Becoming a Deity from Planting the Bodhi Tree-Chapter 51 - 48: Do I Still Need Vigorous Qi?

Speaking of which, Ji Jingqiu still went to the Yang Yan Martial Arts Hall to learn martial arts by using his own favors. Was Old Yang repaying his debt, or was it that he owed another favor?

Mei found herself deep in thought.

The thought of having to use her hard-saved Jin money stash made her usual decisiveness and composure vanish like smoke in the air.

Martial Artists make a decent amount of money, but there are even more ways to spend it!

For Chains Realm Martial Artists like her, gestating Blood and Flesh Divine Power is a significant expense, and after that comes nourishment, followed by sublimation...

Step by step, every resource has a price, every paycheck has a sum. Those damned market makers—the conglomerates—have it all calculated!

Martial Artists within the Federation system have it relatively better. Even though they earn less, they have internal prices, and what's most important to them are Merit Points.

For weak and helpless women like her, drifting without support, they can only rely on their own delicate, powerless hands to work.

Seeing that the fire was almost ready, Sir Mu casually threw out a line:

"Think it through."

Then he turned back to the instrument panel.

"Eh?"

Moments later, Sir Mu stared at the data chart, his composed expression adding new waves of emotion. He focused on a few anomalies and asked without turning his head:

"Are you sure this kid hasn't opened the Heavenly Gate yet?"

Mei, whose mind was elsewhere, hummed an affirmative: "As a Martial Artist of the Chains Realm, it's not like I can't even see that."

Sir Mu sank into silence.

Suddenly, Mei realized and leaned in, asking, "What's wrong now?"

Sir Mu pointed at the data display, knowing Mei wouldn't understand, and bluntly said, "His current comprehensive physical condition has reached 96 points."

Mei clearly understood the significance of this score and frowned, "Didn't you check him last time for the presence of a Cultivation Body?"

Not yet having opened the Heavenly Gate, yet his physical condition can be compared with those who have broken through one of the Five Limits?

"That's exactly the problem, there wasn't," Sir Mu said with flickering eyes and an emotionally charged tone. "If I'm not mistaken, it might be related to the gene enhancer."

Mei rarely saw Sir Mu excited, even when earlier hearing about Ji Jingqiu achieving Seeing Bodhi, he was merely stunned and disbelieving.

"Gene enhancers... can they break through the Heavenly Person?"

The importance of the Five Limits of Heavenly Person lies in the fact that it directly determines the breakthrough of subsequent realms.

In today's Martial Arts, with both life and spirit cultivated, before the Heart Image, what often blocks a Martial Artist's progression is Spiritual Cultivation, but after Heart Image, the obstruction is mostly with the Life Body!

Too many Heart Image Warriors, because of insufficient foundations, will never have the possibility to ascend to Heavenly Person.

The spirit is like water, and the flesh body is the container to hold it.

And the Five Limits of Heavenly Person decide whether you are a shallow pond or a deep lake.

"Obviously it's not just the gene enhancer at play, I need time to research this!"

Sir Mu suppressed the surging in his heart and said solemnly,

"I don't rule out that Ji Jingqiu is a special case.

And even if the research is successful, given that it involves gene enhancement, there are still numerous issues, making it impossible to be widely applied, but...

This is a direction!

A very critical direction!"

In the end, he harrumphed, "As long as there are results, even if they can't be widely applied, they can be stacked on this kid. Some people today believe 99.9 is the limit, 99.99 is great fortune or exceptional talent, but I want to try and see if Ji Jingqiu can take one more step up!"

Mei narrowed her eyes and said softly, "Breaking Limit seven times, unprecedented..."

After the testing was over, Sir Mu asked Ji Jingqiu to leave a gene sample before happily letting him go.

Mei escorted Ji Jingqiu out the door, her beautiful face sometimes shadowed, other times shining bright enough to dazzle.

Finally, before parting, she still called out to Ji Jingqiu, asking seriously, "You're going to attempt Breaking Limit next, right? Are your Life Supplements ready?"

Ji Jingqiu nodded, "I've prepared four of Life Type 5."

Mei stopped in her tracks, Life Type 5, with a market price of three million per dose, this kid bought four at once?!

She couldn't help but ask, "Where did you get the money?"

"A brother I just met helped them with a task not long ago," Ji Jingqiu responded simply.

In an instant, those delicate, jade-like fingers that could split gold and break stones clasped tightly together.

