Continuous Breakthroughs

Lunch was pork stewed with cabbage, served with large steamed buns.

Meng Yuan's appetite today was much larger than usual, almost double. The nutrients absorbed by the Essence Flame also doubled, but the growth was smaller.

This shows that after the Essence Flame reached perfection once, its essence also changed. It required much more absorption than the first time, even doubling, to reach perfection a second time.

After lunch, the students looked at Meng Yuan. Wu Changsheng took the lead and asked Meng Yuan to share his experience and feelings about Opening Acupoints.

"Train diligently and push your limits. When practicing the Embracing Stake Nourishing Essence Art, the most important thing is to breathe evenly and visualize your body more," Meng Yuan didn't hide anything and shared everything he had summarized.

Although he relied on the Essence Flame to Open Acupoints, when it came to diligent training, among everyone in the Training Field, only Tie Niu could compare with him.

After listening to Meng Yuan, everyone started discussing noisily again.

Meng Yuan didn't say much more. He just stood up and said, "Master Nie asked me to manage everyone. Actually, I've never managed anyone and don't know how to. You just need to follow the rules set by Master Nie and train on time every day. Whether you're lazy is your business, and whether you're diligent is also your business. Of course, I hope everyone can help each other and not bully others."

After saying the unnecessary words, Meng Yuan got up and left the dining hall.

Meng Yuan was full of energy and didn't have the habit of taking a nap, so he went to the Training Field. The others also followed.

Ignoring how others were, Meng Yuan practiced the Embracing Stake Nourishing Essence Art while recalling Master Nie's words.

According to Master Nie, a person has the Upper Middle Lower Three Heavens, totaling ninety-nine acupoints.

Once an acupoint is opened, spirit and strength increase, and at the same time, True Qi can be nurtured within the acupoint and then stored in the Dantian.

Therefore, the more acupoints are opened, the more True Qi there is. The external manifestation of True Qi is greater power, faster reactions, and better spirit, energy, and vitality.

Of course, acupoints are divided into upper, middle, and lower. Now that he had just entered the Ninth Rank, he couldn't store much True Qi. After the Eighth Rank and Seventh Rank, more and more acupoints would be opened, and there would be more True Qi.

Then, by circulating True Qi between different acupoints, there would be more wonderful uses, even to the extent of having fire or ice intent in fists and palms.

Meng Yuan meditated for a while and then began to summarize. To Open Acupoints, externally one must temper muscles and bones, and internally one must nourish essence and calm the mind. One movement and one stillness, one tension and one relaxation, one yin and one yang, only then can acupoints be better opened.

And to nurture True Qi, one also follows the path of the Embracing Stake Nourishing Essence Art. This step is not difficult. If fast, it takes one or two hours; if slow, one or two days.

Meng Yuan relaxed his limbs and cleared his mind, only visualizing the newly opened acupoint.

After a while, he felt a slight warmth all over his body, and the whole person had a sense of intoxication.

This feeling was indescribable, like soaking in a hot bath, or like a nap on a summer afternoon. It was vast and like riding the wind, making one unable to stop and immersed in it.

He didn't know how long had passed. Meng Yuan came back to his senses, only feeling clear-minded and light all over. He opened his eyes and saw that the sun had shifted slightly to the west, and only more than half an hour had passed.

True Qi had filled the Dantian. This acupoint was on the head. Its external manifestation was not strength, but reaction speed, spirit, energy, and vitality, as well as vision, smell, and hearing.

If one excessively consumed spirit, energy, and vitality, such as staying up late, overthinking, or fighting, it would consume True Qi.

Of course, True Qi is inexhaustible. If consumed excessively, it can be restored by sitting still, meditating, eating well, and sleeping soundly.

Feeling a slight warmth in his Dantian, Meng Yuan sat down cross-legged and saw that the others also sat down with him.

Now Meng Yuan was the benchmark for everyone. Everyone followed suit, hoping to Open Acupoints as soon as possible.

"You practice yours," Meng Yuan smiled and closed his eyes again.

He visualized his limbs, internal organs, muscles, and bones, only feeling a warm light in his Dantian.

With his mind's movement, the True Qi gathered there traveled through the meridians to the acupoint at the Baihui point on the top of his head, and then slowly moved downwards.

The body's meridians were like river channels, and soon they could not advance, as they encountered a blockage.

Meng Yuan was trying to impact the next acupoint.

He carefully felt the blockage and knew it had already loosened, which was the effect of the Essence Flame tempering his body.

