Zhang Ruochin pondered for a moment and then asked, "Was Lin Chenyu executed?"


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Zhang Ruochin said: "The first genius of the Lin family has become a eunuch and even a servant to the enemy. For the Lin family, this is simply a huge disgrace."


Yun'er frowned and said, "But I can't understand. Since the Lin family suffered such a great humiliation, why would the head of the Lin family still marry his daughter to the seventh prince?"


Zhang Ruochen said, “This is easy to understand! With the Seventh Prince’s talent, he will definitely inherit the throne and become the lord of Yunwu County. The Lin family wants to establish themselves in Yunwu County, so they must repair their relationship with the Seventh Prince. Marriage is the best way.”


"Moreover, since the first genius of the Lin family has become a servant of the seventh prince, their relationship is likely not as antagonistic as we imagine. Perhaps, the marriage between Lin Ning and the seventh prince was orchestrated by Lin Chenyu, the first genius of the Lin family."


Yun'er stared straight at Zhang Ruochin, almost unable to believe it. The Ninth Prince could actually analyze things so thoroughly, not like the timid boy he used to be. Instead, he gave off an air of maturity and wisdom.




"It seems that after activating the Shenwu Mark, Prince Jiu truly underwent a drastic change." Yun'er thought to herself, "If Lady Lin Fei knew about the tremendous change in Prince Jiu, she would definitely be overjoyed."


Returning to his room, Zhang Ruochen immediately entered the inner space of the Time-Space Crystal.



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Let's begin opening up the second meridian now!


Zhang Ruochen swallowed a portion of the bone-washing liquid after unscrewing the stopper of the small jade bottle.


Under the potent effects of the Marrow Cleansing Liquid, Zhang Ruichen's blood boiled throughout his entire body. With the immense power of the elixir, he immediately began to open up a second meridian according to the descriptions in the Nine Heavens Emperor Classic.




The more meridians that are opened up within the body, the faster the absorption of spiritual energy, and the faster the circulation of true Qi.


The more meridians there are in a person's body, the stronger the martial body they cultivate will be. At the same level, they can unleash greater combat power.


With his past cultivation experience, Zhang Ruochin quickly opened up a second meridian. The speed of true qi running inside his body doubled.


"The Qi pool hasn't expanded, nor has it broken through the mid-stage of the Yellow Extreme Realm. It seems like I still need to open up another meridian."


Zhang Ruochen took down a blood pill and recovered his strength. After resting for about an hour, he reached his peak state, and immediately took another dose of marrow-washing liquid and began to open up the third meridian.


Other cultivators, after opening up a new meridian, generally need to recuperate for one to three months to increase the meridian's resilience and activity before continuing to open up the next meridian.

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But Zhang Ruchen couldn't wait until a month later, he was now about to open up the third meridian and impact the middle stage of the Huangji realm.



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This way, the difficulty level will increase by more than double.




"I'm sure I can do it, I'll definitely be able to achieve it. Tonight, I must break through to the mid-stage of Huangji Realm."


Zhang Ruochin was holding a spirit crystal in his hand, absorbing the spiritual energy from it while simultaneously mobilizing all of his true qi within his body. He suddenly surged it towards the third meridian.


Suddenly, a loud boom!


A dull thud resonated from Zhang Ruochin's brow.


Originally, there was only an air sac the size of a basketball. It immediately expanded tenfold, reaching the size of a water tank, like a pool three feet square.


Now, Zhang Ruochin's Qi pool can truly be called a Qi pool.


This is the cultivation of the middle stage of the Huangji Realm!


"Right now, I'm only just entering the mid-stage of the Yellow Extremity Realm. The true energy within me hasn't increased much. Of course, I still have room for improvement now. If I fully cultivate the true energy in my dantian, the true energy within me will increase tenfold." A sense of joy arose in Zhang Ruochin's heart. His martial arts cultivation had finally become significantly stronger.




Every time one advances a realm, the capacity of the Qi pool will increase accordingly, naturally being able to accommodate more true Qi.


If you are unable to break through your limits, then even if you cultivate for ten years, there will be no increase in the true qi within your body. Because your dantian is only so large, it can only hold so much true qi.


He broke through to the middle stage of the Huangji Realm. The impurities in his flesh were transported out from his pores, like a layer of black sludge, emitting a faint stench.


Zhang Ruochin immediately brought a bucket of hot water, took a shower, changed into a new set of clothes, and immediately returned to the inner space of the time-space crystal.


He held a brush in his hand, and with remarkable skill, it flowed across the scroll, transforming into the form of a human figure.


Then, relying on his memory, he drew thirty-six meridians on the human figure pattern. Each meridian's path was unique.


The only thing they have in common is that all thirty-six meridians converge at the qi pool in the center of the eyebrows.


