Chapter 227: Chapter 223: The Taiyin Life Acupoint Map is Ford
Recalling what had just happened, Hu Qi still felt a lingering fear.
It wasn’t that he was afraid of "Shu Ming."
What he truly dreaded was the power of Mother Earth that she wielded.
If he had remained in the Earth Core and the sleeping Mother Earth had suddenly awakened, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Fortunately, it seed that things hadn’t taken a turn for the worst.
Moreover, although the trip had been sowhat dangerous, the rewards were also quite substantial.
At the very least, he now had a rough assessnt of Mother Earth’s power.
Hu Qi looked down at the deep hole he had created, his expression grim.
He raised his foot and stomped hard on the ground.
The next second.
An invisible ripple spread out from Hu Qi’s position, radiating in all directions like a wave in water.
The ground around the hole began to tremble slightly, as if being squeezed together by a giant, invisible hand.
Imdiately after, the soil and rocks pressed against each other, emitting a faint grinding sound.
Under the effect of this force, the hole shrank at an astonishing speed, visible to the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye, the opening healed as if it had never existed, leaving the ground flat and solid without the slightest seam.
It was as if everything that had just happened was rely an illusion.
The only difference was the patch of bare earth where the hole had been.
Not a single blade of grass could be seen, making it stand out starkly on the vast plain.
Hu Qi stood quietly in place, waiting patiently for a mont.
His Power of the Heart enveloped the surroundings. His hand gripped his sword hilt tightly, his gaze heavy as he remained vigilant for any movent.
However, after a long while, there was still no sign of anything unusual in the area.
All the creatures that had been nearby were frightened by the commotion Hu Qi had caused and had long since fled the area.
As a result, it was now completely quiet, save for the rustling of the grass in the wind.
"Shu Ming" had not given chase.
Drawing on the mories of nurous Food Masters, Hu Qi quickly deduced the reason for this.
’Mother Earth must still be asleep; she hasn’t awakened.’
’The power vested in Shu Ming must have a distance or ti limit.’
This was undoubtedly a good thing for him.
As he was now, he stood no chance against Mother Earth, even if she was injured.
He could keenly feel that her Life Level was far beyond the Refining God Realm.
Of course, even if Mother Earth were to awaken now, while Hu Qi couldn’t defeat her, as long as she didn’t destroy Earth Star, he might be able to evade her detection by using the cover of the Twisted Light.
However, that was a desperate option fraught with uncertainty.
If he could avoid it, Hu Qi would naturally prefer not to take that chance.
He waited a little longer.
When still nothing happened, Hu Qi’s figure flickered and vanished from the spot like a phantom.
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「Anshan City. The Zhu Xi organization.」
After Hu Qi’s return,
As was his custom, he began to "harvest" the Black Blood Species and Exotic Beasts that had been accumulated over the past half-month.
As for the internal affairs of the Shexin Sect and the Zhu Xi organization, he left everything to the Qi Dao Grandmaster, Du Wang.
Du Wang was initially unwilling to accept this arrangent.
He had always preferred to cultivate in seclusion, which was why Jiang Zuo had previously put Helinta in charge of the Shexin Sect.
Unfortunately for him, he was now facing Hu Qi and had no opportunity to refuse.
Furthermore, over the past half-month, aside from the previous White-backed Black Bear, the remaining Exotic Beasts had also given birth to offspring one by one through artificial intervention.
This was undoubtedly good news.
Hu Qi sat cross-legged on the second-floor balcony of his villa.
In the courtyard below, the Camphor Tea Duck and Xiaobai were playing.
Because they had been specially fed in his absence, the two Exotic Beasts hadn’t gone hungry at all. In fact, they had both gotten a bit chubbier.
Hu Qi gave them a brief glance before looking away.
With a thought, he summoned his panel.
After breaking through to the Ninth Layer of the Celestial Heart Chapter, his Inheritance Secret Martial Art, the Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map, had reached its limit. The Rune to modify and upgrade it had already faded.
Although he could forcibly deduce and upgrade it using Modification Points, the cost would be an astronomical, truly terrifying figure.
Hu Qi seriously doubted that he could afford it even if he slaughtered every single Black Blood Species on Earth Star.
Fortunately, Hu Qi had already obtained information regarding the path beyond the Refining God Realm.
Having a direction would undoubtedly minimize his expenditure of Modification Points.
Thinking of this, his gaze swept across the panel and locked onto one of the entries.
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[Taiyin Life Acupoint Atlas Divine Summoning Technique: Silver Frost, Moonlight, Flowing Light, Night Sea, Chang’e Palace, Tidal Law, Pan Shu, Gui Po △]
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[Modification Points: 1347 (63%)]
Devouring six Food Masters had yielded an average of about three hundred Modification Points each.
In total, that was over 1,800 Modification Points.
However, when he had faced ’Shu Ming’ who was temporarily empowered by a portion of Mother Earth’s strength, he had spent eight hundred Modification Points to "recharge" and execute the Taiqing Immortal Slaying Sword Technique.
That left him with just over one thousand points.
After "harvesting" the Black Blood Species and Exotic Beasts captured over the past half-month, his Modification Points had recovered to 1347.
’Crimson, find all the remaining Life Acupoints for the Taiyin Life Acupoint Atlas Divine Summoning Technique!’
