Chapter 331: Chapter 195: The Astonishing Effects of the Nine Yang Pill

Cheng Zongyang nodded, pleased with Zhang Jinquan’s objective account. At least he didn’t get a crazed look in his eyes and wildly claim he could succeed.

There was only one elixir. If there had been any real chance of success, he would have let Zhang Jinquan study it.

But since Zhang Jinquan said he couldn’t, Cheng Zongyang would just have to take it himself.

"Alright. Just focus on your studies and keep good records of your research." Without another word, Cheng Zongyang turned and walked back to his cottage in the marketplace, not wanting to disturb their work.

He wasn’t in any hurry to leave. Instead, he took out the Nine Yang Pill.

He glanced at his Attribute Interface, pondered for a moment, then sat on the wooden bed and swallowed the Nine Yang Pill.

He wanted to see just how much his True Qi Cultivation could improve from a Nine Yang Pill with only thirty percent of its potency left!

As the soybean-sized elixir pill settled in his stomach, Cheng Zongyang began to actively circulate the wisp of True Qi in his right arm, which had already grown considerably larger.

If it had been like a single strand of hair at first, it was now as thick as twenty.

It was still minuscule, but it was the fruit of his recent cultivation.

Just then, a warm sensation began to spread from his abdomen. But soon, the warmth began to climb, rising like the temperature of boiling water until, moments later, it became a scorching heat!

This sensation rapidly spread through his limbs and into every fiber of his being!

Instantly, he felt as if his entire body was on fire, burning with a fever so high it would be scalding to the touch!

As he circulated his Breath-holding Technique, the scorching heat was drawn into his meridians, causing a surge of excruciating pain!

"ARGH!!!"

It was far more agonizing than the Body Refining Medicine Bath, forcing a low growl from Cheng Zongyang’s lips!

His cry immediately alerted everyone outside.

They all rushed toward the cottage to see what was wrong.

Luo Dingran, who was closest, reached the doorway first. He saw Cheng Zongyang’s skin flushed crimson as wisps of steam billowed from his body.

Luo Dingran’s expression changed instantly. He rushed over, scooped up Cheng Zongyang, and started heading for the fishpond outside!

However, Cheng Zongyang was aware of what Luo Dingran was doing. Seeing that he was about to be dunked in water to cool him down, he growled with great difficulty, "Don’t! Put me down!"

Luo Dingran froze, then had no choice but to place Cheng Zongyang on the ground.

He then looked down at his own arms; they were also red, as if he had been scalded.

Luo Dingran was astonished!

’Could it be the Nine Yang Pill? How can its effect be so startling?’

He had seen the effects of a Nine Yang Pill before, but he’d never imagined it could be this terrifying. The heat radiating from Cheng Zongyang’s skin was intense enough to fry an egg!

The crowd now gathered in a circle around Cheng Zongyang, not daring to get any closer or to disturb him.

Meanwhile, Cheng Zongyang, at the center of it all, knew this was the elixir taking effect.

Although it caused agonizing pain, it was scouring his meridians, increasing their fortitude and his reserves of True Qi!

The scorching heat also seemed to be tempering his meridians, burning away the impurities within his True Qi!

’It’s almost unbearable, but if I can just hold on, the results will be extraordinary!’

Thus, as he circulated his Cultivation Technique, his True Qi guided the surging, scorching medicinal flow. It started from the Zhongfu Acupoint on his chest, re-tempering and scouring the meridian channels he had already opened.

With the aid of this immense medicinal power, the speed at which his True Qi broke through acupoints increased dramatically!

Giant Bone, Celestial Tripod, Futu, Kou Heliao, Yingxiang!

In the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the last five acupoints of his second meridian, the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, were all broken through!

The process of breaking through these acupoints, which would have normally taken about six days, was shortened to mere minutes with the help of the elixir’s power!

The effect was simply monstrous!

This terrifying breakthrough speed should have brought with it the sensation of his meridians tearing, a painful outcome that ran contrary to the cultivation method of his Breath-holding Technique.

However, under the elixir’s immense power, which continuously forged, tempered, and restored his body, the tearing sensation was quickly healed and eliminated. His meridians were then stabilized, reinforced, and strengthened. Moreover, the amount of True Qi he gained was far greater than what he would have from breaking through slowly.

It was a process of breaking through acupoints while simultaneously repairing, stabilizing, and reinforcing them.

