Qi Suian twisted off the head of a Cold Energy Monster and casually tossed it into the Melting Furnace before finally stopping.

Today was his sixth day on Celestial Pillar Mountain. The plan targeting the Celestial Traveler Venerable was proceeding in an orderly fashion and was now nearing its conclusion.

[Final demolition sequence initiated. Moving away...]

The Tai Sui God shot directly into the sky. Moments later, Qi Suian heard a deafening roar, and then all the Floating Cannons flew out from the shockwave created by the explosion.

Thanks to the boost from the Wind Master aviation system, their flight speed was significantly faster than the shockwave, allowing them to easily escape the blast’s effects.

Then, a massive torrent of water, guided by the meticulously calculated explosion, surged forth.

The pressure in Longling Lake changed in an instant along with the depth and volume of its water.

Faced with such a sudden change, the Celestial Traveler Venerable at the bottom of the lake naturally noticed it immediately.

It immediately shot out of Longling Lake at extreme speed, clearing away the ice and snow in an instant.

The Celestial Traveler Venerable didn’t know why it had suddenly been severely injured, but it was certain it had something to do with the disappearance of Longling Lake’s water and the explosion just now.

At this moment, Qi Suian finally saw the true form of the Celestial Traveler Venerable, a Blood Heart Worm.

The Celestial Traveler Venerable was a Cold Energy Monster that combined the features of various insects. It was five meters long and covered in a deep, dark red carapace that resembled coagulated blood.

Its head featured compound eyes that glinted with red light, sharp fangs, and long, sensitive antennae.

Its body was composed of multiple hard segments, making it exceptionally flexible. A pair of huge, membranous wings, capable of gliding and flight, grew from its back.

Its many legs were like blades, covered in barbs and organs that appeared to be poison glands, serving as both tools for locomotion and deadly weapons.

The tip of its tail was equipped with a venomous, scorpion-like organ that could, presumably, paralyze and dissolve prey in an instant.

However, Qi Suian could also see the cracks on its body and the strangeness in its flight. The plan had clearly worked.

[Plan execution complete. 80% probability that Celestial Traveler Venerable is severely wounded.]

[Due to insufficient environmental Cold Energy concentration and forced awakening, its strength is less than 10% of its original level.]

[Proceeding according to plan. Probability of live capture is 60%.]

The AI immediately gave Qi Suian its feedback.

"Engage immediately!" Qi Suian said at once.

The Celestial Traveler Venerable also noticed Qi Suian. After its compound eyes sized up the approaching Armored Man, it immediately decided to retreat.

’I’m not only heavily injured, but my condition is also weakened.’

’And for my opponent to target me like this, they must be confident they can kill me.’

’So, a head-on confrontation would be incredibly stupid.’

’Once I escape and recover my strength, killing them will be no problem at all.’

As for so-called dignity? It wasn’t human. Back in the day, it was just an insect.

If it had cared about such things, it would have died long ago, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Unfortunately, its previous injuries had not only affected its internal organs but also its membranous wings, so it couldn’t fly at its normal speed at all.

Qi Suian, on the other hand, had the Tai Sui God’s Wind Master aviation system and was in peak condition. The distance between him and the Celestial Traveler Venerable was rapidly closing.

This made the Celestial Traveler Venerable begin to question whether its escape plan was viable.

’If nothing unexpected happens, in ten seconds at most, my opponent will...’

No, the Celestial Traveler Venerable had miscalculated. It didn’t have ten seconds to think at all.

Because just three seconds later, Qi Suian was already upon it.

"Time to die!" Qi Suian landed directly on the Celestial Traveler Venerable’s back.

Before the Celestial Traveler Venerable could react, Qi Suian’s hands were already on the base of its membranous wings.

In that instant, it knew exactly what Qi Suian was about to do—snap its wings and make it unable to fly.

Just as the thought crossed its mind, it heard a SNAP. At the same time, it lost all feeling in its wings as excruciating pain erupted.

Fortunately, this level of pain couldn’t affect it.

The most pressing matter was how to land safely and ensure it wouldn’t suffer any secondary damage.

Given its injuries, if it took more damage from the impact of landing, it would truly have no choice but to surrender without a fight.

With a flash of thought, it turned to grab Qi Suian.

It couldn’t fly anymore, but Qi Suian still could. If it could just grab him, half of the crisis would be averted.

A good idea, but the AI was faster. As the Celestial Traveler Venerable turned, a kick landed squarely on its waist.

Moreover, this kick was assisted by the AI, empowered by the Dragon and Tiger Primordial Force. It was not only immensely powerful, but it also punched a hole right through a crack that had already formed on the creature’s body due to the pressure change.

Propelled by the force of the kick and the boost from the Wind Master aviation system, Qi Suian reached a safe distance before the Celestial Traveler Venerable could grab him.

The Celestial Traveler Venerable could no longer worry about the injury to its waist. Having failed to grab Qi Suian and resolve the crisis, it could only decisively adjust its posture.

This was to minimize the secondary damage it would take upon landing.

But Qi Suian and the AI were vicious. They immediately detected the Celestial Traveler Venerable’s intentions.

He pulled a rocket launcher from his Subspace Stable Pocket, closed in to the maximum safe distance, and fired without hesitation.

