Chapter 226: Participating in the Assessment

You must know, a mere 10 million Potential Points is enough for him to strengthen his body once.

However, having said that, Meridian Opening is inherently a highly challenging task.

Aside from the fact that the required amount of True Qi increases exponentially, during the process of Meridian Opening, one may also encounter the situation of True Qi becoming chaotic, and there is even the risk of Qi Deviation.

If the situation is mild, it is merely a waste of the True Qi within the body, ultimately resulting in nothing; but if it is serious, it will damage the meridians and endanger one's life.

Precisely because of this, in the Association, those Martial Artists who have just broken through to the Pulse Refining Realm usually have a Pulse Refining mid-stage Martial Artist accompanying them during Meridian Opening.

Once danger arises, the companion can promptly step in to help.

And for Pulse Refining mid-stage and late-stage Martial Artists, they must be even more cautious when performing Meridian Opening.

Even if there is someone guarding them, once a problem occurs, the other party dares not rashly intervene; if they are the slightest bit careless, both will suffer severe internal injuries.

Viewed in this light, although the consumption of Potential Points is high, being able to ensure a successful one-time Meridian Opening can be considered worth the price.

"I currently have 20 million Contribution Points remaining; if I use them all to purchase medicinal herbs for refining Blood Qi Pills, I can probably buy 1,000 portions.

Calculating based on each portion of herbs providing 300,000 Potential Points, that would be 300 million Potential Points," Lu Yu pondered to himself.

300 million Potential Points—if 50 million are spent to open the fourth meridian, then 250 million will remain.

Estimating based on the consumption of 10 million Potential Points per Meridian Opening, opening the fifth meridian should not be a problem, but the sixth meridian will likely be quite strenuous.

"I'd better save the Contribution Points to refine True Qi Pills," Lu Yu thought to himself.

Although the price of herbs for True Qi Pills is certainly higher than for Blood Qi Pills, their cost-effectiveness is bound to be more considerable than Top-grade Blood Qi Pills.

"I'll find a time tomorrow to participate in the Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artist assessment; if I can pass, I can obtain the authorization to purchase the True Qi Pill Prescription and also receive Pulse Refining Realm martial arts," Lu Yu clenched his fists tightly, his eyes revealing determination.

According to Wang Shu, a few years ago, those Awakened in Yongan City would not want to clash with Elite-level Fierce Beasts unless absolutely necessary.

But the current Lu Yu already possesses the strength to shoot and kill Elite-level Fierce Beasts, and if he unleashes his full power, he can also retreat unscathed.

However, just in case, the more one's strength is improved, the better.

Lu Yu glanced at the time; it was already eight or nine o'clock in the evening.

After cleaning up the Alchemy Room and locking the door, he walked toward the direction of the Branch President's office.

Arriving at the door of the Branch President's office, Lu Yu knocked lightly twice, and after hearing Song Tian's invitation to enter, he pushed the door open and walked in.

"Little Brother Lu, did the alchemy process go smoothly? I heard that you haven't left the Alchemy Room from last night until today," Song Tian said with a face full of smiles.

"Not very smoothly."

While returning the access card to Song Tian, Lu Yu responded with a wry smile, "I consumed nearly ten portions of herbs, yet I didn't even refine a single finished Pill."

He could only say this; after all, the Pills he had refined had already been consumed by him on the spot.

"Hahaha." Song Tian laughed heartily, "That's very normal; everyone is like that when they first start alchemy. Just like a friend of mine, for the first month or two, he couldn't refine a single Pill either, but later on, it gradually got better."

"Mm." Lu Yu nodded, and after hesitating for a moment, he said: "President, besides the alchemy matter, there is something else I would like to tell you."

"Go ahead."

"President, I want to participate in the Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artist assessment."

As soon as the words fell, Song Tian was stunned on the spot, his mouth hanging wide open.

He stared straight at Lu Yu and asked in disbelief: "You, what did you say? You want to participate in the Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artist assessment? Could it be that you... you have already become a Pulse Refining Martial Artist?"

"I suppose so," Lu Yu scratched his head and said: "I feel a flow of energy in my body, and it feels completely different from the sensation of Jin."

"A flow of energy? That is True Qi!" Song Tian couldn't help but exclaim.

"Mm." Lu Yu nodded in confirmation.

For a moment, Song Tian was actually unable to speak.

You must know, the entire Association only has twenty or thirty Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artists, and most of them are distributed in medium and large cities.

In a small city like Yongan City, the Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artists that have emerged can be counted on one hand.

And Lu Yu...

Song Tian stood up from his chair all at once and asked excitedly: "Little Brother Lu, don't joke with me! Do you really have the sensation of Qi in your body?"

"President, do you think I would joke about such a thing?" Lu Yu was somewhat between laughter and tears.

"Right, right, right."

Only then did Song Tian come back to his senses, his face subsequently filled with excitement, and he kept muttering to himself: "I never expected it, our Yong'an City Branch has actually produced a Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artist—Pulse Refining Realm, Pulse Refining Realm!"

His expression looked even more excited than Lu Yu himself.

"In that case, I will contact the Headquarters immediately; at most two or three days, the Headquarters will send someone over to conduct the assessment for you."

"Two or three days?" Lu Yu frowned slightly, thinking to himself, is this time a bit too long?

Song Tian seemed to see through Lu Yu's thoughts and smiled wryly, "The assessment for Pulse Refining Martial Artists is different from that of In-Jin Martial Artists. For the In-Jin Martial Artist assessment, we Branch Presidents can make the decision ourselves.

But the assessment for Pulse Refining Martial Artists must be approved by someone sent from the Headquarters. This point applies not only to Yongan City but also to the nearby Peng City."

"So that's how it is." Lu Yu nodded; although he was somewhat helpless, he expressed his understanding.

After all, Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artists are considered the backbone of the Association, so it is reasonable for the assessment requirements to be stricter.

If it were the assessment for a True Essence Realm Martial Artist, the examiner would likely be the President of the Headquarters himself.

"Little Brother Lu, your speed of progress is truly astonishing," Song Tian said with emotion.

He still remembered that when Lu Yu joined the Branch a few days ago, he was still a Dark Energy Martial Artist, and yet the next day he broke through to Transformation Energy.

Now, he has even directly become a Pulse Refining Martial Artist.

However, having said that, the combat power Lu Yu displayed while at the Transformation Energy stage was indeed incomparable to other Transformation Energy Martial Artists, so breaking through this quickly seems to be within reason.

After bidding farewell to Song Tian, Lu Yu pondered as he walked.

There are still two or three days until the purchase authorization is unlocked; it seems he cannot pin all his hopes on True Qi Pills.

As the saying goes, "Tomorrow's gold is not as good as today's copper," so he might as well continue purchasing herbs to refine Blood Qi Pills.

He would buy 200 portions first; he could finish refining them in less than two days, and the Potential Points provided would be 60 million, which is just enough to break through to the Pulse Refining mid-stage.

Taking advantage of this time, he could also improve his Basic Movement Technique.

Furthermore, he had been away from the Zhai for nearly three days; according to their agreement, the old man should give him an incomplete Cultivation Method.

As for now, he planned to go practice his movement technique first.