Chapter 119: Chapter 112: Opening the Sea Gazing Acupoint, Consuming the Mortal World’s Energies for Longevity

Another half a month passed.

The deal with Qingqiu Temple was still fresh in his mind, but Hu Susu hadn’t come to see him again. Apparently, the right time hadn’t arrived yet.

There were no new missions from the Endless Pavilion at Prince Jin’s Mansion. Lu Mingyuan had been lying low these past few days, staying in the Cold Palace and focusing wholeheartedly on practicing his Martial Arts to become stronger.

The first thing he did was use the Snow Ginseng Nourishing Acupoints Ointment to increase his Acupoints to a total of 1,080.

This was the basic requirement to enter the Sea-Viewing Realm.

By visualizing the Taotie Divine Being day and night and combining it with the ointment, he successfully broke through to 1,080 Acupoints.

[Blood Glutton Celestial Fall Scripture – Divine Sensing Chapter (Eighth Floor: 100,000/250,000)]

At the same time, his Divine Sensing Chapter’s Eighth Floor reached the 100,000 mark. This was thanks to his time at the Endless Pavilion, where he had joined forces with Hu Susu to kill many of its experts and absorb enough Blood Essence Qi.

In the Clear Candle Cold Palace, Lu Mingyuan sat alone, cross-legged in the courtyard. The hot August wind swept past the saber at his waist, causing it to let out a crisp ring.

Within the Sea Gazing Acupoint between his eyebrows, three Flame Essence Flowers were burning. The indescribable Taotie Divine Being moved from his Dantian into this Acupoint and began to merge with it. Instantly, wisps of flame shot out from the Sea Gazing Acupoint, rapidly covering his other Acupoints and bathing Lu Mingyuan’s entire body in Primordial Divine Flame.

The divine flame was like a bright lamp, igniting the darkness and filling a dark world with light.

The Sea Gazing Acupoint is the first Acupoint a Martial Artist must temper upon entering the Sea-Viewing Realm.

The name “Sea-Viewing Realm” comes from the saying, “I ascend the tower to view a hundred rivers; their entry into the sea is their entry into my embrace.” In this realm, nature’s spiritual energy begins to expand the body’s meridians for a second time, much like rivers finally flowing into the sea, or like the mortal world expanding its official roads. The first expansion of the meridians occurs in the Rebirth Realm when one condenses Primordial Qi. This second expansion is far more important and significant than the first.

This second expansion allows nature’s spiritual energy to gradually condense and sublimate, beginning to nourish the flesh body and thus extending a Martial Artist’s lifespan. A typical Martial Artist in this realm can live to be over a hundred years old. If they pass through the Ninth Realm Dragon Gate, their lifespan doubles again.

However, very few Martial Artists ever reach the Ninth Realm. If one could make that leap, like a carp over the Dragon Gate, their body would be nearly on par with a Qi Cultivator’s Golden Core Body or a Buddhist Cultivator’s Golden Body.

It’s very similar to a Qi Cultivator’s technique of Refining Essence into Qi, but Qi Cultivators focus on Refining the Primordial Spirit to nurture their own Yin Spirit Nascent Soul, not on Body Refining like a Martial Artist.

In short, the Sea Gazing Acupoint is a switch that allows a Martial Artist to absorb nature’s spiritual energy in large amounts, nourishing their flesh body and Acupoints without having to rely solely on external items to temper their body.

How far one can go in the Middle Fifth Grade, and how strong they become, depends on whether they can open a sufficient number of firm and powerful Acupoints.

If one desires long life, the Sea-Viewing Realm is undoubtedly the beginning. It grants one the qualification to pursue immortality.

Lu Mingyuan circulated the Blood Glutton Celestial Fall Scripture and absorbed the Heaven and Earth Qi for a while.

