Chapter 21: Advancing by Leaps and Bounds (1/2)

Chapter Twenty-one: Advancing by Leaps and Bounds

Also at this moment, Nie Qian observed that the dense spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth that had previously been gathering in the mine was dissipating at a fast pace.

It almost seemed as if its sole purpose was to be absorbed by the animal bone. When the animal bone returned to its regular status and Nie Tian’s soul emerged from it, the spiritual Qi also dispersed.

“Oh!”

With the animal bone in hand and a happy expression on his face, Nie Tian said, “Auntie, I… I have reached the sixth level of Qi Refining!”

“Really?!” Nie Qian exclaimed.

Nie Tian took a deep breath, squinted his eyes and carefully analyzed his spiritual Qi accumulation. Then he confirmed, “The accumulation of the spiritual Qi in my dantian and spiritual sea is as rich as those who have reached the sixth level of Qi Refining!”

“Really? Are you sure?” An incredulous expression appeared on Nie Qian’s face.

Nie Tian nodded his head again.

“It must be the ancestors of the Nie clan who offered help!” Nie Qian rejoiced, pointing to the heaped-up rocks by their side, “During the collapse, rocks were falling everywhere except the place where we stood. This defies common sense. You gathered a stupendous amount of spiritual Qi simply by probing the animal bone in your hand. In the end, you advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching the sixth level of Qi Refining. In addition to the extraordinary magics the animal bone had displayed, your immense advancement must be the result of blessing of our ancestors.”

“Maybe.” Nie Tian smiled, disregarding Nie Qian’s superstition.

The vague shadow hid itself in the dark place of the mine and quietly listened to what they had said, but his eyes were glued to the animal bone in Nie Tian’s hand.

RUUUMBLE!

It was at this time that another thunderous vibration filled the mountain.

The flame energy of the flamecloud gems in the whole mountain had been drained by the animal bone, triggering drastic changes and destabilizing the structure of the entire mountain.

Watching the blocked entrance, Nie Qian suddenly awoke from her reverie. The euphoria in her eyes faded away, and fear began to simmer. “Oh, dear!” she blurted. “We have to get out as quickly as we can or we’ll be buried in the belly of the mountain!”

The sight of the rubble-blocked entrance unnerved Nie Tian, stripping him of any desire to properly study the drop of blood in the animal bone.

“Hurry!” Nie Qian said. “Move this rubble away, we have to get out of here as quickly as possible!”

Nie Tian nodded and prepared to act immediately.

RUUUMBLE!

Another loud noise rose up from the other mines. Nie Qian and Nie Tian looked at each other for a moment, knowing that other mines must have undergone great changes and they would die if they stayed inside any longer.

As they prepared to leave, they heard another roar, and felt the entire mountain quivering.

In the dark, the vague shadow that not even Nie Qian could detect also noticed the precarious situation.

The shadow looked toward the entrance and began to move its hands in a strange fashion, as if it were adjusting something.

The spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth that had been streaming outwards along the rock floor, followed the shadow’s movements as if it was suddenly being manipulated.

KAKAKA!

The rubble blocking the entrance to the mine was pulled sideways by an invisible force, and then burst outwards.

In a very short period of time, a passage through the blocked entrance was cleared out.

Nie Tian and Nie Qian gazed at the entrance, suddenly acutely aware that the challenge facing them had inexplicably been cleared up.

“Auntie…” Nie Tian scratched his head suspiciously. “Are we really being protected by our ancestors? ”

According to common sense, there was no way that the vibration of mountain could so precisely push away the rubble from the entrance.

Even Nie Tian, who was by no means superstitious, couldn’t help but waver a bit because of the recurring abnormal phenomena.

“Absolutely!” Nie Qian’s eyes gleamed with confidence, and she added, “Quit standing there, get going, quickly!”

As soon as she finished and before Nie Tian even gave his reply, she took hold of his arm and strode towards the entrance along the magically opened passageway.