Wan Jian returns to his clan!

Chapter 95 A Short Night, A Virtuous Woman

Sitting cross-legged by the window, Lu Wubing placed his long sword on his lap and, as usual, spent an hour and a half completing his evening internal energy cultivation.

Supported by the destiny of "Heaven rewards diligence," even though the cultivation of the "Dripping Water Strength" internal energy is known to be outrageously slow, he remains steadfast and is making rapid progress at a rate of opening one acupoint every three days.

Nine breaths constitute one tidal cycle, with seven pauses in between to allow the vital energy to temporarily subside; this completes one round. A total of eighty-one rounds are completed, gathering a single drop of vital energy.

By continuously circulating like this, I need to gather a total of one thousand strands of "dripping water energy" to cultivate this technique to a proficient level. This would double the cultivation speed of the "Dripping Water Energy."

Calculate it this way.

Lu Wubing felt a slight itch on his scalp.

Nowadays, he cultivates every day and can probably gather three or four strands of [dripping water energy].

I want to gather a thousand strands.

It will take about 300 days in total.

In other words, it will take nearly a year to double the speed of cultivating the [Dripping Water Force] again.

During this process, it takes me three days to open one acupoint, plus the time needed to nourish and unblock the meridians. I estimate that it will take three months to open one meridian.

This is despite the assistance of the "Heaven rewards diligence" destiny, the vitality boost from the "Form" character seal, and the continuous flow of "Water-Nourishing Elixir".

If it were someone else, their cultivation speed would be five or six times slower, which is despairing to even think about.

'As expected, Senior Sister Xiaolan was right. Although this technique is powerful in attack and produces extremely high-quality internal energy, it's really not suitable for long-term practice; it's just too slow.'

The phrase "water dripping wears away stone" sounds beautiful.

It's not beautiful at all when you make it.

"We have to change it. Once we've mastered all three meridians, we'll be able to receive the advanced internal energy cultivation method, the Heavenly River Orthodox Method. I wonder what kind of test we'll have to go through; I forgot to ask my senior sister about it before."

Thinking that he only had four acupoints left to open the third meridian, Lu Wubing forcibly suppressed his impatience, calmed his mind, and practiced for another quarter of an hour before finally finishing his exercise and standing up.

Fortunately, this basic internal skill, [Water Droplet Force], isn't entirely without its benefits...

It has many advantages. It is not only moderate and peaceful, gentle and profound, but also completely free from the fear of going astray or becoming obsessed, and even less afraid of being distracted and making mistakes.

Even if you are interrupted during your practice and your mind wanders, it will not affect your cultivation of internal energy.

That's the biggest comfort I can offer.

After cultivating internal energy.

Lu Wubing took a deep breath, still feeling a tingling, numb, swollen and painful sensation in his skin and flesh. With a mental shift, he visualized a strange image of the character "形" (shape).

At the same time, he activated the Lu family's inherited "Six Yang Divine Needles" mental technique.

The six Yang meridians trembled simultaneously, and a vast life force emerged deep within the body, flowing along a specific trajectory through the body's meridians, bones, and tendons, all the way to the limbs, bones, and internal organs...

A warm feeling, first gurgling like a gentle spring, then surging like a mighty river, silently swept over my entire body.

Even the smallest injury is like the spring sun melting snow, clearing away accumulated blood and repairing damaged tissue...

Lu Wubing seemed to sense that the cells in his injured area were dividing and regenerating, his blood was being regenerated, and his body was regaining its vitality.

After a short while, Lu Wubing let out a long sigh of relief, feeling refreshed and invigorated.

He stretched, looked down at the scars on his skin, and nodded in satisfaction.

Her skin was smooth and radiant with a healthy glow.

The previous injuries from the volleyball fight seem to have been an illusion.

Only the explosive power told him that he had actually mastered the second level of the Golden Robe, which was considered "entering the inner sanctum," and that he could withstand the attack of ordinary arrows.

