The Earth Vein Power Su Yu absorbed through the Mysterious Yellow Thick Earth Body merely flowed through his meridians. He could not absorb it into his acupoints at all.
But Su Yu was not discouraged. That brief attempt had shown him just how powerful this body-tempering technique was. It far surpassed the techniques he had practiced before.
In the Violet Thorn Great World, body-tempering techniques generally relied on extreme environments to force spiritual energy into the meridians and acupoints, then used that energy to temper the body.
A cultivator needed not only talent for body tempering, but tremendous perseverance.
Even then, body-tempering cultivators progressed far more slowly than Qi Refining cultivators.
Of course, most body-tempering cultivators in the Violet Thorn Great World practiced Qi Refining techniques as well. They were much stronger in battle than Qi Refining cultivators of the same realm.
The Mysterious Yellow Thick Earth Body, however, did not require spiritual energy to temper the flesh. It absorbed Earth Vein Power directly and used it to strengthen the body.
But without the wisp of pseudo-mysterious-yellow qi Qin Huaian had mentioned, there was no way to retain the absorbed Earth Vein Power.
Su Yu let out a long breath. "Young friend Qin, this body-tempering technique truly is powerful. Could you tell me more about the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele?"
"I've been near the Kun Yuan Dao Repository Stele before. But whenever I tried to approach it, a tremendous force pushed me back. I could get no closer than a dozen or so li."
Qin Huaian saw the Earth Vein Power escaping from Su Yu's body and was rather surprised. Since Pavilion Master Su can absorb Earth Vein Power, why can't he keep it inside his body?
When Qin Huaian had first cultivated the technique, he had been inside