Chapter 36: The Power of the Pill
After the nourishment of the scattered stars, Chu Xiong's star veins have become much stronger. At the same time, the star soul power in the body was also increasing significantly under the impetus of forcible cultivation, coupled with the assistance of the golden needle puncture point.
This method of piercing acupoints with golden needles can be used occasionally when cultivating in a low realm. Because after all, it belongs to an external force, and every step of improvement in the high realm, the body must suffer more pressure. At that time, the action of simple external forces was minimal, and it had to rely on the strength of the body itself. Some people even say that many great martial arts and big demons cannot continue to advance, and the slow growth of star soul power is secondary, the key is that the physical body cannot withstand the pressure caused by the surge of star soul power.
Of course, these are still too early for Chu Xiong. At least in the current state, the effect of the external force of the gold needle puncture point is still obvious.
Creak...... Creak...... Chu Xiong clenched his teeth, and his whole body was already trembling. Sweat spread all over the body, as if taking a hot bath.
Inside the body, the star soul power in the veins was a little irritable. Not only was this meridian impacted, but even the twelve human veins were also impacted at the same time, and the pain was unbearable.
The scattered stars around him looked a little weird, flying back and forth around him. Even, even the Zhou Tian star map on the wall is a little dazzling, and it is not real to see.
And it was in this vague feeling that Chu Xiong suddenly felt that the Zhou Tian star map in front of him seemed to be indescribably strange. Because he even felt that the Zhou Tianxing map on the wall, which was originally a dead thing, actually seemed to be alive. Could it be that there is some inexplicable connection between this star map and the starry sky in the outside world?
Now, what he can borrow is the first star of the Eight Stars of Soul Martial Arts, the Shaking Light Star, and the first star of the Eight Stars of the Demon Warrior, Mars. For this reason, he deliberately paid attention to the location of these two stars on the Zhou Tian star chart. It doesn't matter if you look at it, you can see that two stars seem to be twinkling!
Could it be that through the stars depicted on the celestial star chart this week, you can also borrow the real star soul power?!
Thinking of this, Chu Xiong focused all his thoughts on the Shaking Light Star on the star map. Inexplicably, a strange connection arises. The Soul Martial Star above his head seemed to be attracted to the Shaking Light Star on the star chart. This feeling is so similar to cultivating under the stars!
Suddenly, the Shaking Light Star on the star map seemed to suddenly shine, and it actually emitted a faint white glow, rushing straight towards the Soul Martial Star above Chu Xiong's head. Once the two were combined, there was a bang in Chu Xiong's ears. As a result, a kind of energy poured directly into the top of the head, rushed to the dantian along the veins, and then surged to the belt veins. After the veins flowed, all the star soul power rushed out of the top of his head again. As a result, the shining soul martial star above his head was as dazzling as an incandescent lamp!
Superior one-star soul martial arts!
It seemed that in his own expectation, Chu Xiong did not feel overly happy. However, he had a breathtaking feeling for the Zhou Tian star map on the wall. Who carved this thing, so magical, that it can actually have a real connection with the stars in the starry sky!
Subsequently, a similar method was used to push the demon ring on the back of his head to a new height - the first-class ring beast demon!
At this time, the star soul power in Chu Xiong's body reached more than 1,500 points, and the demon power also reached this level. The comprehensive strength faintly exceeded the strength of three thousand star soul power. Even among the high-grade two-star soul martial arts, it can be regarded as a relatively strong existence.
Whew-Chu Xiong leaned over. The aches and pains all over his body made him exhausted. Although he no longer felt sleepy after taking the Tranquility Pill, the exhaustion of his body still made him feel the urge to take a break.
Your time is precious, and your time in Babel is even more precious. Although he has achieved his set goal, he still can't relax. Forty-two hours had passed, and there were still six hours left before the Tower of Babel closed. These six hours must not be in vain.
It's just that now that he has just advanced to the realm of the first-grade one-star soul martial and the first-grade one-ring beast demon, it is really impossible to make an inch of progress in the star soul power in a short period of time. However, he had something else to do - to impact the second Eight Meridians!
The opening of the second meridian is the same as the first method, but the requirements are much higher. In order to break through the first star vein, the strength of the physical body needed to reach the strength of nearly a thousand star soul power. And the criterion for breaking through the second star vein is the strength of two thousand star soul power.
Note that this is saying that physical strength is "equivalent", not true star soul power. Because the power to open the star vein comes completely from the physical body, and has nothing to do with the star soul power.
At this time, Chu Xiong's physical body still benefited from the demon crystal refining bone and demon blood bath body of the Great Demon Zhuqian at the beginning, which was still equivalent to the strength of two thousand star soul power, and it was not much higher than at that time. In other words, barely reaching the standard of impacting the star vein.
But Chu Xiong clearly knew that his body was not a real demon body after all, and it was very different from the beast demon breaking through the meridians. I remember that when I first hit the first star vein, that is, the belt vein, it was said that the strength of the physical body was close to a thousand points of star soul power, and the impact could begin. At that time, Chu Xiong's physical strength was already 1,800 points, but he still almost failed. If it weren't for the rush in a hurry, there was a real possibility of failure at that time.
And this time, he was worthy of the standard of impacting the second star vein. So, okay?
