My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 421: Chapter 197: Viewing the Collection

All the Inner Sect Disciples were stunned.

...But you couldn’t blame them for it.

After all, it was common knowledge that the path of Martial Arts grew more difficult the further one progressed.

Countless geniuses and experts had been stymied at every single bottleneck in their cultivation!

The slightest misstep or a reckless attempt at Breaking Through could even result in severe injury...

Therefore, everyone was cautious, more cautious, and then even more cautious when it came to Breaking Through.

Without absolute certainty, no one would dare make a reckless attempt.

Advancing from the True Essence First Realm to the Second Realm was no exception—it had its own bottleneck.

The difficulty lay in the initial formation of the True Essence Nature and its condensation into a True Species. To make it circulate throughout the body, not only did one’s True Essence need to be sufficiently robust, but more crucially, one had to unblock the Ren and Du Meridians.

The Ren and Du Meridians—one in the front and one in the back—governed all the Yin and Yang Meridians respectively. They converged above and below the Dantian Ancestral Acupoint and were the two most critical "pivots" connecting the front and back of the body, linking the Dantian to the limbs and internal organs.

The Ren Meridian originates in the lower abdomen and ascends along the centerline of the body’s front. It governs all the yin meridians, earning it the name "Sea of Yin Meridians."

The Du Meridian, in contrast, originates at the base of the spine, ascends along the vertebrae into the brain, and governs all the yang meridians, making it the "Sea of Yang Meridians."

Together, they form a complete circuit within the human body, but they are naturally obstructed by "breakpoints." It takes immense True Essence and unyielding willpower to connect them in a single, decisive push!

...Of course, this wasn’t as difficult as the Divine Gate, which was said to ’sever one from the mortal world.’

But it was by no means easy!

For a True Essence Martial Artist, failing to unblock the Ren and Du Meridians and allow their True Essence to cycle through them meant they could never truly achieve a True Essence Circulation.

The process of unblocking these meridians was exceptionally dangerous.

One had to use their own True Essence as a drill and their mind as a guide to forcibly blast open those abstruse blockages.

The slightest misstep could lead to damaged meridians, dissipated True Essence, and a regression in Cultivation.

A severe failure could result in an imbalance of yin and yang, a chaotic Qi Mechanism, or even damage to the very foundation of one’s Divine Soul.

For this reason, countless Martial Artists were stuck before this bottleneck, needing to spend years accumulating True Essence, tempering their minds, and conditioning their bodies until they felt their success was all but guaranteed before they would dare to make an attempt.

Upon success, their True Essence would flow along the Ren and Du Meridians, forming a preliminary "Grand Circulation"...

Not only would the efficiency of their True Essence and their recovery speed increase dramatically, but their body’s nourishment and their Control over it would also reach a whole new level...

This was a process that required patient cultivation.

Even an ordinary True Essence Martial Artist wouldn’t dare attempt it until three to five years after condensing their True Species.

After all, the price of failure was far too high.

And yet, Senior Brother Qin?

...From the time he first reached the True Essence Realm until now...

It hadn’t even been two years, had it?

And he’d already achieved a Breaking Realm?

...And he succeeded?!

One after another, the Inner Sect Disciples revealed their shock.

"Senior Brother Qin’s cultivation... does he not face any bottlenecks?"

murmured an Inner Sect Disciple who had been stuck in the True Essence First Realm for years.

"How could that be possible?"

A disciple next to him immediately retorted, "Even someone with a Dao Body... is only said to have an easier time Breaking Through than an ordinary person. And Senior Brother Qin’s innate bone structure was tested as... Bone of Acupoints, wasn’t it? How could he have no bottlenecks?"

"Then he..."

"...I... I don’t know either..."

No one could explain just how Qin Fang had done it.

But their shock was palpable.

Even Fan Zhengchu was shocked. After a long moment, he heaved a sigh. "Never mind... It was a bit reckless, but since you’ve entered the Primordial Stream, be sure to polish your foundation... You haven’t exchanged for the next level of your Root Skill, have you?"

Hearing this, Qin Fang replied respectfully, "Yes. I was planning to make a trip to the Scripture Pavilion shortly."

This was his main reason for returning to the Sect.

"Mm."

Fan Zhengchu nodded, then said seriously, "You were lucky to succeed this time, but for the Third Realm... you must be extremely cautious."

"The path of cultivation only grows more difficult. We of the Guiyuan Lineage do not seek speed, but stability. Only by accumulating a deep foundation to be released slowly can one go far..."

"You have a deep foundation and outstanding Talent, so it’s even more important for you to build your strength step by step. Only attempt to break through after you are completely confident... Otherwise, failure will not only waste years of hard work but could also damage your foundation... The loss would far outweigh any gain."

Every attempt at Breaking Through, if it ended in failure, came with enormous losses.

Not only could all your prior accumulation be for naught, but if you caused irreversible damage to your foundation... that would be a catastrophic mistake!

The Guiyuan Lineage’s principle of "Hidden Blade and Simple-mindedness" was about upholding this very ’slowness’ and ’accumulation.’

In the eyes of an old Guiyuan Realm Elder like Fan Zhengchu, Qin Fang’s act of Breaking Through... was simply too risky.

Qin Fang quickly said, "Yes, I understand."

’It’s not like I wanted to attempt Breaking Through so recklessly.’

’But I had no choice. I absorbed a mouthful of Ultimate Yin Primordial Power and nearly froze myself into an ice sculpture.’

’When I woke up, I had already broken through automatically...’

’It was a complete accident...’

Of course, no one else knew that for Qin Fang, there were no bottlenecks when it came to Breaking Through.

As long as he cultivated diligently, his Cultivation would rise continuously.

Once he reached ’Perfection,’ the breakthrough would be as natural as water carving a channel...

...This was the greatest advantage on his path of cultivation.

Seeing Qin Fang’s obedient reply, Fan Zhengchu nodded. After a few more words of advice, he returned to the main hall.

Qin Fang let out a soft breath, intending to head to the Scripture Pavilion.

But he certainly couldn’t bring Xile with him to the Scripture Pavilion... though by now, news about Xile had probably already started to spread throughout the entire Sect.

After all... he hadn’t been discreet when he entered the sect gates. Plenty of people had seen him, and some had even greeted him.

"Senior Sister, I’m heading to the Scripture Pavilion. It’s not convenient to take Xile, so could you help me look after him?"

he said to Wen Suxin, who was standing nearby.

Senior Sister Wen froze for a moment. Then, she looked curiously at the big golden dog sitting obediently on the ground, its head swiveling to look around. "His name is Xile?" she asked in surprise.

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