Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Lu Xuan quickly looked down. He wanted to know what this body refining method was all about. If he could really reach the level of opening all the acupoints, it would greatly increase the strength of a martial artist.
Every acupoint had a corresponding effect. After breaking through the acupoints, the effect could be increased to the limit. For example, Lu Xuan had already broken through the Ermen acupoint, which greatly enhanced his hearing.
"The best time for a martial artist to break through the acupoints is the body refining stage. The acupoints of the body refining stage are not closed, so it is the easiest to break through. Therefore, the martial artists who walk the path of body refining, the early strength is definitely not comparable to the martial artists who walk the path of spirit refining."
Lu Xuan nodded lightly. Even if breaking through the acupoints could increase the strength of a martial artist, it was not as powerful as breaking through the body refining stage and reaching the spirit refining stage. Martial artists who specialized in body refining would inevitably suppress their strength at the body refining stage and constantly break through the acupoints. They would not step into the spirit refining stage. No wonder it was said that the spirit refining stage was a shortcut. The improvement of strength was indeed much faster than that of body refining martial artists.
Thinking this in his heart, Lu Xuan continued to read. Just now, he only talked about the method of pure body refining martial artists. He did not know how a martial artist who cultivated both body and spirit refining would do it.
"For those who cultivated both body and spirit refining, the difficulty of breaking through the acupoints is far greater than that of pure body refining martial artists. Limited by talent, before reaching the spirit refining stage, each martial artist must break through a limited number of acupoints. Even the most talented martial artists cannot break through all the acupoints of the body refining stage. Therefore, all martial artists who cultivated body refining must go through the stage of breaking through the spirit refining stage. This is also a barrier that hinders countless martial artists."
"After reaching the spirit refining stage, the acupoints of the body are closed. If you want to break through the acupoints, you can only use one method, called the Breaking Acupoint Opening Method!"
Seeing the Breaking Acupoint Opening Method, Lu Xuan could not help but be shocked. Could it be that he needed to self-explode his acupoints? After the acupoints self-explode, they would be completely destroyed, causing a very strong internal injury to the body. How could he break through the acupoints?
"Once the acupoints are sealed, it is impossible for a martial artist to rely solely on the Yuan Power in his body to break them open. Only with the help of an external force can the acupoints be forcefully blasted open. The instant the acupoints are blasted open, the sealed acupoints will once again be opened. Therefore, the martial artist needs to make use of this split second to instantly channel his powerful Yuan Power into the acupoints to stabilize and nourish them at the same time. Only in this way, can the acupoints not be destroyed. This process requires the assistance of various natural treasures.
"So, this is the Breaking Acupoint Opening Method …" Lu Xuan murmured. This method could be said to be extremely violent and extremely dangerous. It could be described as forcefully opening the closed acupoints. and the slightest mistake could lead to collapse of acupoints that could not be repaired.
Indeed, it was like the first sentence of the Body Tempering Method. Without great willpower and sufficient resources, one could not cultivate both.
The moment the acupoints were broken, the incomparable pain would be unbearable for most people. Not to mention, one had to seize this opportunity to break through the acupoints. Moreover, with the martial artist's own Yuan Force, it would be impossible to protect the acupoints at the moment the acupoints were broken. Only by using treasures and under the effects of the treasures, would there be a possibility of protecting the acupoints.
Some of the smaller acupoints were fine. Even if the acupoints failed, the loss would not be too great. However, for the larger acupoints, the 36 Death Acupoints and the 72 Vital Acupoints, each loss would have a great impact on the martial artist. In serious cases, it was not impossible to directly die.
Seeing this, even with Lu Xuan's will, he could not help but be a little shaken. Cultivating both the Body Tempering Method and Mind Tempering Method was simply dancing on the tip of a knife. It was a work of life and death. Fortunately, 27 of his 36 Death Acupoints had been broken through, leaving only the last nine. If there was enough opportunity, he might be able to give it a try.
Lu Xuan now understood the second step of Body Tempering Method. However, he only saw the difficulty and did not see many benefits. He did not know what the mysteries of this third step were.
"The third step of Body Tempering Method, Condensing Divine Runes! The first two steps of Body Tempering Method are only the foundation. Only when you step into the third step can you be considered to have truly embarked on the path of Body Tempering! "
Lu Xuan's heart tightened. The key point was here. It seemed that this Divine Rune should be the true essence of the Body Tempering Method.
"The basic Divine Runes are divided into five elements, namely the Geng Metal Divine Rune, Second Wood Divine Rune, Fifth Earth Divine Rune, Ninth Water Divine Rune, and Third Fire Divine Rune. Different attributes of Divine Runes have different effects. Metal Divine Runes focus on attack, Wood Divine Rune focus on recovery, Earth Divine Rune focus on defense, Water Divine Rune focus on endurance, and Fire Divine Rune focus on eruption!"
"Each Divine Rune is divided into a total of nine stars. The initial Divine Rune is a One-Star Divine Rune, and the strongest is a Nine-Star Divine Rune. When the Nine-Star Divine Rune is condensed, the power of a punch can break the sky, the power of a kick can destroy the earth, and as long as the soul is immortal, the body is indestructible! Of the five major Divine Runes, one can become a powerhouse, and when all five are activated, one can reach the peak! "
The five major Divine Runes!
Containing the five elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, each had different effects. Only by condensing the Divine Runes could a martial artist truly display the advantages of their body. Whether it was attack, defense, or recovery, for a martial artist, they were all extremely useful.
