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Qin Hongyu and Meng Kuo stared, dumbfounded.
They stared at Chen Nan as if they had seen a ghost!
He defeated Li Mu with just a single silver needle?
His power was too terrifying!
Indeed, one must not provoke a man who uses silver needles!
"If you have the guts, release me and let's have a proper fight. Using silver needles, what kind of skill is that?" Li Mu asked, his face contorted with anger. Chen Nan's silver needle had directly sealed his dantian.
Not to mention controlling his qi, he couldn't even move an inch.
Chen Nan retorted, "I am a doctor, so using silver needles is only natural, isn't it?"
Boom!
Suddenly.
A clap of thunder sounded under the night sky.
"It's going to rain!" Chen Nan looked up.
The originally star-studded night sky had become completely overcast with dark clouds!
A chill also entered the air!
He looked into the distance, where Jian Ning and the other two were preparing to leave.
He then looked at Qin Hongyu and Meng Kuo, cupped his fists, and said, "Two, I owe you a favor. If you ever need anything in the future, feel free to ask."
"You should be able to find my contact information, right?"
Meng Kuo smiled and said, "The most senior ancestor of the Outer Eight Sects, the thirty-second sect leader of the Wu Sect, that's something we know."
They had already investigated Chen Nan's background thoroughly.
"Good, then we shall meet again if fate allows!" Chen Nan stood up and left.
Qin Hongyu called out loudly, "Hey, aren't you going to retrieve the silver needle?"
Chen Nan replied, "Consider it a gift for him!"
"Chen, don't celebrate too soon. One day, I, Li Mu, will defeat you and make you pay a heavy price!" Li Mu roared in anger.
His roar was drowned out by a peal of thunder...
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Torrential rain poured down from the sky.
Qin Hongyu and Meng Kuo took shelter under a distant sunshade.
Meng Kuo asked, "Sister Yu, should we give Boss an umbrella?"
Qin Hongyu shook her head, "Giving him an umbrella would only prevent Boss from getting wet. It seems like you're thinking of him, but in reality, you'd be harming him!"
Meng Kuo inquired, "What do you mean?"
Qin Hongyu gently fanned herself with her fan, "Boss is feeling repressed, and there's a burning fire in his heart. In my opinion, this rain is precisely what can extinguish his inner fire!"
Meng Kuo suddenly understood, "That makes so much sense!"
"Aaaahhhhhhh~~~!"
In the pouring rain, Li Mu let out a deafening scream.
He forcibly mobilized the true qi within his body, concentrating it into a single point.
Then, he fiercely struck and knocked out the silver needle from his dantian!
Boom!
At this moment!
A nearly tangible surge of true qi erupted from Li Mu's body!
Despite the pouring rain around him, not a single drop fell on him.
It was as if a protective barrier deflected the rain's assault!
"In... Inner energy turned to qi?"
Meng Kuo let out a sharp scream.
"I never imagined Boss would turn misfortune into a blessing and break through that barrier!" Qin Hongyu instinctively swallowed, completely astonished that Li Mu's inner energy had transformed into gaseous form.
This was a sign of entering the Qi Refining stage!
"It's over, it's over! Once Boss enters the Qi Refining stage, how can Chen Nan possibly be his opponent?" Meng Kuo stamped his foot in anxiety.
Below the Qi Refining stage, all are ants; this saying is not for nothing!
"Given Boss's temperament, once he reaches the Qi Refining stage, he will certainly not let Chen Nan off easily!" Qin Hongyu revealed a wry smile.
The breakthrough process lasted for five minutes.
After entering the Qi Refining stage, Li Mu was like a divine sword!
He exuded a powerful aura with every movement!
Especially his eyes; even Qin Hongyu and Meng Kuo felt a strong sense of unease upon seeing them.
But!
Unexpectedly.
Li Mu did not seem happy after entering the Qi Refining stage!
This struck the two as utterly baffling!
After all, the Qi Refining stage was a realm that countless cultivators dreamed of. Upon reaching this stage, one's lifespan would increase by several decades, and they could cultivate various powerful magical arts!
Anyone entering the Qi Refining stage would be ecstatic.
However, Li Mu not only appeared calm but even seemed somewhat depressed.
Qin Hongyu said nervously, "Boss, you have now entered the Qi Refining stage and become a cultivator pursuing the ultimate path of immortality. I suggest you let bygones be bygones with Chen Nan!"
"Do you think I don't want to teach him a lesson?" Li Mu clenched his fists, his true qi surging, repelling the surrounding raindrops with crackling sounds.
Meng Kuo mumbled softly, "I'm guessing you're not exactly the magnanimous type!"
Li Mu gave a wry smile, "I'm indeed not a magnanimous person, but I know my own limitations."
"Do you really believe I broke through the bottleneck through sheer anger and determination?"
"Heh!"
"Heheheh!"
"Don't think of me as someone with such extraordinary talent!"
"If I could have broken through, I wouldn't have waited until today!"
"It sounds almost comical!"
"Perhaps you won't believe it!"
"The reason I was able to break through the bottleneck and enter the Qi Refining stage was entirely due to Chen Nan's needle!"
"If I hadn't forcibly circulated my internal energy to break through the silver needle, I would never have entered the Qi Refining stage!"
Qin Hongyu and Meng Kuo's scalps tingled!
Even hearing it firsthand, they couldn't believe Chen Nan possessed such an ability!
"Chen Nan's strength is far superior to mine, much, much stronger," Li Mu sighed deeply. "He was right. If he had truly intended to act, I wouldn't have stood a chance!"
"Even if I've reached the Qi Refining stage, I'm still no match for him!"
A single needle could cause him to break through his bottleneck. Chen Nan's strength could only be described as unfathomable!
This was also the reason for his dejection and disappointment upon reaching the Qi Refining stage!
Because he knew that he would never be able to utterly defeat Chen Nan in this lifetime!
Qin Hongyu also felt a wave of dread, "It's fortunate we didn't rashly try to capture him. The consequences would have been unimaginable!"
Li Mu said in a low voice, "Someone like Chen Nan is too terrifying. We must find a way to recruit him into the Guardian organization. If someone like him loses control and disregards the law, it would be an absolute disaster!"
Qin Hongyu shook her head, "Someone like him probably won't join the Guardians!"
Li Mu cleared his throat and said awkwardly, "Although his impression of me is very poor, you two have helped him, and even told him the whereabouts of Daoist Ku He."
"If you two go find him, perhaps there's a chance!"
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At the same time.
Chen Nan and Jian Ning arrived at an antique room.
Because she had drunk some red wine during dinner, her cheeks were rosy and alluring, like a ripe peach.
Especially her nervous yet expectant expression made Chen Nan's heart flutter.
Actually, he could have had her on Jian Ning's birthday the day before yesterday, but due to that old scoundrel Jian Jianhua, that sacred act had never been accomplished.
And now, the two of them were alone in a room, with a raging storm outside.
There shouldn't be any more unexpected events, right?
"I'll go take a bath first!" Jian Ning's breathing quickened, and she hurried towards the bathroom. Just as the bathroom door was about to close, Chen Nan reached his hand in.
He asked gentlemanly, "The bathtub is quite large. How about we take a bath together?"