Chapter 33: Breaking Through to the Postnatal Realm

For now, however, Lin Yang’s most important task was to complete the research and refinement of his first batch of Blood-Replenishing Pills.

Modifying the Bagua Furnace before him was not an urgent priority.

Perhaps when he began refining more complex pills in the future, he could build a furnace better suited to his own needs.

Before long, several Wudang disciples arrived carrying a number of large crates.

After inspecting the medicinal herbs, Lin Yang spent the following days almost entirely inside the alchemy room.

He continuously experimented with the refining temperature of each herb, comparing the results with the Basic Alchemy Dao knowledge in his mind while gradually adjusting the pill formula.

With his perfected Basic Internal Energy Manual, his requirements for Blood-Replenishing Pills were extremely straightforward.

He did not need medicinal ingredients that aided absorption or refinement.

What he wanted was only the purest possible Blood and Qi energy.

Based on that goal, Lin Yang quickly finalized the pill formula.

After several days of experimentation, he also became increasingly familiar with the pill furnace before him.

Little by little, he accumulated experience regarding how long each section of the Bagua Furnace should be used during refinement.

Although Song Qingshu never returned during those following days to watch him refine pills, Lin Yang steadily explored the process on his own.

On the tenth day after entering the alchemy room, he successfully refined a medicinal paste made from the purest Blood and Qi-replenishing herbs.

Using the pill-forming tools, Lin Yang rolled the paste into one small pellet after another.

His first batch of medicinal pills was finally complete.

The moment the first batch was successfully refined, the Scholar System, which had only recently become active again, issued another notification.

“Congratulations, Host.

You have successfully developed and refined your first batch of Blood-Replenishing Pills.

The Host has completed the accumulation of Internal Energy, finished studying the Medical Arts Chapter, and successfully developed Blood-Replenishing Pills.

All elementary-level coursework has now been completed.

Congratulations on graduating from the elementary stage ahead of schedule.

Special reward triggered: Comprehension +1.

Reward has been distributed.”

Lin Yang blinked in surprise.

“So… I’ve graduated from elementary school?”

he murmured to himself.

Immediately afterward, a cool sensation spread through his mind.

It felt as though a layer of mist clouding his thoughts had been gently swept away.

Fragments of the original owner’s memories surfaced one after another.

Every detail, no matter how insignificant, became crystal clear.

At the same time, memories from his previous life also returned in remarkable clarity.

Every mundane detail of his life after entering the workforce resurfaced vividly.

Only when he tried recalling the knowledge he had learned in university—or even earlier during high school and middle school—did gaps and haziness begin to appear.

Taking advantage of this newfound clarity, Lin Yang briefly reviewed the memories of both lifetimes.

Then he focused his attention on the books he had read over the past few years, especially the medical and alchemy texts he had been studying recently.

Knowledge that had once existed only as memorized information suddenly became much easier to comprehend.

As he revisited it, entirely new insights emerged.

At that moment, the Scholar System spoke again.

“Congratulations, Host, on completing the elementary stage of learning.

Please begin the advancement examination for the middle school stage.

Objective: Break through to the Postnatal Realm.

Upon successful completion, reward: Blood and Qi generation speed +1.”

As the system’s voice faded, Lin Yang emerged from his contemplation.

He slowly exhaled, picked up one of the pills before him, examined it briefly, and placed it into his mouth.

The pill melted the instant it entered his mouth.

Its texture was exceptionally pure, completely lacking the coarse feeling of the Blood-Replenishing Pills previously supplied by Wudang.

The liquefied medicine flowed into his stomach.

Immediately, Lin Yang felt warmth spreading through his spleen and stomach.

His internal organs began operating.

Through his Inner Vision, he watched the medicinal liquid gradually separate into countless tiny particles before being continuously transformed into Blood and Qi by the coordinated functions of his organs.

He adjusted his breathing slightly and circulated his perfected Basic Internal Energy Manual.

The newly generated Blood and Qi was rapidly converted into Internal Energy before being guided into his dantian, which had long since reached its maximum capacity.

Without hesitation, he directed that Internal Energy toward the Guanyuan Acupoint.

It was like opening a pressure cooker filled to its limit.

The Internal Energy stored within his dantian erupted outward like floodwaters bursting through a broken dam, surging violently into the Guanyuan Acupoint.

The Internal Energy formed a vortex inside the small acupoint, spinning furiously while expanding it outward.

Within only a few breaths, Lin Yang felt intense swelling pain from the Guanyuan Acupoint.

Without pausing, he immediately guided the Internal Energy into the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, one of the three Yin meridians of the leg.

Originally, according to his plan, he had intended to let the Internal Energy remain inside the Guanyuan Acupoint for some time before opening the meridian.

However, reality had overtaken his preparations.

Over the past three months, he had continuously consumed Blood-Replenishing Pills, converting their Blood and Qi into Internal Energy and storing it inside his dantian.

The dantian, which had already reached its limit long ago, had continued expanding under the endless influx of Internal Energy until it was completely saturated.

Under those circumstances, the moment he initiated his breakthrough, the torrent of Internal Energy instantly reached the maximum amount the Guanyuan Acupoint could withstand.

If he insisted on keeping it there any longer, the acupoint would undoubtedly suffer damage.

Guided by his will, the Internal Energy rapidly poured into the meridians.

Each acupoint along the route formed a miniature vortex.

Once an acupoint was expanded to its limit, the energy continued flowing into the next one.

In only a moment, every acupoint along the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian had been completely filled by the surging Internal Energy pouring from his dantian.

Lin Yang slowly exhaled and opened his eyes.

The Scholar System’s notification immediately followed.

“Congratulations, Host.

You have successfully broken through to the Postnatal Realm.

Reward has been distributed.”

As the system’s voice faded, Lin Yang instinctively examined his internal organs through his Inner Vision.

Although there was no obvious physical difference at first glance, he could clearly sense that controlling the functions of his organs had become noticeably easier than before.

His gaze shifted toward his dantian before following the flow of Internal Energy into the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian.

The Internal Energy continuously circulated through the meridian before returning to the dantian.

It then flowed back out once more, forming a complete cycle.

After filling every acupoint of the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian, the amount of Internal Energy remaining inside the dantian appeared much lower than before.

However, after having been stretched to its limit by the enormous pressure, the dantian itself had grown considerably larger than it had originally been.

Withdrawing his gaze from inside his body, Lin Yang looked toward the pile of medicinal pills before him.

He casually picked one up and placed it into his mouth.

Just like before, it melted instantly.

As the medicinal liquid flowed into his stomach, Lin Yang immediately sensed an enormous difference.

The circulation of Internal Energy through the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian caused his spleen and stomach to accelerate on their own before he even consciously began refining the medicine.

With a single thought, his internal organs surged into action like a race car pushed to its absolute limit.

Their efficiency reached an astonishing level.

In almost an instant, the medicinal liquid was broken down into countless tiny particles before being transformed into fresh Blood and Qi.

His Basic Internal Energy Manual immediately began circulating.

The newly generated Blood and Qi vibrated slightly before rapidly converting into fresh Internal Energy, replenishing the dantian that had become much emptier after his breakthrough.

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