Gao Wu: Become stronger by grinding Erlang Shen's talents

Chapter 559 Flowing Blade Civilization and Skill Cultivation (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Universe Virtual Network
In a certain personal space, there is a planet.

A solitary island suspended in an endless sea of ​​clouds, its surface covered with traces of wind erosion.

On the circular platform in the center of the isolated island, the ground was covered with knife marks, and the surrounding wind howled like sharp blades.

On the circular platform, two figures sat cross-legged facing each other.

They were wiry and strong, with brown skin and mysterious blue patterns on their surface.

"Hoohoo!"

One of the men, a robust man in a green robe with eyes as sharp as blades, floated into the air.

It seemed to blend into the surrounding fierce wind.

"The fifth-order sword technique emphasizes the power of the domain. Our Flowing Blade Civilization started from Flowing Blade Star and broke out into the universe."

"We have come this far step by step, living with the wind, and are born children of the wind."

"Liu Ming, you are the strongest disciple I have ever taken in, a genius that is rare even in thousands of years in the entire civilization. In the future, you will be a strongman of our civilization!"

A lean and wiry young man dressed in a white robe was sitting on the ground.

"Drip!"

A panel popped up in front of the man in the green robe. He focused his expression and began to operate it.

Soon, a fat man with silver skin and wearing a white robe appeared opposite him.

"what's up?"

The man in the green robe asked.

The obese man smiled and said:
"Blade Sky Stream, good news! A novice civilization has applied for the Genius Act to undergo the Fire Seed Trial!"

"And it's right next to your Triangulum Galaxy!"

"This is an opportunity for your Flowing Blade Civilization!"

After hearing this, Ren Tian Liu Yun calmly replied, "If it were just an ordinary civilization, you wouldn't have come looking for me!"

The obese man said with a chuckle:

"This civilization is anything but simple. They were very lucky to encounter the Calamity Beast Factory, or what might be called the Starfire Civilization's trial planet!"

"You should know about the Starfire Civilization. The rulers of the Starfire Galaxy possess the strength of a mid-level civilization."

"They captured hundreds of Calamity Beast Factories and turned them into trial planets to cultivate geniuses!"

"And this time, the Blue Star civilization encountered a trial planet."

Ren Tianliu raised a brow and said, "A trial planet, that's incredibly valuable!"

"I understand, I will apply to become a volunteer for helping civilized communities immediately!"

The fat man shook his head and chuckled, "That's not easy. There are quite a few people eyeing the Blue Star civilization!"

"For example, the Lunar Eclipse Civilization, the Molten Core Civilization, the Iron Gang Civilization, the Thundercloud Civilization..."

“Those civilizations are no weaker than your Flowing Blade civilization, and some of them have joined the Star Patrol Team.”

"They immediately sought out the civilizations behind each other."

After hearing this, Ren Tianliu remained calm and said:

"Then let's all compete together, and only the strongest civilization can become the one that helps others!"

The obese man nodded and said:
"Very good, the Fire Seed Trial will officially begin in six months!"

"Before that, you need to compete; only the strongest can become the civilization that helps others!"

"However, I have high hopes for your Flowing Blade Civilization. As long as you become a supported civilization, you will have a continuous stream of Deep Space Coins!"

"Select the talented individuals to participate as soon as possible!"

After saying that, the obese man disappeared from the spot.

After hearing this, Ren Tianliu watched the fat man disappear and then slowly descended from the suspended air to the ground.

The young man opposite him slowly opened his eyes.

"Teacher, what happened?"

Ren Tianliu declared, "Our Liuren Civilization wishes to join the Fire Seed Trial!"

"Before that, we need to compete for a spot with other civilizations in the Triangulum Galaxy!"

Liu Ming's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he said calmly, "Leave it to us!"

Ren Tianliu nodded and said, "It's time to let them understand the power of our Flowing Blade civilization!"

……

November 11, 2049 in the Martial Arts Calendar.

Xia Kingdom, Cang Province, Tianhai City

Royal Garden Community
In the martial arts room of Mansion No. 5, Lin Qi sat cross-legged, like a ravenous beast, frantically devouring the source energy in the surrounding air.

The strong wind condensed into a vortex, and Lin Qi suddenly opened his eyes, releasing a strong light!

"boom!"

The vortex shattered, transforming into powerful gusts of wind and waves that impacted every corner of the martial arts room.

[You have completed one Source Energy Cultivation session, resulting in a slight increase in physical strength and a +20 increase in health points.]

[Qi and Blood Value: 10400 → 10420]

……

Lin Qi looked at the improvement on the panel, exhaled, and shook his head.

