Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 168 Burning the Acupoints
A light mist lingered over Yanqiu.

At one moment, a cold, eerie blue light flashed, and light snow began to fall from the sky.

"The Cold Light Technique and the Mist Technique have finally been mastered."

Within the mist, the dragon's body swam, and sensing the changes within himself, a smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.

During this time, he transformed into a dragon and frequently fought with others, making considerable progress in his understanding of magic. He mastered both the Mist and Cold Light spells, further enhancing his combat power.

"Mist Swamp is the core spell of the Mist Dragon. When this spell is mastered, the power of Illusionary Mist and Mist Riding will increase. Illusionary Mist, in particular, is an extension of Mist Swamp. When Mist Swamp is mastered, it will not be long before Illusionary Mist is also mastered."

"Now that I've reached this point, my Mist Dragon body has finally achieved genuine Qi Refining Mastery, and there are no more obvious weaknesses."

Traveling with the mist, Jiang Chen was quite satisfied with his progress over this period.

"No one who has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining is a match for me now. Only those who have reached the Perfection of Qi Refining can truly pose a threat to me."

"During this period, I have been actively seeking out resources and have acquired most of the easily accessible ones. It's time for me to take a break and consolidate my gains."

As his thoughts raced, Jiang Chen looked into the distance and fell into deep thought.

Previously, there were three main forces in Changfeng County: the Yellow Wind Sect, cultivation families, and demons. Although the demons caused the most trouble, they were actually the weakest. That's why he mainly dealt with the demons before.

The truly valuable resources of Changfeng County are still controlled by the Yellow Wind Sect and cultivation families. Although the demons can get their hands on some valuable resources, they are by no means the real core resources.

"Both the Yellow Wind Sect and the cultivation families have Qi Refining Perfection experts, but they are not easy to deal with. Now is not the time."

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen pulled himself back, flicked his dragon tail, and returned to his cultivation place, which was the abandoned mine.

However, the originally abandoned mine has been transformed into a small underground palace by Rat Tianjiao. It is filled with mist, like a natural maze, and it is not easy for ordinary people to break in.

"After so many experiments, I'm confident now. It's time to truly begin my cultivation."

Upon returning to the secret realm, bathed in the radiance of the Fiery Sun Spirit Stone, Jiang Chen revealed his true form.

During this time, he did not slack off in his research on the Blazing Sun Spirit Stone. After several experiments, he had gained confidence in binding the Blazing Sun Qi.

"Those without form are therefore free from restraint, and therefore impermanent..."

Sitting cross-legged, Jiang Chen merged his mind with the Flaming Sun Spirit Stone, and at this moment, he began to fully circulate the Lesser Formless Scripture.

As time passed, Jiang Chen's aura gradually faded, drawing closer to the Flaming Sun Spirit Stone, and eventually aligning with it.

It was at this moment that the Formless True Qi within Jiang Chen's body underwent a fundamental change, transforming into a special kind of blazing Yang Qi.

"it's time."

With the transformation of his internal energy, Jiang Chen knew that the time was ripe.

In the next instant, the Fiery Yang True Qi within Jiang Chen's body transformed again, bursting forth and forming a bridge that connected Jiang Chen with the Fiery Yang Spirit Stone.

"Come!" With the bridge of true energy formed, Jiang Chen began to actively draw upon the true power of the blazing sun.

With a hum, they resonated with each other. At this moment, Jiang Chen seemed to become one with the Flaming Sun Spirit Stone, and his body began to emit a faint radiance of flames. For a moment, it was as if there were two suns, one large and one small, within the secret realm, which immediately became much brighter.

With the formless true qi simulating the blazing sun qi as a bridge, the process proceeded very smoothly, without any hindrance or rejection. The original Du family cultivators were already trembling with fear at this step and needed to constantly suppress their fear to barely complete it.

Even if they managed to complete this step under such circumstances, the seeds of future troubles would still be sown.

As the true power of the blazing sun descended, a blazing flame instantly appeared within Jiang Chen's body, merging with his true energy and moving with it.

"Legend has it that the power of the sun symbolizes both destruction and creation, and has the ability to nourish all things. Although this power of the blazing sun is far inferior to the power of the sun, it is somewhat similar in this respect. Its essence belongs to the elements of wood and fire, representing the heat of life."

Sensing the essence of the blazing sun's power, Jiang Chen's heart was touched.

At the same time, his powerful spiritual energy erupted, and he began to carefully guide the power of the blazing sun to circulate within his body, approaching the acupoints that had not yet been opened.

With a whoosh, at a certain moment, the blazing sun fire burned fiercely, the invisible barrier melted away, and the deep darkness was driven away by the scorching flames. A new acupoint was lit up, but soon, as if it had exhausted its power, the blazing sun fire also went out, leaving only a faint flame lingering in Jiang Chen's newly formed acupoint.

"Fifty-six orifices, complete."

Sensing this change, Jiang Chen smiled.

The power of the blazing sun is unique in nature. When drawing it into the body, the amount is a crucial issue that needs to be precisely controlled. Too much or too little will be difficult to control and may harm the body after burning open the acupoints, creating hidden dangers for future cultivation. Too little, on the other hand, may fail to burn open the barriers of the acupoints.

“It is indeed feasible to cultivate using the Flaming Sun Spirit Stone. With it, my cultivation speed will be much faster. However, I still cannot be too hasty and need to proceed step by step.”

With his senses fully unleashed, reflecting on himself, Jiang Chen carefully perceived the changes within himself, not missing a single detail. When he noticed the lingering fire energy within his newly opened acupoints, he seemed to be deep in thought.

“These angers may seem insignificant, but if left unchecked, they can accumulate and greatly increase the likelihood of self-immolation.”

"What I need to do next is to wash away this bit of fire while filling the acupoints with true qi."

With these thoughts colliding, Jiang Chen pondered his next steps in cultivation.

Using the Flaming Sun Spirit Stone for cultivation is indeed a good choice for him, but precisely because it is convenient, he needs to be more careful to avoid making a mistake.

"continue!"

As the true qi circulated within his body, Jiang Chen continuously cleansed the fire qi within his rebirth acupoints.

He made several moves recently and gained quite a bit, including some spiritual items that can help Qi Refining cultivators accumulate true Qi. With such resources, he doesn't need to worry about cultivation resources in the short term and can just focus on his cultivation.

While Jiang Chen was wholeheartedly improving his cultivation, outside, Rat Prodigy was leading his rat horde to continuously mine spirit mines and bring them back to Flame Hill. In order to improve efficiency, he even subjugated several local rat hordes and made them his subordinates.

After advancing to the Qi Refining stage, its leadership talent as the Rat King became even stronger, enabling it to command more rats. In this way, Yanqiu gradually became special in Changfeng County.

(End of this chapter)