After paying the rent, Wang Ziyan and the others went back to retrieve their daily necessities. Sister Lin and Xu Xin had already brought theirs, so they went upstairs to settle in.
Feeling a bit bored on my own, I returned to my room to see if I could break through the Ren and Du meridians and reach the late stage of the Qi circulation realm.
I had attempted to break through the Ren and Du meridians many times before, but I never succeeded. Every time, I was just a tiny step away. No matter how much True Qi I had, I always fell short by just that little bit.
This feeling of missing success by a hair’s breadth was frustrating.
I kept searching for the reason—was I missing something, or was my method incorrect?
Taking a deep breath, I sat cross-legged on the bed. Although Nine Revolutions of Heaven and Earth did not specify a particular posture for refining Qi, I instinctively assumed a meditative position.
I slowly guided the True Qi within my body, letting it circulate gradually and condense bit by bit.
Time passed quietly, but I remained extremely cautious. Although I was eager, I suppressed my restless heart.
I had already opened up all twelve standard meridians, so I believed I could also break through the Ren and Du meridians.
The twelve meridians spread throughout the body, allowing for smooth circulation of True Qi—a fundamental requirement for cultivators. I had managed to clear them all, albeit by sheer luck.
Since the Ren and Du meridians also had Yin and Yang properties, perhaps their breakthrough method was similar to that of the twelve meridians?
However, when I broke through the twelve meridians, I did so by forcefully ramming my True Qi through them without any technique.
Now, I was gathering True Qi before forcefully charging at the Ren and Du meridians, similar to how I had cleared the twelve meridians before, but the results were ineffective.
The third layer of Nine Revolutions of Heaven and Earth did not explain how to open the Ren and Du meridians, only the benefits of doing so.
There were only two possible explanations for this—either the method was so simple that anyone could do it effortlessly, or it was so incredibly difficult that Niu Shisan deliberately left it out.
I hoped it was the first scenario. Otherwise, breaking through the Ren and Du meridians would be an impossible challenge.
“Break for me!” I roared in my heart, forcefully surging my condensed True Qi into the Ren and Du meridians.
As always, my True Qi was completely blocked outside, unable to break through.
Just a little more! Just a tiny bit more! Damn it!
Gritting my teeth, I decided to take a gamble!
I retrieved a spirit stone from my Storage Ring and directly absorbed its energy. The moment I refined it into True Qi, I surged it toward the Ren and Du meridians without even using Nine Revolutions of Heaven and Earth to purify it.
I still needed more True Qi!
I continued bombarding the Ren and Du meridians, but there was no sign of them loosening.
Boom!
Due to the excessive absorption speed, the low-grade spirit stone was completely drained and exploded!
Fortunately, it did not harm me.
Logically, the amount of energy stored in a single low-grade spirit stone was nearly equivalent to the True Qi my body could hold. Even though it lacked the purity of True Qi refined through Nine Revolutions of Heaven and Earth, it was still a massive surge of power.
Yet, the Ren and Du meridians were like rubber bands—stretching to their limit but refusing to snap.
The True Qi within me had long exceeded my normal capacity. Though my body had undergone multiple tempering processes, those only strengthened my outer skin. My internal meridians and organs were still fragile. Under the immense pressure of True Qi, they had already exceeded their limit, sending waves of pain through my entire body.
This pain did not feel purely physical—it felt as if it came from my very soul.
Even so, the Ren and Du meridians remained firm, showing no sign of yielding.
Where did I go wrong?
With my current True Qi, I should have been able to break through, yet it still felt just a fraction short!
Could it really be as I suspected? Even doubling or tripling my True Qi wouldn’t be enough to open them?
There was no turning back now. If I didn’t open the Ren and Du meridians, my True Qi would have nowhere to go and would spiral out of control. At that point, I would be a walking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment from failing to contain my True Qi!
