That shout truly was like a cool spring flowing into the searing heat of the midday sun, instantly restoring a sliver of clarity to Li Yundong. A thought flashed through his mind with lightning speed: If I kill this person before me, I will never see Su Chan again!
As soon as the thought struck, Li Yundong violently altered the direction of his fist, slamming it down beside Liu Chuan’s head with a deafening whumph.
The impact of the punch made everyone in the classroom feel as though someone had brought a heavy sledgehammer down hard onto a wall; the floor actually trembled from the shock!
When Li Yundong retracted his fist, a sharp-eyed student immediately gasped, sucking in a sharp breath. A distinct, fist-shaped dent had been smashed into the plaster of the wall!
Li Yundong flung Liu Chuan away. Seeing Su Chan rushing toward him, yet terrified he might lose control and hurt her, he roared, “Don’t come any closer!” Then, like a madman, he bolted out of the classroom.
Su Chan, shocked and frantic, instantly dismissed all restraint. With a single bound, she leaped from the last row straight to the front row, her body as light and agile as a swallow skimming the water, drawing gasps and exclamations from all around.
“No way? Levitation skills?”
“Damn, did my eyes just play tricks on me?”
As Su Chan chased after Li Yundong out of the room, the remaining students erupted into a clamorous discussion. Only Zhou Qin remained standing stock-still, lost in thought. Whatever idea suddenly sparked in her mind, she abruptly set off, chasing after Su Chan’s retreating figure.
Fortunately, Li Yundong hadn't run far, merely dashing into the men's restroom located near the large lecture hall.
Inside the restroom, a student was in the middle of a private matter. Hearing the commotion outside, he cautiously—and fearfully—pushed the door open to peek out. What he saw was a blood-spattered man standing by the sink, furiously slamming and beating the marble countertop with his head and fists, the rhythmic sounds echoing like the beating of war drums.
The student was so terrified he didn't even bother to pull up his pants before scrambling out.
When Zhou Qin caught up to Li Yundong’s trail and reached the men’s lavatory, she stopped at the threshold. She wanted to go in, but being a girl, she was too modest and hesitant.
Yet, she could hear Li Yundong’s agonizing groans coming from inside. Frustrated and unsure what to do, she paced back and forth until she suddenly noticed a boy hopping out, hastily yanking up his trousers.
Zhou Qin immediately grabbed the boy’s arm: “Classmate, what is happening in there?”
The boy, realizing he hadn't even wiped himself before being stopped, was already miserable. Being detained by this girl only amplified his distress to an indescribable degree. He impatiently wrenched his hand free from Zhou Qin’s grip and snapped, “If you want to know what’s going on, why don’t you go in and see for yourself?”
With that, he fled as fast as he could.
Zhou Qin frowned, stamped her foot, gritted her teeth, and charged into the men's room.
The moment Zhou Qin stepped inside, she saw Li Yundong, his face smeared with blood, his upper garment soaked crimson. He looked like a rampaging Green Hulk; he drove both fists forward, smashing the mirror into shards, then delivered another blow downward, instantly pulverizing the marble countertop!
Zhou Qin instantly turned pale with horror, her mind going utterly blank: Is this even human? How can a person possess such immense strength?
Su Chan, who had been calmly observing Li Yundong’s actions, seized an opening. She suddenly sprang forward, striking the back of Li Yundong’s neck. The blow made his body freeze instantly. Then, with a sharp twist, she swung a powerful punch behind her.
Fierce as the punch was, even from three or four meters away, Zhou Qin felt a violent gust of wind wash over her face, strong enough to make her fine hair ripple!
Su Chan moved like a striking serpent, quickly circling to Li Yundong’s other side. She plucked a strand of her own hair and, with a swift motion, jabbed it near Li Yundong’s ear!
This single insertion of hair acted like a golden needle, piercing precisely into the Tianzhu acupoint beside his ear.
Li Yundong shuddered violently, then slumped down softly, falling unconscious.
Su Chan let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding. She hoisted Li Yundong onto her back, then finally turned to face the petrified, dumbstruck Zhou Qin. Her voice, usually soft, was now cold as steel: “If you dare leak even half a word of what you’ve seen here, I will find you even if you flee to the ends of the earth, and I will take your life!”
The normally charming and sweet little fox delivering such a chilling threat carried a terrifying killing intent. However, Zhou Qin was the daughter of a prominent family and not easily intimidated.
She snapped back to her senses, raised an eyebrow, and was about to retort when she saw Su Chan suddenly leap out of the window with Li Yundong on her back.
Zhou Qin’s soul nearly fled her body in terror, and she screamed, “Ah!!”
This was the fifth floor!!
She rushed frantically to the window for a look, only to see the little fox, Su Chan, carrying Li Yundong, disappearing like a gust of wind, completely unharmed.
Zhou Qin stood frozen by the window, oblivious to the boys entering behind her. She stared blankly at the receding figures of Su Chan and Li Yundong, her eyes swirling with conflicting emotions.
Her body trembled slightly—was it shock, fear, panic, or perhaps a hidden current of excitement and fervor buried deep within her soul?
Li Yundong, just what kind of person are you?
