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‘My meridians are this bad?’

‘No wonder my soul power cultivation is so slow!’

‘According to the explanation in the Inner Strength chapter, meridians are closely related to the cultivation of soul power.’

‘The reason why those with high innate soul power cultivate so quickly is because their bodies are naturally nourished by the soul power brought by their martial soul, so their meridians are well-connected, broad, and boundless!’

‘And those whose martial soul comes with low innate soul power, or even those without innate soul power, will gradually have their meridians deteriorate after birth and during their growth. Some meridians may even become permanently blocked.’

‘Cultivating soul power is actually absorbing external energy and circulating it within the body's meridians, transforming energy that doesn't belong to you into your own. So, those who are born with good meridians naturally have much better cultivation efficiency than those with bad meridians!’

‘This is the fundamental reason why people with low innate soul power cultivate slower than those with high innate soul power, and may even get stuck at a certain level.’

Seeing her own meridians, Huo Yuqing felt enlightened, finally understanding where the difference between her and those with high innate soul power lay.

It turned out that innate soul power was just a facade; the main factor affecting soul power cultivation was the meridians within the body.

It wasn't just the meditation method; the key was the meridians within the body. Those with high innate soul power have smooth and well-functioning meridians in their bodies. Naturally, they cultivate faster than those with narrow and blocked meridians!

And if the meridians in the body cannot be unblocked, then even if you are given a good meditation method, you will not be able to cultivate anything significant. After all, your hardware conditions are not good.

After realizing all of this, Huo Yuqing's joy at obtaining the 《Innate Skill》 disappeared, because she knew that due to her meridian issues, even if she had a good cultivation method, it would only be slightly better than aimlessly absorbing external energy and instinctively letting soul power wander in her body. It wouldn't turn her from trash into a genius.

‘No, I can't give up so quickly!’

Huo Yuqing cheered herself up, deciding to try cultivating no matter what, in case a miracle happened? At the very least, this advanced meditation method should be a hundred times better than the original one.

And so, Huo Yuqing calmed down and silently sensed the external energy, then guided it over as usual, entering her body through her breathing and even her pores, beginning to circulate it within her meridians according to the meridian circulation route of the 《Innate Skill》…

Her meridians were like a pile of dry tree roots, the energy absorbed into her body struggling to travel through the meridians. It was nothing like the normal cultivation described in the 《Innate Skill》, which was as swift as flowing water, with all meridians connected!

Looking at the soul power circulation efficiency in her body's meridians, which was as bumpy as water flowing through the desert, Huo Yuqing almost despaired.

At this cultivation efficiency, when would she ever truly become strong and have the ability to take revenge?

And what made her even more desperate was that just as one meridian route was finally barely operating near its limit, about to enter the next one, it was suddenly blocked, unable to move forward even half a step!

What did this mean?

It meant that without unblocking this blocked meridian, she shouldn't even dream of circulating the 《Innate Skill》 into a complete cycle. She couldn't even take the most basic first step!

After trying to use soul power to break through the blocked meridian, she failed several times, and even the edge of the blocked meridian was faintly damaged by the soul power, causing a sense of discomfort. Recalling the pain of meridian damage back then, Huo Yuqing was frightened and quickly stopped this reckless behavior.

She knew that trying to force her way through the meridians with brute force was not feasible. Doing so would only damage the meridians in return, and in severe cases, it could have irreversible consequences.

‘How can I unblock the meridians?’

Huo Yuqing frowned, and finally could only pin her hopes on the lower volume of the 《Nine Yin Manual》.

She had only read the upper volume, the Inner Strength chapter, and had not yet read the lower volume. She didn't know if there was a solution to the inability to cultivate due to blocked meridians.

With anticipation, Huo Yuqing quickly flipped through the pages, soon finding the page she wanted, 《Lower Volume · Martial Arts Miscellany Chapter》, and thoughtfully provided a table of contents on the following page.

The number of pages in the lower volume was undoubtedly much larger than that in the upper volume, containing a wide variety of cultivation methods and secret techniques.

— Tendon Transforming and Bone Forging Chapter, Healing Chapter, Acupoint Striking Chapter, Acupoint Unlocking Secrets, Tendon Contraction and Bone Shrinking Method, Willow Floss Force, Snake Walk and Cat Roll, Soul Shifting Great Art, White Python Whip Technique, Adamantine Divine Claw, Heart Shattering Palm, Golden Bell Shield, Beauty Boxing, Great Subduing Demon Fist…

Huo Yuqing was dazzled. Although she didn't know what the specific effects were, she generally felt that they were very powerful. She couldn't judge the specific effects based on the names alone, so she decided to slowly look for a solution.

And coincidentally, the first page below the table of contents was the Tendon Transforming and Bone Forging Chapter!

Just from the name of this chapter, you could tell that it was related to meridians and bones. Huo Yuqing looked closely and found that this was exactly the secret technique that could solve her current situation!

It wasn't about forcibly opening the stiff meridians in the body with soul power, but about changing the physique from the outside in, softening the meridians little by little, and dredging the blocked areas… During this process, supplemented by the 《Innate Skill》 to circulate and expand the meridians, even a person without any innate soul power could instantly become a cultivation genius!

A peerless genius far exceeding innate full soul power!

It should be known that the meridians in the human body are very complex. Even for a genius with innate full soul power, some of the meridians in their body are closed and blocked, and need to be gradually unblocked through acquired cultivation!

This is why when a Soul Master cultivates to a certain realm, their soul power will reach a bottleneck, which needs to be broken through in order to advance. In fact, it is because a certain part of the meridians in the body is closed and blocked, affecting circulation. Only by unblocking it can they break through the level!

All Soul Masters whose soul power can reach level 99, the Limit Douluo, basically have 100% unobstructed meridians, and only in this way can they reach the pinnacle of humanity and touch the realm of gods!

The 《Nine Yin Manual》 that Li Chang'an gave to Huo Yuqing is such an epoch-making masterpiece!

It can be said that if such a treasure were to spread, and everyone cultivated it, then there would be no ordinary people in the world, everyone would be a Soul Master, and everyone could cultivate to level 99!

Of course, this only refers to the level of soul power. The 《Nine Yin Manual》 can only change the aptitude for cultivating soul power, but it cannot change the innate strength of the Martial Soul bloodline. An ordinary sickle is definitely no match for the Seven Kill Sword.

So, if you want to change the strength of your Martial Soul, the most effective method is to absorb the Soul Rings of Soul Beasts and seize the bloodline talent of Soul Beasts!

Although this path of Soul Master is not the righteous path, Li Chang'an cannot deny that it is indeed a shortcut!

Giving ordinary people with poor aptitude a chance to defy fate!