Fourth Equipment Slot, Function Analysis!
Each major acupoint is connected to eight hidden Apertures, forming a group of nine acupoints together.
There are twelve such combinations, which together make 108 acupoints.
As the first major aperture lit up, Spiritual Power surged out and quickly connected with the adjacent Apertures, forming a brand new passage.
The first group of nine orifices are connected.
The second group has all nine orifices connected.
Group 3...
Yang Xiao's breathing grew heavier and heavier, and steam rose from his body. It felt as if countless streams were simultaneously carving out channels within his body, crisscrossing and converging with each other.
Until the twelfth group of Apertures is fully opened, all one hundred and eight acupoints are connected!
It felt as if a crisscrossing network of rivers had suddenly appeared inside my body.
If the Liquid Condensation Realm is simply about compressing Spiritual Power into a liquid state and storing it in the Apertures, then the Aperture-Penetration Realm is about connecting the originally closed and hidden Apertures throughout the body layer by layer.
Spiritual Power is no longer stored in a single Apertures, but can flow rapidly through the channels between the Apertures.
This not only means that more Spiritual Power can be stored, but also that the circulation speed can be greatly accelerated, resulting in a stronger burst of power.
Yang Xiao clenched his fist.
All 108 acupoints vibrated simultaneously, and Spiritual Power flowed from the body's Aperture into the Apertures in the palms, resulting in a muffled explosion in the air.
At this moment, he officially stepped into the Aperture-Penetration Realm!
Moreover, according to the standards of the Demon Suppression Division, he has already reached the pinnacle of the High-Grade Aperture-Connecting Method.
From the perfect Liquid Condensation Realm to the perfect Aperture-Penetration Realm, it takes no more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
For an ordinary martial artist, this would require at least decades of hard work!
Just then, the Equipment Slot changed again.
In addition to the original three Equipment Slot, a fourth slot slowly appeared.
[Fourth Equipment Slot unlocked.]
[Current Function: Parsing.]
[Can analyze techniques and incomplete martial arts manuals; the analysis results can be used to complete or supplement them.]
Yang Xiao stared at the newly appeared slot, his brows twitching slightly.
Analysis.
The first three Equipment Slot are for placing cultivation techniques, Demon Core, and weapons to gain bonus attributes.
However, the fourth slot is not for equipment, but for analysis.
The key point is in the second half of the sentence; the analysis results can be used for application and completion.
Yang Xiao was somewhat puzzled. After a moment of silence, he shifted his gaze from the fourth slot to the two remaining items on the stone bed.
The Perfected Flood Dragon Core Aperture-Penetration Realm.
The Mountain-Suppressing Spear Art
It seems that only these two items are left that I can equip.
Yang Xiao picked up the "Mountain-Suppressing Spear Art" again.
This manual of exercises isn't very thick, and the edges are somewhat worn, indicating that it has been read many times.
On the title page, Pei Xuance's handwritten inscription is powerful and penetrating, with sharp strokes like a knife, revealing a seasoned and shrewd edge.
Yang Xiao placed the "Mountain-Suppressing Spear Art" into the Fourth Equipment Slot.
The Analysis Slot lit up, casting a faint glow over the cultivation manual.
A moment later, a notification popped up in the Equipment Slot.
[Analysis complete.]
[Aperture Opening - The Mountain-Suppressing Spear Art]
[Status: Complete, no completion needed.]
[Effect 1: Mastery of the "Mountain-Suppressing Spear Art" is now at its maximum.]
[Effect 2: Obtain the blue affix "Mountain Suppression": The spear's momentum is as steady as a mountain; a single thrust is powerful and unshakeable.]
[Permanent fixation condition: Equip for one month or kill a Demon at the Aperture-Opening Realm.]
"Since it's complete and doesn't need any modifications, then it's best to equip it directly."
In the next instant, a flood of insights rushed into my mind.
The contents of "Mountain-Suppressing Spear Art" unfolded in Yang Xiao's mind. It was a heavy Spear Technique specifically designed to deal with large demons. When the spear was thrust out, it was like a mountain pressing down!
This Spear Technique consists of five forms: Mountain Suppression, Army-Breaker, Dragon-Pinning, Mountain-Shattering, and Sun-Piercing.
