Chapter 310: Chapter 309: One Step Behind, Every Step Behind (Please Subscribe)
Feeling the hand on his back move away, Sun Wei couldn’t wait to open his eyes. He turned around to look at Chen Fan, and asked nervously, "Brother Chen, I...?"
"Yes."
At some point, Chen Fan had already stood up. Hearing him, he smiled slightly and said, "President, you are now, without a doubt, a Meridian Refining Realm Martial Artist."
"!"
Sun Wei’s breathing became rapid instantly. Then, two streams of hot tears fell from his eyes.
"I... I am already a Meridian Refining Realm Martial Artist, a Meridian Refining Realm Martial Artist?"
"Meridian Refining Realm, Meridian Refining Realm..."
He was so excited that he couldn’t speak coherently.
Chen Fan stood beside him, smiling silently.
In his mind, the image of Zhang Ren appeared.
If Uncle Zhang broke through to the Meridian Refining Realm, would he also have this kind of reaction?
He just had some doubts.
When Uncle Zhang was still a Dark Power Martial Artist, he helped him clear his meridians. Was it a bit too hasty?
The president in front of him, although an Entry Force Martial Artist, his realm had already reached Transforming Force. It could be said that he was just a step away from the breakthrough.
"Just in case, it’s better to wait for Uncle Zhang to become a powerful Martial Artist before helping him break through."
Chen Fan made up his mind.
At this moment, Sun Wei also woke up from his excitement.
"Brother Chen, I..."
Chen Fan waved his hand and said, "President, there’s no need to say more thanks. What I did just now was merely helping you clear the previous few acupoints. When your true qi recovers, you can try to control this true qi yourself to impact the next acupoint. However, President, you must be careful not to be too hasty. Maintain a calm and composed heart."
Besides waiting for your true qi to recover on its own, President, you can also spend money to buy True Qi Pills from the association to replenish your true qi for easier impact during Chong Meridian."
"Good, good."
Sun Wei nodded repeatedly, unable to express his gratitude in words.
"Alright, that’s all for now. If you encounter any problems in your cultivation in the future, feel free to ask me at any time."
Chen Fan smiled and said.
"Alright, alright, I will go back for now and ponder over it."
Sun Wei stood up, expressed his gratitude to Chen Fan several times, then opened the door and walked out.
At the moment he closed the door, he pumped his fist vigorously.
"President?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded in front of him.
Sun Wei looked up and saw Tu Yue and Gao Shan looking at him with strange expressions.
"Ahem."
He put his fist in front of his mouth, coughed lightly, and said, "What a coincidence? Are you going for training?"
"Yes, I wanted to ask Brother Gao for some guidance," Tu Yue said.
"It’s just a spar, just a spar," Gao Shan smiled, then stared at Sun Wei curiously, "President, just now you...?"
"Oh, nothing, nothing, hahaha."
Sun Wei laughed it off, "You are going to spar, then go ahead, don’t mind me, hahaha."
After saying that, he walked quickly ahead.
Tu Yue and Gao Shan exchanged glances.
"Something’s strange."
"I also think it’s a bit odd."
The two nodded simultaneously, then quickly followed.
"President, President," Tu Yue jogged ahead, stopping Sun Wei’s path, smiling, "President, are you hiding something good from us?"
Sun Wei froze.
"Tu Yue is right."
Gao Shan pondered, "President, knowing you for so many years, I’ve never seen you this happy."
"Really, there’s nothing," Sun Wei hastily waved his hand.
But the more he looked like this, the more Tu Yue and Gao Shan’s curiosity grew.
"President, that’s not fair."
"Yes, President, if something happened in the past, you always told us. Now you have good news, but you keep it to yourself. That’s not right."
The two spoke one after another.
"Good news? What good news?"
Xu Jie walked over from a distance, asked curiously.
"The President is not willing to say, we are trying to find out," Tu Yue said.
"President, that’s not fair of you," Xu Jie shouted, "What can’t you tell us?"
Seeing more and more people gathering around, Sun Wei said helplessly, "Do you really want to know?"
"Nonsense!"
Xu Jie’s eyes lit up, urging, "President, we are close friends. If there’s something good, tell us so we can be happy for you."
"Yes, yes, tell us quickly."
"President, stop hiding."
"Alright."
Sun Wei sighed, looked around, and said, "Let’s go to the conference room and talk."
The three glanced at each other and nodded.
They entered the conference room. Sun Wei was the last to enter. After walking in, he peeked outside to make sure no one was around, then gently closed the door.
"President," Tu Yue rolled her eyes, "Did you go out to be a thief? Why are you acting so sneaky?"
"Not really a thief, but it is kind of weird."
"Indeed."
"More like a thief..."
Sun Wei was speechless. Sitting on a chair, he said, "Actually, I didn’t plan to tell you so soon. I originally wanted to wait a while."
"Hurry up and tell us."
The three urged.
"Alright."
Sun Wei glanced at the three, then slowly said:
"Just now, I broke through."