Breaking through to the eighth realm, relying solely on cultivating source energy is too slow for improvement.

Even a top genius like him is like this!
Not to mention other geniuses, slow and steady cultivation won't work.

We still need all sorts of top-quality natural materials.

Lin Qi stood up and began to put the items in the martial arts room into his spatial bracelet.

They even took the gravity system; this thing can be brought to the Black Dragon Base.

Just have Xiao Chan install it, and it will be ready to use.

A moment later, he changed into a black and gold robe and came into the living room.

Lin Zhen, Fang Huiyi, and her parents had also prepared the meal and were waiting.

Lin Qi sat down to eat, and his father, Lin Zhen, slowly began to speak:

"Xiao Qi, we've also heard about the Fire Seed Trial!"

"Go for it! Represent our Blue Star civilization and win the victory!"

He looked at Lin Qi with a complicated expression. Last night, they saw Lin Qi stay in the martial arts room all day.

He then asked, and learned that he had already broken through to the eighth realm.

How old is he? Lin Qi is only 21 years old this year, but he has already become an eighth-level martial artist and entered the ranks of the top experts in Xia Kingdom.

He can serve as the head of any of the three major martial arts dojos in any city.

But in just a few years, his own son also surpassed Yue Feng and Wu Lingyun!

It was too fast. He and Fang Huiyi were so surprised when they heard the news that they couldn't fall asleep until midnight.

Lin Qi nodded and said, "I will!"

Then, Fang Huiyi, the mother, hesitated before speaking:
"Xiaoqi, your dad and I are planning to have another child!"

"I'll give you a younger brother or sister!!"

After speaking, she looked at Lin Qi with some nervousness.

Lin Qi was also surprised, but he also felt it was normal.

Throughout the entire planet Earth, countless warriors sacrifice themselves each year in the face of the invasion of calamity beasts.

There used to be 60 billion people, but in just a few decades, less than half of that number remains.

All countries are considering policies to allow more children to be born.

My mother, Huiyi, used to be in poor health and unable to have many children, but now that she is healthier, she can have more children.

Moreover, seeing how talented he is, everyone in the Xia Kingdom probably wants their parents to have more top geniuses.

It's truly remarkable that my parents have managed to persevere until now.

He laughed and said, "I have no objection. I quite like my younger siblings."

In his previous life, he had a younger brother. When they were little, they would take each other out to play, and those were very happy times.

With many people in the family, you won't feel lonely.

Their house is too big now, and with more people, it's more lively.

Parents won't be lonely either.

Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that they agreed.

Lin Qi continued:

"Mom and Dad, I will buy you awakening potions. After you awaken, your physical talents will transform and your comprehension will improve!"

"After genetic optimization, the children born will also have higher talents."

Lin Zhen, the father, laughed and said, "I'll listen to you!"

Lin Qi nodded; his family's martial arts genes were actually quite good.

Before the panel was available, if he had been born into a middle-class family, he would probably have been at least a B-grade genius.

If you come from a wealthy family, becoming an A-level genius isn't difficult.

With improved genes from parents, their children are more likely to be gifted.

In addition, his family is wealthy, and he has been nurtured with all kinds of rare and precious materials since childhood, so he will definitely be a genius in the future.

Even with average talent, he could still become a genius.

Many martial artists choose to get married and have children after graduation, and then raise the next generation of geniuses.

However, he currently has no such plans; he only wants to go further and further down the path of martial arts.

It would be even better if there were younger siblings at home. At least Mom and Dad wouldn't feel lonely.

……

After dinner, Lin Qi and his two companions arrived at the plaza outside the mansion. A moment later, a bright red Peregrine fighter jet slowly landed.

The cabin door opened, and he turned around to wave goodbye to Lin Zhen and Fang Huiyi:
"gone!"

After saying that, he strode inside and waved as the cabin door slowly closed!
"boom!!"

The Peregrine fighter jet took off and headed towards the Black Dragon Base in the cold wind.

Inside the spacious cabin, Lin Qi sat down and poured himself a glass of water.

He asked Yue Feng to mobilize the martial arts hall's fighter jet to take him to the base.

To be honest, it was quite troublesome for him.

"This trip to the Black Dragon Base aims to exchange for a Peregrine Falcon fighter jet!"

"Of course, it would be even better if I could exchange it for a Falcon fighter jet!"

Lin Qi pondered to himself, deciding to buy the Peregrine Falcon fighter jet first, which only required 1500 million merit points to redeem.

