Chapter 558

Universe Virtual Network

In a certain personal space, which is a planet.

An isolated island floating in an endless sea of clouds, its surface covered in traces of wind erosion.

On the circular platform in the center of the island, the ground was covered in blade marks, and fierce winds howled around it like sharp blades.

On the circular platform, two figures sat cross-legged facing each other.

Their figures were lean and tough, their skin brown, with mysterious cyan patterns glowing on the surface.

"Hoo hoo!"

One of the robust, cyan-robed men, whose eyes were as sharp as blades, floated in mid-air.

It was as if he had merged with the surrounding fierce winds.

"Fifth-tier blade technique is all about the power of the domain. Our Liuren Civilization started from Liuren Star and rushed out into the universe."

"Walking step by step to this day, we live with the wind; we are the natural children of the wind."

"Liu Ming, you are the strongest disciple I have ever taken in. In our entire civilization, you are a genius rarely seen in thousands of years. In the future, you will be the powerhouse of our civilization!"

A lean, white-robed youth sat on the ground.

"Beep beep!"

A panel popped up in front of the cyan-robed man; his expression sharpened as he operated it.

Soon, a fat, silver-skinned man in white robes appeared opposite him.

"What is it?"

The cyan-robed man asked.

The fat man smiled and said:

"Ren Ren Tianliu, good news! A primary civilization has applied for the Genius Act to conduct a Fire Seed Trial!"

"And it's right next door to your Triangulum Galaxy!"

"This is an opportunity for your Liuren Civilization!"

Ren Ren Tianliu replied calmly: "If it were just an ordinary civilization, you wouldn't have come to me!"

The fat man laughed and said:

"This civilization is not simple; they are very lucky to have encountered an Exotic Beast Factory, or what is called a Starfire Civilization trial planet!"

"You should know about the Starfire Civilization; they are the controllers of the Starfire Galaxy and possess the strength of a mid-tier civilization."

"They have captured hundreds of Exotic Beast Factories and turned them into trial planets to cultivate geniuses!"

"And this time, the Blue Star civilization has encountered a trial planet."

Ren Ren Tianliu raised an eyebrow: "A trial planet—that is worth a fortune!"

"I understand; I will apply to become a supporting civilization immediately!"

The fat man shook his head and laughed: "That won't be easy; there are many eyeing the Blue Star civilization!"

"For example, the Corrosion Moon Civilization, Molten Core Civilization, Iron Gang Civilization, Thunder Cloud Civilization..."

"These civilizations are no weaker than your Liuren Civilization, and some have joined the Starry Sky Patrol squads."

"They sought out their respective backing civilizations the first chance they got."

Ren Ren Tianliu replied calmly:

"Then let everyone compete; only the strongest civilization can become a supporting civilization!"

The fat man nodded:

"Very well, the Fire Seed Trial officially begins in 6 months!"

"Before that, you need to compete; only the strongest can become a supporting civilization!"

"However, I favor your Liuren Civilization; as long as you become a supporting civilization, that means a steady stream of Deep Space Coin income!"

"Choose your participating geniuses as soon as possible!"

After saying this, the fat man disappeared.

Ren Ren Tianliu watched the fat man disappear and slowly descended from the floating air to the ground.

The youth opposite him also slowly opened his eyes.

"Teacher, what happened?"

Ren Ren Tianliu said: "Our Liuren Civilization is going to join the Fire Seed Trial!"

"Before that, we need to compete for a spot against other civilizations in the Triangulum Galaxy!"

Liu Ming's eyes shone with brilliance as he said calmly: "Leave it to us!"

Ren Ren Tianliu nodded: "It is time to let them understand the strength of our Liuren Civilization!"

……

Martial Arts Era 2049, February 11th.

Xia Guo, Cang Province, Tianhai City.

Candidate Yu Jing Candidate Yu Jing Haoting Residential Complex.

In the martial arts room of Mansion No. 5, Lin Qi sat cross-legged, like a gluttonous beast, madly devouring the Source Energy in the surrounding air.

The fierce wind condensed into a vortex, and Lin Qi suddenly opened his eyes, releasing a strong, brilliant light!

"Boom!"

The vortex shattered, turning into waves of fierce wind that impacted every corner of the martial arts room.

【You have completed a Source Energy cultivation session; your physical strength has slightly increased, Qi and Blood Value +20.】

【Qi and Blood Value: 10400→10420】

……

Lin Qi looked at the improvement on the panel and exhaled, shaking his head.

After breaking through to the Eighth Realm, relying solely on Source Energy cultivation was too slow.

