Inner Power Cultivation and Training Plans

"Hundred Flowers in Disarray" sword technique cultivation successful. Qi Blood -20. Current progress: Minor Accomplishment 42/500. Inner Breath +1.

Inner Breath has broken through the critical threshold. Inner Force attribute status changed from unavailable to actively usable.

Lin Lin glanced at the Quest Log. What it displayed confirmed his guess.

Once the "Hundred Flowers in Disarray" sword technique had reached the realm of Minor Accomplishment, he could mobilize the strength of every part of his body.

By continuing to train in this state and achieving the unity of intent and body, body and qi, qi and spirit, he could sense the Inner Force that had already begun to take shape within his body through his daily cultivation.

At this moment, Lin Lin was in precisely such a state and possessed his own Qi Sensation.

Next, Lin Lin could actively mobilize that Qi Sensation to cultivate an Inner Power Cultivation Method, using it to condense his own Inner Breath.

After sensing his Qi Sensation, and with his Qi Blood already nearly exhausted, Lin Lin stopped practicing swordsmanship for the day.

After washing up, eating, and taking two Ginseng Qi Nourishing Pills,

Lin Lin felt that his Qi Blood had recovered considerably. Brimming with enthusiasm, he sat cross-legged on the stone bed inside the Rock Cave and began attempting his first cultivation of an Inner Power Cultivation Method.

Although Lin Lin had not cared much about martial arts before, maintaining an attitude of fishing for three days and drying the nets for two,

in order to deal with the assessments from his parents and senior members of his sect, he had still memorized and mastered knowledge such as meridians, acupoints, and introductory Inner Power Cultivation Methods quite thoroughly.

Hundred Flowers Valley's introductory Inner Power Cultivation Method was called "Hundred Flowers True Qi." It cultivated by comprehending the vitality of all things in heaven, earth, and nature, and possessed unique advantages in restoring essence, qi, and spirit.

Although the martial arts and Inner Power Cultivation Methods at which the various sects and schools of the martial world excelled differed in every respect, after completing Body Refinement, the next several cultivation stages were generally similar.

The first step of Qi Refining was to circulate an Inner Power Cultivation Method, gather Essence and Qi Blood within the body, refine it into Inner Force, strengthen the Qi Sensation in one's Dantian Qi Sea, and use it to condense Inner Breath.

Afterward, one used one's initially formed Inner Breath to circulate through the heavenly cycle, nurturing the Twelve Principal Meridians and Eight Extraordinary Meridians throughout the body, allowing these ordinary meridians to withstand the rapid circulation and passage of Inner Breath, which was far more violent than Qi Blood.

Once all the meridians throughout the body had been unblocked, one began using Inner Breath to open and nurture acupoints one by one, unlocking the human body's potential and allowing martial artists to gradually gain vision, hearing, speed, and more far beyond that of ordinary people. This was also a realm in which a martial artist's combat power began to soar.

Once the acupoints throughout the body had been unblocked, the martial artist's Inner Breath would have reached an immense scale. They could then condense and sublimate it, transforming Inner Force into True Qi Emission to wound enemies from afar, bringing about a further qualitative leap in combat power.

True Qi was formed from the condensation and sublimation of the human body's Essence and Qi Blood. Once True Qi had been cultivated, this powerful nourishment could be used to nurture the mind and brain, greatly developing both, eventually reaching the point of sensing heaven and earth and Spirit Merging with Heaven and Earth.

These were the five realms of Qi Refining above Body Refinement: Qi Nurturing, Meridian Unblocking, Acupoint Opening, True Qi Condensation, and Spirit Nourishing.

At this moment, Lin Lin had only just developed Qi Sensation, so he belonged to the first realm of Qi Refining, the Qi Nurturing realm.

After briefly recalling the cultivation steps of "Hundred Flowers True Qi," he began cautiously attempting to cultivate it.

The faint Inner Breath within his Dantian Qi Sea was gathered and mobilized by Lin Lin, beginning to circulate along the cultivation route of the first level of "Hundred Flowers True Qi."

Under Lin Lin's intense concentration, this first cultivation of an Inner Power Cultivation Method encountered no mishaps and was successfully completed.

When the Inner Breath returned to his Dantian Qi Sea once more, it had grown slightly stronger than before. Though it was a tangible yet formless existence in Lin Lin's perception, it was filled with a sense of power.

"Hundred Flowers True Qi" inner power cultivation successful. Qi Blood -30. Meridian Durability -1. Current progress: Beginner's Practice 5/50. Maximum Qi Blood +10. Maximum Inner Force +5. Constitution +1. Inner Breath +1.

Lin Lin glanced at the Quest Log and found that the progress from his first cultivation was quite good.

Moreover, the Attribute Panel had gained another attribute: Meridian Durability. Lin Lin's Meridian Durability was currently 1/2.

As Lin Lin shifted his gaze onto it, he saw the detailed information regarding Meridian Durability.

Meridian Durability refers to the number of times one can cultivate inner power within a certain period. If one forcibly cultivates inner power beyond this number, it will cause bodily damage and reduce one's health.

Father and sect elders such as Elder of Teaching Skills have all said that one must not greedily rush ahead in inner power cultivation. Otherwise, at best the meridians will be damaged; at worst, one will suffer Cultivation Deviation, endangering one's life. That matches the Meridian Durability value quite well.

According to the Attribute Panel's formula, stamina points divided by ten equals Meridian Durability. I currently have 23 stamina points, which rounds down to two points of Meridian Durability.

The recovery of Meridian Durability is related to Constitution. Every six shichen, it recovers Meridian Durability equal to Constitution points divided by ten. In other words, with my current Constitution of more than thirty points, I can recover one point of Meridian Durability every two shichen.

Any master cultivates both inner and outer arts. Whether one's physique is powerful is an even more crucial factor in determining whether one can reach profound realms of martial arts.

Since I can see Meridian Durability, allocating time between inner and outer cultivation will be simple from now on. I can cultivate inner power once every two shichen, or at most twice every four shichen. Aside from necessary rest, all remaining time can be used to cultivate outer arts.

That way, I can maintain the greatest possible rate of martial progress without harming my body.

In the span of a thought, Lin Lin formulated a cultivation plan for a long time to come based on the newly added Meridian Durability attribute.

If cultivating martial arts was a painful thing, like being locked in prison,

then turning the process into data and making it into a game aimed at Master Training made cultivation a joyful thing.

At the very least, the Lin Lin of before would not have been able to calmly arrange his martial cultivation plan as he did now.

Lingering attachments to today could keep one awake, unwilling to sleep and unwilling to face the tomorrow after waking. But in the state Lin Lin was in now, he could only look forward to tomorrow's arrival.

After making his plan, Lin Lin cultivated his Inner Power Cultivation Method once more. When drowsiness welled up, he stopped overthinking and went straight to sleep.

The next day, Lin Lin began strictly carrying out the plan he had made the night before.

Aside from necessary rest, he devoted all his remaining time to martial cultivation.

The Lin Lin of the past would never have been able to persist with such a plan, but now he had the Attribute Panel.

Whenever he felt tired or listless, seeing the steadily rising attributes on his Attribute Panel swept away his low spirits at once.

It allowed Lin Lin to keep striving onward in a state of high morale.