Of course, it couldn't withstand the barrage of powerful arrows...

Even a seventh-rank internal martial artist wielding a sharp blade couldn't withstand the attack.

However, there is still a long way to go. With a dozen more practice sessions, he can probably reach the level that Chen Sanyang reached back then.

As for mastering this hard skill, it takes more than a month or two.

No matter how fast or time-saving external martial arts training may be, it is still hard work. It's not much faster than internal martial arts training.

It takes time to refine and, more importantly, requires quantity to drive qualitative change, so that the principle of "Heaven rewards diligence" can take effect.

Fortunately, there were no bottlenecks.

As long as you keep practicing, you will be able to break through.

Based on this alone, not to mention the advantage of making progress with each training session, he already surpasses 99% of the martial artists in the world.

What else is there to be dissatisfied with?

"Time flies so fast, it's already the end of the 7 PM." Lu Wubing glanced at the hourglass in the corner of the room and sighed.

There are still 1,500 sword strikes to practice for today's swordsmanship task, and it's time for the night patrol.

Previously, Seventh Senior Sister had mentioned the departure time.

It's my first night patrol, so I can't afford to be late.

Immediately, he hurriedly changed into the attire of a Tianxing disciple, a set of dark blue sword armor.

Carrying a long sword, he went out, turned left, and headed to Qiuwu Courtyard to find Lin Wenjing.

The neighbor's yard wasn't particularly exquisitely furnished; instead, it had a rugged and grand feel, with more tall trees than flowers and plants...

Lu Wubing really didn't understand why his seventh senior sister, as a woman, liked this kind of environment.

Gently pushing open the wooden gate, a rich aroma filled the air, and I couldn't help but swallow.

"Seventh Senior Sister really knows how to enjoy life. Preparing a midnight snack at this hour? Perhaps she wants to carry some meat to fill her stomach while on night patrol?"

As the thought raced through his mind, before he even entered the wooden house, he heard Lin Wenjing ask softly, "Is that Junior Brother Lu? Wait a moment while I pack the rabbit meat, then we'll set off."

Lu Wubing nodded in agreement. His gaze swept over the food box and he noticed that, in addition to the freshly stir-fried rabbit meat, there was also a dark brown porcelain jar with a faint aroma of wine wafting from its mouth.

He could even smell that it was peach blossom wine from Zuihuju, which cost eight taels of silver a jar and was quite valuable.

"You can drink alcohol while on night patrol?"

Lu Wubing wasn't surprised that Senior Sister Lin Wenjing could afford such fine wine, but he thought that the late-night snack prepared by Seventh Senior Sister was far too lavish.

"Of course you can't drink while on night patrol. If you're drunk and you run into the enemy, wouldn't that be suicide?"

Lin Wenjing covered her mouth and chuckled softly, her eyebrows curving upwards.

Lu Wubing felt that if Seventh Senior Sister's figure were shrunk by one-third, she would still be a rare beauty.

Her serene and beautiful face would score highly on any woman, but it simply couldn't be placed on a tall and strong physique.

What a pity.

Lu Wubing shook his head, quickly banishing the thought.

I thought to myself, I can't discriminate against my seventh senior sister. If she knew I thought this way, she would probably be very sad.

After laughing, Lin Wenjing gently picked up the food box. "This is for Senior Brother... Senior Brother doesn't need to patrol at night. He's used to having a little wine and something to eat before bed, and then practicing his sword."

Master said the Three Sects Competition is extremely important, and the eldest brother must cultivate diligently day and night. As his junior sister, I can't be of much help, but I can do my best in what I can.

"That's it."

Lu Wubing was speechless for a moment, feeling slightly embarrassed.

It turns out there was a misunderstanding.

"and many more."

Lin Wenjing turned around and picked up a small cage in the corner of the room. It was covered with black cloth, and no one knew what was inside.

He held it in his hand, tilted his chin forward slightly, and led the way: "Let's go."

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(End of this chapter)