After operating the "Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method," he estimated the True Qi within his body and thought he might try to impact the second Dai Meridian today.

In the cultivation of the martial world, the Dai Meridian is hard to clear with inner strength because its position is unique. Unlike the Ren, Du, or Chong Meridians that vertically traverse the whole body, it surrounds the waist and abdomen like a "belt," connecting the upper and lower body’s meridians. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

This horizontal distribution characteristic makes it easy for "blockage points" to form during the operation of inner strength. Clearing it requires precise guidance for inner strength to flow horizontally, which is more challenging than the vertical meridians.

Moreover, the Dai Meridian bears the responsibility of "restraining the channels," much like adding a "fixed belt" to the body’s meridians. Once cleared, it allows more coordinated circulation between the upper and lower body. But because it involves so many meridians, clearing it requires mobilizing more inner strength simultaneously. If not done carefully, it may lead to disrupted breathing, so martial artists usually need to build a solid foundation of inner strength before attempting it.

However, for cultivators, it’s much easier. The energy quality of True Qi is higher than that of inner strength, and as long as there is enough True Qi, it can rush horizontally through the Dai Meridian.

Tonight, Chen Han will consume another Spirit Stone, at a faster rate than before, because with the increase in True Qi within his body, the speed of absorbing Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Stone is also faster.

Once this Spirit Stone is consumed, he should be able to clear the Dai Meridian.

As True Qi started circulating, he closed his eyes to cultivate.

After entering meditation, time seemed to pass unnoticed, with the only awareness being the depletion of Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Stone, resulting in a sudden pause in absorption.

With the increased True Qi, he did not hesitate to mobilize all of it to charge into the Dai Meridian, and as expected, it was unstoppable, with the blockages shattering like fragile porcelain.

Until True Qi completely cleared the Dai Meridian, circulating once before flowing into the Dantian, at that moment, his True Qi was further refined with higher quality.

He could also feel that the instant the Dai Meridian was cleared, his physical constitution improved significantly.

Chen Han appeared excited, opened his eyes, and looked at the box of toothpicks on the table.

In a flash, he performed the Sword Control Technique, and a toothpick flew out from the box, followed by a second, third, fourth one...

More than a dozen...

Twenty toothpicks.

Until the twenty-first, he felt the limit, as the floating toothpicks started to become unstable above the table.

Seeing this, he waved his hand, and the toothpicks spun and danced in the air above the table before rapidly shooting towards it, neatly embedding themselves on the table surface.

Only then did Chen Han stand up and approach the table to look at the toothpicks.

He tried pulling one out, and each was embedded deep.

After pulling out all the toothpicks, small holes were left on the table surface.

Rural tables are generally made from hardwoods like oak or pine, and to some extent, the human body is easier to penetrate than hardwood, such as the eyes, eggs, throat, etc.

So, accurately speaking, these toothpicks in his hands were no longer simple toothpicks but could become bloody weapons.

Imagine, how many bullets does a gun have?

He could carry many boxes of toothpicks with him, controlling 21 deadly toothpicks at once, especially when paired with some Spirit Stones to recover True Qi...

Then...

Fortunately, he is the Patriarch of a righteous clan, upright and honorable. Otherwise, to a certain extent, he might consider eating beef.

He tested the Sword Control Technique again, and also took out the last piece of Spirit Stone from the warehouse, operating the "Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method" to cultivate once more.

Clearing two of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians is not the limit of cultivation; it still marks just the beginning of cultivation.

Not until near 5:00 AM, when the alarm rang, did he stop cultivating and put away the Spirit Stone.

He checked the data, and then his face lit up with joy.

Followers: 1.195 million.

Reputation: (1.125 million/500 thousand)

Due to the Enlightenment of the Spiritual Ox and the heat of yesterday’s opening ceremony, his followers increased by over 300 thousand this evening, along with a rise of over 300 thousand in reputation.

Most importantly, the Demon-Vanquishing Celestial Venerable event of the Chen Family was a hit yesterday, exactly as anticipated, and it entered the Tiao Yin hotspot ranking, with a very high position, even creating a topic.

Curious, he clicked into the topic, which was filled with videos related to the Enlightenment event recorded by tourists.

Three videos received the most likes, two of which were posted by tourists.

"Honestly, after Patriarch Chen’s call for Celestial Venerable’s blessings, it began to drizzle; the rain felt exceptionally pleasant, as if one’s whole state of being dramatically improved."

"A tourist in Chen Family spoke insolently, and then was punished, to the extent of being unable to walk!"

These two videos indeed carried a mystical aura, garnering significant attention.

Another video was related to Ming Di, the demon of the Demon Dao.

In his livestream, he recorded the scene when the Chen Family’s Heavenly Rain descended, especially the rainbow that appeared in the sunlight, which was truly captivating.

Key was that the rainbow seemed to only envelop the Chen Family, coinciding with the ongoing Enlightenment ceremony, adding further mystical aura.

Such layers of mystical aura aggregated, attracting a great deal of attention, naturally generating substantial heat, suggesting his followers and reputation would continue to rise significantly today.

This time the heat was so significant that no one came out to criticize it as promoting superstition, because the county’s cultural tourism department shared the Enlightenment ceremony video, surprisingly, even the city’s cultural tourism department shared it.

It was evident that both county and city had coordinated well, showing their optimism for Chen Family tourism.