His and the AI’s goal was never to kill the Celestial Traveler Venerable with the rocket launcher, but to interfere with its plan to adjust its posture and reduce landing damage.

Just as they had planned, when the Celestial Traveler Venerable detected the rocket hurtling toward it with a tail of fire, it immediately contorted its body to forcibly change position, narrowly avoiding the attack.

It had never seen a rocket launcher, but it had seen ancient catapults, Crossbow Arrows, and some cannonballs.

The Celestial Traveler Venerable may not have been exposed to modern technology, but that didn’t mean it was stupid.

It was still capable of simple logical deduction.

The Tai Sui God loaded another rocket and fired.

Missing wasn’t the issue; the interference was the point.

Faced with this situation, the Celestial Traveler Venerable could only dodge.

It had seen the previous rocket explode, and its power was immense.

In its current state, if it took a direct hit, there was a high probability it would be blown to bits.

To save its own life, it had to dodge again.

It finally landed after dodging the third rocket.

Even with the snow as a cushion, it still slammed hard into the ground.

Qi Suian didn’t follow it down to the ground, instead maintaining his distance.

After landing, the Celestial Traveler Venerable immediately pretended it couldn’t move. As soon as Qi Suian dared to approach, it would launch an attack.

Even severely wounded, it was confident it could sever Qi Suian’s head with its bladed legs.

Even if it couldn’t kill Qi Suian, the poison would take his life.

Okay, perhaps the poison wouldn’t be fatal in the short term, but it would still affect Qi Suian’s condition.

It didn’t realize the true nature of the Tai Sui Divine Armor, thinking it was just a suit of armor.

Therefore, if Qi Suian died or was poisoned, its chances of victory would increase.

However, the Tai Sui God had a reconnaissance network, now augmented with a signal module. The Celestial Traveler Venerable’s every move was being monitored.

So, Qi Suian loaded another rocket. The AI performed calculations to ensure this next shot wouldn’t kill the Celestial Traveler Venerable, but would only injure it further and further.

The goal was to make it lose its ability to resist as much as possible.

After all, Qi Suian was planning to capture it alive.

He couldn’t capture it at its peak, but now that it was wounded to the point of being unable to resist, if he still couldn’t catch it, wouldn’t all of his protagonist’s halo, talents, and equipment be a waste?

"Protagonist halo, I need to capture the Celestial Traveler Venerable for experiments. Give me a boost!"

Before firing, Qi Suian even issued a command to his own protagonist halo, treating it as a guarantee and a safety net.

Just in case something unexpected really did happen.

Under the AI’s control, the rocket launcher fired.

An explosion rang out. The Celestial Traveler Venerable, preparing to launch a sneak attack on Qi Suian, was caught completely off guard and hit by the blast wave.

If the rocket had targeted the Celestial Traveler Venerable directly, it would have died.

But caught in the shockwave, the Celestial Traveler Venerable was sent flying and its brain was rattled by the impact.

It didn’t die, but the accumulation of its many injuries caused it to be knocked unconscious.

The AI’s scientific calculations and the boost from the protagonist halo.

Science combined with metaphysics allowed Qi Suian to capture one of the strongest of the twelve Cold Energy Monsters, the Celestial Traveler Venerable, alive.

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’I’ve reached the third level of the *Taiyin Refining Technique*. I’ve also acquired all the opportunities I knew of in the Fei Kingdom.’

’I wonder how I compare to a Rule Breaker now?’

Tang Qing felt the abundant power within his body. At the same time, his two main attributes had already reached 2.5 points.

One must understand, his two main attributes were previously only at 1 point.

He had experienced firsthand just how difficult it was to raise attributes.

If he weren’t cultivating the *Taiyin Refining Technique*, a top-tier Qi Cultivation Method from the Xuanmen Orthodox Sect of Ancient Times, but was instead using a common Qi Cultivation Method, he probably would have only increased his stats by about 0.1 or 0.2 by now.

Only with exceptional compatibility could one hope to reach 1.5.

Moreover, he had also experienced that after his two main attributes reached 1.5, aside from using attribute points awarded by the Doomsday Game to increase them directly, raising them by even 0.1 points through a Qi Cultivation Method became exponentially more difficult.

The fact that he could reach 2.5 in his two main attributes wasn’t just thanks to his Qi Cultivation Method, but also due to the vast resources he had acquired through various opportunities. The *Taiyin Refining Technique* and his Cold Winter Ice Dragon ability alone wouldn’t have been enough.

Otherwise, relying on himself alone, it would have been impossible to reach such a powerful state.

’There are still two levels of the *Taiyin Refining Technique* left. I need more resources.’

The *Taiyin Refining Technique* had five levels in total. It was difficult to start, even harder to master, and completing it was an almost insurmountable challenge.

Therefore, to overcome these hurdles, a massive amount of resources was needed as a stepping stone.

The further he cultivated, the more Tang Qing understood not only the power of this Qi Cultivation Method, but also that talent was merely the entry-level requirement for practicing the *Taiyin Refining Technique*.

Only with sufficient diligence and a supply of countless resources could the true cultivation begin.

Thankfully, he was a reincarnator, aided by his prescient knowledge.