Even for a top-tier genius like him, it was still like this!

Let alone other geniuses; slow cultivation was not the way to go.

He still needed all kinds of top-tier natural treasures.

Lin Qi stood up and began to pack the items in the martial arts room into his space bracelet.

He didn't even spare the gravity system; this thing could be taken to the Black Dragon Base.

Once Xiao Chan installed it, it could be used directly.

A moment later, he put on his black-gold robe and walked into the living room.

His parents, Lin Zhen and Fang Fang Huiyi, had already prepared a meal and were waiting.

Lin Qi sat down to eat, and his father, Lin Zhen, slowly said:

"Xiao Qi, we have also heard about the Fire Seed Trial!"

"You must do your best to represent our Blue Star civilization and win!"

He looked at Lin Qi with complex emotions; last night, they had watched Lin Qi stay in the martial arts room for a whole day.

When they asked, they learned that he had already broken through to the Eighth Realm.

How old was he? Lin Qi was only 21 this year, and he was already an Eighth Realm martial artist, entering the ranks of the Xia Guo's top powerhouses.

In any city, he could serve as the master of one of the three major martial arts halls.

But in just a few years, his own son had achieved this, completely surpassing Yue Feng and Wu Wu Lingyun!

It was too fast; he and Fang Fang Huiyi were so surprised after hearing the news that they didn't fall asleep until midnight.

Lin Qi nodded: "I will!"

Then his mother, Fang Fang Huiyi, hesitated before saying:

"Xiao Qi, your father and I are planning to have another child!"

"To give you a younger brother or sister!!"

After saying this, she looked at Lin Qi with some nervousness.

Lin Qi was also surprised, but he felt it was normal.

On the entire Blue Star, facing the invasion of exotic beasts, a large number of martial artists sacrifice themselves every year.

There were once 6 billion people, and after several decades, less than half remained.

All countries were estimating the multi-child policy.

His mother, Fang Huiyi, had been in poor health before and couldn't have more children, but now that her health was better, she could conceive.

And seeing his talent was so good, the entire Xia Guo probably wanted his parents to have a few more top-tier geniuses.

It really hadn't been easy for his parents to hold on until now.

He smiled: "I have no objections; I quite like the idea of a younger brother or sister."

In his previous life, he had a younger brother, and taking him out to play when they were young was a very happy time.

With more people in the family, he wouldn't be lonely.

Their house was too big now; with a few more people, it would be livelier.

His parents wouldn't be lonely either.

Lin Zhen and Fang Fang Huiyi breathed a sigh of relief; as long as he agreed, it was fine.

Lin Qi continued:

"Mom and Dad, I will buy you awakening potions; after you awaken, your physical talent will transform, and your comprehension will improve!"

"After genetic optimization, the talent of the child born will also be higher."

His father, Lin Zhen, smiled: "We'll listen to you!"

Lin Qi nodded; the martial arts genes in his family were actually not bad.

Before he had the panel, if he had been born into a middle-class family, he might have at least been a B-level genius.

If it were a wealthy family, becoming an A-level genius wouldn't have been difficult.

Now, with his parents' genetic optimization, the child born would have even higher talent.

Plus, his family wasn't short of money, and being nourished by various natural treasures from a young age meant the future child would also be a genius.

Even if the talent were average, he could make them a genius.

Many martial artists choose to marry and have children after graduation to cultivate the next generation of geniuses.

But he didn't have that thought for now; he only wanted to walk further and further on the path of martial arts.

Having a younger brother or sister in the family would be better. At least his parents wouldn't feel lonely.

……

After the meal, the three of them came to the plaza outside the mansion; a moment later, a red Peregrine-class fighter jet slowly descended.

The cabin door opened, and he turned to wave goodbye to Lin Zhen and Fang Fang Huiyi:

"I'm off!"

After saying this, he entered with a dragon-like stride, and as he waved, the cabin door slowly closed!

"Boom!!"

The Peregrine fighter jet took off, heading toward the Black Dragon Base through the cold wind.

Inside the spacious cabin, Lin Qi sat down and poured himself a glass of water.

This Peregrine fighter jet was one he had asked Yue Feng to mobilize from the martial arts hall to send him to the base.

To be honest, it was quite troublesome for him.

"This time, when I get to the Black Dragon Base, I'll try to exchange for a Peregrine fighter jet!"

"Of course, if I can exchange for a Falcon-class fighter jet, that would be even better!"

Lin Qi thought secretly, planning to buy a Peregrine fighter jet first; it only required 15 million merit points to exchange.

