chapter 20 Five Elements Reincarnation Talisman

At around ten o'clock, Andrew Qi began to prepare for the treatment of Nolan Chu. Although his condition was temporarily suppressed earlier, the root cause of the illness remained. If not removed, the disease would recur, and by then it would be too late for any remedy. Gavin Wu stood guard at the courtyard gate very conscientiously, strictly preventing anyone from entering. Nolan Chu and Alisa Lin stood beside Colton Chu silently so as not to disturb Andrew Qi's talisman making. However, both were very curious about the process because Andrew Qi did not use the commonly seen yellow paper for drawing talismans. Instead, he used wood as the base and materials like jade and fish bones as supplements. When Andrew Qi wielded the wolf-hair brush, his entire demeanour changed dramatically, resembling a young calligraphy master. His brush strokes flowed smoothly like moving clouds and flowing water, but a very substantial power was gathering on the wooden talisman. The moment Andrew Qi's brush tip faintly emitted the sound of wind and thunder, even Colton Chu was deeply moved. This reminded him of the mysterious team in the Yanjing City garrison and the Sheal Martial Arts special forces. Although there were young talents in these forces, none seemed to possess the potential and aura of this young man with a brush. It was truly a sight. "A talisman master wields the brush and ink with vigorous sweeps! With the sound of wind and thunder, the talisman is complete! A Five-Element Rebirth Charm. This is almost a half-spirit charm!" It was exactly eleven o'clock at night, the beginning of the midnight hour. Andrew Qi asked Colton Chu to sit on a chair and fully activated the Spirit-gathering formation. The spiritual energy in the formation roared into motion. Andrew Qi, using the Whaling Four Seas technique, swallowed it in one gulp and channelled all the spiritual energy into the Five-Element Rebirth Charm. With a clear, buzzing sound, the Five-Element Rebirth Charm was fully activated, and the talisman itself disappeared from sight. Only five mysterious symbols representing the Five-Element of nature, connected by a stream of pure spiritual energy, could be seen. They formed a circle of mutual generation and overcoming at Andrew Qi's fingertips, and he then injected it into Colton Chu's spine. The symbols penetrated the skin, remaining visibly clear and regularly circulating. This was the harnessing of the power of the Five-Element of nature to stimulate Colton Chu's own vitality! Moments later, dark red stains appeared on Colton Chu's back, which made Nolan Chu somewhat worried. But he soon realized that these were not blood stains but rust marks, likely the corroded bullet fragments, which were the root cause of his father's illness! With the root cause removed, the remaining steps were much easier. The half-spirit charm stimulated Colton Chu's own vitality, and his body naturally began to heal the remaining injuries. However, Andrew Qi unexpectedly found that the qi circulation in Colton Chu's dantian was still not smooth, indicating that the dantian had been injured and had not fully recovered. This explained why Colton Chu had been stuck at the peak of the internal extremities stage without further breakthroughs. "Mr. Chu, has your dantian been injured?" Andrew Qi asked curiously. The dantian is the foundation of a martial artist and is not easily injured. However, once damaged, it's almost impossible to fully recover. It's rare for a dantian to be injured without being completely ruined. "It's an old story," replied Colton Chu, who had never gotten over this incident but did not wish to discuss it further. "Fortunately, the injury to my dantian does not affect my ability to cultivate energy. As long as Master Qi completely heals my back injury, I, Colton Chu, will once again be a man of the Sheal Martial Arts!" Despite having been in a wheelchair for years, Colton Chu's spirit and vigour had not diminished. "Mr. Chu, although the injury to your dantian does not affect your cultivation, there is a strand of abnormal innate qi suppressing it, preventing you from advancing to the hidden extremities stage. You must have sensed this too," said Andrew Qi. He explained for a while, then added, "However, to fully save someone is to see it through to the end. The person who injured you might be powerful, but that doesn't mean he can stump me! He didn't want you to become a hidden extremities martial artist, but I will not let his wish come true!" "Hidden extremities? Are you saying... I, Colton Chu, still have a chance to become a hidden extremities grandmaster?" Colton Chu, who had spent half his life in the military, teared up for the first time today, showing that he had never given up on pursuing the path of martial arts. Especially when progressing from internal extremities to hidden extremities is a difficult hurdle to overcome. Even with Colton Chu's power, he wasn't completely sure he could achieve it. However, once one becomes a hidden extremities grandmaster, their status in the martial world would change significantly. In the end, be it in the martial world or in court, it's a place that worships power. Others might respect your status and power, but one day when you step down, they may no longer revere you. Only the power of a martial artist himself can always command respect! "Thank you, Master Qi, for granting my father this rebirth!" Nolan Chu bowed deeply three times to Andrew Qi in gratitude. He had been unaware of his father's dantian injury. Andrew Qi’s ability to discern this was proof of his abilities. Not to mention, Andrew Qi's confident assertion that Colton Chu would reach the hidden extremities stage. As a martial artist, Nolan Chu knew well the capabilities and status of a hidden extremities grandmaster in the martial world! Andrew Qi nodded, accepting the gratitude. Without saying much more, he carefully moved the Five-Element Rebirth Charm from Colton Chu's spine to his dantian, stabilizing it and stimulating its vitality. At that moment, Andrew Qi sensed the presence of an abnormal qi in Nolan Chu's dantian. This was innate qi! Although it was as thin as a thread and seemingly insignificant, its quality was of a high level! If Andrew Qi hadn't intervened, Colton Chu would never have broken through in his lifetime. At that moment, the innate qi began to disrupt the activation of the Five-Element Rebirth Charm in Colton Chu's dantian. The person who felt this most acutely was Colton Chu himself, who couldn't help but murmur a name, "Logan... Yan..." Colton Chu's tone was strange, filled with intense hatred yet also revealing a martial artist's innate reverence for a stronger opponent, making Andrew Qi remember this name. It seemed that amongst the martial artists of China, there were those who had already broken through to the innate stage. This was somewhat unexpected to Andrew Qi, but also exciting. Although he was only at the beginning stage of qi cultivation, he had the Truthful Charm in hand and shouted, "Dragon charm of Well Constellation, activate!" Instantly, a powerful dragon spirit true charm aura burst forth from Andrew Qi, startling Alisa Lin and Nolan Chu into stepping back several paces— The aura released by Andrew Qi was clearly several levels above theirs! "A mere presence of innate qi trying to cause trouble? It's just a supplement!" Andrew Qi scoffed. Using the Whaling Four Seas technique, he directly swallowed this innate qi. But the innate qi, being already sentient, was not willing to be consumed by Andrew Qi and tried to wreak havoc in his dantian. However, at that moment, the Dragon charm of Well Constellation came into play. Its dragon power appeared, immediately suppressing the innate qi, leaving it unable to resist being dissolved and absorbed by Andrew Qi! This innate qi, which had suppressed Colton Chu for many years, now became a supplement for Andrew Qi. With the "shackles" removed, Colton Chu suddenly felt his dantian's qi vortex become inexplicably more flexible, and he could vaguely sense the life force in which the Five-Element Rebirth Charm brought to his dantian. Although he couldn't fully utilize it yet, there was no doubt that both his back injury and dantian injury had completely disappeared. Colton Chu suddenly stood up, his eyes shining brightly. He threw a punch, and the air exploded with a boom, clearly showing that he was still a formidable force to be reckoned with!