Chapter 49: Do I still need RuiQi?

Speaking of which, Ji Jingqiu still used her personal connections to learn martial arts at Yangyan Martial Arts School. Was Old Man Yang repaying a favor, or did he incur another one?

Sister Mei fell into deep thought.

The thought of having to use her hard-earned savings instantly shattered a woman’s usual boldness and composure.

Martial artists earn a lot of money, but they have even more ways to spend it!

Like her, Shackles Realm Martial Artist: nurturing Divine Ability is a considerable expense, and after nurturing, it needs to be nurtured, and after nurturing, it needs to be sublimated…

Every step of the way, from the cost of each resource to the cost of each salary, is calculated by those damned market makers—the giant corporations!

Martial artists within the federal system are relatively better off. Although they earn less, they have insider pricing, and for them, merit points are the most important thing.

These weak, helpless, and adrift women have no choice but to rely on their own slender, feeble hands to make a living.

Seeing that the fire was almost extinguished, Old Mu casually remarked:

“Think about it carefully.”

He then turned around and went back to the instrument.

“Huh?”

After a moment, Old Mu stared at the data chart, his calm expression returning with a hint of unease. He looked at several abnormal data points and, without turning his head, asked Dao:

“Are you sure this kid hasn’t activated the Gate of Celestial Human yet?”

Distracted, Sister Mei hummed in agreement: “I am the dignified Shackles Realm…” ” A martial artist, surely I can recognize that.”

Old Mu fell silent.

Sister Mei suddenly realized what was wrong and leaned closer to ask, “What’s wrong now?”

Old Mu pointed to the data display, knowing Dao Sister Mei couldn’t understand it and bluntly said to Dao: “His current overall quality has reached 96 points.”

Sister Mei naturally understood the meaning of this score, and frowned, asking, “Did you find out he had innate martial arts skills when you examined him last time?”

Before even opening the gates of heaven, is Physique already comparable to those who break through the limits?

“That’s the problem, there isn’t.” Old Mu’s eyes flickered, his expression moved. “If I’m not mistaken, it’s probably related to Gene Enhancer.”

Sister Mei rarely saw Old Mu in such an excited state. Even when she heard that Ji Jingqiu had met Bodhi, he was simply shocked and couldn’t believe it.

” Gene Enhancer…can it break through the barrier between heaven and man?” Sister Mei asked Dao solemnly.

The Five Limits of Celestial Humans are important because they directly determine the subsequent Realm Breakthrough.

In modern martial arts, before the Dual Cultivation of Life and Mind and the Heart Manifestation, what often hinders the advancement of a Martial Artist is spiritual cultivation. However, after the Heart Manifestation, the obstacles are mostly physical and mental!

There are too many Heart Manifestations Martial Artists, due to insufficient foundation in their early stages, will never have the possibility of ascending to the level of Celestials.

The mind is like water, and the physical body is the container that holds that water.

The Five Limits of Celestial Humans determine whether you are a shallow pool or a deep lake.

“It’s clearly not just a problem with the Gene Enhancer; I need time to investigate!”

Old Mu suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and said in a deep voice, “Dao… “

“It cannot be ruled out that Ji Jingqiu is an isolated case.”

Moreover, even if the research were successful, involving gene enhancement, there would still be countless problems, making widespread adoption impossible. However…

This is a direction!

A crucial direction!

Finally, he chuckled and said, “As long as we achieve results, even if we can’t promote them widely, we can still attribute them to this kid. Some people nowadays think that 99.9 is the limit, and 99.99 is a great opportunity or a gift. But I want to try and see if I can help Ji Jingqiu take another step forward!”

Sister Mei narrowed her eyes and whispered, “Seven levels of breakthrough, unprecedented…”

After the test was completed, Old Mu asked Ji Jingqiu to keep a genetic sample before letting him go, satisfied.

Sister Mei escorted Ji Jingqiu to the door, her beautiful face sometimes appearing somber, sometimes radiant.

Before parting, she finally called out to Ji Jingqiu and asked Dao earnestly, “You’re about to break through your limits, right? Have you prepared the necessary life-sustaining supplements?”

Ji Jingqiu nodded: “We have prepared four Life Type 5s.”

Sister Mei was stunned. Life Type 5, one vial costs three million on the market, and this kid bought four at once?!

She couldn’t help but ask Dao, “Where did you get the money?”

“An older brother I just met recently helped them complete a mission,” Ji Jingqiu explained simply.

In an instant, their slender fingers, warm and smooth as jade yet capable of splitting gold and shattering stone, clasped tightly together.

She silently thought to herself, ” Old Mu was right, there’s never a shortage of people looking for diamonds in this world.”

For no apparent reason, Ji Jingqiu felt that the air temperature around her seemed to have dropped a few degrees, and she looked around, somewhat puzzled.

