Meanwhile, in another courtyard within the intermediate student dormitory area.
Ian asked, surprised.
His mid-Grandmaster acupoints were now fully opened; all that remained was to complete nine full circulations, allowing his true qi to transform and achieve the true mid-Grandmaster stage.
Ian’s gaze instinctively fell on Harriet Gu’s hands—sure enough, she was holding a food box.
Had the sun risen in the west? This frosty girl actually came to bring him breakfast.
Honestly, after experiencing several worlds—including the real one—Harriet Gu was easily the coldest girl he’d ever met.
Immortal-Dao cultivation constantly absorbs the world's vital energy to nourish the body, ultimately using the body to nurture the nascent soul.
But in this world's martial-dao, aside from absorbing vital energy, the focus is also on developing the body's acupoints.
The human body has countless acupoints; each time one is developed, it gushes out energy to strengthen the practitioner's true qi.
However, while they develop acupoints, they never actually nourish them.
As a result, the stronger one's cultivation, the more fragile the body's interior becomes. Once true qi is withdrawn, the flesh can easily collapse.
Boom!
It was like a dragon returning to the sea.
After the first circulation, his true qi poured into his dantian, instantly growing by a tenth.
Second circulation.
Knock, knock!
Fourth circulation.
...
"It’s fine, I was heading to the cafeteria anyway," Harriet replied coolly, her frosty demeanor returning.
She stood there in white, cold and pure as snow.
Just a fleeting moment! Ian sighed inwardly.
Upon inspection, Ian found that the cells inside his acupoints had noticeably dimmed. It was obvious that his breakthrough had caused internal damage.
"No need to explain," Ian said, shaking his head.
No wonder even Xander Xuanyuan, despite being a peak Martial Saint, didn’t dare to recklessly circulate his true qi.
"Don’t get the wrong idea!" Ian waved his hand. "I know what you want to say, but I trust you. If you’d been there, you would never have let Gavin hurt Winnie and the others."
He had at least two ways: first, he could use zhenyuan to slowly nourish the cells—within a month, his acupoints would return to normal.
The second method was to use his Life Divine Art, which would heal everything in just a few seconds.
"Wait, stay a while longer," Ian called after her. "It’s been ages since we last caught up."
So he directly activated Radiance of Life.
Divine radiance enveloped him, and the cells inside his acupoints visibly regenerated, returning to normal in just a few seconds.
Unnoticed, dawn had already broken in the east.
After cultivating all night, Ian felt no fatigue at all. Once he reached late-Grandmaster, he’d be able to release the hidden zhenyuan within his body.
Zhenyuan could nourish his flesh and soul, while martial-dao true qi was for combat.
The two complemented each other perfectly—just thinking about it made him excited.
After a quick wash, Ian prepared to head to the cafeteria for breakfast.
Knock, knock!
He heard someone knocking at the door.
Who could be here so early?
Opening the courtyard gate, Ian was surprised to see who was standing outside.
Dressed in white as pure as snow, her aura was just as cold.
Harriet nodded.