"Intermittent elixir."
Lu Qinghe watched Yi Yingying leave, locked the door, prepared hot water and poured out the elixir on his hands.
The elixir is obtained, and the fragrance is refreshing.
As Lu Qinghe swallows it down, the elixir immediately turns into a clear stream, surging into Lu Qinghe's body.
Spring breeze, nourishing the surroundings without a sound.
The meridians that had been faintly aching are now cool and soothing under the intermittent nourishment of the elixir, without the need for focused awareness, Lu Qinghe can feel the rapid improvement of the meridian condition.
"Blood beef, body-forging powder."
After swallowing the intermittent elixir for a moment, Lu Qinghe turned to the food brought to him by Yi Yingying and immediately took it out, swallowing it bite by bite.
Beef itself has a nourishing effect, coupled with the body-forging powder, as the intestines move, Lu Qinghe feels a surge of heat emanating from his body.
Without hesitation, Lu Qinghe licked his mandible in a peculiar position.
"Buzz!"
A special vibrational frequency emanates from Lu Qinghe's body, like thunder, sounding continuously within his body.
Sound refining body technique.
A superior body refining technique.
This refining technique has strict requirements for the mind and spirit because it strengthens and refines the qi and blood through stimulating the rapid division of cells. One small mishap in this secret technique will cause complete physical collapse and paralysis. Lu Qinghe has mastered this body refining technique through a special method long ago. But because his body was fragile when he just reincarnated into this body, he dared not practise it easily. But now, after swallowing the intermittent elixir, eating the blood beef and body-forging powder, the medicinal power in his body is rising, and through this method, he can further stimulate the medicinal power to the extreme.
At this rate, the meridian injury that would normally take ten to fifteen days to recover can be healed in three to four days.
"Phew!"
An hour later, Lu Qinghe's body is already covered in sweat, and the burden on his body has reached its extreme. However, he remains tireless, continuing until the last bit of medicinal effect in his body is fully exerted and integrated into his flesh, and the peculiar vibrational frequency in his body gradually ceases.
With some difficulty, he takes steady steps and slowly enters the bathtub that was filled with hot water and herbs, sitting down and not moving.
"Start trying to transport true qi."
After resting for an hour, Lu Qinghe closes his eyes.
"Huh."
Dragon whale inhales!
True qi is slowly moved from the lower dantian, through the Governor Vessel, the Belt Vessel, the Du Vessel, and the Conception Vessel, until it connects with the Ren Vessel along the chest and abdomen.
The whole process of transporting true qi is slow, taking half an hour to complete one cycle. This speed barely surpasses that of beginners who comprehend true qi, and is twice as slow as those who practice the Lesser Microcosmic Orbit for an hour, and only a fraction of the speed of those who practice the Greater Microcosmic Orbit twelve times. But Lu Qinghe is already satisfied with this.
"By cultivating the Lesser and Greater Microcosmic Orbits, one develops and refines true qi, corresponding to the realm of refining true qi. Using an hour as a standard, cultivating the Lesser Microcosmic Orbit twelve times corresponds to the First Level, cultivating the Lesser Microcosmic Orbit twenty-four times corresponds to the Second Level, and cultivating the Lesser Microcosmic Orbit thirty-six times corresponds to the Third Level, also known as the perfected Lesser Microcosmic Orbit, and requires opening the Ren and Du Vessels. Cultivating the Twelve Primary Channels and the Eight Extraordinary Vessels, the true qi is reversed to its original state, then it enters the realm of the Greater Microcosmic Orbit. After practicing the Greater Microcosmic Orbit twelve times, it is considered the Fourth Level of refining true qi."
Previously, Lu Qinghe could already practice the thirty-six Microcosmic Orbits, equivalent to the peak of refining true qi to the third level. When he opens the Ren and Du Vessels, returns true qi to the original state, and steps into the fourth level of refining true qi, he will have completed his reincarnation with a slight delay. Despite the incomplete recovery of his meridians, his practice is slow, but it still yields significant results.
After cultivating for half a day, he should have rested, but his meridians have just begun to recover and he cannot stop for a moment.
In an instant, his figure moved to the left.
Lu Qinghe, the sixty-fourth son of the Xuejian Villa's master, was born to a maid.
The master of the Xuejian Villa, Lu Qingfeng, is passionate about having offspring, and has a total of ninety-three children. All of his offspring are bestowed upon various major academies, sects, and prominent families for cultivation.
The Xuejian Villa is wealthy, and although Lu Qinghe is just successful in Qingyuan City, demonstrating outstanding performance, he cannot afford priceless treasures like the intermittent elixir. But his dormitory is the most luxurious at the academy, equipped with a practice room for personal use.
"Shooting star."
A glimmer in Lu Qinghe's eyes.
In the next moment, the sword in his hand turns into a dazzling stream of light, breaking through the air.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Lu Qinghe stabs twenty times in a row.
As he gradually tests the limit of his physical endurance, his true qi suddenly operates. In the next moment, his swordsmanship changes abruptly, with stars shining in the sky, and the sword's edge emitting a dazzling light, like a shooting star streaking across the void.
After a while, Lu Qinghe lets out a breath and sheathes his sword, standing still again, with a slight sheen of sweat on his forehead.
"This is the Shooting Star Piercing the Moon Sword Technique."
Lu Qinghe remains composed.
Indeed, true qi is incomparable to physical strength.