With his current strength, he can easily earn millions of merit points in each battle. While ensuring his own training, he can accumulate the extra merit points, and in a few months, he should be able to afford a Peregrine fighter jet.

……

Beijiang Province, Heilong Base!

After the Spring Festival, martial artists began to return to their base one after another.

Amidst the heavy snow, countless intelligent robots cleared the snow, and numerous transport vehicles carried martial artists to the base.

In the sky, a large number of Giant Sparrow fighters were also transporting warriors in and out.

Above the airport at the Black Dragon Base.

A Peregrine fighter jet landed amidst heavy snow. The hatch opened, and a man dressed in a black and gold robe slowly stepped out.

Not far away, three figures were already waiting.

Dean Liu in silver armor, Mu Hong in black armor, and Xue Zhou in blue armor, with a dashing and unrestrained demeanor.

The three of them smiled when they saw Lin Qi.

"Dean Xue!"

"Dean Liu!"

"teacher!"

Lin Qi smiled when he saw the three of them.

Xue Zhou, in blue armor, spoke first:

"You've really got some nerve, kid!"

"If it weren't for the Mountain and River King informing us, we wouldn't have known that you had already broken through to the eighth realm!"

After Xue Zhou finished speaking, Dean Liu and Mu Hong were also deeply moved.

They now remember that two years ago, when Lin Qi entered the Azure Sky Martial Arts University, he was just a second-stage Tendon Refining Martial Artist.

In the blink of an eye, I had reached the same level as them.

They were both certain that they were 100% no match for Lynch.

Only Xue Zhou could defeat Lin Qi in his current state.

Lin Qi smiled and said, "It's all thanks to my teacher's excellent guidance, otherwise I wouldn't have broken through so quickly!"

The three of them laughed and headed together to Lin Qi's residence—room 206.

"Buzz!"

The door slid open silently, and the three entered. Less than half a month later, the room was still clean and tidy.

Lin Qi quickly tidied up, and the four of them installed the gravity system together.

Dean Liu looked at the black gravity system and exclaimed:

"I'm so envious. You're the only one who can afford to spend billions to buy a gravity system."

"The martial arts room at the Black Dragon Base can only withstand a maximum of 200 times the maximum gravity; any more and it risks collapsing."

Lin Qi nodded. 200 times the gravity was enough for him to cultivate for a long time.

……

An hour later, in a luxurious private room at the Beasts Hotel.

At this moment, people were sitting at a round table, all of whom were acquaintances of Lin Qi.

Besides Dean Liu, Mu Hong, and Xue Zhou, there are also Pei Yiqing, Pei Hongfeng, Xu Qing, Shen Heng, Shanhe Wang, and Beijiang Sword Wang.

Besides them, there was another newcomer – Zhang Tianyang.

After more than five months, he successfully completed his cultivation within the Blood Pillar of Ten Thousand Beasts, mastering the Gang Jin (罡劲) technique, and spent the Spring Festival at home.

They also chose to go to the battlefield!

However, looking at Lin Qi, who was the center of attention, he was still a little confused.

He's cultivating; what's happening outside?

The Zerg were completely wiped out, and Earth began to make contact with the universe, where the trial of the spark began.

The selection process for the torch lasts five months.

All high-level martial artists must participate!
But none of that matters; the most outrageous thing is Lin Qi standing right in front of us.

They broke through to the seventh realm in almost the same month as me.

They went to the Blood Pillar of Ten Thousand Beasts together, but left two or three months early.

After arriving at the Black Dragon Base, they defeated Gu Cheng and Gu Jian in quick succession.

Now he has even broken through to the eighth realm!

He had only just mastered the Gang Jin technique; the difference was like heaven and earth!

They are not priced at all.

"Tianyang, now that you're at our Black Dragon Base, be sure to ask us any questions you may have!"

"With your abilities, you'll adapt quickly."

"As for Lin Qi, he's not human, he's a monster, the strongest genius on our Blue Star!"

"It hasn't been long, and he has already broken through to the eighth realm."

"If I want to make a breakthrough, it will take me at least several years."

Shen Heng, who was standing next to him, slowly spoke.

Zhang Tianyang nodded. Compared to Lin Qi, they didn't deserve to be called geniuses.

……

After the meal, everyone left.

Lin Qi and Mu Hong followed Shanhe Wang to his luxurious apartment.

Sitting in the living room, teacher Mu Hong was in charge of making tea.

The imposing Mountain and River King projected a large screen containing a 3D human body diagram marked with 108 red dots distributed across every part of the body.

