The Single-Horned Dragon Forest at night was usually covered in complete darkness as all the tall trees would obstruct the rays of moonlight. Nevertheless, Sila could travel leisurely without relying on Galaxy Eclipse because the Single-Horned Dragons who traveled with him were using their horns as sources of light. Four living torches walked alongside Sila until he reached the border of the forest.
In front of Sila was a high valley with a path in the middle. On a stone wall, there were two characters that Sila couldnt read engraved upon it. The appearance of the characters was similar to the ones on the sign of his dojo so Sila guessed that they were Chinese characters.
It might sound weird, but Sila didnt know the na of his own dojo. For him, his dojo was his dojo. It didnt matter what its na was. Even the na on the sign was written in a language that he couldnt read.
He had once asked his teacher about the na, but his teacher told him that it wasnt important and he should be focusing on practicing instead of wondering about the dojos na.
Later, Sila heard from senior and junior disciples that the na of the dojo was written in Chinese. However, no matter how much he insisted, no one told him the aning or how to pronounce it.
Sila guessed that his teacher had told the others not to tellhim about the na, so he didnt dig further as he knew that if it was a teachers order, no one would tell him.
Actually, if he tried harder, he knew he would find an answer. However, since his teacher seed to not want Sila to know, he believed that it wasnt the right ti for him to know. So, Sila quit trying.
Sila waved his hand and said goodbye to the Single-Horned Dragons. He entered the mountain pass. Both sides of the path were trimd and there were lamps placed on the walls, five ters apart from each other.
The corridor was a straight line, stretching into the depth of the valley. Sila kept his guard up along the way and it only took him five minutes to reach the inside part of the valley.
Based on what he discovered, Madn's Valley seed to be an enclosed valley with a single entrance. The layout of the valley was similar to a bottle. The area inside was lit up by lamps. There were several wooden villas scattered around, which made this place look more like a village in the countryside. The na Madn's Valley was nothing close to its atmosphere.
An old man with a long white beard and a scar on his left cheek appeared and ca to Sila.
Once he saw the old man, Sila smiled. Hello, Mister Crow. He put his palms together to greet the old man.
Eh? Young lad. Have you co to pay a visit? Youre here early. I thought it would take you at least a year before you could visit this place.
I have a personal matter to do here, sir, so I ca sooner than I planned.
Um... Oho? Unexpectedly, you can pass through the Single-Horned Dragon Forest without a single wound. Normally, people who arrive at this place are covered in blood. Which path did you use to take a detour?
Eh... I didnt take a detour, sir. I passed through the center of the forest. Well, I almost died. I didnt imagine that it was a habitat of the Single-Horned Dragons.
Oho. No one would do that. So, you have t Rex, I assu? You are crazier than I thought.
Luckily, we beca friends, so I was able to travel the rest of the way comfortably, sir.
Is that dragon capable of befriending others? You have a lot of surprises in store, havent you, kid?
The conversation seed like it wouldnt go anywhere if he left it as it was, so Sila cut to the chase.
The thing is, Mister Crow, Im here to et with soone. He said he would wait for in this place.
Crow scratched his head. Um... are you Sila?
Ever since they t, Crow had never once asked for Silas na and Sila had guessed that Crow would naturally know from the ti when he was inspected.
Eh? I thought Mister Crow already know about that.
I wasnt interested that ti. So, are you Sila?
Yes, sir. Im Sila.
Um, um, so its you. Sanon has told a lot about you. He is the one who you have an appointnt with. Anyway, you just missed him.
Missed? He said he would wait for for another four days though?
I think he has an urgent matter to attend to. Do not worry. He said he would co back within a week so you should just wait here. If you are bored, I have a hidden quest for you.
Sila was confused by the words hidden quest since Crow explicitly stated it.
In that case, I have another matter, sir. The thing is, I ca here by Mister Zeros suggestion... I am infected with Bomb Lurking Psychic, sir.
Crow frowned as he couldnt tell at all that Sila was suffering from Bomb Lurking Psychic. Give your hand.