Zhang Ruichen's first time reading the "Nine Heavens Emperor Sutra" on the first layer, what he saw was such a "meridian diagram," with no textual explanation, completely relying on himself to comprehend.


The higher the level of cultivation technique, the more meridians are opened up in the body, and the faster the movement of true qi.


This low-grade martial art technique can only open up seven meridians.


The "Classic of the Nine Heavens Emperor" on the surface records the running routes of thirty-six meridians, and with each additional meridian cultivated, the martial body becomes stronger. If all thirty-six meridians were opened up, how powerful would the martial body become?


The "ji" character in Huang Ji Jing's "Huang Ji" represents the limit of meridians.


Zhang Ruochin's cultivation in his previous life had only reached thirty-three meridians, but he couldn't open the remaining three no matter what!

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With the martial body he had cultivated in his previous life, opening up thirty-three meridians, he had already defeated all his peers. Even today's number one powerhouse, Empress Chi Yao, was inferior to him, having only opened up thirty-one meridians.


"I have now opened up three meridians, belonging to the middle stage of the Huangji realm. To break through to the late stage of the Huangji realm, I need to open up at least three more meridians."


Zhang Ruochin rolled up the meridian diagram and placed it on the stone platform.


To break through to the later stages of the Yellow Extreme Realm, you must first cultivate your true qi in your dantian to its full potential.


If one cultivates according to the rules, even with the help of the spiritual energy of Spirit Crystals, it would take half a month of cultivation for true qi to fill the entire body and overflow from the dantian.


Zhang Ruochin couldn't wait that long, so he decided to take the "Gathering Qi Pill".


A Qi Gathering Pill is worth one thousand silver coins. For the average martial artist, it's a treasure beyond compare. Even the young disciples of middling families find it difficult to obtain even one Qi Gathering Pill.


Zhang Ruochin bought ten of them at once, intending to use them to quickly improve his cultivation level.


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Zhang Ruchen swallowed the Gathering Qi Pill.




A while later.



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With a resounding boom, the Qi Gathering Pill exploded within his body, transforming into a tempest of dan qi that surged wildly through Zhang Ruichen's meridians.


Three meridians absorb the elixir qi at the fastest speed, running through a large circuit in the body. The elixir qi then transforms into true qi and is stored in the qi pool.


Although Zhang Ruochin had absorbed the dan qi with all his might, seven out of ten of the dan qi still flowed out through his pores. He had only absorbed thirty percent of the dan qi from a single Gathering Qi Pill.


It took him a whole day to completely transform the three percent of dan qi into his own true qi.


After refining these three furnaces of danqi, the amount of true qi in the Qi pool doubled.


"I have only opened up three meridians, the speed of true qi transformation is still too slow, seven out of ten dan qi has been wasted. If a martial artist at the Huangji realm, small peak, takes the Gathering Qi Pill, they can completely transform the dan qi of the Gathering Qi Pill into their own true qi, without wasting even a bit."


"Forget it! As long as I can quickly increase my cultivation, wasting more silver coins is worthwhile. With the potency of the Gathering Qi Pills, if I refine four more, I'll be able to fill my dantian with true qi."

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Fortunately, Zhang Ruochin had plenty of silver coins now, so he didn't have to worry about money. Otherwise, with every Qi Gathering Pill costing a thousand silver coins, each one would make him wince.


He didn't continue taking the second Qi Gathering Pill, stopped cultivating, and walked out of the inner space of the time-space crystal stone, returning to the room.


He spent more than a day cultivating inside the time-space crystal, while only half a day had passed outside.


It is noon right now.


Zhang Ruochin didn't wake Yun'er and Lin Fei, he brought in a bucket of hot water and placed it in the room.




He wasn't taking a bath, he was soaking in a medicinal bath.


A warrior, not only needs to cultivate true energy but also to temper their own body.


>>>Zhang Ruochin's body, compared to his peers, seemed a bit frail. If he wanted to make his body strong within a few months, he would not only have to practice martial arts but also take medicinal baths.

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Zhang Ruochin purchased a total of five copies of the Body Tempering Powder, with each copy costing one thousand silver coins.


Take one portion of the Body Tempering Powder and place it in the wooden tub.

Suddenly, a sizzling sound came from the barrel, and white smoke billowed out of it.

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Zhang Ruochin sat cross-legged in a wooden tub, his head submerged in medicinal water.


The medicine was extremely hot, almost like boiling water, with bubbles rising up.


A sharp pain began at the skin's surface, then burrowed into the flesh. Finally, it reached the bone marrow and all five viscera.

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From head to toe, an intense burning sensation. Any other martial artist would definitely not be able to withstand this pain and would jump out of the wooden tub.


Zhang Ruochin was like an unyielding rock, sitting at the bottom of the wooden tub, his expression unchanging as he silently endured the pain emanating from his flesh.


Only by enduring hardship can one become a superior person.

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