan shook his head, laughing at himself, "It seems I was too conservative in my earlier statement. Given your condition, I should have at least one hundred twenty-three methods that could help you repair your Dantian. And here I was, missing by a full twenty-three... sigh!"

"..."

The surrounding crowd was petrified, with mouths agape, speechless for a long moment.