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Chapter 399 - 0261 Extreme Qi-Blood (4k)_2

Chapter 399: 0261 Extreme Qi-Blood (4k)_2

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The lingering pain began to appear; compared to it, the pain from the daily Heavenly Pile and cross training cultivation seemed insignificant; it was a pain comparable to breaking through shackles!

"Hisss..."

Lu Chenzhou clenched his teeth hard, the coolness and warmth from the Cold Silkworm Robe and the spiritual bead bracelet brushed over his mind, his will as resolute as a stubborn rock in the river.

Following that, there were continuous sounds of muscles and bones tearing from inside his body, his body seemed to be chopped up and then recombined, this cycle going on incessantly.

"It’s no wonder everyone says that increasing the Qi-Blood upper limit helps increase the success rate of breaking through the second shackles. It’s because during the increase, you’ve already preliminarily experienced it once."

Lu Chenzhou had some insights in his heart.

Unbeknownst, it was already night.

The last trace of the medicine’s effect was exhausted.

"Finally, it’s over."

Lu Chenzhou’s body was covered with a layer of blood armor as thin as cicada’s wings, various foul and impure bodily wastes were also expelled during the body-refining process.

After the storm comes the rainbow.

Warm currents emerged within the 120 acupoints.

Lu Chenzhou’s Qi-Blood was visibly increasing.

Generally speaking, Treasure Medicines can increase Qi-Blood more or less.

These are secondary effects; unless it is a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure specially meant for increasing Qi-Blood, such a minor increase is almost negligible for a Martial Arts Genius.

Inside his body, one could see in the space between the large chunks of flesh, a capricious flow of Qi-Blood, exuding an endless healing power. The wounds that were torturously inflicted were visibly healing as if he had taken Rejuvenation Pills.

The Blood Lotus had two major effects.

Firstly, increasing the capacity of one’s Qi-Blood.

Secondly, enhancing physique and self-healing ability.

Blood energy is the "Blood Lotus Treasure Qi," which can stay in the consumer’s body for a long time, with effects roughly equivalent to cultivating a healing-specific Crane Forms True Skill. The Treasure Energy constantly emits mysterious power and significantly speeds up the healing of internal and external wounds.

Lu Chenzhou suddenly thought:

"Isn’t this exactly what I need for cross training?"

Cross training is the process of tearing and reconstituting one’s muscles, and if this process could be accelerated, the progress of cross training could be improved, akin to enhancing one’s cross-training talent.

His heart burned with excitement.

This Treasure Medicine seemed tailor-made for him.

In an instant.

Lu Chenzhou arrived at the Inner Scenery Land.

Here, too, drastic changes had occurred.

The land seemed to have been plowed, and the sky was farther and wider.

He murmured:

"The expansion of Inner Heaven and Earth is essentially the expansion of my body. This expansion suggests that my body has undergone a qualitative change, and the shackles that contained Qi-Blood have been broken.

Little Butterfly Immortal said that the Blood Lotus Treasure Medicine could increase the upper limit of Qi-Blood from 5 to 7 points; I wonder how much I’ve gained? If it’s 7 points, my Qi-Blood limit would be 60 points. That’s not far from the 70-point threshold needed to break the second shackles."

He traversed the barren land and arrived at the peak of Martial Arts.

Lu Chenzhou stood in front of the third viewing platform, climbing up step by step, the invisible pressures binding him melted away like a gentle breeze, and he effortlessly reached the fourth step.

He looked at the inscriptions on the rock wall, which had markedly increased in number.

[Cangtian Dragon King: The First Shackles, nothing to fuss over.]

[Hui Kong: Amitabha Buddha, the Breakthrough Second is near.]

"Huh, even the Absolute Peak of Shaolin Temple has left a message."

This was the first time Lu Chenzhou saw this senior speak.

This time, he did not attempt to leave a message.

There was nothing worth saying; breaking through the second shackles in one go would be best.

Leaving the Inner Scenery Land.

He faced the Qi-Blood Measurement Device, threw a casual punch from a distance, the raging wind causing the machine to buzz and tremble, as if it could not withstand the fury of the punch wind.

[Qi-Blood Value 53 points, congratulations on reaching the normal Martial Artist’s limit of Qi-Blood, fulfilling the Qi-Blood criteria for breaking shackles, except those who consume Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures...]

Looking at the display, Lu Chenzhou thought to himself:

"The medicine incidentally increased my Qi-Blood by 3 points. Using outside substances to boost Qi-Blood occasionally won’t have a significant impact, as long as I don’t come to rely on them too much.

My body is not yet at its limit; there are still some Qi-Blood left to be filled. Exactly how much I need to explore on my own. This way, the Qi-Blood born during the opening of the last 30 acupoints won’t go to waste because of the shackles. Not bad at all."