This short paragraph caused Lu Xuan's heart to tremble. His entire person was excited. Was this the power of the Body Tempering Method? Just by relying on the strength of the body, one could actually break the heavens and destroy the earth, the soul was immortal, and the body was indestructible. Although he did not know whether this paragraph was exaggerated or not, since it came from the Taiyi Origin Returning Art, the credibility was extremely high. Even if it was slightly exaggerated, it wouldn't be too outrageous. For a moment, he couldn't help but be fascinated. Forcefully suppressing the excitement in his heart, he quickly continued reading.
The following Body Tempering Method recorded in detail the method of condensing the Divine Runes. In order to condense the Divine Rune, one must first open the corresponding acupoints.
The Five Elements corresponded to the five internal organs of the human body. The lungs were Metal, the liver was Wood, the spleen was Earth, the kidney was Water, and the heart was Fire. When a martial artist opened all the corresponding acupoints of the five internal organs, they would be able to start condensing the corresponding Divine Rune. For example, after opening all the corresponding acupoints of the lungs, one would be able to start condensing the corresponding Divine Rune.
However, condensing the Divine Rune wasn't a simple matter. The amount of heavenly treasures required to condense the Divine Rune was extremely great. One must find the corresponding heavenly treasures and extract the energy within them. Only then could one condense the Divine Rune. And for every star of the Divine Rune, the amount of heavenly treasures required would increase exponentially. Without sufficient resources, it would be impossible to reach the Grand Completion realm and condense the 9-Star Divine Rune.
With regards to this, Lu Xuan had already expected it. Since the 9-Star Divine Rune was so powerful, it naturally wouldn't be easy to condense it.
"In that case, there's no need to open all the acupoints in order to condense the Divine Rune. As long as I open the corresponding acupoints, it'll be fine." After reading the entire Physique Refinement Technique, Lu Xuan silently pondered.
In this way, he was somewhat eager to try it out. The difficulty of condensing all five major Divine Runes wasn't small. But if one only condensed one Divine Rune, the difficulty would be greatly reduced. Presumably, those martial artists who specialized in Physique Refinement would also do the same. They would first increase their strength in one area before moving on to the other.
"Other than the five foundational Divine Inscriptions, there are also unique Divine Inscriptions such as the Xun Wind Divine Inscription, the Thunderquake Divine Inscription, etc. However, to condense these Divine Inscriptions, one would need a great deal of luck. Regardless of one's physique refinement, or one's soul and physique refinement, it's recommended to focus on a single Divine Inscription.
The Taiyi Origin Art's Physique Refinement Technique ended here. However, Lu Xuan still felt that he hadn't had enough. The level of exquisiteness of this Physique Refinement Technique wasn't the slightest bit inferior to the Tempered Soul Dao and Tempered Soul Dao. As expected of one of the three major Divine Runes.
In comparison, the Tempered Soul Dao was slightly simpler. It only required one to unceasingly increase the strength of one's Soul. However, the Tempered Soul Dao required the assistance of the Dao of Talismans. Only talismans would be able to display the strength of one's Soul Force.
Not continuing to read the Taiyi Origin Art's Physique Refinement Technique, Lu Xuan slowly calmed his heart. He had suddenly received so much information, opening up a new door for him. He also needed to carefully consider his own path.
All three Martial Daos were exceedingly powerful. If possible, Lu Xuan naturally hoped that he would be able to reach Grand Completion in all three Daos. However, dreams were beautiful, reality was cruel. Ordinary people would find it hard to reach Grand Completion in just one Dao. Lu Xuan didn't believe that he would be able to cultivate all three Daos at the same time.
"The Tempered Soul Dao is something I must cultivate. At the very least, I need to strengthen my soul as much as possible." Lu Xuan first made a choice. The soul was the foundation of a person. Even the Physique Refinement Technique stated that as long as the soul was alive, the body would not be destroyed. Once the soul died, then the body would truly die.
"The Tempered Soul Dao requires even more specialization. At the very least, based on the current situation, the Tempered Soul Dao is more suitable for me. This is also the fastest Dao to increase my strength."
"Although the Tempered Body Dao is powerful, it consumes too many resources. I need luck. If I have enough luck, I must give it a try."
Lu Xuan quickly sorted out his thoughts. He didn't lose himself just because he saw how powerful the Tempered Body Dao was. It wouldn't be too late to give it a try when he had accumulated enough resources.
While Lu Xuan was quietly cultivating, Chen Xiaohan finally finished memorizing the Ancient Talisman Technique that Lu Xuan had given her. However, she only memorized it. If she wanted to understand it, she would need a lot of time.
Opening her eyes, Chen Xiaohan sighed, "I didn't expect the Ancient Talisman Technique to be so profound. I have seen many precious books in the Demon Enchanting Hall, but the Talisman Dao recorded in those books can't compare to the Ancient Talisman Technique at all. However, although the Ancient Talisman Technique is good, it has too high of a requirement for one's Soul Force. If one's Soul Force is insufficient, they won't be able to inscribe some of the stronger runes. Unfortunately, there is no method to increase one's Soul Force."
Lu Xuan had already expected Chen Xiaohan to say this. He smiled faintly and said, "Don't rush to a conclusion. Take a look at this first."
With that, he passed the Soul Tempering Method that he had previously recorded to Chen Xiaohan.
Chen Xiaohan's heart skipped a beat when she received the Jade Slip from Lu Xuan. Could it be that Lu Xuan has another method to increase one's Soul Force?
No longer guessing, she immersed her consciousness into the Jade Slip. The Tempered Soul Dao instantly appeared before her eyes!
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