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Qi circulated throughout the body!
The qi force, as thick as jiao pythons, swiftly roamed within the body. Though it was the first time he performed this, the rich memories in his mind made it seem like he had been immersed in this for decades. *At the moment the body mobilized the qi force, it entered a state of instinctive action.*
There seemed to be a faint rumble of thunder echoing in the meridians within his body. A strong meridian was opened by the qi force, and as this primary meridian was cleared, the qi force flowed freely, circulating rapidly within the meridian, completing sixteen rotations in a single breath!
Then, Li Hao performed it again. This time, more skillfully, his body gradually synchronized with the memories.
Thirty-eight rotations in a single breath.
In the third attempt, fifty-two rotations in a single breath.
Fourth attempt, fifth attempt... until the seventh repetition ended, one hundred rotations in a breath!
The Hundred Jiao Body was also called the Hundred Cycle Body, because when cultivated to great accomplishment, no more, no less, it could achieve exactly one hundred rotations!
At this moment, Li Hao glanced at the panel and found that his cultivation level was no longer at the Tenth Layer of the Power Passage Realm, but at the first level of the Zhou Tian Realm!
Having officially entered the Zhou Tian Realm, Li Hao felt the qi force roaming vigorously in this large meridian, full of tension, and compared with before, it was as if a spine suddenly formed within his body, making the whole person "stand" up.
He could spontaneously unleash qi throughout his body during movement, erupting with power far surpassing what he had before!
While Li Hao was pleased within his heart, he then proceeded to perform the first stage of Primal.
According to the exercises in his memories, he cultivated from the second layer of the Starry Body to the third layer of the Mystic Body!
With the practice, the qi force within Li Hao's body surged more turbulently, like a roaring river!
Li Hao discovered that the Mystic Body also contained a Qi Circulation Skill, no less threatening than the Hundred Jiao Body, even more frightening!
Li Muxiu hadn't mentioned this to him, most likely because the old man hadn't deeply studied this martial art. After all, it was a body refinement art, and coupled with it being a fragmentary work, the old man probably didn't consider letting Li Hao cultivate it.
As he practiced repeatedly to become familiar with it, Li Hao's body underwent significant changes, with a second large meridian slowly opening within!
Moreover, this meridian was extremely solid and thick, capable of holding more qi force than the first meridian!
This meridian was the core of the Mystic Body, the Mystic Vein!
Through the descriptions in the cultivation techniques, Li Hao knew that the Mystic Vein had another name in martial arts, the Great Yin Channel!
Li Hao glanced at his cultivation level. Although he had opened a second meridian, his level remained at the first level of the Zhou Tian Realm and had not improved.
This Great Yin Channel was like a hidden large meridian that didn't count towards other meridians.
The Hundred Jiao qi force in the first meridian surged into the Great Yin Channel, circulating between the two meridians. However, what nearly filled the first meridian, in the Great Yin Channel, seemed like a small stream, unable to collide violently with the meridian walls.
A sound, as if thunder roaring or tigers howling, emanated from within Li Hao, like a dormant beast slowly waking up and opening its eyes.
The external force radiating from the surging qi force scattered the dust around his body, clearing a three-foot space of dust!
The third stage insight into Physical Body Dao granted Li Hao a profound understanding of both cultivation techniques. He immediately sensed overlapping and interwoven aspects of the Qi Circulation Skills.
With a thought, he activated both cultivation techniques simultaneously. Soon, the two Qi Circulation Skills intertwined, with the qi force splitting into two streams, chasing each other like two jiao dragons within the meridian.
As Li Hao practiced more, gaining proficiency, the two streams of qi force intertwined and merged together.
This was the interactive fusion of the cultivation techniques!
The overlapping parts were covered, the intersecting places fused into one, resulting in his qi force circulation speed becoming faster.
From one meridian with a hundred cycles, it reached one hundred thirty-two cycles!
An increase of thirty-two cycles in speed!
This already surpassed the Li Family's top-level Qi Circulation Skill, the Hundred Battles Cycle Heaven Skill.
One must know, except for the Imperial Family, this was one of the top Qi Circulation Skills within Dayu, something martial artists across the world aspired and longed for.
At this moment, as the qi force wandered through the Great Yin Channel, Li Hao noticed a peculiar force of extreme yin and cold circulating within his body. If he cultivated certain arts like the Cold Ice Palm or Ice Soul Body, he could achieve exceptional results with half the effort!
Once the cultivation for now was over, Li Hao planned to investigate what this Great Yin Channel was.
However, next, he continued practicing the third top-tier body refinement technique, the Dragon Cicada Void Body.
But, compared to the previous two, the third layer of this technique was slightly inferior.
The Shell Leaping Body, also contained a Qi Circulation Skill, but it only had seventy-two cycles. In other words, cultivating this technique alone could also help Li Hao break into the Zhou Tian Realm.
The Shell Leaping, using qi to control force, allowed brief suspension in mid-air flight.
One must know, suspension in mid-air was a power only present in the Soul Succession Realm.
However, the suspension distance of the Shell Leaping Body couldn't compare to that of the Soul Succession Realm. It only provided some special effects in certain combat situations, yet didn't greatly enhance direct combat power.
On the contrary, the second layer of the Dragon Cicada Void Body was quite powerful. Previously, in the first stage of the Physical Body Dao, Li Hao only cultivated to the second layer's minor accomplishment, but now, the second layer, the Subdued Dragon Body, was at the level of perfection!
