One-Day Meridian Opening

Although the Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique was a cultivation technique focused on physical refinement, it did not mean it was truly reduced to mere 'health preservation'.

It ultimately belonged to an immortal martial arts technique, possessing a much more profound cultivation system than Jianghu martial arts.

First, in order to let the cultivator lay a better foundation, the Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique provided a breathing method right at the start—the Eternal Life Breathing Technique.

Using this breathing method, cultivators could tap into human potential and mobilize the essence qi contained within their flesh and blood.

Afterward, cultivators could use this portion of essence qi to condense eternal youth true qi to nourish the physical body.

In this manner, a closed loop was achieved from front to back, building a positive cyclical ecosystem belonging to the martial artist to accomplish the goal of meridian opening.

During his exchange with Chen Xuerong today, he had already learned that most of mainstream martial arts in the Great Wei still followed the path of external refinement.

This meant refining the heaven and earth essence qi outside the body through methods like medicinal baths.

To some extent, the martial arts design of the Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique was far too profound compared to the martial arts in the Jianghu.

It simply was not in the same dimension.

And this was merely the introductory part of the Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique.

In the Meridian Opening Chapter following the introduction, the Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique continued its steady and solid foundation, using its own qi and blood to break open the meridians throughout the entire body.

If one followed ordinary martial arts and used physical essence qi to open meridians, it would be no different from wishful thinking.

Yet the Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique took an unconventional path: using the first opened meridian as a foundation to break through another meridian, and then using those two meridians to break open the next one.

Through such continuous stacking, it satisfied the essence qi required for opening meridians.

It completely followed the imperial path.

Precisely because of this, this kind of cultivation method took much longer than other methods and was far more punishing to one's temperament.

Ordinary cultivators could not necessarily endure it.

At the same time, this cultivation method greatly enhanced the cultivator's physical body.

It brought indescribable benefits to martial masters.

Therefore, the early-stage cultivation alone could prolong life and slightly increase one's lifespan.

Zhao Hongming reined in his mind and carefully controlled his breathing according to the description in the Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique.

The rhythm of the Eternal Life Breathing Technique differed greatly from normal breathing.

It required that when inhaling, one should gently draw in air like a nose smelling a flower, allowing the chest to expand naturally and the abdomen to contract naturally; when exhaling, one should breathe out through the nose while letting the lower abdomen bulge outward.

While maintaining this rhythm, one also had to make the exhalation long at times and short at others, strong and weak, fast and slow—it was extremely complex.

Even though Zhao Hongming had made ample preparations before practicing, he still felt unaccustomed during his initial attempt.

After a few tries, he felt as though he were drowning in water, experiencing a sense of suffocation and dizziness.

Zhao Hongming knew this was because his breathing control was not precise enough.

He was merely imitating the form without sensing the spirit.

Zhao Hongming did not panic; with a shift of his consciousness, he brought up the attribute panel in his field of view.

He found that after two double-hours of cultivation, his progress in the Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique had already changed from twenty to twenty-three.

A bit more cultivation brought a bit more harvest; Heaven's Reward never deceives.

As long as he walked on the correct path, diligent cultivation would yield progress.

Zhao Hongming continued to practice at his own rhythm.

Even though it remained very uncomfortable, he repeated it over and over again.

Finally, after an hour, his efforts produced immediate results.

His breathing became more proficient and smoother.

Vaguely, he seemed to have captured the essence within the Eternal Life Breathing Technique.

Another hour passed, and he suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation, as if every pore in his body had opened up.

According to his consciousness, they opened and closed in unison with his breathing.

Zhao Hongming opened his eyes and called it incredible.

This sensation was something he had never experienced before.

It felt as though, having lived for so many years, this was the first time he truly controlled his body.

He felt his body brimming with endless strength, allowing him to stay full of vigor even without sleeping for a night.

Zhao Hongming could not help marveling: Martial Dao is truly wondrous.

He continued to bury himself in cultivation.

Time ticked by second by second.

Until late at night, Zhao Hongming sensed a warm current emerging in his dantian.

He opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing like a shooting star in the night sky.

Almost there.

With a thought, Zhao Hongming brought up the attribute panel of Heaven's Reward.

Name: Zhao Hongming

Cultivation Technique: Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique - Uninitiated (101/100)

Breakthrough-able Technique: Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique

Today's Cultivation Time: 6.6 hours

Physique: Good

Talent Enhancement: 1.2

Without any hesitation.

Zhao Hongming narrowed his eyes slightly and commanded: "Breakthrough!"

At his command, the warm current in his dantian rapidly surged into a meridian.

There was no obstruction.

This stream of warm current was like entering an uninhabited realm, swiftly running a grand heavenly cycle through the first meridian and evolving into eternal youth true qi.

At this moment, the description regarding the cultivation technique on the attribute panel also changed:

Cultivation Technique: Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique - First Rank Meridian Opening (1/200)

Zhao Hongming clenched his hands tightly into fists, his expression excited.

It succeeded.

He had successfully opened his meridians.

And it took him only a single day to successfully open a meridian capable of circulation.

The bottleneck that blocked countless martial artists seemed not to exist at all within his body.

Everything came together as naturally as water flowing into a canal.

Indeed, as long as one worked hard, results were guaranteed.

Zhao Hongming felt that at this rate, in the face of his efforts, all obstacles would become negligible.

His martial Dao would harbor no bottlenecks.

In other words, as long as he was willing to put in hard work, he could cultivate this immortal martial arts technique, the Eight Desolations Eternal Youth Technique, to an unprecedented degree.

As for whether cultivating immortal martial arts could lead to immortality and touch the scenery of the Eternal Life Heaven, he could go and explore it on behalf of the people of this world.

Since it was late at night, it was inappropriate to let out a long whistle.

Zhao Hongming could not help suppressing the laughter in his throat, letting out a muffled chuckle.

Abruptly, he became aware of a trace of abnormality.

For some reason, the speed at which the eternal youth true qi surged within his body slowed down by a fraction.

It was as if some mysterious force in the netherworld was applying pressure on him.

Zhao Hongming immediately realized that this was National Luck Suppression!

When he had not practiced martial arts before, this feeling was not very obvious.

Now that he had successfully opened his meridians, he could detect the changes within.

Zhao Hongming closed his eyes to feel it carefully.

Judging by this degree of suppression from national luck, leaving aside the issue of breakthroughs,

even under conditions of equal cultivation realm, the imperial family would likely struggle to match that combat power.

Having paid such a huge price for this kind of result, no wonder they said the imperial family had no future in cultivating martial arts.

Sometimes, Zhao Hongming was also curious as to why this world targeted the imperial family so severely.

There must be other secrets hidden within.

The further along he went, the harder cultivation would likely become.

However, Zhao Hongming had no intention of retreating; instead, he harbored the resolve to forge ahead against the current.

If people of the same rank wouldn't do, then he would continuously cultivate and surpass your realm by a wide margin.

If that still wouldn't do, he would cultivate the technique to its absolute peak.

Still no?

Then he would cultivate two immortal martial arts techniques.

Two wouldn't do? Then ten...

Zhao Hongming did not believe that at such a level, the so-called national luck could suppress him.

He exhaled a breath of turbid air and looked down, seeing two lines of text strikingly clear in his view:

As heaven maintains its vigor through movement, a gentleman should unceasingly strive for self-improvement; as earth's terrain exhibits devotion, a gentleman should support things with deep virtue.

Zhao Hongming did not consider himself a gentleman, but he too would strive for progress and never stop.

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