In the earthly world, during the Dharma-ending period, ordinary people can only temper their essence and blood, and refine their strength. Although they can also cut through empty space, break wood, and smash stones, they are still a world apart from separating true qi from the body, which can injure others invisibly. On Earth, powered by physical strength, Lu Qinghe could execute seven sword thrusts in a second.
Now, with the amplification of true qi, he can perform eight thrusts in a second. Although it's only one more thrust, the effect is already remarkable for him, who is only at the initial stage of refining true qi. If he can cultivate to the perfected Lesser Microcosmic Orbit, and reach the third level of refining true qi, he will be able to perform more than ten thrusts in a second with ease.
"Hmm?"
Just as Lu Qinghe feels satisfied with his swordsmanship, his mind suddenly becomes immersed in his soul.
Exact... is the spiritual world. Here, a sword is suspended. "Qing Ping." Seeing this ancient sword full of vicissitudes, Lu Qinghe felt a sense of familiarity in a foreign land. "You have also come." The familiar ancient sword reminded Lu Qinghe of the extraordinary encounter he had at the age of fifteen on Earth.
Qing Ping. When he obtained this sword, it transformed into blue light and resided in his spiritual world. Since then, whenever he stared at this sword and pondered carefully, his brain would become unprecedentedly calm, clear, and insightful. In this calm state, emotions did not affect him at all, and his surroundings were thoroughly understood. His mind, at this moment, would operate at its peak. Once, relying on this state, he could count the thorns of a cactus within ten seconds. The price paid was just mental exhaustion, followed by a day of deep slumber. This miraculous phenomenon left Lu Qinghe in awe.
Because this sword was named Qing Ping, Lu Qinghe fancifully imagined that this sword was the legendary proof of the enlightenment sword for the saints. However, to his disappointment, as he sought confirmation one by one, he eventually learned that Earth was already in the Dharma ending period, with no hope of seeking the truth or finding the path. The mythical legends would forever remain just that – myths and legends.
In order to seek the truth and find the path, he spared no effort, navigated the starry sea, and finally arrived in this entirely new world, braving the flames.
"With my current physical state, is there any way to further improve the Meteor Piercing Sword Technique?" Lu Qinghe murmured to himself. As he envisioned the Qing Ping sword in his mind, the environment around him gradually became quiet. Free from all distracting thoughts, every move and every style of the Meteor Piercing Sword Technique became extremely clear in his spiritual world.
Vaguely, in the spiritual world, with a sword in hand, it unsheathed instantly, and during the sword practice, the sword technique and the circulation of true energy followed a completely different trajectory, enabling lightning-fast strikes.
"The circulation of true energy..." Lu Qinghe carefully pondered, and at this moment, some previously vague thoughts and conjectures emerged one after another.
"Swish!" The next moment, as the true energy surged, the sharp sword in his hand pierced out instantly. "Bang!" The sword light pierced through the air, creating a faint sound of air explosion. After a moment, the sword light dispersed. A glint of insight shimmered in Lu Qinghe's eyes. "Ten swords in one second." Through the visualization of true energy transfer in the spiritual world, Lu Qinghe directly broke through the barrier of eight swords in one second, leaping to the level of ten swords in one second, which was almost equivalent to crossing two realms.
"The sword technique is profound and vast. The same sword technique, when unleashed by different people in different states, yields entirely different powers. By slightly modifying the true energy circulation and sword trajectory, I have greatly increased the power of the Meteor Piercing Sword Technique." Unexpectedly, yet somewhat expected, this discovery strengthened Lu Qinghe's resolve for the future.
"The changes in the Meteor Piercing Sword Technique have given me a new direction. This sword technique is what I learned on Earth, and it is derived from my own summary of the most hopeful path to seek the truth and enlightenment in the 'Supreme Sword Classic.' By combining the Meteor Piercing Sword Technique with true energy, its power can be doubled. If I replace internal energy with true energy, temper my bones, refine my meridians, and even exchange my organs and blood, once successful, my bones, meridians, and internal organs will be strong and flexible, capable of accommodating true energy, and the instantaneous explosive force of true energy will far surpass that of ordinary people."
Thinking led to action. Warriors on Earth, through refining essence, cultivating internal energy, tempering bones, refining meridians, reaching the highest level, and exchanging organs and blood, Lu Qinghe was impatient to try whether substituting true energy for internal energy was feasible.
"Mmm!" As Lu Qinghe controlled the scarce true energy to penetrate into his bones, a piercing pain quickly spread throughout his body. "This is not the method. Internal energy is different from true energy. Internal energy is the culmination of refining essence and blood, nourishing and supporting bones, meridians, and internal organs, while true energy is derived from swallowing and spitting out the essence of the heaven and earth..."
Thinking about the significant differences between the two, Lu Qinghe fell into contemplation. "The method of cultivating immortality, refining essence to transmute Qi, transmuting Qi to cultivate spiritual power, and returning spiritual power to emptiness... True energy can be derived from swallowing and spitting out the essence of heaven and earth, and it can also be born from the refining of essence and blood. Born in the final era of Earth, after traversing rivers and mountains in search of sacred places without success, with the deficiency of heaven and earth energy, the inability to integrate the physical essence with the elemental energy of heaven and earth, and the scarcity of essence and blood, how can I refine my essence and blood!"
A gleam of divine light flashed in Lu Qinghe's eyes. In the last days of Earth, there was no elemental energy of heaven and earth, and refining essence to transmute Qi was impossible.
But... such energy exists in this world!