He discovered that his Sea Gazing Acupoint had become more solid than before, and a grotto-mansion had opened up inside it. He could now place his saber, the Blessed Vermilion Bird Brush, and the Heaven-Controlling Bottle inside the Acupoint’s grotto to be nourished.

If he acquired more treasures in the future, he could place them inside as well.

This was one of the benefits of opening the Sea Gazing Acupoint.

Lu Mingyuan watched the saber disappear from his hand and mused to himself,

’The Divine Sensing Chapter is actually quite similar to the Abnormal Eating Chapter. The Abnormal Eating Chapter consumes the myriad things of the mortal world, while the Divine Sensing Chapter consumes the myriad qi of the mortal world. I wonder what the third and fourth Chapters are.’

With a single thought, the saber from his Sea Gazing Acupoint reappeared in his hand. Its edge was even sharper than before. Clearly, nourishing a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Treasure within an Acupoint had significant benefits.

It was said that if a Magical Treasure was nourished in an Acupoint, it would be difficult for even a Twelfth Realm Cultivator to seize it. Unless an Upper Three Grades Great Power used a heaven-shattering technique to split the Acupoint open, it was the safest place to store a treasure.

’I guess I’m now halfway to being a Sea-Viewing Realm Martial Artist. I must hurry and light up the other Acupoints, while also opening new ones.’

Lu Mingyuan had studied the classics, so he knew that this brief transitional period offered a small window of opportunity to open a large number of Acupoints.

Many peerless geniuses would take advantage of opening the Sea Gazing Acupoint to deliberately suppress their realm. Instead of lighting up their other Acupoints, they would focus on opening new ones. This way, after they officially broke through to the Sea-Viewing Realm, their combat power would be much greater. If their number of Acupoints was three times that of a Martial Artist in the same realm, they could easily kill enemies of a higher realm, achieving twice the result with half the effort.

[Azure Destiny – Martial Venerable, Refinement Level increased to 25%]

[Promotion Traits – Grandmaster (Middle Level)]

[Grandmaster (Middle Level): I am a Grandmaster, capable of perceiving all techniques. I can survey all Martial Arts and comprehend them without a teacher. My progress in practicing Martial Arts Techniques is fifteen times faster. It is easier to comprehend “Momentum” and the efficiency of cultivating “Momentum” is increased.]

After opening the Sea Gazing Acupoint, his “Martial Venerable” Fate Grid had risen with the tide, increasing by ten percent. His “Grandmaster” trait had advanced to Middle Level, adding a new description related to “Momentum.”

’Finally, a quarter of the way there. All that grinding with “Grandmaster” these past few days wasn’t for nothing.’

Lu Mingyuan smiled faintly.

These past few days, in addition to studying Martial Arts, he had also cultivated the Celestial Spirit Hidden Dragon to the Minor Achievement realm. The Desolate Dragon Elephant Force was the same; with a tenfold boost to his Martial Arts efficiency, he had easily reached the Sixth Floor, Dragon Elephant Divine Manifestation.

With the Middle Level “Grandmaster” trait, it meant that if he were to cultivate his Saber Momentum now, he could quickly reach the Perfection Realm of Saber Momentum. The next step would be Saber Intent.

If he could comprehend Saber Intent, he would become a top-tier Blade Cultivator among the Middle Fifth Grade, comparable to a Tenth Realm Sword Cultivator of the Military Family.

’There’s still that purple Opportunity. I wonder when it will trigger.’

Lu Mingyuan rubbed his chin as he looked at the words “Not Triggered” on his status panel.

According to Wei the Ninth, there were no more Celestial and Earthly Treasures left in the Cold Palace. He was curious to see just how this Opportunity would present itself to him.

“Your Highness, it’s time to eat.”

A moment later, Zi Yun poked her head in from outside the courtyard. Her eyes were curved into her usual gentle smile as she looked at Lu Mingyuan.

Ever since her appearance had been restored, her entire demeanor had improved immensely. She was no longer as self-conscious as before. Her eyes were as serene as distant mountains, and her smile was refreshing to the soul.

