The Fifth Needle that Is Not the Fifth Needle

Of course Xia Tian also noticed something strange. This dragon vein was indeed trying to break free and escape.

Because the scales were broken, its vitality gradually diminished, causing it to become limp and powerless, unable to resist.

It’s different now. Xia Tian used the first four needles of the Eight Needles Against the Sky to directly restore his vitality. Although the gap has not been completely repaired, it has finally made it move.

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After all, the place where the needle was applied in the summer was its weak spot, which was like when a person's vitals were attacked. It was expected that the person would struggle or even want to fight back.

"You really think you're a dragon!" Xia Tian glared at the dragon in displeasure, and suddenly used the fifth needle of the Heaven-Defying Needle, "Behave yourself!"

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This was the first time Xia Tian used the fifth needle after Ye Yumei sucked away most of his power. It was indeed a bit reluctant, but he still used it, just because he wanted to suppress and conquer this dragon vein in one fell swoop, so that it would obediently allow him to do whatever he wanted.

"boom!"

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Although the underground spiritual vein is spiritual and has condensed into the shape of a dragon, it is not a real spiritual creature or a real dragon after all. The reactions it can make are limited. It can only throw up gusts of strong wind, blowing up rocks and dust throughout the underground.

However, these methods have no effect on Xia Tian.

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"Behave yourself!" Xia Tian roared, and the spiritual energy of ice and fire continuously poured into the silver needle, and then poured into the gap in the reverse scale of the spiritual vein.

The dragon vein was immediately shaken and felt dizzy. When it came to its senses, the dragon's rebellious nature was instantly aroused, so it struggled even more violently.

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Unfortunately, the scales had been firmly fixed by Xia Tian's acupuncture.

Then, the gap began to heal slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Slowly, the dragon vein felt the wonder and gradually became much quieter on its own.

"That was a close call." The thin old man who was watching from a distance broke out in a cold sweat. If the spiritual vein had been scared away just now, he would have become the eternal sinner of Chongyang Palace.

Zhang Mingtuo pointed at the thin old man with amusement and said, "Master Ren, you are already quite old, and you are also the head of Chongyang Sect. How come you are not as calm as the two girls? If your disciples and followers saw your behavior, I wonder how disappointed they would be."

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The thin old man smiled bitterly and said in a troubled tone, "Brother Zhang, please don't laugh at me. I have already exhausted my cultivation skills. As long as my spiritual veins are fine, it doesn't matter if I lose my manners."

"You are quite open-minded." Zhang Mingtuo shook his head with amusement.

At this moment, Shi Chun suddenly screamed, then raised his hand and pointed in a direction, shouting: "Someone is coming over there, he must not be a good person!"

Ning Ruirui also noticed it, and said, "They should be in the same group as the white-robed man who interrupted Xia Tian's acupuncture."

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"What is Dan Chenzi doing? Why did he let so many people sneak into this underground spiritual vein?" The thin old man took a closer look and was so angry that his beard began to tremble. "Could it be that my Zhongnan Mountain Forbidden Land has also become a tourist area, allowing them to come whenever they want?"

"Don't worry about this for now. Xia Tian is in the critical period of acupuncture. We must not let these people ruin his work." Zhang Mingtuo reminded solemnly, "I will go and stop them."

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"I'll go too!" Shi Chun followed Zhang Mingtuo without saying a word.

Ning Ruirui was not to be outdone, she pinched the Flowing Cloud Iron Blade hidden in her sleeve and leaped towards the white-robed men. The Flowing Cloud Iron Blade was originally to be returned to the Anxin Temple, but the temple master Qiu saw the opportunity and did not take it, and gave it to her again, and now it just came in handy.

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"These ants, do they really think that there is no one in Mount Zhongnan?" The thin old man was really angry. He flicked his sleeves, his whole body glowed with golden light, and he rushed towards the uninvited guests with murderous intent.

The white-robed men had been hiding in the dark, and except for sending out the assassin, they had been quietly observing the development of the situation. However, they never expected that Xia Tian could actually repair the dragon vein, which conflicted with their mission, so they had to take action to deal with Xia Tian and ensure that the dragon vein was not damaged.

Unfortunately, they were discovered by Shi Chun as soon as they appeared. Then four figures flew over and started killing them, almost killing them to death.

Ning Ruirui and Shi Chun had very different fighting styles, but neither of them had a murderous intent, they just beat the person unconscious and then stopped. Zhang Mingtuo held a golden needle in his hand and stabbed anyone he saw, first breaking the advantage of the invisibility of these white-robed people, and then destroying their cultivation. However, the thin old man was in a state of rage, so even though he was a monk, he was the most ruthless and left almost no one alive.

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While those white-robed men were fighting with Zhang Mingtuo and his men, Xia Tian also reached a critical moment.

Because of his insufficient skills, Xia Tian's fifth needle was unable to exert its full power, so the healing speed of the gap in the dragon vein became slower and slower, but the acupuncture consumed more and more ice and fire spiritual energy.

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Xia Tian was unable to obtain spiritual energy directly from the underground spiritual vein, and slowly it became difficult. The situation seemed to be heading towards collapse.

