Qin Feng sat cross-legged, his mind as calm as still water, but his thoughts couldn’t help but drift back to the last time he attempted this Cultivation Technique.
That was after the Newcomer Cup. He had been just as full of vigor, attempting to press his advantage and begin the practice of merging his acupoints.
However, reality dealt him a heavy blow.
Back then, he had only used "Special-Grade Spiritual Energy Potions."
The Spiritual Energy within those potions might have been plentiful enough for opening Great Sun Acupoints, but when faced with the great chasm that was merging them, both its quality and quantity proved to be a drop in the bucket.
No matter how he tried to force them, the two Great Sun Acupoints—already opened to Perfection and glowing like miniature suns—would only tremble faintly, showing no sign of fusing together.
That failure gave him a profound understanding of how difficult it was to merge acupoints. It also made him realize that without sufficiently high-grade resources to fuel the process, all his efforts would be in vain.
But this time was different.
Qin Feng’s focus sank into his storage unit. He looked at the "Enhanced Mark II" series of potions giving off powerful Energy Fluctuations, his gaze filled with resolve.
This was top-tier stuff, a full two grades higher than the Special-Grade Spiritual Energy Potions!
In terms of purity, intensity, and sheer volume of Spiritual Energy, they were worlds apart from the others!
’I’m not aiming to merge a specific number of acupoints during this period of seclusion.’
Qin Feng set clear goals for himself. ’The primary objective is to test my limits. With ample resources, I need to see just how fast I can possibly merge my acupoints.’
’Second, I need to estimate the total resources and time required to fuse all three hundred and sixty Great Sun Acupoints into a single Primordial Acupoint.’
Only with this fundamental data could he formulate the most precise and efficient plan for the path of vengeance that lay ahead.
That was why he wasn’t in a rush to take on the Warrior Level missions just yet.
Sharpening the axe doesn’t delay the chopping.
Having made up his mind, Qin Feng no longer hesitated.
He activated the Cultivation Room’s highest-level seclusion mode, cutting off all communication and information from the outside world.
Then, he took out the first "Enhanced Mark II Spiritual Energy Potion."
The pale golden Medicinal Liquid swirled within the metal vial like molten Gold, emitting a terrifying Energy Fluctuation.
Qin Feng drank it in one gulp.
BOOM—!
A terrifying torrent of heat, at least ten times more violent than the last, instantly erupted within his body!
If the previous Special-Grade Spiritual Energy Potion was a rushing river, then this Enhanced Mark II Potion was a monstrous tsunami, powerful enough to swallow a continent!
The pure, majestic Spiritual Energy was like ten thousand suns exploding at once throughout his body. The violent energy instantly flooded every meridian and cell!
Qin Feng let out a muffled grunt. Even his body, which had been tempered and refined a thousand times over, felt an intense, tearing pain.
But the light in his eyes grew even brighter!
’This is the feeling! This is the intensity!’
Gritting his teeth against the excruciating pain, he immediately began circulating the Great Sun Qi Meridian Method. At the same time, he used the Great Sun Contemplation Method to steady his mind, guiding the torrential flood of energy toward two pre-selected targets among the three hundred sixty Great Sun Acupoints and launching a furious assault!
His body had become a massive furnace, a crucible of nuclear fusion.
’Fuse!’
Driven by his Will and Intent, the two brilliant, formerly independent Great Sun Acupoints began to be forcibly shoved together under the terrifying pressure of the external energy.
Their edges made contact, erupting with a blinding light and a terrifying repulsive force, like two colliding stars. Every impact sent violent tremors through Qin Feng’s body, his meridians straining to the point of tearing apart.
This was the true difficulty of merging acupoints!
It wasn’t a simple matter of opening something new; it was the compression and fusion of already formed, stable Energy Cores to a higher level!
The difficulty was more than ten times greater than simply opening an acupoint!
Time lost all meaning in the endless pain and concentration.
When the energy of one Spiritual Energy Potion was exhausted, he would immediately swallow a second.
When the accumulated damage to his body became too great, he would pause the assault and soak himself in an "Enhanced Mark II Deep-Repair Bath," a medicinal bath capable of mending his very DNA.
When his Mental Power grew weary from the prolonged, intense concentration, he would consume an "Enhanced Mark II Mental Power Recovery Potion" to replenish his depleted Sea of Spirit.
Cultivating, healing, restoring his spirit...
This process formed a perfect, high-intensity cycle.
Qin Feng pushed all of his potential to the absolute limit. Like a tireless machine, he repeated this monotonous and painful cultivation, day in and day out.
「Four months passed in a flash.」
When the energy from the last of the deep-repair baths had been completely absorbed, Qin Feng slowly opened his eyes.
His gaze held an undeniable trace of exhaustion, but it was overshadowed by the calm that came from seeing the results of his labor.
All his resources had been depleted.
And within the Great Sun Star Map inside his body, the three hundred sixty brilliant stars had now become three hundred fifty-eight.
Two of the stars had disappeared.
In their place, a single, brand-new star shone, noticeably brighter and more substantial than all the surrounding Great Sun Acupoints!