The Difference Between Qi Gathering and Pulse Opening

The distance from North Ward to East Ward was not short.

Chen Bin couldn't help but ask, "What's the difference between the Qi Gathering Realm, the Meridian Opening Realm, and the Aperture Opening Realm of demon beasts?"

This was a rare learning opportunity.

Wang Sheng pondered for a moment, then explained seriously, "Actually, there isn't much difference.

When Qi and Blood enters the Tanzhong point, it transforms into Internal Energy—that energy is 'Qi'.

Compared to the Qi Gathering Realm, the Meridian Opening Realm not only has greater physical strength and coordination, but the biggest difference is that there's more Qi inside the body, able to circulate through the flesh.

In the Qi Gathering Realm, every time you open an acupoint, you increase the 'Qi' by one acupoint's worth.

Simply put, it only utilizes a small section of acupoints along the Ren Meridian.

The Meridian Opening Realm, on the other hand, uses an entire meridian.

Moreover, each meridian you open yields several times the Qi of the Qi Gathering Realm, and this amount keeps doubling.

At the same time, it circulates throughout the body, making mobilization and use much more convenient.

Also, some martial techniques require specific Qi-circulation methods to unleash their full potential, and those methods cannot be learned in the Qi Gathering Realm.

Unless there are special cases—geniuses aren't lacking.

The most important point is the external release of Qi."

Saying this, he glanced at Chen Bin and continued, "With ordinary, purely external release of 'Qi', I can kill an ordinary person ten zhang away.

To kill someone like you, I'd need to be within three zhang.

If I use martial techniques, that distance can be even greater."

Chen Bin took a deep breath. Through this conversation alone, he deeply felt the vast gap in strength between himself and Wang Sheng.

But he still asked curiously, "Can the Qi Gathering Realm not kill someone in the Meridian Opening Realm?"

"No!" Wang Sheng patiently explained, "There are plenty of cases where Qi Gathering Realm cultivators have killed Meridian Opening Realm ones.

Those fools who've just stepped into the Meridian Opening Realm don't have much Internal Energy—they might not even be as strong as a Qi Gathering Realm prodigy.

For another example, a Meridian Opening Realm cultivator whose 'Qi' is exhausted can be killed by a Qi Gathering Realm cultivator in peak condition.

But it's still difficult.

After all, it's the Meridian Opening Realm.

Their physical bodies aren't on the same level either."

Throughout this exchange, Chen Bin gained a rough understanding of how the Qi Gathering Realm could fight against the Meridian Opening Realm—most of it came down to ambush tactics.

He hadn't expected that this General Banner would be so unreserved in teaching him everything.

Soon, the group arrived at East Ward.

As Chen Bin stopped, everyone else halted as well.

Chen Bin's gaze fixed on a certain spot. Following his memory, he pointed at a somewhat gloomy courtyard in the distance and said, "It's there!"

Wang Sheng squinted and observed carefully, but found nothing unusual.

Still, trusting Chen Bin, he spoke in a grave tone and ordered, "Rest for a quarter-hour, then surround it!"

The group didn't respond loudly. Instead, they silently sat cross-legged and began to regulate their breathing.

They waited quietly for the charge after a quarter-hour.

In an instant, the quarter-hour passed.

After regulating their breathing, the flush on their faces gradually faded as they exhaled their last breaths of stale air.

Regulation complete, their stamina fully restored.

Everyone began to carefully inspect their weapons.

As blades were drawn from their sheaths, cold light gleamed, resting across their knees. They took out crossbows and arrows, methodically dipping the arrowheads into poison vials.

"After surrounding it, immediately scale the courtyard wall.

Then throw your torches at the buildings.

When the demon beast rushes out, fire all the poisoned arrows."

Chen Bin's voice was low but forceful as he gave the orders.

The Captain and Officers heard this, their eyes cold and alert, ready for battle.

Seeing this, Chen Bin waved his hand and shouted, "Move!"

He shot forward like an arrow from a bowstring, and the team behind him quickly followed, surrounding the entire courtyard like a black tide.

"They're still inside the courtyard. Move!"

