Qin Shi stopped, then turned his head around and gestured at Su Ming to sit down cross-legged. Then, he flipped his palm over, and a power that could fight against gravity suddenly shone in his body, isolating the Rune from the world around him.
He slightly bent his five fingers, and the huge power instantly turned into a huge barrier. Within this barrier, there was a continuous flow of pure Spiritual Energy.
That barrier was the Sacred Spirit Rune of Chaos Realms that Qin Shi had created based on the Chaotic Sacred Spirit Body. It could quickly recover the spiritual energy he lost without him needing to circulate it.
Once he was fully prepared, Qin Shi let out a deep breath. When that breath touched the barrier, its color changed, and it was filled with filth. From this, it could be seen that Qin Shi was not calm either.
The path of cultivation had always been an act that defied the laws of nature, and helping others reach a breakthrough like this was even more so. That was why he had to treat every single thing seriously. Besides, what he wanted to do this time was slightly different from when he helped Liu Changhu reach a breakthrough in the Beast King Empire.
He had helped Liu Changhu reach a breakthrough in the past because Liu Changhu had already figured out the five Heavenly Shackles, and he did not have a deep relationship with Liu Changhu. He could only use brute force to force the spiritual energy out of Liu Changhu's Dantian region and compress it to the center of his brows to trigger the Lightning Disaster. However, this sort of breakthrough was purely caused by an external force. If he did not treat it seriously, it would definitely have a huge impact on his future cultivation.
In truth, he could do the same for Su Ming, and it would save him a lot of effort, but he did not dare to do so. He had feelings for Su Ming, and they were very good brothers. He could not joke around with his brother's future.
That was why he wanted to use his own power to help Su Ming stabilize his foundation and break through the shackles so that he could reach a breakthrough based on common sense.
However, it was precisely because of this that the dangers involved were self-evident. If there was even the slightest mistake, then Su Ming would not be the only one who would suffer a backlash from the Heavenly Disaster. At that time, the disaster would be irreparable.
That was why before he started, he had made plenty of preparations. In fact, he had even brought out the True Dragon's essence and blood he had left behind when he was in the Hundred Races, along with many rare Arid Beasts' treasures. With these treasures as an offering, he surrounded Su Ming.
Then, he placed down four miniature versions of the Sweet Pouring Rain Rune from within the Chaotic Sacred Spirit Rune. Once he was ready, he sat down cross-legged across Su Ming.
Su Ming exchanged glances with Qin Shi, and his eyes shone with excitement and anticipation. "What, are we going to start?"
Qin Shi nodded his head sternly, then said seriously, "Su Ming, listen up. I'm going to help you open up your venous pathways. This process will be incredibly painful, but no matter what, you have to endure it. Protect your mind with everything you have. Don't let your mind fall unconscious, or else both of us will suffer a huge backlash, understand?"
It was rare for Qin Shi to be this serious. Su Ming also realized just how serious this matter was. Because of that, he put away his relaxed and mischievous expression and nodded. "Mm, don't worry. I might not be as good as you, I might not have your experiences, glorious achievements, I'm lazy, and I'm not as good at enduring hardships as you are, but I want to be your brother. I want to continue being your brother, that's why I won't admit defeat. I don't want to be left too far behind by you."
"To be honest, I also wanted to tell you what Lin Yu told you when we were in the southern region, but I wasn't as brave as him. All these years, ever since we got to know each other, you've always been the one walking at the front, opening up the path for us, cutting through all the obstacles. We've always relied on you, but your life is not going well now. It's time for us to fight side by side with you."
At this point, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Qin Shi with an extremely sincere gaze. He smiled and said, "Shi Tou, sometimes, don't make yourself so tired. You still have us behind you. You can always leave your back to us. Don't walk too fast. Wait for us brothers. We all want to be with you."
When he heard those words, Qin Shi's heart pounded madly for some inexplicable reason, and he became excited. It did not matter whether it was Lin Yu or Su Ming. In truth, he had truly been touched during these few times.
He hesitated for a long time, then finally nodded at Su Ming. "I know."
It was just three words. He only said three words, but everything was contained in those three words.
But he knew that there were some things that he had to bear alone. His intention in training and his obsession over the years was to protect. That was why he would not allow anything that he wanted to protect to be damaged.
No matter how tired he was, no matter how much he suffered, he had to grit his teeth, be stubborn, and rely on his pride, he had to continue walking down this path. He thought that perhaps one day in the future, when everything came to an end, he would truly be able to relax. He would be in the Qin family in Barren Town, under that old tree with its crooked neck. The tree was covered in lush green mulberry leaves. At that time, he would have three women that he loved, a large group of friends and family, and a house full of children and grandchildren. There would be no hatred, no conflict, no smoke of war. He would only be able to live a happy and comfortable life.
Under the mulberry night, he looked forward to such a scene. It was also because of this that he could not relax now. He had to put in 200% of his effort. He did not want to wait until the day when that scene came to fruition. He did not want anyone to be missing from the picture he drew out.
In a moment of absent-mindedness, Qin Shi felt that the corners of his eyes were slightly wet. He quickly rubbed his eyes and thought of everything that had just appeared in his mind. He could not help but laugh. "When people grow up, they are always willing to be sentimental.
'I just hope that everything will come to pass,' he thought to himself.
Then, he did not waste any more time. If he wanted that scene to come to pass, the first thing he had to do was to save Jin Yan and Qin Yongfeng.