The dragon vein also sensed this and began to become restless again, which invisibly increased Xia Tian's pressure.

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"Fifth needle!" Xia Tian shouted in his heart, and once again passed a huge amount of ice and fire spiritual energy into the gap in the dragon vein. The fifth needle of the Eight Needles Against Heaven is called Dancheng, which means that it can directly raise a person's cultivation to the Golden Core Stage.

However, the silver needle in front of him was pointing to a spiritual vein without any entity.

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The golden elixir has nothing to rely on and cannot condense at all.

Although Xia Tian continuously injected his ice and fire spiritual energy, it was still a drop in the bucket compared to the huge spiritual vein of thousands of miles. If this continued, he would probably die from exhaustion of spiritual energy before the spiritual vein was repaired.

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"I, Xia Tian, ​​will never fail!" Xia Tian had no choice but to grit his teeth and forcefully stimulate the ice and fire spiritual energy in his dantian. "The fifth needle, give it to me!"

Suddenly, a golden light burst out from the tip of the needle, and then spread out bit by bit. The speed seemed to be very slow, but in fact it was as fast as lightning.

The entire underground, and even the thousands of miles of Zhongnan Mountain, were swept by this golden light.

Wherever the golden light passed, whether it was people, animals, plants, or mayflies and flying dust... they all became extremely slow in an instant, as if they had been hit by the slow light of the slow fruit. The white-robed man who was fighting fiercely, as well as Zhang Mingtuo and others, also moved like slow-motion images, as slow as a snail.

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Xia Tian also entered an extremely mysterious state, as if his whole body had melted, like air, like a gust of wind, freely swimming underground and on the surface of the Zhongnan Mountains for thousands of miles.

At this moment, he knew the extension of the underground spiritual veins, the direction of the dark rivers, and the countless tiny creatures;

At this moment, he could clearly see the flowers, trees, pedestrians and tourists on the surface, as well as the endless undulating mountains;

…

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After an unknown amount of time, Xia Tian "woke up". This "waking up" was completely different from all the concepts of waking up he had known before. It was an extremely detached feeling, as if he had gotten rid of his human body and limitations. Xia Tian couldn't think of any suitable words to describe this feeling. He only knew that he was completely different from before at this moment.

Just as Xia Tian woke up, the golden light suddenly retracted and retreated into Xia Tian's Dantian through the silver needle. What he had just experienced might have only taken one or two seconds, or it might have taken dozens or even hundreds of years. It was so fast that he thought he was just distracted, and so slow that it seemed like a long dream.

"Is this the fifth needle of the Heaven-Defying Eight Needles?" Xia Tian woke up and couldn't help but recall the feeling. "No, that's not right. It's completely different from the original fifth needle. Strange, is there any other variation of the Heaven-Defying Eight Needles? Sister Fairy never told me, or maybe she doesn't know either."

“Ouch!”

At this moment, a loud dragon roar suddenly came from the ground.

"Huh?" Xia Tian looked down and was shocked to find that the dragon vein had been healed. Not only had the scales healed, but a piece of golden dragon scales had even condensed, showing signs of transforming into a dragon.

The dragon vein had obviously noticed this and was extremely excited. It kept moving underground, making deafening roars from time to time.

"Why are you arguing? It's too early for you to turn into a dragon!" Xia Tian said with a little displeasure: "If you keep arguing, I will disperse you with one needle."

The dragon vein was more spiritual than before. It now loved and feared summer. When it heard the shout, it immediately quieted down, like a pet, and was quite well-behaved.

“Puff! Puff! Puff!”

On the other side, after the golden light was recovered, the hearts of all the people in white robes exploded for no reason, blood spurted out of their mouths, and they fell into the underground river, with no idea where they would be washed to.

"Master Xia, you actually repaired this spiritual vein!" The thin old man was overjoyed and rushed to Xia Tian, ​​almost kneeling down in excitement. "I will never forget your great kindness. If you need me to do anything in the future, I will never refuse even if I die."

"I don't have anything to ask of you." Xia Tian curled his lips, "I helped you because the master chef asked me for help. If you want to thank him, just thank him."

Zhang Mingtuo said tactfully: "Why thank me? This is a great deed you have done."

"If you hadn't helped them hold on until now, their spiritual veins would have dispersed long ago." Xia Tian yawned lazily, "Master, don't be too modest like me."

"You are still modest? What nonsense are you talking about?" Zhang Mingtuo couldn't help but roll his eyes at Xia Tian. "You should learn something good from me. It's all Lü Ren and Allen's fault for making you so arrogant."

Xia Tian said with a smile: "I'm not arrogant, I'm confident."

"It's up to you." Zhang Mingtuo knew Xia Tian's temper and was too lazy to argue with him about such meaningless things. He just asked, "Was the fifth needle the one you used just now?"

"Yes and no." Xia Tian replied.

Zhang Mingtuo glared at Xia Tian in dissatisfaction: "Why are you keeping your master in suspense?"

"Master, I'm not keeping you in suspense. I'm telling you the truth." Xia Tian answered seriously, "That was one needle, not the fifth needle of the fifth needle!"