Su Chan sped back to her home carrying Li Yundong. Though she appeared outwardly calm, her heart was taut with anxiety and regret. She kept scolding herself for not warning Li Yundong against practicing his qi in public.
She carefully examined Li Yundong’s complexion, felt his pulse, and traced the flow of his internal energy.
At this moment, the energy within Li Yundong was not surging upward to violently attack the four vital points of his head—Baihui, Shenting, Tianzong, and Chengling—which would have driven him utterly mad; nor was it plummeting downward to attack the Zushao Yin Kidney Meridian and the Zutaiyang Bladder Meridian in his lower body, which would have left him paralyzed and bedridden forever.
Seeing Li Yundong in this state, Su Chan felt a deep ache in her heart. She found some clean towels in the washroom, gently wiped the blood from his face, and then placed one hand firmly on the Huagai point on his chest, while the other hand rested on his Qihai point.
The little fox recalled what her Master had told her: The Huagai acupoint is located precisely at the intersection of the two lobes of the lung, just above the heart and below the throat. This point is the essential passage through which vital energy travels upwards; it is often called the "unparalleled lock and key of the two capitals," a crucial throat for the body’s meridians.
When people become enraged, they feel a surge of fire rushing to their heads. This energy originates in the Qihai, breaks through Huagai, passes through Shenting, and finally reaches the Baihui point. This rush of energy disrupts the normal flow of the brain's vital breath, which is precisely why anger often leads to a loss of reason.
Those skilled in self-cultivation rely on the robust barrier of the Huagai point to forcibly suppress the rising fire when they are on the verge of anger.
By holding these two points, Su Chan effectively blocked the path of the surging energy within Li Yundong, preventing it from rushing either upward or downward. She slowly released a breath of absolute Yin energy from her palms into Li Yundong’s body. As this Yin energy met the pure Yang energy of his youthful vitality, the two instantly merged like water and oil. The previously boiling and churning energy inside Li Yundong immediately calmed down.
Li Yundong’s tormented expression smoothed into one of peace and tranquility. The bulging veins on his body receded, and his internal energy began to flow automatically.
Su Chan sighed in relief, still keeping her gaze fixed on Li Yundong, monitoring his condition closely.
Li Yundong had just stepped back from the edge of the abyss. The violent energy within him was like a tamed flood, flowing back into its proper meridians.
After this energy circulated automatically for four or five minor heavenly cycles, Su Chan was astonished to discover that Li Yundong's internal energy was now automatically tracing the paths of the meridians and acupoints of the minor cycle, requiring no further guidance. It was as if the preceding violent surge had forcefully widened and deepened the meridians inside his body.
It was akin to a torrential flood, once raging across the wilderness, now carving a deep and wide riverbed for itself, naturally becoming docile as it followed the new channel.
Su Chan was amazed, murmuring to herself: Could this guy be this lucky? Could going astray with his cultivation actually lead to a windfall?
For ordinary practitioners to strengthen the qi within their bodies required untold effort and hardship. To widen, deepen, and expand their meridians was an event that could only be encountered by chance; sheer diligent practice wasn't enough—it required destiny.
But here was Li Yundong, accidentally achieving what normal cultivators desperately sought his entire life!
Su Chan suddenly felt a pang of jealousy. She playfully poked Li Yundong’s nose and chided him, “You’re too lucky, running into this kind of rotten fortune! What will you do next time you suffer a backlash? Hmph, I don’t care about you anymore. If you can keep running your minor cycle perfectly fine like this, then don't expect my help!”
Saying this, she stood up, intending to leave. But after taking only two steps, she couldn't shake her worry. Li Yundong's energy was currently repairing his previously damaged meridians. If he took one wrong step now, Li Yundong would be doomed beyond redemption, and even Su Chan wouldn't be able to save him.
Su Chan paused, then walked back, pouting slightly. “Alright, it’s not that I’m worried about you. I’m worried about you wasting the Ren Yuan Golden Elixir I gave you. You reckless fellow, you better remember that!”
Then, Su Chan muttered under her breath, “Truly a reckless man, practicing his qi out in public—isn't that asking for death? He almost implicated me!”
Even as she spoke these sharp words, Su Chan’s gaze was filled with deep concern as she watched Li Yundong, blinking only rarely, terrified that even the slightest mistake might occur.
When Li Yundong's internal energy completed the thirty-sixth rotation of the minor heavenly cycle, a faint, shimmering, seven-colored light suddenly erupted from his body, as if he were draped in a rainbow mist.
Su Chan started: “Golden Elixir spiritual energy?”
Her eyes filled with envy and jealousy. This outward display of colored light meant that the medicinal power of the Ren Yuan Golden Elixir within Li Yundong was being completely and thoroughly absorbed. The Elixir was completing its final restructuring and tempering of his physical form.
Once finished, Li Yundong’s vital essence, blood, and spirit would be several times stronger than before, and his physical might and strength would increase manifold!
After watching with admiration for a while, Su Chan gradually composed herself, sighing faintly, “Master was absolutely right. Some people’s destinies truly cannot be compared to others…”
After this sigh, Su Chan devoted herself entirely to protecting Li Yundong during his process. But what she hadn’t anticipated was that her vigil would last for two full days and nights!