A Night's Success—I Truly Am a Super Genius!

"Inner vision?"

Observing the various conditions within one's own body through sheer will.

For no apparent reason, a term Ling Wuyuan had seen in certain fantasy works from his previous life suddenly surfaced in his mind.

In his previous life, though he had rarely indulged in entertainment due to the pace of life, he would occasionally read novels and the like to relax.

And what he was experiencing now had somewhat of the flavor of [inner vision].

As far as he knew.

This seemed to be a common occurrence in all kinds of wuxia and immortal cultivation novels...

"Uh..."

"It's quite convenient..."

In the end, although he had no idea of the exact principles behind it, he accepted the situation with complete peace of mind.

And gave it high praise!

Originally, he had planned to spend a great deal of time observing the Qi and Blood within his body.

But now, it seemed entirely unnecessary.

There was simply no need for that at all.

He merely had to proceed directly to the next step and find a way to control his Qi and Blood.

Next.

As he focused his attention on that strand of Qi and Blood.

Something that surprised Ling Wuyuan soon happened: he could feel that he had successfully gained actual control over it.

Though it could not yet be called as nimble as moving an arm, it was not far from it.

There was merely a slight lack of fluency.

Presumably, after some more time, he would be able to make his Qi and Blood move with his thoughts.

Not long afterward.

Following the route for circulating Qi and Blood recorded in the [Tiger Bone Body Strengthening Technique], Ling Wuyuan began driving the Qi and Blood within his body through continuous circulation.

Throughout the process.

He could very clearly feel that certain meridians in his body would occasionally produce an obvious swelling sensation. Even the skin on his body surface seemed to faintly pulse, as though something alive lurked beneath it.

It had to be said.

It was a rather marvelous sensation.

And no mistakes could be made.

Qi and Blood losing control inside one's meridians was much like a vehicle losing control on the highway.

It might not mean death at every turn, but it could easily result in injuries, even leaving hidden dangers for one's future path of cultivation.

Therefore.

Despite possessing abnormally high control over and awareness of the Qi and Blood within his body, Ling Wuyuan did not dare let down his guard for even a moment.

Several hours later.

It was already deep into the night.

It was around three or four in the morning.

After slowly exhaling, Ling Wuyuan gradually opened his eyes.

Not only had he flawlessly circulated the [Tiger Bone Body Strengthening Technique—Body Tempering Chapter], he had also circulated it several times with extremely high efficiency.

According to the information recorded in the [Tiger Bone Body Strengthening Technique], an ordinary cultivator who could roughly circulate the [Tiger Bone Body Strengthening Technique—Body Tempering Chapter] once within eight hours could be considered to have officially entered the gate. Those who could completely circulate the [Tiger Bone Body Strengthening Technique—Body Tempering Chapter] once within four hours could be called exceptionally gifted practitioners who had entered the hall.

Yet.

Ling Wuyuan had completely circulated the [Tiger Bone Body Strengthening Technique—Body Tempering Chapter] four times in just a few hours, and his speed was even showing signs of growing faster and faster.

"Achieving success in a single night—I truly am a super genius!"

At that moment.

Countless feelings of satisfaction welled up within Ling Wuyuan's heart.

He gained even greater confidence in his future.

Among cultivators of the same technique.

What was the key factor that determined their ultimate achievements?

Answer: no matter what, cultivation efficiency was one of the most crucial factors.

In the same amount of time, others could circulate their technique ten times and refine ten rounds of Qi and Blood, while you could only circulate your technique once and refine one round of Qi and Blood... Even setting aside all other factors, that was already a tenfold difference in efficiency. Put simply, it was a tenfold difference in experience. What could you possibly use to compete?

For details, one could look to those mediocre people in wuxia novels who painstakingly cultivated internal energy for decades, only to be effortlessly slaughtered by someone with merely three to five years of internal energy.

Although they had cultivated for long enough, the other party's cultivation efficiency far surpassed theirs. Other than wailing in despair, there was nothing they could do. (PS: Di Shitian, the famous villainous stepping stone from Feng Yun, was an especially typical example. He painstakingly cultivated internal energy for thousands of years, only to be effortlessly slaughtered by Wu Wudi, who had practiced martial arts for merely thirty or forty years. His existence truly gave people the feeling that if I went up there, I could really do it...)

At this time.

Although Ling Wuyuan knew it was still early and he still had time to continue cultivating, he also knew that too much was as bad as too little.

As someone who had only just begun cultivating a technique, continuously circulating it four times had already placed some burden on his body, which had yet to adapt to cultivation.

Just as exercising was beneficial but should not be overdone.

It would be best for him to rest for a while now.

Once his body had completely adapted to the process of continuously circulating the technique, he could gradually extend his cultivation time.

Knowing when to tighten and when to loosen was the true path of cultivation.

Forcing himself to cultivate under physical strain would only be digging up the foundations of his own cultivation.

Besides.

He still had to go to the training ground for his daily exercise tomorrow.

If he did not sleep at all, he might not be able to hold up.

For the time being, he could not use cultivation to replace sleep.

Not long afterward.

After washing up, Ling Wuyuan lay quietly on his bed.

Meanwhile, he continuously pondered other matters in his heart.

Could his innate ability be applied during cultivation?

For example, could it provide an additional acceleration to the circulation speed of Qi and Blood, allowing him to circulate the [Tiger Bone Body Strengthening Technique] faster and thereby multiply his actual cultivation speed several times over...

However, after simulating it in his mind, although he felt that such an operation should be possible, he still thought it would be better to try it after some time.

At the very least, he would have to wait until he had fully adapted to the cultivation process, could easily circulate the technique, and his body no longer felt somewhat fatigued afterward.

If his meridians were regarded as water pipes, and the so-called Qi and Blood as the water flowing through them, then what would happen to the pipes if the water flowed too quickly?

Would they become high-pressure water guns?

Or would the pipes burst on the spot?

After thinking about it briefly.

Ling Wuyuan felt that his meridians probably could not withstand it yet.

And he could not replace his meridians as though changing water pipes...

So, for the sake of safety, even if his innate ability truly could accelerate his Qi and Blood cultivation further, he undoubtedly needed to treat such an operation with caution.

He must not carelessly get himself killed...

That would truly be an unjustly foolish death...

Thus, in the end, on this night, Ling Wuyuan silently made his final decision before resting: "Sure enough, I should sleep first..."