Chapter 368: Opening the Eight Extraordinary Meridians

"Fortunately, I still have over six billion Potential Points remaining; it seems that breaking through to the True Essence Realm today is basically a sure thing."

Lu Yu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile.

Afterwards, he lowered his gaze, and among the four basic attributes, the value of the Mental Attribute was exceptionally prominent, high enough to be staggering!

Lu Yu nodded in satisfaction, calculating inwardly that once he accumulated enough points, he must redeem a Mental Secret Manual like the 【Undying Seal Art】.

Right, there is also a 【Sun Observation Method】 that cannot be missed. The 【Moon Observation Method】 he previously cultivated to Consummation directly reduced the Experience Value required for him to cultivate other Cultivation Methods by 20%.

Based on this speculation, the 【Sun Observation Method】 will likely possess similar characteristics, which is undoubtedly a timely help for him, as he is currently extremely lacking in Experience Value.

Among the four basic attributes, the Strength attribute followed closely behind, with a value approaching 30,000 points.

Lu Yu glanced at the 【Dragon Elephant Prajna Art】, which was still in a state of completion, thinking to himself that if this Cultivation Method were unlocked and learned, his Strength attribute would definitely soar to over 100,000!

By then, every time he performed a body strengthening, it would bring an increase of tens of thousands of attribute points!

However, the performance of the Constitution and Agility attributes was not as ideal.

Especially the Agility attribute; among the four basic attributes, it was the only one that had not yet broken through 10,000 points.

"I didn't expect that after coming full circle, the Agility attribute would become my shortcoming again." Lu Yu could not help but feel a mix of amusement and frustration.

"It seems I will have to study more movement techniques in the future, otherwise the gains from each strengthening will be too low." Lu Yu took a deep breath and focused his gaze on the Realm column again.

With a thought, 50 million Potential Points were added instantly. In an instant, a torrent of True Qi surged within his body like a great river or sea, easily opening the first acupuncture point of the Ren Vessel—the Huiyin Point.

【Consumed 50 million Potential Points, successfully opened the Ren Vessel's Huiyin Point】

【True Qi value increased by 100 points】

【Constitution increased by 30 points】

【Strength increased by 31 points】

【Agility increased by 32 points】

"Eh?"

Seeing these information prompts appearing in his mind, Lu Yu could not help but feel somewhat surprised.

The enhancement effect brought by this Ren Vessel truly exceeded his expectations.

Previously, after the last acupuncture point of the Dai Vessel was opened, the increase in True Qi was less than 80 points, yet the first acupuncture point of the Ren Vessel increased his True Qi by 100 points all at once.

Not only that, the improvement in the three attributes of Constitution, Strength, and Agility was also significantly higher.

"It feels like the enhancement effect of the Ren Vessel might be comparable to two or three previous meridians?" Lu Yu pondered inwardly.

If that were truly the case, it was no wonder that opening the Ren Vessel was so difficult.

Lu Yu did not pause at all and continued to strike at the next acupuncture point of the Ren Vessel.

【Consumed 51 million Potential Points, opened the Ren Vessel's Qugu Point】

【True Qi value increased by 101 points】

【Constitution increased by 33 points】

【Strength increased by 32 points】

【Agility increased by 31 points】

As he continuously struck the acupuncture points, the consumption rate of Potential Points was more than twice as fast as before.

Finally, after a total consumption of 1.5 billion Potential Points, the last acupuncture point of the Ren Vessel was also successfully broken through.

【Opened the entire Ren Vessel】

【True Qi value increased by 500 points】

【Constitution increased by 35 points】

【Strength increased by 36 points】

【Agility increased by 32 points】

"500 points?" Lu Yu widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief.

He truly had not expected that opening the entire Ren Vessel could increase such a large amount of Origin True Qi.

If one also counted the True Qi growth brought by opening the 24 acupuncture points, it was nearly 3,000 points!

Three thousand points of Origin True Qi... Lu Yu gasped, his heart filled with shock.

One must know that when he previously opened six meridians, the Origin True Qi in his body was only a little over 4,000 points, which included the few hundred points increased by one Cloud Jade Fruit.

Yet now, the Origin True Qi increased by just one Ren Vessel was almost equivalent to the sum of the previous six meridians!

Lu Yu looked at the panel impatiently.

Realm: Vein Refining Late Stage

True Qi: /7386

Sure enough, the total amount of True Qi in his body had already reached 60,000 points, almost double what it was just a moment ago!

"Over 60,000 points..." Lu Yu muttered to himself, his eyes flashing with excitement.

