Chen Mo sensed the changes flowing through his body that day. Having entered the Vein Opening Realm, he could truly wield the power of inner qi for the first time.
As inner qi coursed through the body, it possessed many incredible uses. Most notably, it could lock in one's vital essence and prevent it from leaking away.
Internal martial artists lived long not only because they could maintain the balance of their five viscera and nourish their bodies, but more importantly because they lost less of their life essence.
External martial artists, on the other hand, could greatly invigorate their life essence in a short time by strengthening their bodies.
But they could not lock it in. As time passed, their bodily essence would continuously leak away.
Not to mention that external hard techniques were inherently fierce and domineering; it was perfectly normal for training to leave behind hidden injuries and chronic ailments.
Chen Mo had reached this stage in the prime of his life, able to lock in his abundant bodily essence and prevent it from leaking away. His peak years of strength and his lifespan would far surpass those of many external martial artists. Even many top internal martial artists might not be able to compare with him.
Looking across the world today, he was most likely the only one capable of this.
Whether in internal or external arts, anyone who could attain such accomplishments at his age was already worthy of being called a heaven-blessed prodigy.
Yet cultivating both internal and external arts, while reaching this realm in both during one's prime, was far beyond what ordinary people could achieve.
Had Chen Mo not cultivated diligently enough, insisting on consuming vast amounts of food every day so that the Mortal Transformation Pearl could accumulate qi and blood