In this regard, Chu Xiong pondered for a while, and finally decided to give it a go. First of all, I have "Gubendan" in my hands. After taking this elixir, the force required to impact the star vein can be reduced by half! When he first hit the first star vein, wasn't the strength of his physical body twice as high as the required standard? With the help of the Gu Ben Dan, it was equivalent to the same situation as at that time.
In addition, there is another point: when absorbing the scattered starlight just now, the meridians have been strengthened, which makes his bearing capacity increase. At the same time, some of the blocked acupoints also showed signs of loosening, which invisibly reduced the difficulty of impacting the star vein.
Together, Chu Xiong has reason to believe that his success is still very good.
So, he continued to sit down cross-legged and took the remaining Reduction Pill. In a short time, the physical strength and star soul power had recovered more than ninety percent. But he didn't dare to be careless, and still operated the star soul power, just like the internal force in his previous life, going back and forth for nine weeks, which allowed his physical body to reach its peak state.
At this time, there are less than four hours left before the Tower of Babel closes. Previously, Yuqi had warned herself that once the Tower of Babel was closed, no one would be able to enter or get out.
The most ridiculous and sad thing is that one of the seniors of the first generation of the Youyue Sect did not leave the tower in time because he was too obsessed with cultivation, so that he was locked up in the tower for a full month. And when it was opened next month, people found that the old man had starved to death inside. It is really touching that a powerful seven-star soul martial artist actually died for this reason. Since then, the Youyue Sect has also prepared some food and water in the tower as a precaution. But no one wants to be locked up for a month, including Chu Xiong.
Therefore, the time left for Chu Xiong was less than four hours.
Hurry up! Chu Xiong set out to attack the second Eight Veins of the Strange Meridian, which was the Star Vein in the Soul Martial Realm. As for the choice of meridians, Chu Xiong still starts from a simple point - Yin Seesaw Vein!
Of the remaining seven Qi Sutras and Eight Veins, only the Yin Seesaw Vein requires the least number of acupuncture points – four. These yin veins are actually two, one from the inside of the left and right heels to the side of the nose of the face. Although the veins are very long, there are only six acupuncture points, that is, three on each side of the left and right: Zhaohai Acupoint, Jiaoxin Acupoint, and Qingming Acupoint. And the two Qingming points belong to the foot sun meridian in the twelve canons, which are naturally opened. Therefore, the impact that needs to be carried out is only left and right, the two Zhaohai points and the Jiaoxin points.
After thinking about it, Chu Xiong took out the "Gubendan". He currently only has two pills of this elixir, both of which are obtained from the East Dome. Carefully put the Gu Ben Dan in his mouth, and it melted almost instantly when he encountered the jin liquid. A stream of berry-like juice flows down the throat into the stomach, creating a hot and spicy sensation. This hot breath seems to have nowhere to vent, and can only clash around.
Chu Xiong immediately used the power of his physical body to guide the hot breath. Almost the two forces fused into one, and through the Foot Sun Meridian of the Twelve Orthodox, it reached the position where the Qingming Acupoint on the left was located. Descend along the Qingming Acupoint and go straight to the Jiaoxin Acupoint on the left!
Boom - collapse at the touch of a button!
It didn't seem to expend any energy, and the acupoint was opened. This kind of result, even Chu Xiong felt a little surprised.
Of course, when absorbing the scattered starlight at that time, the two Jiaoxin points had already relaxed. However, in the process of this impact, it is an indisputable fact that the hot and spicy breath produced by Guben Dan has a great impact and melting effect on this acupoint.
At that time, Chu Xiong only felt that when that hot breath met the Jiaoxin acupoint, which had been slightly loosened, it was almost like a red-hot iron hammer, stuck into a piece of ice and snow. Although the ice and snow were solid, the blazing breath still rushed forward. Even, Chu Xiong's own physical strength almost didn't have much effect!
Even the muffled thunderous sound that occurred when he rushed through the acupuncture tunnel before did not make a single sound. The main reason is that the medicine is too strong, and it is almost like a bamboo.
What a domineering elixir!
Immediately, the power of the flesh and the hot breath of Guben Dan probed again, heading straight to the Zhaohai Cave on the left. When absorbing the scattered starlight, the Zhaohai Cave was not softened, so the difficulty of the impact was slightly increased. But this doesn't matter, it just brings some resistance to Chu Xiong. After almost a pause of more than ten minutes, Gu Bendan's hot aura finally successfully penetrated the Zhaohai Cave on the left! Of course, this time, Chu Xiong's physical strength still played its due role.
At this time, the breath of Guben Dan had been consumed by more than eighty percent. And the longer the time drags on, the more it will naturally consume. Chu Xiong immediately let the power of his physical body and the breath of Guben Dan flow all the way back, and then came to the Qingming acupoint on the right through the Foot Sun Sutra, and slammed down on the Jiaoxin acupoint on the right.
This acupoint has also been loosened. However, the hot breath of Gu Ben Dan, or the medicinal power, has also been almost consumed. With the last bit of Gubendan's residual power, Chu Xiong's physical strength rushed forward. The hot breath melted the Jiaoxin acupoint, and the clogged acupoint was almost open. Coupled with the constant impact of the power of the flesh, it was finally broken!
At this time, the medicinal power of Guben Dan completely disappeared. And what Chu Xiong faced was only the last acupuncture point - the Zhaohai acupoint on the right.