Chapter 21: Chapter 21: Breakthrough! Fourth Rank!

After a brief excitement, everyone keenly felt and summarized the two major benefits of the Black Rock Guiding Technique that Wan Haihao had already outlined.

Just as Ma Ran guided all thirty-one members to cultivate Inner Qi, Su Qiangwei entered the cafeteria, looking fatigued.

She staggered in, looking weak and tired, clearly having spent six full hours in front of the Black Rock Stele before coming to the cafeteria.

After wolfing down her meal, she regained a bit of her energy.

Adhering to the principle of being kind to others, Su Qiangwei quickly integrated into the group and quickly bonded with the members, who were in a state of excitement.

“Just this much strength?”

“Come on, you’re a grown man, and that’s it?”

“Can’t even beat a girl like me at arm wrestling?”

“Looks like you’re not quite up to it…”

Classmate Su Qiangwei truly understands the essence of “balance between work and rest”!

After dealing with this group of members who had just cultivated Inner Qi, and seeing the painful expressions on everyone’s faces, her head no longer hurt, her temples no longer throbbed, and she felt fresh and invigorated.

As for Ma Ran…

Su Qiangwei gave him a once-over, thought seriously, and still didn’t dare to challenge him lightly.

For fear of embarrassment.

“Whenever you encounter problems in the future, feel free to ask me.”

“I’ll try my best to solve them.”

Ma Ran smiled as he bid farewell to everyone, leaving quickly without wasting a moment, as if time were chasing him, leaving no room for slacking off.

Even when Su Qiangwei was using arm wrestling to prove to the members who the big sister was, he only pretended to watch while actually studying things that nobody could figure out.

Su Qiangwei snorted softly.

After all, it won’t be long until we meet again.

It is heard that this afternoon, seniors from Fulan Academy will come over.

They will bring advanced equipment and experience to support the superpower talent team building work of Grass Hut Academy.

This guy, Ma Ran…

Su Qiangwei understands too well.

This guy who loves to toy with people’s minds will definitely not miss this kind of scene!

Just look at the grateful expressions of these Grass Hut Academy members beside her to know.

Whether it’s a doctoral student like Wan Haihao or a junior high school freshman, when they mention Ma Ran, it’s in a look of admiration and reverence.

There’s absolutely no jealousy!

Because everyone has realized that they are not on the same level as Ma Ran anymore!

Although quite confident in her intelligence, compared to Ma Ran’s terrifying existence that leaves one at a loss for words, what’s there to compare?

“You may have given up, but I haven’t.”

Su Qiangwei, who fights repeatedly, pursed her lips, silently cheering herself on: “Only those who admit they are losers are truly a failure!”

As Ma Ran exited the cafeteria with his front foot, she followed with her back foot.

Still, the members’ discussions lingered in her ears.

“Is Brother Ran now at the Third Rank of Inner Qi?”

“Didn’t Senior Brother Wan ask this morning? Once eight acupoints are filled and organified, the Inner Qi reaches the Third Rank, with the external manifestation being accelerated cell division and faster hair growth, which ceases at the Fourth Rank of Inner Qi…”

“I’ve remembered that feature.”

“So, is Brother Ran really only at the Third Rank?”

“Your use of ’only’ there is a bit subtle… In our entire Grass Hut Academy, besides Brother Ran, there’s not even a single person at the First Rank of Inner Qi…”

“What I mean is… I suspect Brother Ran is already at the Fourth Rank of Inner Qi, otherwise, how would he know that at the Fourth Rank, hair doesn’t grow that fast?”

“The devil is in the details… Your observation skills are quite good!”

“Hearing you say that reminds me that Brother Ran just infused me with half an acupoint of Inner Qi!”

“Me too!”

“Then it must be! For thirty-one of us, each filled with half an acupoint, that would require depleting 15.5 full acupoints’ worth of Inner Qi; just being at the Third Rank of Inner Qi wouldn’t do it!”

“Upon careful thought, the Fourth Rank of Inner Qi perfectly corresponds to sixteen acupoints!”

At the cafeteria entrance, Su Qiangwei stumbled slightly, her expression somewhat breaking down.

Just a few days? Ma Ran’s already at the Fourth Rank of Inner Qi?

How come it sounds like a joke?

But facts speak louder than words.

With ironclad evidence and flawless reasoning, the truth seems to have surfaced!

Ma Ran has now reached the Fourth Rank of Inner Qi Realm!

…

Of course, Ma Ran’s total Inner Qi couldn’t possibly fill half of all thirty-one acupoints.

The Black Rock Guiding Technique is a proliferative little trick derived from [play], possessing many wonderful uses.

After mastering this little trick perfectly, it allows one to guide any form of energy inside the subject (such as fat, liver glycogen, ATP), transforming it into Inner Qi to fill acupoints and semi-organify them.

The deeper the grasp and understanding of the Black Rock Guiding Technique, the less consumption it results in!

Because the technique originates from [play], Ma Ran, upon obtaining it, directly reached the highest level, not needing to start from scratch, researching or pondering over it, thereby consuming very little while guiding others to refine Inner Qi.

Nonetheless, after guiding all thirty-one members, Ma Ran’s Inner Qi got completely exhausted.

Now, there is almost not a drop left!

The harvest this time, however, surpassed expectations!

Ma Ran intended to lay some groundwork today and then proceed gradually, yet did not anticipate President Huang Weiguo cooperating so well with his plan, directly initiating a live synchronous broadcast.

Members and staff from related institutions like Fulan Academy, Qinglian Academy, and Yingchuan Academy, who have good relations with Grass Hut Academy, all witnessed Ma Ran’s performance.

So…

This act of playing was a great success!

Originally, Ma Ran was only at the Second Rank of Inner Qi. During this period, he hadn’t been cultivating, and during the recent guidance, due to excessive Inner Qi extraction, some acupoints even started deteriorating, no longer manifesting as micro-organs, directly dropping to the First Rank of Inner Qi.

What one gives is what one gets!

This is an eternal and unchangeable law!

The harvest from this play arrived faster than expected!

Under the guidance of mysterious power, Inner Qi rapidly grew and overflowed within Ma Ran’s acupoints.

Four, six, eight, ten…

Twelve, fourteen, sixteen!

One by one, new acupoints opened up, quickly transforming into mature micro-organs.

Ma Ran’s Inner Qi Realm soared like a roller coaster.

Due to over-exertion, it fell from the Second Rank to the First, and then, bolstered by the power of [play], it soared back up!

Ascending ranks!

Straight into the Fourth Rank of Inner Qi Realm!

Under the influence of the [play] ability, sixteen acupoints were filled in the blink of an eye and transformed into self-generating Inner Qi micro-organs!

“Originally, reaching the Third Rank of Inner Qi this time was already meeting expectations.”

Ma Ran’s lips curled into a slight smile, his heart joyful: “The Fourth Rank of Inner Qi…”

“A pleasant surprise!”

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