Chapter 1214 The Skeptical Junior Qi

If Su Yue really suffered from Qi deviation, then as the “chief culprit,” Bai Ziqing would be in deep trouble. He prayed silently.

“Senior Brother, we all know how difficult the Life-Ferrying Technique is. Su Yue is simply wasting his time.

“Marshal Yuan Longhan might arrive here in two hours, but can Su Yue cultivate to the third layer within an hour?

“Taking a step back, even if Su Yue is a peerless genius and manages to reach the third layer in an hour, what’s the use? With the compressed Qi Blood in his body, it will be completely drained after saving just three people.

“Eldest Senior Brother, you really shouldn’t have given him the Life-Ferrying Technique,” Junior Qi said, his belly full of displeasure. This was complete nonsense. His eldest senior brother must have fried his brain.

“I still believe Su Yue has a trump card. He isn’t as simple as he appears to us,” Bai Ziqing said stubbornly.

In truth, he was growing increasingly hesitant. It wasn’t that he feared Su Yue stealing the Daoist Sect’s secrets; rather, he was afraid Su Yue would give up halfway, making him a laughingstock among his junior brothers. Even more so, he dreaded the possibility of Su Yue suffering from Qi deviation, which would draw the wrath of that demon, Su Qingfeng, down upon the Daoist Sect.

He thought, “Brother Su Yue, I hope you can live up to my expectations. Learning the first three layers of the Life-Ferrying Technique within an hour is enough to be called a genius. I believe you are a genius.”

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“Brothers of the Daoist Sect, please hand me a silver needle. Thank you!”

About eight minutes had passed. The resettlement site was still a hive of activity, and even the air felt scorchingly hot. The medical team hadn’t given up; they were using computers to connect with hospitals all over the world. Some corpses had even been transported to hospitals for autopsies in hopes of developing a specific cure. Even a targeted drug with side effects would do—their current primary goal was simply saving lives. Unfortunately, there had been no progress so far.

At this moment, Su Yue stopped twitching. He suddenly raised his head and spoke with a solemn expression, his voice loud and piercing. At the same time, his pupils radiated a brilliant light that made it impossible to look him directly in the eye. Startled by his sudden outburst, everyone turned to stare at him in bewilderment.

“Su Yue, did… did you succeed?” Wuteng Feng ran over and asked hurriedly, looking Su Yue up and down. Less than ten minutes had passed. Could he really have succeeded? Surely this was a joke.

“Su Yue, did you carefully read the technique’s manual? Succeeding in the first layer doesn’t allow you to execute the Life-Ferrying Technique at all. That’s just the most basic step. You need to be proficient up to at least the third layer before you can barely start saving people.” Junior Qi was initially taken aback. Then, gritting his teeth and suppressing his boiling anger, he earnestly lectured him. Su Yue was too eager for quick success. To think this kid had such a terrible habit. Did he not even read the manual?

However, Junior Qi still had to admit that to comprehend the first layer of the Life-Ferrying Technique in less than ten minutes meant Su Yue’s reputation was well-deserved. Even his eldest senior brother had spent three grueling months back in the day to fully understand the first layer. Of course, it wasn’t a fair comparison. At that time, his eldest senior brother was young and lacked any foundation, whereas Su Yue was already a renowned legendary figure of the younger generation. Therefore, deep down, Junior Qi still admired him. Perhaps Su Yue was just young and immature.

“Insert the silver needle into my body. Immediately. A wounded person is dying,” Su Yue urged with a grave expression, having no time to explain.

He had only just successfully studied the fourth layer and was still a bit unfamiliar with it. He needed to quickly find a wounded patient to consolidate his knowledge as a form of repetitive practice; otherwise, his memory of it might easily slip. Furthermore, his brain was processing at top speed, leaving him with no time to overthink or offer explanations. Cultivating to the fourth layer in eight minutes was already the absolute limit of what Su Yue could achieve right now. He had pushed himself so hard that even his brain ached sharply.

“Did you not understand me? It’s useless!” Junior Qi flared up in anger. What kind of attitude was that? Not only did Su Yue take the Daoist Sect’s hall-guarding technique, but he was also barking orders left and right. Who did he think he was to boss them around? The Military Department might spoil Su Yue, but the Daoist Sect wouldn’t indulge his bad habits.

“Junior Qi, connect the silver needle immediately. Don’t delay for a single second,” Bai Ziqing said, his brows furrowing.

Although he couldn’t believe it, he had a premonition that Su Yue might have genuinely cultivated to the third layer. Theoretically, without reaching the fourth layer, one couldn’t utilize the Qi Blood power of the Dao Cauldron. But Su Yue was definitely afraid of more people dying, so he had no choice but to risk using the Qi Blood from his own Qi Ring to make an attempt. This method carried a high probability of death, but there was no other way. Taking the risk offered a chance to save lives; if they didn’t, the wounded would certainly die.

“Hmph, this is simply inexplicable.” Although Junior Qi was seething with anger, he couldn’t disobey his eldest senior brother’s orders. Ultimately, he could only walk over to Su Yue and insert a silver needle into an acupoint. Then, he found the dying, heavily bleeding patient and inserted the other end of the silver needle into the patient’s body.

By now, everyone at the resettlement site was staring at Su Yue. In such a short amount of time, could Su Yue really execute the Life-Ferrying Technique? People had heard it very clearly just now. Although the first three layers of the Life-Ferrying Technique weren’t considered a peerless technique, it was still a highly difficult and exceptional one. Was it possible to comprehend an exceptional technique in less than ten minutes? The Divine Land certainly had no such record.

Wuteng Feng shook his head. It wasn’t that he didn’t believe in Su Yue; he just didn’t believe that conventions could be broken so easily.

“You asked for the technique, and our Daoist Sect gave you the technique.

“You asked for a silver needle, and our Daoist Sect gave you a silver needle.

“Now, I’d like to see what you’re capable of. Anyone can be eager for quick success. Just don’t embarrass yourself later, this… what…”