Chapter 13: Advancement of Inner Vision

A long while later, after the food he had eaten was completely digested under the work of his spleen and stomach, Lin Yang finally ended his meditation and slowly opened his eyes.

He reached to the head of the bed, took out a small porcelain bottle, and poured a black pill into his palm.

This was not the Blood Qi Pill he had taken when he had first awakened his blood qi.

Instead, it was a higher-grade pill called the Qi Gathering Pill, specially prepared for martial artists who had already cultivated inner energy but had yet to break through to the Postnatal Realm and begin opening their meridians.

As soon as the pill entered his stomach, Lin Yang’s internal organs accelerated their functions.

His blood qi circulated faster, and a strange vibration—something he could clearly sense but could not fully comprehend—began to emerge within his body.

This vibration was even more complex than the one he had previously learned for converting blood qi.

Under its influence, the blood qi flowing into his dantian transformed into inner energy at an even faster rate.

The pill’s effects did not stop there.

Besides accelerating the conversion of blood qi into inner energy, it also possessed the ability to increase one’s blood qi to a certain extent.

When Lin Yang had first received this Qi Gathering Pill from Yu Daiyan, he had been filled with admiration for its creator.

What kind of extraordinary person could understand the human body so thoroughly?

To create a single pill capable of guiding the body’s functions in such a miraculous way and dramatically increasing the efficiency of refining blood qi was nothing short of astonishing.

After more than a year of cultivation, the inner energy within Lin Yang’s body had condensed into a transparent, lustrous sphere about the size of an egg.

Although it had not yet filled his entire dantian, he was already close to the peak of his current stage.

Once his inner energy completely filled the dantian, he would be ready to begin opening the Twelve Primary Meridians and officially step into the Postnatal Realm.

After finishing his daily cultivation, Lin Yang lay back on the bed and quietly contemplated the issue of the body’s acupoints.

By now, neither Zhang Songxi nor the entire library contained any more information he needed regarding the body’s acupoints.

If he wanted to obtain the remaining eighteen acupoints and complete the system’s mission, there was probably only one person who could help him—

The founder of Wudang, Grandmaster Zhang Sanfeng.

Unfortunately, as merely a third-generation disciple of Wudang, meeting Zhang Sanfeng—who spent most of his time in secluded cultivation—was no easy matter, let alone asking him for guidance.

Even if he approached Yu Daiyan, given his current temperament, he was unlikely to request an audience with Zhang Sanfeng on Lin Yang’s behalf.

Thinking of this, Lin Yang let out a helpless sigh and silently stared at the Academic Genius System panel floating in his mind.

“System… you’ve really given me an impossible task this time.”

“How about we make a deal? I don’t want the mission reward anymore. Just fill in the information on the remaining eighteen acupoints for me instead.”

He muttered the words softly.

Of course, he had no expectation that the usually indifferent Academic Genius System would actually respond.

Over the past year, he had grown accustomed to its cold demeanor.

Aside from issuing missions and distributing rewards, it was almost completely silent, sometimes making him forget it even existed.

Yet the moment his words fell…

The long-silent system suddenly responded.

“Host intention detected.”

“Would you like to exchange the reward ‘Meridian Toughness +1’ for complete information regarding the body’s meridians and acupoints?”

The sudden voice startled Lin Yang so much that he shot upright from the bed.

“Damn! So you can answer me? Then why have you always been so cold?”

He couldn’t help complaining.

The system ignored his protest.

Instead, the panel in his mind flickered faintly, as though urging him to make a choice.

Lin Yang gradually calmed himself and carefully examined the two options before him.

One was Meridian Toughness +1.

The other was Complete Meridian and Acupoint Information.

“If you had given me this choice earlier—even just one year earlier—it would’ve been fine.”

“I’ve already completed ninety-nine percent of the work and spent over a year doing it.”

“And now you suddenly offer me this option?”

“Wouldn’t that mean I’ve suffered a huge loss?”

He grumbled unhappily.

After paying such a tremendous price, all he would receive was information on the final eighteen acupoints.

Yet if he refused the exchange, the only remaining option was to wait until he somehow gained the chance to meet Zhang Sanfeng.

But when would that opportunity come?

One year?

Two years?

Five?

Ten?

Lin Yang had no intention of placing all his hopes on such an uncertain future.

Compared to that, exchanging the reward now, completing the mission immediately, and unlocking the next stage of the system seemed like the wiser choice.

Moreover, just as Zhang Songxi had said, fully understanding every meridian and acupoint in his body would bring countless benefits to his future martial arts cultivation.

Finally, Lin Yang clenched his teeth.

“Fine. You win.”

“I agree to the exchange.”

“I’ll give up the Meridian Toughness +1 reward in exchange for the complete meridian and acupoint information.”

“Reward exchange confirmed according to the host’s wishes.”

“Distributing reward…”

As the system’s voice faded away, Lin Yang suddenly felt his mind become incomparably clear.

An enormous flood of knowledge surged from the depths of his consciousness.

Everything he had learned over the past year regarding the body’s meridians and acupoints instantly merged together into one complete whole.

It formed the image of a transparent human body floating within his mind.

At the same time…

His ability of Inner Vision underwent another transformation.

The virtual human body fused seamlessly with his inner perception.

In an instant, Lin Yang saw what he had never been able to observe before.

The Twelve Primary Meridians.

The Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

And countless tiny, hidden branches spread throughout his body like an intricate spider’s web.

The Twelve Primary and Eight Extraordinary Meridians resembled vast highways.

The countless smaller meridians were like narrow country roads, linking every corner of his body into one complete network.

But that wasn’t all.

At every junction of those meridians—

Within his muscles…

His tendons…

His bones…

His internal organs…

Even deep within his brain—

Tiny points of light flickered into existence.

These countless stars were precisely the acupoints he had spent more than a year studying.

Looking at the transparent network of meridians and the innumerable glowing acupoints inside his body, the corners of Lin Yang’s lips slowly curved upward.

Joy surged uncontrollably within his heart.

A moment ago, he had been disappointed, believing the Academic Genius System had practically robbed him of his reward.

Who could have imagined that by fully mastering the body’s meridians and acupoints, his Inner Vision itself had evolved?

He could now directly observe the meridians and every acupoint within his own body.

This ability would become an enormous advantage in all his future cultivation.

Seen in that light, the exchanged reward was actually quite valuable.

At least, it was immensely beneficial to him at his current stage.

As for the lost Meridian Toughness reward…

His cultivation had not yet reached the point where he truly needed stronger meridians.

That would simply have to wait for another day.

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