The instant the thought ford, the Modification Points on his panel began to decrease rapidly.
At the sa ti, a subtle fluctuation spread down from the top of his head.
Wherever the fluctuation passed, dim points of light appeared one after another within his body.
These points of light resonated with one another, faintly seeming to form so kind of pattern.
However, because the light from these points was so dim, no qualitative transformation occurred.
Hu Qi looked at his panel.
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[Taiyin Life Acupoint Atlas Divine Summoning Technique: Silver Frost, Moonlight, Flowing Light, Night Sea, Chang’e Palace, Tidal Law, Pan Shu, Gui Po, Jin Bo (1%), Wang Shu (1%)... △]
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[Modification Points: 387 (63%)]
All forty Life Acupoints recorded in the Taiyin Life Acupoint Atlas Divine Summoning Technique had appeared on the panel.
However, aside from the eight Life Acupoints that had already been lit—Silver Frost, Moonlight, Flowing Light, Night Sea, Chang’e Palace, Tidal Law, Pan Shu, and Gui Po—the rest of the Life Acupoints were all only at one percent progress.
His remaining Modification Points had dropped from 1347 to the current 387, which ant he had spent 960 points.
For 32 Life Acupoints, that was a cost of 30 Modification Points for each one.
Compared to the previous cost of 48 points, this was a reduction of nearly two-fifths.
Evidently, because his own strength had increased and his Power of the Heart had transford, the cost of finding Life Acupoints had been reduced accordingly.
After a quick glance, he chose not to use more Modification Points to light them up, instead attempting to use his Power of the Heart.
As for the remaining Modification Points, he had other uses for them.
A week passed in the blink of an eye.
During this ti, a Secret Martial Artist from the Xia Federation arrived to convey the will of several council leaders.
They invited Hu Qi to the Capital for a discussion.
They had obviously learned that he had returned to the surface.
This was to be expected, as Hu Qi had made an appearance at the Zhu Xi organization and hadn’t requested secrecy.
However, this was of no importance to Hu Qi.
He politely declined, using the excuse that he had sustained so injuries in the Inner Earth World and needed to enter seclusion for a period of recovery.
Perhaps because Lei Bao, Wang Jing, and the others had already reported what they had encountered, his excuse didn’t arouse any suspicion.
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Night fell, the moon bright and the stars sparse.
In the courtyard, a figure sat silently in a cross-legged position, completely motionless.
Suddenly, points of light began to shine from within the figure’s body. A quick count revealed there were forty in total.
The mont the points of light appeared, fine threads seed to erge from them, weaving and combining to form a strange pattern resembling a crescent moon.
It was the Taiyin Life Map.
The instant it ford, Hu Qi could clearly perceive streams of rcury-like Void Power pouring down from the surrounding void and into the Taiyin Life Map.
Void Power was different from Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy. The latter was ford from a world’s Vitality and Primordial Energy.
The forr, however, was the most fundantal power that constituted space itself, making it more powerful and difficult to capture than Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy.
As ti went on, the construction of the Taiyin Life Map was completed.
Void Power began to flow back through the Life Map to nourish the Secret Martial Artist himself, strengthening his body—his flesh and blood, bones, ridians, cells, and even his Divine Soul.
However, while there was progress, it was very slow.
It was not like when he broke through the realms of Essence Elent, Qi Veins, or the Celestial Heart Divine Treasure.
Those breakthroughs, once achieved, allowed for an imdiate leap in one’s Life Level.
According to Hu Qi’s estimations, as well as the records within the Taiyin Life Acupoint Atlas Divine Summoning Technique, relying on this thod to achieve a qualitative transformation would take an extrely long ti.
At least several thousand years.
And this was just an estimate; no one knew what the actual result would be.
After all, to put it bluntly, even in the Miwu Civilization that created the thod of Life Acupoints, no one had ever truly reached the Void Realm.
Under normal circumstances, this would have been acceptable. Refining God Venerables had long lifespans, and Hu Qi even more so; he could afford to wait.
But that was clearly not an option now.
Mother Earth’s awakening was imminent, and he simply didn’t have that much ti.
’I had originally planned to lay low for a while longer. Unfortunately, ti is tight. I can’t afford any more delays, so I have no choice but to show my hand early.’
A glint flashed in Hu Qi’s eyes.
There were less than three years until Mother Earth’s complete awakening.
This was not a long period of ti, especially for a Secret Martial Artist.
He needed to increase his own strength as much as possible within this limited ti.
Whether it was to board one of the Federation’s warships or to enter the so-called Spirit Realm Sea Eye, being stronger would allow him to better protect himself in the face of sudden, unexpected events.
Now, the Three-Eyed Primordial Snake Spirit Devouring Map had already reached its limit. If he wanted to improve it further, aside from using a massive amount of Modification Points, the only way was to fuse it with other Inheritance Secret Martial Arts to strengthen its foundation.
And while the Taiyin Life Acupoint Atlas Divine Summoning Technique had been lit, the transformation and strengthening of his body by Void Power could not be accomplished in a short ti.
Hu Qi had no intention of just sitting around and waiting patiently.
He planned to continue collecting other Life Acupoint Cultivation thods and Inheritance Secret Martial Arts to accelerate the deduction of the path beyond the Refining God Realm with the help of his Crimson panel.
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