Chapter 367: Vein Refining Late Stage

"Hunter!"

Sure enough, upon hearing these three words, the eyes of the many Awakened who were originally anxious and uneasy flashed with excitement.

"Brother Hai Qiong, are... are you telling the truth? Will headquarters really send a Hunter?"

"Otherwise?" Hai Qiong glanced at him and said, "Slaughtering a C-Class Awakened in public in broad daylight within the city is a very serious matter. Once headquarters finds out, they will definitely not sit idly by."

"Aren't you worried that this matter is related to the Evil Cult? Rest assured, if this was truly done by the Evil Cult, headquarters would be even more likely to send a Hunter."

After hearing these words, the Awakened breathed a sigh of relief one after another, and looks of reverence appeared in their eyes involuntarily.

A Hunter! That is the elite among the elites of the Awakened!

Every one of them is incomparably powerful, and they also possess Demon-Breaking Weapons; this kind of mysterious weapon has a terrifying lethality against the Awakened.

Great! If a Hunter comes, they won't have to fear that murderer anymore.

Of course, even if a Hunter comes and successfully kills that murderer, it cannot change the fact that the defensive strength of Yongan City has weakened significantly.

During the past few Beast Tides, it was thanks to Yanluo and the others taking action that they were able to resist them without incident.

But now, they have all unfortunately perished; if another Beast Tide breaks out, who would have enough strength to stop it?

Don't think that talking about a Beast Tide is worrying about nothing. In this day and age, nothing is impossible.

Thinking of this, the light in the eyes of some Awakened flickered uncertainly.

Perhaps it is time to take their families and leave Yongan City to live elsewhere.

Otherwise, if they really encounter any danger, it will be too late to leave by then.

The next day at noon.

"Bang!"

Two crisp sounds rang out suddenly at almost the same moment.

"Finally finished." Lu Yu stretched his body in a big way and moved his muscles and bones comfortably.

A full 80 portions of medicinal materials had now been completely refined.

Except for the previous two batches of pills which were Superior True Qi Pills, the remaining 78 batches were all Heaven Grade and Top Grade True Qi Pills, with a ratio of about 3 to 7, which was not much different from what he had expected.

Lu Yu walked forward with light steps and gently lifted the pill furnace.

In an instant, an extremely rich fragrance of pills rushed toward him, making one intoxicated as if they were in a fairyland.

After swallowing these two batches of pills into his stomach without hesitation, Lu Yu shifted his gaze to the panel.

Potential Point: 7.1 billion

"7.1 billion." The corners of Lu Yu's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

With such a huge amount of Potential Points, let alone opening the Meridian Opening and Girdle Vessel, even the Ren and Du vessels, which are the hardest to conquer later, should be more than enough.

"Since everything is ready, let's begin." Lu Yu pondered to himself.

Breaking through to the True Essence Realm early would undoubtedly increase his chances of winning, whether dealing with Wei Xiong or the upcoming Beast Tide.

As for the idea of learning all the Cultivation Methods in his hands before breaking through, although it sounds good and could achieve the highest cost-effectiveness, it is not very feasible in reality.

Because he simply does not have that much Experience Value, unless he can find that mysterious Black Ball he encountered last time again; however, such things are hard to come by.

Having no other choice, he had to convert the existing resources at hand into tangible combat power as soon as possible.

His gaze slowly moved upward and finally landed on the Realm column. To open the next Qi Point, the required Potential Points were 24 million.

24 million. For him, who previously only knew how to refine Blood Qi Pills, this was undoubtedly an astronomical figure.

But now, in the eyes of someone possessing 7.1 billion Potential Points, this did not seem out of reach.

His thoughts moved slightly, and he added the 24 million Potential Points without hesitation.

【Successfully consumed 24 million Potential Points, successfully opened the Qi Point.】

【True Qi value increased by 58 points】

【Constitution attribute increased by 20 points】

【Strength attribute increased by 21 points】

【Agility attribute increased by 22 points】

Feeling these wonderful changes occurring in his body, the corners of Lu Yu's mouth could not help but brim with a joyful smile.

At this moment, his heart was full of anticipation, because there were only two Qi Points left until the entire Meridian Opening was opened.

Immediately following, as the Huiyin Point was successfully broken through, a majestic surge of True Qi rushed through Lu Yu's body like a surging tide, cheering and leaping as it poured into the Meridian Opening.

Lu Yu hurriedly cast his gaze toward the panel, only to see it displaying: Realm — Vein Refining Mid Stage.

"30 million Potential Points, it didn't exceed my original expectations."

Lu Yu muttered softly, then his thoughts moved slightly, and he added the 30 million Potential Points all at once without hesitation.

In an instant, several lines of information appeared in his mind like lightning.

【Consumed 30 million Potential Points, successfully opened the Zhangmen Point of the Girdle Vessel】

【True Qi increased by 70 points】

【Constitution increased by 22 points】

【Strength increased by 21 points】

【Agility increased by 22 points】

"70 points of True Qi; it seems that after the entire Girdle Vessel is opened, the increase in True Qi is roughly equivalent to that of the Meridian Opening."

Lu Yu pondered to himself; although the effect produced by a single Qi Point of the Girdle Vessel was more significant than that of the Meridian Opening, the number of its Qi Points was almost the fewest among the eight meridians.

Under Lu Yu's gaze, the Potential Points were being consumed at a speed visible to the naked eye: 7 billion, 6.9 billion, 6.8 billion, 6.7 billion...

Finally, when the Potential Points dropped to 6.7 billion, the entire Girdle Vessel was declared opened.

At the same time, a plus sign appeared after the Realm, which meant he could break through to the Vein Refining Late Stage.

Lu Yu took a deep breath, his expression resolute, and decisively chose to breakthrough.

The next moment, a scorching and massive heat flow, like a volcanic eruption, surged out from his heart and rapidly spread throughout his entire body.

This was a transformation akin to being reborn; it was not limited to the physical level, as even the True Qi and Mental Power within his body underwent earth-shaking changes.

A moment later, everything returned to calm.

"Hoo..."

Lu Yu slowly exhaled a breath of stale air; by this time, the clothes on his body had been completely soaked through by sweat in just those few seconds, clinging tightly to him.

But Lu Yu did not pay much attention to this, his gaze focusing once again on the panel.

Realm: Vein Refining Late Stage

True Qi: /4256

Level: 29

Constitution: 11,800

Strength: 27,400

Agility: 9,500

Spirit: 224,400

Potential Point: 6.7 billion

Experience Value:

After successively opening two meridians, the Origin True Qi within Lu Yu's body had already reached over 4,000 points, and the total amount of True Qi in his body had soared even higher.

Compared to before, the total amount of True Qi had increased by nearly 10,000 points!

This was merely a beginning; once he successfully opened the Ren Vessel and Du Vessel, the improvement brought about would surely be even more astonishing.

Lu Yu's gaze landed after the Realm column, clearly seeing that the Potential Points required to break through the first acupoint of the Ren Vessel had already climbed to 50 million.

There are over twenty acupoints on the Ren Vessel, so by this calculation, the Potential Points required to open this meridian would likely exceed one billion.

As for the Du Vessel, being the last and most difficult of the Extraordinary Meridians to open, its difficulty is two to three times that of the Ren Vessel; even three billion Potential Points might not be enough to satisfy the requirement.