Possessing a total True Qi amount of over 60,000 points, apart from the fifth slash of the Wind-Facing Blade Slash which he still could not perform, he could freely execute all other martial arts moves.

Even for the Flame Arrow, which required 30,000 points of True Qi per shot, he could now fire two arrows directly.

As for the Wind-Facing Blade Slash, wanting to perform the fifth slash required consuming 160,000 points of True Qi; with his current amount of True Qi, he could only perform the third slash.

But even the third slash had its blade power increased to thirty times, and the length of the Blade Qi was no longer 3 meters, but reached 9 meters—as tall as a three-story building.

Imagine such a massive Blade Qi being swung out; even a Commander-level Fierce Beast would likely be in grave danger, and if it were an Elite-level Fierce Beast, it would be cut in two directly.

Besides this, there was also a terrifying active Skill—the Counter-Shock of the Golden Bell Shield.

The ninth layer of the Golden Bell Shield possessed a 5-layer Counter-Shock characteristic; once actively activated, if he received a melee attack, he could rebound 50% of his total True Qi to the opponent.

In other words, if he were attacked now, he could rebound damage exceeding 30,000 points of True Qi!

Among Martial Artists at the Vein Refining Late Stage, those whose True Qi could break through 10,000 points were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns; one could imagine how miserable the outcome would be if struck by this rebounded True Qi.

"Once I open the Du Vessel, the True Qi in my body should be close to 100,000 points even if it isn't quite there; by then, I will also be able to perform the fourth slash of the Wind-Facing Blade Slash." Lu Yu's eyes revealed a look of deep anticipation.

"Continue." Lu Yu issued the command without hesitation.

【Consume 100 million Potential Points to open the Chang Qiang Xue of the Du Vessel】

【True Qi increased by 200 points】

【Constitution increased by 50 points】

【Strength increased by 52 points】

【Agility increased by 53 points】

"200 points!" Lu Yu's eyes suddenly lit up; the amount of True Qi increased by this Du Vessel was actually double that of the Ren Vessel?

Viewed this way, wouldn't the improvement gained from opening the entire Du Vessel be the sum of the previous seven meridians? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Lu Yu glanced at his Potential Points; at this moment, about 5.2 billion remained, and given the current situation, it should be more than enough to open the Du Vessel.

Time slipped away unconsciously; every time the Potential Points on the interface flickered, it meant over 100 million Potential Points were disappearing.

Very quickly, the value of the Potential Points dropped from the previous 5 billion-plus to less than 1.5 billion.

Just at this moment, the final acupoint of the Du Vessel was also successfully broken through.

【Du Vessel opened】

【True Qi increased by 1000 points】

【Constitution increased by 60 points】

【Strength increased by 62 points】

【Agility increased by 66 points】

Several lines of information appeared prominently in Lu Yu's mind.

At the same time, Lu Yu immediately felt several hundred strands of True Qi appear out of thin air within his body.

These strands of True Qi traveled and shuttled in an orderly fashion through the Extraordinary Meridians, starting from the soles of his feet, climbing along his calves, thighs, waist, and back all the way to the top of his head, then returning from the top of his head back to his back, waist, thighs, and calves, finally returning to the soles of his feet, repeating this cycle to form a complete circulation.

"This should be what the Association calls a 'Heavenly Cycle'."

Lu Yu's breathing involuntarily quickened slightly.

According to the several chairmen in the Association, when a Martial Artist successfully opens the Extraordinary Meridians, the True Qi within their body can form a circulation.

If a Martial Artist can control the True Qi within their body to run through this circulation once, it is called one Heavenly Cycle.

At first glance, this does not seem to have anything particularly outstanding about it.

However, what if running one Heavenly Cycle could increase the Origin True Qi within a Martial Artist's body?

That's right, this is the greatest difference between a Vein Refining Realm Martial Artist who has opened the Extraordinary Meridians and one who has not fully opened them!

For those Vein Refining Realm Martial Artists who have not fully opened the Extraordinary Meridians, if they want to increase their Origin True Qi, they can either only increase it slowly as they age, or they can only rely on consuming Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

The former is not only difficult but also time-consuming; while the latter takes less time, the difficulty of obtaining Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures is immense.

However, for a Vein Refining Realm Martial Artist who has opened the Extraordinary Meridians, in addition to the two conventional methods mentioned above, they can also continuously increase the Origin True Qi within their body by running Heavenly Cycles, and there is no upper limit!

This point makes countless Vein Refining Realm Martial Artists green with envy, but helplessly, most people are blocked by the final two meridians and can only sigh at the vast ocean.