Mythical Three Kingdoms-Chapter 1370 - 1322: Zixu’s Itchy Hands

After deciding to carry out the raid, Gan Ning and Taishi Ci jumped onto the opposing ship. Although the Bed Crossbow and Heavy Crossbow had already taken out most of the enemies, there were still a few lucky ones who hadn’t been shot.

"Crack!" Gan Ning leapt onto the enemy’s warship, grabbing the shoulder of a nearby leader. Suddenly, there was a crisp sound as the opposing escort leader who had planned to attack Gan Ning was dislocated at the left arm by Gan Ning.

"It seems this is truly the case; they are merely ordinary Qi Refining to Gang practitioners, relying on certain methods to obtain combat power to fight against us," Taishi Ci said, following Gan Ning onto the ship, grasping the enemy’s collar and checking carefully before speaking.

"It’s nothing more than those escorts providing them with power; I just don’t understand how it’s done," Gan Ning said casually, "Gan Bao, translate my questions for them."

After suppressing their Inner Qi back to the Dantian, and tying up all the captives with ropes, Gan Ning called Gan Bao over.

"Tell them we are marines of the Han Empire and ask them why they invaded our territory," Gan Ning looked at Gan Bao and said.

Gan Bao found it strange; wasn’t this question already asked? However, he didn’t inquire further and quickly translated Gan Ning’s words into the Nanyue dialect for the opposition.

"He said that the treasures of their country’s Buddha Pagoda were stolen by a person in purple clothes, and Buddha’s escorts chased to this area, wounded the opponent, but lost track of them, so the Kushan Emperor dispatched them to retrieve the treasures," Gan Bao organized the words and told Gan Ning.

At this time, the captured leader had lost his previous demeanor but persisted with gritted teeth as he invoked the Kushan Empire.

"Boss, he says he is a noble of Kushan, and although captured by us, he hopes to be treated with the dignity of a noble," Gan Bao said to Gan Ning again.

"I thought he was a tough bone, but unexpectedly he confessed so easily," Gan Ning said with a sneer, instantly lowering his perception of the entire Kushan nation.

"Ask them what the treasure they are seeking looks like and what it is for?" Taishi Ci interjected from the side, stating that since the ship captain was so spineless, the Kushan Empire couldn’t be too formidable.

After translating Gan Bao’s words this time, the opposition hesitated noticeably. Without hesitation, Gan Ning kicked the opponent in the leg with a crisp sound, causing the calf to twist at a bizarre angle, even piercing the leg’s muscle with bone fragments.

The crazy screams were different from the previous dislocation; this time the leg was directly broken. Gan Ning continued to watch the opponent coldly, devoid of any emotion as if killing this person was no different than squashing an ant.

"Keep asking him," Gan Ning’s cold voice reached Gan Bao’s ears.

This time even Gan Bao felt a tinge of fear and hurriedly asked again, and the opponent dared not hesitate, recounting the entire incident’s cause and effect.

Moreover, it’s said that Zixu flew over the Himalayan Range into Kushan afterward, and during his flight, he went unnoticed until he felt an aura akin to a Divine Stone in a tower, prompting him to sneak in for a closer sense.

However, as one of Kushan’s precious treasures, it was impossible to leave it unguarded, and Zixu was naturally discovered. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Though Zixu, as an Immortal, had considerable combat power, Kushan had no shortage of skilled masters, even if most were fakes, there was still a large group who could serve as Buddhist protectors.

Upon entering the treasure Buddha Pagoda, Zixu casually touched the so-called Shariputra and impulsively injected energy, causing the Shariputra, in its Spiritual condensation form, to explode, thereby drawing the escort. Naturally, Zixu slipped away.

However, though Zixu escaped, the Shariputra scattered in gaseous form during the explosion and then reconstituted at the original site.

The Shariputra was the Spiritual condensate of a high Kushan monk before death, worshiped by countless people later. If it were easily destroyed, it would be peculiar indeed. It underwent the same transformation as Zixu.

If the Shariputra had truly exploded, its force would exceed the Inner Qi Manifestation self-destruction significantly. Treasures worshiped by the entire Kushan nation aren’t simple.

Even Kushan’s Qi Refining to Gang could summon the power of escorts to contend against masters like Taishi Ci and Gan Ning due to this precious treasure’s bestowal.

If the Han Dynasty’s Qi Refining to Gang focuses on strengthening Inner Qi and connecting with Heaven and Earth, Kushan’s Qi Refining to Gang emphasizes visualizing the precious Shariputra, transforming into a protector for Buddha.

These precious Shariputra and other relics differ mainly in their potent Spiritual Power.

Hence, when an entire city visualizes this Shariputra, if someone has the power to breakthrough Qi Refining to Gang, resonation occurs due to similar visualization, strengthening the connection spiritually and making it easier for them to ascend.

Since they are effectively "one person," naturally their power is shared. As for why the leader is strong and others are weak, it’s a matter of importance; a head is indeed more important than an arm!

As for advancing to Inner Qi Manifestation, it equates to the visualized form in the mind attaching onto oneself, and followers resonate to grant all power to the core person, then completely lose their power.

Though this method of elevating to Inner Qi Manifestation; whether it’s the person himself or the Practitioner of Visualization, is debatable. The visualized form in the mind is typically the image one wants to achieve. Kushan people feel no issue with it.

Of course, assisting in promotion leads to two outcomes after losing power: completely turning into an ordinary person or allegedly receiving the World-honored One’s call, further believing in Buddha, transforming into a being akin to an Immortal - a great monk.

Typically, one Qi Refining to Gang can resonate with about a hundred people, who become his escorts.

With these people, any initial ascent to Qi Refining to Gang will have a level nearing the Qi Refining to Gang Peak, while those hundred people, regardless of possessing Inner Qi previously, will have substantial quality, though further advancement in ability is challenging.

Yet, for a typical Kushan commoner, gripping onto a major ally isn’t a bad prospect; willingly becoming someone’s escort is quite common, resulting in Kushan’s overall substantial strength.

After all, each ascension to Qi Refining to Gang automatically produces around a hundred exceptional soldiers, resembling the Great Han Dynasty’s rise in combat power due to the resurgence of Heaven and Earth Essence, reaching nearly two thousand Qi Refining to Gang, while Kushan, relying on precious treasures, has just over a thousand Qi Refining to Gang...