Black and White Qi
Whereas death qi devoured anything it came into contact with, life qi maximised the potential of whatever it came into contact with until the entity reaches its limit, exploding to become part of the life qi.
Mu Yu used Appose Horizon Formation to reduce Wood Spirit to a thin branch. He sent one end into Contiguous Horizon Formation and the other into the death qi. The life qi immediately tried to drive off the death qi, or rather, turn Wood Spirit into part of it. Life qi travelled to Contiguous Horizon Formation via Wood Spirit as a channel.
Although the death qi won the initial tug of war, the life qi gradually increased to overtake. In the meantime, Mu Yu cast Appose Horizon Formation on Wood Spirit, intending to retrieve it. To his surprise, the holes in Wood Spirit didn’t fill up as it usually did. Instead, the holes became yin yang circles, modifying it so that it was no longer a storage for death qi but an entity containing death qi as well as life qi.
“You want to absorb both qis?” Mu Yu asked Wood Spirit. “If you can do it, have at it.”
Wood Spirit jumped into the battlefield as a massive linden tree, spawning criss-crossing, punctured branches and leaves. Reacting similarly to enraged men, the black and white qi charged toward the tree to destroy it. The tree had the holes in its branches and sleeves boldly suck in both qis, closing the holes in addition to bestowing the leaves with life, turning them lush green.
“I never knew Wood Spirit could do that. Xiaoshuai, how much do you know about Wood Spirit?”
“Not much. I don’t recall it being so proactive even when you separated the life qi and death qi.”
“I guess we’re just going to wait, then.”
Mu Yu didn’t interfere during the four hours, afraid he couldn’t resolve any messes. Thankfully, Wood Spirit managed to absorb both qis without any issues. In contrast, the tree brimmed with life and no longer had any holes in it. Wood Spirit reverted to its sword form, this time as an unblemished sword with white edges and a black line running down the centre.
Mu Yu, through his will, summoned Wood Spirit Sword back to his hand, twanging when he whipped it. He could feel tremendous bloodlust gushing into him from the sword, stirring his own craving for murder. His spiritual energy turned aloof as his eyes changed to black and white, invoking the emotions of a sovereign.
Xiaoshuai questioned, “Mu Yu, what’s the matter with you? I feel you ar-”
The dragon vine jumped off Mu Yu’s shoulder upon sensing the violent energy that oozed out when he clutched Wood Spirit Sword. “That’s nothing but pure bloodlust.”
Even though the murderous energy once took over Mu Yu’s mind during his fight at Moyun Mountains, it didn’t take over his mind when it came from Wood Spirit.
It finally occurred to Mu Yu that Wood Spirit Sword wanted to absorb both qis for the two qis killed a number of lunar gods, and Wood Spirit Sword always absorbed souls whenever he killed. To repair the holes in it, it needed lives. Logically, then, the death qi and life qi were carrying the lives of the lunar gods they devoured. It didn’t react that way when the death qi was primarily devouring furniture as furniture wasn’t a living organism.
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