Chapter 283: Chapter 282: Eight Meridians Connected! (Subscription Request)
[Expenditure of 24 million Potential Points to clear the Qi Acupoint.]
[True Qi increased by 58 points]
[Constitution increased by 20 points]
[Strength increased by 21 points]
[Agility increased by 22 points]
Feeling the changes within his body, Chen Fan smiled slightly.
There are still two acupoints left, and the entire Chong Meridian will be cleared.
As the Huiyin Acupoint was breached, the True Qi within Chen Fan surged yet again, joyfully flowing into the Chong Meridian.
Chen Fan looked at the panel,
Realm: Mid Stage of Meridian Refining (0/30 million)
"30 million Potential Points, not as much as I imagined."
Chen Fan muttered, then with a thought, he added 30 million Potential Points.
In his mind, several lines of information appeared.
[Expenditure of 30 million Potential Points to clear the Dai Meridian Zhangmen Acupoint]
[True Qi increased by 70 points]
[Constitution increased by 22 points]
[Strength increased by 21 points]
[Agility increased by 22 points]
"70 points of True Qi, it seems that the boost from clearing the entire Dai Meridian is similar to the Chong Meridian."
Although the effect of a single acupoint in the Dai Meridian is stronger than that of the Chong Meridian, the Dai Meridian has far fewer acupoints, almost the fewest among the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.
Potential Points were consumed at a visible rate,
billion, 6.9 billion, 6.8 billion, 6.7 billion,
finally, when it hit 6.7 billion, the entire Dai Meridian was also cleared.
A plus sign appeared behind the Realm.
He could break through to the Late Stage of Meridian Refining.
Chen Fan took a deep breath and decisively chose yes.
The next moment, a massive surge of heat erupted from his heart, flowing throughout his body.
This was a transformation from the inside out, not just the body, but also the True Qi and spiritual power within, underwent a world-shaking change.
After a moment, everything calmed down.
"Phew..."
Chen Fan slowly exhaled.
His clothes had been soaked with sweat in just a few seconds, sticking to his body.
Chen Fan didn’t care much about this, he looked at the panel,
Realm: Late Stage of Meridian Refining (0/50 million)
True Qi: 35,750/4,256 (+740%)
Level: 29 (0/1 billion)
Constitution: 11,800
Strength: 27,400
Agility: 9,500
Spirit: 224,400
Potential Points: 6.7 billion
Experience Points: 34,200
Having consecutively cleared two meridians, his Primordial True Qi had reached over 4,000 points, and the total amount of True Qi in his body exceeded 35,000.
Compared to the previous total amount of True Qi, it had increased by nearly 10,000 points!
And this was just the beginning. Once the Ren and Du Meridians are cleared, the enhancement would be even more terrifying.
Chen Fan’s gaze fell on the Realm section,
He could see that clearing the first acupoint of the Ren Meridian required 50 million Potential Points.
The Ren Meridian had more than twenty acupoints, which meant clearing this meridian would require over a billion Potential Points.
The Du Meridian, the last and most difficult meridian among the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, was two to three times as hard to clear as the Ren Meridian; thirty billion Potential Points might not even be enough.
"Fortunately, I still have over 60 billion Potential Points left. Breaking through to the True Essence Realm today is a sure thing."
Chen Fan smiled slightly.
He looked down,
Among the four Basic Attributes, the Spirit Attribute was the highest, and by a terrifying margin!
Chen Fan nodded in satisfaction; once he had enough points, he could exchange for Spirit Secret Manuals like the [Undying Seal Technique]. Oh, and there was also [Sun Observation Technique].
The earlier [Moon Observation Technique], after cultivating to the Perfection Realm, had directly reduced the Experience Points required to cultivate other techniques by 20%.
As for the [Sun Observation Technique], it would likely have such Traits as well. Given his current dire need for Experience Points, it was as if providing timely help in a snowstorm.
The second highest attribute was the Strength Attribute, nearing 30,000 points.
Chen Fan glanced at the [Dragon Elephant Wisdom Skill] still completing, if this technique was unlocked and learned, then the Strength Attribute would exceed 100,000 points!
At that time, a single body enhancement would bring an increase of several tens of thousands of points!
However, the Constitution and Agility Attributes weren’t as impressive.
Especially the Agility Attribute, which was the only one among the four Basic Attributes that hadn’t broken the 10,000-point mark yet.
"Who would’ve thought that after all this, the Agility Attribute would still be my weakest link."
Chen Fan said with a wry smile.
"It seems I’ll need to study more Body Technique Martial Arts later on. Otherwise, the gains from each enhancement will be too low."
Taking a deep breath, he focused again on the Realm section.
With a thought, he added 50 million Potential Points.
Another flood of True Qi, like Jianghai, appeared within him, easily clearing the first acupoint.
[Expenditure of 50 million Potential Points to clear the Ren Meridian Huiyin Acupoint]
[True Qi increased by 100 points]
[Constitution increased by 30 points]
[Strength increased by 31 points]
[Agility increased by 32 points]
"Huh?"
Seeing the lines of information in his mind, Chen Fan was surprised.
The boost from the Ren Meridian is not small.
The final acupoint of the Dai Meridian only increased True Qi by less than 80 points after being cleared.
But the first acupoint of the Ren Meridian increased True Qi by 100 points all at once.
