HBWnovel Chapter 004 Doubled Cultivation
Chapter 004 Doubled Cultivation
Chapter 004 Tenfold Cultivation
For Lin Fei, Ming Chen's matter was nothing more than a trivial interlude. He didn't take someone like Ming Chen seriously at all.
After dinner, it was time for the disciples of Wenqu Temple to practice their evening meditation every day. But today, with the permission of Mingzheng, the chief disciple of Wenqu Temple, Lin Fei was exempt from the evening meditation.
After dinner, I went back to my room alone.
Killing evildoers to gain experience points can only be done by chance. This is, after all, the Jade Emperor Sect, one of the four great Daoist sects in the world, not a vegetable market. If he really dared to kill people indiscriminately to gain experience, he would probably be captured by Xingzhi Temple within three days, have his martial arts crippled, and be beaten out of the mountain gate with sticks.
Only by focusing on one's own cultivation can one find the right path.
The key to rapid improvement lies in combining orthodox and unorthodox methods.
Lin Fei returned to his room, sat cross-legged, and began to guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body according to the breathing techniques.
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The methods of martial arts training are largely the same across different schools and sects.
The first step in cultivation is opening the meridians, guiding the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body, and opening the twelve regular meridians and eight extraordinary meridians. After mastering this, the body is filled with true energy, the meridians are strong, one can lift a thousand-pound cauldron, be faster than a galloping horse, and walk as swiftly as the wind.
The second step in cultivation is to accumulate Qi, opening up the Qi Sea in the Dantian, allowing true Qi to circulate endlessly, which is the foundation of martial arts. With each movement, one can exert the force of thousands of pounds.
The third step in cultivation is body tempering, which involves using the spiritual energy in the dantian to open up the 365 acupoints throughout the body, also known as the realm of acupoint opening. With the acupoints opened, the speed of absorbing spiritual energy increases several times over, and the body becomes impervious to weapons and fire. With a simple gesture, one can exert immense force, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks.
As for the realms beyond acupoints, Dharma forms, and even the Celestial Realm, which can be considered the realm of immortals on earth, these are beyond the comprehension of Lin Fei, who is still in the Meridian Opening stage.
The cultivation technique Lin Fei practiced was also the introductory cultivation technique of the Jade Emperor Sect, called the "Breathing Technique." Although the cultivation speed was not fast, it was superior because it was gradual and solidified the foundation. Moreover, the Taoist Qi-refining technique was neutral and peaceful, so even if he switched to other techniques in the future, it would not have any impact.
The original owner of Lin Fei's body, although not a top genius, was definitely a person with superior talent.
It's important to know that at the Meridian Opening Realm, opening each meridian takes anywhere from one month to a year, depending on individual talent. The original owner of this body, however, opened the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian in less than two months after arriving on the mountain—a remarkably fast pace.
Lin Fei followed the breathing technique, guiding the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body. Just then, a system notification sounded in Lin Fei's mind.
"Ding!"
"Host detected to have entered cultivation. Would you like to use merit points to increase cultivation speed? (Current merit points: 170. Activating double cultivation speed costs 20 merit points per hour; activating triple cultivation speed costs 50 merit points per hour… activating ten times cultivation speed costs 500 merit points per hour.)"
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The system notification made Lin Fei overjoyed—this system could actually greatly increase cultivation speed, which was absolutely heaven-defying for anyone!
The number of merit points required varies depending on the speed of cultivation. Lin Fei glanced at the initial 1,000 merit points, gritted his teeth, and silently chanted, "Activate tenfold cultivation speed!"
As the saying goes, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub; if you want to improve your cultivation level as quickly as possible, you'll definitely have to spend a lot.
"Ding!"
"A tenfold cultivation speed boost has been activated for the host. The exclusive title 'Martial Arts Prodigy' doubles the cultivation speed boost, currently at a multiplier of 20!"
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With the tenfold cultivation speed already activated, plus the bonus from his exclusive title, Lin Fei's cultivation speed reached a full twenty times that of normal!
Originally, the cultivation speed of the Breathing Technique was only one point of experience per quarter of an hour, but now it can gain a full twenty points of experience per quarter of an hour!
Instantly, Lin Fei felt as if his body was a black hole, drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which surged into his body like a rushing river.
Lin Fei dared not delay and immediately followed the breathing technique to guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body's meridians. He was completely immersed in the cleansing effect of the spiritual energy, feeling incredibly refreshed and as if he were floating on air.
In this profound and mysterious state, after an unknown amount of time, a system notification finally brought Lin Fei back from his euphoric state of mind.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, host, on successfully opening the meridian—the Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian!"
"Congratulations on your level increase! Your current level is the fifth stage of the Meridian Opening Realm!"
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Upon hearing this voice, Lin Fei was overjoyed: "It's done! The fifth meridian has been opened!"
The extra rewards for opening up the three Yin meridians of the hand and the rewards for killing Ming Chen were already considerable. Now, this has raised Lin Fei's cultivation level to another level!
Lin Fei was overjoyed and absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with all his might. He only stopped cultivating when Ming Tong, who shared a room with him, returned after his evening study session.
These disciples of Wenqu Temple did not hold high positions within the sect, so their lodgings were simply shared rooms.
Lin Fei's bed was next to Xiao Mingtong's. Not long after nightfall, Xiao Mingtong suddenly squeezed over to Lin Fei's side.
"Senior brother, senior brother, I can't sleep. Can you tell me a story?" the little guy, who was not yet ten years old, said softly.
Lin Fei wasn't asleep either, and chuckled, "Alright, then I'll tell you a story."
Lin Fei pondered for a moment, then said, "Then let me tell you a story: 'Being appointed as the弼马温 (Bima Wen, a minor official in charge of horses) is not enough; being named齐天齐 (Qitian Wen, a great general in the heavens) does not bring peace to my heart!'"
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The next day, when Lin Fei woke up, the little guy beside him was still fast asleep, a smile on his lips, as if he was dreaming that he had become the all-powerful Monkey King.
Lin Fei discovered that telling the little guy stories last night actually earned him merit points. It seemed that as long as he did a good deed and made the other person feel grateful, the system would automatically award merit points based on the difficulty of the deed.
"Get up, it's time for morning lessons!" Lin Fei patted the little guy's bottom, waking him up from his sleep.
Yesterday, thanks to the approval of Mingzheng, the chief disciple of Wenqu Temple, I was exempted from attending the evening meditation. However, I cannot skip the morning prayers today.