Chen Fei looked in astonishment at the acupoint suspended between void and reality, but he soon realized that it could not truly be considered an acupoint. It merely resembled one somewhat.
Acupoints were where vital energy was contained and refined, yet this newly emerged node showed no sign of absorbing or refining vital energy.
Chen Fei observed this new node as various cultivation techniques and ancient texts flashed through his mind, but not a single manual contained any mention of such a newly appearing node.
Even those fanciful texts that spun tales of other worlds contained not a word about this sort of node.
An hour passed. The frequency at which Dragon Subduing Elephant circulated began to slow, and the boiling blood qi gradually calmed. At the same time, the newly emerged node stabilized.
The human body held boundless mysteries. Martial cultivation was the continual exploration of the body, bringing forth the wonders hidden within it.
There were one hundred and eight acupoints in the human body. This had been established since time immemorial. No one had ever heard of a cultivation method that could allow a person to cultivate several additional acupoints.
One hundred and eight matched the mysterious principles of heaven and earth. Humans could cultivate because certain traits within the human body corresponded with certain characteristics of this world. When the two collided, humans could refine the great power of heaven and earth and contain it within themselves.
If there truly were undiscovered acupoints, and Chen Fei had happened to find one, then whether he should cultivate it would require careful consideration.
When the one hundred and eight acupoints connected, one attained the Peak Aperture Refining Realm. Then, by forcibly fusing all one hundred and eight acupoints, one broke through into the Joint Aperture Realm.
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