The conference room instantly fell silent. Tu Yue, Gao Shan, and the others stared at him in shock as if their souls had left their bodies.
After a long time, Gao Shan stammered, "President, did you just say you broke through?"
"President, are you now in the Meridian Refining Realm?" Tu Yue’s mouth dropped open.
"Yes."
Sun Wei nodded somewhat embarrassedly.
He mainly felt that this breakthrough owed a lot to Chen Fan. If he had broken through by his own strength, that would have been something worth announcing to the world.
The trio exchanged glances, shock and excitement alternating in their eyes.
Two or three years ago, the president was already a powerful Martial Artist. All this time, he still couldn’t break through that final barrier to become a Meridian Refining Martial Artist.
But today, the president broke through!
Their comrades felt astonished but mostly happy.
First, they were happy for Sun Wei’s hard-earned breakthrough, and second, they thought they might receive guidance from Sun Wei when they reached Transforming Force.
"President, you are so strong!"
Xu Jie couldn’t help but give a thumbs up.
"Amazing. President, you’re the first one in the Anshan City Martial Arts Association to break through to the Meridian Refining Realm, right?"
"Not counting Brother Chen, that should be the case."
He added.
This morning, the corpse in the conference room was still fresh in his memory.
Chen Fan’s strength was probably far beyond the Meridian Refining Realm.
But even if the president was the second in the branch office to break through to the Meridian Refining Realm, it was still impressive. Unlike them, most hadn’t even reached Transforming Force, let alone the Meridian Refining Realm.
"President, how did you break through? Can you also give us a few pointers?" Gao Shan asked eagerly.
He was now a powerful Martial Artist and had taken a lot of Top-Grade Qi Blood Pills recently but still couldn’t sense the qi within his body.
"President, wait a moment," Tu Yue suddenly stood up and said, "I’ll go get the others, so they can also come and hear."
"Wait, Tu Yue, don’t rush."
Sun Wei quickly extended his hand and said, "You first listen to what I have to say."
"Listen to you finish?"
Tu Yue sat down in confusion.
"Actually, this breakthrough has nothing to do with me. It was entirely Brother Chen’s credit."
Sun Wei smiled bitterly.
He found it really difficult to share his insights on the breakthrough.
"Brother Chen’s credit?"
"President, you mean Brother Chen guided you to break through?" Gao Shan asked excitedly.
Yes, he should have thought of that earlier!
Maybe after leaving the conference room, he could also ask Brother Chen for some guidance.
"It’s not guidance."
Sun Wei shook his head with a bitter smile, "Brother Chen used a treasure called Cloud Jade Fruit to force me to break through."
"Cloud Jade Fruit?"
"Cloud Jade Fruit!"
The three were initially stunned, then their eyes widened again.
They had heard of this thing too.
After consumption, it could increase the true qi in a martial artist’s body. For those without true qi, it could also be effective.
However, the risk was immense. Even with a master protecting, the risk was considerable.
Therefore, while the Cloud Jade Fruit was precious, finding a master to protect was equally challenging.
"Yes."
Sun Wei sighed and said, "Brother Chen first had me consume a piece of the Cloud Jade Fruit. Then he helped me clear a few acupoints, giving my true qi a place to settle down and calm. So, I did break through, but it wasn’t through my own strength. It was with external help."
After hearing this, the three showed deep shock in their eyes.
The seniors in the association had mentioned that protecting a powerful Martial Artist was perilous. Even the presidents at the headquarters were not fully confident in doing so.
But from the president’s account, it seemed so effortless...
Brother Chen was too strong?
"So, in terms of guiding you, I probably can’t help much in the short term. After all, I broke through with someone else’s help and don’t even understand how it happened myself."
Sun Wei said awkwardly, "But don’t worry, once I become familiar with my true qi, I’ll share my insights with you. Maybe it could help you in the future."
"It’s okay, President. We still have a long way to go before breaking through. We can wait," Tu Yue said with a smile.
"Yes, yes. Besides, President, don’t say things like relying on external help to break through. Isn’t it still a breakthrough?" Xu Jie frowned, "Saying things like that, it’s like you’re bragging to us."
"Exactly."
Gao Shan nodded vigorously.
What does it matter if you break through with external help?
Isn’t it still the Meridian Refining Realm?
In martial arts cultivation, one slow step leads to another.
Once you break through to the Meridian Refining Realm, the goal becomes very clear. As long as you clear eight meridians and open up the Elixir Field and Sea of Qi, you can enter the True Essence Realm.
Unlike Entry Force Martial Artists, after reaching Transforming Force, no one knows when the qi sensation will appear. It might be tomorrow, in a week, a month, a year, or even several years.
During this time, cultivation cannot slack off, for fear that a day or two of slack might delay the imminent qi sensation.
In terms of cultivation experience alone, the Meridian Refining Realm is far better than Entry Force Martial Artists.
"Sigh!"
Thinking of this, Gao Shan sighed heavily.
If given a chance, he too would like to use external help to break through to the Meridian Refining Realm.