Each move is as heavy as a mountain, possessing the imposing power of a single man holding off ten thousand.
Yang Xiao reached out and grasped the Army-Breaking Spear leaning against the wall. The moment the gun touched his hand, a strange sensation spread from his palm throughout his body.
It was as if the gun had become an extension of his body, and he wielded it with complete ease.
He slowly raised the tip of his gun, countless insights into Spear Technique surging into his mind.
How to initiate the stance, how the power originates from the feet, rises along the leg bones, passes through the waist and abdomen, then is transmitted from the spine to the shoulders and arms, and finally penetrates the spearhead.
Every detail is clearly presented, as if it were the culmination of his decades of practice in this Spear Technique.
Yang Xiao took a deep breath, held the gun with both hands, lowered his waist and abdomen slightly, and pushed off with his feet.
The gun tip sliced through the air, emitting a low hum.
This shot didn't use much Spiritual Power; it was purely a test.
It struck like a heavy hammer blow, with tremendous force and weight.
Yang Xiao's eyes flickered slightly.
No arduous training or repeated refinement is required; once the equipment is in the slot, the technique will directly reach perfection.
When did cultivation techniques become so convenient?
He gave a wry smile. If word got out that he had cultivated his skills so quickly, it would cause a huge uproar. Those old guys who were half-buried in the ground would probably dissect him and examine him thoroughly.
Looks like I'll have to start presenting myself as a genius with "maximum comprehension" from now on...
The only downside is that all four of my Equipment Slot are currently full.
He was about to put his gun away when he suddenly noticed something amiss.
The operating path of the "Mountain-Suppressing Spear Art" is to mobilize a large number of Apertures in the body, so that the Apertures resonate together to propel the spear's momentum.
With a single thrust, dozens of Apertures erupted simultaneously, Spiritual Power surging from each Apertures, converging into a torrent that then flowed into the spear shaft.
That is why its spear thrust is as heavy as a mountain and as sharp as Army-Breaker.
However, when Yang Xiao activated the spear technique, he discovered that several Apertures were not among the 108 acupoints opened in the "Nine-Aperture Mystic-Penetration Method".
Yang Xiao frowned.
He put down the Army-Breaking Spear, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the surroundings.
All 108 acupoints in the body are now open, allowing Spiritual Power to flow freely and unimpeded between Apertures.
According to the Demon Suppression Division, he has already reached the perfection of the High-Grade Aperture-Connecting Method.
In addition, he also opened up 18 Apertures on the arms through the "Mountain-Suppressing Spear Art".
If 108 acupoints constitute perfection, why does the "Mountain-Suppressing Spear Art" utilize even more Apertures?
Or is it that the Demon Suppression Division's so-called "Perfected Aperture-Penetration" is merely a classification based on the level of cultivation techniques, and not a true perfection of the human body?
Yang Xiao opened his eyes and his gaze fell on the "Nine-Aperture Mystic-Penetration Method".
He looked at the Fourth Equipment Slot again.
An idea popped into my head.
Yang Xiao swapped the positions of the "Mountain-Suppressing Spear Art" and the "Nine-Aperture Mystic-Penetration Method," placing the "Nine-Aperture Mystic-Penetration Method" into the fourth slot.
The Analysis Slot lights up again, inferring the process.
Yang Xiao waited quietly.
A moment later, a notification appeared.
[Analysis and deduction complete.]
[Current cultivation technique: Nine-Aperture Mystic-Penetration Method.]
[Grade: High-Grade Aperture-Opening Method]
[Current number of potential Aperture Opening: 108.]
[The cultivation technique has been detected to have potential for further development.]
[Deduction Direction 1: The Apertures diagram can be completed by filling in the gaps with similar or higher-level Aperture Opening techniques.]
[Second Deduction Direction: The complete physical body of Demon at the Aperture-Penetration Realm can be used to deduce hidden Apertures.]
[Insufficient data to continue the simulation.]
Yang Xiao's heart skipped a beat.
Just as I expected.
One hundred and eight orifices are not the limit of the human body; they are merely the limit of the "Nine-Aperture Mystic-Penetration Method."
The Apertures that can actually be opened in the human body is far more than these!
Could he try to open more Apertures and gain even greater power in the Aperture-Opening Realm?