Qi Generation

Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear Flesh and Skin Chapter, First Revolution (90%)!

"90%! Just the final bit left!"

Qin Yan was so excited he nearly jumped up.

This meant that as long as he kept training today, and earned the final 1 Skill Point, he would be able to completely achieve Beginner mastery of the first revolution of the Flesh and Skin Chapter in this top-tier Body Tempering Martial Art!

But immediately afterward, his brows furrowed slightly.

"Just reaching Beginner mastery in the first revolution requires a full 10 Skill Points?"

The further one progressed in a martial art, the more Skill Points it required.

Based on this rate of consumption, fully mastering all nine revolutions of the Flesh and Skin Chapter would likely require hundreds of Skill Points!

That meant cultivation in the First Grade Realm alone would take him at least several months.

What about the Second Grade Bone Forging Chapter and the Third Grade Blood Refining Chapter afterward?

Wouldn't the required Skill Points be an astronomical number?

"Forget it. There's no use daydreaming!"

He shook his head. "You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time!

Focusing on the present—completing this first revolution and breaking through to become a Martial Artist—is the right answer for now!"

He sat down on a cushion nearby to rest and recover his strength as quickly as possible.

At that moment, he suddenly received a message from his senior sister, Lu Youyou.

She invited him to eat at the Heavenly Zone cafeteria.

Qin Yan considered it for a moment, then agreed.

He happened to be hungry as well.

High-intensity training had to be paired with sufficient nutritional replenishment.

About half an hour later, once he felt that he had recovered more than half of his condition, he got up and left the manor for the cafeteria exclusive to the Heavenly Zone.

The Heavenly Zone's exclusive cafeteria was not far from his manor area. It was an elegant three-story building.

Upon entering the quiet second floor of the cafeteria, Qin Yan swept his gaze around.

He spotted that cool and ethereal figure—Xiao Wangshu—by a bright window seat.

She sat there alone, with a simple meal laid out before her. She was eating in small bites, her posture graceful.

After a brief thought, Qin Yan walked straight over.

Hearing his footsteps, Xiao Wangshu raised her head and glanced at Qin Yan with her cool eyes.

She said, "Qin Yan, you're here. Sit. Youyou went to get the food."

With that, she lowered her head and continued eating, without any extra expression or words.

Qin Yan nodded and took the seat across from her.

He knew that the fact she had taken the initiative to speak to him was already extremely rare.

He still remembered what Gao Ming had once said.

When Gao Ming had tried to approach her, he had been forced back by her immense Blood Qi.

He had even advised Qin Yan not to provoke her.

Before long, Lu Youyou returned carrying a large tray.

Three portions of food sat on it, clearly made with more refined ingredients and giving off an enticing aroma.

"Here, Little Junior Brother, this is yours!"

Lu Youyou pushed the largest tray in front of Qin Yan and said with a cheerful smile.

Qin Yan looked at the medicinal meal before him, which was clearly quite expensive, and froze slightly.

Was this Little Senior Sister really this enthusiastic?

"Consider this meal your senior sister's treat, Little Junior Brother—a celebration of us officially becoming fellow disciples!"

Lu Youyou put her hands on her hips, striking the pose of a senior sister, though her voice remained soft and sweet. "No refusing, okay~!"

She was actually delighted inside.

At home, she had always been the youngest one. Now that she finally had a junior brother, she naturally wanted to properly experience what it felt like to be a senior sister.

Moreover, relying on a certain innate instinct of hers, she always felt that this Little Junior Brother possessed some indescribable potential. Building a good relationship with him could only be the right choice.

Seeing Lu Youyou's firm attitude and sincere gaze, Qin Yan stopped declining and accepted openly. "Then thank you for treating me, Senior Sister."

Xiao Wangshu lifted her eyes beside them, looked at Lu Youyou, then at Qin Yan, and a faint trace of puzzlement flashed through her eyes.

She knew this best friend of hers all too well.

Though she usually looked innocent and carefree, as if she had no schemes at all, she was actually sharp-minded and exceedingly clever.

Her attitude toward Qin Yan had improved somewhat.

"Could it be that, aside from his talent for the Spear Technique, Qin Yan has some other special quality that Youyou noticed?"

Xiao Wangshu pondered inwardly, quietly keeping Qin Yan in mind.

Qin Yan enjoyed this meal immensely.

The food on the tray was clearly medicinal cuisine prepared with great care, delicious the moment it entered his mouth.

Once it entered his stomach, it immediately turned into streams of gentle warmth, rapidly nourishing his exhausted body.

Even his mental fatigue was completely swept away.

This meal was clearly worth a fortune.

After eating, the three of them returned to their respective estates to continue training.

With private martial arts rooms in their Heavenly Manors, they did not need to run back and forth between the dormitories and public training halls like ordinary students.

Their training efficiency was greatly assured.

After returning to Estate No. 111, Qin Yan did not pause for even a moment.

He headed straight up to the third floor and threw himself back into his frenzied training.

Another four hours passed, and night had fully fallen.

The last Skill Point of the day arrived.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately added this precious 1 Skill Point

to the first revolution of the Flesh and Skin Chapter of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Spear!

"Buzz—!"

It was as though some bottleneck within his body had instantly been smashed open!

The Blood Qi throughout his body began surging faster of its own accord.

A faint tingling and burning sensation spread through all the flesh and skin on his body.

It was as if countless tiny strands of Blood Qi were seeping in, strengthening every cell.

At the same time, the Blood Qi within his body condensed to an extreme degree before suddenly contracting inward.

Then, a faint strand of "qi" quietly emerged like a seed, slowly circling within him!

"Th-this worked? I cultivated qi?"

Qin Yan asked uncertainly.

He could only vaguely sense that faint, barely perceptible strand of qi within his body, as though it might dissipate at any moment.

At the lower ranks, a martial artist's qi could not leave the body, gather into form, or become an effective means of attack.

Only middle-rank martial artists could do that.

Qin Yan carefully sensed the changes within his body. Only when he vaguely detected that extra strand of qi did he finally confirm it.

Overwhelming joy surged into his heart.

His first thought was to immediately contact Instructor Xiao Huo and ask him to stand guard.

He wanted to finish tempering his flesh and skin in one push and officially step into the realm of a First-Rank Martial Artist!

But reason quickly suppressed the impulse.

"I only received the Martial Skill this morning, and by the afternoon I've already reached Beginner level and even successfully cultivated qi... This is far too shocking!"

He calmed down and thought, "No matter how monstrous a genius is, they couldn't possibly be this fast, right? This can no longer be explained by talent alone. It would probably draw unnecessary attention and investigation."

He decided to take it slow.

"Wait a few days! I'll go see my teacher in three to five days. I'll still seem extraordinarily gifted, but at least it'll remain within the bounds of a 'monster' rather than being too outrageous."

This way, he could break through smoothly, while also shaping an image of himself as a "Spear Path prodigy," perhaps earning greater support and resources from the school and his teacher as a result.