Sila reached his hand out, to which Crow grabbed it and transmitted his qi to inspect.
Its truly Bomb Lurking Psychic. But, it has scattered and almost completely fused with your body. In addition, it was suppressed by qi. By the way, are you Shuerias enemy?
Why do you think so, sir? Sila scratched his head, curious.
Back when Shueria arrived, he had your Tortured Soul within his body. anwhile, you have Shuerias Bomb Lurking Psychic in your body. It also isnt at the level used in sparring but in death matches. Im that kids teacher so Im curious.
Mister Crow is Shuerias teacher?
Yeah, if you are his opponent then be careful. My Dignified Palm Blade is second to none. Anyway, you dont need to worry about . I wont ddle in a kids affair.
Sila felt awkward after finding out that Crow was Shuerias teacher. It was fortunate that Crow made things clear.
He challenged to an official match. There is no longer any enmity between us.
Crow smiled. Thats good to hear.
By the way, what do I need to do about the quest?
Crow smacked his forehead. Ah, again, you have arrived at such bad timing. The hidden quest, Monsters Soul, is only available to do during a full moon. You will have to wait another five days.
The na Monsters Soul didnt sound like a good quest. Anyway, Sila felt regretful that he didnt get to do anything upon arriving at Madn's Valley.
Crow could tell that Sila was disappointed by the fact that he had arrived at bad timing. Why dont you just keep practicing to prepare yourself for the quest? That quest is quite difficult, you know? ...Ah, but you possess Shapeless Qi, right? Thats unfortunate.
Hearing the word unfortunate used to describe Shapeless Qi caused Sila to frown. How is it unfortunate, sir?
Do you know about the Ten Supre Qi?
Sila nodded as he had heard about them from his teacher, Wu Ming.
Then, do you know why Shapeless Qi isnt counted as one of the Ten Supre Qi even though it is originated from Qi of Little Divine Beings like the rest? Crow continued.
Sila shook his head as he didnt know and the naless elder didnt tell him why. He just thought that Ten Supre Qi sounded nicer than Eleven Supre Qi.
Why is it, sir?
Shapeless Qi is a supportive qi. Its main ability is to support another qi or enhance the users physical ability when the user is in danger. Thats the reason why it is hard to detect. The problem is, no matter how hard you train, its level wont increase unless you can find another powerful qi that qualifies for it to support. However, although many of such qi actually exist, the thod to obtain any of them is very confidential and hard to co by. It isnt like Qi of Little Divine Beings where the thods to obtain them are well known.
Sila was agape. No wonder its level had never increased and stayed at Level 1.
Crow tapped Silas shoulder. Well, its still a very useful qi. Using it only in an ergency should be enough, no?
However, Sila was in deep thought. He took the Secret Scroll of Tiger Dragon Qi out.
Would Tiger Dragon Qi acceptable?
Surprised by the fact that Sila owned a qi secret scroll, Crow replied, Umm, to be honest, I dont know. Maybe or maybe not. The qi possessed by the Single-Horned Dragon is indeed powerful but I have never seen any player practice it, so I wont be able to give you any advice. You should try it for yourself, but...
Sila nodded and unfolded the secret scroll. Crow was about to stop him but couldnt act in ti.
The scroll shone a bright light and pushed Crow two ters away. The characters in the scroll floated off the page and into the air. They began to circulate in the shapes of a tiger and a dragon, before entering Silas skin. Sila had experienced this occurrence from the Secret Scroll of Qi of Little Turtle so he wasnt surprised.
After being used, the secret scroll scattered into dust.
Crow slowly walked to Sila.
You are quite impatient, arent you? You didnt stop to listen to my warning. Are you the type who doesnt like to listen to others?
Eh? What warning, sir?
Its already too late. Just listen to the systems explanation.
Suddenly, Sila felt very uncomfortable. His body was stiffened and pain could be sensed all over his chest, arms, and legs. He imdiately tried to circulate Immortal Qi but was unable to do so.
anwhile, Crow placed his hand on Silas shoulder and transmitted Recovery Qi into Silas body.