As gentle as ever, Zi Yun walked forward and picked up the tray.

“Alright.”

Lu Mingyuan sat down and looked at the steaming bowl of clear broth beef noodles before him. The steam rose two or three feet above the porcelain bowl.

Now that he no longer needed food to satisfy his flesh body’s demands, he didn’t ask for overly large meals anymore.

In just a few moments, Lu Mingyuan had devoured the entire bowl of noodles.

Zi Yun sat beside him, watching him with clear eyes that were as soft as a gentle whisper. She began quietly, “Your Highness, I’ve discovered something recently.”

Seeing her shy and hesitant manner, a thought occurred to Lu Mingyuan, and he asked with a strange look in his eyes,

“Are you pregnant?”

’If she is pregnant, it’s not that I can’t afford to raise a child, it would just be troublesome. I’m not mentally prepared to deal with a baby. Having a child would mean another emotional tie, another vulnerability.’

When Zi Yun heard this, her face turned a shade redder, and she quickly denied it. “No, no.”

“I… I broke through a realm.”

“You broke through? Is there something special about that?”

Lu Mingyuan was confused.

Zi Yun’s eyelashes trembled. She looked down and said, “Every time… after we do *that* at night, I feel a current of Blood Qi nourishing my Dantian.”

“Huh?”

Lu Mingyuan was suddenly taken aback.

“For real? So you’re a Fifth Realm Martial Artist now?”

“Yes. Actually, Sister Hong Wan broke through too, she just didn’t tell you, Your Highness.”

Zi Yun’s flawless, jade-like face was completely serious; she didn’t look like she was joking.

Hearing this, Lu Mingyuan was completely stunned.

’Besides absorbing other people’s Essence, once my realm is high enough, I can also nourish others in return?’

’This is comparable to a Dual Cultivation Technique!’

’The Blood Glutton Celestial Fall Scripture is truly incredible.’

Lu Mingyuan felt this was a good thing. A large part of why his own realm had advanced so quickly was due to the contributions of Zi Yun and Hong Wan.

If their cultivation could also rise along with his own realm’s advancement, then nothing could be better.

Thinking of this, he smiled faintly.

“In that case, this prince will have to dote on you properly tonight.”

Upon hearing this, the tips of Zi Yun’s ears flushed red. She then remembered she had a message to deliver, and her red lips parted.

“Oh, right, Your Highness. The Noble Consort asked me to tell you two things. First, the candidate for Empress has been chosen.”

“Oh? Who is it?” Lu Mingyuan asked.

“It is the Eighth Prince’s birth mother, Noble Lady Dong.”

Lu Mingyuan nodded lightly and guessed, “It seems Imperial Father intends to support my eighth brother.”

’To think that after all Second Brother’s scheming, it would all come to nothing in the end.’

“Also, the second matter: Your Highness’s maternal grandfather, Lord Wang, has become the Vice Chief Minister of the Cabinet. The Chief Minister has been unwell recently, so Lord Wang has been handling many affairs.”

“Grandfather is already the Vice Chief Minister?”

Lu Mingyuan looked surprised. This was a pleasant surprise.

“By the way, Your Highness, when do you plan to get married?” Zi Yun asked curiously, her eyes shimmering.

“It should be soon. My future father-in-law is already urging me.”

“I heard that once you’re married, you’ll have many maids, and then… Your Highness will have two Princess Consorts to look after you every night.”

Zi Yun glanced down at the tips of her toes, though she couldn’t see them, and her tone was very unnatural.

Lu Mingyuan gently scraped her delicate nose, his gaze wandering over her. He smiled and said, “Silly girl. Even after this prince is married, I won’t forget how good you’ve been to me!”

Hearing this, Zi Yun’s heart filled with delight.

’No matter what anyone else thinks, if I could, I would want to stay by His Highness’s side forever and ever.’

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