I Have Unlimited Dantians

Chapter 334: Chapter 312: The Story of the Capture

"Heh heh. You’re Nie Tong, right? *This* is your real brother. If you don’t believe me, turn around and look!"

Seeming to notice the confusion on Nie Tong and Xiaohu’s faces, a delicate laugh rang out from the side of the room as four devastatingly beautiful women walked over.

"Huh?" Nie Tong glanced back, confused. But a single look was enough to make him jump in shock.

The one who had grabbed him and carried him over wasn’t his brother at all. It was a tall, imposing old man, standing perfectly still. It was a corpse—and the corpse of a Demon!

’How...? It was clearly my brother a moment ago. How did he suddenly turn into a corpse? What in the world is going on?’

"Let me treat your injuries first. We can talk after you’ve healed."

Nie Yun, who was standing in front, chuckled. With a wave of his hand, he absorbed the dead Demon’s corpse into his body. Then, making a grasping motion with his palm, a surging torrent of Healing Qi descended from the air.

SZZZZZ!

In just a moment, Nie Tong and Xiaohu’s injuries were completely healed, leaving them vigorous and full of life.

"Brother, what’s going on? Can you explain everything to me?" Nie Tong asked urgently the moment he was healed.

"Actually, it’s quite simple. Here’s what happened..." Nie Yun chuckled and proceeded to explain the entire affair in detail.

Last night, Nie Yun had overheard Huangg Ling’s scheme and immediately started devising a countermeasure. He knew that saving his brother meant a direct confrontation with Huangg Ling. Huangg Ling himself wasn’t a threat, but the one Nie Yun was truly wary of was the Royal Family’s ancestor, Huangg Chen!

Huangg Chen had entered the Secret Realm many years ago, so his power was certainly several times greater than Xiaofong’s. Xiaofong alone would be unable to stop him. If Nie Yun were to use the Demon Saint Ancient Corpse, the grade of his Spirit Stones was too low; he could only draw out one percent of its true power. Furthermore, once the Spirit Stones were depleted, it would become useless.

A real battle was no game. If he were to truly fight Huangg Chen, his opponent would never give him time to replace the Spirit Stones.

So, after much deliberation, Nie Yun came up with an excellent plan: a bluff.

So, first thing in the morning, he used his Disguise Qi to make the Demon Saint Ancient Corpse look like him, and then he transferred his soul into it.

Since his soul had reached the Great Perfection Realm, he could transfer it with ease. Moreover, the Demon Saint Ancient Corpse was his Clone, so there was no issue with moving his soul into it.

With his soul inhabiting it, the Ancient Corpse also possessed his Disguise Qi, so naturally, no one could see through the ruse. The Demon Saint Ancient Corpse itself possessed the power of a Secret Realm expert, so killing Elder Bi and swatting Huangg Ling away was a simple matter.

Besides, the Demon Saint Ancient Corpse had its own Storage Dantian and Blood Pupil Elixir Field, so storing the Profound Jade Sword and using the abilities of a Blood Pupil Master presented no difficulty at all.

His Disguise Qi would fail if he used it on someone else who then entered combat. But now that he was using the Disguise Qi on his own Clone, there would naturally be no such mishaps during a fight.

Furthermore, the Demon Saint Ancient Corpse was a Secret Realm entity in its own right. Its body was incorruptible and undecaying, and its physical Defense was unbeatable. Though Huangg Chen’s attacks were powerful, how could they possibly harm it?

As for what happened afterward—when Nie Yun displayed his divine might and gravely wounded Huangg Chen with a single sword strike—that was an effect he only achieved by using the five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones from the Zi Qiong Mountain Range to power the corpse. If he had only used Low-Grade Spiritual Stones, he wouldn’t have been able to lay a scratch on him, let alone injure him!

However, the Demon Saint Ancient Corpse consumed energy far too quickly. That single sword strike reduced all five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones to dust, which led to the moment it ran out of power and Xiaofong had to catch it.

Xiaofong’s intervention had also been arranged by Nie Yun ahead of time. He had immediately swapped in Low-Grade Spiritual Stones for the Ancient Corpse, giving it the power to move again.

If Huangg Chen had continued to fight Nie Yun at that moment instead of turning to flee, the bluff would have undoubtedly been exposed.

Even so, the plan had almost been exposed. If the Ancient Corpse hadn’t returned so quickly, the disguise would have failed. A Disguise Master’s illusion on another person can only last for two hours. A significant amount of time had passed since he’d left. If the Ancient Corpse hadn’t made it back in time and had reverted to its true form in midair, the entire plan would have been for naught.

This plan, though risky, had several benefits. First, it established him as a Secret Realm Powerhouse with combat strength comparable to Huangg Chen’s. This would grant him the status needed to better protect his family.

Second, by reaching the Secret Realm at such a young age, his master would seem all the more unfathomable to any observant parties. This would force those with ulterior motives to reconsider their plans.

Third, it put him in the spotlight while keeping the Demon Saint Ancient Corpse as a hidden trump card, which could be crucial at a critical moment.

In short, although the gambit was extremely risky, the benefits far outweighed those of simply revealing the Ancient Corpse from the start.

While his soul was away, his physical body had been protected by Baihua Xiu, the other three women, Hei Yan, and Zi Tong. Once the Ancient Corpse returned to the room, his soul transferred back, and he regained consciousness.

"So... my brother isn’t actually a Secret Realm Powerhouse yet..."

After hearing Nie Yun’s explanation, Nie Tong finally understood, and a hint of disappointment appeared on his face.

"How have you all been for the past three months? Where are our parents and sister?" Having finished his explanation, Nie Yun hurriedly asked the questions that worried him most.

"Don’t worry, Brother. Uncle Xiaotian and the others are in a safe place. They aren’t in any danger... City Lord Luoo is with them, too!"

Nie Tong added this last part as he turned and saw the worried expression on Luoqing City’s face.

"That’s good. But weren’t you captured? Who was it that took you, and how did you escape?" Nie Yun was still very puzzled by this.

’Since their captors had them, they would have been under heavy guard. How could they have possibly escaped? And how did Nie Tong and Xiaohu’s strength grow so fast? It’s not the least bit inferior to my own.’