Acupoint Opening Pill, Xiantian Third Level

To open his acupoints as quickly as possible, Lin Heng sought out Xiao Rang and said, "Master, I've cultivated my Internal Breath to the realm of ceaseless regeneration."

This was both to let his master, Xiao Rang, see his progress and understand that the Sect's substantial Cultivation Resources invested in him had not gone to waste, and to use the opportunity to request more resources suited for Xiantian Realm cultivation, accelerating his own progress.

In this world, no one knew whether accident or tomorrow would arrive first.

Therefore, if he wanted to live well, live longer, live better, and earn a higher simulation evaluation, he had to raise his strength as quickly as possible.

Sure enough, Xiao Rang was greatly delighted upon hearing this, receiving the Emotional Value Lin Heng provided.

He examined Lin Heng's Qi Meridians. Even though he had long known that Lin Heng would reach the Xiantian Realm in the coming days, a feeling of amazement still rose in his heart. Smiling, he said, "Heng'er truly is a Heaven-Blessed Talent. Surpassing your master someday will be an easy matter."

"Wait here. Your master will fetch Acupoint Opening Pills for you. There are still five months until the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony. When that time comes, the Heroes of the Jianghu will surely be astonished because of you, Heng'er."

As its name implied, an Acupoint Opening Pill was a medicinal pill used to assist in opening Acupoints, suitable for cultivation in the Xiantian Realm.

The cost price of a single Acupoint Opening Pill was twelve hundred taels of silver.

With the help of such a pill, a Martial Artist's cultivation speed could increase severalfold out of thin air.

Although the pills were expensive, Xiao Rang did not begrudge them in the slightest. Cloud Sword Palace's prevailing attitude was that so long as Lin Heng could consume it, any Cultivation Resources Cloud Sword Palace possessed would be given to him.

In fact, there was also a pill in the Postnatal Realm called the Meridian Connecting Pill, which could help Martial Artists unblock and nourish the Meridians throughout their bodies, speeding up cultivation. However, Lin Heng possessed Innate All Meridians Open, so he had no use for such a thing.

Thus, Xiao Rang had not prepared Meridian Connecting Pills for him before, only many Spirit Medicines that replenished qi, blood, and Mental Energy, strengthening the foundation and cultivating the source.

Before long, Xiao Rang returned and handed Lin Heng a jade bottle, instructing him, "Taking too many of these pills will burden the liver, so you may only take one per day. There are three Acupoint Opening Pills in this bottle. Once you finish them, your master will give you more."

Seeing Lin Heng accept the medicine bottle and prepare to take his leave to cultivate, Xiao Rang stopped him. "The path of cultivation lies in both exertion and relaxation. Since you have already attained the ceaselessly regenerating realm of Internal Cultivation, rest for today. Begin cultivating again tomorrow."

Over more than a year of living together day and night, Xiao Rang had come to understand Lin Heng deeply. He knew that this was a precocious, intelligent, and optimistic child. Lin Heng treated cultivation as a pleasure rather than a hardship, finding joy in it instead.

It was precisely this fine temperament, coupled with his powerful Comprehension, that allowed Lin Heng to fully display the Talent of a Cultivation Prodigy and accomplish the feat of becoming a Xiantian Expert from nothing in seven months.

However, he was still young. Cultivating so tediously every day, without even a single friend and no way to relieve his mental pressure, was not conducive to his growth.

Xiao Rang held high expectations for Lin Heng and did not want him to be crushed by the pressure brought by the Sect's excessive attention.

"Rest after the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony. There is no need to hurry right now."

"Master, I'm going to cultivate."

Lin Heng spoke with a smile.

Though he cultivated so diligently in order to obtain a higher simulation evaluation in the end, Xiao Rang truly treated him well, and he did not wish to disappoint him.

Just as the Life Simulator had said in its instructions for use, a simulated life was both a Yellow Millet Dream and a real life, one that needed to be treated seriously.

Attaining a higher cultivation level before the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony and shocking the Heroes of the Jianghu who came to observe was clearly a good way to repay the other party's expectations.

"This child."

Xiao Rang understood what Lin Heng meant and smiled as he shook his head.

Then, grinning broadly, he left to show off his disciple's cultivation progress to the other Elders.

The primary cultivation task of the Xiantian Realm was to open the Acupoints throughout the body. The second layer of the Internal Cultivation Method, the Cloud Sword True Art, recorded the precise locations of the Human Body's 1,296 Acupoints, as well as the corresponding methods for opening them.

After swallowing an Acupoint Opening Pill, Lin Heng circulated his Internal Cultivation Method and began the cultivation that truly belonged to the Xiantian Realm.

The Medicinal Power dissolved within his body, and Lin Heng guided it to the Qingming Acupoint near his eyes, nourishing and opening it.

Cloud Sword Palace mainly fought enemies with Sword Art, so according to the proper sequence, Lin Heng would first open the Acupoints around his eyes to improve his eyesight, then open the Acupoints in his arms to increase arm strength, followed by the Acupoints in his legs to increase speed, raising his Combat Power as much as possible.

As for the Acupoints opened afterward, the order did not matter. In any case, he would eventually open every Acupoint throughout his body. Only then could the cultivation of the entire Xiantian Realm be considered complete.

For the following period, Lin Heng entered a state of focused cultivation.

Every day, he either practiced external techniques to temper his Physique, or meditated to refine qi and open Acupoints.

With the assistance of Acupoint Opening Pills, the constant absorption of Heaven and Earth Origin Energy to Nourish himself, and Spirit Cuisine and Medicinal Baths replenishing his body to the fullest each day, Lin Heng could open one or two Acupoints almost every day.

As more and more Acupoints were opened, the potential of his body was continuously unleashed. Lin Heng could clearly feel his Internal Breath growing deeper and more abundant.

Beyond that, his qi and blood, physique, five senses, Mental Energy, and more all improved at astonishing speed. Both his Combat Power and cultivation speed increased further.

By the day before the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony began, Lin Heng had already opened 182 Acupoints.

Based on the standard that every seventy-two opened Acupoints brought one qualitative transformation in Combat Power, counting as one level, Lin Heng had now reached the Xiantian Third Level.

If he continued cultivating at this pace, then in at most two and a half years, Lin Heng would likely reach the Xiantian Eighteenth Level, the Xiantian Great Perfection, and step into the Grandmaster Realm.

"Disciple, tomorrow at noon is the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony. The Heroes of the Jianghu have already arrived. Are you prepared?"

Just as Lin Heng withdrew his cultivation and finished today's practice—

Xiao Rang walked in, speaking with a smile.

Since the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony was tomorrow, the usually quiet Cloud Sword Palace Mountain Gate had begun to grow lively.

The royal families of the five Vassal States surrounding Cloud Sword Palace, as well as the other two Martial Arts Holy Lands of Lan Continent that stood alongside Cloud Sword Palace, had all sent people to Cloud Sword Palace to observe the ceremony.

In addition, many Cloud Sword Palace Experts who had been away for years after completing their training had hurried back.

Everyone had heard that the new disciple whom Xiao Rang, the master of Cloud Sword Palace, intended to accept was a Xiantian Expert only seven years old.

A figure of such Peerless Talent was destined to become a great person who would command the shifting winds and clouds of the Jianghu in the future. Getting acquainted early could only bring benefits.

If they could leave a good impression in front of him and receive his support, they might also have bright prospects in the future.