destiny eternal calamity

If we take the amount of true qi required to perform a standard offensive third-tier technique as one unit, then Li Wei currently has six units of true qi in his body.

Reaching five units of true qi is considered the mid-stage of the Qi Sea realm, while the late-stage Qi Sea realm requires approximately fifteen units.

At this moment, Li Wei's dantian and meridians were filled with true qi, which could only barely accommodate six units of true qi.

To accommodate more true qi, one must use true qi to open up the dantian until it reaches its limit, and then compress the true qi.

The compressed true qi can further open up the dantian, and so on in a repeated cycle.

According to Aunt Ying, the maximum true qi capacity of an ordinary Qi Sea martial artist is about thirty units.

However, the more internal skills one learns, and the more profound they become, the stronger one's control over true qi will be, naturally allowing one to reach a greater total amount of true qi at the Qi Sea realm.

For Li Wei, cultivating internal strength was effortless; he simply needed to add points to it.

The only limitation is probably physical strength.

Putting aside distracting thoughts, Li Wei began to open up his dantian.

There's not much to say, really. It's just about controlling the true qi vortex within the dantian to impact the dantian barrier, forcing it to expand outwards.

This process is quite painful.

It can also cause minor damage to the dantian, requiring a day to recover before it can be opened again.

Li Wei estimated that with his current true qi power, the first time he opened his dantian, it would last about five days.

After that, you need to compress your true energy and increase its power in order to continue the process of opening up new paths.

The next morning, Li Wei went to inspect several shops, as these shops were related to his future cultivation resources and he had to pay attention to them.

Wenhaige's "Da Li Weekly" is going well and has already reached its fourth issue.

He stopped reviewing manuscripts for the later issues because the people at the Princess's residence were very reliable and knew what could be published and what couldn't.

The Hidden Dragon Ranking and the Hundred Flowers Ranking have undergone slight changes, but not many.

Li Wei flipped through the pages but couldn't find the name of the celestial maiden Zhao Yuqing.

Logically speaking, someone at the Qi Sea Realm who is not even twenty years old should be on the list.

Li Wei guessed that the Heavenly Maiden's identity was too special to be placed on the Hidden Dragon List.

Xu Niangzi Rouge Shop has been officially renamed "Xu Niangzi", dropping the suffix "Rouge Shop".

According to Li Wei's plan, Xu Niangzi will sell anything related to women's clothing in the future.

The first product launched by this store after the name change was perfume.

This was obtained by Li Wei through repeated distillation to extract high-alcohol content from flowers.

It was the season when chrysanthemums, osmanthus, and camellias were in full bloom, so the first batch of perfumes used these three scents.

Li Wei priced Xu Niangzi's perfume at thirty taels of silver, and surprisingly, demand exceeded supply.

More than a thousand bottles were sold in just three days.

This is mainly because Li Wei had Da Li Weekly publish the game ahead of time, which raised a lot of expectations.

In addition, the perfume's actual effects were also very good, and it spread by word of mouth among the socialites and wealthy women in Beijing, which led to its explosive sales.

Finally, there's Juweixuan.

With the added bonus of Drunken Immortal Wine and Blue Star's specialty delicacies, this restaurant's business is naturally booming.

However, the effect wasn't as explosive as the weekly report and perfume.

Li Wei didn't care. Running a restaurant requires cultivating repeat customers gradually. As long as the reputation is good, the business will naturally get better and better.

When customers need to reserve seats in advance in the future, we can consider the chain store model to expand and strengthen the business.

After the inspection, we had lunch, and in the afternoon, I practiced the piano with my senior sister.

In the evening, they continued to practice opening up their dantian.

The next morning, Li Wei found that he seemed to have nothing to do.

The damage to the dantian during the opening process needs time to recover, so it cannot be forced to practice.

Such days will continue for a long time before one can reach the point of perfect Qi Sea through persistent, painstaking effort.

After a moment's thought, Li Wei decided to get to know Miss Tiannv during this time.

He always felt that there was something about the other person that was very important to him.

He couldn't give up this opportunity to get to know the other person.

After all, she is a celestial maiden, busy saving the world. After a while, she will probably leave the capital of Dali.

Without hesitation, Li Wei asked the princess's residence to help him get things done, and two days later he became a patrol officer in the East City Military Command.

His immediate superior was Zhao Yuqing, the deputy commander of Dongcheng.

This way, he can not only get to know Zhao Yuqing, but also gain practical experience in the arrest mission, so as not to become a useless person who can only cultivate but not fight.

The day after Li Wei received his job assignment notice, he arrived at the East City Military Command Office.

When Zhao Yuqing saw him again, the girl was somewhat surprised to see Li Wei in his patrol officer uniform.

After Li Wei left that day, a colleague told her that the young man was none other than Li Wei, the famous young poet who had recently become known throughout the world.

Unexpectedly, this great poet, the "Man of the Bright Moon" appointed by the imperial court, actually ended up working as an inspector under her.

The Five City Military Commands, namely the Central, East, West, South, and North City Military Commands, were actually the capital's police stations, responsible for patrolling and arresting thieves, managing streets and ditches, and handling matters related to prisoners and fire prevention.

Each city has one commander, a sixth-rank official, and four deputy commanders, all seventh-rank officials.

Most of these commanders were the fathers and brothers of the concubines in the palace. The court arranged for them to serve as the chief and deputy chiefs of the military command, but it was just a formality; they were all just figureheads who did no real work.

In the Eastern City Military Commandery, to which Li Wei belonged, the real officials in charge were Liu Sili and Li Dianli, two low-level officials.

However, Zhao Yuqing was an exception. Although her position as deputy commander was a sinecure given to her by the court because of her title as the Heavenly Maiden, she was anything but idle.

Li Wei had been in the yamen for less than an hour when he saw the girl rushing out of the yamen in a flurry.

"Commander Zhao, take me with you!" He followed him as if they were old friends.

"I am a Qi Sea martial artist, so please don't hesitate to ask if there's anything I can do to help!" Li Wei volunteered.

Zhao Yuqing couldn't figure out what Li Wei was up to. Why would a baron want to work as a patrolman under her? Did he want to woo her?

But the woman she saw next to Li Wei that day, although wearing a veil, was clearly exceptionally beautiful.

Zhao Yuqing thought she was also very beautiful, but she had the air of a female knight-errant, while that woman had the air of a fairy.

Although she was reluctant to admit it, she knew how much men preferred the latter. She was very beautiful, but compared to him, she had no appeal at all.

So, was it for something else? Like, the identity of a celestial maiden?

"Then follow along. The people of the Five Cities Garrison are all lazy and undisciplined, so it's rare to see someone as diligent as you."

Zhao Yuqing said calmly, then used her lightness skill to leap away.

Li Wei obediently followed behind her, heading towards the scene of the incident.

Hidden in the shadows, Xiao Shuying curled her lip; she felt this brat was a bit of a womanizer.

Although Li Wei said that he wanted to establish a relationship with the celestial maiden, which would also benefit the princess's residence, she always felt that he was using his position for personal gain.

The princess was quite indulgent towards him, arranging everything for him without even asking.

I even asked her to help me keep an eye on that Senior Sister Yan last time.

However, the Heavenly Maiden is indeed a very important figure.

If Li Wei can truly befriend the Heavenly Maiden, it will undoubtedly bring immeasurable benefits to Long Bilin's future rise to power.