From bone collectors to the supreme ruler of humanity

Chapter 118 Martial Arts Realm 3: The Unceasing Realm

The night the alchemy furnace was repaired, Lin Yan put it away in the deepest part of the cabinet.

There are only two days left until the deadline given by the Crown Prince.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, focusing his mind on his dantian.

The calligraphy scroll floated in the center of the dantian, its dark golden cover shimmering with light.

Lin Yan turned to the second page, his gaze falling on that line of text.

[Skill: Yan Wang Xin Jing (Basic) (799/800)]

[Effect: Body Refinement Technique, five levels in total, currently at level two, increases physical strength by 25% and power by 30%]

We're now just a little bit away from the third level.

Lin Yan closed his eyes, and his true energy surged from his dantian, ascending along the Ren meridian, passing through the Tanzhong point, the Tiantu point, and reaching the Baihui point. Then, it descended along the Du meridian, passing through the Mingmen point, and returned to the Dantian Qihai point.

After completing a full cycle, the true energy became even more abundant.

[Skill: Yan Wang Xin Jing (Basic) (800/800)]

My proficiency level jumped to 800.

Before he could even feel happy, a swelling sensation rose in his lower abdomen, and the true energy in his dantian seemed to be ignited, surging wildly in all directions.

Lin Yan hurriedly guided the circulation of his internal energy according to the third level of the "Yan King's Heart Sutra" that he had previously memorized.

To break through to the third realm of martial arts, the Unceasing Realm, the true energy in the body can no longer circulate only along the Ren, Du, and Chong meridians as before; it is necessary to simultaneously open the other five of the eight extraordinary meridians.

The belt meridian, the yin wei meridian, the yang wei meridian, the yin qiao meridian, and the yang qiao meridian.

These five blocked meridians need to be cleared one by one.

Lin Yan began by examining the belt meridian.

The belt meridian is located on the side of the abdomen, encircling the waist. To open up the channel with true qi within this circle, in addition to extremely precise control of true qi, a large amount of true qi consumption is also required.

Lin Yan manipulated his true energy, starting from the belt meridian and slowly advancing it along his waist.

With each inch he advanced, he could feel a distinct blockage in his meridians.

He dared not use too much force to open it, for fear that he might accidentally rupture his meridians, so he only used his true energy to push it forward little by little.

It took a full hour for the belt meridian to be opened.

Just clearing one meridian consumed nearly half of the true qi in his dantian. He took out the True Qi Nourishing Pill that had been given to him earlier and poured the whole bottle of pills into his mouth.

As the medicinal effects took hold, a significant amount of true energy was replenished in Lin Yan's dantian. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and, seizing the opportunity, continued to open up the next meridian.

Yin Wei Meridian, Yang Wei Meridian, Yin Qiao Meridian, Yang Qiao Meridian.

Each one is more difficult to traverse than the last, and each one takes more time than the last.

By the time the last Yang Qiao meridian was opened, it was already late at night.

Lin Yan let out a long breath.

Now all eight of his extraordinary meridians have been opened, and his true energy is circulating in each of them.

However, we have not yet truly reached the state of non-stop progress.

The so-called "unending state" means that the true qi is inexhaustible. It can circulate in the body on its own without the need for internal energy cultivation, forming the body's instinctive reaction.

Lin Yan closed his eyes and tried to make his true energy form a complete circulation in his eight meridians.

True Qi originates from the Dantian, ascends along the Ren meridian, reaches Baihui, then descends along the Du meridian, returning to the Dantian. Simultaneously, True Qi ascends along the Chong meridian, True Qi encircles the waist along the Dai meridian, and the four meridians of Yin, Yang, Wei, and Qiao also operate independently.

Eight meridians, eight cycles, each independent yet interconnected.

During his first attempt, he failed to control the direction of his internal energy, which then ran rampant within his body.

Lin Yan wiped the blood that had spilled from the corner of his mouth.

The second attempt failed because the circulation speed of the true qi in the Yangwei meridian could not keep up with the other meridians, and the circulation could not be synchronized.

Another mouthful of blood spurted out.

Lin Yan did not lose heart and tried a third and fourth time.

On the seventh attempt, Lin Yan slowed down, no longer pursuing a seamless flow, but allowing the circulation of true qi in each meridian to stabilize first, and then gradually synchronize the rhythm to form a whole.

After each meridian stabilized, Lin Yan controlled the true energy of the eight meridians to circulate synchronously.

It's stabilized.

One breath, two breaths, ten breaths, three hundred breaths.

Lin Yan slowly withdrew his consciousness, no longer deliberately controlling the circulation of true energy within his body, and quietly felt it.

The circulation of true qi did not get out of control again.

Now, he doesn't need to use his internal energy to control it; the true energy can circulate within his body according to the Great Circulation route on its own.

It became.

Lin Yan opened her eyes.

He has completely entered the third-grade Unending Realm.

He raised his right hand and tried to release his inner energy.

Unlike the thin, mist-like true qi of the True Qi Realm, the pure white qi became like liquid, adhering to the surface of the palm.

With a casual wave of his hand, five streams of energy shot out from his fingertips, leaving five deep holes in the wall.

It's quite powerful.

Lin Yan nodded in satisfaction, stood up, and his bones cracked and popped.

After stretching his stiff muscles from sitting for so long, Lin Yan checked his condition.

After breaking through to the third grade, the "Yan King's Heart Sutra" advanced to the minor completion stage (1/1000), and the improvement in physical strength and power also reached 35% and 40% respectively.

Even when he's sleeping, his internal energy will automatically circulate, constantly nourishing his meridians and body. It's like he's cultivating all the time, which greatly increases his cultivation speed.

His spiritual cultivation is still at the early stage of the Transformation Realm, and he probably won't make much progress in the short term.

This is normal, as dual cultivation of spirit and body is inherently slower than single cultivation.

Lin Yan lay back on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Silent all night.

This was the most restful sleep he had had since arriving in Beijing; he didn't even turn over once during the night and slept soundly until dawn.

Thump~ thump~ thump!

Thump~ thump~ thump!

A knock came at the door.

Lin Yan rolled out of bed, picked up the Zhenyue Blade, and quietly moved towards the door.

This wasn't Lin Xiu's knocking. He was all too familiar with that sound; that little girl always seemed ready to smash the door to pieces. But this time, the knocking was very soft.

Lin Yan opened the door, and at the same time, his sword was drawn.

Ding!

A sound like metal clashing rang out.

The Zhenyue Blade was pushed aside.

There was a person standing in the courtyard.

Dressed in black, with a pale face, today marks the seventh day, and Chen Yi has arrived as scheduled.

Unlike last time, Chen Yi now carries a long knife at his waist.

The knife was undecorated and looked like the sword of an ordinary guard, but Lin Yan sensed a murderous intent emanating from it.

This knife must have killed quite a few people.

It seems the Crown Prince is serious. If he fails to break through as scheduled, he'll likely be in deep trouble today.

"General Lin," Chen Yibing said, ignoring Lin Yan's earlier attack on him, "it seems you have broken through to the Unending Realm. In that case, you shall come with me today."

"Where to?"

"No need to ask any more questions, you'll find out when you get there; it's all His Highness's arrangement."