King Shanhe slowly opened his mouth and sighed:

"I originally thought it would take you one or two months to break through, but I didn't expect you to break through so quickly!"

"But it's a good thing that you've broken through!"

"Let me explain to you how to cultivate the Eighth Realm Aperture Refinement."

Lin Qi nodded and listened attentively. In fact, he already roughly knew how to cultivate in the Eighth Realm, but he needed systematic guidance.

The "Refining Apertures" chapter in the "Golden Emperor's Secret Canon" only teaches how to open the apertures, without explaining how this state of being is achieved.

We still need someone like King Shanhe, who has been immersed in the path of cultivation for decades, to provide guidance.

King Shanhe nodded and said:

“We have acupoints, which are different from other parts of the body. They are extremely hidden and cannot be detected by ordinary instruments.”

"They are different from organs; they form a whole. Only by activating the entire body can qi and blood circulate freely."

Blood flows through the vessels, and qi and blood circulate within the meridians.

"The human body undergoes continuous transformation by tempering its flesh, tendons, skin, bones, organs, marrow, and blood."

"After going through the overall cycle, it's like digging for treasure. Once you've cleared away the soil on the outside, you'll naturally be able to see the treasure inside."

"By exchanging blood, the body's suppression is removed, and enough powerful qi and blood are accumulated, causing the hidden acupoints to emerge."

"Then, by opening up the acupoints through the flow of Qi and blood, the body's treasures are unearthed, and the physical body undergoes continuous transformation."

"At the same time, acupoints are also bridges for communication between heaven and earth and the universe!"

"The path of evolution, the path of martial arts, is the path of constantly mastering the power of the universe!"

This was the first time Lin Qi had heard such a systematic explanation. He secretly took notes and finally understood why the eighth realm was called "Refining the Aperture".

Unblocking acupoints allows the body to continue to grow stronger!
Otherwise, simply absorbing source energy slowly will make you stronger too slowly.

King Shanhe continued, introducing the matter further:

"After billions of years of evolution and development, we humans have discovered that there are 108 acupoints in the human body!"

"The realm of 'Refining Acupoints' involves continuously opening up the body's acupoints, making the physical body stronger!"

"The more acupoints you have, the stronger your transformation will be!"

There is no single method for opening up acupoints or where to start opening them.

“Each martial art is different. The more refined the martial art, the more refined the method of opening the acupoints, and the more acupoints can be opened.”

"It doesn't mean that every eighth-realm martial artist can open all 108 acupoints."

"Due to insufficient physical foundation, the acupoints remain hidden and are difficult to find and open."

"Therefore, due to differences in talent, the number of acupoints that can be opened also varies!"

After hearing this, Lin Qi asked, "Is it the same as martial bone, internal organ quality, marrow quality, and number of blood transfusions?"

Mu Hong, standing beside him, nodded and said, "It's the same for everyone. The higher the foundation you build, the better you can lay the groundwork for the next realm and become even stronger!"

"And physical attributes, internal organ quality, and so on will affect the number of acupoints you can open!"

The King of Mountains and Rivers switched screens, revealing a pyramid divided into five levels. He then began to explain:

"Ordinary eighth-realm martial artists only have a chance to break through to the ninth realm if they open up 24 acupoints!"

"Currently, all the martial artists at the ninth realm on our Blue Star are geniuses who have opened up 24 acupoints."

"The 24 acupoints are just the most basic; they are basically for geniuses at SS level or above."

"And most SSS-level geniuses are able to awaken 36 acupoints!"

"And the SSS-level genius who has awakened two abilities aims for more than 72 acupoints!"

“And for a top genius like you, the goal is to reach nearly 100 acupoints.”

"As for the 108 acupoints, only a very few geniuses, who are top-tier in every star system, can open all 108 acupoints on their bodies!"

After hearing this, Lin Qi secretly memorized 108 acupoints.

His next goal is to open up all 108 acupoints and break through to the ninth realm.

Mu Hong, who was standing next to him, picked up his teacup, took a sip of water, and shook his head, saying:

"But acupoints are not so easy to open."

"It's been almost two years since I broke through to the eighth realm, and I've only opened up four acupoints, which is only one-sixth of the progress!"

"It's far from meeting the minimum 24 acupoint requirements!"

King Shanhe also took a sip of tea and said:
"Therefore, there are more than two thousand eighth-realm martial artists on our Blue Star, but only a little over one hundred ninth-realm martial artists."

"Those who can break through to the eighth realm are all geniuses!"

"But they haven't been able to break through for decades!"

"Back then, I only broke through to the ninth realm by opening up 78 acupoints!"

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