That was why he took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and said, "Let's begin!"
Once he finished speaking, he exerted force in his palm and slapped Su Ming's shoulder, causing Su Ming's body to spin around on the cushion. Then, he pressed his palm on the back of Su Ming's chest, and five rays of golden light shot out from the tips of his fingers.
The rays of light were like spirit snakes, entering Su Ming's body through his pores. It made Su Ming's body tremble, and his nerves immediately tensed up.
"Relax, hold your breath, and protect the veins of your heart."
Qin Shi warned. Then, he closed his eyes and connected his thoughts to the five golden spirit snakes. With his thoughts, he controlled the direction of the spirit snakes, and they quickly swam to Su Ming's Dantian.
In Su Ming's Dantian, the crystals that were surrounded by the nine Spirit Veins shone faintly. There was a thick amount of spiritual power sealed within. This made Qin Shi frown, and he thought to himself, 'Logically speaking, this power should have reached five days. Why haven't I broken through after so long?'
After that, he split the five spiritual power into nine streams and had them flow out from Su Ming's Dantian. They spread out along Su Ming's nine Spirit Veins and circled around his entire body, observing all the veins in his body.
It was also at that moment that when his spiritual power swam into Su Ming's fifth spirit vein, he suddenly frowned. His spiritual power was blocked at that point.
"Hmm?"
Qin Shi snorted in surprise, "There's something fishy going on."
He observed Su Ming's fifth Spirit Vein carefully. As expected, there was a huge wound on it. This wound had cut off the flow of spiritual power, causing his Spirit Vein to dry up.
"Su Ming is injured?
No wonder he couldn't break through five days. "
The Blood Shaman couldn't stand the boredom and ran out as well. "This wound is very serious. The entire spirit meridian is dead. If this continues, I'm afraid the other eight spirit meridians will be affected, and their cultivation will regress, not to mention breaking through five days."
"Hmm, judging from the torn wound, it shouldn't be caused by an external force. It should be an internal injury caused by training too much."
Qin Shi gritted his teeth and looked at Su Ming, who was suffering from great pain, with a strange look on his face. He could not help but let out a long sigh. "Looks like no one has been idle this year."
"It's a good thing it's you. If it was someone else, they would really be helpless with this kind of injury."
The Blood Shaman nodded. "But you're different. Your Sweet Pouring Rain Rune can create a strong life force on its own. It can revive the dead and regrow flesh and bones. It's not difficult to heal this kind of injury."
The Sweet Pouring Rain Rune could indeed heal this kind of injury. When he thought of this, Qin Shi could not help but feel lucky. "Thank goodness I made it in time."
"That's good too. With this boy's current spiritual power reserve, as long as the fifth Spirit Vein is repaired, the Thunder Calamity Seal will form naturally. That's good for him. After all, no matter how much you hide and pretend, if you forcefully help him break through, it'll just be an external force. It won't be good for his future training."
Qin Shi nodded. "This can be considered a blessing in disguise."
Once he finished speaking, he did not waste any more time. He poured the power of his soul into his thoughts, and a small human jumped out of Su Ming's Spirit Vein. Soon after, with a wave of his delicate hand, an emerald green Rune of light was formed.
The moment the Rune appeared, it was like the spring breeze in March. It swept through Su Ming's shriveled Spirit Vein and brought with it an endless amount of life force. After the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn, the Spirit Vein finally shone and started repairing itself.
Just as Qin Shi had expected, once the fifth Spirit Vein was repaired, the spiritual power that had been suppressed in Su Ming's Dantian for a long time surged forth like a flood. With a crack, a Thunder Calamity Seal appeared at the center of Su Ming's brows.
"Thunder Calamity Seal?
Stone, can I really … really break through the Five Heavens Realm? "Su Ming widened his eyes and looked at Qin Shi in surprise.
"Yes."
Qin Shi stood up and patted his shoulder with a smile. "Go through the Thunder Calamity in peace. I'll protect you."
Su Ming agreed excitedly. Then, without another word, he closed his eyes and started charging towards the Thunder Calamity Seal with all his might.
When he saw Su Ming's serious expression, Qin Shi's gaze became slightly indifferent. Then, he also sat down cross-legged and looked into his body. "Now, I should also adjust myself and prepare for the upcoming battle."
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
During this period of time, Qin Shi was still immersed in adjusting himself. From the disaster in the Chaotic Lands to the battle against the Demon Mountain in the dimensional crack, the Beast King, Ge Han, and the other two, it had been a long time since he seriously adjusted himself.
It had been a long time since he last seriously adjusted himself. When he opened his black eyes again, a profound look that had not appeared for a long time flashed in them.
When he opened his black eyes again, a profound look that had not appeared for a long time flashed in them. Light shone in his eyes. During this period of time, his level of cultivation had increased by quite a lot. By the looks of it, before long, he would be able to break through again. This caused the corners of his lips to curl up slightly. "Actual combat is indeed the fastest shortcut to increase my abilities."
Boom!
And just as he was feeling happy, suddenly, from the sky above the palace, dark thunderclouds filled the sky. A bolt of lightning that was as thick as a water bucket fell, causing the entire Imperial City to darken.
"Did I succeed?"
However, in the midst of that gloom, Qin Shi lifted his head. There seemed to be an incredibly piercing light around him, and a cold smile curled up at the corners of his lips.