Whats happening to , sir...?
The system sound interrupted.
You have gained a skill: Tiger Dragon Qi, Level 0.
Shapeless Qi has entered a parasitic state. Its level returns to 0, which is the sa level as Tiger Dragon Qi. You wont be able to use qi or qi techniques until your body is compatible with Tiger Dragon Qi.
What?
As he removed his hand from Silas shoulder, Crow said, Shapeless Qi in a parasitic state has caused all of your qi-type skills to be in a state of hibernation. Usually, you will have to wait for your body to adapt to the new qi and you will be fine. But, you have erosive psychic power within your body so it wont be easy. The qi that I transmitted to you will be able to suppress it for seven days but the psychic power in your body is growing stronger over ti. You will need to hurry.
The psychic power within Silas body was like a virus. In the beginning, normal qi was able to suppress it. However, as ti passed and Sila continued to suppress it with qi, it would grow stronger to counter. Currently, even Lone Wolfs qi wouldnt be able to suppress it anymore. Even, Crow, who was an Independent NPC, said that his transmitted qi wouldnt last more than seven days.
This result occurred because, so far, Sila had suppressed it with high-tier qi at the level of Qi of Little Divine Beings. As a result, it grew stronger at a ridiculous rate.
Now, Sila had no other choice but to put his hopes in his Tiger Dragon Qi that was enhanced by Shapeless Qi.
But, isnt this contradicting, sir? I have to circulate qi to adapt my body to Tiger Dragon Qi and get it to Level 1, but Shapeless Qi prevents from performing qi circulation. Or, if I let the body naturally adapt to the qi without qi circulation, this level of psychic power will kill long before I can achieve that. I also dont have that much ti.
In that case, you will need to accelerate the process with qi transmission. However, for awakening Tiger Dragon Qi, you will need another Tiger Dragon Qi to transmit to you.
There seed to be a way out, but another problem arose.
I got this Tiger Dragon Qi from Rex. But, will a monster be able to transmit qi to ?
Crow shook his head. I dont know, young lad. No one has ever been on the receiving end of the qi transmission from a monster.
I think I need to try. I dont want to die and waste ti traveling here again.
I will send you off at the entrance, then.
Crow grabbed Silas collar and flicked his ankle to lightly fly and land at the entrance of the valley within a few seconds.
This is as far as I can send you off. You are friends with these Single-Horned Dragons but Im not. They will feel upset if they see .
Knowing that this was all he could do, Crow soared back into Madn's Valley while thinking to himself that Sila was a lad with poor timing who happened to do everything wrong. Actually, he should have unfolded that secret scroll after he has passed the hidden quest.
In the end, Sila couldnt even spend ten minutes in Madn's Valley before leaving.
He started to walk and felt that his body was stiffed. It wasnt that he had beco weaker but rather he had regressed to the state where he didnt have qi. For soone who had always possessed high-tier qi, losing the ability to use qi caused him to feel a bit empty inside.
Sila continued to run into the forest. The darkness still remained. Because he had no special powers with him, he tripped many tis and eventually stopped running after a while, choosing to fumble his way back to the inner part of the forest.
The sound of sothing moving in the bush could be heard. Sila turned around with his intuition and saw several red eyes staring back at him. Soon, the horns lit up, acting as torches. So Single-Horned Dragons had co to their limping friend.
Could you please bring to Rex? Sila gently asked, hoping that they could understand him.
One of the Single-Horned Dragons lifted Silas body onto its back and started running. Sila felt at ease because they understood what he said.
Because Sila had no qi, a lot of fatigue had accumulated from running there. Thus, he could do nothing but accept the wave of drowsiness overcoming him. The Tiger Dragon Qi being gently emitted from the Single-Horned Dragon was so soft that Sila felt like he was laying on a bed rather than a dragons back.
His eyes slowly closed and he soon fell into a deep slumber despite being on a running Single-Horned Dragon.
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