Qi and Blood Circulation Method

As Xu Qian continued to "digest" the Qing Nang Handbook Supplement, his knowledge of Medical Skill expanded at an astonishing rate. It contained not only solutions for all manner of difficult and unusual ailments and recipes for exclusive prescriptions, but also many scattered insights that Xue Muhua had accumulated over years of wandering the martial world, concerning the conditioning and cultivation of Martial Artists' bodies.

That night, as usual, Xu Qian ran his hand over a page recording a prescription for treating internal injuries. The stream of information fed back by the Longevity Dao Fruit included not only the prescription itself, but also an inconspicuous auxiliary technique on guiding qi and blood to circulate faster, thereby promoting the absorption of medicinal effects.

The technique's language was archaic, and its route for circulating qi was rather unusual. It was not a mainstream internal cultivation method, but more like an ancient guiding art. In the Supplement, it appeared only as a note to the prescription. Xue Muhua had not given it much thought, merely adding, "This method may have some slight effect, but it is time-consuming and laborious, and not worth the effort."

Yet as the Longevity Dao Fruit analyzed the technique, it sent back an unusual ripple.

[Acquired the rudimentary guiding art, Qi and Blood Circulation Method.]

[Analyzing... This method aims to guide one's qi and blood through vibrations at a specific frequency, accelerating their circulation. It can slightly increase the body's vitality and promote energy absorption, including but not limited to medicinal effects, nutrients from food, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.]

[Optimizing... Highly compatible with the host's 'Longevity True Qi.' After integration, it can slightly improve the efficiency of qi circulation and marginally accelerate the accumulation of cultivation.]

Xu Qian's eyes lit up at once!

[Accelerate the accumulation of cultivation?!]

Although the Dao Fruit's notification said "slightly" and "marginally," this was hugely significant to him! The Dao Fruit's yearly automatic growth of his cultivation was his foundation; absorbing Killing Intent was an added bonus; studying sword-intent diagrams to optimize the Dao Fruit was a long-term investment. And now, this Qi and Blood Circulation Method could directly improve his day-to-day cultivation efficiency!

It was like playing a game: besides gaining experience automatically while idle (the Dao Fruit's automatic growth), gaining experience by fighting monsters (absorbing Killing Intent), and completing quests to upgrade equipment (optimizing the Dao Fruit), he had now gained a passive aura that increased his experience gain!

Even a mosquito's leg was meat! And this was a passive skill that could keep generating benefits!

He immediately focused and guided the Dao Fruit to deeply analyze and optimize the Qi and Blood Circulation Method.

The Dao Fruit's clear light flowed as it analyzed and broke down the archaic, even somewhat obscure, routes for circulating qi and the frequencies for vibrating qi and blood, then tried to connect and integrate them with the system governing Xu Qian's Longevity True Qi.

Longevity True Qi was balanced and peaceful, brimming with vitality. It was naturally good at nourishing the body, making it an ideal match for the Qi and Blood Circulation Method, which was intended to invigorate qi and blood.

Before long, an optimized version of the Longevity Qi and Blood Circulation Method, better suited to Xu Qian, was ready!

This improved technique no longer required him to deliberately vibrate his qi and blood—that really would have been time-consuming and laborious. Instead, he could incorporate the distinctive intent and frequency of the "vibration" into the ordinary circulation of his Longevity True Qi!

Xu Qian could hardly wait to try it.

He sat cross-legged and began circulating his Longevity True Qi as usual. This time, though, he focused a sliver of his attention on guiding it along the route and frequency of the improved Longevity Qi and Blood Circulation Method.

At first it felt a little awkward, but soon he noticed a difference!

The Longevity True Qi, which had flowed as steadily as a stream, seemed to gain a spark of vitality once that distinctive "circulation" intent was added. Its flow sped up noticeably, if only a little! And as the qi passed through his meridians and acupoints, its nourishing effect on his body seemed more pronounced too. His whole body felt warm, as if immersed in warm water, and every cell seemed to be cheering.

Even more exciting, he could clearly feel that the efficiency with which he drew Yin Sha Qi from the air and converted it into cultivation had also increased by an almost imperceptible amount!

The improvement was tiny—perhaps not even one percent—but it was continuous! As long as he circulated his cultivation method, it was working!

[Awesome! This is incredible!] Xu Qian was so thrilled he nearly lost control of his cultivation. "It's like an accelerator made just for me!"

He had previously thought the technique was "time-consuming and laborious, and not worth the effort," but that was true only for ordinary people. They had to spend time practicing and circulating it, only to get a negligible result. But for Xu Qian, the method had now been perfectly integrated into his daily cultivation. It took almost no additional time or effort, yet brought him constant returns!

He had really struck gold this time!

From that day on, Xu Qian gained another hidden benefit in his daily cultivation. He no longer had to deliberately practice any Qi and Blood Circulation Method, because the improved technique had become part of how his Longevity True Qi circulated.

While he ate, his qi circulated automatically, accelerating the absorption of nutrients from food (though the Heavenly Prison's meals had little in the way of nourishment).

While he slept, his qi circulated automatically, slowly increasing his cultivation.