Next, Lu Chenzhou had two more significant opportunities for Qi-Blood enhancement.

One was the Perfection of the "Tiger Demon Tai Sui Technique" third layer.

The second was the opening of 150 acupoints.

Without the Blood Lotus Treasure Medicine, his Qi-Blood would again overflow and be wasted.

Indeed, it was a timely help.

...

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

Apart from "Pure Yang Shield" and "Ming King Body," the two Cross Training techniques, Lu Chenzhou completed all his combat Martial Arts, and he started to adjust his daily cultivation plan.

At first,

he would, with astonishing willpower, open acupoints for 15 hours a day, practice Inner Strength for 2 hours, and spend the remaining 7 hours on rest and cross training—what he lacked in talent, he made up for with time.

It’s worth mentioning that with the dual enhancement from "Blood Lotus Treasure Qi" and "Mingyu Ointment," his progress in cross training cultivation indeed improved significantly.

The "Pure Yang Shield," which the old Daoist boasted as the most difficult Lower Grade True Skill to master, naturally entered the Mastery Realm. If not for his lack of a Daoist foundation, his progress would have been even faster. After mastery, he vaguely possessed a golden sphere in his lower abdomen that radiated endless heat and light; the old Daoist said this was "Core Formation."

Using human kidney essence and child’s Pure Yang Qi, a Pure Yang Golden Core containing long-lasting, dragon-strong, and tiger-fierce power is formed in the Dantian. When the golden sphere transforms from ethereal to solid, turning falsehood into truth, and truly becomes a brilliant great pill, that is when the technique is complete.

Pure Yang Great Pill, utmost firmness and yang, utmost essence and purity!

The old Daoist said,

With a great pill guarding the body, common evil spirits would sense it from afar and avoid it like the plague. However, certain perverts that feast on Yang Qi, such as foxy enchantresses and female ghosts, might be attracted by the scent. The breakthrough realm for this kind of lustful creature requires the interplay of Yang Qi and Yin Qi to destroy and rebuild oneself, thus they are most drawn to Pure Yang bodies of virgin boys.

For someone like Lu Chenzhou, he was simply a great supplement.

But there’s no need for excessive worry.

Take these temptations as just a part of cultivation.

Dramatically increasing the time spent opening acupoints showed immediate effects.

Based on tests, even with the last 30 acupoints increasingly difficult, paired with Great Medicine, he could barely keep up with opening one acupoint every ten days, earning him the title of a "liver emperor."

However, such a state couldn’t last long; after trying to open 2 acupoints every twenty days, Lu Chenzhou simply went with the flow and returned to opening acupoints for 10 hours a day.

"Why not spend this time on the road of traveling..."

Lu Chenzhou began to pack his bags, ready to set off on a long journey.

...

The scorching heat of July.

Amidst the dense shade of green trees and the long summer days, the pavilions’ reflections entered the pond.

By Stone Lake, at Villa No. 32.

Li Xianghua stood at the doorstep, clutching her apron, her eyes slightly red.

"Chenzhou, be careful on your business trip."

Lu Guoping said,

"Don’t worry. Don’t you know who your son is? A sure disciple of the Heavenly King."

The old couple wasn’t foolish; Lu Chenzhou claimed it was just an ordinary business trip every time, but every return was riddled with injuries, clearly signifying extremely perilous trials.

Although it pained their hearts, this was the way of Martial Arts.

...

Qingtian Cang Villa.

Ji Xuantong gazed at his disciple, whose aura was profound and unfathomable.

A myriad of emotions and thoughts condensed into one sentence.

"Stay safe, if there’s any issue, contact... Principal Wang."

Lu Chenzhou hugged his master and smiled,

"There won’t be any issues; to prepare for this trip, I’ve been preparing for over a year. Master, you just focus on opening your acupoints at home, don’t worry about the rest."

As long as he progressed fast enough, he would get his hands on better longevity-extending Great Medicine, and certainly help his master achieve the Break Second Shackles, ultimately extending his life to around two hundred years.

Hearing that their junior brother was setting off on a journey, the two senior sisters also rushed over.

Ji Feiyan didn’t say anything; she just gently hugged Lu Chenzhou, and with a smile curling her lips, she said,

"Junior brother, you’re awesome!"

Lu Chenzhou gently withdrew his hand and asked with a smile,

"Senior sister, when will you Break First?"

"Tomorrow."

"Are you sure?"

"Are you looking down on your senior sister? Wait for my good news on the road tomorrow!"

"Alright."

"If fate allows, you should be able to hear my Martial Arts Resonance."

On that day, Ji Feiyan waited eagerly.

Compared to the carefree Ji Feiyan, Shi Ruyu was much more reserved.

After all, her junior brother was a Martial Artist.

She smiled faintly and, with a tone tinged with emotion, blessed him,

"Have a pleasant journey, junior brother."