Thus, after breaking through the Yingxiang Acupoint, the last of the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, the energy began to surge into his third meridian—the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming!

The sheer force of it was like an upgraded, reinforced tunnel boring machine, rapidly drilling ahead while simultaneously shoring up and stabilizing the newly widened tunnel in its wake!

The scorching True Qi continued its charge toward the thirty-third acupoint, which was the first of the third meridian: the Chengqi Acupoint.

It then continued on, breaking through the Four Whites, Ju Liao, Earth Store, Da Ying, and Cheek Car acupoints in succession, at a rate of one per minute.

This incredible speed and efficacy only began to slow as the elixir’s potency was consumed. At the same time, the temperature of Cheng Zongyang’s body gradually returned to normal.

Half an hour later, everything returned to normal.

Seeing this, Luo Dingran, who stood nearby, waved at the crowd, signaling them to go back to their duties. He alone remained to keep watch.

Another ten minutes passed before Cheng Zongyang slowly opened his eyes.

"Sir, how do you feel?"

Luo Dingran’s voice came from his side.

Cheng Zongyang turned his head and saw Luo Dingran’s eyes filled with concern.

Cheng Zongyang stood up and took a moment to assess himself. He could immediately feel that his physical Power had increased significantly compared to before he took the elixir.

But he hadn’t yet tested by how much.

He could, however, feel the True Qi that had returned to his Dantian. It was nearly ten times thicker, and his reserves were several times what they’d been before!

Cheng Zongyang knew his overall strength had increased by at least twenty percent!

He then circulated his True Qi through his meridians once more.

To his delight, he discovered that with the elixir’s help, he had broken through twenty-one acupoints in succession!

He had progressed all the way to the Liangmen Acupoint on his third meridian!

Of the forty-five acupoints in the third meridian, he had broken through nearly half!

Including the five remaining acupoints of the second meridian, he had broken through a total of twenty-six acupoints!

He had broken through a total of fifty-three acupoints!

This single elixir pill had saved him a month of cultivation time!

’This is incredible! With just thirty percent of its potency, it saved me a month of Cultivation! No wonder only those at the Martial Artist Realm or higher are supposed to take it!’

After a moment’s thought, he walked over to a nearby granite boulder that he used to practice his striking power.

He immediately circulated his Cultivation Technique, drawing True Qi from his Dantian. He channeled the True Qi into his right palm, amplifying its power.

Gathering all his strength, he unleashed a Great Strength Vajra Palm in an instant!

THWACK! The massive boulder shuddered violently, sinking slightly into the ground amid a cloud of dust.

Cheng Zongyang frowned and pulled his hand back.

Aside from some rebound force, his hand, reinforced by True Qi, was uninjured.

The stone hadn’t shattered or exploded as he’d expected, but it now bore a deep Palm Seal!

Luo Dingran stared at the distinct, sunken Palm Seal Cheng Zongyang had left on the stone, inwardly shaken.

’This is a granite boulder!’

’It’s only about two meters wide, but it’s not some brittle rock that would shatter from a single blow!’

’A single palm strike that can leave a Palm Seal in solid granite... if that hit a person, wouldn’t their body just explode?’

"Sir, are you at the Fifth Grade now? Can you release your True Qi externally? No, that’s not it, not yet!" Luo Dingran asked, his voice a mixture of shock and uncertainty.

True Qi is also known as Inner Strength.

One can only begin to utilize True Qi upon entering the Fifth Grade, and only at the Fourth Grade can one use it skillfully!

Only a Martial Artist at the Third Grade or higher can use it with complete freedom, achieving the feat of releasing True Qi externally!

He had no doubt that palm strike contained the Power of a Fifth Grade expert.

But if he were truly able to release his True Qi externally, the stone would have exploded.

Cheng Zongyang didn’t respond. Instead, he looked at his Attribute Interface.

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Name: Cheng Zongyang

Age: 16

Lifespan: 16/100 (-248 days)

Realm: Sixth Grade (Meridian Passage)

Points: 413

Skills: Archery (12412/20000, Specialization); Medicine (743/3000, Middle Level);

Cultivation Technique:

Turtle Breath-holding Skill (7579/12000)

Martial Arts:

Basic Saber Technique (1612/7000, Refined and Masterful)

Wind-Stepping Step (1012/10000, Peak of Perfection)

Great Strength Vajra Palm (3112/7000, Refined and Masterful)

Illusionary Blade (57/100, Uninitiated)

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