Li Qingshan sank his mind into his body and quietly sensed the flow of his blood and qi.
He then focused all his attention on the Tanzhong acupoint in his chest, a blood and qi node.
His blood and qi flowed on, calm and unruffled, as though nothing had changed.
Yet fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on Li Qingshan's forehead.
Finally, the flowing blood and qi stirred up a tiny ripple.
Li Qingshan let out a breath of relief and shifted his attention to another blood and qi node beneath his left chest, repeating the process.
There were over a thousand similar blood and qi nodes.
Cultivating the Nine Revolutions of the Blazing Sun required using one's will to pry open every node in succession, gradually becoming familiar with one's blood and qi.
Then, through endless repetition, one would gain complete control over it.
Half a day passed.
Li Qingshan went limp and fell onto his back.
Prying open blood and qi nodes for the first time had drained every last bit of his energy.
Yet a smile kept creeping onto Li Qingshan's lips.
[Technique: Nine Revolutions of the Blazing Sun 1/1000 (First Revolution)]
The proficiency requirement for a B-rank technique had risen by another tier.
Li Qingshan was not surprised, but the change in the suffix caught his attention.
"Not Beginner? Is it because this technique is special?"
After making a few guesses, Li Qingshan stopped dwelling on it and sank his mind into his body again.
This time, he was no longer as helpless as before, like a lone man standing before rivers and lakes.
At the instant the Nine Revolutions of the Blazing Sun reached Beginner level,
all the blood and qi nodes he had pried open before formed a faint connection.
It was