She silently thought to herself, Sir Mu wasn't wrong, this world never lacks people searching for diamonds.

Ji Jingqiu inexplicably felt the air around him seemed to drop a few degrees, looking around somewhat bewildered.

Was there a leak in the cold air duct?

Suddenly, Mei said, "Jingqiu, do you remember that you still owe me a favor?"

Ji Jingqiu seriously said, "Of course I haven't forgotten, my promise to Sir Mu today, the same applies to Mei."

That face, which was a harmonious blend of grace and charm, suddenly broke into a radiant smile as she extended her delicate fingers to pinch Ji Jingqiu's cheek and said with a light laugh:

"Next time we meet, sister will give you a big gift."

...

...

The next few days.

Life was calm and peaceful.

With no other trivial matters to disturb him, Ji Jingqiu was immersed in Martial Arts practice.

During the previous gene enhancer-aided transformation of his root bone, the path he had deliberately excavated along the "Mountain Formation" inside his body had become increasingly distinct and obvious.

Since yesterday, he had been Practicing Posture, with Qi Force flowing endlessly within him, filling his limbs and bones—a sign that when something is filled to the brim, it will overflow.

This proved that his Opening Veins progress was nearly complete, just short of the last step.

Today, Ji Jingqiu did not rush to break through the final barrier; instead, he focused on feeling the mountainous and river-like forms within his body.

Compared to completing the Opening Veins, this was more important.

With the enhancement of Wisdom Light, his "vision" traveled along the Qi Force through the muscles, bones, and Acupoints, where he saw that the "mountains" were majestic and treacherous, and the "rivers" meandered like dragons...

And all the Qi Force finally converged in a single Acupoint, like the confluence of a hundred rivers.

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His body was like Qingshan, and his Qi like water—this much he had achieved completely.

Yet he always felt like he was missing something.

After much deliberation and meditation, he finally realized what he lacked—it was "reality," or perhaps "vitality."

He could only maintain Qi circulation throughout his body when he engaged his Stance framework and Breathing Skills, but he thought, if water flows naturally according to the lay of the land, why should external forces interfere?

It should form a cycle on its own.

For this reason, Ji Jingqiu went to consult Master Yang.

Inside the brightly lit room, Master Yang sat cross-legged in front of him, mulling over Ji Jingqiu's doubts and said thoughtfully:

"I understand your idea, and it's a higher pursuit than maintaining Breathing Skills even in sleep; it's not something you can touch right now."

"You are pursuing a grand unified cycle at the physical level, but your body isn't strong enough yet to support such a cycle."

"However, the fact that you are aware of this now and are attempting to explore further already puts you ahead of most Martial Artists."

Yang Yan sighed, Jingqiu truly possessed Martial Wisdom, having glimpsed the beginnings of the grand unified cycle of Life Body even in the Opening Veins stage.

"Once you've broken through the True Seed and forged your Cultivation Body, you can try to achieve it," Yang Yan advised.

"I understand, Master Yang," Ji Jingqiu nodded, "I'm just one step away from Opening Veins, should I wait any longer?"

Yang Yan pondered a moment:

"If it were anyone else, naturally, they would break through as soon as possible, but since it's you, you must make full preparations. Let's set it for tomorrow."

"The essence of Opening Veins lies in refining the muscles and bones, which isn't complicated. The real key is to open the Heavenly Person Door smoothly afterward, and that's what's most crucial."

"The intricacies within cannot be conveyed to outsiders; after you complete Opening Veins tomorrow, you will feel it for yourself, just follow the direction that the Heart Fire points you to."

Having said that, Yang Yan paused, "Once you open the Heavenly Person Door, there's no turning back, and you'll have to progress relentlessly, overcoming all obstacles. Are you ready?"

Ji Jingqiu thought for a moment and said, "I've been preparing for this day all along."

Yang Yan suddenly laughed, "Some say you've been dulled by sixteen years of hardship, but I think the opposite!"

"Sharpness?" Ji Jingqiu asked in confusion.

"Correct! On the path of Martial Arts, especially when Breaking Limit, one should cultivate a relentless and unyielding sharpness in their heart!"

Yang Yan suddenly straightened up, his eyes blazing and his presence imposing, reminiscent of that day his punch revealed the True Self.

Ji Jingqiu's heart wasn't stirred.

He pondered to himself, even in dreams, he had the mindset of I Am Supreme, if he cultivated more sharpness of spirit, wouldn't he jump beyond the heavens?