Chapter 122: The Combination of Beast Origin Energy and Human Origin Energy

True Master Xuanzhe remarked, "Xiao Ping's vital energy is becoming increasingly abundant, and it is actively accelerating his physical recovery. It is truly strange. I recall that when Da Huang first brought him back, he had less than ten percent of his vital energy remaining. When I first channeled my own energy into him, he still had only about ten percent. Now, however, it has recovered to over fifty or sixty percent. Why would it increase so suddenly?"

Zhang Xiaoyan asked, "Uncle Master, after you left, didn't Da Huang and Uncle Master Xuanwu also channel energy into Brother Xiao Ping?"

"The internal energy channeled by Da Huang and Xuanwu could not possibly account for such a large increase all at once," Xuanzhe replied. "Even for those of us who have achieved a certain level in martial arts and qi cultivation, we can only channel about ten percent at a time, and we must wait a full day before doing so again. Since I left and returned, both of them have only channeled a little over ten percent each, yet Xiao Ping now possesses over sixty percent, and it is still slowly increasing!"

"Slowly increasing? Uncle Master, do you mean that Brother Xiao Ping's body is now producing vital energy on its own?" Xiaoyan asked.

"Exactly," Xuanzhe replied, "and it is doubling exponentially."

Xiaoyan asked, "If it increases this quickly, will it be harmful to his body?"

Xuanzhe explained, "For a patient, a rapid increase in vital energy is very helpful for healing wounds. However, if the energy continues to rise after the wounds have healed, exceeding the body's natural capacity, and the patient cannot control it, it could lead to excessive agitation and a loss of sanity. It would be much like when we practice certain martial arts or spells; if the method is wrong or we overexert ourselves, we might suffer a deviation in cultivation."

Hearing this, Xiaoyan’s expression changed in alarm. She thought to herself, *I never imagined that an excess of vital energy could be harmful! If that happens, and the primordial energy in Brother Xiao Ping's body keeps being produced, won't it eventually overwhelm him and cause great damage?*

"Uncle Master, if Brother Xiao Ping’s wounds heal but his primordial energy continues to be produced, what should we do if it becomes dangerous?" she asked anxiously.

Xuanzhe pondered for a moment before saying, "Perhaps it will not reach that point. If it does, we shall assess the situation then and prescribe the appropriate remedy."

"Uncle Master, why is this happening? Have you, Uncle Master Xuanwu, my master, or the Grandmaster ever encountered such a situation since you began practicing martial arts and immortal arts?"

"When your Grandmaster was teaching us, and we were injured during training or attacked by wild beasts in the wilderness, we would often channel our own energy into each other to heal wounds, but we never encountered this. Could it be...?" Xuanzhe looked skeptically at Da Huang.

He walked over to Da Huang, placed his index and middle fingers on the creature's neck, closed his eyes, and began to check its pulse.

A moment later, Xuanzhe nodded, opened his eyes, and said, "That is it! The swirling, abnormal energy in Wei Xiaoping’s body is very similar to that in Da Huang’s. While his internal strength is not as powerful as Da Huang’s, it is far greater than that of an ordinary cultivator. I suspect that the mixture of Da Huang’s energy and Xiao Ping’s own has created a new, alternative form of vital energy. Although this hybrid energy is not as potent as Da Huang’s, it falls somewhere between the two. In other words, the internal force generated by this new mixture is much stronger than what Xiao Ping originally possessed."

Xiaoyan asked, "But Uncle Master, is this good or bad? Didn't you just say that the energy in Brother Xiao Ping’s body is doubling? If he cannot control it, will the excess cause him harm?"

Xuanzhe replied, "Since we discovered that this alternative energy is a mixture of Da Huang’s input and Xiao Ping’s original energy, perhaps Xiao Ping’s resistance has been influenced by Da Huang’s energy, allowing him to control it freely! Because his energy state is similar to Da Huang’s, and Da Huang can control itself, I suspect that Xiao Ping will eventually be able to do the same."

Hearing this, Xiaoyan breathed a long sigh of relief, as if a heavy stone that had been weighing on her heart had finally been lifted.

"In that case," she asked, "after Brother Xiao Ping recovers, will his internal strength be much greater than before?"

"Certainly," Xuanzhe said. "While it may not be as powerful as Da Huang’s, it will likely be much higher than my own!"

Upon hearing that Wei Xiaoping’s internal strength would exceed that of Master Xuanzhe, Xiaoyan felt a surge of surprise and joy. If it were true, would this not be a blessing in disguise? Now, they only had to wait for him to recover and see if he could control the primordial energy as Da Huang did.

"Uncle Master, since the energy is increasing so quickly and you say it helps with healing, how many days until his wounds recover? Will it be faster than originally expected?"

Xuanzhe replied, "When Da Huang first brought him back, after I stitched his wounds and channeled energy for the first time, I estimated it would take ten to fifteen days. Based on the pulse I just felt, I estimate his recovery will be accelerated by ten days. He might be as good as new in just three or four days!"

"That is wonderful!" Xiaoyan exclaimed happily. "Once Brother Xiao Ping recovers, I want to go with him to the Shihu Kingdom to find Brother Wei Xiaofan. Ever since Brother Xiaofan went missing all those years ago, Brother Xiao Ping has never stopped missing him. I often see him staring blankly while holding things that Brother Xiaofan liked. Every time I see him like that, I feel heartbroken, but I never know how to comfort him or how to help him in his search. I often feel sad that I cannot help him find Brother Xiaofan!" As she spoke, tears welled up and spilled from her eyes.

Da Huang, standing nearby, growled softly and licked Xiaoyan’s hand with its tongue. It then sniffed her face and was about to lick her cheek when she pulled away, blocking its mouth with her hand. "Stinky Da Huang, get your smelly mouth away! You’ve never brushed your teeth in your life; it’s disgusting!"

Master Xuanzhe, standing to the side, chuckled at the way Xiaoyan scolded the creature as if it were a person.

In Xuanzhe's eyes, although Xiaoyan was not his own disciple—she was the student of his junior brother, Xuankong—she often came to practice with Xiao Ping and Xiaofan. Each time she visited, she would serve him tea and water and affectionately call him 'Uncle Master.' This led Xuanzhe to treat her like his own student, occasionally teaching her martial arts or pointing out flaws in her techniques.

Over time, Xiaoyan came to revere Master Xuanzhe just as she did her own master, feeling that his care for her was just as genuine.