With his current strength, he could easily obtain millions of merit points per battle.

While ensuring his own cultivation, he would save up the excess merit points; in a few months, he should be able to afford a Peregrine fighter jet.

……

Beijiang Province, Black Dragon Base!

After the Spring Festival, martial artists began to return to the base one after another.

In the heavy snow, countless smart robots cleared the snow, and countless transport vehicles carried martial artists to the base.

In the sky, a large number of Giant Sparrow fighter jets were also transporting martial artists in and out.

At the Black Dragon Base airport.

A Peregrine fighter jet descended in the heavy snow, the cabin door opened, and a man in a black-gold robe slowly walked out.

Not far away, three figures were already waiting.

Liu Yuanzhang in silver armor, Mu Hong in black armor, and Xue Zhou in blue armor with a free and easy temperament.

When the three saw Lin Qi, smiles instantly appeared on their faces.

"Dean Xue!"

"Liu Yuanzhang!"

"Teacher!"

When Lin Qi saw the three, he also smiled.

Xue Zhou in blue armor spoke first:

"Good lad, you're something else now!"

"If the Shanhe King hadn't notified us, we wouldn't even have known you had already broken through to the Eighth Realm!"

After Xue Zhou finished speaking, Liu Yuanzhang and Mu Hong also sighed with emotion.

They still remembered that two years ago, when Lin Qi entered the Cangqiong Martial Arts University, he was only a Second Realm Muscle-Refining martial artist.

In the blink of an eye, he was already in the same realm as them.

Both of them could be certain that they were 100% no longer a match for Lin Qi.

Only Xue Zhou could defeat the current Lin Qi.

Lin Qi smiled: "It's thanks to the teachers' guidance; otherwise, I wouldn't have broken through so quickly!"

The three laughed and went together to Lin Qi's residence—Room 206.

"Hum!"

The door slid open silently, and the three entered; in less than half a month, the room was still clean and tidy.

Lin Qi tidied up briefly, and the four of them installed the gravity system together.

Liu Yuanzhang looked at the black gravity system and sighed:

"I'm truly envious; you're the only one who can afford to spend billions on a gravity system."

"The martial arts room at the Black Dragon Base can only withstand a maximum gravity of 200 times; any more, and there's a risk of collapse."

Lin Qi nodded; 200 times gravity was enough for him to cultivate for a long time.

……

An hour later, at the Ten Thousand Beast Restaurant, in a luxury private room.

At this time, people were sitting around a round table, all of whom were Lin Qi's acquaintances.

Besides Liu Yuanzhang, Mu Hong, and Xue Zhou, there were also Pei Pei Yiqing, Pei Pei Hongfeng, Xu Qing, Senior Shen Heng, the Shanhe King, and the Beijiang Sword King.

Besides them, there was a newcomer—Zhang Zhang Tianyang.

After more than five months, he had also successfully completed his cultivation in the Ten Thousand Beast Wanshou Xuezhu, mastered Golden Gangjin, and spent the Spring Festival at home.

He also chose to step onto the battlefield!

However, looking at Lin Qi, who was the center of attention, he was still a bit dazed.

He had been cultivating; what had happened outside?

The Zerg were being wiped out, Blue Star began to contact the universe, and there was the Fire Seed Trial.

Five months for Fire Seed selection.

All high-level martial artists had to participate!

And these were nothing compared to the most exaggerated one: Lin Qi in front of him.

He had broken through to the Seventh Realm in almost the same month as him.

They went to the Ten Thousand Beast Wanshou Xuezhu together, but he left two or three months early.

After arriving at the Black Dragon Base, he defeated Gu Cheng and Gu Yang Jian one after another at rocket speed.

And now he had broken through to the Eighth Realm!

While he had only just mastered Golden Gangjin; the gap was simply heaven and earth!

They were completely not in the same league.

"Zhang Tianyang, now that you're at our Black Dragon Base, you must ask if you have any questions!"

"With your strength, you'll adapt quickly."

"As for Lin Qi, he's not human; he's a monster, the strongest genius on our Blue Star!"

"How long has it been, and he's already broken through to the Eighth Realm."

"If I wanted to break through, it would take at least several years."

Senior Shen Heng, who was nearby, spoke slowly.

Zhang Zhang Tianyang nodded; compared to Lin Qi, they didn't deserve to be called geniuses.

……

After the meal, everyone left.

Lin Qi and Mu Hong followed the Shanhe King to his luxury apartment.

Sitting in the living room, Teacher Mu Hong was in charge of making tea.

