Guanyuan Acupoint

As Jiang Ye increased his pace, the surrounding silver starlight began to pour into his body.

This starlight, carrying incredibly fierce energy, coursed through Jiang Ye's body in an extremely forceful manner.

Under the operation of the Star Martial Advancement Method, this Starry Sky Energy flowed along his meridians.

It was like cleansing the marrow, using countless invisible blades to scrape open the sealed meridians within him.

"My cells are undergoing metamorphosis?" Jiang Ye's heart stirred.

The starlight carried Extraordinary properties.

It was transforming his cells, making him rapidly stronger.

But this process was extremely painful.

In just a few minutes, Jiang Ye began to feel unbearable pain.

But the next moment, "Buzz!"

Suddenly, his mind became incredibly tranquil, his spiritual platform as clear as a mirror, as if he had cast aside all distracting thoughts.

"I've entered the painful state," Jiang Ye thought to himself.

[Finding Joy in Misery: In the painful state, all attributes receive a considerable boost (temporary). The deeper the pain, the greater the boost.]

[Maintaining Clarity in Misery: In the painful state, one can maintain absolute clarity, steadfast in one's resolve, unmoved by any tribulation.]

As Jiang Ye entered the painful state, these two effects began to take hold.

The comprehensive increase in all attributes immediately lessened his pain considerably.

Seeing this, Jiang Ye immediately proceeded to the next step.

He guided the Starry Sky Energy to converge in the space he had opened in his lower abdomen.

"Guanyuan Acupoint," Jiang Ye sensed.

The Guanyuan Acupoint is located in the lower abdomen, roughly in the position of the legendary 'Dantian'.

After the introductory stage of the advancement method, a small space would be opened in this location.

This space was used to contain Starry Sky Energy.

Although Jiang Ye could not see internally, he could sense it.

A space had already been opened at the Guanyuan Acupoint.

As the first ray of starlight entered the Guanyuan Acupoint, he felt a surge of comfort that coursed through his entire body.

"Success," a smile appeared on Jiang Ye's lips.

Once the Starry Sky Energy entered the Guanyuan Acupoint, it would be temporarily stored there.

It would not dissipate in a short period.

As long as he refined it in time, it would be completely transformed into his own.

"This is just the first ray. This Starry Sky Refinement needs to fill the Guanyuan Acupoint to be worthwhile," Jiang Ye thought to himself.

Soon, Jiang Ye discovered that achieving this was not easy.

"I just absorbed at least a hundred rays of starlight from the outside."

Jiang Ye calculated and was utterly astonished: "In the end, only one ray of starlight entered the Guanyuan Acupoint, and the rest dissipated?"

"Is this why Primitive Talent is called an inferior talent?"

His absorption efficiency was less than one percent.

At this rate, he would probably have to stay here for an entire day to fill the Guanyuan Acupoint.

"Stay for a day?"

"It shouldn't be a problem."

Jiang Ye nodded to himself.

This kind of pain was nothing compared to what he experienced on the second level of the Martial Arts Heavenly Ladder.

"Continue!" Jiang Ye said, full of drive, and began to absorb again.

At the same time, above the refinement pool, on a suspended grand platform, several middle-aged men and women stood, looking down.

They were all teachers from the three major high schools, with Zhang Jianwu and Cao Feng standing among them.

"That girl Zhao Qingli, as expected, doesn't disappoint."

Zhang Jianwu looked down and said with a chuckle, "In just a few minutes, she should have already absorbed 1,000 strands of Star Energy."

From his vantage point, it was naturally easy to see how much Star Energy these students had absorbed.

Cao Feng said, "This girl's Foundation Building Method is nearing completion; her absorption speed far surpasses others."

"Among these people, Lin Yushu from Ancheng First Middle School might be the only one who can surpass her."

Zhang Jianwu nodded. "Lin Yushu, his score on the last monthly exam was 849 points; he's destined to be a student at one of the top ten prestigious schools. As for Zhao Qingli... it might be a bit difficult."

He shook his head slightly.

Zhao Qingli's score on the last monthly exam was 810 points.

To reach 900 points within half a year? That's hard.

Beside them, a middle-aged man in a black training uniform smiled. "Money can move mountains. If Zhao Qingli works a bit harder, she still has a chance."

He was the Key Class teacher at Ancheng First Middle School, Cang Haisong.

Zhang Jianwu didn't refute him.

Money could indeed move mountains.

If 100,000 couldn't do it, then 1,000,000.

If 1,000,000 couldn't do it, then 10,000,000!

But the problem was, if they truly spent such a huge price to enter a top ten prestigious school, and then couldn't keep up with the pace of the prestigious school, they might still be eliminated.

They couldn't rely on money then, could they?

Just then, Cang Haisong suddenly asked, "I heard that a student with Primitive Talent from your school is also participating in this refinement?"

Zhang Jianwu nodded.

"Is it this student?"

Cang Haisong pointed in Jiang Ye's direction.

He could tell that Jiang Ye's absorption speed of Star Energy was clearly slower than others.

Zhang Jianwu didn't commit and turned to Cao Feng, asking, "Cao Feng, did Jiang Ye choose the Body Forging Method or the Foundation Building Method?"

He hadn't asked about it these past few days.

But upon hearing this, Cao Feng shook his head and said helplessly, "He chose the Advancement Method."

"What? The Advancement Method?"

Zhang Jianwu frowned sharply.

Why would he choose the Advancement Method?

Even that girl Zhao Qingli didn't choose this rather difficult refinement method!

Cao Feng sighed. "I advised him, but this kid insisted on choosing the Advancement Method. There's nothing I can do."

Cang Haisong was also surprised. "Star Martial Advancement Method? A student with Primitive Talent shouldn't be able to get started with it so quickly, right?"

Whether it was the Body Forging Method, Foundation Building Method, or Advancement Method, one had to get started before participating in the Starry Sky Refinement.

Otherwise, it would be a waste.

"He hasn't gotten started, it just means his efficiency in absorbing Star Energy will be even lower," Zhang Jianwu said, shaking his head. "It doesn't mean he can't participate in the refinement."

Cao Feng, however, said solemnly, "A student with Primitive Talent already has an absorption efficiency of less than 1%. If they haven't gotten started, it will be even lower."

This was common knowledge.

If an ordinary person absorbed 100 strands of Star Energy, only one strand would enter the Guanyuan Acupoint.

But a genius with Newborn Talent? They might have ten strands.

The difference between the two was tenfold.

And this was just absorption.

The subsequent refinement process also had similar disparities.

Primitive Talent was classified as a lower-tier talent for a reason.

How could Zhang Jianwu not understand these principles? It was just that at this moment, he was quite speechless.

"Miss Chen has only been gone a few days, and this kid is already causing trouble."

Zhang Jianwu was extremely distressed. "And Cao Feng, that old fellow, didn't tell me anything beforehand."

Originally, in his opinion, Jiang Ye would never have chosen the Advancement Method.

His gaze told him this kid wasn't someone without self-awareness.

But now? Zhang Jianwu found it too absurd.

Of course, this wasn't really a big deal.

It was just that if Chen Zilu were to ask about this matter in the future, he wouldn't know how to explain it.

"Let's see for a while longer."

Zhang Jianwu sighed softly and said, "This kid's Martial Will is astonishing. He might be able to stay in the pool for a bit longer."