Meng Yuan's mind was as calm as an ancient well without ripples. He just slowly guided the True Qi and slowly pushed the blockage.

Once, twice, three times, Meng Yuan followed the experience Master Nie had told him, lightly nine times and heavily once, shallow nine times and deep once, impacting the blockage of the acupoint.

He didn't know how long passed. His whole body trembled slightly, and then the back of his neck felt slightly warm. Meng Yuan immediately felt his blood flow smoothly and felt relaxed.

He carefully felt it and knew that another acupoint had been opened.

There were a total of sixteen acupoints on the torso, eight in the front and eight in the back. Now one had been opened.

This acupoint connected the head and the body. Further down were the spine and the sides of the spine, and then the chest.

After sitting still for a while, Meng Yuan opened his eyes and realized that it was already dark.

This session of impacting acupoints had taken a whole afternoon.

Meng Yuan looked around and saw a group of students standing not far away, with various expressions on their faces, some confused, some envious.

There was also a person lying on the lounge chair, who was Nie Yannian.

"Master Nie," Meng Yuan quickly got up.

Nie Yannian looked at Meng Yuan. He knew this kid was smart, diligent, and had good talent, but entering the Ninth Rank in a month had already made him think highly of him. He didn't expect that he would Open another Acupoint after only one day.

This progress was faster than that of children from prestigious sects who had been bathed in medicinal baths since childhood. Moreover, this child had a firm character and was steady in his words and actions. Even though he was a step ahead, he was not arrogant. Apart from eating a lot and not wanting to sleep with the madam, he really had no shortcomings.

Of course, Nie Yannian could not determine whether this young man would continue to be so smooth in the future, but with the talent and character he had shown so far, he would definitely achieve something.

"Changsheng," Nie Yannian smiled lewdly.

"Here," Wu Changsheng immediately stepped forward.

"Take people to clean up the room next to your dormitory and let the Little Gelder live alone," Nie Yannian gave the order and then said, "Little Gelder, starting tomorrow, you will have three extra eggs in the morning and evening every day, and an extra pound of meat at noon."

"Thank you, Master Nie." Meng Yuan sincerely thanked this old pimp. Living in a single room was nothing, but an extra pound of meat was truly a great thing.

"Go back and rest well. Tomorrow I'll teach you some new skills." Nie Yannian didn't say anything more and got up and left directly.

The young men who were left behind were silent for a moment, all looking at Meng Yuan, wondering what they were thinking.

"Senior Brother Meng, I'll go clean your new room for you!" After a long while, Wu Changsheng finally spoke.

"No hurry, let's eat first, and I'll go with you," Meng Yuan said.

After eating dinner and cleaning the new room, Meng Yuan went to the Training Field again. First, he practiced a set of Embracing Stake Nourishing Essence Art, and then he went to lift the Stone Roller.

The two-hundred-pound Stone Roller was easily lifted, and he could walk a hundred steps while carrying it. Although Tie Niu had not entered the Ninth Rank, he was naturally strong, and after a month of training, he could already lift a three-hundred-pound Stone Roller.

Although Meng Yuan had opened his Acupoints and entered the Ninth Rank, in terms of strength, he was even weaker than Tie Niu, who had not entered the Ninth Rank.

This was not surprising. Entering the Ninth Rank did not necessarily make one Reborn. However, after entering the Ninth Rank, one could use True Qi, and this was the difference between entering and not entering the Ninth Rank.

And even after entering the Ninth Rank, the difference between people was still huge.

Meng Yuan's understanding was that once these Acupoints were opened, they were like tools. At a low rank, it was like getting a bamboo raft. Both a strong man and a thin bamboo pole could paddle the bamboo raft, but the speed was different.

But as the realm got higher, and according to individual aptitude, the bamboo raft either turned into a Wupeng boat, or a cargo ship, or a pleasure boat, and the difference in the amount of cargo that could be carried became more and more apparent.

Of course, this was just a comparison of strength. The amount of True Qi, the proficiency of its use, and the richness of combat experience were all extremely important factors.

Therefore, in the Dao of martial arts, even if there were ranks, it was impossible to quantify them. Even at the same rank, the abilities could vary greatly.

It was completely dark, and the north wind howled in the Training Field. Meng Yuan and Tie Niu talked about their training experiences, and all the students gathered around to listen carefully.

After chatting for a while, Meng Yuan practiced the Embracing Stake Nourishing Essence Art again to nourish the True Qi in his newly opened Acupoints.