Chapter 130: Opening Acupoints, Advancing to King Level!
TL: Etude
Having set up the High-level Qi Gathering Array capable of amassing ten times the elemental energy, he could cultivate here and the speed of his cultivation could reach more than five times!
Originally, cultivating within the Intermediate Qi Gathering Array could only augment his cultivation speed by three times, enabling an increase of 9 elephants of force in a month. Now with a cultivation speed of five times, he could gain at least 15 elephants of force in a month!
15 elephants of force in a month, what did this imply?
"In a little over a month, I can step into the pinnacle of Grandmasters, possessing the qualification to challenge the King realm!"
Ye Tian murmured to himself.
Thus, Ye Tian moved his cultivation spot to his underground cultivation chamber.
He didn't inform Ye Yu about the high-level cultivation chamber, deciding to tell her before leaving the Demon Sea Base. After all, the intermediate cultivation chamber was sufficient for Ye Yu at the moment. She was only at the Great Martial Realm, and cultivating too quickly wasn't good either. It was better to cultivate steadily and solidify her foundation.
With a five-fold increase in cultivation speed, Ye Tian became more diligent in his cultivation.
Day after day of cultivation passed. During this time, Yue Ling also visited Ye Tian, but they only exchanged a few words. When Yue Ling learned that Ye Tian was about to head to the Zhonghai Super Base, she was nothing but envious.
For her, spending a lifetime in the Demon Sea Base was the reality. If lucky, she could step into the King level. If not, she'd remain at the pinnacle of Grandmasters forever.
This was her fate, as well as the fate of many talents in the Demon Sea Base.
Ye Tian felt helpless about this, as he couldn't possibly help Yue Ling with all his might.
For Ye Tian, striving to enhance Ye Yu's talents and aiming for higher realms was already extremely challenging. Yue Ling, after all, was an outsider and couldn't compare to Ye Yu.
Although their relationship was good, it was merely friendship. (damn)
"Perhaps a quiet life in the Demon Sea Base is more suitable for her!" Ye Tian thought.
The Super Base wasn't necessarily safer; the competition there might be even fiercer, and life there might not be as comfortable as in the Demon Sea Base.
Yue Ling wasn't cut out for the Super Base. Even if her talent fortuitously advanced to the extraordinary level and became a powerful martial King, she might just be in the lower echelons within the Super Base.
Without sufficient talent, there was no need to force entry into that circle.
Ye Tian craved entry into the Super Base because he could replicate talents. Otherwise, he wouldn't be in such a hurry to go there.
40 days later.
Ye Tian had been in seclusion for 40 days. Besides daily meals and sleep, he spent the rest of his time in the high-level cultivation chamber.
Now,
He had reached the pinnacle of Grandmasters.
"A physical strength of 100 elephants of force is the limit, even with a perfect foundation. Unless, I break through the bottleneck to advance to the King level."
"Grandmasters cultivate meridians, while King level cultivates acupoints. The human body has 365 main acupoints. Opening all 365 main acupoints allows entry into the pinnacle of King level, possessing 10000 elephants of force. However, this proccess is very, very hard!"
This was what Ye Tian learned from Typhoon King's cultivation experiences.
In reality, opening all 365 main acupoints was exceedingly difficult. Many at the King level could only open just over 300 acupoints and couldn't continue further, not only due to their lack of talent, but also because of resource constraints.
The resources consumed to open each acupoint were immense. If one cultivated step by step, even exhausting the lifespan of a martial King might not be enough to open all acupoints needed to reach the pinnacle of King level. In the Demon Sea Base, only one individual had reached the pinnacle of King level — Yun Mengli.
He had the backing of his enormous family, the Yun Clan, and nearly depleted most of the Yun Clan's resources to reach the pinnacle of King level, taking close to sixty to seventy years.
How could ordinary King-level individuals have such abundant resources?
Based on Ye Tian's understanding, among the top King-level powerhouses in the Demon Sea Base, most had only unlocked over two hundred acupoints. There were fewer than five individuals who had unlocked three hundred acupoints.
Yue Ling was among the weakest King-level individuals, having unlocked merely three acupoints. Had it not been for the Fire Spirit Talent Herb he obtained last time, which granted him a low-level fire talent, boosting his combat power dramatically, he might've currently been one of the weakest martial Kings in the Demon Sea Base.
If Ye Tian were to stay in the Demon Sea Base, even with the high-level cultivation chamber and Morning Star-level talent, he wouldn't be able to advance to the pinnacle of King level within ten years.
This was an outcome he couldn't tolerate.
"I am already at the pinnacle of Grandmasters now, and I only need to unlock one acupoint to advance to the King realm. The key to unlocking acupoints is to sense the location of the acupoint, assault the acupoint, and open a space in the acupoint location. The acupoints in a human body are fixed and do not possess an acupoint space; this requires us to open it up. Top cultivation talents find it difficult to advance to King level because they struggle to unlock the acupoints, with too low of a success rate. If the attempt to unlock fails, their foundation will be damaged and they won't be able to challenge King level again!" Ye Tian pondered.
He wasn't worried about failing the attempt; he just needed to follow the cultivation method outlined in the Purple Blood Body Refining Secret Technique.
"Purple Blood Rushing Acupoints Technique!"
This was a cultivation method recorded in the Purple Blood Body Refining Secret Technique.
Ye Tian sat cross-legged, gulping down a large amount of King-level fierce beast blood, and immediately, his consciousness entered his body, beginning to operate the Purple Blood Rushing Acupoints Technique.
Instantly, a vast amount of elemental energy from heaven and earth surged into his body.
The King-level beast blood and the elemental energy transformed into pure energy, which, following the Purple Blood Rushing Acupoints Technique, began to assault the Yunmen acupoint on the Lung Meridian of Hand Taiyin (weird cultivation lingo? just ignore it). This was the first acupoint to be unlocked according to the technique.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
After just a few attempts, the Yunmen acupoint was opened, slowly expanding to form an acupoint space.
Initially, the acupoint space was small, but with Ye Tian continuously refining the acupoint space, it began to stabilize.
It took a few days to stabilize the acupoint space from the time it was opened. Ye Tian spent several days without eating or drinking, constantly refining it.
For him, who was on the verge of stepping into King level, going without food for a month was nothing, even a year without eating or drinking would only be slightly uncomfortable. After all, at this level, the energy supply of the body could be entirely replaced by elemental energy. However, humans, being living beings, still needed to eat; it was a habit.
Three days passed.
Ye Tian's Yunmen acupoint was fully opened, and the energy within his body began to flow into the Yunmen acupoint, gradually filling it up.
King-level energy could not only be stored in the Dantian but also in the acupoints. The energy at King level was so vast that running out of energy rarely occurred, unless during prolonged battles.
This was also why the endurance of King-level combat was much stronger than Grandmasters.
Once the Yunmen acupoint was filled with energy, Ye Tian's first acupoint was truly opened.
It was at this moment, the transformation began!
Boom!!!
An immeasurable amount of elemental energy surged into Ye Tian's body, refining every part of him, evolving his body towards the King level.
Every moment, Ye Tian could feel his body changing; it was an evolution on the biological level.
The increase in strength was secondary. The vitality within his body was skyrocketing crazily.
Under normal circumstances, Grandmasters could have a lifespan of 200 years, while King level could live for 500 years. However, due to Ye Tian's perfect foundation, he could live for 300 years even at the Grandmaster level.
Now, as he reached the King level, his lifespan would undoubtedly be more than 500 years...