Could it be that what Master Jin wrote in his novels was true? Was breaking through the Ren and Du meridians really as difficult as ascending to the heavens?
I could already feel my True Qi boiling inside me.
I had to find a way to expend this excess energy, or I would literally explode into pieces!
Activating Nine Revolutions of Heaven and Earth, I began purifying the unrefined True Qi while simultaneously practicing Dragon Battles the Eight Desolations.
Managing both at once—without overwhelming myself—was only possible because of my powerful mental strength.
As I threw punch after punch, my execution of Dragon Battles the Eight Desolations grew increasingly swift. Even though I wasn’t channeling True Qi into my fists, I could still faintly hear the roar of a dragon.
The refined True Qi had been greatly reduced in quantity, yet it still exceeded what my body could contain.
I continued practicing Dragon Battles the Eight Desolations tirelessly, expending an enormous amount of energy. However, I didn’t sweat at all.
Instead, wisps of white mist visible to the naked eye seeped out from my pores. The mist grew denser, gradually filling most of the room.
“Arrrrrgh!” As I executed the final move of Dragon Battles the Eight Desolations, a thunderous dragon’s roar erupted from within me. In that instant, I felt as if the entire world was trembling.
A faint burning sensation spread across my chest, pressing down on me so hard that I struggled to breathe. But I couldn’t stop now—if I did, the excess True Qi inside me would spiral out of control.
“Xia Tian, what the hell are you doing in there? Why all the noise? Are you watching a movie or something?”
Sister Lin’s voice suddenly rang out, making my heart jolt. I couldn’t let her find out what was happening. Had that deafening dragon’s roar just now not been my imagination?
“Why aren’t you answering? I’m coming in!”
Her voice sounded again as the doorknob to my room was gently twisted.
Damn it! Sister Lin, now is really not the time for you to barge in!
Just as the door was about to open, Mei’er’s voice suddenly interrupted, “Sister Mengxin, let me check on him instead!”
“Let’s just go in together,” Sister Lin said indifferently.
Mei’er quickly added, “Sister Mengxin, isn’t your room still a mess? I’ll take a look at Xia Tian instead!”
Sister Lin hesitated for a moment before saying, “Alright then…”
Hearing that she was leaving, I finally breathed a sigh of relief, though I didn’t stop moving. I continued practicing Dragon Battles the Eight Desolations without pause.
Not long after, Mei’er opened the door and stepped inside. She looked at me and asked, “Xia Tian, what’s wrong with you?”
I shook my head at her, indicating that I couldn’t speak.
Suddenly, darkness consumed my vision, and my body felt powerless as I slowly collapsed to the floor.
Am I really going to die like this? I’m still a virgin! If I end up in the underworld, I’ll definitely be mocked by a bunch of ghosts.
Just as that thought crossed my mind, a hand caught me mid-fall, and my vision gradually returned to normal.
“Xia Tian, y-your eyes…” Mei’er looked at me in shock. I was confused, but I couldn’t respond—if I spoke, the True Qi surging through my body would scatter uncontrollably. Without a fixed pathway, I would literally explode! I wondered how my detonation would compare to a nuclear bomb.
Mei’er took a deep breath. “Why do you have the Fox Clan’s Enchanting Eyes… and not just any, but the Emperor’s exclusive Purple-Gold Enchanting Eyes?!”
Purple-Gold Enchanting Eyes? What the hell is that?
Before I could process her words, Mei’er continued, “Your body is so hot! H-how do you have so much excess True Qi inside you?!”
Mei’er, my dear Mei’er, you’ve finally realized the problem! I could almost cry tears of joy!
“There’s no other choice now—we have to transfer the excess True Qi into my body!” Mei’er furrowed her delicate brows, as if making a weighty decision.
Transfer it into her body? Wait… does that mean—
Before I could finish my thought, Mei’er’s soft l!ps pressed directly onto mine.
Holy sh!t! Is this really happening?!
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