He had run out of pills, but it was still early.
Su Xinghe thought for a moment.
He activated a strand of Astral Qi inside his body.
Golden mist instantly rose from his acupoints, circulating along his eight meridians and through his internal organs. Finally, it surged out through every pore, following the external greater celestial circuit to envelop him from head to toe.
Unlike his last attempt at the Clear Lotus Pond, the golden light was noticeably dimmer now.
As his proficiency in this secret art improved, his understanding of light had deepened.
According to the divisions of mastery he had just grasped, once his proficiency reached hall-entering, he could absorb fifty percent of the light.
And once he reached perfect mastery, its visual effect would match a Grandmaster's core qi domain.
In other words, at that point, unless a Grandmaster stood before him, no lower-ranked Martial Warrior would be able to spot him.
But Su Xinghe had another theory.
He suspected that even Grandmasters could only sense fluctuations in True Qi, rather than see through the domain.
Ten breaths later, the familiar notifications appeared.
"Diligence Makes Up for Dullness, practice a hundred times a day." "First Insight into Light and Darkness, experience +1"
Again...
This time, sixteen fine strands of Astral Qi ignited simultaneously.
Another ten breaths passed.
"Diligence Makes Up for Dullness, practice a hundred times a day." "First Insight into Light and Darkness, experience +16"
The situation in Qingzhou City was complicated, and deadly threats lurked around him. To master this light-based secret art ahead of time, Su Xinghe spared no expense.
Fortunately, as long as his acupoints held enough Astral Qi, each practice of this secret art took only ten breaths.
After just an hour, the Fate Panel in his mind