Not knowing how much time had passed, Zheng Qian, after thoroughly going over the [Morning Sun Acupoint Nourishing Art] from beginning to end, finally decided to try it himself.
"Hoo..."
As he let out a long breath, his hands slowly formed a treasure bottle mudra.
Then, with a thought, the True Qi in his Dantian Sea of Qi, along with a wisp of Gang Qi, slowly moved towards the Ren Du Meridian Channels.
After that, it turned towards the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian, Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian, Yin and Yang Heel Vessels...
A full half hour passed before the Gang Qi, enveloped by his True Qi, returned to the Ren Du Meridian Channels and surged towards the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head.
The Baihui acupoint was precisely the starting point of one of the two complete Small Heavenly Cycle acupoint diagrams recorded in the Morning Sun One Qi Art.
At this time, after more than half an hour of continuous circulation, his Gang Qi had been diluted to the limit; any further dilution would have turned it back into Innate True Qi.
Soon, his Gang Qi, diluted to the limit, moved to the outside of the Baihui acupoint and began to slowly inject into it.
As the Gang Qi was injected, he immediately felt his Baihui acupoint swell up, and a slight stinging sensation appeared within the acupoint.
However, this stinging was not intense and was still within his tolerance range.
Moreover, as time passed, this stinging sensation was slowly dissipating, indicating that his Baihui acupoint was becoming more and more refined.
After another half hour or so, the wisp of Gang Qi he had diluted was finally completely exhausted, and his Baihui acupoint was also slightly strengthened.
"Hoo..."
Zheng Qian, who reopened his eyes, let out a long breath, then sighed softly to himself:
"I didn't expect it to take so long to circulate it once..."
He had spent almost an hour and a half just circulating the [Morning Sun Acupoint Nourishing Art] once, and to initially cultivate an acupoint, he would have to repeat it dozens or even hundreds of times at least.
Although as his acupoints became more refined, the time required for each repetition would decrease somewhat.
But repeating it dozens or hundreds of times was destined to be a slow and meticulous project.
After all, the Gang Qi had to be replenished after it was depleted, which also took a lot of time.
However, Zheng Qian had no shortage of time.
Eight days had passed since he last ended the simulation, and his Attribute Panel had already accumulated 8 [Simulation Points] again.
In other words, he only needed to wait two more days to gather enough 10 [Simulation Points] to start a new round of simulation.
Now that he had obtained the Morning Sun One Qi Art, the only uncertain factor preventing him from officially breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm was whether he had enough stored Gang Qi.
Even with the worst-case scenario, he could at least open up a few acupoints after the simulation ended.
At that time, he could also use Gang Qi to fight.
And with the addition of Gang Qi, even if the Prefect and the four old geezers from the Four Great Families joined forces, he was confident that he could retreat unscathed!
Thinking of this, the corners of Zheng Qian's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.
Soon, he calmed his mind and continued to circulate the [Morning Sun Acupoint Nourishing Art] to nurture his Baihui acupoint.
Time passed day by day, and the search for Zheng Qian and the other man never stopped.
But the slums were too big, too chaotic, and too dirty.
Even the local snakes of this place were unwilling to stay long in a place full of filth, let alone those who usually lived in luxurious mansions.
Therefore, although these people had been searching everywhere, they were not thorough at all, and thus had not been able to discover the hiding place that Lu San had carefully chosen.
Just like that, before they knew it, two days had passed in a flash.
In the dim and decaying underground room, Zheng Qian, who had once again circulated the [Morning Sun Acupoint Nourishing Art], slowly opened his eyes.
This was the eighteenth time he had completed the [Morning Sun Acupoint Nourishing Art] in the past two days, and his Baihui acupoint had been strengthened a lot, and could already withstand the tempering of Gang Qi with a concentration of one-fifth.
But for Zheng Qian, this speed was still too slow.
Awakened, he opened his Attribute Panel with a thought, as before:
[Myriad Worlds Simulator] Host: Zheng Qian Realm: Half-step Grandmaster Realm Talents: Eating is a Blessing (White); Strength Multiplier (White); Simplified Body (Green) Simulation Points: 10 (Recovery Rate: 1 day/1 point) Storage Space: One thousand cubic meters (+)
"Hmm? Finally enough!"
Seeing that the total number of [Simulation Points] at the bottom of the panel had recovered to 10, Zheng Qian's eyes lit up immediately.
Then, he muttered in his heart without hesitation: "Start simulation!"
[Ding! Consuming 10 Simulation Points, simulation initiated! Randomly selecting a Low Martial World...] [Ding! World selection complete, host will enter The Deer and the Cauldron world!]
"The Deer and the Cauldron? There don't seem to be many experts in it. Oh well, it's just a transitional world anyway."
Zheng Qian's eyes narrowed as he saw the name of the world he had drawn.
Although The Deer and the Cauldron can be considered a household name, there are not many experts in it.
Perhaps only Hong Antong, Jiu Nan, Gui Xinshu, and a few others can be considered to have anything to do with the Innate Realm.
Of course, according to the timeline, Yuan Chengzhi should be in his prime during The Deer and the Cauldron period. If this person exists in The Deer and the Cauldron, then he would naturally count as one too.
However, these people are only on the fringes of the Innate Realm. Compared to Zheng Qian, who is at the Half-step Grandmaster Realm, they are far too weak.
[Ding! Insufficient Simulation Points. Unable to draw talent.] [Ding! World loading successful. Simulation commencing...]
As the Simulator's gender-neutral mechanical prompt sounded, a light blue screen immediately appeared in front of Zheng Qian.
Subsequently, lines of black text began to appear on the screen.
[Year 1: You are born in the capital city of The Deer and the Cauldron world, becoming the son of a merchant. The current year is the thirteenth year of the Shunzhi Emperor, which is 1656. The future Kangxi Emperor, Aixinjueluo Xuanye, is only two years old. Your parents are very happy about your arrival and spend money to find someone to give you the name: Zhao Yiming, hoping that you will either remain silent or amaze the world with a single brilliant feat in the future. Your parents run a restaurant, and the business is good, allowing you to live a life free from worries about food and clothing from a young age.] [Year 2: With the double blessing of the Eating is a Blessing and Strength Multiplier talents, your body is in excellent condition. You eat everything without leaving a single grain, and you are the number one rice eater. Your parents are very happy about this and often buy you all kinds of delicious food.] [Year 3: You continue to thrive.] [Year 4: ...] [Year 5: ...] [Year 6: You are strong and healthy, becoming the king of all the children on the street.] [Year 7: On your birthday, you successfully awaken your past life's wisdom and learn everything about your previous life. In the same year, Aixinjueluo Xuanye, who is only eight years old, ascends the throne and changes the reign title to the first year of Kangxi.]
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