The burly Shanhe King projected a large screen, which showed a 3D human body diagram marked with 108 red dots distributed across every part of the human body.

The Shanhe King sighed slowly:

"I originally thought you would break through in a month or two; I didn't expect you to break through so quickly!"

"But breaking through is a good thing!"

"Let me explain to you how the Eighth Realm Acupoint Refining is cultivated."

Lin Qi nodded and listened carefully; in fact, he already roughly knew how the Eighth Realm was cultivated, but he needed systematic guidance.

The Acupoint Refining Chapter of the "Golden Emperor Secret Canon" only taught how to open acupoints, not how this realm came to be.

He still needed someone like the Shanhe King, who had been immersed in the path of cultivation for decades, to provide guidance.

The Shanhe King nodded:

"We have acupoints; so-called acupoints are different from other body parts. They are extremely hidden, and ordinary instruments cannot detect them at all."

"They are different from organs; they are a whole. Only by operating the entire body, with Qi and blood flowing in the"

"blood vessels, and Qi and blood walking between the meridians."

"The human body continuously transforms by tempering flesh, tendons, skin, bones, organs, marrow, and blood."

"Through overall circulation, it's like digging for treasure; once the soil outside is dug away, you can naturally see the treasure within."

"Through blood exchange, remove the body's suppression, accumulate sufficiently powerful Qi and blood, and the hidden acupoints will emerge."

"Then, use Qi and blood to open the acupoints, excavate the body's treasure, and the physical body will continuously transform."

"At the same time, acupoints are also bridges for communication between the heaven, earth, and the universe!"

"The path of evolution, the path of martial arts, is the path of continuously mastering the power of the universe!"

This was the first time Lin Qi had heard such a systematic explanation, and he secretly noted it down; he finally understood why the Eighth Realm was called Acupoint Refining.

Open the acupoints, let the physical body continue to become stronger!

Otherwise, just slowly absorbing Source Energy, the speed of becoming stronger was too slow.

The Shanhe King continued to introduce:

"After billions of years of evolution and development, the human race has discovered that there are 108 acupoints in the human body!"

"The realm of Acupoint Refining is about continuously opening the body's acupoints, making the physical body more powerful!"

"The more acupoints, the stronger the transformation!"

"How to open the acupoints, and where to start, there is no unified method."

"Every technique is different; the more exquisite the technique, the more exquisite the method of opening acupoints, and the more acupoints can be opened."

"It is not to say that every Eighth Realm martial artist can open 108 acupoints."

"Due to insufficient physical foundation, the acupoints remain hidden, making them very difficult to find and open."

"Therefore, due to different talents, the number of acupoints that can be opened is also different!"

Lin Qi asked: "Is it the same as martial bone, organ quality, marrow quality, and blood exchange frequency?"

Mu Hong, who was nearby, nodded: "Each one is like this; the higher the foundation, the better the foundation for the next realm, becoming more powerful!"

"And martial bone, organ quality, etc., will all affect the number of acupoints you can open!"

The Shanhe King switched the screen, showing a pyramid divided into five layers, and he explained:

"Ordinary Eighth Realm martial artists only need to open 24 acupoints to have the possibility of breaking through to the Ninth Realm!"

"Currently, all Ninth Realm martial artists on our Blue Star are geniuses who have opened 24 acupoints."

"24 acupoints is just the most basic; basically, they are all SS-level geniuses or above."

"And SSS-level geniuses can mostly awaken 36 acupoints!"

"And SSS-level geniuses who awaken two abilities aim for over 72 acupoints!"

"And for a top-tier genius like you, the goal is close to 100 acupoints."

"As for 108 acupoints, only a very small number, top-tier geniuses in every galaxy, can open all 108 acupoints on their bodies!"

Lin Qi secretly noted down the 108 acupoints.

His next goal was to open 108 acupoints and break through to the Ninth Realm.

Mu Hong, who was nearby, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and shook his head:

"But acupoints are not so easy to open."

"I have been in the Eighth Realm for almost two years, and I have only opened 4 acupoints, which is only one-sixth of the progress!"

"It's a long way from the minimum of 24 acupoints!"

The Shanhe King also took a sip of tea and said:

"So, although there are over two thousand Eighth Realm martial artists on our Blue Star, there are only over a hundred Ninth Realm martial artists."

"Those who can break through to the Eighth Realm are all geniuses!"

"But after decades, they still cannot break through!"

"Back then, I only opened 78 acupoints to break through to the Ninth Realm!"

……

(End of Chapter)