Chen Bin waved his hand. His robes fluttered as he leaped nimbly onto the gate pavilion, the stone tiles groaning under his feet as he crushed the green tiles.

Wang Sheng also leaped, lightly vaulting onto the gate pavilion and landing steadily beside Chen Bin.

His eyes, sharp as a hawk's, swept across the entire courtyard, taking in every detail within.

In an instant, countless torches appeared atop the walls. The Captains and Officers who had climbed over shouted in unison, swinging their arms with all their might.

The spinning torches tore through the ink-black night sky, flying toward the houses within the courtyard.

Just as the firelight cut through the darkness and illuminated the yard, over a dozen figures stood starkly beneath the eaves.

Their jade-green eyes flickered in the flames, like ghostly fires flaring and fading.

These figures wore ordinary civilian clothes, yet expensive jade pendants hung at their waists, faintly visible in the torchlight.

When they saw the Demon Suppression Division personnel, a flash of ruthlessness crossed their eyes, and without hesitation, they tore the jade pendants from their waists.

In an instant, the unbound demonic aura spread like a surging tide throughout the entire courtyard.

Chen Bin's gaze was like lightning, locking onto the figure in the center—towering at over three meters tall, its aura deep and dense.

Under the moonlight, that Wolf Demon's fur bristled from root to tip, gleaming with a metallic cold light. The other Wolf Demons beside it appeared noticeably shorter.

One must know that Wolf Demons were limited by their physique; reaching three meters in the Aperture Opening Realm was already the pinnacle of that stage.

Chen Bin's eyes displayed information on this Wolf Demon:

[Wolf Lord: Aperture Opening Realm Wolf Demon, obtainable Merit: 35]

He furrowed his brow slightly, inwardly lamenting that such a troublesome foe yielded so little Merit.

"As expected, they were prepared." Chen Bin's expression was cold as ice, his lips pressed tight as he ordered in a deep voice, "Loose arrows!"

At his command, the sound of bowstrings tore through the night sky like thunderclaps.

Countless arrows shot through the air, tracing dense black shadows straight toward their targets.

The leading Wolf Demon raised its head and let out a sky-shaking howl. A bloody demonic aura burst forth, forming a solid black barrier that knocked down every single arrow.

That demonic aura surged in all directions like a violent tide. Wherever it passed, roof tiles flew, and stones from the lawn shot into the air.

The Officers on the walls were thrown off by the powerful blast, tumbling down with terrified cries.

Chen Bin stood beside Wang Sheng, feeling the scorching aura radiating from the other man like an invisible wall that blocked the demonic aura, sparing him from its effects.

"Don't waste arrows!" Wang Sheng waved his hand, his booming voice drowning out the clamor of the battlefield as he ordered loudly, "Captains and Officers, hold the perimeter and intercept any demons trying to break through. Flag Officers, advance with me to face the enemy!"

"Yes!" The Captains and Officers immediately withdrew.

In this battle, even the slightest touch could mean life or death.

Chen Bin watched Wang Sheng's tall, upright figure and truly grasped the terrifying strength of a Pulse Opening Realm expert.

His vast True Qi, like a surging river, could easily crush a Martial Artist in the Qi Gathering Realm.

"Demon Suppression Division!" The Wolf Demon stared at Wang Sheng, its crimson eyes filled with hatred as it snarled, "I am Wolf Ridge. You must be Demon Suppression Division Hundred Households Wang Sheng!"

It naturally guessed his identity from the aura emanating from him.

"Quite hospitable, aren't you?" Chen Bin chuckled lightly, his voice unusually clear in the night.

Wolf Ridge was displeased by his interruption, its gaze still fixed on Wang Sheng: "How did you discover us?"

"Naturally, because there's a traitor among you. And that traitor was always one of ours."

Chen Bin's tone was contemptuous, a cold smirk curling at the corner of his mouth: "You've probably never heard of the principle 'setting a trap for the unwary.'"

"Damn it! Humans truly cannot be trusted!"

Wolf Ridge was furious beyond measure, raising its head to the sky in a long howl. The sound waves vibrated through the air like a physical force:

"Lu Hanwen. That Human Sheep deserves a thousand deaths!"

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