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Chapter 2497: Independence
I had lost consciousness countless times and endured unbearable pain, but it was not as though I had gained nothing. After opening up the second meridian, my Dao Body had grown stronger because of the extra meridian. One percent of strength might indeed count for little before cultivators of the third or fourth Heaven, but at my current level of the eighth Heaven, even one percent was terrifyingly powerful!
Of course, using this second meridian against Qingcheng Ruoxue still fell far short. But as my cultivation advanced, I believed that I would eventually gain the ability to contend with the Return-to-Origin Technique. As a heavenly book of fortune, the power displayed by Calamity-Heaven's Fortune would certainly far surpass anything Yuan Ci and I could imagine—far enough to astonish anyone!
After getting through the most difficult beginning, the instances of losing consciousness gradually diminished. Later, once I no longer passed out, I became increasingly adept at controlling the second meridian. Occasionally, I could even activate minor spells without the slightest hindrance. Most of them, however, were demonic cultivation spells. As for my original techniques, I was still more comfortable using those of the Heaven Unity Sect.
Moreover, the second meridian had yet to take shape. It was fine against mortals, but against immortals at my current level, using it would be no different from courting death.
And for the second meridian to grow as powerful as the first, even with the innate demonic aura itself being sufficiently mighty, it still needed to be charged with new power. The Dao Body could not be developed without limit either. In the end, it would need years of accumulation and transformation before it could possess true battle prowess.
Once the freshness of the new beginning faded, my concern for the