This brought him the terrifying power of a furious dragon and elephant, a pure enhancement of physical body strength, at least twenty thousand catties of tremendous power!
Li Hao estimated that his barbaric strength of the physical body alone was around fifty thousand catties.
No doubt, it was indeed that exaggerated.
At this moment, in the third stage of the Physical Body Dao, Li Hao, even without testing, could roughly sense the state of his body.
If combined with the internal qi circulation, and integrating force, he could burst out with around one hundred thousand catties of strength!
The circulation of qi for one round equaled the force of one cauldron.
Currently, Li Hao could circulate one hundred thirty-two rounds, equating to one hundred thirty-two cauldrons, with two meridians coming to two hundred sixty-four cauldrons!
Each cauldron was two hundred catties, totaling approximately fifty thousand catties.
Such power could easily shatter an ordinary Zhou Tian Realm Perfection with a single punch.
The normal Zhou Tian Realm Perfection, with ten meridians and ten cycles, was the lowest level of the Zhou Tian Realm, essentially hopeless to aim for the Soul Succession. The qi force was only a hundred cauldrons, or about twenty thousand catties.
While at the first level of the Zhou Tian Realm, the ten rotations of one meridian only added 2000 catties of strength. Although compared to the ordinary Power Passage Realm's 3600 catties of qi force, it was almost a doubling enhancement, for someone with Divine Blood, doubling in the Power Passage Realm meant 7200 catties of strength. With Power Passage Completion, they could kill an ordinary Zhou Tian Realm first level!
This was the power of those with Divine Blood.
Moreover, this did not even include the additional enhancements from skills and techniques.
After all, what martial artist hasn't learned at least two signature techniques?
Especially with the background of those with Divine Blood, the level of skills couldn't be low, and the gap was much greater. Most with Power Passage Completion of Divine Blood, relying on skills, could easily defeat Zhou Tian Realm second and third-level martial artists.
Some monsters could even battle across four or five levels!
And by the time it reaches the Zhou Tian Realm, the differences brought by skills, cultivation resources, result in an even greater gap in martial force and cultivation speed.
Just the Li Family's two Qi Circulation Skills and Meridian Opening Skills, both reaching great accomplishment, at the Zhou Tian Realm Perfection, could wield a million catties of power!
Whereas the weakest wielded only twenty thousand catties—a difference of over fifty times!
However, it's rare for ordinary Zhou Tian Realm Perfection martial artists to cultivate to the weakest level of ten cycle Qi Circulation Skills as that is the lowest baseline.
Everyone has some opportunities. Even without them, through their struggles and adventures, or even by enlisting in the military, they could obtain Medium Grade Qi Cultivation Skills and Eighteen Meridian Breaking Channels' Medium Grade Meridian Opening Martial Arts.
The Li Family's Yuan Camp was a battalion led by an ancestor. Any warrior selected to join the Yuan Camp could cultivate Superior Grade Qi Circulation Skills and Meridian Opening Martial Arts, making them strong at the same cultivation level, so the ten thousand soldiers of the Yuan Camp outmatched an ordinary army of a million!
Feeling the surging qi force within, Li Hao allowed a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.
The terrifying enhancement brought by skills far exceeded Divine Blood, for Divine Blood could only stimulate, doubling the foundational 3600 catties of the Power Passage Realm. But what skills brought was immeasurable.
For him now, an enhancement of merely over three thousand catties was insignificant.
"Not considering the Tiger Press, Flying Phase, and other attack traits, or the Endless Sea Sword Skill, in terms of pure physical combat, I should now easily defeat a Zhou Tian Realm ten-layer martial artist with no background. However, I still fall very short compared to the Zhou Tian Realm Perfection warriors of Yuan Camp," Li Hao pondered.
The warriors of Yuan Camp were Dayu's fierce tigers, and in the Demon Race of Northern Yan, they were even synonymous with death.
Once the Yuan banner was raised for expedition, demons would tremble in fear because they cultivated Superior Grade Qi Circulation Skills and Meridian Opening Martial Arts, wielding five hundred thousand catties of power during Zhou Tian Realm Perfection!
What terrifying power did ten thousand of these warriors have when they went to war?
Not to mention, the Zhou Tian Realm was just the weakest realm within Yuan Camp.
"Right now, I can barely spar with the third to fourth-level Zhou Tian Realm warriors of Yuan Camp, but with their rich combat experience, I may not even be able to compete."
Although the improvement was enormous, Li Hao's heart wasn't swelled with pride.
He then began to integrate the Qi Circulation Skill of the third layer of the Dragon Cicada Void Body. By erasing the overlapping parts, his circulation speed increased once again, reaching one hundred forty-three cycles per breath!
Surpassing the Hundred Battles Cycle Heaven Skill by fifteen cycles, the difference of fifteen cycles in one meridian accumulated into a colossal gap at Zhou Tian Realm Perfection.
However, compared to the Imperial Family's All Heavens Zhou Tian Skill, it was still much less.
Next, Li Hao practiced numerous Superior, Medium, and Minor grade body refinement techniques, syncing his memories and body completely each time.
This caused his physical strength to gain another significant boost, reaching around fifteen thousand catties. After all, it was the intricate combination of dozens of techniques. Additionally, each part of his body became greatly enhanced individually, his eyesight, hearing, skin sensitivity, all amplifying several times over.
In impending combat, these would significantly influence the outcome.
After which, Li Hao searched the building for materials about the Great Yin Channel.
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