The Effects of the Qi and Blood Pill

Because his Spiritual Perception range had increased—by a full meter!

This was something Chen Mo had never expected.

It was an unexpected bonus.

After a brief moment of delight, Chen Mo withdrew his focus and glanced at the time. It was already midnight.

With his Spiritual Power having grown so much, he felt no trace of fatigue, so he resumed his visualization.

"I'm not sleeping tonight! I want to cultivate. I love cultivating!"

With the Diligent Heaven Rewards talent, he wished he could spend every hour of the day in cultivation.

Chen Mo wanted to test whether visualization could replace sleep. If it could, he wouldn't need to sleep at all!

Time flew by during cultivation.

In a daze, the sky was already bright.

And Chen Mo was still deep in visualization.

Chen Wan'er woke naturally. Opening her eyes and seeing the bright sky, she couldn't help but smile.

She had slept well that night, waking up full of energy.

As if remembering something, she immediately looked to the side. Seeing Chen Mo's figure, her joy deepened.

Usually, when she woke up, her brother was already gone.

Now, with her brother right beside her, she felt even more content.

Knowing he was cultivating, Chen Wan'er didn't disturb him. Instead, she blinked her big, dark eyes and watched quietly.

Chen Mo, still in cultivation, naturally sensed that Chen Wan'er had woken up, so he withdrew from his visualization.

He glanced at the System Panel. Spiritual Power had increased by 2 points, and the Visualization skill's proficiency had risen by 20 points, reaching (21/1000).

An increase of 2 points of Spiritual Power in one night—this pace was good. Chen Mo was already satisfied.

At this rate, in 50 days, he would reach the entry level of Visualization, and his Spiritual Power would see a significant boost.

After withdrawing from visualization, Chen Mo felt no mental fatigue; instead, he was brimming with energy.

Clearly, visualization could replace sleep.

From now on, he wouldn't need to sleep.

"I can't decide too early. I need to test this several times. If I go outside the city and find out visualization can't replace sleep, that would mean certain death."

He was the only hope in his family. He couldn't die like that.

So, being cautious was the right call.

Closing the System Panel, Chen Mo opened his eyes and looked down to meet his sister's big eyes:

"Wan'er, you're awake? Did you sleep well last night?"

"Brother, I slept great!" Seeing Chen Mo had stopped cultivating, Chen Wan'er immediately scrambled up and pounced on him.

Chen Mo caught her and gently lifted her up, making her laugh heartily.

After playing for a while, Chen Mo helped Chen Wan'er tie her hair, then took her to wash her face and brush her teeth.

It was Sunday. Although their father didn't have to go to work, he still went out after breakfast to look for odd jobs.

With a monthly salary of only eight thousand, how could it possibly cover the family's expenses? So Chen Mingyuan used his spare time to earn extra money.

Chen Mo had tried to persuade his father not to go, saying he could earn money as a sparring partner, but his father went anyway.

His parents didn't really believe Chen Mo could make money, so his persuasion was useless.

After breakfast, his father left. Chen Mo played with Chen Wan'er for a bit, then grabbed his backpack and weapon and headed out:

"Mom, little sister, I'm off to the martial arts gym."

"Go ahead! Be careful on the road!"

"Brother, safe travels."

"Mm!"

Chen Mo went downstairs, waited for the bus, and headed to Wuji Martial Arts Gym.

Half an hour later, the bus arrived on time.

At the entrance of Wuji Martial Arts Gym, Chen Mo saw Jiang Tao waving at him. He quickened his pace:

"Taozi, morning! You're here early?"

"Morning, Mozi. I just got here too."

So the two entered the gym together.

"Mozi, I'll train on my own today. You go apply for the sparring partner position."

"I'll go later. First, rent a training room. I'll guide you through your training, then I'll apply."

Chen Mo shook his head and continued, "I haven't used the Qi and Blood Pill I bought yesterday yet. I'll need to train for a while first."

"Alright!"

As usual, they booked three hours in the Ordinary Training Room and went in.

The door closed behind them. They set their things down in the Rest Area and prepared to start training.

"Any questions about the Basic Saber Technique? If not, run through it once, and I'll point out your issues."

"You already helped me with my problems yesterday. I'll show you a full run-through!"

"Good!"

Chen Mo stood off to the side, holding his Wooden Saber, while Jiang Tao picked up his own and began practicing the Basic Saber Technique.

Ten minutes later, the saber routine was finished.

Chen Mo started his critique: "Your chopping and slashing moves are a bit off. The transitions between a few stances aren't smooth enough."

After the critique, Chen Mo demonstrated the technique himself. Once done, he broke the movements down one by one and explained each in detail.

Then he had Jiang Tao follow along. Whenever a move was off, Chen Mo corrected him immediately.

By the time he finished explaining, an hour had passed.

"Mozi, I understand what you said. That's a lot—enough for me to digest for a long time. I'll go train now; you get to your own stuff."

"Alright! Ask me if you have any questions." Chen Mo nodded. Jiang Tao's comprehension was a bit lacking, but he wasn't a blockhead.

Besides, under Chen Mo's Spiritual Perception, he could instantly spot where Jiang Tao's movements went wrong and correct them in time.

Chen Mo returned to the Rest Area, took an ordinary Qi and Blood Pill from his backpack, and swallowed it.

As soon as the pill reached his stomach, a wave of dry heat surged outward. Chen Mo felt his blood and qi begin to boil.

He walked to an open space in the Rest Area and started practicing Basic Stance Training.

When he assumed the first stance of the Basic Stance—at the Major Accomplishment level—the boiling blood and qi settled slightly.

Soon, Chen Mo entered an Inner Vision State. The Qi and Blood Pill in his abdomen slowly dissolved, absorbed and transformed through his meridians and organs, turning into pure energy that flowed to his limbs and bones.

The specific stances caused this energy to condense into specks of light, traveling along his meridians and entering his organs.

Once the light specks delivered by the first two stances' meridians had reached saturation, Chen Mo began analyzing the third stance.

On the other side of the training room, Jiang Tao saw Chen Mo practicing his stance training and lightened his own saber movements, afraid of disturbing him.

After several rounds of practice, he had somewhat grasped what Chen Mo had taught him.

By now, half the training time had passed, so Jiang Tao stopped to rest.

"Mozi taught me so much. I don't know how to repay him. Forget it—I'll buy him a drink. I'll find a way to repay him later."

Jiang Tao left the training room to buy Energy Drinks.

Over on Chen Mo's side, after analysis, the Major Accomplishment-level Basic Stance absorbed and transformed blood and qi several times faster than Minor Accomplishment.

The Qi and Blood Pill's energy was abundant. Every time he refined the stance's posture, the specks of light increased. This obvious progress intoxicated Chen Mo.

One pill had multiplied his analysis speed several times. He pushed through in one go, analyzing all the way to the ninth stance.

"I still have one Premium Qi and Blood Pill, but I need to wait three days before taking it."

After finishing his training, Chen Mo checked his System Panel. His blood and qi had increased by 4 points, reaching 68. Basic Stance Training proficiency had gone up by 70 points, becoming Major Accomplishment (57/500). Spiritual Perception proficiency had increased by 5 points.

"My blood and qi increased this much? That has to include the Fierce Beast Meat I ate last night. Otherwise, it wouldn't be this high."

Of course, the Major Accomplishment-level stance was also a factor.