Where is the cooling pipe leaking?

Sister Mei suddenly asked, ” Jingqiu, do you remember you still owe me a favor?”

Ji Jingqiu earnestly said, “Of course I haven’t forgotten. The promise I made to Old Mu today also applies to Sister Mei.”

That face, which simultaneously possessed both delicate beauty and allure, suddenly blossomed into a radiant smile. She stretched out her slender, jade-like fingers, pinched Ji Jingqiu’s cheek, and chuckled softly.

“Next time we meet, I’ll give you a big gift.”

…

…

The next few days.

Life was peaceful and uneventful.

With no other trivial matters to distract him, Ji Jingqiu immersed himself in martial arts practice.

Previously, when he injected Gene Enhancer to transform his internal bones, the ” river ” he intentionally carved along the “mountain terrain” inside his body became increasingly clear and obvious.

Since yesterday, he has been practicing Pile Stance, and his internal energy is flowing continuously, filling his limbs and bones. This is the phenomenon of water overflowing when it is full.

This proves that his meridian opening process is nearing completion, with only the final step remaining.

That day, Ji Jingqiu did not rush to break through the final barrier, but instead carefully sensed the terrain within her body.

This is more important than completing the opening of the meridians.

With the blessing of the Wisdom Light, his “gaze” traveled along the Qi energy path through the muscles, bones, and acupoints, where he saw majestic and precipitous “mountains” and “rivers ” winding like dragons…

All the Qi energy eventually converges in one acupoint, like hundreds of rivers flowing into one stream.

He has perfectly achieved the ideal of being as steadfast as a mountain and as graceful as water.

But he always felt that he was still lacking something.

He racked his brains and finally realized what he lacked: “authenticity,” or rather, “vitality.”

He now uses stance training and breathing techniques to maintain the flow of Qi energy throughout his body, but he feels that since water follows the contours of the mountain, why should there be any external interference?

It should form its own cycle.

For this reason, Ji Jingqiu specifically consulted Master Yang.

In the brightly lit room, Master Yang sat cross-legged before Ji Jingqiu. After listening to her question, he pondered for a moment:

“I understand your thinking. This is completely different from maintaining breathing techniques while asleep. It’s a more advanced pursuit, which is beyond your current reach.”

“You are pursuing a unified cycle at the level of Physical Body, but your Physical Body is not strong enough to support such a cycle.”

“However, the fact that you are aware of this at this moment and are trying to find your way forward already puts you ahead of the vast majority of Martial Artists.”

Yang Yan sighed, ” Jingqiu truly deserves to be called a martial arts genius. She has already shown a rudimentary form of unifying life and body at the Meridian Opening stage.”

“Once you have broken through the True Seed, you can try to do this step when you are building your body.”

Yangyan instructed Dao.

“Understood, Master Yang.” Ji Jingqiu nodded. “I’m just one step away from opening my meridians. Should I wait any longer?”

Yang Yan pondered for a moment:

“If it were someone else, they would naturally break through as soon as possible, but since it’s you, you need to be fully prepared and set it for tomorrow.”

“The essence of opening the meridians lies in refining the muscles and bones, which is not complicated. The real key is to open the Gate of Celestial Human after refining. This is the most important thing.”

“The mystery here is beyond the comprehension of outsiders. You will have a feeling about it after you finish opening your meridians tomorrow. Just follow the direction indicated by your heart fire.”

At this point, Yang Yan paused slightly: “Once you unlock the Gate of Celestial Human, there will be no turning back. From then on, you must strive for excellence and overcome all obstacles. Are you ready?”

Ji Jingqiu thought for a moment and said, “I’ve been preparing for this day.”

Yang Yan suddenly laughed and said, “Some people say that sixteen years of suffering have dulled the sharpness in your heart, but I think it’s quite the opposite!”

“Ruiqi? ” Ji Jingqiu asked, puzzled.

“Excellent! On the path of martial arts, especially during the process of breaking through limits, one must cultivate within one’s heart an unstoppable and invincible sharpness! “

Yang Yan suddenly sat upright, his eyes gleaming, radiating an imposing aura, just like that day when he burned the future and unleashed his true self with his fist.

Ji Jingqiu felt nothing.

He was thinking that if he dreamed of being the only one in the world, and if he nurtured his inner sharpness, he would probably jump out of the sky.

It’s getting late, so I’m bowing to the Reader Lords. To be honest, I’ve been feeling quite anxious and insecure lately, under a lot of pressure. I’ve been having insomnia for many days because this book has done so well, unprecedentedly well. Maybe I’m overthinking it, always worried that I haven’t written it well enough. I feel like Ji Jingqiu doesn’t need sharp criticism, but I really need… Please allow me a little time to adjust my mindset. Don’t worry, updates won’t be slow.