Not just that, but the increments in Constitution, Strength, and Agility Attributes were more significant too.
"It feels like the improvement of a single Ren Meridian acupoint might match that of two or three previous meridian acupoints combined?"
Chen Fan thought to himself.
If that were the case, it was no wonder that the difficulty was so high.
Continue clearing the meridian.
[Expenditure of 51 million Potential Points to clear the Ren Meridian Qugu Acupoint]
[True Qi increased by 101 points]
[Constitution increased by 33 points]
[Strength increased by 32 points]
[Agility increased by 31 points]
The speed at which Potential Points were consumed was more than twice as fast as before.
Finally, after spending a total of 1.5 billion Potential Points, the last acupoint of the Ren Meridian was also breached.
[Cleared the entire Ren Meridian]
[True Qi increased by 500 points]
[Constitution increased by 35 points]
[Strength increased by 36 points]
[Agility increased by 32 points]
"500 points?"
Chen Fan’s eyes widened.
He didn’t expect that clearing the entire Ren Meridian could increase Primordial True Qi by so much. If you included the True Qi gained from clearing the 24 acupoints, it was nearly 3,000 points!
3,000 points of Primordial True Qi...
Chen Fan took a deep breath.
Before clearing six meridians, his Primordial True Qi was over 4,000 points, including several hundred points from a Cloud Jade Fruit.
And now?
A single Ren Meridian was almost equivalent to the total of the previous six meridians!
Chen Fan eagerly looked at the panel,
Realm: Late Stage of Meridian Refining (0/100 million)
True Qi: 62,042/7,386 (+740%)
Sure enough, his total True Qi had reached over 60,000, almost twice as much as before!
"Over 60,000..."
Chen Fan murmured.
With over 60,000 True Qi, aside from the Windward Slash, which he could not fully unleash, he could use all of his other active Martial Arts Skills.
Even the Flaming Arrow, which consumed 30,000 True Qi with each shot, he could fire two arrows directly.
As for Windward Slash, to execute the Fifth Strike, it needed 160,000 True Qi. Currently, he could only perform the Third Strike.
But even the Third Strike had a thirtyfold increase in Saber Technique power, and the Sword Qi’s size wasn’t 3 meters but 9 meters, roughly the height of three floors. Just imagine, such immense Sword Qi slashing down; even a Commander-level Fierce Beast would be in grave danger, let alone an Elite-level one, which would be cut in two with one slash.
In addition, there’s another terrifying active skill, the Golden Bell Shield’s Rebound.
The 9th Floor of the Golden Bell Shield had a Rebound Trait of 5 layers; once actively triggered, any close-range attack would be returned with 50% of the True Qi within his body.
That is to say, if he were attacked, he could rebound over 30,000 points of True Qi damage!
Most Late-stage Meridian Refining Martial Artists had less than 10,000 points of True Qi in their bodies. One can imagine the miserable fate of anyone hit by this.
"If I can also clear the Du Meridian, the True Qi in my body will be close to 100,000 points. By then, I should be able to execute the Fourth Strike of Windward Slash."
Chen Fan’s eyes were filled with anticipation.
"Continue."
[Expenditure of 100 million Potential Points to clear the Du Meridian Changqiang Acupoint]
[True Qi increased by 200 points]
[Constitution increased by 50 points]
[Strength increased by 52 points]
[Agility increased by 53 points]
"200 points!"
Chen Fan’s eyes lit up; the amount of True Qi added by the Du Meridian was twice that of the Ren Meridian!
Does this mean that the enhancement from clearing the entire Du Meridian would be equivalent to the total of the previous seven meridians?
Thinking this, he swallowed his saliva.
With approximately 5.2 billion Potential Points left, clearing the Du Meridian should be more than enough.
Time slowly passed,
Every tick on the panel represented the disappearance of over a billion Potential Points.
Soon, from the previous 5 billion points, it reduced to less than 1.5 billion points.
At that moment, the final acupoint of the Du Meridian was also breached.
[Cleared the Du Meridian]
[True Qi increased by 1,000 points]
[Constitution increased by 60 points]
[Strength increased by 62 points]
[Agility increased by 66 points]
Several lines of information appeared in his mind.
Chen Fan immediately felt hundreds more strands of True Qi within his body.
These True Qi circulated through the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, from the soles of the feet, to the calves, thighs, waist, back, head, and back down again, forming a circuit.
"This should be what the association refers to as a Circulation."
Chen Fan’s breathing became several times faster.
According to what a few presidents in the association said, once a Martial Artist clears the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, the True Qi within the body forms a circulation path.
If one manipulates the True Qi to follow this circulation, it’s called a Circulation.
This might not seem remarkable,
But what if running a Circulation could increase a Martial Artist’s Primordial True Qi?
Exactly, that’s the biggest difference between a Meridian Refining Martial Artist who has cleared the Eight Extraordinary Meridians and one who hasn’t!
For those who haven’t fully cleared the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, the only ways to increase Primordial True Qi are aging or consuming Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. The former is less challenging but time-consuming, while the latter is quicker but far more difficult.
However, for Meridian Refining Martial Artists who have cleared the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, on top of those methods, they can also increase their Primordial True Qi by running Circulations, with no upper limit!
This point made many Meridian Refining Martial Artists green with envy, but most were thwarted by the last two meridians, left only to lament.